I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Liang Yan agreed immediately and asked his men to issue a notice, ordering those who had been infected to report to the government office immediately.

The housekeeper nodded repeatedly and turned around to go about his business.

"In addition, there is everyone's protection work. We cannot infect ourselves in order to cure others. What I am wearing now is called a protective mask, which can prevent the spread of smallpox virus through droplets and cause infection to a certain extent. I hope that everyone who has to come into contact with the sick will wear a mask to ensure their own safety." Wen Shutang pointed to the N95 on his face.

Liang Yan and Xue Ming nodded at the same time. They unconsciously regarded Wen Shutang as their backbone and their expressions were serious and solemn.

"I will have someone deliver the protective masks later. In addition, I have made a disinfectant. After coming into contact with a sick person, you must use this disinfectant to disinfect your entire body." Wen Shutang said this while looking at Liang Yan.

Liang Yan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I understand, I'll give the order right away."

"That's all for now. As for the preparation of the antidote, it will depend on Mr. Xue. It is now known that Sangju Drink and Shengma Gegen Decoction are effective." Wen Shutang's eyes fell on Xue Ming.

"Well, I'll go back to the clinic now." Xue Ming's expression was solemn, and he stood up and responded.

Wen Shutang nodded, said goodbye to Xue Ming and Liang Yan, and left the Liang Mansion together.

The two stood at the gate of Liang Mansion. Wen Shutang wanted to say hello to Xue Ming and leave, but was stopped by Xue Ming.

"Miss Wen, please stay."

Wen Shutang looked back and asked, "Old sir, do you have anything else to say?"

Xue Ming pursed his lips and then explained: "I want to apologize to Miss Wen here."

"Why do you say that, old sir?" Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows, with a vague answer in his mind.

"I know that Miss Wen doesn't want to be involved in these complicated matters, and Miss Wen gave me the medicine for Wan'er's sake, but I turned around and told Lord Liang about it. I have to apologize to you for this." Xue Ming looked at Wen Shutang seriously.

He paused and continued, "The plague is rampant right now. If the liquid medicine in Miss Wen's hand can really save people, I am doing this for the people in the town. I hope Miss Wen can forgive me."

Xue Ming's expression was serious and determined. He knew that he was being unfair to Wen Shutang by doing this. After all, if the medicine really worked, if someone with ulterior motives knew about it, they might do something to hurt Wen Shutang's family.

Wen Shutang looked at him steadily, not angry at all: "I know everything. I understand the old gentleman's compassion for the people in the town."

Hearing this, Xue Ming breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Wen Shutang with loving eyes.

"Miss Wen can understand me, that's great. By the way, how is Wan'er now? Has she not been infected with this stuff?"

"Wan'er is being raised at my parents' home now. She is safe for now. You don't have to worry, sir." Wen Shutang responded with a slight nod.

"That's good, that's good." Xue Ming nodded.

After saying goodbye to Xue Ming, Wen Shutang went straight home. Fortunately, neither she nor Mu Zhu showed any bad symptoms.

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Liang Yan's men posted the notice in various places in the town. The people all knew that the head of the village had ordered all the sick people to go to the government office. For a moment, everyone was guessing what Liang Yan meant by this move.

Some people had a good attitude, thinking that the captain must have wanted to treat their illnesses before letting them go to the yamen.

But there were also some people who were worried. They felt that Liang Yan must have something bad going on when he asked them to go to the yamen. They also knew what disease they had, and it was an incurable plague.

At this critical juncture, the headman called all the sick people together, perhaps intending to burn them all to death to curb the spread of the plague.

For a while, the people in the town were in a panic. Liang Yan waited in the government office for two days but saw few civilians coming forward. He immediately sent people to collect infected people from house to house.

A group of yamen runners wearing protective masks provided by Wen Shutang began to search for sick people door to door in the town. The people who were already uneasy were shocked by this scene.

They immediately concluded that Liang Yan wanted to gather them together and burn them to death. The panicked people almost ran away when they saw the yamen runners. Everyone felt that they would be doomed to death if they were taken to the government by the yamen runners.

Rather than ending up being burned to death, most people would rather hide in their own homes, even if it means enduring endless torture from illness.

The deserted streets began to hear some noisy sounds again, and Wen Shutang could even hear some people crying and shouting at home.

She frowned, not knowing where the voice came from. After comforting Xiao Ze, she put on a mask and walked out.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw three or four yamen runners wearing the same masks as her surrounding a thin-looking boy. The boy's pale face was full of fear, his body couldn't stop shaking, and he kept mumbling something.

"No! I don't want to go to the government office! You just want to burn me to death!"

Hearing the boy's frightened voice, Wen Shutang frowned. Burn him to death? What was going on?

The yamen runners all looked ferocious and surrounded the little boy.

"Why are you running? We are under the order of the captain to take all of you sick people back home. You clearly have symptoms of a high fever, so hurry back with us!"

The little boy immediately shook his head and struggled to get up and run away, but the yamen runners hit him hard on the side with the handle of their knives. The boy was beaten so hard that he couldn't get up, and his already pale face was now almost transparent.

Seeing the boy curled up on the ground, covering the place where he was hit and unable to get up, Wen Shutang frowned tightly, walked forward quickly, and kicked the yamen runner who had just beaten him in the butt.

"Who told you to hit people casually?"

The yamen runner staggered and nearly fell down after being kicked by her. He immediately felt ashamed and was about to lose his temper, but when he saw that it was Wen Shutang, he immediately lost his temper.

This girl is known to all the officials in the government. Captain Zhao Lu was thrown into prison because he offended her.

The yamen runners quickly bowed to Wen Shutang and said, "Miss Wen, we are also following orders."

"Following orders? Did Lord Liang say in person that you can beat up the people at will? Should I go to the Liang Mansion to ask?" Wen Shutang said in a cold voice. He glanced at the bailiff who said this, walked to the dazed little boy lying on the ground, and checked his injuries.

After hearing what Wen Shutang said, the yamen runner was so scared that he immediately admitted his mistake, his voice trembling a little.

"No, no, no, I know I was wrong! We were just trying to complete Lord Liang's order. He said that all the sick people should be brought to the government office today. If we fail to do so, we will be scolded by him!"