At night everyone lay in bed and slept peacefully.

The entire city of Wu fell into silence.

The animals in the mountains seemed to have heard some terrible noise.

They all rushed down the mountain.

Even the herbivores and carnivores, who normally could not live together peacefully, were huddled together and trembling.

Suddenly there was a particularly loud sound.

It was like thunder exploding in my ears.

And the bed and the house were shaking.

It was so scary, as if God was angry.

In an instant, people woke up from their sleep.

They didn't even have time to put on their clothes and ran out of the house to sell it.

The Wang family did the same, they all got up and gathered in Wang Junruo's yard.

He looked frightened.

Old Lady Wang and Zhang Xing'er hugged Wang Junruo tightly, not knowing what had happened.

Wang Wuhua also hugged Wu Shuiyun and comforted her in a low voice.

Only Wang Chengzi and Old Wang were left, standing on either side of Old Lady Wang and Zhang Xing'er.

But no one paid any attention to them.

Wang Chengzi had no choice but to find something to say:

“From the looks of it, it looks like the earth dragon has turned over.

But it was still far away from us, so the noise was not particularly loud.

But for those within the range of the earth dragon turning over, then..."

As he spoke, Wang Chengzi's expression began to become serious.

Wang Junruo blinked in Old Lady Wang's arms, and she knew that the earth was turning over.

It's a modern earthquake.

They all felt such a strong vibration here, and they didn't know what the situation was like in those who were nearby.

When Old Lady Wang and the others heard that it was an earth dragon turning over, they became extremely nervous.

He held Wang Junruo tightly and didn't let go, fearing that there would be another shock.

The few of them didn't even dare to enter the house and waited in the yard until dawn.

I felt relieved when I found there was no vibration.

One by one, they returned to their rooms to make up for the sleep they had not gotten that night.

But Wang Chengzi left at dawn.

He hurried to the government office, as he also needed to count and find the source of the earthquake.

See if the people under his jurisdiction have been affected by the disaster.

Have any houses collapsed?

After statistics, it was found that apart from some old houses that had been in disrepair for a long time, there was no phenomenon of house collapse.

But the situation outside Wudu was not so peaceful.

The collapsed houses buried countless people in their sleep.

There were also big cracks on the ground.

The cries of children and the desperate voices of adults hung over the sky.

However, the county magistrate in charge here did not provide timely follow-up treatment.

Let those people cry and complain on the spot.

They cried about the natural disasters, about their dead relatives, and also about the county magistrate's inaction.

Not only that, the range of earthquake radiation is very wide.

Those people had no way to survive and could only flee in all directions to find a way to survive.

The situation is even more serious than when Wang Junruo fled famine as a child.

Rumors were spreading and riots were ongoing in many places.

For a time, chaos raged everywhere.

There are suddenly many more thieves and robbers.

Some people were left with nowhere else to go and had to become bandits.

Some evil people took advantage of the situation and wanted to use this favorable situation to expand their own power.

Gradually, it even spread to the territory of Wudu.

Wang Chengzi also started to get busy, organizing the yamen runners to clear out the surrounding forces.

I found that some of them were just poor people who gathered together just to survive.

No one was killed, so I had to give him a lecture.

These people were organized again, and they were rewarded for their contributions in building new farmland water conservancy projects.

On the one hand, it can stabilize the living order and give the victims something to do.

On the other hand, the victims only need to be provided with food, and their work efficiency is still very high.

The capital city of Wu slowly returned to stability.

But Wang Chengzi knew that some places were not like they are now.

But such a big disaster had occurred, why didn't the higher-ups even send down relief food?

Wang Chengzi thought about it and finally wrote a letter to Chu Chu Hezhou.

Someone was sent to the capital to inquire about the situation.

At the same time, he wrote another letter and submitted it to the new prefect.

However, the prefect looked at the letter sent by Wang Chengzi, just glanced at it and threw it into the fire.

He had only just assumed office, so he would not report such a disaster to his superiors.

It must be suppressed, otherwise it will hinder his future promotion.

So the letter that Wang Chengzi sent to the prefect disappeared without a single splash.

Gradually, the victims also arrived at the foot of Wudu City.

For a time, people fleeing famine gathered outside the city of Wu.

There was a woman who had lost her child and was crying helplessly.

There was also a young man whose legs were swept away by the earthquake.

There were straw mats in the corners, with unclaimed bodies piled up randomly.

Some of those who were still alive were even looking at the corpses with envy.

Because when you die you can no longer feel pain.

But they are also afraid, afraid of losing their lives, so they can only survive like this.

However, without exception, those who escaped here were only young and strong people, not even a single elderly person.

There are even few children.

Wang Chengzi looked at these people with a face full of heartache, but he did not dare to let them into the city rashly.

As the official in charge of Wudu City, his first priority is to ensure the safety of the people in the city.

However, two large pots were set up at the city gate to provide them with porridge every morning and evening.

And they sent out yamen runners and doctors to help them treat the patients and maintain order.

We also asked them to pay attention to hygiene and sprinkled a lot of quicklime at the door.

There are also some herbs that repel insects.

Those people saw that there was still some chance of survival in Wudu.

They gathered here spontaneously and did not leave.

But gradually, some of these people began to vomit and have fever.

There are countless red spots on his body.

At first it was just one or two people, then it gradually spread to a large group of people.

Drinking the medicine didn't work at all.

The disease spread like a plague.

That's right, the plague.

Wang Chengzi’s hair turned almost white due to worry.

Quickly summon the doctors in the city to see what is going on.

Mr. Huo and Wang Junruo were also among them.

Standing on the city wall and looking at the people below, both of them felt a pang in their hearts.

Not only did the disaster victims outside the city have it, but also the yamen runners sent by Wang Chengzi to distribute porridge and maintain order.

Some people also developed red spots on their bodies, and they started to have a high fever the next day after the red spots appeared.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Huo quickly asked Wang Chengzi to gather those who showed symptoms together for observation.

He even personally performed the diagnosis and treatment.

It was discovered that it was undoubtedly a plague.

The city began to riot.

Although some people are illiterate, they know how terrible the plague is.

I was at a loss for a moment and was extremely panicked.

He waited at the gate of the yamen every day, wanting to see what Wang Chengzi was thinking.

They now completely regard Wang Chengzi as their backbone.

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