Since I met you, people are dying every day

Ye Sirui choked on the words of greeting.

It is quite normal for the victims to die, not to mention that Shi Mao's father may have been infected.But his indifference was extraordinary.Ye Sirui had no choice but to follow along and ask, "Is Haosheng buried?"

Shi Mao's eyes were weird, like mocking, but also sad.Xia Shu's hand was steady, and the candlelight was changing unsteadily on Shi Mao's face. "In the shed," he said suddenly.Ye Sirui suddenly understood why even though the autumn wind was cool, these people still didn't want to rest in the refugee huts they had set up at night. "You mean, the dead are all in the shed, neither burned nor buried?"

Shi Mao nodded slightly.

Ye Sirui was fully prepared on the way here, so he calmly asked, "Why not burn it? Will the dead body not be contagious?"

Shi Mao still had that mocking and sad look in his eyes.Ye Sirui's heart was half cold, "He just wants you to die?"

Shi Mao nodded again.

They don't discuss who that "he" is.Ye Sirui moved closer and saw the bloodstains on his face clearly, "Why don't you run? Go to a place where there is no disease? You can't enter the county, you can go to other counties."

"You can't run." Shi Mao's Adam's apple went up and down, and finally made an extremely hoarse voice, "I will be beaten to death."

Although he already understood what he meant, Ye Sirui still wanted to confirm: "Who was beaten to death? The yamen servant?" Shi Mao didn't speak, but looked at him mockingly.Ye Sirui had already got the answer, and verified his conjectures one by one, "Is the porridge usually handed out much thinner than when I came here today?"

"There is no rice porridge." Shi Mao's voice was too hoarse, and it took a lot of effort to speak, so he could only break a sentence into half and jump out bit by bit. "Only water." He showed another strange look, "Vegetable leaves. One meal a day."

Ye Sirui managed to maintain a calm expression by pricking his fingernails into his palm.One meal of porridge a day, only water, this is the real situation of these victims, no wonder they are only skinny and disheveled, but the people in the city are still singing praises.There is no need to ask about the application of medicine. Only some people are lucky enough to be buried in the ground, and other dead bodies are still lying quietly in the shed. In such an environment, is it useful to take medicine?Ye Sirui thought again, and said, "Those who were burned to death and buried, were they killed?"

Shi Mao said with difficulty: "There are still some burned to death."

Ye Sirui didn't know what Shi Mao had experienced before he came, maybe he once had a big family, besides his father, he also had a mother, grandparents, brothers and sisters, but now he is the only one left, trying to survive.Ye Sirui suddenly felt unable to hold his head up in front of him.Is this the common people he wants to protect?Is this the peaceful and prosperous world that others sang?The feeling of absurdity in his heart lingered.

Xia Shu suddenly grabbed his shoulder, "Leave after asking, don't stay longer."

Ye Sirui knew what he meant, the epidemic was one thing, and on the other hand, if the county government found out that they were visiting the victims at night, it would not be impossible to do something deadly.Ye Sirui pressed Shi Mao's dirty hand, "You come with us."

Shi Mao immediately retracted her hand in panic.Xia Shu said, "No way!"

Ye Sirui turned his head and begged him: "Brother Tianshu, I know you are a master Danqing, he will be fine, and we will be fine... He may not be infected with the disease. Take him away, you can make medicine for him, and we will be fine." There must be evidence."

The tassels of the lantern fluttered with the evening wind, and in the darkness, only the resolute outline of Xia Shu's face could be seen. "no."

Ye Sirui's heart felt cold.

"You can't take him back to the county office. Find another place to settle him."

Ye Sirui knew that he was thinking too naively, but he still said bitterly: "Brother Tian Shu, your thinking is too simple, he looks like a disaster victim, no inn will take him in."

"Then we can't take him away." Xia Shu said mercilessly. "If you save him, many people will die."

It's that choice again.Ye Sirui looked at Xia Shu and knew that he had nothing to do.He looked at Shi Mao again. Shi Mao had been shrinking just now, as if frightened by his proposal, "I won't go."

He could not leave, but Ye Sirui and the others had no choice. "Are you just watching him die?" Ye Sirui stood up and asked.Xia Shu stood up after him, picked up the lamp, and finally illuminated his face, his black eyes were as calm as water, "The sooner you solve the case, the sooner they will be saved." He said, and his tone slowed down a little, "Tomorrow will Someone brought the anti-epidemic soup."

They walked out silently, and every time they passed a person wrapped in rags lying on the ground, Ye Sirui wondered if he was dead, and he could breathe a sigh of relief only when he saw the slight heaving of his chest and the sound of snoring.

The guard at the gate was still asleep.The horse tied up under him was gnawing the grass roots on the ground with his tail swung and his head bowed.They untied the horse and returned the same way.The shopkeeper of the restaurant had already rested. They woke up the boy, gave him the horse, and walked back to the yamen.When it was not too ugly, the Yamen was still quiet everywhere.Cha Ming struggled to stay awake, and was yawning with his head propped up. As soon as Ye Sirui made a movement, he opened his eyes vigilantly, "Amitabha, the master is back." Get off your clothes. "Master, would you like a cup of hot tea to warm you up? There is also the smog tea that was delivered earlier in the room."

He should have slept and rested, but after knowing so much this night, Ye Sirui felt that it was difficult for him to close his eyes. "Then make tea." He asked Xia Shu again: "Will I prevent you from resting by lighting the lamp? I want to read the account book again."

Xia Shu shook his head, he had already taken off his robe and lay down on the bed.Ye Sirui stopped bothering him and took out the account book to look at it again.Having gone through it from beginning to end, he quickly turned both accounts to the part of giving gifts to and from the officials of the state government, looking at them with his head raised.

These words are densely packed, and after a while, sleepiness will appear. "Master, the tea is ready." Chaming walked over holding the tea set steadily and whispered.

Ye Sirui took the cup, blew on it, and took a sip. The temperature of the tea soup was just right, and he praised his craftsmanship again.Hearing his praise, Chaming blushed, and put the teacup away coyly.

Maybe it was the hot tea that dispelled the drowsiness, or maybe it was because he woke up, Ye Sirui suddenly noticed something strange, "No, no."

"What's wrong?" Xia Shu immediately sat up from the couch, it seemed that he hadn't fallen asleep.

Ye Sirui ordered Chaming to bring Xia Shuye a bowl of tea.In order to prove his idea, he flipped through the account book and copied it, "This is Kong Taiping's account book." On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, as a gift to the state government, four boxes of Tang Zhizhou Laba porridge, one table of wine and meat dishes. Li Tongzhi two boxes of Laba porridge, and four smog tea Urn. Wang Tongzhi is the same. Xie Limu, two boxes of Laba porridge, and one urn of rime tea.'”

"What's wrong with this?" Xia Shu asked.

Ye Sirui twirled the paper thoughtfully, "Why did he send rime tea?"

Xia Shu didn't understand. "Is it because this tea is too expensive?"

"No. Although rime tea has such a name, it is autumn tea after all. Autumn tea is not as good as summer tea, and it is not as good as spring tea. The smog tea is only unique in appearance and aroma, so some people like it. But after all, it is petty. If you say it is expensive It's a little bit forced."

"Then why can't you send it?"

Ye Sirui stroked his train of thought, and said, "Because the smog tea is a specialty of Helin County, it is reasonable and reasonable for the magistrate of Helin County to use smog tea as a gift. If the officials of Bing County do this, they will give Helin County It’s embarrassing for the officials.” He flipped through another account book and said, “Here, what Shi Ziyu sent were spring rolls and candied deer.”

Xia Shu was not interested in these human exchanges, but just nodded. "He didn't send Tang Lianggong."

"Maybe Mr. Tang doesn't like drinking tea?" Ye Sirui recalled the scene of Tang Lianggong in Helin County, raised his eyebrows and then looked through the account book, "Besides, he delivered too often! I vaguely remember... yes' three In the mid-autumn festival, Li Tongzhi received two boxes of mooncakes and four catties of rime tea as a present as a gift from the state government.

They looked at each other.Xia Shu said, "What did you find?"

Ye Sirui tapped his finger on the table lightly, "I can't say it well, I dare not say it yet."

The sky brightened slightly.Ye Sirui asked: "Brother Tianshu, aren't you going to practice swords?"

"I'm going." Xia Shu put on his outer robe, walked out slowly, walked to the door, and said, "You must tell me what you find."

Ye Sirui pressed the paper and smiled at him.

Early in the morning, servants came to invite Ye Sirui to dinner again.Ye Sirui went this time.The breakfast was still served in the back office, Shi Ziyu sat on the chair, and when he saw him, he jumped off the chair to salute.

"Where is Master Kong?"

"You're promoted to the morning hall." Shi Ziyu made no secret of his contempt, and enthusiastically pulled Ye Sirui to sit down. "Master Ye hasn't eaten breakfast at Xiaguan's place since he came to the county government office. Come and see what Xiaguan's things taste like."

There are all kinds of snacks on the table, all of which are small and exquisite, exquisite and exquisite, not like food, but more like handicrafts.Ye Sirui is considered well-informed, but he was still taken aback, "Master Shi is really particular." Ye Sirui was still like this, and the tea tea who came to serve him opened his eyes even more, drooling for an unknown amount of time.

After they had dinner, Ye Sirui said: "I want to go and have a look at Mr. Kong's room."

Shi Ziyu was surprised and hesitated again, "What did you find out, my lord?"

Ye Sirui didn't answer, and said to Chaming: "Go to the house and call Mr. Xia." Then he asked Shi Ziyu: "How did the victims in prison die?"

"Yesterday's autopsy report has been shown to adults, and he died of illness."

Ye Sirui sneered, "The autopsy list? Was it written by Wu Zuo, or who wrote it? Are you there looking at his autopsy or the list he wrote?"

Shi Ziyu couldn't figure it out for a while, "The lower officials have never seen it with their own eyes."

"Wu Zuo never came in person for the autopsy, and never asked for a re-examination. The victims of the disaster were imprisoned and never interrogated. Now even the morning hall is promoted by someone else. I don't think you need to be the county magistrate!"