It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 238

Although it's called a new epidemic, it's not actually new. For the people of Rongcheng County, who have rarely experienced epidemics, even sporadic cases are frightening.

Who hasn't heard about the plight of the people in the capital?

In the Rongcheng County government office, the county magistrate's staff member Fu An, who was sitting below, had already made up his mind when he heard the symptoms reported by the clinic, as well as the fact that the patient had not recovered after taking medicine and had even been infected by people around him.

It is very likely the same epidemic that had previously ravaged the provincial capital area and had a small-scale outbreak in Rongyang County not long ago.

At that time, Commander Lu ordered his men to throw dirty things into the well in Rongyang County, but he didn't know that his actions, which he thought were secret, were seen by the nearby residents who were always alert and unable to sleep for fear of being beaten.

The residents did not think it was an epidemic, but only thought that the water source was being poisoned and the rebels who were about to enter the city and the neighbors who remained in the city were being murdered, so they spread the news.

The leaders of the rebel army who entered the city at that time had no time to settle accounts with the officials and wealthy families who had done evil things before they learned of the bad news. They could only temporarily change their arrangements and organize most of their men to publicize prevention measures along the streets, call on the people to report any abnormalities, and then identify unaffected water sources.

The number of wells in Rongyang County is neither too many nor too few. A rough estimate shows there are more than 130 wells.

Because we don't know how many men Commander Lu sent out or how long it took to plan this matter, we don't know how many wells are polluted, and some of the wells are connected vertically...

Even if it was later found that some wells were fine, some residents in the surrounding areas were afraid of being affected and did not dare to use the water at will.

Rongyang County was tense for half a month due to poisoning and water shortage.

When several doctors in the rebel army found that there was no common poison in the well water and suspected that it was contaminated by disease, the abnormality of a mass outbreak in a courtyard in the east of the city was soon reported and disclosed.

Fu An recalled the news he had received at that time. In addition to polluting the water source, Governor Lu also gave the disease-contaminated clothing and supplies to the unnoticed lower-class people in the county a few days in advance... It was possible that they had sneaked into Rongcheng County and done the same thing again during this period.

Fu An did not try to hide the truth. In front of County Magistrate Huang, he ordered the clerk beside him, "Take some people to check what happened to those patients and see if they had come into contact with any suspicious people or things."

But the survey results were not satisfactory.

According to the information collected, the only thing these sick people have in common is that they had close contact with relatives and friends who came from Rongyang County to stay with them not long ago.

"But they had no symptoms at the time, so how could it be so late after so many days..." County Magistrate Huang valued his life very much and was not satisfied with this answer.

The doctor at the yamen replied thoughtfully, "Perhaps the cold air has entered the body recently, triggering internal evil."

Because of the heavy snow, many lazy families in the city had their house beams collapse under the weight.

After dismissing the doctor, County Magistrate Huang looked at Fu An and saw him nod before saying, "Send someone else to ask."

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In Furong Village, Chunying and Jiang Yuan exchanged news about an epidemic in Rongcheng County and the strict guarding of the roads to and from Rongyang County.

Seeing Jiang Yuan becoming more serious, like an old man, Chunying suddenly lost some of her competitive spirit. She comforted him, "Don't worry too much. Jiang Yan is smart. If she knew something was wrong, she would definitely avoid it as soon as possible."

The clever Jiang Yan failed to avoid it early, and she was completely unaware of the blockade of the county town after the New Year.

Especially after "erasing the traces", I feel more relaxed. I stay at home all day and either cook some delicious meat for myself or do some light chores to conserve my energy and wait for the arrival of the busy spring.