noffsinger Chapter 936 The Tail Following Behind
Chapter 936 The Tail Following Behind
Upon hearing this, the man's expression turned serious.
"Is anyone sick? What's wrong? A cough?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Song quickly responded.
Yes, he has a cough.
Do we have any medicine here?
We're willing to pay for it; you name the price!
After hearing the confirmation, the man looked towards the back of the crowd.
He covered his mouth and nose directly, frowning as he said:
"I'm just trying to give you a friendly reminder: anyone coughing now has the plague."
The person who gets sick initially has a fever and cough, and soon spits out blood-tinged sputum and blood-froth.
A day or two later, the person experienced shortness of breath, convulsions, and then died!
We don't have any medicine for this disease here.
You'd better leave quickly, don't stay here!
After hearing this, Bai Song asked somewhat unwillingly:
"Young man, I can smell that you're brewing medicine inside."
If you have a prescription for the cure, we are willing to pay a high price to buy it.
"Name your price, really!"
The man, annoyed by what he said, said:
"We've already told you, there's nothing we can do about it."
The smell of medicine you're catching is from the old doctor testing the drugs.
If there really were a cure, my parents wouldn't still be isolated in thatched hut, their fate still unknown!
Stop arguing and let's go!
If you keep gathering here, I'll call my reinforcements!
Upon hearing this, Bai Song cupped his hands in greeting to the man and prepared to leave.
The man was young and, seeing this, kindly offered a reminder.
"If any of you get sick, lock them up by yourself."
This disease contains toxic fumes; you can get infected if you're in the same room!
Upon hearing this, Bai Song thought of those who had contracted the disease for no reason and sincerely thanked the person.
At the same time, they made up their minds to keep those who were infected.
The group left the courtyard wall and found an open space to stop.
Many people went to town to find some firewood, lit a fire, and started heating their meals.
After everyone had finished eating, Bai Song called out Lu Qingqing, Qin Lang, and Sun Laohai, and spoke with a serious expression.
"I plan to leave the infected people in Yuanbao Town!"
Lu Qingqing could tell from his confident tone that he clearly wasn't trying to discuss it with them.
Before they could speak, Bai Song continued:
"Of course, it doesn't mean we'll just dump them here and leave them alone."
I plan to find them an empty courtyard to stay in, and leave them food and money.
As for what their fate will be, that's up to destiny!
In fact, soldiers make up the majority of those infected now.
Of the villagers, there is only one Elm Tree Mother now.
In response, Sun Laohai went to see Yushu's wife and Yushu's younger sister separately.
When the two girls were told what had happened, the girl from Yushu reacted strongly.
She insisted on staying to take care of her mother.
The woman from Yushu tried to stop her, but she couldn't.
At this point, Elm Tree Mother's cough had become quite severe.
Listening from a distance, it sounds like he's about to cough up his lungs.
Elm Tree Mother stopped Elm Tree Little Sister from getting closer.
When she said she wanted to stay, he immediately took out a pair of scissors from his bundle, held them to her neck, and forced her to leave.
Only after watching her daughter leave did Elm Tree Mother put down the scissors.
At this moment, she was already in tears.
She knew she had no way out.
In this situation, it's even more unacceptable to drag my daughter down with me.
After learning that Yushu's wife and Yushu's younger sister were going to leave together, Sun Laohai told Bai Song about the situation.
Bai Song asked Yan Xu to pack the supplies. He picked out enough food to feed more than thirty people for a month, as well as a bundle of silver from the carriage.
This time, instead of jewelry, they gave out silver ingots that could be used directly.
After everything was prepared, he went to the outskirts of the area where the infected people were staying and had people put down the supplies.
I told them about it from a distance of two or three meters.
Upon hearing this, the infected soldier knew he had been abandoned.
Those with milder infections struggled to get up.
They cried out, begging Bai Song to save them.
But in their current condition, they can't even sit still in a horse-drawn carriage.
Even if Bai Song ordered them to follow, they wouldn't last more than a few days.
As for the grain and money given by Bai Song, these people had no interest in looking at them at all.
They all knew Bai Song's temperament; once he had said it, he wouldn't change his mind.
After Bai Song announced his decision, he asked Yan Xu to lead the men.
They brought the grain and money to the chosen courtyard.
Seeing this, the infected soldiers knew they had no other choice.
Before they left, Yan Xu distributed the grain and money to them.
These brothers didn't dare to snatch it in front of Yan Xu.
It's hard to say what will happen once they leave.
Yan Xu knew the character of his men, so he instructed the soldiers with milder illnesses to distribute the food and money properly.
Those soldiers who could still get up stepped forward one by one and received food and money.
As for those who couldn't even get up, Yan Xu had them carried into the house and given them food and money.
Before they could even leave, the soldiers who were in slightly better health had already taken the food and left.
They turned left and right in the alley and soon disappeared from sight.
Seeing this, Yan Xu sighed inwardly and led his men back to the camp.
When I returned, I ran into Elm Tree Girl and Elm Tree Wife searching for someone everywhere.
Elm Tree Mother has disappeared!
They had intended to give her mother (mother-in-law) some food before leaving.
But in just a short while, they disappeared without a trace.
While the two were crying in despair because they couldn't find anyone, a soldier said he saw Elm Tree Girl heading east.
The two rushed out and didn't return for quite a while.
When they returned, both of them had red eyes, clearly having cried.
Seeing this, the others also knew that Elm Tree Mother was likely in grave danger.
When Bai Song saw them return, he called everyone to set off.
Shortly after the group left, the group of refugees who had followed them arrived at the camp where they had just stopped.
After searching thoroughly, I couldn't find anything useful.
The leader of the refugees cursed and led his men to the small courtyard that Yan Xu had just visited.
When they arrived, they found the courtyard gate wide open.
When the group of refugees rushed in, they found seven or eight people lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).
The room was dimly lit, making it impossible to see its exact appearance.
Only when I got closer with my weapon in hand did I see the blood and phlegm on the corners of their mouths and necks.
The people who went forward to check were so frightened that they all backed away.
He didn't stop even after falling to the ground, and scrambled out of the house.
Seeing the leader of the refugees waiting at the door, he was so frightened that his voice trembled.
"Boss, everyone in that room has contracted the plague."
Judging from their appearance, these few probably won't live past tomorrow!
The leader of the refugees looked grim upon hearing this.
"Didn't the brother who was keeping an eye on them say that those people left them food?"
"Where's the grain? Why wasn't it brought out?"
The group tried to explain, but the leader of the refugees kicked them to the ground and pulled out a machete from his waist to threaten them.
"Go, search the house thoroughly, and bring out anything useful!"
Upon seeing the wood-chopping knife, the men dared not disobey and reluctantly entered the house.
But after looking around, I didn't see anything useful.
The leader of the refugees didn't believe it when he heard this.
But he didn't dare go in himself, so he called another group of people to go in and check.