Looking at the fleeing villagers along the road, not only Song Shaoqin was particularly concerned, but the entire escort team was also worried!

After all, they had experienced roadblocks and robberies by rogue bandits before, and had heard the complaints from those bandits. At that time, they had guessed that the world was not peaceful again.

As expected.

How long has it been since then? First there were rampant bandits, and now there are a large number of fleeing villagers. If the living environment was not unstable, who would be willing to move their families?

What they worried about still happened.

Even corrupt officials like the Cao family have a keen eye on the political situation. Looking at the current situation, they can't help but feel a little anxious.

"What should I do?"

"Will we, Dong Chu, have to fight again?"

"Now our team has not even reached half of the journey. Can we still reach Nanman smoothly in the future?"

"What are you afraid of? Even if we fight, we won't be able to reach places like the Nanban."

"Isn't it a civil unrest?"

"Shh~ stop talking, this is not what we should discuss."

In the Youshi period, Hu Dazhi asked the escort team to set up camp and rest early. The scenes he saw along the way made him feel uneasy.

He quickly arranged for several of his men to ride horses to check the situation nearby in order to obtain comprehensive and accurate information.

He is also responsible for the safety of the entire team. He must successfully deliver the prisoners to Nanman to complete the mission. If something big happens in the process, it will be his responsibility.

A large part of the reason why they were able to repel those bandits before was due to the Song family's mysterious and amazing weapons, which could quietly and easily knock people to the ground. The bandits were also defeated by their formation.

Frightened.

The second reason is that those bandits cannot be called authentic bandits at all. The real bandits are all ruthless and ruthless, and they have some fist and foot skills. The most important thing is that they are the ones who see blood all the time.

The group of people they met before were at best called bandits. They were formed entirely from gangsters and people who were forced to live in a helpless way. They only had a strong spirit.

But if he really encounters a large group of bandits, then his manpower will really not be enough.

Therefore, Hu Dazhi had to avoid it in advance.

When the refugees who were originally on their way saw the escort team stop, they also took a rest nearby and prepared to follow the escort team.

After all, they don't dare to guarantee safety along the way. Following the official team can at least provide some peace of mind in terms of safety.

However, since ancient times, the common people have been afraid of people who are officials. Even if they are just a police officer, in their eyes, they are people who live in the official family, and they are much better than ordinary people like them.

Therefore, the fleeing villagers did not dare to approach the escort team and only dared to rest ten meters away.

"Mom, let's have dry food for lunch, and just boil some hot water." Song Shaoqin suddenly said.

Su Lianying was about to get the ingredients to cook when she heard her son's reminder and was slightly stunned. Then she couldn't help but look at the refugees not far away and sighed secretly.

"Okay, mom knows."

Su Lianying put away the cloth bags and began to distribute dry food to everyone.

Although she was sympathetic, she knew that she did not have the ability to save them all, so as not to cause trouble for the children.

Nowadays, the Cao Tianrong family follows the Song family, but they do not mix together in terms of food. Both Xia Ning and Song Shaoqin feel that both parties need independent space, and it is more comfortable to be separated.

Cao Tianrong separated from the Cao family and didn't get any luggage at all. Fortunately, Xia Ning gave them a batch of supplies before, and then gave them a clay pot so that they could cook as they wished.

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However, they would send some food to their family from time to time, which was considered a different kind of subsidy. After a few days of recuperation, Xiao Xu's complexion and mental state improved a lot, but they still insisted on letting her lie quietly on the bullock cart to recuperate.

Ten days of confinement.

Soon, Cao Tianrong and Maidong came back, but their expressions seemed a little bad.

"Have you heard about it?"

Xia Ning asked the two of them curiously, why did they have such expressions? Could it be possible that a foreign enemy had really invaded?

Since yesterday afternoon, they had seen some refugees one after another, but most of them were traveling in small groups. Since there were not many people, they were just confused and didn't take it to heart.

After all, this was the first time that their escort met other passers-by on the exile road, so they couldn't help but pay more attention to them.

But starting from this morning, they met more and more passers-by on the road, and everyone was in the same state of expression, so they had to attract attention and curiosity.

Cao Tianrong signaled Maidong to come, and the latter said directly, "Back to Madam, we have separately asked some villagers, and the information we got is similar. We can confirm that the matter is almost the same.

These folks all come from several villages under the nearby Qinghe County, and the reason why they fled with their families is because a plague broke out in Qinghe County half a month ago."

"What?! Plague? Do you know what plague is?" Xia Ning heard the two sensitive words "plague" and was so shocked that she immediately interrupted Maidong's words.

Maidong shook his head, "They don't know very well either."

At this time, Cao Tianrong added, "I heard from a villager that after being infected with the plague, you will develop high fever, and in severe cases, you will cough up blood."

"This" Xia Ning suddenly felt that this symptom sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember what infectious virus it was.

The Song family members on the side were also shocked and speechless by the news.

Plague!

Since ancient times, there has been no cure for this plague. Once infected, you will have to wait for death. The only way is to completely isolate those infected with the plague, and then completely burn all the patients and their clothing and supplies.

This can prevent the plague from continuing to spread.

Until now, everyone in the world is helpless against the plague!

Song Shaoqin frowned, "You continue."

Maidong continued, "The plague that broke out in Qinghe County has affected several surrounding villages, and these villagers who escaped were also because their villages were far away from the county seat, but they were worried that the plague would eventually spread, so they had no choice but to

The whole family evacuated."

"How did the local county magistrate handle it? What is the situation like now?" Song Shaoqin never expected that such a serious plague would appear in Shaanzhou.

Half a month ago? Wasn't that when something happened to their family?

But before he was imprisoned, he did not see any relevant documents mentioning the plague, and there was no movement from other departments. It seemed that no one had received the relevant news.

In this case, there is only one possibility. The people below suppressed this matter and concealed it!!
Chapter completed!