Alayanzong and Wulazhitao walked south for about a hundred meters and were almost out of the fishing village. They saw a wine flag hanging in front of a courtyard on the west side of the street. It must be an inn.

This inn has high walls and a wide entrance, perhaps for the convenience of horse-drawn carriages.

Seeing that the door was open, the two of them walked straight into the courtyard.

The courtyard is spacious, and there is a carriage parked on the south side, but no horses are seen.

This is a quadrangle with rooms in the southeast, northwest, and an arched door in the middle of the house on the west side. It seems that there is an inner courtyard there.

At this time, an old man walked out of the room next to the arch. He was about sixty years old. He was wearing a green gown, had white hair and a short beard, and his blue eyes were a little cloudy.

Seeing someone coming into the courtyard, he came forward and asked, "Are you two guests staying in the hotel?"

Ala Yanzong stepped forward and replied: "Exactly. I hope I can make it easier for you."

The old man asked again: "Where are you two from?"

Hearing that the old man asked where he was from, Alayanzong thought of the frightened look on the other old man's face when he stayed for the night, and refused due to fear of infection, so he hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

Wula Zhitao said hurriedly: "We are from a mountain village in the north, and we are going west to visit relatives and friends. We passed by your place and stayed one night, and we will leave tomorrow."

Ala Yanzong also quickly said yes.

After hearing this, the old man nodded, looked at the two of them up and down, and said, "Very good, very good. Can you two book one room or two?"

"Two rooms."

"one!"

Alayanzong and Ulazhitao answered at the same time. But after Ulazhitao said "one room", his face turned a little red.

Seeing that the two of them had different opinions, the old man smiled and said: "I guess you are a brother and a sister. There are not many customers in our store and there are many empty rooms. Two rooms for two people are more convenient, but it will cost you more."

Ala Yanzong glanced at Wula Zhitao, smiled awkwardly at the old man and said, "Then I'll book two rooms, old man."

The old man led the two people into the house to register.

At this time, a short man about thirty years old happened to pass by the door, took a look inside, and then walked into a guest room on the north side.

Ala Yanzong was talking to the old man at that time, and Wula Zhitao saw that man, with a sinister look on his face and a somewhat wretched look.

After the registration was completed, the old man took the two of them to the north side of the yard and checked into the rooms. The two rooms happened to be right next to the room the man entered.

Ala Yanzong put his luggage on the ground in the house and saw that there were two single beds in the room with bedding, towels, tea sets and other supplies.

After Wula Zhitao looked at another room, she walked into Alayanzong's room, sat down on the edge of the bed, blamed Alayanzong a little, and said, "There is no need to open two rooms."

Ala Yanzong also sat down, a little embarrassed, and hesitantly said: "It would be more convenient to have two rooms."

After hearing this, Ula Zhitao lowered his head and said nothing.

Alayanzong scratched his fluffy and messy black hair, "We...we all stink. We have a separate room, and we can also wash ourselves."

As he spoke, his white face turned a little red.

Wula Zhitao looked up at him, a little shy, and said in a mosquito voice: "Yes."

After the two of them came out of the coastal city-state of Allah, the journey was dusty and they stayed in the cave for a few more days. Apart from washing their faces with spring water, they had not taken a shower yet. They knew what they smelled like on their bodies.

Ala Yanzong added: "Let's eat something first, wash up while the sky is still bright, and rest early, so that we can continue our journey early tomorrow morning."

Wula Zhitao didn't raise any further objections, nodded in agreement, and went to untie the bag and get the dried meat.

Ala Yanzong said: "I'm going to ask the shopkeeper for some water."

After setting off from the cave, the two of them only drank some mountain spring water along the way. After walking out of the mountain and passing through the salt-alkali land, they never drank a sip of water.

Even at the young women's house, they did not bother to drink. They were indeed thirsty now.

Ala Yanzong came to the counter and asked the old man for water.

The old man replied: "Please wait a moment, sir. There is only one waiter here, boiling water for cooking in the backyard. Could you please tell me, is your guest dining in our restaurant?"

Alayanzong hurriedly replied: "No, we have dry food and just need some hot water. I just want to take a bath after the meal, so I have to trouble the old man to provide some hot water."

The old man replied: "Easy to say, easy to say. The guest can just go back to the room and wait. Later, the waiter will come to the door."

Ala Yanzong said: "It's not in a hurry."

After pondering for a moment, he asked again: "The old man said there are not many guests. Are there also few visitors on weekdays?"

The old man closed the account book at the counter and sighed:

"On weekdays, there are many merchants selling supplies here, and it is often full. Now due to the epidemic, not only are there fewer merchants, but even people from the village have fled."

Alayanzong asked curiously: "Oh? This fishing village is far away from the city-state. Is there also a plague?"

The old man shook his head and sighed again, "Usually life in the small fishing village was peaceful, but a month ago many people fled from the coastal city-state. Not only was my inn full, but many families in the village also had guests."

Alayanzong knew that when the plague broke out, some people fled the coastal city-state, but there were only a few people at first, and then a large number of people fled.

Alayanzong asked again: "When guests stay at the hotel, can't they tell whether they are sick?"

The old man replied: "I didn't see anyone who was seriously ill. I only saw a few people who were breathing heavily and feeling weak. It made people think that it was due to hunger and fatigue, so they didn't pay attention."

Alayanzong heard what the old man said and knew that it was the first symptom of plague patients.

The old man continued:

"After they left, less than half a month later, people began to die in the village. At first, it was just some old and weak people, and they thought it was a normal death. Later, some young and strong people died, and even the whole family died. Then it was believed that it was caused by the plague.

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When Alayanzong heard this, he felt desolate in his heart, and sighed and asked: "Is there a doctor in the village?"

The old man replied: "There is one family. Everyone went to see a doctor. Even if they took medicine, they would not get better and they would eventually die. Later, the doctor also passed away, and three generations of the family of five died in succession."

Alayanzong felt even more sad. Because of the plague, the people in this fishing village were as miserable as the coastal city-state of Allah. He couldn't help but think of his master, who also contracted the disease while treating patients, and he felt sympathy for the family of the doctor in the fishing village.

The old man shook his head and said:

"The villagers panicked and fled one after another. Now out of ten houses in the village, there are not many left. Even my son and daughter-in-law fled with their grandson.

"I'm old and can't walk anymore. I'm not afraid of death, so I stayed here. It's not for money, it's just for the convenience of guests."

Ala Yanzong thought for a while and asked: "Where can I find medicinal herbs? It would be better to boil some medicinal soup to prevent it."

The old man nodded and replied: "The medicinal herbs are only available at the doctor's house. I don't know if they have been used up. No one wants to go to that empty courtyard anymore."

Alayanzong asked hurriedly: "Which hospital is the doctor's courtyard? I will get the medicinal herbs, make a recipe, boil the medicine, and the old man can drink it. The guests staying here should also drink some, it will always be beneficial.

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The old man was delighted when he heard this and said, "Do you know medical skills?"

"Have a brief understanding of it."
Chapter completed!