It was drizzling, and Bo Ruoyou stood under the eaves of the corridor, his eyes fell on the white mountain fog in the distance. It was surrounded by mountains on three sides. Although it was deserted, it also had a kind of peace and tranquility beyond prosperity. The singing of insects and birds accompanied by the breath of the soil and grass in spring will give people a feeling of being out of the world. Bo Ruoyou took a deep breath and his eyes fell on the gate of the courtyard.

Grandma Zhang has not returned yet, and Wu Xiang has never returned. Zhang Yu hid in the inner room to avoid scaring him. She has never tempted him and asked him again. She always feels very pity for the children.

Zhou Liang came out of the house and said with some concern: "I don't know if I can walk on the mountain road. When I came yesterday, the villain saw that the mud on the mountain road was covered with yellow mud, and it was very slippery when it rained. Today, the rain kept raining. Not to mention the carriage, it was difficult for even a horse to move."

Bo Ruoyou comforted: "It doesn't matter, it's okay to have Captain Wu and so many yamen servants here."

Zhou Liang was still a little worried. Bo Ruoyou had only suffered a disaster the last time, so he didn't want another crisis here.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Grandma Zhang came back from outside. When she went out, she was carrying a bag on her body, but after she came back, the bag on her body disappeared. Bo Ruoyou smiled and asked, "What did Mother-in-law do?"

Grandma Zhang said, "I gave some things to the east of the village." She closed her umbrella and patted the mud stains on the robe.

Bo Ruoyou looked at her legs and feet that were a little inconvenient, and asked, "Did my mother-in-law's legs be injured or sick?"

Grandma Zhang slapped the muddy hand and then straightened up and smiled, "I have suffered from wind pain for many years. Now that I am older, I am sicker."

Grandma Zhang also looked at the distant mountain, "Are you going to leave today? If you want to walk, you have to walk earlier. It rained for a long time on the mountain, and the mounds of soil on the mountain walls will continue to cross down, and the road may be completely blocked."

Bo Ruoyou smiled, "No rush."

Grandma Zhang looked into the wing room and saw that Wu Xiang and the others were gone, so she didn't ask any more questions. She went to the bedroom inside to find Zhang Yu, and soon she took Zhang Yu into the kitchen.

The grandmother and the grandson were cooking breakfast. Bo Ruoyou walked a few steps down the eaves and went to the kitchen door again. When he stood at the kitchen door, he saw that the kitchen utensils were all in stock and the big stove had already burned the fire. Grandma Zhang was cooking brown rice into the pot. Seeing Bo Ruoyou coming, Grandma Zhang asked, "Miss, do you want the old woman to prepare meals?"

Bo Ruoyou shook his head, and didn't see any abnormality for a moment, so he went back to the wing room.

After waiting for another half an hour, Wu Xiang came back with the yamen servants. The rain had not stopped. Although it was light rain, there were many people and the Zhang family did not have enough umbrellas. After going out like this, Wu Xiang said, "There are no mothers in the whole village. Not only that, except for this grandmother Zhang has a little grandson, there are no other children in the village."

Bo Ruoyou was a little surprised, "Didn't you say there are several families?"

Wu Xiang nodded, "Except for Grandma Wu whom I met on the hillside yesterday, we all went to the village. The two people I met yesterday were brothers. They looked like they were in their thirties. They lived with each other, and naturally they had no wives, and of course they had no children. They looked honest. The slopes to the south were their brothers. They had to do farm work even when it rained."

"The family in the east where Grandma Zhang went to the morning was a couple named Zhang. They had a hard time. Both of them were almost fifty years old. The old man had one arm and his wife had been in bed for many years. It seemed that she had a problem with her legs and feet. When I went there, I asked Grandma Zhang, and the old man said that Grandma Zhang was kind and often brought food to them."

Bo Ruoyou asked: "Do they have no children?"

Wu Xiang nodded, "I don't have children, it seems that I'm sick. Both of them are locals. The old man has no money to take concubines. He doesn't promote this in the village. So he has come here without children for so many years."

Bo Ruoyou sighed a little. In this deserted village, there is only an old couple without children, and life will only become more and more difficult.

Wu Xiang said again: "There are two families in the southeast. There are a pair of brothers and sisters surnamed Wu who are around thirty years old. My sister said she was sick and didn't come out to meet anyone. My brother was also a honest friend. She also said that she had married a wife, but she ran away without long after she was with him. She said she disliked them for being too poor here."

"There is another family living with a middle-aged man with legs and feet that was inconvenient. He only opened a crack in the door. He could see that his legs were deformed. Seeing that we were from the capital, he closed the door and said nothing."

Wu Xiang sighed, "This village is really weird and has a very miserable life. Either the old couple have no children, or the old woman living alone, the middle-aged man with inconvenient legs and feet, and the brother, who looked good at it, did not marry or have children. The brother and sister were the same. The sister was sick, and the brother married a wife but ran away."

Bo Ruoyou thoughtful, Wu Xiang said, "If this continues, these families will be extinct. We also went to see several empty houses in the northwest of Grandma Zhang. It was indeed vacant. A lot of furniture inside was moved away. Now they are so old that they can't live in. The yard has weeds and calves, and the doors and windows are rotten. Moreover, the terrain of those families is low and lying. If the heavy rain last night had been raining for two more days, most of the houses would have to be flooded with water."

Bo Ruoyou asked in confusion: "What happened to be the families in the northwest are empty?"

Wu Xiang nodded and hesitated, "I also found it strange when I saw it. I was afraid that when I was repairing the house, I chose a place with bad terrain, so I moved it away later. This place is really remote, and moving to the mountain is better than here."

A strange feeling that was indescribable and inexplicable came to Bo Ruoyou's heart. At this time, the rain outside finally stopped. Wu Xiang's expression suddenly turned out, and after seeing a ray of light, his heart felt even more relaxed. "It shouldn't rain again in this moment." After that, he raised his eyes and looked at the roof of Grandma Zhang's house, "Repair the roof for them first."

Grandma Zhang didn't expect that Wu Xiang said that she would repair the roof, but she really wanted to repair it. She hesitated and said, "This is not a problem. We can just not sleep in that room. The rain has stopped, and you are just out of the mountain."

Wu Xiang also said: "Don't hurry to leave, it's not at this time if you want to leave."

Grandma Zhang couldn't help but find a ladder to come out and then moved out a stack of gray tiles from behind the house. Wu Xiang was neat and set up the ladder and climbed up. He went up the roof, and everyone else was watching. The ladder with the palm of the ladder and the tiles handed over the tiles. The yard became lively for a while, but suddenly, Wu Xiang exclaimed lightly on the roof.

"There are people outside the yard, go and have a look."

Wu Xiang was on the roof, looking far away. When he glanced to the west, he saw a figure sneaking outside the courtyard wall. A yamen officer quickly walked out and opened the courtyard door. He saw the second uncle of the Zhang family whom Zhang Yu said yesterday stood outside the courtyard.

The man was frightened when he saw the yamen show up, and then said, "I'll come to find Grandma Zhang."

Grandma Zhang heard it inside and hurriedly came out. The yamen took a suspiciously and looked at the two of them for a moment and returned to the yard. Grandma Zhang didn't know what she said to Uncle Zhang, and she returned to the yard after half a stick of incense.

It was not difficult to repair the roof. Wu Xiang quickly repaired the house. The roof that had just rained was quite slippery. While walking carefully, he looked back at the back of the house. When he saw that a small piece of pine forest was neatly planted outside the wall of the backyard of the house.

It is common for farmers to plant trees in front and behind the houses of the mountain, but what makes Wu Xiang feel strange is that there are four or five pine trees in the pine forest that are obviously planted. Not only is it contrasted with the towering pine trees around, but even the soil under the roots of the trees is newly flat and there are no weeds. Wu Xiang shouted on the roof, "Grandma Zhang, when did the pine forest behind your house be planted?"

Grandma Zhang looked up at the roof with her head tilted down and said, "I have been planting for twenty or thirty years."

Wu Xiang frowned and asked in a relaxed tone: "Why have you planted some new ones in the past two days?"

Grandma Zhang said without changing her face: "I have to plant everything behind, but the old woman has no strength. When her son comes back, it's hard for farmers to make a living by relying on the weather. Planting some wood will be a harvest in a few years."

Bo Ruoyou stood under the eaves and didn't think it was too much, but when Wu Xiang got off the roof, she saw that Wu Xiang's expression was strange. He was thinking about it, but he didn't say much in front of Grandma Zhang.

Grandma Zhang thanked her and asked Wu Xiang again, "It's almost noon now. Are you still leaving today?"

Wu Xiang pondered for a moment and called out two yamen servants, "You can ride a horse to see if you can still walk on the road."

The two of them came out, and Grandma Zhang put away the ladder, then limped and pulled Zhang Yu into the bedroom. Bo Ruoyou looked at her legs and feet hidden under her robe and frowned slightly. When she entered the wing room, she first asked Wu Xiang, "Why did the headmaster ask about the pine forest behind?"

Wu Xiang said: "There is not 20 to 30 years. In my opinion, it will be at most ten years."

Bo Ruoyou frowned, "There is no point in the Songlin, it's no reason to lie, why didn't she even say this?" After a pause, Bo Ruoyou asked again, "The headmaster said there was a brother and sister, and the sister was sick, can you tell what disease did her sister have?"

Wu Xiang shook his head, "I don't know this, his sister has never shown up."

There was a condensation on Bo Ruoyou's face. Seeing this, Wu Xiang hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Did you think of something abnormal?"

Bo Ruoyou pursed her lips tightly and said, "I saw Grandma Zhang's legs last night, and I kept thinking about what the disease is. Grandma Zhang just said that she had wind pain, but wind pain would never be such a symptom. You said that several families in this village were sick, so I wanted to find out what other people had."

Wu Xiang's eyes narrowly said, "Okay, let's go and see before you leave."

Bo Ruoyou asked, "What are the plans for the captain to leave this place?"

"First let's go to the Qinshui County Government to see what happened in Guzhang Village back then, and then to Guzhang Village. Grandma Zhang said that it was fifty miles away. I wanted to take people to Guzhang Village directly, but you have to go back first. On the way back, I will come here to visit. Although there is no evidence now, several families here are quite strange."

This journey is long, and if you rush to Guzhang Village, you will definitely have to rush. Bo Ruoyou also felt that it would be inconvenient for him to follow Wu Xiang, so he nodded, "That's fine, I really didn't expect that Guzhang Village would have had a plague. It was just that the long-time worker found by the captain did not know about the plague. He just heard that this village also knew that they believed in the water god and river god."

Wu Xiang sighed, "Who could have thought that this place is only one day away from the capital, but it is so closed. I will take you to a few sick families later. Whether you have anything to gain or not today, you will go back to the capital first."

Bo Ruoyou came for the autopsy. If he didn't have the autopsy, he wouldn't use her. However, Wu Xiang had a good plan, but he couldn't help but God was not giving face. After a while, the yamen who was exploring the way came back and said with a bitter face: "Captain, we have seen a lot of rocks on the road before we even left a mile. The road was muddy and now it's blocked. Miss Bo's carriage will definitely not be able to get through."

This made Wu Xiang a little difficult, "How much collapsed? If we dig, how long will it take to dig?"

The yamen said bitterly: "I'm afraid I'll have to dig it all day."

Wu Xiang was quite helpless, and Bo Ruoyou had to say, "Then stay for one more day. The captain took me to see the sick people. There were few people in a village, but there were so many patients. If they were all the same disease, then there must be strange things in this village."

Wu Xiang had no choice but to respond and went to Grandma Zhang to ask for farm tools. Grandma Zhang heard that the road was really ruined, and she was stunned. Then she was helpless and anxious. She seemed to feel that the mountain road was blocked and it was quite inconvenient. She turned around and found all the hoes and other items at home and handed them over to the yamen officers. When they learned that they were going to stay for another night, their expressions were no longer as happy as yesterday.

Wu Xiang released some silver taels, and then divided the troops into two groups. On one side, they went to the road, while the other side took Bo Ruoyou to the Wu brothers and sisters' house first. Wu Xiang had come earlier. When he arrived at the door, the eldest brother of the Wu family quickly opened the door. Seeing Wu Xiang returning again, he also brought a girl next to him, which was very unexpected.

Wu Xiang said: "This girl knows some medical skills. Didn't you say that your sister is very sick? Do you want to save her life? If you want to, you can let this girl show your sister."

The eldest brother of the Wu family was very kind-hearted and said a little embarrassedly when he heard this: "How can you be so embarrassed? My sister's illness has been for many years. If it can be cured, it would have been cured early. And she doesn't like seeing strangers. Thank you for your kindness."

Wu Xiang smiled bitterly, "Don't be afraid, I really want to help you. There is no doctor in your village. Have you ever seen your sister's illness seriously? I'm afraid I haven't. Now there is a doctor. How can you know if you don't try it?"

After saying this, the eldest brother of the Wu family showed a two-point hesitation. He pursed his lips and a two-point test appeared on his dark face, "No... Isn't you going to receive a medical fee?"

Wu Xiang laughed, "Of course I won't accept it."

The eldest brother of the Wu family nodded, "Then you come in first, I'll ask my sister. If she's willing to see it, I'll let you show it to her. If she doesn't want to, forget it, okay?"

Wu Xiang didn't seem anxious either, so he nodded.

The Wu family's yard is not as good as the Zhang family's Kuoda, but it is still quite neat. They stood in the yard and waited for a while. The eldest brother of the Wu family walked out of the main hall, "Please come in, my sister is willing, but she has been sick for many years and her face is not good-looking, so she just wants to ask the girl to ask her pulse through the tent, okay?"

Bo Ruoyou and Wu Xiang responded, and the two followed into the inner room.

The farmhouse house is already cramped and simple, and the bedroom of Wu's sister is quite dim and damp. She has been bedridden for many years, and there is an unpleasant smell of rottenness in the room. A gray-colored bed tent hung on the simple wooden bed, blurring a slim figure inside. Sister Wu Jia was leaning against the head of the bed, and then she reached out her hand when she heard the voice of the eldest brother of the Wu family.

As soon as the hand was stretched out, Bo Ruoyou felt cold on his back.

This is the hand of a thin and slender woman. She has suffered from severe illness for many years and has only a layer of dry flesh left on her wrist bones. What makes Thunder Ruoyou's back cold is the bloodline that is like a worm under her skin. This scene is very similar to the strangeness on Grandma Zhang's ankle.

The bloodline suddenly turned purple and red, extending from her forearm to the back of her hand. Her hand moved slowly, as if she didn't have enough strength, but with a slight move, the bloodline under the skin also moved, and in an instant it seemed like a purple bug was alive.

Bo Ruoyou endured the chill in her heart to ask for her pulse. She had read many medical books, but she had never seen such a strange disease. After asking her pulse, she felt even more confused. However, she could see that this was a person with qi and blood deficiency who was lingering on the bed. Her pulse strength was weak, and she was almost hanging in one breath. But except for the abnormalities on her hands, the symptoms next to her were hard to see. "Maybe my sister showed her face? The doctor is concerned about looking, listening, asking and touching. If I prescribe the prescription now, I must have omissions."

After hearing her question, the eldest brother of the Wu family apologized, "I'm sorry, my sister really doesn't want to meet people. I'm sorry. If I think it's hard to prescribe, it's okay if I don't prescribe."

While speaking, the Wu sister had already retracted her hands.

Bo Ruoyou pondered for a moment, "From the pulse, my sister's body is extremely weak. I will prescribe a prescription for recuperation. Just use some simple herbs to cultivate the essence and consolidate the foundation."

The eldest brother of the Wu family responded with gratitude and hurriedly went to attract paper and pen. His family was poor and paper and pen were rare. Bo Ruoyou wrote a prescription and handed it to him. The eldest brother of the Wu family felt like he had a treasure and thanked him repeatedly. Bo Ruoyou asked, "I can't tell the disease for a while. When did it start?"

The eldest brother of the Wu family sighed, "It was brought from the womb. It was not obvious when it was just born, but it was sent out when it was two or three years old."

Bo Ruoyou looked carefully at the calm and honest farmer in front of him, nodded and said nothing more. They had to go to the next house, so naturally they would not stay here for a long time. The eldest brother of the Wu family respectfully sent them to the door, and he returned to the inner room before he saw them get on the carriage and left.

Fang Zi was kicked in the sleeve by him. He first raised the curtain with concern. When the curtain was lifted, a deformed face covered with sarcoma was exposed. The deep sunken eyes of the Wu family looked at the eldest brother of the Wu family in panic. He held his sister's hand and comforted silently.

On the carriage, Bo Ruoyou opened the curtain and talked to Wu Xiang, "It's a bit like Grandma Zhang's disease. It's all caused changes in blood. It shouldn't be the disease brought out from the womb. They all concealed their own diseases. I guess whether their disease will be related to the plague-"

Wu Xiang frowned, "What do you mean is that they might have been infected with the plague back then?"

Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "I just guess what kind of disease this plague is still unknown, but their attitude makes me feel strange."

Wu Xiang didn't say much and took her to the old couple's house.

The couple are both in their fifties and the old man has one arm. He also said that his wife has been seriously ill for many years. Wu Xiang has not seen the old woman in this family just now. However, when they reported their intentions, the old man's expression changed and he closed the door with a bad voice.

Wu Xiang was unable to do so, so he had to take Bo Ruoyou to the middle-aged man's home with inconvenient legs and feet. Wu Xiang failed to enter the door for the first time. After he called the door this time, the man still only opened a small crack.

Seeing that there was a girl outside, the man seemed even more alert, "What are you doing?"

Wu Xiang said: "Brother, I think you have difficulty in legs and feet. We happened to have a doctor who can let the doctor do it for you-"

With a "bang", Wu Xiang was closed before he finished speaking. The man said behind the door: "Are you a foreigner? It's better to leave earlier. We don't welcome foreigner here!" After saying this, the footsteps went away, but he entered the room again.

Wu Xiang frowned, and Bo Ruoyou felt it was difficult to deal with it. The mountains were already foggy, and after walking around, Bo Ruoyou felt that the entire village seemed to be shrouded in some kind of fog.

In the capital, Huo Weilou spent half a day to find the official document in the inner trough of the Jingzhao Prefecture. After reading the official document, Huo Weilou's expression became solemn, "Five years ago, there was a flood in the two lakes, and then a plague occurred. At that time, the local prefect submitted a memorial to the court for help. The court found all the records of the plague in the past twenty years. After comparing, he chose several useful methods to let the local government act according to the order."

Huo Weilou suddenly came to the Jingzhao Prefecture Office, and Sun Zhao naturally followed him. When Huo Weilou talked about this, Sun Zhao also had a little impression, "At that time, the marquis had just been granted a marquis. For this matter, the marquis seemed to have been to Jiangnan once?"

Huo Weilou nodded, "At that time, the file that records the plague in Guzhang Village was sent to my desk, but this plague did not occur due to floods. I did not look closely, but just had a little impression of this village."

When this incident happened, Sun Zhao had not yet served as the Jingzhao Yin, so he was not clear about it. The file was buried for many years. If Huo Weilou had not had a good memory, it would be difficult to remember this matter. Sun Zhao took the file and read it carefully himself, and then was shocked, "So... after the plague, was this village blocked?"

Huo Weilou nodded with a deep look, "It happened more than ten years ago. There was no other way at that time. Only in this way can we eliminate future troubles forever. After more than half a year, dozens of households in the village left almost no living."

Sun Zhao sighed, "There is no record of what kind of plague is or what disease it is. It can be seen that in the end, I don't know the cause of the disease. This place is so close to the capital, so it can only be like this."
Chapter completed!