Li Ping'an often comes to the county seat and knows that the security in Qingfeng County is not very strict. Under normal circumstances, only two city gates are opened. There is only a team of gatekeepers guarding each city gate. People entering the city are only questioned after a few words and let in. .
The so-called servants are actually yamen servants, who belong to the strong class among the three classes of yamen servants. The three classes of yamen servants are the Zaoli in the standing class, Kuaishou in the arresting class, and Minzhuang in the Zhuang class: The Zao officials in the standing class are the ones who hold water and fire sticks and shout "Mighty" when the county magistrate is reviewing cases, and they are also responsible for walking in front of the county magistrate when he travels. Yell to clear the way; the arresting squad is commonly known as the fast hand, responsible for catching prisoners; while the strong squad and the minzhuang are responsible for various chores, one of which is guarding the city gate.
What Li Ping'an saw now was that there was more than one team of gatekeepers at the city gate. Each one looked like a formidable enemy. The weapons they held were not common sticks, but swords and spears on their waists. For people entering the city, not only did the questioning take longer, but they also had to search their bodies and cars.
With such an abnormal situation, how could Li Ping'an not suspect that something big had happened.
In fact, not only Li Ping'an thought so, but the men in Xiaochen Village and even more common people thought that something was wrong. Some people panicked and made loud warnings, which caused the guards to give stern warnings.
Fortunately, there is no requirement to show household registration documents before entering the city, and many people generally do not carry household registration documents with them.
After a rigorous interrogation, Li Pingan answered truthfully where he lived, how many people there were, and what he wanted to do in the city. After the clerk checked the county government's household registration files and confirmed that Li Pingan's answer was correct, the guards searched Li Pingan's return. It was only with Xiao Ruyi's body that they were allowed to enter the city.
The sticks and hoes brought by the villagers could not be brought into the city. They were all placed outside the city, leaving a few people to guard them.
The drug store and the grain store were not in the same direction. Li Pingan said hello to his father and took Xiao Ruyi to the drug store. Although it didn't rain today, there were still not many pedestrians on the street, and many shops on both sides were still closed.
Confused, Li Ping'an came to the drug store where he bought the medicinal materials yesterday. When he saw the old man sitting in the hall, he shouted: "Doctor Zhu, my little sister had a high fever last night. Check her pulse to see what's going on."
"Why are you so loud? Although I am old, I am not deaf yet!" Seeing Li Ping'an sitting down across the table, Dr. Zhu glared at him, then changed his face, and kindly asked Xiao Ruyi to put his hand on the pulse On pillow.
Li Ping'an chuckled, and when Dr. Zhu took Xiao Ruyi's pulse, he inquired curiously: "Doctor Zhu, today's interrogation in the city is very strict. Do you know what happened?"
When he was at the city gate just now, he wanted to ask the gatekeeper, but he didn't dare to ask because he didn't know what happened, for fear of getting into trouble. He was relatively familiar with Dr. Zhu, so he could easily ask questions.
Unexpectedly, before Li Pingan finished speaking, Dr. Zhu became serious, with a deep look of worry on his face, which frightened Li Pingan. Just when he thought Dr. Zhu would say something extraordinary When something serious happened, Dr. Zhu asked Xiao Ruyi to change her hand.
Knock, you shouldn’t ask about other things while the doctor is checking your pulse!
Li Ping'an couldn't figure out whether Dr. Zhu's ugly expression was because he inquired about the strict inspection in the city, or because of Xiao Ruyi's condition, so he asked slightly nervously: "Doctor Zhu, what's wrong with my little sister's illness?" What's wrong?"
"The child's illness is not serious. He just caught a cold." Dr. Zhu did not show off and took a deep look at Li Ping'an. "I won't pick up any medicine for you. Among the medicinal materials you bought yesterday, there are medicinal materials for Pueraria lobata soup."
Li Ping'an was the only one who came to buy medicine yesterday. Li Ping'an wanted many types of medicinal materials. Although he was watching while his apprentice was picking up the medicine, he didn't think much about it at the time. When he took stock in the evening, he discovered that all the medicinal materials Li Ping'an bought were all It is used to treat wind-cold and wind-heat, but I messed up the prescription when I bought the medicine.
Only then did he realize that he had been mistaken. He had thought that this young man who always wanted to learn medicine from him only knew some common medicinal materials, but he did not expect that he could even prescribe prescriptions.
Li Ping'an touched his nose and said, "It's better to grab two pairs of medicines."
Traditional Chinese medicine is a profound knowledge, and he only knows a little bit about it. Unless it is a last resort, he thinks it is more reliable to prescribe the right medicine.
"No!" Dr. Zhu refused at first and then explained, "I will tell you the dosage. You'd better use more money to buy grain. The granary was flooded last night, and it will be difficult for you to live in the future."
"What?" Li Ping'an's pupils were shaking.
"I said the granary was flooded and all the food was burned!" Dr. Zhu emphasized every word, and then added, "You came early today, or later. When the government road leads down, I will come." We have closed the door and gone to the state capital, we can’t stay here any longer.”
Li Ping'an's mind went blank, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He finally understood why the guards were so strict when entering the city. He didn't dare to stay too long at the moment. He hurriedly paid the consultation fee and put the prescription given by Dr. Zhu into his arms. He hugged Xiao Ruyi and hurriedly left the medicine store and ran to the grain store. He needed to tell his father the news as soon as possible, and he also There are villagers.
He smelled the scent of conspiracy. How could it be such a coincidence that the granary caught fire on the first night of the disaster?
Was it really food that was burned?
But when he arrived at the grain store, he looked at the queue at the street entrance. When he found Li Erlin, he didn't rush to tell him. Instead, he first asked what the price of grain was today.
"Eighty coins per dou, and each person can only buy up to five dou." Li Erlin looked solemn, and then asked Li Ping'an, "Have you taken Ruyi to see the doctor? What did the doctor say?"
"I just caught a cold, it's not a big problem." Li Ping'an replied, and then looked around cautiously, "Dad, come down a little, and I want to tell you something."
Li Erlin bent his legs, and Li Ping'an leaned in Li Erlin's ears and told the news he heard from Dr. Zhu. Li Erlin shuddered, but he had escaped the disaster after all, and his psychological quality was relatively strong, and he soon stabilized. Lived the mind.
Li Ping'an held Li Erlin's arm a little harder and whispered: "Dad, don't panic. I estimate that not many people queuing up to buy food know about this. Don't show your weakness, in case something bad happens." I'm afraid we won't be able to leave the county town alone. You are watching Ruyi here, and Ruyi will hear it, so don't let her talk nonsense. I'll go to the granary to see what's going on."
Li Erlin hesitated worriedly for a moment, and finally nodded, "Be careful."
Li Ping'an nodded to show that he understood, handed the little Ruyi and the prescription to Li Erlin, and ran towards the granary.
The granary is in the north of the county seat, only one street away from the county government office. Li Ping'an was familiar with the road and soon arrived nearby. From a distance, he saw many government officials guarding the outside of the granary. However, from what he could see from the outside of the granary, No traces of fire damage were found.
