The Cao family has 200 acres of land to plant 100,000 mulberry trees. The workload is heavy and there are many workers.
There were seventy or eighty people planting trees. If he had to settle the accounts every day, Li Zheng would be so busy that he wouldn't even have time to sleep. Therefore, he decided to settle the trees once every ten days, and none of these people had any objections.
It had not been ten days since the start of work, so of course it was impossible for him to clear the account. How could this be a default?
Li Zhengzheng blew his beard and glared, and walked quickly to the gate of the village.
More than a dozen men from the patrol team blocked the door and blocked more than 20 people from Guihua Village from outside the village. The people from Guihua Village were domineering and arrogant. The people from the patrol team kept in mind Li Zheng's instructions and kept holding their breath without any direct counterattack.
"In Osmanthus Village, send someone in charge out!" Li Zheng yelled at the top of his lungs, "I can't even explain what I'm saying. What's the fuss about?"
A man came out of Guihua Village, his surname was Sun, and everyone in the group called him Uncle Sun. He said in a rough voice: "There are twenty-three people from Guihua Village who came to Dahe Village to plant trees. They planted trees for eight days and didn't pay a penny. Zhao Li was Shouldn’t you give us an explanation?”
Li Zheng said coldly: "Early this morning, I sent someone to Guihua Village to explain the situation. Why didn't Sun Lizheng tell you?"
"Just because someone in the village has a high fever, we are not allowed to plant trees. Don't Zhao Lizheng think this reason is ridiculous? There are so many people in Ping'an County, and there are probably more people who are sick. Why didn't the county magistrate close the city gate?" Second Uncle Sun cursed angrily, "Are you trying to trick us away because you can't get paid?"
When someone gets sick, the whole village is sealed off. This is just to amuse a three-year-old child.
In all his years of living, he has never heard of such a ridiculous thing!
Fortunately, they believed in Dahe Village so much. They didn't expect that they would be tricked so miserably.
"Zhao Lizheng, you have two choices now!" Uncle Sun held out two fingers, "First, continue to let us plant trees, and second, start paying now!"
As he spoke, spittle flew everywhere.
Li was hurriedly taking a step back. Dashan Niang had said that illness is transmitted to other people through the saliva in people's mouths.
The old man adjusted his mask and said: "Okay, let's settle the wages now, but you people in Guihua Village listen carefully. No matter what jobs are available in Dahe Village, we will not recruit people from your village. From now on, we will not recruit people from your village. Don’t come here to be an eyesore.”
Most men in rural areas are short-sighted. Who can see the future?
They only know that they have four to five hundred cash in Dahe Village. This is their hard-earned money and they must come back.
Furthermore, some of their family members are sick and need money for medical treatment.
Li Zheng asked people to move the tables, then called Zhao Tiezhu over to settle the accounts, and then paid out wages one by one.
When Uncle Sun saw that Dahe Village could indeed provide the money, he suddenly began to doubt himself. Could it be that he had thought wrong?
Is it possible that this disease is really serious?
But the county seat is not closed, so what does it matter to a village?
Forget it, never mind, as long as they have the money to take it.
The people of Osmanthus Village came with a few hundred coins in their hands and left happily.
Zhao Tiezhu blinked and asked, "Master, who will plant trees in the future?"
When he mentioned this, Li Zheng also had a headache.
Forget it, let's treat the disease first. There is no rush to plant trees. Mr. Cao is magnanimous and magnanimous. Miss Cao is a kind-hearted person and will be considerate.
After all the people in Osmanthus Village left, Li was about to return to the village when he saw a carriage driving in. It was Zhao Ergou and the others who had returned, bringing back a carriage of medicinal materials, most of which were forsythia, honeysuckle and skullcap, and some There is a small amount of isatis root and some auxiliary medicinal materials.
"The three of you are back from the city. You are not allowed to enter the village for the time being." Li Zheng said slowly, "I can only force you to deal with it in the thatched house outside the village for three days. Someone will deliver the food to the entrance of the village. You come Just take it.”
The thatched huts outside the village were reclaimed from the cowsheds. They are equipped with clean straw, tables and chairs, and can be tolerated for three or four days.
Zhao Ergou knew that this method came from his mother. As a son, he naturally cooperated with his mother's instructions unconditionally.
He jumped off the carriage and started talking about the situation in the city: "...the medical clinics are all full, and coughs can be heard on the streets at any time. I guess the plague has spread. Before we went to the city, we didn't see any. What measures does the county magistrate take? I guess that he does not think that this disease will cause unrest, but Shen Zheng has already gone back. After he makes the matter clear, the county magistrate will definitely take action..."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, followed by Zhao Anjiang and another person. The three of them walked towards the bullpen without any questioning.
"They are all good boys..." Li Zheng couldn't help but sigh, and then called for someone to lead the carriage in. "First let Dashan Niang look at the medicinal materials, and then let Dr. Zheng organize them all..."
These medicinal materials were purchased with the village's money, costing nearly one hundred taels of silver. This was the village's largest expenditure at present.
But this is to save people, no matter how much money is spent, it is worth it.
As soon as the medicinal materials arrived, the village became busy again. The medicinal materials needed to be processed, and the women spontaneously came to help.
Doctor Zheng prepared the medicine according to the prescription, and Cheng Wanwan and several women were responsible for boiling the medicine and then giving it to the patient.
Cheng Zhao is fully armed and stays with the patient all the time. He will ask the patient in detail how he is feeling now, how he feels after taking medicine, record body temperature and symptoms... everything is recorded in detail. In just one day, he recorded four More than a dozen pieces of paper were filled with neat handwriting.
In the middle of the night, three people with high fever receded.
The next morning, there were several fewer people coughing, but at the same time, some women who had been helping to take care of them also fell ill.
Some people recovered and some fell ill. Although the number of patients increased, it at least proved that the medicine was effective and feasible.
Cheng Wanwan asked Cheng Zhao to consolidate all the notes and give them to Li Zheng. Li Zheng walked to the entrance of the village and called Zhao Ergou over.
"Hurry to Ping'an County and give the prescription to the county magistrate."
Zhao Ergou knew the seriousness of the matter very well.
Yesterday, many people fell ill in the city, and the hospitals were full. As the day goes by, the situation will become even more difficult.
He drove a carriage to Ping'an County alone. It was not far away, so it was faster to take a carriage. He arrived at the city gate in a short while.
The city gate has been closed.
The refugees in the city were driven out, and there were more refugees coming in this direction. There were at least three to five hundred refugees at the city gate. They were densely packed at the city gate and begging. Fortunately, there were government officials to maintain order, so the scene was not too big. confusion.
As soon as Zhao Ergou's carriage appeared, refugees rushed towards it.
He tightened the reins and drove in without looking away. When he arrived at the city gate, he was stopped by the guards guarding the city: "During the city's closure, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"
Zhao Ergou took out the baggage containing the manuscript from the carriage and handed it to the guard: "This is what Sui Ruren told me must be delivered to the county magistrate. Human life is at stake and there is no delay. Please send it in quickly."
These guards are all wearing the masks that Shen Zheng brought back to the city yesterday. It is said that the Suiru people asked someone to sew them. The young man in front of them is also wearing the same mask. He should also be someone sent by the Suiru people to guard the city. He took the baggage and walked quickly into the city, straight to the gate of the county government office.
