After seeing off the village leaders, Cheng Wanwan's mood did not relax much.
Magistrate Shen has always loved the people like his own son, and he cannot just watch the villages in his jurisdiction be short of medicine. This can only mean that the city is also short of medicine.
If the plague in the city cannot be controlled, their Dahe Village will never be free.
She was about to go to Li Zheng to talk about this matter.
Li Zheng was the first to speak: "I guess there is also a shortage of skullcap in the county. Dashan Niang, how much do you have left?"
"I'm afraid there won't be any left." There was a hint of complaint in Doctor Zheng's voice, "I save it every day. I can't wait to cut a piece of skullcap into ten pieces and use it. Although the situation is better now, no one knows that it will be used again. There won’t be any more patients, so it’s good to keep some for yourself, why don’t you just give it all away…”
"Ahem!" Cheng Wanwan said dryly, "There are still a lot of skullcaps left in the warehouse, don't worry."
Doctor Zheng was shocked: "Why are there so many left? I just gave out at least thirty-four kilograms, and there is still a lot left. Did Ergou and the others buy so much before?"
Li Zheng also opened his big confused eyes.
"Actually, it's like this. A merchant from the north came to order soap before and brought skullcap from the north. He said that he couldn't sell it and threw it on his hands. I thought that skullcap can clear away heat and detoxify, and can also prevent miscarriage. He sold it at a low price, so cheap , I bought them all. I was afraid of being laughed at and said I was taken advantage of, so I kept silent." Cheng Wanwan quickly made an excuse, "It is really a blessing from God that it can be put to use now."
Li Zheng sighed: "Da Shan Niang, you are so lucky."
Doctor Zheng spoke quickly: "No matter how much you have left, Dahe Village must keep ten pounds for itself in case of emergencies."
"Okay, then keep ten pounds and send the rest to Ping'an County." Cheng Wanwan made a quick decision, "It's not for nothing. I have to earn back what I earned."
She bought the forty-one pounds in the mall. She had to make a fortune no matter what.
Zhao Ergou was finally able to enter the village after three days of isolation, and was given the sacred responsibility of delivering medicine to Ping'an County.
He drove all the way there. In the past, there were refugees everywhere. In the past few days, the refugees had been driven to build river embankments and canals. The road was very peaceful.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the city. As soon as Zhao Ergou jumped out of the car, Shen Zheng came over: "Why are you here, kid? How is the situation in Dahe Village?"
Zhao Ergou couldn't bear to look at Shen Zheng.
I don’t know how many days I haven’t washed. My silk clothes have long since lost their original color. The mask on my face has also turned from white and blue to dusty due to the heavy dust. My eye circles are black and blue, and my eye excrement has not been washed away. .
Zhao Ergou coughed and said, "I'm here to deliver skullcap."
Shen Zheng's face was full of disbelief. He opened the car curtain and found that the two large sacks were indeed filled with skullcap.
There was a shortage of this medicinal material in the city the day before yesterday. Three meals a day were changed to one meal a day, and some people who were slightly sick were not allowed to receive medicine.
His father could write ten letters a day to the prefect for this matter, but it was obvious that the prefect could not mobilize so many skullcaps at the same time.
"Why are there so many? Where did they come from?"
Zhao Ergou and Yourong said: "Of course it is my mother's credit. As early as half a month ago, my mother bought a carriage of skullcap. My mother has always been very good. If my mother had not had the foresight..."
"Okay, I know your mother is powerful!" Shen Zheng said angrily, "There are many sick people in the city, so don't go in and wait for me outside for a quarter of an hour."
He asked two government officials to carry a bag of skullcap into the city.
Magistrate Shen was really worried about this medicine. He was so worried that he couldn't eat or sleep well. He looked even more embarrassed than Shen Zheng.
When he saw the two sacks of skullcap lifted, he stood up suddenly, his face full of disbelief.
"Dad, this is the skullcap sent by Aunt Zhao." Shen Zheng snorted, "I told you a long time ago that Aunt Zhao is very powerful and asked you to spend more time with Aunt Zhao. As for you, you are obsessed with political affairs every day. It will take ten days and a half to meet Aunt Zhao. Only if Aunt Zhao agrees to marry you will she be lucky."
"Ping'an County is in crisis, so we won't mention private matters." County Magistrate Shen suppressed his excitement, "Ping'an County alone can't use up these skullcaps. Half of them will be kept, and the remaining half will be equally divided among other counties."
Shen Zheng somewhat disagreed: "Those county magistrates in Baiyun County, Fenghuang County, always looked down on me before, so why are you helping them?"
"As a father, I can't help them. I can't help but watch the people die." Magistrate Shen stroked his beard, "They looked down on me before, but now, I will kill them hard. Five hundred coins a day Jin, it’s not too much, I’ll settle the settlement with Sui Ruren at this price, Master Yuan, go and get the silver.”
After the merchants "generously donated money" last time, the county government suddenly became rich, and Master Yuan didn't feel sorry for the money.
The two sacks totaled more than 200 kilograms of skullcap, and Zhao Ergou was paid more than 100 taels of silver.
After the medicinal ingredient Scutellaria baicalensis was in place, the medicine was resumed three times a day in the city.
Two days later, the number of patients in Ping'an County who were on the verge of death was significantly reduced, and the number of patients with mild fever and cough gradually decreased. The condition of the entire Ping'an County quickly stabilized... and the control at the city gate was also slightly relaxed.
At this time, the magistrates of several nearby counties were finally able to meet and discuss major plans.
Eighty-nine people were sitting in the lobby of Ping'an County. Since the plague was temporarily under control, the main discussion was about the resettlement of the refugees.
Magistrate Bai sighed: "The magistrate said that the refugees should be resettled on the spot. What kind of resettlement method is it?"
Magistrate Zheng said: "The harvest in our county is not good, and the local farmers themselves are short of food. How can we support so many refugees."
Magistrate Shen frowned and said: "If these refugees are not resettled in time, they will continue to flow north. If they flow to the capital, it will be a serious matter. The magistrate's move is the intention of the imperial court and the Holy One." , I can’t wait any longer.”
"We have nearly two hundred refugees in Baiyun County. With so many people, it is really difficult to resettle them. They need food, buildings, and fields..." Magistrate Bai said in tears, "Hekou County is rich and Ping'an County is stable. We must be able to accept the refugees...I am willing to give up the political achievements that originally belonged to Baiyun County to Brother Shen and Brother Fu."
This year, Baiyun Town has been lagging behind and has not achieved any political achievements. In this case, it can just be broken.
Several other county magistrates agreed. Anyway, there is no hope of promotion in the next assessment, so they can only fail.
After the merchants in Ping'an County were slaughtered, they couldn't follow suit even if they wanted to, because all the merchants claimed to be sick and didn't give them a chance at all...
"We are incompetent and unable to resettle the refugees. Please ask Brother Shen and Brother Fu to lend a helping hand."
"Our county can only provide one meal a day. If anyone is willing to take over the food supply, all the remaining three hundred kilograms of food in the county will be donated."
"There are still two hundred kilograms left in our county's granary, so I'll take them all out..."
Magistrate Shen's eyes twitched.
If anyone is willing to help resettle the more than 300 refugees in Ping'an County, he is also willing to give away the 10,000 kilograms of food left by the county government.
"The county government office of Yu has some important matters to deal with, so I'll take my leave now."
"Before dark, my little brother brought the food and the refugees and said goodbye."
"I'm leaving first too..."
All the county magistrates left, leaving only Hekou County Magistrate Fu and Magistrate Shen looking at each other.
As soon as Magistrate Fu stood up, Magistrate Shen grabbed his sleeve: "Old Fu, your Hekou County has a large wharf where merchants come and go. It is the richest county nearby. You can't give up your job..."
"There are more than 3,000 refugees in our area, which is not a small number." Magistrate Fu said, "How about we resettle half of them in each of our two counties?"
Magistrate Fu's political performance has always been ranked high in Huzhou every year. Naturally, he could not let his official career be stained, so he immediately discussed it in detail with Magistrate Shen.
Although the refugees are a big trouble, if they are dealt with well, they will definitely have a share in future promotions.
