There was an epidemic in Yuezhou. There were doctors in the city and enough medicinal materials. Although some people died due to the epidemic, not many people died.
On the other hand, the villages and towns around Yuezhou City did not have enough medicinal materials for treatment, so they had to rely on their own bodies to carry the disease after contracting it.
Disaster relief money and relief food have been delayed, and there are only a few people who can carry it. In less than a month, every village has been empty.
Listening to Jiang Zhi talking about the epidemic, Ye Jintang could imagine what a tragic scene it was.
"Brother Jiang, have you distributed all the relief food and money?"
"Well, when I left Yuezhou City, Zhang Tongpan had already sent people to distribute relief money and relief grains. Those villagers who had barely survived the impact of the epidemic should be able to survive until next summer's harvest with these silver grains and grains."
"That's good."
While the two were talking, they could vaguely see the outline of the abandoned inn in the darkness.
The group of them temporarily settled here and continued their journey early the next morning.
"In front of us is Wanma Mountain. There are four bandit dens on the mountain. We can't rest among them. We have to go through it in one go. I'm afraid Brother Qinglin will suffer a lot at the end of the day."
"Brother Jiang underestimates me too much."
Ye Jintang has never suffered anything but riding a horse for one day in a row? She was sitting on a horse and not running on two legs. How could she be tired?
"Brother Qinglin, just stop crying for a while."
Everyone had breakfast, brought enough water and dry food, and continued on their way.
They only stopped to rest for two-quarters of an hour at noon. They could not light a fire to cook, so they could only eat cold steamed buns and drink water.
Not long after leaving the abandoned inn, the surrounding woods became denser and denser, the official road became narrower and narrower, and there were gradually more and more rugged places.
Occasionally, you can see a few tree trunks or big rocks on the side of the road.
These things are placed unexpectedly on the roadside, and you can guess what they are used for by just thinking about them with your toes.
It seems that there are quite a lot of bandits in Wanma Mountain.
After entering the mountain, it was obviously much cooler. Ye Jintang was quite happy at first. The cool mountain wind blew by, and the heat on his body instantly dissipated a lot.
Before she could be happy for long, the sun was gradually obscured by the mist in the mountains, and the temperature dropped rapidly.
Ye Jintang, who was sitting on the horse, couldn't help but shudder. The clothes on her body were a little thin.
Just when Ye Jintang was hesitating to ask everyone to stop and add some clothes, suddenly everything went dark and a huge cloak fell on her.
Except for his head, which was left outside, the rest of his body was wrapped tightly.
"Brother Qinglin has never walked outside before, so he is not prepared at all."
"Does Brother Jiang often handle cases outside?"
"Fortunately, I spend most of the year running outside."
Ye Jintang did not expect that the life of a fourth-grade official would be difficult, and he would often have to eat and sleep outdoors.
Since dawn, the group of people have been running through the mountains and forests. At the beginning, Ye Jintang was able to say a few words to Jiang Zhi.
An hour later, she was knocked to sleep by Ma Dian, and her whole body bumped into Jiang Zhi's arms from time to time.
"Brother Qinglin, you can't sleep. If you fall from your horse, you may break your arms or legs, or your life may be at risk."
"But my eyelids keep fighting and I can't open them at all."
Ye Jintang couldn't help but yawn. She never knew that she would still feel sleepy after riding for a long time.
Jiang Zhi's heartless laughter came from above his head.
"Brother Qinglin, how long will you stay there if you go to Xingnanzhou?"
"At least half a month, as long as Ye Song doesn't pick me up, I won't be in a hurry to go to the capital."
"Your cousin will be busy for half a month."
Jiang Zhi's words were full of disdain.
Although he didn't have much contact with Ye Song, he could still see that he was not a kind person.
Jiang Zhi and Ye Jintang chatted. Although Ye Jintang was still sleepy, at least he didn't really fall asleep.
Two hours later, they stopped by a creek to take a break.
When she was sitting on the horse, Ye Jintang didn't feel much. When her feet landed, she staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"My legs hurt so much."
Moreover, the location of the pain was very secret, which made Ye Jintang miserable.
"Brother Qinglin, have you never ridden a horse before?"
Jiang Zhi stretched out his hand to support Ye Jintang, which prevented her from having close contact with the earth.
"How can I, a stay-at-home girl, know how to ride a horse?"
"There are also many noble ladies from aristocratic families in the capital who like to ride horses and play polo. After you return to the capital, you can practice more."
The implication is that Ye Jintang is too delicate.
"I think it will work."
Ye Jintang curled his lips, shook off Jiang Zhi's hand, and called Lu Zhu over.
In the end, Lu Zhu was not much better than her, and the two of them gathered together and murmured about their respective injuries.
"Girl, I'm thinking it's abraded skin. The slightest touch will hurt like hell."
Lu Zhu was even younger than Ye Jintang. She was already in tears and looked like she was about to cry.
"I have some golden sore medicine that can stop bleeding and pain. How about I sprinkle some on you and wrap it tightly with gauze in a while. Even if we continue on our way, the wound won't be aggravated."
"Then I'll give the girl some golden sore medicine too."
"Let's go find a place where no one is around."
Aunt Liu on the side heard the two of them talking in low voices, and stood up and took the initiative to help them keep watch.
Jiang Zhi, who was sitting on a big rock drinking water, saw Ye Jintang and Luzhu burrowing into the dense bushes nearby, and couldn't help but remind them, "Be careful of snakes and insects in the bushes."
As he spoke, he threw a small green bottle to Ye Jintang.
Ye Jintang reached out to catch it and saw the words "Golden Sore Medicine" written on it.
It’s self-evident what Jiang Zhi meant when he suddenly gave Ye Jintang gold sore medicine.
Ye Jintang felt his cheeks burning up, and even the tips of his ears were a little hot.
Did he know that the skin on her inner thighs was abraded?
Ye Jintang was so embarrassed that he really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
"Thank you, Brother Jiang."
Ye Jintang took Luzhu's hand and hurried into the bushes, scolding Jiang Zhi as he walked.
It's really annoying for him, how can he predict everything.
There is a first aid box in the space that Ye Jintang has prepared long ago. The gold sore medicine, gauze and other items inside are all made in Yuezhou City.
She quickly took out the golden sore medicine, took a look at it and finally chose the one given by Jiang Zhi.
His gold sore medicine is much more effective.
The injury on Luzhu's leg was much more serious than Ye Jintang imagined. The entire inner thigh was red, and blood even flowed from some places.
"You damn girl, why didn't you tell me and wrap it up with gauze earlier? It wouldn't have hurt like this."
"This little injury is nothing. The most important thing is that we are on our way. We can't delay everyone just because of my little injury."
"It won't take long to treat your wound."
Ye Jintang felt sorry for Lu Zhu while quickly helping her treat her wounds.
