dognovel Chapter 951 Sun Xiaobao's Cough
Chapter 951 Sun Xiaobao's Cough
Fearing the plague would spread to the city, the county magistrate ordered the soldiers guarding the city to shoot down the refugees outside.
That day, the area outside the city gates was awash in blood, and the corpses piled up like small mountains.
Those who were lucky enough to survive all fled far away and never dared to return.
The county magistrate sent men to push the corpses outside the city gate onto a cart to the mountains to the south, where they were dumped into a deep ditch.
After sending people to clean up the bloodstains outside the city gate, they used vinegar and a large amount of Sichuan lovage water to spray and disinfect the area.
After that, every few days, whenever they saw an increase in the number of refugees outside the city gates, they would start driving them away.
If they don't leave, continue shooting.
With the county magistrate's order, the "business" between Young Master Zhou and Captain Yuan suffered a fatal blow.
Logically, the two should have stopped there.
But having tasted the sweetness of making a fortune every day, how could they bear to give it up?
So, Young Master Zhou sent out even more people to look for wealthy people.
However, the plague that had broken out in the city before had also frightened the two of them.
Anyone entering the city afterward will be subject to strict quarantine.
First, they were quarantined outside the city for a day and a night.
After entering the city, they were quarantined for two days in an abandoned courtyard near the city gate.
During this period, anyone showing symptoms of infection will be dealt with immediately.
Of course, this last point wasn't said by Steward Zhou; Bai Song deduced it from his tone.
The events that followed were beyond Lu Qingqing and the others' expectations.
However, this explains the corpses in the ravine and the fact that no one was stationed at the city gate.
As they were talking, more refugees walked towards Dongyuan City from not far away.
Seeing the group of people pushing the cart, looking travel-worn, Bai Song and his companions looked away.
Among these seven or eight people, there were both old and young.
Judging from their appearances, the men all look alike, clearly indicating they are from the same family.
People who bring elderly people and children are usually not very aggressive.
Moreover, these people were few in number and did not have any obvious weapons on them.
With someone on duty watching, Bai Song and his group continued their conversation.
When the family got closer and noticed how many people were with Lu Qingqing, they quickened their pace in fright.
Along the way, they were often chased by large groups of people like this.
As usual, the family went to the city wall, prayed, and then found they couldn't enter the city.
Following the example of others, I found a spot to set up camp.
In the following days, more refugees arrived.
The smallest team had two or three people, while the largest team had more than forty people.
As more and more refugees arrived, Bai Song remembered what Steward Zhou had said before.
When the soldiers inside the city felt there were too many people outside the city, they would clear them out.
Worried that something might go wrong, he went to Manager Zhou's place again.
At that moment, Manager Zhou was sending someone to talk to a group of refugees who had a horse-drawn carriage.
Seeing this, Bai Song waited for a while.
Not long after, Manager Zhou returned with a stern face.
Clearly, the two sides failed to reach an agreement.
Bai Song first said a few flattering words, and only after seeing that Steward Zhou's expression had improved did he voice his concerns.
Manager Zhou didn't seem to care much about this.
"Brother Bai, you don't need to worry about this. My young master has arranged for people to guard the area."
Even if they clean up today, they won't touch us.
You can rest assured about this.
By the way, has anything unusual happened at your place today?
Hearing this, Bai Song felt a little relieved and quickly replied:
"No, no, don't worry, everyone there is fine."
What those refugees said last night was all just to scare people.
Besides, we haven't had any actual contact with them.
Manager Zhou didn't discuss the topic with him again.
"I'll have Tian Laowu go with you in a bit and take a look around."
That way, I'll have someone check it again before we go into town that night.
If there are no problems, let's go into town.
Bai Song readily agreed.
After returning, he led Tian Laowu on a tour of the camp.
Seeing Tian Laowu checking each person one by one, he also became nervous.
They were afraid that someone in the team might actually be infected!
Fortunately, no problems were found in the end.
Time quickly passed and evening arrived. Bai Song had eaten dinner early and began to wander around the campsite.
By this time, everyone had already packed their belongings and were sitting by the car, waiting to enter the city.
When they saw Bai Song coming over, they knew why he had come, and they were all a little nervous.
Bai Song's gaze swept over the crowd, but he didn't notice anything unusual.
As they circled to the very back of the camp, they suddenly heard a very suppressed, slight cough.
Bai Song suddenly turned around and walked towards the source of the sound.
Directly in front, Sun Dahai's wife unconsciously tightened her grip on her son.
Sun Xiaobao felt uncomfortable from being strangled and coughed again.
Before Bai Song could speak, Sun Dahai stepped forward and hurriedly explained.
"Boss Bai, don't misunderstand."
Xiao Bao caught a chill last night and had a stuffy nose this morning.
He definitely didn't catch the plague; he just caught a cold.
Bai Song ignored him and focused his gaze on Sun Xiaobao's face.
The young child looked very thin and weak due to malnutrition.
At this moment, he huddled in his mother's arms, somewhat frightened.
Bai Song covered his mouth and nose, took a torch from the side, and shone it on Sun Xiaobao.
His face was flushed from the heat, and he seemed listless.
He immediately stepped back a few paces and whispered:
"It's not that I'm being unreasonable, but you know the current situation."
Once Steward Zhou finds out that someone in our group is coughing, then none of us can even think about entering the city!
Moreover, even after entering the city, they still had to stay inside for a full day and night to observe the situation.
If anyone coughs during this period, they will be treated!
You should know how to handle this!