Mind reading, taking the rental house through the whole village crying

Chapter 597 Yaozhou County

"It's better to go early, so you don't have to feel sad. Son, when you leave, I will follow you."

Ye Youqin muttered to herself.

The eldest son has his husband with him, but the younger son only has her.

She couldn't let her youngest son go to the underworld alone; he was not grown up yet and would be scared.

An atmosphere of low pressure and despair enveloped the entire dilapidated temple.

Meng Zhili arrived in Chang'an Town, wrote a letter, and sent someone to rush to the imperial city.

At that time in Yaozhou County, Enxin Province, people coughing could be seen everywhere on the streets.

There were even people lying on the ground, their life or death unknown.

A dead air was floating in the county town.

In the backyard of the county government office, a middle-aged man in official uniform was drinking, eating meat and listening to music with his beautiful concubine.

It’s so leisurely.

"Master, the drum outside the county government office has been beaten for several days. Don't you really want to go and take a look?" The beautiful concubine said coquettishly, her thin and white arms tightly wrapped around Magistrate Zhang's neck.

"Why are you going? You are a bunch of unruly people. You keep beating drums every day. I think you want to die. Go and beat the drummers with a stick fifty times. Let them see for themselves."

There was a smell of alcohol coming out of County Magistrate Zhang's mouth, which was a bit smelly. The beautiful concubine who was leaning against his chin frowned for a moment, but soon relaxed.

It was not seen by anyone.

"Master, this is not good, right? Fifty strokes of the stick, can I still survive? I'm afraid~" Her voice was really charming.

The officers standing nearby were all staring in amazement.

"What are you afraid of? I won't beat you. Did you hear what I said? Go quickly and give them fifty strokes of the board until they are scared. It's just a flood. The crops have been washed away and the house has collapsed. It's not a big deal. We can just rebuild and plant again. If they have nothing to eat, they have to go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables and eat soil. What's the point of asking me for help? Can I conjure up food for them?"

County Magistrate Zhang burped, and after saying this, he went into the house with his beautiful concubine in his arms.

Soon, an unbearable sound was heard from inside.

The officers looked at each other, wondering whether they were going to carry out orders.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the county government office. The man beating the drum had sunken cheeks and was as thin as a stick of firewood, but his eagle-like eyes were scary.

"Stop beating the drum. Have you forgotten what happened to the last person who beat the drum?" Someone advised him, while others encouraged him to continue beating the drum, otherwise the county government would not issue relief grain.

His newborn son was about to starve to death because he had no milk, and he couldn't afford to buy food.

The price of food in Yaozhou County and several surrounding counties is too expensive.

If the county government doesn't send him any more, he will have no choice but to run away.

But who would want to leave their hometown unless it is absolutely necessary? These people are holding on to their last hope.

"Boom boom boom——"

The sound of the drums spread throughout the entire county and could be heard from far away.

Yaozhou County is neither big nor small and is located on the river.

It should be a good place, backed by mountains and facing the water. However, it is located in the middle and lower reaches. Over the past hundred years, there have been countless floods. Previously, they were just minor incidents, with some houses being flooded. Who would have thought that this flood would be so serious.

Those who lived close to the river had their houses collapsed.

The grain stored in the cellar was also flooded, so that when the water receded, not even a basin of grain could be found.

But the magistrate was a corrupt official and didn't care at all.

Many smart people have already moved with their families to live with their relatives.

Only those of them who have no distant relatives are still struggling here, begging the county magistrate for relief food.

Just as these people were fantasizing that the county magistrate had a change of heart, several officials rushed out of the county government office.

The man beating the drum was beaten to death.

"If you beat the drum again, this will be the result. Watch carefully, everyone."

The officer drew his sword and threatened ferociously.

If you didn’t know, you would think they were bandits, they were so ferocious.

When the officers came in, the onlookers looked at the person on the ground in horror.

"Dead. Beaten to death."

"He's dead. How tragic! Look, his lower body is covered in blood."

"It's not just his lower body. These officers wanted to kill him. The sticks were hit on his waist. Even if he survived, he would just be paralyzed in bed and become a cripple."

"God really wants to kill us. We won't stay here any longer. If we stay any longer, will my family still be alive? Cough cough cough."

"It's strange that there are so many people lying on the street."

"Oh no, oh no, these people are out of energy!"

I don’t know who said it.

Everyone turned and looked at the person lying in the street.

Some people were so curious that they turned them over. Without exception, their faces turned blue, and some even had corpse spots on their bodies.

"Oh my god, how could it be a dead person? I thought they were drunk in the bar and passed out on the street. Bah, bah, bah, bah, how unlucky! I actually touched the body of a dead person."

"Cough, cough, cough. My typhoid fever has gotten worse after I saw the doctor. I can't even breathe. Cough, cough, cough."

"Me too. My wife's condition is worse than mine. She has no strength at all and can't even get out of bed. I came out thinking of buying her some medicine to take home, but I saw this guy beating the drums, so I came to join in the fun. Instead of joining in the fun, I saw this scene. Oh, how sad."

"It's so strange, how come we are both sick and have caught a cold together? But the weather hasn't been too cold these days."

"This is not typhoid, this is plague, plague—"

An old man exclaimed.

He had experienced the plague before, and when he saw this familiar scene, he trembled with fear.

"What, plague? Don't scare us, old man."

"That's right, what plague? Why are you talking about this for no reason? It makes me feel uneasy."

"This is the plague. It's the same plague I encountered in Canghai Province thirty years ago. There was also a flood. In less than two months, most of the people in the city died. Otherwise, why do you think I came all the way from Canghai to Enxin? It's over. I was able to escape it back then, but I can't escape it now. Ahem."

After the old man finished speaking, he sat down on the ground with his eyes blank.

"really?"

"Where's the doctor? Go find him. I need to ask him something clearly."

"go together."

These people already felt something was wrong, and after being awakened by the old man's words, they all rushed to the nearest clinic.

However, once inside, they found the clinic empty.

There was no doctor inside, and there was nothing left except the tables and chairs that could not be taken away.

They went to other clinics.

There are three medical clinics and two drug stores in total.

There was only one clinic with people still there, but the only old doctor was so sick that he was bedridden and his breathing was less intense than his exhalation.

"Why are they all running away? Is it really a plague?"

"No, I have to go home quickly. I have to run. If the magistrate finds out, he will definitely seal off the city and maybe even burn us all to death."

Those who think quickly have already run home.