lcionline Chapter 264 Natural Disaster from Torrential Rains, Outbreak of the Epidemic
Chapter 264 Natural Disaster from Torrential Rains, Outbreak of the Epidemic
Shen Shuli felt heavy-hearted.
The book describes the torrential rain as lasting for seven days.
Today is only the fifth day!
This level of heavy rainfall is expected to continue for another two days!
How can unprepared people survive this devastating natural disaster?
Shen Shuli has been either on the run or on her way to escape lately, only thinking about how to deal with the current crisis.
They had long forgotten about this natural disaster caused by the torrential rain.
The main problem was that she didn't remember the exact time of the rainstorm disaster; she only knew that this plot point would occur.
Otherwise, at the very first moment of a rainstorm.
Shen Shuli and Mu Wanjun should have realized what was happening and immediately returned to the city to take appropriate measures.
The mill is closed.
Shen Shuli knocked for a long time, but no one came to open the door.
I guess there's no one inside.
Just as she was trying to find a suitable spot to climb over the wall, the shop door was suddenly opened.
Shen Shuli quickly walked over and saw that it was the mill owner.
"Boss, I'm here to pick up the goods," Shen Shuli said quickly.
The mill owner had never seen Shen Shuli before and didn't recognize the girl at first. He thought it was a previous order and quickly invited her in.
In just a short while.
Water from the street flooded into many shops.
Several women were busy cleaning up the sewage on the ground.
"Young lady, do you have any orders?" the boss asked.
Shen Shuli then realized that she had forgotten to disguise herself.
She quickly made up an excuse to cover up the lie: "My older brother came here a few days ago and placed an order for 50,000 catties of wheat, and also bought four millstones from your family. Do you remember, boss?"
The shop owner was surprised to find that the girl and the young master were siblings. He looked them over carefully but couldn't find any resemblance between them.
The little girl was simply too cute and lively, while the young boy, though possessing an extraordinary air about him, was rather ordinary in appearance.
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Shen Shuli took out the receipt from her sleeve, or rather, from her spatial storage, and showed it to the boss.
After reading the note, the shopkeeper nodded and said, "Don't worry, young lady, we've preserved your grain very well; it won't get wet from the rain."
“That’s great! My brother had something come up and couldn’t come to pick up the goods as agreed. Then this rainstorm delayed him. I was worried, so I came over to check on him,” Shen Shuli explained.
The torrential rain continued, and the floodwaters on the streets outside were already a meter deep, making it impossible for the shop owner to deliver goods.
Shen Shuli just came to take a look to put her mind at ease, because she was worried that the grain would be flooded, which would break her heart.
This batch of grain is top-quality wheat grown in the space, and she can't bear to waste a single bit.
The main reason was that she didn't expect the shop owner to live in the shop. If no one was in the shop, she would secretly move the grain and leave the silver behind.
Shen Shuli instructed, "I'll come back to pick up the goods after the rain stops. Please keep them safe for me."
"Don't worry, the grain is all stored on the third floor. Unless the rain floods the third floor, there's nothing I can do," the shopkeeper explained helplessly.
In the face of natural disasters like these, food is a very precious resource!
The shop owner values the grains he processes in the shop more than anyone else!
Shen Shuli then left with peace of mind.
Return to the inn.
Shen Yuehua had already prepared bath water in Shen Shuli's room.
The inn where the prisoners stayed was the cheapest and most affordable in the entire state.
The conditions in all aspects are naturally much worse.
After Gao Fei showed goodwill to the Xie family.
The next day, he secretly sent people to move all the prisoners to the best inn in the whole prefecture.
Worried that her husband and two daughters wouldn't be able to find them when they returned, Shen Yuehua stayed at the inn to wait.
Originally, the other members of the Su family and the Shen family were also supposed to stay and wait for people.
But the rainstorm was too fierce.
The conditions at this guesthouse are terrible; several parts have collapsed, the roof leaks, and the first floor is flooded.
It's completely uninhabitable.
Shen Yuehua immediately ordered the Su family and the rest of the Shen family to evacuate.
Xie Chengyuan only learned the next morning that Shen Shuli, Su Yunhai, and Mu Wanjun were not at the inn.
He was worried that something might have happened to the three of them, so he stayed at the inn to wait for them.
But to my surprise, the person didn't come back by the next day, and then it started pouring rain!
He immediately dispatched Xuan Guang with the Silver Armor Guards to search for the three men throughout the city.
Unfortunately, we found nothing!
The torrential rains have caused widespread damage.
Xie Chengyuan grew increasingly anxious, but he dared not disturb Gao Fei and asked him to send people to help find the three of them.
He was afraid that the three of them were doing something important and that he might ruin their plans.
But what can you do in this torrential rain?
Why haven't they come back after all this time?
Xie Chengyuan could only continue searching within the city with his Silver Armor Guards.
On the fifth day, Su Yunhai and Mu Wanjun finally returned safely.
Shen Yuehua knew what the three of them had been secretly doing.
But she was also very worried about the sudden change in weather.
I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep in the past few days, and my complexion has become quite haggard.
"Girl, take a hot bath quickly, be careful not to catch a cold." Shen Yuehua did not blame Shen Shuli and Su Yunhai.
At that moment, she felt only deep heartache.
Because she knew that everything her daughter did was for everyone's benefit.
Xie Chengyuan waited in the room for an hour until Shen Shuli, her family of three, and Mu Wanjun finally finished packing their luggage.
He led four people on a bamboo raft to Furong Inn.
The room had already been prepared for the Su family.
Xie Chengyuan wanted to say something to Shen Shuli, but he had important matters to attend to, so he simply nodded to her and left.
"Mother, has everyone been unaffected?" Shen Shuli asked.
"Don't worry, everyone's fine. It's just that the weather changed suddenly, and some people caught a chill because their bodies weren't used to it. But we've already had ginger tea, so we should be okay," Shen Yuehua explained.
"Let Wanjun prepare some medicine to ward off the cold for everyone. I'm worried about the possibility of an epidemic."
Shen Shuli was not making baseless accusations.
The plot of the book.
After the torrential rain disaster, many people were swept away by the flood, drowned, or starved to death.
The bodies were all submerged in the floodwaters.
Even after the torrential rain ended, the weather remained very hot, and the bodies in the water would quickly decompose, causing disease outbreaks.
The floodwaters were flowing, and people had no way of avoiding infection.
It's always best to take preventative measures early.
Shen Yuehua knew her daughter's concerns were not unfounded, so she immediately nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll have your father see if he can buy the medicinal herbs."
Shen Shuli thought that the whole city was suffering from the disaster, and all the shops must have been greatly affected.
The situation at the herbal medicine shops wasn't much better.
"I'll go find Ah Jun. I guess we can't buy any medicinal herbs now, so I'll have to use the ones in my space."
"Well, be careful not to arouse suspicion. I think I'll have your father go out for a while, that way we can keep it a secret," Shen Yuehua said worriedly.
"Okay, I see."
Mu Wanjun still lives in a single room.
"Ah Li, you were looking for me?"
Shen Shuli explained her purpose for coming.
"I remember the plot of the book, where a large-scale epidemic would break out after a rainstorm. Could you develop a prescription for the disease in advance?"
“There are many kinds of plagues, and I need to know what kind of epidemic it is first.” Mu Wanjun’s expression was solemn.
She was well aware of the severity of the pandemic.
If a plague breaks out in the whole city, they will definitely be trapped inside.
"Do you remember this plot? I think it was about the plague or cholera?"
"Oh, I remember, both of these epidemics exist, and their combination produces an even more severe mutation. I don't remember the name of the epidemic the author gave it."
As a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, Mu Wanjun is quite sensitive to information regarding medical conditions.
"Get the equipment out for me, I'll start the experiment right now," Mu Wanjun urged.
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Shuli released the instrument for her.
"I need some time to study what mutations will occur when these two epidemics combine."
Shen Shuli nodded and stopped disturbing her work.
To avoid being suddenly broken into, Shen Shuli decided to stay in Mu Wanjun's room.
The Su family's bodyguards and Silver Armor Guards were all seconded away by Xie Chengyuan.
The torrential rains and floods have had a huge impact on the people throughout the prefecture.
The prefect and the transport commissioner are both actively providing relief to the disaster-stricken people.
Xie Chengyuan was extremely grateful to Gao Fei for his help to the Xie family, so he naturally wanted to lend a hand.
Xie Chengyi would not stand idly by.
The Su family also wanted to do their part, since others had helped them a lot.
Therefore, the Su family does not have bodyguards for the time being, nor does it need to be protected.
Besides.
The Su and Shen families, along with all the able-bodied men among the exiled prisoners, all offered to help aid the disaster-stricken people.
They only wanted to do their bit to repay the Transport Commissioner for his kindness.
Without the Transport Commissioner, they would likely have been captured by the Xingzhou army, and who knows what kind of treatment they would have received.
They might even encounter this torrential rain disaster in the wilderness, and they will definitely be swept away by the flood and their bodies will never be found!
For the transport commissioner, this natural disaster was also a devastating blow.
The mines near the salt lake were directly destroyed by the flood, and the finished salt stored in the warehouse was also soaked and washed away by the flood.
If he hadn't just delivered a batch of salt to the imperial court, he would certainly have been held accountable by the emperor.
Although this was an unexpected natural disaster beyond human control, the transport commissioner would inevitably be held accountable by the emperor for his negligence in supervision.
However, Jeonju Prefecture still has some advantages.
Because this area is rich in salt and has a thriving trade, most of the houses in the city are two or three stories high.
The shops will be on higher floors.
The people will not be submerged in the flood.
Most of those in need of assistance are from villages and towns surrounding the prefectural city.
They are the ones who most need to be rescued.
The torrential rain lasted for seven days.
It finally stopped on the evening of the seventh day.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Wanjun's research has not yet yielded results, so Shen Shuli asked her mother, Shen Yuehua, to come and help keep watch.
She had to hurry and retrieve the grain from the mill.
But after she left the inn...
What we saw was that the floodwaters on the streets had not completely receded.
Although the floodwaters had receded on the higher streets, the exposed ground was covered with thick mud and various construction debris.
People simply cannot walk smoothly on the street.
She wouldn't be able to get her food until the garbage on the streets was cleared away.
Even the first floor of the inn where they were staying was half flooded.
Fortunately, the water level is slowly receding.
That's the case.
Shen Shuli decided to do her part.
After disguising herself in Mu Wanjun's room, she said to Shen Yuehua, "Mom, I'll go out and help clean the streets too, otherwise we'll all be trapped inside. Don't worry, I have a cheat code, so doing this kind of thing is a piece of cake."