Qingfeng Xu Xu

After hearing what Xu Qingjiu said, Butler Wu also felt very ashamed. He bowed his hands to Xu Qingjiu and Xu Mulin, who had changed his clothes and was standing behind Xu Qingjiu, and said,"Please forgive me, you two gentlemen."

Xu Mulin said to him. Xu Qingjiu took a look. Earlier, several people had ruled out suspicion for everyone in the village, and Butler Wu was the first one. Therefore, those sharp and blunt remarks made by Xu Qingjiu just now were actually only because of Butler Wu's doubts about Xu Mulin. Xu Qingjiu was a little unhappy, but Xu Mulin knew Xu Qingjiu's temperament, so he thought it didn't matter. He just smiled at Xu Qingjiu and then said to Butler Wu:"Nothing, let's go, you should have arranged someone Follow along and leave a mark."

Butler Wu looked up at Xu Mulin and replied,"Yes."

"You should be able to catch up soon, don't worry, I will persuade him to come back. Then he turned to look at Xu Qingjiu and said,"Qingjiu, you..."

"I am at home...Waiting for your return at the village"

"good."

Sure enough, before they reached the exit of the city, Xu Mulin and Butler Wu caught up with Li Jichu who was riding out.

"Jichu, listen to me and go back first."Xu Mulin drove his horse to Li Jichu and reached out to grab the reins held by Li Jichu.

"Mulin, something happened to him, please let go, I'm going to find him."Li Jichu changed his usual friendly face to a frosty expression, but he still tried his best to control his tone.

"You believe me."Xu Mulin didn't let go, but just sighed slightly,"Xin Lu Xianyun, he will be back in two days. He is fine. Don't worry, go back with me first."

"what do you know?"Li Jichu couldn't control his tone and asked coldly

"Go back, I promise he will be fine. As for what happened, he will tell you when he comes back."Xu Mulin didn't answer the question.

Li Jichu looked toward the city gate, and then turned to look at Xu Mulin. Xu Mulin just kept holding the reins in Li Jichu's hand without urging him. After a long time, Li Jichu pulled the reins and turned the horse around.

"good."Li Jichu said concisely and concisely, pulled the reins from Xu Mulin's hand, clamped the horse's belly and headed back the way he came. When he returned to the room, Xu Qingjiu had fallen asleep on the bed where Xu Mulin had been lying before. Xu Mulin He loosened Xu Qingjiu's bun, tucked the quilt, and brought a quilt from the next room. Next to Xu Qingjiu, they lay half-length on the bed and fell asleep together. In the next two days, Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu He stayed in the yard all the time, and Li Jichu never showed up during this period. Later, Xu Qingjiu couldn't help but asked Butler Wu to inquire about the situation, and learned that after Li Jichu came back that night, he had suffered from heart attacks from time to time. Fortunately, Lu Xianyun had prepared some medicine just in case, but now he can barely survive

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Lu, are you really okay?"Out of concern for Li Jichu, Butler Wu asked worriedly

"It's okay. If you count the time, you should be back the day after tomorrow. Brother Ji Chu, does it really matter now?"

"It can be maintained. As long as Mr. Lu comes back as soon as possible, it should be fine."

"I'd better go see him"

"Mr. Xu, please excuse me. It’s just that I secretly put some soothing medicine left by Mr. Lu in the eldest son’s medicine for relieving heart problems. The eldest son should have fallen asleep now."

"It doesn't matter, I just went to see him"

"Yes, I’m sorry to bother Mr. Xu."

Entering Li Jichu's yard, it was dark. Xu Qingjiu walked a few more steps and saw a faint light coming from the corridor. When he got closer, Xu Qingjiu saw Li Jichu wearing a coat and sitting there. On the railing, I leaned against the pillar and closed my eyes to sleep.

"I've been drinking Lu Xianyun's medicine for so long, how can I still not recognize the tranquilizer?" Before Xu Qingjiu could speak, Li Jichu said to himself

"Instead of taking tranquilizers, brother Jichu should drink the medicine to relieve heart problems."

"To me, it's not a cure, it's just a life-sustaining medicine."

"Medicine can't cure the disease, but it can allow Brother Jichu to always do what he wants to do. Isn't that great?"

"What do I want to do?"Li Jichu opened his eyes and looked towards the wall, smiling to himself,"Yeah, so I'm still waiting."

"wait? What are you waiting for?" Xu Qingjiu asked doubtfully

"...Wait for myself. Li Jichu murmured, then turned to Xu Qingjiu and said,"Go back and tell your senior brother that I'm fine. I'll be fine in two days." Also, Qingjiu, thank you, and your senior brother. It's not convenient to greet you these two days. I have arranged for Butler Wu to take care of him personally. If anything happens, just ask him."

Before Xu Qingjiu could speak, Li Jichu stood up and walked towards the room, saying as he walked:"I'm going back to the house to drink medicine."

After returning, Xu Qingjiu informed Xu Mulin of the situation. Xu Mulin struggled for a long time but still could not make up his mind to find Li Jichu. Then, Xu Qingjiu wanted to confirm that his injury was no longer serious. On the other hand, he was also afraid that Xu Mulin and Li Jichu had his own emotions, and if they met, it wouldn't be appropriate to start a quarrel if they disagreed, so he took the initiative to take over the matter to prevent Xu Mulin from continuing to be so absent-minded.

"Senior brother, please relax. Brother Jichu is fine. He is just too worried about Doctor Lu. When Doctor Lu comes back, brother Jichu will definitely be lively and jumping up and down."

Xu Mulin was amused by Xu Qingjiu's nonsense, and said with a smile:"I am very tolerant to them, but you, if you don't sit down obediently, I will change your dressing."

Before Xu Mulin finished speaking, Xu Qingjiu was already sitting upright, looking up at Xu Mulin with a silly smile.

"Does it hurt? Just tell me if it hurts."Xu Mulin gently took off the fine cloth for Xu Qingjiu and applied the medicine again.

"It doesn’t hurt," Xu Qingjiu looked at Xu Mulin and shook her head,"I’m not like my senior brother, I can only endure it if it hurts."

"Yeah?"Xu Mulin asked with a smile

"Yes, that's right, it is."Xu Qingjiu affirmed one after another.

"Okay, Qingjiu doesn't feel any pain, so naturally senior brother doesn't feel any pain either."Xu Mulin turned behind Xu Qingjiu, applied medicine to the back shoulder, and murmured for a long time.

"What did senior brother say?"Xu Mulin didn't speak loudly, but the two of them were close. Xu Qingjiu heard clearly, but he didn't understand what Xu Mulin meant and said in confusion. But Xu Mulin just smiled and didn't answer.

Two more days passed.

When the moon climbed over the branches, Li Jichu's dazed mind gradually became clearer, but he still closed his eyes and leaned against the pillar in the corridor, unwilling to move. He suddenly heard footsteps approaching from far away, and he didn't want to put in the effort to identify whose footsteps they were. Lu Xianyun promised to return before sunset, but he had already broken his promise for a long time. But when the man came closer, a scent of medicine drifted into Li Jichu's breath with the night wind, and Li Jichu's closed eyelids moved. , but still did not open his eyes.

Lu Xianyun quickly walked up to Li Jichu and wrapped Li Jichu's entire body in his cloak.

"It's a cool night, let's go back to the room"

"...Why don't you go over the wall today?"

"Afraid of waking you up. Let's go. Since you haven't slept yet, go back to your room and I'll give you an acupuncture. I heard from Lao Wu that you've had a heart attack again in the past few days and the medicine isn't very good. Do you not want me anymore?"

"yes"

"Okay, if you don’t want me, then you have to want yourself. Don’t you want it too?"

"No more"

"No more? Then give it to me, I want it very much, I want it very much."Lu Xianyun also sat on the railing, holding Li Jichu's head buried under the cloak in his hands. Seeing that Li Jichu still had his eyes closed tightly, Lu Xianyun brought Li Jichu's head close to him with both hands, and gently kissed Li Jichu's forehead. , then wrapped Li Jichu back in his cloak and hugged him tightly."Don't hold it back, I won't look."

Hearing this, Li Jichu slowly opened his eyes. Before his eyes were wide open, tears slid down the slits of his eyes and did not stop for a long time. After venting his grievances for a long time, Li Jichu's mood still hadn't calmed down, and his voice was mixed with many things. Crying,"It was you who didn't want me first."...How dare you lie to me?"

"...Things are unpredictable and it’s hard to guarantee that I’ll always be there...That's why I prepared those medicines. If something happens to me, at least I can still save you in the end. I don't want you"

"I'm not talking about me, it's me"

"……"

"Lu Xianyun, do you think it's enough to save me? Do you think you can save me if something happens to you?"

"those medicines..."

Before Lu Xianyun could finish speaking, Li Jichu pushed Lu Xianyun away with a palm and stood up to leave.

Lu Xianyun also stood up and grabbed Li Jichu, trying to wrap him up again, but was pushed away with a palm.

"preservation? Without Lu Xianyun, would Li Jichu still be Li Jichu? Li Jichu should have died a long time ago. He is alive because of Lu Xianyun. I should have died a long time ago. Li Jichu should have died a long time ago."Li Jichu roared hoarsely.

"...Jichu..."Lu Xianyun stepped forward again and hugged Li Jichu,"Without Jichu, Lu Xianyun is not Lu Xianyun. I'm sorry, I didn't want to give up on myself, I just...It's just that I thought that could protect you. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hidden it from you, let alone deceived you. Jichu, I'm back. I haven't given up on myself or you."

After calming down in Lu Xianyun's arms for a long time, Li Jichu buried his head on Lu Xianyun's shoulder and rubbed it from side to side before looking up at Lu Xianyun. Lu Xianyun raised his hand and pressed Li Jichu's face against his fingertips. He wiped it occasionally, kissed his forehead, and hugged him back into his arms. He murmured:"I miss you so much, Ji Chu, I miss you so much.""

"Ah He," Li Jichu raised his hands and hugged Lu Xianyun tightly,"I'm really tired of holding on for all these years....But, I can't bear it"

"I'm here, it's okay. I'll be fine too, you're here. Lu Xianyun raised his hand and stroked Li Jichu's disheveled hair,"Go back to your room and I'll show you." Then tell you all the causes and consequences."

After Lu Xianyun checked Li Jichu's pulse, he realized that Li Jichu's symptoms similar to a heart attack were actually caused by worries and depression in his heart. A heart attack is not as scary as he feared. Lu Xianyun was on his way back. , I have been unable to suppress the more terrifying suspicions in my heart, and now I am finally relieved.

While Lu Xianyun gave Li Jichu acupuncture to relieve the depression, he explained what happened in detail.

It turned out that when Lu Xianyun came back that day , there was some suspicion that the epidemic in Sijing Village might not be as simple as an ordinary epidemic, so in addition to medicines for treating epidemics, medicines for preventing and treating plagues were also prepared. Otherwise, Lu Xianyun might not be able to come back. The next day, Lu Xianyun returned. When we arrived at Murakami, we saw that the current situation was indeed quite stable, so we continued to control the epidemic according to the methods used to treat epidemic diseases. However, we also kept an eye on it, and asked the two people from the medical clinic to continue to explore Murakami's situation separately until the end of the day. The condition of the infected people in the village was getting better and better. Several people were discussing the follow-up arrangements. Suddenly, the two people who had gone to investigate suddenly fainted. The village suddenly panicked as if a pot was exploding. Lu Xianyun finally realized, The real epidemic had just begun.

Lu Xianyun first diagnosed the situation with two doctors and confirmed that it was a plague. He quickly gave the two doctors the medicine he had prepared earlier and then began to diagnose and treat the people in the village. However, there was a difference between the plague and the plague. The biggest characteristic of ordinary epidemics is that the plague is highly contagious and highly lethal. At dusk, nearly two hundred people from the forty-seven households in Sijing Village had symptoms of the disease. Although Lu Xianyun quickly determined the treatment The porridge shop was the source of the spread, but it was too late to stop it.

In fact, Lu Xianyun, who was not infected originally, asked Li Zheng to arrange for prevention and treatment at home. Just because the situation was under control, in order to continue prevention, Lu Xianyun So I got some medicine with early prevention and treatment effects, and arranged for the medicine to be donated at the porridge shop on the pretext of giving porridge to ensure that every household took the medicine. It was also possible to double check the population of each household and whether there were any suspicious people among them. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be self-defeating and gave the bad guys an opportunity to sneak in. Although the medicine distributed had a certain control effect on the plague, it was ultimately a drop in the bucket and the plague spread so quickly. Before dawn the next day, in addition to the symptoms, More than 20 people with mild illnesses have basically recovered. In addition, nearly 50 people have died. At dawn, Lu Xianyun did not wait for Li Zheng, who arrived to inform him of the latest situation. He only received the news that Li Zheng was also infected. By the time Lu Xianyun When they arrived, they found more than a dozen corpses that had died of the disease from the cellar of Li Zheng's house, and Li Zheng's son was among them.

Later, according to Li Zheng's account, it was said that his son had gone out to make a living for many years and actually became a trafficker. Because they were targeted by the government, Li Zheng and his accomplices brought the six women back to hide. Li Zheng repeatedly tried to persuade her to no avail, but he was reluctant to part with this solitary seedling, so he kept it hidden. Half a month ago, among the people he brought back, Suddenly someone started to have a fever, cough, and finally started to cough up blood. There were sores and pus on his body. A few people were afraid, so they quickly pulled the person out and buried him hastily. Unexpectedly, they still couldn't control it.

"That is to say, is it the source of the disease that Li Zheng's son brought back?"

"No, according to the general recollection, in addition to the person who was buried and the fourteen people who died of the disease, at least three people are missing."

"No other information?"

"Originally there wasn't, but then there was"

"what for?"

"Li Zheng's condition was originally under control, but probably because he had been in contact with the source of the disease for too long and his condition had been latent for a long time, he died in the end. Seeing that Rizheng was dead, the villagers lost control even more. We could only take the cured villagers away, thinking of arranging disciples to control the situation when we came back. But it was not possible and we could only end it in a rage. As a result, we couldn't get out at all. Sijing Village had already been besieged. Like me, we planned to set fire to kill the people inside. Originally, I told the hospital that if I didn't come back in two days, I would bring more medicine, but they were also controlled when they arrived near the village, and the fireworks I brought you gave me were because of the villagers' riot. , I don’t know where it fell, it’s impossible to send a message out."

"Since you can't come out and the message can't be delivered, what's going on with the letter?"Li Jichu suddenly grasped the key point and asked.