Chapter 1473 - 1476: Scared an Old Lady to Death Before_1
"My dear brother, don’t be foolish. Didn’t you hear the young master calling that gentleman in white Ye Zi’an just now? Ye Zi’an, the name of our newly appointed Lord Prefect, whom our Lord County Magistrate talks about every day."
The head bailiff finally came to his senses, "Yes, yes, I’ll go report to the County Magistrate right away!" Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he dashed in the direction of the county seat.
Meanwhile, Ye Zi’an and his companions returned to the inn.
Upon seeing Mu Shaoling and the others coming back, the innkeeper showed a schadenfreude smile, feeling a twisted satisfaction at having a few more people to join them in facing death.
Ignoring his petty thoughts, Yang Chuxia and the others proceeded upstairs.
"You must have seen this kind of sickness on the way here, right? It’s very similar to Auntie Hong’s. Is there still a cure?" As soon as they sat down, Ye Zi’an got straight to the point.
"I’ve seen it, your son was scared into crying twice. How could I not have seen it?" Mu Shaoling said.
Hearing that Yangyang had also been scared into crying, Ye Zi’an looked down at his son who clung to him.
"My dear father, I didn’t mean to cry, I didn’t intend to appear unmanly." Sensing his gaze, Yangyang hurriedly explained.
"Dad knows you didn’t do it on purpose, you were just too scared."
"Mhm, exactly!" The little fellow nodded vigorously.
Yang Chuxia couldn’t help but smirk, recalling who it was that said they were angry and wouldn’t pay attention to their father for a long time?
Mu Shaoling shook his head, speechless, "I haven’t figured out how to treat this disease yet. The methods I used on the Hong Family’s wife were obviously not effective. Once people in the town catch this disease, they become thinner and thinner until they die." Just like living dead.
Hearing Mu Shaoling also had no confidence in a cure, Ye Zi’an’s expression grew serious.
"There are three counties in Shandong where this sickness has appeared, with the most cases occurring in Li’an County. The doctors I’ve brought in say it is contagious, but I remember that Auntie Hong, from when she fell ill until her death—a long time—was taken care of by Uncle Hong. If it were contagious, Uncle Hong would have been infected long ago."
"But if this disease isn’t contagious, why would so many people suddenly fall ill?"
This was also what Ye Zi’an couldn’t fathom.
"Let’s do this, in the afternoon have some people come over for me to see. Talking about it now isn’t getting us anywhere."
After thinking for a moment, Mu Shaoling added, "However, I feel their sickness might be different from that of the Hong Family’s wife. By the later stages of her illness, she couldn’t even move, but these people are still walking around like skeletons. I heard they even scared an old lady to death."
Yang Chuxia also nodded, "That’s right, Brother An, I think you need to find a way to gather all the sick people together, and have doctors treat them collectively. Otherwise, you really could scare people by going out!"
"That makes sense."
Having finished the serious discussions, Mu Shaoling and the Commandery Princess Dongyang left, taking Yangyang, the third wheel, and leaving space for the couple to be affectionate.
Ye Zi’an naturally wouldn’t waste Mu Shaoling’s kindness. He embraced Yang Chuxia, rubbing his cheek against hers and said softly, "Xiaxia! Your husband has missed you so much!"
"With such problems happening in Shandong, you still find the time to miss me?"
"Of course, there’s time!" Recalling the conversation before he left, Ye Zi’an suddenly chuckled, "Every time I go to relieve myself, I think of my wife earnestly several times, from head to toe, inside and out!"