"By the way, is my cousin back?" Xu Da suddenly asked with concern.
Gongsun Yu was still digesting the huge amount of information revealed in Xu Da's eyes. He swallowed hard and couldn't answer for a while.
It was Mrs. Xu who replied: "Last night, there were successive epidemics in the city. Your cousin found an acquaintance to open the city gate and came back quietly last night."
I was about to tell Xu Damo to speak out. After all, Gongsun An was an official, and it would be harmful to his reputation if word of his escaping from battle spread.
No, before she had time to remind her, Xu Dayan nodded and said:
"My brother passed away and my uncle has no other adult children in his family. My cousin came back in time to help with the cooking. This is good. I respect my brother and be filial to my elders."
In Xu Da's opinion, Gongsun Yue died at the right time, leaving a way for his cousin to survive.
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu was stunned. Was Xu Da hinting at what they were going to do?
Speaking of which, it is a critical time in the city right now. As an official, my son not only failed to set an example, but also ran away home in fear of death. After the incident was over, the superior began to hold people accountable. To be more serious, the prefect gave the order. I am afraid that the last bit of dignity was
All gone.
Therefore, there is no better reason than what Xu Da said.
Before today, Gongsun Yu and Xu had never thought about using the dead as a shield.
Last night, when they saw their son running away from the battle and suddenly running back, the couple were thinking of finding a reason for him, asking for sick leave or something else, but they didn't think about Gongsun Yue's death at all.
Now hearing what Xu Da said, the couple looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
A door to a new world was forcibly pushed in front of them by Xu Da. For the first time, two people who had been faithful to their duties could feel the rapid beating of their hearts in their chests so clearly for the first time.
It's as if something is breaking through the previous confinement and flying out.
"Gulu~" Gongsun Yu swallowed hard and finally found his voice from this adrenaline surge.
"I'm afraid there are people infected with the epidemic everywhere in the mansion. If An'er goes there, what will happen if he gets infected?"
Xu laughed, "Don't we have an antidote? Prepare more, it's better to have more than less."
"Moreover, a friend in need is a true friend. How can a true friend be seen if we don't share the same adversity?"
Now everyone is afraid of the plague and dare not approach the second house. If Gongsun An passes by, no matter what he does, whether it is good or bad, as long as he is not blind, he can know who is sincere and who is fake.
Anyway, it all depends on the support of peers.
Xu Da has no hope for Gongsun An's brain, as long as he can be himself.
After once again telling his aunt and his family to prepare more medicinal materials for the antidote, Xu Da left.
The Xu family's tofu business was suspended, and there was nothing they could do to stop it. When Xu Yue fell ill, the family focused on her and could not take care of things in the mill.
Secondly, there was a lot of noise about the plague. Knowing that Xu Yue was infected, who among the tenants would dare to approach the Xu family?
If you don't come to your door to cause trouble, it's already fine.
Now only Wang Dayou's family next door and He Zeng, who is single and fearless, are in contact with Xu Yue's family.
However, both of them were arranged by Xu Da to find an open space to build a firewood pile. After all, there were still many corpses to be burned.
Xu Yue was not fully recovered yet, so she was leaning on the kang, holding the medicine that her sister had heated, and while drinking, she looked through the open window at her mother-in-law and her brother who were preparing to do the test in the yard.
Her current physical condition is not enough to enter the research room to get the test equipment inside, and the black blood epidemic is coming fiercely. The slaves may die at any time, and there is not much time left for them.
So after discussion with my brother, my mother and I decided to continue testing his blood to see if it had the effect of defeating the virus.
Wang took a small bowl of Xu Dalang's blood. As soon as he cut it with the knife, the wound in his palm began to clot automatically after a while.
After another five minutes or so, the wound disappeared, leaving only a shallow white mark, reminding everyone that there had been a wound here.
Such self-healing ability made Xu Yue stunned for a moment.
Finally, under the reminder of Xu Dalang and Xu Yue, Wang diluted the blood according to different concentrations and came to the cowshed.
One more of the fourteen slaves died, and now only thirteen remain.
Four of them had drank the medicine given by Gu Weihe, and their mental state was obviously better than the other nine.
But there is no sign of improvement, it is just consuming vitality.
The remaining seventeen corpses were lined up in the yard and covered with straw mats.
Fortunately, Lao Wutou, Yang Wazi and others had been sent home in advance, otherwise if this scene were seen by outsiders, they would think that the Xu family was conducting some horrific biochemical experiments.
The slaves no longer had much consciousness. They were lying on the straw in the cowshed, with their eyes open, and they were breathing more out than in.
Xu Erniang fed them some water and liquid food, and she managed to regain her breath and was able to hear Wang's questions.
"Who else wants to try the medicine?"
Wang's voice was low, but it reached every slave's ears clearly.
They barely held on to their last strength and blinked their eyes. Seeing their tenacious vitality, Xu Erniang turned her head away unbearably and sighed.
Although there is an antidote, these people obviously have no time to wait for the antidote to arrive.
The process from onset of illness to death is too short, ranging from half a day to three or four days. Many people will be killed by this disease before the antidote is available.
With the consent of the parties concerned, Wang first took out the sample with the lowest concentration and gave it to the two people who seemed to be in the best physical condition to drink it.
Next, it’s time to wait for the results.
The two slaves reacted quickly, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, their closed eyes suddenly opened, and red bloodshot eyes quickly filled them, looking very scary.
Xu Dalang was calm, holding one hand down and watching the immune systems of the two fighting against the fierce zombie virus. In the end, they were infected by this weak zombie virus and died quickly.
From disease to death, it takes less than two minutes.
"Will they also become zombies?" Xu Erniang looked at the two corpses and asked curiously.
Xu Dalang shook his head. With this level of zombie virus, a healthy person would not die, let alone be assimilated by him.
He lowered his head to the chests of the two slaves and listened to them one by one. He nodded to Mr. Wang:
"It has anti-virus effect, but their health is too bad. If they persist for one more minute, they have a chance to survive."
"Mommy, the concentration needs to be doubled again, in small amounts and often, while observing and feeding." Xu Yue, who was sitting by the window, reminded.
She looked at the two dead slaves and sighed heavily, hoping for better luck in the future.
After listening to Xu Yue's words, the three Wangs found two more people to try this method in small quantities and many times.
This time, the reaction of the two slaves was much gentler than the previous two, and soon you could hear their breathing getting stronger.
