Disaster relief is like putting out fires. Many things cannot be solved by sighing.
After everyone sighs, they still have to get together and find a way to solve the problem.
Mr. Lou has gathered people together, and officials from the city have also been called over. Everyone needs to understand the specific situation first, and then formulate a series of plans accordingly.
At this time, Magistrate Xu also noticed the existence of Xiao Nianzhi.
However, he was just startled and showed no other signs after that.
In fact, it was not that Magistrate Xu looked down on women as officials, he was just a little uncomfortable with it.
Xuzhou has sixteen counties and nearly three hundred villages.
Although the six villages that were seriously affected by the disaster can't be said to have been wiped out, they are almost there.
The situation in the remaining villages is not very good either.
Casualties and injuries...
Magistrate Xu mentioned it and sighed again.
In the current situation, we have to take advantage of the rainy weather to quickly check the situation of the survivors in each village and carry out resettlement.
Otherwise, if chaos breaks out, there will be a lot of trouble in the future.
Several imperial doctors have repeatedly emphasized the safety of drinking water.
Everyone also knows that after a major disaster, there will be another major epidemic.
That situation...
It will only make matters worse!
Therefore, the issue of drinking water has been highlighted.
Now, each county magistrate is near his or her county seat, assisting in the corresponding work and organizing the evacuation of personnel.
As for the county magistrate who died in the line of duty, the county magistrate will temporarily serve on his behalf.
After Mr. Lou understood the situation, his brows furrowed and he didn't relax until the evening.
Mr. Lou has not been out of the capital to do these things for a long time, but it is not a problem for him as a craftsman.
However, the difficult situation really gave him a headache.
He had a brief meeting with several officials and decided not to wait for tomorrow, but to go to the nearest villages today to see the situation.
Now the villagers of the disaster-stricken villages have been temporarily resettled in nearby villages.
Especially those near the river embankment. If no arrangements are made, people and the village may be rushed away together.
There are survivors, which is actually pretty good.
There were two villages, and it was said that not a single person was left alive.
Almost all traces of life were washed away by the floods after heavy rains.
Master Lou decided to divide his troops into two groups. He took three officials and several guards to check out the situation first.
Others stayed behind, waiting for news.
The main thing is that the imperial doctors prepare various emergency medicines first. Once a possible disaster appears, they will boil the medicine in a big pot and open it outside the city, trying to eliminate the symptoms!
The other part of the people naturally did not stay here in Fucheng to wait for news.
Yan Xingxuan took two officials and guards to prepare food nearby.
With him, the royal prince, around, those people wouldn't dare to fool around with things easily.
Yan Nanrong is still young, inexperienced, and has a high status, so he will not take him with him for the time being and will stay in Fucheng to wait for news.
Xiao Nianzhi Same as above.
Xiao Nianzhi actually wanted to follow him. Regarding this, Mr. Lou laughed and mounted his horse: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao, we are far from the Jin Dynasty. The men are defeated and it's time for the women to charge!"
After saying that, he rode on horseback.
In fact, riding a horse is not very convenient.
Some of the subordinate villages are just mountain roads.
Heavy rains have washed away even the main roads, let alone the trails?
However, it was faster than walking, so they chose to ride horses.
Xiao Nianzhi's staying behind was not without a mission.
She needs to assist the imperial doctors in preparing the appropriate medicines.
Although the imperial doctors came in large numbers, they also brought all kinds of medicine boys.
After all, the situation is unknown, so it is always good to have more manpower.
However, if a plague really breaks out here, so many people...
Compared with these imperial doctors, they are obviously not enough.
So, prepare medicine first.
Even if it is not used later, it can still be used as a reserve medicine.
It's just proportional as needed. It won't be used this time, which is actually a good thing.
Maybe it will be used someday.
However, the herbs they brought with them on this trip were not particularly large, and they still needed to wait for Yan Xingxuan to use them.
Xiao Nianzhi didn't refuse. She didn't know what was good or bad when others took care of her.
So, just do it!
Xiao Nianzhi went to help, but Magistrate Xu had already set off with Mr. Lou and the others.
Xiao Nianzhi and the others were temporarily staying in the post house, and the person who was temporarily responsible for receiving them was the eldest son of Xu Zhifu.
Young Master Xu saw Xiao Nianzhi taking people to help sort out the herbs. He thought about it and asked in a low voice: "Before I came, my sister once asked me if there was anything I needed help with. We... lacked manpower.
? My sister has some knowledge of medicine."
Mr. Xu is not very old, he looks about fourteen or fifteen years old.
He looks dignified and polite, but there is still a hint of boyishness about him.
The other party mentioned his sister, which made Xiao Nianzhi realize something in a daze.
That is……
Is the other party’s sister Xu Miaoniang?
Guo welcomes back his already-decided fiancée?
Not sure, but you can come down and check the situation.
Xiao Nianzhi asked the doctor Lin who was in charge. After the doctor had no objection, she replied to Mr. Xu: "That will be troublesome."
As soon as he heard that it was okay, Mr. Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and after saying goodbye, he came back not long after.
Behind him followed a generous and bright girl.
The girl was dressed in old clothes, with no jewelry except for two silver hairpins on her head. She looked plain and neat.
Seeing Xiao Nianzhi looking over, Mr. Xu hurriedly introduced: "Hello, Mr. Xiao, this is my sister. You can call her Yuanniang."
Miss Xu is the eldest daughter of the Xu family, so there is no problem in calling her Yuan Niang.
Xiao Nianzhi nodded and responded with a smile: "Please Yuanniang, please come and help me."
In response, Xu Miaoniang cupped her hands and said with a bit of arrogance: "Master Xiao, you are too polite to say this. Originally it was our responsibility, but I should say, please come all the way to save me, Linzhou."
Everyone said a few polite words and started working.
Xu Miaoniang is not tall, half a head shorter than Xiao Nianzhi, but she works quickly, crisply and with great strength.
There were some things that Xiao Nianzhi was not sure he could move.
As a result, people moved away easily.
This made Xiao Nianzhi couldn't help but look at her several more times.
They were busy until the evening, preparing the medicines they had brought with them according to anti-inflammatory and anti-disease prescriptions, wrapping them in paper bags, and then sorting and packing them. When they were needed urgently, they could just carry the baskets and cook them directly.
After spending most of the day together, Xu Miaoniang felt that she and Xiao Nianzhi had become familiar with each other.
When the two of them went to wash their hands together, Xu Miaoniang said with a smile: "If you don't mind, Mr. Xiao, just call me Miao Niang."
Xiao Nianzhi had no excuse and nodded with a smile: "Hello, Miao Niang."
Xu Miaoniang responded with a smile. She wanted to call her cousin, but after thinking about it, she seemed not too reserved, so she gave up temporarily.
