Su Xiaolu asked again. She also knew that the old woman was very sad now, and every time she asked, she was exposing scars, but she had to do this. Only by finding out could she save more people.
The old woman took a breath, calmed down and nodded, answering Su Xiaolu's words, she said: "Yes, our family eats from one pot. In those days, my eldest son's family also came to have dinner together. They
The whole family is fine, except my little son..."
As the old woman spoke, tears came out again.
There was nothing wrong with the food he ate, but his life was wasted.
Huang Xingliang sighed lightly, as long as there is an epidemic, such things will happen everywhere.
Su Xiaolu looked at the old woman and asked: "If you think about it again, there is nothing wrong with the things at home. What about the things outside? Have you gone to a restaurant to eat, have friends invited you to dinner, and have you eaten anything given by others?"
Su Xiaolu asked several possibilities in succession.
The old woman wiped away her tears, shook her head and replied subconsciously: "No, not at all..."
But she paused suddenly, as if something had occurred to her. She looked at Su Xiaolu and said, "It seems so. In the past few days, he brought firewood to Yuanwai Li's house. When he came back, he told me that he had eaten two buns from Yuanwai Li's house.
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The old woman looked a little excited: "Yes, I remembered it. My son ate two steamed buns from Yuanwai Li's house. When he came back, he said that Yuanwai Li was such a nice person. He worked for his family and was able to take care of the food. Sometimes it was steamed buns.
Sometimes it’s steamed buns.”
"Member Li?"
Huang Xingliang murmured in confusion. He didn't expect that when he came to check this time, he really found something. At least there was a breakthrough.
The old woman nodded: "Yes, it's Mr. Li's wife's house. My son has always taken care of the firewood for his house. He also gives me a lot of money and he's very happy."
Thinking about it, the old woman felt a little sad.
Could it be the problem with the buns? The old woman looked at Huang Xingliang, as if she wanted an answer.
Huang Xingliang couldn't give her an answer, so he looked elsewhere in the room.
Zhou Zhi and Su Xiaolu checked around the house. Su Xiaolu didn't ask any more questions. She checked the house again.
Nothing more was found, and all the records were the same as those first discovered by the government.
After the inspection, Su Xiaolu said: "Let's go to the next one."
Zhou Zhi nodded lightly.
Huang Xingliang said to the old woman: "Auntie, you can't go out during this period, so just stay at home."
The old woman seemed to want to ask, but seemed afraid to ask.
Huang Xingliang said: "Auntie, the imperial court will definitely investigate this epidemic."
The old woman nodded and sent a few people out. For her, her son's family of three was gone and nothing could be undone. If she knew what the disease was, it was just to give her an answer.
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Several people got on the carriage and headed to Wu Ping'an's house. As soon as Huang Xingliang sat down, he closed his eyes and rested.
Su Xiaolu looked at Zhou Zhi, who also closed his eyes to rest.
Su Xiaolu also closed her eyes and started running her internal energy in her body, but as soon as she started running her inner breath, she felt Zhou Zhi looking at her again.
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Su Xiaolu was too lazy to pay attention, and circulated the inner breath in her body over and over again. When the carriage stopped, she just collected the breath and opened her eyes. Zhou Zhi looked at her all the way, their eyes met, and he spoke softly and softly.
Said: "We have arrived at Wu Ping'an's house."
Wu Ping'an's family is a live poultry breeder. He lives a bit far away from his home. At home, his wife and three children live with their parents.
In Wu Ping'an's family, it was Wu Ping'an and his son who died.
Jin Wu stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon a questioning voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
Huang Xingliang shouted into the room: "The government is investigating the case. Open the door to assist in the investigation."
After Huang Xingliang spoke, the door opened quickly. The person who opened the door was a middle-aged woman with a tired look and a small white flower in her hair.
She looked at Su Xiaolu and the others, then bowed and said, "Ms. Qin, a commoner woman, has met several adults."
Mrs. Qin turned sideways and invited Su Xiaolu and others to enter the courtyard.
When Master Wu Ping'an passed away, there was no way to collect his bones, and he couldn't even hold a funeral. He could only hang white sails and wear white flowers at home to pay homage.
The deserted and quiet courtyard has lost its freshness and is only left cold. This is another family that will take a long time to heal.
Huang Xingliang shook his head lightly and sighed.
Mrs. Qin said softly: "Please forgive me, my father-in-law and mother-in-law are very upset at home, and the child is still young and it is inconvenient to come out to see people. If you need to ask anything, just ask me."
Su Xiaolu said: "Then think back, did they eat anything else in those days, given by friends, invited, etc."
As the first few people, not all of their family members were infected, indicating that certain conditions are required for the disease to spread.
All the investigative testimonies are clear and there is nothing suspicious. That is, just now Zhang Yimin's old mother said that Zhang Yimin had eaten the steamed buns given by Mr. Li. This can be a breakthrough at present.
Regardless of whether these families have something in common to connect them, they all have to go to Yuan Li's home in the end.
Su Xiaolu pondered.
Mrs. Qin listened to Su Xiaolu's question and thought about it carefully. As she thought about it, tears flowed out unconsciously. She quickly wiped them away and choked: "I didn't eat anything else. During that time, I just gave it to Li Yuanwai's house."
I sent some chickens and ducks, and Mr. Li sent two steamed buns. He ate one and kept one to take home... My eldest son saw that he wanted to eat, so I let him eat..."
"The steamed stuffed buns from Mr. Li's wife's house?"
Huang Xingliang asked excitedly.
Mrs. Qin didn't know why, and nodded nervously: "Yes, yes, apart from that, there is nothing else. He has never gone out to eat, and I have sent him the meals."
"Doesn't he live at home?"
Su Xiaolu looked at Qin and asked.
Mrs. Qin nodded: "My family raises chickens, ducks and live poultry. Those things are dirty and smelly, so I raised them on a fenced area outside the city and sent him meals every day. My eldest son ate steamed buns that day and said they were very good.
Eat, he was going to help his father raise chickens and ducks, so he went..."
Mrs. Qin couldn't talk any more, she burst into tears, covered her face and began to cry.
It’s steamed buns again. Anyone who ate steamed buns got sick and died. Zhang Yimin’s wife and children lived with him, so they were most likely to spread the disease. His family members escaped death because they paid attention to hygiene and heating.
There was something wrong with Mr. Li's wife's buns, and Huang Xingliang looked heavy.
He looked at Zhou Zhi, and Zhou Zhi looked at Su Xiaolu. Su Xiaolu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Wang Dongzi's house and have a look."
Su Xiaolu and Zhou Zhi turned around and went out.
Mrs. Qin wiped her tears and said goodbye.
She said weakly: "Sir, I found out, can you tell the woman?"
Huang Xingliang nodded: "I will tell you."
Huang Xingliang agreed and told Mrs. Qin not to go out during this period, but to take precautions and follow the government's arrangements.
After finishing speaking, Huang Xingliang followed Su Xiaolu and Zhou Zhi. After getting on the carriage, Huang Xingliang closed his eyes and rested.