"It turns out to be Colonel Chen." Chai Yan greeted.
Chen Tianming, who fell to the ground, was surprised and said: "Uncle...uncle? Why are you here?"
Chen Lanzhi walked over with a sullen face. When he passed by the three soldiers, they immediately lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
"Get up!" Chen Lanzhi said in a commanding tone.
Chen Lanzhi was startled, then hurriedly stood up, his head hanging down and motionless.
Chen Lanzhi asked: "Can't you afford to lose?"
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Chen Tianming understood that his uncle had probably seen what happened just now, but he only appeared at this moment.
Chen Tianming shook his head and said nothing.
"Why don't you speak? Where has the momentum gone?" Chen Lanzhi scolded.
Chen Tianming said: "Uncle, I..."
Chen Lanzhi interrupted: "...Don't tell me, tell Mr. Chai!"
Chen Tianming had no choice but to lower his head and said: "Master Chai, I...I give up. From now on...I will go to other places for convenience..."
Chai Yan nodded and reminded: "Not only you, but no one is allowed to urinate and defecate here in the future. I will tell everyone later, do you understand?"
Chen Tianming didn't want to agree, but because Chen Lanzhi was staring at him, he could only clasp his fists obediently and say, "I know."
Chen Lanzhi looked at Chen Tianming, shook his head helplessly, waved his hands and said: "You guys, get out of here!"
"Yes, uncle." After Chen Tianming responded, he and the other three people quickly ran away.
Chen Lanzhi then cupped his fists and apologized to Chai Yan: "Master Chai, my nephew's reckless temper has offended Master Chai. Lanzhi apologizes to Master Chai on his behalf. I just ask that you don't mind and forgive him for being uncool!"
Chai Yan shook his head slightly to indicate that it didn't matter, and then asked: "Colonel Chen, why are you here?"
Chen Lanzhi replied: "It's getting late. The general asked me to invite Mr. Chai back to the camp for dinner."
Chai Yan nodded and said: "Thank you, Colonel Chen, for informing me. Before I go back, I want to go to the stream to wash my hands first. Would Captain Chen want to come with me?"
"Let's go together." Chen Lanzhi responded.
So, the two of them walked side by side towards the stream in front of them.
On the way, Chen Lanzhi asked: "By the way, Mr. Chai, is there any reason why you didn't allow them to use those huts just now?"
Chai Yan pointed to the latrine and the pond and asked: "Colonel Chen, take a closer look. Did you find that the terrain in the latrine is slightly higher than that of the pond?"
Chen Lanzhi observed it carefully and nodded seriously: "It is indeed a bit high..."
Chai Yan continued: "Colonel Chen, I don't know who made this plan. He was so stupid as to build the hut high above the drinking water source. He never thought that the drinking water would be contaminated by excrement.
Are you here?"
Chen Lanzhi said: "That's not the case. I think there is quite a distance between the hut and the pond. How come..."
"...What about rain?" Chai Yan interrupted immediately and asked loudly: "Colonel Chen, haven't you thought about what happens after it rains?"
Chen Lanzhi suddenly became speechless and ignored the rain.
Chai Yan added: "Even if it doesn't rain, over time, excrement will seep down through the soil, and the water in the pond will still be polluted. It's strange that people don't get sick after drinking it!"
"Yes, yes, Master Chai is right to remind you, this hut is definitely no longer usable. I will explain this to the general later!" Chen Lanzhi said hurriedly.
Chai Yan added: "Not only are these latrines unusable, but the pond below that holds water can no longer be used. For such a long time, the pond has probably been contaminated by feces and sewage!"
When Chen Lan heard this, he felt sick in his heart, because he had drunk the water in the camp early in the morning. Could it be that he got it from there?
While talking, the two of them walked to the stream. Chai Yan squatted down by the water, washed his face with the stream water, drank a little at the same time, and asked in his heart: "Shangguan Peining, what's wrong with this stream?"
So, it’s not contaminated, right?”
After a short while, Shangguan Peining replied: "No, you can drink it with confidence!"
After hearing this, Chai Yan said: "Colonel Chen, from now on, all water in the camp must be picked up here, and it is best to boil all water before drinking. You can't take chances, otherwise you will accidentally
The consequences will be worse!"
Chen Lanzhi also washed his hands and face by the stream. He wanted to take a sip to quench his thirst, but after hearing Chai Yan's words, he held back.
On the way back from the stream to the Chinese military camp, Chai Yan gave Chen Lanzhi some health knowledge. Chen Lanzhi kept nodding his head and said "I've learned a lesson" several times!
When he returned to the Chinese army tent and met Jiang Yongshuang, Chen Lanzhi immediately raised the issue of the drinking water pond and the latrine being too close.
Jiang Yongshuang became angry when he heard this. He immediately called Zhong Shida over and asked him in front of Chai Yan why there was a hut there, and it was on a higher ground than the pond.
Zhong Shida told everyone with an embarrassed look on his face that he didn't think much about this matter at all. He just thought that a few huts could be built in that place, which was close and convenient.
Jiang Yongshuang scolded Zhongshida for being careless and ineffective, and then ordered him to take people to demolish those huts, and then use soil to fill up the excrement. The water in the ponds was also stopped and all water was taken away.
Going to the stream.
Zhongshida left the Chinese army tent with sweat on his head. Jiang Yongshuang sighed weakly, cupped his fists to Chai Yan and said: "Master Chai, thank you for your timely reminder, otherwise we would have continued to make mistakes. Thank you very much."
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Chai Yan said calmly: "General Jiang, don't say that. We are all officials of the imperial court and should help each other. Besides, it is still an extraordinary period and hundreds of people in Beiying are affected!"
Jiang Yongshuang and Chen Lanzhi nodded immediately and praised Chai Yan with beautiful words.
It was getting dark, and fires gradually lit up everywhere in Beiying.
Because of the outbreak of the plague, the number of braziers and torches lit today was twice as high as usual, and the entire military camp seemed very bright.
There are two reasons for doing this. One is to facilitate counting and monitoring the number of people in the camp. Otherwise, if a few sneak away at night, it may lead to a big mistake;
The second is to give hope to the soldiers. People will have two different states of mind when they stay in darkness and in light. If there is light, people will subconsciously feel more at ease and safer. And now the soldiers in Beiying
What is needed is hope!
After dinner, Jiang Yongshuang invited Chai Yan to tour the camp together. Chai Yan also wanted to know more about the situation in the camp, so he readily agreed.
Just when the two of them left the Chinese army's tent and were about to start patrolling the camp, people at the camp gate came to report that a lot of vehicles had arrived in Hukou Town, carrying various medicinal materials.
"Great, great!" Jiang Yongshuang was overjoyed. He turned to Chai Yan and said, "Master Chai, let's go over now!"
"Okay!" Chai Yan was also very happy. He was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally they were here. He immediately ran towards the camp gate with Jiang Yongshuang.
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