allonlinenovel Chapter 1070 The Plague Has Arrived After All!
Chapter 1070 The Plague Has Arrived After All!
Bai Song quickly moved the mugwort back to avoid the old man Zhuang's outstretched hand.
"Hey, what's wrong with you, old man!"
Did I agree? And you still steal it?
Old Zhuang pursed his lips when he saw him like that.
"You're a hypocrite!"
As she spoke, she went to find some anti-itch ointment.
"With that attitude, you can forget about getting my anti-itch cream!"
"Let me tell you, I only brought two jars of this anti-itch cream with me."
Unsurprisingly, Bai Song swiped another jar of ointment.
At this time, it wasn't just Bai Song and his group who were bothered by mosquitoes; everyone on the mountain was troubled by this issue.
People like Lu Qingqing and Bai Song, who still have mugwort to repel mosquitoes, are extremely rare.
No one knew what to do with these annoying mosquitoes.
When the flood hit, they rushed up the mountain and didn't remember to bring mosquito nets.
The only thing they had left to keep out mosquitoes was their tent.
However, it's too hot today.
If you set up all the tents at night, it's like a sauna inside; it's unbearably hot!
At night, or more precisely, only in the latter half of the night can it get a little cooler.
The people on the mountain were kept awake by mosquitoes.
Only when it gets a little cooler in the latter half of the night will I crawl into the tent and sleep for a short while.
Adults can tolerate it, but children's skin is delicate; a mosquito bite will leave a swollen bump.
These mosquitoes look no different from the previous ones, but they bite much more fiercely.
The child was bitten and was very itchy, so he cried and fussed.
At night, I was disturbed so much that I couldn't sleep well.
The adults had no choice but to try every possible way to repel mosquitoes.
Many people are searching everywhere for water pits where mosquitoes hatch, hoping to solve the problem of mosquito egg-laying and hatching at its source.
But there are too many potholes and uneven terrain on this mountain, and they simply can't manage them all.
Moreover, even if the puddle is temporarily cleaned up.
It's still raining, and the puddle will soon be full again.
Moreover, since the last flood surge and subsequent recede, the flood level has remained relatively stable for quite some time.
From a distance, it looks like a stagnant pool.
No matter how skilled the people on the mountain were, they had no way to deal with the flood below.
With no other option, everyone had to try their best to get rid of the mosquitoes on the mountain.
Unfortunately, despite trying every method, the number of mosquitoes on the mountain increased rather than decreased.
Mosquitoes are especially rampant at night.
The buzzing sound made everyone restless and unable to sleep, so they got up to catch the mosquitoes.
In the camp, the passageway where Lu Qingqing and the four old men were located was teeming with mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes seem to be particularly drawn to this spot because the rocks on both sides seem to block the wind.
Lu Qingqing tried many methods, but none of them were very effective.
Finally, the only option was to light the mugwort on the upwind side of the passageway.
The wind carried the smoke from the mugwort through the passageway, making the four of them feel choked up, but at least it drove away the mosquitoes.
Not only Lu Qingqing's place, but every household in the camp that had mugwort lit it.
Looking into the distance, plumes of thick smoke could be seen rising.
Most of this thick smoke was set on fire by Bai Song's soldiers!
Normal mugwort produces much less smoke; this thick smoke is due to improper storage of the mugwort.
Bai Song had originally bought a lot of mugwort in town on Lu Qingqing's advice.
Unexpectedly, the weather has been so humid lately that the mugwort covering the car got soaked at some point.
After a long period of fermentation, it even became somewhat rotten and moldy.
But at this time, we can't do without mugwort.
They had no choice but to try anything, so they simply roasted the spoiled and moldy mugwort by the fire.
Once you've made sure it can be lit, distribute it directly for use.
This results in the mugwort producing exceptionally thick smoke and emitting an unpleasant odor when burned.
When the soldiers first lit it, they were nauseated by the smell.
Someone trampled out the mugwort, but soon got annoyed by the buzzing, blood-sucking mosquitoes and lit the mugwort again.
Even with this kind of mugwort, they still use it!
Even the refugees not far away looked on with envy at the thick smoke rising from the area.
After all, they didn't even have mugwort like that.
Those who were really bothered by mosquitoes would put half-dried firewood into the fire to burn.
The thick smoke produced is choking, but it can barely choke mosquitoes.
Using this method is somewhat like inflicting a thousand casualties on the enemy while losing eight hundred of your own.
Since the mosquitoes became rampant, the refugees have stayed in their camps and hardly ever come out!
This also led to an increasingly dismal food business for everyone in the camp.
However, they sold quite a lot a few days ago.
There won't be much left.
Bai Song and Qian Chengzhi even discussed that if things continued like this, they might as well just divide up the remaining grain.
Anyway, they sold quite a lot a few days ago, and everyone's wallets are bulging.
Those families who owed money before not only paid back their debts, but also saved some money.
Sun Laohai's family was the one with the most debt in the team, but after the money was distributed these days, they actually paid off their debts!
Although, the family didn't save much money.
But the mule carts and grain they had acquired beforehand were the best things they had!
The Sun family is very satisfied with this!
After a few days of rampant mosquito activity.
That morning, the soldiers who had gone out on patrol rushed back in a hurry.
"Boss, something terrible has happened!"
Bai Song was brushing his teeth with a boar bristle toothbrush when he heard this. He spat out the filth in his mouth and said unhappily:
"How many times have I told you, don't speak ill of the boss!"
I'm perfectly fine, nothing happened!
"If you dare curse me again, I'll make you clean the latrines!"
Seeing that he still had the mind to talk about this at this point, the soldier hurriedly said:
"Boss, something really has happened!"
As usual, we went to check on the flood situation down the mountain today, but not long after we went out, we found several people lying on the ground, surrounded by excrement!
Not only that, but there were also many people squatting and relieving themselves beside the woods on both sides.
That looks like malaria!
Upon hearing about malaria, Bai Song dropped his toothbrush.
He quickened his pace and grabbed the soldier's clothes.
"Are you sure you can see it clearly? Is it really malaria?"
The soldier's face was filled with fear.
"We didn't dare get close, but there was just too much excrement on the ground, it was very obvious."
Moreover, those people don't look to be in very good condition!
Bai Song calmed down immediately, quickly took a few steps back, and covered his mouth and nose.
"Did you guys burn mugwort on your way back?"
The men nodded hurriedly.
We've all been fumigated!
We all know that we've experienced plagues before.
Upon seeing that situation, we didn't even approach it.
He immediately put on a mask.
Wu Zi forgot to wear a mask when he went out, so he covered his mouth and nose with his clothes.
As soon as we saw the situation, we came back to report!
Bai Song nodded.
“You guys go back to the stone wall first, take off your clothes and burn them.”
I'll have someone prepare water for you. You all can use bath soap and wash yourselves thoroughly from head to toe!
After agreeing, the group quickly left.
Bai Song hurriedly ran to find Lu Qingqing and told her everything he knew.
Lu Qingqing's heart skipped a beat after hearing this.
The soldiers' descriptions were somewhat similar to the plague she encountered when she first fled the famine.
She couldn't tell whether it was malaria or a type of plague.
But these patients must be carrying infectious pathogens!
Actually, she had been worried about this ever since the floodwaters at the foot of the mountain had been slow to recede.
In every battle, she made sure the bodies were cleaned up.
She even gave instructions to the people in the team about the corpses that weren't from their own battlefield.
If you see it, you must deal with it.
Unexpectedly, despite all the precautions, it still couldn't be prevented.
Thinking of the surge in mosquito numbers a few days ago, she couldn't help but sigh.
This disease is most likely transmitted by mosquitoes.
She thought she would be lucky enough to escape unscathed this time, since nothing had happened in the previous days.
Unexpectedly, the plague still came!