novelaction Chapter 955 Isolation
Chapter 955 Isolation
As Sun Laohai spoke, he added:
"Let's come to the city gate again after Xiaobao recovers."
"We'll wait and see when Manager Zhou comes out, then we'll find another opportunity to go into the city."
Sun Dahai and Sun Erhe both agreed upon hearing this.
However, at this point, they were not yet at the deep ditch where the bodies would be thrown.
To settle in safely, we need to continue further in.
The family rested for a while and regained some strength.
They then lit torches and continued walking inside.
This time, without the fleeing refugees chasing them, the group finally didn't have to run anymore.
As they passed the deep ditch that reeked of corpses, Dahai's wife covered her son's mouth and nose and ran quickly forward.
The people around them also held their breath and silently quickened their pace.
It wasn't until late at night that the family found a relatively flat spot near the foot of the mountain to stop.
However, being so close to the mountains and forests, the calls of various animals are much clearer.
Sun Xiaobao was terrified and huddled in his father's arms, refusing to come out.
Sun Dahai held his son and comforted him, seeing that he was feeling a bit better.
Touching her son's forehead, she felt it wasn't so hot anymore and exclaimed with delight:
"Father, Mother, Xiaobao's mother, Erhe, come quickly and check if Xiaobao's forehead is less hot!"
The group of people who were originally sleepy rushed over when they heard this.
Sun Erhe was the quickest to run over. He wiped his dirty hands on his clothes and carefully touched his nephew's forehead with the back of his hand.
Soon, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"It's true, Xiao Bao's fever has really gone down!"
The three people waiting nearby were very happy to hear this.
The three of them took turns getting their numbers and went up to try it out.
Only after confirming that Xiao Bao's fever had really subsided did I feel relieved.
Seeing their happy expressions, Sun Xiaobao also smiled, revealing a row of tiny teeth.
Thinking of the sweet candy she ate before bed, she stretched out a little finger.
"Father, can I have another piece of candy? Just a small piece."
Sun Dahai looked at the child's unusually large eyes because of his thinness and felt a pang of sympathy.
"Okay, Xiaobao can have another piece of candy later, but this is the only one you can have today!"
Sun Xiaobao cheered happily, "Daddy is the best!"
The whole family was very happy to see that the child had regained some of his energy.
After tidying up a bit, I got ready for bed.
Before going to bed, Sun Laohai's wife came over again.
Seeing that Sun Xiaobao was covered up tightly with the blanket, he went back to sleep.
The next day.
Lu Qingqing got up as soon as it was light.
She went to the entrance of the courtyard and listened through the door.
Seeing no movement outside the door, he nimbly climbed onto the top of the wall and looked outside.
At this moment, night soil collectors were already pushing their night soil carts out onto the street.
They were startled when they saw Lu Qingqing perched on the wall.
Fortunately, I didn't let go of the handlebars, and the manure bucket on the cart only wobbled a little, leaking out a small amount of yellowish-white liquid.
Lu Qingqing glanced at it, then quickly looked away and gazed into the distance.
At the end of the alley, which leads to the street outside, several soldiers are guarding the end.
However, those people were all looking outside and didn't turn around.
She ducked down a little, staring at the street outside the alley, where pedestrians occasionally passed by.
However, most of them were wearing face masks.
They moved very quickly.
There was not even any communication between them.
He peered over the wall for a while, but didn't see anything unusual, so he jumped down.
At this moment, Old Man Zhuang had already heated up breakfast and invited her to come and eat.
Lifting the cloth covering the food, a dozen or so steaming flatbreads were revealed.
Old Zhuang kept five for himself, and gave the remaining nine cakes directly to Lu Qingqing.
Then, he turned around and brought out a small dish of pickled vegetables and two pieces of stinky tofu that he had made himself.
He handed the two dishes to Qin Lang and instructed him:
"If you don't eat this pancake in time, it will get cold."
I haven't put out the fire under that pot yet.
If it gets cold, just put it back on and bake it again.
After Qin Lang agreed, he carried the things back to the carriage with Lu Qingqing.
These days, they have become accustomed to eating in the carriage with the doors closed.
Actually, it wasn't just their family; all the families in the procession with horse-drawn carriages ate inside the carriages.
Those without carriages also chose a place to eat.
Even though no one in the team is infected now, everyone has gotten used to avoiding each other.
After finishing breakfast, there was some noise outside the door.
Lu Qingqing listened intently for a while, and then someone walked directly towards the courtyard gate.
She quickly stepped back and returned to the carriage.
Soon, the courtyard gate was opened.
Several soldiers wearing full-face masks walked in and looked around.
They even opened and inspected the carriage.
Only after confirming that no one had a fever or cough did they return to the hospital gate.
Before leaving, the taller soldier coldly ordered:
"If you have a fever or cough, report it immediately."
"If the report is late, everyone in the compound will be in trouble!"
After saying that, he ignored the reactions of everyone in the courtyard and locked the door.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only after they left.
At that moment, the sound of a lock being opened could be heard from the neighboring yard.
Lu Qingqing remembers that the courtyard next door was where the villagers, including Mai Sui, lived.
She listened intently to what was happening next door, and thankfully nothing seemed amiss.
The soldiers checked several yards in succession to make sure there were no abnormalities.
Four people were left to continue guarding the area, while the rest left.
After lunch, the soldiers came to check again, but found nothing unusual.
As evening approached and the sun began to set, everyone in the courtyard grew anxious.
Could it be that we really have to wait until after 9 PM to release them?
At that time, the city was already under curfew, and it was unknown how strict the curfew was in Dongyuan City.
Just as everyone was worried, footsteps approached from afar.
Shortly afterward, the courtyard gate was opened.
The soldiers, still dressed as before, came in and checked each of them one by one.
This inspection was much stricter than the previous two.
During the incident, Wu's wife blushed a little while tending the fire to heat the food, and was almost dragged away by the soldiers.
It was only after Manager Wu stuffed a bag of silver ingots into their hand and explained things many times that they were finally allowed to stay.
Finally, out of consideration for the money, the leading soldier sent someone forward to check the temperature of her forehead.
I felt that I didn't have a fever, so I escaped a disaster.
This little incident gave everyone in the courtyard a fright.
After the inspection was completed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the soldiers tell them to leave.
As they stepped out with their belongings, they saw the people from the neighboring courtyard already waiting at the alley entrance.
Once everyone had gathered, Bai Song drove ahead in his car.
They walked along the street; it wasn't curfew yet, and they could see one or two pedestrians occasionally.
However, when the pedestrians saw this large group of people, they all turned around and ran away, their expressions filled with panic.
Bai Song originally wanted to ask around to see which inn in the city had guests.
As a result, everyone ran away as fast as they could as if they had seen a ghost.
He spat and silently put away the money bag he had just taken out.