Chapter 152: Wasted Effort

After hearing what Su Yin said, the old man nodded repeatedly, “Yes, yes, yes.”

Several people around him also heard it, and everyone reacted differently.

Some people couldn’t help but look forward, but they didn’t see any corpses, and they didn’t smell any corpse stench.

Su Yin explained the situation. As for whether they believed it or not, it was beyond her control.

The choice was in their hands and they were responsible for their own profits and losses.

After the old man came back, he told his family about the situation.

“Dad, what should we do?”

The old man looked at his eldest daughter-in-law, “Do you still have mugwort at home?”

Farmers often have some herbs like mugwort at home.

The eldest daughter-in-law nodded, “I still have some. When I came out, I thought I might need them on the way, so I took them all with me.”

The old man nodded, “Let’s make some mugwort water over a fire, and you guys can also get some masks out.”

The old man’s third son frowned and disagreed, “Dad, we don’t have that much water anymore.

It’s unclear whether Jinghe County can get water. We have to save some of it. If you boil mugwort water, wouldn’t it be a waste?”

“I think the situation is getting better as we get closer to Jinghe County. We can’t see the corpses on both sides, so it’s definitely not going to be a big deal.”

The second brother also persuaded, “Dad, their family has a big business and can afford to waste it. We can’t afford to waste water.”

The old man hesitated, but looking at the busy work over there, and then looking at the calm Baiji County in front, the two formed a sharp contrast.

“Boil mugwort water.”

“Dad.” The two sons were anxious.

The old man’s voice was calm, “If the storm was really calm, why would they do this?

Do you think it’s luck that so many of them can come here in such good condition?”

This sentence successfully silenced the two sons.

The old man’s family followed Su Yin and others, but the others were different.

After they returned, they also explained the situation.

“It looks fine to me.”

“Yeah! It’s much better here than in the previous counties.”

“It’s really a waste to boil mugwort water and use it to dye masks.”

“How can there be so much water to waste?”

For reasons like this, there are very few people who learn from Suyin.

This group of people passed them and headed towards Baiji County. Not to mention soaking their masks in mugwort water, they even left without wearing masks.

When Su Baozhu saw the children in their team, she couldn’t help but remind her, “Wear a mask for your children.”

For fear that they wouldn’t understand, she even raised the mask in her hand.

A woman said, “On such a hot day, wearing that thing is just a shame. You really have nothing to blame.”

The husband also sneered and looked at them with disdain.

The others didn’t say anything and continued to move forward.

Su Baozhu laughed angrily at the two men and spat on the ground, “Think of good intentions as a donkey’s liver and lungs.”

Su Yin put her hand on her shoulder, “It’s hard to persuade a damned person with good words.”

Wan Sanye also said, “Su girl is right, it’s not worth getting angry with this kind of people. There will be times when they cry.”

Yun Niang, who had been sitting in the carriage and resting, opened the curtain and couldn’t help but ask, “Is there really going to be something going on in front of me?” Problem?”

No one could give a definite answer to this question.

“Not necessarily,” Su Yin said. “Just in case, it’s always good to make more preparations.”

If you find something wrong again when you get to the place, and if you need to make preparations again, you will probably miss it.

In this current situation, once you are infected with the plague, you will most likely die.

Mugwort has a very good sterilizing and disinfecting effect. Under today’s conditions, mugwort is their best choice.

Mother Su made many masks when she was raising her legs, many of which were made of new fabrics. Today, she soaked all the masks in mugwort water.

Now that the sun is shining, putting the soaked masks on the roof of the carport to dry will take less than half a stick of incense.

After spending an hour here, the team set off again.

Everyone wore masks soaked in mugwort water, and their noses were filled with the smell of mugwort.

Fortunately, most people could accept the smell of mugwort and did not find it unpleasant.

After passing under the Baiji Pagoda and walking forward for about a cup of tea, the Baiji City Gate appeared.

The city gate was clean, there were no bodies, the city gate was tightly closed, and there were only a few defenders patrolling the city tower.

Everything seemed normal.

The scene they had expected of a large number of rotting corpses in Baiji County did not appear.

“Strange!” Nan Wu scratched his head in confusion. “I clearly smelled the smell coming from here; how could it not be?”

Both Nan Wu, Su Yin, and others found it strange.

“Are we doing it for nothing?” Someone couldn’t help but say.

“What is Bai Gong? What if I can use it in the future!”

“Hey, I wasted an hour in vain.”

“Looking on the bright side, we have had an extra hour of rest today, wouldn’t it be better if there is no illness or disaster ahead? Do you think there will be a disaster?”

Discussions rang out in the team, and everyone was dumbfounded by the scene in front of them.

Su Yin frowned, the smell of corpses couldn’t fool anyone.

There’s definitely something weird here.

Wan Sanye looked at the closed gate of Baiji City, “You can’t get in here, let’s go. I don’t know why, but I always feel uncomfortable staying here.”

Not to mention that he felt this way, Su Yin also felt this way.

“Let’s go.”

The carriage bypassed Baiji County.

The people who followed Su Yin also followed to the gate of Baiji City. The scene they expected did not appear and everything was calm.

The old man’s second son complained angrily, “Dad, look, nothing happened.”

The old man was also stunned, and his heart ached when he thought of the wasted water.

“I just told you that Baiji County will be fine if the weather is calm. Look, you just followed them and wasted so much water.

We can use that water for several days.” The second child complained endlessly.

The old man lowered his head guiltily.

The eldest brother, who had been silent all this time, glared at his younger brother fiercely, “Second brother, please say a few words to me.

Dad, it’s for our own good. If any epidemic really happens here, this is all to save our lives.”

“It’s just a little water. After passing Baiji County, we will soon reach Jinghe County. I heard that it has rained there and there is no shortage of water.”

After the boss said it, the second child closed his eyes and mouth.

Even so, the old man still felt uncomfortable.

Anyone who followed Su Yin’s group would regret it once they reached Baiji County.

Anyone who agreed with the decision would face complaints from their families.

This makes those who agree with Su Yin feel depressed and guilty.

Furthermore, Su Yin and his party crossed Baiji County and walked forward for about half a stick of incense when a strong smell of corpses hit their noses.

A village appeared in front of them. There was no one in the village, not even a corpse, but the smell of corpses was real.