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Chapter 903: Chapter 906 Serious Consequences
Qiao Duo’er was startled. To slaughter a city just because of the plague? Could those in power really be so indifferent?
Thirty-five years later, Beijiang still eyed the Daxing Dynasty with covetous eyes, and to reduce expenses, would the Imperial court still make the same choice as before?
This time it would be Ning Tian Mansion facing slaughter, and all who lived there would not escape their fate.
Including... the little one in her belly!
At that moment, Qiao Duo’er suddenly understood the mentality of those villagers.
Anxiously, Qiao Duo’er said, "Ah Hong, go to the village chief’s house right now, and it’s best if you can get him to agree to seal off the village. If we don’t stop the plague now, the consequences could be very serious."
"Okay, I’ll go now."
Tan Zhenghong immediately agreed, because he and Duo’er had come to the same conclusion.
Qiao Duo’er was left alone in the house, her desire to sleep completely gone.
After tossing and turning in bed a couple of times, she simply got up, opened Bai Yifan’s notebook, hoping to find what she was looking for.
After reading just two pages, Qiao Duo’er suddenly felt a tightness in her belly, so she quickly lay back down on the bed.
"Baby, you’re very scared, aren’t you? It’s okay, your Dad and I will definitely find a way. We won’t let anyone burn our home."
"You still have more than three months before you can come out, and by then everything will definitely be alright."
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Qiao Duo’er talked to the little one in her belly, her spirits gradually relaxing.
It wasn’t until much later that the uncomfortable feeling passed.
Duo’er breathed a sigh of relief. Just now she had been really scared that the little one in her belly would leave her.
It was all because she had been too careless, forgetting that she shouldn’t have such large emotional fluctuations.
At the Tie Family, Tan Zhenghong relayed what had transpired during the night.
"Are you sure it’s the plague?" Tie Niu still harbored a sliver of hope.
"My maid went home to mourn and got detained in the village. I also saw many villages observing funerals when I came back from outside. It’s almost certain."
Tan Zhenghong didn’t finish his sentence, because he hadn’t verified it personally.
Tie Niu’s expression became serious in an instant, "I’ll call a meeting first thing tomorrow morning. We need to notify the Guang House, they can find better doctors, and the chances of curing the plague would be higher."
"I’ll go first thing tomorrow morning," Tan Zhenghong nodded, "and since this plague is an emergency, I suggest we seal off the village."
Tie Niu was silent for a while before he said, "This is the only way now, but we’ll have to wait until tomorrow’s meeting to decide on the specifics."
He was the village chief, but he didn’t have the authority to seal off the village at will.
After discussing the countermeasures, Tan Zhenghong went home first.
Tie Niu lit his dry pipe and took a few puffs, his mind still unable to calm down.
Feng Clan waited a long time without seeing Tie Niu come back, so she had no choice but to get dressed and come out.
"Niu Zi, has something happened at Ah Hong’s house?"
Putting down his pipe, Tie Niu said, "It’s nothing, just a minor matter. It’s still early, let’s go back to the room." 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Sooner or later his wife would have to know about the matter, but he’d keep it from her as long as he could.
At least they could have a peaceful night’s sleep tonight.
At the break of dawn, Tie Niu struck the village’s bronze gong.
"Uncle Tie, why have you called us so early in the morning?"
"It’s not the busy farming season, and it’s not time to collect taxes, so don’t make it so hard on us this early."
Tie Niu said gravely, "Everyone be quiet. I’ve called you here because there is a matter concerning the lives of us all. Listen carefully."
His stern face silenced the crowd involuntarily.
The last time they saw that expression was when the Imperial soldiers came to the village to capture a criminal. What was it this time?
