Chapter 164 Lime Must Be Purchased
The plague seems to be a very distant thing.
At least no one in their village has encountered it.
But they had heard that if the plague spread, no one in the village could escape, and if it spread from one person to another, the whole village would be gone!
Then there is the entire Fucheng, and almost all the people in several Fuchengs are dead.
The imperial court would send people to boil the medicine as soon as it came up, but later it would just seal the road and prevent people from entering or exiting, leaving the people inside to fend for themselves.
If they are dead, sprinkle them with lime and bury them on the spot.
The old village chief looked solemn and nodded.
"I have heard old people say in the past that plagues are prone to occur after major disasters, not only floods but also droughts."
It's just that there are always a lot of floods here, but there are no droughts.
Uncle Ding came out and explained: "I heard the doctor say that whether it is a flood or a drought, most of it is caused by the decay of human or animal corpses after the disaster, so after the flood, whether it is human or animal corpses, they must be buried as soon as possible.
Also, when washing clothes and vegetables after a flood, avoid going to ponds and lakes. It is best to use well water that has not been filled with sewage.
Boil the water you drink!
Everything you eat must be cooked.
The same goes for the food that is fed to livestock.
It is best to spread lime on both sides of the road in the village and in the corners. This is the most effective, but "
Uncle Ding stopped talking here.
Even if he didn't say anything, everyone would understand.
Lime costs money to buy. Now even if they are willing to pay for it, they can't get out until the flood recedes.
Except for Zhang Tuzi's family, the other families in the village still have some money in savings.
It's not much, but lime is not too expensive. It's still affordable if everyone saves money.
"I'm afraid that when the flood recedes, the price of lime will also skyrocket." Uncle Ding predicts forward-lookingly.
The old village chief and several elderly people in the village speculated last winter that they might have carried lime when there was a flood this year.
At this moment, the old village chief stood up and said to everyone: "My family has some, but not much. I only picked up two baskets."
It is said that this thing can be used when making tofu, but few people in the village know how to make it, and his family only bought it to prevent possible flooding.
But after all, it was just a possibility, and they didn’t buy too much.
It was hard to earn silver. Most of the things they prepared for the flood were things that didn't cost money, such as firewood, food, sacks, etc. However, lime needed money to buy, so they only bought two baskets to carry back.
Three or two more elderly people walked out of the village and said, "My family has prepared some, but together they only have one basket."
"Same here."
The young men opened their mouths, and suddenly felt that judging from life experience, the old people were richer!
But they also learned that when they encounter something like this in the future, they will be somewhat prepared.
Uncle Ding is in charge of statistics.
There are thirty-four households in Shanshui Village, with more than 400 people. Each household's house occupies a large area. Lime is spread in front and behind the house and on both sides of the road. Just four or five households have several baskets of lime. It's simply not enough.
He said hesitantly: "Otherwise, the families with lime should only be responsible for the front, rear, and left sides of their own homes."
It's fair that they paid for it.
Fan Qian quit immediately!
He shouted, "I'm willing to pay for it!"
In the past, money was important, but now it is a matter of life. When will money be used if it is not needed at this time? !
Uncle Ding persuaded patiently: "The doctor said lime is to eliminate miasma, and another saying is to ward off evil spirits and suppress evil spirits;
But I think this is not an absolute thing. Don’t worry, maybe it will be okay if you don’t let it go. "
Fan Qian only heard the first few sentences, but didn't listen to the rest at all, insisting: "Old village chief, I have money, you sell it to me!
We are all from the same village, and you are the village chief. You cannot just care about your own family and ignore the lives of other families in our village. "
The old village chief frowned, stared at the anxious Fan Qian, and said in a deep voice: "The matter is not serious yet, so don't say harsh words!"
"Don't you want to sell?" Fan Qian asked sideways.
Fan Dazhu echoed from behind: "Don't say it nice! If it's not serious, why did you buy it back secretly?
If you have lime at home, of course you are not in a hurry. How can you understand our feelings? "
The old village chief's chest heaved violently with anger.
He also watched Fan Dazhu grow up, but now he seems to be useless!
Others couldn't see it and stood up and said: "The old village chief said it before, we all know it, but my family didn't take it seriously and didn't buy it. Now I have no shame to let the old village chief sell me."
"You didn't even believe that there was a flood, and you didn't prepare any firewood. You still came to my house to borrow firewood. Even if I told you to prepare lime, would you prepare it?"
Fan Qian's family was said to be insignificant.
They asked the old village chief to sell them lime.
In the face of the plague, what does face mean?
It's all irrelevant.
When he buys it, these people will regret it.
Uncle Ding frowned deeper than the old village chief.
He had previously strongly disapproved of his mother's actions, and always felt that repaying evil with kindness might be more effective and move the family with kindness.
Let them realize their mistakes. From now on, the two families will see each other in the village and be happy every time they meet.
The child's mother refused to listen to his advice and went her own way according to her own wishes.
In this scene today, he suddenly felt that the child's mother was absolutely right!
What you did was absolutely right.
Some people are rotten at the root. If you retaliate with kindness, they will only tease you more, bully you, kidnap you morally and get more from you.
It was he who caused the old village chief's predicament. Just as he was about to speak, he heard an elegant and steady voice not far away: "How much lime do you need, brother? Come to me with the money, and you can have as much lime as you want."
Everyone in the mess turned around and looked at the place where the sound came from.
Fan Jin, wearing a long gown that turned white after washing, stood far away on the downhill slope.
Gentle and elegant, calm and restrained, as always.
In contrast, Fan Qian is more irritable and vulgar.
Fan Qian originally thought of buying it from the old village chief when he heard Uncle Ding say that the price of lime would increase after the flood receded;
The old village chief was not related to him, so he could only buy it with money.
Fan Jin is different. This is his biological brother. How much money does a little lime cost from his biological elder brother?
But now the surroundings are full of villagers, and they noticed the way he just shouted to give money to buy it. Now he changed his mind and asked Fan Jin to give it away. Firstly, it was too ugly, and secondly, Fan Jin would not be willing to do it!
Fan Jin stared at his elder brother calmly.
Originally, Shui Qing said that these limes were given to the villagers, and he had the same idea as Shui Qing.
As soon as the rain stopped, he came over to talk to the old village chief about this.
Unexpectedly, I saw this scene.
However, it happens that the lime does not need to be given away for free. If it were given away for free, I am afraid that his good brother and his family would have to keep all his lime.
The eldest brother has to buy it with money, and he can't lose a penny.