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The rain was approaching and the wind carried the smell of wet, salty earth from before the rain.

As soon as Liu Jiedi finished her words, muffled sounds of thunder could be heard from the thick clouds.

Everyone's neck tightened as they sucked in a breath of cold air. The people who were originally surrounding Huang Guizhi all took two steps back, unconsciously separating themselves from Gui Zhi.

Just as she stopped in her tracks, she turned around and looked at Liu Jiedi with a serious expression: "Liu Jiedi, do you know what you're saying?"

The plague had turned Xiuyun Village into a living hell. The villagers either died or became ill, leaving only a dozen or so villagers behind to be quarantined. The village could be considered to be completely ruined.

If the plague were to spread to the Wellhead Village, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Huang Guizhi really has the plague!" Liu Jiedi held onto her chest and spoke anxiously, "My husband suffered from the plague, so I know very well. "It started with a simple cough, followed by a continuous fever. Finally, my entire body developed pustules and flowed with yellow water …"

Hearing Liu Jiedi's description, everyone covered their noses and mouths silently and moved further away from the Gui Zhi.

"I've noticed Guizhi coughing for at least seven days now, and it hasn't recovered. I think she's already starting to have pustules. "

After Liu Jiedi finished speaking, the knot between her eyebrows became deeper and deeper.

Li Lang Zhong was still in Xiuyun Village and wouldn't be able to return for a while …

"Liu Jiedi, why are you coughing?" Jin Xiaolou had never seen such a shameless person. In order to frame someone, she used all sorts of methods, "If it wasn't for you and Liu Yuyan who are intentionally looking for trouble with Gui Zhi, causing her to fall into the stream, would Gui Zhi be able to catch a cold and cough?"

The villagers looked at each other. Liu Jiedi glared at them and said in a gloomy voice: "Do you think you will rot from being cold? Just strip away Huang Guizhi's clothes and see if what I say is true or not! "

Jin Shou immediately jumped out, extended his hand out, and rushed towards Gui Qi.

"Stop!" Jin Xiaolou was so angry that her heart almost jumped out, but even with a scream, she could not stop Jin Shou from ripping off his clothes.

The cotton jacket was torn open from the collar, revealing a large area of shoulders and back.

On the white skin of the osmanthus branch was a large, red, swollen wound, shocking to the eye.

"Oh, no!" The plague is here! " Someone shouted out, and the crowd immediately dispersed. The villagers all ran away, covering their faces with their hands.

"This!" Li Zheng was also shocked as he shouted angrily, "Liu Jiedi, for such a huge matter, why didn't you say so earlier!"

Liu Jiedi made a fearful expression, "I, I also don't want to believe that Gui Qi has really contracted the plague …"

Both of Jin Xiaolou's hands exerted force, and the hemp rope on the wooden stake tightly tightened around her wrist.

She closed her eyes abruptly, and after taking a deep breath, she slowly opened her eyes and said, "Sir Li Zheng, you have made clear that Gui Qi's injuries were all healed by Jin Dacheng."

"Jin Xiaolou, I know that you and Gui Qi are close, but you can't possibly bring the whole village down with you for the sake of protecting Gui Qi, right?" Zhou Qingxia shouted, "How many days has it been since we grew up together? Can this even go to large success? Because, Gui Zhi just got infected by the plague, and you want our entire village to die with you? Jin Xiaolou, how can you be so vicious! "

Jin Xiaolou ignored Zhou Qing Xia, and continued to explain to her: "The wound was originally going to heal, and after falling into the stream a few days ago, it had become festering again. Master Li Zheng, you haven't even left our village, how could you be infected by the plague?"

Li Zheng did not hesitate for a moment and said respectfully: "In the col beside the forest, there is a small courtyard. It is the house left behind by Wei Wei Hu, and Huang Guizhi will be going there to stay for the next month. That place is far away from the village, and is also very quiet.

The Wei Hu family had come to the village more than ten years ago. He had built a house in the cove and often went to the mountain to hunt for a living.

He was a loner, he did not like to socialize, and he lived far away. Therefore, the villagers only knew a little about him.

It had been a long time since he had seen this man. The previous Li was on his way to the house to check on him. The dust in the room had settled to a thick layer, and it was still a mystery where he had gone.

However, the Wei Hu's house had always been empty because of this.

Just as Jin Xiaolou was saying this, someone carried a lantern and went to clean the place, and someone untied Jin Xiaolou's clothes.

In a short while, no one dared to approach Huang Guizhi and send her to her house in the col.

Jin Xiaolou knew that this was also for the sake of the entire village. For the sake of the villagers, when she let go of her hands and feet, she immediately ran towards Huang Guizhi.

"Sir Li Zheng, I live with Gui Zhi every day. If Gui Zhi suffers from the plague, then I cannot avoid it. For safety's sake, please isolate me and Gui Zhi."

Jin Xiaolou hung onto Gui Zhi's cold hand and clenched it tightly.

He suddenly turned around, smiled at Gui Qi and said softly, "Don't be afraid. No matter what happens, I will accompany you."

Gui Qi nodded. With one hand holding Lin'er and the other holding the house, she felt that there was nothing to be afraid of between the heaven and earth.

"That's fine. You guys can go together. During this month, you are not allowed to come into the village, and you are not allowed to interact with anyone else." Every three days, I will have someone to place the Rice Noodle Roll at the entrance of the small courtyard. After finishing his instructions, Li Zheng looked up at the sky, "The rain is coming. Don't delay any longer."

Aunt Li held the lantern and walked far ahead. The mountain wind was blowing faster and faster, blowing the sorghum stalks in the field, sending them flying everywhere.

The Wei Hu's house was located in the upstream of the brook, near the forest, and in front of it was a large patch of wild mountain tea. At this moment, there were a few bright white flowers blooming, and in the darkness, from afar, it looked like a star that had fallen into the human world.

Passing through the wild mountain tea, a small lamp lit up in front of his eyes, dispersing the darkness and leaving a warm orange glow on his veins.

It had been left by the cleaning woman at the front of the house, hanging from a branch in front of the gate.

The yard was littered with flowers and grasses that looked like they were planted by the Wei Household in the past. After so many years of no one taking care of him, they had long since turned into a pot of porridge.

There were two mud houses with yellow walls and gray tiles, a bedroom and a kitchen, and a wooden shed in the backyard, filled with rusted iron tools.

There was a small vegetable patch next to the wooden shed. At this moment, the vegetable patch was completely barren except for mud. Next to it was a fenced thatched cottage.

Jin Xiaolou smiled at Gui Zhi, "We can be considered to have gotten lucky from our misfortune. Compared to my shabby house, it is also a mansion!"

Gui Qi also laughed as he reached out his hand to help Jin Xiaolou remove the grass wool that had been stuck on her hair.

"You can stay in peace. I'll bring you some noodles every three days. If you have anything you want to eat, you can tell me from afar. I'll bring it for you next time." Aunt Li shouted while standing under the small light at the entrance of the courtyard.

Jin Xiaolou agreed crisply, and after thanking her again and again, she said: "Aunt Li, quickly go back, it's going to rain."

Just as he finished speaking, he saw the lights on the other side of the yard, which was separated by the cages and plants, gradually disappearing.

Not long after, there was indeed a sudden clap of thunder as heavy rain poured down from all directions. The entire Wellhead Village was shrouded in a mist of water.

The cold weather was always enough to make one fall asleep. On this night, even the Lin'er didn't wake up at all, and slept all the way until dawn.

Jin Xiaolou, who was bundled up in a pile under the blanket, was woken up by the deafening knocking on the door.

Hearing such a rude knock on the door, Jin Xiaolou knew that it must be someone she didn't welcome.

After she slowly put on her clothes and tidied her hair, she slowly opened the door.

Sure enough, standing outside was Liu Jiedi.

Only she dared to step into the courtyard and knock on the door.

Seeing Jin Xiaolou, Liu Jiedi raised her eyebrows and laughed, she raised her chin and said arrogantly: "Jin Xiaolou, I said that you would regret it, I, Liu Jiedi am not like my sister, who sees everything with her eyes, I will do what I say!"

"If you kneel down and beg me right now, I can consider going back there and saying that it's all my fault, and since Huang Guizhi didn't have the plague, you can go back." Liu Jiedi arrived next.

Unexpectedly, Jin Xiaolou shrugged and said unhurriedly: "Why do we need to move back?"

She blinked her eyes and said innocently, "Gui Zhi and I have to thank you. This place is big and cozy, and there are people who deliver rice noodles every three days. I don't worry about the food anymore, it's much more comfortable compared to living in a broken thatched cottage near the Jin Family pig pen!"