Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 468 Ancient Natural Disasters 8

After all, they still need to make money off prisoners, so why wouldn't they do business?

"If you need to buy anything next time, remind me so I can go."

These were minor matters, and Du Yulan didn't argue with him: "Okay."

When Xu Qingyu saw them returning with charcoal, she came over and asked, "Sister-in-law, did you go to buy charcoal?"

“Yes, it’s hard to find firewood outside now. We should buy charcoal from the officials as soon as possible, otherwise, sister-in-law, look over there.” Du Yulan pointed to the noisy people over there.

A group of people scrambled around the officials, all worried that there wouldn't be enough charcoal to go around, and that even with silver, they couldn't buy any.

Xu Qingyu looked away: "You were right to have foresight."

"Sister-in-law, you two chat, I'll go back and start the charcoal fire first," Situ Xiu said.

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Second Brother."

Situ Xiu smiled and shook his head, then picked up the charcoal basket and walked to the side.

Du Yulan watched his retreating figure, then glanced at Situ Cheng, who was still working over there. These two brothers were not bad; they both had something to do.

"Your second brother is a good person, isn't he? You can rest assured, sister-in-law."

"My brother is also very good. You can tell from his wife that she is very happy."

Du Yulan was telling the truth. As a former heir apparent, Situ Cheng did not take any concubines and devoted himself to his wife and children. He was also very responsible.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyu smiled and did not refute it. She had indeed married a good man, and her in-laws were also very kind.

After chatting for a few minutes, they went back to help with cooking and other chores.

Xia Wenxiu, with her grandson and granddaughter by her side, felt happy seeing the harmonious atmosphere of her family. Although they were no longer wealthy, with everyone working together, they believed that life would only get better in the future.

For dinner, we had porridge and two steamed buns each, which we bought from the official.

Lying on an open-air blanket in the wild, even though I had tried my best to surround the trees with tarpaulins to block the wind and snow, it was still freezing cold.

Most people were so cold they couldn't sleep, fearing that if they fell asleep, they would never wake up again.

While they were half asleep, they suddenly heard Xu Qingyu's exclamation. Situ Xiu and Du Yulan immediately got up and went to see what was going on.

As soon as they arrived at the place where their elder brother and the others were resting, the two elders were already there, looking at Situ Qing, who was being held in Situ Cheng's arms, with worried expressions.

The child looked like she had a fever; her cheeks were flushed. Xu Qingyu kept applying a damp cloth to her forehead to cool her down, afraid that she would get a high fever.

Xia Wenxiu said worriedly, "Xiaoqing looks quite serious, what should we do? There's no doctor here."

Situ Cheng handed the child to Xu Qingyu: "I'll go buy some medicine for colds and fevers from them first."

They were referring to government officials; they would definitely carry medicine with them when they went out.

After saying that, Situ Cheng hurriedly left.

Du Yulan stepped forward, squatted down in front of Xiaoqing, and reached out to take her pulse.

"Yu Lan, you know medicine?" Xia Wenxiu was pleasantly surprised when she saw her actions.

The others looked at her expectantly, especially Xu Qingyu, whose eyes seemed to be filled with hope.

Under everyone's gaze, Du Yulan nodded: "I've learned some."

The original owner used to be a pampered young lady. Although she would go out to play, she was not familiar with the people in the Marquis's mansion, so it was fine for her to say that she knew medicine.

If anyone really presses for details, or if the original owner's parents ask about it later, she will say that she learned it by reading books.

But at this moment, no one cared about these things; they just hoped that she could show it to Xiaoqing.

"Xiaoqing caught a chill, which caused a slight fever. There's nothing else wrong. She'll be fine after taking some medicine to reduce the fever," Du Yulan said, withdrawing her hand.

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Xia Wenxiu felt a little guilty: "I've been watching the child the whole time, and I didn't even notice that Xiaoqing had caught a cold."

"Grandmother, it's my fault for not watching my little sister properly." The little guy Situ An also felt a bit guilty.

Xia Wenxiu shook her head: "Xiao An, you're so young, it's because your grandmother didn't take good care of you."

“Mother, don’t say that. Who can say for sure about illness?” Situ Xiu said.

Du Yulan nodded, pulled Situ An over, and patted his head: "Xiao An, it's already amazing that you can keep yourself from getting sick."

"Really?" Situ An looked up at her to confirm.

"Really, would your aunt lie to you?"

"I believe my aunt."

Seeing that her son had been calmed down, Xu Qingyu looked at Xia Wenxiu and said, "Mother, don't say that. Children don't know what's hot or cold. Catching a cold can happen in an instant."

Du Yulan echoed, worried that Xia Wenxiu would feel too guilty and fall ill later, as falling ill in the freezing cold could easily lead to serious problems.

“Yes, Mother, after Xiaoqing takes her medicine, you and Father should go back and rest first, so that no one else gets sick.” Situ Xiu was also worried about them.

Du Yulan added, "Xiaoqing will be fine once her fever breaks tonight. We'll keep an eye on her."

Situ Yun also said to Xia Wenxiu, "Let the children take care of her, otherwise everyone will have to worry about her when she gets sick."

Xia Wenxiu originally wanted to stay with Xiaoqing, but after being persuaded by everyone, she had no choice but to agree to what they said.

Situ Cheng returned with the medicine, and Situ Xiu went to help prepare it.

After finally brewing the medicine and giving it to Xiaoqing, Du Yulan took her pulse again: "Her condition has stabilized. Her fever will break after tonight, and she will gradually recover tomorrow."

While Situ Xiu was brewing the medicine, she went to check on him and secretly added some spiritual spring water when he wasn't looking. Xiao Qing will recover faster if she drinks it.

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. In the end, Xu Qingyu and Situ Cheng stayed with Xiao Qing, while the others were persuaded to go back and rest.

In fact, it's not just people here who are sick; we can hear crying coming from outside from time to time. Some people are sick, and some can't take it anymore and pass away.

Du Yulan saw that Ye Baiwei had already gone to treat patients.

She was just about to close her eyes and go to sleep when she suddenly sat up, her face looking rather pale.

Situ Xiu was startled awake by her movement and sat up as well: "What's wrong?"

"Wolf is coming!" It seems the wolf encounter in the story didn't happen now; the plot has changed and it's happening earlier.

"What? Is the quantity large? Are you sure?" He didn't ask her how she knew this time; given the current situation, it was better to be safe than sorry.

"Confirmed, there are about twenty of them. They can't find food on snowy days, and they only become more frantic when they see people."

She didn't care that Situ Xiu discovered her special abilities; she wouldn't tell him anyway, no matter how much he asked.

Originally, asking about the number of wolves was just a casual question from Situ Xiu. He didn't expect that she could actually tell him the number and even know the condition of the wolves while she was sitting here.

Situ Xiu paused for a moment, feeling a bit confused, but he didn't have time to think about it now: "I'll go tell my older brother and also inform the others."

Du Yulan nodded, and after watching him leave, she sighed, "I won't be able to get a good night's sleep tonight."

She could see the pack of wolves getting closer and closer. She dressed, took out a dagger from her spatial storage, and stood up.

It would be too much to just pull out a sword, but it seems reasonable to say that the dagger was secretly hidden.