Dr. Zeng, who was treating a patient, saw Yang Mengchen and the others approaching and nodded slightly, "My lord, owner, Ms. Yang, you have arrived."

"My lord, Dr. Luo, I beg you, save my child! Please, I implore you!" The middle-aged woman set down the child in her arms and knelt heavily three steps away from the group, continually kowtowing.

The other two men and one woman also knelt down and started kowtowing.

With the situation being urgent, Yang Mengchen wasted no time in going to the edge of the sickbed, taking the child's hand to feel the pulse, thereafter examining the symptoms.

Dr. Luo, Yang Cheng'an, and five Elite Guards also stepped forward to take pulses and examine the others.

Seeing the middle-aged woman staring blankly at Yang Mengchen, Zhuo Shuiquan comforted her, "Sister Ma, rest assured, Ninth Sister Yang is a lucky star and her medical skill is extraordinary, she will surely cure you all!"

Ninth Sister Yang not only found ways to improve the lives in several villages and set up academies to educate the children there, but now, regardless of the danger, she has come to treat the Jinquan villagers, he admired her so profoundly.

"Thank you, Ninth Sister Yang!" Everybody knew that Ninth Sister Yang had cured Eldest Uncle Yang's legs and that princess's muteness, a glimmer of hope instantly appeared in Sister Ma's eyes.

Withdrawing her hand, Yang Mengchen asked Sister Ma, "When did you start showing these symptoms?"

"Yesterday afternoon, Er Gou suddenly complained of a headache and soon after, he had diarrhea. We thought it was just a bad stomach and collected some herbs from the mountain to brew for him, but by midnight, he developed a high fever, his body became extremely hot, and he broke out in red rashes, we too began to experience headaches, fever, and diarrhea just like Er Gou."

"Do you know who was the first person in the village to get sick?"

"Yesterday morning, Er Dan from the Liao family was feeling unwell, and Doctor Zhang said it was a cold-induced affliction. The villagers didn't pay much attention to it, but who would have thought..."

Yang Mengchen stood up, walked straight into the Ma family kitchen to find the water jar, scooped up a ladle of water to smell it, and then looked closely at it before nodding at Dr. Luo and Xiao Hongtao.

As expected, there's something wrong with the water in Jinquan Village! But how could such a thing suddenly happen?

Everyone's expression became solemn.

"Ninth Sister, all the goods have been delivered to the entrance of the village, and we've also brought several large pots, what should be done next?"

Several brothers from the Yang family each with two personal attendants, Sister Wan Xue with her servant and Qing Qing, suddenly arrived at the Ma family. The epidemic demanded no delay, therefore they had brought supplies over at the greatest speed.

"Who let you into the village?" For the first time, Yang Mengchen lost her temper with her brothers.

After all, once inside the village, no one would be able to leave until the epidemic was completely eradicated.

She had made it very clear before that her brothers were just supposed to deliver the goods to the village entrance, yet they entered the village anyway, especially her Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother, who were supposed to be studying at the academy, and Sister Wan Xue with her servant as well.

Even though she had a way to cure the epidemic, if anything were to happen to her brothers, she would be the indirect killer, how would she live with herself then? Would she have to live with regret for the rest of her life?

Facing the anger of their sister, the brothers felt a bit helpless, wanting to say something but not sure what would be appropriate.

Yang Chengyou with his elegant and calm face said firmly, "We are siblings, and it's only right that we share life and death together!"

The rest of the seven brothers nodded heavily.

Looking at her brothers, Yang Mengchen's eyes began to moisten, but there was no time to be moved at this moment.

"Uncle Luo, Eldest Brother and Seventh Brother are leading people to set up a large pot in the middle of the village to brew herbal medicine;

Uncle Xiao, Second Brother, Fifth Brother, Doctor Zeng, Wei Lin and Shan Mingfei, four Elite Guards, are distributing the medicine for everyone to take;

Third Brother, Sixth Brother, and Eighth Brother are leading people to sprinkle quicklime from house to house;

Fourth Brother, Qing Qing, and Huo Mingzhe, another Elite Guard, are following the recipe to grab medicine and smoke it at various places around the village;

Sister Wanxue and Zi Jin are informing County Lord Zhou and the Government Officials to fetch clean water from the neighboring villages, and then to follow by my side."

After handing out three bottles of poison-avoiding pills to the people who arrived later and Doctor Zeng who was not infected, Yang Mengchen specifically instructed Hai Tang to bring all the prepared poison-avoiding pills, then quietly wrote two prescriptions for Doctor Luo and ordered everyone to act separately.

Zhuo Shuiquan also helped distribute the herbal medicine. At every household he visited, he praised the kindness and righteousness of the people, especially Yang Mengchen. Because of his promotion, the Jinquan villagers were convinced that Yang Mengchen was a goddess sent by heaven to relieve suffering and distress. Hearing this, Yang Mengchen couldn't help but laugh and cry.

When the people of Sweet Water Village, adjacent to Jinquan Village, learned of the news, the village head and Lizheng not only brought clean water, but also food, clothing, and bedding, as all of the Jinquan villagers' belongings had to be burned.

People from other villages also sent things one after another, praying for the quick recovery of Jinquan villagers and for the safety of those who entered the village, some even kowtowed and burnt incense in the morning and evening, hoping the Bodhisattva would surely bless Ninth Sister Yang with a long life!

Yang Family's Master and Servant and Old Hai and others were very worried, but without a solution, they could only comfort themselves by thinking that Yang Mengchen had a long and prosperous fortune and would surely turn calamity into blessing!

Those families who had grievances with the Yang family and Yang Mengchen, however, couldn't wait for her to die in Jinquan Village.

Especially the Zhang mother and daughter, they were almost on the verge of using voodoo against Yang Mengchen, stealthily gathering information every day, hoping to hear the good news of her death.

The Xiao and Luo families along with Old Hai worked together to seal off the news of the epidemic outbreak in Jinquan Village. Old Hai even secretly called in the nearest troops to guard all exits of several villages, strictly forbidding anyone from going out to prevent panic among others.

By the time everyone in the village had taken the medicinal soup, it was midnight, and everyone was exhausted.

In a room of the Jinquan Village ancestral hall.

"Miss, you've been tired all day. Have something to eat first, then you can write afterwards."

Sister Jin placed a bowl of white rice porridge and a plate of side dishes on the table, looking at Yang Mengchen, who was fervently writing at her desk, with eyes full of pity and admiration.

The girl had been busy visiting homes to treat the sick all day long, and she had to encourage and comfort the patients without even drinking a sip of water. Now, she was busy organizing medical records and pondering over prescriptions. If this continued, even someone as tough as iron couldn't bear it, let alone the girl was only eleven years old.

Putting down her pen, Yang Mengchen rubbed her somewhat sore shoulders, "Sister, have you eaten?"

"I've already eaten."

Sister Jin stepped forward, massaging Yang Mengchen's shoulders with just the right amount of pressure. The Empress Dowager often had shoulder pain due to her age, and she had specifically learned this skill from the Imperial Physician.

Yang Mengchen closed her eyes in comfort and, without realizing it, fell asleep.

Hearing the faint sound of Yang Mengchen's light snoring, Sister Jin stopped her movements, took a thin blanket from the side and gently covered her with it. Looking at the untouched meal on the table, she couldn't bear to wake her up. With a silent sigh, she picked up the food and walked out, only to see Qing Qing rushing straight towards the room.

She quickly whispered to stop him: "What are you doing?"

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