Early the next morning, Zhang Dun came to the military camp again after receiving the news.

To Ning Fu's surprise, Zhang Dun actually brought Liu Zheng over.

"Son-in-law, you are so bold. You are simply risking your own life!"

As soon as they met, Liu Zheng pulled Ning Fu aside and complained in a low voice.

"Don't worry, father-in-law. How is Qingxin? Is everything okay at home?"

Ning Fu asked.

"Everything is fine at home, but Qingxin has been worried about you, and I have lost a lot of weight."

Liu Zheng replied with a sigh.

"Don't worry Qingxin, I'm absolutely sure I'll come back safely!"

Ning Fu said very seriously.

"you……"

Liu Zheng hesitated for a moment.

"Are you sure you can succeed? You know Cai Jing is targeting me. If you fail this time, not only will you be convicted, I'm afraid I will also lose my official position!"

"Don't worry, I have a share of the credit for preventing smallpox, and you have a share. When I come back, you can expect to be promoted!"

Ning Fu chuckled.

"I hope so!"

Liu Zheng still felt a little guilty.

Ning Fu and Liu Zheng chatted for a while, then came to Zhang Dun and saluted: "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang!"

"You're welcome, several cases have been discovered in the city. Although the area where the cases are located has been sealed off, there is still the possibility of spread!"

Zhang Dun said with a solemn expression.

Ning Fu's heart sank when he heard this, and then he took out a porcelain vase from his arms.

"Mr. Zhang, here is the cowpox pus I collected. It is less toxic. If the matter is urgent, I hope you can use this to inoculate the people. It will definitely save many people's lives!"

Zhang Dun took the porcelain bottle and then asked with some confusion: "Even if it is really useful, how many people can this small bottle save?"

"After inoculating people, they will also develop cowpox. At that time, the pus will be taken directly from the people and then inoculated. In this cycle, almost the whole country can be inoculated!"

Ning Fu explained.

He collected two bottles in total and had already planned to give one to Zhang Dun.

Zhang Dun suddenly understood and carefully put the porcelain bottle in his arms.

When everything was ready, Zhang Dun sent Ning Fu and his party out of the city.

Outside the city is the blocked epidemic area, with more than a dozen villages connected together.

As early as when smallpox broke out, the imperial court sent troops to seal off the entire affected area and strictly prohibited anyone from entering or exiting.

Ning Fu's mission was to enter the epidemic area and have close contact with smallpox patients.

They have to live in the infected area for at least half a month. If no one among them gets sick, it will be proved that the vaccination with cowpox is indeed effective.

The intersection outside the city is guarded by a large army, and no one is allowed to approach, especially people from the epidemic area. If they dare to come closer than a hundred steps, they will be shot with bows and arrows immediately.

Ning Fu and the others passed through heavy guards and finally entered the epidemic area in a carriage loaded with supplies.

"Look, little man!"

As soon as they passed the checkpoint, Wu Juntou pointed to the roadside and said to Ning Fu.

Ning Fu turned his head and found several corpses lying dead on the roadside. Their bodies were full of arrows. They should be people who wanted to forcefully break through the barrier.

"Bury them, lest they cause other plagues."

Ning Fu sighed.

These people just want to survive, and the blockading soldiers outside also want to survive. There is no way to distinguish between right and wrong.

Following Ning Fu's instructions, someone immediately took out tools from the car and buried the bodies on the spot.

"Xiao Langjun, where should we go next?"

Wu Juntou asked again.

"Five miles east from here is Wangjiazhuangzi. I have acquaintances there. Let's go check out the situation first and spend the night there!"

Ning Fu replied without thinking.

The soap workshop is in Wangjiazhuangzi, and Hutou is also there.

Ning Fu had been to the workshop many times before and was very familiar with it.

…

Wangjiazhuangzi.

The Wang family is a local surname, and the entire Zhuangzi is a clan, with thousands of people living in Zhuangzi.

Wang Gui was born in a royal family, and his family was rich, so he was naturally very prestigious in Zhuangzi.

After the soap workshop was established in Zhuangzi, it hired many young people from the Wang family to work, and the remuneration was very generous.

Under such circumstances, Wang Gui's reputation soared, almost surpassing that of the old patriarch.

But now Wang Gui is in a very embarrassed state.

His originally fat body had lost a lot of weight, and his face was covered with dust and mud. He lay on the wall and shouted outside:

"Liu, don't bully me too much. You've really pushed us into a panic. In the worst case, we'll all die together!"

This is the ancestral hall of the Wang family, and the walls are very tall.

All the men, women, old and children from the Wangjiazhuangzi gathered here. The ancestral hall and the courtyard were all filled with people, and everyone was full of fear.

"Okay, then if you have the guts, come out and let's show off!"

A somewhat crazy voice shouted outside the wall.

Wang Gui raised his head and looked outside.

I saw dozens of men walking around in the open space outside the wall holding various weapons and showing off their power.

In front of these men, there were several corpses placed.

If you look closely, you will find that the body is covered with pustules, and it is the patient who died of smallpox.

"Liu San, you are also sick. We are willing to send food so that you can take good care of your illness so that we can keep the same!"

Wang Gui suppressed his anger, tried his best to soften his tone, and shouted to the man outside.

Liu San was probably in his twenties, tall and thin, but his face was covered with dense pustules, and he was obviously infected with smallpox.

Most of the people behind Liu San also had symptoms of smallpox.

Although there are many people here, Wang Gui dare not go out because he is afraid of being infected with smallpox.

"Don't talk nonsense to me. If you don't hand over ten women and twenty sheep today, I will lead people to rush in. Anyway, I will die. If I die, we will die together!"

Liu San shouted again.

Under the plague, the evil of human nature is fully exposed.

People like Liu San were all infected with smallpox, but the symptoms were mild. Instead of taking good care of themselves, they went around using smallpox to blackmail those who were not infected.

Even if you die, you must be crazy before you die!

Wang Gui's lungs were about to burst with anger, but there was nothing he could do against rogues like Liu San.

If the other party really rushes in at all costs, even if they just throw in a piece of worn clothing, they may infect the people in the ancestral hall with smallpox.

Liu San became even more proud when he saw that the previously aloof Wang Gui was so scolded by him that he dared not speak out. The people behind him also kept shouting.

Of course, these people are not stupid and will not rush in easily.

Because if Wang Gui's side was infected with smallpox, Liu San's advantage would disappear immediately, and they would definitely be beaten to death by the other side.

Liu San was so proud that he approached the ancestral hall again.

But at this moment, lightning suddenly shot out from a brick on the wall of the ancestral hall, heading straight for Liu San's head.

Liu San screamed in fright and tilted his body desperately.

As a result, he dodged his head and the brick suddenly hit his shoulder.

Hearing Liu San scream, his body suddenly fell backwards.

"Arm...my arm!"

Liu San kept rolling on the ground with his arms folded.

The people behind were also frightened. After a while, the group of people rushed forward and helped Liu San up.

"Who? Who threw the brick? Come out to me!"
To be continued...