She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 87 - The Rice Porridge I Made For You By Hand
Chapter 87: Chapter 87: The Rice Porridge I Made For You By Hand
Chapter 87 -87: The Rice Porridge I Made For You By Hand
Jie Chen made a decision immediately.
He ordered several ships to hang chains on the fore and aft decks to anchor the vessels in slowly flowing sections of the river.
Jie Chen planned to take Xiang Ying to count the number of people infected with the plague on the ships behind them.
After thinking it over, Xiang Ying first went to find the Seventh Princess.
“Seventh sister, I need your help to count the number of infected people. You’re fast and meticulous at this, and there’s no one more suitable on board. But you will be facing a group of people infected with the plague. If you’re unwilling, I can…”
Before Xiang Ying could finish, the Seventh Princess immediately expressed her willingness: “I am willing!”
She stood up, her eyes filled with eagerness.
“It would be an honor to help you, elder sister. I’m also grateful that you don’t see me as useless and have been taking care of me all this way.”
Xiang Ying nodded: “Good, then come with me.”
The Seventh Princess and Xiang Qianqian had been closely in contact with Old Princess Consort Shangguan before, so Xiang Ying had them isolated for observation last night.
Fortunately, neither of them showed any signs of illness.
Xiang Ying, taking the Seventh Princess with her, went to find Jie Chen at the bow of the ship; the plank between the two ships was nearly finished being installed.
Jie Chen’s dark, thin eyes swept over the Seventh Princess. He seemed to guess Xiang Ying’s decision and didn’t say a word of inquiry.
They went with soldiers and a Military Doctor to check the situation on several ships behind them.
Surprisingly, Supervisor Ke was infected with the plague.
He locked himself in a room and refused to open the door, no matter what.
He also yelled coarsely: “I’d rather die in here. All of you, leave me alone, don’t come here causing trouble!”
Xiang Ying spoke before Jie Chen could: “There’s no need to die! It’s a minor illness; I can cure it.”
Supervisor Ke cursed: “I’m not Jie Chen, I won’t listen to your nonsense, witch!”
Xiang Ying waved her hand, signaling to Scar Face behind her: “Kick down the door, no more talking with him. When we go in, hold him down.”
Jie Chen nodded: “Do as she says.”
With a loud bang, Scar Face kicked down the wooden door. The soldiers rushed in, pinning the shocked Supervisor Ke to the ground.
Xiang Ying walked over, and Supervisor Ke was still defiant: “Get out, don’t you all want to live?”
“Of course, we want to live, and besides, we can’t let you die either,” Xiang Ying said, her red lips curved calmly.
Her words left Supervisor Ke stunned.
Before he could react, Xiang Ying’s slender fingertips pressed on his arm.
After a brief assessment, she asked the Seventh Princess to record it.
“He’s not severe, take him to the treatment room.”
The soldiers apologetically picked Supervisor Ke up in a sack.
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“Hey! Xiang Ying! Are you trying to get revenge on me? Do you think I’m a wild boar? You actually put me in a sack.”
Xiang Ying’s face was expressionless: “This is best for everyone.”
Skinny Monkey and Scar Face skillfully took out diluted alcohol and poured it over the sack, then instructed the soldiers to bring him to the treatment room on the first ship.
In total, there were twenty-one people infected with the plague on these ships.
Xiang Ying, as usual, divided the cabins of each ship into sections for three people each.
Just as she was about to give her orders, the Seventh Princess handed her a list in time.
“Elder sister, I’ve already arranged it, sets of three per cabin. Those who have been in contact with people infected with the plague, I’ve also marked them out.”
Xiang Ying looked at the thick two pages in her hand.
Her phoenix eyes showed admiration: “I knew I wasn’t wrong in choosing you. You have a real talent for personnel consolidation and statistics.”
The Seventh Princess blushed with modesty.
Since she was young, she liked arranging the order and division of labor among the palace staff.
Her own mother often laughed at her, saying that while other princesses were proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she was fond of playing house.
She never expected that this small and underestimated skill would come in so handy.
The Seventh Princess smiled sincerely: “I’m glad I could help you, elder sister.”
Xiang Ying returned to the first ship to give injections to those who had contracted the epidemic.
Jie Chen was responsible for staying behind to serve as a calming presence, giving orders to the soldiers and also to prevent any nervous criminals from rioting.
Xiang Ying was in the treatment room giving injections to the sedated exiled criminals.
Each time one was sent away, the Seventh Princess would stand at the door and place a mark next to that person’s name.
While they were busily working, the cabin at the bottom of the ships was already holding more than thirty sick criminals.
Fortunately, the entire bottom cabin was large, otherwise, they would all be squeezed together.
Empress Dowager Shangguan, who had just awoken, crawled to the door and banged on it.
“Give me water, I want to drink water…”
The cold voice of the guard came through: “Xiang Ying said water is delivered once every two hours. It’s not time yet, wait for it!”
Empress Dowager Shangguan’s mouth was parched, and she felt as if there was fire burning within her body.
Upon hearing that there was no water, she became furiously agitated, scratching at the door while crying and howling.
“She wants our lives!”
They only knew that after drinking the water provided by Xiang Ying, not only would they fall unconscious, but upon waking, they would find two small holes in their arms.
The surrounding muscles were all sore.
Moreover, the soldiers would use pungent water to scrub the innards of the cabin.
This water must be problematic!
“Stop making trouble, it’s useless,” the pale-faced Miss Zheng tucked in the corner said. She was one of those who had fallen ill. “Earlier, I overheard the elder princess yelling. It turns out that people who contract the disease will be burned to death.”
“The wives and daughters of the Imperial Censorate family were carried away like that and never returned.”
Miss Zheng spoke while covering her face and weeping: “That young lady was still breathing, just to be burned by her. How cruel must her heart be?”
The person beside her sighed: “This is the plague. They can’t cure us and will definitely think of ways to kill us. Maybe the medicine we drink every day is a slow poison.”
Empress Dowager Shangguan was thoroughly scared.
She shook her head in panic: “No, no, I can’t die here!”
Her son, Prince Xuan, had said that he would surely come to save her.
How could she die on a boat?
Empress Dowager Shangguan clenched her teeth fiercely, moving away from the door and lowering her voice.
“Are we just going to sit here and wait for death? Xiang Ying is truly vicious, giving us random treatments. If we recover, it’s her blind luck. If not, then it’s our fate to die!”
The others looked at the severe sores on their bodies, nodding one after another: “Right, we must do something.”
Empress Dowager Shangguan’s sinister eyes flashed with thought.
“Listen to me, this is what we’ll do…” she whispered her plans to the others.
Miss Zheng reminded her: “That Liu Taipin has a good relationship with team leader Scar Master, be careful of her snitching.”
Empress Dowager Shangguan’s morbid eyes turned to look at Liu Taipin, who lay unconscious in a corner.
Seeing she posed no threat, Empress Dowager Shangguan then said: “She’s an idiot, what can she understand? Listen to my arrangements…”
Xiang Ying was busy until evening before she had time to think about food.
She had been in the treatment room mixing herbal medicines, also writing a food menu and a list of medications.
The food for the children was sent by the Seventh Princess on her behalf.
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Xiang Ying turned around and saw Jie Chen standing at the doorway with a bowl of steaming porridge.
“Have something to eat.” He had watched Xiang Ying bustling about on several ships all day long without taking a rest.
Xiang Ying glanced at the simple meat porridge and shook her head: “I’m not hungry.”
She had already decided to make scallion oil noodles for herself later and pair it with a fried egg.
Jie Chen’s lips pursed: “Eat it, I cooked it in a clean pot for you, it’s not dirty.”
He thought she was reluctant to use the pots the prisoners had used.
Xiang Ying was slightly surprised, intrigued: “Did you make this yourself?”
Jie Chen’s face flashed with an unnatural hue: “Just threw something together.”
Xiang Ying smiled with her red lips: “Well then, I must try it.”
She took the bowl, about to taste it, but Jie Chen, with his thin eyes, earnestly watched her expressions, waiting for her judgment.
At that moment, Scar Face’s heavy footsteps came, appearing at the doorway.
“Elder princess, there’s trouble. Two more people are unwell on the third ship.”
Xiang Ying immediately put down the bowl: “I’ll go have a look.”
She left hurriedly.
Jie Chen’s complexion darkened as he looked at the bowl of hot steaming meat porridge.
Scar Face still stood at the doorway: “Supervisor, do you want to come and take a look too?”
As Jie Chen passed him with a stern face, he suddenly said: “Did you have to bring it up now?”
Jie Chen strode away with chilling eyes.
Scar Face scratched the back of his head, feeling innocently at fault.
Had he said something wrong again? But it was his duty to report anything amiss to Xiang Ying—wasn’t that Jie Chen’s own order?
