Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Meanwhile, Su Wanqing went to the clinic as usual.

The morning was uneventful; no one came to see a doctor.

She then took the large amount of medicinal herbs she had prepared the night before to the command post, set up a large pot, poured in the spiritual spring water and herbs, and asked Officer Liu to arrange for manpower to distribute them to every person in the village.

The good news is that the eight people who were quarantined yesterday have shown significant improvement after using her medication; even the elderly man, who was in the worst condition, is now able to walk again.

Seeing this, Su Wanqing breathed a long sigh of relief.

It seems that the tragedy described in the original text can be averted. Distributing preventative medication for another three days should be enough.

Bullshit! The slap in the face came too fast!

During the afternoon work point registration, a sudden commotion broke out in the crowd, and three people collapsed!

While Sister Zhao was keeping score, she suddenly felt a sharp dizziness and indescribable abdominal cramps. The next second, her face turned pale, her body stiffened, and she farted.

But Sister Zhao swears she really thought it was just a fart.

But to everyone's surprise, a foul stench instantly filled the air, and a warm stream flowed down her trouser leg—she had diarrhea in public!

"ah--!"

People around screamed and scattered instantly as if avoiding a plague, clearing out a large area.

"We're doomed! This disease is really contagious!"

"Yesterday there was only Aunt Wang, why are there so many today?"

"Sister Zhao! Can't you just hold it in and go outside to poop? It's disgusting!" someone complained, covering their nose.

"Exactly! Yesterday he was cursing Aunt Wang, was he even human? Today he's not human himself, and he even soiled his pants!"

"Yesterday, Director Liu repeatedly emphasized that anyone with symptoms should immediately isolate themselves, why didn't you come? Now look what's happened, the infection has spread again!"

Slumped to the ground, utterly ashamed and indignant, Sister Zhao sobbed as she tried to explain, "I...I didn't want to! I thought it was just a fart, and farts are uncontrollable! Besides, I hadn't pooped this morning, who knew it would turn out like this? Please listen to my explanation, I really just wanted to fart."

So, when you have diarrhea, don't believe any farts.

The scene was in chaos.

Upon hearing the news, Liu Shuqing rushed over and, seeing the disheveled Zhao Dajie lying on the ground, immediately understood the crux of the problem—these people, for the sake of a few work points, preferred to endure the pain rather than come to quarantine, which resulted in the worsening of their condition and caused a more serious spread!

"We'll talk about the punishment later!" Liu Shuqing shouted sternly, then turned to Su Wanqing, "Comrade Su, what do you think... what should we do next?"

Su Wanqing looked at the scene before her and sighed:

"This was also my oversight. I thought that distributing some preventative medication yesterday would be enough to control the situation, and I should have rushed to produce it last night and distributed it first thing this morning, but it was still too late."

"But don't worry too much, Director Liu. The situation is better than I expected. Let's take it one step at a time and hopefully it won't escalate too much."

What could she do? She had planned everything, but she hadn't expected that these people would risk worsening their condition to stay at work for a few work points, rather than come to quarantine.

Sigh, in the end, it's because they're too poor; work points are their lifeline.

Unlike in modern times, where if you could take sick leave and have food and lodging provided if you had diarrhea, everyone would say they had both diarrhea and vomiting.

The good news is that everyone who took the medicine yesterday is fine, indicating that her medicine has a protective effect. Su Wanqing immediately began to make arrangements:

"The first step is to immediately transfer all the people who are currently sick, including Sister Zhao, to the backyard of the health center for isolation. I will immediately provide emergency treatment and disinfection."

"The second step is for you, Officer Liu, to immediately gather everyone in the village—not a single one! Meet at the threshing ground. I need to conduct a preliminary screening to see how many people have underlying symptoms but are concealing them!"

Anyway, whenever possible, give him a bowl of medicine made with spiritual spring water to prevent it from spreading.

"The third step is to increase the dosage of preventative medication for all villagers, especially those who came into contact with the command center area today, and administer it on the spot!"

"The final step is to find the source of infection! Those who took the medication yesterday are fine, but many are still getting sick today, indicating that everyone has been exposed to the source of infection. If the source isn't addressed, the diarrhea will continue!"

Liu Shuqing immediately arranged for people to carry out the first two steps, while anxiously asking, "Comrade Xiao Su, how do we find the source of infection?"

Su Wanqing tried hard to recall the original plot.

The book only vaguely mentions that the epidemic spread rapidly and no one in the village was spared, but it does not specify the source. However, the illness disappeared a month later.

She frowned in thought: What transmission route was the fastest and widest, allowing the entire village to be repeatedly infected? And why did the source disappear a month later?

That's right, it's water! Only a shared water source can have such power!

She immediately looked up and asked Liu Shuqing with certainty, "Officer Liu, to find the source, I need to ask the villagers what kind of water they drink every day, and where the water source is?"

Before Liu Shuqing could answer, several people nearby began to chime in:

"Normally? We usually store water in the seepage pit, but this year the drought is terrible, so we have to fetch water from the main canal at the east end! It's right at our doorstep, so it's very convenient."

"But this year's drought is so severe, even the main irrigation canal is almost dry. How can that little bit of muddy water be enough?"

"Yeah, we had no choice but to use that nearly abandoned shallow well at the west end of the village! At least it had some water!"

An abandoned well at the west end of the village! Su Wanqing's eyes sharpened: "Let's go! Take me to see that well!"

The group immediately followed Su Wanqing and Liu Shuqing, and arrived at the west end of the village in a grand procession. The well was indeed half dry, the water was murky, and the water level was very low.

Su Wanqing had a bucket of water brought up, and upon closer inspection, her heart sank – some unidentified flocculent matter was floating on the surface of the water, and it emitted a fishy, ​​putrid smell.

"There must be something rotting underwater. I have to go down and retrieve it." Su Wanqing had just rolled up her sleeves when her hand was grabbed. Looking up, she saw Zhou Yanshen, who had rushed over after hearing about the incident at the command post!

The man was tall and big, with a calm and aloof expression, but there was some sweat on his forehead, indicating that he had run there.

Su Wanqing felt a warm feeling in her heart.

Zhou Yanshen's voice was deep and resonant. "Comrade Wanqing, let me do it. You can guide me from the side and see where I'm doing things wrong."

Look how eloquent her man is!

As he spoke, Zhou Yanshen took off his clothes, revealing his bulging muscles and eight-pack abs. He pulled Su Wanqing aside, and with a light leap, he slid down the well wall with his feet supporting him.

Inoue, the hot air seemed to distort.

Down in the mine, it was cold and damp.

A moment later, Zhou Yanshen climbed up, carrying a bucket of things, and poured it on the ground. When he saw it clearly, his expression changed. It was disgusting!

Everyone was so frightened that they took a step back.