Chapter 711: Human Heart Is Hard to Guard Against
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
So what if the plague could be prevented? His ultimate goal was to bring out the worst part in the human heart.
Daoist Yun Guan’s expression turned cold as he said, “Don’t go out for the time being. The food we bought previously is enough to last us a month or two.”
The Daoist priest disciple couldn’t help but ask, “Shifu, this plague is so terrifying. What if it doesn’t disappear?”
People who contracted the plague first had a fever, then their bodies were red from the fever. Their bodies also looked like they had been burned. They looked extremely terrifying. The Daoists were also humans and were afraid that they would unfortunately contract the plague.
Daoist Yun Guan said coldly, “Eat pills and meditate.”
Looking at the disciples who were worried and did not dare to ask, he continued, “From now on, don’t go out. Stay in the temple to meditate. As long as you don’t go out, you won’t get the plague.”
Hearing Daoist Yun Guan’s words, they were relieved.
Because of the plague, the lively capital immediately became desolate. Every house was closed, and there was dead silence.
Anyone who had a fever was immediately taken away.
The commoners were angry, but they did not dare to complain.
The dark courtyard was filled with filth. The cries of children and women were heart-wrenching.
When Madam Wang heard the sound of beating and cursing coming from next door, she sighed faintly. “1 don’t know when the plague will end. Madam Li is having a hard time. She’s not allowed to go out because of the plague and is beaten up at home every day.”
“Eat your food. Why do you care so much about other people’s business?” Madam Wang rolled her eyes.
After being shouted at by her mother-in-law, Madam Liu only smiled and did not talk back. She quickly ate the food.
When she was working, she could eat three meals a day. Now that the plague was wreaking havoc, everyone could only stay at home and had to cut down on their expenses. The meat on the table was scarce and the meals were reduced to two times a day.
In the morning, she would eat porridge with pickled vegetables, and at night, she could only eat some dry rice. This made her stomach always empty.
The cries next door gradually stopped. Madam Wang put down her bowl and chopsticks and went out. She took a stool and stepped on it. She looked over the wall and saw a thin woman cleaning up the courtyard. She smiled and said, “Madam Li, you haven’t eaten yet?”
At this moment, Madam Li looked disheveled and did not want to talk to Madam Wang.
However, how could Madam Wang let go of this opportunity to belittle her neighbor? She smiled and said, “Why is your husband angry with you again? Now that you are not allowed to go out, your life is already very difficult.”
Madam Li felt a lump in her throat. Her eyes were bloodshot and red, and there were finger marks on her face. Madam Wang was not here to show concern but to humiliate her.
Madam Wang faked a loud burp and said with satisfaction, “The meal tonight is really sumptuous. You haven’t eaten, right? It’s almost dark. Hurry up and cook. No matter what, you can’t let your child starve.”
Madam Li looked at Madam Wang. “Don’t climb over my wall, and don’t stick your nose into my family’s business.”
The courtyard was in a mess, and it would take her a long time to clean up. She knew that Madam Wang was here to mock her, but she really did not have the time to waste breath on her.
Madam Wang smiled.
“Hurry up and wash the dishes, you lazy thing.”
Madam Liu shouted at Madam Wang.
Madam Wang came down to wash the dishes with a smile. To her, the plague was nothing to be afraid of. Instead, it made her feel relaxed. The only downside was that she couldn’t eat her fill.
However, compared to the woman next door, Madam Wang felt that her life was much more comfortable.
At night, Madam Wang said to her husband. “Dazhu, when do you think the plague will end? Are those rumors true? Everyone says that Miss Liu caused the plague.”
Wang Dazhu turned around and said impatiently, “Why are you caring so much? Go to sleep.”
Madam Wang could not sleep. She did not know if it was an illusion, but she actually felt that her body was heating up. She felt that every breath she exhaled was hot and she could not sleep at all.
She reached out and touched Wang Dazhu. Wang Dazhu slapped her hand away in disdain. “Are you going to sleep or not? If not, get out.”
Madam Wang muttered with a frown, “Forget it, forget it. Go to sleep.”
Wang Dazhu could not be bothered to talk to Madam Wang and quickly fell asleep.
However, Madam Wang could not sleep. She felt as if she had become a furnace. She felt that it was getting hotter and hotter, and her body hurt.
Feeling uneasy, she stood up and prepared to wash herself with cold water. When she touched the thing on her body that looked like a blister, she fell to the ground and trembled.
It took her a long time to come back to her senses. She stumbled back to her room. The burning pain on her body did not subside. She could feel blisters appearing on her skin one after another.
Madam Wang endured the pain and reached out to grab Wang Dazhu’s hand. She scratched the blister and wiped the pus on Wang Dazhu.
Wang Dazhu woke up from his dream and scolded angrily, “Why aren’t you sleeping in the middle of the night?”
Madam Wang got out of bed. “I’m going to the bathroom.”
Wang Dazhu was so sleepy that he did not even have the strength to curse. “You crazy woman.”
When Madam Wang heard Wang Dazhu muttering as if he was talking in his sleep, she gritted her teeth. The government said that people had to strengthen their bodies to prevent the plague. The reason why she was infected must be because she ate too little.
Her stingy mother-in-law did not even allow her to eat meat. All the meat was given to her husband. She was weak and tired all day long because she had been starving. If she did not have a good time, she would not let her family have a good time either.
And the reason why Madam Wang did this was because she was afraid of being taken away. If she was the only one in the family who was having a fever, she would definitely be taken away by the soldiers.. But what if the entire family was like this?
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