The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress-Chapter 1065 - 1041: Glory Amidst Chaos

The refugees fled all the way from Jiangnan, filled with urgency and also fear. Now, they desperately need stability.

However, just as they are about to reach Yuechuan and settle down, they are stopped outside and required to be isolated for several days before entering Yuechuan Prefecture. This makes them even more panicked and angry.

At this moment, the refugees are in a bad mood, and they are not open to persuasion.

The more you speak nicely to them, the more arrogant they become, and the more they oppose you.

Therefore, Xiao Yin doesn’t waste words with them, nor does she say how this is for the benefit of everyone.

These refugees lack such a long-term vision.

They are different from the people of Southern Yi.

Nowadays, most of the people of Southern Yi are literate.

Even those who were illiterate before have their children attending school, where teachers require the children to teach their elders what they’ve learned.

The Southern Yi people greatly respect knowledge, and they have an inherent reverence for teachers.

Additionally, these teachers say it’s required by Third Young Master, and the Southern Yi people have profound respect for Xiao Yuan. Almost no one disobeys Xiao Yuan’s words, so most adults and children in Southern Yi are literate now.

Being literate, they naturally understand the booklets issued by the government, and they listen to the government’s propaganda.

Thus, the people of Southern Yi have a high level of quality and strong cohesion. If you communicate with them properly and ask them to cooperate with the government’s work in isolation or other matters, the people of Southern Yi will not make trouble. They will comply with the government’s arrangements.

But the refugees from Jiangnan are different.

Most of them are illiterate and have never been educated, nor do they have a broad perspective. Speaking more is less effective than offering them benefits.

Thus, Xiao Yin directly stated that anyone who is isolated will get free meals, and An Family’s silver will provide more.

She said this, and the propaganda personnel conveyed the same message to the refugees. The refugees asked the person in charge at the checkpoint, and they said Xiao Yin is the daughter of the Third Young Master’s family, and furthermore, the Third Madam is also here. Their words are as good as the Third Young Master’s and will definitely be honored.

Once the refugees confirmed that these words were reliable, they ceased to cause trouble.

After all, everyone came to Southern Yi to have enough food and survive. If they provide food and silver, then let it be isolation.

Here, someone led the refugees to the quarantine point.

Xiao Yin led her team to various places in Yuechuan Prefecture to spread the message and asked the magistrate to post notices to inform the city residents to minimize going out recently, preferably not leaving the Prefecture City, and not to interact freely with the refugees.

Apart from posting notices, Xiao Yin also arranged for people to propagate in all the tea houses and coordinated with the Yuechuan Prefecture magistrate to send people to rural villages one by one to inspect.

Xiao Yin was overwhelmingly busy, while Anning and Xiao Hui went to the quarantine point.

When she saw the conditions at the quarantine point, she said to those accompanying her, "This won’t do. We can’t mix them together. We still don’t know who among them has the epidemic and who is healthy. If we let them live together, the healthy ones are bound to get infected, which is irresponsible to the refugees."

Xiao Hui also said, "First, separate the men and women. If there aren’t enough rooms at the quarantine point, then find some planks to divide each room into several small compartments, with one person per compartment, each eating their own meals. They must be prohibited from speaking or moving around to each other."

After giving her suggestion, Xiao Hui went to see the refugees, diagnosing the pulses of quite a few people.

Anning also helped examine some people and also checked those refugees showing symptoms of fever.

After checking, Anning frowned, "This is somewhat like the plague, yet it’s not the plague. It should be highly contagious, but its pathogenicity is weaker than the plague."

She turned around to leave, followed by Xiao Hui.

After leaving the quarantine point, the two of them first washed and changed clothes. Anning used the Medicine Pills she brought to wash her hands and face.

After completing the hygiene procedures, Anning went to find Prefect Wu of Yuechuan Prefecture.

She explained the situation of the refugees to Prefect Wu, "This disease is highly contagious, and it’s vital to do the work well. One must not let refugees enter the city at will. If not done properly, should someone with the disease enter the city, it would be a disaster for Yuechuan Prefecture and even the entire Southern Yi."

Prefect Wu nodded repeatedly, "We will definitely maintain the necessary precautions. Third Madam, is there any medicine to cure this disease? There are more and more refugees nowadays, and we are under great pressure here. If this continues, we cannot bear it in Yuechuan Prefecture."

Anning also understood the situation, "I will discuss this carefully with those doctors and try to come up with a solution as soon as possible."

Besides Yuechuan Prefecture, many refugees were arriving in Pingyang Prefecture as well.

After staying in Yuechuan Prefecture for a few days, Anning then went to Pingyang Prefecture.

She was extraordinarily busy here, and Xiao Yuan was not idle in Southern Yi either.

He also organized personnel to carry out propaganda work in the countryside. Additionally, Xiao Yuan coordinated with the letters Anning sent and some information to study the development of special medicine.

Xiao Jin and Xiao Ling were also busy during this period.

Many tasks were very complex, and besides training soldiers, these two had to help with refugee resettlement work. Moreover, they needed to maintain peace among the soldiers in the barracks, especially the new recruits, which left them exhausted.

Xiao Ling was aware of the epidemic, and Xiao Yuan had already sent spies to Jiangnan to continuously send back information from various parts of Jiangnan.

Many spies were managed by Xiao Ling, and the information they sent was received by him.

Xiao Ling received some more information and went to find Xiao Yuan.

Upon entering the study, he said, "Third Brother, the epidemic has broken out in Jiangnan. Many people in Yangzhou have fallen ill. The whole Jiangnan is in chaos, people are running everywhere, and those rich families are migrating with their whole family. Also, many officials in Jiangnan have fled, leaving behind a mess."

Xiao Yuan took the information brought by the spy, skimmed through it, and immediately said, "Xiaoyan, have someone invite Lin Family, Mr. Four, Mr. Song, and General Ge for a meeting."

Xiao Ling was taken aback, "Third Brother, are you planning to reclaim Jiangnan?"

Xiao Yuan slammed the table heavily, "With the chaos already begun, not acting now would be a missed opportunity."

"But, the epidemic?"

Xiao Ling was very concerned, "It’s not easy to train our soldiers, and launching a reckless attack at this time, if they get infected, that... Third Brother, those are human lives at stake."

Xiao Yuan’s face turned serious as he replied, "I understand. Your Third Sister-in-law has already taken Xiao Hui to Yuechuan Prefecture and Pingyang Prefecture to look into it, and they are researching a special medicine. If we are to attack, we will have to wait until the special medicine is developed, but we must prepare in advance."

Soon, Lin Lianshuang and the others arrived.

Upon entering, Lin Lianshuang said, "Third Young Master, the time has come."

Xiao Yuan then smiled, "Please take a seat, Lin Family."

Once everyone was assembled, Xiao Yuan showed them the message from Jiangnan, "The chaos in Jiangnan means it’s time for us to attack. This time, we must plan thoroughly and strive to capture Jiangnan. If Jiangnan is reclaimed, we will control half of the land, thus standing at par with Da Qi across the river."

The crowd felt a mix of excitement and concern.

Excitement because the opportunity to reclaim Jiangnan had arrived, concern because many people in Jiangnan were infected with the epidemic, which is contagious. If launched carelessly, it might...

Just as Xiao Yuan was about to speak again, the voice of Xiao Ying came through, "Dad, dad, there’s news from mom."

Xiao Ying entered with a letter.

He handed the letter to Xiao Yuan, "Dad, mom and Sister Hui have developed a special medicine. It’s been tested on some infected refugees and has shown great effectiveness."

"Excellent."

Xiao Yuan burst into laughter, "Truly, heaven is on my side."