inst himself, leaving a cold kiss on her lips."We will survive.""I won't let anything happen to you."Fang Jinshu nodded and reached out to hug Zongyu's neck. The two climbed down the tree together.Zon...The weather is getting colder, and the second major snowfall after winter has begun.

Originally, snowfall was a good thing for Xizhou as it could greatly alleviate the drought.

Snow water is still water after all. After it melts, it can be boiled and used for drinking just like any other water.

Ke Huai's demise stemmed from the prolonged drought in Xi Zhou. The land had withered for too long, claiming countless lives. With the bodies littering the ground and the summer and autumn months bringing scorching temperatures, bacteria thrived and proliferated.

And this heavy snow became a vehicle for these germs, scattering them from one place to another through the snowflakes all over Xizhou.

That is to say, snow water is not pure.

Even if it was boiled, people might still get sick. Even more so because the locals didn't have any knowledge of hygiene. Most people just dug up snow blocks and used them directly.

After slightly warming it up, I drank it down.

When Fang Jinshui arrived at the third village, she found that the villagers were not only suffering from frostbite and colds but also experiencing frequent diarrhea, high fevers, vomiting, and nausea.

Severe cases can even lead to other complications, causing organ failure.

Fāng Jǐnxiù was exhausted after a long day and could barely speak when she returned home.

As for Zongyu, the distribution of grain and repairing houses in the village, what he accomplished in a single day was far more than can be described by brocade.

Without the presence of someone with authority to keep them in check, these villagers might very well turn on each other and fight over this food they've received.

The villagers in these villages are not very united either.

After returning to the room, he saw his exhausted wife lying on the bed. He still couldn't bear to see her like that, so he scooped her up in his arms.

"You should return home tomorrow. I will go to the city and invite a few ordinary doctors."

He couldn't bear to see his daughter-in-law work so hard.

"I can't, I need to change it back to the old symptoms. An ordinary doctor would have no problem with that."

"I added spring water to the snow water I used to make the medicine for them today."

"Ah Yu, this snowstorm is afraid not to come to save the people of Xi Zhou. They are death warrants for the people."

Zongyu's face instantly changed, "How could it be a death warrant"

"Are you saying that the people in these villages are getting sick frequently because of the snow water"

Fang Jinshu nodded and, with the support of her husband's arm, sat up from the bed.

Zongyu hurriedly scooped her up, acting as a human pillow for his wife.

"These meltwaters are full of bacteria. After half a year of drought, many people and animals died in Xizhou. These bodies were probably not handled well, leading to the spread of bacteria."

"For snowmelt is formed from the evaporation of groundwater. If we were to use your terms, after the spring thaw, Xi Zhou would most likely experience an epidemic."

Zong Yu listened for a long time and couldn't say anything.

My heart was filled with unbearable pain.

Fang Jinshi also felt distressed. When she learned that there were fast-spreading pathogens in the snow water, she thought about the severe survival challenges that the people of Xizhou would face in the future.

It seems like God is playing a survival game with the people here.

Drought, the coldest winter in recorded history, university, disease, plague.

One after another, they keep coming.

Could it be that it wants to wipe out everyone on this land

"There's still war," Zong Yu silently added.

Fang Jinshi was completely speechless.

This blasted hematite, it had to appear now, of all times, right here in Xizhou!

The people of Wumeng discovered it first.

Even the storytellers wouldn't dare to write about the plight of the common people this harshly in their books.

After a long silence, Fang Jinshu broke it with a wry smile.

"Our family lives on this land too, and we can't escape it either."

"We can do as much as we can."

She was not a saint, and even if she wanted to, she did not have the ability to save all the people of Xizhou.

Zong Yu caressed Fang Jinxiu's weary face, "Tomorrow I will ride to these villages first and tell them they need to boil the snow water before drinking it."

"Rest for a while, let me get some hot water for you to freshen up."

Zong Yu always remembered that his daughter-in-law loved cleanliness. Even the water used for wiping, he would thoroughly boil it over a wood fire before bringing it to her.

By now Fang Jinshu had already curled up under the covers and fallen asleep.

Zongyu took on the responsibility of taking care of his daughter-in-law, busying himself serving her until she was clean before lying down to rest.usual, chatting with Tanna about the customs and people of Beijang from time to time.Jiang Chuang's wine shop is doing increasingly well, almost half the people in the capital have probably patronized...