According to reports from Yang Wanli and Dian Wei, they bumped into this young woman when they were monitoring Hao Meng's troops last night.

But while the two of them were looking around on the branches of a tree, they suddenly heard a slight noise coming from below. They quickly lowered their heads to check, and then they found her.

With Dian Wei's skill, he can easily capture him.

After that, they tied him under a tree and gagged his mouth. They waited until dawn when they came back to report to Wu Liang, and they carried him back together.

After seeing Wu Liang and dozens of soldiers from the Hu army nearby, the young woman looked frightened. In panic, she kept rubbing her legs that were tied together and retreated.

I have to say that although this girl has a lot of dust on her face at this moment, she can still tell that she is not bad looking, no worse than Rou'er, whom Wu Liang has been waiting for, and even has a slight advantage: her brain may not be very easy to use.

.

I never thought that I could meet such a beautiful woman in this place where birds don’t shit...

"Girl, don't be afraid."

Wu Liang grinned, stepped forward and removed the rag blocking the woman's mouth, and said, "We are not good people... Bah! We are not bad people."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Hearing this, Cao Zhen and the soldiers couldn't help laughing.

However, the woman couldn't laugh no matter what, and her face became even more nervous. She even shrank back silently. If there was a crack in the ground here, she would have probably already shrunk into it.

This woman should be slightly more mature than the "beauties" in Wu Liang's family. Although her hair is a little messy, it has been tied up and fixed with a wooden hairpin, revealing her slender and white neck.

But this does not mean that she is married.

According to the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, this can only mean that she has reached the age of fifteen, has gone through the "hairpin ceremony (coming-of-age ceremony)", and is old enough to get married.

At the same time, it also shows that her family background should be pretty good, at least for now.

Like the group of "beauties" in Wu Liang's family, although some of them are over fifteen years old, they do not have their hair tied up. This is because they have become orphans or have been sold long ago, and there are no elders to do "hairpins" for them.

"Etiquette", so there is no "hairpin" to "reach".

Emmm... After I go back, I will find an opportunity to make up for the "hairpin gift" for the beauty who has reached the age. After all, someone has already called us "Dad", so we have to fulfill our responsibilities as a "Dad", right?

Thinking of this, Wu Liang smiled coquettishly and asked again: "I'm sorry, I take the liberty to ask the girl her name, how old she is, where she lives, and what she does for a living?"

?

Everyone looked at Wu Liang in confusion. This didn't seem to be an interrogation, right?

LSP!

The woman also looked at him timidly, pursed her pink lips and still said nothing.

"Girl, if you refuse to say anything, I can't let you go. Are you sure you don't want to say anything?"

Wu Liang said with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, the woman finally raised her head and said with a pretty pink face, "Hui, sir... I, my name is Bai Jingjing, nine out of ten, I am from Shicao Village at the foot of the mountain, and my father is Murakami.

The golden sore doctor..."

Bai Jingjing?

Isn't this the name of a well-known female temptress?

Wu Liang thought to himself, but his expression gradually became serious, and he continued to ask: "Since the girl lives nearby, she must have heard the rumors about the 'Valley of No Return', so why do she dare to go into the mountain alone late at night?"

"I, I just went into the mountains to pick mushrooms, but I accidentally lost my way. I spent a long time alone in the mountains, and it was getting dark again, so I ended up here in a daze."

Bai Jingjing was startled, a layer of mist instantly appeared in her eyes, and she quickly replied with a trembling voice.

"Are you picking mushrooms? Where are the mushrooms?" Wu Liang asked again.

"The road in the mountains is dangerous, and I accidentally fell into the mountains together with the bamboo basket." Bai Jingjing replied.

"Does anyone in your family know that you went into the mountains to pick mushrooms?" Wu Liang asked again.

"I don't know, my father is very strict on weekdays and doesn't allow me to go into the mountains, so I sneaked out while my father was on his lunch break. I originally wanted to go back before my father woke up, but I didn't know..."

As she spoke, Bai Jingjing began to sob softly, and the crystal tears slid down her cheeks, washing away the stains on them and revealing a few streaks of fair and smooth skin.

"In that case, you should rest here for a few days. When you have time, I will ask someone to take you down the mountain."

Wu Liang finally stopped asking, nodded and smiled.

"How many days? How many days will Daddy be unable to find me? I'm afraid he'll be very anxious. If the young master can't get away, it's easy to find the way now that it's clear. I can go back by myself."

Bai Jingjing stamped her feet anxiously, looking like she was about to cry again.

"In this wilderness, there are bound to be wild animals. How can I safely let you go back alone, sir?"

Wu Liang smiled and shook his head, and said without any doubt, "That's it. You'll stay with us for a few days, and we'll send you back when we're done."

As he spoke, he ignored Bai Jingjing's pleas, called Cao Zhen and Yang Wanli to the distance, and asked in a low voice: "Yang Wanli, is there a Shicao Village near here?"

"Yes, I have been here before to inquire about information."

Yang Wanli nodded.

Wu Liang muttered, and then said: "Brother Anmin, although there are no loopholes in this girl's words, her appearance here late at night is still very suspicious. It is necessary to check carefully. You will immediately send someone to the stone trough at the foot of the mountain.

Village, ask if there is such a person."

"Easy to say."

Cao Cun responded.

In fact, no matter whether there is something wrong with this girl or not, Wu Liang is absolutely unable to let her go now. Otherwise, if her whereabouts are exposed, especially if the Yuancheng defenders find out, they may fall into a situation of no return.

After three hours of this.

The soldiers who went out to investigate came back and reported:

There is indeed a family of doctors named Bai in Shicao Village, and there is indeed an unmarried daughter named Bai Jingjing in the family. Now the news that Bai Jingjing has not returned all night has been known to the whole village, and the Bai family is anxiously searching for her with the villagers.

"All the details are reasonable. Am I too sensitive?"

Wu Liang looked back at Bai Jingjing, who was huddled and sleeping in the corner after crying. The midday sun shone on her tender and translucent earlobes, making people want to take a sip.

Wu Liang shook his head.

I'm not greedy for her body. The main reason is that this is Yuan Shao's territory. Due to various considerations, now is not the time to release her. At least we have to wait until we finish the work.

…

Three days later.

"Sima, as you expected, Hao Meng's department has not only found nothing in recent days, but his condition has not been controlled. The number of illnesses and deaths continues to increase. Even Hao Meng vomited today!"

"Now they have begun to break camp, and it looks like they will leave the Valley of No Return today!"

Of course, how can plague be so easy to solve?

Although the methods Hao Meng had taken before were much wiser than many people in the Han Dynasty, cross-infection could not be prevented that way.

"very good!"

Wu Liang patted his thigh, stood up, came to Cao Chen's side, and said with a smile, "Brother Anmin, Hao Meng is about to withdraw. Ask our people to bring the mugwort that was recently picked and made into hemp ropes to be dried, and wait for Hao Meng to arrive.

When the troops are gone, we will prepare to enter the valley."

"Young and talented brother, I still don't understand. What is the use of this mugwort? To ward off evil spirits and prevent mosquitoes? But it is late autumn now, and the mosquitoes are much rarer. If it is to ward off evil spirits, you won't need so much, right?"

Cao Zhen said in confusion.

"No, it's to prevent the plague."

Wu Liang blinked and said with a smile, "Although Hao Meng has ordered people to burn the corpses of the deceased, the plague still remains nearby. We only need to teach our people to burn mugwort every day. Not only can it remove dampness and cold, but it can also cause disease.

It has a certain anti-plague effect, just in case."

At this time, most people in the folk still believed that mugwort was only used to ward off evil spirits and prevent mosquitoes. Although "evil" in ancient times represented various filthy and evil spirits that caused inexplicable discomfort, they still did not realize that it was actually just a kind of evil spirit.

Or infections caused by multiple viruses are diseases, and mugwort does not ward off evil spirits in a symbolic sense. Burning and smoking can indeed play a certain role in preventing plague.

It was not until the Eastern Jin Dynasty that the famous medical scientist Ge Hongcai officially mentioned in "Elbow Preparation for Emergency Prescriptions": "Moxibustion should be used closely at the four corners of the patient's bed, one on each corner, to prevent miasma."

"Brother, you actually know medicine?"

Cao Chen said in surprise.

at the same time.

!?

Bai Jingjing, who had been huddled in the corner, suddenly raised her head and looked at Wu Liang quietly, a look of surprise flashed across her crystal eyes, and she didn't know what she was thinking in her heart.

"Hehe, I know a thing or two."
Chapter completed!