He only came to know about the plague due to an accident.
According to the imperial regulations, if someone in the village died, the village chief had to report the death at the government office.
But recently, the government official mentioned instances of unreported deaths, and only after he sent someone to investigate did they discover it was the plague causing trouble.
However, he learned too late, and now the ideal opportunity had already passed.
The villagers thought by concealing the deaths they could protect the entire village, not realizing the more they resisted, the more severe the consequences would become.
Tan Zhenghong handed the paper prepared by Duo'er to Qin Longyun, "This contains the key points for preventing and treating the plague, found in Bai Yifan's notes. Duo'er and I will try to find the cure for the plague as soon as possible."
