The city's medical halls were crowded with people by dawn.
Shen Wenchen had previously instructed those people bitten by rats to stay in the medical hall, but many stubbornly refused and chose to cleanse their wounds with alcohol and medicine at home. Unfortunately, they developed a high fever that night.
Shen Wenchen had informed the staff at Jihe Hall beforehand and only returned to the city lord's residence when the moon completely set.
As expected, before the sun could rise, Jihe Hall was already filled beyond capacity.
Wang Jingzhi arrived at the medical hall early in the morning, and after a full hour, managed to settle down all the patients.
Jihe Hall was not large to begin with; now with people packed in rows, even his previously inhabited small hut had been given over.
It had not been turned over for the patients to sleep, but raInteger for the brothers of Jihe Hall to rest.