Housekeeper Cao hurriedly put down the small teapot in his hand and muttered, "The mansion will be sealed tonight, it's the lady setting the rules."
He turned and saw Sun Accountant looking indifferent, so he urged, "Don't dawdle, hurry up."
Sun Accountant responded indifferently, and saw Housekeeper Cao had already run out.
By the time Sun Accountant came out, the front courtyard was already crowded with people.
Everyone had received the news early on, knowing that the mansion would be sealed tonight, and it would only reopen when those with smallpox were cured and no new patients appeared.
Though smallpox is a deadly thing, in recent days no new patients had appeared in the mansion. They were busy cleaning and sprinkling, drinking medicine, and burning incense, so they weren't too panicked.
