Chapter 654 The Plague Has Begun

The old lady gave me a wink and said with a smile, "I don't know anything."

Bai Tong was speechless and felt like crying. Why is it so difficult to recruit someone?

A man in his thirties asked weakly, "Is it not possible for men?"

Bai Tong was a little impatient and pointed at the notice and said, "It says women, I don't know if men can do it."

The uncle sighed, "I used to be a pastry chef in a wealthy family, so I know a lot about pastry making."

After saying that, he shook his head and left the crowd, feeling that there was no hope for him.

Bai Tong's eyes lit up and he shouted, "Don't leave."

The uncle was shocked, "I...I didn't do anything wrong!"

Bai Tong smiled and said, "Come back to the City Lord's Mansion with me and try out my skills first."

The uncle breathed a sigh of relief, a glimmer of hope on his face, "Okay."

At this moment, Su Nuan had been taken to the pharmacy at the city gate.

When she entered, she saw a young woman crying while holding a baby in her arms.

Su Nuan hurried over, pulled the swaddling clothes, and saw blisters on the baby's face.

Her heart sank. This was smallpox! There was no medicine to treat it.

She asked in her heart: "Space Spirit, is there any way to cure this disease?"

The space spirit lazily replied, "It's just chickenpox. Use the river water from your space to wash it off, and then prepare some heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine."

"Hmm... I remember the first people to conquer this virus were people who inoculated cows with smallpox, then ground the skin of the cowpox into powder and blew it into people's nostrils."

Su Nuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't go home today. This disease is contagious, and the child is too young. Someone needs to stay with him and observe him at night."

The uncle asked anxiously, "What kind of disease is this? Can it be cured?"

Su Nuan didn't dare to say that this was also a kind of plague, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, it can be cured. I'll boil some water and rub the medicine on the child's body."

"This thing will itch a lot, so don't let your child scratch it."

The uncle nodded, "Okay."

Su Nuan went to the side and got a charcoal stove to boil water, using river water.

After the child was washed, the heat on his body subsided and the blisters on his face seemed to be shrinking.

Su Nuan asked, "When did you find out the child was sick?"

The uncle said: "The child started to have a fever after the mouse appeared that day. At first I thought it was a shock, but today all of a sudden there were so many blisters."

Su Nuan nodded, it was indeed the plague brought by those rats.

But today only one child showed symptoms, which means not all mice have the virus.

Regardless of whether the person who drives the rats knows that the rats have the virus, I will never forgive him.

Su Nuan put away her thoughts and stood at the door of the pharmacy and shouted, "There's been a rat infestation recently. Has anyone been bitten or has anyone in your family had a high fever? If you have any problems, please come to the clinic immediately."

"Also, we don't charge for treatment now, so you can come without worry. But I have to say this: if you're not sick, don't come. It would be bad if you get infected with the disease."

No one dared to disobey Su Nuan's shout, as they all knew that Su Nuan was not someone to be trifled with.

After she finished shouting, she went back into the pharmacy without paying any attention to the people outside.

Since this disease is not fatal here, there is no need to be so anxious.

As for prevention, let's talk about it later. I can't be distracted now.

The Space Spirit asked, "This disease is equivalent to a plague, aren't you saying it?"

Su Nuan shook her head. "Let's not talk about it. I think panic is more terrible than the disease."

The space spirit was silent, feeling that Su Nuan was right.

In the evening, two more children came to the pharmacy, one two years old and the other three years old.

It seems that other people are fine. Treatment is free now, so no one will hide their illness.

By the second half of the night, when the three children had calmed down, Su Nuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Nuan put up a sign at the door of the pharmacy saying that people without illness are not allowed to enter, so it blocked many people who wanted to come in and take a look.

The next morning, when the sun came out, Su Nuan hurried to check on the three children.

The chickenpox on their faces dried up and turned into thin skin.

Su Nuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, everything is starting to get better."

She disinfected herself first, then pushed the door open.

Unexpectedly, there was a large group of people standing outside the door, and everyone had red spots on their faces, which looked like they were about to get a pimple but hadn't broken out yet.

Su Nuan's heart tightened, and she asked, "When did you start feeling unwell?"

The boy in the front said, "We didn't feel anything about this. We just suddenly started itching last night."

Su Nuan couldn't ask any more questions now, so she shouted, "Close the city gates and disinfect the entire city!"

Ling Yun jumped from the back of the crowd, stepping on people's shoulders and jumping to Su Nuan's side. "What happened?"

Su Nuan took a few steps back, frowned, and said, "This is an epidemic. Close the city gates quickly and disinfect the entire city. I'll go make some medicine."

Ling Yun nodded, "Okay."

Now it’s not a question of whether the disease will spread or not, but to lock up everyone first and give them medicine one by one.

Su Nuan went back to make a decoction, using all the river water in the space to cure the disease and strengthen the body at the same time. Just need to get through this wave.

After a pot of soup was ready, Su Nuan came to the door and said, "You guys line up, one bowl each, and those who have finished can go home and lie down."

"Also, tell those who are healthy to drink this as well. It can cure illnesses and strengthen the body."

The aunties burst into laughter. They were all very optimistic and felt that with Su Nuan, the miracle doctor, around, they were not afraid of any illness.

Su Nuan felt relieved when she sensed their relaxed mood.

In fact, the disease is not scary. What is scary is what people say. As long as someone says something bad, it can create great panic and then cause people to resist.

Su Nuan smiled and said, "Just treat me as a doctor selling fake medicine. Come and drink the sugar water. It's not bitter."

The people in Sifang City all knew Su Nuan to some extent, and knew that she would give in to soft words but not hard ones, so they lined up one after another.

Su Nuan distributed all the medicines in her hand first, as the next batch of medicines had not yet been prepared.

Those who had taken the medicine started to go home and told their family members to come and take the medicine.

A fat lady asked, "Deputy City Lord Su, is this smallpox?"

Her voice was very soft, as she was afraid that others might hear it and cause panic.

Su Nuan saw that she didn't seem to be someone who knew nothing, so she whispered, "Yes, but it can be cured, and everyone's symptoms are mild, so one bowl of medicine will be enough."

The fat lady said with sparkling eyes: "You are really amazing."

But he soon sighed, "It happened in my hometown before. Many children died, and those who survived had pockmarks all over their faces."

Su Nuan asked, "Auntie, can you make medicine?"

The aunt nodded, "Who doesn't know this?"

Su Nuan breathed a sigh of relief. This aunt had been infected before and would not be infected again in the future. It was just right to ask her to help boil the medicine.

Ling Yun ran back and said, "Sister-in-law, if you need any herbs, I'll bring them to you."

Su Nuan shook her head. "No need. I have some precious herbs in my bag, and they are also available in ordinary pharmacies."

Ling Yun was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, "Then what can I do?"