Chapter 215: Exposing the original female protagonist's misdiagnosis
Ruan Yuntang's eyes sank, and deep thought flashed across his eyes.
How can the common cold be so contagious?
"Please tell me in detail what other symptoms you have."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qiang took her to the parking lot at the village entrance while explaining the villagers' specific symptoms in detail.
After listening to this, Ruan Yuntang had a general idea in his mind.
"Please help me get the letter from the post office in the city. I have something else to talk to your captain about."
Zhao Qiang nodded blankly, then said, "The commander should be in the brigade now. How about I take you there first?"
"No, go get the letter first. This matter concerns the villagers' tents."
Hearing this, Zhao Qiang also understood the importance of the matter, nodded and got into the car.
Ruan Yuntang hurried to the brigade.
When she arrived, a group of cadres in the brigade office looked embarrassed and were racking their brains to discuss countermeasures.
Jiang Yubai was sitting below Zheng Feng, and opposite him was Qiao Sujin.
"After examination, this is a case of influenza. I suggest separating the patients and making some immunity-boosting medicinal soup for the villagers to drink," she suggested.
The other people present were not doctors, and they nodded in agreement when they heard this.
After Zheng Feng pondered for a moment, he nodded and said to Jiang Yubai, "I'll leave this matter to you and Doctor Qiao. You must assist Doctor Qiao in handling this matter."
Jiang Yubai raised his eyes and was about to speak when a crisp voice suddenly came from the door.
"It's not that simple!"
Hearing the sound, everyone looked towards the door.
Ruan Yuntang steadied his uneven breathing, walked into the door slowly, and spoke again: "This is not the flu."
"Then tell me what happened?" Zheng Feng snorted coldly. He was still very dissatisfied with his wife for being kicked out of the room last night.
At this moment, he felt that the little girl was still jealous of what happened last night, so she didn't want Jiang Yubai and Qiao Sujin to work together.
Qiao Sujin also sneered and said sarcastically, "How come Comrade Ruan, a perfumer, can now treat illnesses?"
When the others heard this, the older cadres couldn't help but speak sternly to Jiang Yubai, "Xiao Jiang, keep your wife under control. Now is not the time for her to act recklessly."
Jiang Yubai stood up and walked to Ruan Yuntang. Seeing her breathless appearance, he first moved a chair for her and pulled her to sit down before speaking:
"What did you find?"
The old cadre, who was ignored by him, immediately became furious and said angrily, "Old Zheng, look at your soldiers! They simply don't take us old guys seriously!"
Zheng Feng also frowned and was about to say something when Ruan Yuntang caught his breath and quickly spoke:
"The villagers might have malaria!"
What?
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at her in shock.
But Qiao Sujin sneered and looked at her sarcastically, "Don't talk nonsense just because you saw a disease in a book. Are you a doctor or am I a doctor?"
"With this speed of spread and symptoms, it's definitely the flu!"
Hearing this, a group of people who were terrified in their hearts gradually calmed down.
The mortality rate from malaria was quite high in that era, and most people would rather have the common cold than malaria.
Ruan Yuntang looked at their relieved expressions and said slowly, "Although I'm not a doctor, I have seen patients with malaria before."
“Just like these villagers, they have periodic and regular fevers, from chills to high fever and then back to normal, every forty-eight hours!
"Influenza is characterized by persistent high fever, which usually drops after three to five days. It does not have the same cycle as malaria."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the room turned pale and looked nervous. The old cadre also turned to look at Qiao Sujin.
"Xiao Qiao, you diagnosed the villagers before. What were they like?"
Qiao Sujin recalled it, her face slightly changed, but when she saw Jiang Yubai holding the girl's wrist and asking about her well-being, she gritted her teeth and said:
"Those villagers just had a common cold. At first they had a cough and a runny nose, and then they had a high fever. How could it be what Comrade Ruan said?"
"Comrade Ruan, even if he doesn't want me to work with Captain Jiang, there's no need to make this up to scare me!"
Hearing this, the old cadre heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the girl sitting at the door of their office with dissatisfaction.
"Did you hear that? Even the professionals said it wasn't true. Stop talking nonsense here and affecting our work!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved, "Xiao Jiang, you will now assist Xiao Qiao in arranging the sick villagers."
Jiang Yubai whispered a few words to Ruan Yuntang, then raised his head and looked at Zheng Feng.
"Political Commissar, I think the cause of this illness needs further observation."
Zheng Feng frowned and fell into deep thought.
The old cadre was ignored again, slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying: "Can you please put aside your personal affairs?"
"Do you know that you brought your wife to participate in the mission, neglected your duties, affected the work, and made the villagers dissatisfied?"
"I've already filed a complaint against you! And you're still dragging your feet and hesitating over a woman!"
Hearing this, Zheng Feng frowned and asked before Jiang Yubai could speak: "Complain? What's going on?"
The old cadre snorted coldly and waved to the guard outside the door.
In a short while, the young guard solemnly recounted all the rumors in the village in recent days and the villagers' dissatisfaction with Jiang Yubai.
He also talked about what happened last night when Jiang Yubai carried Ruan Yuntang back to the village chief's house.
In an instant, even Zheng Feng became dissatisfied.
Last night, his wife kicked him out of the room along with the quilt, but this good boy actually carried the woman back home.
He slammed the table and snorted coldly, "I put this matter in your hands. How did you do it? You haven't even laid a solid foundation in all this time?"
Hearing this, Ruan Yuntang's heart tightened. He wanted to open his mouth to say something, but Jiang Yubai stood up first and said in a deep voice:
"It's my problem. I will explain it to the villagers."
He stood in front of Zheng Feng with a tall and straight figure. Although he lowered his head slightly, he was still taller than the other people sitting there. He looked down on people from a high position. Although he admitted his mistakes in a proper manner, it still made everyone unhappy.
"If you can't get the villagers' forgiveness, I don't think I'll let you do this!" Zheng Feng snorted coldly.
Ruan Yuntang frowned, but said:
"What if the villagers have forgiven me and are no longer in a hurry? Can we slow down the construction of the house and try to build a more sturdy house for the villagers?"
Hearing this, everyone present sneered and looked at her with amusement.
I have no idea whether this girl is stupid or has a problem with her brain.
The task assigned to them by their superiors to help the villagers rebuild their homes was to build the houses quickly so that the villagers could have a place to shelter from the wind and rain as soon as possible.
This girl actually wanted to meticulously carve and build a nice house for the villagers?
Isn't this just a waste of energy and a pipe dream?
Zheng Feng looked up at Ruan Yuntang at this moment, and his tone softened.
"I appreciate your kindness, but the funding allocated from above is limited, so we still have to do what we can."
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