Chapter 174 Climbing the Dog Hole Again
Xiao Jin checked and just shook his head: "He doesn't have the plague, he's just very weak. I'm afraid he's hungry."
Wen Jiu was surprised: "This man is well dressed, could it be that he can't afford to eat?" This set of clothes alone can be exchanged for two kilograms of rice, right?
Xiao Jin was also confused: "That's what I mean."
Wen Jiu glanced at the tightly sealed door of the charity hall again and said, "Let's follow him and see where he's taken."
Carefully following the soldiers, they arrived at a secluded house. Numerous people were guarding the entrance. From a great distance, they could smell the scent of medicine emanating from the house.
He took a deep breath while warming the wine: "Agastache rugosa, Angelica dahurica, Amomum villosum, Artemisia argyi, Atractylodes lancea..."
Xiao Jin couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Not bad, Master, you can remember so much."
Wenjiu couldn't help rolling her eyes. As soon as the book was opened, the old man took a herb and put it on her nose. It would be strange if she didn't remember it!
I don't know why, but I used to find it incredibly difficult to remember things. I'd leave a book there for days without even wanting to look at it. Now that my memory has improved, I can't help but flip through a few pages whenever I have some free time, like warming a glass of wine. Unexpectedly, I've actually found a place where I can put my memory to good use.
"I can only smell these things. There are other smells in them that I can't distinguish. However, most of these are used to make epidemic prevention incense. I estimate that the Fourth Master and the Imperial Physician are most likely here too."
Just as he finished speaking, Xiao Jin, who was flying in the air, suddenly said, "Master, please step back quickly. I saw Buyu coming out."
Wenjiu was startled and hid immediately. When he saw Buyu go out, he gave some instructions and hurried to the yamen.
She then patted her chest and said, "It seems that the Fourth Master should be here."
Xiao Jin also nodded: "But how do we get in? The entrance is guarded so tightly. I can get in, but it's useless to go in alone."
Wen Jiu turned around and said, "If I spend 10 days to inspect this house, can I confirm the illness of everyone in it?"
Xiao Jin said, "I'm afraid it won't work. A complete scan of the entire house is estimated to take one minute, equivalent to 50 days of life. Besides, there's no way to collect blood without the owner going in."
Wen Jiu frowned slightly: "Let me think about it..."
A quarter of an hour later, Wenjiu crawled in through a dog hole.
Xiao Jin raised a big finger at her and said, "Master is indeed the chosen one. She always finds a few dog holes."
Wen Jiu's mouth twitched, and he straightened his robe: "Whose chosen one would crawl through a dog hole?"
She was lucky. The plague had broken out suddenly, and the soldiers guarding the gate were so scary that the people around her avoided it. Therefore, the guards at the edge were relatively empty, so she was able to enter.
Just follow the direction where the smell of medicine is the strongest, and you will never go wrong.
Soon, Wenjiu had changed into a new set of clothes with the silk fairy dress, and followed a row of maids into the house with a medicine jar in hand.
"Go in and feed the person the medicine quickly, and come out quickly. Don't stay any longer." A tall aunt in front frowned and lectured.
Immediately afterwards, the door opened and Wenjiu followed everyone into the hall. It was relatively clean inside, but the air was not circulating and it was stuffy.
This room was clearly quite spacious, with more than ten beds spread out front and back. The maids set down their medicine jars, each filled one with medicine, and went to feed the patient.
Wenjiu stopped in front of the old woman with the medicine bowl in his hand. Seeing that she had lost consciousness, he immediately ordered Xiaojin to check on her.
[Master, there's no getting away this time. Hurry and get her blood.]
Wenjiu didn't delay and transformed the love-hate bracelet on his hand into a needle, stabbed it down, and squeezed out blood.
[Master, you can just use the Love-Hate Bracelet to pick up some of it.]
Wenjiu nodded, and after doing all this, he took the medicine bowl from the little girl beside him and fed the old woman a bowl of medicine. The old woman did not move from beginning to end, and it seemed that she was not in good condition.
After doing all this, Wenjiu followed everyone out. The servant at the door burned a pot of mugwort leaves and fumigated them from head to toe with thick smoke before letting them go.
Wenjiu couldn't help but ask Xiaojin: What's the effect of fumigation like this?
[At this time, there's no disinfectant available, so this method is the only option. While it can kill bacteria, it's also harmful to the body. The thick smoke can irritate a coughing patient and worsen their condition. Furthermore, it's still not a thorough sterilization method.]
Wenjiu nodded, asked the servant to fumigate her, and then followed the little girls to leave.
I had just taken two steps when I saw a group of people following the Fourth Master, walking towards me in a mighty procession.
Wen Jiu was startled and immediately lowered her head. Fortunately, she had covered her face with a handkerchief like everyone else, so she was not worried about being recognized by the Fourth Master.
"My Lord, these are the most seriously ill patients now. Most of them have fainted. The prescriptions have been changed several times, but to no avail... We have already prepared the pulse diagnosis. I'm afraid we need to seek help from Dr. Xu, the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital in Beijing. He made great achievements in treating epidemics in his early years. Even he can't do anything. There are many masters of Chinese medicine in Beijing, and maybe someone there may have a solution." A doctor behind him reported.
Fourth Master: "I will send a letter back to the capital soon. Tell the guards to strengthen the investigation. If anyone shows any symptoms, send them out of the city..."
The Fourth Master walked hurriedly, striding into the house.
Wenjiu and the Fourth Master passed each other and walked away before he breathed a sigh of relief.
In the end, he said to Xiao Jin, "Please help me check if the Fourth Master has any disease."
Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment, then immediately did as he was told.
[Master, don't worry. The Fourth Master is fine and in good health.]
Wenjiu breathed a sigh of relief and returned along the same route. On the way, he took some water from the spiritual spring to wash his hands, changed his clothes back into the eunuch's, and went to meet up with An Luhai.
When An Luhai saw the wine being warmed, his eyes turned red with excitement: "Girl, you are finally back. You scared me to death."
Then, he patted his chest and said, "I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back."
Wen Jiu looked to the side: "Are you alone? Where are the others?"
"I'll let everyone else go back home first."
Wenjiu nodded and followed him back. The journey back was smooth.
Inside the room, Wen Jiu breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, everything is peaceful." As she said that, she changed her clothes.
"Master, why doesn't you just wear the silk dress? Changing clothes all the time is such a hassle."
Wenjiu rolled his eyes: "I don't mind the trouble, I'm just worried that I can't take it off!"
She was wearing a small eunuch's clothes. When she went out, she would put the silk fairy skirt on the outside and take it off when she came back.
If I wear it directly outside and reach the limit of three times, won’t I have to wear eunuch clothes for another day?
Xiao Jin shrank his neck under Wen Jiu's glare and immediately changed the subject: "Master, um, do you want me to help you find a treatment plan now?"
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