Chapter 270 Respect Her Decision
The fire was burning very brightly, and the lid of the casserole on the fire collided with the casserole itself due to the boiling medicinal juice in the pot, making a slight "clang" sound.
The smell of medicine filled the entire house, so strong that it was choking.
Su Yujin carefully examined the prescription in his hand, and after thinking about it, he made some adjustments to several of the herbs and their amounts, then heaved a sigh of relief, and prepared the herbs one by one according to the prescription, and handed them to the person next to him, "Make this medicine thick."
"Yes." The servant took the order and left.
Su Yujin then took a piece of coarse cloth, put it in her hands and lifted the boiling casserole off the charcoal fire.
Pour the medicinal juice boiled in the casserole into the basin, soak your hands in the medicine, and let them dry naturally without wiping them dry. Then put on a coat made of waterproof felt cloth, and finally put on a mask made of gauze that had been smoked on the stove where the medicine was boiled.
After preparing all protective measures, Su Yujin prepared to go to the warehouse.
An epidemic broke out in Hongzheng Prefecture. In order to avoid causing chaos, the Third Prince, He Yanxiu and Zheng Yakun discussed and took control measures on the entire Hongzheng Prefecture. The city gates were closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will. All those who were sick with the epidemic were gathered together and cared for and treated by doctors.
However, because the epidemic had already spread when Su Yujin discovered it, a large number of people were suffering from the epidemic. Now almost a quarter of the people in the city have been infected with the epidemic. There are obviously not enough doctors in the city, and many people have died one after another after contracting the epidemic because they could not receive treatment.
At this time, Su Yujin was studying prescriptions for treating epidemics.
Some patients were placed in the warehouse of the post station, and she prescribed medicine according to their symptoms, constantly adjusting the dosage of each medicine and checking the patients' condition after taking the medicine to determine whether the medicine was correct.
After two days of experimentation, Su Yujin gradually figured out some of the tricks and was quite confident in the prescription he prescribed this time.
Next, we just have to wait for the effect...
Just as Su Yujin stepped out of the door, He Yanxiu came over, frowned, reached out and grabbed her, and brought her back into the house.
"Is there something wrong, Second Master?" Seeing that He Yanxiu's face was a little gloomy, Su Yujin also felt a little nervous.
"Just now, my subordinates reported that according to statistics this morning, the number of people infected with the epidemic in the city has increased a lot. If the situation continues at this rate, I'm afraid that within ten days, all the people in Hongzheng Prefecture will be infected with the epidemic." He Yanxiu said.
"Yes." Su Yujin nodded. "And this epidemic is very aggressive. In the early stage, there will only be coughing and rashes, and no other symptoms. But then there will be high fever, diarrhea, and organ failure. If you don't treat it, you will die. The mortality rate is also quite high. It can be said to be very serious."
He Yanxiu paused, and finally opened his mouth, "I have prepared the carriage and entourage, and we can set off at any time. Do you want to pack some personal belongings?"
Su Yujin was stunned.
After a while, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Second Master, are you planning to send me away?"
"Yes." He Yanxiu nodded. "The Third Prince and I have already reported the epidemic. The imperial physician sent to treat the epidemic is already on the way. This place is dangerous. You really shouldn't stay here for long."
Previously, he wanted to bring Su Yujin to provide disaster relief, saying that if there was an epidemic, he could use her medical skills.
But in fact, not all floods are followed by epidemics, and at that time He Yanxiu was just worried that someone would harm Su Yujin, and was afraid that he was far away in the Hong Zheng Mansion and would not be able to protect Su Yujin, so he thought of bringing her with him.
But now the epidemic in Hong Zheng Prefecture is raging, and Su Yujin is developing a prescription to treat the epidemic, so his life is in danger at any time.
This goes against He Yanxiu's original intention of protecting Su Yujin.
He and the Third Prince need to stay here, but Su Yujin doesn't.
Su Yujin pursed her lips and bowed to He Yanxiu, "I know Second Master is doing this for my own good. I appreciate your kindness, and I am grateful that you are still thinking about my safety at this time."
"However, although the imperial physician who is treating the epidemic is on the way, it will take some time for him to arrive here. Even after arriving here, it will take several days to check the condition. If we delay like this, I am afraid that the epidemic will spread more severely, and more people will die from the epidemic."
"I am a doctor. I cannot stand by and watch someone die."
The tone was gentle and the volume was not loud, but it was powerful.
He Yanxiu saw that Su Yujin's face was tense and her eyes were filled with determination, and he remained silent for a long time.
Yes, she is a doctor after all.
I can treat him and others as well. I can't leave everything behind and only care about my own safety at this moment.
He Yanxiu spoke with some difficulty, "Then let's do as you wish, but there is one thing, you must not be too aggressive, you must not overwork yourself, and you must not deliberately put yourself in danger without considering your own safety."
"I understand." Su Yujin nodded. Seeing that He Yanxiu respected her decision, she was also happy, but more grateful. "Thank you, Second Master."
He Yanxiu was silent for a while, and then said, "The food distribution for disaster relief has been basically done recently, and it is also done with the Third Prince and Prefect Zheng watching over it. I have been focusing on treating epidemics recently, and developing epidemic medicine is the top priority. Have you made any progress here?"
"I think I have it." Su Yujin said, "I just perfected the latest prescription today. Let's see how effective it is. The medicine has been boiled and I'm going to take a look at the effect."
"I'll go with you," He Yanxiu said, "so we can see the progress."
Although I couldn't persuade Su Yujin to leave, I would at least stay with her.
This way, if anything goes wrong, he can also...
He Yanxiu shook hands.
There will be nothing wrong!
Won't!
Even if there was, he would never leave her alone!
As He Yanxiu was the main person in charge of the disaster relief work, it was also his job to supervise the treatment of the epidemic. Su Yujin did not think too much about it. He just found a gown and mask that had been boiled and fumigated with medicine and gave them to He Yanxiu to wear.
The two of them packed up and went to the warehouse together.
There were six patients in the warehouse at that time, one of whom was Doctor Liu.
Doctor Liu is old and has been overworked in the past few days, so his condition is the most serious among them. He is now lying on a simple bed, looking pale and in very poor spirits.
At this time, various herbs were boiled and smoked in the warehouse, with a strong medicinal smell.
Su Yujin, He Yanxiu, Qingkui and others distributed the medicine they had just cooked to everyone.
Doctor Liu, this was brought over by Su Yujin herself.
Seeing this, Doctor Liu struggled to sit up.
Su Yujin reached out to help.
"Stay away, stay away!" Doctor Liu covered his mouth and nose with a cloth and waved to Su Yujin. "Put it on the table. I can get it myself! You should have put it at the door instead of coming in..."
"If you don't come in, how can you diagnose the disease and develop a prescription to treat the epidemic?" Although Su Yujin put down the medicine bowl, he still helped Doctor Liu feel his pulse and asked, "How do you feel now?"
(End of this chapter)
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