Wu Deyong said, "Okay, Madam, let Zhang bandage Yang'er first."
Ye Hongyun glared, "What Zhang? This is Sister Hu Lan. You should call her Sister Hu Lan like me from now on, otherwise it will be too strange."
Wu Deyong twitched his lips and said, "Then I will call her Hu Lan from now on."
Wu Deyong is not stupid. If he dares to call Hu Lan "sister", he doesn't know how he will be punished later.
Zhang Hulan ignored Ye Hongyun and Wu Deyong and started preparing medicine for Wu Yunyang.
The servants were responsible for pounding the bird's nests, and Zhang Hulan was only responsible for the dosage and wrapping it herself.
After bandaging Wu Yunyang, Zhang Hulan asked, "Madam, can you please ask the doctor to prescribe some internal medicine for Mr. Wu?"
Ye Hongyun said hurriedly: "It's on. I'm waiting now."
Zhang Hulan nodded. "That's fine. In the afternoon, untie the bandage and apply some salt on it. Change the bandage tomorrow morning, and I'll come over then."
"Okay, okay. Thank you for your help." Ye Hongyun nodded quickly.
Zhang Hulan was speechless. She was just being polite, but she didn't expect that they would actually ask her to come and do it.
It's just a small thing. Let Ye Hongyun and Wu Deyong do it themselves. The maid next to them will know how to do it once they see it. Just let her do it tomorrow.
However, Zhang Hulan didn't say anything. She smiled and said it was no trouble and she would come over tomorrow morning.
Wu Deyong then said to Zhang Hulan, "Hulan, your prescription for curing pig-head madness is very effective. I have already sent yamen runners to the city this morning.
In the past, when the swine madness epidemic occurred, it would appear in many places at the same time.
So I told the prefect about your prescription and asked him to inform all the counties.
I will also report this to the court. This is a very important matter, and I think the emperor will definitely reward you."
Zhang Hulan said: "It doesn't matter whether you get a reward or not, as long as it helps the court and the people."
Zhang Hulan had no interest in this, thinking that the emperor might have rewarded her with some gold and silver. But she would not refuse it, as she would never have too much silver.
As soon as they got home, Xiang Chunhua wanted to hug Zhang Hulan, but Zhang Hulan quickly dodged. She could no longer stand Xiang Chunhua's enthusiasm.
Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Hubing, "You didn't let her get close, did you?"
Zhang Hubing shook his head, "No, no, we didn't let him get close. We just said a few words to the soldier from a distance."
Seeing that Zhang Xiaobing was full of energy, Xiang Chunhua was not very worried.
Zhang Xiaobing and his friends lived in Zhang Hujun's house, while Wang, Li and others all went to Zhang Hubing's house.
…
The next day, Zhang Hulan went to change the dressing for Wu Yunyang.
Ye Hongyun was not so worried today. Wu Yunyang no longer had a fever and was not in much pain.
Ye Hongyun took Zhang Hulan's hand and asked in amazement, "Your folk remedy is truly miraculous. I didn't expect it to be so effective.
In the past, it would take at least ten days or half a month to recover, but now it has improved in just one day.
How did you come up with this secret recipe? It’s really effective.”
Zhang Hulan replied casually, "I also heard about it from an old man two years ago. I didn't know if it would work, so I wanted to try it out before telling Lord Wu. I didn't expect that Master Fushan would tell me directly."
Ye Hongyun then said: "Let me tell you, you have done a great deed again this time.
People who came back from the capital today said that the plague has appeared in many places. Your folk remedy will save many people."
Ye Hongyun lowered his voice and said to Zhang Hulan, "If you sell this prescription, it will be worth a lot of money. You just said it out loud, don't you feel bad?"
Zhang Hulan said: "It's good as long as it works. Money is a good thing, but sometimes it can also be a bad thing.
Many people have gone astray because of money, so as long as you have enough money, it’s fine.”
Wu Deyong walked in and said with a smile: "Hu Lan is right, many people have gone astray because of money.
Many officials were full of enthusiasm at the beginning and wanted to realize their ambitions.
But later on, they gradually lost their original intentions and forgot their initial ideals when they became officials. This was all caused by money..."
Marquis Jing'an and Wang Changming also came to see Wu Yunyang. They also heard what Zhang Hulan said. They both felt that this woman's thoughts and insights were indeed extraordinary and very different from those of ordinary women.
Even the wives of high-ranking officials in the capital were not as open-minded as Zhang Hulan.
…
Three days later, the epidemic in Changning County was effectively controlled, and the symptoms of people who had been infected had improved significantly.
For some people who took medicine as soon as they became ill, their symptoms have disappeared.
Marquis Jing'an and Wang Changming prepared to set off for Maozhou.
Wu Deyong asked: "My Lord, Lord Wang, if you need me to do anything, I will arrange it immediately."
Wang Changming said: "Lord Wu will also go to Maozhou with us, you just need to tell him about the county government."
"Is your subordinate going too?"
"Yes, Lord Wu will go too. This is the Emperor's wish."
Wu Deyong was busy with the plague in the city these days, and Wang Changming didn't say much to Wu Deyong.
Wu Deyong looked at Marquis Jing'an, then at Wang Changming, and then asked, "My Lord, Mr. Wang, the matter you are investigating should not only be the case of the Maozhou prefect's family being exterminated, right?
There is no need for you two to investigate this matter in person.
Moreover, the Marquis was in charge of the case of embezzlement of pension silver. Could it be that the case of the Maozhou prefect's family being exterminated was related to the pension silver case?"
Marquis Jing'an thought about it and realized that the emperor had asked Wu Deyong to investigate the case together, and Minister Wu also knew about it, so there was no need to hide it from Wu Deyong.
So he said, "The pension case is not as simple as it seems. It is very likely that someone is raising private soldiers."
"Raising private soldiers?"
Wu Deyong was really shocked. This was not an ordinary case.
What is the purpose of raising private soldiers? Are you planning to rebel?
Marquis Jing'an added, "According to estimates, the number of people may be between 50,000 and 100,000. If it is cavalry, it is estimated to be around 20,000."
"My Lord, this is not a joke." Wu Deyong swallowed, his mouth felt a little dry.
"Do you think I'm joking?"
Marquis Jing'an's serious expression made Wu Deyong even more worried.
He thought someone was just embezzling the pension money, but he didn't expect it to be such a big deal.
Wu Deyong wondered why there were so many things going on in the past two years, and they were all big things.
There was a drought last year, and this year, as the end of the year was approaching, we thought we would have a peaceful year, but then a plague broke out.
The plague seemed to have passed without any danger, but who knew that there was a bigger thing waiting for him. Wu Deyong was very tired.
Although he was tired, Wu Deyong immediately handed over the affairs of the county government to County Magistrate Hu and Chief Clerk Xiong, and then rushed to Maozhou with Marquis Jing'an and Wang Changming.
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