"Madam, what are you saying? Our Xia family will need your help in the future."
Upon seeing this, Madam Xia knew that it was her words that had displeased Hongxiu.
Thinking to myself that it was ultimately something that couldn't be brought to the table, I turned my back on it so easily.
Although he thought this in his heart, he smiled and kept it to himself, after all, he would still have to rely on Hongxiu in the future.
Although Hongxiu was not from a prominent family and could not be considered respectable, she was ruthless in her actions and offered generous benefits. Madam Xia neither dared to leave Hongxiu nor was she willing to part with her.
"You must not let anyone know that you have a fever and cough. If you are discovered, you will be taken to quarantine."
Upon waking up, Detective Huang discovered that his newlywed wife had a fever and a cough, and he panicked.
Last night, he followed the county magistrate in implementing the quarantine policy and didn't get home until late at night.
While the quarantine policy was well-intentioned, people resisted it because they believed they were healthy and wouldn't contract pneumonia. Being forcibly taken away meant a high risk of contact with other sick individuals. They worried that they might contract pneumonia instead of being sick initially, hence their strong reluctance.
Last night, Detective Huang couldn't understand why people would have such thoughts, but when it really happened to him, he could understand that feeling. He didn't want others to know that his wife was sick, and he didn't want his wife to be taken away for quarantine.
"You don't need to worry too much. Maybe it's because you've been working too hard these days that you have a fever and a cold."
Detective Huang said some comforting words to his wife, and then asked her to disinfect the wound with alcohol.
He instructed his wife not to go out unnecessarily and not to let others notice that she had a fever and cough before he left with peace of mind.
Because of yesterday's quarantine, Dr. Feng took the lead in doing some things, which differed somewhat from what Li Youran had imagined.
For example, quarantine doesn't mean haphazardly locking everyone together. Li Youran meant separating people into rooms, one person per room, so that these quarantined individuals wouldn't have any contact.
This arrangement was somewhat difficult, given the large number of people and limited rooms. So, the entire group spent the morning preparing the necessary facilities for quarantine and then separating those who had previously been quarantined together.
“I know you are resentful about being forcibly detained here, but this is for everyone’s good. It can prevent you from being infected by your family members and also prevent you from going out and infecting others.”
After saying these comforting words, Li Youran shouted loudly in a stern tone.
"Since this is a quarantine, there are naturally regulations. Anyone who leaves their room without permission will be executed!"
The yamen runners had a real headache managing this group of people, because as soon as they scolded one, another would come out and cause trouble.
Now, after hearing Li Youran's words, the people who had caused trouble before no longer dared to act recklessly and obediently stayed in their rooms.
After all, with someone to take care of everything from eating and drinking to using the toilet, it's really not worth going out to die.
"Princess..."
Detective Huang hesitated for a moment, then finally mustered the courage to speak to Li Youran. But before he could even open his mouth, Li Youran went off to do something else, giving him no chance to speak.
"Is isolating at home a form of isolation too...?"
Detective Huang reassured himself, thinking that keeping his wife at home and preventing her from going out unnecessarily was not a violation of the rules. He also maintained a certain distance from his wife on weekdays, which shouldn't be considered a breach of regulations.
"Dr. Feng, do you have any clues?"
After a busy day, Li Youran and Tang Lei went to visit Dr. Feng, who had been working on pneumonia medication at the mansion.
"This pneumonia is much more serious than ordinary pneumonia and is highly contagious. Simply increasing the dosage of medication will not cure it. It lacks one or two key drugs, but I have no clue how to find them."
Although Li Youran kept emphasizing that she didn't understand pharmacology, Dr. Feng believed that Li Youran was just being modest, so he talked to Li Youran about the direction of his research that day.
"I wonder what Dr. Feng thinks of the forsythia herb?"
"Forsythia clears heat and detoxifies, and..."
Before Dr. Feng could finish speaking, he suddenly slapped his head, looking as if he had just realized something.
"Add forsythia, and then add aconite!"
Before Li Youran and Tang Lei could reply, Doctor Feng, looking very excited, hurriedly went to prepare the medicine.
"Perhaps there will be a breakthrough."
Seeing this, Li Youran knew that Doctor Feng had a new idea. She looked at Tang Lei with a smile and said...
Tang Lei saw Li Youran smiling radiantly. He hadn't seen Li Youran smile in a long time; this smile had appeared countless times in her dreams.
"Let's not disturb Dr. Feng, let's go outside the hospital and wait for him."
As Tang Lei spoke, he took Li Youran's hand and walked into the courtyard.
This is the backyard of the county government office. Although it is not as grand as the Second Prince's residence, nor as magnificent as the mansions in the capital, it still has its own unique charm.
The courtyard was planted with grapevines and a vegetable garden, which shows that the county magistrate was a thrifty person, otherwise he would not have given up flowers and plants to grow fruits and vegetables.
"You Ran, your eyes are so beautiful, just like grapes."
Li Youran looked at the moon, and Tang Lei looked at Li Youran. He saw that Li Youran's eyes were sparkling like stars, like a ripe black grape.
"People praise a woman by saying her eyes sparkle like stars. But you insist that my eyes are like grapes. If you want grapes, just say so."
Li Youran turned to look at Tang Lei and said with a smile.
It was only early summer, and the grapes were still green, about the size of a bean.
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