Chapter 115: Traditional Medicine
Chen Fenghe nodded and sneered, "That's it... Those officers and soldiers, judging by their symptoms, are probably already infected with the plague. Within five days, they'll develop high fever symptoms. Then, to save their lives, they'll naturally come back to find us. So, my suggestion is that we build a barrier in the town now to prevent them from rushing in in a panic and getting infected by them!"
After hearing this, the head of the village and Chen Wu couldn't help but break out in cold sweats.
Chen Fenghe cured Madam Li, and they had finally managed to save their lives. If, as Chen Fenghe predicted, the officers and soldiers outside the town had been infected with the plague, wouldn't that mean that the town was the safest place!?
Moreover, they don’t have much pickled mustard juice on hand. What if they get infected again and don’t have enough medicine? What will they do?
The village head stuttered, "I...I'll gather everyone right away and have them quickly build wooden fences around the main entrances and exits of the town. We'll have people patrolling and guarding them day and night to prevent outsiders from coming in!"
After hearing what the head of the village said, everyone was not afraid and started to put up fences day and night.
The officers and soldiers outside the town were a little confused when they saw that the townspeople had built so many spiked fences to guard against them as if they were thieves.
A soldier coughed and asked, "Boss...are the people in this town going crazy because of the siege? Why are they surrounding themselves? There are people in this town who have the plague. We must be crazy to go in!"
The leader of the officers and soldiers was also a little surprised and sneered, "I'm afraid he's just playing tricks. You must guard all the main roads out of the town and don't let anyone escape!"
Three days later, the leader of the soldiers sat on the ground with a high fever, dizzy and dazed, and cursed with a weak breath: "A... a bunch of good-for-nothings! Has the doctor... come yet?"
Another soldier, who was also struggling to stand, replied, "Captain... the one who was sent to find a doctor... came back saying that all the doctors within a hundred miles... are also... all sick with high fevers... They said they're afraid..."
Having said this, the officer's face turned pale and he dared not say any more.
The leader of the officers and soldiers also had a bad premonition in his heart and shouted, "What are you afraid of?"
The officer said in a trembling voice: "I'm afraid... he's been infected with the plague..."
"Fuck you... bullshit! Cough cough cough! I just have an ordinary... ordinary cold! Damn it... Go away and continue... continue to find a doctor! Tie him up... tie him back to me..." The chief of the officers and soldiers cursed fiercely but weakly.
The officer said with a worried look on his face, "Boss, ahem... We've searched everywhere within a hundred miles... I'm afraid we won't find it anymore. How about..."
"Not as good as what?"
The officer subconsciously glanced toward the town and said, "Boss, didn't the village head say three days ago...that a miracle healer had appeared in their town who could cure the plague? I see...those townspeople are still alive and kicking these past few days. Perhaps...that miracle healer really can cure it?"
The officers and soldiers' leaders also felt a little relieved.
Who could have imagined that just three days ago he and his men were strong enough to kill a cow? Now, they have become weaklings, and the entire team of hundreds of people have fallen ill, without a single one spared!
If you say it's just a common cold, it would be a bit self-deception!
Typhoid fever was a devastating disease that killed 30% of the nation's population decades ago! There's still no cure!
Think about it, there were rumors that patients infected with the plague had appeared in Qizhou City before, and they were from Qizhou City. Could it be true...
When the chief of officers and soldiers was hesitating, he happened to see a town resident patrolling inside the fence with a cloth covering his mouth and nose, looking at them through the fence.
He suddenly lost his composure!
This… is there really a miracle healer in this town? Otherwise, why are they still so full of life? And why did they put up a fence three days ago?
Now that I think about it, I really was on guard against them!
The chief of the officers and soldiers sat up in shock from his dying illness and said in a trembling voice, "You... go... find the village head! Ask their miracle doctor to come and see me right away!"
After saying this, he was already out of breath and fell down headfirst!
Upon receiving the order from above, those officers and soldiers who still had some strength immediately rushed to the outside of the fence and shouted weakly, "Li... Li Zheng!"
"God...miracle doctor..."
“Help…Help…”
When the patrolling people in the town saw them rushing towards them, they all retreated immediately as if they had seen a ghost, staring in horror at this group of slow-moving and weak officers and soldiers!
"Oh my...oh my! Madam Shen is truly a master of foresight. In just three days, these officers and soldiers...how did they become like this?"
"Everyone stay away! Don't get infected!"
"Hurry... hurry and inform the head of the village and Madam Shen!"
The patrolling townspeople whispered a few words and then sent someone to ask the village head and Shen Fenghe for instructions.
The remaining few officers and soldiers looked outside the fence and stretched their arms weakly through the fence, and their scalps tingled.
Although these officers and soldiers no longer have much military deterrent power compared to three days ago, but... they have the plague!
This is much more terrifying than using force. If you get involved, you will die!
After hearing the words of the townspeople who came to report the news, the village head and Chen Wu both looked towards Chen Fenghe.
“Madam Shen, what do you think…should we save those officers and soldiers?”
Chen Fenghe thought for a moment and said, "I'll go take a look. Also, have someone keep an eye on those pottery jars these next few days. Don't neglect them!"
During these three days, Chen Fenghe was not idle either. She led the townspeople to cultivate penicillin.
In any case, they couldn't stay in this town forever. Even if they stopped the plague, they couldn't stop the food from running out.
Although there are farmlands in her space where she can grow and harvest unlimited food, in the face of human nature, once the matter of the space is exposed, it is likely that it will not be so easy to resolve.
So, they eventually had to leave the town and face the plague.
Then, it is naturally necessary to prepare early.
She knew the traditional method of making penicillin.
Look for moldy food, etc. If the mold is green, then it is most likely penicillin. Collect these first.
Then, rice juice and corn juice are mixed together to make a culture medium, and the mold is put in and cultured for about seven days. It is then purified with oil and activated carbon.
It is now the third day and the penicillin is still being cultured.
After hearing what Shen Fenghe said, the townspeople immediately agreed, "Don't worry, Madam Shen! With me, Wang Er, here, anyone who dares to touch those pottery jars will be beaten to a pulp!"
The speaker was Wang Er, a scoundrel and scoundrel who was once a well-known figure in the town.
Now he is the one who is responsible for watching over the culture medium.
After Madam Li was cured, everyone in the town now follows Shen Fenghe's lead and listens to him in everything.
Even the Qin family, who were always making trouble in the exile team, were caught by Wang Er and a few of his brothers and beaten up in the street after they said a few sarcastic words to Chen Fenghe a few days ago. They all had bruises on their faces.
The key point was that no one, including Chen Wu and the others, tried to stop the fight. They just watched them being beaten coldly.
After the beating, the scoundrel also warned: "If I hear anyone say anything bad about Madam Shen again, even if it wasn't said by you beasts, I will blame it all on you, and beat you every time I see you!"
Qin Jinzhong, Qin Lizheng and others didn't dare to say a word. They knelt down and begged for mercy crying and shouting.
Therefore, I have been very well-behaved these days and dare not say a word.
After hearing this, Chen Fenghe nodded to Wang Er, and then walked towards the fence outside the town with the village head, Chen Wu and others.
Looking at the arms sticking out from the gaps in the fence, Chen Fenghe felt as if he was surrounded by the dead.
Fortunately, they just had a viral cold... cough cough... plague, otherwise it would be so scary!
When the officers and soldiers saw the head of the village and Chen Wu coming, they couldn't help but cheer up and shouted even louder!
"Village head! Where is the miracle doctor? Please save us!"
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