Chapter 237

Yangjiazhuang, the salesman’s home.

The young salesman had been lying in bed for three days, and today he finally had the strength to get up. His complexion was still sallow, and his eye sockets were sunken. No one could have imagined that he was strong and strong three days ago, but he became like this in just a few days.

With tears in her eyes, the salesman's wife supported him and changed his clothes: "Doctor Xu said that you should come out to bask in the sun, so that you can recover faster."

"Well, listen to Dr. Xu." The salesman responded and left the room.

The sun was shining brightly outside, shining warmly and comfortably on his body. The salesman walked twice in the courtyard, then rested for a while on a stool, then got up and resumed his work again.

After walking around the courtyard fence a few times, the saleswoman called him to go back to the house.

His wife cooked wild vegetable porridge, divided some into a jar, and poured it into the salesman's earthenware bowl.

The salesman was a little stunned when he saw the green porridge, but he didn't say anything when he saw that everyone was eating porridge like this.

In the warm spring season, there are many wild vegetables in the grassland by the river. There are many people in Yangjiazhuang who go to pick wild vegetables and come back to eat them.

Today the saleswoman was supposed to cook the fine rice porridge. However, Xu Yi came over and gave them the wild vegetables he had picked.

The wild vegetable seller knew that they called it Shuizhiliu, and they picked the young stems and leaves, which can be cooked into porridge after being boiled. But Xu Yi told her that this water willow branch also has another name, called Qianqucai. It has the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, which is very good for patients with dysentery.

His salesman is suffering from dysentery, so he can eat more. Except for pregnant women, this wild vegetable is suitable for all ages.

As the salesman ate, he discovered that there was boiled chicken in the porridge, but he only had it in his bowl. His wife and children only ate the wild vegetable porridge.

Looking at the chicken, the salesman couldn't help but shed tears.

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't suddenly fallen ill, you ladies wouldn't have suffered along with me." The salesman cried, covering his sleeves.

His wife sobbed and wiped her tears and said, "It's all over. When you get better, our family will get better again."

...

On the fourth day of March, Xu Yi and others treated the old Wang family and Wang Lezi until March 12th. The two of them finally made it together. The three doctors took turns checking the pulse, and after confirming that everything was fine, they were asked to disinfect all the used instruments.

There are also toilets, which are an important source of infection, and the excrement inside must be buried with quicklime.

Soon, the people in the city discovered that there seemed to be no quicklime sold in the medical clinic.

These quicklime were bought back by Xu Yi and others.

Since she had already been told to prepare medicinal materials, Yan Quyue was worried that Xu Yi didn't have enough money, so she took out all the money she had brought out and planned to use it to buy medicinal materials.

She observed him at home for two days and after confirming that he was not infected, she took Ah Jin out of the city and went to Qizhou City to buy a large amount of medicinal materials.

During this period, every move they made was caught in one eye.

It was the Magistrate He of Qishui County.

Coincidentally, the weather was sunny that day. Magistrate He wanted to go to Xishui to swim in the lake. He saw two donkey carts pulled by Pang's Medical Center parked in front of the medical center, and there were strong men hurriedly loading medicinal materials. .

The vehicle contained several stones of medicinal materials alone. Such an unusual behavior made Magistrate He take a second look.

He knew about Pang's Medical Center. When he first took office, he sent his subordinates to inquire about a lot of news in the city. Among them was Pang's Medical Clinic. The "Pang" family name alone reminded him of a gentleman he admired many years ago. Unexpectedly, after a search, the two were indeed from the same ancestry.

Unfortunately, he only found out that there was a connection between two families, but he didn't know whether Mr. Pang had any contact with the Pang family in Qishui.

So he put the matter in his heart and never mentioned it. After such a long time, he noticed Pangzi again, so he sent his servants to keep an eye on him.

How could they really find out the problem? Pang's Medical Clinic, together with two young doctors, was plotting something in Wangjiacun and Yangjiazhuang outside the city.

On this day, Master Feng hurried to the door and reported what he found to County Magistrate He.

Master Feng said: "County magistrate, Doctor Pang and Doctor Yang are both from our Qishui County. Doctor Xu came from who knows where, and he also has some family members, and there is also a female doctor who knows gynecology in this family. These days, many ladies have gone to see doctors, and their medical skills are good.

"Oh? That's all," Magistrate He said calmly.

Master Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Not only that, my subordinates also found that patients with the same disease appeared in Yangjiazhuang and Wangjiacun at the same time. Those few people put these people under supervision. Xiao He sent people to keep an eye on him, but he was driven away before he could get close."

In order not to alert others, Master Feng immediately asked the people who went to inquire for information to call back.

Master Feng secretly observed Magistrate He's expression and asked, "Magistrate, do you want to send someone to arrest these people?"

Magistrate He sneered: "They are not breaking the law, so what's the point? An excuse to arrest someone?"

Mr. Feng laughed dryly, and quickly said that he was confused, and asked the county magistrate to make a decision.

Magistrate He glanced at him and pondered for a moment, always feeling that there was something fishy going on.

Patients with the same symptoms at the same time?

This sentence alone had to make him think more. If the same disease appeared at the same time, it would only be plague.

But it's spring now, where can the plague come from?

"You continue to send people to keep an eye on it." Immediately, Magistrate He ordered Master Feng, "Be sure to find out why there are patients with the same condition."

Master Feng said attentively: "Understood, I will make arrangements now."

Magistrate He said again: "Don't make any noise. Also, ask the village chief who lives in Wangjia Village to see me."

Master Feng responded, "Yes."

He came out of Magistrate He's house and arranged the matter without stopping.

At this time, Mrs. Gao, the head of Wangjia Village, was wiping tears from her red and swollen eyes. She had lived for more than half her life, but she never expected that this would happen to her when she was about to be put into a coffin.

Not long after that day, the resident became very angry and had a fever at night. She was a woman, so she went to see a doctor in the middle of the night.

If I hadn't remembered that Yang Xiujin and the others were staying in their village temporarily and sent his son to invite him overnight, I don't know what would have happened.

Later, Li Chang's fever subsided, but his health was not good. He was half-lying on the bed recovering from his illness.

The two parents-in-law sighed, praying that this matter would pass as soon as possible. However, the matter has not yet been concluded. The Qishui County magistrate suddenly sent someone to invite him, which frightened the village chief into thinking wildly.

It’s unlikely that he will be here for the rest of his life.

Just when he sent his son to tell Xu Yi secretly, Xu Yi went to Qishui County ahead of him.

The two waves of people missed each other and met again in front of He County Magistrate's Mansion more than half an hour later.

The chief came down from the ox cart with a cane and was startled when he bumped into Xu Yi who was also coming out of the donkey cart: "Doctor Xu, why are you here?"

"I'm here to see Magistrate He." Xu Yi said, "The chief is not here. I'm recovering at home, why are you here?"

The mayor was about to cry but had no tears: "..." Did he want to come?

There are so many people here and the manager doesn't dare to speak directly. He just thought of reminding him from the side, but the door in front of him suddenly opened.

Master Feng went out to greet him. When he saw the two of them talking side by side, he looked at Xu Yi with a slight smile: "This must be Dr. Xu."

Xu Yi saluted: "That's right."

Master Feng said: "Congratulations to the county magistrate. Say, Chief Wang, Doctor Xu, come with me."

The two of them followed Mr. Feng into the mansion and paid homage to Magistrate He separately. The chief went first. When they came out, they looked at Xu Yi who looked calm, and his chest trembled. , dare not say anything.

Seeing his pale face, Xu Yi said with gentle care, "Chief Li, I'll give you a soothing soup when you get back."

"Okay, okay." The Chief smiled bitterly.

Seeing Xu Yi enter Magistrate He's study, he staggered and almost fell.

Master Feng, who was looking at him with a smile from behind, helped him: "Chief Wang, at your age, you still have to be more careful."

The chief's back felt cold, and he always felt that there was something in his words, so he replied dryly: " Thank you Master Feng for your concern."

*

In the study room.

Xu Yiyan briefly and comprehensively explained his purpose, took out a letter and an object from his arms.

He put his hands in front of the case in front of him and looked at Magistrate He who was a few years older than him in front of him with neither humility nor condescension.

Magistrate He was wearing a brown dark-grained silk gown, a high hat, a white face and a beard. He looked like a scribe, and his face looked reserved and elegant. At this time, facing the token that Xu Yi took out, his expression did not change at all.

Pang Boyi once told Xu Yi that if he encountered something beyond his ability while traveling, he could take out this token and seek help from the government.

Xu Yi only took out the token and used it once, and it was still used to scare people and suppress bandits.

After that time, Xu Yi tried not to use it.

But this time he couldn't think of any other way. Although the magistrate of Qishui County is an official of the eighth rank, he is not someone who a private doctor like him can just meet whenever he wants.

In order to see Magistrate He, he had no choice but to take out Pang Boyi's token again and give it a try.

I thought that the young Magistrate He didn't know Pang Boyi, but after he mentioned that he was Pang Boyi's student in his visit post, Magistrate He directly invited him to join the government, which went more smoothly than he thought. Much more.

"Since you are Mr. Pang's student, how could you want to interfere in my Qishui affairs?" Magistrate He asked insinuatingly.

Xu Yi lowered his eyes and said: "There is an old teacher in Qishui. I came to visit, but I didn't expect that I had to come to see you when something like this happened."

In less than ten days, something happened in one village. More than a dozen cases were reported.

This happened even though Xu Yi and Pang Mincai were trying their best to protect themselves. Once they stopped taking care of it, the epidemic would only spread faster and faster.

"There is a saying in "Shuowen" that 'epidemics make people sick.' What happened in Wangjiacun and Yangjiazhuang has witnessed this statement one by one. I am worried that if it continues to develop, it may be difficult to end." Xu After Yi finished speaking, he looked directly at Magistrate He, "Please also ask Magistrate He to issue an order and send people to assist us in prevention, control and rescue of people."

Magistrate He said solemnly: "Is this true?"

Xu Yi bowed. Reply: "It's absolutely true. I dare not hide my congratulations to the county magistrate. Brother Pang and Brother Yang and I have found a cure. Now as long as all surrounding villages are under control, we can prevent more people from contracting the disease."

" How is your illness? Can you submit it?" Magistrate He asked solemnly.

Xu Yi had already recorded the medical records one by one. As soon as Magistrate He asked, he took out the medical records and handed them over.

He also said that it had been disinfected and there would be no problems.

Magistrate He glanced at him and opened the medical records.

As soon as the two met, Magistrate He was sure that Xu Yi was not lying, because he was worried about the same illness in his heart. When he looked at the medical record, he immediately became involved in it.

The original illness of Lao Wang was diagnosed as dysentery for the first time. It is conceivable that this disease can easily be disguised as dysentery, causing the doctor to mistakenly think it is a gastrointestinal problem and take the wrong medicine to delay the condition. Therefore, in the near future, there may be other fish that have slipped through the net, and it is not enough to just prevent and control these two villages.

Magistrate He thought, fortunately it was spring. If it was summer, the disease would probably be uncontrollable.

After finishing reading the medical records, Magistrate He closed the booklet and asked Xu Yi and Pang Mincai if they had any ready-made prevention and control plans.

Hearing that Xu Yi and the others had temporarily prepared some medicinal materials and quicklime, Magistrate He gave a cold smile.

"I'm just telling you why some vendors have come to the city recently to sell quicklime, and you guys have bought them all."

Xu Yi said, "This quicklime alone is not enough, we need more."

Magistrate He looked stern: "How much?"

Xu Yi said: "As little as fifty stones, as much as one hundred stones."

Magistrate He slightly closed his eyes and looked at him: "Do you know where this quicklime comes from?"

"Yes, vendors are selling it now "Quick lime is mostly made from burned limestone." Xu Yi replied, "There are limestone mines in the Qihe Mountains that can be mined and burned." Magistrate

He said, "You know a lot."

Yi said modestly: "The teacher once gave me travel notes, including a tour of Qishui Mountains, which described limestone rocks."

"I would also like to see such an interesting travel note." After Magistrate He finished speaking, he Waving his hand, "That's all, the top priority is to bake this quicklime. Since you know the method, it's up to you to do it. I will send a few craftsmen to you to make sure this thing is done well."

Xu Yi was stunned and could only Bite the bullet and take this job.

...

The next day, Magistrate He mobilized more than a dozen manual workers and gave Xu Yi a temporary identity card, giving him the authority to temporarily use manual workers.

After Xu Yi got the sign, he immediately went up the mountain with two hands to look for the limestone he recorded in his travel notes.

The limestone is in the Xishui Mountains. The mountains and forests are uninhabited and overgrown with vegetation. Several people climbed over several mountains before finding this limestone mine.

Once found, you can bring craftsmen to dig for it.

In the following process, there was no need for Xu Yi to keep an eye on the craftsmen in person. He sent Erqing out to watch them dig carefully and not to damage the surrounding mountain environment.

On the other side, Pang Mincai and Yang Xiujin, with their remaining strength, surrounded Wangjiacun and Yangjiazhuang.

Villagers in the two villages cannot enter or exit at will, and villagers with symptoms are also trapped inside.

Xu Yi thought that in ancient times, rescue shelters would be built to prevent and treat epidemics, and they could also build a temporary one.

His proposal was quickly approved by Magistrate He, who with a wave of his hand allocated 10,000 yuan in disaster relief money to them.

At the same time, Magistrate He was also preparing to report the matter to Qizhou, and the state government would send additional manpower and disaster relief funds.

Master Feng tried to dissuade him from the side: "He County Magistrate, this matter has not yet fermented. What if we report it to the state government and blame it?"

He County Magistrate did not stop holding the pen and said in a cold voice: "Is it possible that we have to wait until the truth is revealed?" " What is good

is what Magistrate He said, but I still think it would be inappropriate to leave such a big matter to that person named Xu Yi," Master Feng first agreed, and then said Throw out the doubts in your heart.

Unexpectedly, Magistrate He didn't even raise his head: "I think he did a good job."

Master Feng: "..."

Unable to dissuade him, Master Feng had a sad look on his face. After thinking about it, he decided to do something about this matter. expressed.

When he arrived at Yangjiazhuang, the air was filled with a strong smell of medicine.

Xu Yi and others have already built a resettlement house, and villagers with illnesses have been resettled here.

Many people were pushing carts of goods packed in sacks. Master Feng stopped one of them and asked him what he was doing.

Minzhuang replied: "Master Feng, this is all grain."

"Grain?" Master Feng was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Where did the grain come from?"

Minzhuang shook his head: "The younger one is only responsible for moving the goods. Master Feng, you have to ask Doctor Xu about this food."

Master Feng observed the surroundings silently and found that the place was well organized. He neither smelled any strange smell nor heard any screams. He hadn't walked for a while. , someone stopped him.

"How did you get in..." The person who stopped him saw who it was and paused, "Master Feng, why are you here? Put on this scarf quickly. Although Dr. Xu said that this disease will not be easily infected, you can come into the resettlement area Everyone wears this."

Master Feng: "..." He seemed to understand why County Magistrate He left the matter to the private doctors.

I bet these private doctors are better at preventing and treating the plague than the official doctors from the Huimin Bureau.