Chapter 2072: Villa
Yang Heshu held the pill in his hand and asked, "Is this useful?"
Manbao said, "It's not very useful. It just drives away bad energy. It's better than nothing."
Yang Heshu put it in his mouth and after holding it for a while, he felt a hint of sweetness. After a while, the medicine in his mouth softened.
Yang Heshu: ...If it weren't for that faint medicinal smell, he wouldn't have believed it was a pill. Even with that medicinal smell, he still didn't quite believe it.
He looked at Zhou Man with some helplessness, thinking that she was still a child after all. But this could be considered a way to find joy in misery.
After making sure that his son was fine, Yang Heshu handed him to the nanny and asked Manbao and the other two to go wash up and change their clothes first.
They were so dusty from the journey that if they hadn't been wearing cloaks, even their hair would have been covered in dust.
The time spent washing and brushing teeth was like a rest. Manbao breathed a sigh of relief while soaking in the hot water.
There was a brazier in the room, so it was quite warm. Manbao put on her clothes and sat on the wooden couch. A maid came in with a large towel and wiped her hair.
Manbao had been riding for five and a half days straight and was very tired. She had just come out of the bath and the heat made her sleepy. She half-closed her eyes and asked, "When did Madam become ill?"
The girl paused for a moment before replying respectfully, "He had a fever four days ago. At first, I wasn't sure he was sick, I thought he was just tired. A day later, he developed a pox. He stayed up all day yesterday and was sent to Villa No. 3 this morning."
Manbao opened his eyes and all sleepiness disappeared.
In fact, acne in adults is more dangerous than acne in children. Even strong adults may not survive it.
It's very strange, just like a fever in a person, it seems to be a common thing for children to have a fever, although it is dangerous, but after a while you get used to it;
Unlike adults, who rarely have a fever throughout the year, if they suddenly have a fever and the fever is high, the probability of death or injury is much greater than that of children.
The first step before smallpox breaks out is fever, and this symptom will even accompany it until the end.
Therefore, under the same medical conditions, the mortality rate of adults is actually higher.
Manbao didn't care that his hair was still wet, and stood up and said, "Bring me my coat, let's go to that No. 3 Courtyard and take a look."
The maid quickly went to get some clothes and helped her get dressed while saying, "Miss Man, your hair isn't dry yet. You'll get sick if you go out in the cold wind now."
"Give me my cloak." Just put on the cloak. Anyway, you will be indoors when you get there and there won't be any cold wind.
When Manbao came out with his clothes on, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang had already washed up and were talking to Yang Heshu in the lobby.
Seeing Manbao like this, I knew she was going out.
Yang Heshu stood up and wanted to take her to the other hospital. He said to Bai Shan and Bai Erlang who stood up, "There are many patients there, so you should not go."
Bai Shan shook his head. "Brother Yang, we're here to help. Didn't you say there are few doctors in the city? Although we're not doctors, we can still do things like prescribing medicine."
They all took the pill and were actually safer than anyone else.
"Call Daji and the others as well." He said to Yang Heshu, "We can't help with the outside matters for now, so let's start with the patients in the other hospital."
Yang Heshu thought for a moment, and seeing his determined expression, he sighed and nodded, "Okay."
So the group took a carriage to the villa, and Yang Heshu introduced the three villas to them.
"These three courtyards were borrowed by me and others to house patients. Some patients in the city were reluctant to leave home for treatment, but if they didn't leave, they might infect their families. Some patients also ignored the advice and refused to isolate themselves at home, instead going out to seek medical treatment..."
This was also one of the important reasons why smallpox spread quickly in Xiazhou City.
"They disliked the simplicity of our medical shed, and they didn't want to live in Taoist temples or Buddhist monasteries, so we built these three annex courtyards. Each annex courtyard has two doctors, whose medical skills are considered the most advanced among the thirteen. However, five or six people are still carried out of the annex courtyard every day."
Carrying him out would mean death.
People infected with smallpox could not be buried, but had to be cremated and turned into ashes before being handed over to their families.
Although it had been explained, Yang Heshu insisted on doing such things, and there was still a lot of resentment among the people in the city. Originally, only the gentry expressed their dissatisfaction.
In the past few days, even ordinary people have been instigated. Even though Yang Heshu has been sending people to hide among the crowd to do ideological work, and he himself has been on the front line, he still cannot suppress the situation.
Therefore, the city has been on tighter guard these days, for fear that someone may break through.
only……
Yang Heshu rubbed his forehead and said to the three of them, "Smallpox has now spread even among the army. The number of soldiers infected has increased over the past two days. Major General Gong and I are not sure how much longer we can hold out."
Man Bao said, "Doctor Lu has a prescription for treating smallpox. It was modified during a major epidemic in Jinzhou. It's the best prescription we know of so far. As long as the medical supplies are up to par, there should be a 60 to 70 percent chance of success."
Yang Heshu perked up, "Really?"
Manbao nodded.
Yang Heshu pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll spread the word, but I won't reveal the success rate yet."
Manbao understood that if he wanted to reassure the soldiers and the people, he had to hide this point or exaggerate it.
While they were talking, they arrived at Villa No. 3, which was not far from the county government office. Manbao put on his hat and got out of the car holding Bai Shan's hand.
There were soldiers guarding the door, and there were quite a few of them, as many as ten. It was obvious that the situation inside and outside the villa was not very peaceful.
When they saw Yang Heshu coming with his men, they bowed their heads and saluted, then let the men in after a quick inspection.
Only when the people inside come out to check will the inspection be stricter.
After entering, Yang Heshu said, "The East Courtyard is for male patients, and the West Courtyard is for female patients. The central hall is the dividing line. Which side do you want to visit first?"
"Let's go see my sister-in-law first?"
Yang Heshu walked forward without hesitation and nodded, "Okay."
Obviously, they were heading towards the west courtyard from the beginning.
The courtyard was quite clean, but there were constant cries of crying, both from adults and children.
Many people were walking around the yard carrying water. Manbao took a look at their clothes and saw that they were all wearing the same clothes, so he looked at Yang Heshu.
"These are the servants from each household. There are servants and family members. Each person can only bring one caregiver. I have them wear uniform clothes so that they can be easily identified when they come in and out."
They served people closely and were likely to spread smallpox, so they could not enter or leave easily.
Manbao nodded and followed Yang Heshu inside. He said, "Some people have had smallpox, but most haven't. Recently, many of the servants have also been catching smallpox, so I think prevention and treatment are also very important. Unfortunately, the doctors can't come up with a good prescription."
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(End of this chapter)
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