Chapter 2094 Plan
Manbao had never seen the fighting in the backyard of the mansion, but Baishan had experienced it personally, and it was no easier than the fighting outside.
How could Cui be such a stupid person if she could defeat so many people and marry Yang Heshu?
Bai Shan: "She restrained her edge before, but it was simply because she didn't need it."
Man Bao was smart and understood after a little thought, "So who made her so angry that she actually showed her edge?"
"I know!" Bai Erlang raised his hand and said, "My senior brother cleaned out the backyard some time ago. Although there is no evidence, it is speculated that it was those families who did it. Among them, the one who replaced Qi Ge'er's clothes was the Chen family."
Not only Manbao, but even Bai Dalang became interested and asked curiously, "So, Madam Yang's contraction of smallpox was really man-made?"
Bai Erlang scratched his head and said, "I don't know about that. I only know that my sister-in-law found a lot of things and burned them all. But she later contracted smallpox. Maybe she contracted it accidentally at that time."
For something like smallpox, if someone sneezes in one place, someone else passing by that place ten days or half a month later might get infected, so it's hard to predict.
Does anyone know if Cui got infected accidentally when she went to see those things?
Bai Shan, however, knew more and hesitated before saying, "No."
Everyone looked at him together.
He said, "Someone exchanged a piece of fur in the warehouse. It was cold at the time, and Brother Yang was out all day. Madam Yang was worried about him, so she wanted to make him a knee pad."
"After the smallpox outbreak, she dismissed many of the servants and sent them home. The personal attendants around her were all brought from the capital," Bai Shan said. "Because of the shortage of manpower, she went to the warehouse to find furs herself. She fell ill before the knee pads were finished, so everything she touched had to be put away. A nanny noticed a slight difference in the color of that fur."
Since the city was closed, Cui had felt the hostility of the local powerful families in Xiazhou towards her and her husband. She also knew that many people were sick at the time, and there were limited medical supplies in the city. Many people wanted to open the city gates and go out to seek medical treatment, so she did not dare to underestimate people's hearts.
After the city was sealed off, she dismissed several employees in the county government office and only kept a few people she trusted more.
Later, it was discovered that someone was tampering with the backyard of the county government office, from small things like clothes brought back by Yang Heshu from outside to some large things like children's belongings.
Cui did not dare to slack off, especially since Qi Ge'er was still young, so she was extremely alert and sent some people out to be vigilant day and night, and found many problematic things that were sent in.
During that time, she confined Qi Ge'er to the house, surrounding him like an iron barrel. Yang Heshu also tried not to go back to the backyard, and most of the time he rested in the study of the county government office. Occasionally, when he needed to talk to her, the two of them would talk from a distance through a door...
After a month of precautions, who knew the problem would arise in a warehouse that was rarely used.
Bai Shan lamented, "Later, the doctor found a little dirt inside the fur. It must have been smallpox pus. Unfortunately, the county yamen was short-staffed and a bit chaotic at the time. By the time they figured out who put it there, the person was gone."
He added, "It was smallpox that killed him."
The others were horrified and couldn't help but say, "What a vicious mind."
Bai Shan nodded, "It's very vicious. If that knee pad is made, not only Madam Yang, but also Brother Yang will be in great danger."
Although Yang Heshu went to the medical tent and the other courtyard to see the sick every day, he was actually very careful and seldom had direct contact with patients. He always had clothes ready when going in and out and changed them at any time. He was also very careful about what he ate. In addition, he was in good health, so he did not get infected.
But if he were to carry an object containing smallpox pus...
Even Qi Ge'er was unlikely to be spared. If it hadn't been discovered early, Madam Yang would have gone to hold Qi Ge'er after she became ill...
Bai Shan lowered his eyes and whispered, "So, Brother Yang doesn't really want to leave Xiazhou."
After returning to the capital, it would be easy for him to be transferred out of Xiazhou regardless of his merits or faults. The emperor would probably also consider that he had offended most of the local nobles and would transfer him out for his safety and future local affairs.
But leaving like this always makes me feel dejected.
Bai Shan raised his eyes to look at the case files on the desk not far away and said softly, "If you don't leave, there will be a lot to do."
Man Bao was silent for a moment before saying, "I would like to discuss the method of vaccination with Imperial Physician Lu. If it is feasible, I would like to request permission to travel to the Western Regions to study and find the true method of vaccination."
Bai Shan's eyelids twitched violently. Others didn't know, but he knew that the method of curing smallpox was not passed down from the Western Regions at all, but was copied down from fragments in a pile of books.
Thinking of the ten or so pieces of paper they had copied down, he asked, "Do you want to try the smallpox method first?"
The book does mention once or twice that cowpox is safer than smallpox, but compared to the detailed smallpox method, the cowpox method is really just a few words, and whenever it appears, it is only mentioned in comparison with smallpox. The comparison is vague and not specific, just saying that cowpox is safer than smallpox, less toxic, and easier to transplant...
He didn't know whether Manbao was worried or not, but he was worried anyway. How could he find out with just a few words like this?
Bai Dalang casually asked what vaccination was, then became more and more serious, and finally said with a smile: "If this is accomplished, it will be a great merit."
His heart was beating fast, but after a while of excitement he suppressed the thought.
If Manbao and his cousin go to the Western Regions, his silly younger brother will definitely go with them. There are only two brothers in their family, and it would be inappropriate for him to go with them.
So Bai Dalang sighed and asked, "How are you planning to get there? Have you found out where this idea came from? Didn't you want to go to Gaochang? Is it far from there?"
Bai Erlang stared at Bai Shan and Zhou Man. Others didn’t know, but how could he not know?
The method of smallpox vaccination was not something they heard after arriving in Xiazhou. It was clearly copied from some book when they were in the capital. He had read the manuscript!
Oh, by the way, what book did they copy it from?
Never mind, Zhou Man has so many medical books, who knows where he copied them from?
Bai Shan said under their gaze, "What a coincidence! It seems to have come from the Gaochang area."
Even Bai Dalang couldn't help but stare at them in confusion, "What a coincidence?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao nodded together, then stared at Bai Erlang.
Bai Erlang had to nod under their gaze, pouting and saying, "Isn't it? What a coincidence."
Bai Dalang: "...Alright, as long as you can justify yourselves."
Yin Huo, who was standing aside, seemed to be thinking about something.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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