☆, Chapter 201: The Strange Illness of the Entire Village
Lord Chen quickly spoke up: "Doctor Zhou, no one knows anything about the situation in Wuqi Village. It's far too dangerous. Why don't we have them come to the village entrance and set up camp there?"
"I ran for two hours to get here, and you want me to set up camp? Am I stupid? Why would I stay in a nice house in the village and sleep outdoors in the open?"
"There are still good houses in this village?" Lord Chen realized, "You, your men are already—"
“The village is full of women. How chaotic can things get where there are women?” Zhou Mu chuckled. “As far as I know, before they got sick, they were all very skillful. Some of them used to support their families with their excellent embroidery skills, but they were abandoned by their families after they got sick. Others were stewards in wealthy households, but they were also abandoned here after they got sick. There were also cooks who used to work at the academy…”
I told her yesterday noon that I was going to Wuqi Village, and only one night later, Zhou Mujiao has figured out the village’s population structure, which even he, the local official, doesn’t know!
Was she too amazing, or was he too incompetent?
Lord Chen fell into deep thought.
But that's not the point. The point is that they were willing to let this group of people into the village!
Sure enough, the three women pounced on Zhou Mujiao, who was at the front.
This trick has always worked. They used it to scare away all the doctors and hooligans who wanted to enter the village, as well as that county magistrate. He didn't run away, but he didn't force his way into the village either, and he didn't come back for a whole year after that.
Therefore, the three women were certain that this group of women who called themselves Doctor Zhang would also scream and run away like the others before them, and would never come in again.
However, Zhou Mujiao and the others did not dodge or flinch. When the three pounced on them, Zhou Mujiao grabbed them and took the opportunity to check their pulse: "Although I can't see your face clearly, your pulse is strong and your blood and qi are abundant. You must work often and have a very good physical condition."
Jinling's hand was thick and hard, like it was wearing armor. She trembled and said, "Master, her leather armor is too thick. I can't feel her pulse, but she's very strong. I can't hold on much longer..."
Xi'er, who was standing nearby, said, "Although this patient's pulse is not very strong, she is not weak either. Judging from her physique, breathing, and the cloudiness of her eyes, she should be old, around fifty years old."
Zhou Mujiao hummed in agreement, released the woman, and gave her a gentle smile, saying, "Now, may we enter the village?"
The woman rushed at Zhou Mujiao again, three or four times in a row, but Zhou Mujiao did not dodge or evade. On the fifth time, the woman spat at Zhou Mujiao.
Zhou Mujiao avoided her gaze, her face darkening: "You'd better think this through. If you drive us away this time, no one will come to treat your illnesses anymore! The three of you are fifty years old, some are forty, and you are at least thirty. You've enjoyed everything you should eat, drink, and enjoy, but what about the rest of the village? What about those children who are only a few years old? Are you planning to let them grow old and die in the village for the rest of their lives? Don't you want them to leave Wuqi Village with dignity, like everyone else?"
The woman shouted, "Don't spread rumors! We have nothing here but sick people! You'll get sick and nothing else if you go in!"
The older woman spoke up: "But she's right, Nian'er and the others are still young, they couldn't possibly—"
"Aunt Fang, don't be misled by her! Have you forgotten the lesson of that doctor who first came to the village? He also swore to cure our illnesses, but in the end, he ruined us all! What if they are just as rubbish as that doctor? We'll have no time to regret it!"
Without further hesitation, Aunt Fang lowered her head and took a bite of Xi'er.
Xi'er screamed in pain, tears streaming down her face, and blood seeped from the spot where Aunt Fang had bitten her.
Jinling was also bitten. She was delicate and tender, and the woman's bite was not very strong, but blood flowed out immediately.
Zhou Mujiao didn't expect their attitude to be so tough. She was also bitten, but because she reacted in time, she was able to retaliate successfully as soon as the person bit her and was not injured.
She twisted the hands and feet of the three men and threw them aside.
Of the four female doctors, three were injured, and the third was not, but the teeth marks were still shocking. Looking at the fierce eyes of the three women, Lord Chen was filled with regret.
Every time he came before, the people of Wuqi Village were adamant about not wanting to treat him. He should have given up long ago. Now look what happened. Zhou Mujiao is the wife of the top scholar. Now that she has been bitten, how is he going to explain this to the top scholar?
"Lord Chen, take them with you, let's go straight into the village."
Lord Chen opened his mouth, but Zhou Mujiao and the others had already entered the village. He could only tell the officers to quickly take the three women with them, and he jogged to catch up.
The road into the village was also desolate, but after they had walked about half a mile and turned a corner, the view suddenly opened up ahead.
The clean and flat stone path leads to a small ditch that runs close to the mountain on the inner side of the path. The water in the ditch is clear, and you can see the stones in the water. A little further in, there is a large area of farmland where rice stalks are still there, and some fields are lush and green, which look like vegetables from a distance.
The houses were a row of wooden houses, each with a small courtyard. Dozens of courtyards were lined up in a row, with flowers planted in front of each courtyard. There was a large threshing ground right outside, where grain was being dried. Several children were jumping rope next to the threshing ground, while several dogs chased away birds that flew down to steal grain.
If you ignore the lumps, 'teeth', or cradle caps on their faces, this place is no different from any other village—no, it's more beautiful, cleaner, and more peaceful than any other village.
But the arrival of Zhou Mujiao and the others shattered this peace. As soon as they arrived at the threshing ground, a group of women came running out of the house and the field with sickles and hoes. Even a few little girls who had just learned to walk came running over with small sticks, babbling incoherently.
Zhou Mujiao called out "Amu," and Amu and the others set up three tables, each about a meter long, in a row. They covered them with cloth, placed medicine boxes on them, and that became a simple consultation table. As for why there were three tables? Because Jinling had only studied medicine for a short time and usually only saw common illnesses. She couldn't handle the real difficult and complicated diseases in Wuqi Village, so she assisted.
Zhou Mujiao sat down first behind the consultation table in the middle. After Xi'er and Le'er also sat down, the dozens of women came up to them and shouted fiercely at them to let go of Aunt Fang and the others.
Ignoring the shouting villagers, Zhou Mujiao turned her head and asked, "Aunt Fang, Sister Lian, Sister Ling, right?"
The other two remained silent, but Aunt Fang spoke up after a moment: "Are you really a doctor? Are you really going to treat our illnesses? Can you really cure us?"
"If I say yes, will you believe me? If I say no, will you really not treat them?" Zhou Mujiao pointed to the few little girls who had just learned to walk, her eyes softening. "They are all too young."
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