The bailiff raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Divine Doctor Xue."
Everyone looked at Xue Qian in unison. Xue Qian nodded at them all and said, "This medicine will have some effect on your condition, but it cannot guarantee a complete cure."
"It's okay, it's okay. As long as it has some effect, it's good."
If it works, it's good for them. It's better than waiting to die here.
"Okay, everyone line up here to get your medicine. One bowl each."
While the patients were queuing up to receive their medicine, another yamen runner was spreading lime powder in the yard, which some people found strange.
"Officer, what are you doing?"
"Second Master said we have to spread this stuff to eradicate smallpox."
They didn't know what "bacteria" was and simply thought it was smallpox.
Many bacteria are hidden in the ground, and quicklime can effectively kill many bacteria. In places like this where patients are gathered, there are many germs and it is necessary to spread lime.
When they heard that this thing could kill smallpox, they all came forward to help, and one person even grabbed a handful of quicklime and rubbed it on himself.
"What are you doing?" The bailiff looked at him in astonishment.
"Didn't you say that this stuff can kill smallpox? It's such a waste to spill it on the ground. It would be better to apply it directly on your body." The man said naively.
When others heard it, they found it to be true.
The others hurriedly grabbed a handful of quicklime and smeared it on their bodies. The yamen runners tried to stop them but couldn't, and they all scrambled for the quicklime frantically.
Xue Qian, who was taking care of Xiao Tuantuan, was stunned when he heard the noise and took a quick look.
What is going on!!
When Xue Qian saw someone grabbing quicklime and trying to stuff it into his mouth, he hurried forward to stop him.
"Are you crazy? You can't eat this. If you eat it, you will die immediately."
There were several other people who were also planning to eat quicklime, but after hearing Xue Qian's words, they all stopped and did not dare to put the thing into their mouths.
"Why can't we eat it? Isn't it said that it can kill smallpox? If we eat it, it will kill smallpox." the man asked.
Xue Qian hurriedly explained, "Yes, it can kill smallpox, and it can kill you as well."
"Is this thing poisonous?"
Everyone hurriedly put the thing down.
"If you don't eat it, it'll be fine. But if you do, it'll become poison. Okay, don't apply it on your body, it's useless. This stuff only kills bacteria that are hiding."
A group of people nodded, not quite understanding what was said.
Xue Qian stayed in the courtyard from morning till night, examining the condition of each patient. Some were seriously ill, some were mild. He ordered everyone to live separately according to the severity of their illness.
"Doctor Xue, come and see what happened to my Tuantuan?"
Xue Qian rushed over and saw Xiao Tuantuan twitching constantly and spewing out a lot of vomit.
He took her pulse and checked her eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
"It's okay. Once she spits this out, she'll be fine. Remember, give her the medicine again in three hours, and she'll be awake soon."
"Thank you, thank you Doctor Xue."
While Xue Qian was busy in the quarantine area, the people in the city spontaneously organized themselves to sprinkle lime powder on themselves, and each secretly went to the pharmacy to buy medicinal materials according to Bei Yutang's prescription. After the whole city had a purpose, the streets regained a bit of vitality.
In addition, these methods also quickly expanded to the villages on the outskirts of Yanzhou Prefecture, and gradually the news about the arrival of the second in command of the Lei family spread like wildfire.
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