When Ruan Tang and the others returned to the picnic spot, they saw that Ji and his younger brother had already filled a small cloth bag with snails, enough to fill a large plate.
A few of them had a sudden idea to put the snails on an iron rack to roast. When they saw Ruan Tang coming back, they hurriedly invited her to join them.
"Ruan Zhiqing, come and try the grilled snails." Zhao Sanqi and others waved to Ruan Tang enthusiastically.
Ruan Tang glanced towards the stove and her expression suddenly changed.
He quickly knocked the snails out of Ji Xiaodi's hands and scolded them, "You can't eat them! How many snails have you eaten?"
Ji Xiaodi and the other five were stunned and shook their heads in unison.
Because they were already grown-up children and had long passed the age of being greedy, none of them stole any food since Ruan Tang and Ji Nanfeng didn't come.
Ruan Tang breathed a sigh of relief, pushed the snails onto the ground, and used a small branch to pull out a few particularly long snails.
Ruan Tang picked up a pointed stone and smashed the long snails open. He smashed five of them in a row and pulled out the eggs from one of the long snails.
Because of drinking spiritual spring water to nourish her body, Ruan Tang's eyesight has become incomparable to ordinary people.
She watched the wriggling cercariae, vainly trying to penetrate the parasite.
Ruan Tang took a lit firewood and threw it over, burning the cercariae.
"This isn't a snail, it's a snail. Only one of the five snails had eggs; the eggs of the other four have probably already been excreted into the river."
When he heard the word "snail", Ji Nanfeng's expression changed. "Are you sure this is a snail?"
Ruan Tang nodded solemnly, "There's no way I'd mistake a snail for a snail. I guarantee on my life that this is a snail from Little Japan."
Ji Nanfeng has not forgotten that when he was a child in the 1950s, snails were brought here from foreign countries by some people. At that time, many people in Hongyang County were pregnant. They had no food to eat and were still fat.
At that time, there were still ignorant reporters who reported that the South had achieved universal food and clothing and everyone had big bellies.
Later, those with big bellies suffered from unbearable stomach pain, and some were in excruciating pain. Later they found out that it was schistosomiasis.
During those years, several villages in Hongyang County became ghost towns. Everyone was pregnant, and no babies were born in seven or eight years.
During that period, the entire Hongyang County was terrified of snails.
It’s only been a short time, how come snails appear again?
Why are snails making a comeback?
Still worried, Ji Nanfeng threw another piece of firewood onto the snails and told his younger brother Ji to do the work. "Now, the most important thing is to tell those who are looking for snails: there are snails in the water. Don't eat them! If anyone comes across one, they must go to the hospital for a checkup."
"I'll help them explain to others, you just go to the county town quickly." Such a serious incident must be reported to the higher authorities.
Ji Nanfeng rode his bicycle to the city.
Ruan Tang, Ji Xiaodi and four others walked along the river to inform everyone that there were snails in the river. Those who were the same age as Ji Nanfeng had heard of snails, but because it was so long ago and they were still young at that time, they had long forgotten what the snails looked like.
After Ruan Tang's explanation, more and more people joined the team to remind everyone to be careful.
When Ji Nanfeng arrived with the county cadres, everyone stood on the river bank and dumped all the screws they had found on the roadside.
The cadre asked the county doctor to identify it, and the old doctor recognized it at a glance.
"This is a snail, a snail from the Little Country!" As the old doctor spoke, he couldn't help gritting his teeth.
The old doctor took out the microscope he had brought with him and examined several of them in succession, confirming that they all contained worm eggs.
"The Red River is like the mother river of Hongyang County. Many cattle and sheep come here to drink water every day. I don't know when these snails were released by the enemy..." Tianlai Novel Network
The older leaders all remembered snails and schistosomiasis, and they immediately decided to notify all brigades not to drink the Red River water anymore, and mobilized police officers to block the river.
And asked the barefoot doctors of each brigade to hold an emergency meeting at the No. 1 Hospital in the county.
Ruan Tang asked Pang Peng, Pang Peng and Hu Miaomiao to go to the County Hospital to follow the instructions from above.
Ji Nanfeng returned to the machinery factory, and their security department also asked a doctor from the county hospital to investigate.
As for Ruan Tang, she stayed in Qingyun Brigade.
When the Qiwei Commune reported the reappearance of snails in the Red River, the elderly in the Qingyun Brigade panicked. The two cows in their village often went to the Red River to bathe and drink.
Ruan Tang went to the village committee office to borrow a microphone, but was stopped by Xu's father. "Such a precious thing, do you know how to use it?"
Ruan Tang snatched the microphone away and said, "I'm our school's announcer. How could I not know how to use a microphone?"
After saying this, regardless of Xu's father's unpleasant expression, he flipped the switch down, tried the sound with a "Hello", and then began to speak.
"Hello, I'm Ruan Tang."
"Everyone, please don't panic. I will be at the threshing ground to see everyone in a moment. For everyone's health, I hope everyone will supervise each other and ensure that everyone in the village is threshing. If you have any difficulties, please ask your family to take leave. I will come to your home to diagnose you then."
Ruan Tang turned off the phone and saw that Xu's father's face was livid. She reminded him, "Captain, you should get in line early. I see that you look a little dark. Maybe you've been infected."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Father Xu's breath was raised to his throat. His mother died of this big belly disease. Could it be that he really had it?
How could he get this big belly disease when his son, whom he had high hopes for, hadn't even been born yet!
By the time Xu's father drove to the threshing ground, the team had already circled the ground, and everyone consciously kept a distance of one or two meters apart, for fear of being infected by being too close.
With such a long line, I’m afraid we won’t be able to finish watching the whole show even in the evening?
"Ruan Zhiqing, why hasn't she come yet? I wonder if everyone is waiting for her?"
Father Xu pretended to scold someone, then tried to walk to the front of the team with his hands behind his back. However, after taking only a few steps, he was scolded by Aunt Dong and several old sisters in front of him.
"If you can't speak, just shut up. No one thinks you're dumb."
"Yes, Ruan Zhiqing came earlier. She went to prepare medicine for everyone to go home."
The barefoot doctor's medicine box didn't contain any effective medicine for schistosomiasis, so all Ruan Tang could do was bring out the spiritual spring water that had been stored in the space. In addition to the water she had used up at home, she also saved two wooden barrels of spiritual spring water.
She was not sure whether Lingquan Water could cure schistosomiasis, but it could cure Xu Yan's infertility and could also prevent schistosomiasis to some extent.
However, this water is far from enough to supply the villagers.
Ruan Tang could only add water to the spiritual spring water and mix two large tanks of water.
Ruan Tang asked a few people to carry the water jars to the threshing ground. She examined each person and then gave them half a bowl of water.
"Have you had any abdominal pain in the past 40 days? Have you had more bowel movements than before? Lift up your clothes and see if your liver hurts?"
One day, he was called Li Guaizi.
There's no way to stop that watermelon belly.
He was so thin that only a skeleton remained, but his belly was bulging.
Ruan Tang's face darkened. "Let's send him to the hospital for treatment before the other teams go."
Li Guaizi's legs went limp. "I have a big belly? Impossible. I haven't been to Honghe recently. I've been staying at home and being a good boy. How could I have a big belly?"
Because he once wanted to take advantage of Ruan Tang, but he became much more obedient after being beaten up by Ji Nanfeng. Later, Ruan Tang and his wife became more and more prestigious in the village, and Li Guaizi became even more humble.
"I don't have time to explain to you how this is transmitted right now. There are a lot of people waiting to be checked behind me."
"If you go to the hospital early, there might still be a bed available for treatment. By the time all the brigades in the county have finished diagnosing you, it will be hard to find a bed."
Li Guaizi completely collapsed and was pulled onto an ox cart.
Suddenly, a woman's cry broke out in the crowd.
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