“Wuwuwu…”
"You bastard, I'm going to fight you! You must have given me this belly disease!"
The widow Niu, who lived opposite the house of Guaizi, rushed forward and tore Guaizi apart like a madman.
The cripple was full of anger and worry with nowhere to vent. After being slapped several times by the widow Niu, he came to his senses and dragged his lame leg to push the widow Niu under him.
"You stinky bitch, I didn't even tell you that you were the one who infected me, and you still dared to jump out!"
The beggar had a violent fight with the widow Niu. Several old people were so upset that they scolded the beggar for being an inhuman being.
"Widow Niu has been with you for several years, so she's half your wife. You're going too far by beating her to death, you kidnapper."
Widow Niu's son was only seven years old. When he saw his mother being beaten by the kidnapper, he picked up a stone from the ground and hit the kidnapper on the back of the head.
Blood splattered on the spot.
The kidnapper let go of the widow Niu in pain and was about to grab her son.
"If you dare to hit my son, I will fight you!" Widow Niu saw that her son was in danger, and she didn't know where she got the strength from, but she let out a loud roar, flipped the crutch to the ground, picked up the stones on the ground and threw them at the crutch.
The sharp stones smashed the cripple into a bloody mess.
"Captain Xu, why are you still standing there watching the fun? Do you have to wait for someone to die before you take action?"
Xu Xu stood far away, pretending not to hear anything, for fear of being infected by the kidnapper.
In the end, it was Secretary Hu who stepped in and asked the young people of the Hu family to separate the two.
"Aunt Niu, come here first. I'll diagnose you first."
Ruan Tang asked Widow Niu to lift her clothes, but she didn't move. She covered her mouth and started crying. "I always thought I was pregnant..."
"Since the 1950s, our country has accumulated a lot of experience in combating schistosomiasis. Don't be afraid. Although the disease is more difficult to treat, it is curable."
Ruan Tang examined Widow Niu and confirmed that she was also infected.
Fortunately, Widow Niu's son did not get infected.
Until ten o'clock at night.
Ruan Tang finally visited every household in the village, even those like Du Xueqing, who were bedridden.
Four people were found during the examination.
In addition to Guaizi and Niu Guafu, Guaizi's next-door brother Guajieba and his wife were also infected.
All four people were sent to a county hospital.
Just as the people were sent away, Pang Peng and Hu Miaomiao came back with pale faces.
They are still young and have not experienced the tragic fight against schistosomiasis in the 1950s. Today, when they listened to an old county doctor disseminating knowledge about this issue, many of them couldn't help but vomit.
At the meeting, we mainly taught them how to identify schistosomiasis patients and finally how to prevent and treat the disease.
After Ruan Tang understood what was going on, she asked them to follow her to visit Secretary Hu's home.
She finally realized that if anything happened in the village, they would still have to rely on Secretary Hu.
There is a schistosomiasis patient in the village. The next thing to do is to find the infected waters and disinfect and clean them to prevent the spread of the worm eggs.
After all, the peak season for this disease is autumn and summer.
Upon hearing this, Secretary Hu expressed his full cooperation with Ruan Tang's actions. He immediately recruited the young men in the village and started cleaning up from Guaizi's house with torches.
It had rained a few days ago, and there were several potholes and puddles in the yard of Guaiguaizi's house.
Secretary Hu immediately ordered people to spread firewood all over the yard, burn it, and then spray lime on it.
After a busy night, all the ditches and uninhabited yards in the village were turned over.
The cowshed was also thoroughly disinfected. According to Ruan Tang's request, feces from cattle, sheep and pigs were taken to the county hospital for testing.
Every household collected the poultry droppings, numbered them, and sent them for testing.
It wasn't until noon that Ruan Tang finally made time.
She had to go to Honghui Commune, where her family had lived in a cowshed after being sent down to the countryside.
Honghui Commune is the closest commune to the Red River, and she was worried that something might happen.
When Ruan Tang arrived on her bicycle, she saw that some staff had put up a seal and started to chase people away as soon as they saw Ruan Tang approaching.
"Let's go quickly. The situation in several villages in Honghui Commune is so serious that even the county's doctors don't dare come."
Ruan Tang tightened her grip on the handlebars, "I'm Chi..."
Before Ruan Tang could finish her words, Yu Chengmao appeared from behind and pulled her away.
Yu Chengmao accompanied the leaders of the machinery factory to inspect the truck factory in the neighboring city these days. He just returned to Hongyang County today, and as soon as he came back, he heard that the entire Honghui Commune had been closed down.
"I know a path into the village. Follow me."
After entering the village, the two went their separate ways.
Ruan Tang rushed to the cowshed.
She saw several aunts fully armed setting fire to the cowshed.
Ruan Tang was about to rush to the cowshed when an old woman quickly grabbed her. "Little girl, there's nothing left in the cowshed. The cows are all sick and burned to death. Don't rush in there."
The fire spread and instantly engulfed the cowshed.
A chill ran down Ruan Tang's soles. "The cow was burned to death. What about the people inside? Where are those three people?"
"You must be Dr. Ruan's daughter, right? You're so pretty. Dr. Ruan said you might come, and I didn't expect you to actually come."
"Doctor Ruan is treating the people in our village. He's at the entrance of the village. I'll take you there."
From a distance, she saw Ruan Yu and his mother sitting on chairs, with two endless lines of people in front of them, and they were getting longer and longer.
The entire Honghui Commune was sealed off, relying solely on the barefoot doctors from each brigade to keep the city going. These doctors only needed a short training period to start work, and many young doctors returning from the county collapsed in fear after hearing about the training.
When they heard that there was a doctor from a big city in Hongmian Village, they all rushed over to queue up.
There were even a lot of people queuing in front of Ruan Zhou.
The aunt who brought Ruan Tang here called out, "Everyone, please wait a moment. Let Dr. Ruan catch up with the family."
All the patients turned around and looked at Ruan Tang, and then at Ruan Yu.
Ruan Tang smiled at Ruan Xu, and then started crying while smiling.
Ruan Yu stood up, smiled and waved his hand. "Now that we are safe, go back to the city."
Ruan Yu sat back in his chair and motioned the next villager to come forward.
After that, he never glanced at Ruan Tang again.
Just like when Ruan Tang was in the First Hospital in Shanghai, every time she came to the hospital to find Ruan Yu, Ruan Yu would just glance at her, tell her to go home early, and then give all his attention to his patients.
Ruan Tang walked to the front, patted Ruan Zhou on the shoulder, and motioned him to make room.
Ruan Zhou gave up his seat doubtfully. After he squatted beside the person and watched for a few minutes, the truth was revealed.
His sister is worthy of being Ruan Congqian’s biological daughter, her medical skills are amazing.
After being reminded by Ruan Zhou, Ruan Xu watched Ruan Tang diagnose several people. After confirming that Ruan Tang was not doing it recklessly, he asked Meng Qiongying, who registered the information for him, to help Ruan Tang.
After Ruan Tang had diagnosed dozens of people, she saw a figure flying over and hugging Meng Qiongying tightly behind her.
Meng Qiongying patted Yu Chengmao on the back, signaling him to let go. "Everyone is watching, let go."
Ruan Tang smiled and said, "Let him hold you for a while longer. He's been looking for you for almost half an hour. He must be scared."
"Then you have to hold me for a while longer..."
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