Chapter 51
"I didn't go out. What's wrong?"
Hearing the word "disease", Gu Zhengchu immediately stopped watering and turned to look at Chen Cong.
"I don't know what disease it is, but I just saw several neighbors with yellow skin. The old lady we rescued from heat stroke that day had yellow eyes."
"Acute hepatitis A?" Gu Zhengchu blurted out.
"Hepatitis A? This disease still exists today? Didn't everyone get vaccinated and the disease was eradicated long ago? I knew about it when I was a kid."
After being left behind by his sister, Shen Xi, who had just run up, heard the words "acute hepatitis A" as soon as he entered the door and was immediately surprised.
Gu Zhengchu's expression immediately became serious.
“That was before, the disease was indeed eradicated a few years ago.
But five years ago, several new cases were discovered in neighboring countries, and then there has been a resurgence.
Last year, I heard that cases were also found near the southern border, and they were several people who had just entered the country.
Fortunately, the disease was discovered early and the patient was directly controlled by the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention. He did not enter the mainland and the disease did not spread.
That was a second-generation case, and the vaccines previously administered had no significant effect on it.
How could this happen in our neighborhood? ! "
Gu Zhengchu spoke quickly, put down the kettle in his hand, and walked out quickly.
"Xixi, go get my medicine box. Chongcong, take me to see the patient."
Shen Xi agreed and ran downstairs, but Shen Cong grabbed her father-in-law.
"Dad, don't be anxious, just listen to me."
Gu Zhengchu frowned and looked at his daughter-in-law with displeasure.
The condition is the order, especially when an infectious disease is discovered and there is a tendency to spread. His many years of medical career have made his first reaction to be to diagnose.
If everything is true, then it must be reported immediately!
At times like this, time is life. When Chen Cong grabbed him, the old man was obviously unhappy.
He stared at Chen Cong's hand, with a rare coldness between his brows.
Chen Cong seemed to be completely unaware and refused to let go.
She said calmly, "Dad, we can't be involved in this matter. Listen to me, let's go to the property management and tell Lao Cao about this situation and let them make the decision.
Whether it is reporting it immediately or gathering everyone in the hospital to conduct an investigation, this is something the leader should do.
Dad, you are not in the hospital now, nor are you the dean. I am just an ordinary resident of the community, and I will live in this community for a long time in the future!"
"So what you mean is that we should just let this happen?! If Cao Hongmin and the others don't care, we'll just pretend we didn't see it?
And then lock the door and live in the house? ! "
Gu Zhengchu pushed Chen Cong away and said, "No, we can't do this! This will cost lives!"
"Dad, Lao Cao won't ignore it! If we make the illness more serious, he won't ignore it. He himself won't want to be infected!
At worst, I can ask my sister to go to the town hospital to report, but you can’t go directly to the patient, and you can’t ask for isolation on the spot!"
Chen Cong was extremely determined. This was the first time in his life that he had a serious argument with an elder in his family.
She reached out again and grabbed the old man's arm tightly, refusing to let go.
I look like I will never let go unless you knock me down today.
Hearing the noise, both the Shen family couple ran out, and Shen Xi also came over with a medical kit.
Seeing that Chen Cong was actually playing tricks on her father-in-law, making the old man so angry that the veins on his forehead were throbbing, the three of them were all dumbfounded.
For a moment, I didn't know how to go forward and persuade him.
Mr. Gu was pissed off by his daughter-in-law.
But he is old now and he can't just argue with his daughter-in-law like this.
He was so angry that he glared at Chen Cong: "Let go of your hands!"
"No! Come with me to the property management now, and I'll let you go when we get there!" Chen Cong retorted without hesitation.
He held on to the old man tightly and refused to give in.
Mr. Gu took a deep breath, shook his hands vigorously, and then found that he couldn't shake them off.
He was so angry that his hair stood up and he cursed, "Just be a jerk to me! How can I walk if you don't let me go?! Let me go and walk in front of me!"
Chen Cong pretended not to hear.
She let go of her hand, but did not walk in front of her father-in-law. Instead, she followed him closely.
The Shen couple were completely confused by the old man and the child, and they didn't even have the chance to ask a question until the two of them left.
Seeing the eldest daughter trying to chase after him with the first aid kit on her back, she quickly grabbed her and asked, "What is your sister doing? Look how angry your uncle Gu is."
Chen Xi quickly told her parents what she had heard when she went upstairs.
Then he put on his bag and walked to the door: "Oh, I have to go over there quickly, mom and dad, you stay home, I'll tell you if there's anything I can tell you when I get back."
"I'm going too!" Shen Jianyi took off his gardening gloves and followed him out.
How could he still sit in the house after such a big thing happened?
Cheng Ru was so angry that she stamped her feet at home, but after all, she had two children, so she didn't dare to follow him no matter how worried she was.
Besides, it’s an infectious disease!
If she follows him out, what if the two children insist on following her?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder.
Chen Cong did not know before that those people might have hepatitis A.
She was a few years younger than Chen Xi, and no one had talked about this disease since she was born, so she naturally had no idea about it.
The reason why she went to find her father-in-law immediately after noticing that her neighbors looked unwell was because the old man suddenly said a few days ago: "I'm afraid there will be a big epidemic." It made her worried.
But all Chen Cong was thinking about just now were diarrhea and skin diseases, and he never thought about hepatitis.
But when her father-in-law explained the case to them and said it was a "second-generation case", she suddenly remembered!
After she returned home that year, she heard her parents say that people had died in the community and Yingshui Village.
Although no one was killed in the earthquake, a large-scale epidemic broke out shortly after the earthquake, and dozens of people died in the two places combined.
It was horrible then.
No one knows how the disease spread.
It only attracted everyone's attention after two people died in the community.
Later, people from the town hospital were sent to confirm that it was an infectious disease, and the entire residential area and Yingshui Village were designated as epidemic areas.
A wire was pulled at the gate, so residents of the community could only enter but not leave.
At that time, everyone was almost out of food and had to rely on doing odd jobs or working the land in Yingshui Village to earn a little money.
Now we are suddenly locked down at home, how do we solve the problem of food?
People were suddenly in a panic.
Soon after, several more people in the hospital fell ill, and several bodies were carried out overnight. The panic reached a peak in an instant.
Some people started to climb over the wall, and some clashed with the medical staff guarding the gate...
My parents said that the incident became a big fuss, and it was only until the town sent in armed police that the situation was suppressed.
Shen's parents were already in poor health at that time, and they didn't like to recall the sad things in the past, so they didn't say much.
But from these few words, one can imagine how serious the incident was at that time.
If it weren't for the fact that dozens of people died, she wouldn't have had such a deep impression and still remember it today.
But precisely because she remembered, she couldn't let her father-in-law take the lead.
The old man naturally means well, but...if a fight breaks out, who among those angry people will consider whether you have good intentions?
People were locked up because they reported you;
People have nothing to eat because you discovered your illness.
Because of you, the other person didn't die from illness, but is almost starving to death!
Not venting your anger on others?
Who can guarantee that?!
You can save people, but only while ensuring your own safety.
In my previous life, my parents and father-in-law were not ill. In this life, our whole family exercises at home every day and practices breathing exercises. Our bodies are much healthier than before.
Chen Cong believed that their family must be fine.
Moreover, although this disease is an infectious disease, it is not a severe infectious disease, and it does not mean that you will die immediately after contracting it...
It’s completely in time for the community to handle the matter and for them to report to the government. This is also the normal procedure!
Therefore, no matter how angry the father-in-law was, Chen Cong must not let him do whatever he wanted on this matter.
Both of them walked very quickly and arrived at the property department in a short while.
The old man had a gloomy face and didn't say a word, which scared the two young people working inside and made them look at each other in confusion, wondering what had happened.
Chen Cong hurried forward and explained a few words, saying that they had something urgent to discuss with Cao Hongmin and asked them to help find someone.
The two young men ran very fast, fearing that they would miss some important business if they were late. After all, Mr. Gu was rarely so serious.
You can tell at a glance that he's angry.
Maybe the young man said something to Cao Hongmin, and this person ran over very quickly.
When he came, he was still covered in dirt, and it was obvious that he had been working the fields outside.
"Doctor Gu, Xiao Shen, why are you here at this time? What's the emergency?" He asked loudly before he even entered the room.
"There's something, Xiao Cao, I want to talk to you alone." The old man said directly without even a word of greeting.
Seeing that the old man and Shen Cong both looked unhappy, Lao Cao stopped trying to laugh.
He said directly to the two young men, "You guys go out for a while. I'll talk to Dr. Gu and the others."
Naturally, the two guys went out immediately.
Chen Cong first said that she noticed that the neighbor in the yard looked unwell in the morning, and then she went home and told the old man about it, and the old man told Cao Hongmin all his judgments.
Then the old man told everyone what he knew about the severity of this acute hepatitis A disease.
He could get angry with Shen Cong when he was at home, but now that he had come to the property management company, he naturally wouldn't get angry with his daughter-in-law anymore.
The old man is dedicated to the public, but he is not unreasonable.
He knew clearly in his heart that what his daughter-in-law did was the right thing to do.
At least for our family, this is the best choice.
Cao Hongmin really had no intention of ignoring it.
Moreover, he was very perceptive, and his first reaction after hearing it was to thank the two people from the Shen family for not spreading this matter.
He solemnly promised Mr. Gu: "Doctor Gu, thank you for telling me about this as soon as possible, and thank you for giving us time to prepare.
To be honest, Dr. Gu, don't think I'm cold-blooded. For the people in our community right now, panic is more terrifying than infectious diseases!
The sick can be handed over to the hospital, they will be cured. If the people in the community start making trouble, it will be a big trouble!"
Gu Zhengchu's lips were tightly pursed, and it was obvious that he did not agree with this statement.
I feel this is irresponsible to the patients.
But he did not refute, but only asked: "Captain Cao, what are you going to do next?"
"I will send someone to report to the town government immediately! In addition..."
Cao Hongmin thought about it and asked the old man for his opinion: "I will gather all the people in our community and tell them that the government requires everyone to have a physical examination. Then we have our own doctor in the community, so I will ask you to help everyone check first. Doctor Gu, do you think this is okay?"
"After the test results, they will be isolated immediately. You go and prepare a single room first." The old man did not refuse.
But Chen Cong refused to do it.
"After being diagnosed, they were immediately quarantined. What's the reason? Who would go if it wasn't an infectious disease?
But if we say it, won’t it cause panic?
In addition, if some people do not want to be quarantined, what should the community do? Force it? Wouldn’t that still intensify the conflict? I don’t agree! ”
And once the conflict escalates, the anger will inevitably be directed at the father-in-law!
What kind of dirty trick is this?
It’s his idea!
She didn't give them a chance to refute and directly expressed her thoughts: "Before this matter is confirmed, the fewer people who know about it, the better.
I suggest you stop looking for your people and let my sister go find Vice President Zhang of the town hospital.
Dad, please write a letter and ask my sister to take it to him. Vice President Zhang will definitely take it very seriously.
Captain Cao, there is no need to check until the hospital people come.
My father just explained it clearly. Although this disease is contagious, it has an incubation period and will not break out immediately. There is no difference between getting tested now and in the afternoon.
Moreover, this disease is not transmitted through droplets and the transmission speed is not that fast. It will not spread immediately in such a short time.
You can tell the people in our community that the town will come to provide free physical examinations for everyone in the afternoon, and ask the people in the community not to go out for the time being and to wait at home.
It would also be best to send someone to tell the people working outside our yard to come back."
Cao Hongmin thought about it, felt that what Chen Cong said made sense, and immediately agreed.
Mr. Gu didn't say much and immediately wrote a letter to Vice President Zhang at the property management office.
In fact, Chen Cong was the most suitable person to go to the hospital. She had been to the town before and had dealt with Vice President Zhang. It was definitely better than her sister who had never been to the town hospital and was completely in the dark.
But the problem was that she was worried about leaving her father-in-law here and had to keep an eye on him, so she had to entrust this matter to her sister.
After hearing this, Chen Xi agreed without hesitation and went to the town with the note written by the old man.
Cao Hongmin did not dare to delay and immediately asked someone to set up the isolation ward.
Fortunately, many houses were built before. Although some of them have been distributed, there are still some people who are used to living in villas. Mainly because they like the large land in villas and are unwilling to move.
It is very easy to free up twenty or thirty houses at once.
Moreover, each house has three separate rooms, which is more than enough even if a hundred people need to be quarantined.
The old man and Shen Cong did not stay on the property either.
Although Chen Cong insisted not to let the old man treat those people, when the old man suggested to boil Chinese medicine, she still obeyed obediently.
She followed her father-in-law around, doing whatever he asked her to do, and never dared to complain.
When they got home, Sun Qing was still charging at the door.
After seeing them and greeting them politely, she asked Shen Cong: "Sister Cong Cong, are you going to the town to sell scrap today? How about we go together?"
The little girl's eyes were shining and full of anticipation.
Chen Cong stopped and looked at her carefully.
She couldn't tell who was sick or not, but she felt a little relieved when she saw that the girl's eyes were so black and bright, not yellow at all.
It is certain that she did not die of hepatitis in her previous life.
"We just passed by the property management, and Captain Cao said that the town will send people to give free physical examinations to the residents of the community today, and asked everyone not to go out. You should not go out today either."
At this point, she looked at the girl again and asked, "Do you have anything else to eat?"
Sun Qing nodded quickly: "Yes, yes!"
Then he asked in confusion, "What kind of physical examination? I was in town all day yesterday, why didn't I hear about any physical examination?"
Chen Cong shrugged: "Who knows? Anyway, just don't go out."
Sun Qing nodded, sat back down, picked up a package from the bench, and continued working there.
Chen Cong was distracted at the moment and had no time to care what the little girl was doing, so he followed his father-in-law inside.
Shen Jianyi went around the property and didn't see his in-laws and his younger daughter. Instead, he saw his eldest daughter.
He was afraid to use a car, so he rode his bike there. But his eldest daughter handed him the first aid kit without saying a word, got on her bike and ran away.
Shen Jianyi's heart was pounding when he saw his anxious look.
He hurried back with the box on his back, wanting to ask what was going on.
Shen Jianyi chased his in-laws into the kitchen, but before he could ask anything, he heard a hurried whistle outside.
Then I heard the property management staff shouting outside: "According to the emergency notice from the town, according to the emergency notice from the town, we will provide free physical examinations to all residents in the community today!
Please do not go out, everyone in the community, please stay at home and wait! Receive notification from the town, receive notification from the town..."
All the people who were left at home in the property management should have been mobilized. Soon, whistles were heard in every corner of the community, followed by verbal notifications from people in hoarse voices.
The last time the community gave such a notification was before an earthquake, when they asked everyone to take shelter.
Hearing such a familiar whistle again, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
Soon, people in the community started to shout: "Who notified you? Why do you want to have a physical examination when you are fine?"
"Is it just our community, or will it be done everywhere? Are they going to give out some kind of benefits?"
People have different opinions.
But the people in the property management didn't answer, so they kept shouting over and over again, fearing that someone might not hear them.
When asked urgently, they just said, "I don't know! Anyway, it's what they said above, can't you just wait at home?"
Everyone lost their temper, but they were not disgusted at all.
After all - the government spends money to provide free physical examinations, which is a good thing, why not listen?
Chen Xi’s speed is also fast enough.
I don’t know what method she used in the town, but she quickly contacted the top management of the town hospital.
She left the house at around nine o'clock, but before lunch time, the medical team from the town hospital hurried over with her.
Because the passage was too small, cars couldn't pass through.
All the members of the medical team came on bicycles, and from a distance, they looked like a long and mighty queue.
When the people from the hospital arrived, they didn't even drink a sip of water. They just set up the temporary tent they brought with them, put in the professional equipment, borrowed two tables from the property, and started the physical examination work for the entire community.
The author has something to say:
There will be an extra chapter tomorrow, which will be posted as soon as it is finished. See you all tomorrow!
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated nutrient solution during 2022-07-18 18:37:35~2022-07-18 23:49:18~
Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Yimeng 1;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com