Chapter 411 There must be something wrong with this rain
How could the Gu family have time to eat?
Li's scream scared the whole family so much that they dropped what they were doing and ran over. Looking at Gu Yuhe lying on the ground, they were so anxious that sweat broke out on their foreheads.
Second uncle squatted down first, carefully picked up Gu Yuhe and was about to run out.
Gu Yuchuan followed closely behind and lifted the rain curtain. His aunt followed beside him, protecting the child's head with one hand and wiping the rain off his face with the other, muttering "Yuhe? Yuhe, say something!"
Gu Jiayue was a step slower because she had to support Li. After she settled Li down, she took an umbrella from under the eaves and chased after him.
A group of people walked on the muddy path, taking deep and shallow steps as they ran towards Doctor Lin's yard.
Arriving at Lin Yi's yard, Gu Jia was shocked by the scene in front of him as soon as he opened the gate.
The yard was crowded with villagers, adults holding their children, husbands supporting their wives, and sons and daughters-in-law carrying the elderly on their backs.
Everyone's face was filled with anxiety, some were stamping their feet, some were sobbing softly, and the air was filled with a strong smell of herbs and suppressed irritability.
"What's going on?" Gu Jiayue grabbed an auntie who was spinning around anxiously beside her, with confusion in her voice.
The auntie originally wanted to curse.
What's wrong? What could be wrong? Why would I come to see Dr. Lin? Of course, I'm here to see a doctor.
But when she turned around and saw it was Gu Jiayue, Li Jia Niang quickly retracted the words that had almost blurted out. "Jiayue! I don't know what's going on, but many people in the village have suddenly been vomiting and having diarrhea, and high fevers. Aren't they all here to ask Doctor Lin to see them?"
Gu Jiayue followed her gaze and saw that the children in each parent's arms looked listless, with their little faces frighteningly red.
Some were still trembling, their lips were cracked, and their breathing was heavy. Their symptoms looked almost the same as Gu Yuhe's.
What on earth is going on?
Why did so many people suddenly get into trouble?
Gu Jiayue's heart skipped a beat, and her first thought was that she had food poisoning.
But what fresh food has there been in the village these days? Everyone is eating dried vegetables saved from before the drought. They've been eating them for so long without any problems, so why is it happening now?
The only difference... is the rain these past few days!
This rain...is there something wrong?
Could it be that the rain caused the food to corrode and breed bacteria?
It's not impossible.
Also, it has rained recently, and the rainwater may have flowed into the reservoir, causing water pollution.
These causes can cause high fever and diarrhea.
Gu Jiayue frowned and made random guesses in her mind, but she was not a doctor, so the specific cause could only be determined after Dr. Lin had examined her.
I could only suppress my anxiety and stand in the corner of the yard waiting.
Doctor Lin was busy until the moon was at its highest point in the sky before he finished seeing all the patients in the yard.
But he just recorded the symptoms and did not prescribe medicine immediately. Instead, he paced around the room with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed.
"Doctor Lin, please give me some medicine quickly!" A man, holding a feverish child, cried, "Look at my child, he's almost going crazy!"
"Yes, Doctor Lin, money is not a problem! We have money!" another woman added hurriedly, groping in her arms, trying to take out the only change she had.
"That's right, even if we have to sell everything we have, we have to save him!" The surrounding villagers echoed, their eyes full of pleading.
Facing these anxious villagers, Lin Yi just shook his head in embarrassment, his voice full of fatigue: "Don't worry, I've asked someone to boil herbs to reduce the fever. It's just... their illness is a bit complicated, I'm not completely sure at the moment, I need to think about the prescription again."
The villagers were about to say something else when the village chief, who had arrived, stepped forward and urged them, "Alright, alright, go look after yourselves! You're just crowding around Doctor Lin, and you're only delaying his efforts to find a solution!"
"But you can't let people burn like this, right?"
"Didn't Doctor Lin say he'd already sent someone to boil the medicine? If you're really worried, why don't you go see where they boil the medicine and see if they need any help? What's the point of standing here?"
Although everyone was anxious, they also knew that the village chief was right. They could only disperse unwillingly, staying by the patients' side, glancing inside from time to time.
In some homes, where there were many people coming, a few of them were sent to the backyard to see if they needed help in boiling the medicine.
Among them are people from the Gu family.
The room was empty, and Gu Jiayue walked into the house.
Looking at Dr. Lin's bloodshot eyes, a trace of admiration flashed through my heart.
"How is it? What's the illness? Just common typhoid, isn't it?"
Lin Yi sighed and reached for his first cup of tea of the day. He had been busy all day and didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.
"At first, I thought it was just common typhoid fever, so I prescribed a typhoid fever medicine for my first two children, but it didn't help at all! One of them had a fever even worse than before, and was wheezing more severely, so I'm afraid to prescribe medicine anymore."
This was the first time he had encountered this illness. On the surface, it looked like a common cold, but if you treated it like one, it wouldn't only fail to heal, but might even make the condition worse.
It's really strange.
"So what should we do now? Should we go to the county town and ask a doctor for a consultation?"
Gu Jiayue's heart sank. She had a guess in her mind that she was unwilling to confirm.
"If we could consult with other doctors, perhaps we could find out the cause of the disease earlier." Doctor Lin nodded, his tone full of anticipation.
He does not have the idea that he is the best in the world. The road of medicine is very broad and no one can learn it all.
Therefore, he has always maintained an attitude of not being ashamed to ask questions and seeking advice humbly.
This illness is indeed tricky. If someone could brainstorm with him, perhaps the cause could be found as soon as possible.
"Okay! You stay here and watch. I'll go find Hu Zi and have him go to the county town to get two doctors!"
After saying that, he ran out quickly.
As soon as Hu Zi received the order, he jumped on the horse, pulled the reins, splashed mud and water with the horse's hooves, and galloped towards the county town.
The rain had not stopped yet and the road was slippery and difficult to walk on, but he did not dare to slow down at all, just hoping to reach the county town as soon as possible.
When he arrived at the county town, he went straight to the nearest clinic, but was stunned as soon as he reached the door.
The hall was packed with people, with cries and coughs coming one after another. Many people were holding children in their arms, and their symptoms looked similar to those in Taohua Village.
He felt nervous and went to two more clinics. The situation was exactly the same: both were overcrowded and the patients had similar symptoms.
What on earth is going on?
Hu Zi felt uneasy, knowing that this matter was not simple, so he turned his horse around and rushed towards the county government office.
Arriving at the gate of the county government office, he dismounted and bowed to the gatekeeper. "Brother, I'm Hu Zi, a servant of the Gu family in Taohua Village. I have an urgent matter to discuss with the county magistrate. Please help inform him!"
The gatekeeper recognized Hu Zi and knew that he was someone close to Gu Jiayue.
Every time I came before, the county magistrate would meet me no matter how busy he was, so he didn't make it difficult for me at the moment: "Okay, you wait here, I'll go report back to you."
Soon, the bailiff came out. "The county magistrate wants you to come in."
"Thank you, big brother!" Hu Zi hurriedly followed him in and went straight to the meeting room.
"Hu Zi? Does your young lady have any instructions?" Zheng Qinghe was looking down at official documents. When he saw him come in, he looked up and asked.
Hu Zi shook his head, speaking hurriedly. "Sir, almost all the children in Taohua Village are running feverishly and shivering today. Dr. Lin is the only doctor in the village, and he can't diagnose what's wrong. He told me to come to the county town for a doctor. But I've been to three clinics, and all are overcrowded. The patients' symptoms are similar to those in Taohua Village! I'd like to ask, sir, are you aware of this? Do you know what the illness is?"
"Is there such a thing? How come I didn't know... cough cough cough..." Zheng Qinghe stood up suddenly, and suddenly started coughing violently in excitement. His face turned red from coughing, and he quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief.
The servant guarding the door heard the noise and rushed in with tea. "Sir! Sir! The doctor said you can't get excited!"
"What's wrong with you, sir?" Hu Zi was a little confused. When he saw Zheng Qinghe a few days ago, he was in good health.
Zheng Qinghe waved his hand, took a sip of tea to calm himself down, and then said, "It's nothing, just a common cold. It rained these past few days and she caught a cold. I will have someone verify the situation you described as soon as possible, and send someone to notify your young lady when I have the results."
Hu Zi saw that his face was indeed not good, and knew that asking further was useless. Besides, Gu Jiayue was still waiting for news in the village, and it seemed that the doctor from the county town could not bring her back, so he could only say goodbye. "Then I will go back to the village first. Thank you, sir."
Back at Taohua Village, Gu Jiayue saw him coming back alone and immediately went to greet him: "Huzi, where is the doctor?"
Hu Zi wiped the rain from his face and told him the whole situation in the county. "The situation in the county is similar to our village. Many people have this disease. The clinic is full and the doctors are unable to get away."
What? The same symptoms?
Chills and fever, persistent high fever, and constant cough...
Gu Jiayue's face turned pale instantly. These symptoms suddenly reminded her of the four years in modern times when people were isolated at home and everyone was in danger.
No way? Is it really the same disease?
This is a disease that has plagued us for so long and claimed so many lives in our technologically advanced modern world! If it had broken out in ancient times when medical care and medicine were scarce, how many people would have died?
She looked at Lin Yi's yard in horror, which was crowded with patients. If this disease was contagious, it wouldn't be long before the entire Taohua Village and the entire Annan County would fall!
But where did this disease come from?
Because of the drought during this period, no one has hardly left the village. How could it suddenly break out?
Refugees? Could it be brought by the refugees?
That's not right. The refugees in the village have been here for some time. If they were sick, it would be impossible for the disease to flare up now.
And according to Hu Zi, people in the county town also fell ill during the same period.
What special things happened in the past two days?
rain!
Yes, it's raining! There must be something wrong with this rain!
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