Chapter 174 Epidemic
Shu Wan knew that they were worried about her safety, so they didn’t want her to go, but she really couldn’t bear to see so many people suffer.
She is not a saint, but she cannot just sit back and watch the fire.
"Mom, I know you're worried that I might be in danger if I go, but mom, I promise you, I'll be fine, okay?" Shu Wan coaxed Li like a child, "Also, since you said you want to save people with me, then Wan Wan has a very, very, very important thing that mom needs to do. If mom can do it, it will be like saving the lives of the people in Songyang County!"
"What?" Li asked her doubtfully.
"Our family is so rich, so of course we need a lot of money to save people. We can donate supplies!" Shu Wan said with a relaxed smile, "Now, I need a large number of things. Mother, even with our family's strong financial resources, if the plague cannot be effectively controlled for a long time, it will be very difficult!"
"What exactly do you want?" Li really couldn't think of what Shu Wan wanted, and even their Shu family's financial resources might not be able to afford it.
All she could think of was to provide free porridge and food and build an inn as a temporary place to stay.
Shu Wan said that they might not understand, so she walked to the desk, picked up a pen and drew a very simple mask.
"Plague is a highly contagious disease. There are many ways of transmission, but the virus is transmitted through the air, which is definitely the most terrifying and fastest way to spread. Therefore, the first thing we have to do is to prevent people who are not yet infected from being infected!"
"Air is what we breathe. For example, if we are all in the same room, and if one of us is already infected with the disease, then if we are in close contact with him, there is a high probability that we will be infected by him!"
"So, we need this thing called a mask. Wearing it can effectively prevent the spread of most viruses and greatly reduce the risk of infection!"
Shu Wan didn't know if everyone could understand what he said.
But fortunately, judging from their expressions, they all understood.
"So Wanwan, you want your mother to make this thing?" Li realized belatedly what Shu Wan meant by what she had just said.
"Yes, mother, that's it!" Shu Wan nodded, "Also, this thing can't be used continuously. In other words, this thing is disposable. You can only wear it for one day before you have to replace it."
"There are so many people in Songyang County, and we haven't figured out yet whether those who were infected have been to other counties. You know what I mean, right?"
“With such a huge crowd and a new one every day, you can imagine that this is an unimaginable amount of supplies.”
"I believe our family's financial resources are more than enough to make these masks!"
"But there are many other places where money is needed!"
"We can't just ignore those who are not infected but cannot go out to make a living. What do they eat and drink every day?"
"We can't just leave those people who are already sick but don't have the money to treat them to die. We have to pay for it!"
"There are also doctors, medicines, and some medical equipment needed for treatment. People who have close contact with those patients don't just have to wear masks, they have to take protective measures all over their bodies!"
Shu Wan frowned deeply.
"So, mother, the money we have is not enough. We need a lot more money. Not only do we lack money, we also lack people. Mother, you understand what I mean. I need you to go back and raise the supplies I mentioned."
"Also, I want mom to bring the method of making masks back to Blackwater City. Except for mom, they are all grown men here. How can they understand this? Shengnan is still young, so mom, there is no one more suitable to do this except you!"
After Shu Wan finished speaking, everyone looked at her in a daze.
The people here have never experienced the plague, they have only heard of it at most, so how would they know these things? They thought that all they had to do was simply treat the patients.
But after Shu Wan said this, they realized how ignorant their previous thoughts were.
Rong Chen's heart was so soft that he looked at Shu Wan, his little girl, who was radiating a thousand rays of light.
How could he not be moved when he saw that in such a short period of time, he had thought of so many preparations that he had not even thought through.
His little girl said that she wanted to save the people of Songyang County, which meant that she had actually made all preparations to save people, not just talk about it!
"But Wanwan..." Li choked up. She could do what Shu Wan said, but Shu Wan could also go and raise the money herself. Why did she have to go to the place where the epidemic broke out? It was very dangerous, didn't she know? If Shu Wan got hurt, she, as a mother, would not have to live.
"Mom, although I don't have any medical skills and can't relieve the pain of those people who are sick and make them recover, I can use other methods to give them a place to treat their illnesses in peace, so that they don't have to worry about the money and materials needed for treatment. I can make those people who haven't been infected as safe as possible. So mom, please let me go, otherwise, my heart will be empty!"
"There must be many people there who are crying out for help but no one can help them. Among them, there are pregnant women like mother, poor children like Xiang Shengnan, and 80-year-old people who are trembling with crutches. Mother, just follow me!"
Shu Wan's eyes were a little red.
Before coming to this world, she also experienced an unprecedented and horrifying disaster. It was a war without the smoke of gunpowder, but it was deeply engraved in the soul of every Chinese son and daughter. She could not go to the scene to see it in person, but she knew that in order to win that war, every person, every one of her compatriots, really every one of them, tried their best!
When she traveled through time, the war had not yet completely ended. Although it had been brought under control, no one, whether they had experienced it or not, dared to take it lightly.
Unfortunately, disaster struck, but she was fortunate to be born in the happiest China, which allowed her to witness the birth of one miracle after another.
In her previous life, she had no chance to personally participate in the rescue effort that received support from all sides.
This time, she didn't want to stand by and watch! Shu Wan finally convinced Li, and Li cried so much that the fetus in her belly became unstable and almost had an accident.
In fact, the method of making masks is very simple. Shu Wan just demonstrated it once and Li could do it.
She made over a hundred of them overnight and gave them to Shu Wan, telling her to wear the mask properly. Shu Wan held back her tears and taught her how to make protective clothing.
Then she told Shu Zheng that she asked Li to do these things only in order to get her to go back. After returning to Blackwater City, she told Shu Zheng not to let Li go out under any circumstances. She and Rong Chen would arrange people to do those things.
Shu Zheng, a grown man in his fifties, had tears in his eyes for the first time in front of Shu Wan.
"Child, now that you've grown up, just do whatever you want to do!" Shu Zheng's voice was a little choked, "But you must protect yourself well, so that your mother and I will feel at ease." But in fact, how could they really feel at ease?
"Don't worry, Dad and Mom. I will definitely bring myself back safely to see you and mom!" Shu Wan smiled.
"Master Shu, don't worry. I will bring Wanwan back safely and will not let her lose a single hair!" Rong Chen solemnly promised Shu Zheng.
Shu Zheng wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say a word. He reached out and patted Rong Chen's shoulder, nodded slightly, then turned and left.
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The next day, they split into two groups. Shu Wan, Rong Chen and Feng Ling went to Songyang County, while Yu Jianning took the others back to the main city.
When they parted, Shengnan grabbed Shu Wan's sleeve and refused to let her leave.
"Sister Wan, please don't leave!"
"Shengnan, be good. Sister Wan is going to do something and will be back to see Shengnan soon. Can you just wait for me at home?" Shu Wan touched her head.
"But what Sister Wan is going to do is a very dangerous thing. I'm afraid something will happen to Sister Wan!" Shengnan's voice was filled with tears.
Her words made everyone else feel even more depressed.
"Don't worry, Shengnan. Sister Wan will be fine. When you get back, be good and obedient and don't run around!"
Shu Wan took Shengnan's hand away and climbed onto the horse! Riding a carriage was too slow. If you ride a horse, you can reach Songyang County in just one day.
"Dad, Mom, take care!" Shu Wan said this with his head raised, then galloped away with his horse's belly between his legs. There was no need to say anything else, as it would only add to the sadness.
"Yu Jianning, protect Mr. Shu and Madam Shu and bring them back safely, then send the things and people she wants as quickly as possible!" Rong Chen instructed Yu Jianning.
"Okay, don't worry, I will complete the mission!" Yu Jianning wanted to follow them to Songyang County. Rong Chen and Shu Wan were his brothers who had been through thick and thin together, and...
But now there are more important things waiting for him to do, so that they will be safe in Songyang County.
Rong Chen said nothing more, turned around and left, and soon caught up with Shu Wan.
Watching their horses going farther and farther away, everyone prayed silently in their hearts, hoping that they would have a safe journey and that the plague in Songyang County could be brought under control in a short time.
After running on the horse for a whole day, Shu Wan felt sore in the waist and back.
She knows how to ride a horse, but she never knew it was so tiring!
In the past, when I watched people riding horses on TV, I thought they looked so heroic. But now that I have experienced it myself, I realize that it is simply not a human life. Her legs no longer belong to her.
It was already dark at this time, and Rong Chen refused to let her continue on her journey no matter what.
"Let's rest here for one night and continue our journey early tomorrow morning!" He handed the food to Shu Wan.
"Let's hurry up!" Shu Wan didn't want to stop. "If we travel overnight, we should be able to reach Songyang County early tomorrow morning!"
"If we continue on our journey now, we will arrive in the middle of the night. However, when we get to Songyang County, they still won't open the gate for us, so we have to wait until dawn!" Rong Chen explained patiently to her, "So why don't we take a rest here before continuing on our journey? We can enter Songyang County at dawn tomorrow."
"That's fine!" Shu Wan thought about it and agreed. It was pointless to rush to Songyang County now and not be able to get in, so she might as well take a nap. The main reason was that she was too tired, even more tired than after a day of hard labor.
Shu Wan quickly fell asleep leaning against the tree trunk. She was unaware that Rong Chen covered her with a blanket and held her in his arms.
When she opened her eyes sleepily, she could vaguely see the scenery in the forest, and the sky was gradually turning pale.
Shu Wan only then realized that she had slept all night.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" Shu Wan asked Rong Chen, feeling a little guilty. Before she went to sleep, she thought she could wake up after a nap, but she didn't expect that she would sleep so soundly.
"Seeing you were sleeping so soundly, I didn't wake you up!" Rong Chen moved his arm which was numb from being pressed by her, and said with a smile.
She slept so soundly last night, how could Rong Chen wake her up?
At this time, Feng Ling had already filled the kettle with water and brought it back, and the three of them continued on their way.
This place is very close to Songyang County. When they arrived, it was still early, just time for breakfast.
Song Dagui, the county magistrate of Songyang County, who had received the news yesterday that Rong Chen was coming to take charge of the situation, had been waiting in tears since early morning.
"Your humble servant greets the city lord, and greets... Madam!" He knew that Shu Wan and Rong Chen had divorced, but now seeing the two of them appear together again, he didn't know what to do, so he just gritted his teeth and greeted them.
"Tell me about the current situation in the county!" Rong Chen didn't have time to be polite with him.
"Yes!" Seeing that Rong Chen was not angry because of his address to Shu Wan, Song Dagui knew that he had made the right bet. "Reporting to the City Lord, there are a total of 310,000 people in Songyang County, and the number of people infected now is 4,863. I have tried my best to treat them, but the number of people infected is really too large. Even if the doctors work day and night to save people, there is little effect. I really have no other choice but to ask the City Lord for help!" He exaggerated his difficulties to Rong Chen, saying that it was not that he was doing nothing, but that there were really too many people infected and he was too busy.
Rong Chen didn't want to argue with him at this time.
"Let the doctors in the county town hold on for a few more days. The supporting doctors will arrive in a few days!" he said lightly.
"Yes, thank you, City Lord!" Song Dagui's joy was beyond words. He knew that with Rong Chen coming, Songyang County would be saved.
Rong Chen's words seemed to give him a reassurance, and he was no longer as anxious as before.
"Have any patients died in the city now?" Shu Wan asked.
"To reply to madam, someone has indeed died." Song Dagui then reported the matter.
I would like to write about the war that the Chinese people have experienced, to pay tribute to all the medical staff, and to thank the motherland for not giving up on any of its citizens.
(End of this chapter)
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