One minister submitted a petition suggesting that all the sick people be burned to cut off all sources of infection. This proposal was immediately rejected by other ministers, saying, "There are so many sick people, and they are still alive. How can we just burn them to death? We should find a way to diagnose and treat them."
The ministers, each with their own differing ideas, began arguing. The emperor shouted, "Quiet down! What a disgrace! Instruct all prefectures and counties to send their stored grain and medicinal materials to the capital. Instruct the nearest prefectures and counties to send their doctors to the capital to assist the imperial physicians in treating the sick and to open soup kitchens."
After the order was passed down, all places began to get busy. Duke Zhao set an example by being the first to set up a porridge stall to provide food for the displaced people. Seeing this, the wealthy gentry in the capital also contributed money to set up porridge stalls. However, only those who came to drink porridge were in good health. Those who were really sick and needed food were in the isolation zone, but no one was willing to go there.
Jiang Tuantuan learned from Li Jingchen that the people in the isolation zone were short of medicine and food, so he set off with Jiang Li and Jiang An. They set up a big pot next to the isolation zone, lit a fire and cooked food to feed the patients in the isolation zone.
Li Jingchen was extremely worried and told Jiang Tuantuan to go home, saying he would send soldiers here, but Jiang Tuantuan said firmly: "I have put on a mask and taken medicine. I should do something for the people. Don't worry about me."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Li Jingchen had to send a few soldiers to protect Jiang Tuantuan's safety.
While distributing porridge, Jiang Tuantuan began to think about how to solve the current dilemma. Buying pills was obviously impossible, as they were too expensive and she couldn't buy many. She could only find a method that could be used in this era.
As I was thinking, I saw Hua He and Su Qingming coming.
The two of them looked tired, their hair was a little messy, and their clothes were dirty. It was obvious that they had been very busy these past few days.
Jiang Tuantuan poured each of them a large bowl of porridge and asked, "How are the patients? Are they getting better?"
Su Qingming sighed, "I've tried the formula I researched, but it's not working well. It can only suppress the condition temporarily, and it hasn't made much difference."
Hua He also lowered her eyes and said, "The patients' moods are getting worse and worse. They have almost lost hope in life. They are just waiting to die every day. They are even too lazy to take their medicine."
The death toll was increasing. Jiang Tuantuan didn't know how to treat others, but she wanted to do her best to help. She went to the mall to search for books related to pestilence and actually found two. Jiang Tuantuan bought them all and started studying the book after returning home in the evening.
I originally wanted to give them directly to Hua He and Li Jingchen for research, but these two books may contain too advanced information, and it would be easy to arouse suspicion if I gave them to others. I can only read them myself first, write down the useful information, and then give them to them.
Yubao was looking at his mother who was reading a book outside the window, but his mother didn't even look up at him, and didn't even hug him. Yubao felt a little aggrieved, thinking that his mother didn't like him anymore, and his father too, who was so far away from him.
Feng Xiaoli looked at Yubao, who looked aggrieved, and felt so distressed that she hurriedly comforted him, "Daddy and Mommy love our Yubao the most, but Daddy and Mommy are busy now and don't have time to accompany you. We will just wait patiently, okay?"
Yubao had tears in the corners of his eyes and nodded with a pout.
Since Jiang Tuantuan and Li Jingchen participated in influenza prevention and control, they have been isolated from their family members. They do not eat or sleep in the same room, and they do not share things.
Jiang An and Jiang Li did the same. They basically stayed in their rooms after returning home, for fear of infecting the remaining three people.
Jiang Tuantuan flipped through the pages one by one. There were indeed methods to treat pestilence, but the methods written on them were too advanced and could not be used in this era.
He opened another tattered book with some Chinese medicine methods written on it. Jiang Tuantuan copied them all down, not caring whether they could be used or not. Halfway through, he saw an interesting part, which was about acupuncture and moxibustion to treat pestilence.
It says that using silver needles to prick various parts of the body can block the spread of pestilence in the body. At the same time, it can greatly improve the efficacy of the medicine and make it work when used as an auxiliary prescription.
Jiang Tuantuan didn't quite understand the acupuncture points mentioned above, so he just copied them all down and drew the same ones according to the pictures in the book. This made it easier and clearer to understand. Jiang Tuantuan was still studying the book until Li Jingchen came back late at night.
Li Jingchen said softly, "Go to bed quickly. You've been working hard all day."
Jiang Tuantuan didn't put down his pen. "I'll just hold on a little longer and I'll be done soon."
Li Jingchen glanced at the book on the table and asked, "Did your friend from another world give this to you?"
Jiang Tuantuan looked at him in silence, and Li Jingchen was also silent. After a few seconds, they both turned their heads away. Li Jingchen understood that it must be that friend.
Another two hours passed, and it was already Chou time, and they finally finished sorting. During this time, Li Jingchen sat beside her and helped her organize the materials. The two dragged their tired bodies to find a drink of water, but found that there was not a drop of water in the teapot. They were too busy during the day and didn't eat much, so they were still very hungry.
There was a knock on the window. Jiang Tuantuan looked up and saw Feng Xiaoli. She was surprised and asked, "Mom, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Feng Xiaoli said, "I saw that the lights in your room were always on, so I knew you were still busy. I was afraid that you would be hungry or thirsty, so I kept food ready for you. I've put it at the door, come out and get it."
Jiang Tuantuan was deeply moved. When she opened the door, she found a pot of hot water and a plate of pastries.
After eating and drinking, I went to bed quickly.
The next morning, after preparing everything, Jiang Tuantuan brought Jiang An and Jiang Li to the isolation zone and set up a porridge stall to distribute porridge. When Hua He and Su Qingming came to eat at noon, Jiang Tuantuan handed all the things he had prepared to them.
The two flipped through it and said in surprise, "Where did this come from? Do you know medicine?"
Jiang Tuantuan quickly shook his head. "I saw this in a book. I thought it would be useful for curing pestilence, so I stayed up all night to copy it down. You guys should study it quickly."
Su Qingming and Hua He almost didn't even have time to eat, and hurried to study it. The above prescription was much better than the existing one. Hua He was more interested in acupuncture and began to study it carefully.
But at this time, the patients in the isolation zone rioted, and almost everyone rushed out. Since they were all going to die anyway, they might as well have some fun before dying and choose where they would die instead of being thrown aside and burned to death.
The surrounding soldiers raised their spears and prepared to suppress the patients with force, but the patients were already numb and rushed directly to the exit without caring about the possibility of being stabbed by the spears.
The soldiers and the patients fought.
Hua He and Su Qingming quickly put down the information in their hands and ran over to comfort everyone, but it was of no use. Hua He was almost pushed down.
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