Mu Ye's eyes were somewhat dazed, his mind still replaying the breathtaking scene he had just witnessed under the microscope.
Almost instinctively, he followed the young medicine boy back to the side room filled with strange objects.
The young medicine boy had already sat down again, holding several pieces of clean white cloth and thin rope in his hands, and was folding and threading them in an orderly manner.
His movements were surprisingly practiced, almost like those of a craftsman. Combined with his short, stocky build, it created an inexplicable sense of humor.
Mu Ye's worldview was still being challenged, and he was completely oblivious to what was happening outside.
He simply sat down numbly on the low stool next to the young medicine boy, staring blankly ahead.
The young apprentice glanced at him and sighed like a little adult.
"Brother, why don't you help make masks too?"
"This is very simple, you see, like this..."
He slowed down his movements and demonstrated each step to Mu Ye.
"Fold the cloth like this, leaving a small opening, stuff it with two layers of special cotton cloth to filter out dirt, then sew the edges closed and thread a rope through it..."
Mu was like a puppet, mechanically mimicking the little medicine boy's movements.
His fingers trembled slightly as he touched the soft fabric, but his heart felt icy cold.
While making face masks, the young apprentice began to explain to his older brother the points he had just learned.
"The sisters said the virus is very, very small, much smaller than those little bugs we just saw!"
"They spread through droplets! Those are the tiny droplets of water that come out of our mouths when we talk, cough, or sneeze."
"Therefore, wearing a mask can block most droplets, preventing the virus from entering and preventing sick people from spreading the virus to others!"
"There is also something called bacteria, which is a little bigger than a virus, but it is also very bad. It can cause wounds to become inflamed and ooze pus, or it can give us diarrhea."
"Sister Xia said that to deal with them, we need to be hygienic, wash our hands frequently, and use the special medicated soap they brought!"
"Or water with a slightly pungent smell, like the one we just talked about, called alcohol, can kill a lot of viruses and bacteria."
"Sister Xia Yan also said that keeping the room well-ventilated is also important, so that bad things in the air can get rid of them..."
The young medicine boy chattered on and on, sharing the bits and pieces of knowledge he had learned from his older sisters and from the classroom with Mu Ye in the simplest of languages.
These words, each one like a small hammer, struck Mu Ye's already cracked cognitive barriers.
Droplet transmission, bacterial infection, alcohol disinfection...
Unheard of, yet seemingly corresponding to the ferocious plague before our eyes.
He couldn't even refute it.
Because he had seen those little insects with his own eyes and witnessed the effects of the cleaning process.
Just then, the wooden door to the side room was gently pushed open.
A young man dressed in drab gray clothes peeked in through the window; this man was Li Mo.
He had been helping to move medicinal herbs on the perimeter when he heard that the temporary ward was short-staffed, so he came over to take a look, hoping to find some evidence.
However, as soon as they stepped into the courtyard, they were stopped by a nurse dressed in indigo cloth and wearing a strange white cloth cover.
"Young man, are you here to help?"
The nurse looked him up and down, speaking in a capable tone.
"Since you're here, put this on first."
Without saying another word, she handed him a neatly folded mask.
"Put it on, cover your mouth and nose. Come with me, we need someone inside to make these."
Li Mo was somewhat taken aback, but seeing that the other party acted decisively and did not seem to be joking, and that the clinic had strict rules, he put on a mask as instructed and followed the person inside.
After several twists and turns, we were led to this side room.
He immediately spotted Mu Ye sitting in the corner, looking dazed, and the little medicine boy next to him who was chattering incessantly.
He heard people talking inside, his ears twitched, and he listened carefully from the outside.
"...So, getting sick isn't necessarily caused by ghosts or gods; it could also be due to these unseen viruses and bacteria causing trouble!"
"As long as we take precautions and maintain good hygiene, we can largely avoid getting sick..."
"The methods that Sister Zhongyan and the others used are all based on scientific evidence! By the way, the course we're learning is called science, isn't that amazing?"
The young medicine boy shook his head, puffed out his little chest, and looked proud.
"Science?" Li Mo paused, he had never heard of this word before.
But he heard what was said earlier.
Unseen viruses? Bacteria? Are they the root cause of disease?
Li Mo was stunned, as if struck by lightning.
He was obsessed with medicine, and from a young age he felt that the explanations of many diseases in ancient books always seemed to be shrouded in mystery and failed to get to the root of the problem.
He pondered deeply, but could not find the right approach.
At this moment, the few words uttered by this innocent child were like a ray of light piercing through the darkness!
It opened a door to a whole new world for him!
Mu Ye finally snapped out of her daze and saw Li Mo standing blankly at the door.
"Fourth Senior Brother? You've arrived!"
He seemed to have found his pillar of support and quickly stood up.
However, Li Mo did not respond to him.
The fourth senior brother, who was usually known for his composure and erudition, had an unusual flush on his face at this moment!
His eyes were wide open, and a kind of fanatical light shone from them!
That radiance was the excitement of finding what one had been pursuing all one's life, the awe of glimpsing the truth!
“Junior brother…” Li Mo’s voice trembled uncontrollably.
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