"What? Yongshan County is under lockdown? Dozens of people in the entire Yongshan County have contracted smallpox?" Xiao Rui had just returned from Qinzhou when he heard this news, and he was so shocked that he suddenly stood up.
Eleven cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Highness. I didn't believe the news when I received it either, but Lord Lu brought me the memorial from Magistrate Wei."
As he spoke, he handed over the folded document, which was wrapped in layers of paper, and instructed, "Your Highness, please wash your hands before covering your face, and it would be best to wear gloves when reading it."
Xiao Rui ignored his good intentions and immediately tore open the cloth bundle. After reading Wei Chengzhong's report, he took a deep breath and said, "Fortunately, with the General and his wife in charge, and with Doctor Mo's prescription for preventing smallpox and for treating various stages of the disease, there are no deaths from smallpox yet."
But this report was submitted five days ago. Five days have passed. I wonder how things are in Yongshan County now?
"Your Highness, you must not go to Yongshan County!" Seeing Xiao Rui's expression, Eleven guessed what he was planning to do and quickly blocked his way.
These are times when people are terrified of risking their lives, so how could he dare to let his master take such a risk?
Xiao Rui looked at him and said, "No, I need to go and see for myself to feel at ease."
"But Your Highness, you must also consider the people in other places! Yongshan County has already reached the point of being sealed off. If anything happens to you after you go there, I will be guilty even if I die ten thousand times!" Eleven resolutely refused to give way.
Xiao Rui said in a deep voice, "Eleven, do you know why I changed my mind and went back to Qinzhou?"
"I don't know," Eleven shook his head, still refusing to budge.
Xiao Rui smiled faintly, "Because Lu Yanzheng and his wife showed me another possibility for the future of Dayue. As long as they are here, the people of Dayue will definitely be able to live a good life!"
"But..." Eleven wanted to persuade him further, but Xiao Rui interrupted him.
“Now that they are both stationed in Yongshan County, I trust them. No matter what, this matter will definitely not end badly. You know, I have a reason to go.” Xiao Rui said calmly to Eleven.
Eleven choked, unable to refute for a moment.
Indeed, General Lu and his wife have never done anything unreliable since he first met them, and their concern for the people is no less than that for His Highness.
If these two people dare to go to the most dangerous places, why can't His Highness go?
Besides, His Highness's feelings for that lady... sigh, never mind, at worst he'll live and die with His Highness!
On one side, Xiao Rui led a group of people and supplies to Yongshan County, while on the other side, Jiang Qinyu was explaining the origin of several special medicinal herbs.
“I went deep into the Yunshan Mountains with the general before. These medicinal herbs grow deep in the mountains and have never been seen outside.”
This was the explanation that Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng had agreed upon beforehand.
Doctor Mo sighed, "Indeed, there's always a way out!"
He had already experienced the general's wife's peculiarities firsthand these past few days, so he was no longer surprised to see her take out medicinal herbs.
Jiang Qinyu then handed the large wooden box she had been holding to Doctor Mo, saying, "Old Master Mo, these are the seeds or seedlings of these medicinal herbs that I specially had brought back. Please keep them safe. If they can be cultivated outside the mountains, they will surely benefit many more people."
Doctor Mo was taken aback, then his hands trembled as he took the large wooden box, tears welling in his eyes. "Madam is truly kind-hearted. The people of Yongshan County, no, the people of Dayue, are so fortunate to have you!"
"Don't flatter me, Mr. Mo, or I'll get carried away." Jiang Qinyu smiled and brushed it off with a single sentence.
After confirming that she was not infected with the smallpox virus, Jiang Qinyu had already vaccinated herself. Now, the most urgent thing was to develop a vaccine for this world.
Doctor Mo handed the wooden box to his apprentice, then said solemnly to Jiang Qinyu, "Madam, the pox is now under control, and we have prepared enough medicinal herbs. I want to start making the vaccine you mentioned."
He spent his life practicing medicine, focusing solely on treating patients, but never once thought of eradicating a disease.
The story of smallpox that Jiang Qinyu told him gave him a new direction as a doctor.
"That's wonderful!" Jiang Qinyu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "If this succeeds, Elder Mo will surely be remembered for generations to come!"
Doctor Mo shook his head and said, "I never thought about being remembered for generations. If I were to leave a legacy, it should be the name of my wife. Without her, there would be no vaccine research."
"That's all for the future. Let's focus on the present first," Jiang Qinyu said with a smile.
Lu Yanzheng, who had been standing behind her, finally spoke up, "Since we're going to research smallpox vaccination on people, I'll go to the border army and recruit people who are willing to try it."
Jiang Qinyu had already told him about the vaccine, which was great news, and he naturally gave it his full support.
Many new drugs are tested on patients, but the smallpox vaccine is different. It requires people who have never been infected to be infected with cowpox first, which is something that ordinary people are definitely not willing to do.
Lu Yanzheng firmly believed that none of his soldiers were cowards, and that this matter would also benefit them, as it should be able to recruit quite a few people.
"With the general involved, this matter is already half successful," Doctor Mo said happily upon hearing this.
Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng exchanged a smile, both of them feeling relieved.
In Dingshui Village, those who were threatening to leave just a few days ago are now sheepishly shuffling along the sidelines, not daring to approach Village Chief Li and the others.
"See? I told you, Ah Zheng and his wife would definitely handle this!"
"Yes, yes, the thirty-seven people in our village who contracted smallpox are almost fully recovered now!"
"Heh, those who said they wouldn't suffer with us back then, they've been proven wrong now, haven't they?"
"If you ask me, those ungrateful wretches shouldn't stay in the village..."
Under the big locust tree at the village entrance, a group of old men and women gathered together, deliberately talking loudly about this matter.
At Lu Yancai's house, Madam Ma was feeding Lu Tianbao his medicine while complaining, "Sister-in-law is really something. Shufan and Pan'er have smallpox, yet she still lets Tianbao play in the same room with them. Isn't that just harming them? Now look what's happened, they're living a good life in the county town, while we have nothing here and have to live in fear..."
"Shut up!" Lu Yancai snatched the medicine bowl, pushed Ma Shi aside, and fed Lu Tianbao the medicine himself. "What more do your elder brother and sister-in-law want? They've already sent medicine to the village and had Doctor Mo come to treat everyone. What more do you want?"
After all, Lu Yanzheng isn't his biological brother, so it's already quite good that he's done this much.
Moreover, he had previously said he didn't want the things his sister-in-law gave him, but Vice General Qin still left them at his house.
In short, Lu Yancai now has absolutely no bad intentions towards the eldest son's family.
Ma pursed her lips and didn't dare to continue.
She was increasingly convinced of what Chen Xiuer was saying; her sister-in-law was definitely up to something…
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