"...That's about it. The next issue should be technical. I wonder if Young Master Xiao has any skilled craftsmen who can help Doctor Mo make the hollow needles?" Jiang Qinyu said, then casually posed a question to Xiao Rui.
Since they'll all be in the same boat from now on, she won't be polite to Xiao Rui. When it's time for him to lend a hand, she'll make him do it.
Xiao Rui composed himself and nodded, saying, "Minister Tong of Qinzhou is the best forgeman in the court. I will send someone to Qinzhou tonight to deliver the message, and it should arrive in seven days at the earliest."
Smallpox vaccine is a great thing that will benefit the people of Dai Viet for generations to come. It is worthwhile to gather the resources of the entire Ngoc Khang region, or even the entire Dai Viet region, to develop it.
"That's wonderful!" Jiang Qinyu said with a smile. "Dr. Mo can also use this time to make the medicine."
I wonder if current technology can produce a drug similar to modern vaccines?
It was getting late, so Jiang Qinyu went back to her room first, while Lu Yanzheng and Xiao Rui went to the study to continue their conversation.
No one knows what they talked about, but when Lu Yanzheng returned to his room, Jiang Qinyu was already asleep.
The candlelight in the bedroom was still burning. After entering the room, Lu Yanzheng first warmed his hands over the charcoal brazier to make sure they were no longer cold before walking to the bedside.
Perhaps due to overexertion during the day, Jiang Qinyu was sleeping soundly at this moment.
Lu Yanzheng covered her exposed hand, watched her quietly for a while before blowing out the candle, taking off his clothes and getting into bed, but he couldn't fall asleep after lying down.
Just now, he strongly sensed Xiao Rui's attention towards Jiang Qinyu.
Lu Yanzheng turned to the side, looking at Jiang Qinyu in the dim moonlight.
He always knew she was special. He had never wanted to fight for that position before, thinking he could protect her. But what if the person who wanted to take her away was the one on the dragon throne?
Lu Yanzheng dared not gamble on the answer to this question.
...
The next morning, when Jiang Qinyu woke up, Lu Yanzheng had already left. However, he told Yunzhu and Aping to come with her today because she was going back to the village with Doctor Mo.
The number of people infected with smallpox in Dingshui Village this time was not small. In addition to a few children such as Lu Tianbao, there were also healthy teenagers like Liu Yazi, girls like Chen Hong, and even elderly people like Grandpa Jiang. Chen Xiuer was also among them.
All those who had contracted smallpox were isolated and treated in the ancestral hall. Jiang Qinyu and Doctor Mo went directly to the ancestral hall in Dingshui Village.
Village Chief Li was fortunate enough not to be infected, and he is currently wearing a mask and waiting at the entrance of the ancestral hall.
Upon seeing Jiang Qinyu appear, Village Chief Li hurriedly went to greet her, "Dr. Mo, my dear niece, you've finally arrived!"
Although smallpox has been brought under control, some people in the village are still anxious, especially those who have not been diagnosed. They are suspicious all day long, afraid that they will suddenly fall ill.
Only when a professional like Doctor Mo appears and gives everyone a chance to see him can they feel a little more at ease.
"Uncle Village Chief, how has the village been these past few days? Why are you staying here?" Jiang Qinyu asked.
She looked into the ancestral hall, but saw no disturbance inside.
Village Chief Li said with a wry smile, "Don't even mention it, I'm completely baffled by these people in the village this time..."
As he spoke, he poured out his grievances to Jiang Qinyu, telling her all the worries of the villagers.
Jiang Qinyu chuckled upon hearing this, "Uncle Village Chief, isn't this a normal reaction? You used to handle these kinds of things quite well!"
“How can this be the same? Smallpox can kill people!” Village Chief Li immediately retorted. “And then there’s that little girl, with the rash, who keeps saying she’s disfigured and doesn’t want to live anymore. How can I feel good about that?”
Jiang Qinyu frowned. "Who has a rash? Did they take any medicine?"
When they came a couple of days ago, Doctor Mo specially left some medicine to deal with each stage of their illness.
“They drank it all, but some people wouldn’t listen to advice. They told her not to scratch, but she kept scratching, and her face was covered in blood. It was a creepy sight…” Village Chief Li said, hugging his arms.
Jiang Qinyu's heart tightened, and she pressed, "Who scratched your face?"
Chen Hong got infected this time, could it not be her? But she remembered that Chen Hong wasn't that concerned about her appearance.
"Who else could it be? It's just..." Before Village Chief Li could finish speaking, a piercing scream came from the ancestral hall.
"Ah! Take the mirror away! Take it away! The person in the mirror isn't me...it's not me!"
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Jiang Qinyu instantly calmed down.
Well, it wasn't Chen Hong who was disfigured, it was Chen Xiuer.
Village Chief Li slapped his forehead, turned around, and rushed into the ancestral hall, shouting, "Enough! Chen Xiuer, I'm warning you..."
"Old Mo, shall we go in too?" Jiang Qinyu was no longer interested in listening to Village Chief Li and Chen Xiuer arguing.
Doctor Mo shook his head and sighed, "How important is a woman's appearance? If this person can't let go of her attachments, she won't live long even if she's saved this time."
He wasn't saying that a woman's beauty is important; on the contrary, he meant that appearance isn't important, and the will to live well is the most important thing.
Jiang Qinyu didn't say anything. After all, Chen Xiuer had always wanted to harm her, and she wasn't magnanimous enough to completely ignore it.
Following Doctor Mo into the ancestral hall, Jiang Qinyu soon saw Chen Xiuer, who looked almost like a madwoman, fighting with Lu Tianbao over a bronze mirror.
"Let go! This was a gift from my aunt!" Lu Tianbao gripped the mirror tightly and wouldn't let go.
Chen Xiuer, however, glared at Lu Tianbao with a ferocious expression, as if she had gone mad. "Who told you to bring the mirror in front of me? Throw it away!"
"It's your business if you don't want to look in the mirror. So many of us want to see how our faces look, and no one is bothering you. You're the one who insisted on coming over here!" Lu Tianbao was furious.
He had always felt that there was something wrong with his aunt's cousin, and now it was finally confirmed. But he hoped that she wouldn't come to him!
Chen Xiuer cried and screamed, "I don't care! From now on, no one is allowed to look in the mirror!"
Her face is ruined, what hope does she have for the future? Her older cousin already looked down on her, and now that her face is like this, he'll definitely not give her another second glance!
"Who cares about you! Let go!" Lu Tianbao pulled hard, using all his strength.
Chen Xiuer caught a glimpse of Jiang Qinyu out of the corner of her eye, loosened her grip slightly, and Lu Tianbao snatched the bronze mirror back.
"Jiang Qinyu?" Chen Xiuer suddenly faced Jiang Qinyu, no longer calling her "elder sister-in-law," and asked, "What are you doing here? Did you come to see me make a fool of myself?"
Jiang Qinyu really wanted to roll her eyes at her. Who had time to watch the joke of an insignificant passerby?
"How dare you speak like that?" Village Chief Li glared at him. "If it weren't for A-Zheng's wife, would you still be standing here safely?"
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