Chapter 136 Cold Outbreak
Juanjuan nestled in his little arms and nodded with her little head: "Yeah."
Si Tian looked at Madam Si, and then they both turned to look at the people in the workshop.
Doctor Huai asked the ten people he recruited to take a bath and change into new clothes. They were making imported medicines, so they had to keep their bodies clean and hygienic.
In addition to new clothes, they are also equipped with a series of work clothes including gauze masks, aprons, hats, sleeves, etc.
"Juanjuan, are the symptoms you just described the kind that a sick person might experience?" Old Madam Si squatted down and touched her head.
Juanjuan nodded: "Yeah, some people will feel warm."
"Are there any other symptoms?" Si Tian looked at her with a smile.
Juanjuan thought about it seriously, and finally shook her head: "No more."
"Okay, my second uncle and grandmother understand. You go play with your brother first. We'll go talk to your Grandpa Huai. You can't leave the yard!" Si Tian said as he turned his wheelchair to find Doctor Huai.
Doctor Huai listened to the symptoms described by the two people and said: "It sounds like a disease caused by cold."
"There must be a lot of people suffering from colds in this weather. Let's make medicine for colds first. What do you think?" Si Tian looked at him.
"Okay, that's what I was planning to do. Let's make a batch of wind-cold and wind-heat medicines first, but we'll make the wind-cold medicines first, as wind-cold medicines are more prevalent in this season." Doctor Huai did not doubt what he said.
After he said that, he started to prepare the first batch of medicinal materials.
After the workers finished washing up, he checked them and started to arrange their work, with two people responsible for one step.
The two people who know pharmacology are responsible for grinding and sieving the medicinal materials, while the others are responsible for adding water, mixing and kneading, and then sieving and drying.
Si Tian looked at the orderly work going on here, and then observed the few people recruited, and found that they were all honest and decent people.
There is no need to worry too much. Their family will deliver their things to them later, and they don’t have to go back to get them.
When pressing tablets, if you don't control the strength well at the beginning, either the tablets are not pressed into shape or they are crushed.
After trying a few more times, they gradually began to gain proficiency.
Five days later, the first batch of Chinese medicine tablets were available in the clinic.
One bag contains ten tablets, which is about three days' dosage. You can take it with water, saving the time of boiling the medicine.
The price is also much cheaper than before. In the past, even if the Chinese medicine was cheap, it would cost 50 cents on a silver dollar. Now, such a small bag of medicine only costs 10 cents on a silver dollar.
For ordinary people, this price is too affordable.
It saves time and money, but many people still don't quite believe it. However, some people really have no money and are so sick that they buy a bag and take it home to try.
These people felt much better after taking the medicine, and word of mouth about the tablet medicine gradually spread. Moreover, you can keep some of this medicine at home and take it as long as it is suitable for your condition.
The reputation of Chinese medicine tablets gradually spread, but what followed was a large-scale outbreak of colds, and hospitals and all medical clinics were overcrowded.
The Western Hospital was running out of cold medicine, so they had to call Siming to seek a solution for the medicine.
"General, there are too many people infected with colds in the hospital now, and the supply of treatment medicines is almost running out." Weng Jin coughed on the other end of the phone.
"You also caught a cold?" Siming heard something wrong in his voice.
"Yeah. There are many doctors and nurses in the hospital who are infected now. Those who are not seriously ill are still holding on, and I am a little short of staff here." Weng Jin was a little tired.
"I'll have someone send over a batch of tablets. There are instructions for use on them. Just give them according to your symptoms. These medicines are not expensive." Siming hung up the phone after saying that.
Weng Jin was holding the microphone in his hand and when he heard the beeping sound inside, he thought he was hallucinating. How could Western medicine be cheap?
When he got the medicine, he was stunned.
He looked at Adjutant Qi who was delivering the medicine: "Chinese medicine?"
"Well, this was made by Doctor Huai. It has corresponding symptom descriptions and instructions for use. Take a look." Adjutant Qi pointed to the printing on the oil paper packaging bag.
Weng Jin then looked down at the instructions on the packaging bag: "It really is for wind and cold. Doctor Huai is really amazing."
"These medicines are not expensive. You can take them first. Others will not be cured before you fall ill. This medicine is very good. Many people have recovered from it." Adjutant Qi felt a little sympathetic when he saw his unpleasant face.
"Well, thank the governor for me. I'll go prescribe medicine for the patient first." After Weng Jin finished speaking, he asked someone to put this batch of cold medicines and pills into the warehouse.
Doctor Huai did not expect that this cold would have such a big impact. Many clinics were running out of medicinal materials and came to his clinic for help.
Large quantities of tablets and pills were also ordered to provide relief to the large number of patients.
The workshops had to work overtime to meet the needs of the people in Beiyang City.
Yan Anqing also fell ill and has not come to teach the children in the past few days. Liu Yueya also caught a cold and is recuperating at home.
However, Si Tian had already sent tablets and pills, saving them the trouble of buying medicine.
Sima Ming sent some to Chen Yongnian, and knowing that He Huaizheng had not left yet, he sent Adjutant Qi to send some to him as well.
He Huaizheng felt weak all over today, and had a dizzy feeling. He knew he might have caught a cold.
Hospitals and clinics are all overcrowded, and I'm afraid I may not get a turn even if I wait for a whole day.
He prepared to cook ginger soup at home to see if it would help.
"Knock knock knock!" Someone knocked on the gate.
"Who?" The only people He Huaizheng knew living here were the police station, Chen Yongnian and Siming.
He didn't have much interaction with these people. If there was any interaction, it was only at work and the last time he asked them to help find the bracelet.
"Diplomat He, I am the adjutant of Governor Si. I have been ordered to bring you some medicine to treat and prevent colds." Adjutant Qi's voice reached his ears from outside the door.
He Huaizheng was a little surprised, but he still went to open the gate and saw Adjutant Qi in military uniform: "How did you, the commander-in-chief, know that I was sick?"
"The Governor doesn't know, he just knows you didn't leave. Plus, there's been a cold outbreak in Beiyang City recently, and he was worried you might get infected, so he sent me here to bring you some cold medicine."
Adjutant Qi didn't expect that He Huaizheng actually caught a cold.
He Huaizheng took the medicine from his hand and looked at the packaging with some surprise. It didn't look like Western medicine, but it was a tablet, something he had never seen before.
"What kind of medicine is this?"
"This Chinese medicine was made by Doctor Huai from Beiyang City. It's quite effective and can be preserved for a while. It contains Chinese medicinal ingredients." Adjutant Qi pointed to the small words on the bag.
"You guys in Beiyang City can now make Chinese medicine tablets?" He Huaizheng felt a little unbelievable.
Adjutant Qi didn't intend to say much, but just smiled faintly: "I won't disturb Diplomat He's rest. I wish you a speedy recovery!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left without waiting for He Huaizheng to say anything.
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