Chapter 52 Disaster Relief
After so much effort, the results are naturally gratifying.
Not only did many patients see their conditions improve significantly, but even the atmosphere in the village infected with the plague was no longer as lifeless as before. Instead, everyone was filled with gratitude and hope.
Many ordinary people have never even heard of this century-old ginseng, let alone seen it.
However, they did not expect that in order to save them, the prefect would use such precious herbs as medicine to make medicine for them.
From this point on, no one had any more complaints, and no one listened to the various rumors anymore.
Especially those rumors that the prefect withheld food and caused the disaster. If Prefect Liang was really like the rumors said, why would he give these people, the common people who were suffering from the plague, ginseng worth hundreds of taels of silver? This was also an unexpected gain.
As for the century-old ginseng, it was naturally sold by Gu Feixue to Yuchi Shuo, who then gave it to the Liangcheng prefect in order to consolidate the trust of the people of Liangcheng in the prefect.
Anju Village.
"How effective is the ginseng soup?" Gu Feixue came fully armed to check the situation. Seeing Liu Dazhuang taking care of his parents, elder brother and sister-in-law while they were basking in the sun, she asked.
"After drinking the ginseng soup, my father, mother, elder brother, and sister-in-law all feel much better and are in better spirits. Our family is grateful to the prefect for his generosity."
As long as she is in good condition, Gu Feixue felt a lot more relieved.
But he didn't expect to see Rong Xing in disguise again, and the village chief and others distributing porridge there.
She raised her eyebrows. She wanted to ask Rong Qi to make one for fun someday because of the human skin mask that concealed his arrogant and bad-tempered appearance.
After deliberately laughing twice, Gu Feixue looked ahead and walked away. After a while, she heard the almost inaudible sound of footsteps behind her.
"My master told me to tell you that you shouldn't use ginseng soup with soapberry, as it will affect the efficacy of the medicine."
Gu Feixue was stunned when she heard this, then turned around and asked: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Fortunately, due to the limited amount of soap at that time, it could only be provided to people who were not infected with the plague but needed to come into contact with infected people.
Those who drank the ginseng soup were all infected with the plague, so there was no need to worry about this taboo.
"Go back and tell Rong Qi to say thank you." After saying that, Gu Feixue smiled and was about to leave.
Seeing her about to leave, Rong Qi frowned and suddenly said, "My master wants to ask you a question."
"Tell me, I will tell you everything I know." Rong Qi was quite considerate, so her attitude was naturally good too.
"My master said that these ginseng soups can only keep people alive and strengthen their bodies, but they can't cure the plague, and the plague is contagious. Hundred-year-old ginseng is hard to find and there's no market for it. Why are you..."
"Why am I so generous and righteous as to give ginseng to these ordinary people?"
Rong Xing was stunned when he heard this, but then nodded.
Gu Feixue thought to herself that she wasn't such a generous person; it was Yuchi Shuo who was generous. But since the genius doctor had misunderstood her as such a righteous person, she certainly didn't refuse.
"Nothing in this world can ever go as one wishes. I just hope to have a clear conscience."
"Did she really say that?"
Rong Xing's face was still slightly shocked, and his tone was filled with shame: "Yes, Master, she did say so."
"How can I possibly live up to everyone's expectations? I just want to have a clear conscience... I just want to have a clear conscience..."
Rong Qi carefully chewed and savored the infinite truth contained in the words. After a long while, he looked at Rong Xing. Although his face was filled with shame, his eyes radiated an unprecedented light:
"So I've gone berserk! Rong Xing, pack your bags and come down the mountain with me."
Gu Feixue didn't know it, she just casually said a classic line from a movie in her previous life, and actually invited the miracle doctor down from the secluded mountain.
If she knew, she would definitely say a few more words, and maybe even have the audacity to act like an ancient female teacher or something.
"Report! Divine...Divine Doctor! The descendants of Shennong Rong family are here to look for Gu Feixue of the Gu family."
The prefect and Duke Zheng were discussing the follow-up of the plague control, but they did not expect that the descendant of the long-admired miracle doctor Rong would arrive.
The other party is still looking for Gu Feixue from the Gu family! Why didn't they tell Xueer that she knew a miracle doctor?
"Hurry up! Hurry up and call the miracle doctor. No, no, I'll go and get him myself right away."
Everyone knows how much help the Rong family, known as the Shennong clan, can provide at this time.
Gu Feixue was making masks in the yard, thinking that she was so dexterous that even if she had not been a special forces soldier in her previous life, she would definitely be a top performer if she operated a sewing machine.
The person sent by the prefect told her that Rong Qi and his men had actually found the villa and were specifically looking for her.
He didn't care about making a mask at that moment, and ran in front of the big guy like the wind.
When we got there, we saw, hey! It was really Rong Qi.
Rong Xing behind him also returned to his original appearance. Both of them were carrying packages and a huge wooden box, which was probably a medicine box or something like that.
"Xue'er, you're here! Hurry up, the miracle doctor is looking for you. Why didn't you tell us if you knew the miracle doctor?"
Duke Zheng spoke in an angry tone, and became more and more curious about how Gu Feixue even knew the miracle doctor.
After some greetings, Rong Qi, although indifferent, did not refuse the prefect's proposal to invite him to stay in the villa.
Although Rong Qi still did not agree to treat the patients himself, he agreed to guide others in medical skills.
Since the other party came to them and was willing to give guidance, everyone was naturally satisfied and had no other thoughts.
So, Rong Qi and the other man settled down in the yard next to Gu's house.
The imperial palace.
"Drought, famine, plague, tens of thousands dead and injured, thousands sickened! And not a single person reported this to the court! What a bunch of bastards!"
Soon, a large number of people knelt down inside and outside the Yangxin Palace. All the ministers were trembling with fear. Even the servants and palace maids standing at the door turned pale with fear.
Everyone knew that anyone involved in this matter was doomed.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was ordered to go to Liangcheng to govern the refugees, but he did not expect that Liangcheng was not only suffering from drought and famine, but also plague!
However, the letter sent back by Duke Zheng stated that someone had deliberately intercepted the news of the disaster from reaching the emperor. This led to the Crown Prince being suspected of being ill, Liangcheng being out of ammunition and food, and plague raging...
No matter how you look at it, someone wants to kill His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Two hours later, several ministers were dismissed and investigated for dereliction of duty, and even the prime minister was implicated for appointing someone unworthy. The emperor ordered the imperial censors and officials to leave the capital that day with food and disaster relief funds to rush to Liangcheng to address the disaster.
As the disaster relief funds and silver issued by the court rushed to Liangcheng, the situation in Liangcheng became clearer day by day.
Especially since the people were first given a hundred-year-old ginseng soup, and then a miracle doctor appeared to help with treatment. The confidence of the entire Liangcheng in fighting the plague grew, and more and more people recovered.
Even though many people were affected by the plague and had underlying diseases in their bodies, the damage was minimized by taking ginseng soup and paying attention to nourishing them.
The food that was originally running out due to paying volunteers' wages was no longer needed after everyone learned that the court had allocated food and disaster relief funds, and even promulgated a law that anyone who maliciously raised food prices during the disaster would be executed. As a result, Liangcheng no longer had to be stingy with food.
After the mask production work was taken over by people sent by the prefect, the Gu family could finally take a break.
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