Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Don’t Drink Raw Water
After more than half a year of study, Zhu Shixi's medical knowledge has been reshaped.
She knows about the concepts of bacteria, antibiotics, and fungi, and is well aware that current conditions are not yet sufficient to reach such a level.
However, since the county lady asked her to rub garlic extract with her hands to save this Madam Mo, it means that this Madam Mo must be very important.
Zhu Shixi didn't want to disappoint Lin Si.
The two most important steps in the production of allicin are high-proof liquor and a low-temperature environment.
Zhu Shixi has her own laboratory where she usually dissects rabbits.
As for making allicin, Zhu Shixi planned to move to a new room. Garlic smells strong, and she didn't want the smell in her laboratory to linger for a long time.
The new house was filled with several baskets of purple garlic and some ice cubes to maintain a low temperature.
Simple distillation equipment already had its prototype in ancient times. In Dachen, it was called a zong, so there was no need to make it specially. You could buy the equipment by asking around in Shizhou.
The structure of the steamer is very simple, usually made of pottery, and the condensing device on the top is a bamboo tube.
Zhu Shixi took a small bowl to collect the liquid dripping from the condenser.
This wine was bought at a high price in Shizhou. Most wines are brewed from grain and have always been a luxury.
Lin Si looked at the slowly dripping liquid and estimated in his mind what the alcohol content would be after distilling the wine.
In ancient times, the alcohol content of wine was generally around 10 degrees, which is definitely not suitable for making allicin. It had to reach 50 degrees to barely reach the lower limit.
Maids and servants were assigned to wash, chop and pound garlic, and they had to keep it clean throughout the process.
Although we cannot achieve a modern sterile environment, this is already the limit of what we can do in this era.
The crushed allicin is roasted and dried over a low heat, then transferred to a low-temperature environment insulated by ice. It is then soaked in distilled high-proof liquor for three days. The golden liquid with a rich flavor on the top is the crude allicin.
It doesn't look complicated, but after all, it is crude allicin. Whether it can be effective or not requires Zhu Shixi to try it slowly.
Lin Si didn't care about the follow-up of allicin anymore. Zhu Shixi would report the results herself, so she didn't need to worry about it.
Lin Si always keeps one thing in mind: if you can't lead a team, you will just work until you die.
Lin Si is pleased that everyone in his team is serious and responsible and has strong professional capabilities.
Among them, the one she was most satisfied with was Zuo You.
In modern times, where can we find someone who can be a class teacher and teach both Chinese and mathematics?
Zuo You has already forgotten that she was initially forced by Lin Si to become this teacher. Now she seems to be immersed in the role of the class teacher.
"The children have been taking their physical education classes very seriously recently, and Madam Feng's teaching is very professional." Zuo Youzheng and Lin Si reported the children's learning progress face to face.
Lin Si glanced at Zuo You and suddenly asked, "Don't you have classes this afternoon? Why are you still staying at the manor to watch the physical education class?"
After Lin Si said this, Zuo You suddenly realized!
In the past, she would go home when she had no classes in the afternoon, but now that she has no classes in the afternoon, she also wants to stay in the manor and watch the children have physical education class!
But what is there to do at home? Liang Nian is in the county government office all day, and now even Yao Niang has to go out to work on the cotton business, so there is no one to talk to at home.
Zuo You couldn't remember when he started to hate staying at home doing nothing like this.
"I stay at home in the afternoon and have nothing to do except preparing lessons." Zuo You answered with a little embarrassment.
Lin Si looked at Zuo You with a sly look in his lively eyes. "Since Madam Zuo has nothing to do at home, why don't you go to the manor with Grandma Qian and assign a task to the children?"
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Lin Si's reputation and popularity in Li County are now completely different from when he first arrived.
If you randomly interview a citizen of Li County now and ask him whether he respects Liang Nian or Lin Si more, I am afraid that the citizen will hesitate and be unable to answer, and finally say that he respects both.
It was precisely because of his prestige that Lin Si dared to send children to publicize the dangers of drinking raw water at this time, and asked the people to boil water before drinking it in the future.
Although the plague occurred a few years later, drinking raw water is not a good habit. Diseases come from the mouth, so we must develop this habit from now on.
Guo Han rubbed his sore arm. Today's physical education class was taught by Teacher Feng. At first, Guo Han was still optimistic. After all, Teacher Feng was not born with supernatural powers. Would it be easier for him to teach than Teacher Nan?
The result was absolutely nothing, and I even felt more tired.
Guo Han felt that she was a victim of physical education classes. Every time after class, she felt sore all over.
Guo Han originally thought that today's classes would be over after the physical education class, but Grandma Qian and Teacher Zuo came together to assign tasks.
Guo Han likes to go on missions. The missions are good because he can go out on the streets and occasionally chat with the people.
The mission this time is to educate the people about the dangers of drinking raw water.
Guo Han and Guo Zi also drank raw water in the past. Poor people didn't care about such things. They would just drink the water when they were thirsty. They would only heat the water when it was really cold in winter, but they would never boil it.
But after arriving at the manor, Guo Han never drank raw water once. Zuo Xishi and the county lady also said that there were a lot of bacteria and dirt in raw water, and it was very easy to get sick if you drank too much raw water.
Gradually, Guo Zi got used to drinking hot water, and even had to drink some warm water when the weather gradually warmed up.
The children took on the task and gathered in groups of three or four to discuss.
They need to give Zuo You a plan by tomorrow on how to quickly and effectively publicize the harms of drinking raw water and get people to drink boiled water in the future.
It is not difficult to promote this thing. They can just go from house to house shouting or knock on doors to explain. The difficult part is how to get people to do it.
Except for Zhong Diyan, all the twenty-four children here have been poor.
They are well aware that the lower-class people have stubborn ideas. Drinking boiled water requires firewood, and in the summer, if they want to drink cold water, they have to wait for the water to cool down, which is too troublesome for them.
Zhong Diyan first raised a key point.
"It must be emphasized that this is the county lord's intention."
Yang Yidong followed closely behind, "It must be said that the county lady is thinking about everyone's health. Drinking raw water will make you die faster."
Guo Han chuckled, "The words are rough, but the truth is there."
Yang Yidong shook his head helplessly, "This is how you talk to illiterate people. They won't listen to nice words.
"Eggs." Cong Yiner suddenly said.
Guo Han held Cong Yin'er on his lap and asked, "What eggs?"
Cong Yin'er thought about it and struggled to piece together the words from his limited vocabulary, "Give the people eggs, and let them remember."
Zhong Diyan immediately understood what Cong Yin'er meant. "If we go door to door with the propaganda, and at the end tell them to come to us in an hour to recite the propaganda terms, and if they can recite them, they will receive an egg. Each household can only send one person, this will definitely help improve their memory."
Xiang Feifei wrote down the suggestion. "But for the eggs, I need to ask the money lady for approval."
Guo Han slapped the table and said, "As long as we can complete the task assigned by the county lady, Grandma Qian will definitely approve it. If Grandma Qian doesn't approve it, we can still go to Mr. Zuo."
Then there was another lively discussion, and Xiang Feifei selected useful information from it and recorded it.
Now the children have initially achieved freedom to use paper, and everyone can write with a brush. Although it cannot be said to be very good, at least the writing is neat and readable.
The paper mill supplies paper every month, and it is basically free to use.
Xiang Feifei looked at the long list of key points and handed another piece of paper to Zhong Diyan.
The task plan has always been written by Zhong Diyan, and this is something everyone agrees on.
Who made this once pampered young man write beautiful calligraphy? No matter how hard the children worked, they only practiced for half a year.
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Ever since Kang Zhuqing's family started using a small water truck, she woke up with a smile every morning for the past three days. She kept saying to Shitu, "It's so nice not to have to get up early to fetch water."
Shi Tu also laughed, "That water truck is much more useful than carrying water by hand. It draws water day and night. It's really useful."
Kang Zhuqing got up and put on her clothes. The rough texture of the linen clothes made her shiver uncomfortably.
Kang Zhuqing also hated her "delicate" skin. Others could get used to wearing linen clothes, but she was the only one who still felt uncomfortable wearing linen clothes after so many years.
Kang Zhuqing's mother used to think about her: "It would be fine if you were born into a rich family, but you were born in Li County. What else can the people of Li County wear except hemp clothes?"
Kang Zhuqing was still young and ignorant at that time, and she replied angrily, "Is there no other fabric besides linen?"
Later she learned that Dachen had many kinds of fabrics, including linen, silk and gauze in addition to linen, but the common people could only afford to wear linen clothes.
After putting on the prickly linen clothes, Kang Zhuqing got up and went to the yard to prepare breakfast, but heard a knock on the door.
Kang Zhuqing asked, "Who is it?"
"He is here to convey important matters on behalf of the county lady." A childish voice answered.
When Kang Zhuqing heard that someone was here to convey something to Lin Si, she almost ran to open the door.
The door was opened, and Guo Zi and Kang Zhuqing looked at each other.
Kang Zhuqing still remembers Guo Zi, the young man who was the supervisor of the kang at that time.
Guo Zi also remembered Kang Zhuqing's family. He smiled, revealing his two canine teeth and his ungrown teeth. "Madam Kang, what a coincidence."
"Mr. Guo, you said you were here to convey an important matter to the county lord. What is it? Come in and tell me, come in and tell me."
Shi Jin and Shi Tou were also called up, and the whole family looked at Guo Zi nervously.
Guo Ziqing cleared his throat and said as colloquially as possible, "It's like this. The county lady asked us to publicize the dangers of drinking raw water."
Kang Zhuqing was stunned. "Is raw water harmful?"
Guo Zi nodded and began to promote the idea, "There are impurities in raw water that are invisible to the naked eye. As the saying goes, illness comes from the mouth. Drinking raw water for a long time is bad for your health and will lead to early death. From now on, you must drink boiling water."
Shi Jin is a die-hard fan of Lin Si and unconditionally supports any decision of Lin Si. "Since it is the county lady's decision, then we will all drink boiled water from now on."
Shi Tu said somewhat reservedly, "But everyone has been drinking this raw water for many years."
Guo Zi took a deep breath and began his performance. "Madam Kang, you see, now we have small waterwheels for carrying water, treadle plows for farming, and kangs for sleeping in the cold winter. And we have such a good county magistrate and county lady in Li County. Who wouldn't want to live such a good life?"
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu nodded blankly, "Of course we have thought about such a good life."
"That's right! Are you going to drink raw water and die early just for the sake of temporary convenience? Is that the way you want to live?"
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu looked at each other, speechless.
Finally, Stone asked curiously, "What's in the raw water?"
"These are all dirt and insects that are invisible to our naked eyes. Only by boiling the water can we kill them. Think about it, if you eat dirt and insects, how can you not die quickly?"
After Guo Zi said this, Shi Tou and Shi Jin subconsciously felt a chill.
Seeing that his promotion was almost complete, Guo Zi stood up and said, "I have another jingle here: Raw water is cold, cooked water is sweet, and if it's not cooked or boiled, illness will come. Children will get stomachaches if they drink it, and adults will die quickly if they drink it. If you want your family to be free of illness, always have hot boiled water on the stove. You must remember this."
Guo Zi spoke quickly, and Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu only understood the general idea. "I'll remember it."
Guo Zi nodded and said, "In half an hour, you will all gather at the gate of the county government office. If one person in the family can recite this jingle word for word, they will receive an egg."
Kang Zhuqing regretted so much that he didn't listen carefully just now, "Why didn't Mr. Guo tell you earlier!"
Guo Zi said as he walked: "Didn't I tell you to remember this?"
Kang Zhuqing quickly shook Shi Jin's shoulders: "Mrs. Jin, do you remember this?"
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