Chapter 79 Chapter 79 Treating Diseases and Saving Lives
If we were to say whose life was the least valuable in feudal society, it would definitely be the lower-class people.
But if we were to say who has the strongest vitality, it would definitely be the people at the bottom of society.
As long as we provide them with nutrition, they can overcome even the most serious illness.
Lin Si never stopped Zhu Shixi's kind heart.
Zhu Shixi said she wanted to save people, so Lin Si built a simple clinic for her at the boundary of the monument.
However, compared to boiled vinegar and boiled medicine, the most common thing used is salt and sugar water.
"Ah Qing, please help me here!"
Ah Qing quickly washed his hands with soap and walked towards the epidemic area.
Among Ah Qing's investments, one of them finally passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Being a scholar means being exempt from corvee labor, which can be considered a good outcome.
Ah Qing thought about it and realized that the other men were motionless and she didn't know if they were dead, so she decided to follow him to Jinnan Road.
The good times didn't last for a few days. The county town was occupied by a group of refugees. The scholar had some talent and was not troubled. He was able to live a decent life. However, two months later, a plague broke out.
The man died, his whole family died, only Ah Qing survived.
Ah Qing didn't blame him. Life is unpredictable. Even if he stayed in Tongchuan Road, he couldn't escape the plague and the ending would be the same.
Ah Qing and others escaped before the city was closed. Many people lost their spirit and found a tree to lean against on the road, ready to wait for death.
But Ah Qing didn't. She kept moving forward. As long as she could survive, she would never give up hope.
Fortunately, there is always a way out. Jinnan Road is the closest to Xihe Road. Ah Qing collapsed exhausted at the door of the clinic.
In a trance, she seemed to see a girl in white clothes coming over to check her breath.
Ah Qing sighed softly, thinking that this might be the legendary Bai Wuchang. It seemed that he could not escape after all.
When he woke up again, Ah Qing felt that he had much more strength and his symptoms had eased.
She blinked in confusion, not knowing where she was.
A little girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a foreign-colored coat and an eye mask that only revealed her eyebrows and eyes, looked at her happily.
"Master! She's awake."
Bu Yi almost ran and jumped to report to Zhu Shixi.
Ah Qing was discovered by her and was also the first patient of this clinic.
Ah Qing came at the right time. They had just sorted out all the medicines and equipment and placed them neatly the day before.
Xihe Road has done a good job in epidemic prevention measures, and no one has been infected with the disease. The original intention of setting up this clinic was that Zhu Shixi did not want the people who entered Lin Si's territory to die in vain.
Since they have come here, it means they are not destined to die.
However, saving people is not free. First, they have to agree to cremate their bodies if they die. Second, if they are cured, they either pay a huge medical bill or automatically become Lin Si's people.
Those who are cured will be assigned jobs so that they can use their work to pay off the debts incurred from their medical treatment and medication.
Before Ah Qing could react, a girl wearing the same Bai Wuchang clothes hurried over.
"Give her some more electrolyte water."
Ah Qing had no idea what electrolyte water was. He just felt that the water tasted sweet and salty.
Sugar and salt are not cheap, but she was given the drink just like that.
Ah Qing's throat was moistened and he could speak a few words.
The first word she uttered was thank you.
After a while, another bowl of thick medicine was brought over. Ah Qing sat up with the help of Buyi and drank it all in one breath.
Zhu Shixi asked Aqing to close his eyes and sleep.
At the same time, he asked Tang Xing to go and tell the soldiers guarding the city that the health center had received the first patient, and asked the state government to quickly arrange people to come and interview so that the situation outside could be written into the newspaper.
The five-star warriors trained by Lin Si were very precious. Half a month before the outbreak of the plague, Lin Si recalled them all to Xihe Road.
Lin Si was not very clear about the details of the tragic situation outside.
Ah Qing fell asleep again, and when she woke up, she obviously felt much more comfortable, as if all the burdens in her body had been lifted.
She sat up and found that the little girl was gone, and a young man was guarding there.
Tang Xing stood up and asked some basic questions, and then measured his armpit temperature with the mercury thermometer distributed by Lin Si.
The fever subsided, the light bruises on the body faded a little, and all the adverse symptoms improved.
The person was saved.
Ah Qing was the first patient to receive the right medicine for this prescription, so her clinical manifestations were very important.
After Tang Xing finished recording the data, he brought her a bowl of sweet potato porridge.
Ah Qing took a bite, and the sweet and soft texture of the sweet potato melted in her mouth. She subconsciously began to cry, but she was afraid that her tears would fall into the porridge and ruin such a good thing.
She placed the porridge on the table at the side, covered her face and cried silently.
She didn't cry when the man got the plague.
She didn't cry when the man held her hand and told her to live well before he died.
She didn't cry even when she tried every possible way to survive.
But at this moment, she couldn't hold it back anymore.
Tang Xing watched silently from the side and handed her a handkerchief.
Ah Qing wiped her face carelessly and smiled sincerely. "Thank you, my dear. I'm dirty, please don't stain my handkerchief. Don't worry, I will definitely repay your kindness. This is the last time I cry."
Ah Qing's condition improved, and Bu Yi gave her a bath with soap and water, and changed her into clean linen clothes.
Zhu Shixi originally wanted to ask about Ah Qing's current situation outside, but after hearing about her experiences along the way, he felt very heavy-hearted.
It only took Ah Qing two days to recover almost completely. Zhu Shixi was amazed by her tenacious vitality.
Ah Qing can now walk, run and talk, and the state government has also sent people to interview him.
I have to prepare the content for next month's newspaper. Last month's content was mainly about epidemic prevention and was just sent out. This month I have to talk about the situation outside.
By the way, I'd like to get some information about Ah Qing so that I can make a new household registration for her.
He Jin was originally a yamen runner in Lingzhou Prefecture. He was able to survive Lin Si's purge and continue to serve as a yamen runner.
It's all thanks to the fact that he is usually careful in what he says and does, doesn't do evil things, and is very perceptive.
But after all, he was not someone trained by Lin Si, and He Jin was always afraid that Liang Nian would not value him enough.
Now, someone was supposed to go out and interview the first patient who came to the clinic. He Jin raised his hand with a chuckle.
The reason is simple. First, he believes in the medical level of Xihe Road. Second, he will not go directly to the hospital during the whole process. He will wear a mask and will be quarantined for seven days after returning, so as not to bring harm to his family.
Doctor Zhu is at the clinic, so what does he have to be afraid of?
As long as he can go this time, he believes that Liang Nian will value him!
But he never expected that so many people would compete with him for this matter.
Everyone raised their hands.
Especially the former yamen runners of the provincial government were the most enthusiastic.
He Jin: No, isn’t everyone afraid of death?
He Jin could only throw out his trump card, "Zhizhou, let me go. I'm unmarried and have no family. For things like this, those of us with small families should go first. Comrade, those with large families should stay in the city. It's safe."
Liang Nian agreed.
Since Ah Qing was a girl, Zhu Shixi asked Bu Yi to stand by and watch during the interview.
Ah Qing was a little nervous, and she told everyone the details about the situation on Jinnan Road.
He Jin felt a little heavy-hearted after hearing this. "No rescue was organized at all. They just sealed off the city?"
Ah Qing nodded. "So, before the city was sealed, many people fled. But there was nothing they could do. No one was willing to open the city gates to receive us. I also stumbled here by accident. I counted it as my luck. Along the way, I saw many people who could no longer walk and found a tree to lean against. They died soon after."
After the interview, He Jin needed to be quarantined in Xihe Road for seven days before he could enter the city again. These seven days were just enough for him to write the manuscript.
When Ah Qing heard Dr. Zhu say that she had antibodies and would not be infected with the disease again, she decided to help out in the clinic. She learned the seven-step hand washing method, how to use a thermometer, and some simple simplified numbers.
After the newspaper was published, some people came specifically to ask for medicine.
As the number of patients increased, the number of doctors in the clinic gradually increased, and most of the doctors who had participated in the training volunteered to come to support.
For severe cases, drink a bowl of allicin and see if you can survive.
Lu Yang and his two companions brought the three patients all the way to Xihe Road.
Before reaching the monument, Ah Qing recognized at a glance that this was someone who came to ask for medicine.
She has seen many such people these days. They usually come with servants and maids, and they wear fine clothes.
Ah Qing jumped down from the wooden block, clapped his hands, and took the initiative to run up and talk.
"Are you ladies and gentlemen here to treat injuries and epidemics?"
Wen Zhi seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, "Yes...may I ask if there is any way to treat it?"
Ah Qing waved his hand. "I'm not a doctor. I can take you to the clinic, but there's a prerequisite. If you can't be cured, your body must be cremated. Also, the medical bills are very expensive. If you don't pay, you'll have no choice but to become the county lord's subjects to repay your debt."
Wen Zhi agreed without even thinking. Being alive was more important than anything else.
As long as her child could be saved, she would be willing to work like a slave for Princess Anping.
Zhong Shu originally thought that he would have to go through a lot of trouble after arriving and would only be able to find a solution after finding Liang Nian, but he didn't expect that the Princess of Anping was so kind.
Ah Qing led the way and comforted them, saying that he was also saved by the clinic set up by the Princess of Anping County.
When Wen Zhi and the other two heard this, hope lit up in their eyes.
Ah Qing waved from a distance, "Who's free now? There are three patients here, two of them are children."
Song Heyu received the Lu family.
Wen Zhi tried to hold on, saying that he had taken medicine according to the prescription published by the Lady of Anping County, but his high fever still did not subside.
Ah Qing took three family members to wash their hands using the seven-step hand washing method.
Although Zhong Shu looked depressed, he also noticed that the soap was placed there casually for people to use.
Family members are not allowed to accompany patients when they are receiving treatment, as the clinic is already crowded.
But Wen Zhi couldn't bear to let the two children be left unattended like this, and she didn't dare to say a word of rebuttal, so she could only pinch her own hands.
Ah Qing consoled her, "Don't worry, young lady. You have a chance to visit me every day. You'd be wasting your time if you stayed here."
The family members could only temporarily live in a straw hut far away.
The people living in the thatched huts here are all those who come here to seek medicine. They are all well-off and appear very peaceful. When they see newcomers, they will even take the initiative to introduce the situation and tell them not to worry.
The family members originally wanted to chop some firewood and give it to the helpers at the clinic, after all, they had to boil water and add vinegar to make medicine every day. However, who knew that they used a special kind of coal and didn't care about firewood at all.
So they can only wait every day.
Lu Yang had just settled his brother's wife and wife. He looked around and found that there were still people with knives walking around near the clinic. If anyone had bad intentions, he could shout loudly and someone would hear him.
Of course Lin Si had to arrange her troops to patrol. What if a medical dispute occurred and something happened to the talents she had worked so hard to train?
The man standing beside him seemed to be alone. He patted Lu Yang's shoulder in a familiar manner and said, "At least there is hope when you come here. Staying at home is really waiting to die."
Lu Yang inquired and learned that the other party had read the newspaper and given the patient medicine but it didn't work, so they brought him here. "My father didn't make it last night. My mother and my wife did survive."
When Wen Zhi heard this, she couldn't help but think about what would happen if the child didn't survive. As she thought about it, she began to cover her face and cry again.
Wen Zhi cried and slept, slept and cried, and finally the next day came.
After getting a visitation spot, Ah Qing took me to take a look from a distance. The bruises on the two children and Lu Qing's body had actually faded a little.
She grabbed Lu Yang's hand excitedly.
Ah Qing is an extrovert and good at socializing. It is her job to soothe the emotions of patients and their families.
"Both children and my husband are in serious condition. The doctors gave them medicine last night, and their temperatures have dropped a bit this morning. I think they can make it. I'll have porridge served later. I'll have my husband Wen take you to get it. It's okay, but it won't be free. It will all be included in the medical expenses in the end."
Wen Qiu was the person who spoke to Lu Yang last night.
Several people received porridge and drank it while sitting in the straw hut. Lu Yang took out some dry food and wanted to give it to Wen Qiu, but Wen Qiu refused.
"Lord Lu, keep it for yourself. You guys still have to go back, don't you?"
Lu Yang asked, "Mr. Wen, are you planning not to go back?"
Wen Qiu had a sense of indifference, as if he had seen through everything. "My family was originally a merchant family, and we were never favored by the emperor. When the plague broke out, the prefect didn't save us, but instead wanted to drive us away. There's absolutely no need to go back to a place like this. If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Lu is a descendant of Lu Kangshi. I also studied and prepared for the imperial examination."
Lu Yang hesitated, "In today's world, I really don't know where to stand."
Wen Qiu smiled and said, "My concubines, maids, and servants will all be quarantined in the city for seven days. Once my mother and wife are well, they should be able to find a place to live."
Zhong Shu held the porridge in his hand and drank it silently. "Let's discuss everything after they recover."
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The newspaper from Li County eventually fell into Lin You's hands.
According to reports from various places, this medicine is indeed effective.
Plague was once regarded as a disaster, more terrifying than calamity.
After all, the plague is contagious.
Lin You originally wanted to seal off the city to deal with the situation, but he didn't expect the prescription to be effective.
He has ordered all state governments to follow this prescription to cure diseases and save lives.
Lin You threw the newspaper aside and began to pretend to be deep and calm.
I didn't expect that this cousin is so capable. It's really a pity to send her to marry.
After his anger, Lin You became extremely calm and began to think.
Lin Si's surname is Lin. She is his blood cousin and a girl. There has never been a precedent of a girl becoming an emperor since ancient times.
It must be the marriage that angered her.
I need to appease him first and play the family card. Now Dachen is facing external and internal troubles. As long as I can convince Lin Si to stand on Dachen's side, I may be able to successfully regain the lost ground.
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