PDLP Chapter 207: First Arrival in Zhe Province and Encountering Plague
Chapter 207: First Arrival in Zhe Province and Encountering Plague
"Uncle Wenming, you must eat this. We must also wear masks tomorrow." Jiang Jiyuan, with a serious expression, hurried into the room with the other two people, and said to them impatiently as soon as he entered the door.
Jiang Wenming calmly took out the herbal purse given to him by his Sixth Grandfather from his bag, carefully hung it around his neck, and then helped Jiang Jiyun beside him to hang one too.
As for the remaining person, he casually threw the herbal purse over.
"Have you also noticed something wrong? The shopkeeper kept coughing while he was talking just now. Think about it, when we entered the county town today, those Japanese soldiers were actually wearing isolation suits. This scene is exactly the same as what we encountered in Y City before!" Jiang Wenming said as he quickly swallowed the pill in his hand, then stared at Jiang Jiyun, motioning him to take the medicine quickly.
After the two of them finished taking the medicine, they turned to look at the only little guy who knew a little about medicine - Jiang Jiyun.
Feeling their gazes, Jiang Jiyun took a deep breath and slowly explained, "I've looked through Sixth Grandpa's medical notes, and there are only a few simple records about this disease. It is said that its incubation period is about one to six days. Once it develops, it will be very rapid. Patients usually feel chills, high fever, severe headaches, and sometimes even vomiting and shortness of breath."
Jiang Wenming asked solemnly, "So what disease do they have?"
His voice was low and solemn, and the air in the room became tense at the question.
"plague!"
Jiang Jiyun uttered these two words lightly, but this simple answer was like a thunderclap, instantly startling the other two grown men present and making them jump up from their seats.
They looked at each other and groaned inwardly, thinking that the three of them had walked into a trap today!
The two men stood there in a daze for a long time before sitting down. The three of them were sitting around a tattered wooden table and talking in low voices. Suddenly, a shrill cry from a woman broke the originally oppressive silence in the room.
"Dad, Mom, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!" The crying was so heartbreaking that people couldn't help but feel pity.
Although the three of them could only understand the two words "Dad" and "Mom", the words that followed were as difficult to understand as the book of heaven.
However, they intuitively realized that something extremely serious might have happened outside the house.
So Jiang Wenming moved cautiously, walked slowly towards the door, gently pushed it open and peeked out.
The shopkeeper who had been busy behind the counter just now had collapsed to the ground, with white foam coming out of his mouth and his body twitching violently.
Not far from him, there was a middle-aged woman lying on the ground, her life or death unknown.
"Something big seems to have happened outside. Should we help now?" Jiang Jiyun turned to look at his brother, his eyes full of anxiety.
Jiang Jiyuan nodded without hesitation, quickly put on a mask and picked up gloves, and said firmly: "Human lives are at stake now, we can't just stand by and watch them die. I'll go out and take a look at the situation first." After he said that, he strode out the door.
Jiang Wenming sighed and helped Jiang Jiyun put on the mask and gloves. He put them on himself before taking Jiang Jiyun out.
When they went out, Jiang Jiyuan had already carried the two people back to the room. Jiang Jiyun took her charcoal pencil and wrote a series of words on the paper and handed it to Jiang Wenming.
"You and your parents, and probably the entire county, have been infected with the plague. If you have to trust us, go buy medicine quickly, and we will do our best to save your parents." Jiang Wenming looked at the girl in school clothes, thinking that she should be able to hear what he said, so he spoke.
"plague!"
Yu Qi covered her mouth in horror and stared at the man wearing a mask and gloves with wide eyes. She trembled with fear and looked back at her parents who were carried into the house.
"Are you doctors? Will my family member get better by taking this medicine?" Yu Qi looked at Jiang Wenming expectantly.
"Do your best and leave the rest to fate. If you keep asking, it may be too late for a while and you can only hold a funeral for them." Jiang Wenming said calmly.
Yu Qi was so scared that the papers rushed out, and Jiang Jiyun just watched the girl run away without taking any protective measures.
Jiang Wenming felt the look in his niece's eyes and explained, "She must have been infected too. It's useless whether she takes any protective measures or not."
Jiang Jiyun nodded and said, "Uncle, your task now is to carefully look for any dead rats or other dead animals in this store. I will disinfect and sterilize the entire place and fumigate it with medicine."
Jiang Jiyuan looked at the dying shopkeeper and his wife, put a pill into the teapot, then pinched their chins and forcefully fed each of them a cup of tea.
When Yu Qi came back, he brought an old doctor with him. He held the prescription and asked excitedly, "Can this really cure the plague?"
Yu Qi looked at the old man with a pale face and handed the medicine bag in her hand to Jiang Wenming.
"I'm going to boil the medicine now. You search your house carefully to see if there are any dead animals." Jiang Wenming said as he took the medicine.
Yu Qi nodded solemnly, and then went to search carefully in every corner of the house.
Jiang Jiyun was talking to the old doctor on the side, and the old doctor nodded when he heard what Jiang Jiyun recited.
"Old sir, this is all I know." Jiang Jiyun only mentioned several methods of preventing and treating the plague.
This was because Mr. Jiang Liu knew that they were coming to Zhe Province to stop the Japanese's biological warfare, so he sorted out the epidemic prescriptions and prevention methods he knew during those few days.
The old doctor nodded and said, "Thank you, little boy. I will sort out the herbs needed when I get back. In fact, the plague started about ten days ago. I have tried my best, but my medical skills are limited."
Jiang Jiyun heard him thanking him and shook his head, "We are all doing this to save people. You have prestige here. If we speak rashly, people may not believe us."
"My surname is Wu, you can just call me Old Wu. I won't bother you any more." Doctor Wu stood up and left in a hurry.
Jiang Jiyun went to the kitchen, took out a few bowls and asked Yu Qi if he could use them.
"You can use it. As long as you can save my father and mother, I can give you this store. There are only three of us left. My eldest brother and second brother joined the army and died. Please save my parents. I don't want to become an orphan."
Jiang Jiyun looked at Yu Qi, whose tears were falling. She turned out to be Yingxiong's family member, so she said, "Big sister, wait a moment."
She ran into the house and took out a mask and a pair of gloves, holding a teapot in her hand. "Here is some medicine. Drink a cup quickly as a precaution. If you fall down, how can you take care of your uncle and aunt?"