Chapter 75, The Epidemic Begins (6/10)
In a blink of an eye, it was already the early summer of the eighth year of Tianyou.
Yue Wangshu was patrolling his medicine garden, looking at the lush ginseng, and his heart was full of accomplishment.
After three years of traveling, the big orange in one hand can now occupy a large basin. Yue Wangshu used alcohol to disinfect his hands and began to make pills.
Well, there is no way. In this era, the pills can only be rubbed manually. Yue Wangshu is a skilled worker. He rolls them into large balls of uniform size and then wraps them in wax to extend the shelf life.
What she was doing was Sishen Wan, which was a good medicine to warm the kidneys and dispel cold, astring intestines and stop diarrhea. Well, to put it bluntly, this medicine is needed all year round, and it is probably because of the lack of hygiene in this era, so diarrhea is common.
Then there are bruises and injuries, waist and legs, especially during the busy farming season, there are countless such medicines.
Then there are some gynecological medicines, such as gynecological Yangrong Pills, Guishao Jingshu, Nuangong Yuzi Pills... The medicine seeking has only increased in recent months. This is mainly because there are some subtle fallacies about Yue Wangshu's identity. Naturally, her identity is not something that the tenants in the surrounding villages and towns can find out. The imperial village only declares to the public that he is a palace native and a personal disciple of the imperial physician.
Therefore, Yue Wangshu's identity was misrepresented as an internal surveillance, and the person who went down to distribute Rendan pills was either a palace maid or an internal surveillance, and none of them were men. Therefore, many women who had been sick for a long time mustered up the courage to seek medicine.
Yue Wangshu thought it was a good thing.
In this era, ethics and education are strict. If most women contract such diseases, they will not seek medical treatment or medicine at all. If they have minor illnesses, they will delay their illnesses and death.
Although she could not have a personal diagnosis, there might be something wrong with it, but it was better than not even medicine. She also reminded the palace ladies to tell the women that if there was any discomfort, they should inform them in time. When she introduced her, she would change the medicine according to the reaction.
Fortunately, most medicines are effective.
Yue Wangshu was very pleased, and his movements of rubbing balls were a little bit slackened.
The eunuch Xiaoxingzi merged with the palace maid Jin Gui, and Ginkgo came back to report his life.
"Master, the Rendan pills have been distributed. Many people, especially women and children, are grateful to you. Before I left, someone pulled my sleeves and kowtowed several times to the Rose Ridge Imperial Village." Xiao Xingzi looked serious.
Yue Wangshu had put the wax-sealed Si Shen Pills into the bottle, and a smile hanged on the corner of his mouth, "Are everything okay in the villages and towns?"
The palace maid Jin Gui suddenly whispered: "I don't know why there are many people with diarrhea this year, and the Si Shen Pills I brought were not enough to distribute..."
Yue Wangshu showed doubts, "In theory, this season is not the time when this disease is often caused."
He turned around and said, "Well, I'll make more."
He couldn't help but sigh, "It's important to be careful if diarrhea is a big deal. Do you have a good publicity and ask them to wash their hands before and after meals, and do not drink raw water and eat cold food?"
Xiao Xingzi hurriedly said, "Of course, I'm almost talking nonsense! It's okay to wash my hands, but I'll just drink hot water and eat hot food..."
Yue Wangshu frowned, but then he understood why, where can a poor family afford the extra cost of new firewood? Even if he can chop wood and make wages, he must waste most of his labor. If he has the leisure, it is better to do more work and do some work. As for food, the weather is warm and the family is not affluent, where can he drink hot water and eat hot food every day?
She suddenly remembered a sentence, there is only one disease in the world, that is, poverty.
"Let's reduce the rent for tenants by one percent." In fact, the tenant rent in the imperial village is relatively low, and the villages and towns around the rose imperial village are actually relatively abundant. But in Yue Wangshu's opinion, they are still too embarrassed and poor.
Xiao Xingzi hurriedly said, "Master, Bodhisattva's heart!"
The next day, Yue Wangshu was about to instruct his maids to send the Sishen Pills that were urgently prepared to the village and town for emergency response, but Xiao Xingzi suddenly came to report: "Master, Jin Gui fell ill and had diarrhea."
Yue Wangshu was surprised, was infected? It wasn't true? The maids in the imperial village would not drink cold water, eat cold rice, and not wash their hands after toilet...
Suddenly, Yue Wangshu suddenly felt a strong sense of anxiety and hurriedly asked, "What other symptoms are there besides diarrhea?"
After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Xingzi to answer, he simply stood up and said, "Take me to Jingui's room and have a look!"
Xiao Xingzi was anxious and fell to Yue Wangshu directly, "Master, don't! Jin Gui has diarrhea, and the house is pickled, how can you go? Besides, this disease may be contagious. If you have any, I will die!"
As he said that, he kept kowtowing!
Yue Wangshu was so angry that he ordered Xiaoju to say, "Go and sew a mask for me so that I won't worry about contagion."
"Mask?" Xiaoju felt like she fell into the clouds and was confused.
Yue Wangshu didn't say much, so he spread paper and grindled ink and drew a sketch for her, "Here, this is this thing. After bringing it with you, you can isolate the disease."
Although this is suspected of exaggeration, it is indeed very effective in preventing the spread of the epidemic.
After Xiaoju looked at it, she combined the word "mouth" of the mask and immediately guessed what it was used for, and asked, "I wonder what kind of fabric to use? Is it okay to make up a yarn?"
Yue Wangshu waved his hand: "It's not OK to be too thin, just use fine cotton cloth."
Although the materials used in this mask cannot be more particular, it is better than nothing.
Yue Wangshu said again: "Add a few more palace maids with quick hands and feet to make more spares together."
She was worried that it was some kind of infectious disease, so the more masks, the better.
"yes!"
Such a simple task can be done by any palace maid, and even Yue Wangshu's needlework skills are not difficult.
Yue Wangshu ordered Xiao Xingzi again, "Go and get some alcohol, add four bottles of alcohol to one bottle of water - the water needs to be distilled... Forget it, it's okay to boil it in a cool way. After mixing it, go to Jingui's house to sprinkle it carefully, and all the things she touched will be handled in this way."
Disinfect with the poison first, Yue Wangshu put on a mask before going.
Faced with infectious diseases, even if Yue Wangshu has a halo of life, she is also very cautious.
After all, the ultimate move can only be used once every four months, and the right to use has been handed over to the emperor, so she dare not use it easily. Therefore, it is safer to take epidemic prevention measures.
After doing this, Yue Wangshu put on the cotton mask sewn by Xiaoju and came to the back cover room where the palace maid lived.
At this moment, the back room had been cleaned up urgently, and alcohol was spilled. It smelled like an alcoholic smell, mixed with unspeakable smell, not only excrement, but also the smell of vomit.
Jin Gui was lying on a small couch, already in a daze and was not clear about consciousness. Yue Wangshu was shocked. This was indeed not as simple as diarrhea!
She hurriedly stepped forward and opened Jin Gui's eyelids, then opened her mouth to observe, and carefully observed her face. She couldn't help but think that it was actually a symptom of dehydration, so she ordered Xiao Xingzi, who was also wearing a mask behind her, "I'll ask someone to feed her more light salt water later."
Then he took the pulse. After a moment, Yue Wangshu looked solemn and immediately ordered: "All palace people who have close contact with Jin Gui will be isolated from the cross-yard! In addition, hurry up and make masks, and everyone in the villa must wear them! In addition, all houses must be disinfected!"
Xiao Xingzi was shocked and said in a panic: "Disease, disinfect?"
"It's just spraying alcohol." Yue Wangshu said seriously.
"Master, what disease is Jin Gui...?" Xiao Xingzi also felt something was wrong.
Yue Wangshu sighed and said, "Plague."
As soon as the word "plague" came out, Xiao Xingzi instantly had weak legs and almost couldn't stand firm.
Yue Wangshu hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, the villa has sufficient medical treatment, and as long as you bring a mask, wash your hands frequently, and disinfect them frequently, it's okay!"
Most of these words are comforting. After all, Xiao Xingzi has also been in contact with patients. Although he has not yet been infected with the plague, he is also very scared.
Yue Wangshu hurriedly said, "Call Li Yue back from Rose Forest quickly."
Seeing that Xiao Xingzi was afraid that he could not take on the big task, Yue Wangshu thought of Li Yue. Now that he would not care about the rose petal picking task, come back honestly to take charge of epidemic prevention work!
"Yes! I'll go now!" Xiao Xingzi was so angry that he rolled and crawled.
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Chapter completed!