Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao were a little surprised when they saw Cao Suixin suddenly rushing over and kneeling down. What kind of blow had happened to this kid? He suddenly came to become their disciple.
"Get up first and tell me what happened? Why did you want to become my disciple?"
She remembered that they were not very familiar with each other. Cao Suixin thought Qian Jiujiu was somewhat unwilling, so she took a deep breath and looked at Qian Jiujiu.
"Master, I really want to learn medicine from you. My grandmother also got the plague, and I was helpless in the face of the plague, so I made up my mind to become your disciple. This is one reason, and the other is... I want to learn medicine well, so that next time I face such a situation, I can refute it more effectively."
Qian Jiujiu didn't know that her prescription had caused so many problems. Mu Yexiao glanced at Qian Jiujiu and raised his eyebrows.
"I think she is quite sincere. In that case, you might as well accept her. It happens that you only have one disciple."
This means that Nannanbei was not brought back with him. Looking at Cao Suixin in front of him, she is only ten years old this year. After she enters the door, she will definitely be a little junior sister.
Qian Jiujiu smiled and said, "I find that you are indeed quite pleasing to my eyes. Since you have taken the initiative to become my disciple, I will allow you to become my disciple because you are indeed a good person. You are the fourth person under my tutelage, and you are my junior sister. You should go back with me this time."
At this point, Qian Jiujiu paused and said, "As my foundation, you need to follow me and learn at any time. Can you do it?"
Cao Suixin was stunned for a moment, but he just agreed, and his brows lit up instantly: "I have met the master, master, don't worry, since I have decided to become your disciple, I will definitely not delay what I should do. It is my duty to follow the master and learn skills."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Cao Suixin and said, "Your words don't count! At least wait until your parents and I confirm it before we discuss this matter. You just said that your grandmother also contracted the plague. It just so happens that the matter in Dayu Village has been settled. Let's set off now."
Cao Suixin was overjoyed. He had thought that he would have to spend a lot of time and effort to ask the master to treat his grandmother. Unexpectedly, the master agreed directly.
"Thank you, Master. Let's set off now. It's all my fault for not preparing a carriage. Master, please ride my horse."
Just as Cao Suixin finished speaking, Qian Jiujiu suddenly blew a whistle, and two horses came running from a distance. Qian Jiujiu smiled and said, "No, we have our own horses. We have been in the nearby mountains and forests to find food for ourselves."
Cao Suixin looked at the two horses that appeared, and his eyes lit up: "Master, these horses are so majestic, let's set off now."
Qian Jiujiu hummed, got on the horse, and Cao Suixin led the way, taking the two of them all the way into the city. Originally, there was a plague in the town, and no one was allowed to enter.
Fortunately, the person who led the way, Fu Niangniang, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao, entered Shanye Town smoothly. The atmosphere in the whole Shanye Town was very heavy.
Many people have hung white sails at their doorsteps, indicating that someone in their family died in the plague. Qian Jiujiu made a rough estimate and found that the number of people was quite large.
When I think of these people, they actually didn't have to die, but were tortured to death by a few quack doctors. They vomited and had diarrhea after taking the medicine, but they still made excuses. Such doctors are simply scum in the medical community.
He arrived at the gate of the county government office without any obstruction, only to find that the government office was surrounded by many people, so Cao Suixin rushed forward.
"What are you doing? Why are you gathering at the gate of the county government? Don't you know that this is a special period? Everyone needs to take precautions against the epidemic, yet you are still gathering here."
When one of the people saw Cao Suixin, he was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "Empress Fu is back."
So even though Cao Suixin is small, he still has great prestige in this place. After seeing Cao Suixin, these people were noisy for a while, but then they all quieted down.
Cao Suixin asked again: "What are you all doing here?"
At first, the people were a little embarrassed to speak up, but eventually someone couldn't help but jump out and look at Cao Suixin: "Empress Fu, did your grandmother also get the plague? Once our family members get the plague, they will be taken away. Why wasn't your grandmother taken away? Isn't this unfair?"
Cao Suixin also knew that the conditions of the patients in the sick area were not very good. Moreover, it was also very dangerous to gather them all together. Her grandmother was old and she probably wouldn't last long if she was sent to that place.
Everyone has selfish desires, even Cao Suixin. She always thought that she had done so much for the people of Shanye Town, and it was different after all.
Now she understood that it was all just wishful thinking. She had originally wanted to follow her master and left, but she found out that these people were not worthy at all.
"I have already asked a doctor to treat my grandmother. She will recover soon. You can rest assured about this. My grandmother is old. I wonder if you can make some concessions?"
The people looked at each other and finally shook their heads: "No, Lady Fu, I know you are filial, but since this rule was issued by the government itself, it is inappropriate for you to take the lead in disobeying it."
"That's right, so we don't have to obey the government's announcements in the future. Lady Fu, we trust you so much..."
Everyone was talking at once, and the same meaning was expressed: since your grandmother had contracted the plague, she should be sent to the sick area.
When Cao Suixin was in a dilemma, she saw the gate of the government office opened. Behind the door was the figure of her grandmother, and two maids were supporting her.
"Xin'er, you're back. It's okay. What the people said makes sense. If you are sick, you should go to where the sick are. So go, grandma. Your prescription has worked well for grandma. The fever is gone. I believe if you hold on, grandma will be fine."
At a time like this, it is better not to arouse public anger. Cao Suixin looked at his grandmother, who was over sixty years old, with gray hair, and was being persecuted like this, and his heart was chilled.
"Grandma, I'll go with you. Master, I'll have someone prepare a place for you to stay in the mansion."
Qian Jiujiu liked this little girl more and more. She was strong and filial. "Don't bother. I'll go with you to the patient area. This is your first lesson. You need to understand the patients better. It's best to spend more time with them and observe them more."
Madam Cao looked at her granddaughter with a worried look on her face: "My dear, you are still young, so you don't have to accompany your grandmother."
An old maid beside her also said: "Yes, Miss, you can rest assured that I have this old servant with you."
Cao Suixin shook his head: "No, since Master is going, it's only right for me to go with him. Old Nanny doesn't have to go, I can take care of Grandma myself, you can help me pack some things and take them over."
The old nanny glanced at Madam Cao, and Madam Cao nodded: "Then listen to Xin'er, the fewer people there are, the better."
Knowing that she couldn't stop Cao Suixin, Old Madam Cao didn't try to stop him. As for the people going to that place, the fewer people there were, the better.
So Cao Suixin dismounted and supported his grandmother as they walked towards the patient area. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other but did not dismount.
They didn't get off the carriage until they reached the patient area. Just as they were about to go in, Lord Cao arrived.
"Xin'er, you're making trouble again. Is that a place you can go? And if I don't stop you, why are you making trouble?"
Cao Suixin looked at his father and said, "Dad, I'm not kidding. After I go in, everything outside depends on you. Also, the medicinal materials must be fully prepared. This is related to my and my grandmother's life!"
Qian Jiujiu watched the grandparents go in, exchanged a glance with Mu Yexiao, and followed them in. After entering, Qian Jiujiu became busy and began to take the pulses of these people.
She found that the symptoms here were the same as those in Dayu Village. But as far as she knew, the people in Dayu Village never left after they got sick, so how did they leave
Since the symptoms are the same, the prescription is also the same. Qian Jiujiu looked at Cao Suixin and explained the situation again: "This prescription can be used. Just follow this prescription to prepare the medicine and decoct it."
Cao Suixin nodded and went to get the medicine again. The situation this time was different. Seeing that his mother and daughter were in a place where plague patients were rampant, Lord Cao was particularly concerned.
Therefore, the medicinal materials collected from the Medicine Valley were not sent to the clinics where the doctors were, but were sent directly to the patient area.
All the seriously ill patients in the sick area were given acupuncture to relieve their condition before taking medicine. Things here were going very smoothly.
As for the clinic, no medicinal materials were delivered, and the doctors discovered it immediately. The doctors were a little angry and asked someone directly.
"What's wrong with you? Where are today's herbs? How can you ask us to treat the disease if no herbs are delivered?"
The people at the door already knew that Empress Fu had invited a doctor again, and this doctor was not afraid of the plague and went directly to treat the patients.
Unlike this clinic, which is full of mediocre doctors, they just hide here and dare not check on the patients themselves. They keep looking for prescriptions in medical books, and the prescriptions they found have killed many people.
I also heard that Madam Cao used the prescription that Lady Fu found, and her fever subsided on the first day. With this comparison, it seems that there is no problem with sending the herbs over.
"Our medicinal materials have been sent to where they should be, and they will not be sent here anymore. Also, my young lady said that we don't need to bother you with the plague in this place anymore, and you can all go home."
The doctors looked at each other in bewilderment: "What are you talking about? Treating the plague is everyone's responsibility."
The guard suddenly said, "If that's the case, I'll send you to the sick area now."