"Su Ting, follow this recipe to decoct the medicine. He must be forced to eat. If he can't eat ordinary food, he should be given sugar and salt water first." The boy, whose face was mostly covered by a cotton gauze mask, frowned and fell down. Wearing the narrow-sleeved white clothes sewn overnight by the housemaids, he looked at the patients in the isolation ward in the backyard one by one, and walked up to the last patient. The patient stood up and vomited a mouthful of clear water. He asked his servants to use lime powder to disinfect, and then he raised his eyes and asked the disciples beside him, "What do you think this person should use?"
Su Ting, dressed in the same way, hurriedly put down the pen and paper, stepped forward to observe his tongue, felt his pulse, and touched his abdomen with the method Yu Jinnian taught him, then retreated hesitantly, and whispered: "According to Su Ting, it may be possible to use... Detoxification and activating blood soup?"
"Speak up!" Yu Jinnian frowned and questioned him, "You are a doctor, why do you ask me the other way around?"
"It's Detoxification and Activating Blood Soup! Master!" Su Ting immediately stood up straight and said loudly. After speaking, he went to look at Yu Jinnian with trepidation, for fear that he might make a mistake.
"Write it down." Yu Jinnian didn't say anything else, turned around and walked out, the sky was dim and gray clouds covered his head, the patient's wailing was behind him, and the wounded were crying in front of him. The courtyard ordered someone to burn a brazier in order to burn some clothes casually. He looked at the jumping flames and couldn't help but startled.
It has been more than ten days since the epidemic was discovered in Beijing. According to Shi Xing's investigation, there are not a few victims of this disease in and around the capital, including the Great Mercy Temple, and most of them escaped from Chunan Prefecture and its surrounding flooded areas. of. Some people died on the road before arriving in Beijing, and some people brought the relics of the deceased to Beijing, and then contracted the epidemic and fell ill. Many medical centers only provide diagnosis and treatment for diarrhea, and when they realize that it is the epidemic. , the disease has begun to spread in the city.
After Su Ting finished writing the prescription, he came out and saw Yu Jinnian in a daze in the courtyard, so he stepped forward and handed the prescription to him for review, and said in a low voice, "Master, why don't you rest for a while, because you haven't been there for several days. I've slept soundly, it won't work like this."
Yu Jinnian bowed his head to examine the prescription, and felt relieved. Although this Su Ting was not good at reading and writing, he was really a good seed to practice medicine. When Bai Haitang was back, he could see his own bottom line at a glance, and now he is even more familiar with himself. After studying for more than half a year, the prescriptions are quite decent... But this time is still too short, if it can be longer, even if he goes out to practice medicine independently, it will not be a problem.
Take a pen, slightly change the dosage of some medicinal flavors in the prescription, and hand it over to the servants to fry. People around were in a hurry, Yu Jinnian sighed, and asked Su Ting, "Do you know how many people will die from this epidemic?"
Su Ting was taken aback by the question, it was the first time he had experienced this great epidemic, and he had only heard about the horror of the epidemic in books before, so he couldn't answer for a while.
Yu Jinnian turned to ask: "Is Xiao Haitang settled properly?"
Su Ting nodded: "According to what you said, Tang'er, Achun, and the nanny were escorted to Tucheng in the northwest, where the nanny's hometown is. Although the journey is bumpy and far away, it's better than staying here now." Be more appropriate in Beijing."
Yu Jinnian felt a little relieved, took off his white clothes and mask, threw them into the brazier, and Chi Yan licked up the white cloth. A young servant hurried over, brought in a young eunuch in gray-blue clothes, and handed him a post, he took it in confusion, Su Ting also went up to look at it, and said in surprise: "Mr. Go to the doctor?"
Yu Jinnian didn't recognize this person, but he knew from Su Ting's shining eyes that this person was unusual. Sure enough, Su Ting said with reverence on his face: "Mr. Wen is the son of heaven and grand teacher. He is talented and talented. He has assisted three kings successively. He is now Xiang Xiang. He was also a student of Mr. Wen's family back then. The higher he was, the more he resigned from his duties in the court, and he only held the false title of grand master, but he was still highly relied on by the emperor."
The little eunuch who came to deliver the letter also said that this time it was recommended by Mr. Chen from the Imperial Physician Department. Yu Jinnian thought about it hard, and then he remembered that this imperial physician Chen was originally the imperial physician who was the imperial physician when Second Master Min was injured by an arrow in the Regu Palace.
Yu Jinnian accepted the post, turned around to make some arrangements with Su Ting and others, then carried the medical kit on his back, and went to Wengong's mansion with the little eunuch who came to invite someone.
On the way, I inquired with the little eunuch who served Wen Gong for a long time before I finally understood what was going on—it turned out that the grandson of Wen Gong’s family also suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. He recovered, and now he has been ill for more than two weeks, and now there is a great epidemic in the city. The old mistress of the Wen family loves her grandson very much, and she is worried, fearing that her grandson will also get the epidemic, so she came here to seek medical treatment.
Yu Jinnian was very young, dressed expensively, and there were some unpleasant rumors because of Li Guogong's son. These days, he also got a reputation as a good doctor because he treated a large number of disaster victims. Injured patients who were not taken in by other medical centers in central Beijing knew to go to Sanyu Building for medical treatment, and some even heard of the name of Sanyu Building as soon as they entered the city. That's why he's been on the cusp of the storm recently, and there are quite a few servants and maidservants in Wen Gong's mansion who know about him, and when they see him coming into the mansion, they all whisper to each other and chirp.
Wen Gong is quite old, he has reached his sixtieth birthday, his temples are gray, his brows are deeply wrinkled, and he is hugging the bed with an old woman in brocade and embroidered clothes, comforting his grandson on the bed in a low voice, he presumably is old man Wen people. Yu Jinnian didn't dare to make any mistakes when he walked in, he bowed politely, and reported his name, Duke Wen was anxious, waved his hand to dismiss those false courtesy, and just told him to get a quick diagnosis.
Yu Jinnian washed his hands, rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to check.
Young Master Wen was about ten years old, he was fat and white, and he was clearly loved, but right now he was suffering from illness, his cheeks were reddish, he was restless, he pressed his hand on his belly and groaned in pain. Yu Jinnian was sitting in front of the couch, feeling his pulse and thinking carefully, the young master Huo Di groaned, and got up and spit a few mouthfuls of filth into the basin under the bed.
The serving maid was about to remove the filth bucket, Yu Jinnian yelled "wait a moment" and then bowed to look - I saw that the filth in the bowl was mixed with blood, and the texture was quite clear, which seemed to be a bit of a plague Meaning, but after careful observation, there are some confusions. He asked the maid: "Young Master, all the vomits before are like this? How often do you vomit?"
The maid hurriedly said: "It's not always the case. The little master has a bad appetite. He vomited whatever he ate. He had a sour smell before, but now he can only vomit some sour water after eating less. As for the number of times this time, it's hard to say. Sometimes I would vomit once in a while, and sometimes I would not vomit for a long time, but I often complained of abdominal pain before vomiting."
Stomach pain, vomiting... Yu Jinnian searched quickly in his mind. He suddenly thought of an illness, and quickly turned around to loosen the collar of Mr. Songwen, and pulled his chest open. corresponding decision. Then ordered the maid to loosen the trouser legs of Young Master Wen, as expected! There were some red and purple bleeds on the young master's chest, and the sides of his thighs and buttocks were even more densely distributed, some of which had already merged into one place, which looked rather creepy.
Yu Jinnian asked, "Have you ever had this rash before?"
The maid waved her hands again and again: "No, never! My young master was in good health before."
When Mrs. Wen saw the rash, she fell back in fright.
"It's not the current major epidemic, let alone dysentery." Yu Jinnian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's just grape plague."
There was a sudden silence in the hall, and old Mr. Wen and Mrs. Wen both turned their heads to look at him: "Grape epidemic?"
Yu Jinnian said: "When I went to the mansion earlier, the maids and servants in the mansion were all in panic. It was said that the young master had a serious epidemic, so I had some preconceived ideas. The vomiting and diarrhea of this major epidemic is sudden and will frequently vomit swill. The disease of the young man did not match, so I became a little confused. Just now, I took a look at the legs and buttocks of the young man, and found that there was a reddish-purple bleed on the left and right of both thighs, the color was like grapes, it was the disease of grape plague. His crying is also due to abdominal pain. If it is grape disease with spleen and stomach syndrome, then it is natural for the young master to have vomiting."
Mrs. Wen was still puzzled and asked, "What kind of disease is this grape disease? It's serious?"
Yu Jinnian shook his head: "Madam, don't worry. Although it is called plague, if grape plague can be treated properly, it will not kill people. Now I will prescribe some medicine with the young master. After taking the medicine, the vomiting symptoms are both It can be resolved within three days, but as for the bleed and purpura on the body, it may take half a month to completely disappear."
As he spoke, he wrote down three qian of Danshen, added half a qian each of Qingdai and Panax notoginseng powder, and other medicines such as comfrey, paeonol, white fresh skin, etc., to relieve his abdominal pain, then added a little woody fragrance and corydalis corydalis, and thought it over several times Then I handed it over to the boy to grab the medicine.
After writing the prescription, Yu Jinnian thought that although the grape plague is not very common in Daxia, it is not so difficult to treat. The Wen family had invited someone to see the doctor before, but for some reason they didn't take good care of it? So he asked a lot: "Young master, is there anything unusual in the food and clothing recently? For example, things that you don't eat often in the past, or old clothes that you don't often wear."
The maid thought for a while, but couldn't think of anything. She sighed and said: "My young master was ill with wind-heat earlier, and he will be better now. He hasn't been alive and kicking for a few days. The old lady just ordered the servants to make some fish soup Shrimp balls, you have to make up for the young master, who would have thought that he would fall ill again."
"Fish soup with shrimp balls?" Yu Jinnian raised his vigilance. One of the important causes of grape disease is allergies, and fish and shrimp are the hardest hit areas for allergies. Unlike other diseases, allergies are very changeable. Sometimes you can't eat them today. Things that matter, maybe after a few days of physical decline and change, you will suddenly be allergic to it if you eat it again.
"At present, the young master's spleen and stomach are weak, and the dampness and heat are internally blocked, and the stagnant fire is getting worse, so he has spots. This fish soup and shrimp balls are too greasy, so don't eat it for the time being."
The reason was a bit far-fetched, so I just lied to people who don't know medical skills, and I was worried that Mrs. Wen might know that a bowl of fish soup and a shrimp ball caused her grandson to suffer so much, and she felt sad, so Yu Jinnian kindly hid it. He also said: "The family can use red peony root, raw land and honeysuckle together, and boil a sugar gum with honey to eat. It also has the effect of harmonizing the spleen and stomach, detoxifying and nourishing the blood."
The maid hesitated and said: "This, this is all medicine. I don't know how to make it..." In fact, I was afraid that Young Master Wen would develop a new rash after eating it and be scolded by the master, so I didn't dare to boil it.
Yu Jinnian was very embarrassed to see her, thinking that he would also stay in the Wen Mansion for a while to observe the condition of Young Master Wen, so he simply took over the job. Mrs. Wen loves her grandson very much. Although Mr. Wen said that no one would ask a doctor to be a cook, it would be an insult to a literati, but Mrs. Wen said bitterly that there is only such a big grandson, and he must serve him no matter what.
Mr. Wen couldn't hold back his wife, and seeing that Yu Jinnian said it was okay, he smiled awkwardly, and called his servants to take Yu Jinnian to the kitchen.
Wenfu has everything, and the medicines used are not hard to find. When he ordered people to fetch the medicines, Yu Jinnian thought that he was waiting anyway. Finally, I took the remaining pig bones, washed the blood with warm water, smashed the periosteum with a sharp hammer, heated the water and put it in a small pot to simmer slowly. Pork is mild in nature, and pork bones are even more soothing to the stomach and intestines. Stewed with the acidic and cool black lotus, it can strengthen the muscles and bones and relieve heat. It also has the effect of stopping bleeding and nourishing the liver and kidney.
The other silver peanut ground honey syrup is a little cumbersome, but first cook all the medicines, and then patiently refine them with the honey refining method, repeating several times to obtain brown yellow sugar gum, and then put it in a jar after cooling, and eat it as you like. Just take it. It can cool blood and detoxify, clear away heat and eliminate spots, and has a sweet taste, which is very suitable for children.
The maids in the kitchen only saw his wrists fluttering, and then skillfully made two medicinal meals. They even took the black sesame seeds and walnut kernels that were already in the house, and fried a spleen-invigorating tea. Not only the young master can drink it, but it is also good for Duke Wen and Mrs. Wen to drink it at their age.
Pork bone and lotus soup and honey syrup are both labor-intensive. By the time he finished them all, the young master had already taken the decoction. According to the report from the servants, the young master's abdominal pain was slightly relieved, and his depression was slightly relieved. Ann, it means that the medicine is right for the syndrome. Yu Jinnian took the tongue pulse again for the child, and after confirming that there was no other danger, he was relieved, and patiently instructed the maids some precautions.
Young Master Wen woke up after taking the medicine, and he took the initiative to cry out that he was hungry. Mrs. Wen was so happy that she couldn't care about Yu Jinnian for a while, and personally filled a bowl of pork bone soup for her precious grandson to drink.
Wengong invited someone to collect the consultation fee, and invited Yu Jinnian to sit in the tea pavilion in the garden. This Wenfu is small and exquisite. Although it is located in a busy city, it is not noisy, but quite elegant. The inscriptions and plaques in the front and back of the hall are all old. , showing the demeanor of a celebrity.
The servant cooked the sesame tea made in Yu Jinnian and poured it for the two of them. A strong aroma of sesame immediately filled the small pavilion, blending with the elegance of the tea itself. The body is long, and now it is wrapped in the scent of tea, which really feels like asking for immortals. Holding the small cup in his hand, Wen Gong looked at the young gentleman in front of him calmly, and was very satisfied.
That doctor Chen has some friendship with his own family, when he recommended this little gentleman to him, he was full of praise, and he talked about Regu in a wild way, and Wen Gong was also somewhat curious about this young man who is famous in Beijing nowadays , seeing him now, he is really a person with some abilities.
Thinking of Chen Yuyi's advice, Duke Wen tentatively asked: "My little friend's medical skills, it's a pity to bury the people. I don't know if little friend is willing to go to the imperial doctor's office to show his grand plans?"
Yu Jinnian smelled the aroma of sesame seeds in the cup, and his thoughts drifted back to last autumn when the sesame balls were steamed. Ji Hong was dimly figured in front of the steamer. After waking up, he gave a slight "ah" and hurriedly declined: "Thanks to Wen Gong for his love, the boy has a bad temper, and he is used to being a wild crane in the clouds. I am afraid that it is not suitable for the imperial doctor."
Wenfu's family status is not high, but there are very few who can climb it, Wengong thought, Chen Yuyi is afraid that this hard work will be wasted, but unfortunately he doesn't appreciate it.
Wen Gong smiled: "Forget it, after going to the palace, sometimes it is difficult to show your strengths." He waved his hand, and the young servant who had been waiting for a long time brought up the prepared consultation money, "Some modest gifts, please Mr. Xiao accepted it with a smile."
Yu Jinnian stared at the small plate of Chengcheng's consultation fee, pondered for a while, and suddenly got up and made a big gift.
Wen Gong hurriedly helped him up, and said in surprise, "Why is this!"
Yu Jinnian bowed slightly: "I don't charge adults for consultation fees, I just hope that adults can tell me what's going on with the flood in the south. My son has been to Chunan mansion since January, and there is no news from him in January. Nothing came to light. Most of the victims of the epidemic in central Beijing came from Chunan Mansion, and now there are countless casualties outside the suburbs of Beijing, and the epidemic in the south is even more unimaginable. I... I am really worried."
Wen Gong said: "You are talking about the Ji family's kid."
Yu Jinnian's eyes lit up: "Exactly, does your lord know?"
"Slightly known. Although it's not a secret, it's just..." Wen Gong hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Yu Jinnian's anxious brows, sighed inwardly, and shook his head, "That's all, I'll just tell you."
He said: "As you said, when the epidemic broke out in the south, the emperor paid great attention to it when he knew about it, and ordered people to treat it with all his strength. It's just that the flood has not been eliminated, and the epidemic has reappeared. It's like being attacked by the enemy for a while. The Ji family boy is here to get rid of it. Floods, I don’t want to encounter a sudden epidemic. Now the south is full of hunger, mourning, and people’s grievances. Chunan Prefecture is a severely affected place, and the epidemic came from there. Now Baolin County is less Casualties, Chunan Mansion has already closed the city."
Yu Jinnian stood up abruptly, and said in surprise: "Even though there was a major epidemic in that city, there were still many people who were not yet sick. Now that the flood is still unresolved, food and clothing are in dire straits, and the city is full of mud and muddy water. It is time to resettle the victims of the disaster. , How can the city be closed! Closing the city at this time, isn't it cutting off the way out for the people who are not sick in the city?!"
Wen Gong sighed: "That's true, but since ancient times, when there is a major epidemic, six or seven people in the city will die, and there are countless people who have lost their homes. If the city is not closed at this time, the epidemic will continue to spread, and it will be a catastrophe. But my friend Don't worry too much, although Chunan Mansion has closed the city, but the First Prince is still in the south, the Son of Heaven always wants to think of the love between father and son."
He was talking about Yu Jinnian, not to mention whether Ji's family is a famous family, or whether Ji Hong's life is worth it or not, but just saying that the eldest prince is still with Ji Hong, it will not be a desperate situation. To put it bluntly, even if the entire Chunan Mansion is dead, as long as the eldest prince is around, Ji Hong can follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven and escape his life.
But Yu Jinnian's worries do not lie in this. It has been more than half a month since the outbreak of the epidemic, but there is still no news from the imperial envoy team going south. If Ji Hong really escorted the eldest prince out, there should have been a movement, but now there is nothing. It means that they are still in Chunan, and they are stumbled by something. What's more, current doctors and people don't know the ins and outs of this disease, and only relying on the few historical records in the past, it is difficult to understand the essence of the disease, let alone how to prevent it.
The disease is ruthless, as long as they don't know what the source of infection is and what the route of transmission is, no matter how noble their status is and how careful they are in their daily activities, as long as they are still exposed to that high-risk environment, they will hardly be spared.
Just thinking about it, Yu Jinnian felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet, and his whole body was completely icy.
Right now there is also an outbreak of epidemic in central Beijing, but fortunately, it is under the foot of the emperor, who discovered it in time. Although there have been casualties, they are still a small number compared to the south, not to mention the gathering of famous doctors in Beijing and China. There are countless medical clinics. There is a tight string, and no one dares to neglect. But Chu Nan is hard to say. Yu Jinnian often reads in books that in the past, there was a way to deal with major epidemics by burning the affected villages, so as to prevent future troubles. Chunan is such a big city, although it is not possible to use this method of inhumane, but the actual casualties are not much better.
Wen Gong said: "A few days ago, there was a letter from the south, saying that the medicine stone in Chunan Prefecture City will be exhausted, and the doctors in the city are helpless."
With a bang, Yu Jinnian accidentally knocked over the porcelain cup on the table, his face faded pale. He took a deep breath to gather his composure, but couldn't sit still any longer, he bowed awkwardly, then stood up and said goodbye with a grim expression.
"Where are you going?" Duke Wen called him to stop. Yu Jinnian lowered his head halfway, faltering and faltering, and Duke Wen answered for him, "Going to Chunan Mansion? The capital is prosperous, soft and red, then Jin Youting and Sanyulou are all yours now, and you have all the skills, so you are so unrestrained and comfortable these days. What are you going to do in a place like Chunan where you have a near-death situation?"
Yu Jinnian looked back at him, pursed his mouth slightly, but his expression became more determined: "I have to save him."
Duke Wen shook his head and said, "How can we help? South Chu's medicines and supplies are exhausted. Do you know how many times the price of medicines in the north and south has risen due to the current epidemic? You have all the skills. Do you want to cook without rice?"
"..." Yu Jinnian paused, only to realize that this is indeed a big problem, he thought quickly, and found that this is not a big problem, "It's just money, and it's just the sale of Sanyulou and Jin Youting."
Wen Gong was slightly startled, he really didn't expect him to be so decisive, but then he smiled again, stroked his beard and said: "I have listened to the matter between you and the Ji family boy a few times, and the rumors are really insulting, but Seeing you today is far from the rumors. Little friend, although I am old, I am not stubborn. The two sons and one daughter of the Ji family are considered to be grown up by me, but this little one is worrying. Now that Mr. Yu Xiao is here, this old man really has nothing to worry about."
Yu Jinnian stared at him in confusion.
Wen Gong said: "Since the little gentleman doesn't like the consultation fee of the old man, then the old man will send a little gentleman who is interested." He looked at the consultation fee that was motionless on the table, waved his hand and ordered the servant to take it down, and turned to He raised a kind smile, "The court is preparing a team of medical officials to go south, and they will also deliver the medicinal materials. They will leave in three days. Now a medical officer next to Dr. Chen has left his hometown due to illness, and there is still a shortage of places. I don't know if you are willing Do you want to be a medical officer?"