"Master! The water in the pot is boiling!"
"Hey, okay, just open it. There is a jar of honey in the cabinet, please help me get it out!"
With a sound of swish, the cleaned meat mushrooms were put into the pot, boiled in boiling water several times, and each one was swollen from the inside to the outside as if they were going to swell, Yu Jinnian took them out and cut them into big beans small grains. The cabbage was also boiled in the pot and left to dry on the plate. Then he turned around and grabbed a scoop from the bags of coarse grains and rice that were almost bottomed out. They were also soaked and washed before putting them in the steamer to steam.
Exactly, one bean and one pounded rice, one wheat and one sorghum, vegetarian mushrooms, cabbage and lotus seeds are good, and rough tea and light rice are also eight treasures.
Although the evil epidemic is rampant and suffering is everywhere, people can't really cut off the grain, they still have to eat, but the rice shops in the city have long been exhausted, and the official food in the government office is used for disaster relief. How much is distributed for each meal every day? There are a lot of them, and they must not be taken privately, so if you want to start a small stove right now, you can only eat with the original stored grain at home.
Ever since what Yu Jinnian said in the Sanyu Building, those old-fashioned doctors still struggled. Yu Jinnian left Duan Ming and others to keep an eye on him, while he quietly slipped out through the back door and led Mr. Luo and his group back. In his own small yard with Ji Hong, he made some simple meals to reward the few people who came along the way.
Mr. Ji is an "upright official", never arrogant and extravagant, and he has not been greedy for a single piece of money after being here for so many days. Previously, he was the only one who lived in this yard, and he didn't know how to cook. Every day, after discussing matters, he followed the yamen servants to eat a few bites in the mansion yamen.
Now there is a young master in the yard, and Yu Jinnian is extremely worried about the food and clothing of his beauty, and he doesn't even ask him to drink more water outside, so the old rice and old food at home finally have a place to use. The grains came to life in the pot.
His side was busy in the kitchen. Old wheat, sorghum, yellow millet, black rice, and old white rice that could no longer smell the fragrance of rice were steamed in a rice cooker until they were soft and rotten. Pour it into the pot with scallions and ginger, and then accompany it with diced meat and mushrooms, and stir-fry quickly with the dry yellow sauce fermented last year.
The miscellaneous coarse grains and five grains are stained with the attractive dark color of yellow sauce, and after a while, they emit bursts of salty fragrance. Although the ingredients are a bit simple, they are far less luxurious than these nobles when they were at home, but the simple fried rice is delicious. Into the white plate with womb cabbage leaves on the bottom—brown red and glossy sauced rice, emerald green yellow and white woad leaves, the tongues of several people who have been dull for a long time can't help but twitch.
In the midst of such a great epidemic, tens of thousands of people are fleeing. I am afraid that only Yu Jinnian has such freedom and ease. Even if he only has a few wild vegetable leaves in his hand, he still wants to live a life of grandeur.
Cooked another pot of silver flower syrup, and then brought it to the dinner table.
Old Mr. Luo was talking to Ji Hong in a rambling manner: "Oh, what Mr. Yu Xiao said about evil and poison back then really benefited me a lot! Now that I am at the age of sixty, I can still make some progress in surgery. It is thanks to Mr. Xiao who is willing to impart this medical skill generously!"
Yu Jinnian came out just in time, and said with a smile: "Where is Mr. Luo? Doctors are supposed to seek the well-being of the sick. How can there be any reason to hide it and not be willing to take it out?"
Luo Qian nodded appreciatively.
The table of the Eight Immortals is square and square, and in the center is a pottery vase with a thin neck. There is a crack in the neck of the vase. It is unknown what it was originally used for, but now the crack has been filled with fine linen. The rope was tightly wound several times, and a beautiful flower knot was tied. A few dogtail grasses and unnamed small white and purple flowers were inserted in the bottle, which was quite pastoral.
Bored with one hand, he went up to grab the tail grass, Ji Hong snatched it from his hand first, then carefully put the flowers and plants back into the bottle, saying: "Jinnian made it."
Yu Jinnian came over with a rough porcelain teapot, and saw an old god in front of the table just laughing and laughing, one usually had a cold expressionless face, and the other was staring at him with puffed cheeks.
He went over to snatch the pottery vase back from someone, and muttered in a low voice: "It's just a handful of wild grasses and flowers, what's the matter with him to play with. The man who was looking for a thousand miles has rushed to nothing, let him go. There are so many people in this yard." Weeds and wild flowers, I will pick some new ones for you when I come back." Then he threw the pottery bottle to the air bun to play with.
Ji Hong's expression was a little loose, and when he raised his head, he happened to meet Yu Jinnian who lowered his head and Bu Cai, and the two took advantage of the opportunity to kiss each other immediately, and then both smiled knowingly. Pick up the chopsticks and put the rice in your mouth.
Mr. Luo, on the other hand, used to think that the two of them were righteous brothers and sisters. Seeing that they have such a relationship today, he was so shocked that he almost fell out of breath. Yu Jinnian completely forgot about this, and hurriedly patted his straps and stroked his chest when he saw this, and finally calmed down Mr. Luo Qian's excited mood.
"Show off! What's there to show off!" Young Master Jiang said angrily.
"Slow down, I won't compete with you." Yu Jinnian saw that he regarded the fried rice as an enemy, and ate it eagerly and relentlessly. He quickly poured a glass of silver flower syrup to moisten his throat with him, and sighed after he swallowed it. He said in a tone, "I'm really sorry, your Shitou didn't come to Chunan with me, I sent him to escort the little boys to Tucheng to avoid the epidemic, counting the time, they should have returned to Beijing by now, it should be with Su Let's take care of the house together..."
Speaking of this, I get angry, but Young Master Jiang was stuffed with the sauce-flavored rice in his mouth. He was spoiled and spoiled at home. At first glance, he was sleeping in the open, and he didn't know right and wrong. It's a dry biscuit in the baggage that is so hard that it can break a person's teeth—if it wasn't for that stinky stone, how would he have to suffer so much!
Their Xin'an County is further to the west than Chunan, and the epidemic is not as severe, but the news from the east is spreading fast. When Jiang Bingren heard that there was an imperial envoy who looked like an exiled immortal in Chunan Mansion, his surname was Ji, so he knew that it must be the beauty Ji. Now that Ji Hong has arrived in Chunan, with Brother Nian's temperament, he will definitely go with him. Then since Brother Nian has gone, his family's stone will definitely not leave every step!
Jiang Bingren thought very beautifully, but who would have thought that God would not fulfill his wish so much! Shi Xing didn't follow!
He felt very wronged, but when Yu Jinnian personally served him a plate of sauce-flavored five-grain rice, smelling the aroma on the plate in front of him, he picked up the plate again without hesitation, nodding his head as he ate it, as if all the delicious food in the world Here it is.
Jiang Bingren never bothered to eat these coarse grains and old grains before, and Chunfeng Deyi Lou didn't even bother to make them. Who would have thought that this rough stuff would turn into grains of delicious five-grain rice in Yu Jinnian's hands, not to mention those wrapped in rice grains. The fleshy mushrooms in the middle of the mouth can really make his stomach and intestines make a fuss with every bite, and he can't spare his mouth for a while.
"Not bad! Not bad!" Mr. Luo also nodded in praise, stroked his beard and said with a smile, "My little girl likes to eat the food from your noodle shop the most. It's a pity, why did the restaurant go out of water... "
When the Yiwan noodle shop was still there, the little granddaughter of the Luo family had always been a loyal fan of their pastry, so whenever there was a new pastry in the noodle shop, there was no one that the little guy hadn't eaten. Later, Yu Jinnian sold some of the recipes. If it is given to Chunfeng Deyi Building, the price of this cake will go up, and it will not be as delicious as a bowl of noodle shop.
It's a pity that a bowl of noodle shop burned down later.
Luo Qian also realized that he had said something wrong, and there was a moment of silence at the dinner table. When it comes to a bowl of noodle shop, it is inevitable to think of Erniang. Erniang took good care of everyone during her lifetime. Even the servants at Young Master Jiang’s house were not less cared by Erniang. The bowl noodle restaurant is gone, the kind and considerate Erniang is gone, even Jiang Bingren, who is filled with righteous indignation, has buried his head and kept silent, and Yu Jinnian is even a little dazed, only the heartless little drug boy Chen Yue is rustling. So much tea.
Old Mr. Luo cleared his throat quickly, and added: "You don't have to be too sad, Mr. Xiao, the small courtyard is now—"
"Cough, cough cough..."
For some reason, Ji Hong suddenly clenched his hands into fists, covered his mouth and started coughing. Yu Jinnian suddenly came back to his senses, quickly poured some tea, and felt his pulse with a worried face: "What's wrong?"
Ji Hong put his arm around his wrist and shook his head: "It's okay, I just got choked accidentally." Then he turned his head to look at Mr. Luo, and smiled a little, "Mr. Luo, continue talking."
Luo Qian: "..."
Yu Jinnian did not detect any visions in him, so he sat down with peace of mind, picked up his rice bowl and ate while asking, "That's right, Mr. Luo, what did you say about the ruins just now?"
Luo Qian rolled his eyes at Ji Hong, and said cautiously: "No, it's nothing, it's just that half of the wall hasn't collapsed yet, so a few beggars packed it up and set up camp inside..." He looked at Ji Hong again as he spoke. Seeing that Ji Hong lowered his eyes and quietly sipped tea, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Jinnian said: "If the ruined walls can give them a place to shelter from the rain with a window and a half, it will be regarded as a merit."
Luo Qian hurriedly greeted him: "That's right, it's a blessing..."
Ji Hong took a piece of fried rice from his own bowl, handed it to the young man's mouth, and said softly, "Don't just talk, eat something, there's still going to be busy in that building later." , sipped the rice on the chopsticks, his eyes softened slowly, and wiped away the rice grains on the boy's cheeks with his fingers.
Yu Jinnian suddenly said strangely: "Master Jiang, you are the only seedling in your family, and you came to Chunan Mansion, where you escaped death, didn't your family break your leg? Also, how did you enter the city? Didn't the city be closed?" ?"
"..." Jiang Bingren glared at him, chewed his rice and muttered, "I sneaked out."
Luo Qian said: "This old man was visiting a friend nearby, so he met Young Master Jiang. He heard that Young Master Jiang was coming to Chunan Mansion, so he came together. This Chunan Mansion is indeed closed as my friend said. The city, but the guards at the gate can enter, so our group of people came in like this. After all, the old man is an old bone, if he can save a few lives before closing his eyes, it is worth it."
Ji Hong saluted slightly and said respectfully: "Mr. Dayi, there is a shortage of doctors in the city."
After Jiang Bingren heard this, he didn't know where he was concerned about the country and the people, so he sat up straight and asked, "What about me, what should I do?"
Yu Jinnian glanced at him: "You? There's no one you're looking for here, so of course you're going back and forth! The magistrate and I are blowing pillows and opening a back door for you by using power for personal gain, and I'll let you out of the city tonight. When you leave the city, you can go wherever you like, and stay wherever it’s cool.”
Jiang Bingren gritted his teeth angrily, and was about to argue with him, when Yu Jinnian got up and cleared away the empty dishes, and complained in a low voice as if troubled: "If something happens to you, how should I explain to Shi Xing when I go back!"
"Go back? You're sick like that outside, who knows if you can go back?" As soon as the words fell, Jiang Bingren was kicked under the table by Luo Qian. He quickly came to his senses, closed his mouth, and said in a low voice Luo Qian muttered, "I'm just trying to have a quick chat..."
Several people fell silent.
Young Master Jiang was right, the epidemic is serious now, no one knows whether he will live or die tomorrow, Yu Jinnian sighed very lightly, and returned to the back kitchen with a pile of dirty dishes. He had just put the dish into the sink when someone grabbed his forearm, and immediately there was that familiar smell in his breath. He knew who it was, but he didn't look up. He just lowered his eyes and washed it slowly. Only dirty bowls.
"Jin Nian..."
Ji Hong paused, but before he opened his mouth, Yu Jinnian found a hemp rope out of nowhere, not to mention connecting Ji Hong's hand with his own wrist, wrapped it twice and tied it in a knot. He knew what Ji Hong wanted to say, it was nothing more than sending him out of the city, and he also knew that Ji Hong was worried about himself, but could he be cruel enough to leave Ji Hong alone in this plagued city
In the whole Great Xia, if there is anyone who understands the ins and outs of this epidemic well enough, it must be him. How could he leave Ji Hong behind at this juncture! Yu Jinnian waved the arm that was tied to him, and snorted, "It's tied to death! Don't even try to untie it in this life! Unless I—"
Someone grabbed the back of his neck suddenly, and Yu Jinnian couldn't straighten his tongue, so he was pinned on the man's shoulder. As a result, Yu Jinnian bit his own tongue, nestled in the other's shoulder and moaned in pain, and stuck out his tongue after a long time of pain, gesticulating "ah", and asked Ji Hong to see if the bite was broken.
The pitiful look of the young man biting his tongue actually made Ji Hong laugh, and teased him while watching, "Well, the left side is indeed bleeding... Come here, blow on it and it won't hurt."
Pretending to blow a couple of mouthfuls, he still leaned forward to kiss. In such midsummer, Ji Hong's nose still had a warm, jade-like coolness. His breath intertwined with Yu Jinnian's, and the young man's red lips were inseparable, and his voice was low and soft. "Everyone in the world says that saving one's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. However, I don't worship ghosts and gods, and I don't worship Buddha. What does the pagoda have to do with me? But you have thousands of sufferings in your heart. Jinnian, I am here every night." Frightened, afraid of you..."
He sighed.
The side of the bitten tongue swelled and swelled, as if it was in the same rhythm as the heartbeat. Yu Jinnian touched the tip of his nose with his lips, and raised his feet to touch his head, like coaxing a child Laughing at him, he said, "Don't be afraid, Ah Hong. I'm here to save you. Since you don't believe in Buddha, then I won't build the Bodhi Pagoda. I'll just build a long life knot. I beg you and me to be safe and sound for a hundred years." .”
Duan Ming came running, and when he entered the backyard, he bumped into two people hugging each other with their necks folded. He was so frightened that he let out an ouch, and quickly covered his eyes and left. Hiding outside the curtain, thinking about the important business, he stretched out the roster in his hand and reported: "My lord, little lord, I'm disturbing you. There are a total of five folk doctors, three imperial medical officers, and two Famous doctor apprentice, willing to come to our building to help."
Seeing that it was Duan Ming who was talking about the matter, Yu Jinnian immediately turned serious and told Ji Hong to stand aside and not make trouble. He took the roster and looked at it, then nodded: "Ten people, more than I expected. The hospital is newly built, There won't be too many people coming at the beginning, what we have to do is to stabilize ourselves first, and then a large number of patients will flood in later."
"Duan Ming, get someone to tidy up a larger room. I'll give them a training first. Besides, I've worked hard for you these few days. Bring a few nimble maids and servants to follow the mask we used in Beijing. If you don’t have any extra fabric, you can cut it out of old clothes that you don’t wear, boil them in water and dry them in the sun.”
Duan Ming was about to flee when he was ordered, but Yu Jinnian was also a little worried, so he proposed to go to the building with him to have a look.
So the two left the "Master Imperial Envoy" to look after the house in such a grand manner, and went to the third floor while talking together, and briefly met the few doctors who were willing to stay. Without waiting for everyone to greet each other, they were locked in a big room in the inner hall, and the lectures began in full swing.
It is said that it is a lecture, but it is actually more practical. After all, the principles are too mysterious for the current doctors. Even if they say it, they may not believe it. To explain clearly, especially the two aspects of sanitation and ward disinfection, it took a lot of effort to explain. To solve the epidemic in a city, the most important thing is to cut off the transmission route and control the source of infection.
If these two points can be achieved, then the crisis in Chunan City can still be solved.
Illness waits for no one, and a moment late is a life. In order to be able to see patients in the Sanyu Building normally on the second day, Yu Jinnian could only give lectures to them overnight. How he explained the evil poison to Luo Qian at the beginning is still explained to these people now Listen, and write the rules and regulations he drafted into a booklet for everyone to circulate.
In the early morning, when the sun was about to rise, Yu Jinnian was still frowning tightly, telling him in every word: "Although cholera is a vicious disease, its root cause is nothing more than various causes of dampness, cold, deficiency, and summer heat, such as vomiting and diarrhea." Syndrome, the former should be sparse, the latter or blockage, all must be clinically identified in detail, and the pathogenesis must not be delayed rashly. And this cholera, there is a difference between true and false cholera, do not just see vomiting and diarrhea to diagnose it as a serious epidemic, more Don't be self-confident, afraid of life and death. For those who really vomit and diarrhea of cholera, the most important thing is to cultivate their righteousness—"
"Sir! Master Yu!" A sharp voice came from the corridor, followed by the sound of panicked footsteps outside the door. Everyone heard the sound and went to see a little eunuch in blue-gray uniform, running all over his head. He was sweating profusely, his face was pale, he was in a state of embarrassment, and he looked around tremblingly.
Seeing them here, the little eunuch rushed to the door, but he didn't want to be tripped by the threshold and fell to the ground. His face was on the ground, and his mouth was full of blood in an instant, but he didn't care about his broken half front tooth. Covering his mouth, he got up, sobbing and crying: "My lord, hurry, go and see our prince! He's not good!"
Yu Jinnian thought about it, frowned and stood up: "What's wrong with the eldest prince?"
The little eunuch raised his teary face covered with blood, his shoulders trembled with fear, and he sobbed: "The eldest prince is also sick! I don't know what happened all of a sudden, but within half an hour, I have already vomited seven or eight times." I'm back. The servant hastily asked Imperial Physician Chen to wait for the pulse...
Yu Jinnian hurriedly asked, "What did Mr. Chen say?"
The little eunuch burst into tears, paralyzed on the ground: "Master Chen said yes, said yes... the epidemic..."
Yu Jinnian was stunned: "—What?!"