Su Yan learned from Lu Yutang that besides Mrs. Zhong and the others, Chu Yan also went to Wujin County early, and she was the only one who got up the latest.
After hearing Lu Yutang's words, Su Yan was a little embarrassed, so she was put on a horse and headed towards Wujin County. Because she was afraid that Cai Xia and Liu Xiang would accidentally contract the disease, Su Yan deliberately left them in Cheng'an County.
From Cheng'an County to Wujin County, it took Su Yan less than half an hour to ride a horse.
Before entering Wujin County, Su Yan put on a mask, and at the same time did not forget to pass one to Gu Fengyan. Gu Fengyan followed Su Yan's example and put on a mask.
After entering Wujin County, Su Yan saw the desolation in the county, not to mention pedestrians, even the doors and windows of the shops on the street were closed.
Lu Yutang said: "All the patients were imprisoned in the village called Ge Bazi by the yamen. I will take you there now."
Before entering Ge Bazi Village, Su Yan smelled a strong mixture of herbs and acetic acid. The smell was so bad that Gu Fengyan couldn't help covering his mouth and nose with a mask.
The three of Su Yan dismounted at the head of the village, and walked into Ge Bazi Village. The further they walked, the tighter Su Yan's brows frowned.
The whole village can be said to be overcrowded. Every house is full of people. Even the yard outside the house has a temporary thatched shed. In the shed is a simple bunk, which is full of people. people. Some people with mild illnesses stood in the yard and didn't move forward when they saw strangers coming. Instead, they covered their mouths and noses and stepped back a few steps, for fear of infecting others.
Su Yan frowned and said, "Isn't this a nonsense? With so many people crowded together, even if you are not sick, you will get sick."
Lu Yutang shook his head helplessly and said: "Yes, the people in the yamen insisted on locking up the victims of the disaster in the surrounding villages in this one village. Master protested, but the people in the yamen wouldn't listen to us at all. But it's alright now, you come It is estimated that these people will be properly resettled soon."
"Go to Master first." Su Yan sighed.
Lu Yutang brought the two of them to a courtyard at the east end of the village.
This yard is the only place in the whole village where people can walk. There are dozens of sacks of medicinal materials in the yard. There are two large pots in the yard. People come and go in the yard, busy picking up medicine and making medicine. . Some people saw Lu Yutang approaching and didn't have the time to say hello, they just nodded and continued to work with their heads down.
A few people wandered around the yard and saw Mrs. Zhong and the others, so Lu Yutang asked someone, "Where is my master?"
The man said while carrying a sack of medicinal materials: "I went to Wu Mazi's house and said that his mother-in-law is dying."
Lu Yutang took Su Yan and the two to Wu Mazi's house again, and it was the same as other houses, both inside and outside Wu Mazi's house were full of people. Before Su Yan entered the yard, she saw Chu Yan standing outside the house comforting a boy who looked to be six or seven years old.
"They all say my mother is dead! I don't want my mother to die!"
Chu Yan didn't know how to comfort others, he just reached out and patted the boy's shoulder in vain, his eyes were heavy.
Su Yan walked into the yard, hearing the cry of the child, she became extremely depressed, and only made a simple eye contact with Chu Yan before entering the room.
As soon as she entered the room, Su Yan saw a woman wearing linen clothes lying on the kang, her face was livid, her hands were hanging down on the kang, her eyes were fixed on the roof, from her expression, she was very angry before she died. pain.
Mrs. Zhong shook her head, and said apologetically to the deceased's husband, Wu Mazi: "I'm sorry, I..."
Before Mrs. Zhong could finish speaking, Wu Mazi shook his head bitterly: "Doctor Zhong, you don't have to say sorry to us, I know you tried your best, this is... all Cuihuan's fate!" Wu Mazi Covering his face and squatting on the ground, he choked up.
Mrs. Zhong sighed deeply: "Look at her again, and then carry it out and burn it." In order to prevent the spread of the disaster, the method of disposing of the patient's remains is cremation.
When she first came here, she saw someone dead, which made Su Yan's heart very heavy. She looked helplessly at those people who carried Mrs. Wu out, her throat seemed to be stuck by something, and she couldn't say a word.
Gu Fengyan didn't speak during the whole process, he was full of guilt, he felt that compared to those people in the Royal Hospital, Mrs. Zhong and the others really did practical things for the common people.
As soon as Mrs. Wu was carried out, the boy chased after her, crying and shouting.
Su Yan walked out of the room, and saw that all the patients in the yard were looking at Mrs. Wu sadly, and no one said a word. They looked at Mrs. Wu as if they saw themselves tomorrow.
Su Yan has never been so urgent as she is now, she desperately wants to cure this plague.
"You have also seen the current situation." Mrs. Zhong looked at Su Yan, and her words were full of helplessness: "It has been more than a month since the plague was discovered. More than a thousand people died in the four villages and the county seat, and on average, about 30 people will be killed by the plague every day."
Su Yan shook her head and muttered: "I never thought of this situation before I came here."
Before coming to Wujin County, she was full of hope, hoping that she could save the people from the fire and water like a savior, but when she was deep in this environment, she found that she took it for granted.
Mrs. Zhong's eyes were firm: "No matter what kind of situation we have to face, you take protective measures, then adjust your mentality, and go to the patients for a pulse in a while to see if you have any symptoms of this disease. Good idea."
After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zhong didn't have the time to take care of Su Yan, she directly led Su Yan's brothers to take care of the patients.
Chu Yan walked up to Su Yan and held her hand: "What do I need to do now?"
From the hands they held, Su Yan felt the strength he gave her.
Su Yan took a deep breath, temporarily suppressed all negative emotions in her heart, left the courtyard where the patients lived, and walked on the road with Chu Yan, Su Yan said: "The most urgent thing is to treat the seriously ill and the mildly ill first. They must be separated, and they must be separated, and they cannot be allowed to live in the open air, which will only facilitate the spread of germs. In addition, the virus has an incubation period, so no matter whether the disease is serious or not, the family members of the patient must also control it. They move around."
Chu Yan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give this order right away, is there anything else?"
Su Yan said worriedly: "Take Ning'er to Cheng'an County first and wait for the news. There is no feasible cure for the plague. I'm afraid that you will accidentally catch it."