In the northwest of Luoyue City, the refugee village four or five miles away has grown to a considerable size after more than a month. The refugees from the southwest border gathered here and built wooden and bamboo houses one after another for themselves and their families. Little by little the wasteland has been reclaimed, but the soil is not fertile enough, so we can only grow some vegetables that are easy to survive.
The village didn't have a name yet, so the villagers simply called it a refugee village.
New refugees will move in from time to time in the refugee village, and they will first move into the tents on the outer edge of the village to live temporarily. In the past few days, there will be whimpers mixed with pain from one of the tents from time to time. groans.
The layout of the camp was very simple, with only a few old straw mats spread on the ground, and a few pots, pots, dry food and some clothes were scattered around.
On two of the straw mats lay a five or six-year-old girl and a ten-year-old boy respectively. Both of them had flushed faces, their eyes were closed, and their faces showed pain.
Beside the straw mat, a woman in ragged clothes took out a wet towel from a pottery pot filled with clear water beside her. After drying it, she folded it into a long strip and placed it on the girl's forehead.
Looking at the young girl's palms covered with red rashes, and looking at her son who also started to have a fever in the middle of the night last night, the woman felt a throbbing pain in her heart, as if being cut by a knife, tears fell down again, and turned to the side The gray-clothed man in his thirties said: "Father, let's go get a doctor..."
At first, the woman thought that her daughter was exhausted from the journey and her body was weak, so that the disease gas entered her body and her high fever persisted. But now seeing her daughter's hands and feet developing rashes, and even her eldest son starting to have a fever, she felt something was wrong.
Moreover, her daughter had been in a coma for three and a half days and had been in a coma for a day and a night. If the fever continued at such a high level, the woman was really afraid that her daughter would become a fool. A fool in the same village used to have a high fever for four days when he was eight years old. But since then he has become a fool, drooling every day, teasing dogs and cats.
I only have this son and one daughter, if... if they all... how can I survive!
The man in gray walked back and forth anxiously in the tent, how could he not feel sorry for the children, they are all his own flesh and blood, but their family fled all the way, and they have already spent most of the money in their hands, and now their family only has It's a lot of money.
After the hanging money is spent, how will their family live in the future? Although the son of the world is kind, these refugees can get two thin porridge and a steamed bun every day, but it is not a long-term solution.
Moreover, and more importantly, this hanging money may not be enough to see a doctor!
The man in gray circled around the spot again, finally gritted his teeth and said, "Mother, you wait here, I'll go get the doctor!"
The woman's eyes were sour and her face was happy. She also knew that she didn't have much money. The woman took a deep breath and said to her husband: "Father, you should go and come back early..."
The man in gray touched the sling of money hidden in his chest, nodded, and walked out of the tent. Who knows, before he went out, he heard a noise coming from outside. It seemed that many people were walking this way coming.
The gray-clothed man opened the cloth curtain at the entrance of the tent, and sure enough, a few feet away, there were seven or eight people walking towards this side cursing. Some of them looked familiar, and they should be villagers from this refugee village.
"Uncle Li." The man in gray clasped his fists at one of the old men in his fifties. This Uncle Li was an old boy with a righteous personality. He was respected by the villagers in this refugee village, and he was often asked to deal with the problems in the village. some disputes.
When the gray-clothed man's family of four arrived at the refugee village yesterday, Uncle Li came over to say hello and helped them settle down.
Before Uncle Li could speak, a round aunt in Tsing Yi beside him could not wait to point to the man in gray and said, "Uncle Li, it's their family! Our second dog was playing with their big cow yesterday." After a while, I had a fever today. I heard from the sister of the Hu family that her daughter had also had a fever for several days, and it must be his family who gave the illness to our second dog!" The more Aunt Tsing Yi said, the more angry she became , the louder the voice.
"That's right, there's my Zhaodi!" A young woman in her twenties and wearing a pomegranate-colored dress next to the aunt in Tsing Yi echoed in a high-pitched voice.
"Uncle Li," Aunt Tsing Yi patted her thigh and cried, "His daughter doesn't know about the strange disease, and now it's causing our children to get sick too. It's a real evil! How can such a person live in a refugee village!"
The noise here also attracted many nearby villagers, and they all surrounded them one after another. When the villagers heard what was going on, they were also filled with righteous indignation. Whose family has no children... and who knows if this strange disease will be transmitted to adults! Maybe it was the child who was weak first, and then it was the turn of the adults? !
The more the villagers thought about it, the more frightening they became, and they didn't dare to get too close to the man in gray, for fear of being overwhelmed.
A tall and strong man protested with a hoe: "Get out! Take your family and get out!"
At this time, the woman in the tent came out after hearing the sound, sobbing and pleading: "Everyone, big sisters and big brothers, our child is just sick, let's call a doctor right away..."
"Sister of the Hu family, do you think their daughter has a rash?" The sharp-eyed aunt in Tsing Yi suddenly interrupted the woman sharply, pointing at the unconscious girl in the tent.
The young woman looked in the direction of the aunt in Tsing Yi's finger, saw a large red rash on the girl's hand, suddenly thought of something, took a few steps back, and said in a trembling voice: "Acne...she has acne! ?”
Although chickenpox is a little bit better than smallpox, the terrible contagiousness is also distasteful, and it is also one of the most difficult diseases to treat, especially for adults. If they are infected with chickenpox, the disease is much more serious than that of children up!
For a moment, many villagers took a few steps back with their faces changed drastically, avoiding them in fear.
Uncle Li's complexion is also not very good-looking. If it is really chickenpox, it would be too dangerous for the villagers to keep this family here. But you can't just let them out! What if it infects others again? !
If the chickenpox spreads, it will be a major event that will shake the entire Luoyue city.
They managed to get the acceptance of the eldest son, and they were able to start a new life in Luoyue City. If it was known that chickenpox was spread from their refugee village, then they would definitely be rejected by Luoyue City, and there would be no place for them anymore!
Uncle Li pondered for a while, and said decisively: "You can't go out for the time being, you must report this matter to the government office!"
The woman was in a hurry, and she knelt down and said, "Uncle Li, my girl has had a fever for several days, and I can't wait any longer. The child's father is going to ask the doctor to see it. Uncle Li, believe me, it's not chickenpox...then It's definitely not chickenpox, I've had it before..."
It's okay if she doesn't explain, after this explanation, the aunt in Tsing Yi seemed to go crazy, and suddenly rushed up and grabbed the woman's skirt, thumping and beating: "Harmful! You evil, if my family Er Gouzi was killed by you, and I want you to pay with your life!" Her man died while fleeing, and Er Gouzi was the only child of their family!
The woman dodged and dodged, explaining: "It's really not chickenpox..."
Although the other people on the side wanted to persuade the fight, but when they thought of chickenpox, they were afraid and did not do anything.
Uncle Li hurriedly said: "Stop beating, stop beating..."
During the chaos, there was a sound of trampling horseshoes from the official road not far away, getting closer and closer, the villagers couldn't help but followed the sound, and saw a group of chariots and horses rumbling towards this side.
The sound of horseshoes and wheels gradually approached, and it was obvious that this team of carriages and horses was heading for the refugee village.
After a while, they saw a middle-aged man in a brown brocade robe, nine or ten strong men in light armor of one color, and three gray-covered carriages parked at the entrance of the village.
"Call—"
The capable middle-aged man reined in the red horse under his crotch, frowned and looked at the two women who were huddled together, and said in a deep voice, "Who is making trouble here!?"
There was an aura of calm and prestige in his voice, and it was obvious that he came from an official family. How could these ordinary people not be afraid of officers and soldiers.
The aunt in Tsing Yi subconsciously stopped her hands, shrank her body, then took a deep breath, pointed at the woman boldly and said, "Master Jun, his child has chickenpox, and he is still hurting people everywhere! Master Jun, get them out of here quickly." Get caught!"
chicken pox? ! The middle-aged man, namely Zhu Xing, frowned slightly.
The woman explained again: "Master Jun, it's really not chickenpox..."
While speaking, two middle-aged doctors carrying medicine boxes came down from the carriage, and the two doctors saluted Zhu Xing together: "Butler Zhu."
Butler Zhu? ! Many people on the side were stunned, and thought: Isn't this man a military man? Why did the doctor call him a butler? !
"Go to the tent and show the two children." Zhu Xing told the doctor concisely.
And the woman pinched herself in disbelief, and the doctor came, wouldn't her children be saved? !
The woman wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and hurriedly said to the two doctors: "Doctor, my girl has been burned for several days, and it is getting hotter and hotter. Please show her quickly..."
The woman followed the two doctors into the tent again.
After a while, one of the doctors with a goatee came out, clasped his fists and said to Zhu Xing, "Butler Zhu, it's seven-day rash."
Seven-day rash? ! For a moment, the villagers looked at each other, and the fear in their hearts subsided a lot in an instant. The young woman in the pomegranate dress couldn't help but said, "Doctor, isn't it chickenpox?!"
Zhu Xing gave him a wink, and the doctor immediately explained the symptoms of seven-day rash and the difference from chickenpox... Seven-day rash can basically heal itself, and it only infects children, not adults...
These few items have already calmed down the panic-stricken villagers a lot.
Zhu Xing said to the villagers in a loud voice: "I am here on the order of the concubine, in order to prevent the spread of the 'seven-day rash', please cooperate. If you have a child with a fever at home, please send the child here as soon as possible. After being treated by a doctor, everyone in the village must pay attention to bathing and changing clothes in the past few days. Please do not leave the village at will until the 'seven-day rash' is under control."
The villagers responded with trepidation, and the people brought by Zhu Xing quickly moved into action. The doctors treated the children; The guards brought here smoked wormwood in the village to drive away the sickness.
After burning incense, the other three sick children in the village were also moved to the tent of the man in gray. The girl named Niuniu and the young boy named Daniu had already taken the decoction, and their body temperature dropped a little.
Except for Niuniu, the condition of the other children is still stable. As the doctor said, patients with mild symptoms can usually recover by themselves in only seven days, but they will suffer a little bit. Those like Niu Niu and Xiao Rongyu are already seriously ill, and Xiao Rongyu is a little bit more serious because of her young age.
The woman touched her daughter's forehead for a while, and then touched the boy's forehead for a while. Although the faces of the two children were still flushed, they were obviously in better condition.
"Niuniu, Daniel..." Tears flowed from the corners of the woman's eyes again, she almost thought that she was going to lose two children at once this time.
Fortunately, fortunately...
"Thank you, Jun... Thank you, Steward Zhu! Thank you, Steward Zhu!" The woman kowtowed to Zhu Xing again and again. They not only saved the two children, but also saved their own life.
The gray-clothed man was not good at words, and he kowtowed three times on the side, his forehead was bruised and purple.
Uncle Li on the side said with emotion: "The son and the concubine are really benevolent and righteous."
"Yes." The young man in Tsing Yi echoed loudly, "It's a great kindness for Shi Ziye to take us in, give us work, and build this village for us. I didn't expect Shi Zifei to still miss us..."
The surrounding villagers were also deeply touched, thinking that when they came to Luoyue City, they were all ashamed, thinking that they were just begging for a living when they came to Luoyue City. This land reclamation gave them new hope in life. Now, the concubine Shizi specially sent doctors to treat them. Such benevolence and benevolence are really a great blessing for their people in southern Xinjiang!
"With Shi Ziye and Shi Zifei here, we in southern Xinjiang really don't have to worry about it!" An old woman said excitedly.
In life, there will always be natural disasters and disasters, but God finally has eyes, and given them such a wise son, the common people will not be afraid!
As long as there is a way out, they will be able to live a good life!
In the refugee village, the villagers seem to have a backbone in their hearts, and they are more and more looking forward to the future life...
And not far from the refugee village, at the tea shop outside the North City Gate, Baihui also arrived with a group of women, besides the women in Tsing Yi who were helping workers, Ye Yili was also there at this time.
Seeing Baihui coming, Ye Yili's expression froze for a moment, and then she smiled casually.
Baihui glanced lightly at Ye Yili, and then spoke clearly about a child among the refugees who had seven-day rash, and then asked, "Do you have any children under the age of thirteen?"
The women answered one by one, and Baihui wrote it down, and said that she would send a doctor to take a look at it later.
The women responded gratefully.
Baihui said again: "Sister Liu, the concubine Shizi ordered me to bring some clothes, please go home and take a bath first, then put on new clothes, and replace the old clothes you have worn for the past two days. Yes. We will clean up the tea shop, you can come to the tea shop in the afternoon."
The women who helped the workers were obedient, and each took a new suit of clothes and a few wormwood bags from the mother-in-law, and left one by one.
Ye Yili was last in line to receive her clothes, she thanked her and was about to leave when she heard Baihui say: "Miss Ye, there is one more thing..."
Ye Yili smiled lightly, and said gently but distantly: "I don't know what orders Miss Baihui has?"
"Miss Ye, I don't dare to obey orders." Baihui smiled politely, "I'm just passing on a message for the master. The concubine Shizi ordered me to tell the girl that the girl doesn't have to go to the palace for the time being."
Ye Yili's pupils shrank, and she was about to blurt out a question, but she held back immediately. She took a deep breath, and asked slowly: "Dare to ask the girl, but what happened to the palace? It was the prince who ordered Yili to become a female teacher for the fifth girl. Yili dare not live up to the prince's entrustment."
Why didn't Baihui know that Ye Yili was using Zhennan King to oppress her, she didn't care, and said truthfully: "Miss Ye, Miss Wu contracted a seven-day rash last night, and she probably needs to rest for a while."
Seven-day rash? ! Ye Yili's heart skipped a beat, as she thought of taking care of a feverish girl the morning before yesterday and Baihui's words about the seven-day rash just now, her heart was ignited, and it quickly ignited.
She got it!
It turned out that the eldest concubine Nangong Yue felt that she had passed on the sickness from the refugees to Miss Xiao Wu, so she called someone to make a fuss about it!
Ye Yili clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves. Are these so-called nobles wronging others indiscriminately like this? ! Ye Yili felt aggrieved and angry, and felt that the other party's way of beating around the bush made her more uncomfortable than directly reprimanding her.
Yesterday, after she came home at noon, she had already cleaned her hands, how could she get sick to Xiao Rongyu! There are so many servants in Xiao Rongyu's house, why did Nangong Yue recognize herself? !
Ye Yili glanced at the leaving helpers, and then remembered that Baihui had emphasized that those women should take a bath carefully, why didn't she understand, the palace, no, it was nobles like Shizifei who despised them, ordinary people, who were dirty!
Ye Yili pursed her lips tightly, everything became clear, Nangong Yue was clearly making use of the topic, deliberately targeting herself!
In the past, she was naive enough to think that Nangong Yue was a kind and noble person, but she didn't expect the other party to be so narrow-minded.
Because her elder brother was dismissed by Bixiaotang, but was favored and reused by the prince, Nangong Yue held a grudge in her heart!
Because she didn't rely on Nangong Yue and found a job to make a living, Nangong Yue was dissatisfied!
But since he is so weak, he is powerless to resist at all, even if he argues with Baihui, it is nothing more than repeating the mistakes he made in Bixiaotang and taking his own humiliation.
Ye Yili managed to hold up a stiff smile, blessed Fushen and said: "Miss Baihui, Yili knows about it. Miss Wu is blessed with her own destiny, and I believe she will recover soon." After that, she walked away quickly.
Looking at the stiff back of the other party, Baihui shook her head helplessly.
After all the helpers left, Baihui ordered the mothers-in-law to clean the tea shop and smoke the mugwort leaves, and then she returned to Bixiaotang to return to her orders and told the truth about Ye Yili.
Hearing Ye Yili keep mentioning Zhennan King, Nangong Yue felt a little bit embarrassed, and the expression on her face became a little complicated.
In the previous life, Ye Yili was praised by the world for her actions from selling herself to committing suicide, and Nangong Yue also appreciated it somewhat. But now, it can only be said that Ye Yili is a good sister, a good sister who is willing to sacrifice for her brother. As for her other aspects, Nangong Yue now only wants to give four words - no comment.
Baihui didn't say anything. From her point of view, the concubine Shizi was benevolent to Ye Yili, and Ye Yili's path was chosen by herself after all!
Nangong Yue chuckled, looked at the time, got up and said, "Baihui, you just came back from the tea shop, go wash and change your clothes with mugwort leaf water. Huamei, come with me to Yulinju to see Miss Wu."
The two maidservants responded, Huamei took the medicine box, and followed Nangong Yue to Yulinju.
His daughter was sick, so Wei naturally didn't have the heart to do other things, so he stayed at home to take care of her daughter. As soon as she heard that Nangong Yue was coming, Mrs. Wei went out of the house to greet her.
After the two greeted each other, Nangong Yue asked with a smile: "Wei side concubine, is Fifth Sister awake?"
Wei said gratefully: "Prince Concubine, Sister Yu woke up early in the morning, I really troubled the Concubine last night." On weekdays, although Wei looked polite and kind to Nangong Yue, he was mostly polite. Now it's a little more sincere.
Nangong Yue smiled slightly, and said: "The fifth younger sister is also my younger sister, and they are all in the same family. Concubine Wei need not be so polite."
While speaking, Mrs. Wei has led Nangong Yue to Xiao Rongyu's bed.
The house has been completely new now, with new curtains, thin quilts, cushions, teapots and cups...
The nurse was sitting on the edge of the bed feeding Xiao Rongyu water, when she saw Nangong Yue and Wei Shi coming, she quickly wiped the corners of Xiao Rongyu's mouth with a handkerchief, then got up and bowed to them.
"Sister-in-law." Xiao Rongyu was still a little weak, and said in a childlike voice, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for treating me." The girl obviously suffered a crime this time, and after only one night, her chubby cheeks looked thinner Quite a lot.
Nangong Yue stroked Xiao Rongyu's hair with a smile and said, "It's good that Fifth Younger Sister gets well."
The servant girl hurriedly brought a handful of bamboo sticks, and after Nangong Yue sat down, she checked Xiao Rongyu's pulse.
As long as the heat can be controlled, seven-day rash is actually not a serious problem.
The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth curled up slightly, and she quickly withdrew her hand, and said in a gentle voice, "Fifth Sister is much better, and she will be fine after a few days of rest and recuperation until the rash subsides. But these few days, try to eat some porridge that is easy to digest, and pay attention to it." Rest, don't eat hot food..."
Nangong Yue ordered some precautions, and the wet nurse at the side nodded frequently and memorized them down.
Xiao Rongyu tilted her little head and listened seriously.
She is still so young, in fact, she seems to understand, but she still nodded her head solemnly. It seems that some people feel like a big kid. Nangong Yue couldn't help laughing at the sight, and suddenly felt itchy palms, and wanted to rub the girl's hair again. top.
Nangong Yue opened a new prescription, and had a conversation with Xiao Rongyu, asking her what she does and what she likes... Wei Shi watched from the side with a smile. After her daughter's illness, she was even more happy with Nangong Yue and Xiao Rongyu. The daughter is very close.
After a while, the servant girl brought steaming rice porridge, Nangong Yue got up and retreated, and went to the outer room with Wei Shi.
"Wei side concubine..." Nangong Yue pointed out, "I have already ordered someone to investigate the fifth sister's illness this time. Before Miss Riye came to the palace to teach fifth sister a female red class, she took care of a seven-year-old sister. The girl with sun rash, in my opinion, the Fifth Younger Sister may have been ill because of it. The Fifth Younger Sister is still young and her body is weak, if she wants to see people outside the house in the future, it is better to ask Concubine Wei to pay more attention. "
Let Wei know Xiao Rongyu's cause of disease, and he can avoid similar things as much as possible in the future. After all, she is Xiao Yi's younger sister, so Nangong Yue naturally hoped that she would grow up well.
A strange gleam flashed in Wei's eyes, and then he quickly thanked him: "Thank you for reminding me, Shi Zifei."
"Then I won't bother you, I'll take my leave first." Nangong Yue was also blessed, and said goodbye to Wei Shi and left.
Wei Shi personally sent Nangong Yue to the entrance of the yard, watching Nangong Yue's back go away, Wei Shi's face darkened.
Even if Nangong Yue didn't say anything, Wei still suspected that Ye Yili might have something to do with her daughter's illness.
Early this morning, she had already carefully checked her yard again, and was sure that none of the servants in Yulin Residence had any problems, so the answer would not be obvious. Nangong Yue's words just confirmed her guess...
Wei Shi's eyes were dark, and his eyes were secretive, making it somewhat difficult to see through.
Back in the house, and dismissed another group of servants, Wei Shi suddenly said to his confidant in a cold voice: "I have already seen that the prince is interested in that Ye Yili," she snorted coldly, "Originally Ye Yili is not the first, and she won't be the last, and I didn't take her seriously... But I didn't expect that she would harm Sister Yu instead."
If it wasn't for the kindness of the concubine Shizi this time, it would be hard to say whether her sister Yu would have survived this catastrophe, so how could she not complain!