Xiao Xiong pondered for a moment, and then said with a calm expression: "Can you let me meet him? We are here to find out about his condition." ”

"He's ...... upstairs" The tone dragged on, giving Xiao Xiong a feeling of weakness without eating, and the woman looked haggard, holding on to the handrail of the stairs and going up.

Turning his head sideways and glancing at Qi Bang, Xiao Xiong said, "You just wait for me below." ”

The staircase has not yet been tiled, it is made of cement, and a lot of white paint on the walls has fallen off, and the gray is white and white.

The most humble decoration, even the glass and screen windows are the cheapest, the old-fashioned red wooden door, the staircase on the second floor turns to the left, a room facing the sun, a red wooden bedside table, and a bed about two meters long.

The bedding and sheets were the most old and old-fashioned patterns, and the man lying on the bed opened his eyes slightly, looking at the strange man who entered the room with feeble eyes.

"Lao Qin, a doctor from the county. The woman said, and turned to go downstairs.

The husband was sick, and the woman's attitude was so indifferent, Xiao Xiong couldn't help but be surprised, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he walked to the side of the bed and looked at the weak man on the bed.

Although Qin Sheng was only thirty-three years old, he looked like he was about fifty years old, his face was wrinkled, his skin was dark and rough, his hands exposed outside the futon were like old bark, and his eyes were full of endless vicissitudes.

Silent by nature, he didn't know how to communicate with strangers, and looked at Xiao Xiong with a glimmer of hope in surprise and hope, "You...... Sit, don't stand. ”

"Good. There was a dilapidated chair next to him, and as soon as Xiao Xiong sat down, the chair creaked and creaked, as if it was about to fall apart.

Xiao Xiong flipped through the information in his hand, his expression gradually became more solemn, he observed Qin Sheng, and said lightly: "I'll give you a pulse, you tell me the symptoms of your physical discomfort in the past two days, is it okay?"

"En......" The voice dragged on for a long time, Qin Sheng nodded with difficulty, stretched out his right hand, Xiao Xiong shook his head and said, "Left hand." ”

The habit of taking the pulse of men on the left and women on the right side is the eternal principle of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also the most basic medical common sense, Qin Sheng doesn't even know this, which shows how low his cultural level is, and he doesn't even know anything about Chinese medicine.

"I have a headache, my whole body feels cold, I have diarrhea for two days, the fever has subsided after a while, and the doctor at the health center told me that I may have contracted a very strange disease......" Qin Sheng said in a weak tone, trying his best to describe the symptoms of his body.

"Well, you go on. ”

After checking Qin Sheng's pulse, Xiao Xiong approached the side of the bed again, the back of his right hand probed into Qin Sheng's head, his brows furrowed slightly, and he seemed to have some symptoms of low-grade fever, and his brain was hot.

"Have you eaten anything unclean in the past two days?have you ever been injured?" After Qin Sheng finished speaking, he looked at himself with a blank and helpless expression, and Xiao Xiong asked in a calm tone.

Still puzzled in his heart, the symptoms of his own illness described by Qin Sheng were almost no different from the symptoms of the epidemic patients sorted out by the county hospital, but this seemed to be just an ordinary wind chill or wind heat cold, not like an infectious disease.

However, any highly contagious disease must have its own unique signs, in other words, patients with infectious diseases can be easily grouped into one category.

"No injuries...... Qin Sheng slowly recalled the experience of yesterday and the day before yesterday, nothing particularly impressive, "I didn't eat anything unclean......

As soon as he arrived in Pingshan County, the investigation of the understanding of the epidemic encountered a great obstacle, and the first family was blown away without even seeing the patient;

After a brief conversation, Xiao Xiong instructed Qin Sheng to pay attention to going to the town's health center to pick up the medicine on time, and then prepared to leave.

When Xiao Xiong walked to the door, Qin Sheng suddenly put his hand on the bedside table, and said with a laborious expression: "I think of something......

"Oh?!what?!" Xiao Xiong looked shocked, turned his head and looked at Qin Sheng with expectant eyes.

"At noon the day before yesterday, I came back from working in the field, passing by the well under the big tree, it was too hot so I took a saliva to drink, after drinking, my stomach hurt, and it hurt all afternoon..."

"Well water?" Xiao Xiong's eyes were puzzled, thinking that drinking raw water could easily cause diarrhea and abdominal pain, which was a very normal phenomenon, only slightly doubtful, "Well, I know, you can recuperate." ”

"That mother-in-law is stunned, like a female ghost......" Walking out of Qin Sheng's house, Qibang glanced back and complained angrily.

Xiao Xiong thought silently, ignoring Qi Bang, who asked curiously, "Did you find a clue?"

"Not ...... yet," Xiao Xiong flipped through the information in his hand again, "to find the next patient." ”

Of the three cases reported by Weishan Town, two of them have been found, and it can be said that nothing has been found, Xiao Xiong can't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart, and he intends to find all three patients in one go, and there is still the last one left.

It took a lot of effort to find this patient, and after asking several passing villagers in the village, I found a deep and winding alley, less than a meter wide, not to mention cars, even bicycles are difficult to ride into.

Qi Bang, who helped Xiao Xiong hold the information, also read some of the content on the information, and said in a hesitant tone: "Niu Sheng, what is the name of this? 16 years old, living alone, where did his parents go?"

"If you find it, you'll know. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Xiong smelled a pungent stench, two huts that no longer lived in, one of which had collapsed more than half, and next to it was an open-air latrine, so it would smell a foul smell.

Looking up at the blue house number that had been blurred on the adobe, Xiao Xiong walked in with a cautious face.

There were no doors or windows, and in the messy room, the tables and chairs looked like they were discarded, and there was a straw mat and dirty bedding in the corner.

A vigilant voice came from the corner, which startled Chibang into a frightened look, and a scrawny child with a large head and oily hair that covered half of his eyes walked out.

"What are you doing?!You two, what kind of people?" The words were sharp, his face was full of disgust, the bridge of the child's nose collapsed, and he looked very much like the cartoon character Sanmao, who was more than one meter six tall.

"Are you a cow?" Xiao Xiong was very embarrassed, observing the child with a cautious expression, trying to communicate with him.

The child was noncommittal to Xiao Xiong's words, he knew most of the villagers in the village, and he had already confirmed in his heart that these two people were by no means from the village, and his face was even more vigilant and disgusted, staring at Xiao Xiong and Qi Bang without speaking.

Qi Bang's face was angry, "What about you, little brat, are you a cow?"

He had already shown a strong sense of resistance, Qi Bang's words were nothing more than adding fuel to the fire, Xiao Xiong glared at Qi Bang with cold eyes, suggesting that he should stop talking.

Walking up to the child, the child took two steps back, Xiao Xiong's expression was kind, and he said in a gentle tone: "Don't be afraid, we are doctors from the county, we know that you are sick, and we are here to help you see a doctor." ”

"Are you a cow?" the child's expression was skeptical, and Xiao Xiong then asked.

He nodded, returned to the mat, sat down against the futon, and coughed violently.

Niu Sheng's face was ugly, he looked really pitiful because of his years of malnutrition and illness, Xiao Xiong greeted Qibang, "You go to the village commissary and buy some food." ”

Qibang quickly left, and Xiao Xiong tried to get closer to the straw mat, but a light rain suddenly fell in the gloomy sky.

"You're the only one living here, and what about your parents?"

Niu Sheng curled up, his eyes were vigilant, and his tone was outright indifferent, "I don't have a father or mother." ”

Xiao Xiong's eyes were surprised, and he felt that this child was very unusual, "Then do you have any other relatives?"

"Nope. The tone was categorical and decisive, and there was no pain or hesitation even on his face.

A sixteen-year-old child, who should have been in the prime of his life, spent his youth in school, but the fate of Niu Sheng is like a black humor, making people not know whether to laugh or cry.

Orphan? These are the two words that burst out of Xiao Xiong's mind, and then he looked at this abandoned house, thinking that Niu Sheng is still an underage child, is this the desperate situation of life?

"Tell me if you're not feeling well, and I might be able to cure you. ”

"Don't worry about it, I can't die... You go!" In the same thick dialect accent, Niu Shengtou tilted against the wall, and his attitude towards Xiao Xiong was extremely unfriendly.

Xiao Xiong was even more surprised in his heart, and said in an indifferent tone: "Everyone should live well, and if they are sick, they should be treated, you know?"

Niu Sheng stopped talking and fell asleep. Xiao Xiong was helpless, got up and walked to the eaves where the rain was constantly falling, and he felt infinite emotion in his heart, he was like a leaf swaying in the wind and rain, helpless, unable to find roots, and was in danger of falling into mud and dust at any time.

Life is not fair to everyone, and the Niu Sheng in front of him gave Xiao Xiong a great shock, he did not have the innocence and vigor that he should have at this age, but a kind of sad and morbid indifference.

Almost all the way away, it didn't take ten minutes for Qibang to bring back a large bag of food, all bought by the village's supply and marketing cooperative, snacks and mineral water, and some bread.

"You haven't eaten, have you?" Walking to Niu Sheng's side with the bag, Xiao Xiong's tone was still gentle.

Turning his head and seeing a large bag of food in front of him, Niu Sheng's expression was stunned, as if a light pierced his heart in his heart, and he had mixed feelings.

"Rest assured, I just bought it. Xiao Xiong opened a bag of bread and handed it to Niu Sheng with a friendly face.

Niu Sheng gritted his teeth and refused to speak, his heart was surging, since the death of his parents, he could only rely on the help of various families in the village to survive, starvation has long been accustomed to it, no one has ever cared so much about him, let alone a stranger who has never seen him.

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