Chapter 46: Mobilization

"The prince has good eyesight." The corners of Xiao Yu's mouth twitched, ignored him, and walked quickly to the side of the patriarch.

"How do you feel, old man?" Xiao Yu asked softly.

The patriarch shook his head with a smile: "The old man has told his fortune, and he still has decades to live, and he can't die now." โ€

Xiao Yu also smiled, he liked the free and easy optimism of the patriarch. Xiao Yu went to the clean room and looked at the excrement in Gong's bucket, rice swill, and cholera.

The old prince's old face also felt extremely uncomfortable, Xiao Yu smiled and said: "There are no taboos for doctors, and the old man doesn't have to have any psychological burden." โ€

The patriarch nodded and smiled: "It's the old man who is ignorant." โ€

Xie Jingxiu stood aside with a gloomy face, watched the young man in front of him write a prescription, instructed his subordinates to dispense medicine and boil it, and asked people to take him to the kitchen.

"Are you sure you'll cure the old prince?" Xie Jingxiu raised his heel beside him.

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "The old man's symptoms are still mild, and he will definitely be cured." โ€

Xie Jingxiu didn't say anything, just followed Xiao Yu silently.

Very few doctors dare to guarantee the cure of their illnesses like him, and even the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital would not say such words. There is a crooked trend in today's Tai Hospital, and the symptoms must always be said to be strict, so that people are worried first, and it is the credit of the imperial doctor if it is cured, and if it is not cured, it is the destiny of heaven that cannot be violated.

There are also some doctors who have been retaliated against for treating people to death, so doctors know that they must be cured, and this kind of thing cannot be said, otherwise it will be difficult to pick it out afterwards. If it is cured, it is a big mistake, and it will suffer a loss in front of the government.

This Feng girl doesn't know if she is too confident in her medical skills, or if she is not afraid of tigers when she is just starting out.

"The old man will be fine, don't worry about the prince." Xie Jingxiu heard Miss Feng say this to him, and naturally raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder.

This...... Is it comforting him? Xie Jingxiu couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Giving a reassurance within the scope of your ability is not only out of confidence in your own medical skills, but also to reassure the patient's family who is worried. This is Xiao Yu's habit.

He glanced at the prince who had been following him step by step, compared to the cold and majestic when they met before, Xie Jingxiu at this time did not have that kind of oppressive momentum.

Is it because he was afraid that something would happen to the patriarch and put his hopes on him, the doctor, right? Xiao Yu understands this psychology very well. Although this young man's face didn't show anything, if he wasn't worried, he wouldn't have followed him all the time, Xiao Yu didn't hesitate to say a word of comfort.

The two maidservants hurriedly walked over, saluted the two of them, and then walked to the old prince's room.

Xiao Yu's heart moved, and he called them to stop.

"What are you going to do?"

The maidservants glanced at each other and replied respectfully, "The slaves and maids are going to clean the bucket." โ€

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Don't touch it, wait for me to come back and clean it up." "The excreta of cholera patients must be disinfected, otherwise it is easy to infect more people.

The two maidservants were very surprised, Miss Feng actually wanted to clean up the Gong bucket herself? The two looked at Xie Shizi, who was standing beside Miss Feng, and glanced at each other a little tacitly.

Xiao Yu said again: "Not only do you not come close, but the courtyard of the patriarch and prince is temporarily forbidden for anyone to enter or leave. "Cholera patients must be strictly isolated and disinfected to prevent cross-infection. The resettlement center is a natural quarantine area, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being. Huaiqian City and the surrounding villages and towns are the areas that really need to be worried.

The two maidservants hesitated. This Feng girl snatched the job of serving the patriarch and the prince, so she was still ready to take over the work in the courtyard of the patriarch and the prince? Let the prefect know how they can afford it.

Xiao Yu knew their concerns, and turned his head to look at Xie Jingxiu behind him: "Lord Shizi, you can also say a word, I have my own reasons for doing this, and I hope you support it." โ€

Xie Jingxiu glanced at him and instructed the two maidservants: "Pass the words of Miss Feng to the housekeeper." โ€

The two maidservants answered, and they bowed and withdrew. Most of the girls Feng wanted to show their wisdom in order to serve Xie Shizi closely, so that Xie Shizi could look at her. After all, a family like Yuanwangfu, Xie Shizi is such a talent, and if he wants to get close to him and play some tricks, these are common methods in the backyard of the deep house.

What did the two maidservants think, Xie Jingxiu's heart was as clear as a mirror. He probably saw more of those methods in the back house than anyone else, and he had long been surprised.

Xiao Yu continued to walk towards the kitchen, Xie Jingxiu paused, still following him.

Xiao Yu looked back at him and said helplessly: "Xie Shizi doesn't need to follow me, I will definitely cure the patriarch and the prince." I have a lot of things to do later, Xie Shizi will go back and guard the old prince. His symptoms are very uncomfortable now, and it will be better to have you around. โ€

In and out of the words, he was in the way.

Xie Jingxiu pursed his lips, but he didn't hear it.

Xiao Yu couldn't, so he could only follow him. Anyway, the kitchen is smoky, and this boy can't stand it and will leave.

The two went all the way to the large kitchen of the prefect's yamen, where Li Fangming was already waiting with a doctor.

When Bailing said that Miss Feng asked them to wait in the kitchen, everyone felt that it was ridiculous.

Isn't it to cure cholera? Cure cholera in the kitchen? Are you kidding?!

However, at this time, no doctor dared to go to the patriarch and prince, and the kitchen was the kitchen, which was better than letting them go to the resettlement center.

As soon as Xiao Yu walked in, the crowd that had been noisy immediately quieted down, and everyone turned their eyes to him in unison.

When they saw that Miss Feng was actually dressed as a teenager, and there was the prince of Yuan Wang standing behind her, everyone couldn't tell which of the two things surprised them more.

If on weekdays, if the ladies of any family can have a relationship with Xie Shizi, this will definitely be a peachy news that shocks Huaiqian City. But now that I can't take care of my life, who cares about the men and women of Na Laoshzi to guard against secular etiquette? Besides, this Fengda girl is becoming more and more difficult for people to treat her as a girl, and now she really doesn't feel out of place at all in men's clothes, as if it should be like this.

Li Fangming first saluted Xie Jingxiu respectfully, and then looked at Xiao Yu.

"Miss Feng, why are you dressed like this? It's presumptuous to ask you to come to treat the epidemic, how can you still be so abrupt? Li Fangming still remembered that this indifferent prince specially instructed him not to invite Miss Feng to the resettlement center, but it was hard to guarantee that he didn't have any thoughts about Miss Feng.

Now the big girl Feng not only wants to cure the epidemic, but also wears men's clothes in a nondescript manner, pulls her cuffs and shows her face, so she appears in front of this group of doctors. If Xie Shizi really has a heart for her, how can he not mind? I have to wear the power well, no man wants his woman's appearance to be seen by outsiders. Li Fangming was worried, and asked someone to take Xiao Yu to change his clothes.

Xiao Yu interrupted him a little impatiently: "Don't be busy with Governor Li's mansion, is life or face important?" โ€

Li Fangming suddenly choked, and his face sank. He is a four-grade prefect, and he was squeezed by a girl like this? ! But seeing Xie Shizi, who was silent behind Xiao Yu, Li Fangming could only swallow all his dissatisfaction.

This Feng girl is really good at it, how long has Xie Shizi been in Huaiqian, and she has been able to get started?

Xiao Yu didn't care about what others were doing, but he could also see that Xie Jingxiu's banner was very good. He walked to the front of a table used to chop vegetables in the kitchen, like the chair of a modern conference room, patted the table and said to everyone: "Things are more complicated, I'll talk about them one by one." I have a little more experience than you in the matter of epidemic control, so I am cheeky to throw bricks and stones here, first talk about some methods of epidemic control, and also listen to the opinions of all doctors. We have finally settled on an effective process to eliminate this epidemic as much as possible. โ€

It's funny to have such a serious meeting in a smoky kitchen. Before anyone else could express any opinions, as soon as Xiao Yu's voice fell, a housekeeper ran in from outside and reported to Li Fangming in a panic: "My lord, it's not good, Madame is also suffering from an emergency!" Hurry up and send a doctor to take a look! โ€

"What?!" Li Fangming was suddenly anxious.

Before he could come to his senses, another guy ran in panting and said: "Master, someone in Hu Zhixian's family is suffering from an emergency, and he heard that the master has called all the doctors to our house, so he has sent someone to invite him." โ€

The succession of emergency reports was like a drop of cold water dripping into the calm hot oil on the surface, and the kitchen suddenly exploded. The doctors, who were barely able to calm down just now, couldn't hold back anymore at this time.

The so-called emergency, everyone present knew that it was the plague that had spread rapidly.

One after the other, there is no respite. That's the terrible thing about the epidemic.

"It's useless, it's useless." A few gray-haired old doctors shook their heads again and again, "The plague has spread, and we can only see the will of heaven below." Providence is so, Providence is so. โ€

The outbreak of the plague that broke out in one night did not come out of nowhere, and it flew in all directions, reaping unarmed lives with impunity. There is nowhere to escape.

If the plague then spreads outward, even the Son of Heaven will issue an edict to appease the angry gods.

This is the providence that comes from the underworld, because people make mistakes, so they will be punished from heaven. And how can these ordinary doctors go against Providence?

After the panic was over, the crowd became a little discouraged. When they were in the settlement, they just wanted to flee back to the city to avoid trouble, but now the โ–กโ–ก is no longer safe, like an invisible net that has wrapped them in the middle. At this time, even panic is superfluous, and the old doctors are right, but they are resigned to fate.

"You are wrong, and Providence is not so."

The young man's voice suddenly sounded above everyone's heads, and the noise and sighs gradually subsided, and everyone saw that the big girl walked quickly to the edge of the stove, took out the salt shaker and the sugar jar, and slapped it on the table.

"Heaven has the virtue of a good life, and Providence will never be so indifferent to the lives of the people! Dr. Qin and Dr. Qin are still seeing patients in the resettlement center, sleepless for a day and a night! You yourselves are not willing to help, and you are not here to cover yourselves with providence! Xiao Yu's bright eyes looked around at everyone present, and said in a gloomy voice.

"You, you don't pretend here, Doctor Qin stayed in the resettlement center, didn't you flee back to the city? Who are you qualified to dictate to us here! Doctor Zhao said angrily.

Xiao Yu said coldly: "I didn't point fingers at you. I thought you were all professional medical personnel, and I wanted to use your strength to fight the epidemic together, but now it seems that I was wrong. People who only complain about others in case of trouble are simply useless, so how can they talk about conspiring for great things. He looked at Li Fangming, "Please ask the prefect to summon all the people in the mansion here." The epidemic is developing rapidly, and I don't bother to talk to these people anymore, let people who are willing to do things come. Everyone must do what I ask me to do. Success or failure, I'm responsible for the consequences!" As he spoke, he put the jug he took in his hand on the case, and there was a snap, which made Li Fangming feel palpitations in his heart.

Doctor Cheng looked at the young figure standing at the front, moved his lips a little, and clenched his palms heavily.

At the beginning of their medical careers, many doctors also fantasized that they could become a miracle doctor like Hua Tuo Bian Que, who could pass through yin and yang, determine life and death, and be comfortable in the face of injuries and illnesses. But the reality is that no one can afford the lives of others, and they can't even say a word of assurance in the face of patients' complaints, and who dares to say that they can bear the lives of tens of millions of people? This is a life-and-death competition, not something that is just said and finished.

Whatever he says, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, he is responsible for the consequences alone, this young man...... It's so arrogant, ridiculously crazy, ridiculously crazy...... I yearn for it.

Last time, he had witnessed the miracle of Miss Feng's hands, and this time, if he could really eliminate the epidemic, what if he believed in her again? If it fails, I have to say, her nonsense that "one person is responsible for the consequences" is really reassuring.

If you still end up with a corpse in the end, the first person to feel guilty and afraid is Miss Feng......

While despising his own despicable mentality, Doctor Cheng involuntarily moved to Miss Feng's side.

"Below, I would like to listen to Miss Feng's dispatch." Dr. Cheng bowed.

Xiao Yu smiled at him: "Doctor Cheng doesn't need to be polite, there are still many places that depend on your medical skills." โ€

Dr. Cheng didn't even dare to say it. At this time, Li Fangming had already gotten Xie Shizi's signal to go out and gather his subordinates. There are as many as two or three hundred subordinates in the entire prefect's yamen, and it will take a lot of effort to gather them all.

Xiao Yu put salt, sugar, and water together, picked up a small scale and began to dispense oral rehydration solution.

Vomiting and diarrhoea in the early stages of cholera can result in significant loss of water and electrolytes, so prompt fluid and electrolyte replacement is key.

The elder Wang Ye had mild symptoms in the early stage, and he should be able to overcome the epidemic by supplementing water and electrolytes with oral rehydration fluids, and then adjusting the internal environment with traditional Chinese medicine.

There was a slight suppressed discussion in the kitchen, those doctors had just been reprimanded by Xiao Yu and lost face, they didn't dare to leave at this time, and they were embarrassed to come forward to ask what Xiao Yu was doing, but they just got together in twos and threes, discussing something in a low voice.

Xiao Yu estimated the proportion of salt and sugar, added it to the boiling water and boiled it, scooped out a spoonful and tasted it, it felt similar to the taste of oral rehydration solution.

He poured the boiling pot of salted sugar water into the jug, picked it up, and walked out. After walking a few steps, he found that Xie Jingxiu was still sitting on the chairman's seat like a Buddha, Xiao Yu thought in his heart that he might have deliberately supported him just now, and then looked at the expressionless and cold face, Xiao Yu felt that he might be being amorous again.

He smiled and called Xie Jingxiu: "Let's go, go back and treat the old man." โ€

Xie Jingxiu glanced at him, got up silently and walked in front of him, and went out with the curtain first, and Xiao Yu followed and walked out.

The doctor in the kitchen waited for the two of them to go away, and immediately began to whisper.

"Can salt and sugar water cure cholera? Which school of thought is this? โ€

"Isn't this girl here?!"

"Which time is Miss Feng not like Hu Lai, which time didn't she cure people?!"

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Xiao Yuzi didn't know what those people behind him were talking about, and returned to the old prince's room with Xie Jingxiu.

He took out a pot of water from the jar and put it in the hand of the patriarch, and said with a smile: "Old man, drink this water vigorously until you can't drink it anymore, and your illness will soon be cured." โ€

The patriarch looked at the smiling Feng girl standing by the bed, and his grandson standing behind her. It's just that Miss Feng's outfit is a little weird.

He tasted it and couldn't help but smile: "Girl, did you cook a meal of sugar water for the old man yourself?" You've got to practice your cooking skills again. โ€

Xiao Yu also smiled: "Old man, bear with me first, and when you are well, I will make you a big meal to make up for it." โ€

Someone outside the courtyard shouted through the wall while speaking, saying that Governor Li had summoned all the people. Xiao Yu said goodbye to the patriarchal prince, and the patriarch said to Xie Jingxiu: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and accompany Miss Feng to go over." โ€

Xie Jingxiu: Although ...... frowned, he still followed without saying a word.

When I arrived in the big kitchen, I saw that the courtyard was full of people, and everyone showed a trace of hesitation on their faces.

There are only a dozen mothers-in-law and housekeepers who can be housekeepers in the house, plus more than a dozen doctors, fortunately, the kitchen of the prefect's yamen is big enough, otherwise it may not be able to stand.

Xiao Yu walked all the way to the front, Li Fangming saw that the prince was still following behind Miss Feng like a silent little tail, and he became more and more convinced that this master had thoughts about others, and he didn't dare to snub Xiao Yu, and he had already felt that he had violated discipline and made everyone quiet.

Xiao Yu didn't talk nonsense, and came up straight to the point: "I believe that the prefect has informed you about the epidemic." Although the epidemic is ferocious, fortunately, we detected it early, and as long as it is dealt with in time, the epidemic will not spread on a large scale. There's a lot of work to do here. The first thing we need to do is to strictly isolate the patients to prevent cross-infection. โ€

As soon as he finished speaking, some of the doctors booed. Speaking of which, it is still necessary to separate all the people who are infected. The same was true of the previous epidemic, bringing together all the sick people, giving them some food and medicine, and being able to carry the fortune telling. This Feng girl reprimanded them with righteous words, thinking that it was a good idea.

Xiao Yu turned a deaf ear to those objections and continued: "All of the patient's belongings must not be taken out of the isolation area, and excrement and vomit must be disinfected. All medical staff who enter the isolation area to care for patients must do a good job of self-protection, wear isolation gowns, wrap their heads, faces, nose and mouth, and must go through strict handwashing procedures after touching patients, I will teach you later. When you leave the quarantine area, you have to change your clothes, and all work clothes are recycled and burned, and you must not use them again. The safety of medical staff must be guaranteed before the care of patients can be further discussed. โ€

No wonder she wore such a strange men's dress, which she changed casually after coming out of the homeless settlement. Xie Jingxiu stood one step behind Xiao Yu, his eyes looked at him slightly, and then looked away.

His words reassured the summoned subordinates a lot. They were all servants who sold themselves to the Li family, and if the Li Governor's Mansion wanted to risk their lives to earn fame and merit, they would not be able to resist. But at least the young man, who seemed to be of high status, thought of them first, and said that he would ensure their safety first.

A doctor shouted: "Miss Feng has been saying that she is isolated, how are the people in this city going to be isolated?" โ€

Another humanitarian: "In the past, a place was set up in the wilderness to fence it off, but now it is cheaper to have a resettlement center for displaced people, so you just need to lock everyone in." โ€

"Absolutely not." Xiao Yu said solemnly, "You can't make patients feel abandoned, otherwise they won't cooperate." To allow patients to voluntarily go out of their homes and enter the quarantine area for treatment, although the resettlement center is a ready-made place, it will make patients resist. โ€

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, Miss Feng said what to do?! Where exactly are you going to isolate to? Someone laughed mockingly and shouted.

Xiao Yu looked around and found Bai Ling's figure.

Bai Ling nodded to him and stood up and said, "Since our girl said that the patient would be isolated and treated, she naturally prepared a place a long time ago. Outside the city, there is a Zhuangzi of the Feng family, which is the isolation place prepared by the girl. โ€

The Zhuangzi of the Feng family? Miss Feng took out her own Zhuangzi to be used as an isolation center? Some of the people who had been thinking about watching the joke looked at each other and lost their voices in unison.

Xiao Yu also relaxed slightly. Originally, even if he thought, it was impossible for the Feng family to take the initiative to take out Zhuangzi to be used as an isolation center, so he asked Bailing to find Zhou Zhao and forcibly requisited it from Zhuangtou in the name of Miss Feng. I'm afraid that Zhuang Tou is going to sue the third old lady, and that's all for later, and I'll talk about it later.

"The above is just the first step, the second step is to treat the patient. Cholera is an intestinal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, a very small organism, which imbalances the internal environment of the human body. Acute vomiting and diarrhea can cause a large amount of water loss in the human body, and a substance that maintains the balance of the human body, and when a certain amount is lost, it will cause death. Therefore, we need to make oral rehydration solution, so that the patient can replenish a large amount of water and electrolytes - it doesn't matter if you don't understand, just mix salt and sugar into the water in a certain proportion, and I will teach everyone to make oral rehydration solution. All patients should have adequate fluids to replace what is lost in the body. Supplemented by the prescription prescribed by Dr. Qin, it is used to regulate the internal environment, which will definitely restore the health of most patients. โ€

"In addition to this, to stop the spread of the epidemic, it is necessary to remind the people of the whole city to pay attention. Do not drink raw water, cook food thoroughly, pay attention to hand and body hygiene, etc., if you find a patient, you must notify the yamen and be escorted to the isolation center. I will write all these precautions on a piece of paper, and the prefect will remind the people of the city on the bulletin board of the official palace. โ€

Everyone listened attentively, Xiao Yu sighed, and continued: "Another point, because Vibrio cholerae is stored in the excrement and vomit of patients, all patients' excrement and vomit must be strictly disinfected and must not be discharged casually. Wood ash can be used for disinfection. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate some more people to collect and prepare plant ash, and fully mix the plant ash and the patient's excrement and vomit for an hour before it can be dumped and disposed of. I'll show you a little bit later, so please study it carefully. โ€

After Xiao Yu finished explaining, Li Fangming assigned people to implement his requirements one by one. Collecting plant ashes, preparing protective cotton robes and masks, preparing oral rehydration solutions, etc., everyone seemed to be motivated by Xiao Yu, and gradually became a little hot.

When Miss Feng showed everyone how to deal with excrement and vomit, everyone knew that Miss Feng was not talking casually.

Xiao Yu rolled up his sleeves, took a gourd and poured the ashes into the bucket, and explained: "In this way, half a bucket of excrement is about half a scoop, and after pouring it in, stir well." He took a wooden stick and put it in and stirred it up, and suddenly a foul smell spread, and the people who had been sent to "study" were staggered.

On weekdays, even the subordinates who poured the gong bucket were quickly finished, and they felt inferior for a moment. Who would have thought that Miss Feng, a young lady, would do such a lowly job there without caring about it.