Liu Zhijing broke a leg and was sent out of Yanzhou City by the guards of the Dingbei Hou Mansion.

However, he didn't go back to the capital, after all, it's a long way, and the road is bumpy, so he has to wait for the bones to close before he can go on the road, otherwise if he can't raise a cripple, he won't have anywhere to cry.

So he stayed in Dingcheng, the closest to Yanzhou City, to recuperate from his injuries.

Dingcheng has just come out of the northwest border, because it is located in the traffic artery, it is a big town, quite lively. Liu Zhijing also met an acquaintance here, another imperial doctor sent by the Tai Hospital to assist in the treatment of the epidemic, surnamed Li, in his forties, who had never been mixed up in the Tai Hospital, so he was assigned this mission.

However, unlike Gu Cong, after Imperial Physician Li got the order, he spent half a month at Huimin Pharmacy under the pretext of collecting medicinal materials, and then slowly swallowed the medicinal materials to the northwest.

Of course, this slow swallowing is not talking about medicinal materials - give him bear heart leopard gall bladder, he doesn't dare to delay in this matter - it is he himself who is slow to swallow, and the medicinal materials are being sent all the way, and he is dragging behind on the grounds of continuing to collect along the road, seeing that he is almost to the northwest, he directly reported two sentimental fevers, and stopped in Dingcheng.

Typhoid fever is a fatal disease, and there are clouds in medical books: two sentimental typhoid fever does not need to be treated, and yin and yang poison passed through the Seven Dynasties period. Naturally, Imperial Physician Li did not really get this disease, but he was a Imperial Doctor, first deliberately let himself get a cold, and then used some medicine, pretending to be sick very realistically. None of the people who escorted the medicinal herbs were proficient in medical skills, and when he was feverish, he didn't sweat at all, and when he was really sick, he didn't dare to force him to go forward, and he didn't bother to ask for medicine for him, so he put him in Dingcheng and left him to fend for himself.

When Liu Zhijing was sent to Dingcheng, it happened to be the time when Imperial Doctor Li "recovered slightly", one of the two had a broken leg, and the other was still in typhoid fever, but they happened to be a pair in the post station. Liu Zhijing really can't move, but Imperial Doctor Li can still go out for a stroll from time to time, ask the post guard for some news, and bring it back to relieve Liu Zhijing's boredom.

"Brother Liu-" Imperial Physician Li didn't know what herbs he used to soak in water, and dyed his face sallow and sallow, which has not faded for many days. He pretended to be sick and pretended to be very dedicated, and every time he went out, he put on a sick and crooked appearance, and even walked swayingly, "Oh no, no! ”

"What's wrong?" Liu Zhijing is in a rather decadent mood these days. He had been thinking about his future prospects, but after all these days, he still couldn't think of any good way. This will hear that Imperial Doctor Li will say that it is bad, and he will suddenly feel bad.

Imperial Physician Li covered the door before whispering, "I heard that King Anjun has smallpox!" ”

"What?" Liu Zhijing was taken aback, "How could King Anjun get smallpox?" ”

Imperial Physician Li sneered: "Then how is it impossible?" "Smallpox is a disease, but it doesn't matter if you are a royal bloodline or not," I heard that King An Jun followed the princess of the county to go deep into the epidemic area to find what pox species that could make people not infected with smallpox, and the result——"

"Pox?" Liu Zhijing was inexplicable.

Imperial Physician Li actually doesn't like Liu Zhijing very much. He is a person who has no support, so he has never been able to get ahead in the hospital. But Liu Zhijing has a brother-in-law of the county king, even if he breaks his leg and fails to contribute to the treatment of the epidemic this time, he will definitely have a credit. In contrast, don't look at him as a brother and brother to Liu Zhijing on the surface, in fact, he has always been secretly a little jealous in his heart.

"So Brother Liu, you don't know? You followed the county prince and princess to Yanzhou City, so you haven't heard that the county princess wants to plant pox for the people in the northwest, so that no one who has ever had smallpox will never get smallpox again in the future? ”

"And such a thing?" Liu Zhijing's eyes were so wide that they almost came out. Can there be a way to prevent smallpox? Why didn't he hear from the princess? No, no, I just found out that there was smallpox, and the princess didn't have time to say anything! Oh my God, why didn't he wait, if he could really make people stop getting smallpox, what a credit to that!

Imperial Physician Li squinted at his expression and said, "Yes, that's what is said outside." It's just that the younger brother thinks it's very strange, since there is such a method, why did the prince of the county get smallpox? ”

These words were like a basin of cold water splashed on Liu Zhijing's head, and his heart was immediately poured into a cold heart. Yes, if there is such a good thing, how can the prince of the county fall to smallpox?

"Did King Anjun really get smallpox?"

"It's all spread outside, so how can it be fake?" Imperial Physician Li felt inexplicably happy in his heart, "The prince of the county is now being escorted back to the Dingbei Hou Mansion, and I don't know if he will bring smallpox into Yanzhou City this time." ”

Liu Zhijing shuddered and suddenly rejoiced. Fortunately, he had already left Yanzhou City, otherwise if smallpox really spread into Yanzhou City, how would he be able to escape with a limp?

It's just that, in this way, the epidemic in the northwest is afraid that it will expand again, and when the epidemic treatment fails, Jiang is afraid that he will be guilty, so I am afraid that he will not have the credit for escorting and collecting medicinal materials, right?

Imperial Physician Li said a few more words, Liu Zhijing was thoughtful, but he just hummed and coped, which made Imperial Physician Li lose interest and went back to his room stupidly.

Here Liu Zhijing thought about it for a long time, but he could only comfort himself: although there is no credit, but the sin will not fall on his head, this trip can be safely and well, even if it is good, as for the future, there is no small life to worry about.

If Taohua could know about the conversation between Liu Zhijing and Imperial Doctor Li, she would probably feel the importance of unimpeded information.

In ancient times, there was no such thing as a mobile phone network in this place, and the northwest had set up many checkpoints due to the epidemic, and it was more difficult to get in and out than before, so that Liu Zhijing and Imperial Doctor Li got a serious lag in the news - when they were talking about Shen Shu having smallpox, the Dingbei Hou Mansion had already given Yin Li and Yin Li pox.

Dingbei Hou Mansion is in Yanzhou City, and it is such a period when people are a little panicked, so Dingbei Hou Mansion is a pillar of the northwest, and every move attracts the attention of the people of the entire northwest, not to mention that this time Dingbei Hou did not hide the pox for his two youngest sons, but spread the news to the outside world with great fanfare, naturally it didn't take long for everyone to know, and the streets and alleys were talking about it for a while.

"But I heard, what kind of pox vaccine did Master Hou plant for the two little sons a few days ago?"

"Naturally, I heard about it. You say, can it be done? I've heard that the prince of the county has smallpox. ”

"Don't talk nonsense! My brother-in-law's brother-in-law was on an errand in the camp, and I heard that the smallpox that the prince of the county had was different from the ordinary smallpox, and it was almost healed at this time. ”

"W-healed?" Smallpox can be said to be nine deaths, and very few can survive.

"Then can there be a fake? It is said that this smallpox was contracted by a cow, but somehow after the disease of the cow, the poison is lighter, and it does not hurt for people to get it. He also said that this pox vaccine also came like this now, and after planting the pox, a minor illness can no longer prevent smallpox. ”

This person's words attracted countless listeners, who asked, "Is it true or false?" Why hasn't the prince of the county shown up yet? Did you see it with your own eyes? ”

Naturally, this person would not have seen it with his own eyes, but he would never admit it, and said stiffly: "If this is not the case, how can Master Hou dare to give the two little sons pox?" ”

This made sense, everyone stopped talking, and they all cast their eyes in the direction of the Dingbei Hou Mansion: "Is this true?" Is this vaccinia really that useful? Wouldn't there be no more fear of smallpox from now on! ”

There has never been a large-scale outbreak of smallpox in the northwest before, but everyone has heard of the horror of smallpox, and if you really want to talk about this topic, everyone can pull out their own experience of seven aunts and eight aunts to say a few words, and then they will talk about it again.

"Whether it's useful or not, just look at the Hou Mansion."

"How long will you have to wait?"

"I heard it will only take three or four days."

"Three or four days? Isn't that just a few days coming? Smallpox for three or four days is not good. ”

"It's all said it's not smallpox, it's pox!"

"So how do you know if it's working?"

That's a really good question. The crowd fell silent again. Yes, even if you have a pox for three or four days, how do you know if this thing is really useful? If one is not used, it will be obtained in the future, so what can I do?

However, the Dingbei Hou Mansion did not make the people wait too long, and soon gave an answer.

"What? Are you really going to send Li'er and Li'er to quarantine? Mrs. Dingbei almost fainted, but she stood up with a nimble and agility that was completely inconsistent with her age, raised the cane in her hand, and seemed to be ready to hit her son's head, "You are crazy! ”

Dingbei Hou's expression was slightly embarrassed: "Mother, it's not what you think......" He had already told his wife that he would hide this from Mrs. Tai, as long as he said that he took his two sons to the camp to see for a long time, I don't know how Mrs. Tai knew, and now call him over to ask him face to face, and ask three questions and two questions to ask about the flaws.

"Are you really crazy!" Mrs. Dingbei Hou covered her chest and panted, eager to go over and grab her son's ears, "Jiang said, you will try the lives of my two grandsons?" ”

"Mother-" Dingbei Hou sighed helplessly, "Actually, my son is not so ruthless, this pox vaccine must be useful." ”

Mrs. Dingbei didn't believe him: "How can you see it?" Did Chiang cure those who had smallpox? ”

"Those are two different things...... Dingbei Hou had to tell the truth, "Zhengming contracted that cowpox in the epidemic area a few days ago, and today he is almost better." He went to see it, and the pox blisters on Shen Shu's hands and arms had all scabbed, and the person was jumping around, and there was nothing left.

"What!" Mrs. Dingbei Hou was dizzy for a while, and the whole person fell back and sat down, "Zhengming is also ......" Why didn't anyone tell her that her grandson was also infected with smallpox?

"Come on!" Dingbei Hou grabbed his mother and yelled at the maid next to him, "Go and invite the princess of the county!" ”

Taohua is examining Yin Li and Yin Li. The two children had a fever that night after the vaccination, and three days later, they were completely cured. Yin Li was a little more well-behaved, and he didn't even leave a pox scar on his face, Yin Li was not very obedient, and scratched a few times, so a small pit fell on the corner of his eyebrows, but it was not obvious if he didn't look carefully, but it was conducive to everyone distinguishing the twins in the future.

Mrs. Dingbei Hou followed beside her, she never closed her eyes after the two children started to get hot, and she was finally able to relax at this time, and gave Yin Xiao a slap casually: "If you don't listen to your cousin-in-law, this is not a scar!" ”

Yin Xiao has been taken care of by her mother like flesh and blood these days, and she has almost forgotten her mother's fierceness on weekdays, and she was suddenly slapped and almost fell into bed. Taohua laughed and caught the bewildered kid: "Uncle, my cousin is sick after all." ”

The complex emotions in Mrs. Dingbeihou's heart were indescribable, and she could only use a slap to express her love for her son, and pouted when she heard the words: "I see that this kid is jumping around, where does it look like he is sick." ”

Taohua rubbed Yin Hua's forehead - Mrs. Dingbei Hou is worthy of being the daughter of Jiangmen, this slap made Yin Hua's head red, which shows that her strength is not small.

"Uncle, in fact, it's not good to hit the head, my aunt really wants to fight, she can hit the palm of her hand, and she can also beat her fart." What if it hits the ear and breaks the eardrum.

Yin Xiao was about to lie to his cousin-in-law, when he suddenly heard the last two sentences, and his eyes suddenly widened: "Cousin-in-law! "He's so big, why do you still say anything about!

Mrs. Dingbei Hou laughed, leaned back and forth, and casually pulled her son over and slapped her on the buttocks. After worrying for so long, this sullenness that no one can tell about can finally be vented with laughter.

"Mother-" Yin Hu covered her head with one hand and her ass with the other, and was so depressed that she was hugged into her arms by her mother one by one, and he took her brother together.

It had been several years since he had been held in his mother's arms like this, and Yin Xiao struggled uncomfortably for two times, and then felt a little wet on the side of his face, and he was suddenly too frightened to move.

Mrs. Dingbei Hou hugged her two sons tightly until the tears in the corners of her eyes had dried, and then she raised her head and said to Taohua: "In this way, you won't get smallpox again in the future?" ”

Taohua nodded: "My aunt also knows that a person will only get smallpox once in his life, and he will never get it again." This kind of pox actually makes people get smallpox once, and my cousin will never get it again. ”

The corners of Mrs. Dingbei's eyes were a little moist, and she blinked vigorously before saying, "You two are not small, since you are the sons of the Yin family, you should take on the responsibility of the Yin family." Now that your cousin has said that you will never get smallpox again after the pox, do you dare to go and see those patients who have smallpox? ”

This was Dingbeihou's idea - to send his two sons to live with the smallpox patients in the quarantine area for a few days, and when the people in the northwest saw that they were unharmed, they naturally believed that this pox was useful.

Mrs. Dingbei Hou was naturally reluctant in her heart, even if Shen Shu's illness was in front of her, she still couldn't stop worrying. However, things have come to this point, Taohua has made a guarantee that nothing will happen, and the people of the northwest are also paying attention to the Dingbei Hou Mansion, if the twins don't go out again, this matter will not end. No matter how worried she was, she couldn't help but obey her husband's decision.

Yin Xiao jumped up: "What don't you dare!" ”

Yin Li also nodded and said, "My brother and I have long wanted to share our parents' worries. "Yin Ru is now busy working in the temporary good hall, he and Yin Hu have regarded themselves as little men on weekdays, but they have been shrinking at home and can't get out, which is really embarrassing.

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Dingbei Hou couldn't help but take her two sons into her arms again, "Then, you are going to leave today." ”

Taohua watched from the side, and also felt that her eyes were a little sour. She knew that the twins would be fine, but the Dingbei Hou couple was willing to gamble on their two sons for the northwest based on her words, which was not a big sacrifice.

"Madame! Princess! Mrs. Tai is sick, and the princess asks the princess to come over immediately! ”

"What's wrong with Mrs. Tai?" Momoka quickly grabbed the maid who came to pass the word.

"Mrs. Tai fainted!" The maid was sweating all over, "I fainted while talking to Master Hou." ”

"Bring the needle box!" Tao Hua could guess what Mrs. Dingbei Hou said to Dingbei Hou after a little thought, Mrs. Tai is also an old man in good health, but she loves meat and sweets in her diet, and the three highs are inevitable. At this time, I suddenly fainted, and I was most afraid of a stroke.

The place of Dingbei Hou Mansion is too big, and it is also a loss that Taohua is in good health, so she trotted all the way to Mrs. Tai's yard, and applied needles when she entered.

"That's fine." Taohua asked Mrs. Tai a few questions, and saw that she answered fluently, her mind was also clear, and her facial features were not crooked, so she breathed a sigh of relief, "Mrs. Tai is old, don't be angry at will." In the future, I am afraid that the diet will also be lighter. Those fat and sweet things should be eaten less. ”

As soon as Mrs. Tai woke up, she immediately became weak and said: "Tell Li'er and Xiao'er not to go to the quarantine area, I will be vegetarian from today!" ”

Dingbei Hou smiled bitterly and stood up: "Mother, don't say it, this matter has been announced, if Li'er and Xiao'er are still my Yin family's children, they must go!" After a while, I personally went to see them off. ”

The middle door of the Dingbei Hou Mansion was wide open, almost alarming the entire northwest.

In this era, the middle door of the official eunuch's mansion was not opened casually, and when it came to the status of the Dingbei Marquis Mansion, only the royal family could let them open the middle door to greet them. Therefore, as soon as the middle door opened, the people who gathered nearby to wait for the news were all stared at each other, and word of mouth spread the news quickly, and the news was quickly spread far away, and more and more people rushed to come.

Yin Li and Yin Li were both wearing small dark robes, which looked somewhat similar to the military uniforms in the barracks, and as soon as the two small faces that looked red in the cold wind came out, they immediately caused a commotion.

"You don't have any scars on your face?" Those who have smallpox are most likely to have a pockmarked face even if they survive, and they are as terrifying as living ghosts.

"No, no, look at the little boy on the right, there is a scar on the side of his eyebrows!"

"That's not necessarily a pox scar."

"Definitely, yes! My maiden cousin had smallpox, and the scar was the same as this one. ”

"You just, your distant cousin still saw it many years ago, and you know how old you were then?"

"Don't make any noise, listen to what Master Hou is saying!"

"What? Master Hou wants to send the two little sons to the quarantine area to take care of those smallpox patients? ”

"Didn't I hear me wrong? Smallpox is the easiest for children! ”

"Of course you heard that right! That's what Hou Ye said! ”

"Shhhhhhhh

"This is a pox? If you have pox, you are really not afraid of smallpox? ”

"Master Hou dares to send his son to take care of smallpox patients, that seems to be true!"

"This pox seed was taken from a cow that had smallpox?"

"Hey, look, that's King Anjun!"

"Yes, yes, didn't it mean that King Anjun contracted smallpox—no, it was some kind of cowpox, and it was really fine?"

"That's obviously good, look, you can ride a horse! Look at that complexion, it looks like a patient! ”

"Why is this cow so godly, I knew that my family also raised a few ......"

"Stop talking nonsense! You can't even raise a hundred cows! Do you know the art of medicine? This pox vaccine was made by the princess of the county! ”

"That's it! Even if you have cows at home, do you dare to ask your family to try it? Do you dare to send your child to quarantine? In the northwest, except for the Dingbei Hou Mansion, who would dare to do this? ”

Dingbei Hou picked up his two sons into the carriage and said loudly to the coachman: "Go to the quarantine area!" ”

The coachman flicked the whip, making a crisp sound in mid-air, and the people who were originally crowded in front of the door automatically moved to get out of the way, the guards in front opened the way, and Shen Shu followed on horseback behind, and a team of people passed through Yanzhou City, went out from the north city gate, and went straight to the quarantine area.

Taohua, together with Mrs. Dingbei Hou and Mrs. Dingbei Hou, watched the carriage go away from inside the gate. The corners of Mrs. Dingbei's eyes were still red, and she kept wiping them with a handkerchief. Mrs. Dingbei Hou persuaded: "Mother don't worry, I'll be back in a few days." ”

"That's the quarantine area...... Mrs. Tai raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.

"Grandmother just rest assured." Taohua said with a smile, "The two cousins will definitely not be infected with smallpox. As for anthrax - the quarantine area is separated on both sides, and they will never be allowed to go there. "Pox can only prevent smallpox, but not anthrax, and this must be understood, otherwise it will be bad if you don't get smallpox and come back with anthrax.

Everyone has already been sent away, what else can Mrs. Tai say? Seeing that the carriage was gone, he had to turn back to his courtyard: "Light incense for me, and I will recite a few scriptures." ”

Mrs. Dingbei Hou respectfully sent her mother-in-law away, turned around and sank her face: "Check it for me, who told Mrs. Tai about this?" ”

Her personal maid had already gone to inquire: "It was Cicada Yi who leaked his mouth when talking to Hong Luo next to Mrs. Tai, and Hong Luo didn't dare to hide it from Mrs. Tai......"

"Cicada clothes?" Mrs. Dingbei Hou frowned, "She has always been the most delicate, why did she leak her words this time?" ”

Xiangyun said in a low voice: "The slave asked carefully, Cicada Yi said that Dieyi was going to learn nursing with the princess of the county, she was complaining to Hongluo about Dieyi, who knew that she accidentally said about the pox......"

"Dieyi, that girl is going to learn nursing?" Mrs. Dingbei Hou couldn't help but laugh, "That girl has no scheming, can she learn that?" That's it, you go and talk to Cicada Yi, just say that she is a careful and proper person, and this idea must be taken care of and don't throw it away. She is now a person in Zhengming's courtyard, and I can't teach me a lesson, so I'll just wait for Zhengming to come back and listen to him. ”