After a night of fermentation, the news of the outbreak of smallpox in Hengzhou has quietly spread in the capital. No matter what the era, the people had an indelible fear of the plague in their hearts.

A night of panic passed, and many families in the capital were busy early in the morning. They began to pack up and prepare to take refuge in places where there was no outbreak. Most of them, although they had never experienced smallpox, were no strangers to it and knew the consequences of contracting smallpox.

For the sake of the safety of their families, everyone in the capital who has a little family background decided to go away to avoid the plague. After this smallpox had passed, they would consider moving back to the capital.

Although they are both far away, there is a world of difference in distance. For those wealthy families with deep pockets, they can hire passenger ships to go down to the south of the Yangtze River. On the contrary, for those who do not have such a lot of money, they can only choose to stay in the countryside not too far from the capital.

Fortunately, the countryside is sparsely populated, and it is not so easy to meet an outsider. If smallpox had spread to the capital, it would have been much safer in the countryside than in the city, and the risk of infection would have been lower.

When he took his family to purchase the materials needed for the experiment, Su Wen bumped into a crowd of people who were rushing out of the city with his family. She only glanced at it, and she understood why these people were rushing out of the city. Although she didn't think so, she also understood this behavior. Even in the modern society with advanced medicine, it is not uncommon to escape from the city to avoid infectious diseases.

Without time to pay attention to the fleeing crowd, Su Wen directed Ding to the nearest pharmacy. She's going to experiment with cowpox. Some herbs are needed in the meantime, and they must be prepared in advance.

When he arrived at the pharmacy, Su Wen happened to meet the shopkeeper of the pharmacy and instructed his men to clean up the store, apparently planning to go out with the crowd to take refuge. She shook her head secretly in her heart, even the pharmacy and the medical hall were in a hurry to flee, the casualties of the plague could be small. In her opinion, their behavior is no different from deserters on the battlefield.

The mood was not very good, so Su Wen had no intention of bargaining. She directly called the shopkeeper over and asked to buy all the medicinal materials in the store.

In the face of Su Wen's request, the shopkeeper did not hesitate at all. I happily agreed. He plans to take his whole family to Jiangnan this time. It is estimated that there will be no way back in a short time. Before, he was still worried about the preservation of medicinal materials, and he was afraid that when he returned from evacuation, all the medicinal materials in the store had deteriorated.

Now it's okay, someone brought a pillow for sleepiness. Since someone wants to buy all the medicinal herbs in the store. He also happened to save himself the trouble of preserving it.

Seeing that the shopkeeper of the pharmacy agreed, he simply agreed. Su Wen's heart was a little moved. immediately blurted out and asked, "Shopkeeper, how long do you plan to come back this time?" If you don't come back in the future. Would you please consider selling me this pharmacy? After all, people need a lot of silver in the field, so they can also have more entanglements. ”

After listening to Su Wen's inquiry, the shopkeeper immediately shook his head and refused: "Doctor Hua, you are laughing." When the plague passes, we will always move back, and we will have to reopen the shop when the time comes. ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper of the pharmacy had a resolute attitude, Su Wen knew that it could not be violated, so he did not continue to mention this stubble. In the following time, she shifted her attention to the matter of purchasing medicinal herbs. She really wanted to buy all the medicinal materials in this pharmacy, but she didn't refuse to come, and those with bad quality said that they wouldn't buy anything.

It didn't take long for Su Wen to remove all the poor quality medicinal materials. She saw the ugly look on the shopkeeper's face, and a strange feeling of comfort rose in her heart.

After buying all the medicinal materials needed, Su Wen went home directly. When she returned, Hong Qian had already returned from the lower court. She explained that the family had stored the medicinal herbs, and then went straight to Hong Qian's study. She had listed in detail all the measures needed to be taken to prevent the plague on a piece of paper last night, and now she had to hurry up and hand them over to Hong Qian.

After quickly browsing through the measures to prevent and control the plague handed by Su Wen, Hong Qian asked with a look of surprise: "Girl, can these methods prevent the spread of smallpox?" There are many measures above, and it is the first time I have heard of them as a teacher. ”

When Su Wen heard this, he immediately swore and promised: "Sir, don't worry. The measures on this list are all verified by Su Wen, and they all have obvious effects on the prevention and control of the plague. Not only the plague of smallpox, but also the plague after the earthquake and flood, these measures can play an excellent role in defense. ”

After listening to Su Wen's assurance, Hong Qian immediately believed it. He can even believe in cowpox, let alone this little problem.

On the list submitted by Su Wen, in addition to taking potions to ward off the plague, there are many other prevention and control measures. For example, lime powder, vinegar and alcohol are sprinkled everywhere. Some of these measures have been heard of, but many more have never heard of them. It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, anyway, he can trust Su Qian, and these measures can be followed directly.

Seeing that Hong Qian was convinced, Su Wen took out another list from his sleeve and said to Hong Qian with an expectant expression: "Sir, this chapter list is the materials needed after the smallpox attack. While the plague has not yet come, be sure to prepare in advance. ”

After getting the list and hurriedly browsing it, Hong Qian couldn't help but smile and said: "Fortunately, the teacher has visited your Anhetang, otherwise I don't know what the materials on the list are." White coats, masks, these things, others must not know what they are talking about. But don't worry, there are promising teachers, and the materials on this list will definitely not be less. ”

Smiling and nodding, Su Wen said with a relaxed face: "Well, with you here, Su Wen is naturally relieved." If you want to replace it with someone else, don't say that you are preparing materials, and it is estimated that it will take a lot of time just to explain. ”

After saying hello to Hong Qian, Su Wen went back to the Four Seasons House first. In the next few days, she needed to do an experiment on herself to plant cowpox, so as soon as she returned, she ordered someone to close the yard. With the exception of a few necessary personnel, all the other unrelated servants and maids were dismissed to other places so as not to disturb the progress of her experiments.

Ready, Su Wen went to the place where the cows were temporarily raised in Hongfu. She made a cut in her arm and applied the liquid squeezed out of the cowpox to the wound.

Looking at his wounds, Su Wen secretly prayed in his heart that he must succeed at one time. Cutting a wound with a knife wasn't a good feeling at all, and she didn't want to experience it again. She took one last look at the cow that was suffering from cowpox, and then returned to the Four Seasons House under Xing'er's service.

With red eyes, Su Wen was sent to the Four Seasons Residence, and Mrs. Hong immediately began to discuss the follow-up matters. She can't share the pain for Su Wen, but she can help with other things.

got the two lists sent by Su Wen, and Hong Qian immediately went to find the prince. Now the Qincha who is in charge of dealing with the plague is the crown prince, and before doing these things, he naturally has to talk to the prince. He showed the list to the prince, and then introduced it again according to the information provided by Su Wen, and the result was unexpectedly smooth.

Seeing that the prince agreed without saying a word, Hong Qian hesitated and said: "Your Highness, our response to the plague mainly relies on Su Wen, see if you can give a clear identity." In this way, there will be less criticism in the court. ”

Seeing Hong Qian's euphemistic fight for Su Wen's interests, how could the prince refuse to agree? As his sister-in-law, Su Wen has long been a member of his faction, so naturally he can't be treated badly. Besides, Su Wen's background is not ordinary, and he can't be treated according to ordinary rules, so it's okay to make an exception.

After making up his mind, the prince said to Hong Qian with a serious face: "Taifu, don't worry, Lone will never treat his family badly." Later, he went to see his father, and he would definitely ask for the identity of a court lady for Su Wen's sister. ”

Hearing the prince's promise, Hong Qian immediately showed a look of surprise. According to his original expectation, he could ask for a temporary position for Su Wen from the prince, but he never thought that the result would be better than expected. Female court officials, this is not the kind of temporary position, but there is a clear division of ranks, and it still belongs to the rank within the bureaucratic system, which is different from the ordinary order.

After the initial surprise, Hong Qian immediately calmed down and asked with a worried face: "Your Highness, my dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, but there has never been an example of a female court official. This time it was suddenly proposed, His Majesty would definitely not agree, so it was better to forget it. ”

Seeing Hong Qian's worried face, the prince had a momentary impulse to tell Su Wen's life experience directly. Fortunately, he restrained himself, so he didn't tell the truth. He heard about this from the emperor, and even if he really wanted to tell Hong Qian the truth, he had to get the emperor's approval, otherwise there would definitely be hidden dangers.

Thinking of this, the prince confidently reassured: "Taifu, you don't need to worry. Su Wen is not an ordinary woman, and the difficulty of this matter is not as high as imagined. It's hard to say anything else, there must be no problem with my father. ”

Thinking about what the prince said, Hong Qian also felt very reasonable. His students' medical skills are difficult to have opponents in the world, and with this alone, it is a piece of cake to become a female court official. If you are not satisfied, you have the ability to find someone who is higher than Su Wen's medical skills. Even the imperial doctors are not her opponents, and those folk doctors are even less worth mentioning.

Since accepting Su Wen as an apprentice, Hong Qian's concept is quietly changing. A few years ago, although he did not have the idea of patriarchy, he did not think that it was natural for women to enter the court.

Unfortunately, after a few years, his thinking has changed very differently. In his opinion, it is not impossible for a woman to enter the court as an official, at least Su Wen is like this. (To be continued......)

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