Chapter 7: Smallpox is coming

The next day, Shuyun ran into the space early. It took almost a full day to plant six cocoa seeds on the side of the villa near the saltwater pond. There are still four left, which were preserved by Shuyun. After all, cocoa has never been cultivated. If something goes wrong, there is a chance to remedy it.

If you succeed, just wait for the chocolate later. By the way, ask Tom to help me ask how to make cocoa powder and chocolate. If you have time, you have to go to the study room in the space villa to find out if there are any books on this subject. Don't get the raw materials in the back and then, but you can only watch them dry and not eat them.

For a while, Shuyun wanted to get into it, don't look at Shuyun who lived a lot of age in her previous life, and when she is old, she still loves sweets, among which chocolate is the most. When I traveled to Mexico and the Caribbean, I looked for high-quality cacao seeds. However, the seeds that have been hybridized and improved on a large scale are not recognized by the space at all. This space of Shuyun seems to have its own wisdom. Crops of poor quality are not even thought of being cultivated here. We will not give up until those plants or seeds are "humanely destroyed". If it is a good seedling, the space will be very fond of it, and it will be very protective, so that they will grow fat and fat. The branches are lush and fruitful. For the picky character of space, Shuyun is also very helpless. Because of this, Shuyun also gave the space a name "Turtle Hair".

Shuyun was busy with all this, and by the way, she also took a little medicinal wine that she brewed herself, with tiger bones and saffron as the main raw materials. The weather has been bad in recent days, and it has been raining all the time. Sister-in-law Osmanthus couldn't straighten up because of the pain in her back. Shuyun took a sneak look, and knew that she had a herniated disc in her waist. In fact, in addition to Western medicine surgery, the best way to treat this disease is to use traditional Chinese medicine massage and acupuncture. There are no side effects, and there is no harm to the body. Of course, the level of traditional Chinese medicine is uneven, and if you are unfortunate enough to encounter a half-hanger, it will become heavier and heavier. Shuyun thinks that the level of acupuncture massage is okay, but it is actually very simple, first to see which vertebrae the patient is out of place, and then let the patient stand and prick the corresponding acupuncture points on his hand with acupuncture. Then let him slowly shake his body for about 10 to 15 minutes.

What's the matter, with Shuyun's current situation, she can't help Osmanthus Sister-in-law treat at all. Even the best plasters that I have prepared are not suitable for taking out. I can only give him this medicinal wine. Even if you drink it with a wipe, the effect will be relatively poor. Fortunately, there is tiger bone as the main medicine. At most, a day or two late will be fine. To say that this tiger bone has to thank the former owner of "Turtle Hair", who left a lot in the space, or there is really nowhere to get it. Do you want Shuyun to go to the "Liaoning Safari Park" to rob tigers?

This wine gives Sister-in-law Osmanthus a reason to think of.

Shuyun is covered with a coarse porcelain wrist full of medicinal wine. Cautiously entered the house. Sister-in-law Osmanthus is not here, and it is almost dinner time. Presumably she dragged the sick body to help in the kitchen. Shuyun put the medicinal wine on the wood-colored, unpainted square dining table. Quietly waiting for Sister-in-law Osmanthus to come back.

Before going to bed, Sister-in-law Osmanthus used Shuyun's tiger bone wine, and felt that her waist was not so painful. So he asked where Shuyun wine came from. She originally thought that it was Shuyun who fell in love when she saw Juan rubbing her waist with wine every day. Want to help. may be seizing the opportunity, which of the people in the government wants to get rice wine. I thought that although this rice wine didn't matter anything, but the children were in their hearts, it was always difficult to refuse. I didn't think it would work so well. I don't think it will be ordinary ordinary rice wine. Then I felt very strange.

Shuyun even gestured, with movements. The general meaning is to say: "Where did Tom meet an aunt who frequented, and she had the same disease as Sister-in-law Osmanthus, and now she is better, and she uses this wine." She still has a lot left there. Shuyun asked for some for Sister-in-law Osmanthus. ”

When Sister-in-law Osmanthus heard this, she was overjoyed. Their eyes narrowed with a smile. The facial features of the round fleshy face are about to be squeezed together. The mountain-like body trembled. also hugged Shuyun and kissed her several times, "My wife is blessed, I have to help our little baby." ”

Juan also giggled. The honest and swarthy face was filled with relief. said to Sister-in-law Osmanthus, "Look at your beauty, this child is originally sensible." I won't cry or make trouble when I hit a child, and I will help you work. ”

What a good man. It was originally a child who was very unwanted by the master's family and left to fend for himself. The couple risked offending their master. Treat Shuyun like her own child. Never ask for anything in return. Now it is just a small bowl of medicinal wine, but it makes the husband and wife happy as if they are celebrating the New Year. This made Shuyun tired, and a trace of warmth appeared in her cold heart.

Since then, Shuyun has resumed the life of Dongtang to home, two points and one line. Take care of the space when you're not busy. The days passed like a trickle. The content of learning also began to be enriched. Latin and chemistry were now added, and Tom would also teach her some superficial knowledge of astronomy and geography.

Now everything is so calm and tranquil. It's just that one thing hangs over people's minds like a dark cloud. That is, in recent years, in the capital and several northern regions, "pox" is often referred to as smallpox outbreaks, and a large number of people have died of epidemics. It was a panic. Although, in later generations, this virulent infectious disease has become extinct. Every country has a proven means of vaccination. However, this kind of virus, which has spread and raged in the whole world for more than 1,000 years, has a mortality rate of up to 25 percent.

It's the tenth winter month of the year again, and the snow is falling heavily. After dinner, Shuyun and Juan and his wife, who were free, sat around and ate fried chestnuts with sugar sent by Hu Fang. Sister-in-law Osmanthus sighed, "I don't know what happened in the past two years, God really doesn't give us poor people a way to live." I heard that the Suzhou Hutong east of Chongwenmen was closed again. Someone over there has contracted "pox" again. How many people have died here in the past few years. Alas"

"It's all nonsense. That's just what we people get. This "pox" doesn't pick people, it also cares if you are Prince Baylor, a relative of the emperor. If you have it, you can't please it. Didn't the emperor's son also have it?

I heard that the emperor didn't dare to live in the palace because of avoiding this "pox". This morning, didn't Fu Jin also order that no one in the house should go out? Juan said slowly, sipping on his cigarette pouch.

Sister-in-law Osmanthus then sighed again, "Alas, aren't I also in a hurry, we two old immortals are nothing." It's just that I'm afraid that the child will be overlooked. Fang'er and son-in-law are still young, and our eldest grandson Hutou is only one year old. The eldest son hasn't married a daughter-in-law yet. If there is a three-long and two-short one, won't our old Hu family be broken? If that's the case, how can I live in the future," he said, and hugged Shuyun again, "And our baby girl, you have to be careful." Don't go to that foreign monk these days. So as not to run everywhere and accidentally give it by. If he is discovered by Fujin, he will have to be beaten again. ”

Due to the ignorance of Anwar and Fucha, Shuyun still has no name, and the people in the house are used to calling Shuyun Lady.

When Juan heard this, he also frowned. Take two puffs of cigarettes, "Didn't you just tell me that Fang'er came today to ask us to help us get an idea?" What's the matter? ”

"Oh, it's about this "acne", I don't sound a little unreliable, so I didn't rush to tell you. ”

"What the hell is going on? Since the child let help with the idea. Tell me, I'll hear it first. Juan Fu asked again.

"It's their Langzhong who has a wandering party. It is said that there is a kind of ancestral medicinal powder, and if you use a small dot and blow it into a person's nose, the person will then have a fever, and it will never be again in the future. Each person is charged a hundred dollars, which is not expensive. It's just listening to the hanging trance. ”

Shuyun's eyes lit up when she heard this. Isn't this a method of blowing nose and planting pox? I have space, and I often eat the food and water produced in it, and now I have a little bit of a sense of avoiding all diseases. From time to time, he would secretly replace the water that Juan and his wife drank with space water. Don't worry about them or yourself. It's just that Hu Fang's family and Hu Qiu are a little difficult. Shuyun knows how to make and administer smallpox vaccine, but it is inconvenient for her to collect and vaccinate herself. Now, there are people who can plant it, and the price is not expensive, so we must find a way to get them to agree to be vaccinated. Thinking of this, I just wanted to make a comparison to Juan and his wife.

I heard Juan say, "I see this." Let the kids try it. Remember when I was a kid. In the hometown of Naoli. In those years, there were many natural disasters one after another. There are wars everywhere again. There were also people in the village who were infected with "pox" nearby, and there was a Sun Langzhong who lived in seclusion with us at that time, and he used the recipe you said. Usually, the villagers always help the villagers to see a doctor, and they don't charge money. We all believe in him. I asked him to help show it. As a result, everyone had a fever for a few days, and there was nothing wrong. No one has been infected since then. I also used that powder, and it's still not good. Just let Fang'er and them go. If it is the same medicine used in our village, we will never have to worry about this matter in the future.

"That's okay, I'll go to Fang'er early tomorrow morning. However, I have to say hello to Fujin first. Otherwise, you won't even be able to get out of the house. It's okay to cover up the big girl and let her go. It's just that this road is a bit far, and she goes alone, so I'm a little worried. Besides, this kid can't speak yet, so I'm afraid that I won't be able to understand it and delay the matter. ”

"Then you see, can Fu Jin agree to this?" Juan asked, a little worried.

"I think she can agree at a moment, if we use this medicine, then the old man and Fu Jin, as well as the young master, will also be able to benefit. With this good thing, they wish someone would be a pioneer for them to explore the way. Sister-in-law Osmanthus leaned over to Juan's side, lowered her voice, and whispered.

"yes, then you should hurry up and find Fujin now. It's not too late, if she agrees, you can take the big girl to Fang'er early tomorrow morning. You both use that medicine by the way. ”