Wang Yuanwai didn't know why he said: "I just feel some fever, tiredness, and headache, it should be a minor illness, it shouldn't be difficult to treat, you can rest assured, the reward will not be less for you." ”

Wenyi smiled bitterly and said: "Wang Yuanwai, you are mentally prepared, I just gave you a pulse, and I can be sure that you have smallpox!" ”

Wang Yuanwai sat up immediately, his face was frightened and green, and he grabbed Wenyi and asked urgently: "Smallpox?" How is it possible, how can I get smallpox just after I went out on a long trip? ”

Wenyi broke free of his hand and said: "Well, I can be sure that you did have smallpox, but it was the early stage of smallpox, it should be about 5 days, this is a big deal, I don't know if the people in our five villages will be killed by you, but don't worry, if you can find something called 'cowpox', it should be able to cure you." ”

Wang Yuanwai instantly became excited: "Really? As long as you can cure me, I will not hesitate to deplete my wealth! ”

"Outside of the king, money is a trivial matter, you have to tell me where you have been first? There are cows there, and you should immediately send the helper who went out with you last time to find a cow with a pimple on her body, especially a cow with a pimple near her milk. ”

After hearing this, Wang Yuanwai immediately called for five people to ride fast horses to Gaopo Village, 80 miles away, to look for cows. It was because he went there to collect a loan that he accidentally contracted smallpox. Wenyi said to him again: "Wang Yuanwai, for the sake of your family, you can't have any more contact with them now, you keep a person who has been serving you for the past few days, and all the others are isolated from you, and then let people bring all the people who have been in contact with your family during this time to the mansion, and try to delay the spread of the disease." It can also be regarded as accumulating some yin virtue for you. ”

Wang Yuanwai thought so, and immediately summoned all the family members and ordered them not to leave the house, and then let the gang go to the village to bring back all the people they had contact with, no matter what means were used, obedient and easy to say, those who were not happy were all trapped and thrown into the firewood room, and did not explain why they were arrested.

Literature and art arranged this matter, and rode the donkey outside the king, he wanted to go to Meixian to find the county lord to report the matter, no way, smallpox was a great terror in ancient times, and if it was not done well, it would make the entire Meixian County become a purgatory on earth.

This is the first time Wenyi has seen the county master, in his thirties, with a big belly, drinking tea slowly and methodically. Wenyi took Wang Yuanwai's post, saying that there was something important to report, and the county master was also surnamed Wang, and there were some unsavory connections with Wang Yuanwai on weekdays. However, he is still fair and strict as an official, and he is more competent. I heard that Wang Yuan sent someone to come and was very curious about why he came to him for no reason, so he asked the official to bring literature and art directly to the back hall.

After the literary and artistic salute, he said to Wang County Order: "Lord Qiyu County Order, I have a secret thing to tell you outside my family, I don't know if I can ...... it" Halfway through speaking, he glanced at the surrounding maids and servants with his eyes. Wang Xianling was not angry, and waved his hand to let them all go down. Literature and art walked into a little more, and then whispered to Wang Xianling: "The grass man is a Langzhong, and today I went to treat Wang Yuanwai and found that he had 'smallpox'!" ”

Wang Xianling squirted out a sip of tea, and the fat on his face began to tremble, and he said in a trembling voice: "'Smallpox'? You can be sure that if you dare to deceive this official, I will let you experience the power of the killing power! ”

Wen Yi said in a very certain tone: "I can be sure that Wang Yuanwai was infected with smallpox in Gaopo Village, and if you don't believe it, you can go to Gaopo Village to have a look, and I came here to inform the county magistrate to quarantine as soon as possible while smallpox has not spread widely." Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Wang Xianling thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, this official would rather believe in it than believe in it, so he sent the officials to Gaopo Village and Beihuai Village to prepare." You should also hurry back, and you must not wander around the county! ”

Wenyi saluted again: "Obey!" Seeing that the task was completed, he rode back to the king's house on a donkey. When it was dark, the man who had been sent out by the king to look for the cow returned, and the 80-mile road was indeed not far on horseback. After some examination, Wenyi determined that the cow also had smallpox, and it was covered in large and small cowpox, which looked scary. Wenyi said to Wang Yuanwai: "I will apply the pus from this cowpox to your body in a while, and it depends on your luck whether it can be good or not." That's the only way I know at the moment. ”

Wang Yuanwai looked at the pimpled cow and was also scared in his heart, but thinking about the horror of smallpox, he finally gritted his teeth and let Wenyi cut a hole in his arm, and then took some pus from the cow and smeared it. The rest is left to God.

Literature and art have been painted again by everyone in the house, and then they are a lot more relieved. Those people don't know what to do, and literature and art don't want to explain it to them, otherwise it will definitely cause a riot. It's very brutal and makes people hold them down is a knife, clean and neat.

In just a few days, some acne appeared on the people in the house, but it disappeared immediately, and no one had adverse reactions. Wang Yuanwai also had a big life, and he was cured after a few days of high fever. Especially after hearing that Wenyi said that they had helped their whole family be vaccinated with cowpox, and they would not be infected with smallpox again, Wang Yuanwai took his hand and said with a handful of snot and tears: "Mr. Wenxiao, thank you so much this time, otherwise I won't be able to get through this family annihilation no matter what!" Don't thank you for your kindness, if Xiao Langjun has something to do in the future, just look for me! ”

Wenyi quietly withdrew his hand that was caught painfully, and said with a smile: "Wang Yuan is a good man, I am just a gesture, and I don't deserve a great favor." It's just that now our village and Gaopo Village have been fenced off by Wang County's order. I hope you can teach this cowpox method to the county master, so that he can have more people. This cowpox can't cure smallpox, it can only prevent smallpox, you can only get better if you are detected early, if you find it late, cowpox is useless. Remember to tell the county lord. ”

Wang Yuanwai laughed and said: "I must tell Wang Xianling about this, your contribution to inventing the method of planting cowpox must be not small, and when the time comes, the reward for meritorious deeds will definitely be high-ranking officials who have to ride on horses." Here, the old brother will congratulate the little brother Wen first. ”

When Wenyi heard the words "Little Brother Wen", he had a chill, and he changed his title after just a few words, which was disgusting. He hurriedly took a step back, and then respectfully bowed to Wang Yuanwai and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I have been wandering around with my master since I was a child, and I don't like fame and fortune, I just want to live quietly here." I hope that the staff can say that you met a You Fang Langzhong and pass you this method. Don't tell me about it. I was too young to take the credit. ”

Wang Yuanwai's eyes were dripping, and he thought to himself: "This literary little brother is really a quirk, everyone squeezes their heads to make a fortune as an official, but he has such a great merit but he doesn't want it." It's just cheap for me, it's hard to find a fool with skills like this in the world, I have to win him over in the future, and I can't cheap others. He put on an embarrassed expression and said, "In this way, isn't the little brother too much of a loss?" It's not appropriate for a gentleman to do it. ”

Literature and art gave him countless middle fingers in his heart, and he talked about what a gentleman did when he put out the goods of usury. But the kung fu on the face is still very solemn: "Wang Yuan has seen the outside, I really don't want this credit, this method is just an accidental discovery of my master, I have only tried it on my master and apprentice before, and it has not been really confirmed." This time he risked his life to prove that this method works, and this credit should be yours. It has nothing to do with me. ”

Wang Yuanwai pretended to excuse himself and stopped all the credit. After agreeing with Wenyi, some details were discussed, and he was ready to go to Wang Xianling to report the matter.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw many soldiers with weapons guarding there, and when they saw the two of them coming, they shouted: "By the holy order, you must not leave the village, otherwise you will be killed!" Wang Yuanwai was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again and said: "Master Jun, I am the landlord of this village, and I will report to the county lord if I have made a major discovery." I hope that the military master can be accommodating. The soldier looked at the two of them for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, who are you?" ”

Wang Yuanwai arched his hand and said: "Please tell Wang County Order that Wang Yuan of Beihuai Village has something important to report to Wang County Order." Then the soldier turned around and went to the county magistrate to report it. The rest of the soldiers kept the two of them far away, for fear that they would be infected with smallpox.

After about half an hour, Wang Xianling hurried over, and shouted without approaching: "Wang Yuanwai, what do you want to tell me?" ”

Wang Yuanwai said from afar: "Master Qiyu County, I was accidentally infected with smallpox some time ago, and I thought I was about to die, so I sent my servant Wenyi to report this matter to you quickly. As a result, a wandering Fang Langzhong came to the house, and he cured me with skillful hands. He also passed on my technique of preventing smallpox, so that I must spread it when I am cured. So as soon as I got better, I hurried to find the county master. ”

Wang Xianling's heart was overjoyed, he thought it was a fatal disaster, but he actually had a way to prevent it, and no one had heard of it since ancient times. That's a great achievement. Hurriedly beckoned the two of them to come over and take a closer look and said, "Are you sure you can cure smallpox?" ”

Wang Yuanwai replied: "No, this method can only prevent smallpox, and those who have already contracted smallpox still cannot be cured." Only a few days like mine can be cured. ”

Wang Xian Ling Xinxi said: "That's something that has never happened since ancient times, but how can you confirm that your words are true?" ”

Wang Yuanwai patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, the county lord, Na Langzhong said that I already have smallpox antibodies, and I will never get smallpox again in my life, and my family has also used this method." As long as the county lord asked me to live in a place where smallpox was severe for a few days, I would know if this method was true. ”

When Wang Xianling heard this, he immediately believed it and said: "I need to report to my superiors, now this matter is making a big fuss, the smallpox outbreak in Gaopo Village has spread to a radius of 20 miles, and now the whole county is under martial law. Fortunately, you reported in time at that time, otherwise I would have to hang on to the southeast branch now. ”