Chapter 42: Pox
When the people in the city heard that Hui Niang had been cured of smallpox, they were all amazed and came to see what the truth was.
When I arrived at the ground, I found that the pharmacy that had been closed for several days had indeed reopened, and Hui Niang, who was originally very sick, did not even have a scar on her face, which caused a sensation all of a sudden.
Many people feel that the reason why Hui Niang recovered so quickly and so well is that the medicinal materials sold in her pharmacy are genuine, otherwise it is impossible to explain this almost miraculous phenomenon.
This was much more useful than any advertisement, and there was a long queue in front of the pharmacy very quickly.
Because the Zhou family took Shen Xi back after helping Hui Niang open the shop, Hui Niang was the only one who was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground.
When the late arrivals saw so many people queuing, they were willing to spend money to cut the queue in order to buy the medicine first, but the result was that everyone did not give in to each other, and the queue to buy the medicine became longer and longer, and there were more and more contradictions and disputes.
Those long-tongued women who were gossiping about Hui Niang's mother and daughter behind their backs ran over like nothing at this time, and chatted about family life with a grin: "Lu family lady, you see that our relatives are infected with the plague, and you want us to think of a way, but the doctors in the city are all wrong, do you have a recipe here?" ”
"Lady of the Lu family, you have to save our baby, he is only four years old, and he is out of breath when he sees it."
"Lady of the Lu family, the doctors in the city all say that there is nothing to do, why are you so capable? Now that the whole city is relying on you, you can't die without help. ”
With the passage of time, more and more people came to Hui Niang's pharmacy.
The people in the city are panicking, after today there is no tomorrow, those who are sick will wait to die, and those who are not sick may have herpes on their bodies in the blink of an eye, and they are helpless. Now that I hear that there is salvation, where is not rushing?
Hui Niang was questioned tightly, at a loss, seeing that it was not a way to go on like this, she walked out of the counter and came to the door of the pharmacy and said to the black crowd outside:
"Fellow fathers and fellow villagers, in fact...... The concubine doesn't know why this illness is cured, you might as well go back first, wait for the concubine to go back for a detailed look, and then explain the reason to the villagers tomorrow. ”
Where are the people willing to buy it? No one wanted to listen to him. It wasn't until the government came to drive them away that the people went home step by step.
Xia Zhushu personally brought people over, and the county yamen first got sick, and then the servants and family members of the officials fell ill one after another, and now the yamen has become a mess.
"Lu Sun, you have some skills, and you can cure the disease even if you are infected with the plague...... Is this the master's prescription for you? How many people in the city are sick right now, if you hide your secrets, I'm afraid I'm sorry for the Han County Order to help you orphans and widows, right? ”
As soon as Master Xia came, he became official, but he actually wanted Hui Niang to take the initiative to offer the prescription to the government.
But now, Hui Niang is confused about how her illness is healing, and she can't explain it clearly to Master Xia.
"The women have to ask to find out." Sun Huiniang bowed and saluted.
Seeing that Hui Niang didn't buy it, Master Xia's book was not in line.
The officials have always taken and taken from the common people, but this matter is very important, and may even affect the lives of the people in the city.
Hui Niang was worried that the pharmacy would be surrounded again, so she quickly closed the door panel, locked the door and walked to the courtyard rented by the Shen family.
Entering the courtyard gate, Hui Niang saw at a glance that Shen Xi was holding a wooden basin, standing at the door of the hall with a bitter face, and couldn't help but shake her head and laugh dumbly. After she went in, she followed Zhou into the back room, and the two of them came out after a while.
"Your kid is lucky, Aunt Sun came over to help you intercede, rest for a while. Come over and explain what is going on, how is your aunt's illness healing? ”
Zhou said a soft word, but in fact, she didn't really want to blame Shen Xi. If you can avoid the plague, let alone a needle, even if it is ten needles and a hundred needles, it is worth it.
Shen Xi pursed his lips and said, "My mother punished me for this just now, but now she asks me what's going on, and I don't bother to say." ”
Zhou was about to pick up a broom and beat people, but was stopped by Hui Niang.
"It's better to be Aunt Sun."
Shen Xi hid directly behind Hui Niang, he pulled the back of the beauty, his fingers touched Hui Niang's warm back like jade, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He secretly said: It's good to be a child, even if it's an indecent beauty, no one will say anything.
After Zhou's qi calmed down a little, Shen Xi sat down to the side and roughly told Hui Niang about cowpox.
He particularly emphasized that Hui Niang was not infected with smallpox before, but only a normal reaction after being planted with cowpox, because the virus carried by cowpox itself will not pose a fatal threat to people, and it can be cured without medicine in a few days, and even if it comes into contact with people infected with smallpox, it will not be infected.
After listening carefully, Hui Niang couldn't understand many places, so she took a piece of paper and wrote it down.
Hui Niang's husband, Lu Shaobo, once left a book of prescriptions, all of which he collected and sorted out all over the country when he was running a medicinal herb business, most of which were ordinary prescriptions that could only treat ordinary diseases. In Hui Niang's words, to buy and sell medicinal materials, you always need to know what kind of disease people have, and you can usually dispense medicine to the villagers without asking the doctor, so as to save the money of seeing the doctor prescribe it.
"Xiaolang, are you saying that you can avoid the plague by first inserting a needle into the pustule of a sick cow, dipping it in the juice and then princturing it on the human arm?"
Hui Niang recorded it almost, but she was still confused, because what Shen Xi said was not the right prescription for the symptoms, but how to prevent and treat it.
Shen Xi shook his head and said, "The rashes on the cow are also divided into strong and weak poison, you have to find the rash that has scabbed, pick the rash and squeeze out the pus." And the most important thing in this method is not to cross-infect, each person can only use one needle, even if the needle is not enough, after use, it must be soaked in spirits...... It's okay to burn it over fire. ”
Hui Niang held the pen and felt that she could no longer record it, Shen Xi said it was too bizarre, completely beyond her cognition.
Seeing that Shen Xi said it in an orderly manner, Zhou immediately believed seven or eight points, and hurriedly said, "Then why don't you call your father back and let your father also get pox?" This way, our family will be fine! ”
"Do you still use your mother, you say? Dad came back a few days ago, I have planted it for my father, my father is young and strong, and he doesn't even feel a little bit after the pox, where is he going to be sick for a few days like Aunt Sun? ”
Hui Niang's cheeks rose a flush, with a pink delicate face, she was delicate for a while: "My body has always been weak, and when I was in the past, I always got a prescription for conditioning." ”
After Hui Niang's words, Shen Xi suddenly had an idea and said, "Auntie, if you tell the villagers about this method, they won't get sick, then who will watch the doctor take the medicine?" It's too easy to come by, and they're sure they won't remember your good ......."
"I think it's better to do this, while teaching them how to prevent the plague, and then come up with a few recipes for conditioning, saying that a two-pronged approach is effective, so that Aunt Sun's business can be better, right?"
Hui Niang shook her head and refused: "This is not good, we can't make this kind of money!" ”
"How can you say that? With our method, the villagers avoided getting sick, and we also took money to support our families with peace of mind, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone! ”
"Besides, let's prescribe a conditioning formula, and everyone eats it to strengthen the body, so that we can also avoid infection to a certain extent...... Otherwise, like your aunt, your body is weak, and even if you get cowpox, you will be sick for several days, aunt, you don't want to watch the villagers get sick, right? ”
Hui Niang didn't want to make this money, but she thought that she was really weak after planting cowpox, but the Shen family was safe, so she finally nodded and agreed to sell medicine to make money. But the prescriptions left behind by her husband were mediocre, and there was nothing unusual about them, but they could be prescribed by a doctor, and she was afraid that she would be accused of indiscriminate use.
Shen Xi smiled: "This is easy to do, I'll think of a way to come out later." As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the head by Zhou.
Zhou scolded: "You stinky boy, what kind of prescription, you don't even recognize a few words, let alone what herbs and medicinal properties, you dare to pretend to be a doctor to prescribe prescriptions?" If you eat people badly, we will have to eat a lawsuit, is your little life enough to pay for it? ”
Shen Xi stuck out his tongue and stopped talking. However, according to his predecessor's understanding of Chinese traditional Chinese medicine classics, it is not difficult to prescribe a prescription to nourish the body.
Moreover, what can really resist smallpox is not the recipe and medicinal herbs, but the method of planting pox, he just doesn't want to watch Hui Niang work for a long time, but in the end, the bamboo basket is empty.
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