These people outside the city have always been very curious about Du Wenhao and Lei Zhutou, who are wearing isolation suits and gas masks, and look at them like monsters. Finally, someone familiar with Lei Zhutou couldn't help but pull him and asked, "Lei Zhutou, what are you wearing?" ”

Lei Zhutou said triumphantly: "Isolation gown and gas mask!" Specially designed to protect against the plague! ”

"Really?" Everyone around them who heard his words hula gathered around, "Can this thing prevent the plague?" ”

"Of course, this is designed by Mr. Wuweitang Du himself,—— Mr. Du knows, right?"

"Yes, yes! It's the Mr. Du who is good at the miracle doctor Hua Tuo's laparotomy healing technique, people can not enter the city, and they stay to treat us in a daze, he is really a benevolent doctor, he designed it accurately! ”

"Of course! Didn't you see that Mr. Du himself was wearing a set? Lei Zhutou patted the man's shoulder, "No one dares to touch the sick and the dead corpses, we dare, all by this thing!" Our brother wears this thing to carry the sick and the corpse, and nothing happens. So far, I haven't heard of anyone wearing this thing and getting sick. ”

"Oh, that's a baby!" Hearing the news, more and more people gathered around them, and they began to talk about it.

Someone cautiously asked, "This thing is expensive, isn't it?" ”

"The ones our brothers wore were all given away for free by Wuweitang. All the brothers and doctors who catch the fast and treat the disease in the county town, as well as the Minzhuang and the believers of the Baiyi Society who are responsible for patrolling the streets to transport patients and carrying the corpses, and all those who participate in epidemic prevention and disaster relief, Wuweitang will give them away for free, and each person will have a set! ”

This person couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and said with a smile: "Can you discuss with Wuweitang and send us a set too?" ”

A person next to him stabbed him: "What do you want?" Didn't you hear Lei Zhutou say that only those who participated in epidemic prevention and disaster relief can give it away for free? Besides, there are thousands of people outside the city, each of whom has a set of hands, and it is not enough for people to smash pots and sell iron. Do you want to bankrupt your family? ”

"That's right, so can we buy it?"

Lei Zhutou said: "Of course! Why can't you spend money on it? Wait a while, the shopkeeper of Wuweitang will come, you can ask her to buy it. ”

"Who is Shopkeeper Lin?"

Lei Zhutou was also on the city tower before, and when he saw Lin Qingdai saving Du Wenhao, he said loudly: "What stupid!" It was the one who flew down from the city tower before, subdued the two big men of the iron tower, and saved Dr. Du. ”

"Oh...... it looks like a woman."

"Nonsense! Of course, the shopkeeper Lin is a woman. Lei Zhutou thought for a moment and said loudly: "In this way, I will send someone to inform her and ask her to bring out the equipment and sell it to everyone." ”

"Great!"

The news spread immediately, and when they heard that there was equipment to defend against this terrible plague, everyone was eagerly waiting for Shopkeeper Lin to come back so that they could order equipment from her. As long as this thing can really resist the plague, you have to buy it for as much money as you want.

Du Wenhao was busy treating people who had fainted by the campfire with golden needles, which was the only thing he could do now.

It's just that most of these patients are too seriously ill, he can only wake up partially, many patients have died after ineffective treatment, and many patients have died before Du Wenhao can come for treatment. For those who are determined to be dead, the cremated body is immediately removed.

While he was busy, the gates of the city were opened again, and the archers were guarding on both sides, and dozens of ox carts came out of the city, and the first ox cart was covered with a tent, and the four corners were tightly tied, and I did not know what was inside. Some of the other ox carts were carrying firewood, some were carrying tents, and some of the ox carts were tied with hemp rope with several large vats of steaming soup and potion, and the smell of medicine wafted away.

"The medicine is here!" I don't know who shouted it, causing a commotion.

The surrounding crowd was suddenly enthusiastic and cheered.

With the carriage came out of the dozen doctors such as Han Tou, all wearing isolation suits and improvised gas masks. There are also medical officers such as Assistant Teacher Tang, with some people.

The decoction brought by Hantou is made according to Du Wenhao's recipe, mainly for patients who have not had time to try it and prevent it for those who are not sick. Therefore, the doctors were instructed to deliver the decoction to the undiagnosed and unsick people, and each person took a bowl of it.

Assistant Teacher Tang instructed Han Tou and the dozen or so doctors to lift the dozens of tightly covered ox carts and lift people down. Only then did Du Wenhao realize that all these ox carts were carrying patients!

Du Wenhao ran over and asked Assistant Teacher Tang, "What's the matter?" ”

"The magistrate has an order, and all the sick people will be transferred to the outside of the city for treatment."

Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment, although this decision was a little unkind, but it was also for the safety of the people in the city, and he could understand Zhuang Zhixian's decision, and asked, "Have the patients from our Wuweitang also been shipped out?" ”

"It was shipped out, and the magistrate ordered the arrest to shout everywhere, informing those who were suffering from the plague to gather in Wuweitang as soon as possible, and also organized a search team to search for people with fever and cough, and once found, immediately send them to Wuweitang for concentration, and then send them out of the city in ox carts."

"How many patients are there?"

"Including the patients of Wuweitang, there are more than 300 people in total now, this is only the first batch, and it has not been transported yet, after unloading, I will go back immediately and continue to transport."

"It's snowing so hard outside, and there are no tents, so many people are outside the city, and they have to freeze to death if they don't get sick or die!"

Assistant Teacher Tang sighed: "Yes, there is no way, the tent is not enough, so I can only bring some firewood to burn the bonfire to keep warm first, and survive tonight." These firewood were forcibly requisitioned from various inns and restaurants by order of the magistrate, and they would be compensated after the epidemic prevention and disaster relief funds were allocated. ”

After Teaching Assistant Tang finished speaking, he continued to arrange for unloading patients, setting up tents and building bonfires.

At this time, Hantou and the dozen doctors came to greet Du Wenhao, and after a brief introduction, Du Wenhao said: "Master! These are the doctors who have come to treat the sick voluntarily in the city, they have all treated the plague before, and they each have some secret recipes, do they let them prescribe their own medicine for diagnosis and syndrome differentiation? ”

Du Wenhao said happily: "Okay! That's the best! Let's all show off our skills and save people together. ”

The doctors did not have time to greet each other and immediately threw themselves into treatment.

Previously, Lei Zhutou sent people into the city to tell Lin Qingdai the news that many people outside the city wanted to buy isolation gowns and gas masks. After Lin Qingdai learned the news, she loaded the remaining dozens of sets of equipment and the anti-epidemic medicinal materials donated by Wuweitang into an ox cart and transported them out of the city. When the ox cart went out of the city, it was first the ox cart that transported the sick and firewood and medicinal herbs, and then the ox cart where the shopkeeper Lin carried the equipment.

"Shopkeeper Lin is out!" Someone saw it, recognized it at once, and shouted. The whole crowd was boiling all of a sudden, the sick couldn't get out of the quarantine area, and the people who weren't sick all gathered around, scrambling and shouting:

"Shopkeeper Lin, I want to order isolation gowns and gas masks! Thunder catchers are wearing this kind of head! ”

"Sell it to me first, and I'll give you five taels of silver!"

"I'll give ten taels!"

"I'll give twenty taels!"

"I'll give fifty taels!"

"I'm out of eighty!"

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Seeing this scene, Lin Qingdai had already discussed what to do before, and the stupid fat hurriedly jumped into the ox cart according to the plan, and shouted loudly: "Don't worry, everyone! However, the number of equipment is limited now, only a few dozen sets, and there is no way to distribute it to everyone, so only the one with the highest price can get it! I'm sorry, but don't worry, we're hurrying up, everyone will have it! - Now start bidding! Trade for real money! ”

Immediately, bids came and went, all wanting to get the equipment as soon as possible to resist the plague. The most basic security needs of human beings are vividly manifested at this time.

Among the refugees were some rural landlords, rich peasants, and wealthy businessmen in the towns, and in the end, the first set of isolation suits and gas masks were sold for a high price of 125 taels. Silly Fat is responsible for selling, Yingzi is responsible for collecting money, and Wu Cong is responsible for teaching the person who buys the equipment how to use the equipment and precautions.

Dozens of isolation gowns and gas masks were quickly sold out, and they were sold for more than two thousand taels of silver! Lin Qingdai was very happy and told Du Wenhao the news. Du Wenhao was also very happy when he heard that the first batch of isolation gowns and gas masks were sold at such a high price. As a last resort, the money can be used for epidemic prevention and disaster relief.

Hantou pulled Du Wenhao aside, and said in a low voice: "Master, this time the plague is fierce, there are a large number of patients, according to the preliminary estimate of the disciple grandson, there are no less than 1,000 people in the city and outside the city, and there are still people coming one after another, this medicinal material is in great demand, and the five flavors of the ancestor and our Jishitang are not very much in stock, and they are all used up and not enough for a fraction." This matter must be resolved as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be difficult for a good woman to cook without rice. ”

"Is there a wholesale store of medicinal herbs in the city?"

"No, the wholesale of medicinal herbs is only available in Fucheng. All the medicinal materials in all the pharmacies in the city are used, and it is far from enough. Because the disease is concentrated in more than 20 of them. It must be purchased urgently from Fucheng or elsewhere. That's not a decimal amount. We can't afford to go bankrupt. ”

Du Wenhao nodded: "I understand, I'll handle this matter, you go to the doctor first." ”

Du Wenhao found Assistant Teacher Tang, who was taking two medical officers and Yamen Minzhuang to set up dozens of tents brought in by ox carts for the most seriously ill patients, and those with mild illnesses could only lie down or sit by the campfire.

After listening to what Du Wenhao said about the medicinal materials, Assistant Teacher Tang was a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Doctor Du, you just came, and I don't know a lot about the Yamen. There is very little silver taels allocated to the yamen, and most of it is used to pay the salaries of the three classes of officials and scribes, so how can there be money to buy medicinal materials? These tents were ordered with money donated by the lieutenants of Zhuangzhi County, Pang County, and the Yamen officials. ”

"Doesn't the yamen have any other money? Like taxes? ”

Assistant Teacher Tang was taken aback, and whispered in his ear: "This idea is absolutely not good, the tax money collected must not be moved, no matter what the reason, if it is misappropriated, it will be a capital crime!" ”

Du Wenhao nodded: "Then, how long will it take for the imperial court to allocate the epidemic prevention funds and materials?" ”

Assistant Teacher Tang smiled bitterly: "Don't expect this money!" ”