Chapter 52: The Plague
"You Ride with Me"
"I won't"
"Sit with me" While speaking, Yu Xuan had already pulled Ye Ruotang to the front, and Yu Xuan turned over and stretched out his hand.
Ye Ruotang tightly protected his hat, but don't drop the filling.
"Hand to Me"
Ye Ruotang raised his head slightly to look at the reactions of the people around him, as if he didn't care much, so he stretched out his hand and got on the horse with the strength of the man.
The gongs and drums of the departure shook the sky, knocking Ye Ruotang's head dizzy.
There was only one Imperial Doctor Yang and Imperial Doctor Li accompanying him, and it is said that they are both experienced old imperial doctors in Tai Hospital.
Ye Ruotang, who was sitting on the horse, covered his face tightly with his sleeve.
Yu Xuan leaned on the horse rope and looked sideways slightly, "What are you doing here?" ”
"Don't speak, you'll recognize me later" recognized it and passed it to Mu Yuyan's ears later.
Yu Xuan smiled lightly, then you have to hurry. Before Ye Ruotang could react, the horse raised its front hooves, neighed, and ran towards the front quickly in an instant.
Ye Ruotang threw himself on the man's back one by one, and could only drag the man's clothes to death.
"Actually, it's okay for me to follow them."
"I'm not at ease with them"
"What's so worrying about this?"
"They're all men, it's really inconvenient for you to be a woman."
Ye Ruotang nodded behind him and stopped talking.
Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from Nanxun, Ye Ruotang only felt empty in his heart, and insisted on going to Yizhou with him just to distract himself, if he stayed in the room all day, he would have to suffocate himself sooner or later.
Moreover, if you go to Yizhou for a trip, maybe you will look down on life and death, and you will be relieved, isn't it just a man? There is no grass at the end of the world, why bother thinking about a single grass.
Thinking of this, Ye Ruotang couldn't help but feel a little better.
Due to the urgency of the plague in Yizhou, they did not take the main road, but copied the small road, which was nearly a day's journey.
It was only at the end of the day that everyone stopped to rest, and there was no place in front of the village and no shop in the back, so they could only eat some dry food.
Yu Xuan took water and dry food for Ye Ruotang and sat beside her, "How is it, are you tired?" ”
At this time, Ye Ruotang held her old waist and tilted it to the side, this movement felt that the bones in her body were about to fall apart, but she held back for the sake of an old face, and said with a smile, "It's still ........ It's ok."
Yu Xuan handed over the dry food, which was a large pancake. Ye Ruotang took it and took a bite, although it was not very difficult to eat, but it was still far worse than the meal, and he suddenly regretted that he couldn't eat more last night and this morning.
"How long is this away from Yizhou?" Ye Ruotang took a bite of cake and asked.
Yuxuan looked at it, "I guess there are still three days to go."
"So far"
"Yes."
Ye Ruotang drooped his head and let out a long sigh, and the path he chose was to be finished on his knees.
Come on!!!
"Look, I didn't call you here, I had to follow, and I had to endure hardship, right?" Yuxuan's tone was full of reproach, but the eyes that looked at the girl were caring.
"I'm fine, look at it, it won't be a problem to run for another three days" Ye Ruotang showed her slender arms.
"Okay, let's rest for a while, and then go on the road in an hour" Yuxuan spread the clothes that were immediately spare on the ground, and then spread a layer of grass underneath "You fall asleep here"
Ye Ruotang was still a little soft when he lay down, his eyes were closed, and he seized the time to rest.
Everyone casually found a place to rest and recuperate.
Early in the morning of the fourth day, the group arrived in Yizhou, and the once prosperous city had now become like a dead city, with the streets deserted and the occasional crow flying by.
The county commander Liu Chang waited early in the morning and welcomed everyone to the county office.
Because of a few days of running, Ye Ruotang no longer had any energy, as soon as he saw the stool, he spread it on it, and Yuxuan saw it and said, "Everyone is tired after a few days of traveling, let's rest for half a day first, and then discuss in the afternoon."
The two imperial doctors' eyes were red and swollen, and they nodded in agreement.
Liu Chang called the maid and took everyone to the room to rest.
Yu Xuan picked up Ye Ruotang and walked to the backyard.
Liu Chang looked at the two imperial doctors suspiciously for a while, "This......... It's ........."
The two imperial doctors also shook their heads, indicating that they did not know.
"Okay, you can rest first, I'll call you when you're eating" After arriving in the room, Yuxuan gently put the girl down.
The girl blushed and said yes, and closed the door.
When he arrived in the room, the whole person collapsed on the bed softly, unable to move.
Until he was groggy in his sleep, there was a knock on the door, "Who...... Who?"
"It's me"
After thinking for a while, Ye Ruotang got up from the bed, but his eyes were still tightly closed, and his hands were touching in the air in front of him to prevent him from bumping into something.
When he opened the door, there was a smell of rice pouring into his nose, Ye Ruotang opened his eyes, and saw Yu Xuan standing at the door with a plate of food.
"It's so fragrant" Ye Ruotang quickly took it and sniffed it between his nose.
"You haven't eaten well these days, so eat more."
Ye Ruotang put down the food and ate it in a big gulp, Xu was too anxious to eat and choked a little.
Yuxuan gently patted her on the back, "Eat slowly, but no one will grab it from you"
The girl ate and asked, "Are you going to see those patients?" ”
"Yes."
"I'll go with you"
"That's not good, you just stay in the house and don't go anywhere."
Ye Ruotang put down his chopsticks and wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth, "I'm here to help, not to make trouble for you, you have to believe me." Don't worry, I'll be behind you and I'm not going anywhere."
Yu Xuan nodded reluctantly.
After eating, the group tied Jinpa to their mouth and nose and went to the hospital.
The hospital is not big, and the backyard is all vacated, and a tent is set up temporarily.
Regardless of whether there was a plague or not, people were crowded in the small courtyard, and Ye Ruotang felt a little uncomfortable breathing as soon as he walked in, and immediately pulled Liu Chang aside and asked.
"Is there an open area, or a larger yard?"
Liu Chang thought for a while, "Yes, there is a stage in the west, and it is spacious inside."
"Then you clean up over there, and move the people who have the plague over."
Liu Chang looked at Yuxuan with an embarrassed face, "This?" ”
Yuxuan asked, "What does this mean?"
"The plague is a disease that spreads very quickly, and now it is necessary to isolate those who have a serious plague from those who have not had a serious plague and those who have not had it, so as to effectively prevent and control the infection."
As soon as Yu Xuan heard it, it made sense, and when he said to Liu Chang, "You just do what Miss Ye said."
"Yes"
Liu Chang took more than a dozen people to the stage quickly.
It was estimated that it was only cleaned up when it was time, and everyone listened to Ye Ruotang's words and divided the opera garden into three areas.
The more serious ones are in the innermost part, and the light ones are in the outermost part.
"Pay attention to frequent ventilation and sterilization"
A few assistants of the Imperial Doctor are very powerful, and they do things quickly.
"What's going on now?" Yuxuan asked.
"More than 300 people have died in the past few days."
“............”
Ye Ruotang on the side asked again: "Where are those who died now?" ”
"Some have been buried, some are still in the morgue"
"It had to be cremated"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Ye Ruotang, this cremation is disrespectful to the ancestors.
Liu Chang hurriedly said, "Don't do it, there is no precedent for cremation in history, and besides, this person can't leave a whole corpse when he dies, how can he go to see his ancestors?" ”
Ye Ruotang was embarrassed, "If this is not cremated and buried directly in the ground, polluting the land, the plague will inevitably spread even more"
Liu Chang: "It's just this .........."
Ye Ruotang: "Think of a way if you need it"
Yu Xuan looked at the calm girl and couldn't help but have some doubts.
Ye Ruotang said again, "After arranging the person who has the plague, use ginger, green onions, and soy sauce to boil and heat them, and let them drink it."
"Yes"
The royal physicians rushed into the pharmacy to study a cure for the plague.
Yu Xuan looked up and down, and Ye Ruotang seemed to have found out, "Why are you looking at me?" ”
"Even those old imperial doctors are helpless, you .........."
"Oh, I've read a few medical books before"
“............”
"But do you need anything else?"
"Has the source of the plague been found?"
"Well, the creek not far from here"
"Take me to see it"
"Good"
Without resting, they came to the creek.
I saw that the water of the stream was crystal clear.
"I've been with the imperial doctor in the morning, and there is nothing unusual."
"The people of Yizhou eat the water in this creek?"
"yes"
"Where does this creek lead?"
"Linhu, what's wrong?"
Ye Ruotang looked at it, and then shook his head, "It's okay, let's go back first."
On the way back, Ye Ruotang thought left and right, "Yuxuan, do you believe me?" ”
Yu Xuan didn't know what she meant, but she still nodded, "I believe it."
"Then everything will listen to me from now on, and no one knows more about the plague than I do"
"Good"
Although Yu Xuan had many doubts in his heart, now was not the time to ask, he believed Ye Ruotang, so he was willing to listen to her in this matter.
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Mufu
Lu Min hurriedly ran back from outside, went straight to Mu Yuyan's room, and gasped, "General, there is Miss Ye's whereabouts"
Mu Yuyan threw the military book in his hand on the table, "Where?" ”
"Someone saw her go to Yizhou with the second prince"
"Yuxuan? Yizhou ............."
"Yes, Yizhou has been plagued recently"
Mu Yuyan's heart tightened, "What is she going to do with her?" ”
Lu Min spread his hands, looking unaware.
"Preparing the Horse"
"General, you can't go, the plague is so bad, if you ........"
The man glanced at him coldly, and Lu Min went to the backyard to lead Xiaobai out.
"But any other news?"
Lu Min shook his head, "Not for the time being"
"Let me know as soon as I have news"
"Yes"