In this world, the most difficult thing to figure out is the human heart.

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Seeing that she couldn't get better, Ye Xue's fingers moved slightly, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

Looking at the aggressive Ye Lan, he quickly lowered his eyes, but his eyes showed deep disgust.

first said a word to the nurse, and then Ye Xue took out the whip inserted in her waist......

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Butterfly Village.

Dongqu learned from Liang Dingkang that her aunt died of miasma, but fortunately she was discovered early by a passing Taoist priest, otherwise the entire Xie family and village would have suffered.

Those who die in this way are to be cremated immediately and buried deeply.

And it had to be reported to the government, so the funeral was not done.

Hearing the cause of her aunt's death, Dongqu stared in disbelief.

Ye Qing on the side heard the miasma, and looked at Qian Junbao a little uncertainly.

"What kind of disease is miasma?" Was it the kind of poisonous fog she understood?

"It's a serious disease that can contag people, also called malaria." Qian Junbao explained.

When Ye Qing heard this, he looked shocked, covered his mouth and whispered, "Ah...... You're saying that Dongqu's aunt died of malaria. That...... How can they still live here? ”

Among the ancient infectious diseases, malaria was probably the most terrible and ferocious infectious disease in the eyes of the ancients.

In the early ancient period, people directly wrote malaria as "abuse", and in the interpretation of "malaria" in "Interpretation of Names and Diseases", this disease is called "cruel abuse": "All diseases are cold or hot ears, and this disease is cold first and then hot, like a cruel abuser." ”

Malaria was first endemic in southern China.

The so-called "malaria and cold disease in autumn" in "Zhou Li" refers to the frequent occurrence of this epidemic in autumn.

To investigate the cause of its onset, the "Book of Rites" believes that if the temperature is high in autumn, that is, the so-called "summer time" in autumn, there will be an outbreak of malaria.

In ancient times, there were many miasma in the Lingnan, Sichuan-Guizhou area, so these areas were also the hardest hit areas of malaria.

The ballad says: "In May and June, the smoke rises, and all the new customers die; In September and October, the smoke miasma is evil, and the soul of the old guest also falls. ”

Such a major infectious disease just disposed of the bodies of sick and dead people, doesn't seem to work?

Generally, people who have been in contact with the sick should be isolated for a few days?

Could it be that Dao Leader is really very powerful?

She knew that in later life, a doctor named Yo You had developed artemisinin, which became a better medicine for the treatment of malaria, but there should be no such technology at this time, right?

However, in fact, the role of artemisinin has been discovered in ancient times, and artemisinin comes from a small grass called Artemisia annua, which is common in both the north and the south.

It's just that the technology of the ancients is not pure enough to extract it, and if the disease is not well controlled, once it is infected, it is still difficult to cure the patient with the ancient medical conditions.

"Don't worry, lady. Granny Xie's illness was discovered early, and she was separated from us very early. Didn't let her live here either.

It's just that in the end, her old man still hasn't survived.

My sister and her family moved back yesterday.

"So? If we had known this would happen, we wouldn't have stayed in Xinjian City for so many days! Ye Qing said with some regret.

However, Qian Junbao seemed to have some interest in the matter of that Taoist chief.

"I don't know, is that Dao Leader still here?"

"Yes, it's in the town, but he's a wandering Taoist, and I've heard that he can cure any intractable disease.

But God.

If you're interested, how about I take you to meet him tomorrow? It's just that if you want to go to see the chief, maybe you have to prepare something to bring with you.

Also, I've loved to play in Taoist temples since I was a child, and I'm still a little familiar with that.

Why don't I take you to buy some gifts tomorrow morning? But my ugly words are ahead, whether I can see the Taoist or not is not certain. ”

Qian Junbao glanced at Liang Dingkang, smiled lightly, and looked at Ye Qing again before nodding to Liang Dingkang.

"Then it's decided!" Liang Dingkang smiled happily, seeing that their husband and wife are rich and noble, they can't lose their own benefits by running errands for them, right?

"How can a wandering Taoist priest have such a high level of medical skills?" Dongqu asked suspiciously, "Who did you listen to?" ”

"Then there is no need to be suspicious, when your aunt got that disease, some people in the village were afraid, and they wanted to throw her old man into the mountains, if it wasn't for the Dao Chang came forward, your aunt wouldn't have been able to live for half a month longer."

After speaking, Liang Dingkang blinked again and said mysteriously, "A few days ago, an old Taoist chief from Jianzhou went to the Zixiao Temple to visit the Taoist, and I told you."

Although the Dao chief is not very old, he is immortal and quite knowledgeable.

However, because there are too many people who go to see the chief, now the chief has spoken, saying that in the future, he will only see the appearance and doctor of those who are destined. ”

"Someone who is destined?" Ye Qing was a little surprised.

"What is a destined person?" Qian Junbao asked.

Liang Dingkang smiled mysteriously again, "This thing is even more strange."

I heard that if you want to see the chief, you must touch a bronze medal in the pot in the boiling oil.

Then you have to take the five-zhang high sword mountain on this bronze medal, take out a post placed on it, stamp it, and hand it to the Taoist chief to see him in person. ”

Dongqu pouted: "What? With such scary conditions, it is clear that he doesn't want people to see him! ”

"No, but don't be disappointed, although I can't see him in person, but the Zixiao Temple is also a good place to play, not to mention that the master of the Zixiao Temple is also very effective!"

Ye Qingdao: "What you said made me a little curious, okay, I decided to go there and have a look." ”

"Then I'll trouble you, take us there tomorrow." Qian Junbao took out a small silver ingot from the money bag and threw it directly into Liang Dingkang's hand.

Liang Dingkang took the silver with his hands and feet, didn't look at it much, immediately put it on his waist, and smiled even brighter.

"No trouble, no trouble. You're hungry too, I'm going to find my sister and ask her to come back and cook for you! With that, he walked out happily.

"Miss, uncle, what kind of Taoist do you really want to see?" Dongqu asked, she still cared about her aunt's death.

I didn't expect the kind-hearted aunt to die so miserably.

"Well, Dongqu, you go out with me now and bring in some food." Ye Qing commanded.

Dongqu thought that Ye Qing was not used to eating things in the countryside, so he immediately nodded and followed Ye Qing out to get something.

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The arrival of Dongqu made her second uncle very happy.

Xie Qi'an is still quite prestigious in the village, he is a security chief, and his body is also very strong, and he doesn't look like a fifty-year-old person.

The family also relied on him, and life was okay.

Dongqu's original name was Xie Hongxia, and she was originally from this butterfly village, but later her father married a daughter-in-law of Chongyang, and actually moved to Chongyang to settle down and opened a baked cake stall.

It's a pity that both husband and wife are thin people, both died, and the hard-working old lady also left after being ill.

Leaving the lonely Xie Hongxia alone, Mrs. Xie, who originally learned the news, wanted to take her over to live, but heard that she went to be someone's maid.

They also asked people to inquire about her whereabouts at that time, but they heard that she followed her master to Jianzhou.

Now that I have seen her, I have heard that she has become Ye Qing's personal maid, and the master's family is still very good to her, which makes him feel a little emotional.

Fortunately, Dongqu told him that he had only signed a ten-year contract, so Xie Qi'an did not sigh more.

Seeing that she was now red and well-dressed, he and his daughter-in-law didn't say anything more.

Instead, hurry up and let your daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law go to kill chickens and fish so as to entertain guests.

After a while, Ye Qing and Dongqu were also busy in the kitchen.

Originally, Xie Liang's family refused to let Ye Qing help cook, until Dongqu said that his young lady was very good at cooking and couldn't get used to eating other people's dishes.

Xie Liang let Ye Qing into the kitchen with some snort, but she herself refused to help in the kitchen anymore.

In fact, Ye Qing insisted on cooking by himself because he wanted to check the water used by the Xie family.

For malaria, water is also a way of transmission.

Although the Xie family looks quite healthy, they still have to be prepared just in case.

Fortunately, there is Xiaoye who is secretly helping, and it is quick to check these.

Fortunately, the kitchen of the Xie family is safe, and there is no contaminated water and food.

So, Ye Qing was relieved to cook.

I first made a good spicy tofu, and then made an eggplant stuffed pork.

Finally, he took out a strip of pork belly that Xie Liang bought and began to process it, and Dongqu was busy stewing chicken on a small stove.

This is an old hen, and it will have to be stewed for at least an hour, and it seems that they will not be able to eat it later, but it is not bad for this one dish.

Ye Qing put an appropriate amount of water in the pot to boil, then add the green onion and ginger slices.

Add a small handful of Sichuan peppercorns, a tablespoon of cooking wine and soy sauce and bring to a boil.

Then add the pork belly, cover the pot and cook for a quarter of an hour.

Cut the green garlic into small pieces, remove the cooked pork and soak it in cold water for two minutes before cutting into slices.

Add a little oil to the wok and stir-fry the pork.

Stir-fry until the pork is browned, add homemade bean paste, then add minced garlic and stir-fry evenly, and finally add green garlic and stir-fry until it is broken.

The fragrant home-cooked back pot meat was Ye Qing's favorite before.

Losing weight for a long time, she hasn't eaten it once, and today she saw the green garlic that had just been pulled out of the ground, and suddenly thought of this dish.

Stir-fry two more greens, one egg, and finally make a fish soup stewed in clear water.

"If you boil it like this, will the fish be delicious?" Xie Liang, who had smelled the aroma of the vegetables before and couldn't help but be curious, suddenly appeared and asked.

"Don't worry, the dishes made by our young lady are delicious, and you will probably have to eat an extra bowl of rice later!" Dongqu laughed.

"Really?" She was a little unconvinced.

After eating, Xie Liang didn't have to believe it until he saw his family eating with a round belly.

In the evening, Ye Qing and the others stayed at an inn in Taining Town.

The next day, the couple got up early in the morning, had a vegetarian breakfast, and met with Liang Dingkang, who brought a load of things, and then they took two sedan chairs and rushed to Zixiao Temple in the cool morning.

The Zixiao Temple, built in the east of Taining Town, has a history of more than 400 years.

The view is not big, a circle of red walls and green tiles, there are only three houses in it, but there is a large vegetable field.

Ten years ago, Liang Dingkang was also a scholar.

It's just that I haven't been admitted to the exam many times.

But he still wanted to keep going.

Once, he picked dozens of melons planted by his old mother to go to the market, wanting to exchange a few pen and paper money.

After all, he is a scholar, and he always feels that it is a shame to do business, and he meets the ruffians who come to find fault, and he argues with those ruffians, but he smashes the melon.

At this moment, a Taoist chief came, drank off the ruffians, brought Liang Dingkang into the temple, invited him to drink tea, and persuaded him not to come out to sell things, and not to waste time on studying.

His life has nothing to do with either of these things, and if he keeps wasting time, he will only do nothing.

Simply, go to the army or farm honestly at home.

At that time, he was very angry, and his original gratitude was immediately thrown out of the clouds, and he almost turned his face with the old way.

It's just that he really took the exam for another two years, but he still didn't get anything, but he dragged his family down.

He didn't believe in evil and decided to earn some money before continuing his studies.

But with the money from the sale of two acres of land at home, he just followed someone to do business, and he lost all his money.

The Liang family can't stand his toss anymore, if it weren't for his little sister marrying into the Xie family, and she would help the second elder of the Liang family from time to time, I'm afraid their family would have to drink the northwest wind!

Later, Liang Dingkang died of a developed heart, and people became a little sluggish, so he simply became a little ruffian and mixed up in the market.

The Liang family can't do anything about him.

Ye Qing looked at the Taoist temple and said to Qian Junbao a little strangely: "Xianggong, this Taoist temple seems to be a little quiet?" ”

Qian Junbao bowed.

Liang Dingkang smiled and said: "Usually this is the case, there are not many people living in the temple, and it will be more lively until the festival." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead in pushing open the hidden door.

The yard was quiet, and a gourd vine was planted along the corner of the wall, and among the gray and yellow vines, a few large gourds that were about to ripen hung down.

These gourds should be kept for water scoops, right?

A slender man with a tall figure is watering the cabbage in the vegetable patch.

The Taoist turned his back to them, very attentive.

"The original machine is old, the guest is here, don't water the ground." Liang Dingkang shouted a little unceremoniously.

Ever since his life was miscalculated, he had no good impression of Zixiaoguan's old way.

"Dao Chief, excuse me!" Qian Junbao took a step forward and called out politely.

The man turned around and didn't pay attention to Liang Dingkang, but glanced at Qian Junbao and said kindly: "Are you looking for Lord Zeng Guan?" He went out to visit friends yesterday. ”

Qian Junbao looked up at the man and saw that his eyebrows were sparse, but his two eyes were extremely bright and quiet, full of wisdom.

Then he hurriedly bowed his hand and said with a smile: "We are not here to find the Lord, but to find the Feibai Dao Master." ”

"Oh, look for him, do you know the rules for seeing him?" The original machine leader put down the kettle in his hand and asked with a smile.

"Yes. Contemptible people are considered to be a doctor, yesterday I heard that the Feibai Dao long doctor is profound, and there is a wonderful rejuvenation stunt, and he was curious for a while, so he came to pay respects. ”

Qian Junbao looked like a humble gentleman, his tone was very sincere, without the slightest arrogance and disdain.

The original Daoist looked at Qian Junbao's clear eyes and warm smile, and was stunned for a moment and quickly laughed heartily, "Hahaha, this son is falsely praised, since you already know the rules, then follow the old way." ”

"Where, where." Qian Junbao bent down slightly, and said politely, "I'm sorry for you." ”

The original Daoist put away his smile, looked at Qian Junbao for a long time, shook his head gently, and said, "If you want to retreat for a while, you can make a decision early." ”

After that, he walked forward first, and Ye Qing and his wife immediately followed him.

Liang Dingkang pursed his lips and followed behind with something.

I muttered secretly in my heart, if I couldn't see the Feibai Dao Leader later, he would quietly take a few of these things from inside and bring them back.

Lest it be wasted and fed these cow-nosed veterans.

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