Several of them were stunned when they heard what I shouted, stopped struggling, and looked at me in a daze.

I stood up and asked solemnly, "Several of you are sick, aren't you?" ”

They also stood up, looking at each other with some hesitation. But when they saw the way I said it, they all nodded silently.

I was stunned when I saw this scene. In fact, I just said those words tentatively, and I was not convinced in my heart, from the beginning of holding the girl's hand in the village, I had already found that she had a fever.

And the people in front of them, although they are different in age and body shape, their complexions show the same internal heat. When I pressed them down just now, I also felt the heat rushing towards me, and these few of them were actually having a fever at the same time.

As Master Li said, unlike the laboratory and inspection culture of Western medicine, the diagnosis of Chinese medicine mainly relies on four means: looking, smelling, asking, and cutting.

And observing people's faces is the first word "hope" in the middle. The color, radiance, moistness, and spots and moles on a person's face can reflect their inner health.

As for the cause of fever, in the view of traditional Chinese medicine, it is due to the external threat (bacteria and viruses in Western medicine), and the phenomenon caused by the body resistance by raising the body temperature is first divided into two types: sweating and non-sweating. The foreheads of these people in front of me are dry and the pores are closed, and they have a fever without sweating, which is more serious than the fever with sweating.

If it's just one person who has a fever, it's a normal phenomenon, two or three people have a fever, it's understandable, so many people have a fever at the same time, and they are hiding in this cave together, I suddenly realized how unusual this happened, and quickly asked them: "How many people are in this cave?" Is it all feverish? ”

Seeing that they were hesitating, I said, "Don't worry, I'm a doctor." ”

I felt a little incongruous when I said this. Although Master Li has taught me some medical theories, and I have read countless prescriptions, modern medicine has a strict system, and I am a nurse, and it is already a matter of stealth in a small city to catch medicine in the pharmacy, and it is absolutely impossible to participate in diagnosis, there is something called "prescription power" in charge.

It's just that now that this situation is encountered, it seems that it is difficult to gain their trust without saying so. And to be honest, when this kind of line is spoken, I still feel pretty good!

As soon as they heard me say this, their faces changed suddenly, and they all looked at me with very expectant eyes, and the first one even bent his knees, and if I hadn't held it in time, he would have almost knelt down for me. I saw him say with tears in his eyes: "There are a total of 42 people who are sick, and 25 of them are relatively light in this hole, and the rest are in another hole." ”

Another hole? …… I suddenly thought of something and screamed "ah", and said to them eagerly, "You are waiting here!" Then he turned and ran.

Oops! Why didn't I think earlier, the people in this cave can at least get out, and the people in the other cave don't dare to come out at all, which is obviously a more serious manifestation! Wouldn't it be dangerous to leave Rui Wei there! I ran and was frustrated.

Although it is impossible to conclude without further diagnosis, there is a good chance that these villagers have contracted an infectious disease, which was called "plague" in ancient times! I hope Rui Wei can't wait for me, and he doesn't go into that hole on impulse.

ran to the grass next to the other hole to take a look, and sure enough, Rui Wei was no longer there. I had just rushed to the door of the cave to go in to find her, just in time for her to run out, and said breathlessly, "No, no, everyone here is ......"

"They're all sick, I know, have you touched them? Did you talk to them? I asked anxiously, holding her shoulder.

She was taken aback by my excitement and muttered, "I only saw one person, and she told me that the people inside had the plague and told me not to go in......"

I looked at her face, my heart pounding, and my head was a mess. After a while, he calmed down, let go of her, and said, "You come with me." ”

took him back to the cave where he met the villagers, and found that not only those people just now, but also several people came out, all standing at the entrance of the cave and constantly looking this way, looking expectantly.

When I saw them like this, my heart was suddenly very heavy, and then I felt that saying that I was a doctor was not just as simple as looking handsome, and being entrusted with my life, the hidden responsibility behind it was really not ordinary!

I walked five or six meters away from them and pulled Rui Wei to a stop. He shouted to them: "Don't be impatient, everyone, just leave one of the people who knows the situation best here, and the rest go to rest first." ”

They discussed it for a while, and finally left a man in his forties, and the rest of the people went in step by step.

"What do you call it?" I asked.

"My name is Ho Siu On." He replied.

"Uncle He, my name is Tao Yong, and this is my junior sister Rui Wei. How long have you been here? "I tried to talk to him in a homely tone.

Uncle He pondered for a while and said, "It's already ...... It's been more than half a month. From the death of the first person because of this. ”

I don't want to mention the irritating word "death", so I asked euphemistically, "How many people have already come?" ”

He thought for a moment and replied, "Yes...... 80 of them. ”

I remember the ironhead villager telling me that there were 62 people here, and that was the difference...... In half a month, so many people died, and the seriousness of this disease can be seen.

Then the next step came to the critical moment, and I asked him, "Are you all feverish now?" ”

He nodded.

"What other uncomfortable sensations besides fever?"

"Well, the whole body is sore and weak, the headache is weak, the throat is uncomfortable, and after a few days it will start to cough, and those who are serious over there have already begun to cough, and in the end they will cough until they can't breathe, and their whole body is stiff......" He looked terrified, thinking that he had witnessed the tragic condition of the man until the end.

"Is there phlegm when you cough? What color phlegm? Is it clumped or thin? I quickly helped him change his mind.

He thought for a long time before saying, "It seems to be yellow phlegm, clumps and clumps." ”

No wonder these villagers chose this Uncle He to stay, I feel that his brain is still relatively clear, and his answer is also in place.

When I talk to him like this, I use the words "smell" and "ask". To smell is to listen to the voice, and I can hear that his voice is slightly hoarse, if not his original voice characteristics, it is also one of the manifestations of his current body temperature rise and lack of water. As for asking, it is a way to get more details, which can be combined with the previous "look" and "smell" to corroborate each other.

There is one more detail to ask, but...... I turned back to Rui Wei and said, "You go and wait for me first, be careful." I'll be right there after I ask. ”

He saw that my expression was very serious, so he nodded and walked away.

I asked Uncle He again, "How are you people doing now?" I mean, smooth? What color do you pee? "This kind of topic is in front of a young girl, even if I am embarrassed to ask, I guess Uncle He will be embarrassed to answer.

Uncle He thought for a moment and replied, "Hmm...... I don't know about others, I don't seem to have been to school for three days, and when I release my hands, I feel a little yellow in my urine, as if it still hurts......"

Hearing this, I felt that I still had to cultivate again, and I was still too literate when I spoke, Uncle He seemed to have read some books, otherwise he wouldn't have answered me so naturally, if he was really an illiterate peasant, listening to my written question, maybe he would be nervous and unable to say anything.

By now, I already have a bit of a score in my heart. This last diagnostic step is "cutting", which is the diagnosis of the pulse, which can basically be omitted.

Although there are some medical people who highly respect the diagnosis of pulse, the public has always felt that this is the signature of Chinese medicine. However, Master Li has always told me that in fact, pulse diagnosis is the least important of the four diagnostic methods, on the one hand, because the information obtained through it is really limited, and it can be completely known through the other three diagnoses, and on the other hand, because there are a large number of cases of "different pulse symptoms", the conclusions obtained by the pulse clinic are often contrary to the other three diagnoses, and it is easy to interfere with the doctor's judgment.

I finally said to Uncle He: "Okay, I need to go back and prepare, I will come back as soon as possible, you can wait for me here with peace of mind." ”

He seemed to be a little surprised why he asked these words, and he looked like he wanted to say something. I smiled as much as I could and comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, it's going to be fine!" Then he turned around and was about to leave.

Uncle He said behind his back: "Such as ...... If we can really save it, let's save the children first, and we old ones will be gone......"

My heart ached, and with a wave of my hand, I strode out of the col.

Looking up at the sky, the showers have passed, the clouds have slowly dispersed, the breeze is cool, the faint moonlight quietly shines on the surrounding fields, and occasionally the sound of crickets flapping their wings is clearly a wonderful field scenery, but my mood is not relaxed.

Rui Wei, who was waiting at the entrance of the pass, saw me coming silently with a preoccupied look, and didn't ask me anything, and thoughtfully accompanied me to walk back in silence.

At this time, what I was thinking about in my heart was not the matter of curing the disease and saving people, but the fact that these villagers were obviously sick, but why were they abandoned in the hidden mountain col waiting to die, and there were young children among them?!

Recalling the nervous expression of Uncle Fugui at dinner, I guess someone reported to him that someone had become ill again, which also corroborated what the two people, one tall and one short, said, "Send another one".

These healthy people leave the village at night, probably deliberately avoiding it, so that the patients have the opportunity to go back to the village to get some daily necessities.

The bigger dilemma for me was: should I stay here and do I do this, or do I keep going on the road to track down the family secrets that are more important to me?