Chapter 20: The Death of the Immortals
The iron tower set up a pot outside the cave to make a fire and began to steam the crabs.
Since he fell ill, Lao Ma has been living on the mountain and has never gone down, sitting on the edge of the cliff all day looking northeast and distracted, even if the cold wind blows, he will not leave. Tieta knew that it was Huaxia, the hometown of the master, and the place where he had dreamed of it all his life.
The mountain is cold and windy, and there is no half benefit to the old horse's condition, and the tower has repeatedly persuaded the master to go down the mountain to recuperate, but he has categorically refused every time, and said vigorously: "Stand tall to see far, while I still have a breath, I can take a look at it more, I am afraid that I will not have a chance to see it in the future." "The old man is very stubborn, and the tower is helpless, to be honest, he doesn't really want to go to Dashan's house, every time he sees Xiaohua, he always feels inexplicably excited, do you really like her?
It should be okay, Master has explained, steaming crabs only takes a cup of tea, and the meat will get old if it takes too long. The tower walked into the cave with a plate, and saw that the old horse was already asleep leaning on the head of the bed, looking quite peaceful, and the beloved sword in his hand had fallen to the ground. Of course, the tower knew that this was the weapon that Master Zheng had used, and it was snatched back by the master when the ship sank.
"Master!" Tie Ta fell to his knees with tears streaming down his face, and the master and his old man were already ...... It's gone!
It's not that the tower hasn't experienced life and death, Uncle Feng and the old turtle have left one after another in the past two years, but that kind of grief is far from being as unforgettable as it is now, if it weren't for the cultivation of the master, he would still be the orphan who was bullied by others, he was the closest person to him, not only the master, but also the father.
The autumn wind was bleak, the fire was raging, and the old horse went to another world in the wisps of green smoke.
Dashan wiped his tears and asked, "What is his old man's last wish?" As Lao Ma's nominal disciple, Tie Ta notified him as soon as possible.
"Master's greatest wish is to return to his homeland, and I must help him fulfill this wish."
"Do you know how far Huaxia is from here?" Dashan looked horrified, although the idea of the iron tower was filial, it was somewhat unrealistic.
"Of course I know, isn't it just tens of thousands of miles? Even if the sky falls, it won't shake my determination. The tower looked resolute.
Dashan patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, if you need anything, just ask." ”
The tower built a stone platform on the edge of the cliff, respectfully offered the ashes altar on it, knelt down and kowtowed three times, and said with tears in his eyes: "Master, you live here for the time being, and when the time comes, I will send you home." "Tie Ta is not a reckless person, the journey to China is long and difficult, and he does not intend to take risks until the preparations are completed.
"Big brother, there is a child in the school who fainted, Teacher Bai, please hurry over." There was a long roar in the air, and the lightning swooped down like a sharp arrow, landing steadily on the tower's shoulder. Under the double recommendation of his eldest brother and Mr. Bai, he got an honorable job as a postman for the Mara tribe.
"Sambo, I'll go first." As soon as the tower lifted its breath and ran towards the school, a few ups and downs left the mountain far behind.
"You're finally here." Teacher Bai was relieved, "Ryoko accidentally fell during physical education class just now, and the place is not very high, but I don't know why I fell unconscious." ”
There was a calf lying in the school infirmary, bleeding from the corners of his mouth and his face flushed. Tie Ta touched his forehead, he was having a high fever, and when he opened his mouth, he saw that the oral mucosa was covered with blisters, some of which were already red, swollen and ulcerated.
The tower was taken aback, could it be the kind of illness that the master said? He quickly opened the child's four hooves to take a look, and as expected, the hooves were also covered with blisters.
"Teacher Bai, Liangzi has foot-and-mouth disease, which is quite dangerous and highly contagious, maybe some children have been infected by now." The tower looked solemn, this was the biggest challenge he had encountered since studying medicine.
"Huh? How serious is it? Teacher Bai has been the principal for decades, but he has never encountered such a big scene, and he immediately panicked, "What should I do now?" ”
"The school gates should be closed immediately, and no one should come or go at will. The campus and classrooms are disinfected, all patients are treated in isolation, and everyone in the school, including you and me, is examined. The tower said solemnly.
"Okay, I'll arrange it." Teacher Bai hurriedly walked towards the door, but was blocked by several people who came in from outside.
A middle-aged woman hugged Ryoko and cried, "Son, what's wrong with you?" Wake up. ”
Another sturdy old lady grabbed Teacher Bai's collar and shouted in an almost roaring voice: "My grandson was fine when he went to school in the morning, but now he is unconscious, how did you become a principal?" Let's go to the Presbyterian Church to reason. ”
This old white is also really, before the reason for the matter is clear, why are you in such a hurry to notify your parents to come over? Isn't this asking for trouble for yourself? The tower shook his head and stepped forward to push the shrew away, "If you have something to say, what are you doing with your hands and feet?" ”
"Someone! Help me! The teacher hit someone. The old woman used her killer trick and lay on the ground rolling and screaming.
"Let's make trouble! Despite the noise. Iron Tower clasped his hands to his chest and sneered, "I want to see what tricks you can make." ”
Teacher Bai was trembling with anger, he had been teaching and educating people for decades, how could he have been insulted like this? But after all, he is a cultivated person, and he is very good at putting himself in the shoes of others, just imagine if Xiaobai is injured for no reason, I am afraid that he will not be calm.
"Da Zhuang, the school is indeed responsible for the child's injury, but the top priority now is to treat the disease, you get out of the way first, don't delay the iron god's healing." Teacher Bai said to the stout man with a smiling face.
"Mother, don't be embarrassed here." Da Zhuang helped his wife up with a flushed face, and the unreasonable troubles of his family made him ashamed of himself.
"Don't bother the Iron Doctor." Grandpa Liangzi Lao Zhuang finished smoking a bag of cigarettes, and then said unhurriedly, "My family Liangzi has not been in good health since he was a child, but fortunately, Hu Banxian gave him divine water to grow so big without illness and pain, I don't believe in the medical skills of the Iron God Doctor, it's just ...... Hehe......" The old man smiled, the meaning of his words was self-evident, and the implication was that he believed in Hu Banxian even more.
"You're going to take Ryoko away? No way! The tower flatly refused.
"Why?" Lao Zhuang held back his anger and asked, his grandson was injured in the school, and he was not allowed to take it home for treatment, is there still a royal law?
"Liangzi has an infectious disease, if you don't isolate and treat, not only your family will be infected, but even the entire Mara tribe will not be spared." The tower patiently explained.
"This is the virtue of you to be a doctor, if you sneeze, you will be hospitalized, a small cold can be said by you as a terminal illness, if you don't talk about it, where can you make money? I'm not scared, old man, but I don't believe you. Lao Zhuang slapped the table, "Da Zhuang, take the child and go!" Could it be that you, the captain of the Nanshan outpost, eat dry rice? ”
The old guy does have the qualifications to rely on the old and sell the old, when he was young, he was the chief soldier of the Mara tribe guarding the border pass, and his subordinates were in charge of two outposts, with great strength and a greater temper. "Fuck, if it weren't for Lao Bai's face, Lao Tzu would have been mad a long time ago. This yellow-haired boy who has not dried up has given him face to call him an iron doctor, and if he doesn't give face, he will be a fart. I think that when Lao Tzu was on the battlefield, let alone him, even his father was still wearing open crotch pants. Lao Zhuang looked disdainful.
Da Zhuang is very embarrassed, the tower is very prestigious in the Mara tribe, and has become the big savior of those low-level people, free medical treatment, free medicine, such a bodhisattva heart even himself admires, it is absolutely impossible to be rude to him.
"Why, don't you even listen to Lao Tzu?" Lao Zhuang was furious, his son was too weak, no blood at all, since Hei Feng died, he was transferred from the captain of the army to the Nanshan outpost, although he still served as the captain, but people with a little common sense know that now this position can not be compared with the previous one in terms of power and treatment, this time he called him back from the border pass, which is to prepare to open the door of the second master Heiyun, hoping to mention it.
"Iron Doctor, you have great mercy and let us take the child away!" Da Zhuang begged hard, but he didn't kneel.
Lao Zhuang shook his head and sighed again, he was famous all his life, how could he have such a useless son?
"Brother Da Zhuang, Liangzi's situation is not optimistic, you will only delay his illness by doing this, I promise you, I will definitely cure him. Now please leave immediately, or don't blame me for being unkind. Tie Ta's tone gradually became stern, for the sake of the future of the Mara tribe, no one can take the patient out of his hands, even if the king of heaven Lao Tzu is coming.
"Then I'd like to see what kind of unkind method you have." Lao Zhuang picked up his grandson and rushed out.
The tower flicked his right hand, like a blooming orchid, and tapped it on each of his armpits with a very fast movement. Lao Zhuang's arms were numb, and he watched his grandson be snatched away again, and then his body rose into the air and was thrown out of the door.
Lao Zhuang is really old and strong, although he is a lot older, but his kung fu has not fallen at all, and his body has not disappeared after breaking through the door panel, and he has made a difficult action of turning 360 degrees in the air, and then "snapped" and fell into the pool outside, splashing a lot of water.
"Are you going to go on your own, or are you going to throw me out?" The tower was as cold as ice, and now that the situation was critical, there could be no longer any delay.
"Iron Doctor, don't be angry, let's go." Da Zhuang dragged his family out.
"Vigorously, lightning, close the school gates, no one is allowed to enter or leave without my orders." The tower shouted.
"Yes!" Mighty and Lightning raised their right hands in a military salute and walked with neat steps.
The tower carefully examined the children, the situation is very bad, forty-three out of fifty students are sick, a few are particularly serious, the only good news is that the teachers and staff of the school are safe and sound, it is estimated that the resistance of adults is relatively strong, the virus is helpless for them for the time being, but it cannot be taken lightly.
The tower ran back to the clinic as fast as possible to prepare the required medicinal herbs, such as Bupleurum chinensis, licorice, raw land, pollen, Zhimu, Forsythia...... A few bamboo leaves were added as a medicine guide, the medicinal herbs were mashed with water, and each child was fed a bamboo tube with juice and residue. This home remedy was told to him by the old horse, and the Chinese people have been raising livestock for thousands of years, and people have summed up a set of methods for treating foot-and-mouth disease after continuous exploration and practice.
After everything was settled, the tower went to find the mountain non-stop, and without the support of the leader, it was impossible to defeat this menacing foot-and-mouth disease on his own.
The Council of Elders, the bigwigs of the Marat tribe, are holding an emergency meeting, and the topic of discussion is, of course, the foot-and-mouth disease that occurred today, and the tower was also present as a member of the expert group.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the Mara tribe has reached an existential critical juncture, this is definitely not alarmist." "So far, more than 40 cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been detected, and I believe that many more have not been found, and if strong measures are not taken, then the entire herd will be infected." ”
"What are you talking about as a strong measure?" Black Cloud asked.
"From now on, Mara tribal schools will be closed, shopping malls will be closed, entertainment venues will be closed, and everyone will be quarantined at home and will not be allowed to gather in public places in any way. Tomorrow I will conduct a thorough investigation from door to door, and if there is any illness, I will immediately send it to the school for isolation and treatment. ”
"How long will it take?" Heiyun asked again.
"About fifteen days." The tower thought about it for a while, half a month should be enough.
"Fifteen days?" Heiyun smiled, "Comrade Tieta, do you know how much impact this has on the economy of the Mara tribe? If you don't know the price of firewood and rice, the soldiers at the border pass need to eat, drink and pay for the army, and the people also need a lot of living materials every day. Where do the taxes come from? It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, what should you do if you call me the second master? ”
"yes, what Black Cloud said makes sense." Several elders also agreed, they had lived most of their lives, and even the plague had been experienced, but it had not reached such a serious level.
"Tower, I'm curious about how this disease came about, can you tell me?" Dashan, who had been silent, spoke.
"If I'm not miscalculated, someone must have brought germs from outside the tribe." "The incubation period of this virus is very long, and the resistance of children is not as good as that of adults, and if they are not careful, they will get sick, and then spread it to other people at a geometric rate." If measures are not taken, it will only take a month, and after a month no one will be spared from the herd, and the Mara tribe will cease to exist. ”
"I've got your back." Without hesitation, Oyama said, "Nothing is more important than the lives of the people." ”
"But ......"
"Don't say anything." The mountain rarely interrupted Kuroyun's words and said majestically, "I'll just say two. First, immediately issue an order, everything is carried out according to what the tower says, and whoever dares to disobey will be severely punished! Second, all departments fully cooperate with the tower, ask people to give people, ask things to give things, and everything is focused on the overall situation of fighting the epidemic. ”
"Yes." Heiyun reluctantly agreed, although Dashan has rarely given orders in the past year, it does not mean that he has withdrawn from the center of power, and his words still carry a lot of weight.