Rebirth of the Evil Stepmother and the Four Villainous Children

The county was under control in just one afternoon. Mr. Shen also received a letter from General Wang. His heart sank. Since there were also symptoms in the military camp, he couldn't do much about it now. As long as he could treat the diseases in the military camp here, it would be possible.

Sanbao had a triangular bandana on his face, and when he saw the backyard was crowded with people, his face puffed up. The two of them came to the front hall and looked at the medicine that Deputy General Guo brought back from the pharmacy in the Qian Hall. It was not enough. People here believed in witch doctors, except for those who came from other places or had read basic books.

No one goes to the clinic for treatment, so there must be less medicinal materials. The medicines we have are only enough for a hundred people to drink for a day.

The most important thing is that there is very little peony, only about 50 kilograms at most. Sanbao was carrying the prescription of Guizhi Decoction on his back while collecting the ingredients for decoction.

"Master, will this prescription work?"

Master Shen didn't know if it would work, but his apprentice said it might work, so he should give it a try. He immediately called the servants and doctors from the clinic to boil some medicine and give it to those with mild symptoms to try first.

These people were all sick but they were not unable to speak. When they looked at each other, they found that everyone had the same disease and they were not fools.

One thing that became clear immediately was that it was an epidemic.

A slightly stronger middle-aged man couldn't bear it anymore and started crying loudly.

"But what can I do? Someone might die. I have a mother and children at home. Wuwuwu."

When one person cried, the others started crying as well. Then there were suppressed cries one after another, which made people feel as if a stone was pressing on their hearts. Even the ungrateful Magistrate Wu could not help but shed tears in his eyes. He worked even harder, and he suddenly felt that doing things for the people was not a bad thing.

Sanbao was completely unaware of the situation here and was still staring at the medicine stove and said, "Master, don't worry, if Zhou Ji knows, Sister Man Man will also know. Zhou Ji's shop must be buying herbs now."

Master Shen said, "Yes, as long as we get the news out, we will be saved."

The medicine was ready, Sanbao walked in front, followed by a servant holding the medicine bowl. Seeing that everyone was crying, Sanbao climbed up a tall rockery and shouted loudly.

"Stop crying and listen to me."

When someone saw that he was a little kid and was about to make fun of Sanbao, he said loudly: "I am the third son of Cheng'an County Lady and General Wang. I believe everyone has heard of my parents' names."

Of course I have heard of it. Back then, Xie Wuyou resisted the attack from southern Xinjiang. Even a toddler knew about it. How could they not know General Wang? This title was given by the people of Lingnan.

As for the Lady of Cheng'an County, she knew even more clearly that the rice and corn grown in her home all belonged to her. She was truly a god, and her prestige among the people was no less than that of Xie Wuyou. She was the one who provided them with enough food.

San Bao continued, "I have been studying medicine with my mother since I was a child. I believe everyone here knows that when you are sick or injured, the disease is contagious, but it is not incurable. My mother told me that as long as the disease is treated in time, it will be fine, but everyone must cooperate."

When everyone heard that they would not die, they stopped crying and listened to Sanbao attentively.

Sanbao continued, "I need three people with minor, middle, or elderly symptoms to come and test the medicine. Who is willing?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. A little girl about seven or eight years old was the first to raise her hand: "I, I do."

The man just now also said: "I, I am willing to do so too."

With the addition of an old man, they were all set. Sanbao led the three people to a small room and said, "This is your first time trying the medicine. You will be alone in this room. Tell me if you feel anything after taking the medicine. Got it?"

The three people responded quickly: "Yes."

The servant brought the medicine over, and they pinched their noses and drank it in one gulp. Sanbao then checked the pulse of the three people one by one and recorded it.

After touching him, he said, "Then I'll wait an hour and come back."

County Magistrate Wu felt that it was not a good idea to have so many people crowded together in the yard, so he cleared out rooms for those who were in good health and let those with serious illnesses live in a large room first, while those with less serious illnesses were allowed to take their bedding and live under the eaves or in the pavilion.

Sanbao and Mr. Shen took the county doctors to record the pulses one by one. They found that the pulses were exactly the same as what Sanbao described. The pulses of people with mild symptoms and those with severe symptoms were different, but similarities could be found. After discovering this, everyone gathered together to discuss medication.

Make changes to the original prescription and add some other medicines as appropriate.

Bowl after bowl of medicine was brought in for those with serious illnesses, and those who could not be delayed drank it first. Even so, the amount of medicinal materials became visibly less, but more and more people were found to be infected, and the yamen could no longer accommodate them.

All they could do was clean up the large warehouse next to the county government office and let people move in.

What is most lacking now is medicinal materials. All the peonies have been used up and only a few people can get the medicine.

Sanbao was not in a hurry to go and see those people with mild symptoms. As soon as he entered the door, the three of them immediately surrounded him and chattered about their feelings.

The little girl said, "I feel much better. I don't sweat anymore, and my diarrhea has slowed down."

The middle-aged man said: "Yes, yes, I don't think I'm hot anymore."

The old man said, "I feel like I'm breathing easier now."

Sanbao felt the pulses of the three people one by one and recorded it again, saying, "They are indeed better now. You can go out now. You must tell everyone that you are better now. You must stabilize them."

The three of them nodded quickly, and their spirits improved a lot.

Several doctors gathered together, looking worriedly at the running out of medicinal materials.

"How come it ran out so quickly? What should I do if I run out of medicine?"

"Yes, I see some people are getting better, but there is no medicine left, no medicine left. Is it really useless?"

Master Shen immediately stopped them and said, "Don't be discouraged, Zhou Ji's people will deliver the herbs to us soon."

Hardly had he finished speaking when someone came to report that there were many horse-drawn carriages at the city gate, claiming that they were people from Zhou Ji who were coming to deliver medicinal herbs and food.

Master Shen immediately said, "Go and take over."

"The master has already delivered it and it is now placed outside."

Sure enough, as soon as Mr. Shen saw it, he saw soldiers with mouths and noses covered moving things into the yard bit by bit. There were medicinal herbs, food ingredients, beddings, and a letter. The person who wrote the letter was the general manager of Zhouji Lingnan, the shopkeeper Chen.

The letter stated that Zhouji Shop in Lingnan already knew what had happened here, and told the Third Young Master and Old Lady Shen not to use anything, as they would prepare the supplies first, and also said that medicinal herbs would be delivered every day.

With Zhou Ji's promise, Mr. Shen no longer had to worry about anything and could start working immediately.

Master Shen first asked Lieutenant General Guo to send someone to deliver the herbs and prescriptions to the army to avoid any accidents.

Next, people were organized to clean the county town. Many books said that epidemics were caused by rats, insects, or eating unclean food.

The entire county was hollowed out with rat holes, and those who unfortunately died could only be cremated in secret.

Now that sanitation has been improved, Deputy General Guo will take people to every alley to check on the sick?

Sanbao was even busier, making medicine, taking pulses, and paying attention to everyone's changes every day.

It really made Sanbao, who is still very young, have dark circles under his eyes.

As soon as the news reached the capital, Zhou Rongrong and Xie Wuyou, along with the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau, rushed out at full speed, and medicinal materials and supplies were also transported to Linxi County without stopping.

After two or three days of hard work, the condition seemed to be getting better, but we didn't expect that the disease would begin to break out on a large scale in the county.

People who were not infected all had symptoms. The county government office and the warehouse were overwhelmed, so they had to temporarily clear a street for a complete blockade. No one was allowed to enter or go out without permission. Except for doctors and necessary people, no one was allowed to enter. Even Lord Wu was now unable to enter.

He could only do field work outside the alley. Seeing more and more people coming, Sanbao became more and more anxious. Looking at the pulse conditions of the past few days, he even wondered if he had made a wrong diagnosis?

Master Shen saw that his apprentice was worried and comforted him, "Sanbao, don't worry. This is how epidemics work. We have done a good job now. No major incidents have occurred, and there have not been too many deaths. Your prescription is also effective."

Sanbao asked, "Why are there more and more people getting sick now? Some people have taken medicine for several days, but they only feel a little better, not better. Master, are we wrong?"

Mr. Shen is now worried about this problem, but he cannot answer it and is puzzled. However, after trying many prescriptions, it seems that only this prescription works. It can prevent people from having diarrhea, but the fever will recur.

When Zhou Rongrong and Xie Wuyou arrived, they split into two groups. Zhou Rongrong went into the city, and Xie Wuyou went into the military camp.

Zhou Rongrong almost shed tears when she saw Sanbao’s small back. This child has really lost a lot of weight.

"Sanbao, Sanbao, here, mother is here."

Zhou Rongrong shouted towards the quarantine area.

Sanbao turned around and saw Zhou Rongrong. He threw the medicine bowl in his hand to the servant beside him, rushed to Zhou Rongrong, stopped a few meters away from her, and said happily.

"Mom, Mom, you're here. I knew you would come."

Seeing that the child was so happy that his eyes were about to become crescents, Zhou Rongrong also laughed, but now she had something important to ask.

"Tell mom what's going on now?"

Sanbao told his mother everything about the incident and the symptoms. Although she didn't quite understand how Chinese medicine treated typhoid fever, he could analyze the viral components in the blood.

He gestured to Sanbao to come over, but Sanbao shook his head.

"No, Mom, I can't come over. I must have the germs you mentioned."

Zhou Rongrong said: "It's okay, I will use alcohol to disinfect it. Isn't it because you used alcohol to disinfect it that you didn't get sick? Come here, mother has something important to tell you."

After Sanbao went over, Zhou Rongrong took out a blood-drawing needle and a blood-drawing tube from the space and gave them to Sanbao, telling him how to use them.

"Do it secretly so no one sees you. Give it to me when you're done. I'll need it."

"Ah."

Sanbao no longer asked about the strange things on Zhou Rongrong's body, because asking would not yield any results anyway.

Sanbao found the little girl from before, blindfolded her, drew a tube of blood from her, and gave it to Zhou Rongrong.

After Zhou Rongrong returned to the residence arranged for her by County Magistrate Wu, she entered the space and began her research. She started with the decoction made with Sanbao, and then added different anti-inflammatory Chinese medicines to conduct experiments.

Recurrent fevers must mean that there is inflammation in the body that has not been completely eliminated. We can only try one medicine after another. It is unlikely that antibiotics could be produced in this era, so this is the only method we can use.

She tried countless anti-inflammatory Chinese medicines and came up with so many strange combinations that she finally found it: the Coptis chinensis that she thought was everywhere at the beginning.

When Coptis chinensis takes effect, the bacteria begin to change and cell activity increases.

It's simply the best anti-inflammatory drug.

It was already evening when Zhou Rongrong came out. She directly asked for a thousand kilograms of the best Coptis chinensis from the space and asked people to move it over.

I also brought some spare clothes for Sanbao. I really didn’t dare to take out the protective clothing, masks and other things.

Zhou Rongrong said: "Try using Coptis chinensis. Mother made this during an experiment. Combine it with Coptis chinensis."

Sanbao nodded and chewed the chicken leg that Zhou Rongrong brought him and said incoherently: "Then I have to change the dosage."

Zhou Rongrong felt really distressed when she saw Sanbao eating with big mouthfuls. Now she finally understood why some parents would not let their children go to such faraway places because the longing for their children was unbearable.

But watching him grow better and better, it seems like it's good to let go.

Sanbao wiped the oil and water on his mouth with a handkerchief and saw that his mother's eyes were filled with tears. He washed his nose, held back his tears, and waved at Zhou Rongrong.

"Mom, go back and rest. I'm fine. Don't worry. I'm taking good precautions. We use alcohol to disinfect everywhere here every day. I'm fine."

"Well, go quickly, mother will watch you go."

The little figure turned and left, and Zhou Rongrong's tears fell.

She looked for a long time before leaving.