Infrastructure masters in the red building

In addition to simple mobile homes, Jia Fang also led the villagers of Taoyuan Village to build a large number of public health facilities, mainly including public toilets, bathrooms and sinks.

These public health facilities are not only built in the "simple prefab" areas for new immigrants, but also in the areas where existing villagers live.Jia Fang intends to correct the hygiene concepts of the indigenous villagers in Taoyuan Village while accepting the new immigrants.

Time was running out, and in these public health facilities, except for some faucets and valves that used copper parts that Jia Fang transported from the "Xianliang Temple", other pipes and the like were all made of moso bamboo.Fortunately, the resources of Moso bamboo are very rich. Over a hill near Taoyuan Village, there are bamboo forests everywhere.

Jia Fang said that after remembering this, the future production of Taoyuan Village should include spring bamboo shoots, winter bamboo shoots, dried bamboo shoots, magnolia slices, etc., but this can be delayed for a while until the new immigrants are settled properly.

Unexpectedly, before the arrival of the new immigrants, the aboriginal villagers of Taoyuan Village first expressed their discomfort with these sanitation facilities—what everyone was least accustomed to was the sink.

Jia Fang originally asked these villagers to wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet every day.However, it was such a trivial matter that all the villagers couldn't get used to it after the novelty wore off. Either they forgot this one or found it troublesome.They were not willing to use the soap that Jia Fang brought them, and most of the time it was just a formality.

Another hassle is taking a shower.Taoyuan Village is like spring all the year round and has a pleasant climate.Many people in the village bathe directly in the bend of Qingfang River where the water flow is relatively slow, especially the children, who, after sweating from playing, just jump into the water to solve the problem.But Jia Fang asked them not to bathe in the river bend at will, and asked that people and the buffaloes used for farming in the village must not bathe in the same place.

"Is it really so strict?" Village Chief Tao scratched his head and asked Jia Fang.

Jia Fang's face was tense: "Of course!"

"Village chief, you have also heard that bloat disease can be severe. According to my guess, the cause of this disease is probably a parasite. If the villagers swim, bathe in polluted water, or use Anyone who eats with clean hands can catch the disease."

"By the way, the old village chief, Qingfang River, and the creeks on the nearby mountains are there any kind of pointed snails shaped like long iron nails?"

Village head Tao thought about it for a while: "I have this impression, it seems to be."

He knew Jia Fang's temperament very well, and immediately smiled and said, "Third Master, what kind of delicacy is this?"

Jia Fang hurriedly threatened the other party: "Delicious? This kind of food is the most dangerous. The bulge is sick, and it depends on this snail."

During this period of time, Jia Fang tried to learn more about the ancient "bloat disease", and learned that this disease is common in areas south of the Yangtze River where rice is grown.Most of the people who get sick are farmers who work in the fields, and there are also women and children who get sick.The rich families in the north, as well as in the south—that is, groups that don't have to work in the fields—are less likely to get sick.

This made Jia Fang focus on a parasitic disease that once ravaged southern China in ancient times-schistosomiasis.

This kind of disease can make the patient lose weight all over, but the abdominal distension is like a drum, no matter men, women, old or young, it seems to be pregnant, and the doctor may simply think it is a bloating disease.

And the snail he just mentioned is the intermediate host of this parasite.When farmers work in the fields, the cercariae of schistosomiasis enter the human body through the skin, and the farmers get sick.Besides farmers, buffaloes can also get sick from the parasite.

When Jia Fang said this, Village Chief Tao was completely frightened. After a while, he said, "You mean, if you take a bath in a place where there are these snails, you will get bloating?"

Jia Fang looked serious, nodded and said, "Yes."

The villagers here work daily in the waters where snails exist, but no cases of snails have been found, which proves that schistosomiasis has not yet spread locally.But if a group of schistosomiasis patients are moved from other places and they don't pay attention to the control of this aspect, wouldn't he just give away the heads of these parasites in vain?

At this time, Jia Fang clenched his fists and said loudly: "The most urgent task right now is to kill the snails!"

Village head Tao was puzzled: "Third Master, if you kill this... snail, will people get rid of this bloating disease?"

Jia Fang nodded solemnly: "Yes. I am very sure."

Soon, the 3000 people who moved from Yujiang County to Taoyuan Village came to Taoyuan Village under the escort of government servants sent by neighboring counties.

It is inconvenient for Jia Fang to come forward - if the government knows that he "appeared" in Taoyuan Village, it may cause some unnecessary troubles.So he chose to stay in Xianliang Temple.Village head Tao sent people to report the news to Jia Fang continuously.

"Third Master, the number of people has been counted. There are a total of 960 people. A total of 820 and seven households."

Jia Fang: Good guy, how can there be 3000 people here? It's obviously 4000 people!It seems that Yujiang County didn't feel a pity at all to move out the population from the diseased area.

In order to welcome the arrival of these new immigrants, Taoyuan Village has done a lot of preparatory work, including counting the number of people, counting the basic information of the population, and registering and compiling the book—two people in the village who can write and count: Lao Shao and Jiang Fuzi became the busiest person.

"Third Master, the count has been continued. There are a total of 150 men, including 620 and 470 men over [-]."

Jia felt relieved that the male to female ratio was not bad, and the overall age ratio was relatively light.

Then, of course, came the most pressing question: how many people had bloat.

"Third Lord, this old man is not a doctor, and he doesn't know how to take the pulse, so I just asked this first." Mrs. Jiang, who has always been cautious, first issued a disclaimer, "There are 740 people who have bloated disease, including men, women and children..."

Speaking of which, Jiang Fuzi showed compassion on his face, and said in a low voice: "They said that when they set off from Yujiang, there were always more than 500 people."

That is to say, more than 500 people are already on the way.Those who are destined to arrive at Taoyuan Village are probably those who are not particularly ill, and some who have not yet contracted the disease.

Jia Fang took a breath and adjusted his mood a little.He turned around and asked Master Jiang: "Master, are you afraid?"

He originally intended to ask Mrs. Jiang if he was afraid of the potential risk of contracting the disease, but Mrs. Jiang thought that Jia Fang asked him if he was afraid of these new immigrants, and his face turned bitter, and said: "Master Jiang, let the old man count the number of people and ask them one by one. , I asked you to do all these things... This old man is getting old, and he originally thought that he could spend the rest of his life in Taoyuan Village. You, you, you...won't you let this old man take care of them, too?"

Mrs. Jiang's words reflected the mentality of most people in Taoyuan Village. When Jia Fang expressed his willingness to accept new immigrants, he felt that he was great.

Just at this time, Village Chief Tao sent someone to invite Jia Fang, saying that all the government servants in the neighboring county had already gone back, and they would not stay for a while.The village chief sent someone to invite Jia Fang to meet the new immigrant.

Jia Fang’s first impression of these new immigrants was that they were richer than the northern refugees he saw outside the capital, most of them had luggage, and some of them arrived with carts piled with belongings. ——It seems that the situation is much better than those refugees who have no food and clothing.

Most serious of them, however, are health problems.At a glance, Jia Fang caught a glimpse of an old man in his 50s. The clothes on his body were decent, but he was skinny, and his cheeks were deeply sunken.

The old man's belly swelled high, as if he drank the water from the daughter country's mother river, and became a pregnant woman who was pregnant in October, standing in the crowd.Jia thought at ease: No wonder people at that time gave this disease such a name - bloating disease.

Jia Fang took a cursory glance and saw that these new immigrants all lowered their heads in a relaxed manner, and they didn't dare to say anything in front of Jia Fang.

Village head Tao made an introduction instead of Jia Fang: "Everyone, this is the owner of this place, Jia Fang, the third master of Jia. All the land in Taoyuan Village belongs to him alone. In Taoyuan Village, he is the official master..."

Jia Fang: ...The words of the old village chief are really simple and direct.

But once Jia Fang, a 15-year-old boy, was compared with the government, those new immigrants looked at Jia Fang differently, and some people knelt in front of Jia Fang respectfully, and murmured: "I have seen Mr. Jia !"

"When you get this place, you need to listen to him." Village head Tao emphasized Jia Fang's authority again, and then asked Jia Fang to come forward, "Master Jia, please explain a few words to everyone."

Jia Fang stood in front of the new immigrants and said loudly: "Everyone has come from a long distance, and the boats and cars are exhausting. Please settle down here in Taoyuan Village for a few days. The original villagers of Taoyuan Village have built shelters for you to shelter from wind and rain. A simple activity room for you to live in."

The new immigrants don't understand what is called a "simple mobile home", but the house in front of them is real.

The houses that Jia Fang pointed to were neatly arranged in several rows, which looked a little strange. They were not houses made of bricks and stones, nor were they rammed earth thatched houses. On the surface, the materials were just simple moso bamboo and logs. , but the advantage lies in the neat and uniform houses, the positions of the doors and windows are exactly the same, it seems that all the houses are printed from the same mold.

This is much better than the newcomers expected.They traveled all the way south from Yujiang, resting at night mostly under the cover of the sky.Even if they could find monasteries and temples where they could stay temporarily, most of them were given up to women, children and the elderly.

I thought, I don’t know what will happen when I get to the land, and I don’t know where the three or 4000 people will live together—who would have thought that the village that accepted them would have prepared houses for them, one after another!

Speaking of this, Jia Fang scratched his head, said "Ah", and said: "But at the beginning we heard that you only had 3000 people, and now there are [-] people, everyone may have to squeeze. Wait for two days, Bring some simple house materials from the Xianliang Temple, and build a few more houses like this. This house is also easy to build, and you don’t have to bother the old people in Taoyuan Village, you can do it yourself.”

Most of the newcomers were at a loss when they heard it: How can a house be built so lightly?But Jia Fang's attitude was clearly there, so they couldn't help but not believe it.

"Don't worry about everything. For the first two days after your arrival, all the food will be provided by the village. You don't need to do it yourself. You just need to rest first and take care of your body."

"Besides, when you come to Taoyuan Village, you will be the residents of Taoyuan Village. Taoyuan Village will do everything possible to ensure that you have food, a place to live, care for your old age, and medical treatment for your illness."

"However, since you are here, you must do as the Romans do. Here are some important rules for living in Taoyuan Village. Not only you, but everyone must abide by them."

Jia Fang immediately announced these rules, most of which are related to hygienic habits, such as: not drinking unboiled water, washing hands before meals and after going to the toilet, and not washing hands anywhere.

He repeatedly emphasized it several times, and finally asked: "Among you, is there any official position like Lizheng?"

In this time and space, with two hundred households as one mile, the new immigrants from Yujiang to Taoyuan Village this time are equivalent to four miles. Therefore, Jia Fang came to ask if there is any Lizheng, because he wanted to find someone who knew the specific situation. ask.

"The old man used to be Li Zheng." A person stood out from the crowd, Jia Fang asked his name, and knew that the other person was called Qin Tieshu, and he was indeed a Li Zheng when he was in Yujiang before.

"In theory, there should be a few Lizheng..." Qin Lizheng couldn't help sighing, "One died of illness before leaving, the other died on the way, and the other two had people in the county who directly changed their household registration and fled. It's..."

——Can you still escape?

Qin Lizheng nodded: "Yes, I begged the official to change his household registration so that he wouldn't have to be sent to such a far away place. Many wealthy households in the village did this. There are a total of one thousand households in five miles. If you want to run away, if you want to die, Mr. Jia, when it comes to your land, we are the only ones here."

"The third master is willing to take care of us people, the old man kowtows to you!" Qin Lizheng traveled all the way, and met a lot of worldly affairs, but when he arrived here, it was a completely different situation, except for the local aborigines who seemed to be a little shy of them Besides, they were overjoyed by every arrangement.

"But how did this bloating disease spread among you? Who are prone to get this disease? What were the symptoms when it first broke out?" Jia Fang asked questions like a cannonball.

"You, you..." Qin Lizheng spoke in a hurry and easily got stuck, "You have too many questions...Let, let the old man take his time."

Only then did he slowly tell the cause and effect of this epidemic in Yu Jiang.

It turned out that this kind of bloating disease has always existed in the Yujiang area, but not many people got sick. Occasionally, one family got sick, some died of the disease, and some couldn't die.Bloating disease is not unfamiliar to the locals, but no one takes it seriously.

Until last year and this spring, the number of people suffering from this disease gradually increased in the surrounding villages.Originally, no one in Qin Tieshu got sick, but at the beginning of the year, they heard that there was a drought in the north, and the price of grain would rise this year. Together, everyone decided to cultivate a few more acres of paddy fields and grow more rice.

After this busy farming, several fell ill.Those who fell ill were the strong laborers of the family. When people were sick, the crops in the field had to be left unattended. For ordinary people, the wives and children of the family took care of the crops.

Just like that, more and more people fell ill from every household. Some people were acutely ill, and they disappeared after two nights of diarrhea, and some were chronic, and there were no special symptoms. Heaven and earth roused.

When asked about this, Jia Fang basically knew it, he was sure it must be schistosomiasis.

It is estimated that this parasite has always existed in the Yujiang area, but it did not cause a large-scale epidemic.In the paddy fields planted by the residents of Qin Tieshu's mile and in the nearby rivers, the snails have not been used as intermediate hosts to spread schistosomes.

But at the beginning of this year, for unknown reasons, the disease became popular.But it just happened to be a rare severe drought in the north. The local people actively cultivated the fields and planted rice, but unknowingly, they created opportunities for the spread of the disease.

The food is planted, but the people are gone-this is a great tragedy for the local people.

"Have you seen it with a doctor?" Jia Fang asked Qin Tieshu.

"I looked for it, and the doctor said it was bloating, hepatosplenomegaly, and prescribed liver-tonifying and qi-invigorating soup. But there was no curative effect. People either passed away quickly, or hung half-dead. Later, the sick people became more and more sick. The more people there are, the higher ups are afraid. But I didn't expect that after the county official reported to the court, he issued a decree, saying that so many people were sick, there must be a problem with the field, and it must be thrown away for a few years. The decree came down , moved us away from our hometown and sent us here.”

As Qin Tieshu spoke, two old tears fell from his eyes.He wiped it off with his sleeve sadly—most of these peasant households were originally free citizens, but now they were suddenly transferred to the territory of a certain country and became their subjects, and these peasant households were naturally reluctant.

When Jia Fang heard it, he immediately knew what kind of tricks those people above were playing.Let the free people on these lands find a reason to move away, and this contiguous piece of land will immediately become ownerless. After a year or two of abandonment, the government will take it back with confidence, and it will fall into the hands of some rich and wealthy family as soon as it changes hands. pocket.

—Those city folks are so good at playing.

But this kind of measure also has an advantage. These farmers accidentally hit the ground and left the paddy fields and rivers surrounded by snails, and temporarily left the intermediate host. The transmission channel between the source of infection and healthy people was temporarily broken.

"Relax, stay here first!" Jia Fang comforted Qin Lizheng.

"When you come to me, I can assure you that as long as you are willing to listen to me, I can guarantee you that people who have not contracted this disease will never get it again in the future. Have you already contracted it... we also can figure out a way to treat them."

Qin Tieshu saw that Jia Fang was too young for a boy of about 15 years old, so he couldn't help asking: "Really?"

Jia Fang nodded vigorously: "Of course it is true!"

He was hiding a copy of "The Treatment and Prevention of Schistosomiasis" in his sleeve at the moment.