I live in Dayu Changsheng

Chapter 65, calm

Willow Alley.

Under the big willow tree, the lights and shadows were mottled, and people gathered together, more people came to gossip and eat melons than the previous two days, as if the bustle of the past had resumed.

But in fact, each of these people had worried looks on their faces, precisely because of the epidemic—the peace thieves did not block the news of the plague, but deliberately fueled the flames, hoping to attract the attention of the people. Come.

It's a matter of self, so naturally more people come to eat melons and gossip than in the past.

"Plague!"

The color of memories appeared in the cloudy eyes of an old man, and his wrinkled face was full of solemnity: "I heard from my grandfather that, about a hundred years ago, there was a plague in the mansion next door... In the end, the city was full of people. Onyx, every family wears linen..."

"Such an exaggeration?! Mr. Liu, don't you want to scare us?" Some young people didn't believe it.

"Hey, young boy, you don't know what's going on, Brother Liu, let's talk about it! I also heard from my grandfather's generation that in the great plague back then, eight or nine out of ten people died... What is that word called, yes, ten rooms and nine empty spaces!"

"So scary? The Lin family is also vicious. This is to kill our whole city!"

"Yeah, I heard that this plague was created by the Lin family. They fought against the Xia family and the rebels. Why did they involve us? It's only been a few days since An's birthday!"

"I'm blind. I said before that the Lin family has a good reputation. Now it seems that the Lin family is worse and more vicious than other big families!" The person who had spoken for the Lin family two days ago now gritted his teeth with hatred on his face. Speaking of Lin's family, they can't wait to eat his flesh and suck his blood.

"Isn't it? At least, the other big households didn't catch the whole city!"

"I heard that the Lin family was wiped out, with hundreds of members, only a handful escaped... deserve it!"

"retribution!"

……

Among the crowd, there was a wave of denunciation against the Lin family.

"It's also thanks to the hero who killed Chong Jihu, the leader of the Tiger Gang, and Duan Lang, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang. Otherwise, if we delay and let the Lin family arrange things calmly, we may not know what will happen!" Someone sighed.

"Yeah! When it comes to warriors, I thought of it. It's not a legend. The plague is weak to warriors. Even if it is infected, it will be fine?"

"Brother Fang Jiarui is not a warrior? But the Fang family's sister-in-law and the Fang family girl are not, and the third wife and daughter, I heard that they live in the Fang family, and it seems that they are getting along with Brother Rui..." There is nothing impenetrable in the world Wall, this man is quick-sighted.

"Brother Rui is very lucky. The figure of the third lady, at first glance, is a good child, and she has a small family... In the past, no matter how many people asked for it, the third lady didn't agree!"

"Humph!"

This is a jealous man with a sour tone: "So what? Now that the plague is here, illnesses don't depend on people. Except for Brother Rui, don't think about the rest of the Fang family. Maybe the sister-in-law of the Fang family, the girl of the Fang family, If there are three wives, then..."

But before this person finished speaking, he was interrupted by a sister-in-law: "Bah, Big Muzi, what are you thinking? You said such a thing?"

"That's right! The Fang family didn't apologize to you. The Ni family left the city early a few days ago. Wasn't it Fang Jiarui's trick? Otherwise, they might have been captured by the thieves... the rebel army! Your family can still escape the catastrophe ?”

"Unscrupulous thing!"

"Don't pay attention to him, this big wood is just jealous..."

……

Amidst the condemnation, Da Muzi fled in despair, and everyone laughed triumphantly from behind.

With so many people speaking for the Fang family, besides many people are really grateful, there is another thing: the impression of the Fang family's clear grievances has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. From Uncle Zaohuai's family to Uncle Changlin's family, whoever has a good relationship with the Fang family will suffer ?

It is precisely because of this that there are so many people who support and are willing to favor the seller's family.

"I was wondering, this plague is also a disease, I wonder if Brother Fang Jiarui can be cured?" Someone suddenly asked.

"What are you thinking about? It's nothing more than a minor illness and pain. How can such a plague be cured? If Lao Fang is here, it might be okay." The voice of the second half of the sentence was extremely low, obviously full of Fang Rui's distrust.

"That's true! Don't talk about treating us, it's just that the Fang family really suffers..." The man didn't finish the rest of the sentence. The example of Damuzi just now is a lesson from the past.

"But at least the Fang family has medicine, which is much more likely than ours to survive!" The tone was full of envy.

"The people in our alley can also get rich, maybe they can buy some medicine from Fang's family..."

"You can buy it. Do you have a lot of money? How much money? If you really get sick, it's a bottomless pit... It's better to wait for death!"

"Old man, I am already in my seventies, and I have lived enough to survive. I will not lose money even if I die tomorrow, but what about my grandson?"

"What Brother Liu said is true. First there was a drought, then a military disaster, and then a plague... God, when will you be the boss in this hard time?!" An old man asked the sky with tears in his eyes.

……

Standing in front of the window, Fang Rui couldn't help but let out a sigh after hearing the discussions outside: "Yes, the people are suffering in prosperity and death, when will this day be the boss?!"

He didn't care about some people's words of pantothenic acid jealousy - under the plague, everyone is equal, it can't be said that if the other party is still talking sour today, he will die tomorrow.

If you care too much, you will appear petty.

"Brother Rui, didn't you mean to spray insect repellent? It's already done." Fang Xue shouted from the kitchen.

"Yes, Brother Rui, we brewed according to the ratio you said, can you come over and see if it's okay?" San Niangzi also said.

"Here we come!" Fang Rui turned around.

In addition to masks and insect repellent sachets, this insect repellent liquid is another anti-epidemic item that he fiddled with. It is made from insect repellent powder and sprayed on the house.

Insect repellent capsules are mainly for personal protection, while insect repellent liquid is sprayed on a large scale at home to drive away rats and fleas. The two are not the same.

"Okay, this ratio is quite appropriate, and it can be sprayed. The main room, the back room, and the yard... don't miss anything."

Fang Rui looked at the insect repellant, made sure it was okay, and explained.

"We're here to help too!"

Fang Ling, Nannan, and the two little girls ran over hand in hand.

This kind of "sprinkling water" work is not only helpful, but also quite interesting, but they like it the most.

The five had just finished spraying the inside and outside of the house.

when!when!
Outside, along with the beating of the gong, a voice suddenly came: "Go home, everyone has gone back to their homes, so as not to spread the plague! Relief food is distributed by the rebels, everyone can live at home with peace of mind!"

Fang Rui looked out of the window and saw the watchmen with silk cloth covering their faces patrolling the street, shouting loudly.

Later, government servants from the rebel army came to the door, recruiting doctors and confiscating medicinal materials at a low price.

Fang Rui was not recruited.

He and the rebel yamen servants on the side of Liushu Hutong often have a relationship, and they have a good relationship; moreover, the old man is carrying out secret missions in the rebel army, and there are decrees on preferential treatment for his family; One of him, not many; one less of him, not less, can be accommodated...

The medicinal materials placed in the outer hall were not all confiscated at a fair price, and a few were left behind.

Of course, the bulk of Fang Rui's stockpile of medicinal materials was hidden in the cellar, so it's fine and has been preserved intact.

Send away the Yamen servants of the Taiping thieves.

In order to prevent patients from coming to seek medical treatment and bringing risks to Fang Xueshi, San Niangzi, Fang Ling, and Nannan, Fang Rui simply closed the outside door.

……

In the middle of the morning, Jiang Ping'an came to Liushu Hutong again, bringing a large amount of supplies.

"Knowing that Brother Fang is not short of staple food, what I brought here this time are mostly meat, eggs, oil, soybeans, etc. that are in short supply!"

"Thank you, Brother Jiang. How is the situation at Tianshuijing Hutong?" Fang Rui asked.

"not too good!"

Jiang Pingan showed a sad face: "One case has already appeared, and the whole household is locked at home. That is to say, I am a police officer of the rebel army. As an ordinary person, it is not easy to go out in alleys."

"That's it!"

Fang Rui muttered, completely dispelling his past thoughts.

As for the yard in Baiyang Hutong?

I'm not familiar with the place there, who knows what the situation is like, it's better to stay here in Liushu Hutong and feel at ease, although there may be patients coming, the worst is to open the door.

Seeing that Fang Rui frowned and said nothing, Jiang Ping'an comforted him, "Brother Fang, don't worry too much. I heard that one or two cases of infected soldiers in the rebel army have been cured..."

"Although it's an isolated case now, it's impossible to say that a prescription will be researched and promoted in an all-round way tomorrow."

"Hope it!"

Fang Rui agreed, but knew in his heart that this possibility was unlikely.

He is a doctor himself, and "Fang's Medical Skills" has reached the proficient level, so he knows what's going on as soon as he hears it.

It’s nothing more than giving strong medicine to stimulate the patient’s immunity. When a blind cat encounters a dead mouse, one or two people can be cured. arrive.

The difficulty is that for a prescription that is pertinent, universal, and effective for the vast majority of people, it is best if the medicinal materials are widely available and easy to find.

It can be said: From curing one person to developing a suitable formula and promoting it in an all-round way, there is still a long way to go!
"One more thing, Brother Fang, the epidemic situation is serious. In the future, all parts of the city will be blocked. I'm afraid it will not be easy for me to come here."

Jiang Ping'an pulled Fang Rui's wrist: "Brother Fang must take care!"

"Brother Jiang is too!"

Fang Rui urged earnestly, and then, after secretly disinfecting his wrists vigorously, he turned and went into the room, and took out some insect repellent sachets, masks, and insect repellent powder: "The insect repellent sachets, masks, these two items were given to you earlier. Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang knows how to use it. As for this, it is insect repellent powder, brewed with water, and sprayed on the house, the ratio is..."

Send Jiang Pingan away.

Fang Rui detoxified these scarce supplies with special powder and moved them into the house.

Seeing Fang Xueshi and San Niangzi happily gathering the supplies, and the little girls Fang Ling and Nannan bouncing around, they didn't seem to be too bothered by the epidemic.

His mood also improved a lot: "All kinds of protection and hoarding supplies, I have done everything I can do."The personnel are exhausted, and it depends on how the situation develops! '

……

In response to this plague, the Taiping Bandit's reaction speed was not unreasonable, but even so, the plague in the city still spread uncontrollably.

At noon.

Fang Xue and San Niangzi were cooking in the kitchen; Fang Rui took Fang Ling and Nannan two little girls to play under the eaves, playing the latest Chinese chess.

A voice suddenly came from outside: "Is Brother Rui there?"

Hearing the sound, Fang Rui didn't open the door. He came to the window of the main room and looked out through the window: "Uncle Da Sen?!"

This is a neighbor in Liushu Hutong, and they don't have much friendship on weekdays.

In front of the door, Uncle Da Mori supported Da Muzi. The latter's complexion was pale, he wobbled from time to time, his breathing was short of breath, and he was covering his forehead with one hand, as if he was a little unconscious.

"My big Muzi suddenly fell ill, had a fever and wobbled, and came here to let Brother Rui take a look!" Uncle Da Sen said.

Some famous physicians in the city were conscripted and taken away by the Taiping Bandits to focus on research and develop prescriptions for the plague. There are not many remaining physicians, Fang Rui is one of them, and he is the closest one.

Even though he didn't trust Fang Rui's medical skills, he still had to come, it was like catching a last straw.

Fang Rui didn't open the door, lest the other party bring the germs in and bring risks to Fang Xueshi, San Niangzi, Fang Ling, and Nannan, but turned out of the window and politely said: "Uncle Dasen, the rebel army took the medicinal materials from my family's 'Caozhitang' It’s all taken away, even if I want to see it, I can’t see it, why don’t you ask the rebels?”

This statement is of course false. Saying this is just to save some face for the other party.

Yes, the Taiping thief yamen left some medicinal materials on the surface, and opened the door to treat this person. With his medical skills, he can also dispense targeted medicines.

However, in the morning before, it was this big wooden boy who, to put it mildly, said sour words, and to put it harshly, he could even call it a curse.

So, why should Fang Rui risk his family's illness, open the door to treat this big tree, and even take out the medicinal materials that are not much left on the surface?
Repaying grievances with virtue?Then why repay virtue?
If it wasn't for Fang Rui's rationality, and he didn't want to tear himself apart completely, he would have wanted to ask: 'Is there any friendship between our two families?Why, do you think that I will risk myself and my family to be infected with the plague to treat your big tree? '

"Brother Rui..."

Uncle Omori opened his mouth, wanting to say something more.

Fang Rui interrupted: "Uncle Da Sen, I see that your family's Mu Zi is seriously ill, we should inform the Rebel Army as soon as possible, maybe we can get some medicinal materials, otherwise it will be too late."

After that, he turned and left from the window, making it clear that he didn't want to care about this matter.

"Ugh!"

Uncle Da Sen looked at Fang Rui's back leaving from the window, sighed, hunched over, helped his son turn around, and returned home lonely.

……

"Brother Rui, what's wrong?"

"Da Muzi from Uncle Omori's family fell ill. He seemed to have caused a plague. He wanted me to treat him. I didn't open the door and persuaded him to leave."

"That's right! Our family has no friendship with the Omori family, so there's no need to open the door at great risk."

Fearing that Fang Rui would be impulsive, Fang Xue added: "To be honest, except for the third girl, our family doesn't have a deep relationship with the other families in the Hutong. Even those who have a little friendship should help, but we can't ignore ourselves. "

"That's right, Brother Rui, Auntie is right, it's not easy for us to take care of ourselves at a time like this." The third lady also persuaded.

"Don't worry, mother, third sister, I know."

Fang Rui agreed naturally.

He is not a bad person, and if he can't agree to something, he can never agree to it because he can't save face.

……

After lunch, another family in the alley called. They felt unwell and didn't know if they were infected. They wanted to take a look.

Fang Rui refused as well, talking through the window, and refused to let him in. He persuaded the other party to leave on the grounds that his medical skills were not good and that the medicinal materials were confiscated by the rebel army.

However, some methods of making simple masks were taught orally, and it was suggested to sprinkle some plant ash at home for disinfection.

Masks are also very particular. It is not enough to just cover them with silk cloth, but at least it must be double-layered, with some cotton wool in the middle.

Plant ash, compared to insect repellent, must be much less effective in disinfecting rat fleas, but it is better than nothing.

Fang Rui said this, neighborly love is one aspect; on the other hand, imparting this knowledge will reduce the number of infection cases in Willow Alley as much as possible, and the general environment will improve. Correspondingly, the risk of the Fang family will also be reduced a lot.

This family is also sensible. After listening to the skills taught by Fang Rui, they thanked each other and left.

……

In the afternoon, another four or five Hutong families came over. They either had symptoms of the disease, or felt unwell, and they were not sure if they were infected. They wanted to come and see.

Fang Rui refused to let in, and persuaded him to leave through the window.

……

As night falls, the moon rises.

After dinner.

The Fang family was different from the laughter and laughter in the past. The atmosphere today seemed a little depressed. Even Fang Xue didn't have the heart to do needlework.

The third lady was a little better, and she wanted to speak out to comfort her, but she felt that everything she said seemed a bit empty, and she didn't know how to speak for a while.

During the day, they all watched through the windows. Those infected with the plague all turned pale, swayed, and had a splitting headache...

How can I not make people worry, what should I do if such a thing happens to me?
The two little girls, Fang Ling and Nannan, felt that the atmosphere was not right, and they had lost the joy they used to have. They sat down side by side on the small bench, looked at Mrs. Fang Xue, Third Lady, and at Fang Rui.

"You two clever little ghosts!"

Fang Rui rubbed the heads of the two little girls, sat down on one side, straightened his expression, and said, "Mother, third sister, as you can see, although this plague is not very lethal for the time being, it can The transmission is very strong, and the speed from infection to onset is extremely fast..."

These words are undoubtedly: Once again, a layer of haze shrouded the hearts of Fang Xueshi and San Niangzi.

Of course, Fang Rui didn't intend to scare them, what he said was the truth.

Purpose?
It is nothing more than to let the two realize the seriousness of the matter and strengthen their defenses.

"However, it is enough to pay attention, but there is no need to worry too much. Our family's preparations are actually quite sufficient, such as: masks, insect repellent sachets, insect repellent liquid... as long as you pay attention to hygiene, maintain good living habits, and prevent infection. It might actually be very small."

"in addition,"

Having said that, Fang Rui paused, with a calmness in his voice: "Mother, third sister, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart, even if the worst happens and some of you are infected, I am quite sure , can be cured!"

Look at Jinsong in the dusky sky, and still calmly fly across the chaotic clouds.

If you have confidence in your heart, you will naturally be fearless.

In the worst case, add some medical skills. If the proficient level of "Fang's Medical Skills" is not enough, it will be a small success, and if it is not enough, it will be a great success...

Oh, Dacheng's "Fang's Medical Skills" doesn't have enough robbery points, but it's coming soon!

Hearing this, Fang Xue and the third lady all looked over and saw that Fang Rui didn't seem to be joking, so they finally settled down.

"Brother Rui, I made you worry!"

"Yeah, brother Rui, I won't do it in the future."

"Mother, third sister, what are you talking about? It's also my fault, I didn't make it clear in advance." Fang Rui shook his head.

Subsequently.

Mrs. Fang Xue and the third lady were gossiping and doing needlework.

Fang Rui played with Fang Ling and Nannan, two little girls.

It seems to have returned to the past.

Until the night was dark, each of them washed up and went back to the house.

The little girls Fang Ling and Nannan still slept with Fang Rui, told stories as usual, and soon put them to sleep.

The night was quiet, a crescent moon hung high in front of the window, and the moon was shining like frost above the bed. Even in such an environment, Fang Rui also fell asleep.

……

midnight.

An anxious shout suddenly came from outside the door: "Brother Rui?!"

……

(End of this chapter)