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Chapter 466: Epidemic (Two chapters combined into one)

What happened? Lockdown?

The first thing Shi Liu thought of was that the portrait had been sent, and Prefect Cheng had identified the person so quickly. The person was about to escape from the city, so Prefect Cheng ordered the city to be sealed off and the person to be captured.

Then this export blockade will not be lifted in a short time.

If the government is powerful and can arrest people quickly, it may only take a few hours.

After thinking about it, she decided to go back and wait until after noon to check again.

If the ban could not be lifted yet, she would ask Liu Dongjia for help and ask for a pass to leave the city from Prefect Cheng. Then she could go directly by land and rush back overnight.

Anyway, there is no way she would harbor a thief, so I think Prefect Cheng would not refuse this favor.

But soon after returning to Lihua Hutong, Shi Liu met the person sent by Liu Dongjia to deliver the letter.

The visitor said, "Since the beginning of this month, many people in the city have been infected with colds. The weather has turned cold, and many people have been infected with colds in previous years, but it has never been as strange as this year.

In just the past few days, the number of people catching colds has increased every day, and some have not shown any improvement even after seeing doctors and taking medicine. In the west of the city, almost everyone has been infected with the cold, and in some families the entire family has been infected. People have started dying since a few days ago, with dozens of people dying a day. Some doctors suspect that this may not be an ordinary cold, but some kind of epidemic.

Therefore, Prefect Cheng did not dare to be careless and decided to seal off the city early this morning, not allowing people to leave the city for the time being. He also summoned all the doctors in the city to concentrate on diagnosing and treating those infected with the cold to find out whether it was really an epidemic.

The officials will be visiting the whole city soon, and if anyone is infected with a cold, they will be sent to a centralized location."

Shi Liu was shocked when he heard this. Could this cold be an epidemic?
Her mind raced, and she suddenly thought of her past life. A few years before she traveled through time and space, the epidemic had troubled them for two or three years!

When the situation was serious, we had to work and go to school online, and wear several masks every day when going out for nucleic acid testing. Nucleic acid, nucleic acid, nucleic acid, my throat was about to vomit.

Thinking about it now, she still feels a little scared.

But fortunately she was not hit at that time. Many people died when the epidemic was severe.

After the lockdown was fully lifted, she was actually infected with the virus. It was like a cold, but even worse than a cold. Her whole body ached as if she was dying. Even her throat hurt and she couldn't even swallow water.

……

Could this cold be the same kind of epidemic as in the previous life? Could it also be contagious?

Shi Liu suddenly woke up. It seemed like ha, there were too many people infected with colds. She kept hearing this in the past two days, but she never thought about it deeply. She thought it was because it got cold too early this year and the weather changed quickly.

But even if it was just a cold, how could it not get better after taking the medicine? Unless the body was not in good condition to begin with.

Shi Liu thought about it, and immediately asked Fu Dong to call Mother Zhong over, "Mother Zhong, please help me with the needlework first."

Mother Zhong asked, "What do you want to sew, girl?"

Shi Liu simply drew a picture and demonstrated it to Mother Zhong again. It was not difficult and Mother Zhong understood it easily.

Soon, a mask was made using soft cotton cloth.

The pomegranate was immediately given to Zuo Cheng, and he was taught how to wear it. He was told, "Go to Tongwanzhai and ask Shopkeeper Wu if Zhao Wang has recovered from his illness. If Zhao Wang has not recovered and has not been sent away by the government, ask him what he ate before he caught the cold, who he came into contact with, and whether he had any contact with sick people.

Then check to see if there are other people infected with the cold. If there are, they will be taken away by the officials. Remind them that they must wear masks at all times when they come into contact with people at the government resettlement site. You should wear this. Tell Shopkeeper Wu and let Mrs. Wu Xing and Mrs. Su Xing see you wearing this mask. Then use cotton cloth to make some others accordingly. Then let everyone in the Tongwanzhai shop wear this when working.

When you come back, remember to tell the candy shop and the herbal medicine restaurant that I told you to wear it."

Zuo Cheng was puzzled as he looked at the strangely shaped piece of cloth that had to be worn on the mouth and nose. Why did the girl want him to wear this?
And make everyone wear it.

But seeing the girl's serious expression, he couldn't help but become serious as well. He put on his mask obediently and went as he was told.

After Zuo Cheng left the house, Shi Liu asked Mother Zhong to continue making masks and make more as a reserve, giving one to each person in the family. Anyone who goes out must wear a mask.

Huang Zhong was called in again to give instructions that no matter who went out, the first thing they had to do when they came back was to wash their hands and change clothes at the gatehouse before coming back.

As for the clothes that were taken off, they were all washed in the well in the outer corner courtyard.

Especially in the evening when Yang Xing and his colleagues come back from work, they must take a good bath, wash their hair and change their clothes.

For this purpose, Shi Liu also gave Huang Zhong some instructions, asking him to go to the outer courtyard kitchen and boil hot water in two pots so that they could wash the dishes when they came back, thus saving them the trouble of delay.

Let Huang Fu wait until Zhong's mother has made the next mask, then immediately drive out to buy more rice, flour, grain and oil - don't be busy eating meat such as chicken and duck for the time being, buy more chicken, duck eggs and fish.

After arranging all these, Pomegranate still felt that it was not enough. If the disease really was contagious, he didn't know if this would work.

Masks are easy to say, but we need to disinfect more...

Alcohol, there is no alcohol, how is alcohol made?

She doesn’t know!
Even though I know it, it's too late to stop it now.

After pacing back and forth, she could only pray that this was not an epidemic, but just a common cold, or even if it was, it would not be too serious, and the doctors in the city should be able to quickly find the cause of the disease and prescribe the right medicine.

But I can’t help but worry. Even with such advanced medical care in the previous life, we were once helpless against the epidemic. Can these doctors here do the job?
Shi Liu felt like she was going crazy. It would be such a shame that she didn't die from the epidemic in her previous life, but died from this disease here. That would be such a miserable death.

The more she thought about Shi Liu, the more her throat felt itchy. She hurriedly asked Fu Dong to make her a bowl of cold medicine, which she had finished one dose yesterday and had one dose left.

medicine……

Pomegranate suddenly shuddered, yes, medicine!

During the epidemic in the previous life, what did everyone buy? Lianhua Qingwen Granules!
She stockpiled a lot of it at that time, and drank a lot while staying at home, so she seemed to be fine. She read the recipe of Lianhua Qingwen over and over again, and she remembers it!

At that moment, Shi Liu quickly took a pen and paper and started writing according to his memory.

Forsythia, honeysuckle, roasted ephedra, stir-fried almonds, gypsum,...menthol, licorice.

After finishing writing, Pomegranate looked at the paper and thought, I remember all the ingredients, but what about the ratio?
I do not know.

Never mind, drinking it can clear away heat and detoxify, so just drink it!
Then he asked Hu Zhen to wear a mask and go out to the pharmacy to get medicine. He should buy more of each medicine and spend more money.

After we catch them, we cook them in a big pot and let everyone have a bowl of them every morning and evening.

The same is true for Tongwanzhai Medicinal Restaurant.

In addition, we will also send some to Fan Jin.

As for the rest, it's not that she doesn't want to send it, but she doesn't know if it will be of any use. It's just for the psychological effect. If she sends it to the Liu family, she won't know what to say.

That's all. After a busy day, Shi Liu threw herself on the couch and breathed a long sigh of relief.

According to the situation, she will not be able to attend her second brother's wedding tomorrow.

The second brother would definitely not blame her, but her family would definitely be worried since she didn't go home and had no news.

Also, this cold has lasted for half a month. Has it spread away?

Shi Liu was worried and concerned about everyone at home.

After thinking about it, he called Yang Zifeng over.

"Brother Yang, with your skills, can you get out of the city gate and high walls?"

Yang Zifeng said: "It shouldn't be a problem."

Who among the people in the martial arts world doesn’t know some Qinggong?

Shi Liu was overjoyed when he heard this, "Brother Yang, I have something to ask of you..."

She asked Yang Zifeng to leave the city for Xiahe Village tonight and tell her family tomorrow that she couldn't go back so that they wouldn't have to worry about her.

Also, tell families to be careful about catching a cold, and notify workshops to ventilate more, wash hands frequently, etc. If necessary, masks must be sewn and everyone must wear them.

However, since the source originated from the provincial capital, I don't think the news would spread so quickly outside. It is necessary to prepare in advance so that we can have an idea.

Yang Zifeng accepted the request and immediately went to recuperate his energy and wait until dark to set out.

Shi Liu also leaned on the couch for a while, and soon, all the people who were sent out came back one after another.

The first person to come back was Huang Fu, who was doing the shopping. He bought two carts of rice and flour as Shi Liu had instructed. As the cart he sent back was not enough, he asked the rice shop assistant to deliver the goods to his door.

The whole journey is unobstructed, so the speed will naturally be faster.

Shi Liu thought that no one had experienced the lockdown of a community due to an epidemic like her in later generations. Who knew how long it would last, and how could anyone think of stockpiling more rice and food at home?

However, she also subconsciously thought about it a little more. After all, she still remembered the days in her previous life when she picked up noodles here and potatoes there in the community residents' group.

It’s better to plan ahead and prepare more.

Anyway, there are so many people that even if we don’t use it, we can still finish it, so there’s no need to worry about waste.

Huang Fu put away all the things he had bought, and following his father's instructions, he took a bath and changed his clothes in the outer courtyard before going back to the inner courtyard to report back to Shi Liu.

"Miss, there are fewer people on the street. They are all in a hurry. The medical clinics and pharmacies on the street are full of people. There are also many officials walking around. When I came back, I saw a group of officials approaching Lihua Hutong. I guess they will be here soon."

The news of the epidemic must have not leaked out, but so many people died in the west of the city, so I think the news must have leaked out. The city was sealed off again, so it was normal for the people to panic.

Shi Liu nodded. "The officials are here to check if anyone in our house has caught a cold. Tell your father that when the officials come, just say that no one in our house has caught a cold. If they want to search, just let them check."

Huang Fu quickly agreed and added, "I just went out wearing that mask, and the shopkeeper of the rice shop asked me why I was wearing it. I told him it was to block the wind, as you said, and the shopkeeper didn't ask any more questions."

It's windy outside today.

Shi Liu was just making an excuse for him to say that. He couldn't say that he was afraid of pathogens being spread in the air or that the viruses in the saliva from talking to people in close proximity might be contagious, right?

No one will understand what I say, and they might even think that the person is sick.

Not long after, Zuo Cheng came back.

"Miss, Zhao Wang is still sick. I have asked him everything you asked me to ask. He said that he got sick the night he came back from Luoshui City. He was in a hurry on the road, so he ate the dry food he brought with him and didn't eat anything else. As for whether he had contact with anyone infected with the cold, he remembered that before entering the city, he pulled an old man who was sick and wanted to go to the pharmacy for treatment at the city gate and sent him all the way into the city to the pharmacy.

Just after he asked these questions, the officials came and took Zhao Wang away, saying that he would be sent to a place where the government would hold centralized treatment so that doctors could provide unified diagnosis and treatment for him.

In addition, Manager Wu was also ill, and the officials took him away as well.

Also, two waiters at the herbal medicine restaurant are sick, and a waiter at the candy shop is also sick..."

Before Shi Liu finished listening, she hurriedly said, "Go again and ask a few shops to close temporarily. Stock up on food and stay in the shops. Don't go out. If you go out, be sure to wear a mask. Ask the waiter to guard Tongwanzhai here. Ask my uncle and the others to come back quickly. If you meet Hu Zhen on the way, ask him to send some of the medicine he bought to the shops and boil some for everyone to drink."

These three shops serve customers every day, with people coming and going, so they are really contagious and the virus is most easily spread.

You can make money at any time, so it’s better to close the shop for now.

Zuo Cheng responded and went there quickly.

As soon as he left, the police came to the door.

Their attitude was generally okay. After making sure that no one was infected with the cold, they immediately went to the next house.

Obviously, the city is so big that checking every household is a time-consuming task, so naturally there is no time to waste.

Of course, the officials all knew this. Looking at the people infected with the cold, most of them were ordinary people, and there were very few people living in big houses like this one.

If you say no, then it definitely means no.

Not long after the officer left, Hu Zhen came back.

"Miss, I went to many pharmacies, but they either sold out this medicine or that medicine. There were also two pharmacies that refused to prescribe medicine without seeing a patient. I spent more money and finally bought some at a pharmacy. I left some for several shops and gave some to Master Fan. The rest is all here."

Shi Liu looked at the limited amount of medicine and estimated the number of people, so he asked Mother Zhong to boil half of it, add more water, and boil it for a little longer. When everyone came back, each person would drink a bowl first, and then continue to boil the dregs. In short, he would boil it until the taste of the medicine was gone, and then he would switch to boil new medicine.

In this way, you can drink it for a few days.

Mother Zhong was busy making medicine, so Huang Fu and Fu Dong went to help with cooking, and they had a simple meal at noon.

Soon, Zuo Cheng also brought back Li Jiping and other carpenters. Shi Liu asked them to change their clothes and drink medicine, and then do some small carpentry work at home, so that they would have something to do.

After school, Fan Jin rushed to Lihua Hutong in the afternoon. When he saw Shi Liu, he asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Is your throat sore? Are you feeling any pain?"

"I didn't, did you?"

"I don't have one either, but there are a few people in the prefectural school who have caught a cold. They were all sent away by the officials today. Granny Qiu said that you had someone send medicine and a mask. I will wear a mask when I go to school tomorrow. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

The two looked at each other, obviously thinking about the epidemic in their previous life that lasted for several years and left people with lingering fears.