Yipin Tang

Chapter 124 Hope!

Not only Li Shimin was surprised, but even Sun Simiao was surprised. Historically, once smallpox spread in a village, it was a miracle that ten people could survive in a village with hundreds of people, but Wang Xiang said that three out of ten people died.

The fatality rate of smallpox is indeed about 30.00%, but because of the fear and improper handling of smallpox by the ancients, many people who could have survived did not survive.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiang smiled wryly and shook his head: "Many smallpox patients did not die from smallpox."

"Didn't die of smallpox?"

"More smallpox patients died not from smallpox, but from the fear in their hearts and the warmth of human relationships." Wang Xiang said in a low voice when he thought of the little loli being isolated in Xishui Village full of smallpox patients: "Once infected Smallpox thought that he was bound to die, and they were isolated and no one wanted to approach them, and they felt helpless and fearful, these emotions were enough to destroy their confidence and hope to live."

After listening to Wang Xiang's words, Li Shimin may have thought of Li Chengqian and Li Zhi, and his mood also became depressed.

Since ancient times, when encountering smallpox, all patients have been isolated in a closed small village to let them fend for themselves. When all the people inside died, the village was burned to prevent the spread of smallpox.

If it wasn't because Li Chengqian and Li Zhi were among the people suffering from smallpox this time, I'm afraid Xishui Village would have ended up like this.

"Is there really no cure for smallpox?" Sun Simiao originally planned to bring some herbs to Xishui Village to help those patients, but he was a little unwilling to believe it when he heard Wang Xiang say that there was no cure for smallpox.

Although Wang Xiang was also very sad, he could only shake his head regretfully.

Sun Simiao frowned and said: "Everything in the world is born and restrained by each other. Since smallpox exists, there must be something that can overcome smallpox. As long as we try more, we will always find a solution. When the cowpox you mentioned comes, I will go to Xishui Village to try it out." .”

This old man, who has spent his whole life working to save lives, has an almost stubborn attachment to curing diseases and saving lives. Li Shimin's many high-ranking officials and generous salary are unable to keep him.

Wang Xiang looked at Sun Simiao with firm eyes and suddenly felt very ashamed. He gave up hope without even trying. He was actually not as good as an ancient old man.

Relying on the knowledge of later generations, I have always felt that there is nothing worthy of serious study in this era, but I don’t know that every truth in the world is perfected after countless times of practice. The knowledge learned by later generations is the step by step exploration of predecessors. When I came out, I was just standing on the shoulders of my predecessors. Scientists in later generations are still studying smallpox, and Sun Simiao has never given up on the exploration of medicine. Why do I have to give up?

Thinking of this, I felt proud, and said with a smile: "Sun Daochang is right, everything in the world is interdependent, as long as we don't give up, we can always find a way."

As soon as the idea is understood, the thinking becomes active. Wang Xiang thought of a folk prescription that he had seen in TV dramas before.

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In a small depression five miles northwest of Chang'an City, Xishui Village used to be a peaceful and peaceful village, but now it was full of weeping and cursing.

Outside the village were masked sergeants holding bows and arrows, surrounding the whole village. A young sergeant holding a bow glanced at the tall man with livid complexion and choked up, "Captain..."

In front, several common people walked out of the village supporting each other.

Jiang Yi trembled slightly, clenched his fists, who the hell wants to be the captain!

"The people in front stop, or they will be killed!"

The voice has become hoarse.

When the people on the opposite side heard Jiang Yi's roar, they cried and cursed, and there were several corpses lying not far in front of them. They were all people who wanted to run out of the village, but were shot dead by the soldiers after persuading them to no avail.

On the battlefield, Jiang Yi didn't change his expression when facing thousands of troops, but now, his heart is bleeding, and there are poor innocent people in front of him.

"Don't go any further!"

The young sergeant next to him could clearly feel the anxiety in Jiang Yi's heart and shouted, "Go back quickly, His Majesty will send someone to rescue you soon, and all food will be sent in for you!"

The people's yelling became louder, what's the use of just eating!Everyone knows what smallpox is, trapped here is waiting to die, and eventually turn into ashes together with the village!
When two civilians came to the entrance of the village, they suddenly broke out and ran towards the nearby woods at a very fast speed. The young sergeant who shouted may not have reacted or did not shoot the arrow in his hand for other reasons.

Whoosh!Whoosh!
The expression of surprise on his face froze forever before it fully unfolded. Two sharp arrows were suddenly shot out from the woods, and they were pinned on the necks of the two civilians who ran out of the limit with great accuracy. fell to the ground.

Jiang Yi couldn't bear to close his eyes. In the past few days, dozens of civilians have died under the soldiers' arrows.

"Think about the more common people outside..."

The young sergeant bit his lip and nodded. He understood what the captain meant. No one wanted to shoot these poor people, but if these people suffering from smallpox were allowed to escape, more people would be in danger.

When the rest of the people saw the two being shot, some cried loudly, some cursed, and some knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the front...

At dusk, several wooden carts loaded with food pushed into Xishui Village, and the people immediately swarmed up. The sergeants pushing the carts were all wrapped in thick linen, and their long knives were out of their sheaths. If someone dared to take the opportunity to riot, they would never attack show mercy.

Just as the sergeant was distributing food to the people, two sergeants quietly left the crowd with a few exquisite food boxes and headed towards the northwest corner of the village.

In a dilapidated thatched cottage in the northwest corner of Xishui Village, Li Chengqian sat in the corner of the room, staring at the roof with dull eyes, not at all as energetic as he was at the birthday banquet, as if he had lost his soul.

Little Lolita and Li Zhi hugged their knees and curled up beside Li Chengqian. Little Lolita's eyes were already red from crying, and she was still sniffling at this moment.

Li Zhi resisted the panic and uneasiness in his heart, stretched out his slightly trembling hand and patted Xiao Lolita's shoulder to comfort him: "Sister Xiao Wu, don't be afraid, Father will definitely send someone to rescue us."

Little Loli looked up at Li Zhi sobbing and said, "Am I ugly now? I don't want to be so ugly when I die."

If you look carefully, you will find that there is a small patch of dense spots on the left cheek near the chin of Little Lolita, and the same spot on Li Zhi's arm.

Hearing what Little Lolita said, Li Zhi quickly waved his hands and said, "Not ugly, sister Xiao Wu is not ugly at all, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." Li Zhi blushed when he said this.

In the past, the little loli would definitely make fun of Li Zhi triumphantly, but now she just asked pitifully: "Will His Majesty really send someone to rescue us?"

"Yes, I will!" Li Zhi clenched his fists to cheer up Little Lolita, and also to encourage himself.

"Hmph." Li Chengqian, who hadn't moved for a long time, suddenly sneered: "Save us, do you know what smallpox is? Even if the emperor wants to save us, how can he save us? If he really has a way, he won't send us here."

"Sun Daochang will definitely find a way."

"Daozhang Sun..." Li Chengqian smiled wryly and shook his head: "In ancient times, Hua Tuo and Bian Que had nothing to do with smallpox, but what can Daozhang Sun do?"

Li Zhi's expression darkened when he heard the words. It's not that he didn't think about it, but he didn't want to give up. He didn't want to see little Lolita look desperate, but now he himself is almost desperate. It's been several days since he arrived. No one else from the sergeant who came over came.

"Daozhang Sun can't help but my brother-in-law must have a way too!" Little Lolita suddenly said stubbornly.

Is the prince new?Li Chengqian's eyes lit up for a moment and then dimmed. Since he knew Wang Xiang, he has always been able to do many amazing things.

"Perhaps, but now he is still in the Western Regions..."

There was a sudden silence in the hut.

"His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Jin, I'm here to bring you food."

The voice of a sergeant sounded outside, and Li Chengqian waved his hand listlessly: "Come in."

Hearing this, two sergeants walked into the hut carrying food boxes.

Li Chengqian felt irritated when he saw the two sergeants wrapped in sackcloth, and Li Zhi and Xiao Luoli's faces were also ugly.

The sergeant carefully arranged the food boxes, which were full of delicacies made by Dengxianlou, but none of the three had any appetite, and they all sat there listlessly.

Seeing that the food box delivered yesterday was only moved by a small amount, the sergeant secretly sighed and said, "Your Majesty asked Xiao to bring a message. Your Highnesses and Miss Xiao Wu should eat well and keep healthy. Wang Zixin came back from Gaochang." In a few days, I will come over with Daoist Sun to treat the two Highnesses and Miss Xiao Wu."

The words of the sergeant are more effective than any delicacies. The three of them were all shocked and said at the same time: "The new prince is back!"

(End of this chapter)