freenovelworld Chapter 206 Method
Chapter 206 Method
Since Lu Yangyang was determined to stay, she had already prepared for the worst.
She took out two headscarves from her small bag that she occasionally used to block the wind and sand on the road, and simply covered Li Duan's mouth and nose, as well as her own. After Sheng Junyao's men arrived, she handed Li Duan over to them and then followed Sheng Junyao into the city.
The people of Yangguan City had clearly realized that something was amiss recently. Apart from the patrolling soldiers, there were hardly any people on the streets. It was dinnertime, but the city was filled with the strong smell of mugwort.
Lu Yangyang turned to look at Sheng Junyao, but she wasn't telling the truth.
Her slight confidence stemmed not from stories she had heard in her childhood, but from a story she told her aunt about a family who had contracted smallpox but miraculously recovered. When her aunt was delirious, she mentioned that someone had invented a smallpox vaccination method that could effectively prevent smallpox.
Later, when her aunt regained consciousness, she told her about it and asked if it was true and what cowpox looked like. Her aunt just remained silent and said, "Maybe it is true." She refused to say another word. But she was really curious and secretly went to the cowshed of a cattle farmer in the village and stayed there for several days to observe what cowpox looked like.
In her memory, this was just a minor incident. Her aunt was often confused and rarely lucid. When she was lucid, she would teach her things, but she would never answer where they came from, only letting her know.
The reason she dared not tell Sheng Junyao directly was twofold: first, she could not expose her aunt; second, it was an unverified matter, and no matter how much she trusted her aunt, she could not speak with certainty about something that had not been verified.
But just as she made up her mind to stay, she had already reviewed the memory of that time countless times in her mind, and pondered over and over again the words her aunt had said.
She remained silent for quite a while, so much so that Sheng Junyao, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Yangyang snapped out of her reverie and asked, "Are there enough medicinal herbs in the city?"
The method she knew was prevention, addressing the root cause. However, those already infected still needed to rely on medication to get through it. When she was learning from Wen Yu, she had also studied the prescriptions for this disease together, so it wasn't difficult for her.
However, smallpox is highly contagious, and if many people are infected at the same time, the biggest problem is the availability of medicine.
In particular, these medicinal herbs not only need to be supplied to the people in the city, but also to the soldiers, and the quantity is by no means small.
Speaking of this, Sheng Junyao's expression also became somewhat solemn: "The stockpiled medicinal herbs can last for a while longer, but it still depends on the increase in the number of patients. Normally, the medicinal herbs in the Northwest are more than enough. Renxintang in the capital is His Highness's property, so in addition to the medicinal herbs that the court normally supplies every year, the Crown Prince will send an extra batch of medicinal herbs. This time, the incident happened suddenly. I sent someone to deliver a letter to the Crown Prince, but it will take time to temporarily allocate a large number of medicinal herbs. That's one reason. Secondly, once the plague breaks out completely, no matter how many medicinal herbs there are, it will be a drop in the ocean. Even if His Highness sends more medicinal herbs, it won't be enough time."
"Therefore, it is still impossible to determine how long the remaining medicinal herbs will last."
Lu Yangyang was a little surprised and couldn't help but mutter, "No wonder he asked me to become Wen Yu's apprentice."
"It's okay, as long as we have reserves."
Lu Yangyang thought for a moment, then asked, "Is there a cattle market in Yangguan City? Are there many cattle in the nearby villages and towns?"
Sheng Junyao didn't know why she suddenly asked this, but he still nodded: "There are many nomadic tribes in the Northwest, and they have no shortage of cattle, sheep, and warhorses. After the border trade was opened, in addition to the tribes that came to trade, merchants who traveled from place to place would also gather in Yangguan City. Before the city was sealed off, there were two cattle markets that were still trading, and there should be about two hundred cattle parked in the market."
Lu Yangyang's eyes immediately lit up.
Even God himself couldn't stand by and watch and helped.
In other places, the cattle market in small towns wouldn't be open every day. Even in large towns, it would only be open on certain days, and there wouldn't be so many cattle to choose from. But Yangguan City has opened a trade market, and merchants constantly come here to trade and then sell the goods they buy here to various places.
If the method her aunt told her is indeed effective, then she can completely control this plague within a month at most.
Lu Yangyang was so excited that she wanted to rush to the cowshed right now, but before she went, she still had to check on the patient's condition, confirm the prescription, and discuss with the doctor to do a good job of prevention and treatment.
Thinking this, Lu Yangyang quickly said to Sheng Junyao, "Big brother, please take me to see the doctor first. I need to see the prescription and discuss with them how to prevent and treat the disease. Then, please make arrangements for me to go to the bull market first thing tomorrow morning."
“Yangyang, this is…” Sheng Junyao was about to refuse, but when he looked into Lu Yangyang’s eyes, he choked back, “This is too dangerous.”
"I've already thought of a way. If you don't believe me, you can come with me tomorrow." Lu Yangyang knew that she couldn't convince Sheng Junyao with words alone, so she might as well let him come along as a guinea pig. That way, he probably wouldn't object.
Sheng Junyao was indeed somewhat skeptical. What kind of method was it that required going to a bull market?
But seeing Lu Yangyang's incredibly determined eyes, he nodded in agreement.
Sheng Junyao is not an indecisive person. Now that he has made a decision, all he can do now is to stay by Yangyang's side as much as possible and provide her with all the conveniences he can, so that he can find a solution as soon as possible.
Lu Yangyang pointed to Sheng Junyao's mouth and nose: "When you go to see the doctor later, find a clean cloth to cover your mouth and nose. This can block some of the infection. Apart from contact, most diseases enter through the mouth and nose. It is an invisible thing."
My aunt said it was a virus and even made her a very convenient and easy-to-use mask.
She later met him at her master's place, and he told her with great relish that it was taught by an old friend. Lu Yangyang was too embarrassed to say that she already knew.
Sheng Junyao didn't know much about epidemics, but he had indeed seen the doctor do this, so he nodded and covered his mouth and nose as she said. Then the two of them went to an empty courtyard.
“It’s quieter here. We moved it here to prevent any doctors from getting infected. I’ll go in with you,” Sheng Junyao said.
"No need, brother can wait outside. I'm just checking the situation and will be out soon." Lu Yangyang refused him without hesitation, then pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard.
A foul smell hit me.