Chapter 861 Someone is infected with the epidemic? (1 more)
The number of people at the free clinic was indeed under control the next day. When watching the guards bring in the registered names, Shen Tianshu was still a little puzzled: "Why are there so few people on the second day?"
Based on her past experience, the first three days are usually overcrowded.
Li Zian said: "Didn't you go to free clinics in the city for several days before? Yesterday you were busy from morning to night. It's normal that there are fewer people today.
"Besides, everyone saw how hard you were working yesterday, so maybe some minor headaches and fevers won't bother you."
"Speaking of which, Xie Yun's massage techniques are really good. I didn't feel tired at all when I woke up this morning. My whole body felt relaxed."
"Then let her follow you later!" Li Zian was reading the letter and said without raising his head, "Although Xie Yan and Xie Heng have good skills, they are different between men and women, so it is not convenient in many cases.
"Although Xie Yun's skills are slightly inferior to them, she can still be considered a master among ordinary people. Moreover, she is careful and can easily take care of you."
"What you said doesn't mean you're asking her to be my maid? She's overqualified and overqualified." Shen Tianshu shook his head and refused.
Li Zian said: "Actually, being a secret guard is not as good as you think, it is very hard.
“Especially for girls, it is easier to become overwhelmed as they get older.
"If she could follow you, it would be a good place for her."
"That's it..." Shen Tianshu got along really well with Xie Yun these days. He nodded and said, "Then I'll talk to her later and then decide!"
"Okay, you have to be satisfied with the people who follow you." Li Zian didn't force it.
The two of them had breakfast, Li Zian continued to deal with official duties, and Shen Tianshu went out to give free medical consultations to the people.
Although there were a lot less people today, there were a few people who were seriously ill, and it took a lot of time just to give acupuncture to two of them.
During lunch, Li Zian received news that the convoy from the palace had arrived outside the city gate.
Hearing this, Shen Tianshu said hurriedly: "Don't let them enter the city. They have just come all the way from Wuchang Prefecture. If there is any acclimatization and they are easy to get sick, please ask someone to go out and take care of them!"
"Okay, I understand." Li Zian responded, "Now that the things have been delivered, I will visit several people in need in Fengzhi County in the afternoon, and I have to keep an eye on them to distribute money and food. I will send Xie Yun and Xie Heng will stay with you..."
"No, I will stay in the county government office and not go out. There are so many guards and officers and soldiers guarding me, so there won't be any danger.
"On your part, you must bring more people around you. Have you forgotten the young man who sneaked into the county government office that day to try to get Qi Zihao infected with the epidemic?
"With so many people in the city, it's hard to guarantee that there will be others who have the same idea. We must not let down our guard."
"Okay, I'll be careful."
After lunch, Li Zian led people out of the city to bring the carriage transporting money and food into the city.
The people in the city had long known that Prince Rui's Mansion was going to distribute money, so they all crowded on both sides of the street to watch.
"So many trucks of food!"
"Master Feng said that the food that every family can receive will at least ensure that we can eat until the autumn harvest, and we will never let everyone run out of food!"
"I heard that there is a money subsidy for those who die in the family!"
"What are you talking about? I would rather have no money than have someone in my family die!"
"I don't mean that, but people are dead, so having money as a subsidy is better than nothing!"
Everyone was having a lively discussion, but they didn't notice that there was a middle-aged man behind him who was listening quietly.
Seeing the heavy carriages passing by, with grain and money on them, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
After returning to the low and gloomy home, I looked at my sickly daughter-in-law lying on the bed, and I became even more angry.
The son poked his head out of the back room and said, "Dad, I've registered at the county government office, and I can take my mother to see a doctor this afternoon!"
"What kind of medical treatment is this? How can the family have the money to treat her?" The middle-aged man became more and more angry.
"Ms. Tong is a free clinic, free of charge." The son said cautiously.
"It doesn't cost anything to see a doctor, nor does it cost to get medicine?" The middle-aged man banged his hands, "I have been so unlucky for eight lifetimes, how could I end up with such a sick person like you!"
The woman on the bed seemed to have long been accustomed to men's complaints and abuses. She lay with a numb expression and stared at the roof blankly, but she still couldn't help but shed two lines of tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Dad, how can you say that to your mother!" The son said angrily, "Just leave it alone. I'll go find my uncle and ask him to help me take my mother to the doctor.
"Everyone says that Madam Tong is very powerful. Maybe she can cure her illness!"
"I think your mother is just pretending to be sick! So many people have died in the city during this epidemic, how come she, a sick person, is fine?
"It's better to just die from the epidemic and let us two get a few taels of silver!"
"Now not only do I have no money, but I also have to spend money to give her medicine! What kind of family can afford her to spend so much money!"
"Dad..." The son looked shocked, "Why did you curse your mother to death!"
The man glanced at his son, then turned and left the house without saying anything else.
The son walked to the bedside, gently wiped the tears from the corners of his mother's eyes, and choked up: "Mom, don't cry. Dad doesn't care about you, I do. I'll go find my uncle right now. In the afternoon, we'll go see Mrs. Tong for medical treatment. Are you sure
It's going to be fine."
After he finished speaking, he left home and went to his uncle's house to find help.
Little did he know that as soon as he left, his father returned home.
His face was covered with a cloth. After entering the door, he took out something wrapped in oilcloth from his arms, shook it open from a distance and threw it on his bed.
They were clothes worn by a patient who was originally going to be sent to be burned. He had secretly hidden one piece before, wrapped in oilcloth and hidden under a big rock in his backyard.
He has long wanted to get rid of this sick wife, so taking advantage of the epidemic would be the best time.
But it was a human life after all, so he never calmed down.
But today he heard that dead people can still receive money, and he couldn't suppress the evil thoughts in his heart.
The woman was already in poor health. After coming into contact with the clothes worn by the patient, her breathing gradually became rapid. Finally, she fell down beside the bed and vomited all over the floor.
Seeing that the clothes really worked, the man didn't dare to get close. He picked up the clothes with a wooden stick and stuffed them directly into the pit to burn them.
Not long after, the son came back from outside with his uncle, intending to take his mother to see a doctor. Unexpectedly, the man blocked the door and prevented them from entering the house.
"Get out of the way quickly. I'll take my sister to see a doctor first. We'll talk about it when we come back if anything happens." The brother-in-law angrily stepped forward and tried to push the man away.
Unexpectedly, I heard the man say: "No, you can't go in, you, your sister seems to have contracted the epidemic!"
"What?" My brother-in-law was startled when he heard this and subconsciously took two steps back, "How do you know?"
"I just came back and found that she seemed to have a fever, and she also vomited all over the floor. She looked like those who were infected with the epidemic before, so I hurriedly hid!"