Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan entered the Dongfang family and met Dongfang Qingxue's mother. He learned from Dongfang's mother that Dongfang Qingxue's father was treating people in the backyard. Ma Xiaoquan immediately said that he would go to the backyard to see Dongfang's father...
Dongfang Qingxue led Ma Xiaoquan to the door of a small house in the backyard and gently knocked on the door a few times.
"Please come in." A deep male voice came from inside the hut.
Dongfang Qingxue opened the door of the cabin and led Ma Xiaoquan into the cabin.
In the hut, a middle-aged man was hunched over, holding a small scale in one hand and several herbs in the other.
The man's back was turned to Dongfang Qingxue, but he said accurately: "Xueer... you are back."
Dongfang Qingxue nodded and said respectfully: "Well, father, I brought my friends."
"Oh?" The man put down his work, stood up straight and turned around.
Ma Xiaoquan politely raised his hands and said, "Hello."
The man was slightly startled and nodded in return, "Well, you must be Ma Xiaoquan of the Ma family, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
"I heard from Lao Qin that you are very capable. I am grateful that my daughter can be by your side and take care of her."
"No, no, if you want to talk about taking care of me, I have been taken care of by oriental girls many times."
Dongfang Qingxue said arrogantly: "Dad, Ma Xiaoquan is the first generation head of the Ma family."
"The first generation head of the family? This... why didn't Lao Qin tell me?"
Dongfang Qingxue explained: "Uncle Qin doesn't know Ma Xiaoquan's identity, and we have no intention of telling him. Dad, you have to keep this matter a secret."
"You? Tut, tsk, tsk..." The middle-aged man shook his head, "We have only been together for a long time. As far as we are concerned, girl, why don't dad cancel the engagement for you?"
"Dad..." Dongfang Qingxue lowered her head in shame.
Ma Xiaoquan was a little embarrassed. He knew that Dongfang Qingxue was interested in him, but he didn't expect Dongfang's father to say so directly that he wanted to cancel the engagement.
"Haha, since you are the first generation head of the Ma family, then you and I can treat each other as we please. I am Dongfang Ye, Dongfang Qingxue's father."
Ma Xiaoquan handed over his hand: "Hello, Uncle Dongfang, actually I am only twenty-seven years old."
Dongfang Ye was stunned, then laughed and said: "I really didn't see it, haha..."
Ma Xiaoquan also smiled, and then looked at the medicinal materials behind Dongfang Ye.
"Uncle Dongfang, I would like to ask, Miss Dongfang once said that your Dongfang family is in crisis. What kind of crisis is it? Why can't I see anything when I come here?"
Dongfang Ye sighed: "To be honest, the small town where my Dongfang family lives used to have a prosperous population, but an epidemic occurred recently, causing us to lose nearly half of the people."
"So serious? What kind of disease is it? Can it be found out now?"
Dongfang Ye shook his head: "This... I don't know. I have tried almost all the medicinal materials I can find, but there is no effective treatment method. Well, Xueer's fiancé is also in this situation.
I fell ill during the epidemic, and I saw..."
Although Dongfang Ye made a joke just now, when he talked about Dongfang Qingxue's fiancé, his eyes immediately showed helplessness.
"I think the oriental girl's fiancé must be a good person."
Dongfang Ye nodded: "It's very good. I once wanted to give him my daughter, but..." At this point, Dongfang Ye sighed and shook his head.
Dongfang Qingxue was also very disappointed. Ma Xiaoquan could see that Dongfang Qingxue actually still cared deeply for her fiancé.
Ma Xiaoquan comforted him: "Uncle Dongfang, I promised Miss Dongfang that I will find a way to help you and get rid of this epidemic."
Dongfang Ye didn't seem to believe Ma Xiaoquan's words, and shook his head: "My Dongfang family is founded on medicine, and we have nothing to do. What can the first-generation head of the family do?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "You can't be too sure about everything. I really don't have any medical skills, but maybe the disaster of your Dongfang family cannot be solved by your current medical skills."
Dongfang Ye nodded: "I also find this matter strange, and I have indeed thought about it. Well, in that case, I would like to trouble you, the first-generation head of the family, to follow my lead."
After finishing speaking, Dongfang Ye led Ma Xiaoquan out of the hut and came under a canopy.
"There are still surviving Dongfang tribesmen in this tent."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and prepared to lift the curtain and enter the shed.
"Wait a minute!" Dongfang Ye pulled out a long piece of cloth, which was filled with a strong smell of medicine. "The first-generation head of the family, the smell in the house is turbid. Use this to avoid being infected by the disease."
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "Don't worry, I won't be infected, and I won't need this thing."
"This..." Dongfang Ye was a little embarrassed.
"Dad, don't worry, Ma Xiaoquan must have a reason for what he said." Dongfang Qingxue said.
"Okay then" Dongfang Ye wrapped the long strip of cloth around his mouth and nose and made a gesture of invitation.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, opened the curtain of the canopy, and walked into the canopy. Dongfang Ye and Dongfang Qingxue followed them in with their faces covered with medicine cloths.
Inside the canopy, there are more than a dozen beds, large and small, and there are people lying on each bed. Everyone's expression is very strange, and their bodies look very stiff, as if they have been cursed.
at every turn.
"Uncle Dongfang, what's going on?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
Dongfang Ye said: "I don't know either. The onset of this disease is very strange. In the early stage, the body is as soft as if there are no bones. In the middle stage, I can't sleep all night and have nightmares. In the later stage, it is like this now, with the whole body stiff, like a mummy."
"So weird?" Ma Xiaoquan was also surprised.
"Well, once the disease enters the advanced stage, death is not far away..." Dongfang Ye said a little disappointed.
Ma Xiao dragged his chin and began to recall the strange illnesses he had seen and heard about in his mind. Dongfang Ye and Dongfang Qingxue and their daughter saw that Ma Xiaoquan was silent and knew that he was thinking, so they did not interrupt him.
About a quarter of an hour later, Ma Xiaoquan said: "Based on my past experience, the cause of such a disease should be found..." At this point, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly remembered that he had
Yes, the bird flu.
"The cause of the disease..." Dongfang Ye was suddenly shocked, and then slapped his forehead, "Why didn't I think of this..."
Ma Xiaoquan added: "Uncle Dongfang, getting such a disease does not happen overnight. There will always be a process. Well, now I even suspect that other people in your Dongfang family who have not been sick for the time being are also infected with the bacteria.
..."
"Germs? What are germs?"
Ma Xiaoquan explained: "You can think of it as the dirty things that make you sick."
Dongfang Qingxue said: "Then can you spit out the dirty things? Will it be fine if you spit it out?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "How can it be so easy... Well, in the past two days, I have to find out the main cause of the disease first."
