Li Qi is also a little curious. He just can't figure out what kind of disease this plague is.
If it is plague or some unknown disease, it will be a bit troublesome.
Thinking of Li Qi, he quickly called Zong Mixing and said, "I'll go with you too."
Zong Mixing glanced at Li Qi and thought: Why is he following me? I know medical skills, is it possible that he can too? Or is he worried about himself?
Thinking of the first two, it was okay. When he thought of the last possibility, Zong Mixing felt warm in his heart for some reason.
They also wanted to go to see Li Qi, so Xiao Jijia and others naturally did their part.
So the whole group followed Zong Mixing to the back mountain.
West Dian Villa covers a large area, and the mountains behind are all cultivated land.
There are many thatched houses around the farmland, which are basically where some farmers and workers live.
When everyone came over, they saw two servants guarding the door.
Seeing that it was Zong Mixing coming over, both of them could not help but reveal a hint of joy on their faces.
After all, Zong Mixing's medical skills are famous throughout the West Dian Villa.
"Miss." The two servants came forward and bowed to say hello.
Zong Mixing nodded and asked, "Where is the patient?"
"They're all in the cowshed over there," one of the servants said.
"Take me over there and have a look." Zong Mixing said.
"good."
Just when Zong Mixing was about to go over, Li Qi grabbed her and said, "Wait a minute."
Zong Mixing turned around with a confused look on her face, and saw Li Qi handing her a homemade mask: "Put this on."
Zong Mixing obviously didn't understand what Li Qi handed over. Seeing this, Li Qi didn't bother to talk nonsense to her. He directly lifted her hair and put the mask on her face.
"Everyone, please wear your masks," Li Qi said to the crowd.
Some time ago, Li Qi asked the ingenious Tang Yun to make a lot of cloth masks, also to meet unexpected needs.
Everyone followed Li Qi's example and put on their masks.
"In my opinion, this plague must be spread through the air, otherwise it would not be so contagious." Li Qi said.
Zong Mixing, who was still immersed in Li Qi putting on a mask for him just now, came back to his senses, glanced at him and said, "Master Li also knows medical skills?"
Li Qi shook his head: "I don't understand."
"Oh?" Zong Mixing rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
When everyone came to the door of the cowshed, they saw that the door had been locked from the outside, and they had no idea what was going on inside.
After a servant stepped forward and opened the door, the scene inside made everyone change their minds.
I saw that the small cowshed was densely packed with people, and I could smell some stench. I knew it was the smell of excrement or the smell of rotting corpses.
If you lock people in here, half of their lives will be lost.
Zong Mixing was obviously aware of this problem and shouted: "Who asked you to lock them in here?"
The servant who led the way hurriedly said: "Miss, if we don't lock them up, more people will get sick by then."
Zong Mixing was obviously too lazy to pay attention to him and walked inside without saying a word.
Before everyone could react, Zong Mixing had already entered the house, and a voice came from a moment later: "Get some water."
The servants looked at each other, and it was clear that no one wanted to do this job, so they were reluctant to do anything.
Li Qi couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Where is the water?"
A servant quickly took Li Qi to a well and fetched a bucket of water.
Li Qi carried the water and went directly into the cowshed.
Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan saw this and followed in.
Just when Xiao Jijia and Sai Qianqian wanted to come in and take a look, Li Qi quickly stopped them: "Brother Xiao, just wait for us at the door with Miss Qianqian."
Xiao Jijia thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, if you want anything, just tell me."
The air inside the cowshed is turbid and the light is very dark.
There were at least twenty or thirty people inside, men, women, old and young, all crowded in this closed space.
Li Qi glanced at a window on the other side of the bullpen and quickly walked over to open the window.
Zong Mixing squatted in front of a patient and took his pulse.
Then I looked at the patient's eyelids and face.
Li Qi couldn't understand anything anyway. The main reason why he dared to come in was because he couldn't stand it anymore.
To put it bluntly, sympathy is a bit overwhelming.
While Zong Mixing was treating patients, Li Qi saw blisters on everyone in the room through the light from the window.
Seeing this, he immediately understood what kind of infectious disease this was.
It was actually smallpox!
No wonder the scale of the infection is so large and the fatality rate is so high.
Thinking about this, Li Qi quickly pulled Zong Mixing up from the ground: "Don't touch them!"
Unfortunately, it was too late to say this now. Zong Mixing had already checked the pulse of several people when he came in.
After leaving the room, Li Qi looked solemn and looked at Zong Mi Xing without knowing what to say.
So he quickly said to the others: "You all stay away from us!"
When everyone heard this, they quickly took a few steps back.
Tang Yun wanted to ask something, but Li Qi glanced at her and said, "Don't contact us either."
After speaking, Li Qi thought for a moment and said: "From today on, Miss Zong and I will live in the back mountain. You can just bring us food."
The servants glanced at Zong Mixing and saw her nodding, and then everyone followed Li Qi's instructions.
As for what Xiao Jijia wanted to say, Li Qi took the lead and said: "Brother Xiao, if there is anything I will explain later, anyway, do as I say. Miss Zong and I are probably infected."
After everyone left, Li Qi and Zong Mixing found a thatched house. After a while, someone brought daily necessities over, but they were all placed at the door.
After tidying up the room, Li Qi and Zong Mixing sat down and started chatting.
"Master Li, does he know about this disease?" Zong Mixing asked.
Li Qi nodded: "This is smallpox."
"smallpox?"
"Yes, this disease is highly contagious and strikes quickly..." Li Qi told all the things about smallpox.
After hearing this, Zong Mixing said: "Then how can Mr. Li confirm that we two have been infected?"
Li Qidao: "I'm not sure yet, but I need to at least observe it first."
"Master Li, does he have a way to treat this disease?" Zong Mixing asked.
Li Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "There is no treatment method, but there is a prevention method."
As he spoke, he paused: "Based on the current situation, preventing this disease is not something that can be done temporarily. You have to plant cowpox."
"Vaccinium? What kind of plant is it? Does it need to be planted?"
"This is not a plant, it is a type of smallpox found in cattle. It is harmless to humans and can be immune to the smallpox virus currently found in humans." Li Qi said.