Give you a spring

Chapter 74

The gate of the yamen was closed tightly, Ping Wei glanced at Qi Zheng, the other party stepped forward and knocked heavily several times, finally heard the sound of footsteps coming from inside.

With a "creak", the door was pulled open a small crack.

"We are officials sent by the imperial court to deal with the plague," Qi Zheng said in a deep voice.

When the people inside heard that it was someone from Linjing City, they opened the door immediately, and said respectfully and apologetically, "Please come in, sorry, we have become very cautious because of the epidemic situation, and generally we don't see guests if there is nothing important."

A group of people walked in, Qi Zheng asked, "Who are you?"

"I am the mayor of Yu'an Town, just call me Lao Zhuo." The mayor said while looking at Pingwei not far away, and saluted, "Your Highness."

Pingwei said "hmm", then turned to look at the medical officers standing behind him, "This is Qingshu and his four students, please tell them in detail how the situation here is."

"Okay," Lao Zhuo brought everyone to the front hall, "the first person in the town to be infected with the plague was a beggar, who usually slept in a dilapidated house, and suddenly became hot all over his body, vomited blood and died on the street. The doctor went to check it. They said that his lungs were bleeding and his throat was swollen. At that time, it was not sure that it was the plague. A few days later, several beggars died in the same way. They lived together, and several people crowded into the house. So when We knew that the disease was contagious, and we heard about the outbreak of plague in Yuzhou, so we confirmed it and sent a letter to the imperial court."

"What was the date when the first person died?" Qingshu asked.

"The twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month."

"How many days have passed since the second and third place?"

"Like two days, I remember a very short time."

"Have you gathered all the corpses together?"

"They're all burned," Lao Zhuo replied, feeling uneasy after hearing Mr. Qing's words, and added, "Didn't you say that the plague would burn the corpses?"

"Well," Qingshu nodded, "How many people are infected in the town?"

"As of today, there are a total of 75..." Lao Zhuo whispered, this number is a lot for a small town, and there are only more than 200 people in Yu An, because the first few dead are all beggars, and they are scattered around on weekdays Begging on the streets of Yu'an, contacted a lot of people, and the mayor of the town had to react for several days before confirming that it was the plague, which led to a surge in the number of infected people in the next five days.

"Did you gather those patients together?" Zijiao asked.

Old Zhuo looked at the young man, who seemed to be the old man's apprentice, nodded and said, "They are all gathered in the Bird Clothes Lane. If necessary, I can take you there to have a look."

"Wait a minute," Qing Shu turned to look at the few apprentices behind him, "I want to know what measures the doctors in your town used to treat those patients."

This is the important point. The purpose of their coming here is to treat patients infected with the plague, and first of all, they need to know what countermeasures the local doctors have taken.

Ping Wei and the others walked away after listening for a while. This is not their area of ​​expertise. The four of them walked aside and Qi Zheng asked, "Your Highness, Yu An has a lot of infected people. Do we want to stay here for a few more days?"

"Wait for Mr. Qing and the others to finish asking, and then go with them to Bird Clothes Lane to see how the patient is doing before making a decision," Ping Wei looked at a policeman standing not far away, and called him over , "Has anyone come to Yu'an from Yuzhou recently?"

"There were twenty of them, all of which were under our control. Twelve of them were infected with the plague, and the remaining eight have no symptoms to this day."

"When did you enter the city?"

"The twenty-second day of the first lunar month."

"So the first beggar was indeed infected by people from Yuzhou..." Qi Zheng listened to the conversation between Pingwei and the policeman, and asked, "Your side sealed the town again to prevent the residents are we out?"

"This..." At this point, the policeman showed embarrassment, and he said calmly, "In the beginning, it lasted for five days, and the townspeople were not allowed to go out, but everyone has to live, and many commodities need to be traded with the outside world , so there is no restriction on everyone going out of town."

"So people in Yu'an Town can still go out at will?" Ping Wei narrowed his eyes.

The policeman seemed to feel his invisible oppression, and said repeatedly, "No, although the mayor didn't let everyone go out on purpose, everyone is very disciplined. If you don't have to go out of town, you don't have to. During the week, very few people are out of town, and everyone is very careful every time they go out."

"How to be careful?" Zijiao was the one who spoke. He was communicating with the mayor with Mr. Qing, but he stopped listening after hearing the general situation. He walked over to Pingwei and asked loudly. .

Ping Wei turned his head and glanced at him.

The policeman said, "The doctor in the town asked us to inject medicine into several wells, and told the townspeople to keep a certain distance from each other, and even made a lot of temporary masks for us to wear."

Zhang Lingsi listened quietly at the side, remembering the garbage piled up on the street, turned to look at Zijiao, "Medical Officer Meng, would it be better to clean up the street to keep the surrounding area clean."

"Yes," Zijiao nodded.

The policeman responded immediately, "Then I will clean up with the other brothers later."

"Are there enough medicinal materials in the town?"

"Not enough...some have already been transported from other places, but they are still on the way, but fortunately you are here."

The policeman breathed a sigh of relief, but Zijiao didn't feel relieved. Although they brought as much medicine as a carriage this time, they just listened to the words of the two people in Yu'an Town. They don't know the real situation. You can only make a judgment by looking at Bird Clothes Lane.

"Are all your doctors taking care of patients in Bird Clothes Lane?"

"Yes," the policeman paused and sighed, "They've been working hard lately..."

Yu An was very young, and there were only five doctors in total. When the plague broke out, the heavy burden fell on these five people. They had to take care of the patients around the clock to prevent the spread of the epidemic. The risk is also high.

Ping Wei pondered for a moment, then said to Mencius Jiu, "Zi Jiu, look at how Mr. Qing's conversation is going, if possible, we can go to Bird Clothes Lane."

"Okay," Zijiao returned to Qingshu's side, and after saying a few words, Mr. Qing said goodbye to the mayor and walked out of the yamen.

Qi Zheng and Zhang Lingsi did not follow them to Bird Clothes Lane, they wanted to learn more about the situation, and then stayed in the Yamen to continue negotiating with the police.

"What did the mayor say just now?" Ping Wei asked a group of people walking on the empty street.

"Generally speaking, Yu An's control is not bad. It may be because there are few people and everyone is very disciplined. After the outbreak of the plague, the chances of going out are reduced, and the risk of human-to-human transmission is also reduced. However, due to the late discovery , so more people will be infected in the future." Qing Shu said,

"What are the symptoms of plague?"

"Usually high fever and chills, headache and nausea, swelling of the neck and purple lips. In severe cases, it can lead to confusion or even death."

"After being infected... how many days will symptoms appear?"

"Usually within one to six days, most people have seizures within two to three days."

It can infect many people in two days, Pingwei looked at Qingshu, "Is it possible to contagious even during the incubation period?"

Qingshu hesitated for a while, "It should be like this," he said earnestly, "Your Highness, to ensure your safety, you should not go in when you get down to the alley, just go in with me and the medical officers."

Ping frowned slightly, and was about to refuse, but He Zhou grabbed his hand and said seriously, "Don't go, it's too dangerous."

There was no light on both sides of the street, and it was all up to a few policemen in front with lanterns to illuminate them, and no one else noticed their holding hands.Ping Wei was startled, but still wanted to fight for it.

He Zhou said again, "You don't know medical skills, and you won't be able to help you if you go in."

Qing Shu nodded.

"..." Ping Wei felt helpless, and looked at several medical officers beside him, "Have you put on protective masks and clothes? I heard that the plague can be infected through saliva."

The medical officers were naturally aware of it, but they were still touched by His Highness's concern. Wen Zhong said, "Your Highness, don't worry, we will pay attention."

Although Yan Gui and Qing Ru didn't change their expressions, they nodded slightly.

Zijiao probably had the same worry in his heart, because when He Zhou saw him quietly grab Qingru's sleeve next to him, the woman's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she remained silent.

A group of people soon came to Bird Clothes Lane. The reason why they chose this alley as a place to put patients was because Bird Clothes Lane was the place with the least traffic in Yu'an, and there were no restaurants and no one living around it. Isolating and treating the sick is best.

After walking to the entrance of the alley, I heard bursts of painful howls and cries, which were particularly harsh in the dead of night. In addition, everyone hadn't heard much human voices just now, and suddenly entered a noisy environment, which seemed extremely painful. Not used to it.

Pingwei stopped at the entrance of the alley, watched Qingshu and his students unload the medicinal materials from the carriage and put on the protective cloth, still worried, "Be careful."

Qing Shu smiled slightly, "Good Your Highness."

In fact, he and the students knew very well in their hearts that it was impossible to rest tonight, but seeing that His Highness was so worried about Zhong Zhong, they still responded with a gentle voice.

Ping Wei watched them go in, and each of them formed a group of two and walked into a place separately.I don't know whether it was a psychological effect or something the moment I pushed the door, I always felt that the wailing sound in my ear seemed to be louder.

"It's good if they go in, at least the doctors in Yu An can rest," He Zhou said beside him.

Pingwei didn't speak, and after a long silence, he suddenly thought, "Speaking of which, Mr. Qing said that people infected with the plague would have an attack within one to six days. Shouldn't those doctors have to be quarantined for a while before they come out?"

He Zhou looked at him, "It's best like this, but where are you going to put them? Those five people have stayed in this Wuyi Lane for so long, listening to these cries every day, and it will be difficult for them to continue living here. Crash?"

Pingwei pondered for a while, "Is there a street next to this alley called...Yanglou Street?"

"Put them there?"

"Well, is the policeman who led us there still?" Ping Wei said while looking around, it was really dark.

He Zhou held his hand tightly, the temperature was low at night, and then Ping Wei's hand was cold, wrapped in his warm hand, it was very comfortable.Ping Wei quickly found a policeman and waved him to come over, "Is there anyone living in Yanglou Street next door?"

"There are a few small traders living there," the policeman said, "usually they come out to set up stalls on the street during the day."

"Communicate with them, I plan to place the five doctors who took care of the patients there, as well as the medical officers who were with me just now, let them live on Yanglou Street, don't let them stay in a hotel , free up a new courtyard.”

"it is good."

The police responded quickly.

Ping Wei watched his figure walking away quickly, stood with He Zhou for a while and then walked back to the inn.