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Chapter 285 - 284: The Spread of Plague (1)_1

Chapter 285: Chapter 284: The Spread of Plague (1)_1

In the woodshed of the Qin Family’s rear courtyard.

Su Pan’er, masked and gloved, returns the hand of the little girl who is still in high fever to her and then turns to pick up the medicinal ingredients.

The timid woman quickly follows, her face full of hope.

"Doctor... Su, is my little girl going to be okay?"

"No major issue, just that it’s been a long illness, it might not be easy to completely cure."

Su Pan’er quickly picks the medicinal ingredients without looking back.

"For the next few days, you mustn’t walk around freely, you can’t go anywhere aside from this woodshed. Additionally, I will personally bring your three meals a day and daily necessities. Take care of yourselves!"

After preparing the medicinal ingredients, she shoves them into the woman’s hands: "Here! Cook the medicine yourself. The earthenware pot is under the eaves at the back of the house. Don’t just stand there!"

Looking at the woman still in a daze, she couldn’t help but scold sharply.

"Yes, thank you Doctor... Su."

The woman didn’t dare to hesitate and quickly took the medicinal ingredients and left.

Looking at the woman’s back, Su Pan’er’s brows furrow, trouble is brewing!

The older boy is sensible, he quickly thanks Su Pan’er.

"Little Xiaoqi thanks Doctor Su for rescuing our entire family and treating my sister. I will repay this kindness!"

Su Pan’er squints her eyes but doesn’t respond.

Under her gaze, Xiaoqi trembles all over, not daring to lift his head.

Su Pan’er’s brows deepen. After a long while she lets out a sigh and asks Xiaoqi, "You look weak, why don’t you sit down and rest a while. Is your family fleeing trouble?"

Xiaoqi’s face bears a maturity beyond his age, "Indeed! There were originally many of us fleeing together, but we gradually separated along the way."

"Where did you all flee from?"

Xiaoqi hesitated slightly, "We came from Huanze County."

"But why doesn’t your accent sound like you’re from Huanze?"

Su Pan’er frowns intuitively.

Changze County is to the east, Huanze County to the north. There is a large mountain in between. If they were really from Huanze, they shouldn’t have appeared where she and Qin Yi found this family.

Could it be that...

Xiaoqi’s face shows momentary panic, but quickly covers it up.

"Perhaps because our mother’s family is from Changze, even though we are from Huanze, all five of us siblings speak with a Changze accent."

"I see."

Su Pan’er nodded, looking at him deeply a few times, then got up, "You and your sister seem to be quite ill, there’s some ready-made food in the kitchen, I’ll go get some for you. For now, you can stay here. As long as you don’t leave the woodshed, you’re free to do otherwise."

Xiaoqi lets out a sigh of relief, bowing deeply.

"Xiaoqi thanks Doctor Su for her help."

"It’s nothing."

Su Pan’er turns to leave the woodshed, whilst taking the opportunity to fasten the woodshed door from the outside.

She took a glance at the sparse bamboo fence wall of the woodshed, shook her head disapprovingly.

Well!

Better than nothing!

As soon as she steps out, Qin Yi approaches her.

"Pan’er, have you finished checking? How is it, any abnormalities?"

Instinctively, Su Pan’er avoids him. She heads straight to the other side to remove the mask and gloves and washes her hands carefully. Originally, she planned to throw out the wastewater, but on second thought, she collects it in a large bucket, instructing Qin Yi without turning her head.

"Where’s the quicklime I asked someone to find earlier? Did they bring it?"

"It’s here."

Qin Yi instinctively handed it over.

Su Pan’er ripped off a piece of cloth, covered her mouth and nose again, sprinkled a lot of quicklime in the water, and despite still being uneasy, she started scattering it meticulously both inside and outside the woodshed.

Qin Yi watched everything Su Pan’er did, looked at the tightly closed door of the woodshed. The family locked inside made no sound, did not argue with Su Pan’er’s actions, strange indeed!

He moved closer in silence, "Pan’er, is there something wrong?"

"Hmm."

Su Pan’er glanced at him, "Where are the clothes that I had you change out of? Has anyone else come into contact with them?"

Qin Yi raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then took a sharp breath in!

He looked at the tightly closed door of the woodshed again, "Could it be that they... Pan’er, do you suspect that they...."

Su Pan’er nodded somberly.

"You remember your classmate you met a while ago, didn’t he talk about the plague outbreak in Changze County?"

"Indeed, he was on his way home because of it. Rumor has it that this matter was causing quite a commotion."

Qin Yi nodded, suddenly thought of something, his expression tightened, "But it has been almost two months since then, we haven’t heard any follow-ups, nor has anyone spoken about it. I was thinking he might have gotten it wrong... Are you implying that these people have come from Changze, and all have contracted the plague?"

"There’s a high probability they have. The reason you haven’t heard from your classmate is likely because Changze has been sealed off by the imperial court to prevent any message from getting out and causing public panic."

Su Pan’er stated gravely, then changed into a clean set of clothes before entering the house.

She quickly selected medicinal ingredients for the decoction.

"Can you tell which disease it is?"

Qin Yi followed her into the house.

Su Pan’er continued to choose her ingredients without looking back.

"Smallpox."

"Smallpox?"

Qin Yi stopped abruptly, his eyes round with shock.

It was then he swung into action, grabbing Pan’er’s hand and wanting to say something, but he seemed unable to find the words.

The nature of smallpox was something everyone in Yongze County, if not the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, knew well.

This plague, so virulent it could wipe out villages and cities with each death, made anyone who understood the severity of it turn pale at the mere mention.

Everyone was afraid and tried to avoid it, but now it was in his own home...

"Pan’er, what are we to do?"

"Naturally, we must continue treating it, what else can we do?"

"But, but the imperial regulations dictate that anyone who discovers a plague must report it to the government immediately, and wait for them to authorize and deploy resources! As for what we should do now..."

That’s right!

It would be better if she managed this personally instead of handing it over to the government.

"Then we must visit the government office and report it quickly!"

Understanding the importance of the situation, Qin Yi gritted his teeth, "I will go to the county city immediately."

"Wait! I will go with you and buy more appropriate medicinal ingredients to bring back."

Once the plague started spreading, the necessary medicinal ingredients would be more than just a small amount. Even if she did not consider it for herself, she also had to think about the villagers within a ten-mile radius.

Su Pan’er quickly chose the necessary medicinal ingredients, then directly called Aunt Zhou and Zhou Ning over.

"The two of you need to decoct these herbs and give two bowls to everyone in the village, regardless of whether they are men or women, old or young, understand?"

Zhou Ning took them obediently.

"Aye, okay! But Pan’er, what kind of medicine is this? Why does everyone need to drink it?"

"This can prevent the plague. Hurry up and go!"