In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 301 - 300: Sudden change in the epidemic! _1

Chapter 301: Chapter 300: Sudden change in the epidemic! _1

Su Pan’er stepped out of the tent, raising her head to see Little Xiao Qi and Little Xiao Ba laboriously chopping firewood, while their father, Uncle Xiao, was grinding mill.

After the quarantine period ended, Su Pan’er allowed the other three members of the Xiao family to come out from the woodshed. She initially thought they might leave, but surprisingly they all stayed, snatching up practically all the chores in the backyard.

Seeing Su Pan’er come out, the two quickly dropped their work to greet her.

"Doctor Su."

Su Pan’er waved her hand, hastily stopping them.

"Uncle Xiao, you needn’t be so formal. I just checked on Min’er, and her condition is improving. In two or three more days at most, the smallpox scars on her body should crust over and fall off. At that time, I will prepare some scar-removing medicine for her to apply, striving to help her recover as much as possible."

Uncle Xiao trembled all over, his look wildly excited: "Doctor Su, are you saying Min’er can recover, and even the scars... they can be cured?"

Everyone knows that surviving smallpox would leave your face full of pockmarks, namely smallpox scars!

These scars are not only unsightly but will also impact a girl’s future marriage proposals. If even these pockmarks can be cured, then...

"Whether it can be completely cured depends on whether Min’er has a constitution that is prone to scarring. However, typically the scars will be significantly faded. I will prepare the scar-removing medicine first, and we will know after using it for a while."

Uncle Xiao was trembling as if sifting chaff, too excited to contain himself!

"This is already unbelievable, regardless of the extent of the recovery, I, I want to thank Doctor Su, thank you, thank you..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly bowed to Su Pan’er!

Thump Thump Thump! He knocked his head heavily on the ground.

Little Xiao Qi and Little Xiao Ba at his side, also followed suit, continuously bowing their heads.

Su Pan’er was taken aback and quickly bent down to assist him.

"Uncle Xiao, what are you doing? Please get up, don’t do this..."

Even after being here so long, Su Pan’er was still not accustomed to the locals bowing and kowtowing at every turn, making her quite uncomfortable!

"It is appropriate."

Uncle Xiao, his face full of gratitude: "Not to make Doctor Su laugh. In fact, from Changze to here, we met many people along the way. The kind ones gave me leftover food, while many others drove us away. Only you... you are like our second parents! If it weren’t for you, we would fear that..."

"Uncle Xiao! Please get up before you speak."

Su Pan’er forcefully lifted him up and then said: "Please don’t continue. I’m afraid you won’t be able to return to Changze County for a short time, and though my house may be small, it will be more spacious after the new house is built. For now, you will all have to bear with the living conditions. Once the epidemic is over, we’ll see what to do."

"Thank you, Doctor Su, for taking us in, causing you extra trouble. I’m deeply grateful. I can’t do much, can only do what is within my capabilities. I hope Doctor Su won’t resent it..."

Although Uncle Xiao did not go out, he heard every word of what was happening outside.

"You’re putting too much weight on it, Uncle Xiao. There’s a lot of things to do right now, and having people to help with home affairs is much appreciated. How could there be any resentment? Rest assured and feel free to stay."

Said Su Pan’er with a smile.

Having settled the Xiao family, Su Pan’er then went out.

Just as she reached the doorway, a man rushed in from outside, shouting incessantly as soon as he saw her.

"Doctor Su, hurry hurry hurry! Quick! There’s been an accident! Someone outside is feverish, we’re really in trouble now!"

A fever?

At this timing, almost everyone’s first reaction upon detecting a fever is - disaster! Surely it isn’t an infection of the disease?

Su Pan’er didn’t have time to rest and immediately picked up her medicine box, rushing out.

"Quick! Where is the patient, lead me there quickly!"

"Doctor Su, this way!"

The man quickly led Su Pan’er towards the village.

As they walked along, people kept greeting them along the way, especially towards Su Pan’er, they were extremely respectful.

Su Pan’er just kept nodding in response.

Soon, they arrived at a house at the lower end of the village.

The sick weren’t just the person who had informed them. In the yard, several people were in a high fever, a whole family had been struck down.

Su Pan’er quickly went forward to check them one by one, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

As soon as she appeared, more and more people began to gather outside.

People were everywhere - outside the door, outside the window, whispering and discussing the feverish family inside the house.

"I know this family! They were vaccinated with cowpox at Dr. Su’s place the day before yesterday."

"I remember, their family was in line right in front of me, and now they suddenly fell ill. Could it be, that I...will I also get infected? What are we to do!"

"Oh, no! Could the so-called cowpox be useless, instead causing us all to catch smallpox! We have all been deceived, what are we to do now?"

"Heavens, what are we to do now..."

The voices of the crowd grew louder and louder, making a great noise. People’s faces were becoming increasingly flustered, or even eager to barge in.

However, everyone feared the spread of the disease, and no one dared to make a move.

Su Pan’er heard the commotion outside.

She glanced outside calmly but did not take it too seriously.

Instead of wasting time explaining to these ignorant villagers now, it’s better to let the facts speak for themselves.

While these people were indeed feverish, their symptoms were clearly different from that of Xiao Min’s, and did not seem as afflicted.

After she checked everyone, she actually felt relieved. She turned around and said to the person who had brought her here.

"It’s fine, just some fever symptoms. There is no major issue. I will stay here for now. You can send someone back to inform Qin Yi."

"Understood, Doctor Su. Please take care of the treatment."

Qin Yi arrived quickly upon receiving the news, and accompanying him were Jun Ruochen and Hwa Diexiang.

"Are these people really okay? They couldn’t have been infected with the disease, could they?"

The expressions of the three men were fraught with worry.

Su Pan’er shook her head: "It’s not the disease, it should be complications arising after planting cowpox. There’s no big issue, as long as the pox comes out, it will be fine."

"Complications will also cause smallpox?"

The three of them were somewhat surprised!

Su Pan’er nodded, addressing their question candidly.

"They will have pox, but there are also many differences. For instance, inflammation and red patches aren’t as clear, bleeding and skin necrosis are rare, healing is clearly faster than with smallpox, and there’s less discomfort. Most importantly, under usual circumstances the condition won’t be severe and won’t leave pox marks on the face. The symptoms are far more relaxed compared to catching smallpox."

Hearing that there would still be those symptoms, everyone was stunned.

"How long will it take to recover?"

"Typically, from onset to recovery, smallpox takes more than a month. However, complications due to cowpox vaccination take around twenty days or so to recover." Su Pan’er knew these topics like the back of her hand and easily explained.

Jun Ruochen breathed a sigh of relief, nodding his head: "That’s good, that’s good."