The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 421 - 431: Typhoid Fever in the Military

Chapter 421: Chapter 431: Typhoid Fever in the Military

Gu Youyou covered her face and said, "You don’t like it? I won’t play with it anymore then."

Jin Zijin said, "I’m not angry because you played with it, but because I didn’t bring any silver today."

"Ah...?" Gu Youyou exclaimed, lifting her head in surprise.

"Without silver to pay the boatman, I had to pawn my jade pendant to him."

Gu Youyou: "..."

She felt her own purse and said, "I brought some, I’ll go exchange it back for you."

"Ah, never mind." He pulled her back, saying, "This is also fate, my connection with that jade has come to an end."

Gu Youyou thought to herself with disdain, bullshit fate.

Hmm, losing something, this is not a good way to comfort oneself.

Speaking of the jade pendant, she suddenly startled, "You... it wasn’t that piece of green jade, was it?"

Gu Youyou had only seen one jade pendant on Jin Zijin’s person, an extremely fine piece of Qingluan Jade Pendant which he treasured greatly, to the point he wouldn’t even let her look at it.

"Yes, that’s the one," Jin Zijin said calmly.

Gu Youyou’s expression darkened, and she turned to leave. Glancing at the boatman on the opposite side, she jumped into the water and swam towards him.

But Jin Zijin held her back, his tone cold, "What’s important has never been the jade pendant, but the human heart. Once the human heart changes, it becomes worthless."

"Human?" Gu Youyou felt a sudden pain in her chest as she leaned on his arm, looking at him.

What person? No wonder his singing just now had been so...

He said, "Don’t overthink it, it was left by my mother."

Huh...? She had thought it was given by some girl.

If it was a relic left by his mother, why would he talk like that?

...

In April, just over a month, the border guards of Nanzhao Country clashed with the border guards of Zhuzhao Country in Lingnan again. Jin Zijin said this was not deliberate; both sides’ troops were too close to each other, and being on the border, friction was frequent.

While these frictions were minor, this particular incident led to an outbreak of a highly contagious typhoid fever.

Logically speaking, the high season for typhoid is in winter and spring. By April, the weather is already quite warm, yet unexpectedly, such a disease spread, and within the military at that.

The treatment cycle for typhoid is long and contagious, particularly fast-spreading due to the lack of awareness about infection prevention in ancient times.

In military camps, where large groups of soldiers live and eat together, the spread of typhoid is even more severe than among the common people.

Moreover, the death rate of this disease is extremely high. It is said that after the Battle of Red Cliffs, a major epidemic broke out in Cao Cao’s army, leading to heavy casualties, and that epidemic was precisely typhoid fever.

There were not enough military doctors, and the Marquess personally ordered that all medical halls in Lingnan City conscript doctors.

Each medical hall was to provide half of its doctors. In Gu Youyou’s Jisheng Hall, there were only her and Banxia, so one of them had to go. Banxia had only learned from her for a few months; she could handle small illnesses but typhoid fever was out of the question, which meant Gu Youyou had to go.

Upon hearing that she was going to the military camp to treat typhoid, Banxia was anxious, and Jin Zijin was not at ease.

But she was already packing her things.

Banxia pressed down on her bundle and suddenly knelt down, pleading desperately, "Sister Youyou, let me go. Please let me go. I beg you."

She thought that treating such a disease would most likely cost her own life. Sister Youyou had been as kind as a mountain to her, and this was the perfect opportunity to repay her kindness with her life.

But how could Gu Youyou let her go to her death?

Gu Youyou looked at her coolly, "Do you know how to treat typhoid?"

This was a difficult disease to cure, and it was heard that several military doctors had already perished. How could she know?

She could only continue to cry and plead, "Going to the military camp to treat typhoid is a near certain death. Banxia has received Gu Youyou’s care and her direct teachings in medical skills, and with nothing to repay her, the only thing I can do is to take this risk for you. If not, I’ll never rest in peace even in death."