newbobooks Chapter 946 The situation is not good (1)
Chapter 946 The situation is not good (1)
In the cowshed, Liu Jingxue stayed there for the whole afternoon, making masks with Wang Xiulan while listening to Mr. Zou and Liu Weihua talking about how Xia Guo dealt with the Japanese's poison gas bombs and plague during the Anti-Japanese War.
Wang Xiulan also talked about some of the rescue measures taken at that time.
Liu Jingxue understood that the elders told her so much to increase her confidence in defeating the epidemic, and also hoped that she could get some inspiration from it and develop treatment drugs faster.
Dinner was prepared a little later than usual. It was already dark and it would be night soon. Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao, who were sent to the town to do some work, had not returned yet. The elders couldn't help but feel worried.
Upon seeing this, Liu Jingxue released her spiritual sense to investigate the situation.
When she saw the two of them were already riding their bicycles on their way back to the production team, she quickly comforted them and said,
"They set out after lunch, they had to gather information everywhere, and they also had to find someone to get masks, which must have taken a lot of time.
Besides, even if they rode bicycles, it would take more than an hour to go back and forth.
Maybe he is on his way back now, or even has already reached home.
Let's wait a little longer, maybe they will come soon."
Seeing the worried look on Mr. Wu's face, Mr. Zou put away his worries and comforted him.
“Xiaoxue is right, Mingxuan and Junhao are always reliable, they know we are waiting for their news here, so they will come back early.
Besides, with the abilities those two guys have now, there's no need for us to worry about them.
Even if they were delayed by something and had to walk at night, they were not afraid.
With their skills, whether they encounter robbers or animals coming down the mountain, it is just a piece of cake.
Old Wu, just relax and wait patiently."
Seeing that he was worried, Old Wu not only caused everyone to worry as well, but also had to come over to comfort him. He could only suppress his worry, straighten his face, and said,
“I was worried about what they might do. They had run the road from the production team to the town so many times that they could probably walk there with their eyes closed.
I'm worried for no reason."
Seeing that he was still stubborn, Mr. Zou teased him, "If you're not worried, then why are you looking outside with such a worried look on your face?"
“I’m not thinking about what kind of news they will bring.
Are you worried that they will bring bad news?" Mr. Wu argued.
This left Mr. Zou with no way to refute. After all, they were also worried that the two men would bring bad news.
He no longer had the heart to make fun of Mr. Wu and began to wonder what information the two of them would find out.
Seeing that they stopped talking, Liu Jingxue turned her attention to the brigade headquarters to see how the brigade captain's meeting was going.
However, she had suffered from many meetings and did not want to experience it again. After discovering that the pace of the meeting was controlled by the team leader, who arranged subsequent matters in an orderly manner, she no longer paid attention to that side.
Fortunately, about half an hour later, there was a knock on the door.
Liu Jingxue already knew that the people outside the door were Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao, so she quickly got up and opened the door.
"Brother Zhou and Brother Zhao should be back. I'll go open the door."
Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao did not return empty-handed. They also brought back some bottled wine, medical masks, gloves, and even white coats used in hospitals.
Zhou Mingxuan explained, "I couldn't get any medical alcohol for a while, so I got some wine.
We don't just have ginseng wine at home. That thing is precious and cannot be used for disinfection. That would be a waste of good things.
I got some ordinary white wine for disinfection."
"These masks and gloves will be used first. I have already told someone to get more. Go get them in two days."
"Mingxuan, Junhao, how is the situation that I asked you to investigate?
Are there a large number of patients with colds and fevers in the town?" Wang Xiulan directly asked the question that she was most concerned about.
After hearing Wang Xiulan's question, Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao stopped for a few seconds and then continued their previous actions.
Seeing the situation of the two people, everyone already had some guesses in their minds.
"Is the situation not good?" Mr. Zou asked directly.
Zhao Junhao nodded and said with a heavy heart, "We have asked around and found that there are indeed many patients with colds and fevers in the town.
The hospital admitted a lot of patients. There were too many patients and there were not enough beds. Many people were given medicine and sent home for treatment.
But the effect of the medicine is really not very good. Some people have been in the hospital for many days and have not seen any improvement. "
"I heard that some people in the town have died from colds and fevers," Zhou Mingxuan added.
When everyone heard this, their hearts sank.
“This is just what you have learned, I’m afraid there is more that you have not learned.
If this is the case, our conjecture is very likely to come true. "
"But the patients with colds and fevers in our production team did not die from them. Could it be that they have the same disease as those in the town?" Zhao Junhao still held out a glimmer of hope.
"Besides, there have been people who died of colds and fevers in the past, so it's not necessarily a plague."
"Maybe, we can't rule out this possibility," said Wang Xiulan.
“So it’s best to find out what the symptoms are like for those people in town and how long the disease lasts.
Compare it with those patients in the production team to see if they are the same.
If they are the same, it means it is the same virus.
As for why no one in the production team died of illness, but there were people dying of illness in the town. "
Wang Xiulan looked at Liu Jingxue, "This may be related to the medicine Xiaoxue made.
You all know how effective the medicine developed by Xiaoxue is.
In the past few months, at the request of the team leader, every household in the production team has stocked up on some of the medicine she made.
Those medicines were exchanged for work points and were not expensive, so the villagers were willing to use them.
If you have any symptoms, take medicine immediately, so that minor illnesses will not turn into major ones."
“In town, it’s too troublesome to go to the hospital when you’re sick.
Most people don't go to the hospital immediately after catching a cold.
One reason is that I want to save money, and the other is that I’m afraid of trouble, so I think it can be resolved by delaying it for a few days.
But I didn’t expect that this disease was not simple. A minor illness was delayed until it became a major one, which resulted in no cure and a loss of life.”
Wang Xiulan sighed. She had been practicing medicine for many years and had seen countless cases where people wanted to save money and did not seek medical treatment in time, which led to delays in treatment and deaths.
After all, it’s all because of lack of money and good medicine.
Everyone fell silent.
Given the national situation, they don’t know what to say.
"Should we tell the captain about the information we found out?" The atmosphere was too depressing, so Liu Jingxue quickly changed the subject.
Zou Lao shook his head and said, "It's dark now, let's not disturb them.
The team leader will definitely send people to the nearby production teams, communes, and towns to inquire.
This way, with a wider scope, we can get more comprehensive information and better judge whether it is a real plague."
"Mingxuan, Junhao, the two of you should not go out tomorrow and stay at home.
The team leader may come to your house to discuss allowing the educated youth from the educated youth point to live in your home.
If there are other educated youth living in your place, you should seldom come here to avoid being discovered." Elder Zou warned.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Zou. We know what to do."