The house is ancient, and was taken home by a rough man and spoiled

Chapter 231 Plague

Become a king?

There is actually a prince in the next county?

Does territory mean fiefdom?

"Well, let's go and talk in person in a few days."

Shen Yuan was not surprised. There was a coal mine in the next county, and it was the fief of King Cheng. He had known about this for a long time.

Seeing how calm he looked, Su Wanwan thought that King Cheng had probably never seen Huo Yuan before and was not afraid of being recognized.

"Then you should wait a few more days. I have one more thing to tell you this time. There may be a plague in the city. Don't leave the village casually recently."

Jiang Shun's expression suddenly became solemn.

After these words were spoken, Su Wanwan involuntarily took a few steps away from him.

It is almost dominated by the memory of those modern years.

Plague!

It's really a plague!

Although I had guessed it and taken precautions, my heart still trembled when I heard the word "plague".

Shen Yuan's expression immediately became heavy.

"Are you sure it's the plague? What are the symptoms?"

Jiang Shun took a sip of tea, and Su Wanwan was frightened when she saw this.

The ancient times were different from the modern times. A plague could wipe out an entire village.

Even in modern times, many people have passed away over the years.

I suddenly felt my throat was a little dry and itchy.

"It's just chills, fever, and sweating. Some people will vomit and feel nauseous, and some will even foam at the mouth like crazy."

When Jiang Shun showed these symptoms, Su Wanwan felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

She had read those medical books some time ago. There were several common plagues after severe droughts in ancient times, and one of them was this one. This was clearly malaria.

In ancient times, it was also called malaria.

"The county doctor said it was malaria. Brother Yuan, I came here to remind you to be careful and disinfect mosquitoes recently."

When Shen Yuan heard the word "malaria", his face darkened.

The children playing nearby suddenly felt that the atmosphere was wrong and fell silent.

Shen Zhao put down the book in his hand, looking worried.

"Got it. You go back first. I'll go find the head of the village."

Shen Yuan stood up. Jiang Shun also knew that the situation was serious, so he didn't stay any longer and left directly.

After Jiang Shun left, Su Wanwan quickly took out disinfectant and alcohol from the space, first sprayed alcohol on the children for disinfection, and then sprayed disinfectant around the yard.

Shen Yuan sent Jiang Shun to the village entrance. As soon as he entered the yard, Su Wanwan sprayed alcohol at him.

"There were so many refugees in the county at the beginning, so it was normal that the plague first appeared. We were afraid that the plague would spread to various villages, so we had dried wormwood at home to use for fumigation."

Shen Yuan knew that Su Wanwan was disinfecting, so he let her spray around and went to the corner of the kitchen to find the mugwort she had cut before.

This was cut on the Dragon Boat Festival. They have the custom of cutting mugwort on the Dragon Boat Festival, and every household should do it.

Mugwort can not only fumigate mosquitoes and flies, but also remove moisture.

"Malaria should be the malaria mentioned in the book. Since everyone here knows about malaria, was there any treatment for it in the past?"

When Su Wanwan thought of this, she copied down a few prescriptions, but it was difficult to take them out.

Ancient people were also very smart. They knew that malaria had definitely occurred before, and it would have been best if a treatment method had been developed long ago.

"Yes, there are, but they don't work for everyone. The most important thing is prevention."

Sure enough, Su Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief.

Even in modern times, in those years, there was no practical prescription and it still depended on individual constitution.

The most important thing now is to cut off the source of infection and then kill the mosquitoes.

Because the main way malaria is spread is through mosquitoes and flies.

Although it is already the end of summer and the weather is gradually getting cooler, the drought for several days has caused a sudden rain, and mosquitoes and flies are breeding.

"Well, go find the village chief. By the way, is Doctor Liu still in the village? If he has any medicine, you can buy some."

Su Wanwan urged.

Shen Yuan nodded and left in a hurry.

"Shen Zhao, take Yi'er and the others to burn these mugworts to disinfect the mosquitoes and flies in the yard."

Su Wanwan called Shen Zhao and now regretted very much why she didn't think of buying some insecticide.

Malaria is relatively easy to deal with as it is transmitted by mosquitoes and flies, but we are worried that it may be mixed with other viruses.

Shen Zhao responded and without delay, he took the two little ones to burn mugwort.

Su Wanwan went back to look through books, looking for ways to disinfect mosquitoes and flies and methods to fight malaria.

In fact, she had read medical books and knew that the best treatment was artemisinin, an antiprotozoal therapy.

However, this kind of thing can only be successfully extracted with the help of modern technology. There are many Chinese medicine prescriptions, but they are different for different people and may not work for everyone.

She still sorted it out and found that the most important one was the prescription for eliminating evil and stopping malaria, and the first medicine was Artemisia annua.

At this time, at the headman's house, Liu Daping was also shocked when he heard that malaria had occurred in the county town.

"I immediately called the villagers together and asked them not to leave the village during these days, and also asked the whole village to carry out mosquito and fly eradication."

This matter is of great importance, and Liu Daping does not want to delay at all and has to leave.

"We also need to send people to the mountains to look for dried mugwort, wormwood, patchouli and other herbs. These are not only traditional Chinese medicines, but most importantly, they can kill mosquitoes and flies."

Shen Yuan reminded him, Liu Daping nodded, and hurriedly went to gather the villagers.

Liu Qingshan was not at home. It turned out that he was called away by the people in the town a few days ago. According to his family, there were actually malaria patients in the town!

Upon hearing that a plague had broken out, the entire Daliushu Village fell into great panic. Fortunately, no cases had been reported in the village yet, and everyone began to calm down with the comfort of the village chief.

Next, Liu Daping took some villagers up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs to kill mosquitoes and flies.

After the rain, a lot of dead grass sprouted green shoots again. They wanted to light them, and naturally the dried grass could also be used.

These herbs are not rare medicinal materials and are relatively easy to find. Moreover, some people store them at home.

Within one day, smoke was seen coming out of every household in Daliushu Village.

Especially inside the room, close the windows first and use mugwort to fumigate, and then open the door after the fumigation is completed.

"Late night."

At this time, Li Yulin from next door was holding something and shouting at the door.

Seeing this, Su Wanwan ran over directly.

I saw a square block made of straw, and I had no idea what it was.

Su Wanwan hurried to help hold it.

"what is this?"

Li Yulin was also very tired.

"Well, I made it up myself. The door was open and mosquitoes came in, so I thought I could make a curtain out of straw and hang it on the door. I started making it a few days ago when I saw there were a lot of mosquitoes. Look, I have two more. You can use them first."

When Su Wanwan heard that it was a door curtain, her eyes lit up.

She thought of the modern mesh door curtains, with a magnet in the middle that attracted them together.

But there is no such thing in this era. Most doors are left open. Even in the summer when we know mosquitoes will get into the house, there are no curtains.

It’s just that we rarely open the door in the summer, but it’s not good to keep the door closed all day if the house is not ventilated.

Su Wanwan looked at the curtain. It was quite thin. It must have taken a lot of effort to weave it together strand by strand.