Magistrate Wang took Wang Yuanwai and Wenyi out of the village and drove to Gaopo Village in a carriage.

This was the first time that Wenyi walked into the military camp. He found that the military appearance was not as solemn as what he saw on TV. The tents were fairly neatly set up, but there was a strong stench wafting in the wind.

There was rubbish everywhere on the ground, and I even saw a soldier peeing not far from the tent... Wenyi complained in his heart: In this military camp, even if there is no fighting in the summer, a lot of people will get sick, and there is no awareness of hygiene protection at all.

The county magistrate Wang went into the commander's tent to report the matter to the general. Wang Yuanwai and Wen Yi were waiting outside.

After a while, I heard a rough laugh coming from inside: "Let the two outsiders come in, I want to ask you carefully."

When Wenyi entered the big tent, he saw a tall man with a beard in front of him. The four characters were "silly", "big", "black" and "thick". His appearance was so simple and clear that he knew that this man was a legend.

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After bowing with Wang Yuanwai, Wenyi stood behind Wang Yuanwai and acted calmly as Wang Yuanwai's younger brother.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Wang Yuanwai with burning eyes and asked: "Are you the Wang Yuanwai who came to offer the method of preventing smallpox?"

Wang Yuanwai was frightened by the tyrannical power emanating from Cheng Yaojin, and said cautiously: "Returning to the general, it is the villain. The villain also got smallpox a few days ago and was saved by a traveling doctor.

He told the villain to spread this method to save the world."

Cheng Yaojin asked strangely: "Mr. You Fang, why doesn't he come and offer it himself?

Tell me in detail what happened between you and him, and if the time comes, it will please you!"

Wang Yuanwai said yes and told the story he and Wenyi had compiled: "I was lying in bed that day with a high fever, so I ordered my family to find this young man in the village, Wenyi."

As he spoke, he pointed at Wenyi and continued: "Wenyi diagnosed my pulse and found that I had smallpox, but there was no way to treat it.

I was scared out of my mind at that time.

In order to quickly control the spread of smallpox, we asked our servants to invite everyone who had been in contact with us to our home, and asked Wenyi to report to Magistrate Wang immediately.

Because they couldn't tell the story at that time, some people were unwilling to come to my house, so they had no choice but to use some drastic measures.

As a result, a wandering doctor was alarmed. The man was eight feet tall, had three locks of beautiful beard, and was wearing a shabby monk's robe, but he was very neat and clean.

He said in front of the house: 'Is the master of your house at home?

I want to treat him.

’ I also asked him to diagnose and treat a dead horse.

Unexpectedly, he took some pus from a sick cow with smallpox, and then made a small cut on my arm and smeared it on it.

Then he said it was cured and asked me to apply it to everyone in the house one by one.

Although this method is simple, it can produce smallpox antibodies in the body, and you will never get smallpox again.

He said this method was because he accidentally passed a village where smallpox broke out. At that time, he thought about the old saying that "there must be an antidote within seven steps of a highly poisonous thing", so he went into the village to look for the antidote.

He used a knife to cut open the pimples on a cow to see the difference between animal and human smallpox.

When he was concentrating on looking at the pus cut out, he was hit by a cow, and the knife cut a bloody mark on his hand. At that time, he was very desperate, thinking that not only had he failed to find the antidote, but he would also risk his life.

Unexpectedly, he just had some small bumps on his body, and he felt uncomfortable for four or five days and then he was fine.

He didn't know it at the time, he just gathered the patients in the village and buried the bodies.

Unexpectedly, everyone in the village died of illness, and he was the only one left safe and sound.

He was thinking, I ate and lived with smallpox patients for half a year, why didn't I get infected?

And the others are all dead?

Finally, he determined that it was the cowpox on the cow that saved him.

This time I happened to pass by my house, and he took one look at me and knew that I also had smallpox. He also saw that I was recruiting people to my house regardless of my reputation to prevent the spread of smallpox, so he came to save my life."

Rich Man Wang took a breath and continued: "This miracle doctor said that I was the first smallpox patient he diagnosed and treated, and it was also the first time he tested the effect of cowpox on others.

So he insisted not to accept any thank you gift from me, and only said that if it works, he will let me spread this method as soon as possible and let the world know about it.

That night he left without leaving his name."

Cheng Yaojin listened with rapt attention. After listening to what Wang Yuanwai said, he sighed: "This man is really a famous person! It's a pity that I, old Cheng, didn't get to meet him! What a pity! What a pity! Wang Yuanwai, since you sacrificed your life to test cowpox, you informed us in time."

Government, that is a great achievement.

I will report the truth to the court, and you should prepare cowpox immediately to eliminate this smallpox as soon as possible!"

Wang Yuanwai bowed down and accepted the order, so he and Wenyi left the commander's tent, took the general's warrant and entered Gaopo Village to start looking for sick cows suffering from smallpox.

That night they brought back dozens of sick cows, and then taught the soldiers how to inoculate cowpox, asking them to replace the comrades who were blocking the scene as soon as possible.

After four days of work, Cheng Yaojin, Magistrate Wang and all the soldiers were vaccinated with cowpox.

One after another, some people developed low-grade fevers, pimples and other normal symptoms, but no one died.

Cheng Yaojin looked at the five thousand energetic soldiers, grinning from ear to ear, and said with a smile: "Haha, my old Cheng's troops will no longer be afraid of smallpox, and I will lead you to fight to the end of the world! Brothers, you guys

Are you willing?"

The soldiers below also shouted excitedly: "No!"

After redeploying the anti-lockdown line and rescuing the people, Cheng Yaojin turned to the king and said: "Old Wang, you are so lucky. Your Majesty heard that you can prevent smallpox. Longyan Dayue asked you to follow me into the palace.

face saint.

Things here have been brought under control, and all that's left is step-by-step treatment. You can clean up and come back to Chang'an with me."

Wang Yuanwai was so excited that he nodded repeatedly and hurried back to Beihuai Village with Wenyi. He wanted to put on his best clothes and go to see His Majesty Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was not interested in literature and art. What interested him most in the Tang Dynasty was that Li Shimin killed his brothers and set a precedent for the bloody succession of the throne in ancient China.

In my spare time, I was wondering if there was any way to prevent this kind of thing from happening. Since I came to the Tang Dynasty, I should have something to do, and indirectly save countless lives that would be sacrificed in the fight for the throne in the future.

But he didn't have a clue yet, so when he heard Wang Yuanwai invited him to go with him, he refused, saying that you deserve everything, so I won't go. I'm too tired these days, so I'd better go home and rest first.

Wang Yuan was just being polite, but he didn't want Wenyi to go. Seeing that Wenyi refused so simply, he immediately prepared a large cart of cloth and copper coins to give to Wenyi as a thank you gift.

Wenyi was not polite and drove the bullock cart back to his small courtyard.

I haven't been home for a month, and my family hasn't changed at all. This time, smallpox was discovered early, so Wailiu Village was not greatly affected.

When everyone saw Wenyi coming back with a cart full of gifts, they all gathered around to ask about the situation.

Literature and art also tell them one by one without reservation.

When they heard that Wang Yuanwai was consecrated for this reason, everyone showed envy and jealousy. Some said that smoke was coming out of Wang Yuanwai's ancestral grave, and some said that it was a blessing that Wang Yuanwai did not harm the village, and so on.

Mr. Fang smiled and touched Wenyi's head and said, "My son is also blessed. If he can escape such a big disaster, he will surely have a prosperous life in the future."

Wenyi said a few words of modesty and then excused himself from being too tired and went home to rest.

As soon as Wenyi arrived home, he began to count the gifts on the oxcart. He found 20 pieces of cloth, 300 copper coins, 40 pounds of salt, and a slaughtered fat sheep, which made him extremely happy.

After putting the things in the warehouse and locking them up, he took a few coins and drove the ox cart to the county seat. He wanted to buy some more daily necessities.

Star anise, pepper, cinnamon and other condiments of later generations can only be bought in drug stores. At this time, no one used them as condiments. They were all used for medicine.

I bought half a cart of iron blocks at the blacksmith shop, and also bought beef tendons, horns, saltpeter, coal and other materials, and filled a cart full of them.

In the evening, Wenyi sorted and put away all the things he bought, and took 2 pieces of cloth and sent them to Uncle Shuanzi's house. He thanked Uncle Shuanzi for helping him over the past six months and invited several villagers with good relationships with him.

Come and eat roasted whole lamb at home.

This time there is no shortage of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and the arts can also show off their skills to make a good barbecue.

Wen Yi did not have high requirements for food, but the Tang Dynasty was really short of supplies. Every time he ate, Wen Yi forced himself to eat. Now that he had finally bought all the condiments, Wen Yi could not wait to taste the taste of his previous life.

With the help of stones, a fire was raised, a rack was set up, and the marinated roast lamb was placed on the wooden rack with a string of wooden sticks. Wenyi used a homemade brush to brush the seasonings, and the stone was responsible for turning the roasted lamb.

Uncle Shuanzi brought a jar of home-brewed rice wine from home, and Mr. Fang also brought two jars.

A total of more than a dozen people were drinking and chatting around the fire. One said that Gonggong had knocked down Mount Buzhou, and the other said that the Holy One must be hoeing the ground with a golden hoe.

When he got to the roasted lamb, he stopped talking, his eyes glowing green, and he wolfed down the food in his hands while staring at the sheep on the shelf. When he saw the fast eater, he broke off another piece, and he hurriedly ate it.

He gnawed all the mutton in his hands in panic and went up to join the fight.

A fat sheep will be completely eaten in a short time.

Wen Yi had known this, so he wisely cut a leg of lamb and stoned it in half, and each of them sat on the edge and ate it slowly, smiling as he watched everyone grab the mutton.

Uncle Shuanzi licked the oil on his hands cherishingly and said to Wenyi: "Xiaoyi, you are really capable. Not only can you cure diseases, you can even make roasted lamb so delicious.

This is the best meal your uncle and I have ever had in our lives."

Mr. Fang Sanye answered: "Yes, we occasionally roast meat ourselves when we catch prey, but the taste is incomparable to what you cook! I will never be able to eat barbecue cooked by others again."

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Wenyi smiled and said: "Third Master, if you want to eat barbecue, come and greet me. What does it mean if I just help you barbecue every day?"

Mr. Fang waved his hand: "My dear, no, I'm old. I just ate two pieces and these grandsons robbed them all."

At this time Zhuzi answered: "Third uncle, don't worry. From now on, I will go up the mountain to hunt rabbits for you every day, and I will let Xiao Yichao feed you alone."

Is that okay?”

Mr. Fang laughed and scolded: "Go away, you still hunt rabbits every day, be careful when the tiger takes it away, you are the most stupid person."

Okay, it’s getting late, let’s all disperse and go home to sleep, we’ll be busy tomorrow.”
To be continued...