Because they still had to wait, Manbao and the others simply chatted with the government officials and asked about the current situation in the city.
However, the government officials were very cautious and refused to say too much. The three of them could only step aside and look up at the city.
Xiazhou City is the only way for the Turks to go south. Half of its jurisdiction is grassland. About three hundred miles to the north is the Shanyu Protectorate, and in the middle is a large area of grassland and mountain forest.
Therefore, Xiazhou City has a towering city and thick gates. It is an important garrison town. Although it is not a border gate, there are many garrison troops.
After taking a closer look, they discovered that there were many soldiers walking around on the city wall, but they were not facing outside, but facing inside the city.
It seems that the situation in the city is not very good.
Just as they were thinking about it, the small door under the city wall opened and three horses galloped out. They were attracted by the silence and looked over.
Seeing the person coming, Man Bao, who was leaning on the horse, immediately stood up straight. The man also jumped off the horse and rushed over, "Miss Man, you are here -"
Man Bao reached out to support Wan Tian, who was about to kneel down, and asked: "How are Senior Brother Yang and the others?"
Wan Tian wiped his tears and said: "I'm fine, sir, it's just madam..."
Before he finished speaking, he turned sideways and said: "Miss Man, please come into the city quickly. The master and all your lords are waiting in the county government office."
Man Bao and Bai Shan looked at each other, turned around and mounted their horses without asking any more questions.
With Wanda leading the way, they entered the city smoothly. When they entered the city, they found that there was no one on the road, but there were many checkpoints on the road, guarded by soldiers.
Wan Tian took the time to verify his identity and said to Manbao Baishan: "The master has set aside several houses in the city specifically to house patients, and some who cannot be accommodated are temporarily living in wooden sheds. Anyone infected with smallpox
No one is allowed to move outside anymore."
"If a resident in the city gets sick, he or she must be isolated in the house alone, and a doctor will come to the house for consultation regularly. However, there are only thirteen doctors in the city, which is too few to take care of so many people." Wan Tian
Almost in tears, she said: "So most of the sick people have to be sent to Tongtong's house. Madam, Madam was also sent this morning."
Man Bao was startled and asked, "Is my sister-in-law infected?"
Wan Tian nodded and gritted his teeth and said: "Those people are so evil. We have taken every precaution, but we didn't expect that someone would still take advantage of them."
The group passed through three intersections before arriving at the county government office. Perhaps it was because Wanda was with them, so the soldiers guarding them just took one look at them and let them go, which was why they were so fast.
There were many people in the county government office, and there were many officials coming and going. As soon as they approached the lobby, a few people heard Yang Heshu's voice, which seemed a little hoarse, but he still gave orders one by one in an orderly manner.
As soon as Man Bao and the others appeared at the door, Yang Heshu raised his head and looked at them. He couldn't help but smile. He put down the official document in his hand and stood up. But maybe he had been sitting for too long, and his eyes blurred for a while. The smile on his face
No change, still holding the table, but paused for a while.
Just for a moment, Bai Shan and the others rushed up to support him, "Senior Brother Yang?"
The person in front of him gradually became clearer, and so did his voice. He smiled and said, "Are you here?"
The officials who were still waiting in the hall looked at them curiously.
Yang Heshu pressed Zhou Man's hand that was touching his veins, and introduced to everyone: "This is Dr. Zhou from the Imperial Hospital."
Then he pointed at Bai Shan and Bai Erlang and said: "These two are students from Chongwen Hall. They will work with us in the future. Please meet them."
The officials in the hall were startled, then overjoyed, and they all came forward to greet him, especially Zhou Man, who was extremely enthusiastic.
They had heard a lot about Zhou Man's deeds during this period. They heard that she was a famous miracle doctor in the capital. Although they had known that she was young before, they only realized that she was so young when they saw her now.
Man Bao saw that Yang Heshu was overtired and probably hungry now, so he stopped his hand and politely returned the greetings to everyone.
Yang Heshu smiled and watched them say hello, and then he asked everyone to retreat to eat, while he led Manbao and others to the backyard.
As soon as they arrived in the backyard, the smile that had always been on Yang Heshu's face dropped. He said to Wan Tian, "Take Daji and the others to settle down."
Wan Tian responded and asked Daji and the others to go down.
Bai Shan nodded to Daji, and Daji went down with two guards and asked for medical help.
The medical assistant thought for a moment and followed suit.
It was obvious that their relationship was good, and they probably had private things to say, so he would not be bothered here.
Yang Heshu sat on the chair and ordered his servants to prepare lunch. Bai Shan and the other three took off their cloaks and handed them over.
Yang Heshu said: "You guys are staying in the county government office for the time being. Did you arrive early? When will the Tai Hospital's motorcade arrive?"
Man Bao said: "If there is no accident, they will arrive in three days."
Yang Heshu breathed a sigh of relief and said to them: "There are not many medicinal materials in the county. I have tried to find ways to get them from other places, but there is also smallpox outside Xiazhou City, so what I can get is limited."
Man Bao asked: "How many people are sick in the city now?"
Yang Heshu sighed deeply and said, "There are 1,859 people registered."
In other words, there are still some who are not registered.
He said: "There are quite a few who are not registered, especially in the villages outside the city. Since the city was completely sealed off, my control over the villages outside the city has weakened. In some villages, the whole village has smallpox. I just
We can seal off the village and give them some medicine, but..."
He paused and said sadly: "There are too few doctors..."
There are really too few, and he can't force doctors to come to the epidemic area. Half of the thirteen doctors who are willing to stay in the city have come from other places.
Half of the doctors in the city were gone, let alone recruited from other places.
Man Bao said: "With so many patients, how can only a few doctors be responsible?"
"So a lot of people have died in the past few days," Yang Heshu rubbed his forehead tiredly and said, "It has been fifteen days since the city was closed. Counting the earliest case I know, it is already the thirty-eighth day.
, many patients today are at their last moments.”
"I asked people to classify the cases according to the mild, medium and severe conditions, and asked the doctors to give priority to patients with mild and moderate symptoms..." Yang Heshu told them in detail about the current situation in the county.
After the food was served, they went to wash their hands and eat together. Then he mentioned Cui, "Your sister-in-law has also been infected with smallpox. Now she has been moved to the house. Will you come with me to see her later? Or do you want to rest for a while?"
"
Seeing that his eyes were a little red, Man Bao said, "We'll go after dinner."
Yang Heshu nodded.
In five days, it was the first time to eat such delicious and appetizing food. Manbao ate two bowls of rice in a row. After finishing the meal, he asked: "Where is Brother Qi?"
Yang Heshu asked someone to take Brother Qi out.
He was already two years old, and his eyes were red from crying, probably because his mother was not around, and he was twitching when his wet nurse took him out.
Man Bao reached out to hug him, but he reached out towards his father.
Yang Heshu reached out and held him in his arms, asking Manbao to examine him.
Man Bao just felt his pulse and touched his forehead. When he saw that there was no problem, he took out the medicine bottle, poured out a pill and put it into his mouth, and asked with a smile: "Is it sweet?"
Brother Qi was so happy that he immediately forgot about his mother and responded with a crisp, "Sweet!"