The snow disaster that Shushan Town encountered resulted in countless deaths from freezing and smashing. It was the most serious one since the founding of the Liangyan Dynasty.
It is said that in a village at the foot of Linshan, only less than 20% of the original villagers survived. Many old people and children died miserably. Even those who survived by chance had their arms and legs frozen, which is sad.
Lack of food, lack of medicine, lack of doctors...
The county government immediately sent people over, and the county magistrate Pan Yongzhang even rushed to the places where the disaster was most severe. Things like Wanghe Village were not even included in the list.
As a well-known scholar in the Liang Yan Dynasty, Pang Lao knew that he could not stand by and watch the situation, so he spent two thousand grains of silver from his own pocket and asked Li Hui to help buy food, cloth, and medicine. He sent things in batches, and Cheng Xue was responsible for the medicinal materials.
Deliver it in person.
All the injured victims were placed in the Taoist temple behind Yujiatun. Cheng Xue was not unfamiliar with this place. After collecting enough medicinal materials, she asked Tiandong to drive her there, taking her there with her New Year's goods for Yujiatun. After the New Year, they plan to leave on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. This year they will spend the New Year at home and will not go to Yujiatun.
When she arrived at Yujiatun, Cheng Xue first unloaded her things to the Yu family. No matter how much the Yu family tried to persuade her to stay, she did not stay for a moment longer.
"Forget it, uncle, aunt, the Taoist temple needs medicinal materials. I have to send them there as soon as possible to help. I must insist on supplying vegetables. When it snows, I will hire someone to clean them. Don't be afraid of spending money. You can sell them to us for the money to clear the snow.
Compared to the cost of food..."
Before he finished speaking, Yu Chang nodded in response:
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will settle the account."
Sweeping the snow once costs at most one hundred cents, but the profit from delivering several carts of vegetables is definitely more than one hundred cents.
Seeing that he knew what he knew, Cheng Xue smiled and waved, got in the car and left.
The road leading to the Taoist temple has been repaired, so it is fairly flat. Most of the medicines I brought were mainly for injuries caused by bruises, and I also bought a lot of herbal medicines for colds and colds.
The Taoist temple has always been popular, but recently due to heavy snow and road closures, few people come. Because of this, the injured victims will settle here.
When several Taoist boys heard Tiandong announcing his home, they hurriedly opened the door and helped move things into the temple.
The Taoist priest came over after hearing the news. After the two briefly introduced themselves, Cheng Xue took the initiative to ask for help. She didn't want to let go of such a good opportunity for medical treatment and accumulation. There happened to be a shortage of people here, so the Taoist priest took her to find the doctor in charge here.
,Explain the situation.
The doctor's surname was Jia. A grateful Cheng Xue bowed her hands and said:
"Young lady's compassionate heart is really an honor for us. Let's not say it's false. Those with yellow belts over there are all cold patients. You diagnose the pulse and prescribe medicine. First, remove the fever and relieve the cough."
"Okay." Cheng Xue responded and carried the medicine box over.
Before going out, Li Hui called her to hand over the medicine box. Unexpectedly, she actually used it. He checked the pulse one by one, then made a record, then grabbed medicine, boiled it, and poured medicine one by one according to the lesions recorded in the book. There are many kinds of colds, including coughs.
There are many types, but as long as several people have the same type, one prescription will suffice.
Being so busy all the time made her suddenly have the illusion that she had returned to a modern working place.
By the time she left the Taoist temple that day, it was already the end of Shenshi.
Just as he was about to get in the car, Jia Langzhong came over and asked:
"Can you come back tomorrow, little lady?"
"I want to come over." Cheng Xue replied, and then asked sheepishly, "Do you need it?"
Jia Langzhong couldn't help but nod, "If you need it, the lady can come directly tomorrow, so your work won't be in vain. The county government promised to give one hundred pence a day to the doctor who comes here to treat us, and we will take care of everything we eat and drink."
Live."
"I can't live here." Cheng Xue shook her head without thinking, "I have children and elderly people at home, so I have to go back at night. In this way, I will come after breakfast, and then go back at this time. I can also bring another native doctor here.
, they are also from our village, they all learned from medical books themselves, do you need them?"
"If you need it, if you need it, just come. You can see the situation here, there is really a shortage of manpower."
"Okay, we'll come together tomorrow." Cheng Xue agreed.
When Tiandong saw that they had finished talking, he raised his whip and drove away. When he arrived at Wanghe Village, Cheng Xue was not in a hurry to go home. Instead, he went to Dong's house to find Dong Lisong and told him about the lack of medical treatment.
"...Uncle Dong will look at the situation. If you want to go, come with me tomorrow. If you don't want to, just pretend I didn't say anything."
"Go, why don't you go? One hundred cents a day is quite a lot." Dong Lisong nodded hurriedly, and then asked worriedly, "Is it possible? My skills are limited."
"It's ok. Most of them are colds and coughs. I see a doctor in the village. I'll see a doctor when I get there. It's fine."
"Okay, that's okay. I'll wait for you at the intersection early tomorrow morning."
"It's not too early. Let's go after breakfast. There is food there at noon and at night."
"Okay, okay. Thank you, girl, I think of you for everything!"
This is a great thing. It costs one hundred cents a day. It doesn’t cost much. If you work for ten days, you can have a prosperous year this year.
He couldn't help but say thank you and sent Cheng Xue out of the yard, then returned to the house to explain to his son and daughter-in-law what happened after they went out for medical treatment tomorrow. The main reason was that he was worried about his granddaughter. Since Da Yuan was born, except for his daughter-in-law's breastfeeding, he has been the one to take care of her at other times.
,Don’t lie to others.
Mrs. Xu was grateful for her father-in-law's efforts and asked tentatively:
"Dad, do you have to go? Our family actually has enough money, so you don't need to go out to see a doctor."
Although Dong Cheng didn't say anything, his attitude was similar to that of his wife. They didn't want their father to be so tired. After the separation, Dong Lisong was either collecting medicines, seeing doctors, or running the house. It was agreed at the beginning that all the money would be under the control of the Xu family, and the old man also said that
She has always done it. But Mrs. Xu doesn’t care about money. What she cares about is that her father-in-law is not so tired.
Dong Lisong felt warm in his heart when he heard what she said. He smiled and shook his head:
"It's just a doctor's visit. It won't be too tiring. Besides, Huizi's wife has a carriage to pick her up and deliver her, and she will take care of the meals at noon. It's very good. Ms. Zhuzhu, ask your mother to come over tomorrow to help take care of the area. It's hard for you to get better.
, don’t be exhausted.”
Seeing that her father-in-law had made up her mind, Ms. Xu no longer tried to persuade her. She nodded and urged her husband to go back to the house to rest. She was going to cook a good meal for her father-in-law tomorrow morning.
This is physical work, so you must not be careless about eating.
As usual, Dong Cheng went to the next room to check on his two sons before going to bed. He was overjoyed when he saw that they were both reading seriously. Nianzi was now following Li Zhong steadily, and even though he could still make a name for himself, he still hoped that his son could
Study.
Hope that your children will become successful is the mood of every father or mother. He is willing to live up to his children's expectations even if he is tired and vomits blood.
After instructing the two children to hang the door, they returned to the west room with peace of mind, took off their shoes and got on the kang.
"Dad, I don't plan to let my mother come over. The workshop has not been easy recently."
"It's okay. I'll take leave from the forestry farm tomorrow. The New Year won't be over, so I can concentrate on being with you and Sister Yuan."