Chapter 11 terrible plague

In ancient China, ordinary people were not afraid of minor diseases and disasters. What really frightened people was the large-scale epidemic of plague. Due to the limited sanitary conditions of the ancients, for example, people's drinking water often came from river water or public well water, and there were relatively big problems in food hygiene and garbage discharge.Therefore, once the plague comes, it will sweep across the land, causing thousands of people to be infected, and there will be thousands of miles of corpses, and there will be dead people in every household. In the spring of the year when Li Dongyuan first arrived in Jiyuan, a plague swept the northern land.

In the spring of that year, the heat came a little earlier and the climate was dry. In April of the lunar calendar, many patients with similar symptoms appeared. The initial feeling of these people is somewhat similar to that of a common cold. They feel cold and have no strength. However, the situation soon changed from the common cold. It turned out that the heads and faces of these people began to swell, so swollen that it was almost difficult to open their eyes, and their heads appeared larger than usual. The throat is also inflamed, it feels very painful, the voice of speaking is hoarse, and there is a sense of obstruction when panting.

Symptoms then deteriorated rapidly, and many died not long after. At the beginning, people didn't notice the horror of this disease. When others were sick, they would go to visit them. As a result, I also developed similar symptoms immediately after I came back, and it was useless to see a doctor. After a few days, I also died. At this time, everyone realized: Oh my God, this is the plague! So the doors of each family began to be closed tightly, and they dared not come into contact with others easily. But it was too late, the plague had already begun to rage, almost to the point of being out of control.

People quickly gave this plague a vivid name: Datoutianxing——Datou plague. Imagine the scene at that time. During the day, the hot wind blows dust across the street. The street is sparsely populated. Occasionally, there are funeral homes. The sparse funeral procession supports the old and the young, throwing paper money under the scorching sun. At night, the weather became still cold, crows croaked in the trees, the streets were empty, and we could hear the cries from the houses. What about the doctors? The doctors are in a hurry at the moment, and the patients keep calling, but the doctor has nothing to do. He holds the prescription book in his hand, flips back and forth, and keeps muttering in his heart: What kind of disease is this?Why are these symptoms not recorded in the book?

There is no way, there is no record in the book, what to do, then try to cure it randomly! So various methods were adopted, such as how to play, how to solve the table, but in short, it didn't work. In the end the patient died. The family members of the patient still understood the doctor very well: Forget it, this is too severe a plague, and it has nothing to do with you, sir, so don’t feel sorry for it, come here, this is your consultation fee. What about Li Dongyuan?What is Li Dongyuan doing now? Dong Yuan, have you seen it all?Have you seen the horror of these people? Li Dongyuan: "I saw it."

Can you be indifferent?Don't you see that the kids next door have lost their mothers? Li Dongyuan: "How could I not see it! How could I not know their pain?! Can I forget the scene when my mother left me?! My heart is as painful as those children!" Then why don't you make a move!What are you waiting for? Li Dongyuan: "Can I guarantee that I can save them if I take a shot? If I miss, wouldn't I become the same quack doctor as the person who killed my mother? Then I will suffer even more for the rest of my life!" But don't you see that people are dying all the time?

Li Dongyuan: "I know all this! But I am really conflicted in my heart. Am I really sure about the treatment? Am I really sure?"