Chapter 257 The world is hot and cold
When Sun Simiao saw the excited villagers, he first helped up the most respected old man in the village. The old man looked older than Sun Simiao.
"Zhengren Sun, you want to save us." The old man said in tears. After all, the smallpox is so terrible that the old man has seen it. The corpses that have already become festered and smelly in the distance of the village are the best proof.
"Oh, everyone get up and talk first. This time, the old Taoist has brought ways to prevent smallpox." Sun Simiao said.
Although Sun Simiao is now an official, his lifelong wandering among the people brings not only honor, but also the trust of the people. This kind of unconditional trust is something that no king can do.
Under Sun Simiao's arrangement, the villagers were stabbed by a knife with pus from vaccinia virus on their arm, and then stood aside and listened to Sun Simiao's arrangement.
"Is there anyone else who has not been cut? Everyone is dissatisfied with that. Even Your Majesty wants to use this knife. This is a way to resist smallpox, so don't be afraid. The people of Chang'an City have been asked by Your Majesty, and everyone will use this knife tomorrow." Sun Simiao said.
When the villagers heard Sun Simiao say this, they all looked at me, and I looked at you, shook their heads, indicating that there was no one in their home.
Zhang Nan looked at the people who were covering their arms and suddenly found a little girl in the crowd who wanted to speak, but she stopped talking. Zhang Nan took a few steps, came to the little girl and asked, "What's your name?"
The little girl seemed to have some life, but when she saw Zhang Nan coming with the white-bearded grandfather, Sun Simiao, the little girl still said with courage.
"My name is Wanhui." The little girl looked at Zhang Nan timidly and said.
"Wanhui, it's such a nice name. The eldest brother just saw that you had something to say, right?" Zhang Nan touched the little girl's head and said.
The little girl looked at the people around her, looked at Zhang Nan again, nodded and said, "Yes, the old man just said if there is anyone else who has not been cut, and Wanhui's parents have not."
When the villagers heard Wanhui say this, their faces suddenly showed an unhappy expression.
"Then tell your brother, where is your parents?" Zhang Nan asked.
"My parents were driven to the mountains by the uncles in the village." Wanhui said.
When Zhang Nan heard this, he knew what it meant. Wanhui's parents must have been infected by smallpox and were driven into the mountains by people in the village to fend for themselves. Although this method is cruel, Zhang Nan can understand it. After all, it is normal for humans to get infected with a strong infectious disease like smallpox and be isolated.
"My friend, is your method useful for patients who have been infected with smallpox?" Sun Simiao walked to Zhang Nan and asked. After all, some people were just suspected of being infected with smallpox, but they are not sure. The people in the village treated those villagers who were suspected of being infected with smallpox with the idea that they would rather kill by mistake than let go.
"This, I really don't know if this is useful to people who have suffered from smallpox, but we can give it a try." Zhang Nan scratched his head and said.
"Then try it out. It's better than doing nothing. After all, this is a matter of life." After Sun Simiao finished speaking, he turned to the village in the village and said, "Liu Cunzheng, I don't know where you have driven the villagers who suffer from smallpox."
"I'm not hiding this from Zhenren Sun. These people have been driven to the back mountain to fend for themselves." Liu Cunzheng said.
"Take me to the back mountain and catch this cow by the way. The old Taoist wants to try it for these people." Sun Simiao said.
When Liu Cun heard Sun Simiao say this, he immediately looked embarrassed.
"Oh? Do you know what's wrong?" Sun Simiao asked, looking at Liu Cunzheng, who looked constipated.
"It's better not to go Sun Zhenren. These people have already suffered from smallpox, and they have been to the back mountain for a few days. I guess they are dead. They have run away. Sun Zhenren should not come with effort." Liu Cunzheng gave an unreliable answer.
Zhang Nan saw Liu Cunzheng's appearance and felt a little uneasy, so he said, "No matter what, it's always good to go and see it. What if some villagers just don't leave at the foot of the mountain? Isn't this how you can save one more person?"
"That's right, Liucun is leading the way, the old man wants to go and have a look." Sun Simiao also insisted.
"This..." Liu Cunzheng still looked constipated. When Zhang Nan saw Liu Cunzheng like this, he knew that things must be not simple, so he said, "Liu Cunzheng should lead the way quickly. I want to see people alive and corpses when I die."
And this village official who was used to being a local emperor in the village saw that Zhang Nan was even more arrogant than himself, so he said, "You are a little medicine boy, how can you speak here? What does it have to do with me talking to Sun Zhenren?"
Zhang Nan was amused by this village. Because Zhang Nan was not wearing official uniforms and was young, it was not surprising that she was mistaken for Sun Simiao's medicine boy. After all, the apprentices Sun Simiao brought with him were all young people like Zhang Nan.
"I'm not good at ease, I'm just a little medicine boy. Liu Cun is not going to lead the way quickly." Zhang Nan said with a smile.
"Hmph, I can't lead the way. If Sun Zhenren wants to go, then go by yourself." After Liu Cunzheng finished speaking, he turned his head and left directly. Even Sun Simiao, who had saved the village, ignored it and left directly.
Sun Simiao was shocked, and Zhang Nan was shocked too. There were such people in this world. Is the world already so cold? Zhang Nan shouted in his heart.
Just when Zhang Nan was shocked, she felt her sleeve being pulled. Zhang Nan turned around and found that Wanhui was pulling her sleeve.
"Wanhui can take the eldest brother and grandpa to the back mountain, but the eldest brother and grandpa want to promise Wanhui that they will save Wanhui's parents." Wanhui looked at Zhang Nan with her big eyes and said.
Zhang Nan touched Wanhui's head and agreed. Then the three of them rode the ox cart to the back mountain together.
When he arrived at the back mountain, Zhang Nan found that it was completely different from what he thought. Zhang Nan originally thought that the villagers who were driven to the back mountain would not disperse, but when he arrived at the back mountain, Zhang Nan found that there was no villager here at all.
Wanhui took Zhang Nan and Sun Simiao into the mountain, but after walking along the mountain road for a long time, Zhang Nan didn't even notice a ghost.
While walking, Wanhui, for some reason, came directly to a small open space, squatted on the ground and said that she would not leave. Zhang Nan saw Wanhui's strange appearance, so she went up to check with Sun Simiao.
Chapter completed!