eurekapd Chapter 248 Delivering Medicine
Chapter 248 Delivering Medicine
Yuan Qi was eager to try, more out of curiosity: "I've only heard people mention it before, but never seen it. Those roofs don't look like those huts in the countryside, but I don't know what materials they are made of."
"Hmm..." Zhou Chang hesitated. This was probably a common problem for rich girls, but he couldn't go on an adventurous day trip just out of curiosity.
Lu Ju also gently pulled her young lady from behind: "Miss, let's not get too close. I heard that the plague is very evil. You can be infected as long as you get close. Miss..."
"It doesn't matter. If His Highness Prince Yi can go, why can't I? Besides, I'm just taking a look from the outside. If you're scared, don't follow me." Yuan Qi didn't care at all and said to Zhou Chang, "Your Highness Prince Yi, Mi Nu will go over and take a look. She will never cause any trouble to Your Highness."
Zhou Chang had no other choice. Anyway, he already had a prescription, so there was nothing to be afraid of. He also said, "Then I'll take Miss Yuan over to have a look."
Yuan Qi did not refuse, and nodded with a faint smile: "Then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."
Zhou Chang made a "please" gesture.
The two men walked forward, but they found that the refugees and beggars in the blockaded area had not yet dispersed. Apparently, some people had seen the situation here, and word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, so they all stayed back to wait for medicine.
The woman from the Zhang family was still sitting on the ground. Although there was no snow on the ground, it was winter after all and it was not very cold. Zhou Chang couldn't help but frown when he saw her.
Yuan Qi lost interest after taking a few glances, and also noticed the person on the ground: "What happened to her?"
"Nothing, just a little bit short of medicine." Zhou Chang didn't want to talk more about Mr. Zhang's family. "But the medicine you sent is timely relief. I'll send it to them later."
"Hmm..." Yuan Qi said "hmm" lightly and looked away again.
The people queuing behind the fence were of all kinds and in all kinds of situations, but they all had one thing in common: their faces looked sick and their eyes were full of despair and fear.
"There's actually nothing to see here. After all, they're all just miserable people." Zhou Chang said this in the hope that Yuan Qi would satisfy his curiosity and leave quickly. After all, staying in a place like this for any longer would increase the risk of contracting a disease.
Yuan Qi stood still for a while, then suddenly sighed softly, "Originally, there were many floods in the south of Peishui, and the same is true for Danlu. After the flood, there was often a plague. When I was young, I could see refugees everywhere every year. People who died of the plague had nowhere to be buried, so they were piled up into a mountain of corpses and burned. At that time, I heard people say that Jindu was a treasure land where the imperial energy gathered, the people were prosperous, the climate had four distinct seasons, there were never floods, and therefore there were few plagues. I was very envious at that time. I have indeed not encountered the plague in the past few years since I came to Jindu. I didn't expect to see it today. No matter north or south, misfortune is the same, there is no difference."
"I didn't expect Miss Yuan to..." Zhou Chang didn't know how to respond.
She had previously misunderstood Yuan Qi as being curious, but it turned out that he was much more knowledgeable than her.
Before this, Prince Yi had lost consciousness and passed out when he saw the mountains of corpses and seas of bones, but Yuan Qi, a person as bright and clear as the moon, had been accustomed to seeing such scenes since he was a child.
Yuan Qi stared at her for a long time with rippling lights in his eyes. He said nothing more after he finished speaking, but no one knew what he was thinking.
The two of them stood in silence for a long time, facing the golden afterglow of the setting sun.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhong Yu came in quickly, holding two small packages of herbs in his hands. He first reported to Zhou Chang, "Your Highness, this is great. These herbs can all be used. I will pack one package for Sister-in-law Zhang and ask her to take the child back."
"Okay, give it to her quickly." Zhou Chang's eyes fell on the medicine bag in Zhong Yu's hand, and he was surprised, "Why are these two medicine bags so small? You can give them more."
"Not right, not right, Your Highness, we can't set this precedent." Zhong Yu shook his head. "Medicine is in short supply now, so this pack is distributed based on one person's daily dose, and no one should be exempted. Zhang's sister-in-law is fine, only the two children are sick, so the amount of medicine needed is halved as appropriate. Two small packs are enough for two children for one day."
Zhong Yu had always been fair, so Zhou Chang wanted to follow his lead: "Sir, you are right. It should be so. Give it to her right away. Why bother sitting on the ground in the snow?"
"Yes." Zhong Yu turned around and handed the packet in his hand to the Zhang family's wife through the fence, and reminded her, "Take it back and boil it for the child. Three bowls of water for one bowl of medicine. Pour the black powder from the small medicine packet into the pot half an incense stick before the medicine is ready. Don't forget, otherwise the soup will lose its healing effect."
"Thank you, thank you..." Mrs. Zhang was exhausted and dazed, but she did not forget to express her gratitude. She took the medicine bag and left with the child.
When the people queuing behind saw that Mrs. Zhang had received the medicine packet, they became dissatisfied and started to make a commotion.
Prince Yi was here, so the servants and doctors had to surround him to explain the situation. They also had to wait for at least another hour for the medicinal materials to be packaged and distributed immediately.
Zhong Yugeng did not forget to instruct others to teach the people how to prepare the medicine when distributing it.
Seeing that the shortage of medicine had been temporarily alleviated, Zhou Chang turned around and was about to ask Yuan Qi to leave. Suddenly, Prince Yi's consciousness emerged again, so he took the opportunity to tell Zhong Yu: "Sir, please pack another bag of medicine and take it to the carriage."
"Yes." He immediately understood the purpose, agreed, and walked away quickly.
Zhou Chang turned around and said to Yuan Qi, "Miss Yuan, the herbs have been handed over, and we should all go back."
"Okay." Yuan Qi agreed.
Zhou Chang escorted Yuan Qi to the ebony carriage and stopped: "Miss Yuan, please wait a moment."
"Hmm?" Yuan Qi still didn't understand what he meant.
It just so happened that Zhong Yu came back with another package of medicine.
Zhou Chang took it from Zhong Yu and handed it to Yuan Qi: "Take this packet of medicine back and follow the method I just mentioned. Boil it and drink it at night as a preventive measure."
Yuan Qi subconsciously refused.
Zhong Yu bowed and said, "Miss Yuan's donation of medicinal herbs is truly a great deed. A small package of herbs is nothing compared to this. Please accept it."
"Mr. Zhong, you are too kind. You don't have to worry. More herbs will be delivered in the next few days." Yuan Qi smiled, took the medicine package from Zhou Chang, and bowed to her, "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yi."
"Ah, you're welcome." Zhou Chang was surprised. Medicinal materials were in such short supply right now and the imperial court had no solution, but the Yuan family actually still had a way to get them.
Yuan Qi saw through Zhou Chang's thoughts and smiled: "Your Highness Prince Yi forgot that he had asked us to cut off the supply of medicinal materials from the Shen Kingdom before. Those medicinal materials will be returned soon."
Zhou Chang suddenly understood, bowed and gave a thumbs up.
Afterwards, Yuan Qi said goodbye.
Zhou Chang saw them off and took another look around. Seeing that the distribution of medicinal materials was gradually returning to order, he forcibly dragged Zhong Yu and Gao Yuan back to the palace.