Phi-Fic Chapter 509: A village with almost no dysentery.
Chapter 509: A village with almost no dysentery.
This time I listened to Chu Chu's idea and walked upstream along the road along the river bank without stopping in the middle. I first went to the most upstream section where dysentery attacks started.
"Old Madam, Miss, this is called Zhang Village. Dysentery started here. But strangely enough, dysentery in this village is much less common than in other villages. Now that we take medicine, it is almost gone.
Ten miles further up it is no longer under our jurisdiction. There are two villages above that are under the direct control of Xiangzhou County, but there is no dysentery.
More than half of the original patients in Zhangcun have recovered. Since there is no dysentery and no repeated infections, some people can already go out and walk around. "
The person leading the way was still the little official who followed Chu Chu and Brother Jue yesterday. He was already familiar with the roads. It seemed that he had been out patrolling a lot during this period and was very familiar with all the villages.
This time, I was with Zimo, riding on both sides of the carriage, one on the left and one on the right, so it was quite convenient to talk.
"Let's go and have a look at the two villages under the direct control of Xiangzhou County." Chu Chu couldn't help but speak again.
In this line of work, little girls are the only ones talking, and the clerk has long been used to it: "Yes."
After finishing speaking, the clerk walked a few steps faster than them and continued to lead the way. Because the first two villages were relatively close to their Weizhou County, they would go there to understand and take a look during their usual inspections, so they were familiar with them.
As he walked, he said: "There are basically no patients in the two villages above, and many of them have already gone out to work."
Unexpectedly, before walking out of Erli, she should still be in the boundary of Zhang Village. Chu Chu shouted: "Grandma, look, someone seems to be planting things there."
Qiuli also echoed: "Indeed, I saw him waving a hoe."
Due to the participation of grandma and Granny Zhou, today in addition to Uncle Zimo and the clerk, Luo Mei also rode a horse. Chu Chu, Qiuli, grandma and Granny Zhou were all sitting in the car, but the carriage they were riding today was smaller than the original one. The carriages brought from the capital were much smaller, at most half the size of those, so traveling was convenient.
The carriage is very simple, and the weather is hot now, so there are no curtains. The scenery outside is so clear that Chu Chu's eyes can't see enough.
Following the direction of Chu Chu's finger, we saw that people were already working in the fields at the entrance of the village in front of us.
"Grandma, let's go over and take a look. All the patients can come out to work." Chu Chu's voice was very clear, and she could hear that she was obviously very happy. The others had almost the same expression.
The main reason is that during this period, except for officials and government servants, as well as their own people, basically no one else can be seen. Now it is finally possible to see farmers coming out to plow the fields. Naturally, they are excited. This also shows that the epidemic has slowly been suppressed. After going down, their contribution is not small, so they must be happy.
"Being able to come out to work means it must be pretty good. You should take a look."
Hearing what the old lady said, Zimo loudly called to the clerk in front: "Stop there in front."
"Brother Zimo, please go slowly. The younger one will go over first and say hello."
The clerk continued to walk forward. Before leaving, he told them that this was indeed the boundary of Zhang Village, and he thought they were going to enter the village.
"No need to say hello, let's just take a look." Chu Chu's words made the clerk stop. From this look, he knew that they were not necessarily going to get to know the patient.
In the field near where the farmers were working, Chu Chu asked Uncle Eleven to stop the carriage. Qiuli and Granny Zhou jumped out and immediately helped the old lady. Chu Chu then jumped out herself.
Seeing that the young lady was walking directly towards the two nearest farmers, there were still dozens of steps to go, and there was still a section of field ridge to walk. Zimo didn't wait for the old lady, and ran over to follow him in a few steps.
Qiuli was naturally not idle. Seeing that the old lady was being taken care of by Sister Luo Mei and Granny Zhou, she quickly walked up and ran to the other side of the lady.
After walking through a narrow field ridge, I saw two women working in front of me.
Getting closer, I saw a peasant woman and a young lady digging vegetable fields. The two vegetable fields next to them were also well tended, as if they had been sown with seeds.
"Are you going to grow vegetables?" This method of planting doesn't look like growing other crops.
When she saw someone coming, the eleven or twelve-year-old girl had already seen them.
It can be seen that two of them are girls younger than her, and the other tall man is also dressed exactly like the police officers who patrol during these times. Knowing that he is not a bad person, the young lady may be used to it and does not feel scared. She has already stood up straight. Look at them curiously.
When he heard the question, even the woman stood up.
The woman replied: "I couldn't go out a few days ago, and the yard at home is small. The few vegetables I planted were not enough to eat. Now I want to sow some vegetable seedlings. If the seeds are sown more densely, I can pick them up and eat them in ten or eight days." ”
The woman who answered was a woman about forty years old, with a Jiangnan accent and a soft and waxy Wu Nong accent, but they could also understand the meaning.
"Can we grow it at home?" Chu Chu was a little curious. In the past two days, the villages downstream said that they were eating rotten root vegetables originally harvested. My uncle also said that the villagers along the river sow the vegetables. The roots of the vegetable seedlings are also rotten.
This time it was the little sister who replied: "We originally had several vegetable plots in our small courtyard. My mother and I were not as sick as my father and brother. After the floods receded, we continued to plant vegetables, but time was tight. When they have grown into seedlings, they are picked up and eaten. A family of seven or eight can only eat a small handful every day, which makes everyone greedy. Now that I can go out, I want to dig more crops as soon as possible. If you have more varieties, you can still sell them. Lose."
After saying that, I felt a little embarrassed and added, "I heard that county food is expensive. If you can sell more than a dozen handfuls a day, you can still make a lot of money."
At this time, Grandma Yan and others also caught up and agreed when they heard this: "You have to hurry up. The faster you plant, the more money you can earn. When the patients can go out, there will be more people planting vegetables." It can’t be sold at a high price either.”
The peasant woman saw that the old lady had a kind face, nothing outstanding about her clothes, and she was also easy to talk to. She quickly said, "Isn't that the truth? I think I have to kick out the two boys at home tomorrow to help me dig more." There is still a lot of vegetables at home.”
Chu Chu asked again: "Are the roots of the vegetables you originally planted in the yard rotten?"
The peasant woman replied: "It's not bad! It's soaked in water. How can it be cured? My father-in-law said that the land is dirty. He is a tidy person and is also the doctor in the village. As soon as the flood recedes, he asked us to clean up the yard early. .
No rotten roots were left behind. They were all dried and burned together with the rotten grass. Then while the ashes were still hot, the ground was turned over, and all the hot grass ashes were buried in the ground. But no, so The vegetables grown by Yi Shi are much better than the original ones, and the roots are no longer rotten. "
The young lady was still a little proud and added: "This method is good. Later, my grandfather asked me to secretly go from house to house and tell the people in the village and tribe. The people in the village believed what my grandfather said. By following this method, everyone became convinced." Got fresh vegetables.”
"Did anyone from the village next door also inform them?" This time it was Qiuli who asked.
At this time, everyone feels that if there is someone in the village who has knowledge and methods, and can convince the villagers, it will really be a blessing for the village, just like how Taohua Village became what it is today because everyone believed in Mrs. Yan. The royal road.