Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 230: Guard against death
Qu Shaoyang and others had been away for about a month and finally returned home just before the Chinese New Year.

Lin Ruolan was happy, so she asked Xiaozhi to inform the Chen family and Qu Shaoyang and others not to cook in the evening and to come to the Liu family for dinner.

So, that night, everyone gathered at Liu's house.

Xiaozhi helped to coax the child, Li and Chen Xiuyun assisted Lin Ruolan, and they cooked a table full of delicious food. Everyone had a great time together.

"Dad, we haven't been home for a while. Is everything okay at home?"

Qu Shaoyang poured wine for Doctor Chen and Liu Dongshan and asked casually.

"Um, is there any movement on the other side of the river? Is anyone running towards this side?"

When you are away from home, who can not miss home?
Especially after learning about the situation on the other side of the river, Qu Shaoyang has been very worried, fearing that those people would sneak over here.

The relatives and friends at home were unaware of the situation. If one of them was kind enough to take them in, he or she might be infected with the disease instead.

"Oh, you know what, there seems to be an accident on the other side of the river, and I heard that people are dying one after another.

We are fine here. Didn't you tell us before we left? We can't stop patrolling at night. We must not let the people over there come and cause trouble again.

Those people in our security team are really funny. When they go out on patrol at night, they just take a big firecracker and a tube or something, put the firecracker inside and light it. The sound is very similar to that of a gunshot.

I guess the people on the other side are scared, no one dares to show off. Maybe they have too many sick and dead people to take care of them now. "

The problem on the other side of the river seems to be quite serious, and even the situation has appeared on the other side of Maoer Mountain.

"Don't worry, I have already contacted the people in our village and told them not to have any contact with the other side.

Toilets, pig pens, chicken coops, etc. are all sprinkled with lime, and mugwort and other substances are often burned to create smoke at home.

I also gave them a prescription and asked everyone to take it home and boil it as tea to drink as a preventive measure.”

Doctor Chen is a skilled doctor, so this little thing is of no difficulty to him.

Ever since he learned that something unusual was happening across the river, Doctor Chen immediately called Lao Zhou and others together and explained the seriousness of the matter to them. Everyone took active precautions.

“But this time the problem is really strange.

Normally, plagues mostly occur in summer and autumn, and rarely in winter. Who knows what's going on?"

Doctor Chen shook his head as he spoke. He didn't understand what was going on.

Qu Shaoyang didn't know the specific situation, but he vaguely guessed that it might be related to the summer floods.

After a major disaster there will be a major epidemic. This is the experience we have summarized over thousands of years, and it still makes sense.

Not to mention anything else, after the flood, the people on the other side of the river had nothing to eat, so they went into the mountains frantically to hunt and gather.

This will likely lead to a significant reduction in the natural enemies of mice and a sharp increase in the number of mice breeding.

You know, rats carry many viruses. Once rats become a disaster, who knows what the consequences will be?
"Dad, tell everyone later to pay attention to killing rats. The New Year is coming soon, so make sure nothing goes wrong."

Qu Shaoyang hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his thoughts.

In fact, on the way back, Qu Shaoyang also mentioned it to the people in those villages, asking everyone to pay attention, especially to rat extermination.

After all, mice are alive and can run. Even if people on the other side of the river can't get across, there is no guarantee that mice can't get across.

Qu Shaoyang's words reminded Doctor Chen, "Yes, why didn't I think about it in this way?
Alas, none of us have cats. I will prepare some medicine and mix it with some food and put it in the warehouse or somewhere else."

As a doctor, it is not a problem at all to prepare some rat poison.

Of course, this thing is highly toxic, so humans and animals should be careful not to ingest it by mistake.

If you have cats at home, you should not give them medicine, as you might end up killing the cat.

"Don't just chat, come on, have a drink. My dear, we were not at home this time, and it was thanks to you and your mother-in-law's help that there was no trouble at home.

Come, I'll toast you." Liu Dongshan took advantage of the time when the father-in-law and son-in-law were chatting and raised his glass to toast Doctor Chen.

Doctor Chen was not polite and raised his glass to clink glasses with Liu Dongshan.

"It's a bit too formal to say 'in-laws', we are all family.

I don't have much ability, so I can't go out to do business with you, but I can take care of the mess at home.

Come, let's have a drink, old brothers." After saying that, they both took a sip of wine.

Everyone got together, had a lively meal, and talked about the business trip.

When Doctor Chen learned that the profit from pig bristles was so high, he was also surprised.

Before, he always thought that his son was just fooling him when he said he was dealing in pig bristles. How could that thing be sold at a high price?
This time, the son-in-law personally went to confirm it, and Doctor Chen finally believed it. "Just do your business well in the future, and don't cause trouble for me."

Doctor Chen didn't say much in front of his family and just reminded his sons.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they chatted for a while before going home to rest.

The little root lock is already four months old. Qu Shaoyang was away and missed his son's centenary celebration, which was organized by Doctor Chen and his wife and Lin Ruolan.

Qu Shaoyang had been outside these days and felt very tired and exhausted. After drinking a little wine in the evening, he felt lazy.

He went home and lay on the kang, chatting with his wife and teasing his son.

As a result, not long after, before Xiao Gensuo fell asleep, Qu Shaoyang fell asleep first, snoring loudly.

Seeing this, Chen Xiuyun couldn't help but feel distressed. He must be exhausted.

So Chen Xiuyun quietly took the quilt and covered Qu Shaoyang with it, then picked up her son, changed his diaper, fed him, and coaxed him to sleep.

After her son fell asleep, Chen Xiuyun blew out the oil lamp, got into bed, and lay down next to Qu Shaoyang.

Almost as soon as Chen Xiuyun lay down, Qu Shaoyang reached out his hand and hugged his wife in his arms.

The couple snuggled up to each other and soon fell asleep.

The next day after returning home, Qu Shaoyang asked someone to spread the news that they had a batch of goods coming in from Yingkou. These were things that were not available locally. If anyone needed them, they could come and have a look.

The goods were placed in an empty room in the outer courtyard, and the servants temporarily nailed up a few shelves and used them as a counter.

Qu Shaoyang and his friends came back a little late, but in fact most families had already bought New Year's goods.

But everyone was curious, and when they heard that the goods were shipped back from Yingkou, many of them believed it and came to watch the fun.

It's no big deal to take a look, I found some really good stuff.

The foreign cloth was woven by machines, densely, in a wide width, with bright colors, and cheaper than local cloth.

Many people were tempted and quickly bought some to take home. They were great for making clothes, quilt covers, etc.

There are also porcelains, such as fine porcelain bowls, plates, teapots, teacups, etc., which are made extremely exquisitely.

It's Chinese New Year, who doesn't buy some chopsticks and bowls? So I picked up a lot of them.

Matches are also good, easy to light, much better than flint and steel, just a touch and it works. This thing is not expensive, buy two packs.

That foreign soap is also very good. It can wash clothes cleanly and is not as troublesome as using wood ash water. If you soak the clothes for a short time, no ash will be produced. But if you soak the clothes for a long time, the clothes will be easily burned.

It’s the New Year and I have a lot of things to wash, so I bought two to try.

(End of this chapter)