Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 237 The Doctor's Kindness

Ever since people started dying of illness on the other side of the river, Doctor Chen has paid special attention to this aspect.

In private, he and another doctor from Maoer Mountain often discussed things about the other side of the river.

However, neither of them had ever seen the patient, and did not know the specific circumstances under which the disease occurred, so they could not judge what kind of disease it was.

For a doctor, any disease is worth studying.

Especially for this kind of contagious disease, if we can find the corresponding treatment, it can save many people.

For a doctor, curing illnesses and saving lives, and helping the world, are the fundamental duties.

Standing idly by and ignoring the condition and the patients is going against the original intention of studying medicine.

Before, the disease had been spreading to the other side of the river. Although Doctor Chen was anxious, he could still bear it.

After all, it involves two countries and there are too many taboos to deal with, so it cannot be implemented.

But now the disease has spread here. If we don’t hurry up to study and find a treatment, more villagers may die from the disease.

In this situation, how could Doctor Chen continue to stand idly by?
So, he proposed to go to the village where the disease occurred and do his best to see what might be a solution.
After listening to what his father-in-law said, Qu Shaoyang could only sigh.

"Dad, don't say anything, let's go, I'll go with you."

What Doctor Chen said made sense. Since the disease had already spread, it was no longer realistic to continue avoiding it. We could only face it head on and find a way to treat it.

"Well, you go back first. We need to prepare some things and will be there later."

The situation is unclear at the moment, and they cannot fight an unprepared battle. They must first prepare all kinds of medicinal materials and complete all the preparatory work.

To go there rashly is pure bragging.

The young man was still hesitating. He was afraid that Qu Shaoyang and Doctor Chen would agree on the surface, but in fact, after he left, the two of them would not go to the village at all.

"I guarantee in the name of the captain of the security team that we will definitely go there, so you can rest assured."

Qu Shaoyang glared at the boy and explained patiently.

The other party also noticed that Qu Shaoyang was a little angry, so he quickly said goodbye and returned to the village to report the news.

Here, Doctor Chen and Qu Shaoyang quickly selected people and prepared medicinal materials and other things.

The specific situation of the village over there is unclear. It is not enough for Doctor Chen and Qu Shaoyang to go there alone. They need to bring more people.

But in the current situation, there is a risk of infection if you go there, so people have to go voluntarily and cannot be forced.

Finally, a dozen strong young men in the security team volunteered to follow Qu Shaoyang.

Among the servants, a few also volunteered to go over and help.

The most surprising person was Doctor He, who was the only doctor in Maoer Mountain before.

When he learned that Doctor Chen was going to lead a team to the village below Wangjiang Tower, he went straight to Doctor Chen and Qu Shaoyang, saying that he wanted to go with them and that he could use any medicinal herbs at home.

"Uncle He, my father-in-law and I are enough over there. You should stay in Maoer Mountain. We only have the two of you doctors here."

Qu Shaoyang was really touched to see Doctor He act like this, but there were only two doctors in Maoer Mountain, and they both went to Wangjiang Tower. What if something happened there?
"Shaoyang, my uncle has made up his mind. It's useless for you to persuade him.

Although my uncle's medical skills are not as good as your father's, at least he is still useful, even if I can be your father's assistant or something."

Unexpectedly, Doctor He was determined and refused to listen to anyone's advice.

In the end, Qu Shaoyang had no choice but to obey him.

So, everyone followed Doctor Chen's instructions and started moving the medicinal materials and loading them onto the truck.

Doctor Chen originally planned to reopen his clinic after the New Year, so he prepared a full range of medicinal materials at home, and in considerable quantities.

The situation over there is still unclear, so just take everything that can be used.

As for Doctor He's medicine, they will not be used for the time being. No one knows what will go wrong next. Doctor He's medicine is the last guarantee and cannot be used lightly.

"Big brother, you two, quickly take the people back to Daqinggou.

I have buried more than ten large jars in our yard, all with years marked on them. Bring back the oldest ones as soon as possible."

While directing people to transport the medicinal materials, Doctor Chen called his two sons and assigned them tasks.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Qu Shaoyang was a little confused when he heard it.

“I forgot to tell you just now that when I was in Daqinggou, I would make one or two jars of aged mustard greens stew every year.

When we moved to Kuandian, we only took away the old ones, and the rest are still buried in the yard of Daqinggou."

Doctor Chen leaned close to Qu Shaoyang's ear and whispered.

This aged mustard greens stew cannot be made successfully every time, so Doctor Chen makes it almost every year. If it succeeds, he uses it, and if it fails, he just throws it away.

“In fact, there are several jars of wine stored in the cellar of Shi’an Hall, all of which are the best.

Unfortunately, the house has been sealed, and it is unclear who it belongs to now. For now, we can only rely on the ones in Daqinggou. I hope there will be something successful in those jars."

Doctor Chen sighed. The old mustard pickle had been buried underground for ten years and could not be moved easily.

He had no idea whether it would succeed or not, so he could only take his chances.

"Dad, I thank you on behalf of the people along the Yalu River." After hearing what his father-in-law said, Qu Shaoyang didn't know what to say.

"Why thank you? Your father is a doctor. He treats patients and saves lives not for fame or money. That is the duty of a doctor."

Doctor Chen smiled and patted Qu Shaoyang on the shoulder.

"I hope that, as you said, the aged mustard greens stew is effective for this illness. That would be a blessing from our ancestors."

After everyone was ready, they drove the carriage to the small village below Wangjiang Tower.

Before even reaching the village entrance, Qu Shaoyang asked everyone to wear masks.

These masks were sewn early on by Li and the wives and mothers from the neighborhood.

There is no Western medicine doctor or Western pharmacy on this side of Maoer Mountain, so there is no access to medical gauze and cotton wool.

All we can do is cut and sew it with white cloth, and then disinfect it with high-temperature fumigation.

Li led people to do a lot of work, and this time they were all taken away by Doctor Chen and his men.

Everyone put on masks and approached the village. As soon as they entered the village, Lao Zhao, the head of the village, came out with people to greet them.

"Captain Qu, we've finally got you here. Come on, come this way."

Old Zhao and his family are not tenants of the Qu family, and he is much older than Qu Shaoyang, so it is not appropriate to call him master or shopkeeper.

If he was called Xiaoqu or Shaoyang, the relationship wouldn't be that close.

Old Zhao thought about it for a long time before he came up with this title. Qu Shaoyang is the captain of the security team, so he might as well call him Captain Qu.

Qu Shaoyang naturally didn't care about these things. "Uncle Zhao, the young man from your village came back and brought back everything I said, right? What are the arrangements in the village now?"

"Bring it, bring it.

The people who discovered that Lao Liu was dead had already found an empty house for them to move into.

Their homes were also sprayed with strong liquor and smoked with medicine bags as before.

And I also told them not to go out these days and stay at home safely."

(End of this chapter)