Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

Making soap sounds complicated, but it can actually be done in just one morning. After hurriedly finishing her lunch, Liu Rusi couldn't stop running to the epidemic area in the town.

Since Liu Rusi came yesterday, Hemiao Town has been under a third-level lockdown. Entire households suffering from plague or diagnosed as carrying the disease but not yet developing the disease are not allowed to go out. All people in the epidemic area are not allowed to leave the block, and then the residents of the entire town are not allowed to go out.

Probably because the lockdown had just happened yesterday and everyone hadn’t reacted yet, today some people are already complaining, especially those living in the second-level lockdown epidemic areas, who are cursing: “Whose brain is broken to come up with this stupid idea?! I sent my kitchen knife to Zhendong for sharpening yesterday, and I have to get it back today! What will my family use to cut vegetables!”

"You can still deal with that! My vegetable garden is outside the town! What can I eat if I can't go out?" An auntie stamped her feet in anxiety.

All I can say is that fortunately the terrain of Hemiao Town is slightly higher, and the flood did not submerge and destroy the houses in the town. Therefore, the residents of the town have stored food and do not starve.

Of course, Chu Shiyu also arranged for people to transport a batch of relief grain, which was sold in the town at the official price of three cents per pound of rice. Several people pushed carts and traded limited quantities door to door every day. People could choose not to buy, but if they did, they would definitely have some.

Liu Rusi seemed not to realize that she was the one being scolded. She walked over shamelessly and asked in a friendly tone, "Aunties, have you received any masks at home?"

Seeing them all dressed up in full “armor”, several women immediately shut up and went back to their homes. One of them whispered but Liu Rusi heard, “The troublemaker lady is here! Don’t go out today, or you’ll be dragged out and beaten…”

Raising her hand and pressing Chu Shiyu next to her, Liu Rusi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. If her presence could reduce the number of residents going out for social activities, then she would just treat her as a troublemaker.

When they arrived at the outdoor medical tent set up by the doctors, several doctors were taking a lunch break and discussing the patient's condition. Doctor Ma and two doctors stood up and saluted Prince Duan.

Li Chunfu sat still and said jokingly, "Hey, you're here, troublemaker? Just in time, tell me what's up with all this outfit? It's so hot, even if you're not sick, you'll get a fever!"

Reaching out to hold Chu Shiyu down again, Liu Rusi bowed slightly and said, "Teacher Li is right, but sometimes we need to choose the lesser of two evils. Compared with heatstroke, I think plague is more serious. What do you think?"

"Humph! That goes without saying. Historical records show that the plague ravaged countless villages and wiped out families! What I'm asking is whether these are useful! If they are useless, wouldn't it be torturing people in vain?" Li Chunfu still had doubts, but his tone was not as bad as it was at the beginning of yesterday.

Liu Rusi paused for a moment and said with embarrassment: "At the moment, I cannot prove whether these methods are effective. In fact, these are not foolproof measures. Yesterday, I said that the epidemic originated from dead air and was spread by dead air. Since it is air, it is impossible for living beings who can breathe to completely stop it."

"Why did you deliberately let us suffer this..." Before Li Chunfu could finish his words, he saw that they were all dressed up in full suits, so he asked, "Do you really think these are useful?"

"Everything is better than nothing, and when added together, it should be effective. The purpose of practicing medicine is to save lives. If I can add some chips, I will do my best." Liu Rusi said what she thought from the bottom of her heart.

Every time she came to this world to treat injuries and save lives, she was not sure that it would be effective, and she just tried her best to do what she could. Maybe she was lucky, and now she has achieved good results, especially the smallpox of Yue Qianzhang's family. She herself couldn't believe it, all three of them were fine!

"Tsk, you are such a silver tongue..." Li Chunfu said sarcastically, and then asked in a negotiating tone: "Forget about the robe and mask, but can you take off the veil? It's hard to concentrate when you're diagnosing someone's pulse when there's something blocking your eyes!"

Liu Rusi apologized, "It's best to wear it. The veil can block the droplets from the patient's cough and reduce the chance of death energy entering the body through the eyes."

"According to what you said, dead air is air, and eyes cannot breathe, so how can it enter the human body through the eyes?" Li Chunfu questioned angrily.

Liu Rusi thought for a moment and asked seriously, "Has Teacher Li ever cried?"

"what?"

"If Teacher Li has cried before, she would know that tears and sneeze usually flow together. This is because the tear ducts in the eyes are connected to the nasal cavity. The eyes are connected to the nose, and the nose is connected to the mouth. Although the saying of dead air is not as simple as this, it is enough to show that the eyes also need to be protected..."

As Liu Rusi was talking, she saw Li Chunfu touching his eyes while thinking. She hurriedly said, "Teacher Li, please don't rub your eyes! If you must rub them, please wash your hands carefully before rubbing them!"

Li Chunfu put his hand down and cursed with gritted teeth: "What a troublemaker!"

And when the afternoon treatment began, Liu Rusi proved with her own actions that she was a real troublemaker.

"Teacher Ma, please use disinfectant to remove the dead air!" Doctor Ma, who had just come out of the home of a patient who had never been ill, saw Liu Rusi coming over with a small porcelain bottle. Soap cannot be used for the time being, and alcohol is a better substitute - but it is also more irritating.

Doctor Ma endured the pungent smell and cooperated by stretching out his palm to receive a small handful of alcohol. He then carefully disinfected his palm to wrist according to her instructions.

Disinfection, changing veils and gowns, disinfection again, changing masks, washing hands with cold water. As soon as Dr. Ma patiently completed the long process, Liu Rusi immediately ran to Li Chunfu who came out of another household and called out eagerly, "Teacher Li, please disinfect and change your clothes!"

"What a troublemaker! This is the third time!" Li Chunfu jumped up and down!

Chu Shiyu watched coldly in the medical shed, opening the wax seal that had been sealed just a few days ago for Liu Rusi. He no longer needed her to press it, although he still couldn't understand why she could still be kind to someone who kept speaking ill of her.

Li Chunfu also completed the process, with an indignant look on his face, and then went to the next household.

Since no doctor came out for the time being, Liu Rusi returned to the medical tent and disinfected her hands carefully. Chu Shiyu brought some cold boiled water and helped her wash them after she finished disinfecting.

Hearing her sigh, Chu Shiyu raised his eyebrows and asked, "But have you finally let out your resentment about being scolded?"

Liu Rusi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook her head, saying, "Why would I feel resentful for being scolded for nothing? I just lament that many things cannot be forced... If everyone could be like Teacher Li and do what they are told after being scolded, then I would rather listen to more scolding."

Chu Shiyu lowered his eyes slightly, and then asked speculatively: "But what about those residents who still don't wear masks when they go out? If so, I can order that those who don't wear masks are not allowed to go out."

It's not just this, but whether this measure should be implemented is also a problem... The townspeople already have many complaints. If we continue to restrict their freedom step by step, who knows if it will cause confrontation, which may not be worth the loss...

Liu Rusi was weighing the pros and cons when a doctor named He hurried out from among the patients.

With the faint sound of crying and shouting from behind, Doctor He said in a deep voice: "The seriously ill patient in this household has died."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Liu Rusi stepped forward more eagerly and asked Doctor He to disinfect and change her clothes.

While doing what she was becoming familiar with, she asked in a deep voice, "Is there anyone else sick in this household?"

"There are still two people who are sick, and one person is sick but has not developed the disease." Doctor He did not think that the disinfection process was cumbersome. Instead, this long process gave him time to relax and digest the bad news he had just received.

It is impossible for doctors to be careless, especially those who responded to the call voluntarily. They all have compassion in their hearts, but they are used to life and death, and they will get over it after digesting it a little.

Just as Doctor He was about to take off his veil, a young man with sickly red eyes and pale lips suddenly ran out from behind him!

Liu Rusi hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't take off your hat yet!"

The young man looked dazed and anxious. He fell to his knees and grabbed the doctor's robe with both hands. He tilted his head back to reveal one side of his swollen neck. He pleaded sadly, "My mother died of illness. If we bury her hastily, I'm afraid she won't be able to rest in peace. I beg you to show mercy and allow me to keep the body for three days! Invite a few brothers and sisters to see her for the last time, and then we can hold the funeral!"

Liu Rusi kept saying that it was not possible, but it was stuck in her throat. Doctor He said solemnly, "We really can't stop the funeral! People who died of the epidemic are most likely to spread the disease. Not to mention the two healthy people in your family, how many lives will be at stake if we call in relatives and friends?"

Before the young man could answer, Chu Shiyu came running over, pulling Liu Rusi back and shouting at the young man, "Go in!"

The young man was frightened and trembled, but did not go in. He just looked at Chu Shiyu blankly for a while, and then at the doctor...

In such a situation, Liu Rusi didn't know whether Chu Shiyu's attitude was right or not. The filial piety of kneeling down to feed the mother should not be treated badly. But the sick young man ran out like this, disregarding the safety of the people outside!

Liu Rusi took a few steps back and pulled Chu Shiyu to calm him down. She said softly, "Let go of Teacher He first, go back to the room, and then talk properly, okay?"

"No! At least let us who are infected keep vigil, otherwise I won't let go until you agree!" After weighing the pros and cons, the young man excitedly grabbed the burqa even harder!

Doctor He was at a loss for a moment and could only look to Prince Duan and his entourage for help.

The guards on standby were about to step forward and drag the man in. Liu Rusi once again told Chu Shiyu not to rush! Not for the young man, but for the guards. If they acted in such a tense state, if the patient went crazy and bit them, it would be a disaster!

"Do you have children?!" Liu Rusi asked sternly.

The young man was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"If you die of an epidemic in a few days! You know that your corpse will make your children more likely to die of illness, would you want your children to stay with you and keep vigil for you?!" Liu Rusi made an extremely cruel assumption, but everyone knew that this was not nonsense.

The bravado on the young man's face gradually collapsed, his sickly red eyes became even redder, tears welled up in his eyes, but he could not make a sound.

Liu Rusi added: "I have a child too. If it's me who dies, I just hope the body can be taken out as soon as possible! Burn it, bury it, it doesn't matter, just don't let my child get hurt!"

Chu Shiyu immediately held her hand tightly, squeezing it until it hurt!

She didn't have time to argue with him now, so she endured the pain and said softly, "You are so filial to your mother, I think she must love you very much, and she should think the same as me..."

With his other hand, he twisted Chu Shiyu's hand hard, loosening his clenched hand. Liu Rusi sighed and said, "If the sick person has the conditions, it is best not to live together. Otherwise, if one person is about to recover, the other person will pass on the disease to him. If this happens repeatedly, the person who could have lived may die of illness."

"The dead are even more serious for the sick... If you don't want to live in your family, then stay by the coffin! But I'd like to say in advance that for the sake of the doctors and physicians treating you, no one will come in to check your pulse or treat your illness after the coffin is closed. You can only survive on your own!"

The young man stopped crying, let go of her hand in a daze, and got up and walked into the house.

At this time, Li Chunfu, who had walked out earlier to watch, shouted, "Tell us the location of your ancestral grave later, and we will bury you first! We will hold the funeral after the epidemic is over!"

The young man disappeared into the house, and Chu Shiyu said coldly: "If you want to bury him in the ancestral tomb, Doctor Li, go by yourself. I still have people..."

Twisting her hands again, Liu Rusi said, "It's better to buy a sturdy coffin for the old lady. I've always said that the source of death energy is mainly the corpse. If it is buried casually, it may be eaten by insects and rats, causing more trouble."

Chu Shiyu put aside the idea of ​​arguing with Doctor Li and raised his hand to wave to the guards, indicating that they should go buy a coffin.

Li Chunfu found it funny and said, "Hey," "So the famous Prince Duan is a wife slave?"

No one could see Chu Shiyu's expression because he was wearing a veil hat. In any case, he just stood there without moving.

"I and..." Liu Rusi tried to explain their relationship, but she found that her hand was still held by him, and with all the flirting just now, she felt that she was insulting her innocence by claiming to be innocent...

"Mr. Chu is just open to advice. He listens to it if he thinks it makes sense." Liu Rusi finished speaking, and before Li Chunfu could reply, she immediately shouted nervously, "Teacher Li, you haven't disinfected yourself yet?!"

"Hurry, those of us who are close to the patients need to disinfect and change clothes! Especially Teacher He, change your robe and go back to take a shower and cook clothes! If there is any medicine to prevent the disease, drink some directly without major side effects!"

Suddenly, there was another round of crying! The disinfection process became more and more familiar, and Liu Rusi didn't even need to remind me how to do it...

At dusk, several fully dressed guards carried a thick coffin into the home of the deceased.

Not long after, they came out again carrying a thick coffin. If there weren't a few reluctant faces inside the door, people would have thought they came out without doing anything.

After coming out, the guards were supplemented to eight people. Although there was no other funeral procession, it didn't look sloppy. Chu Shiyu said casually: "Since the coffin has been bought, bury it in the ancestral tomb. You can go and take a bath and cook clothes directly after you go. You can live in a tent alone for the next few days and don't need to come to see me."

Before lowering the curtain, Li Chunfu glared at Chu Shiyu with blatant disdain, then followed the guards and said loudly: "I'll go with you to take a look. It's getting dark anyway... Hey, the nine of us are all wearing white clothes and white hats, so it's just right to be the mourners!"

Chu Shiyu sneered behind the veil. The guards naturally selected a few people in mourning clothes, but Li Chunfu himself was really unlucky.

Tsk, can you see the heartbroken atmosphere of the family members in the room? How can a middle-aged man and a young man act like elementary school students? Liu Rusi was speechless.

Since there was no prior notice that Prince Duan would be coming, the doctors and others stayed in a booked inn in the town. Doctor Ma and his companions bowed and took the medicine boy who had been forgotten by Li Chunfu back to the inn.

Liu Rusi, however, stood there with a frown on her face for a while.

Chu Shiyu couldn't see her expression, but he felt strange that she didn't go back, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

"Xue Fei should come here and go back with us. If she goes to the base alone, the guards who block the town may not let her pass." She didn't tell Xue Fei, but this girl is smart and should not have failed to think of such a small thing.

"I'll ask someone to look for it, and tell the people who are blocking it later." Chu Shiyu didn't care and pulled her away.

Liu Rusi shook his hand and said, "If you find him... safe and sound, there's no need to call him back."