Xin Can went there with some money and silk.
Li Yue devoted all his energy to treating the plague.
People on the mountain were mobilized, those who were cutting wood in the back, those who were boiling water, those who were making porridge, and those who were building houses, trying not to come into contact with the refugees as much as possible.
All the death battalions and cavalry participating in the battle were also isolated.
As expected, the plague began to break out two days later, with vomiting, diarrhea, and sudden fever.
There were too many people, so it was impossible to see and hear each one one by one, and there was no time.
People who are terminally ill simply give up.
There is no room for waste in the mountains.
Li Yue asked Yue Ji to take people from the women's camp and the medical camp to personally teach how to feel the pulse.
Those with sweating and slow pulse should take Guizhi Decoction; those without sweating and tight pulse should take Ephedra Decoction; those without sweating, fast and irritable pulse should take Daqinglong Decoction.
With so many cases, the operations of the women's camp and the medical camp have grown rapidly.
Traditional Chinese medicine puts it bluntly, it means experience.
There were still many misdiagnoses at the beginning, but as time went on, they became more and more accurate and more and more people were saved.
So much so that later on, they could get it done without Li Yue taking any action.
However, in addition to injuries, many people also suffer from other strange diseases.
At first, he had cough, chest pain, pale complexion, and blood-streaked sputum.
After a few days, the person became as thin as skin and bones, but his belly swelled up like a skin bag. Finally, he vomited a few mouthfuls of black blood, and the person died.
"It's an insect epidemic!" Yue Ji concluded at a glance.
Insect plague is also a type of plague. Water sources are contaminated by corpses. Once people drink it, worms will grow in their stomachs.
However, this disease is not as lethal as typhoid fever and has a certain incubation period. As long as hygiene is maintained, large-scale infections can be prevented.
Mugwort has the effect of repelling insects and diseases, and can treat initial symptoms. Therefore, ancient people often soaked and fumigated dried wormwood.
It is recorded in "Mencius Li Lou Shang": If you have been ill for seven years, you should seek moxa for three years.
The older the mugwort is, the more miraculous it is.
There is nothing else in Heiyun Mountain, but mugwort is everywhere.
Li Yue tried his best to do what he should do. People died silently every day, but more people survived every day.
Just when Li Yue breathed a sigh of relief, someone from the female camp suddenly came to report: "General, general, something bad is going on, Miss Yue Ji is ill!"
"What?" Li Yue was shocked.
In fact, the busiest person in these days is not myself, but Yue Ji.
The frail body often goes without sleep for several days, diagnosing the pulse of the refugees.
It would be okay if he just collapsed from exhaustion, but if he contracted some strange disease...
Li Yue hurriedly went to visit. Yue Ji was lying on a straw mat, her face pale, and she was looked after by two women. When they saw Li Yue, they all left.
He felt his pulse, which was sinking, weak, no sweat on his face, and no fever. It didn't look like he had typhoid fever.
Li Yue was most afraid of getting other strange diseases, so he could only stay by her side.
Meng Kai disappeared, Cui Jin stayed in Xuanyuan Mountain, and Yue Ji was the only relative around him.
She didn't sleep a wink all night, and on the second day, Yue Ji woke up and struggled to get up, "Brother, Yue Ji is fine, she's just overworked recently."
Li Yue gently pressed her shoulder, "If you are tired, take a few more days of rest. The plague has been contained, so you don't need to worry."
Seeing that Li Yue's expression was not good, he said with concern: "Brother, you should also take care of yourself. Heiyun Mountain can be without Yue Ji, but it cannot be without brother."
"At any time, take care of yourself first, and don't imitate their flattery." Li Yue looked serious.
Yue Ji stuck out her tongue, lay down and closed her eyes.
Li Yue stayed with her every step of the way, boiled a small pot of meat soup for her, and fed her to drink it himself.
Just when he was halfway through drinking, Xin Can hurried over and stood outside the thatched hut without entering, observing the etiquette.
If he doesn't come in, Li Yue can only go out.
Xin Can then spoke, but his face looked a little strange, "The Zheng family agreed, but there is one condition."
"explain."
There is no pie in the sky. There are not many choices in Heiyun Mountain, but there are many choices for the noble families.
"The Zheng family needs a general to marry into the family and change the surname to Zheng. The children of the Zheng family will assist the general in managing Heiyun Mountain..."
There was a "clang" and something fell to the ground in the thatched cottage.
These days, a son-in-law is no different from an eunuch, and is looked down upon by others.
"What do you think of Mr. Xin?" Li Yue finally suppressed the anger in his heart.
Accepting the Zheng family's conditions means giving up everything in Black Cloud Mountain.
There are really tigers and wolves everywhere these days. If you don’t want to eat others, others will already be thinking about you.
Xin Can was also a little embarrassed to say, "I think... I think I can pretend to accept it until I get through the current difficulties..."
Li Yue suddenly felt that there was something wrong with Xin Can's position. What he cared about was not himself, but that Heiyun Mountain would become the vanguard of Jiangdong's small court to counterattack Jie Zhao in the future.
If I agree to such harsh conditions, can I still sit in the position of the leader of Black Cloud Village?
The prestige just accumulated will all dissipate, and Heiyun Mountain does not belong to Li Yue alone.
"Hmph, wouldn't Heiyun Mountain be able to survive without the Zheng family? Don't mention this matter again." Li Yue flatly refused.
To put it bluntly, when the Zheng family proposed such harsh conditions, they did not take fancy to themselves, the bandit leader.
Even if Heiyun Mountain repels the Gaoli Imperial Guard and annexes Jijiabao, they are still just grass bandits in the eyes of these nobles.
The fall of mountains and rivers does not affect their ability to stand high.
So much so that it has evolved to the point where common people feel guilty just by looking at a high gate...
"General, please be patient. This matter may not turn around. I'll talk to you later."
"There's no need to talk anymore. When it comes to the end, I have a good plan!" Li Yue had a murderous look on his face, but he can still hold on, so he has some dignity and doesn't do things absolutely. If it really comes to the last step, he doesn't have to worry about it. too much.
Can a living person still be choked to death by peeing?
Xin Can gave up and retreated.
Li Yue calmed down and returned to the thatched cottage.
Yue Ji's pair of crescent moon eyes had already started to spin, "Brother, do you know that Shihu's Queen Zheng Yingtao is from the Zheng family?"
Li Yue was stunned, "Is there anything else?"
"Although Zheng Yingtao is not a direct descendant of the Zheng family, she is also a dancer raised by the Zheng family. She is very favored by Shi Hu. The Zheng family has Zheng Yingtao as a backer, so of course they look down on their brother." A strange smile appeared on Yue Ji's face.
"What you said is as if no one wants your brother." Li Yue felt much better.
Tsukiji chuckled.
Seeing her smile, Li Yue felt much better, "Since the Zheng family has a relationship like Zheng Yingtao, why were they so polite to us before?"
"Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Shi Hu is dissolute and immoral. How long can Zheng Yingtao be favored? The Zheng family has not given up on the Jiangdong court, so they do not dare to get too close to Jie Zhao."
"Why do you know so much?" Li Yue became curious and only remembered that her last name was Zhang.
She is proficient in medical skills and knows everything about the world. She is definitely not an ordinary woman.
Yue Ji lowered her head and sighed quietly, saying nothing.
Everyone has their own pain. If she didn't talk about it, Li Yue wouldn't ask.
"General, I am very happy. The scouts have found iron ore and coal mines in Fangshan Mountain!" the scout reported happily.
