Republic of China small businessman

After Xie Jing came back to the provincial capital, apart from being with Master Jiu, what she paid most attention to was whether there were any patients in the city.

In his memory, the plague never happened. Calculating the time, it was already a few months later than the last time.

Probably because of the plague in Heihe before, all the three provinces in the north were vigilant. In the past two years, they have been extra careful in inspections. For a while, they haven't heard of anyone who suddenly got an infectious disease.

Near the end of the new year, a family in the suburbs suddenly fell ill. It was a man who returned home from a foreign country with a high fever. The next day, two children in the family also fell ill.

Xie Jing had been sending people to keep an eye on the pharmacy, but anyone who took medicine would know immediately. When he got the news, he had someone report it to the Health Bureau as soon as he got it, and then he went home and told Master Jiu.

Master Jiu had personally experienced the plague in Heihe, and knew the severity, so he went directly to the Governor's Mansion to explain the situation, and asked General Bai to send some doctors to go for consultation.

The consultation soon came out, and it really was the plague.

With the experience of Heihe, all parts of the provincial government have been on guard. Once discovered this time, they were quickly quarantined and culled.

Patrol convoys began to appear on the street, loudspeakers yelling over and over again that people should "drink hot water and avoid eating raw and cold food". In addition to spraying disinfectant powder on the streets, they also distributed pills and sent people to exterminate rodents; Roadblocks were set up in more serious areas, health centers were established on the spot, and doctors were invited for special treatment.

The medical resources of the provincial government are becoming increasingly tight. The Baijia Pharmacy is the first to set an example by providing medicinal materials and medicines for the hospital. Some western medicines that are in short supply are also being delivered through various channels.

There is a special medical school in the provincial government, and all the medical students in it have also gone to the battlefield-for them, this is a battle against the clock and must be won.

Slow down, at the cost of a few lives.

Dr. Lin, who hadn't seen him for a long time, found Xie Jing and asked him to introduce the ninth master of the Bai family.

"Xiao Xie, I am here today for my teacher. I have been translating for my teacher for the past two years. He is an overseas Chinese, and he doesn't speak Chinese very well, so he asked me to come here. Nowadays, there is a lack of everything in the epidemic area, but What is most lacking is medicine. The teacher wants to make a batch of cotton-padded masks and needs a lot of medical alcohol. I know Jiu Ye is in charge of the wineries in Heihe, so I wonder if I can ship a batch of them?" Doctor Lin said with a wry smile: "There is really no way. I just came to look for you, I have no contact with the Bai family, but now only Bai Jiuye can help us with this."

Xie Jing didn't hesitate, nodded and said: "The Baijia Pharmacy just arrived today, and it can be shipped over later. Just tell me how much you need for the rest."

Surprised and delighted, Dr. Lin nodded in agreement, and said, "Don't worry, the money will be recorded in the account, and I will go with you to the Health Bureau for reimbursement afterwards."

Xie Jing said: "It's okay, it's important to save people."

Dr. Lin hurriedly got up to leave, Xie Jing called to him and said, "Doctor Lin, are your two daughters okay? If there is no time to take care of them, they can be sent to my grandma." He didn't know how serious the epidemic was. At that time, some old people and children lost their lives because no one was taking care of them at home, and they were not sent to the doctor in time when they were sick.

Doctor Lin looked at him softly, and said with a smile: "I have a teacher's dormitory in the medical school. They live there, and it's pretty safe. If there is anything else, I will definitely trouble you again." Xie Jing bowed, and without waiting for Xie Jing's response, she hurried back to the epidemic area to get busy.

A few days later, the epidemic reached its peak, and the death rate reached dozens of people that day.

People in the provincial capital were panicked for a while, most of the people hid behind closed doors, and the streets were empty.

Dr. Lin was alone, worried that he would not be able to take care of them well, so according to what Xie Jing said before, he sent the twin daughters Lin Zhifei and Lin Zhiyi to Grandma Kou's small restaurant.

The small restaurant has been closed for a long time now, because it was opened for business before, and there are a lot of rice, noodles and vegetables in the kitchen at home, which is enough for Grandma Kou and the others to eat for several months, even if there are two more girls.

At the same time, upon receiving the news from Master Jiu, Heihe Company immediately put down other orders and seized all the time to produce medical alcohol.

Afraid of any mistakes, Bai Mingzhe personally escorted the team to deliver it after making it.

The Baijia caravan arrived very quickly. In addition to medical alcohol, they also brought some western medicine purchased from border foreign merchants. There were many pills and injections, and they brought them together.

It's just that another team of carriages and horses arrived that afternoon, and the other party unloaded the goods and placed them at the gate of Bai's house, bowed their hands and left without saying a word.

Xie Jing got the news and went to check, and the well-sealed bottle turned out to be medical alcohol, just like the one from Baijia Distillery.

For three consecutive days after that, convoys arrived one after another.

The people who drove the delivery vehicles were full of travel and dust, and it was obvious that they were not from the same company. They sent boxes of medical alcohol to the White House. Some boxes belonged to their own factories, and some had foreign words on them, obviously purchased from outside.The circumstances of these people are different, but there is only one thing in common. The goods were unloaded at the gate of Bai's house, and they all left without leaving a list or name.

Each batch ranges from a few thousand catties to a few hundred catties.

The amount of medical alcohol was much more than expected, far exceeding what Dr. Lin asked for.

Master Jiu didn't say much when he knew about it, and only donated all of it to the hospital in the name of "The Chamber of Commerce of the Three Northern Provinces".

These are the people who received the favor of Bai Jiuye in Heihe back then. The [-] order back then saved many wineries. The winery said hello, but the rest of the people did good deeds without saying a word after hearing the news, and sent them to the White Mansion.

This batch of medical alcohol was quickly made into cotton wool. After being fixed with two pieces of gauze, it was made into a thick cotton mask. The cost of the mask was extremely cheap, and the medical alcohol arrived in time. Almost every medical staff and patient had one hand, which solved the big problem.

After containing the source, coupled with the freezing weather, the epidemic did not spread much, and things gradually began to improve.

In just half a month, there were no new cases.

the twelfth lunar month.

Xie Jing didn't dare to go out, he stayed by Master Jiu's side in the east courtyard all the time.

Master Jiu's wind and cold have not dissipated for the past few days, and he has been coughing, but he has no fever or other symptoms.

Even so, Xie Jing was still worried and would not leave day and night.

No one came to visit, and the business of the provincial government stagnated for several days, and the days passed slowly for a while.

All those with families in the east courtyard have gone back, leaving only some single guards and rough envoys to clean up.

Xie Jing was in the courtyard, climbing up a tree to pick persimmons.

The old tree in the yard is old, and its branches are taller. There are still a few red persimmons hanging on the top of the tree, against the layer of snow that fell last night, they are set off like small lanterns. .

Standing on the porch, Master Jiu watched him, squinted his eyes and saw that he had climbed higher, and reminded him: "The branches are too brittle, just pick a few, let's get down."

Xie Jing agreed on the tree, and after being obedient, she just climbed down with one hand wrapped around her clothes, and finally jumped down from a low branch, as light as a cat, and landed without a sound.

Jiu Ye kept looking at him.

Xie Jing carried the few persimmons, ran to the bottom of the veranda and looked up at Lord Jiu, picked the biggest and reddest one for him, smiled with sweat on his forehead, "Master, would you like to try it?"

Master Jiu picked it up and played with it a few times, but didn't eat it.

Xie Jing lowered her head and picked one, peeled it and ate it. After the persimmon was fully ripe and frozen, it was cold and sweet, pouring into her belly. It really tastes better to eat this in winter.He ate two mouthfuls, and suddenly looked up and saw that Master Jiu hadn't eaten, so he took the persimmon in his mouth, put up the hem of his clothes with both hands, and passed the rest to the ground, motioning Master Jiu to pick at will, a pair of black and white pupils with a little doubts.

Master Jiu raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, didn't take it again, but asked, "Why do you suddenly want to pick these today?"

Xie Jing ate it slowly with his hands, even more strange than him: "Master has been looking outside for a whole morning, don't you want to eat?"

Master Jiu laughed, nodded and said, "Yes."

He actually wanted to draw. There was a snowfall last night, which made the dead branches, falling snow and tomatoes a bit of an artistic conception, but now they are all bare, and Xie Jing picked them all off and held them in front of him.

Xie Jing picked too many, Jiu Ye asked someone to bring a white jade plate over to set it up, and drew a picture of "everything (persimmon) is wishful".

Xie Jing waited until he was halfway through the painting before suddenly realizing it, his face flushed red.

Master Jiu beckoned him over, held his hand and taught him how to draw, Xie Jing was absent-minded and didn't dare to look at those persimmons.

With his hands on his side, Master Jiu asked in a low voice, "If you don't want to draw, why not write?"

Xie Jing nodded.

He has practiced for a few days, but he is a little more confident, and he feels that his handwriting is much better than before.

After just writing for a while, Xie Jing became a little distracted.

He used to be in this study for the first time.

At that time, he served Master Jiu, and gradually got in touch with each other. He just had a good impression of Master Jiu, but he couldn't help crossing the line after following Master Jiu. Master Jiu asked him if he was "deliberately seducing" ——Thinking about it carefully, maybe when Master Jiu stared at him from the very beginning, this person had his mind changed.Otherwise, he just splashed water and wiped the clothes for the master, so why is it "deliberately seducing"?

Xie Jing's body was hot, Master Jiu noticed it, lowered his head and asked, "Jing'er? Concentrate."

Xie Jing couldn't concentrate.

He wanted to "deliberately" once.

He was ready when he was in Nanfang, and Master Jiu spent several months to let him gradually adapt to it. Now when he closes his eyes, it is full of images of being with Master Jiu.

There is the past, and there is the present, the two worlds are different, but they are the same, seemingly gentle but in fact domineering, no matter how nice the words are, they never let go of their hands.

Xie Jing endured for a moment, then suddenly let go of the pen, crossed her fingers with Master Jiu's, and mumbled something in a low voice.

Master Jiu moved closer, "What?"

"Grandpa, I wish you all the best."

Xie Jing turned her head and kissed him, watching with wet eyes.

Master Jiu looked at him for a moment, then leaned over and kissed his forehead, the tip of his nose, and finally on his lips.

As tender as ever, but hotter than ever.

……

A moment of spring night.

Hometown revisit.

Some messy clothes had been folded on the desk and chair, and the rice paper was dirty.

The Arhat on the side collapsed, and the overlapping figures were resting, breathing heavily.

Xie Jing was lying on the Arhat's bed, with the person she loved the most lying on her body, her breathing overlapped, and kisses fell on her ears one after another, making his eye sockets moist.

Master Jiu sucked away the tears on his cheeks, and asked: "I didn't see you crying for pain just now, why are you crying now?" He paused slightly, holding Xie Jing's hand and said slowly, "But regret it? "

Xie Jing shook her head, her black hair scattered on the pillow, and said in a hoarse voice: "I don't regret it, I am, I like you so much."

Master Jiu chuckled behind his back, as if he felt better after hearing his words.

Xie Jing crossed his fingers with him, clenched and whispered: "I don't know why, but as soon as I saw Master, I liked it, I like it the most."

Master Jiu was so coaxed that his heart almost melted. When Xie Jing said a word, he kissed him, starting from the shoulder, without stopping.

He thought, even if Xie Jing wanted him to pick the stars in the sky at this moment, he would have nothing to say.

Meteorite is hard to find, but if you ask for it, you can always find one or two pieces in the world.

The person in his arms is the unique treasure.

Xie Jing hung out with Lord Jiu for a few days, but thanks to the gates of the courtyard being closed, and the east courtyard is less manned at the moment, no one noticed.

Master Jiu had just tasted it, and it was time when he was keen on it. Xie Jing played around with him for a few days, but refused to agree.

Xie Jing pushed his chin, refusing to let Master Jiu get close, "Master, you haven't taken your medicine today."

Master Jiu said, "I don't have a cough anymore, so I don't need to take medicine."

Xie Jing said: "The small kitchen stopped to replenish the soup, and I always drink some, to keep healthy."

Master Jiu pinched his chin, narrowed his eyes and said, "Yesterday was not good?"

Xie Jing originally only wanted to make up for him, and was worried that he would suffer from the cold again, so he didn't think of going anywhere else. When he was asked suddenly, his face turned red, and he hesitated and said "yes".

Only then did Master Jiu let him go and drank the bowl of soup.

Xie Jing also had a bowl of bone soup, and took a sip of it.

He wanted to take advantage of the last two years to grow a little taller, he had already reached Master Jiu's shoulders now, if he was a little taller, at least he didn't have to raise his head and only kiss the other person's chin like now.Thinking of this, I couldn't help but stare at Master Jiu. He seems to be healthier than before. The Qinghe and Bai family didn't have any accidents due to the gangsters, and he didn't have any old diseases. He just still hates cold weather. The rest are just like ordinary people. It's the same—well, it's stronger.

Xie Jing felt that he was very strong, but when he wrestled his wrists, Master Jiu gave him two hands with one hand, and he had never won once.

Perhaps the Bai family members are very strong, born with it.

Xie Jing thought of Bai Mingyu's brute strength, and felt a little relieved.