kvmb Chapter 210 The General is Wounded!
Chapter 210 The General is Wounded!
They did launch a sneak attack.
Lu Yangyang gave an awkward smile: "If I don't find a way to keep my older brother here, then we'll both be packed up and sent away, and it won't be so easy for us to come back."
Li Duan's eyes widened. What she said did make some sense.
Lu Yangyang pressed on: "Besides, this place is really dangerous, and I'm not even sure I can handle it. Aren't you scared at all?"
Lu Yangyang looked at Li Duan, who was puffing up in anger. She was still wearing the tattered coats they had worn on the road to keep warm and conceal their identities. She looked as dusty and dirty as a homeless refugee.
When she first met Li Duan, she was still that little girl in a dazzling peacock green dress, her arrogant chin almost reaching the top of her head.
The contrast was so stark that even she found it hard to believe.
Li Duan walked over and squatted down next to her, watching her busy herself, and suddenly asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"
Lu Yangyang turned to look at her.
Li Duan, her hands red from the cold, clutched the dry grass on the ground and muttered, "I was indeed quite scared and didn't have that much courage, but when I heard Qiao'er talk about their life on the border, I felt a little strange. My mother always told me that I can do whatever I want freely, but I must have empathy, so that I won't go astray and I will always be myself."
"So when I heard the bugle call and saw everyone rushing to their missions in an orderly manner, I couldn't help but think, what about me? Am I really useless? Am I just supposed to hide and wait for it all to end? But what if something unexpected happens? Can I really escape? Even if I do escape, how will I feel when I think back on what happened here?"
“Yangyang, I can’t think of anything, so I think I should stay. Not for Brother Sheng, and not for you, but because I want to know what I will become, and how I will feel when I think back on it.”
Before coming here, she was just a pampered young lady from the capital, unaware of human suffering or the dangers of the world. She could sympathize with others, but she couldn't truly empathize. But now that she's here and caught up in this catastrophe, she desperately wants to know what other options she has besides running away.
Lu Yangyang looked at Li Duan's serious expression in surprise and raised her hand to pat her shoulder.
But when Li Duan caught sight of her movement, he immediately looked away and glared at her warily: "What are you trying to do now?"
Lu Yangyang awkwardly made a grasping motion with her fingers in mid-air: "Get to work!"
Li Duan snorted softly, "Then hurry up! What can I do? Why are you squatting in the cowshed? What are you looking for? Will this cow kick people? Why does this cow have pimples on its body? Oh my god, could it have contracted smallpox too? What will happen if we stay here? If I get infected, will I have a face full of pockmarks and become ugly?"
Lu Yangyang's head was buzzing from her noise: "You can still leave now."
Li Duan shook her head decisively: "My mother said the beauty cream you made for her is very effective. You can definitely help me get rid of my pockmarks, right? Besides, I'm so good-looking, even if I have a few pockmarks, it won't affect my beauty, right?"
Lu Yangyang was just worried about not having a dutiful assistant, so she ordered her to start working: "If you want me to treat your pockmarks, you'd better get to work first."
"Okay, okay," Li Duan muttered, but her body betrayed her and she busied herself with the tasks Lu Yangyang had instructed.
……
Lu Yangyang vaccinated all the people Jing Chao had brought that night with smallpox. After observing them for two or three days, apart from a few people having a slight fever and some having itchy wounds and blisters, there were no more serious reactions for the time being. She then went to see Uncle Fang and together they vaccinated some of the doctors as well.
Then, together with several doctors, they observed the situation and cared for those who had already fallen ill.
About half a month later, most of the people who were vaccinated against smallpox had recovered and had not been infected after coming into contact with patients. In other words, the method she heard from her aunt had been verified and had achieved basic effectiveness.
Uncle Fang was so excited that tears streamed down his face. These doctors had been researching methods to prevent and control epidemics for generations, and had even tried using smallpox, but the results were not ideal. The reactions were severe, and if one was not careful, it could still be fatal. On the contrary, cowpox had much less of a reaction. If this method were feasible, then in the future, if there were any more epidemics like this, there would be no need to worry about countless people dying as before.
He disregarded whether it was in accordance with the rules, grabbed Lu Yangyang's arm, and said in a choked voice, "Yangyang, my good nephew, do you know that if this succeeds, it will be a great achievement for generations to come! It's wonderful, it's really wonderful!"
At first, Lu Yangyang only trusted her aunt and was not sure if the method would work. She was risking her life to gamble, and of course she knew what it would mean if it succeeded. However, she could not take credit for it, and it was not a method she had come up with.
"Uncle-Master, this really wasn't my idea. I overheard someone mention it by chance when I was in the countryside. I was forced by circumstances this time, otherwise, I would never have dared to take this risk. So it was just a lucky accident. I also beg you, Uncle-Master, please don't tell anyone about me in the future. My current situation is special, and it's not good if too many things get out. Please, Uncle-Master." Lu Yangyang looked at Uncle-Master Fang with sincere eyes, begging him to help cover it up.
Most of what she learned was taught by her aunt. She didn't think much of it when she was in the countryside, only that her aunt was a person with a story. But after going to the capital and witnessing the power struggles, she vaguely realized that her aunt might be someone extraordinary. Although she didn't know what was hidden behind her, she thought that accidentally exposing her aunt in any way would be more of a disaster than a blessing.
She could face any difficulties on her own, but she couldn't let her aunt suffer as a result.
Uncle Fang looked at Lu Yangyang and pondered for a long time before sighing, "Very well, the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind. You are still young, but Uncle Fang believes that you will be able to use your knowledge to do more for the people of the world in the future. Regardless of whether you came up with this method or not, this method can save the lives of the people of Yangguan City. Uncle Fang feels that he has no regrets in this life because he was able to meet you and participate in this matter."
After saying this, he took a step back and bowed solemnly to Lu Yangyang, who hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.
Uncle Fang patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, I will find a way to cover for you. When the general returns, we will discuss it. This kind of action that benefits the country and the people should be used for the benefit of the whole world. I thank you on behalf of the people of the world. You deserve this respect."
Lu Yangyang blushed deeply at his praise and felt extremely embarrassed, so she had to change the subject, "I wonder when my older brother will be back?"
Just then, Jing Chao rushed in to report: "Miss Lu, the general is injured, please come with me immediately!"
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