"This prescription is amazing, Zeli, tell me, where did you get this prescription from?"

"This recipe was something I came across by chance in a folk book. I just remembered it and wrote it down for my uncle to decide."

"Good! Good! Good! God will not destroy our Cheng family. With this prescription, a mere plague is nothing to be afraid of."

"However, I noticed that there are some uncommon herbs in this prescription, and I don't know if they are available in the mountains. Even if they are, I don't know if it's too late to go out and collect them. Da Jin and the others' conditions have become more serious, and some of them have even developed festering ulcers on their skin."

Cheng Erfu looked at the prescription in distress.

Cheng Zeli pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and seemed to have made up his mind.

"Don't worry, Uncle. I'll find a way to get the herbs."

"What can you do? Are you going to go down the mountain to buy some? Not to mention whether there is medicine for sale in the city now, it's still a question whether you can come back."

"I have my own way. Uncle, please wait for me for a while."

Cheng Zeli didn't explain much and turned and ran out.

Seeing that he was confident, Cheng Erfu did not stop him and began to search for all the necessary herbs from the existing ones.

When Cheng Zeli returned home, little Tuanzi had already come out of the space and was nestling in Zhang's arms, babbling to make her laugh.

"Mom, give me my sweetheart. Come here, let daddy hold you."

After saying that, he winked at the little dumpling.

Cheng Xingwan understood what he meant and happily extended his hand to him.

Carrying the little dumpling in his arms, Cheng Zeli entered the space and went to look for the sack in the boxes and cabinets.

"My dear, hurry up and find the herbs that can cure the plague. Daddy will put them in a sack and send them to your second grandfather."

Cheng Xingwan had an idea, and the medicinal herbs needed to treat the plague were piled up into a small hill. They were all fresh and looked like they had just been dug out of the ground.

When Cheng Zeli and Old Man Cheng appeared in front of Cheng Erfu carrying two large sacks of fresh medicinal herbs, he was seen staring with excitement, his mouth opened so wide that an egg could fit in it.

"Where did this medicinal material come from?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? You don't care where it comes from. As long as it can cure the disease, it's fine. Hurry up and see if there is anything else you need. The boss and the others are waiting for your medicine!"

"Yes! Yes! Hurry up and boil the medicine!"

"Uncle, hurry up and prepare the medicine. I'll go get some water to boil it."

Don't mention it, and ran home with the empty bucket. Fortunately, no one noticed him, otherwise they would wonder why he ran to his own cave to fetch water when there was a pond next to him.

After everyone waited anxiously for two hours, the medicine was finally ready. Several people picked up the medicine and couldn't wait to go to the cave over there.

Cheng Zeli suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called them.

"Wait a minute, Second Uncle!"

He took a handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose.

"Let me deliver the medicine. We should also pay attention to protection in our daily lives. We should cover our mouths and noses when delivering medicine to prevent the spread of disease through the air."

After hearing what he said, Cheng Erfu thought it made sense, so he also called his family to bring a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose.

"You are right. Everyone needs to take precautions on a daily basis. Hurry up and get my medicine furnace. I will go in and wait until they are healed before coming out."

"Second uncle!"

"father!"

"grandfather!"

"Second brother, no!"

"No, second brother, you are not allowed to go in!"

"......"

When everyone heard his plan, they were horrified and tried to dissuade him.

"I have made up my mind, no further persuasion is needed."

"Old lady, you will have to work hard at home."

He took a deep look at his tearful old wife, then turned around and walked towards the isolation cave resolutely.

The only sound in the silent valley was his heavy footsteps. Every step seemed to step on everyone's heart, making them breathless.

Until Cheng Erfu's figure disappeared in the cave, everyone stood there with red eyes, unwilling to leave.

"Everyone, don't just stand here. Go back and light some mugwort to fumigate the cave inside and out. Then boil some hot water for bathing and washing your hair. Use the boiling water to scald your clothes for half an hour."

"My second uncle told me to boil two more pots of medicine. Later, everyone will drink a bowl to play a preventive role."

Cheng Zeli regained his usual composure, and seeing that everyone was stunned, he had to step forward and take the lead.

Everyone was so panicked that they lost the ability to think. No one questioned whether this was the right thing to do. They all followed the advice and took their children back to the cave.

Soon, many men were seen carrying buckets to the pond to fetch water.

The inside of the cave looks quite different.

Most people are still in a coma due to high fever, and a few have woken up, but their skin is already covered with ulcers and abscesses.

Cheng Laosi, who was wiping his eldest brother's body in the cave, looked up and saw Cheng Erfu carrying a large bucket of boiled medicine with difficulty, and hurried over to help.

"Uncle, just put it out quickly. Why did you come in by yourself? Didn't we agree to put it outside and call me so I can go out and get it in?"

"No problem. Your third brother found a prescription for me from a book. It looks like it's suitable for the disease, so he boiled the medicine and brought it over. After they drink it, I will stay here to observe and record their pulse. If this prescription can cure the plague, then the millions of people living down the mountain will be saved."

Cheng Laosi was overjoyed after hearing this. He had come in with the determination to die, but now he had hope of survival and the possibility of creating a precedent in history. He suddenly felt his blood boiling and full of strength.

He hurriedly called the villagers who were taking care of the patients in the other three caves to come and get the medicine.

After Cheng Erfu gave them the medicine, he went into the cave and took their pulses one by one. After taking their pulses, he wrote down their symptoms on paper.

After working for a while, he finally fed the nine people with medicine. He wiped the sweat from his eyes and saw that there was still a lot of medicine left in the bucket.

"Share this medicine among you. Although you don't have any symptoms for now, you still have to take precautions."

Cheng Zeli, Cheng Erjin and others boiled two large pots of medicine. Some villagers had already taken their bowls and were queuing up.

"Have you showered and ironed your clothes?"

"I have washed it, I dare not not scald it. It would be terrible if I were to get that deadly plague."

"I didn't expect that my second uncle's house actually has so many medicinal herbs. I rarely see him collecting herbs on weekdays."

"You know what? I see the herbs in the pot are still fresh. They must have been picked by Erfu early in the morning."

"Thank goodness Erfu is from our village. If it weren't for him, we would be like headless flies, wandering around without knowing what to do."

"........."

"The medicine is ready. Everyone, hurry up and take some bowls to fill it. Don't gather together. Once you have the medicine, go back to your caves. Don't come out easily unless necessary."

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.

They have been locked up for several months and have long been accustomed to it. It doesn't matter if they stay locked up for a few more days. The late rice in the fields is already growing very well and they don't need to worry about it anymore.

Seeing that everyone took his words to heart, Cheng Zeli breathed a sigh of relief and waited for good news from there.

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