Chapter 36 Epidemic
“What else can I think? Just sitting and thinking! Don’t worry, since I’ve already said that I won’t have any more contact with the Old Yang family, I will naturally do so. Don’t worry unnecessarily.”
After hearing Gu Qingheng’s question, Gu Yu, unlike his previous self, was not foolish enough to consider the Old Yang family as his relatives, nor did he neglect his wife and brother-in-law.
Therefore, he spoke very firmly at this moment and would not shamelessly approach them just because the Old Yang family treated him a little better.
Since they had already severed ties, why were they resorting to this tactic now?
Actually, Gu Yu could also guess why the Old Yang family’s attitude towards him had changed so drastically.
After all, when they met before, they always pretended to ignore him or gnashed their teeth with hatred. How could they be like this now, even sending people to invite him?
To put it bluntly, it was because the entire village was spreading the word that the Gu family had connections with important figures in town.
Not only were they gifted books, but in the incident of kidnapping and trafficking, they actually worked with the government to apprehend Wang Chang and others. What an honor this was, indicating that the Gu family was no longer what it used to be.
Under this change, the Old Yang family’s intentions to mend their relationship with Gu Yu were very straightforward.
Discard them when they are not needed.
Pick them up again when they are needed.
If Gu Yu, in his previous life, had not been so disheartened by the Old Yang family’s attitude that he couldn’t catch his breath, he might have been moved by the Old Yang family now and continued to be their slave.
But, I’m sorry, Gu Yu, who transmigrated, didn’t care about all that. Once the deed of severance was signed, who cared who you were.
Therefore, Mengyao Gu and her brother had no need to worry so much.
With Gu Yu’s personality, even if the Old Yang family knelt and begged him, he would not soften his heart and return to the Yang family to be enslaved by them again.
After hearing Gu Yu’s words, both Mengyao Gu and her brother showed relief on their faces, which made Gu Yu feel amused.
It seemed that his ex-self’s excessive eagerness had left quite a shadow in the hearts of these two siblings.
However, Gu Yu was not in a hurry to explain. After all, as time passed, Mengyao Gu and her brother would naturally see his changes, and he was completely different from the ‘him’ before.
“Since Brother-in-law said so, next time they come, I’ll directly take a broom and drive them out!”
“Qingheng, you can’t be so disrespectful. After all, they are Yu’s relatives.”
“My dear sister! Why are you so soft-hearted? Brother-in-law suffered a lot of bullying from them when he was at the Yang family!”
“What I mean is… be careful when you drive people out, don’t let others see it, so as not to give them an excuse to accuse us.”
“Hehehe, I know.”
After a meal, the mood of the three members of the Gu family improved.
Later, when everyone was doing their own things, Gu Yu suddenly remembered that he hadn’t been to town for a long time.
Should he find some time to go today, see if there were any rare items in the market, and listen to some news about the Wang Clan…
With this thought, Gu Yu no longer stayed at home. After telling Mengyao Gu, he left home and headed towards the town.
When Gu Yu arrived in town, unlike the desolation of the market during the kidnapping incident, the streets were now filled with countless pedestrians, so crowded that Gu Yu felt as if the previous quietness was unreal, like a dream.
I really didn’t expect that the appearance of kidnappers alone could cause such a big change in the streets.
With his hands in his sleeves, Gu Yu ambled along the street. As soon as he saw some rare and interesting trinkets, he bought them directly, intending to give them to Gu Qingheng to play with.
However, after strolling for a long time, Gu Yu didn’t hear anyone mention the Wang Clan, as if they had suddenly disappeared. He didn’t know how their situation would develop.
“My heavens! That child is so terrifying. Could it be that he has a terrible infectious disease?”
“I saw it too. His whole body is covered in red rashes. It’s truly terrifying.”
“It is indeed an infectious disease. I heard someone say it’s measles!”
“What! Measles, that child probably won’t survive.”
“Alas, it depends on fate! I know some children who got measles and survived.”
“Measles is very strange. We must keep our children safe, lest they get infected and then cry!”
“Which deity has our Lian Town offended? First, the kidnapping of children was terrifying enough, and now there’s measles, an infectious disease!”
As Gu Yu was walking forward, many people in front of him were discussing measles. This made Gu Yu, who had just started learning medical skills, curious, so he went forward to listen.
After hearing what they said, Gu Yu was puzzled. Where did they see the measles patient, and how did they know such detailed information?
“I heard that this disease was transmitted from outside! It didn’t break out in our town, so we don’t have to blame Lian Town for offending a deity.”
“That family is also something else. Their child is so seriously ill, but they are completely unaware. They only start to worry when the child faints on the street. They are truly slow!”
“They probably didn’t notice either! After all, the child’s face doesn’t have many rashes, but his body is already covered in red rashes!”
“Oh my god, this is too terrifying!”
“Alas, let’s not go any further. The yamen bailiffs have already cordoned off that area to prevent others from approaching without permission and getting infected.”
“Can’t the child be sent directly to the medical hall? Why leave him at the original spot?”
“The medical hall also needs to be prepared before receiving the child! It is said that measles is highly contagious, so they dare not take it elsewhere. They asked the family to take the infected child home first, but they said there were other children at home and they couldn’t let them get infected too… However, I guess it’s already too late.”
After listening for a while longer, Gu Yu then stepped forward.
Not long after, he saw a group of people gathered in front of him. With no children crowding around, it was obvious that this was where the measles patient was located.
Just one case of measles was enough to make people talk about it as if it were supernatural… If they encountered smallpox or something, they would just give up on treatment!
However, it seemed that measles was one of the four major diseases in ancient times, and if complications like pneumonia occurred, it could be life-threatening.
Because he was curious about the situation, Gu Yu quickly squeezed his way in to see what was happening.
“Why are you squeezing? Are you in a hurry… Huh? Why are you, a child, joining in the fun? Go somewhere cool and stay there.”
“Exactly, you really are a fearless newborn calf. Do you see any other children here?”
“Hurry home. If you get infected, crying won’t help.”
However, just as Gu Yu was about to squeeze his way in, the surrounding people noticed him and stopped him from moving forward. They directly told him to leave quickly.
In this regard, Gu Yu was very helpless that he was too young now and was treated as a real child.
But he really wanted to see the measles patient!
He had been studying medical scriptures for such a long time, and he had just treated his brother-in-law’s toothache. As for other ailments… with the Gu family members in robust health, there was no opportunity to practice his medical skills.
Therefore, Gu Yu ignored what the crowd was saying and squeezed his way to the front, finally seeing the condition of the measles patient.
Gu Yu initially thought that the space inside was narrow, but he didn’t expect that there was still some distance from the child lying on the ground.
It seemed that these adults were also afraid of unluckyly contracting measles, so they even kept their distance while watching.
Seeing a child with tightly shut eyes, breathing rapidly, and some red rashes on his face was indeed terrifying.
No wonder those people had such fearful expressions on their faces when they talked about measles before.
However, upon seeing the child’s rash condition, Gu Yu thought that it was only the rash stage and not too serious.
Measles could indeed cause death, but only in extremely severe cases, when the red rashes turned into black rashes, coupled with complications like pneumonia, causing a persistent high fever.
If one wanted to treat it, it was not actually a difficult matter.
“Gu Yu, what are you doing here? Is this a place you can come to! Hurry home.”
“Uncle Yan, why are you here too!”
“When I was on duty, I suddenly heard someone asking for help, so I came to lend a hand. I’m waiting for the doctor to arrive now. Measles is highly contagious to children, so don’t join in the fun. Mengyao and the others are at home! It would be bad if they got infected.”
“Okay, I just came to take a look. I didn’t expect it to be so serious.”
Gu Yu originally wanted to join in the fun, but when Yan Min, dressed in official uniform, suddenly appeared, he immediately stopped this idea. Then, when he smiled and said he was leaving, Yan Min immediately nodded.
Gu Yu’s study of medical skills was only unconditionally supported by Mengyao Gu and her brother. If others knew about it, they would probably mock his whimsical idea.
After all, studying medicine, could anyone just learn it?
Especially for a child like Gu Yu, it was simply impossible.
Moreover, Yan Min had a close relationship with the Gu family. If he found out, he would probably nag him for a long time.
To avoid being nattered at, Gu Yu quickly slipped away.
After all, doctors would come later, and he, who had only read medical books for a few days, should not butt in.
Since there was nothing else to shop for in town, Gu Yu selected a few delicate trinkets from the jewelry store and then hurried home, planning to please Mengyao Gu and see his little wife’s smiling face more.
“Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law! This is bad, someone in the village has contracted measles.”
However, just as Gu Yu hurried home, what Gu Qingheng said to him made Gu Yu’s face freeze.
He hadn’t expected that someone in the village had also contracted measles.
