From her expression, Mo Jiuye and Tang Mingrui both guessed the good news.
Tang Mingrui eagerly asked, "Sister-in-law Mo, my sister doesn't have smallpox, right?"
He Zhiran nodded, "Yes, she indeed doesn't have smallpox."
After a pause, she continued, "However, this kind of illness is also contagious. With proper treatment, it basically won't endanger life."
Hearing her words, Tang Mingrui heaved a big sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to ask He Zhiran about the treatment, an old doctor walked over to the clinic entrance.
The old doctor looked rather knowledgeable. With a mask covering his face, he stopped about five to six meters away from them.
"Young lady, aren't you tired of living? Let me advise you, stay away from them, lest you get yourself in trouble."
He Zhiran knew his words were for her own good.
"Are you the doctor here?" He Zhiran stood up and looked straight at the other party.
The old doctor nodded, "I'm the doctor of this clinic. Young lady, listen to my advice and leave quickly!"
He Zhiran had already confirmed that the girl's illness was not smallpox, so she naturally had to explain clearly to avoid causing panic in the city.
"Doctor, she doesn't have smallpox. See, the blisters on her face are superficial and completely different from smallpox."
The old doctor didn't believe He Zhiran's words at all. Having practiced medicine for most of his life, how could he not recognize smallpox?
This young woman actually dared to say this wasn't smallpox in front of him, simply preposterous.
The old doctor didn't plan on explaining too much. Fortunately, he had only glanced at the girl and didn't have close contact.
Just now, he had already sent his apprentice out the back door to report the smallpox outbreak in the city to the county magistrate. Now he just had to close the shop and brew some herbal supplements to drink, and he would definitely get through this smallpox epidemic safely.
Seeing the old doctor close the clinic door, he must not have believed her words.
Whether others believed her or not didn't matter. In any case, she must save the Tang girl's life.
"Young Master Tang, take your sister home first. I guarantee I can cure her illness."
Hearing this, Tang Mingrui was so emotional he almost cried.
There were only a few family members who had escaped, and if his sister died again, he would lose another loved one.
"Thank you, Sister-in-law Mo. I'll take you to my home in Yun City right away."
Mo Jiuye led the mule cart over. Together with Tang Mingrui, they headed to his family home in Yun City.
Tang Mingrui had earned some silver from his puppet business with He Zhiran, and found the right opportunity to earn a little more money along the way.
By the time he arrived in Yun City, he already had over a thousand taels of silver.
Houses in Yun City weren't expensive. He spent 500 taels to buy a very large courtyard in the city center for his family to live in.
He had already inquired about the specific location of the Mo family manor at the yamen, intending to pay them a visit after getting his family settled in.
He didn't expect his sister to break out in rashes just as everything was properly arranged.
Fortunately he met He Zhiran today, otherwise if the old doctor had really diagnosed his sister with smallpox, he would surely have reported it to the government.
Once the government knew, they would definitely take his sister and the whole family away for isolation.
If they encountered good officials it would be fine, but if they met those kinds of officials who didn't care for commoners, they might even directly kill them...
Thinking of this, Tang Mingrui felt terrified in hindsight.
After about a quarter hour, the mule cart arrived at Tang Mingrui's home.
At this moment, neither Mo Jiuye nor He Zhiran were in the mood to admire the Tang family courtyard. They followed Tang Mingrui straight to the little girl's room in the back.
Seeing her son carrying her daughter back, Lady Tang came out to greet them with the whole family.
"Mingrui, how is Mingxin?"
Right now, Tang Mingrui couldn't be bothered to explain much to his mother.
"Mother, my sister is fine. Sister-in-law Mo can treat her."
Speaking, Tang Mingrui had already carried Tang Mingxin into the room.
Lady Tang had met Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran on the way to the northwest, so they were not strangers to each other.
She knew saving her daughter was the priority now, and just politely nodded to them.
The best way to treat Tang Mingxin's chickenpox was western medicine combined with IV infusion.
IV infusion was out of the question in this era, so they could only choose western medicine.
She had plenty of western medicine in her space, and could buy more on Taobao if needed, so there was no need to worry about that.
He Zhiran carefully examined Tang Mingxin's condition, then got up.
"There is medicine in the cart. I'll take it out now for the little girl to take."
The cart was parked in the front yard of the Tang residence. He Zhiran went straight into the carriage.
She entered her space with her mind, and prepared various drugs to treat Tang Mingxin's chickenpox.
She specifically prepared capsule drugs, peeled off the outer coating and repackaged them in oil paper so they wouldn't seem suspicious when taken out.
With the medicine prepared, He Zhiran returned to Tang Mingxin's room.
She handed Tang Mingrui several small paper packages.
"These medicines are self-formulated, perfect for treating the little girl's illness."
Tang Mingrui gratefully accepted the medicine He Zhiran gave and fed it to his sister as she instructed.
He Zhiran observed Tang Mingxin for a while. Her fever had subsided by now.
She asked some questions, and Tang Mingxin said she felt fine except for lack of strength.
This showed Tang Mingxin's condition was under control as long as she took the medicine on time.
"In the next few days, the little girl should stay in bed and rest, reduce activity as much as possible, and she will recover in about ten days."
Hearing her words, the Tang family unanimously breathed a sigh of relief.
To be safe, He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye did not leave the Tang residence immediately, intending to observe a while longer before leaving.
Lady Tang hurried to prepare lunch.
Since the two were rather hungry, they did not stand on ceremony.
Until near dusk, Tang Mingxin's condition remained very stable, and He Zhiran was finally at ease.
"It's getting late, we won't disturb you further. We're currently staying in Xi Ling Village. When the little girl gets better, you're welcome to visit us at home."
Lady Tang and Tang Mingrui saw them to the door.
Just as they reached the entrance, they saw a group of officials with cloth covering their noses and mouths going door to door on the street.
At this moment, two of them happened to be walking towards the Tang residence.
One of the officials was not a stranger to Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran, it was Ma Junshan.
Ma Junshan's attitude was more polite than usual when he saw them.
"Master Mo, Madam Mo, why are you still in the city?"
With such a big incident in the city, the commoners from the surrounding villages had fled home early, afraid of being trapped if the city gates closed.
Seeing the officials going door to door, they had guessed the government already knew someone had smallpox and were looking for them everywhere.
"Are you looking for those who have contracted smallpox?"
"That's right." Ma Junshan was anxious to finish his errand and go rest, so he simply replied and was about to search the Tang residence.
