HLnovel Chapter 226 Smoker Disease
Chapter 226 Smoker Disease
Jiang Li found the guinea pig to be incredibly delicious, unlike any other meat she had ever eaten before.
However, a huge problem suddenly came to her mind.
"Brother Mo, do these guinea pigs need deworming?"
Although the guinea pigs drink boiled water that has been cooled down, Jiang Li is still worried about the parasite problem.
Are there special deworming medications for guinea pigs?
Ye Jingmo listened to Jiang Li's question and was also somewhat at a loss.
"Shall we convert the dosage of deworming medication for pudding and jelly into the weight of the guinea pigs and administer it to them?"
Jiang Li thought about it more and more and felt that the plan was feasible, since veterinary drugs should be universal.
She crushed the deworming medicine and dissolved it in water according to the dosage instructions.
Then weigh each guinea pig, calculate the dosage, and then pour the solution into their mouths.
This seemingly simple act kept Jiang Li and Ye Jingmo busy for nearly an hour.
However, once the guinea pigs are given the medication, they cannot be slaughtered immediately.
Jiang Li and Ye Jingmo decided to wait a week before making a decision based on the situation.
Time flies by like a white horse, fleeting.
Jiang Li would call every day to inquire about Xiao An's condition.
Xiao An took deworming medication for five consecutive days until there were no more dead parasites in her feces before she stopped taking the medication.
Liangzi took Xiao An to the hospital for a check-up to make sure there were no parasites before they went home with peace of mind.
Lin Panpan sent a special message to Jiang Li and Qin Yue to thank them for their help and to invite them to her home for a meal after the fog cleared.
In this day and age, inviting someone to dinner is undoubtedly the highest form of gratitude.
After all, food is precious, and entertaining guests consumes a lot of food, which is not something everyone is willing to do.
Jiang Li told Lin Panpan to give Xiao An a good restorative meal first. They didn't need the meal, but Xiao An needed nutrition to make up for the previous physical damage.
When Liangzi returned from the hospital, he brought back some important news: the parasitic disease at the base was becoming increasingly rampant.
Many sick people are unable to even enter the hospital and can only spread out bamboo mats on the hospital floor, waiting anxiously for an empty bed to become available.
The hospital corridors are always stained with vomited blood, and the medical staff are already overwhelmed.
Hospitals are out of deworming medication, and the price of deworming medication on the black market has soared to 1000 points per tablet.
In addition, a new disease called smokeworm disease has emerged.
Scientists have discovered that bacteria resembling insect eggs lurk in dense fog. They remain dormant in the fog, but once inhaled, they awaken and begin to multiply.
They gradually erode the entire lung, devouring normal lung tissue, making breathing increasingly difficult, and ultimately leading to death by suffocation.
Jiang Li couldn't help but think of the suffocation torture in movies, the cruel punishment of applying water-soaked tissues to a person's face to cause suffocation.
Liangzi saw a patient in the hospital who was suffering from tobacco worm disease. It was as if a demon had choked him, and he could not breathe a single breath of oxygen.
He could only gasp for breath in his hospital bed, but he still had difficulty breathing. In the end, his face turned bright red, like a dehydrated fish, and he died in agony.
Fortunately, the number of these bacteria in the dense fog is small, and they are extremely sensitive to disinfectants.
If you have the means, spraying disinfectant at home can keep this bacteria out.
Therefore, when Liangzi returned, he went to the black market and used his points to exchange for six bottles of disinfectant.
He distributed the disinfectant to two families, and each family received two bottles.
Following the indoor planting methods taught to them by Jiang Li, the Qin and Liang families planted crops in the uninhabited areas of their homes and stored some grain, so they didn't need to risk going out to find supplies.
Since I'm staying home anyway, I don't need to exercise, so eating less won't be a problem.
No matter how chaotic the lives of those outside were, it did not disturb their peaceful existence.
One morning, Jiang Li sat on the sofa playing with Pudding.
Zhou Tian's call came in abruptly.
"You haven't left the house recently, have you?"
As early as when the thick fog appeared, Zhou Tian sent a message to Jiang Li and Ye Jingmo, telling them not to leave the house.
Jiang Li said, "No, even if I have to go out, I will wear protective clothing."
"That's good. You should know that the smoke insect disease is spreading in the base. Take good precautions and store more food. I'm afraid the base won't be able to supply the food in the mall."
After saying that, Zhou Tian hung up the call without waiting for Jiang Li's reply.
Jiang Li was somewhat taken aback. Could it be that the base government couldn't even provide the most basic food supply?
How chaotic would the base be? Jiang Li couldn't help but shudder.
What happened?
Jiang Li recounted the events to Ye Jingmo, who then lowered his gaze and pondered.
"I'm afraid the grain crops planted at the base aren't doing very well, and we're not harvesting much grain."
Moreover, the dense fog has not yet dissipated, and many people are staying at home for fear of getting sick, which has led to a significant increase in demand for food from the market.
This exacerbated the pressure on the mall's food supply.
Based on the information he had read before, Ye Jingmo deduced the hidden meaning behind Zhou Tian's call.
Jiang Li wasn't worried about lacking supplies at home, since she had plenty of food stored in her spatial storage.
What I'm more worried about are Qin Yu and Liang Zi.
Jiang Li didn't hesitate and immediately sent a message in the communication group.
"Do you have enough supplies? If not, hurry up and buy more from the official store. Don't worry about how many points you have, because you might not be able to buy them later."
This news caused a huge stir.
"Sister Jiang Li, have you received some news?"
Qin Yue sent a message expressing her doubts. She felt that Jiang Li would ask them to stockpile supplies for no reason and would not even care about the points.
Lin Panpan also asked, explaining that most of their family's points were used to buy supplements for Xiao An, with the remainder reserved for emergencies.
Jiang Li recounted how Zhou Tian had contacted her and then shared her and Ye Jingmo's speculations.
Even without the current situation, there's nothing wrong with stockpiling supplies at home.
Upon receiving this news, both families fell silent, and the messages in the group chat remained focused on Jiang Li's explanation.
Suddenly, Qin Yu sent a message to the group chat.
"I have a way to exchange 100 kilograms of rice for points, but it will cost 50 points more than the official store."
The good thing is that, unlike in shopping malls, there's no limit of one pound of rice per person.
"Is it reliable?"
Liangzi asked Qin Yu.
"It's reliable. Someone at that store has contracted a parasitic disease and needs points to buy parasite medicine on the black market."
Their house is a villa in the row in front of ours.
I've had prior contact with him, and he seems to have no issues with his character.