Chapter 52 The Curse of the Old God
This ‘sneeze’ gave Zhou Xu an ominous premonition and he rushed out of the tent.
“Where did the sound come from?!”
At this moment, Zhou Xu was not the only one who was getting nervous, there were only tribe members outside. He looked at the tent not far away with a pale face.
Needless to say, the sneezing sound came from that tent.
"From now on, everyone should stay away from that tent!"
In fact, even if Zhou Xu didn't say anything, the surrounding tribe members felt like they were shying away from that tent.
The tribe member closest to him at that time couldn't help but keep mumbling...
"Curse, he has been cursed by the old gods!"
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Obviously, similar things have happened before, but these primitive people did not have the concept of cold diseases and simply believed that it was a 'curse' or something like that.
The temperature difference between day and night is huge in spring, and the temperature is even hotter and colder one day. This is the season when colds are most common.
Similar symptoms had never occurred before, which led him to mistakenly believe that primitive people had strong resistance and were less susceptible to such diseases.
Now it seems that he was careless.
“Has a situation like this happened before?”
Facing the question, the tribe member nodded hurriedly.
"It happened. After this happened, many other people in the tribe were often cursed one by one, or even died!"
The result was much more serious than he expected. .
According to his expectation, the most serious thing would be the outbreak of influenza in their camp, which would make many tribe members incapacitated for a period of time.
After all, it is difficult for modern people to associate colds with dead people.
On the primitive side, I'm afraid it's because they don't care at all after catching a cold, and they don't know how to take care of it. In addition, the poor cultivation environment causes the condition to continue to worsen.
In this era, a contagious flu can cause heavy losses to a tribe, or even wipe it out completely.
But now that he is here, this situation will definitely not happen.
Not that he has mastered medical knowledge and skills in treating patients.
But because he possesses the ultimate secret that has been passed down by China for five thousand years!
Drink more hot water!
This is no joke. For people of their generation, it is impossible for people of their generation to make a special trip to the hospital if they catch a cold. That would be too troublesome.
If you have cold medicine at home, just make some. If not, just drink hot water to help yourself recover by increasing your body's metabolism.
For so many years, I have relied on this trick to survive.
Because breakfast was to be made this morning, the stone stove had already been lit and water had been boiled in the pot. This matter did not require his special instructions for the time being.
However, out of caution, he still had to confirm the patient's condition.
Of course, before going in, he needs one thing, and that is a mask.
But to be honest, they simply don’t have the right materials to make it now.
Weaving one out of tree bark can only be said to be self-deception and cannot have any substantial effect.
Considering safety first, there is probably only one material that can be used right now, and that is animal skin.
Although this thing is not very breathable, it can easily cause a person to become hypoxic over time, but people are alive, so why don’t you just come out and take it off before you become deprived of oxygen?
As for animal skin masks, they have them readily available right now.
That is their sling!
How is the sling made?
To put it bluntly, it is just a piece of treated mouse skin with strong bark ropes threaded on both sides.
As long as the bark ropes on both sides are simply processed, it can be turned into a mask. It doesn't take much time at all.
During this process, Zhou Xu was not idle either. He loudly expressed to the surrounding tribe members who were muttering 'curses'...
"This is not a curse! This is a cold. , when people are in hot and cold days, because the temperature difference is too drastic, the body cannot adapt, causing discomfort! "
Zhou Xu opened his mouth and said a lot, But the tribe members basically understood only two sentences. One sentence is 'This is not a curse' and the other sentence is 'It can be cured'.
Before the change, although Zhou Xu had the status of the ‘Chosen One’, they might not believe it now that he was ‘cursed’.
But now among this tribe, Zhou Xu has already accumulated enough prestige.
Even if the tribe members still can't understand what the cold in his mouth is, as long as they can trust him and follow his orders, the situation can be stabilized.
While talking, Zhou Xu had already finished the mask.
"You all stay outside and don't come close. I'll go in and confirm the situation."
As soon as Zhou Xu said these words, the surrounding tribe members were in an uproar. Among them, Ye Jinghong stepped forward to stop him.
"Chief, this is too dangerous, let me go."
"You go? Do you know what I want to confirm? How to confirm it?"
Randomly Ye Jinghong's rhetorical question left Ye Jinghong speechless. He patted the other party's shoulder. Zhou Xu put on a mask and walked quickly into the tent.
With all the commotion outside, the tribe members inside were undoubtedly awake, and they also clearly heard what Zhou Xu was shouting outside.
As soon as he saw Zhou Xu come in, he immediately became excited.
"Chief, can I really be saved?"
"Yes, don't get too excited, just lie down."
The other party's cold may be contagious. But now that everyone has come in, Zhou Xu is no longer afraid of this.
At this moment, the other party's face was pale, his lips were dry, and there were two lines of clear snot hanging on his nose.
Faced with this appearance, Zhou Xu didn't dislike it and directly reached out to test the temperature of the other person's forehead.
【Okay, not too hot. 】
“Does your throat feel sore or itchy?”
“No, I just feel dizzy.”
After receiving the answer, Zhou Xu nodded, feeling already in his heart Counted.
"I'll ask someone to bring a bowl of hot water later. After you drink it, go to bed and rest."
After saying that, Zhou Xu quickly walked out of the tent without waiting for a reply, and was walking After taking a few steps away, I quickly took off the mask on my face. It was really suffocating.
Take a few breaths of fresh air, and then look at the nervous tribe members around them.
"Don't be afraid, as long as I'm here, you can't die."
It was his fault before, and it was useless to tell them too clearly. He could just tell them that he couldn't die.
Sure enough, it was much easier than what he said before.
Looking at everyone who had calmed down, Zhou Xu quickly gave instructions.
"In addition to the members who need to go out to perform tasks, I now need someone to stay in the camp and take care of each other. Who is willing?"
Although according to his idea , when the other party wears a mask regularly, it should be able to reduce the possibility of infection to the greatest extent.
But when it comes to saying that he will definitely not be infected, Zhou Xu is not as serious as he said.
In this way, rather than appointing someone himself, he now hopes that someone can take the initiative to stand up.
However, in the eyes of primitive people, this is still the 'curse of the old gods' that scares them, and hesitation is inevitable.
At this moment, a figure stood up very simply.
“I believe in the leader, I will do it.”
It’s Zhou Chongshan!
(End of this chapter)