The Salted Fish Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

181-185

Chapter 181

As the Fourth Master and Ning Chuge left, the long-awaited system prompt sounded.

[Ding, congratulations on completing the Salted Fish mission: What does business trip have to do with Salted Fish?

Mission reward: Silver, luck +1]

Geng Qingning exhaled slowly. She had learned a lot about the Salted Fish system over the years. In the past, she was not allowed to sleep with the emperor or be favored by him. It seemed that it harmed her interests at the time, but in the long run, it was more beneficial to her.

It was the same this time. Whether it was Ma Chongwu looking for smallpox cows outside or Doctor Chen vaccinating cows, it required a certain amount of luck.

This luck +1 came at the right time.

She handed Hongzhu and Xiaowu to Grape, and turned around to take Hongzao to the backyard.

As usual, they went to the pasture. The two changed into white coats in the small room at the entrance, put on masks and gloves, and came to Dr. Chen, who was dressed in the same way.

"How is it?" Geng Qingning asked, "Any progress?"

Although Dr. Chen's expression could not be seen clearly because of the mask, the wrinkles on his forehead were like knife cuts on his face. "It still doesn't work. Although we applied the pox juice to the wounds on the cows, no cows have had pox so far. Perhaps, humans and cows are not the same."

Geng Qingning shook his head. Cowpox has been confirmed by history. Since the direction is correct, but it has not succeeded now, it can only mean that the method is not quite right.

She lowered her head and pondered for a while, "How about doing the experiment on calves?"

Is it because the immune system of adult cattle is too strong, and can kill all the invading viruses? If it is placed on calves, will the probability be higher?

Doctor Chen thought for a moment, "That makes sense."

Adults are obviously stronger than children. Whenever there is a major epidemic, the ones who can survive to the end are basically adults, and those old people and children die in the process. Some particularly strong people don't even get sick.

"You can also use older cattle," Doctor Chen said, "You can ask Ma Zhongwu's family to buy more old cattle to use."

With both approaches, there may be some breakthrough progress.

Geng Qingning looked at Hongzao, who nodded beside him, indicating that he had taken note.

The two of them took off their outer masks that might be contaminated with the virus from the hut in the grassland, washed their hands repeatedly with soap, and wiped them with alcohol before going to the front. As soon as they entered the yard, they changed their clothes and asked someone to take them out for washing.

It was about the two children, so they had to be careful.

After changing her clothes, Geng Qingning sat in front of the dressing table. She opened the bottom layer of the official suitcase. The things inside were her "deposits". Seeing that the large banknotes were getting less and less, and the weight of the gold was getting lighter and lighter, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

As we all know, scientific research, especially the medical industry, requires huge initial investment, which is often hundreds of millions of US dollars, and the research cycle is long and the research results are prone to lag.

Although her cowpox vaccine did not have the problem of being patented by someone else, the research cycle was too long, and it was difficult for her to afford the expenses of the cows, feed, medicines, labor, and so on.