A Top Scholar From A Humble Background.

Summary

The chapter narrates the aftermath of Shen Xi secretly vaccinating his mother, Aunt Sun Hui Niang, and himself against smallpox using cowpox. Initially appearing ill with smallpox symptoms, Hui Niang's condition rapidly improves without scarring, astonishing Zhou and the neighbors. Shen Xi's unconventional vaccination method proves effective, though Zhou scolds him for endangering the family. Despite the pandemic, Hui Niang reopens her pharmacy, maintaining reasonable prices for medicinal herbs, much to Zhou's concern about potential shortages due to her honesty.

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