Chapter 124 Grey Amanita

"Mushrooms are poisonous? Absolutely not! I've been running this restaurant for years, do you think I can't tell whether mushrooms are poisonous or not?" The restaurant owner, sitting at the table with me, patted his chest and said angrily.

"The chicken-of-the-woods mushroom has an umbrella-shaped cap, a small head, and a thick stem. Even when it grows bigger, the cap will still have a small protrusion on top. Now look at this one, its cap is flat and round, with a large head and a thin stem. Does it look like a chicken-of-the-woods mushroom?"

The teachers adjusted their glasses, squinted, and finally clicked their tongues. They had to admit, it really didn't look like it.

"Shop owner, are the mushrooms sourced through legitimate channels? Does the supplier provide any qualification certificates?"

The mushrooms were brought by nearby villagers. They wouldn't have any certifications. Whether it was the heat or the fear, the shop owner had a lot of sweat on his forehead. "Hey, what do city kids know? Chicken roe mushrooms are a big category, containing many different kinds of mushrooms."

Her answer was irrelevant and aroused suspicion. Teacher Li adjusted her glasses, stood up, and stood in front of Yun Xia. "Shop owner, could you please clarify who the mushroom supplier is? And does the supplier have the relevant qualifications?"

"Trade secrets, how can I tell others?"

Upon hearing this, the PE teacher ran to the kitchen, grabbed the remaining half-basket of mushrooms, and dumped them on the ground in front of everyone. He noticed the shop owner trembling with fear at the sight of the mushrooms and immediately suspected something was amiss. "Damn it, tell me, what kind of mushrooms are these?"

At first, the shop owner stubbornly refused to admit it, but the PE teacher used brute force, grabbing him by the collar and lifting him up. He quickly confessed, "It's Amanita muscaria. One or two of them were mixed in. They're slightly toxic, but they're no big deal after being cooked!"

"Nonsense, the gray amanita mushroom is highly poisonous, it's extremely harmful to the liver, and in severe cases, it can be fatal."

"Then what are we waiting for? Tell the students to stop eating!"

After saying that, the teachers rushed out like a swarm of bees, only to find that the students were all standing at the gate, far away from the dining table.

Before entering the room, Yunxia had already thought it through. She didn't have the influence to ask the class monitors for favors, but Li Chen, a top-tier rich young master, did. Plus, he came from Rongcheng, Shanghai, and was knowledgeable and experienced, so his words were more credible. People would believe 80% of what he said first.

The girl cupped her hands to her mouth and shouted, "It's confirmed that the mushrooms are poisonous! Anyone who ate them, step forward immediately so we can all receive first aid. Just a heads up, this poison can be deadly!"

Since it was a matter of life and death, everyone who had picked up the mushrooms stepped forward, including Li Chen. He counted them one by one, and there were a total of thirty people.

Yunxia turned and went into the kitchen, prepared several large buckets of lightly salted water, and dragged the chef, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, to help carry them out, so that those who stood out could drink as much as they could.

"Yunxia, ​​are you deliberately messing with us? It's just a few mushrooms, what big deal could it be? Look, I can run and jump now, and I don't feel uncomfortable at all."

"Hiss, no wonder you're a potential gossip, always trying to sabotage things. 'Drink plenty of lightly salted water, then press your finger down your throat to induce vomiting. This can reduce the absorption of toxins. If your body really reacts, that's a big deal, and we'll have to call an ambulance right away.'"

The girl with the long braid was speechless after being teased. Being afraid of dying, she frantically drank diluted salt water like others, until her stomach was swollen like a big balloon. She couldn't drink any more, so she pressed her fingers to her throat and leaned against a tree to vomit violently.

For a moment, an unpleasant smell filled the entire courtyard. The teachers, the shop owner, and the students who hadn't eaten the mushrooms chose not to leave, praying that it was just a minor poisoning and that nothing serious would happen.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. With a thud, a young boy fell to the ground, clutching his stomach and rolling around, crying out in pain.

The teacher rushed forward, "Puke, vomit quickly, Teacher Li, when is the ambulance coming?"

"This is in the mountains, even if we drive fast, it will still take an hour!"

"Teacher, most of the mushrooms on the table have ended up in his stomach. Will Wang Xiaobao... die?"

"Death? Waaah... Mommy, I want Mommy, ugh~"

The pale-faced boy was vomiting and crying, calling for his mother; it was heartbreaking to see.

"Boss, do you have any other antidote methods? Use them quickly!" the teacher said anxiously, patting the boy's back.

"That's all. If there's a law, why wouldn't I take it? Let's wait for the ambulance; this child is probably..."

Everyone present knew what the concluding remark was. Yun Xia's mind raced, and finally, her eyes lit up, "Mung beans, do you have any mung beans? Raw mung beans can detoxify."

"No, I used it up a few days ago."

"Damn it, this run-down shop has nothing! Quickly send someone to the village to find mung beans, Yun! Is there any other way?"

Grey manta odorata damages the liver and stomach, while vitamin C can enhance the liver and spleen's detoxification effect. Thinking of this, I quickly opened my bag and took out a bottle of orange juice with lots of added ingredients. "Vitamin C detoxifies, so even if you feel terrible after drinking it, don't throw up!"

The young boy grasped at his only hope of survival, weakly holding the glass bottle, and, suppressing his nausea, drank it all down. Ten minutes later, his vomiting and intestinal cramps lessened, and twenty minutes later, his breathing became steady. Even the teacher, who didn't understand medicine, knew he was saved.

Pick up the glass bottle from the ground and shout, "Vitamin C can detoxify. It has juice, drink more, and try not to throw up."

Apart from Wang Xiaobao, the other students who ate the mushrooms were not seriously poisoned. They had already vomited up stomach acid and had no appetite for juice. But fearing for their lives, they forced themselves to swallow it even though they didn't want to.

Soon everyone noticed that the students who drank Shengxun brand juice had a significantly better complexion and their stomach acid reflux had disappeared. As for other brands, no matter how expensive they were, they couldn't achieve the same effect.

"It seems that Shengxun's slogan 'pressed juice, every drop is rich and mellow' is not a lie!" Teacher Li exclaimed while comforting the poisoned students.

"Mmm, the ingredients are top-notch, and the taste is fantastic. My family has always drunk this. Li Chen, here, have some!"

He didn't touch the poisonous mushrooms, but he did pick up some chicken-of-the-woods mushrooms from the same plate. The soup also contained some toxins from Amanita mushrooms. At this moment, apart from being a little pale, he didn't feel anything else.

"Grape flavor, not easy to buy. Oh, it's still as delicious as ever. Xiaxia, you're amazing, you even know how to detox."

Yunxia pursed her lips and shifted the blame to Wang Dali and his wife, saying that during her year of foster care, she would often find food in the wild when she was extremely hungry, and poisoning was a common occurrence. Over time, she had accumulated quite a few folk remedies for poisoning.

"How can there be such a person in the world? He promised his brother to take good care of his daughter, but behind his back he abused her. How despicable!"

"Sigh, promises are just moral constraints. There are plenty of parents in this world who treat their own children badly, not to mention that Uncle Wang and I have no blood relation whatsoever. We have to look forward to life. If we keep dwelling on the pain of the past, we'll only make ourselves suffer."

"Xiaxia, you speak so philosophically!" After saying that, she took a sip of grape juice, savoring its sweet and sour taste on her taste buds.

Half an hour later, the ambulance arrived. The boy who was most severely poisoned, even though he could walk with a cane, was put on a stretcher and loaded into the ambulance at the suggestion of the medical staff.

Students with milder poisoning were taken to the city hospital by bus to prevent any complications. Yunxia was a little worried about Li Chen, who was in poor health, so she went with him. The remaining students took a bus back to school and called their parents to pick them up. The teachers repeatedly reminded them to go to the hospital immediately if they felt unwell.