Chapter 236: A medicine that saves lives, but also kills people

After stewing for about two quarters of an hour, Gu Tang scooped out another spoonful, and he and Gu Ping'an each took half a spoonful. After drinking it, they felt that it was ready, so they added salt to the pot.

After the salt was adjusted, she asked Gu Ping'an to go to the main hall to call her father over and bring the casserole to the main hall.

Gu Tang took four sets of bowls and chopsticks and went to the main room first.

The taste of medicinal food has mixed reviews. People who like it love it, while people who don’t like it find it hard to swallow even a bite.

Gu Tang belongs to the middle group, it’s hard to say whether he likes it or hates it.

She can eat it, but if you ask her to say some compliments, forget it, she would rather not eat it.

Gu Tang personally served the soup and placed it in front of them one by one. He watched them drink a few sips of the soup and asked expectantly, "How is it? Do you like it?"

Third Uncle looked relaxed, with a look of comfort between his brows. He savoured the drink carefully and found it to be very much to his liking.

"Yes, I eat well, it suits me very well."

Gu Ping'an also nodded: "Master, what you said is right. It tastes good to me and suits my taste."

Of the three, two gave their comments, and the remaining one remained silent.

Gu Tang looked at her father proudly, and the smile on her face paused.

Gu Lianshan was eating without any manner of manner at this moment. He took the bowl of soup and drank it in one gulp, and he didn't even mind the heat.

After drinking the soup, he grabbed big pieces of chicken with his big hands and chewed them until his mouth was full of oil.

Gu Tang twitched his lips: "Dad, please slow down. Someone who doesn't know would think you haven't eaten for three days."

"This is how you eat meat! It tastes better this way!" Gu Lianshan didn't care and continued to gnaw on the chicken.

"...Don't just focus on eating, give me some comments. I made this soup myself the whole time!"

The meaning of Gu Tang's words was very clear. She had worked so hard, so he had to say something nice to coax her.

Gu Lianshan knew his daughter well and knew that she loved to hear nice things, so he kept nodding and praising her: "Delicious! This meat tastes good no matter how you cook it!"

In Gu Lianshan's opinion, as long as it's meat, it's delicious! It's much better than those bitter wild vegetables!

Gu Tang was dissatisfied with this: "You don't even know how to praise someone! You should say that this soup is cooked to your liking!"

Listen to what she said, is she praising her cooking for being delicious?

That's praising the meat for being delicious!

Gu Lianshan corrected his mistake and said, "Yes, yes, yes! This soup is very much to Dad's liking!"

That's reasonable.

Gu Tang was finally satisfied and picked up the soup bowl and took a few sips.

The Third Uncle scooped up a chicken leg and put it in another bowl, then placed it in front of Gu Tang to coax her: "Don't listen to your father, his words can sometimes choke someone to death!"

Gu Tang agreed with this and picked up the chicken leg and started to eat it.

The chicken leg was not very big, so after finishing it, Gu Tang stopped eating.

Now that I have enough oil and water in my stomach and can eat meat every day, I get tired of eating just one chicken leg.

My third uncle had read some miscellaneous books and knew some ways to maintain health. Thinking that he would have to rest soon, he did not dare to eat too much. He only ate until he was 70% to 80% full.

The remaining soup and chicken in the casserole were all given to Gu Lianshan and his son Gu Ping'an.

Both the father and the son had big appetites. They first finished eating the chicken, and then divided the soup up, leaving no bite behind.

After the meal, Gu Tang didn't care about the dishes and chopsticks. Her father led Gu Ping'an to clean up, took them to the kitchen to wash them, and then cleaned the kitchen again.

After the father and son came out of the kitchen, Gu Tang said hello to his third uncle and returned to the backyard.

Gu Tang was the only one in the backyard. After locking the door, he finally relaxed completely.

The stove in her room was still burning, and there was a kettle full of water on the floor. It was obvious that it was prepared by her father.

I tested the water temperature with my hand and found that the water in the kettle was still hot, just right for washing.

Pouring hot water into the basin and looking at the rippling water ripples, Gu Tang suddenly remembered that Agou should still be in Qingyang County at this time.

She wanted to buy some medicinal herbs, but didn't want to go there in person, nor did she want to buy them in Bei'an City.

I don't know if I can contact Agou through the contract...

After quickly washing up, Gu Tang took off his shoes and sat in bed to keep warm. Then he closed his eyes and tried to contact Agou through the little man in his mind.

This was the first time Gu Tang tried to contact Agou through the contract. To be honest, she didn't know what to do. She just tried to keep pulling the purple rope on the little man, silently chanting Agou.

The moment Gu Tang pulled the purple rope, Agou, who was far away in Qingyang County, sensed it.

He will now spend money to bribe the neighbors around the three Ma brothers, ask them to keep an eye on the movements of the three Ma brothers every day, and give them one or two taels of silver as a reward every month.

For the neighbors of the three brothers of the Ma family, they don’t have to do any work, just hang out with the three brothers and keep an eye on them every day, and they can get one or two taels of silver every month. This is simply pie in the sky!

At this moment, the generals took the one month's silver that Agou had given them in advance and went back home to keep an eye on the person.

The gate of the county town was closed at this time, but it could not lock Agou in. He had planned to rush back to Bei'an City overnight.

Before he could move, the contract on his body vibrated and he sensed that Gu Tang was calling him.

Agou thought something had happened to Gu Tang, so he hurried out of the county, found the horse he had hidden earlier, and rode at full speed towards Bei'an City.

As for Gu Tang, she closed her eyes and tried for a long time, but Agou on the other side did not react at all. Finally, she kept repeating Agou's name like counting sheep with insomnia, and fell asleep in a daze.

Agou soon realized that there was no movement in the contract. Relying on his ability to see at night, he did not stop all the way. In the second half of the night, he finally arrived outside Bei'an City.

After finding a place to hide the horse, Agou climbed over the eaves and walls, passed the soldiers defending the city wall, and went straight into the city.

As soon as he arrived in the city, he went to Gu Tang's courtyard as if he was familiar with it, and habitually climbed over the wall to find Gu Tang.

The second half of the night was when Gu Tang was sleeping soundly. Agou knew this, so he did not dare to disturb him. He just opened the small window pane above the window for ventilation and quietly looked into the room.

The bed in Gu Tang's bedroom was facing the window, but there was a screen in front of the bed to block it.

Agou looked into the room through the window pane, but could only see a screen and not the bed behind it.

He pricked up his ears and listened carefully, and there was only the sound of even breathing in the room.

Agou always remembered this breathing sound, it was Gu Tang's.

It seems that the person is fine.

Since he is fine, but he is called through the contract, it means that there is something he wants him to do and they are urging him to come back.

Agou originally wanted to go back to Lihua Hutong first, and then sneak in to ask after daybreak.

But after thinking about it, he felt uneasy, so he just sat cross-legged under the window and watched.

Agou waited until the sky brightened before he dared to try to wake Gu Tang up.

Gu Tang went to bed early last night, so he was not in a bad mood when Agou woke him up.

She opened the door with her clothes on and let Agou in. Then she shivered and crawled back into bed, letting Agou come to her bedside to talk.

Ah Gou walked up to her, tucked her in, and asked softly, "The contract was activated last night, is there something wrong?"

"Did you sense it?" Gu Tang was stunned. She thought there was no reaction, but it turned out there was a reaction!

“I sensed it.

"Since you sensed it, why didn't you respond to me?" Gu Tang glared at him, very dissatisfied.

Ah Gou smiled and tried to comfort her: "It's not that I won't respond, but that I can't respond. You are the master and I am the servant. Only you can call me through the contract."

Only one-way and not two-way?

This is so inconvenient!

Gu Tang: "If I have something to tell you, can I convey it to you through the contract?"

Agou shook his head: "I can't sense this either. I can only sense your call, but nothing else."

"That's too useless!" This was different from the contract Gu Tang had thought.

Agou was afraid that she would be angry, so he quickly coaxed her: "It's okay, as soon as I sensed you calling me, I came back immediately, it won't delay anything."

"It's not because of this." Gu Tang told him that Feng had secretly decided to sell him to Li, and said that the reason why he was called through the contract was to let him buy some medicinal herbs from Qingyang County.

"I want you to go to Qingyang County and buy some strychnine, aconite, Chuanwu and raw aconite."

When Agou heard the names of the herbs Gu Tang called out, his mind flickered and the medicinal properties of these four herbs popped up instantly.

Nux vomica can relieve pain, dissipate lumps and reduce swelling. However, it should not be consumed in excess, as it can cause limb tremors, body aches or even death.

Caowu, dispels cold, relieves pain, reduces swelling and eliminates phlegm. It should not be consumed in excess, otherwise it will cause numbness in the mouth, tongue and limbs, and paralyze the patient in bed like a stroke.

Chuanwu, dispels wind and dampness, warms the meridians and relieves pain. Taboos are the same as the previous two, do not consume excessively, otherwise you will experience numbness of the limbs, abdominal pain and diarrhea, or even death.

Raw Aconitum, the Aconitum that has not been processed is commonly known as Raw Aconitum, which is extremely poisonous. This medicine is the most poisonous of the four.

Excessive consumption can cause a person to die quickly. If consumed in moderation, the person will not die, but will suffer from severe pain day and night, and the limbs will tremble constantly.

These four medicinal herbs can both save lives and kill people.

Agou immediately understood what Gu Tang wanted to do.

"You want to... buy these four herbs and secretly let them eat them?"

Gu Tang nodded: "Li and those kidnappers are dead, so let's forget about the grudge between us. Now there are only the old couple Feng and Gu Zhier left. Gu Liansheng is probably also aware of it. With him, that's four people.

These four people not only owe me, but also owe the original owner of this body. This is a good opportunity for us to understand it together."

"You should have called me back when you encountered the kidnapper yesterday." A cold look flashed across Ah Gou's eyes. "If I were here, how could I let you take action? I would have killed them all, including Feng Shi and the others."

"Killing people is not the right way to go. For the Feng couple, it is too easy for them. First, they are paralyzed and in pain with drugs. They spend every day and night in agony, unable to live and unwilling to die.

"Based on Gu Liansheng's personality, he would definitely not serve them. No one is taking care of them, and they are immersed in pain day and night. It is not an exaggeration to say that life is worse than death."

"You mean, let them live in pain forever?" If so, Ah Gou thought it was feasible. "It's really more satisfying to torture people slowly. This method is acceptable!"

I thought that I would get praise from Gu Tang for saying this, but I was met with a cold eye instead.

"I'm not a pervert!" Gu Tang rolled his eyes, not satisfied, and reached out to pinch him angrily, "Do you think I'm like you? I was thinking that Gu Liansheng would take the exam for the scholar next year, and when he was about to leave, I would send the Feng couple away! Let him observe mourning for three years and cut off his path to the imperial examination!"

For a person who takes the imperial examination every year and fails every year, the annual college examination is his lifeblood!

If this spirit was suddenly cut off, given Gu Liansheng's temperament, he would probably do something crazy.

"...As long as Gu Liansheng goes crazy, we will take the opportunity to feed him the four medicinal herbs. People will think that he is mad, confused, and soulless, and this way they will not be suspicious."

Gu Tang wanted Feng and the others to die, but he didn't want them to die too easily, nor did he want people to suspect that there was something wrong with their deaths.

"There is also Gu Zhier, what should we do with her?" There are only three of them. Agou counted on his fingers and there is still one left.

"Let's use her as an experiment first." Gu Tang's face showed a hint of coldness. "I'm afraid I won't be able to accurately determine the amount of those herbs this time. If someone dies prematurely by accident, wouldn't that be a bargain for them?

Why not use Gu Zhier as an experiment in advance and record her different reactions when she eats different amounts every day? When it’s the Feng couple’s turn, we’ll have a better idea.”

Agou agreed with this method and volunteered to take on the task. "You just tell me how much to feed her every day, and I'll just make her eat it. I guarantee she won't notice."

Gu Tang was very satisfied with Ah Gou's words and said, "Today is a big market day. All the shops on the street open early. You can go buy medicine later. Don't buy from just one store. Buy the four kinds of medicine from four different stores.

Don't show up yourself, but pick an inconspicuous beggar who lives with you and ask him to buy it."

Agou wrote down everything and told her not to worry, saying that nothing would go wrong.

"My father doesn't know who is behind the kidnapping, and I don't plan to tell him. When you come to visit me the day after tomorrow, don't let anything slip.

My father just thought that I was unlucky and was targeted by kidnappers. After all, the kidnappers would kidnap people every year on the big market day. "

The key point is not to let anything slip, so Agou made a note of it to make sure there would be no mistakes the next day.

"Okay, it's almost dawn, you should leave quickly and don't run into my dad again." Gu Tang waved at him, signaling him to leave quickly.

When Agou mentioned the last collision with Gu Lianshan, his scalp tightened and he didn't dare to stay any longer. He said something to Gu Tang and hurried out of the house.

After seeing Agou off, Gu Tang yawned, stood up, closed the door, and returned to bed to take a nap.

It was not just Gu Tang who stayed in bed today. In addition to Gu Lianshan who got up early to wait for someone at the city gate, Third Uncle and Gu Ping'an also stayed in bed and got up an hour late.

Gu Tang got up even later than the grandparents and grandchildren. When she got up, it was already noon.

This time I took a nap for a long time.

There is no other way. In this winter, the "warm as spring" bedding rewarded by the system is so warm that people can't wait to wrap themselves in it day and night!

Coming out from the backyard and walking into the main hall of the second courtyard, Gu Tang only saw his third uncle and Gu Ping'an in the room.

Gu Ping'an was sorting the kapok cotton wool she bought yesterday, while her third uncle was measuring the cloth with a ruler. It seemed that the grandfather and grandson wanted to sew a quilt.