Chapter 677 Someone is deliberately causing trouble
What Shopkeeper She was talking about was indeed the crayfish poisoning incident.
However, the incident in Qingzhou happened a few days later, with people only showing symptoms three days ago. It has been getting worse in the past two days, so he rushed here without stopping.
Cheng Wanwan looked at the booklet, squinting as she pondered.
The crayfish itself is absolutely fine; it's highly likely that someone poisoned it.
The first poisoning case occurred in Yangzhou six days ago, and the first case in Qingzhou occurred three days ago. Why was it at this time?
Did the poisoner poison the person in Yangzhou and then rush to Qingzhou at full speed? The timing doesn't seem to match.
Thinking of this, she suddenly paused.
The lobsters from Yangzhou six days ago were the same batch sent from Dahe Town ten days ago, that is, the first batch of lobsters from her fifty-acre pond.
Qingzhou's demand for crayfish is relatively small, and she just switched to shrimp in her pond four days ago.
Could it be that her pond was poisoned?
Cheng Wanwan immediately said, "Cheng Yi, quickly send Wu Xiaochui over here."
Cheng Yi knew that something big had happened, so he ran to find Wu Xiaochui as fast as he could. After a while, Wu Xiaochui was brought back.
"Xiao Chui, quickly arrange for a boat to retrieve the crayfish sent to Yangzhou this morning. Don't send any more to Qingzhou for now," she said quickly. "Also, have someone go to Lijia Gou and randomly catch a few crayfish from a few ponds and send them over. I need to check them."
When lobsters were just coming on the market in early summer, her family’s kitchen cooked lobsters with different flavors every day. After the family got tired of them, they never made them again.
If he had eaten a few meals from time to time and discovered the poisoning earlier, things might not have developed like this.
She looked up at the merchants from Yangzhou and Qingzhou in front of her and said, "Please take a rest for the night. I will give you an answer tomorrow morning."
Old Master He and the others were overwhelmed by this matter, but now that Lady Sui was in charge, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief and were led by Granny Qi to the side room to wash up and rest.
An hour later, the crayfish from Lijiagou were delivered.
The crayfish came from ten different ponds, one was a fifty-acre pond she bought, and the other nine were randomly selected from the villagers.
She brought the crayfish into the room, bolted the door shut, and then bought medical testing equipment from the system.
First, the crayfish raised by the villagers were tested, and the results showed that they were all normal.
It wasn't until her farmed crayfish were put into an instrument that the arsenic trioxide content was found to be above normal.
Arsenic trioxide, also known as arsenic, was called "crane's crest red" by some people in ancient times. It is probably the oldest and most deadly poison in ancient history.
In other words, the doctor in Yangzhou was not talking nonsense at all, and the diners were indeed poisoned by the red-crowned crane...
However, discussing toxicity without considering dosage is meaningless. Extremely small amounts of arsenic trioxide have limited harm to the body, but exceeding the normal range will cause discomfort. A small packet may seem like a small amount, but it is actually tens of millions of times the normal dose. Therefore, if a normal person accidentally ingests a packet, they will die in a short period of time...
She should be thankful that the fifty-acre pond was large enough, and the amount of poison released by the poisoner was limited, so the amount absorbed by the crayfish was even more limited. Most people who ate the poisoned crayfish experienced vomiting and diarrhea, which is considered mild poisoning.
It is mild, non-fatal and completely curable.
However, medical technology in ancient times was underdeveloped, and treatment was too complicated and slow, so we still had to rely on modern medicines.
Cheng Wanwan bought many special antidotes developed by modern medicine in the mall system and packed them in porcelain bottles of this era.
The fact that the arsenic was thrown into her pond means that someone hostile to her deliberately caused trouble.
Since this incident was caused by her, she needed to go to the scene in person to clean up the mess.
After preparing all the medicines, Cheng Wanwan called Wu Xiaochui over again and instructed him carefully, "That fifty-acre pond has been poisoned with arsenic. The water is poisonous, and so are the crayfish and other fish... Immediately send someone to dig a hole in the pond and drain the water. I'll take all the poisoned crayfish to Yangzhou tomorrow morning."
After Cheng Wanwan urgently called Wu Xiaochui back, he knew there was a problem with this batch of crayfish, but he didn't know what the problem was.
Hearing Cheng Wanwan say this, he immediately knelt on the ground: "Auntie, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of the pond, and someone took the opportunity to poison it. Please punish me, Auntie!"
He has been in charge of the management of this fifty-acre pond. Last year, it produced 20,000 to 30,000 catties of crayfish. This year, the breeding is a little more intensive, and the output can reach about 50,000 catties, which is about 40,000 taels of silver. Such a large amount of money was lost because of his momentary negligence... He is to blame!
"You were certainly at fault in this matter, but now is not the time to punish you. I hope you can atone for your sins." Cheng Wanwan said calmly, "I'm going to Yangzhou to clean up the mess. So, I'll leave it to you to find out who poisoned the shrimp. If you can't, it means there's something wrong with your ability. I'll consider replacing you with someone else in charge of the lobster business. If you can, your merits and demerits will offset each other, and this matter can end here."
If someone in Hyundai Company made such a big mistake, she would demand compensation and fire them without hesitation.
But this incident is clearly aimed at her. Even if Wu Xiaochui doesn't run into problems, her other businesses will.
He made a mistake, but it wasn't a serious mistake that warranted his dismissal; after all, there's no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.
Therefore, she will give him a chance.
Wu Xiaochui nodded immediately: "Don't worry, auntie, I will definitely find out who is behind this!"
Just as he stood up and was about to get back to work, he saw Zhao Tiezhu walk in from the doorway with a beaming face: "Auntie, someone's coming from the capital, and they've already arrived at the town gate!"
Cheng Wanwan knew that this was a reward from the Grand Canal.
The Grand Canal was completed at the end of last year, and these few months have been considered a probation period. During this period, the Xiao Qin Grand Canal has been operating normally, so the court should reward the meritorious officials.
Originally, she would be somewhat excited about the reward from the court, but now, she had something weighing on her mind and really couldn't be excited.
Granny Qi and the maids hurried to help her change her clothes and do her makeup before they reached the front door, just as the procession announcing the imperial decree arrived.
This time, it wasn't Eunuch Ming who came to deliver the imperial decree, but another young eunuch from the palace. The young eunuch got off the carriage and bowed deeply to Cheng Wanwan: "Eunuch Ming is my master. He has other important matters to attend to, so I'm here to deliver the decree in Dahe Town. Lady Sui, just call me Xiao Guozi."
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said, "Then please ask Eunuch Guo to announce the decree."
Little Guozi is the emperor and empress's little Guozi. For someone outside the palace like her, calling him Eunuch Guo is enough to express their respect.
"Please accept the decree, Lady Sui!" Little Guozi opened the imperial edict and raised his voice considerably, "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees..."
The onlookers knelt down and listened to the contents of the imperial edict with great interest. They could not understand the other contents, but they could still make out the general rank of the official and the rewards given.
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