Chapter 71 I've never been so humiliated in my life
"Inkstone, my stomach hurts..."
Liu Wenshu clutched his abdomen, his face deathly pale.
Yantai turned around and was so frightened that he dropped the bowl in his hand. "Young master, hold on, I'll go and get a doctor for you right away."
"The doctor is in the east of the city. You... take me with you."
Liu Wenshu clutched his abdomen and spoke with difficulty.
Otherwise, he would be in excruciating pain by the time the doctor is called back.
Yantai wanted to call for help, but Liu Wenshu wouldn't allow it. Yantai could only struggle to help Liu Wenshu onto the carriage. After finally arriving at the east of the city, only a young apprentice came out of the clinic.
"The doctor went out to make house calls early this morning, oh dear, what's wrong?"
"Why did he go out to make a house call? What will happen to my young master! When will the doctor be back!" Yantai stamped her feet anxiously.
"It will take at least an hour."
"Take me home."
Inside the carriage, Liu Wenshu was sweating profusely; he felt like he was going to die.
Even a fool would know that they've been tricked.
"Young master, young master, hang in there! There's a doctor at home who regularly examines the old lady, everything will be alright." Yantai cried as she drove the carriage as fast as she could.
The Liu family disliked showing off, and their house was built in a quiet place. They rarely went home, and this was the first time Liu Wenshu felt that the road home was so long.
"Ten coins in total, thank you."
Ye Wan paid the fare and got off the bus with the coughing old man.
The two took a car that was going the same way and stopped near the prefectural city.
The prefectural city was indeed much more impressive than the town; at least from a distance, you couldn't see any dilapidated houses.
"There's still a long way to go, let's walk."
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Make way!" Yantai cried and shouted from a distance.
"An inkstone?"
Ye Wan was surprised to see the person driving the carriage.
"Madam Ye, please stop blocking the way! My young master is dying, I'm taking him home." Yantai saw Ye Wan and cried out.
"If it really doesn't work, it will be too late by the time you send it back! Stop the carriage and let me take a look."
Seeing how anxious he was, Ye Wan thought that the handsome young man was about to die, and subconsciously blurted out those words.
After saying that, I regretted it a little and thought that I should just stop, but the inkstone actually stopped.
Ye Wan lifted the carriage curtain and saw that Liu Wenshu's face was dark. She was shocked. "He must have eaten something wrong. Just make him throw it up. Give him some water and he'll vomit."
Yantai sobbed, gasping for breath, "Can this really work? Madam Ye, please don't harm my young master! He's been so good to you, he'd even buy you pears that cost ten taels of silver! Water... where's the water...?"
"Shut your crow's mouth. I also hope he gets better. If your young master gets better this time, you have to give me a hundred taels."
Fortunately, Liu Wenshu wasn't unpleasant, otherwise she wouldn't have saved him. Ye Wan untied the bamboo tube from her waist.
"Open your mouth!"
Seeing that Liu Wenshu did not react, he grabbed his chin and began to pour water down his throat.
Ye Wan took a bamboo tube of water in, and fearing suspicion, picked up a small water jug from the carriage and filled it with water as well.
Yantai froze, about to say that the water in the teapot was from the previous day and might have gone bad.
Suddenly, the young master coughed up urine, "Ugh..."
Ye Wan stood to the side with a sour expression. Luckily, she dodged quickly, or she would have vomited on her.
"Ugh... ugh..."
Liu Wenshu bent over and vomited for a long time, even vomiting black liquid, making the carriage smell incredibly foul.
Aside from not minding the inkstone, Ye Wan and the old man with the cough had already gone far away.
Liu Wenshu finally stopped vomiting and jumped out of the carriage. Yantai was overjoyed, "Young Master..."
"I need to relieve myself."
"Where can we relieve ourselves in this desolate wilderness? Why don't you wait a moment, young master, and we'll find an inn?"
His son has this particular quirk.
At this moment, Liu Wenshu's face was no longer pale, but flushed. "I... I can't hold it in anymore."
Ye Wan stood not far away, covering her nose. "I'm amazed that a living person can die from holding their pee. That's not a forest up ahead, hurry up!"
Liu Wenshu blushed to the roots of his ears and ran haphazardly into the woods.
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Wen, the scholar, sat listlessly by the roadside, utterly exhausted.
"Young Master Liu, how are you feeling now?" Ye Wan looked at him and saw that his complexion had returned to normal. He should be alright now, right?
Liu Wenshu glanced at her and said with difficulty, "Still alive."
It's practically the same as being dead; he's never been so humiliated in his life.
"These are signs of poisoning. Luckily, he vomited in time, otherwise..."
The old man coughed as he took Liu Wenshu's pulse, then glanced at Liu Wenshu's scholarly attire. "You must be a scholar who took the provincial examination this year. You must be careful about what you eat in the future."
"You're saying my young master was murdered? How could this person be so treacherous!"
Yantai was furious, but then he suddenly remembered the bowl of cooling soup he had given the young master. He froze for a moment. He had only left for a short while...
The old man sighed, "Every year, quite a few candidates fall into his trap. If they can't guard against the villains around them, they can only blame their bad luck."
He came here to visit his old friend's child.
I was asked to go and take a look back then.
"Well, your young master is alright now. Don't forget the hundred taels of silver you promised me!" Ye Wan reminded Yantai.
Of course, it was meant for Liu Wenshu to hear.
After saying that, he turned to the coughing old man and said, "Godfather, let's hurry up, or Godmother will be unhappy if we go back and eat."
Liu Wenshu sat on the dirt road, watching Ye Wan and the old man coughing.
Once the two figures were out of sight, he stood up, still a little unsteady, and Yantai quickly helped him up.
"Inkstone, go back."
"Alright, young master, let's go home now."
A flash of anger crossed Liu Wenshu's eyes. "I'm not going home. I'm going back to the academy. I'm fine now. Some people don't want me to take the exam, but I'm going to take it anyway."
Looking at the young master's pale face, Yantai slapped herself hard across the face.
It's all his fault for being careless.
The carriage was so full of vomit that it was impossible to sit inside, so Liu Wenshu and Yantai could only sit on the edge of the carriage to go back.
"shelf!"
Amidst the rising dust, Liu Wenshu recalled the scene of Ye Wan forcing her to drink water, and slapped herself across the face.
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"Lin Anyuan, go and purchase all the medicinal herbs and grains in Min County."
At the county government office, Lin Anyuan was summoned for a private audience by Magistrate Wu.
Magistrate Wu looked at him, his face darkening. "I'm entrusting this matter to you privately. You know how to keep a low profile, right?"
"Yes, sir."
Lin Anyuan came out of Lord Wu's place and sneered at the people coming and going on the street.
The county magistrate doesn't even treat the people like human beings anymore.
Shouldn't he be grateful for Lord Wu's appreciation in entrusting him with such an important task?
This rotten, decaying smell...
"ah--"
"You stink! Get lost, you beggar!"
A woman screamed from the corner, followed by a man cursing.
Lin Anyuan, who was walking on the road, stopped in his tracks.
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