Chapter 67 Weakness Potion
Ning Xuan dared to use the method of feigning illness because she had obtained something good from Katerina again, namely a potion of weakness.
After drinking the debilitating potion, one will immediately feel weak and powerless, with a pale complexion and a weak pulse.
This condition lasts for 12 hours, and you can also drink a potion to remove it.
The water she just handed to Xu Jiajia was laced with a weakening potion. Given their current condition, no one could possibly suspect that they were faking illness.
The two women were pale. The doctor at the clinic touched their foreheads and found them to be extremely cold. He also touched his hands, which were also cold. At first glance, it looked like hypoglycemia, but it was much more severe.
She didn't dare prescribe any medicine indiscriminately. She usually only sees doctors for minor illnesses like colds, fevers, and minor injuries. Besides, the clinic doesn't have that many medicines. If it's a serious high fever, she can't do anything about it and would have to send someone to the hospital immediately.
Looking at the two girls' symptoms, she dared not draw any conclusions, much less prescribe any medication indiscriminately.
"Uncle, you should still send them to the hospital to get checked out. My resources here are limited, and I can't treat them." The doctor at the clinic, Zhou Xuehua, was also a local. In the village, she was usually addressed as "uncle," "aunt," "grandpa," or "grandma" unless it was a formal occasion.
Zhou Jianguo frowned. Why had he been going to the hospital so often these past few days?
"Xiaoxue, are they both in such serious condition?" Zhou Jianguo asked the doctor again to confirm.
"It looks pretty serious, Uncle. Don't delay, take him to the hospital quickly."
Zhou Jianguo didn't dare to delay any longer. He borrowed another oxcart from the brigade and then had Lu Xun and Liang Qingqing follow.
Calling Liang Qingqing is to make it easier to take care of the patient. Xu Jiajia and Ning Xuan are both girls, so it's more convenient to call a girl.
Zhou Zhipeng wanted to ask Lu Xun to run errands like paying medical bills, but Zhou Jianguo thought Lu Xun seemed more stable and reliable, so he refused Zhou Zhipeng's request.
Zhou Zhipeng wanted to try again, but Lu Xun quietly reminded him that Ning Xuan and the other girl were faking their illness. Only then did Zhou Zhipeng realize that he had been so worried that he had forgotten about what they had discussed the day before yesterday.
Although he remembered now, he was still very worried about Xu Jiajia's appearance. However, fearing that it would ruin the plans they had discussed, Zhou Zhipeng stopped insisting on going to the hospital with her.
Many people actually saw the commotion caused by Ning Xuan and the other girl fainting. Gu Yunze was also worried when he learned that Xu Jiajia had fainted. When he saw Liang Qingqing being called to go to the hospital, Gu Yunze also ran to the clinic.
Zhou Jianguo was furious when he saw this. "Gu Zhiqing, you should go back to work. Liang Zhiqing and Lu Zhiqing can accompany you."
"Captain, let me go with you," Gu Yunze blurted out.
Zhou Zhipeng objected, "I didn't even go with you, why are you causing trouble? Come on, let's go back to work together."
After saying that, he didn't care about Gu Yunze's resistance and pulled Gu Yunze back to the field. Although Gu Yunze was tall, he was relatively thin, while Zhou Zhipeng was tall and strong. In addition, Gu Yunze had been working very hard these past few days and couldn't resist Zhou Zhipeng.
Zhou Jianguo didn't have time to argue with them. The oxcart had already arrived, and Zhou Jianguo was still a little worried, so he went to the hospital with them anyway.
Liang Qingqing was unaware of the truth and was extremely worried about Ning Xuan and the other person's situation the whole way, wishing the oxcart could fly.
Ning Xuan appeared to be dizzy, but because her physical condition had improved, she was still conscious.
Xu Jiajia had completely fainted.
Upon arriving at the hospital, after the doctor examined them, he said to Zhou Jianguo and his group:
"The patients are very weak right now. I'll give them an IV drip of nutrition first, and we'll see how they are doing after they wake up."
After receiving the nutritional injections, it took another hour for Ning Xuan and the other person to wake up.
The doctor examined the two individuals and diagnosed them with: "Malnutrition, extreme weakness, and overwork. They need nutritional supplements, rest, and should avoid overexertion."
Zhou Jianguo immediately thought that the two female educated youths had been working 8 work points every day recently, while they usually only worked 4 work points. They must have been working very hard.
The doctor suggested staying in the hospital for observation overnight, and going home tomorrow if everything is fine.
Zhou Jianguo planned to return to the brigade first, but Lu Xun stopped him.
"Lu Zhiqing, what's going on?" Zhou Jianguo asked, puzzled.
"Captain, both Ning and the other educated youth have fallen ill from exhaustion. Shouldn't we go to the commune and talk to the secretary? We can't expect them to work 8 work points every day even when they're sick from overwork."
The doctor also said that they shouldn't overwork themselves. They used to participate in labor, doing what they were capable of, and they didn't faint from exhaustion even when they participated in the first double harvest season.
"It's easy to imagine that 8 work points a day is still too difficult for them," Lu Xun explained.
This was something Ning Xuan and the others had agreed upon. Simply pretending to faint wouldn't work; they needed to let everyone know that they couldn't handle the workload of 8 work points a day.
Then we also need to get He Wei to back down from his previous decision.
Zhou Jianguo thought about it and realized it was true, so he agreed to go to the commune with Lu Xun.
Upon arriving at the commune gate, Lu Xun offered cigarettes to the security guard and explained the purpose of his visit.
The old man looked at Lu Xun with pity, thinking to himself that he would have more gossip to tell his wife when he got home that night.
The security guards made Lu Xun and his companion register before letting them in.
On his way to the secretary's office, Lu Xun grabbed someone and asked them how to get there, then took the opportunity to explain what he had come to say.
Zhou Jianguo was numb. If he couldn't understand what Lu Xun was doing, then he would have been a captain for nothing.
However, he did not stop it. In his opinion, the secretary's behavior was indeed very confusing. Although he also hoped that everyone could work more, he did not force non-strong laborers to get full work points or high work points.
Thanks to Lu Xun's propaganda, before he even reached He Wei's office, the entire compound, even the ants passing by, knew that the Party Secretary had ordered everyone to collect full and high work points, and that the female educated youth had fallen ill after working on it for several days in a row.
When they finally met He Wei, both Zhou Jianguo and Lu Xun were startled by his condition. He looked like he might faint at any moment.
Although the two were curious, they weren't close, so they didn't ask each other what was going on. Instead, they told each other about Ning Xuan and the other person fainting as planned.
"Are you saying that the two female educated youths collapsed from exhaustion because they were doing eight work points a day for the past few days, and they're still in the hospital?" He Wei asked Zhou Jianguo and his companion.
"Yes, Secretary, the doctor still needs to observe you in the hospital. You can't overexert yourself after you're discharged, otherwise next time it might not be as simple as just fainting," Lu Xun replied before Zhou Jianguo could speak.
The doctor didn't say exactly that, but it was close enough. Lu Xun just exaggerated the seriousness of the statement so the other party wouldn't take it seriously.
He Wei has been plagued by nightmares these past few days. His dreams are filled with all the bad things he did to help his boss or for his own sake. Each one is so egregious that it's enough to make you want to eat peanuts. His dreams repeatedly remind him that evil deeds will be punished.
The scenes of his retribution in his dreams were vivid in his mind, and it seemed as if he had really experienced them over and over again. It was so painful and terrifying.
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