Dr. Wu had been taking his medicine for three days straight, and Lu Qiqi and the others arrived on time every day, making him nervous whenever he saw the four of them.
"Ginseng?"
When Doctor Huang saw the prescription drawn up by Lu Qiqi, he rubbed his eyes to make sure he had read it correctly.
Doctor Qin also asked, "Miss Lu, are you sure there's no mistake in this prescription?"
Ginseng has always been suitable for people who are weak and need to replenish their bodies. But now, the villagers of Tianxin Village are too weak to tolerate the tonic. Will there really be any problems with this kind of medication?
Lu Qiqi said, "You didn't see wrong. The villagers are suffering from severe diarrhea and vomiting. They need a lot of nourishment after being ill for a long time."
"It can't be replenished; no amount of medicine will help. The body has become a bottomless pit that can never be filled."
Although Lu Qiqi's words made a lot of sense, both Doctor Qin and Doctor Huang turned their attention to Doctor Luo, wanting to hear his opinion.
After a moment, Dr. Luo said, "That makes sense."
The prescriptions for these three days of drug trials were all drafted by Dr. Luo, which shows that he is a highly skilled doctor.
Dr. Qin never expected that Dr. Luo, who seemed unreliable, was actually a hidden talent who had completely won him over in just three days.
When Dr. Qin and Dr. Huang heard that Dr. Luo also agreed with Lu Qiqi's prescription of adding ginseng, they stopped questioning it.
After pondering for a moment, Doctor Huang said, "It's just that this ginseng is very precious. Even wealthy families might not be able to find a single, top-quality ginseng."
Moreover, ordinary people probably haven't even seen a single root of it.
Just when Dr. Qin thought everything would go smoothly, Dr. Huang doused him with a bucket of cold water, chilling him to the bone.
“This is indeed a problem. The government only gave us half a month to cure the villagers, and today is the fourth day.”
In other words, Tianxin Village will be reduced to ashes in half a month, so why bother wasting time and money?
Lu Qiqi folded the prescription and put it into her sleeve, smiling faintly, "Things will work themselves out. There's always a way."
The other three people present had no idea what good idea Lu Qiqi could come up with.
But they couldn't resist seeing Lu Qiqi's calm and composed smile, and without hesitation, they chose to believe her.
...
"Ginseng?"
"What a joke, these doctors have learned to line their own pockets now."
Inside the room, a man in civilian clothes sat behind a book shelf about two meters long, with a soldier standing beside him, bowing.
The man was about fifty years old, with a large belly, a face covered in fat, and an oily sheen.
This man was none other than Zhu Datou, the magistrate of Heshun Prefecture.
The soldiers standing to the side lowered their heads and remained silent, while Zhu Datou picked up his pen and crossed out the medicinal herb ginseng.
He said, "Send the rest of the medicinal herbs to them. There are still ten days left, so let these grasshoppers hop around for a few more days."
"Yes!" The officer took the prescription and left the house.
A short while later, a man who looked like a servant entered.
"Master, Aunt Zhang said she wants to bring you ginseng soup."
Zhu Datou was annoyed by the incompetent doctors' wild ideas, but his mood improved considerably when he heard the servant come to report.
His concubine Zhang has recently learned a new style from somewhere, which has captivated him. Just thinking about that intoxicating pleasure makes him feel that even the life of a god couldn't be better.
"master?"
Zhu Datou, lost in his daydream, was instantly brought back to his senses by the servant's voice, and glared angrily at the servant.
The servant was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, lowered his head, and dared not utter another word.
After a while, the servant heard Zhu Datou's slow voice say, "Let her in."
After receiving the order, the servant left the room.
...
Doctor Gao, who had disappeared for several days, finally reappeared. At that moment, he was bound tightly with ropes and thrown on the floor of the ancestral hall.
"Let me go!"
"Why are you arresting me? What law did I break? What crime did I commit?"
Dr. Gao struggled desperately, but the ropes bound his limbs and body tightly, making him look like a wriggling maggot.
"Don't you know why you were arrested?"
Lu Qiqi stood to the side, looking down at Doctor Gao.
Dr. Gao's face was flushed, and he was still wriggling. Many villagers heard the commotion and rushed over to see what was going on.
Even a serious illness can't stop someone from having a gossip-loving heart.
"How will you repay the lives of the nine villagers who died in the deep pool, and the villagers who died suddenly after taking medication a few days ago!"
Lu Qiqi's voice echoed throughout the ancestral hall, shocking everyone present. Some villagers even doubted whether they had misheard.
Zhao Xiaodong was also confused by Lu Qiqi's words and asked, "Miss Lu, what does the death of the villagers who went into the deep pool and those who took medicine have to do with Doctor Gao?"
"Yes, if you don't explain clearly, we're all confused. What exactly is going on?"
Just as Lu Qiqi was about to tell the whole story, Doctor Gao shouted, "Don't listen to her nonsense! She just doesn't like me. My way of practicing medicine is different from hers, so she's trying to frame me!"
The villagers remember Lu Qiqi's kindness and care for them all these days.
On the contrary, Dr. Gao was not only impatient when practicing medicine, but also repeatedly made unpleasant remarks by the villagers.
Gradually, the villagers became unwilling to line up in front of him to have their pulse taken and be diagnosed.
Having learned from past mistakes, the villagers naturally sided with Lu Qiqi and ignored what Doctor Gao said.
"Framed?"
Lu Qiqi snorted coldly and said, "If I say anything wrong to you, I'll twist my head off and let you use it as a football!"
Dr. Gao didn't expect Lu Qiqi to be so ruthless; it seemed she wasn't planning to let him off the hook.
But he still didn't want to miss any opportunity and said, "Doctor Qin, please help untie her. We can't let this wild girl ruin the reputation of all the doctors in Luzhou Prefecture!"
Dr. Qin was specifically asked for help by Dr. Gao. The two had once been on the same side, but in terms of reputation, the reputation of doctors in Luzhou Prefecture might be ruined.
Doctor Qin said, "Since you feel you have done nothing wrong, why not listen to what Miss Lu has to say? She can't have falsely accused you for no reason. If that's the case, I will definitely uphold justice for you!"
Dr. Qin's words instantly snapped Dr. Gao's last straw.
Lu Qiqi said firmly, "You have committed three crimes, and I will list them in detail. You can see if there is any one of them that I have wronged you!"
Your first crime was that you never read the prescription I prepared, but instead went to steal the dregs of the medicine in the middle of the night and changed the prescription without authorization. This allowed the villagers to be cured quickly with mild symptoms, but the prescription for severe cases was not used in time, which accelerated the disease and caused the villagers to die unjustly.
Your second crime is that you used Dr. Wu as a test subject for medicine, but you couldn't control your mouth and leaked the information. You were afraid that the villagers would find out and frame me, which caused the villagers to flee overnight and killed nine people!
Your third crime is that you plotted revenge against Zhao Liuzhi for beating you, thus leading him to his death, but you never expected him to escape with the villagers!
"Of these three things you mentioned, there's one where I've wronged you!"
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