Poppy does have certain medicinal value, and with the deliberate promotion of it by the people of southern Xinjiang, it is no wonder that the Zhu family regarded it as a good medicine.
It is indeed not easy to break their cognition.
Thinking of this, Su Qingning quickly stopped Mrs. Zhu from picking up the cigarette stick with her hand, and asked softly:
"Aunt, let me ask you, what disease did uncle have before, and which doctor did he consult to treat him and let him use Fushou ointment?"
Mrs. Zhu looked at her husband lying in agony on the bed, tears welled up in her eyes. Seeing that the man opposite her was determined, she replied:
"He and your father-in-law have been good friends since childhood. Half a year ago, when he learned that General Xiao and Xiao's first and second sons were all dead or alive on the battlefield, he was heartbroken and couldn't sleep all night."
"I'm busy dealing with things in the city during the day, and I'm busy making arrangements to visit your father-in-law and his family at night. I'm exhausted from all this."
"Not long ago, we heard the news that the Xiao family was exiled. We were even more depressed and suffered from headaches and diarrhea. We invited many doctors but none of them worked. Finally, we found a doctor from southern Xinjiang in the city. He prescribed a can of Fushou ointment for us and said it would definitely cure our illness."
Mrs. Zhu didn't understand why Su Qingning was so wary of this ointment, and hurriedly explained:
"We didn't believe it at first. Usually, herbs are boiled into soup and taken, but this Fushou Paste needs to be ignited and inhaled. It feels strange to see it."
"But recently, many incurable diseases in the city have been cured by the Fushou ointment, so we gave it to your uncle with a try."
"I didn't expect it to be so effective. Your uncle felt his headache and stomachache relieved after just one puff. After that, whenever he got sick, he just took one puff and it was relieved."
Su Qingning: …
Sure enough, Nanjiang is playing tricks!
But she grasped the crux of the matter, so she asked:
"Since you gave him Fushou ointment because of his headache and stomachache, is his headache and stomachache completely cured?"
"Of course! Whenever I get sick, I just breathe in his breath and I'll be cured!"
Mrs. Zhu didn't understand why her nephew's wife kept harping on this obvious matter.
"Really? Look at how he looks now, and then think back to how he looked a few months ago. Which one is more serious?"
"This……"
Mrs. Zhu was stunned for a moment when she looked at her husband who looked haggard and skinny.
Her husband really could relieve his pain by taking the Fushou Paste, but they all ignored it. In the long run, her husband's condition did not improve!
"He is becoming increasingly sleepy and listless. If he doesn't take Fu Shou Gao, he will shiver, become agitated, and feel pain all over his body?!"
"Have you noticed? His illness hasn't recovered at all, and he's addicted to Fushou Cream again!"
"Aunt, this is not a medicine at all, it's a chronic poison!"
Every word Su Qingning spoke was clear, and it hit Mrs. Zhu like a cannonball, bombarding her to pieces.
This Fu Shou cream is actually poison?!
She has been feeding poison to her husband with her own hands? !
How could this be possible?! This was clearly said to be a panacea! How did it suddenly become a poison?!
She was still in a daze, but Zhu Jialang was the first to react.
"It is exactly as you said. The effect of this Fu Shou ointment is indeed good at first. But after a while, I found that my father's illness did not get better. On the contrary, he became very dependent on the Fu Shou ointment. He felt uncomfortable if he did not take it."
"Unfortunately, I have sought out many famous doctors, but none of them could cure my father, so I can no longer continue to give him medicine."
"From the girl's tone, I guess you have found a way to cure your father's illness?"
Su Qingning saw that the young man from the Zhu family was not only well-mannered but also smart and meticulous, so she looked at him more.
"Well, I have a way to treat him. It depends on whether you can cooperate with me."
"Then it's Miss Lao's turn. We will do whatever you tell us to do."
Zhu Jialang also knew Xiao Huaishuo very well. Seeing how he defended his wife, he probably guessed that Su Qingning would not speak out of turn. He immediately agreed to let Su Qingning treat his father.
Zhu Fu wanted to stop him, but he stopped her directly.
Su Qingning asked Xiao Ai to put several common opium-aiding drugs into a small porcelain bottle. He took it out through his sleeves and gave it to City Lord Zhu to take, and then filled him with a water bag of spiritual spring water.
Almost immediately after taking the medicine, City Lord Zhu, who was still rolling on the bed and crying out in pain, stopped struggling, and the painful expression on his face was obviously relieved.
In the end, he fell asleep with steady breathing.
Su Qingning said calmly: "He has consumed too much energy and has entered a dormant state. Don't worry, he will wake up in a few hours."
"It will take at least a month to wean him off Fu Shou Gao. Give him these medicines three times a day, and a small cup of this water every day."
Su Qingning handed several small porcelain bottles and several water bags filled with spiritual spring water to Mrs. Zhu.
He warned again: "Don't give him Fushou Cream anymore!"
At this time, everyone was shocked by City Lord Zhu's reaction after taking the medicine, and no one noticed how she took out so many things from her sleeves.
Seeing that City Lord Zhu's breathing had obviously calmed down and his complexion had recovered a lot after taking her medicine, Mrs. Zhu couldn't help but believe it.
After this comparison, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Su Qingning's medicine is obviously more effective!
She had come to her senses now, and after thinking about it carefully, she realized that Ningning had not lied to her.
What's more frightening is that their whole family is afraid that they have fallen into someone's trap!
Someone sold this highly addictive, chronic poison to them as a good medicine. Once her husband got addicted, he would take it non-stop, and then his body would be gradually hollowed out by the poison, and finally he would never recover!
This would not only harm her husband, but would also push the entire Zhu family into an irreparable situation!
Mrs. Zhu realized that she had misunderstood Su Qingning, and immediately held her hand and said seriously:
"Ningning, I'm sorry. It's all my fault that I misunderstood you because of my lack of knowledge. Your medicine is so effective that I'm sure you paid a lot for it."
"Tell me how much money it is in total, and I'll ask Yunming to get it for you right away."
As Mrs. Zhu was talking, tears rolled down her fair skin like pearls from a broken string, and she looked pitiful.
Su Qingning knew that Mrs. Zhu had repeatedly stopped her from rescuing City Lord Zhu, but she actually had no ill intentions. It was because she was too worried about her husband's safety and was afraid that he would be hurt by a little girl like her.
She had a lot of these medicines in her space, and just when she took out these boxes of medicine, she miraculously discovered that there were another box of the same medicine in the original position.
I guess Xiao Ai was just fooling around and accidentally turned on the automatic replenishment function.
These things are now free to Su Qingning, so she naturally won't take the opportunity to blackmail Mrs. Zhu. She held Mrs. Zhu's hand and comforted her:
"Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Auntie is not well versed in medicine, so it's natural that she will be easily deceived by bad guys. Besides, our two families have been good friends for generations, and we have long been friends. Why would I ask my auntie for money for this little medicine?"
"Oh my - our Ningning is really sensible. Sanlang has found a treasure!"
Mrs. Zhu had never expected that Xiao Huaishuo's new wife was not only capable, but also so tactful. Her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.
Xiao Huaishuo realized the seriousness of the matter and asked:
"Aunt just said that many diseases in the city have been cured by Fu Shou Gao. How many people are taking Fu Shou Gao now? And how many people are selling this stuff?"
"This... I don't know the exact number, but many people have been discussing this recently, so there should be a lot of people who are using it."
Mrs. Zhu was confused. She had been focusing all her attention on taking care of her husband recently, so she had no time to care about other people's affairs.
Zhu Yunming, the son of the Zhu family, had a very clear mind and answered immediately:
"Although many people are discussing it, this Fu Shou ointment costs one hundred taels of silver per box, and only the rich can take it. In this city, the price of taking Fu Shou ointment should not exceed one hundred."
"There is Chunshengtang in Yong'an City that sells this stuff, but about fifty miles south, there is a valley at the junction of Yong'an City and Yangcheng. I heard that there are people who produce Fushou Cream in large quantities there."
Hearing this, Su Qingning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was discovered in time.
Otherwise, it would be like a certain dynasty in her previous history. When it was discovered that this thing was bringing disaster to the country and the people, the whole country would be in submission.
Then the trouble will really come.
However, this kind of extremely harmful incident should be stopped in time even if it has not developed yet.
Thinking of this, Su Qingning once again analyzed with everyone the harm of Fushou Cream to the people with a serious expression.
After hearing this, everyone in the room frowned and looked solemn. Mrs. Zhu and Zhu Yunming looked even uglier, and they wanted to slap themselves in the face.
Xiao Huaishuo and Su Qingning looked at each other, and immediately instructed Zhu Jia's son:
"Yunming, please take good care of your uncle and aunt. We must go to that valley right away."
As he spoke, he picked up Su Qingning and flew out of the yard.
"Hey! You're such a jerk that you forgot about your brother after you got married!"
The second brother, Xiao Lingqiu, had a look of resentment on his face. He cursed with a smile and followed the two of them out of the yard.
In front of everyone, Su Qingning didn't hesitate to teleport. He borrowed two horses from the Zhu family and galloped towards the valley fifty miles away.
Zhu Yunming said that the location of the valley was very secluded. After Su Qingning and his companions arrived nearby, they tied their horses in the bushes near the official road.
Following the instructions of the Xiaoai navigation, we walked for several miles in many turns before we vaguely heard the noise.
This valley is located in the middle of the Yunwu Mountain Range at the junction of Yong'an City and Yangcheng City.
Because no one has stepped on it for many years, many overgrown trees have grown around it, obscuring the scenery inside the valley.
At this time, the three of them knocked down several patrol officers outside and walked slowly inside. When they saw the scene in the valley clearly, they couldn't help but take a breath of cool air.
Not far away, thousands of acres of flat land were almost entirely planted with red poppies.
If it is midsummer, the poppies are ready to bear fruit, so the fields are chained to collect poppy juice!
There were many supervisors wearing black clothes and holding whips around them to supervise their work!
At the same time, Su Qingning and Xiao Huaishuo also thought of Xiao Ai's angry peak again:
[Ahhh! Sister Su! These people from southern Xinjiang are so bad! They set up a stronghold here pretending to be bandits! ]
[They made Fu Shou Gao to harm the common people. They also captured strong men from nearby villages to work for them for free, exploiting their labor! ]
[Sister Su, Brother-in-law, hurry up! Beat them up!!!]