Chapter 29 Someone Poisoned
Upon hearing this, Zhang Defu was terrified. Burning the sky lantern is the most terrible punishment!
It's like being roasted to death alive!
Zhang Dunzi, who was standing beside him, was furious: "If it's really because there's something wrong with the medicine we gave you, you have to show us the evidence! Otherwise, you're wrongly accusing us!"
Another villager finally couldn't stand it anymore and said, "We all got the medicine from you. Everyone in the village knows about this. Isn't this enough evidence? Don't try to deny it!"
Then he turned around and shouted to the village chief: "Village chief, my daughter has been vomiting non-stop after taking their medicine. You must give us an explanation for this!"
Zhang De frowned and asked, "Zhang Defu, Zhang Dunzi, tell me the truth, did you use fake goods to cheat the villagers out of their food?"
Zhang Defu secretly groaned: How could I possibly know whether these herbs were real or fake?
The herbal medicines he and Zhang Dunzi distributed were all prepared according to the appearance of those Zhao Chunhua had used before. Who knew that they would make everyone feel unwell?
"Village Chief, we really don't know what's going on here!"
Zhang Defu stiffened his neck and said, "We also drink this herbal medicine and we are fine."
"They insisted that there was something wrong with my medicine. I think they wanted to take back the food they gave us before, so they colluded to frame me!"
Zhang Dunzi also quickly chimed in: "Yes, in the final analysis, it's because I can't bear to give up that little bit of black face!"
These words immediately made everyone furious. A hot-tempered villager picked up a rake and wanted to teach the two unreasonable brothers a lesson.
The others immediately stopped them, which prevented the situation from getting worse.
Zhang Ruoan had lost his patience and said to the second and third wives, "All of you who have taken the herbs have had problems. There is no such a coincidence in the world. This matter is definitely related to you!"
"First, return all those black faces, and then find a way to cure the person."
Since the village chief said so, Zhang Defu and Zhang Dunzi had no choice but to obey. Although they were extremely reluctant, they still returned the black noodles they had received.
But they knew nothing about treating illnesses, and if anything went wrong again, these people would definitely blame them.
So Zhang Defu said: "We can give you the black noodles, but we are not responsible for curing them."
Of course the villagers disagreed: "I got sick because I drank your medicine, why don't you let me treat it?"
Zhang Defu didn't make any sense: "Today I am returning these black noodles for the sake of the village chief. Before that, just think of the herbs as free gifts from us."
"Since you all say it's because of our medicine, how can we dare to treat you? These people are already very sick. If something happens to them, won't you say it was our medicine that killed them?"
"You..." Even Zhang Ruoan was so angry at Zhang Defu's roguery that he was speechless.
Bai Xiaowei interrupted and said, "Village head, isn't Zhao Chunhua a doctor? Why don't we just ask her?"
At this point, let's just send these troublemakers away first.
As long as the two of them don't admit that there is something wrong with their medicine, the villagers will have no evidence to do anything to them.
Zhang Ruoan had no choice but to put aside the matter of Zhang Defu and Zhang Dunzi and take everyone to find Zhao Chunhua.
Zhao Chunhua had heard about their purpose a long time ago, but in response to Zhang Ruoan's request, she turned around and said that she didn't know how to treat it.
She had kindly found herbs for everyone, but everyone believed what the second and third wives said, and not only did they spit out the medicine, they also scolded her.
Later, I went there to get some herbal medicine, and now I come to her when I have a problem?
Seeing that Zhao Chunhua ignored him, Zhang Ruoan sighed and scolded the villagers: "If they had taken the medicine honestly, there wouldn't be so many troubles!"
"Now that others are hurt by you and are unwilling to help, they deserve it! I don't care about this anymore, figure it out yourself!"
The villagers regretted their decision very much, but they had to put aside their pride in order to save their family members' lives.
One of the villagers knelt down in front of Zhao Chunhua and begged bitterly, "Aunt Zhao, I didn't know what was good for me before. My daughter's condition can't wait any longer. Ever since she drank the herbal medicine given by Zhang Defu, she has been vomiting and having diarrhea. This morning, her face turned pale. She is almost dying. Please save my daughter!"
Once it happened, there would be a second time, and others also followed suit and asked Zhao Chunhua for help.
Seeing everyone like this, Zhao Chunhua felt a little relieved.
"You can ask me to help you, but I have to make it clear first. These herbs are not readily available. You have to exchange them for food. Besides, if the disease cannot be cured, the food can be returned to you, but you are not allowed to cause trouble for me."
After hearing this, everyone was a little undecided for a moment.
Seeing them like this, Zhang Ruoan couldn't help but yell, "Why are you still standing there? Sister Zhao is already very generous by being willing to help you. Now you are still hesitating. Don't you want to die?"
After being yelled at by Zhang Ruoan, everyone immediately came to their senses and quickly handed the black flour they had just obtained from Zhang Defu and Zhang Dunzi to Zhao Chunhua.
No matter what, since Zhao Chunhua agreed to help, at least it gives everyone hope.
After receiving the noodles, Zhao Chunhua gave them to Xie Lanqin for safekeeping, and then she instructed the villagers: "Let me see the remaining medicinal materials first."
Although they didn't know why they did this, they did it anyway.
Zhao Chunhua looked through the medicine residue and immediately found the key to the problem.
She picked out a dark-colored flower, threw it on the ground and said, "Oh my god! How dare you use such a poisonous flower? Aren't you trying to kill people?"
A villager nearby asked, "What is the name of this poisonous flower?"
Zhao Chunhua explained: "It's called Gelsemium elegans, also known as Gelsemium elegans. It's a very powerful poison. Just a little bit can kill a person. This flower is from Gelsemium elegans! If your family drank this kind of water, it would be a miracle if nothing happened!"
The man was shocked and asked, "Did Zhang Defu and Zhang Dunzi really poison you?"
Zhao Chunhua shook her head. "It's not like they deliberately harmed you. I think they may have mistaken the herb for honeysuckle and used it to treat colds."
The two may look similar at first glance, but they are quite different upon closer inspection.
It seems that Zhang Defu and others did not carefully identify the types of herbs.
When the father learned that his son became ill because he accidentally took poison, he immediately became furious and picked up a stick to settle the score with Zhang Defu.
"What a sin! They made us take such poison! I must make them pay the price!" he shouted excitedly.
Soon, people around agreed: "That's right, let's go and settle the score with them together!"
The others, who were still angry, became even more agitated upon seeing this and went to demand an explanation with their weapons in hand.
Faced with such a scene, Zhang Ruoan knew that he could no longer stop them and just let them go.
"Oh, can these people be saved?" Zhang Ruoan looked worried.
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