Chapter 97 Ruan Lao takes action
"Your boy must have been poisoned, a flower poison."
Ruan Lao stroked his beard and said, "It's just strange that this kind of flower doesn't exist in Dayong. It only grows in the swamps of the Western Regions. How could it appear here?"
"Poisoned? Are you sure, old sir?"
The waiter at the medicine shop was shocked. "Old sir, this child has a headache problem. Everyone in Ganliang County has it. It's impossible that everyone has been poisoned, right?"
He had a look of disbelief on his face.
If everyone in Ganliang County was poisoned by the same poison, it would be terrifying!
"How dare you, a young apprentice, question this old man?"
Old Ruan was displeased, puffing his beard and glaring at the waiter. "I've been practicing medicine for decades, and I've seen all sorts of poisons. It's just black datura pollen, how could I be mistaken?"
"Then, old man, do you have any way to treat this? If the child continues like this, he will definitely die of convulsions."
The woman pleaded with Ruan Lao with a desperate attitude, "I hope you can help me, old man!"
The woman's neighbor had died of convulsions like this before, and she was extremely worried when she saw her child showing the same symptoms.
"It's just flower poison, don't worry! Wait for me to write down a prescription!"
Old Ruan comforted the woman, walked to the desk used by the doctor in the pharmacy, picked up a pen and wrote down a prescription.
He handed the prescription to the waiter, "Get the medicine. Simmer it for a quarter of an hour, then have the child drink it."
The waiter at the pharmacy took it doubtfully, and went to prepare the medicine.
Soon, the medicine was ready!
After the medicine cooled slightly, the woman carefully fed it to the unconscious child who was twitching.
Slowly, the child's breathing became steady and his body stopped twitching.
"Great, great, my child is no longer twitching!"
The woman cried with joy and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
The pharmacy apprentice quickly took the child's pulse and his eyes lit up!
"The old man is truly a god! His pulse is steady and strong, he's fine now!"
The waiter at the drugstore looked at Mr. Ruan with admiration.
"Hey, you little slick-tongued boy, now you believe me, right?"
Mr. Ruan stroked his beard and laughed heartily.
Then he said to the woman who was crying with joy beside him, "Let me check your pulse."
Seeing the woman stretch out her hand, Mr. Ruan picked her up through her sleeve.
After a few breaths, Mr. Ruan let her go and pondered for a moment, "Did you really only drink some porridge today?"
"Yes!" the woman nodded.
Ruan Lao nodded, "If I'm not mistaken, then the Black Mandragora poison was put in your drinking water!"
"What?"
The waiter at the drugstore was horrified. "In this entire county, only two wells, one in the south and one in the north, are still producing water. If someone had poisoned the wells..."
Then, he suddenly realized, "No wonder everyone in Ganliang County is suffering from headaches. Could someone really have poisoned them? Who could be so vicious?"
The waiter at the drugstore cursed with gritted teeth.
Mr. Ruan shook his head slightly and said nothing.
At this time, the owner of the drugstore came over from not far away on the street with a worried look on his face, carrying a medicine box on his back.
He was slightly stunned when he saw the crowd gathered at the door.
Why are there so many people gathered in front of my pharmacy?
What happened?
He walked towards the door of his own pharmacy with a confused look on his face.
Seeing the shop owner come back, the neighbors at the door greeted him, "Doctor He, you're back!"
"Doctor He, this is great! We're saved! Someone can cure headaches!"
"What did you find out?"
Seeing everyone's excited faces, Doctor He asked with a puzzled look.
"Doctor He, an old man came to your pharmacy and said our headache was caused by poisoning. He prescribed a medicine and saved a child!"
The man briefly explained what had just happened.
"What? Really? That's great!"
Doctor He was overjoyed and quickly pushed aside the crowd blocking the door and rushed into his shop.
"Which old doctor did this? On behalf of the entire Ganliang County, I, He, would like to thank the old man for his help!"
As he walked into the shop, he immediately saw Mr. Ruan talking to his apprentice. He quickly stepped forward and bowed to Mr. Ruan, "Thank you for your help, old sir!"
Ruan Lao quickly helped him up, with a humble look on his face, "Doctors are like parents to their children. I just happened to meet you!"
"Old man, please take a seat!"
Doctor He quickly sat down with Mr. Ruan, then instructed his apprentice, "Quick, serve the old man tea, good tea! I'll get the old man's medicine myself!"
The waiter at the drugstore then remembered and hurried to the backyard.
"No, no, I just came here to get some medicine. I'll leave after I get the medicine."
Ruan Lao shook his head and said, "Their headaches are actually caused by a poison called the black datura flower. I have just given the antidote to your second brother. You can just follow the prescription and get the medicine later."
"Very well, on behalf of the people of this city, I would like to thank you, old gentleman, for your great kindness!"
Doctor He bowed to Mr. Ruan again and walked to the counter. "Old sir, I won't charge you a penny for your herbs. Consider it a token of my appreciation!"
Afterwards, he looked at the herbs that were not on the prescription and said to the waiter who came out from the backyard with tea, "Xiaotian, go get the remaining herbs from Doctor Zhang. I remember he has them!"
"Okay, Master, I'll be there right away!"
After the waiter placed the tea on the coffee table in front of Mr. Ruan, he ran out.
Qiao Qiqi, who was standing by, frowned slightly when she saw this scene.
It seems that we need to alarm the county magistrate here!
She whispered something in Mr. Ruan's ear and returned to the carriage driven by An Xuan.
"What's going on? Why are there so many people surrounding the pharmacy?"
Pei Shaoling wanted to get out of the car to check, but he saw Qiao Qiqi stepping on a small stool and getting up by herself.
He asked quickly.
"Old Ruan helped a child detoxify the black mandrake poison. This matter is probably going to alarm the county magistrate here. And this pharmacy is still short of a few herbs. The owner of that pharmacy has arranged to go to other pharmacies to get them."
Qiao Qiqi explained quietly, "I felt something was wrong, so I came here first."
"Well, wait a minute then!"
Pei Shaoling nodded slightly.
It is really not appropriate for them to be too high-profile at this time.
He also knew Mr. Ruan's temper. He was a kind-hearted and sincere doctor.
As Qiao Qiqi expected, the county magistrate received the news and personally brought his men to Doctor He's pharmacy.
Sitting in the carriage, Qiao Qiqi could probably guess what was happening inside.
Soon, the county magistrate ordered the wells in the south and north of the city to be temporarily sealed and arranged for people to dig a few new wells.
Then, according to Mr. Ruan's prescription, he sent people to purchase the medicinal materials needed by the pharmacy, and distributed the medicine to the people in the city in a centralized manner.
Only after the county magistrate left did Qiao Qiqi get off the carriage and return to the pharmacy.
The waiter from the pharmacy also brought the materials back to Doctor He's pharmacy.
After Doctor He sorted out the medicinal herbs, he packed them for Mr. Ruan.
Qiao Qiqi stepped forward to take the medicine bag and placed a fifty-liang silver note on the counter.
"No, no, I've already told you I won't take a penny from you, old gentleman."
Doctor He quickly waved his hand and said.
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