Chapter 388: Baicao Ling
Seeing that the two men were about to die and still wanted to drag their family to be buried with them, Chen Zhanshan's face suddenly darkened.
"Don't be unreasonable. Even if you died in my house, it was an accident. Do you understand? You ate the rat poison because you were greedy, so you can't blame us."
"That's right." Lin said sarcastically, "Did we force you to eat it by force, or did we force you to eat it with a knife? You're greedy and you put everything in your mouth, and you still want to blame us? You deserve to be poisoned to death!"
"Dad, Mom, please stop talking. It's all my fault." Chen Qingqing choked up and put on a look of grief. "I was afraid the poisoned snacks would kill people, so I put them under the cabinet in the corner. Who knew they would still steal them and eat them?"
Chen Zhanshan said, "It's okay, my daughter. It's not our fault. They were greedy. Even if they died from the drug, it's their own fault."
Lin looked at the two of them coldly. "Yes, they ate it themselves. It was purely an accident. Even if the government officials come to investigate, we are not afraid. The worst that can happen is that we can give Chen Zhancai some silver as compensation."
Chen Han also spoke up, "This situation doesn't constitute a crime. I've read the laws of the Daning Dynasty. My sister put the snacks in a rat hole under the cabinet to prevent them from accidentally eating them. Who knew they would steal them? So even if they died from the poison, it's okay. The officials won't punish us. Out of humanity, they might ask us to pay for their funeral expenses."
Chen Qingqing glanced at the old man and his wife, "Just don't punish us. I have plenty of money, so just pay some compensation!"
"Yes, when the time comes, give Chen Zhanliang a few more taels of silver so that he can buy two high-quality coffins and bury them properly. That will be considered as doing justice to them." Chen Zhanshan said angrily.
The family of four completely ignored the old man and his wife, who were on the verge of collapse, and discussed casually what would happen after the two died.
Old Mrs. Chen was completely dumbfounded. She thought that since she had eaten poison in their house, they would be scared and would definitely find a way to cure them.
But now listening to the conversation between several people, something seems wrong.
When I thought about dying from the poison, I felt a cold wind on my back and my hair stood on end.
Her face turned pale, and she lost her usual arrogance. She trembled and said, "Qing, Qing girl, didn't you just say that there is a way to detoxify? You, you should think about it quickly. I, I don't want to die yet."
Old man Chen was timid to begin with, and now he was even more frightened.
"Old woman, I feel anxious, my mouth is bitter, and my throat is tight. It must be the poison. Am I going to die?"
After hearing what he said, Old Lady Chen also felt light and fluttery, and even a little cold. "Don't talk nonsense, didn't Qing girl just say that this poison can be cured?"
After comforting Old Man Chen, Old Lady Chen looked at Chen Qingqing and pleaded with tears in her eyes, "Qing girl, please think of a way to detoxify us. We will never come to your house to eat anything again. We know we were wrong."
Seeing the two men being frightened into such a cowardly state, Chen Qingqing felt secretly relieved. She wanted to scare them a little, but she was afraid that she would scare them into meeting the King of Hell.
Although the old man and his wife Chen are hateful, their life and death should not be decided by her.
Thinking of this, Chen Qingqing sighed, "Don't worry, let me think about it."
Old Mrs. Chen thought to herself, what the hell! She really wanted to curse, but now she had someone to ask for her help. If she cursed, and if this damn girl just walked away, wouldn’t they be dead?
She looked terrified and said in a rare soft voice, "Qing girl, please hurry up. If we think about it any longer, we old couple will be dead. Please give us some antidote quickly!"
Chen Qingqing was pleased in her heart, but she kept a straight face, saying, "This antidote is a little special. I'm afraid you won't be able to swallow it!"
When Mrs. Chen heard this, the worry on her face immediately disappeared. "Oh my God, as the saying goes, 'It's better to live a miserable life than to die, and it's better to cut your throat than to hang yourself.' As long as I can stay alive, there's nothing I can't eat."
"That's right, as long as we don't die, even if we lose an arm or a leg, eat garbage and drink dirty water, it doesn't matter." Old man Chen also nodded repeatedly.
After hearing what the two said, Chen Qingqing wanted to laugh, but she forced herself not to laugh. "Okay, since you say so, then I have a folk remedy here. As long as you drink the water soaked with Baicao Ling, the poison will be instantly detoxified."
"Baicaoling?" Old Mrs. Chen was stunned. It sounded familiar, but for a moment she seemed to have forgotten where she had heard it.
She frowned and urged impatiently, "Okay, Qing girl, take it out quickly!"
Chen Qingqing shook her head. "I don't have this medicine."
"No? What should I do?" Old Mrs. Chen clapped her hands and stamped her feet, her face covered in cold sweat.
Chen Qingqing smiled slightly, "Don't worry, although I don't have Baicao Ling, this medicine is very common, commonly known as cow dung."
"What the hell? Cow dung!" Old Mrs. Chen's eyes widened in disbelief. "You said cow dung can detoxify?"
"Yes, don't underestimate cow dung. Cows grow up eating all kinds of grass, and the poop they poop out is Baicaoling, a top-grade Chinese herbal medicine. It can not only soothe the liver and regulate qi, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but also clear away heat and detoxify..."
"Come on, stop talking. That thing is shit anyway. How can I eat it when it stinks?"
As Old Lady Chen was speaking, she suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly, "I remember that you used cow dung to cure my family's insanity last time, and now you're using cow dung to detoxify us. If you're saying that, then cow dung must be a panacea for all diseases."
"That's right. I think you only know how to use cow dung to treat people. This is a matter of life and death. You can't play with the lives of us old couple." Old man Chen also echoed.
Chen Qingqing pretended to be angry and frowned. "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. Please find someone else!"
"No, no, no, we believe you. We believe you." Old Mrs. Chen was distraught and said with a sad face, "I can't swallow that cow dung. Can you try another method?"
"I only know this folk remedy can quickly detoxify. I'm not sure about the other methods. If the detoxification is not complete and he dies in three to five days, it will be too late to regret it!"
After hearing this, Old Lady Chen was at a loss. She looked at Old Man Chen beside her and said, "Old man, what do you say we should do?"
Old Man Chen gritted his teeth, suppressing his nausea and said, "What else can we do? To survive, we can only eat shit."
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