Chapter 35 Asking for the Antidote
Ye Beixiu didn't respond to Zhang Juexia, but just gestured for her to eat quickly, "You've been tired for a long time, eat quickly, you will be busy soon."
Zhang Juexia half opened his mouth, but swallowed what he wanted to say back into his stomach.
After dinner, Ye Beixiu went to wash the dishes. Zhang Juexia rinsed the big pot clean, filled it with water, put some firewood under the pot, and waited until the water was hot before preparing to take a bath.
Now they can take a shower in the yard, and when the weather gets cold, they can build their new house.
The water hadn't heated up yet when there was another knock on the door. Zhang Juexia was startled and couldn't help but look at Ye Beixiu outside.
Ye Beixiu signaled her not to move, and whispered to her, "In a moment, no matter what they say, don't say a word."
Ye Beixiu went to open the door. Zhang Juexia knew the first person who came in. She was the old lady Qin who had coveted their prey that day.
Following behind was a young man about the same age as Ye Beixiu. His right arm was bleeding and was bandaged roughly with rags.
As soon as Mrs. Qin entered the room, she yelled at the top of her lungs, "Ye Beixiu, even though we can't be relatives anymore, we're still neighbors. It was wrong for Eryong to fall into your trap, but you can't just stand by and watch him die!"
Ye Beixiu looked at them coldly, "I said, as long as you bring the things in my trap to me, I will give you the antidote."
"There's nothing in the trap. What do you want us to deliver?"
"Qin Eryong knows best whether there is anything or not, unless he doesn't want his arm anymore."
Qin Eryong was obviously anxious. He held onto Grandma Qin's hand tightly with his left hand and said, "Grandma, please save me. It's not worth it for you to sacrifice your grandson's arm for two pheasants and two rabbits!"
Mrs. Qin sneered, "Don't listen to his nonsense. You were injured, how could you be poisoned?"
"Then ask him if his arm hurts, if the injured area feels hot or numb, and if his heartbeat is rapid?"
Qin Eryong's face flushed red, and he quickly stepped forward to grab the corner of Ye Beixiu's clothes, "Brother Beixiu, I was wrong, I really didn't lie, there were really only two pheasants and two rabbits in the trap.
My grandma stewed it all for lunch today. How about this, can you use some silver to pay for it? Yes, use some silver to pay for it…”
Qin Eryong turned around and said to Mrs. Qin, "If you still have a grandson like me in your eyes, go home and get the silver quickly, otherwise I will die."
Granny Qin only has Qin Eryong as her precious grandson. If this really happened, she would have no place to cry. "Bei Xiu, we were wrong about this. For Lianhua's sake, why don't you just let it go this time?"
"I told you to exchange the silver for the antidote. If you think Brother Eryong is lucky, you don't have to pay it back and you can just leave."
Qin Eryong suddenly fell to the ground, screaming, "Grandma, it hurts, it hurts, I... please save me, quickly..."
Mrs. Qin was busy, "Bei Xiu, I'll take whatever amount of silver you asked for. Please bring the antidote quickly."
Ye Beixiu stretched out his hand, "One tael of silver, one hand for the money and one hand for the goods."
"Mother, it hurts..., it hurts..."
Mrs. Qin was so anxious that she started to cry. "Bei Xiu, you know the situation of our family very well. We really can't afford even a tael of silver. How about this..."
Mrs. Qin turned everything inside out and found two hundred coins. "These are all I have here. Look..."
Ye Beixiu went into the house for a while and took out a yellowed piece of paper. "I've written an IOU for the remaining 800 wen. After you sign and seal it, I'll give you the antidote. If you don't agree, leave immediately and don't dirty my land."
"Grandma, I'm going to die... I..."
"I sign, I sign..."
Ye Beixiu took the piece of paper with Qin Pozi's fingerprints on it and said, "Let Eryong brother press one too, so that he won't refuse to pay later."
After saying that, he picked up Qin Eryong's hand on the ground and pressed it down.
Soon he put a black object in Qin Eryong's mouth and patted him, "You have taken the antidote, get up, don't lie on the ground, it will be even worse if you catch a cold."
Qin Eryong stood up with a start, "Brother Bei Xiu, I'm really fine. I..."
"It's okay. Remember, from now on, no matter how many prey are in my trap, don't move it. I've put another poison in it. As long as you don't think your life is worth it, you can move it again."
Qin Eryong shook his head like a rattle, "Brother Bei Xiu, I don't dare to do that anymore. I don't dare to do that anymore."
Then he complained to Granny Qin again, "It's all your fault. You were always greedy. I told you to take it to town to sell it, but you refused. Now you're satisfied, but you're broke."
Mrs. Qin was afraid that he would say something else he shouldn't say, so she pulled Qin Eryong out.
Qin Eryong cursed, "You pulled my arm down, look at you, you're so old, but your brain is not working as well as it should.
If Brother Beixiu marries Sister Lianhua, we still have this problem.
I think that Lianhua is just unlucky. What kind of family did you find for her? It's far inferior to Brother Beixiu's."
Zhang Juexia stood at the door and watched them walk away before standing next to Ye Beixiu. "Who is Lianhua?"
Ye Beixiu coughed awkwardly, "I don't know other people's wives."
Zhang Juexia laughed out of boredom, "Is that person really poisoned?"
"They lied to me."
"I was wondering why I haven't heard you mention this before."
"I used branches from the Sichuan pepper tree for the trap mouth. Normally, scraping it would be painful and numb."
"So what medicine did you give him?"
"I got it from a doctor when I caught a cold."
"You are so mean..."
"He must have been guilty, otherwise how could he have been fooled?"
"Did you go out this morning to spread rumors?"
“Well, my brother and I deliberately set up a trap at the Qin family’s door and added poison.”
"No, how could the Qin family be so stupid that they actually believed it."
"Our Ye family has been hunters for generations. They probably thought hunting was a family skill, so it wouldn't be surprising if we put some poison in the traps."
"Oh..., it's just a pity about that Lotus girl."
Ye Beixiu looked rather uneasy. "The hot water is ready. I've been busy all day and I'm tired. I need to take a shower and go to bed."
Zhang Juexia suddenly thought, "What if the Qin family gets wise tomorrow and realizes that you've deceived them? What will you do then?"
"Don't worry, they don't have that brain yet."
As Ye Beixiu filled the large tub with hot water, Zhang Juexia muttered quietly, "I'm such a clueless person, and you're so attracted to her that you're almost ready to marry her."
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