Chapter 219 Acupuncture for Boys
"Later, the girl couldn't bear the suffering, so she added aconite to the soup while cooking."
Old Li didn't continue speaking, and everyone present understood.
Aconite is extremely poisonous; the butcher and his mother both died.
Xu Pan'er clenched her fists, trying her best to control her emotions. That year, in order to give the Xu family a boy, her grandmother and mother grabbed her and stuck needles into her body.
It's just because someone in their group said that if you prick a girl with needles, she will definitely have a boy next time.
Grandma and Mom always did this while Dad was preparing lessons at school.
I don't know how many needles I was pricked with, in my arms, stomach, thighs, everywhere.
Xu Pan'er had also thought about poisoning her grandmother and mother, and then committing suicide to end it all.
But her father was also eating at home. People in the countryside usually only eat two meals a day, morning and evening. Her father was there too. She thought about telling him, but her grandmother said that if she dared to complain, she would sell her to an old bachelor in the next village while her father was not at home.
It just so happens that the old bachelor has no children or wife. Now that Xu Pan'er is young, he can sell her to him to cook and do laundry for him and serve him as a maid. When she grows up, she can become his wife.
Xu Pan'er was only ten years old at the time. She was timid and believed whatever her grandmother said.
This went on for almost a month. Finally, one day, the father was taking a student with a high fever home. On his way back to school, he passed by his own house and heard Xu Pan'er's screams, which is when he stumbled upon her.
At that time, Xu's father's eyes were red, and he looked at the scene in disbelief. That day, Xu's father, who never lost his temper, scolded his grandmother and mother and carried Xu Pan'er to the health center to remove the needle.
From that day on, Xu Pan'er's father never let her go home after school. Instead, he would bring her back with him after he finished preparing his lessons.
If she didn't have a father, Xu Pan'er would have followed the same path of no return as that girl.
"Pan'er, are you alright?"
Lin Shanshan noticed Xu Pan'er's unusual behavior and asked her with concern.
Xu Pan'er shook her head and asked, "Officer, what about the stepmother? What happened to her?"
If the girl's stepmother hadn't married her off to the butcher, the tragedy wouldn't have happened.
Old Li replied, "She's dead too. After the girl poisoned the chicken, she caught an old hen and took it back to her parents' home. Her stepmother gave her a kind look when she saw that she had brought back a gift."
"The girl took the opportunity to pour herself a cup of tea, put the aconite in it, and gave it to her stepmother."
"Finally, the girl went to the police station to turn herself in."
Those present looked on with sympathy. If the girl had any other options or could have endured it, she probably wouldn't have chosen such an extreme method.
Old Li took another sip of tea and said, "We've been talking for so long without realizing it. I have to go back to the station now. Principal Lin, prepare the prescription documents and come to the police station to see me tomorrow. I'll handle the paperwork for you."
Lin Shanshan nodded: "Then thank you in advance, officer."
"Of course, it's about serving the people."
After Old Li left, Lin Shanshan said, "Old Zhao, you should add the aconite to the formula and make the pills. Make a lot. When I go to the police station tomorrow, I'll also go to the hospital and give them to my dad so he can find some patients for clinical trials."
Taking medication is much less risky than surgery, and for patients who have already been told by doctors that they don't have much time left to live, this medication could be a lifesaver.
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