Wang Tianxiao could probably guess the reason, and upon hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said, "I was careless. I didn't expect there to be such a trick. I was fooled by those old swindlers."
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Ruimen nodded: "I've heard of this kind of prescription before, but I've never actually heard of anyone using it. I never thought there would actually be such a heartless person."
In my opinion, that mule was very ill. If it hadn't been temporarily kept alive with rehmannia root, it probably would have died right there at the market. It's just that you bought it too quickly; if you had waited a little longer, you might have seen the mule collapse.
"Okay, that's good. Thank you for your help. I'm sorry to have disturbed your meal."
"It's alright. You always take such good care of me, it's only right that I help you with something small. By the way, the syringes you asked for last time are back, do you want to take them with you?"
"Okay, give it to me."
Wang Tianxiao needed to use a syringe to draw blood from the fawn, something he had specifically mentioned to Rui Menhuan last time.
However, he didn't understand at the time that there were no disposable plastic syringes in those days, and doctors mainly used glass syringes, which were boiled in hot water to sterilize them after use.
A syringe can be reused many times.
Since there were no disposable ones, Wang Tianxiao didn't insist. He asked Ruimen to get him some glass ones, and he followed the doctor's example, boiling them in hot water to sterilize them after each use.
However, looking back now, many viruses might not be completely eliminated at this temperature, but in those days, people didn't care about such things, and because human vision was relatively limited, the spread of viruses was not very widespread.
Generally, there shouldn't be any major problems.
When a real problem arises, it's when lives are at stake.
Back at the depot, Wu Wenhua and his men waited anxiously outside, their faces turning purple from the cold. Wang Tianxiao told them not to rush things. Now that they had this mule in their hands, they could only suffer in silence. If they went to confront Wu Jianye, he was a scoundrel who would always find some excuse to argue, which would only cause them trouble and waste time.
Wang Tianxiao's consistent principle is that if he doesn't act, he doesn't act at all; but when he does, he makes sure the opponent can't recover and has no strength left to struggle. In other words, as the saying goes, you must strike the snake at its vital spot.
Otherwise, not only might you fail to kill the snake, but it might also turn around and bite you.
Wang Tianxiao knew that everyone was under a lot of pressure, so he didn't say much. Now that things had come to this point, they all realized that they had made a big mistake, and there was no point in continuing to dwell on it; it would only add to their troubles.
I remember that after Wu Wenhua came to the station, he was always conscientious and hardworking, doing both work and cooking, which helped him a lot.
It's a small mistake, not worth making a fuss about.
Wu Wenhua and his companions were just ordinary people. They were both grateful and nervous to see such a generous boss. They didn't know what to do for a moment, but they tried their best to promise that they would definitely give Wang Tianxiao an explanation for this matter.
Wang Tianxiao already had a plan to deal with swindlers like Wu Jianye. When he heard Wu Wenhua say this, he did not object, but told them that the matter needed to be discussed in detail and that they should not make any moves that might alert the enemy.
After everyone left, he went to the kitchen, where his wife was soaking beans.
Different types of beans have different degrees of firmness.
Some beans are very soft and easy to break apart, such as soybeans.
Then you can cook it together with rice or other ingredients.
However, some beans are particularly difficult to cook. If you cook them again when you're ready to use them, the rice will be cooked until it's mushy, but the beans will still be raw.
Cowpeas are one of these stubborn beans.
When it's young, it's incredibly tender and easy to cook until it falls apart. But if it's dried, it becomes as hard as a rock, and if you don't soak it in caustic soda beforehand, it's completely unusable.
Li Yali was tending the fire when she saw Wang Tianxiao come in. She smiled and asked, "Have you found the reason yet?"
"I asked the doorman, and he said he had taken Rehmannia glutinosa."
When Wang Tianxiao walked to the stove, Li Yali stood up and gave the stove to Wang Tianxiao.
This is also a habit of both of them.
Li Yali is a better cook; Wang Tianxiao is only better at making steamed buns than her, and he can't match her in any other way.
Once the two of them are in the kitchen at the same time, Wang Tianxiao will take the initiative to take over the task of cooking, leaving the heavy responsibility of cooking to his wife.
Li Yali washed her hands and started kneading the dough, saying as she kneaded, "The mule ate Rehmannia glutinosa, it definitely won't survive. These people are really cruel. The mule must have suffered a lot when it died."
"That's right. When it comes to being the most wicked, if humans are second, then no one would dare to be first."
"Pfft," Li Yali smiled, "It's not that exaggerated, there are always more good people than bad people."
Wang Tianxiao thought to himself, "This is not necessarily true. If we look at it dialectically, good people and bad people are basically evenly divided. If we are talking about good people in a narrow sense, then there are definitely many times more bad people than good people."
Human nature is inherently selfish.
Therefore, it is very painful for someone to overcome their selfish nature. Those who can truly let go of narrow individualism are certainly extraordinary people.
But he wouldn't tell his wife these things.
The two people have different personalities and different perspectives, so there's no need to emphasize it.
"You've just finished your postpartum confinement period, so don't do such strenuous work. If you're too busy, you can ask Xiaoqing or Guanping to help you. It would be a waste if you made yourself sick."
Li Yali smiled and said, "I'm not that delicate. My body is getting stiff from lying on the kang (heated brick bed). If I don't do something to help me recover, I won't be able to. Besides, they've been working in the fields all day, so how can I bother them at night?"
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