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Chapter 294: The Truth About Wild Vegetables

(Girls' Literature)

Mrs. Hua looked at Su Zhi who was lost in thought, not knowing what she was thinking. She wanted to speak, but opened her mouth several times and said nothing. Although she seemed very powerful just now and dared to say anything, when facing the county magistrate and several powerful people, her courage was only enough for her to support them once. Now that Su Zhi had heard her words and did not express her opinion, although she was anxious, she did not dare to urge Su Zhi.

Wang Huazhi was also very anxious. She looked at Su Zhi, wondering if Su Zhi could help her clear the suspicion. There was no evidence now, and she knew that she would not be in any great disaster. However, she did not want to be suspected of being the poisoner and have such a bad reputation. She could not afford it. She was a widow, and with such a reputation, she would not be able to live in the future, and neither would her son!

Not only Hua Pozi and Wang Huazhi cared about the result, they also paid attention to Su Zhi. Everyone was looking at Su Zhi, wondering if Su Zhi could give a result.

Hebian Village is just a village with simple rural customs. In such a village, not many people in it can read. Some people may curse and fight, are rude, and have strong selfishness. However, most of these people are good at heart. They don't want poisoning to happen in the village. If they can find out whether the matter is true or not, at least they can make a decision. The vague doubts make them most worried.

"Zi'an, what do you think?"

The village head asked Su Zhi. He was the village head of Hebian Village, so he was naturally more concerned about the affairs of the village, especially now that the county magistrate and others were watching. He knew that Su Zhi and Wang Huazhi had a good relationship. He thought that Su Zhi must be trying to clear Wang Huazhi of suspicion, and he was looking forward to such a result. He didn't want such a bad thing to happen in the village. Wouldn't that make the county magistrate and these rich and famous people think that their Hebian Village had unruly people? That would not be good for him as the village head!

Su Zhi was always smart and steady. The village head saw her with her head down in deep thought, wondering if she had any ideas, so he asked her. Her eyes were full of expectation.

Su Zhi looked up and said, "Maybe it's the dish. It's hard to say. After all, only Aunt Hua ate that dish."

When Mrs. Hua heard this, she became anxious and said, "That's just the most common wild mustard greens. Everyone in the village eats it, it's not poisonous at all!"

Su Zhi raised her hand to stop her and said soothingly, "Auntie Hua, don't be impatient. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just wondering if there was something wrong with the wild vegetables when you brought them back."

Grandma Hua said, "What's wrong with the wild mustard greens? Everyone in the village eats them. I washed them after I came back, but they were a little wilted. They won't go bad just because of this."

Su Zhi said, "Auntie Hua, you are right, but there is always a chance of something happening. Even if you are unhappy with Sister Hua Zhi, you don't want her to be the kind of person who poisons you, right? We are all from the same village. You have suffered, and we all sympathize with you, but maybe this is just an accident, and Sister Hua Zhi has also been wrongly accused. Auntie, do you want her, a woman, to bear the blame for this?"

Mrs. Hua glanced at Wang Huazhi, pouted, and turned away. She didn't want to see Wang Huazhi's face, and she didn't dare to look at Tietou's face. After all, she didn't like Wang Huazhi just because she didn't want her son to marry a widow. She was a widow herself, so how could she have such a deep hatred for Wang Huazhi? Although she also wanted Wang Huazhi to have a bad reputation so that she couldn't bother her son in the future, but when she thought of the consequences, she felt like a thorn in her heart after hearing what Su Zhi said.

When Su Zhi saw Hua Po's look, she couldn't help but smile in her heart, thinking that Hua Po was really like she thought, not a hopeless person.

"Auntie Hua, where did you pick those wild vegetables? Can you take someone to take a look?"

"Of course you can, but what are you going there for? The wild vegetables there are all very small, and they are not enough to fill your teeth for more than a few days."

When Mrs. Hua heard Su Zhi's words, she said that the vegetable was growing well and had almost been picked. Only some sprouts were left.

Those watching the excitement were all curious about what Su Zhi was going to do.

Su Zhi smiled and said, "As long as there is still wild hair vegetables, let's go and have a look. Maybe we will find something."

The village head said, "Well, let's go and have a look. Sir, it's hot outside, you can just rest here. We will come back and tell you in detail later."

The county magistrate didn't want to wait here. He thought today's incident was quite interesting, although no one was killed and there was no evidence. And because of Shen Zian and Su Zhi's face, he would not arrest anyone to investigate, but he also wanted to know what happened. So he wanted to go with them.

The county magistrate wanted to go with him, and naturally, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Qian and others would also go with him.

"Auntie Hua, please lead the way."

Su Zhi told Hua Po that she actually already had an idea in her mind, and she was curious whether it would be as she thought. If it was true, she would be able to get to the bottom of the matter.

Niu Dabao said to his mother, "Mom, I'll carry you on my back."

After taking Su Zhi's medicine, although Hua Pozi felt more energetic, her legs were still a little weak, so she climbed onto her son's back and instructed him to take her out.

The group left the paradise in a mighty stream.

The place where Hua Pozi picked wild vegetables was quite remote. At this time of year, everything was dry. The most durable wild grass on the ground would die without water. To dig wild vegetables, one had to go to the riverside and Daqing Mountain, which were already dry but still had some moisture. The wild vegetables by the river had long been picked up by the villagers, and now they were extremely clean. So Hua Pozi naturally went to Daqing Mountain to pick wild vegetables. She was old and could not go deep into the mountains, so she only picked them at the foot of the mountain.

Daqing Mountain is worthy of its name. Although the weather is bad, Daqing Mountain is still green, although the plants and trees are also very listless.

“This is it.”

Grandma Hua pointed to a place and said, "Look over there and you'll see some big rocks. Behind those rocks are some wild vegetables. If you don't look closely, you won't be able to see them. Those wild vegetables are really small. It will probably take a few days for them to grow to the size of a palm. But because they grow behind the rocks and it's a little damp, they look pretty fresh and green, which makes people very appetizing."

"Mrs. Shen, do you think this is unusual?"

The county magistrate asked. He really couldn't see anything special about the wild vegetables, so he wanted to know what Su Zhi was going to do.

Su Zhi walked forward to take a look, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and it was exactly as she thought.

"Sir, do you think these wild vegetables are different?"

After hearing this, the county magistrate immediately looked carefully. He looked left and right, but couldn't see anything different. He couldn't help but look at Su Zhi, wondering what this young lady wanted him to see? Seeing Su Zhi smiling there, as if she had a plan in mind, he felt that he seemed to have missed something, so he turned around and asked Qian Dahu and the others, thinking that if he couldn't see it, he had to pull a few cushions on his back, so as not to embarrass others!

Qian Da Hu, Zhang Cai Zhu and others had also looked at it before, but they didn't figure it out either. They looked at each other and found that they didn't have the answer, so they asked Su Zhi together.

"I know what's different!" Yueyue poked her head aside and said in a crisp voice, with a proud look on her face. She pointed at the wild vegetables with a small finger and said, "Some of the wild vegetables are wilted! Mother, am I right?"

Su Zhi bent down and touched Yueyue's head, saying, "Yueyue is right. Yueyue is very observant and very smart."

Su Zhi was really happy with Yueyue's observation ability. She thought that although her little daughter was a little naughty at times, she was not careless at all and had a good eye. This way, she wouldn't be a cause for worry when she grew up.

Yueyue was very happy to receive Su Zhi's praise. She shook her head and looked at Xiaori and Xing'er. Tietou was watching her from the side with admiration on his face.

"Not bad, not bad. Indeed, a few vegetables have wilted. This little girl is really observant."

The county magistrate looked at the wild vegetables and found that, as Yueyue said, some of them were obviously not very active in that small area. He wondered why he didn't notice it. But thinking that the people who came with him didn't notice it either, he didn't feel embarrassed. He just thought that Yueyue was very careful, and he liked Yueyue's eyes a little more. He also heard that the little girl was adopted by Shen Zian and his wife. Thinking that Shen Zian and his wife raised her well, he liked the couple even more.

Mr. Qian said, "Mrs. Shen, I wonder if the fact that this vegetable is a little wilted has anything to do with the poison?"

Mr. Zhang also said, "Yes, are these vegetables poisonous?"

"Of course they are related. Master Zhang is right. If my guess is correct, these vegetables are poisonous."

Su Zhi said that as soon as she said this, everyone who followed her started talking about it.

Mrs. Hua screamed in shock: "How is this possible?! How can wild vegetables, which are all the same, be poisonous?"

Su Zhi smiled and said, "I've only heard that some snakes are poisonous. Wherever they pass by, there will be poison. If I'm not mistaken, these wilted vegetables are covered with poison from the snakes."

Su Zhi's words frightened the people even more. They had never thought that such a thing would happen. How could the snake spit venom on wild vegetables? Then would they still be able to eat the wild vegetables they picked in the future? !

"Don't panic, everyone. Venomous snakes don't spit out venom easily. The chances of picking wild vegetables with venom from venomous snakes are very rare. And, as long as you wash them clean, you'll be fine. I think this time, Auntie Hua, you must have not washed the vegetables clean. If I'm right, you only washed them once, right?" RQ