On August 27th, at the hour of Mao, as usual, Qiu Fu went to the vegetable field to supervise the villagers who worked part-time to pick vegetables, while Qiu Ming was responsible for cleaning the yard and cooking.
However, until Qiu Ming finished cooking, Yu Xiaotian, who usually got up early and worked diligently in the chicken coop, sheep pen, cow shed, and horse stable, was nowhere to be seen. This morning, the chickens, sheep, cows, and horses were all fed by the weak Dan You.
"Master husband, the food is ready, but Fourth Uncle hasn't arrived this morning. Should we eat first or wait a while?" Worried, Qiu Ming went to the dining hall to report to Mu Lige.
"Is Fourth Brother still not up?"
Last night was quite eventful. The Emperor's secret guards went to investigate the Hua family and nearly killed Hua's mother. Then, Hua's father became pregnant. Then, in the middle of the night, Han Yichen's second master showed up. Mu Lige hadn't really thought much about Yu Xiaotian, but now, after hearing Qiu Ming's report, she couldn't help but feel worried.
"Oh no! Big brother, I saw my fourth brother fainted in the sheep pen last night. I forgot about it after handing him over to Old Qiu. I'm going to his room now."
Last night, after Han Yichen finished talking with Mu Lige, he went to reminisce with Xuanming. The two chatted until almost dawn, and Han Yichen returned to his room to rest. Now, seeing that Yu Xiaotian had not come to eat breakfast yet, Han Yichen, worried that something had happened to him, hurried to the backyard.
"Okay, Third Brother, you go first, I'll be right there."
"Is Silang okay?" Hua's mother, who was packing food for Hua's father, also asked worriedly.
"Mom, please eat first. Don't you have to go back to teach the students soon? I'll bring Dad some food."
As they were talking, Mu Lige took the large bowl of food from Hua Rongsheng's hand, picked up some more meat and vegetables, and then left the dining room.
Hua Rongsheng had no objection to Xifu's arrangement. After quickly eating breakfast, she rushed to the village head. However, there was a black figure following behind her. It was Zuo An with a sullen face.
Zuo An had already fallen asleep last night, but Xiao Lengyu had been temporarily assigned to his residence, something he was extremely unhappy about. If Mu Lige hadn't promised him some benefits, allowing him to visit the Hua family at the village entrance during the day to protect Hua's mother, he would have wanted to quit. However, considering the new hidden weapon she had promised him, he reluctantly considered it a good deed.
"Second Elder, why don't you eat? The food cooked by the Hua family's servant is quite delicious." After everyone left, in the dining hall, looking at Xuanming who had been stunned just now, Xiao Lengyu asked curiously.
They have been traveling around every day recently, sleeping in the open air, going to the capital and coming back from the capital. Although Zuo An, who lives in the room next to him, had a very dark complexion last night, he still managed to get a good night's sleep.
"Ah Yu, am I hallucinating? What did that servant just say? Fourth Uncle?"
Xuanming couldn't believe it. Not only was his disciple a concubine, but she had these concubines one after another?
"Um...it seems so." Xiao Lengyu said awkwardly. He didn't even dare to tell Xuanming that he had known Hua Qingcheng and her husbands for a long time.
"Fourth brother!"
As soon as Han Yichen entered Yu Xiaotian's room, he saw him fainted on the ground with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. Han Yichen hurried forward, carried Yu Xiaotian to the bed, and began to feel his pulse.
"Ayou, go get a basin of warm water."
"Yes, Third Master!"
When Mu Lige rushed over after delivering food to Hua's father, he saw Han Yichen taking the pulse with a serious face, while Shan You was wiping Yu Xiaotian's face. He immediately had a bad feeling.
"What happened to Fourth Brother?"
"Brother, I'm afraid it's not good."
After taking Yu Xiaotian's pulse, Han Yichen went back to his room to get the medicine box, took off Yu Xiaotian's shirt and started giving him acupuncture.
"Fourth brother must have been poisoned, and it's a Gu poison. However, the method used by the person who poisoned him doesn't seem like that of the Miao people. I'm not good at removing poisons, so I can only give Fourth brother acupuncture to relieve the pain caused by the poison. He will wake up after a while. Big brother, please help me invite Second Master over. He may have a solution."
"Okay, third brother, I'll take care of my fourth brother. " Mu Lige frowned slightly when he heard that, and then hurried to the front yard.
After breakfast, Xuanming sat under a big tree in the front yard to enjoy the cool air, while Xiao Lengyu stood behind him, massaging his shoulders and back.
Mu Lige had come upon this harmonious scene, and a flicker of admiration crossed her eyes as she looked at Xiao Lengyu. This former county magistrate's daughter, now reduced to a medicine boy, appeared unfazed by him.
"Second Elder, my fourth brother has been poisoned. I, your third brother, would like you to come over and take a look."
"Poison?"
Xuanming rubbed his graying mustache, a look of deep thought. The fact that a woman's husband in this remote village had been bewitched was inherently unusual. If it were anyone else, Xuanming probably wouldn't bother to intervene, but this was Xiao Chenchen's home, and he probably couldn't just sit back and watch.
"Okay! I'll go with Doctor Hua. Ah Yu, go and have fun on your own."
"Yes, Second Elder."
When Mu Lige and Xuan Ming arrived, Han Yichen had already finished acupuncture and dressed Yu Xiaotian, and Shan You had also left.
"Xiao Chenchen, what's going on?"
"Second Master, do you have any method to remove the poison?" Han Yichen's face darkened slightly, and he looked expectantly at Xuan Ming who was running towards him.
"Let me take a look first." Xuan Ming put away his cynical attitude, lowered his eyes slightly, and carefully took the pulse of Yu Xiaotian who was lying there.
"Second Master, how is it?"
"It is true that he was poisoned by a Gu, and this Gu has been in him for more than a year, but it was suppressed before and did not show up. There are many kinds of Gu, including snake Gu, golden silkworm Gu, bamboo leaf Gu, stone Gu, loach Gu, poisonous Gu, malnutrition Gu, swelling Gu, epilepsy Gu, Yin snake Gu, and birth snake Gu. If I am not mistaken, the one that this young man was poisoned by is not one of those, but a sub-Gu of the heart-eating Gu." Xuanming said slowly with a cold face.
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