Chapter 104 Becoming a Merchant's Son-in-Law
Yao Shisan never expected to run into Wei Xun here.
Last time he had amnesia.
This time it's poisoning again.
What reckless thing did he do?
Shuang'er has finally recovered a little over this period of time.
If we take him back, what if he recovers and then leaves again?
Are you even going to let Shuang'er live?
Yao Shisan sighed silently, "Uncle, can he still be cured?"
Sun Bo, the owner of the medicinal herb field, said, "It can be cured, but it will take some time. You should take it back quickly."
She took out two hundred taels of silver notes. "I can't take him with me. He'll stay here for treatment. Once he's healed, he'll leave on his own."
Uncle Sun gave her a strange look. "You're willing to spend two hundred taels, but can't you find another place and two people to serve you?"
Sun Bo's young apprentice came out from behind the house and took the silver note.
“I should be the one earning this money. I’ve been the one taking care of you, and all you did was give me a few injections.”
He then looked at her again with a smile, "Don't worry, I promise I'll take good care of him!"
"Keep them fed until they're plump and white!"
Yao Shisan, “...Okay.”
Wei Xun, inside the room, felt as if a thousand ants were gnawing at his bones.
He suffers immense pain whenever he regains consciousness, and the effects of the acupuncture become shorter and shorter.
The consequence of this poison is that it will cause him to die in agony.
"ah!!--"
With his hands bound to the bed frame, he snapped the wood in two.
Uncle Sun's expression changed outside the house.
Today, I rushed to the door and saw that Wei Xun was rolling on the ground in pain.
Almost everything in the house that could be destroyed was destroyed, and the walls were covered with deep bloodstains.
Yao Shisan had never seen such a horrifying scene.
Even Dr. Tang, who came with her, was shocked. What kind of poison could be so potent?
"Such a strange poison exists in the world..."
Sun Bo, along with his two apprentices, had already subdued Wei Xun and were now applying acupuncture to him, using many more needles than before.
Finally, they inserted a needle into his fingertip.
Tiny beads of blood appeared on his fingertips.
It was strikingly black and red!
"Master, the color has changed." The apprentice was surprised; things had been improving, so why was it even worse than before?
Uncle Sun also had a furrowed brow.
He just said he could cure it, and now it's turned out like this.
The apprentice was heartbroken that he wouldn't earn the two hundred taels of silver; he hadn't even had a chance to enjoy it yet...
"Master, give it your all, or your business will be ruined."
Uncle Sun glared at his apprentice and said, "Shut up."
He got up and came out.
"Madam, if this poison flares up again, it will only cause him even more pain. Whether he can be cured depends on whether he can bear it."
"It is possible to endure the pain and survive, or it is possible to be unable to bear it and commit suicide."
Yao Shisan frowned. "How could there be such poison?"
Uncle Sun said, "This poison was made by a skilled poison master. I heard that it was used in a border war many years ago. Due to the wind, the poison powder was blown back, causing heavy casualties on both sides. Moreover, because ordinary people could not endure the long and painful treatment process, they committed suicide."
"Therefore, this poison only appeared once and then disappeared without a trace."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "I can only rely on the records to find the antidote, and I thought things were getting better..."
Yao Shisan's expression instantly turned serious. "So, he might be dead."
On the carriage ride home, she gazed out the window at the scenery rushing past.
Uncle Sun's words kept echoing in her ears.
"If he has family, he should come and visit. You might never see them again."
We won't see each other again.
A sudden wave of sadness washed over her.
She had never heard of Wei Xun having any other family members; it seemed he had always been by Zhou Congxian's side.
Is Zhou Congxian considered his family member...?
Did he ever have genuine feelings for Shuang'er? Did Shuang'er count as one...?
Her eyelashes drooped slightly.
She already regarded Shuang'er as her younger sister, and she couldn't bear to see Shuang'er spend the rest of her life in pain.
When the carriage arrived at the county government office, she had not yet gotten out of the carriage.
Shuang'er rushed up happily, "Sister!"
Her eyelids twitched. "Why are you so happy..."
Shuang'er showed her a pair of small wooden figures in her hands.
"This was found in Ah Xun's room while cleaning out the granary hut!"
"He also saved up a pottery jar of copper coins. Today, when Grandpa Tian from the granary saw me staring blankly at Ah Xun's things, he told me that Ah Xun had asked him how much money he needed to save to get married."
Shuang'er took her sister's arm and walked inside, her voice filled with uncontainable joy.
"He didn't just leave; he must have something more important to do!"
Yao Shisan couldn't bear to see Shuang'er's eyes filled with joy, and she suddenly felt as if she had a lump in her throat and couldn't speak.
She was momentarily unsure whether to let Shuang'er know or not.
"Mother!"
Fu'er came up to her mother and hugged her leg tightly. "Sister Shuang'er won't let me play with the wooden doll. Mother, buy me one."
Shuang'er, who had been so dejected, now had eyes that seemed to sparkle like stars.
"Let your uncle make it for you!"
Jiang Xingyao followed behind his niece, "Shuang'er, what kind of crazy ideas are you coming up with now!"
He's realized now that having too many women in the house can be a headache.
Fatty is still the most obedient.
It eats and then sleeps, wakes up and then eats again, it doesn't make a fuss at all.
Shuang'er knew that her sister couldn't stay in Dingxian forever. She was now busy with the medicinal herb business and would be returning to Yuzhou in a few days.
"Sister, spring planting is just around the corner, so I'll stay in Ding County."
Yao Shisan knew her intentions perfectly well; she wanted to stay in Ding County and wait for Wei Xun.
But... can we still wait?
Her eyes instinctively darted away, "It's still early..."
Shuang'er leaned in and hugged her. "Sister, I waited in the granary for a month. I hated him for leaving without saying goodbye, but I understand my own heart now."
“He was a man of few words to begin with, and now these things have made me understand his intentions.”
She slowly raised her head, creating a small distance between herself and her sister.
"I want to wait for him a little longer."
Yao Shisan's lips twitched slightly.
If this really was Wei Xun's last time seeing him, Shuang'er missed out because of her.
Will Shuang'er suffer for the rest of her life after learning the truth...?
"Shuang'er..."
She had barely opened her mouth when Grandpa Tian from the granary arrived at the county government office with a letter in his hand.
"Second Miss, A-Xun has sent you a letter. The post station staff just delivered it. They said that A-Xun specially left this letter at the post station."
Grandpa Tian smiled and said, "I knew you must be anxious, so I brought it to you."
Shuang'er immediately took the letter.
The letter wasn't very long.
But he truly revealed his true feelings.
Whether in the capital or in Yuzhou.
Is he Wei Xun, or A Xun?
He has only ever been attracted to one person.
If Shuang'er wanted to return to the capital, he would definitely strive to advance his career, gain higher official rank and titles, and marry Shuang'er in a grand and glorious manner.
If Shuang'er wanted to stay in Yuzhou, he could become a son-in-law of the Yao family, working as a grain collector and granary manager.
Shuang'er's ear tips turned red.
She carefully folded the letter again. "I knew it. Ah Xun wouldn't leave without saying goodbye."
"Once he finishes his work, I'll have him resign from his post with the heir apparent and work at the Yao Family Trading Company for a while..."
She suddenly stammered, unable to utter the words "son-in-law."
She paused for a moment before shyly saying, "I'll be a grain harvester!"
Looking at her, Yao Shisan felt even more distressed.
"Shuang'er, what if Wei Xun doesn't come back?"
Shuang'er froze for a moment, her smile fading from her face, and the joy in her eyes vanished instantly.
"Why... Sister, do you think he's not good enough?"
Shuang'er suddenly remembered that her sister had once said that Ah Xun only needed to hire a bodyguard, not a husband...
She was quick to defend Wei Xun, "I was just a lowly maidservant before..."
“If it were before, when Ah Xun held an official position, I would not have been worthy of him.”
Shuang'er felt something was wrong; why would her sister say such things to her for no reason?
My sister only ever talks.
If you've thought it through, I'll support you.
Do what you want to do, try what you want to try.
I never anticipate the worst possible outcome for her.
"Sister, do you know something?"
Yes, the Crown Prince is in Yuzhou. He must have said something to his sister.
She looked at her sister with sparkling eyes, "Did the young master send Ah Xun back?"
For some reason, she suddenly felt a little flustered at that moment.
It felt like something was weighing on my heart, heavy and cumbersome.
Yao Shisan took her hand and said, "Today I went to harvest the medicinal herbs and saw Wei Xun."
"He was poisoned by a strange poison, and the owner of the medicinal herb field took him in."
Shuang'er didn't react for a moment.
I saw my older sister speaking with her mouth open and closed. She could understand each word individually, but why couldn't she understand them when they were put together?
What does it mean to be poisoned by a rare toxin?
What does it mean to be on the verge of death?
How could that be?
She just received the letter.
He said that as long as she was willing, he would marry into her family and become a son-in-law who collected grain and looked after the granary.
We just made an agreement, how could he suddenly be in critical condition?
Her body swayed slightly.
It feels like I've suddenly lost my bearings.
"Shuang'er!"
Yao Shisan helped her up, and she looked at him with eyes full of worry.
I'm worried whether I tell them or not.
Shuang'er turned pale and grabbed her tightly, asking, "Where is he?"
It seems no one has ever told her this.
I never knew my heart could hurt so much.
It felt like someone had reached out and grabbed me tightly.
The carriage went and then returned.
Uncle Sun didn't expect to return so quickly.
The sound of chains came from inside the room, and as if sensing it, Shuang'er rushed straight to the window.
The scene before her eyes made her eyes widen in horror.
Why did you lock him up?!
Wei Xun had a full beard and his hair was disheveled, but she recognized the wooden hairpin in his hair at a glance.
It was the one he left behind.
He made two; he wore one himself and left one for her.
Uncle Sun said, "If I hadn't locked him up, he would have scratched himself to pieces by now."
At this moment, Sun Bo's apprentice brought over the food. "Hey, you're here again."
"I'm going to feed him. It'll be hard, but I got paid, so I have to..."
"I'll go feed them."
Shuang'er took the bowl from his hand.
"Huh?"
Sun Bo's apprentice glanced at Shuang'er, who was carrying her bowl and chopsticks and leaving.
She then looked at the boss who had paid her, saying, "I'm not giving the money back, not because I didn't want to work, but because she insisted on doing it."
Uncle Sun shoved his apprentice impatiently, "Don't you know how to find work when there isn't any? Go weed!"
After rolling his eyes at his apprentice, he looked back into the room.
Surprisingly, Wei Xun, who is usually a pain to feed, was eating very quietly.
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