Chapter 60 Master and Disciple Join Forces, Toxicity Upgrades
Mu Nanzhao raised his eyes and said, "Are you too kind?"
"You could have destroyed all of his family's food supplies, but you left them enough to last through the winter."
Gu Xixi said, "Gu Tiezhu has gone completely crazy and can no longer cause trouble."
"That's enough for me. There's no need to exterminate their entire family."
"Besides," she smiled slyly, "if someone in the village is about to starve to death, it will be difficult for Lao Qian to be the village chief."
"What if he gets serious and investigates and finds out that it's me? How can we meet again in the future?"
Mu Nanzhao nodded, agreeing with this reason, and asked again: "What does Gu Qingye's life or death have to do with you this time?"
"You're already showing mercy by not continuing to target her."
Gu Xixi sighed, "You are not a woman, so I'm afraid it's hard for you to understand the suffering women go through in this world."
"Do you know that once this marriage is completed, it will ruin the lives of two women?"
"I don't like Gu Qingye. Maybe she deserves to be punished for her wrongdoings, but that man's sister is going to marry Gu Tiezhu. What did she do wrong?"
Mu Nanzhao said, "Gu Qingye's parents have agreed to the marriage, what can you do?"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate."
Mu Nanzhao looked at her smile and couldn't help but be distracted.
After a moment, he turned his eyes away and said, "Anyway, no matter how much Gu Qingye behaves in the future, I will never marry her."
Gu Xixi felt a bitter feeling in her heart.
Why is it that the more she tries to bring people together, the harder it becomes?
However, she is now physically and mentally exhausted and has no time to think about the marriage of the male and female protagonists.
More dead rats were caught in the village today, and two big fires were burning all day long.
This means that the rat infestation has officially invaded Huachidu Village and there is no sign of slowing down.
As the saying goes, everything that goes up must come down. If the rat infestation has not yet reached its peak, will it be able to stop it with the current level of protection? And for how long?
I hope the new rat poison I envisioned will be successful soon...
There are seven or eight people outside making honey bait.
After Gu Xixi took inventory, she confirmed that all the supplies for tonight until tomorrow noon were available.
"Everyone is tired after a day, go back and rest. We will continue tomorrow."
The women put down their work and said goodbye to their hosts.
Only Mrs. Qin stayed until the end.
Gu Xixi knew what she wanted to ask from her expression, so she relayed Mu Nanzhao's last words.
Mrs. Qin clapped her hands happily, "I knew I was right about Mr. Chen."
"It is said that when being a teacher, character comes first. Mr. Chen is the best teacher!"
"My dog follows him, I feel at ease!"
Mu Nanzhao heard it when he passed by, and thought to himself, this woman didn't say that when she pointed at him and cursed him just now.
When Gou Wa was mentioned, Gu Xixi whispered a few words into Qin Dasao's ear.
Mrs. Qin nodded repeatedly as she listened.
After Gu Xixi finished speaking, Mrs. Qin smiled and agreed, "Don't worry, I'll talk to that brat when I get back. He may not have learned the best, but he still has some cleverness."
Gu Xixi saw Mrs. Qin off.
The old doctor who had been sitting in the corner grinding medicine suddenly stood up and shouted excitedly, "Xixi! Xixi! Come here quickly, there's a result! I made it!"
Gu Xixi took two steps at a time and came back, "So fast?"
The old doctor's face lit up and he said proudly, "Of course, with the combined efforts of our master and disciple, there is nothing we can't accomplish."
Yesterday, Gu Xixi found a castor plant at the base of the outer wall of her house.
She thought that the seeds of this thing were poisonous, but they tasted fragrant and oily after being fried, so they were often eaten by humans by mistake. Perhaps it was a good material for poisoning rats.
So he pulled it out and gave it to the old doctor.
As a result, today the old doctor ground the roasted castor seeds and mixed them with oleander juice.
After repeated experiments, he found that the mixture itself was not very toxic, but if a few drops of hot aged vinegar were added, the toxicity would unexpectedly reach a level far greater than twice that of one plus one!
The old doctor had made a new discovery. He turned around in circles excitedly, talking non-stop, "The dosage of medicine to save lives must be carefully considered. If the medicine is too light, it will be useless. If the medicine is too heavy, it may even kill people."
"Rat poison is different. The more poisonous the better. After eating it, you can't expect it to wake up again."
Gu Xixi pursed her lips and smiled, "Yes, Master, I will learn from you."
"I'll talk to Uncle Qian tomorrow morning and try out the effects first."
The old doctor continued, "You asked me to prepare a prescription for the plague. That's easy."
"Our sect already has a ready-made ancient prescription. We only need to make slight adjustments based on the patient's symptoms."
Gu Xixi thought for a moment and said, "I would also like to ask you for a prescription."
For dinner, Aunt Zhang prepared corn rice, a large plate of fried bacon with green garlic, a plate of baked eggs with chopped green onions, and a pot of pumpkin soup.
As she put down her chopsticks, she said, "It's been so exhausting lately, you all need to eat better."
"We can't let the people collapse before we kill all the rats."
Aunt Zhang turned to the old doctor and said, "Especially with your old bones, you can't move for most of the day if you touch the medicine grinder. If you want to survive, don't fiddle with it tonight and go to bed early!"
Although Aunt Zhang spoke in a harsh tone, the old doctor just kept grinning.
He had lived alone for many years, so he naturally enjoyed the feeling of being cared for.
The next morning, Mu Nanzhao walked into the land temple and the people there were the same people he had seen yesterday.
But they all moved things quietly, and greeted each other shyly and in low voices.
"Mr. Chen."
"Morning, Mr. Chen."
Mu Nanzhao nodded, "Morning."
After Lao Qian scolded them yesterday morning, they became more restrained, but it didn't turn out like this.
Did something happen after school?
When Mu Nanzhao walked outside the school gate, he found that no one was playing or fighting, and all the children were sitting in their seats.
Gou Wa stood up and said loudly, "Stand up and greet the gentleman!"
The little kids stood up one after another and saluted as disciples to Mu Nanzhao, "How are you today, sir!"
Although the voices were scattered and irregular, and the salute movements were not very standard.
Mu Nanzhao could see that they were studying hard, and the seriousness on his face eased a little.
"Everyone, take a seat, and let the class begin."
Gu Xixi took some time off to take care of her tea trees, and when she came back she met Lao Qian who was in a hurry.
There was a stranger next to Lao Qian, with a beard and a square face, and he looked to be in his forties.
Lao Qian introduced, "This is the village chief of Shitou Village, his surname is Zhao."
"It turns out that your distant uncle is from their village?"
Gu Xixi once asked the old doctor to treat Mu Nanzhao, but she never thought there would be any follow-up.
So he lied to others and said he was his distant uncle.
Now that she was exposed, Gu Xixi could only continue to make up for her lie, "Oh, because he is a distant relative, I lost contact with him many years ago. Later, when we met by chance, I found out that he was the distant uncle my mother mentioned."
She observed the expression of Village Chief Zhao and asked, "What do you want to see my uncle for?"
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