217 Chapter 217: The Man of the Wind and Dust
October brings frost.
The first batch of antidote was officially distributed, solving an urgent need.
Linlang disclosed the recipe to the public without hesitation, and re-washed the rice with water soaked in medicinal powder and exposed it to the sun.
But in just one day, those patients had begun to stop suffering from ulcers.
Magistrate Liu was so excited that he almost gave her a bear hug, but in the end he got out of the way.
...
"How are you? Are you feeling better today?"
Linlang brought some yam cakes and jujube cakes and came to visit Xiangniang.
There was no longer pus on her body like before, and even blood scabs gradually formed in many places. But just like this, the bruises underneath could be seen more and more clearly.
The antidote only detoxifies, but does not cure other injuries.
"These injuries are..."
Seeing her staring at her, Xiang Niang pulled her sleeves uncomfortably, "It's much better. Miss Lao Linlang remembers that those medicines are very effective. These injuries are all in the past... In our line of work
That’s it.”
Linlang was silent for a moment.
The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, and indeed some of the guests are weird.
"I'll go back and bring a bottle of plaster for the girl." This was the only way she could help.
On weekdays, I only pay attention to the patients when I come here, and I don't look at the room carefully.
Only today did Linlang notice the neatly arranged box of books. They were clean and brand-new. It seemed that the owner took great care of them.
"Has the girl studied in school?"
"Well, my father is a teacher." Xiang Niang's eyes brightened when she mentioned this.
Seeing that Linlang was obviously a little stunned and surprised, she smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Don't you think it's strange? How could the daughter of a scholar end up living in a flower house?"
Linlang looked at that tired face, her throat felt inexplicably blocked.
"At that time, my mother was very ill. My father was a wife, and he only had enough money to live on, so he borrowed a lot of money... Unfortunately, my mother still couldn't be saved." She closed her eyes, as if she didn't want to.
I really want to recall that painful scene.
"Later, a debt collector came and asked me to be his concubine. My father didn't agree, so he was so angry that he vomited blood and died. Repaying debts is a matter of course, and even the Yamen can't interfere."
"And no one dared to take me in. They were all afraid of this debt. How could a weak woman have the ability to pay it off? In the end, only Sanniang extended her hand to me, allowing me to choose to enter the flower house to earn money to pay off the debt."
Linlang was silent again.
Then he suddenly said: "That person is Mr. Wu, right?"
"The girl is a smart person." Xiang Niang did not deny it, but nodded, "On the day I pay off my debt, I will kill him."
"No, not you."
The girl raised her eyelids and her voice was very calm.
Xiangniang, who had just admitted in a calm tone, finally showed a bit of urgency at this moment.
"That's me. Ever since I found out that he deliberately set up a trap for my father with evil intentions, I have hated him! So I would rather go into the flower house to slander him than kill him and become his concubine! But I didn't expect...
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She trembled all over and bit her lower lip to bleed, "This beast has directly destroyed my bottom line of not selling my body as an artist, and even broke one of my legs! He has ruined my family and fallen into dust, so it would be cheap to just poison him to death."
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"That poison must have something to do with Sanniang." Linlang lowered his voice.
But just this sentence made Xiang Niang tremble even more violently, and her pupils tightened.
She wanted to step forward and grab the corner of Linlang's clothes, but remembering her current appearance, she could only tremble and beg.
Chapter completed!