The half-immortal told him that the two children's enemies in the previous life were burned to death.
You must fight poison with poison and scare him away with fire.
However, the two children had mortal bodies after all, so of course they couldn't really be burned by fire.
Every summer, Changguo, the hottest place in the world, produces a kind of fruit called Ma Pu.
According to legend, this fruit is a seed left by the God of Fire. It is said that people who eat it will feel as if their abdomen is on fire.
But because it can produce fluid and quench thirst, and tastes sweet and delicious, it has always been the most expensive medicinal material in Changguo.
The half-immortal asked Yuan Gu to buy this Ma Pu.
It was said that after eating, the child's abdomen was on fire, so the evil spirit naturally did not dare to disturb him.
Yuan Gu was dubious at first, but after asking someone to buy some, the two children really didn't get sick again after eating it for half a month.
From this, Yuan Gu completely believed what the half-immortal said.
However, things like Ma Pu are only available in Chang State, and they are only produced in July every year. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ma Pu will not bear fruit.
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One child's monthly decoction must use the fruits of one hundred Mapu trees.
What's more, Yuan Gu has two children.
For the sake of his children, he did not hesitate to spend all his family wealth and bought all the mapu in Changguo.
However, the expense involved is really huge.
Just for the journey, purchase, picking, preservation, transportation, fast horses, gardeners, and a series of other expenses, one trip requires two thousand taels of silver.
After all, Yuan Gu was just a general. Although he had made a lot of achievements, his property was not huge.
He began to borrow money from Wei Cang, and then from relatives and friends around him, but the money everyone supported him was a drop in the bucket.
Just when he was at a loss what to do, someone in the court recommended him to be responsible for transporting weapons to Kangzhou in the south.
When he arrived in Kangzhou, he was warmly received by the Shen family, the richest man in the area.
At a wine party, Fushang Shen made a request to him.
Rich merchants hoped to use Yuan Gu's army to transport weapons, hide their salt and iron in them, and transport them to the capital together.
Yuan Gu was so frightened that he sobered up from drinking.
You know, Xili does not allow businessmen to mine salt and iron ores privately.
Fushang Shen wanted to hide the things in his army. This was because Yuan Gu was ordered to send weapons, and the soldiers crossing the city gate would not check a general's team.
Yuan Gu refused at that time.
However, Fushang Shen immediately offered a sweetener.
For each luck, he could give Yuan Gu two thousand taels of silver as a reward.
When Yuan Gu said this, Gu Nuoer understood it without him continuing.
"You have shipped goods for that wealthy businessman Shen at least five times." Gu Nuoer raised an eyebrow.
Yuan Gu nodded and burst into tears: "I have no choice but to watch my child tortured to death by illness."
Ye Siming suddenly said: "Is the wealthy businessman you are talking about called Shen Sheng?"
Yuan Gu was stunned: "How could you know?"
Ye Siming sneered and took out a piece of paper from his arms: "He is among the suspects on the corruption list compiled by Yushi Liang. He is responsible for bribing officials to make profits for himself."
"And the person who accepted his bribe happened to be the former Tao Shangshu."
Yuan Gu was shocked.
Gu Nuoer frowned and said, "It seems that this is a chain of events, and a special plan was made to lead you into deep trouble and have to join them."
Even if the incident comes to light, Yuan Gu's embezzlement of money may not be a big deal. His shielding of businessmen who resell private salt and iron ore is the capital crime among the capital crimes!