Master Han hid Luo Qingjiu well. Shen Yue inspected the examination room several times, but was surprised not to find Luo Qingjiu.
I had no choice but to stay in the medical shed obediently.
Except for a few inspectors, there was basically no one else in the examination room.
Shen Yue dragged her cheeks and looked towards the examination room unconsciously.
Although she didn't see Luo Qingjiu, her intuition told her that Luo Qingjiu was inside.
But Shen Yue was very satisfied to be able to accompany him on the outside.
The provincial examination was over and the New Year's Day was approaching. Shen Yue could not help but think about what would happen after Luo Qingjiu returned home.
The small house that Magistrate Jiang gave him has not yet been moved in. It was used to store grain, but it has now been vacated.
After Luo Qingjiu comes back, she can arrange it properly.
Before I knew it, it was lunch time.
The tempting aroma of rice came from the backyard, and Shen Yue swallowed her saliva.
Although I didn't do much work all morning, I was still a little hungry now.
Suyuanzhai was responsible for the meals. When the epidemic subsided, Suyuanzhai also produced food.
Therefore, he also won the commendation from above, and the matter of rural food trial easily fell on Su Yuanzhai.
Previously, Shen Yue specifically warned them about the seriousness of the provincial examination and told them to take more precautions.
So as soon as the meal was prepared, Feng Jin took a little of each item and brought it to Shen Yue for her to explore.
Without waiting for Shen Yue's instructions, Yu Ruo and the little medicine boys had already tried the silver needle.
Half a moment later, the silver needle had not changed color.
Students’ meals cannot be careless, not to mention that meals are the easiest place to manipulate.
Yu Ruo took a little of each, dissolved it in water, and checked the ingredients inside to see if there were any differences.
After a while, Yu Ruo brought a crispy-looking dish to Shen Yue.
Pointing to a few inconspicuous beans dissolved in the water, he said, "Master, there is something wrong with this plate of sweet peas, but the silver needle has not been detected."
"I observed it carefully and found that these few grains are probably incompletely processed crotons. Although they are mixed with salt and pepper, their efficacy is not reduced."
After hearing what Yu Ruo said, Shen Yue's face turned cold.
Despite all the precautions, I almost failed to prevent this lowest level of tactics!
This small portion contains so much croton that students can eat it without having to continue with the next exam!
Get rid of dehydration directly!
"This dish will be removed immediately, and the dishes after this dish will also be removed!" Shen Yue looked serious.
I checked carefully to make sure there were no problems before having the meal delivered.
This incident reminded Shen Yue that no matter how careful they were, there would always be things they couldn't take care of.
It's better to... catch a turtle in an urn!
Shen Yue directly called Feng Jin and gave him some instructions.
He also found Master Sun and asked him to send people to guard the examination room so that no news could be released.
Those who feel unwell should stay directly in the medical shed and be taken care of by the medicine boy. Do not come out yet.
Master Han is sitting in the examination room, and all matters in the examination room are handed over to Master Sun, so it is best for Master Sun to handle this matter.
After doing this, Shen Yue asked Yu Ruo to spread the news and take a few medicine boys back to the medicine hall immediately to get antidiarrheal pills.
Shen Yue sat quietly in the medical shed. When it was time for dinner, Yu Ruo didn't come back either.
Shen Yue then knew that the person behind the scenes must have gained the trust.
She made a quick decision and asked Ziling to go to the backyard kitchen immediately. Then she sent a team of troops to Master Sun and quietly followed Ziling into the backyard.
When Ziling arrived at the kitchen, she looked panicked and hurriedly pulled Feng Jin towards the corridor. She said in a moderate voice, "Master Feng Jin, the master called me to ask us to have a lighter meal at night. Many students have symptoms of diarrhea."
Feng Jin was confused at first, and then said nervously, "What's going on? This has nothing to do with our meals! You checked it at noon!"
Ziling sighed at the right time, "Maybe the temperature started to cool down yesterday, and the students are a little bit cold. Master Feng Jin will just make something light, preferably soft and glutinous for easier digestion."
Hearing this, Feng Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
The thin figure at the corner also breathed a sigh of relief. His ears twitched and he felt that Feng Jin was going back to the kitchen. He immediately dodged and returned to the kitchen before him.
Feng Jin stepped into the kitchen and glanced around casually, but found nothing strange.
He scratched his head and ordered, "Choose some fresh vegetables and wash some rice. Let's make the evening meal lighter."
Everyone responded in succession.
The city guard who witnessed the whole process lowered his voice and asked, "Doctor Shen, do you want to capture the thief?"
Shen Yue waved her hand to stop him, "It's not yet time, if you want to arrest him, arrest him and take the stolen goods."
The city guards nodded and continued to lurk outside the kitchen with Shen Yue.
There was smoke coming from the kitchen, the crackling of matches and the sound of the collision of spatulas intermingled with each other.
Everyone in Suyuanzhai was so busy that no one noticed the inconspicuous vegetable picker sneaking out of the kitchen.
He reached the courtyard wall with familiarity and tapped on the wall a few times.
Soon there was a sound from the other end of the wall, and then the bricks on the wall were pushed out. The man took something from it and immediately returned to the kitchen.
Shen Yue's eyes were full of anger, and he was doing little things under her nose. She wanted to see who was behind this!
Shen Yue looked over and the city guard immediately understood.
A small group of people clung to the wall and climbed over the wall silently.
At the same time, the waiter was thinking about how to put today's portion of croton into the meal, and did not notice anything unusual around him.
As soon as he stuffed the paper bag into his arms, the next second he was restrained by city guards flying from both sides, unable to move.
The boy was extremely panicked, but he could only pretend to be calm, and squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Official...brother official, what are you doing? The younger one...the younger one is from the kitchen. He just came out to relieve himself..."
He didn't know where these city guards came from, or whether they saw him collecting his things.
The city guard didn't even bother to look at him, and went straight to search him.
The boy suddenly became anxious, "How could you do this! Can the city guards search you at will? I... I will sue you to the county magistrate for treating the people violently!"
"If you intend to murder the student, please leave it to the Yamen if you have anything to say!"
The city guard found the small paper package just traded from his arms and immediately walked quickly to Shen Yue and handed it to her.
Shen Yue opened the paper bag and saw that it was fine powder inside. After twisting it a little, she immediately concluded that this was high-quality croton flour!
Shen Yue's eyes turned cold, and she looked straight at the young man with her frost-like eyes.
"Who is behind you? Why did you drug the students?"