Chapter 291 It is inevitable for Hongxing to cheat
In the morning, Li Guolou drank porridge calmly. Before he swallowed the bowl of raw eggs, someone came to disturb him from breakfast.
Secretary Zheng Hengdan's newlywed wife Zhou Jiaoyun came over anxiously. Her face turned pale and she stumbled and said: "Captain Li is in serious trouble. My husband has passed out and cannot be woken up. He is afraid that outsiders will bring the plague." Already."
"Ahhhhh." Li Guolou stood up and said angrily: "Zhou Jiaoyun, please be honest with me. Have you been poisoned?"
Zhou Jiaoyun said with a sad face: "I knew this would happen. I slept well last night. We were noisy until midnight. We are so good now. How could I have thought of poisoning my husband? Besides, I don't have a good life here. I didn’t even know where to buy rat poison. I called the bearer many times in the morning and even splashed cold water on my face. I really couldn’t wake the bearer. I was afraid that Captain Li would have opinions about me. So I even called the bearer. The neighbor next door didn’t even call. He came directly to find you.”
The plague is most likely to break out in spring. This north is close to the Mongolian grassland. Rats often cause trouble. There has been a plague epidemic. This plague is an incurable disease. Even Europeans hear the word "plague" and they talk about it. A plague during the European Renaissance .The European population lost at least tens of millions. Civilization was set back for decades. Europeans are still talking about the catastrophe at that time. Europeans' hygiene habits also changed after that disaster. They became civilized and hygienic. people.
Li Guolou pointed his finger at the tip of Zhou Jiaoyun's nose and said fiercely: "Zhou Jiaoyun, please be honest with me. Don't say a word. If you dare to say the word 'plague' again, I will arrest you." Get up. Go and fetch Dr. Wang Biezhen for me. Let’s go see Xiaobian together.”
Li Guolou looked at the food on the table. He couldn't eat it anymore. It was the place where "Broom Star" Zhou Jiaoyun had stayed. He didn't even dare to take a sip of water. He blamed himself for the disaster. He talked about Balizhuang last night. Bad words about this place. Retribution came early this morning.
When he stepped out of the threshold, Li Guolou turned around and shouted: "Battle, you stay at the stable for me today. You shovel the grass, wash the manger, and do all the work in the stable by yourself. I'll come back to check. Good job." I’ll feed you tonight.”
"Yes, Captain Li." Battelle was overjoyed. He jumped up and down with joy. He never thought that when Li Guolou thought that he came from the Mongolian grassland, he was afraid from the bottom of his heart that he was the source of the plague.
The home of Zheng Hengdan and Zhou Jiaoyun is the "new home". It is a three-room house with tiled roofs that was awarded to Zheng Hengdan, the bookstore clerk, by Li Guolou for their wedding.
When he entered the courtyard, Li Guolou felt that this house was strange. The entrances to other people's courtyards all opened to the south. The main entrance of this courtyard pointed to the west. The courtyard was very large. There was a millstone and a thatched nest. There were farm tools. There was no chicken coop. Instead, there was a pond made of pebbles. There was only some dirty water in it. It was not drained cleanly. You could see tadpoles swimming in the water.
Doctor Wang Biezhen, wearing a mask and gloves, was treating the unconscious Zheng Hengdan in the bedroom. Zhou Jiaoyun stood aside anxiously, applying a towel soaked in cold water to Zheng Hengdan's forehead.
Li Guolou, also wearing a mask and gloves, slowly walked into the room. He was three steps away from the patient. He was waiting for the conclusion of the doctor Wang Jiazhen's treatment.
Wang Biezhen took off his mask. He turned to Li Guolou and said: "Mr. Li, the temperature of the small pole is not very high. Thirty-nine degrees. There is no sign of infection in the injured arm. He shouldn't be unconscious, right? Typhoid fever. It’s hard to say yet. It depends on whether anyone else is infected with the disease. Individual cases are not comparable. However, the whole village’s medical prevention measures should be taken. In my opinion, disinfection and prevention should be the main ones. The whole village should implement one General cleaning. I will give the villagers some Chinese herbal medicine to prevent typhoid fever."
Li Guolou nodded and said: "Doctor Wang is right. People from other villages should not be allowed to enter the village to work casually. We should still observe them for three days and improve their personal hygiene. I will learn a lesson."
Wang Bizhen was sitting at the table. He was writing a prescription: four herbs: gypsum, anemarrhena, hay and japonica rice.
Li Guolou took a look, smiled and said: "Dr. Wang, I didn't expect that you, a Western medicine doctor, have quite a lot of research on Chinese medicine. You can also use the prescription of Baihu Decoction by the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing."
Wang Biizhen laughed dumbly: "Hey, you have exposed it. This prescription has been clinically verified. What the ancients said is not wrong. What's more, the ancestor wrote in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases". If you are not sick, treat it as a precaution. If you are sick, you can remove the disaster. I think Xiaobianzhu's illness should be due to poison in the body. It looks like signs of poisoning. His pupils are dilated." As he spoke, Wang Bizhen glanced at Zhou Jiaoyun next to him. The meaning was told to Li Guolou. He didn't find it. Zheng Hengdan had trauma on his body. The trauma on his arm had been bandaged. Only the disease came from the mouth. Zheng Hengdan's bride, Zhou Jiaoyun, was the most suspicious.
Zhou Jiaoyun's face turned pale. She waved her hands and said, "Captain Li, I have really changed my ways. It was already past nine o'clock last night when I came home. I drank a bowl of jujube porridge and went to bed. I was still alive and well." . Could it be that he was bitten by something while climbing the mountain yesterday?"
Li Guolou thought of the pool in the yard. The farmers here built a pool at home to raise animals. It is very likely that this farmer was originally a snake breeder. Then all the owners of the family died. The snakes raised by this farmer will It will not escape. The room has a wooden floor. Poisonous snakes are likely to be hiding under the partition walls and floors.
Thinking of this, Li Guolou became bolder. He walked to the patient Zheng Hengdan, lifted the quilt, and checked whether there were any wounds on the unconscious Zheng Hengdan.
Li Guolou carefully inspected Zheng Hengdan's body. He looked at it from top to bottom without shyness. As a detective, he even saw naked corpses and people who were not dead. Li Guolou didn't feel scared at all. The remaining two feet were left unseen. Li Guolou finally found a slight wound on the big toe of Zheng Hengdan's left foot.
"Doctor Wang, come and see." Li Guolou pinched one of his feet. He didn't mind the smell and let out a cry of surprise.
Wang Biizhen leaned in front of his nose and looked at it. He asked, "Mr. Li, what kind of bite was this? You can't tell."
"Little snake. A highly venomous little snake. Fortunately, it hasn't grown up yet. Otherwise, Zheng Hengdan would have been bitten to death. Last night, the little snake climbed onto the bed, got into the bed, and secretly bit the small pole. The snake was negative. . Like Yang Qi, so I only bit the man once and sucked a few mouthfuls of blood from the small pole. This venomous snake is very strange. Look at the wounds on the small pole. There is no redness, swelling or swelling on the toes on the surface. This means that all the poison has flowed into the blood vessels. It's gone."
"Ah, what should we do? Dr. Wang, you have to think of a solution quickly." Zhou Jiaoyun started crying anxiously. Although she was proven innocent, she was very likely to become a widow, which made her heartbroken. .Feeling sad about the misfortune.
Wang Biizhen also frowned. He couldn't do anything about snake venom. Different snakes have different venoms. He was helpless for a moment. He was dejected and said: "Mr. Li, that's troublesome. There are many kinds of snake venoms. I don't understand them either. .”
In order to become a magic hunter, Li Guolou read all kinds of books and thought of a way. Anyway, a dead horse is a living horse doctor. Give it a try and see if it works.
"Listen to me. We must lure the snake out and find the culprit, Dr. Wang. You go find some realgar, rice wine, and ginger. Sprinkle realgar around the room and smoke out the venomous snake. Zhou Jiaoyun, you go out. Women cannot stay here. I want to use my skills and fight poisonous snakes." Li Guolou God muttered. He explained the trivial matters and decorated the room like a Taoist priest. Even the incense candles were lit.
Wang Biizhen studied Western medicine. He didn't believe in ghosts and gods at first. But he admired Li Guolou from the bottom of his heart and worshiped Li Guolou as an almighty god. He couldn't hold back his excitement and said: "Mr. Li, let me stay aside. Do you like it?"
Li Guolou nodded and said: "Yes, but Dr. Wang, if a little snake comes out, you must not move. Snakes rely on the movements of things in front of them to distinguish whether it is food or scenery. If you don't move, there is no danger."
"Hey. I'm going to get ready." Wang Biizhen ran out of the yard. He could see Li Guolou's mysterious methods. This trip was not in vain.
Li Guolou was beating a drum in his heart. He felt that his heart was about to jump into his throat. He comforted himself that as long as it was not a plague, everything would be fine. A poisonous snake was almost the same as an eel. His face was calm, so as not to let the two guards see how nervous he was inside.
Guards Cheng Kun and Liu Yu helped sprinkle realgar around the house. Li Guolou looked at the room. Sure enough, it had a strong yin energy. He also lit a lamp during the day. The room was dim and the sun couldn't shine in. The original owner also raised flowers in the room. Snakes should make a fortune by raising snakes. People who can catch venomous snakes can treat patients bitten by venomous snakes. Unfortunately, he has no chance to see it.
Touching Zheng Hengdan's forehead. Wet cold sweat is still flowing. The desire to survive has kept the "small pole" supported until now. Moving into a new house requires burning paper money and tin foil. The charcoal stove is burning vigorously to remove the evil spirit in the original room. It seems that Zheng Hengdan couldn't bear it and only thought about hugging his bride. He did not drive away the "evil evil spirits" in his new home.
"Mao Sui. If I save you, I'll count your fate. If you can't save me, don't come to me to settle the score." Li Guolou thought of the scene where Mao Sui recommended himself on a small carrying pole. He couldn't help but feel friendly. This rebel was a bit interesting.
Wang BiZhen walked into the room. Li Guolou said: "Doctor Wang, close the door."
The doors and windows were closed. The room became even darker. Li Guolou twisted the oil lamp into a bean. The dim room was filled with the smell of medicine. Li Guolou sprinkled rice wine with ginger on the wall and wooden floor and let the wine mix. Walls and wooden floors. He wanted to force the poisonous snake out. Snakes understand principles just like humans. They know exactly what they have done.
Time passed minute by minute. Li Guolou stood still. Wang Bizhen also did not dare to move a little. About half an hour later, a small white snake swam out from under a corner of the wall. There was a white snake on its tongue. The black tumor spit out a snake letter from his mouth and swam slowly. He climbed up the big bed along the corner of the wall. None of the three people in the room moved. Zheng Hengdan couldn't move. He just lay upright on the bed without a quilt.
The little white snake seemed to know what it had to do to survive. It climbed up the bed along the foot of the bed, wandered to Zheng Hengdan's left foot, bit Wang Biezhen's left thumb, and sucked Zheng Hengdan's blood.
Doctor Wang Biezhen was shocked. He opened his mouth wide and watched the strange scene happen. Li Guolou shook his head at him and told him to be silent.
Time passed by minute by second. The little white snake seemed to be full of blood. Its belly was bulging and it swam down the foot of the bed.
Li Guolou suddenly jumped forward. The bamboo basket in his hand was placed upside down on the head of the little white snake. He caught the little white snake with one move.
"Okay. Dr. Wang, please open the door." Li Guolou wiped the drops of cold sweat on his forehead.
The refreshing wind blew into the room from the door. Wang Biezhen said: "Mr. Li, what should I do with this snake?"
Li Guolou shook the bamboo basket and said with a smile: "If the little pole comes back to life, of course I will let it go."
Wang Biezhen also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh. This is the White Snake who understands human nature, right?"
"Yes. The little white snake should have sucked out the venom. Let's wait until the little white tiger soup is drunk. Let's see what happens." Li Guolou didn't know if what the book said was right or not. A two-pronged approach would never go wrong.
Wang Biezhen opened the mouth of the unconscious Zheng Hengdan and fed him white tiger soup.
"It's moving. The little pole is moving. The Adam's apple is moving." Zhou Jiaoyun, who was helping others, shouted in surprise. Being able to swallow medicine by yourself is always a good sign.
"Mr. Li, where did you learn this trick?" Wang Biizhen was inexplicably excited. It was because the doctor saw that Zheng Hengtan was showing signs of recovery.
Li Guolou said hesitantly: "I couldn't remember the miscellaneous books I read for a while. It seems that there was this situation in a case written by people in the Tang Dynasty. This kind of red snake has human nature. It was originally the owner. It is a domestic pet. Now that the owner is gone, it will act randomly. That's why it bites the small pole. It has a habit of not biting people. I forced it and put it into a desperate situation. The little white snake knew what was going on. .”
"Oh oh oh oh." The person next to him suddenly realized. But Cheng Kun interrupted: "Captain Li, you are a god."
"Shhhhhhhh." Li Guolou stretched out his finger and whispered: "Don't mention this matter again. Let's talk about it later." After saying that, Li Guolou left the dark room with the bamboo basket. The feng shui here is not good. It will be remodeled in the future. How can the entrance of the courtyard face west? If it is not changed, it is inevitable that Hongxing will come out of the wall.
Li Guolou read some miscellaneous books and even knew a little bit about Feng Shui. He actually saw that Zhou Jiaoyun was from a womanly family that was not peaceful.