bookcurios Chapter 274 Cholera
Chapter 274 Cholera
He called Lili, took some new sheets and plain cloth, loaded them together with the sugar and salt he had on hand, and took me to the mountain where Chen Rong’s military camp was located. He first dropped me off at Xiangliu, unloaded the goods, made a mask, and flew to fetch river water.
I heard from Xiangliu that Xiaoliu and Wang Shiba led the soldiers to feed the soldiers a nutrient solution mixed with sugar and salt. They no longer showed signs of dehydration. I guess this method worked.
I was slightly relieved. As long as I didn't get dehydrated, I wouldn't fall into a coma or collapse, and I could probably hold on until the medicine arrived. I helped them for most of the day, boiling nutrient solution and distributing new sheets. It was late at night and it was inconvenient for me to go back by myself, so I just stayed on the mountain for the night.
After helping them cook in the morning, I had a quick meal myself and then went to visit Wang Shiba to ask him if there was anything I could do to help.
He had gauze wrapped above his eyebrows. When he saw me, he waved from a distance and said, "Girl, don't come over here! Be careful not to get infected!"
I replied, "It's okay, I brought poison-repelling beads."
He insisted, "Don't do that! It's very torturous if you get infected! Your body is weak to begin with, and you can't stand the torture! We are busy here. After drinking the salty sweet water you asked them to make, they will be much better, and we will be much more relaxed."
Seeing that he insisted, I stopped and called out to him from a distance: "Brother, what happened to your forehead?"
He smiled sheepishly, "I haven't slept well for a few days. I dozed off and bumped into a rock, which gave me a cut. It's nothing serious! By the way, sister, Qiao Bin asked me to temporarily send her to a family in the big pine forest at the foot of the mountain to foster her for a few days. If it's convenient for you, could you take her back and take care of her for a few days? I'm worried that the foot of the mountain is not clean either."
I replied, "Okay! Take care of yourself, I'll take her home and let Xiaowei take care of her at home. I won't go anywhere. Don't worry!"
He smiled heartily, waved to me, and got up to take care of the patients again.
I remember that Tu Shanjing prepared all the medicine two days later. It was only afternoon now and there was still time before tomorrow night. Xiangliu was not in the army, and the others were too busy to ask others to send him medicine. So he changed his clothes and walked down the mountain by himself. He found the house that Wang Shiba mentioned and carried Qiao Bin back to his residence.
It was late at night, Xiaowei was lying on the windowsill next door and chatting with her neighbor's sister, the dim light made her face look like a painting.
Seeing me coming back with Qiao Bin in my arms, she hurriedly said goodbye to the person in the window, walked over and asked, "Are you okay?"
I nodded. "It's okay. My brother sent her down the mountain when he saw that things were not going well. But it's probably not safe down the mountain now, so I asked you to take care of her for a few days. I have to go check on the young master after dinner, so I'm sorry to bother you with her for the next two days."
Xiaowei took Qiaobin and said with a smile, "Let me do it. I've been bored since the store closed, and it's just right that I have a little companion to play with! Right, little Qiaobin?" After saying that, she touched Qiaobin's forehead affectionately. Qiaobin was familiar with her and also stretched out his little hand to touch her face, babbling something.
Seeing that they were having a good time, I felt relieved and went to the kitchen to cook two dishes and ate with them.
After dinner, I hesitated and took out the mirror which I hadn't looked in for a long time. I put on some powder in front of the mirror, and the face in the mirror looked less haggard.
Now I will be hanging around in front of Tu Shanjing for a while again. I'm afraid that I've been tired and overworked these days and my face will look haggard, so I'd better put on some powder to cover it up as much as possible.
I always want to be decent in front of him.
I arrived at Yu Mansion in the cover of night, and the guard let me in after informing them on my behalf.
The servant led me to the study, knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside: "Come in."
After opening the door, I saw Tu Shanjing looking anxious and sitting nervously at the table.
My heart tightened, I hurriedly bowed and asked, "Sir, what's wrong?"
He frowned, looked at me in a panic and replied, "The medicine that the Tushan family got was robbed. Xiangliu was injured, and he discussed countermeasures with Xiaoliu. They... they don't trust us Tushan family anymore, and didn't let me participate in what to do next. I... I'm thinking about what to do."
I was shocked. It seemed that the timeline was messed up.
But I didn't have time to think too much at this moment, because Wen Xiaoliu was about to kidnap Anian. Once the kidnapping succeeded, her hand would never be able to escape.
I quickly said to him, "Xuan did it! They wanted to kidnap Ah Nian and force Xuan to hand over the herbs, but we have to stop them. Otherwise, Xuan loves his sister, and I'm afraid Xiaoliu will suffer later!"
Tu Shanjing stood up suddenly: "What?! Then let's go now."
I nodded. "Send me to Xuan first, I'll see how he is doing. Then fly to Xiangliu and persuade him not to kidnap Anian with Xiaoliu. If they do, make sure he notifies Xiaoliu to send her back immediately. We'll think of a way to get the herbs later, we can talk to Xuan about it."
He held the jade token at his waist and nodded, called Lili to take me to the door of the wine shop, and then flew to Xiangliu.
I hid opposite Xuan's wine shop and watched his yard brightly lit. I didn't know where the timeline was at this moment, whether it would be fast or slow.
With a bang, Xuan pushed the door open and said to the people behind him with an angry look on his face: "Follow me! Anian's safety is the most important. If anything happens to him, they will all be buried with him, and you will not be able to escape punishment either!"
When I heard that, I knew it was over, he had been kidnapped.
So I could only jump out and wave my hand at him: "Boss Xuan, don't get angry yet. I'll go with you."
He glanced at me with a sharp gaze and asked me, "Boss Bai, how come you know about this?"
I nodded repeatedly: "Hey, I'm familiar with Sixth Brother, it's all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! Don't worry, your sister must be fine, I promise you, she will be fine! He is good at using poison, I will go with you, I will persuade him if there is anything, don't do it if you can."
He bowed to me and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Bai to help clear up the misunderstanding. If you can help bring Ah Nian back safely, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
I forced myself to smile, thinking that if Xiaoliu could listen to Xiangliu's advice and send Anian back earlier, otherwise... Anian would probably have her hair pulled and be stabbed with a hairpin, and would think she had been poisoned and was mentally traumatized.
Thinking of this, I decided not to wait for them. Who knows what will happen if the timeline is messed up? It is better to rely on myself first. So I said, "I will do my best."
He and Jun Yi looked at each other and asked me, "Does Boss Bai know where they are now?"
This stumped me. I only remembered that it was in the woods, but I had no idea which woods exactly.
So I evaded the question by saying, "In the woods, but I don't know which one... Have they given you any information?"
After hearing this, Xuan raised his hand and said, "Give it to me. It seems that you don't know more. I thought you could lead us to take a shortcut. Then just follow us!"