allonlinenovel Chapter 624: Poison in the Well
Chapter 624: Poison in the Well
The silver he got from merchants and the monthly salary issued by the court were not enough for him to live such a luxurious life.
Luo Junhe felt that the reason why he did not dare to let the court officials come to Liangzhoukou for investigation was probably because he was afraid that the court would discover his other sources of income.
This thing cannot be put in the open, it can only be hidden as much as possible so that no one knows about it.
Ji Yuntang analyzed what Luo Junhe said in her mind, and she also felt that Liangzhou was hiding some secrets.
However, Luo Junhe's guess could only be confirmed after they entered the City Lord's Mansion and conducted an in-depth investigation.
Just then, a scream suddenly came from inside the room.
"Great, brother, you finally woke up."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yuntang saw Gu Hao running out with an excited look on his face.
"Sister, my brother is awake, and he said he wants to see you."
Ji Yuntang nodded when he heard this, "Okay, I'll go right away."
It just so happened that she also had something to ask Gu Zhou.
After Ji Yuntang entered, he found that Gu Zhou had sat up from the bed and turned his head to look at him.
Ji Yuntang walked over and asked, "You're awake, are you feeling better?"
Gu Zhou covered his mouth and coughed a few times, then said in a hoarse voice: "I'm much better now."
"My brother told me that it was the girl who saved my life. I would like to thank her for saving my life. If she needs anything in the future, I will repay her with my life."
He knew very well that if he had not met Ji Yuntang this time, he would have died.
That feeling of suffocation and powerlessness was like a fish dying of thirst in water. He no longer wanted to experience it a second time.
Ji Yuntang smiled and said, "You don't have to repay me with your life. It's useless for me to take your life."
"You just need to tell me how you contracted dysentery, what you ate before that, where you went, and who you met."
Gu Zhou thought about it in his mind and said, "I work as a handyman in a restaurant in town. Yesterday, the shopkeeper found me and said that someone from the City Lord's Mansion had ordered ten jars of osmanthus wine and asked me to deliver them to the City Lord's Mansion."
"Then, I went to the City Lord's Mansion to deliver the goods. After I moved the wine in, I suddenly felt thirsty, so I asked the servant there for a bowl of water."
"Within an hour after I came back, I felt uncomfortable all over. My whole body was hot and I had a fever."
"At first I didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a common cold. I asked my mother to boil some herbs to relieve the cold and I'd be fine."
"Who would have thought that before I even got off work, I started vomiting again, and also had diarrhea. The shopkeeper was terrified to see me like this, so he quickly found someone to send me back. After that, my condition became even worse."
"Then, I lost consciousness. I just felt like my head was about to explode."
At this point, he stopped and asked Ji Yuntang, "Miss, I didn't eat anything random all day, and I didn't come into contact with many people, so why did I suddenly get dysentery?"
Ji Yuntang did not answer his question, but asked: "The water you drank at the City Lord's Mansion, was it hot water or cold water?"
Gu Zhou said: "It is cold, as if the servants had just drawn it from the well."
"There is a well in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, which is exclusively for the City Lord to use. No one else can use it. The servant saw that I was so thirsty that my mouth turned white, so he secretly poured me a bowl of water and told me to leave quickly after I finished drinking it."
After he finished speaking, he asked, "Girl, is there something wrong with the water?"
Ji Yuntang's intuition told him that there was something wrong with the water in the well.
But it's not bacteria, it's most likely that someone has drugged him.
It was because she had just seen a blood test report on Gu Zhou in the space.
The report showed that Gu Zhou's blood contained dysentery poison.
Therefore, this was most likely a premeditated poisoning incident, but Ji Yuntang was only guessing in his mind at the moment.
She would have to wait until she saw the well to find out the exact situation.
Although she felt that she was almost certain, Ji Yuntang would definitely not tell Gu Zhou about this guess.
She thought about it and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Maybe you came into contact with this type of patient without noticing."
"Your body has been damaged too much. I will prescribe two medicines for you later. You should stay at home and take care of yourself for a while."
"Don't go out to work in the next half month. Take care of your health at home first."
As soon as Ji Yuntang finished speaking, Gu Zhou immediately said: "That won't work. If I don't go to work, my mother and brother will starve to death at home."
"My mother has a disability and cannot do heavy work in the fields. She can only do housework and odd jobs at home. My brother is only eleven years old. He is too young and no one wants him to work outside. So I am the only one in our family who can work and earn money."
"If I don't go, how will my mother and my brother eat? And the medical expenses for my illness, young lady, I have to make money to pay you."
After Gu Zhou finished speaking, Ji Yuntang only felt sad.
As expected, children from poor families become sensible early.
No matter how old he is, he has already shouldered the responsibility of supporting his family.
It is rare to be able to maintain a kind heart in poverty.
Ji Yuntang pursed his lips and said, "Don't worry about the food. Your brother has bought ten kilograms of rice from me, which is enough for your family to eat for a few days."
"As for the medical expenses, you don't have to give me any money for that. Your brother will go to the street to promote our business tomorrow, and I will use him to pay for your medical expenses."
"Making money is important, but your health comes first. I saved you with great difficulty. If your health collapses again, who will save you next time?"
"Even if you don't consider yourself, you have to consider your mother and brother. You also said that they still need you to take care of them. If you fall down, who will take care of them?"
After she finished her earnest words, Gu Zhou lowered his head in shame.
He could feel that what the other party said made sense and that he was genuinely considering him.
But he didn't expect that Ji Yuntang would solve the two big problems of food and medical expenses for him at once.
Now he had no more reason to work.
Gu Zhou felt warm in his heart and said, "Thank you for saving my life, young lady. I will listen to you and take good care of myself."
Ji Yuntang gave him a few more instructions, then opened the door and walked out.
She took out a pen and paper and wrote down the prescription. Considering the Gu family's financial situation and that they could not afford the medicine at all, Ji Yuntang went to the space to get two prescriptions of Chinese medicine and gave them to Gu's mother.