Chapter 172 Eavesdropping in the corner

Author: wishful memory

Chapter 172 Eavesdropping in the corner

These men suspected that they were not drug dealers. Looking at Chu Lian and Yao Suyu's behavior, they looked like officials and ladies.

The villagers who went to check the carriage came back soon. He reported to the tall man at the head: "It is indeed filled with medicinal materials. They are not liars."

However, the tall man was still suspicious of them.

Just as he was hesitating, a woman who was hiding next to him and crying secretly came forward.

She beat the man's chest: "When did this happen?! It doesn't matter whether he is an official or a businessman, as long as he can get medicine to save the child, he is the great benefactor of our village!"

These words aroused the agreement of other people in the ancestral hall.

Seeing that the others were saying this, the tall man had no choice but to compromise.

He looked around the group of people with vigilant eyes, and then said: "It's okay to stay overnight, but you have to leave the medicinal materials."

Yao Suyu was just about to agree, but Chu Lian stopped him behind him.

Chu Lian bargained and said: "We are businessmen. It is not urgent to save some of your medicinal materials. If we withhold all the medicinal materials, wouldn't it cost us our lives?"

The tall woman who had just been trying to persuade her hurriedly interjected: "It doesn't take much...it's just that the children in the village are infected with the disease. If each medicinal material is mixed out a little, it can relieve the urgent need."

The tall man didn't object to what the woman said.

Seeing that the woman's words seemed to work, Yao Suyu took the initiative to stand up regardless of Chu Lian's obstruction:

"The most important thing is when a baby is sick. The dosage of medicinal materials must be considered. The medicine is poisonous. If it is used too much, the child's illness will not be cured, but new diseases will occur.

If it is used too lightly, the medicine will not be effective. May I ask if you have a doctor you can trust?"

These words sounded pleasant to the ears, and the woman raised her teary eyes to carefully look at the young lady who had been protected behind her by the man just now.

She saw that she was too young and delicate, and her temperament was too delicate to be a doctor practicing medicine.

The woman looked back with some disappointment, shook her head and said, "If there was a doctor she could trust, she wouldn't have made such a move——"

When she said this, she immediately realized that she had let something slip.

The tall man was also worried that she would make strangers suspicious by saying something that was not true, so he quickly gave her a wink: "Ying Niang, take them down to rest first."

Yao Suyu originally wanted to step forward and show that he was a doctor.

But Chu Lian just shook his head gently at her, indicating that she couldn't say anything at the moment.

Although Yao Suyu didn't know why, she knew that he was good at planning and planning, so he swallowed the words that came to his lips.

Unexpectedly, the villagers were so wary, so Yao Suyu and his party had to leave first with Ying Niang.

Yingniang took them to her home.

She mustered up the energy to clean up a room for them, "This happened suddenly, and I have wronged several benefactors."

"May I ask this sister, why don't you invite a doctor to come to the village to diagnose and treat the child?"

Now that the tall man was not around, Yao Suyu saw that Ying Niang was not very wary of him, so he asked tentatively.

"Doctor please? Those doctors in the capital used to treat high-ranking officials. How can they be willing to come to our small mountain village? Even if they are here, how can they be willing to do their best to treat me?"

Thinking of the faces of those imperial doctors, Ying Niang wanted to eat their flesh.

Her tone was full of hatred, "He just invited me here, and after randomly prescribing medicine, he said that the child was hopeless. How can we, as parents, not be heartbroken?"

Speaking of this, Yingniang wiped the corners of her eyes, refused to say more, turned around and went to the ancestral hall.

After Chu Lian entered the house, he looked at the layout of the house.

Everyone else has been accommodated, and he and Yao Suyu are in the same room.

He vaguely noticed the figure by the window and knew that this was a villager sent to eavesdrop, so he took the initiative to ask Yao Suyu: "What do you think about this?"

"Why did you stop me just now and not allow me to tell them that I am the doctor?"

Yao Suyu didn't realize that there was someone outside at this time. She sat down on the kang, her eyes full of worry: "If we let them do whatever they want, those children will really be hopeless."

"Even if you say you are a doctor, they may not believe you."

Chu Lian shook his head, he knew human nature well.

The more you take the initiative to deliver it to your door, the more suspicious it will be.

Originally, appearing in this remote mountain village with a large amount of medicinal materials in the middle of the night was already very suspicious.

If he takes the initiative to reveal his identity as a doctor, wouldn't he be falling into a trap?

"The children in this village are certainly pitiful, but I see that the villagers are very vicious and don't look like good people. It's better for us to be wise and protect ourselves."

Hearing Chu Lian's words, Yao Suyu was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly came to his senses.

Someone must be eavesdropping outside at this time.

She pretended to be regretful and said: "I'm just sorry. Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda."

Next, she deliberately told Chu Lian only about this year's medicinal prices.

Chu Lian saw that she was so serious and she really thought of herself as the young lady of an expert medicine merchant, and a smile appeared in her eyes unknowingly.

When Yao Suyu was talking and her mouth was dry, he handed her a cup of tea and said, "They have left."

"They are so wary."

Very naturally, he took a big sip of the tea that Chu Lian brought to his mouth. But as soon as Yao Suyu swallowed it, he realized that something was wrong with the tea, "This tea is a bit sour."

"Xu is Chen Cha."

Even so, Chu Lian knew that there must be something wrong with Yao Suyu if he could eat tea abnormally.

"But it's poisonous?"

He looked at her nervously. Could it be that these villagers had tampered with the tea?

"Hard to say."

Savoring the taste of the tea carefully, Yao Suyu frowned slightly, "It doesn't seem like poisoning, the problem seems to be in the water."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Chu Lian picking up the tea she had just drank and taking a big sip.

This move shocked her, "What are you doing? I'm a doctor, so there's no need to worry, but you're not—"

"I don't feel sour at all."

Seeing that she was so worried about him, Chu Lian felt warm in his heart.

He put down the tea, "Even if it's really poisonous, how could you watch me die?"

"You do know how to manipulate people. Doctors are kind-hearted. Naturally, I will not just watch you die in front of me."

Staring at him, Yao Suyu knew that the tea was of no use to them and had nothing to do with the high fever of the children in the village, but now that the situation was pressing, she had no idea at the moment.

The villagers who had just been eavesdropping outside the house had already followed him back to the ancestral hall.

He told everyone the information he had overheard. Although the tall man could maintain his composure, the other villagers exploded.

"That official lady-like figure is actually a doctor!"

"He has a weak temperament, but he is somewhat reliable."

"Then why don't you quickly invite us to diagnose and treat the children?"

Ying Niang was also extremely anxious. She thought of the frail woman's curiosity about the illness of the children in the village, and hurriedly grabbed the tall man's hand:

"Husband, I think that lady is kind-hearted. Instead of letting us mix medicines randomly, why not ask her to help?"

Seeing that everyone was making a fuss and the situation was out of control, the tall man stopped them with a stern face.

He turned to look at the villagers he had arranged to eavesdrop on, "Are you telling the truth? Are you really hearing that right?"
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