The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Cheng Tiezhu strode over to help Liu Dalan, saying, "Mom, if you need anything, call for help. Crawling on the ground... Hey? What's that smell? It stinks."

Su Aixiu was the first to smell it, and she had already begun to hold her breath.

Only He Bao was terrified and hadn't smelled the stench yet, but she was soon overwhelmed by the stench and, like Su Aixiu, squatted in the corner and vomited.

Cheng Tiezhu remained calm. "Mother, have you taken a dump?" Even though Liu Dalan was covered in excrement, Cheng Tiezhu still carried her back to bed.

The stench at the door was nothing compared to what Liu Dalan had been vomiting and defecating for who knows how long; there wasn't a clean spot on the bed or the floor.

After putting Liu Dalan back on the bed, Cheng Tiezhu went outside to vomit for a while, then asked Su Aixiu and Hebao, "What did you give Mother to eat tonight?"

"Eating...eating..." In her panic, Su Aixiu couldn't say anything. Cheng Tiezhu said, "You two hurry up and tidy up the room. I'll go and get a doctor for Mother. Mother can't speak anymore, she's vomiting, and she's having diarrhea. It's obvious she ate something wrong."

After saying that, Cheng Tiezhu ran off, leaving the two women looking at each other in bewilderment, "Sister-in-law..."

Su Aixiu knew that Hebao wanted to push the task of cleaning up after her. They ate meat while she drank soup, and while she worked, the mother and daughter chatted. She couldn't stand the hardship and the humiliation, but now that they were cleaning up after her, she couldn't do the work either. "Little sister, this work can't be done by one person alone. Let's change Mother's bed first, and then clean up the room, otherwise we won't be able to see the doctor later. I think you can guess that Mother's condition is probably caused by the medicine you prescribed for her."

He Bao turned pale with fright at Su Aixiu's words, and she dared not push the dirty and tiring work onto Su Aixiu anymore.

They each went back to their rooms, found a handkerchief, covered their mouths and noses, and braced themselves to serve Liu Dalan.

Liu Dalan, lying on the bed vomiting and having diarrhea, was no different from a walking corpse; no matter how the two women tried to move her, she didn't respond.

Meanwhile, Cheng, the eldest son in the backyard, remained unmoved by the commotion in the front yard and continued to sleep soundly in his small hut.

By the time Cheng Tiezhu brought the doctor back, He Bao and Su Aixiu had gone out to vomit countless times. They both reeked of excrement, and Liu Dalan was even more stinky, as if she had fallen into a cesspool.

The doctor immediately said that Liu Dalan had taken the wrong medicine as soon as he put his hand on her pulse.

Faced with Cheng Tiezhu's interrogation, He Bao's face turned ashen, her eyes darted around, and she remained silent, clearly feeling uneasy just looking at these people.

Looking at her mother-in-law, who was half-dead from the medicine on the bed, Su Aixiu frankly and without any attempt to hide her feelings, said, "Mother drank a tonic that He Bao went out to get today. Could there be something wrong with this medicine?"

The doctor asked what kind of medicine it was, and Su Aixiu said, "There is no prescription. I decocted the medicine myself, and the dregs are still there. He Bao said that these dregs need to be decocted again, at least twenty or thirty more times. I'll go get them for you to see."

He Bao tried to stop her but failed. Su Aixiu wouldn't cover for her. Taking the wrong medicine was no small matter, and Su Aixiu couldn't take the blame. She was the one who brewed the medicine, but He Bao was the one who got it. She was just someone who did the hard work.

Upon hearing this, the doctor's gaze swept over the people in the room, and finally he looked at Liu Dalan, who looked like a dead person. He shook his head and sighed. He thought that Liu Dalan had a group of good children who were so filial to her that he would have no trouble sending her away.

Soon Su Aixiu returned with a bowl of medicine dregs.

After examining the medicine, the doctor couldn't even smell it. He recognized the herbs at a glance and asked, "Which doctor prescribed this?"

Cheng Tiezhu's expression tightened, and he hurriedly asked the doctor, "Sir, is there a problem with this medicine?"

“Normally, a doctor wouldn’t prescribe medicine like this. The prescription and dosage are both wrong.” The doctor pinched out two pieces of dregs with his fingers to show everyone. “Taking too much of these two herbs will cause vomiting and diarrhea, and in severe cases, it can even damage the stomach and intestines. If your mother took this dosage, she would have diarrhea for three days and three nights. Also, this isn’t ginseng, it’s just some grass root, and this looks like a mushroom!”

Cheng Tiezhu stared at the dregs of the medicine, his mind buzzing. "Which pharmacy is so bold as to sell fake medicine? He Bao, which pharmacy did you get this prescription from? I'm going to find them."

He Bao stammered and couldn't give a clear answer for a long time. Cheng Tiezhu immediately knew that there was something wrong with the source of the medicine. He Bao must have been greedy for a bargain. He even suspected that He Bao had dug up some grass roots by the roadside to fool her mother. "He Bao, where did you get this medicine? If you dare to tell a lie, I will break your legs today."

“I bought it from a peddler who sells medicine. The Ganoderma lucidum was a gift from him. I took these two items from his medicine basket myself.”

So this person only bought one medicine, and the others were free!

The doctor shook his head upon hearing this, wrote a prescription, and left the smoky and foul-smelling Cheng family home.

"He Bao, you culprit, you'll stay here and take care of your mother. You're not allowed to leave the house until your mother is well." After saying this, Cheng Tiezhu took the prescription and followed the doctor to get the medicine.

Weak and powerless, Liu Dalan could only move her eyes. She stared at He Bao with a gaze that made He Bao break out in a cold sweat and feel a chill run down her spine. She felt as if she were being watched by a vengeful female ghost, her whole body cold and uneasy. No matter how unwilling she was to serve Liu Dalan, she had no choice but to pretend to be obedient and serve Liu Dalan.

As expected, Liu Dalan vomited and had diarrhea for three days and three nights. The stench lingered even with the doors and windows of the main room wide open all day. Under Cheng Tiezhu's intimidation, He Bao served Liu Dalan day and night with a handkerchief tied to her mouth and nose.

This matter also alarmed Cheng Feng, because He Bao went to him again to ask for tonics, as Liu Dalan really needed nourishment at this time.

After learning about this from the servants, Cheng Feng laughed heartily and then had the medicinal herbs and New Year's goods delivered to his elder brother.

These past few days, Cheng Feng has been kept in hiding by Yu Hua. This matchmaker, who is said to be able to go to heaven and earth, has been kicked out of the Chen family every time she goes there. In the end, Yu Hua completely locked the gates of the Chen family. Unless these matchmakers have the ability to climb over walls and ridges, they can forget about entering the Chen family's door.

Having no other choice, Cheng Feng climbed over the wall and entered the Chen family's house. Surprisingly, the Chen family's youngest son was out and about today and could even start working.

Cheng Feng crossed his arms and looked at Chen Qingsheng sitting in the backyard, saying with a half-smile, "Oh, isn't this Xiao San'er?"

"Hey? Brother Feng, how did you get in?"

Cheng Feng glanced at the high wall and said, "Your wall can keep out the four great matchmakers of the capital, but it can't keep out me, Cheng Feng."

Chen Qingsheng blushed deeply and brought a stool from the house for Cheng Feng to sit on. "Brother Feng, you know my situation. I'm of lowly birth and have little fortune. I'm not worthy of He Ye."