After traveling through time, she took her husband to be a food doctor

The poison hemlock had already produced seeds, and clusters of seeds spread out from the center like umbrellas. When the wind blew, the branches swayed and many seeds fell.

"Sir, this is poison hemlock. The leaves, seeds, flowers and roots are all poisonous, especially the roots, which are the most toxic. If a person or an animal eats it, the consequences may be numbness and convulsions of the limbs at the very least, or death at the worst," Ding Xirui explained.

"Sir, that's true." The coroner nodded.

Li Xingjian and others surrounded them, and several yamen runners couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses for fear of accidentally inhaling.

"Sir, please be careful." The coroner reminded.

Li Xingjian walked around the poison hemlock and suddenly found traces of digging next to it.

He bent down, parted the grass and took a look.

"Look, has the soil here been disturbed by anyone?" He called the yamen runners to go over and take a look.

The bailiffs stepped forward and nodded one after another. "Sir, it rained continuously recently, and the grass here has grown a lot. The ground doesn't dry out so easily. It's obvious that someone has dug here," said an bailiff.

"Sir, look, there is still a small piece of footprint left." another yamen runner exclaimed.

"Where is it?" Ding Xirui also took a closer look, and sure enough, there was a small pattern on the edge of the poison hemlock that looked like straw sandals.

"You two should make a copy of the print so we can compare it when we get back," Li Xingjian instructed.

"Yes." The coroner and a yamen runner immediately started working.

At the foot of the hill, Ling Junsheng had already brought the Widow Huang that Zhao Duotian had mentioned.

"Bring her up." Li Xingjian said.

Ling Junsheng received the order and took Huang up the mountain. He approached Li Xingjian and whispered a few words.

The woman lowered her head, her shirt had patches on the elbows, and she wore straw sandals, but she was clean and her hair was neatly combed.

"Ms. Huang, did you conspire with Shen Daniu to poison Shen Daniu's wife?"

"Sir, I have no grudge against Mrs. Shen and would never do such a thing." Huang's voice was trembling.

"You're talking nonsense. I saw with my own eyes that you and Shen Daniu ran to the corn field. You two were having an affair, and Sister Liu became a thorn in your side." Zhao Duotian said.

Huang immediately knelt down and kowtowed:

"Sir! Shen Daniu has been harassing me, but I have never paid any attention to him. I have not colluded with anyone. Please investigate clearly."

"Ms. Huang, do you want to distance yourself from the matter immediately after you see it exposed?" Li Xingjian asked.

"Sir, I didn't... I really didn't!" Huang started to cry.

Li Xingjian glanced at Zhao Duotian.

"Sir, I did not lie. This summer, I saw with my own eyes that Shen Daniu followed her to the corn field. If it is false, God will strike you!" Zhao Duotian said, raising his right hand to the sky as if he was swearing.

"Sir..." Huang cried out, "Shen Daniu followed me to the fields and wanted to... wanted to bully me, but I ran away when I found out. Shen Daniu is a good-for-nothing. I have nothing to do with him..." Huang kowtowed repeatedly, her voice becoming unclear.

Li Xingjian frowned. Ling Junsheng had just told her that Huang lived alone in a shabby thatched hut with nothing at all. After her husband passed away, the family's fields were taken away by her uncle. Now she only had a small piece of land on the hillside, and her life was very hard.

"Sir, the shoe print has been made." A yamen runner came forward and handed the rubbing paper to Li Xingjian.

"Ms. Huang, I want to compare your shoe prints."

Huang took a look at the printed paper and took off her straw sandals.

The bailiff took the shoes and compared them, then shook his head. The mark on the printed paper was more than one circle larger than Huang's.

"Coroner, break off two branches of poison hemlock and dig up some roots. Shen Daniu should be awake by now. Let's go find him."

"Yes!"

Ding Xirui suddenly thought of an idea. She stepped forward, bowed, and said:

"Sir, please pack the roots and seeds of the poison hemlock separately."

"Why?"

"My Lord, please listen to me carefully..."

Everyone walked down the hill and headed towards Shen Daniu's home. In the courtyard, Shen Daniu sat on the ground with a cotton cloth wrapped around his head. Lin Mingxuan sat nearby and stood up quickly when he saw Li Xingjian coming in. Shen Daniu lowered his head when he saw Huang following everyone.

"Shen Daniu, I heard that you hid some good stuff on the hillside?" Li Xingjian asked.

Shen Daniu's eyes flickered, "Sir, the government doesn't allow us to grow anything anymore. I haven't taken care of that hillside before. It's just weeds. How could there be anything hidden there?"

"Really?" Li Xingjian motioned to the coroner to bring the poison hemlock roots over. "We went there and found some good stuff." He opened the small package.

Shen Daniu's hand trembled noticeably.

"Doctor Ding, you said this is a precious Chinese herbal medicine, right?" Li Xingjian continued.

Ding Xirui took a step forward, looked at Lin Mingxuan again, and said:

"Yes, sir. This herb is most helpful for headaches and blood stasis. Just now, Brother Shen hit his head. He boiled its roots in water and drank it, and he recovered quickly."

"In that case, Doctor Lin, I'll trouble you to boil the medicine."

"Yes." Lin Mingxuan cupped his hands, glanced at Ding Xirui, and a smile flashed across his lips. He took the small package and walked towards the kitchen.

"No...you can't eat it." Shen Daniu panicked.

"Shen Daniu, the doctor said that it is a good medicine, why can't you take it? Are you still dizzy? Taking the medicine will help you recuperate." Li Xingjian waved his hand.

"Sir!" Shen Daniu bowed his head. "That's a poisonous weed. If you eat it, you'll die. I'm afraid the two doctors have made a mistake."

"Oh, how do you know it is a poisonous weed?" Li Xingjian asked.

"When I was a kid shepherding sheep... the old people in the village told me this, and I've always remembered it."

"Really? We are very ignorant of this. Could you please tell us in detail? It would be bad if it endangers someone's life." Lin Mingxuan turned back.

The corners of Shen Daniu's mouth twitched.

"Doctor, I heard from the elders in the village that this thing cannot be eaten, and it cannot be fed to sheep. Every time I see it, I take the sheep and hide far away."

"Shen Daniu, you have really good eyesight. You can recognize that these few things are poisonous weeds at a glance?!" Li Xingjian suddenly said.

"... Sir... I... I have been weeding in the fields and have pulled this thing out before. I have seen its roots, so I know it..."

"Just now you said you hid far away after seeing it, but now you said you saw it in the fields. Do poisonous weeds often grow in your fields? You recognized it after just one glance, Shen Daniu, what's going on? Tell the truth!"

"Sir... I am just a commoner..." Shen Daniu hesitated.

"Someone, find his shoes and compare the rubbings!"

"Yes."

The bailiff took out several pairs of shoes from the house, compared them, and found that they were the same size but the patterns were wrong.

"Sir, he has another pair of shoes on his feet." Ling Junsheng said as he took off the shoes on Shen Daniu's feet.

"Sir, this is the pair!" the bailiff shouted in surprise.

Shen Daniu was already trembling all over.