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Chapter 40: Wounded Soldiers in Mobei

At this time, the people watching around did not leave. They could not help but burst into laughter and walked towards Dong Dadao.

"Hey bro, did you hear that? This girl said you're not sick, why don't you stand up and run a few steps to cooperate?"

"Otherwise, if this girl gets angry, it will be difficult for you to take the money today."

Song Wan pretended not to understand the crowd's ridicule and replied seriously.

"His five internal organs are damaged, his body is exhausted, and he can't run."

Hearing this answer, the people around him found it even more funny.

"Girl, even if you come out to cheat, you should first learn to justify yourself."

"Didn't you just say he wasn't sick? How come he suddenly became so exhausted and damaged?"

Song Wan continued to answer seriously.

"Because he's not sick, he's poisoned!"

"Poisoned?" Dong Da's wife's heart skipped a beat when she heard these two words.

"Not bad." Song Wan looked at Dong Da's wife.

"But I still need to confirm the cause of the poisoning before I can prescribe the right medicine. I wonder... could I come to your house to take a look?"

Dong Da's wife hesitated a bit when she heard this.

Dong Da spoke quickly upon seeing this.

"Since the girl said so, let's do as she says."

This little girl was probably too proud to leave, and felt embarrassed, so she found this excuse to leave.

He didn't have any treasures at home, so was he afraid that this little girl would have evil intentions? As long as she really gave him the money when the time came, it would be fine.

Song Wan naturally understood the emotions in Dong Da's eyes, but she didn't care.

He just walked back to the table, told Luoluo to pick up the tray with silver on the table, and looked at Chen Tai who was standing aside, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Here's the 100 taels you gave me for finding a patient for me. Keep it for now."

"As for this Brother Dong, I'll tell you after I visit his home."

Chen Tai didn't expect Song Wan to be so straightforward. He hesitated and took the tray from Luoluo's hand.

Although he came here for the money, it was still quite incredible that he actually got the money.

I didn't expect that there would be such a thing as a free lunch in this world.

"Thank you, young lady. But since you've sent the Buddha to the west, I'll go with you for a while too!"

Song Wan just felt that what this person said was not auspicious.

He didn't refuse.

"Okay, Hongshang, Luluo, pack up the stall and let's go!"

After they finished talking, they packed up their things and headed towards the Dong family.

Some of the people who stayed where they were didn't react.

"Did you really give this one hundred taels of silver to Chen Tai?"

"I'm afraid they're colluding and acting..."

"I think so. Otherwise, why would she go to the Dong family for treatment?"

"But if Master Dong's condition is really as Chen Tai said, and no doctor in the capital can cure it, then what's the point of her going to the Dong family? Could this also be a lie..."

"That shouldn't be the case. Chen Tai just mentioned the names of Jirentang and Yu'antang. Jirentang is nearby. How could he lie on someone else's territory?"

……

Amidst the discussions, the crowd finally dispersed gradually, and the little episode caused by Song Wan finally came to an end temporarily.

At this time, Song Wan had already arrived at Dong Da's home.

Dong Da's family was not wealthy. The house was small and old, and the furnishings in the house were clearly visible.

Song Wan randomly found a seat and sat down. After carefully reading the prescription used by Dong Da, he carefully asked his family members about Dong Da's diet in the past few days.

Dong Da's wife also replied one by one.

Song Wan then personally checked the food and medicine he had used.

But after a moment, Song Wan's eyes were fixed on a pile of sliced ​​ginseng on the table.

She reached out, picked up one of the pieces, smelled it, and then a look of understanding appeared on her face.

"It turns out to be here."

Seeing this, Madam Dong and Chen Tai also shifted their gaze to the ginseng slices in Song Wan's hand.

"Miss, what's wrong with this ginseng slice?"

Song Wan nodded.

"Yes, this is why Dong Da was poisoned."

Dong Da's wife was shocked.

"Miss, are you mistaken? This ginseng is a tonic, how can it be poisonous?"

"Because this is not ginseng slices, but rhubarb!" Song Wan put the ginseng slices in his hand on the table, looked at Dong Da's wife and continued.

"This pokeweed looks very similar to ginseng, but a true ginseng slice has a cross-section that resembles the heart of a chrysanthemum, whereas pokeweed has concentric rings, like the one in my hand. Their scents are also very different."

"Of course, the most important thing is that this pokeweed is poisonous!"

"If swallowed by mistake, symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea will occur, accompanied by dizziness and vomiting!"

"If not treated promptly, the patient will become unconscious, go into a coma and convulse, become unable to take care of himself when going to the toilet... until death!"

When she heard that the symptoms Song Wan described were exactly the same as Dong Da's, she even told them some details that they had not told her just now.

Dong Da's wife collapsed, tears in her eyes uncontrollably as she knelt down towards Song Wan.

"Girl, you are absolutely right!"

"Please, save him!"

Song Wan signaled Luluo to help the man up.

"Don't be impatient yet."

"Did Dong Da eat this stuff these days? Where did it come from?"

Mrs. Dong stood up following Luoluo's hand and wiped her tears.

"Young lady, you don't know that our boss is the first batch of wounded soldiers sent home from the Mobei battlefield."

"But after returning to Beijing, the court said the treasury was empty and there were too many wounded soldiers, so they couldn't afford the resettlement costs right away."

"The doctor said my mistress had been wounded by an arrow and needed to take good care of herself, so I bought these 'ginseng slices' from a street doctor out of greed... I only exchanged them for the resettlement allowance a few days ago when the imperial court distributed it!"

"I don't know either. How could this... this good ginseng slice turn into poison?"

Dong Da's wife began to cry uncontrollably as she spoke, and asked in a trembling voice.

"Girl, is there any hope for the head of my family...?"

When Song Wan heard what Mrs. Dong said, a hint of doubt flashed across her eyes.

The Mobei Army is the personal guard of the Regent. Logically, in order to please the Regent, the Ministry of Revenue should immediately resolve this matter for him.

How can you say you can’t come up with the money?

Under the influence of her father, she knew a lot about the affairs of the court.

In the past, if the late emperor needed silver, the Ministry of Revenue would immediately find a way to provide it...

Why did things change as soon as the new emperor ascended the throne?

Thinking about the recent incidents of the Regent confiscating the residences of various officials, and the resettlement funds that Madam Dong mentioned that had suddenly been distributed.

Song Wan had a vague guess in her mind.

If so...

It's very likely that the court and the regent are not on the same page now...

This is an opportunity...

But now is not the time to think about this in detail.

Song Wan thought about it and nodded to Madam Dong.

"His life can be saved, but the toxin has been accumulating in his body for too long. The best time to treat it has already passed. I'm not sure if there will be any other sequelae!"

"I can only do my best..."

Hearing Song Wan say this, Mrs. Dong hurriedly thanked Song Wan incoherently.

Song Wan just said.

"You don't have to thank me. I'm not a good person. I'm just using you to make a name for myself."

“Everyone takes what they need.”

Then, he asked two maids to help him and got busy.

Chen Tai looked at the woman in front of him who was dressed in gorgeous clothes. She was obviously out of place in the room, but she did not show any disgust and was just doing the work in her hands seriously.

A hint of deep thought appeared in his eyes.

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