Chapter 348: Rice Field Poisoning Case
For three exams in a row, everyone would send Bai Xiaoshan and them to the exam room every day, but they became more and more calm every time.
After taking the township exam, Bai Xiaoshan and Liu Xusheng continued to study and prepare to take the prefectural exam.
However, Wang Cheng took his mother to say goodbye, and said that if he could go to high school, he would definitely go to Bai's Academy to be a gentleman.
Bai Ling handed Wang Cheng a letter as a proof to teach in the future.
And the two Bailiu families want to stay and take care of Bai Xiaoshan.
But someone didn't want Bai Ling to steal a few days of leisure, so the Bai family's descendants came to report: "Second girl, it's not good!" The rice in our village has wilted, and there are a lot of fish in it. The village dog stole one and was also poisoned to death. ”
"Someone poisoned?" Bai Ling's face sank.
"No one ate the fish, did they?" Bai Liu's face turned pale, and he asked tremblingly.
Except for Wen Shu's Bai Xiaoshan, everyone else looked at Xiao Xiao nervously.
"Nope." The little girl's scalp was numb when he was stared at, and after shaking his head vigorously, he added: "Until now, I haven't said that anyone has eaten fish, but many people are crying by the rice fields." ”
"It's good if no one eats, but it's not good if someone dies." Mrs. Liu recited Amitabha.
"You stay here with my little brother and cousin, I'll go back to the village first to see what's going on, and I'll pass on the news to you." Bai Ling thought for a moment, but he didn't dare to be sure who poisoned him, so he had to say so.
"Why don't you go back?" Bai Sanshu said uneasily.
"I'm a doctor, and if I find out what kind of poison it is, maybe I can save it. If someone really poisoned him, he had to report it to the official, I am now the county lord, and the county lord has to sell some face. It's that you stay here, don't remember to worry about the family, it affects the mood of the younger brother. Bai Ling admonished.
Without delay, Bai Ling didn't say hello to Bai Xiaoshan and them, and took the carriage back to Nanshan Village.
Before he could get close to the rice fields, he heard the cries and curses of the village women.
The rice seeds and fish fry were bought by the villagers from Bai Ling, and they have not returned to their original costs yet, so how can they not be sad if they waste a year's hard-earned money in vain?
"Bai Ling is back, everyone don't howl, maybe there will be salvation." Some villagers saw Bai Ling get out of the carriage with sharp eyes, and immediately shouted loudly.
"Bai Ling, your medical skills are so good, quickly find a way to save these rice and fish. They all saw that they would be able to harvest, and they didn't know who killed a thousand knives to do such a lack of morality. ”
"yes, yes! Come and see, can you save it? ”
"If you catch the poisoned turtle grandson, the old lady has to peel off his skin!"
A group of women shouted angrily, and the men could not come forward even if they were in a hurry.
After Bai Ling said a few words comfortingly, he found that he couldn't stop everyone's anxiety at all, so he had to squeeze to the edge of the rice field, check the dead fish first, and then test the water in the rice field with a silver needle.
"Has anyone ever touched these things? Come and show me first. Bai Ling's face was a little solemn.
The rice paddies were indeed drugged, still rat poison mixed with arsenic.
Although the villagers have the consciousness of not eating dead things, if they are soaked in water for a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not penetrate the skin and cause poisoning.
Hearing Bai Ling's words, many villagers were anxious and rushed to see Bai Ling first.
"Don't be in a hurry, don't crowd, whoever is close to Bai Ling will show it first, everyone else will line up, be careful not to fall into the rice field." The village chief was busy organizing the order.
The closest to Bai Ling is Wangcai Niang, who is not dealing with the Bai family.
Human life is at stake, and Bai Ling didn't have time to worry about anything, so he gave her a pulse first.
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to looking, hearing, and inquiring, and when Bai Ling has seen the villagers, it is already noon.
"Everyone's situation is not serious, now hurry home to boil hot water, first use vinegar or white wine to clean it, if you don't have it, use baking soda, and then wash it with hot water a few more times, eat lightly in the past two days, and then come to me to get medicine if you are uncomfortable." After reading it, Bai Ling replied uniformly.
Although some of the villagers went into the water, and the medicine in the rice fields was diluted, it was not too serious.
It's a good thing no one is eating here, otherwise the situation would have been much worse.
"Uncle and the village chief, let's go with me, there's something I want to ask you." Bai Ling was uncomfortable in the sun, and the carriage couldn't pull a few people, so he could only leave with the village chief first.
On the way back to the village, Bai Ling asked a few questions, but the village chief did not have any clues.
Unsure if it was done by people from the same village or a good deed done by people from other villages, Bai Ling could only tell the subordinates in the family to pay more attention to the situation outside recently.
Large quantities of arsenic and rat poison could only be purchased from pharmacies, so Bai Ling sent someone to inquire.
In order to find useful clues, Bai Ling also deliberately gathered all the little babies in the village, unwilling to let go of any clues.
However, a day passed, and there was still no clue.
"Village chief, report this to the official." Bai Ling wrinkled his brows and said tiredly: "Someone will do something to the field, and it is inevitable that something will happen in the future." Now is not the time to worry about face, I am afraid that I will end up with my life. ”
The village chief really had the intention to suppress the matter, but when he heard Bai Ling's words, he had to sigh and say, "Your family has lost the most, you look at the arrangement." ”
"Uncle Ke, the village chief, said hello to a few other villages? Now that this is happening, I'm afraid that the man will attack the rice fields of other villages. Bai Ling frowned.
Rat poison can be bought from merchants, but arsenic is a very strict medicinal herb.
The people sent out have already checked, and there are not a lot of **** things in several medical halls in the town, even if they have only sold for less than half a dollar in the past two months, it is still a prescription issued by the doctor.
The people who went to the nearby town to inquire have not yet returned, and it will take two days for the county seat to reply.
"Bai Ling, do you suspect who did it?" The village chief asked.
"If you want to say that our village has an enmity with me, the old mansion is the number one, but the people in the village can prove that they have not been out of the village. Wangcai Niang also hates me, but she has always been slamming the door, and she fell ill in a hurry for this matter, so it shouldn't be. ”
Bai Ling analyzed, but denied the biggest enemy in the village.
Most people in Nanshan Village work in the Bai family, and they usually have no grudges, so they can't do this kind of thing that hurts others and is not beneficial to themselves.
Nearby villages have also planted rice, and they will not start at this time.
The most important thing is that with so many rice fields, how much arsenic and rat poison do you have to use?
Not to mention how much money is spent, it is difficult to get arsenic together.
"It's better to leave this matter to the county magistrate to investigate. We are not official families after all, and many things are inconvenient to do. Bai Ling couldn't think of who made the move, so he could only wait for the result.
The village chief sighed, and said something he hadn't said at all.
Bai Ling will also make enemies while being beautiful outside, and it is not necessarily that he has enemies in secret.
It's just that the village chief can't figure it out, if the poisoner wants to harm Bai Ling, why would he harm all the rice fields in the village?
But if you come to the village, you can't help but say it.
The prefectural magistrate attached great importance to this case, and if the rice cultivation was successful, it would also be beneficial to his political achievements.
And this time the matter implicated the Bai family, who was deeply favored by the emperor, and had to be treated with caution.
"You must find out the villains who poisoned you, no matter what means you use, if you can't find the real culprit within half a month, go home and farm." The county order was very hot, and a heavy order was issued.