Chapter 210: People in the Soap Workshop Poisoned

"Mm-hmm." Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded, "Mother said I must supervise you finishing your meal before I can give you the water to drink."

Shen Que: "..."

For a moment, he felt like some kind of pet raised in someone's home, where eating and drinking all depended on the owner's consent...

Shen Que was silent for a moment, then began to use his chopsticks, eating the food on the tea table one bite at a time.

He ate very slowly, yet very refined, and in his demeanor, there was a sense of cultivation and composure long engraved in the bones of a descendant of a noble family.

Jiang Xiaoxiao watched, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

It's a pity; a person like Shen Que should have been soaring in a much broader sky.

But her mother was also right; no matter what kind of person one faces, even if one feels sympathy, one must put one's own safety first.

Shen Que most likely knew the secret of her ability water; wanting to leave this place safely was probably hopeless...

Seeing that the bowl in front of Shen Que was already empty, Jiang Xiaoxiao handed over the water cup in her hand.

Shen Que took it, drank it in one breath, and then handed the cup back to her.

Finally, he even politely said: "Thank you for your trouble."

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at Shen Que's calm and composed appearance, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Lord Shen, do you not blame us at all for trapping you here?"

Logically speaking, Shen Que is from the capital, and has his eldest brother and Jiang Yu at home. After being rescued, he should have left as soon as possible to find them...

"Why should I blame you?" Shen Que raised his eyebrows slightly, looked up at her, his eyes clear, "You saved my life. I, Shen, should naturally be endlessly grateful and have no way to repay you. Even if I were to be a slave or servant, it would be deserved... After my injuries heal, I will naturally fulfill my duties as a servant with all my heart."

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

A servant... You can actually say that, Lord Shen, do you not want any face at all?

Jiang Xiaoxiao left the ear room and naturally relayed Shen Que's words to Jiang Wei without missing a word.

"A servant?" Jiang Wei sneered, "To think he could come up with that. Then starting tomorrow, let him come out to work. Waiting in the room all day for us to serve him, sending him food and drink—what kind of decorum is that?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded. That works too; Shen Que's injuries are mostly healed, and it's time for him to get out of bed and move around, which is more conducive to recovery.

However...

"Mother, we don't have men's clothes at home. Should we go find Qiulian Niang to rush and make one?"

Jiang Wei subconsciously said: "Make what clothes? Anyway, he doesn't need to go outside to see people; wearing an inner garment is enough."

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Seeing her daughter fall silent, Jiang Wei paused, seemingly realizing something, and hurriedly said: "Forget about finding your Auntie Qiulian. Tomorrow I will go to town myself and buy him some, lest he only wear an inner garment and be indecent, dirtying your eyes."

Thank heavens, her mother finally remembered that there was still her, a "child," in the house.

Her mother was unconventional in her actions and might have seen countless scenes of mature men "stark naked" back in the apocalypse, but she, a pure little white who had died and transmigrated without even having a boyfriend, was truly afraid of such scenes...

Jiang Xiaoxiao shed a tear of bitterness for herself.

The next morning, Jiang Wei went to town as promised.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was left at home alone to look after Shen Que.

Now that the courtyard walls at home were high and large, and there were workers from the soap workshop nearby, as well as the watch of Zhao Dasao and others, Jiang Wei was quite at ease leaving Jiang Xiaoxiao at home alone.

During the day, besides delivering food to Shen Que, Jiang Xiaoxiao never entered the ear room again, mainly because Chunya and Gao Xiaoyan and the others would come to her house to feed the rabbits and milk the goats. If she kept drilling into the ear room all day, it would always arouse suspicion.

Liu Dagang was responsible for collecting firewood over at the soap workshop, while Jiang Xiaoxiao and the little girls like Chunya worked in the backyard, chatting about the latest gossip in the village.

Just as they were chatting enthusiastically, Liu Dagang suddenly rushed in, shouting "It's bad! It's bad!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao immediately stood up: "Big Brother Dagang, what happened?"

Liu Dagang was sweating from anxiety and hurriedly asked: "Xiaoxiao, where is your mother?"

"She had something to do and went to town." Jiang Xiaoxiao said, "What exactly happened, Big Brother Dagang?"

"The people working in the soap workshop suddenly fainted..."

"What!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao hurriedly rushed to the soap workshop. As soon as she entered, she saw three old women fainted by the stove, with people gathered in a pile around them, discussing heatedly.

"Shuanzi's mother, why, why did they just faint like this for no reason?"

"Isn't that so? They were fine in the morning, and after working for a while, they suddenly collapsed... Could it be they were tired out?"

"I say, Zhang Dalin's wife, don't talk nonsense. This work is incredibly easy; how could they be tired out from doing a little work?"

Listening to the crowd's discussion, Jiang Xiaoxiao squeezed into the crowd and saw that the three fainted old women were pale, their lips faintly black—this was clearly a sign of poisoning!

She hurriedly said: "Has anyone called Doctor Zhou?"

"Called, called, Tiezhu just went." A woman replied.

But just as she finished speaking, Zhao Tiezhu ran in hurriedly: "I just went to Doctor Zhou's house, he isn't there; he must have gone to town to purchase medicinal herbs..."

"Then what should we do?" Liu Dagang wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Should we send them to town to find a doctor..."

After saying this, he turned to ask Jiang Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, can I borrow your family's carriage? I'll take them to Ciji Hall to find Doctor Zou."

Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly: "The carriage isn't at home; my mother drove the carriage to town this morning..."

Moreover, these three were poisoned, and town was still quite far from Yuhe Village; they would probably die from the poison before they could be transported to town.

Sigh, of all times, why did this have to happen when her mother wasn't around?

But soon, she remembered her ability water, which should have detoxifying effects, so she said: "Big Brother Dagang, don't worry. I remember there are detoxifying herbs at home; I'll go find them and see."

After saying this, she hurriedly ran back home.

However, perhaps because she ran too fast, when she reached the main room, she accidentally tripped on the steps.

"Ah—"

Jiang Xiaoxiao was in so much pain that tears were about to come out, clutching her bruised knees and unable to get up for a long time.

Just at this moment, the door of the ear room on the right side of the main room was suddenly pushed open from the inside.

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't have time to look up before she was picked up by a pair of powerful hands.

She subconsciously turned her head to look, and happened to meet Shen Que's expressionless face.

She couldn't hold it in, and as if she had grabbed onto the only savior, she hurriedly told him about what happened at the soap workshop.

"Poisoned?" Shen Que frowned, "Are you sure they are poisoned?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded: "I, I have a way to save them, hurry and carry me to the kitchen to get a bowl..."

She was small and short-legged; Shen Que could hold her steadily with one hand, as easily as holding a cat.

Shen Que, however, didn't move.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was just about to urge him when Shen Que said calmly: "Are you going to use that kind of water to save them?" ===== CHAPTER 211 =====