Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 1250... Holy crap!

The moment Shen Zheng rushed into the backyard, Yu Shizhang rubbed his eyes hard, thinking he had just been staying up late and his eyes were playing tricks on him.

How could a perfectly healthy young woman turn into a man after going to Yuanzhou?

besides......

His gaze was fixed on Shen Zheng: "Why are you wearing this outfit?!"

Plain clothes?

Still wearing the coarse cloth and plain clothes for a funeral!

Xu Yunyan is still clinging to life, isn't he?!

Before he could even finish his question, Shen Zheng had already swept past him like a gust of wind: "I'll explain later!"

Yu Shizhang slapped his forehead.

I almost forgot about the important matter!

If I say a few more words, Xu Yunyan's life is truly in danger!

"Old Li!" Yu Shizhang caught up with Shen Zheng and shouted towards the house ahead, "Shen Zheng is back! Hurry up, hurry up and prepare the medicine!"

When she entered the room, Li Shiyuan was already waiting. After seeing Shen Zheng's attire, he was also taken aback: "What are you doing here...?"

Planning ahead?

Did they not burn the firewood?

Or... should we stockpile grain to prepare for a rainy day?

Shen Zheng shook her head, panting heavily, and took out a jade bottle from her bosom, stuffing it directly into Li Shiyuan's hand: "There's still an hour left, let's prepare the medicine first!"

Looking at the jade bottle in his hand, Li Shiyuan's thoughts were instantly pulled back.

"Is this the Red Thorn Grass Elixir?" Upon seeing Shen Zheng, Yu Shizhang's tense mind gradually relaxed, and he couldn't help but feel curious about the jade bottle.

Shen Zheng nodded, picked up the teapot from the table and gulped down the tea as she walked towards the bed and asked, "How has he been these past two days?"

Yu Shizhang stared intently at Li Shiyuan as he examined the medicine, and replied, "It's not good, especially last night. He heard that you might have encountered danger in Yuanzhou and almost succumbed to the poison."

"What?" Shen Zheng casually placed the empty teapot on the table, staring intently at Xu Yunyan: "He woke up last night?"

“He’s not awake.” Yu Shizhang shook his head. “But Old Li said he can hear us talking.”

"Really?" Shen Zheng was skeptical, but she leaned closer to Xu Yunyan and said, "Little Xu, just hold on a little longer. Doctor Li will prepare the antidote soon, and you'll be fine."

At this point, the pressure was on Lee Si-won.

"How is it?" Shen Zheng walked towards Li Shiyuan, who was looking focused, and asked, "Is it the Red Thorn Grass Liquid?"

Li Shiyuan carefully poured the liquid from the bottle into the cup and replied in a low voice, "The color, aroma, and texture are exactly the same as described in the book."

As he spoke, he poured another drop onto his fingertip and put it into his mouth without blinking.

After careful consideration.

"The taste is right too." A smile appeared at the corner of his eye: "It's definitely red thorn grass extract."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and slumped into her chair: "That's good."

She paused, then looked at Xu Yunyan, as if speaking to Yu Shizhang and the other man, or perhaps encouraging Xu Yunyan: "When we signed the agreement with Jubao Pavilion, I even threatened them, saying that if this thing was fake, I would immediately lead people to smash their building... But on the way back, I never thought it was fake."

I never thought about it, and I didn't dare to think about it.

If something really happens to Xu Yunyan, what's the point of smashing the building? It won't bring Xu Yunyan back to life.

Upon hearing this, Yu Shizhang felt a pang of sadness. As if possessed, he asked, "If I were the one on the bed, would you smash up their building?"

Shen Zheng was taken aback, then spat three times, "What did you say?"

Yu Shizhang turned his head away and happened to see several heads bobbing outside the door. He quickly changed his tune: "Why did you come back dressed in plain clothes? What happened?"

Shen Zheng looked down at her clothes, about to speak, when Yu Shizhang suddenly stopped her: "Forget it, don't say anything yet. What if you scare Xiao Xu again? He can't take a fright right now."

Shen Zheng's gaze fell on Xu Yunyan's face, and she nodded: "Then we'll talk about it when he wakes up."

"Shh—" Li Shiyuan, who was preparing the medicine, had reached the most crucial step. After lighting a small flame, he gestured to them, "Don't speak yet..."

Shen Zheng and Yu Shizhang immediately shut their lips and sat up straight.

As the candlelight flickered, Li Shiyuan's hands never stopped moving, but in Shen Zheng's eyes, it was just—add a little of this, a little of that, a little of that too, and then stir it all together.

About half an hour later, a bowl of dark liquid appeared in Li Shiyuan's hands, still steaming.

Shen Zheng and Yu Shizhang simultaneously covered their noses: "It stinks..."

The medicinal herbs on the table didn't smell bad on their own, so how come the antidote turned out so sour and foul...?

"Like a sock that's been worn for two days," Yu Shizhang couldn't help but comment.

Shen Zheng felt a sour taste in her mouth and got up to follow Li Shiyuan to the bedside.

"We need to get Yunyan to sit up," Li Shiyuan said.

Shen Zheng immediately turned around and opened the door. After taking a deep breath of the air outside, she called out to Shen Xingjian, "Come and help."

Shen Xingjian twitched his nostrils slightly, but stepped into the house with an unchanged expression, followed closely by Yu Nanshu and Cui Jinyin.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Shen Xingjian picked up Xu Yunyan and sat on the edge of the bed, letting Xu Yunyan lean against him.

Li Shiyuan, holding the medicine bowl, took a deep breath and said, "Pinch open his mouth, I'll feed him."

Shen Xingjian gripped Xu Yunyan's chin with his fingertips, and with a little force, Xu Yunyan's mouth opened a crack.

Li Shiyuan didn't mind the sour smell of the medicine at all. Holding the bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other, he steadily fed spoonful after spoonful of medicine into Xu Yunyan's mouth.

After half a bowl of medicine entered his mouth, Xu Yunyan suddenly tensed his neck and struggled violently, almost knocking over the bowl of medicine in Li Shiyuan's hand.

Just as everyone was alarmed, Li Shiyuan took a half step back and said urgently, "Hold him down! The Drunken Heart Poison is extremely potent. The antidote will react with the poison as soon as it enters the mouth. It's inevitable that he's in pain right now. Just hold on!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xingjian tightened his arms, holding Xu Yunyan firmly in his embrace. Yu Shizhang climbed onto the bed from the other side and, in a very strange posture, fixed Xu Yunyan's head from both sides.

"Hurry up and feed him!" Yu Shizhang urged.

Li Shiyuan immediately stepped forward and poured spoonful after spoonful of medicine into Xu Yunyan's mouth.

Shen Zheng watched anxiously from the side, but did not make a sound to disturb her. She only breathed a sigh of relief when the medicine bowl was emptied.

"Alright." Li Shiyuan put the bowl on the table and let out a long sigh of relief. "He will wake up within half an hour."

Shen Xingjian released his hand and looked down to see five bright red finger marks on Xu Yunyan's pale cheek.

"..." Shen Xingjian pretended not to see it, put Xu Yunyan back on the couch, and then stood up.

"Wipe it off for Yunyan." Li Shiyuan looked at the medicine under Xu Yunyan's chin and finally showed his disgust: "This medicine really stinks. In all my years of practicing medicine, this is the first time I've ever concocted such an unpleasant-smelling liquid..."

Ordinary medicines are bitter and astringent, but this medicine is sour and smelly!

That's why they say they can cure deadly poisons.

While Shen Xingjian was still in a daze, Shen Zheng handed him a handkerchief and said, "You wipe yourself."

Shen Xingjian: "...Holy crap."