The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1165: Is It Beyond One’s Power?

Chapter 1165: Chapter 1165: Is It Beyond One’s Power?

Eldest Prince nodded and immediately passed the bowl he was holding to her.

A moment later, a small amount of dark red blood had collected in the bowl. Lin Caisang took out a silver needle, dipped it into the bowl briefly, then quickly picked it up and brought it to her nose for a sniff.

"Miss Lin, what do you make of it?" Eldest Prince immediately inquired.

"Poison, it’s the original poison, but..."

Lin Caisang paused, biting on her silver teeth, and looked towards the Eldest Prince.

"But what?"

Eldest Prince urged her anxiously.

It was the original poison, what more was there to it? Just use the medicine and it should be fine.

"As I suspected, this poison has been in the cow and buried underground for several days, undergoing some changes. It’s somewhat different from before, so I will need to reformulate the antidote,"

Lin Caisang said.

"Then... is the antidote difficult to concoct?" asked the Eldest Prince.

With so many people waiting, if it took too long to prepare the antidote, I fear their lives might be at stake.

He was actually very anxious inside, but seeing these people looking as if, since they were just country folk who naturally knew nothing, anything they did could be forgiven, he couldn’t bring himself to rush Lin Caisang.

"Give me one day, but... the cost of one antidote is indeed quite high. I’m afraid Wan County’s yamen will have to bleed a little," Lin Caisang said, turning to the magistrate.

"Uh."

The magistrate was choked by her remark.

In these few days, Wan County’s storeroom had almost been emptied. Bleeding a little more was just making it emptier, nothing too serious.

"Miss Lin, please tell us what ingredients you need, and I will order someone to prepare them immediately," he said.

"I don’t know yet, I need to take another look,"

Lin Caisang said to the magistrate honestly. The poison had mutated, and she needed to check again what ingredients were needed now.

And the reason she thought the cost of the antidote would be high was that the cost of the original antidotes had already been considerable. Now with the mutation, more ingredients would certainly be needed, and it obviously wouldn’t be possible to cut costs.

"Then, Miss Lin, we will leave the matter of Xinghua Village to you," the magistrate said.

"Mhm,"

Lin Caisang nodded.

"The villagers who are poisoned will have their antidotes handled by me, but..."

Her gaze swept over the women who were no longer speaking, and once again turned to the magistrate.

"Magistrate, forgive my bluntness, but without rules there is no circle. The people of Xinghua Village dared to dig up cows that died of unknown causes to eat; who knows what else they might do in the future.

I think, even if their poison is cured, these people should not be let off easily,"

she said.

"So, Miss Lin means..."

The magistrate glanced at the Eldest Prince, saw that he hadn’t said a word, and could only look towards Lin Caisang, bracing himself to ask.

It really is true that pitiable people have their detestable sides!

"Since the villagers have been digging up dead cows and causing trouble, they must have plenty of strength. Why not put them to work on some activities? Wan County has a lot to do after this incident, and there will be tasks like moving and lifting to be done, which naturally require people.

Magistrate, I’m afraid the folks at your yamen may not be able to handle it all, right?"

She suggested pointedly.