PFC Chapter 177
Chapter 177
After hearing this, Zhao Da'e laughed and said, "Uncle Chen, you're too kind. I'm helping you out of my own self-interest. If your daughter weren't so outstanding, I wouldn't have thought of helping you."
Chen Shuyi waved his hand and said with a smile, "Hey, don't say that, Da'e. No matter what, you've helped me a lot. Now, in Uncle Chen's eyes, you're my great benefactor."
Chen Shuyi patted his chest and said confidently, "As for the goose you mentioned, leave it to me. Although I've been a doctor for twenty years, I still have a good eye. Helping is absolutely no problem. In any case, I'm better at pretending than that guy Xiangzi."
Xiangzi innocently said from the side, "Uncle Chen, even after all this, you still can't resist praising one and putting down another, dragging me out to repeat yourself. Sigh, I didn't want it to be like this either. I'm young and don't have as much experience as you guys, what can I do?"
Even Zhao Da'e said helplessly, "That's right, Uncle Chen, Xiangzi is just like that, it's really hard to get him to play the role well."
But Chen Shuyi didn't think much of it; on the contrary, he laughed happily. "I have a brilliant way to make everyone believe Xiangzi without him having to act seriously."
Xiangzi's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Really? Really? Uncle Chen? Is there really such a miraculous method? Please tell me about it quickly. I can't wait to start learning."
Chen Shuyi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Oh? You really want to learn?"
Xiangzi nodded hurriedly, like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, Uncle Chen, please tell me!"
Chen Shuyi then asked, "Even if it comes at a high price, are you still going?"
Chen Shuyi nodded frantically once again, "I want to go, I want to go. No matter what, I want to try. As long as it's not murder or arson, or anything I shouldn't do, I can do anything else."
Chen Shuyi waved his hand and slapped Xiangzi on the shoulder forcefully. "Well done, Xiangzi. You've got guts. Since you've said so, I won't stand on ceremony. Come here."
As he spoke, Chen Shuyi pulled Xiangzi over, picked up a small medicine bottle, poured out some powdered medicine, mixed it with some water, and handed it to Xiangzi. "Xiangzi, drink it."
Xiangzi took the glass of somewhat murky water and asked curiously, "Uncle Chen, what is this water?"
Chen Shuyi revealed a sinister smile, "Good boy, you'll know once you drink it."
Xiangzi felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but shrink back. "Uncle Chen, I'm a little hesitant to drink it. I have a feeling there's nothing good in it."
Chen Shuyi said, "How could that be, Xiangzi? Do you think I'm that kind of person? Don't worry, this water won't kill you, what are you afraid of?"
Xiangzi was still hesitant to drink; he shook his head and refused…
Chen Shuyi chuckled, "You'll know once you drink it. Don't worry, Xiangzi, Uncle Chen won't harm you. Don't you want to make it look more realistic?"
Hearing this, Xiangzi gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, not caring about anything else, and drank the medicine with his eyes closed. Afterwards, Xiangzi licked his lips and said, "Uncle Chen, this medicine is quite sweet."
When Chen Shuyi saw that Xiangzi had actually drunk it, he could no longer suppress his smile and burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! Xiangzi, Xiangzi, how could it not be sweet? After all, it's mixed with some laxative powder and some other powders that will make you get a rash, so it's sweet when you drink it."
Upon hearing this, Xiangzi nearly spat out his water, utterly shocked. "What! Uncle Chen, what did you say? There's laxatives and other powdered medicine mixed in!!!"
Chen Shuyi, feigning concern for Xiangzi, said, "Xiangzi, think about it. Helping others is never as good as genuine help. Pretending is obviously fake; it's just something you have no choice but to do. But if you were really sick from high school, would you need to act? Absolutely not! Look, look, you're about to get diarrhea and a rash!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiangzi felt a sharp pain in his stomach. He clutched his stomach and began to feel uncomfortable. He immediately felt the urge to go to the toilet. Xiangzi cried out, "Uncle Chen, you can't do this! Ouch, my stomach hurts so much, I need to go to the toilet."
With a "poof," Xiangzi couldn't help but fart. Zhao Da'e covered his nose, laughing and grumbling, "Hahaha, Xiangzi, I think you should go to the toilet first before coming to talk to me. Look at your fart, it smells awful."
Xiangzi's face flushed red, and he scurried away as fast as he could. His image was completely ruined. That wretched Chen Shuyi, why did he have to do this to him... Xiangzi felt that Chen Shuyi was deliberately messing with him, but there was nothing he could do...
He cursed Uncle Chen to make a fool of himself like him next time!
Chen Shuyi suddenly felt a chill down his spine and couldn't help but sneeze. He touched his nose, feeling a little strange. Had someone been cursing him behind his back? Something felt off, but he thought it should be fine, without a care in the world.
the other side
Zhao Tingming took a loudspeaker and went door-to-door to notify everyone.
"Is everyone home? Come out quickly, I have something important to tell you!"
"Ergouzi, quickly call your parents out and tell them what the village chief said."
"Old Liu, you're here just in time. Come out quickly and listen to my announcement. What I have to say is very urgent."
"Come out now, stop sleeping at home!"
Zhao Tingming shouted at the top of his lungs on the small earthen slope in the village, and many villagers gathered around. He had already announced it once with a loudspeaker, and now with the meeting, even more people knew about it. Besides, it was the off-season for farming, and everyone was staying home to hibernate. With the New Year approaching, it was the dead of winter, and there wasn't much to do.
Qian Bin, known in the village as "Big Loudspeaker," came over and shouted, "Village Chief, why did you call us all over here?"
Wu Er, a neighbor who lives near Zhao Dage's house, also said, "Yes, yes, village chief, what's the matter that you called us over? I just got back from work and you dragged me here in such a hurry."
Aunt Li from the crowd also called out, "Village chief, what's wrong? Tell me quickly, I'm in a hurry to get home to boil water and cook for my husband."
The others shouted, "Village chief, what is it that you're in such a hurry to announce? Everyone's getting ready to eat at this time."
One of them, a 70-year-old man named Liu, said while leaning on his cane, "Even this old man like me has been called here. Old Zhao, just tell me what's wrong. I want to go back and have a good meal and a good sleep. My body can't take any more trouble."
"Village chief, is it really necessary to call me and my parents out? Can't you let my parents come over and listen to you?" Teenage Er Gouzi muttered in dissatisfaction. He was still sleeping when Zhao Tingming woke him up, and he was still a bit grumpy when he woke up.
Seeing Er Gouzi's somewhat displeased expression, Zhao Tingming quickly said, "Hey! Er Gouzi, what I'm about to say is very important. Not only do your parents need to hear it, but you need to come out and listen too. I need to make sure everyone in the village knows so I can feel at ease. After all, this matter involves your health and the money in your pockets."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Li's face changed drastically. "What? Village chief, do you mean there's a thief in our village? Oh no! I didn't even lock the door when I left. What if the thief broke into my house and stole all my valuables?!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd was in an uproar, and they all said, "Could it be that a thief has really come? Oh no, I didn't lock my door."
"Sigh! My family is the same!"
Seeing that things were starting to get chaotic, Zhao Tingming quickly explained, "Hey! Old Li, don't mislead others. What I'm telling you isn't related to thieves, and there aren't any thieves at all. Everyone in the village is a familiar face; we all know each other. If a strange thief came, wouldn't we all find him in no time?"
In Dongtaizi Village, although there are many people, most of them know each other. The village is also relatively remote, and apart from people from the neighboring village, very few outsiders come here. Once a stranger comes here, the aunties who often chat at the village entrance will surround the person and ask all sorts of questions to find out the stranger's background, just in case human traffickers kidnap the village's children.
“Oh my village chief, if it’s not a thief, then who would take the money from my pocket? Aren’t you making a big fuss over nothing? What’s making you so anxious? I’m waiting to go home for dinner, so just tell me quickly,” Qian Bin said from the side.
Others followed suit.
"Yes, village chief, please tell me quickly, let me see what the urgent matter is."
"My baby is waiting for me to go back and breastfeed."
"Village chief, I want to sleep, so please tell me quickly."
Seeing this, Zhao Tingming didn't keep them in suspense. He said, "Don't be impatient, let me explain slowly. I don't know if you've heard, but there's been a chicken plague outbreak in Jurenzhang next door. Several farmers' chickens, ducks, and geese have been infected. This chicken plague makes the meat unclean and unhealthy. I'm here today to tell you about a major decision. From today onwards, no one in the village is allowed to buy chickens, ducks, or geese from Jurenzhang next door, and no one is allowed to hunt wild rabbits or pheasants in the mountains. This is all to prevent you from eating chicken, duck, or geese infected with the chicken plague. This is all for your health." However, eating unclean meat can cause anything from mild diarrhea and allergies to serious hospitalization, which can easily lead to significant expenses. Where in your pockets do you have spare money for medical treatment? This is for the sake of your finances. Once chickens, ducks, and geese are infected with fowl plague, they will generally appear sickly and lethargic, and their droppings will be greenish or yellowish. If any household's chickens, ducks, or geese show these symptoms, they have definitely been infected with fowl plague. I suggest killing these infected chickens, ducks, and geese and burying them far away to prevent the spread of the plague.”
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was shocked.
Zhao Tingming already shouted it once with a loudspeaker, why is he doing it twice? Is it just to make this matter seem important?
Aunt Li questioned, "Village chief, aren't you making a mountain out of a molehill? It's just a chicken plague, is it really that serious? The chicken, duck, and goose meat you mentioned that's infected with the plague is still meat! No matter how unclean the meat is, as long as it's cooked thoroughly, it can still be eaten. Besides, there's been a famine in recent years, and food is very precious, especially meat. You're saying we should throw away the chicken, duck, and goose meat that's infected with the plague? I can't accept that! These days, we need to eat more meat to get nutrition. Besides, how many families are rich enough to eat meat every day? Throwing away meat is absolutely unacceptable; it's worth several yuan!"
Old Mrs. Li had a son late in life and doted on him terribly, but because of her advanced age, sometimes the baby didn't get enough breast milk. She continued to nag.
“My heart is aching so much. My child is still young and needs a lot of nutrition. He's waiting for me to breastfeed him. If I don't eat well, how will I feed my son? Even if the chicken, duck and goose meat is affected by chicken plague and is a little unclean, it's still meat and it's nutritious. If it's cooked thoroughly, all the unclean stuff will be gone. Village chief, I don't agree with what you said, like not allowing people to buy chickens, ducks and geese from the village or not allowing people to go up the mountain to catch wild chickens and rabbits.”
The others nodded in agreement, agreeing that what Aunt Li said made a lot of sense.
"That's right, Village Chief, Aunt Li is right. Even the dirtiest chicken, duck, and goose meat will be clean as long as it's boiled thoroughly. It's not as exaggerated as you're making it out to be. I think you're just worrying unnecessarily. It's unlikely to be serious enough to require hospitalization. At most, it'll just be diarrhea. But it's still meat; throwing it away would be a waste. Besides, the New Year is just around the corner, and every household needs to prepare some chicken, duck, and goose for the holiday. What kind of logic is it to not let us buy chicken, duck, or goose? If we can't eat chicken, duck, or goose during the New Year, is it still the New Year? Village Chief, I won't stand for what you're saying!"
Others chimed in, "Yeah, that's what I meant too. You control everything, but what do you care about what we eat? Why don't you give us some pork then?"
"Sigh, I thought it would be something urgent, but it turns out it's just this. How boring. Village Chief, I'm going back to sleep. Bye."
Seeing everyone's lack of seriousness, Zhao Tingming lost his temper and roared, "None of you are allowed to leave! What kind of attitude is this? Do you even understand fowl plague? You still want to cook that unclean chicken, duck, and goose meat thoroughly and eat it? I think you won't learn your lesson until you see the coffin. If you end up in the hospital, you'll be crying. Let me tell you this: chicken, duck, and goose meat infected with fowl plague is absolutely not safe to eat. Even if it's cooked thoroughly, it's still not safe. If you eat too much, it won't just cause diarrhea..." "It's simple. In severe cases, it can cost you a kidney, and it can cost tens of thousands of yuan to treat in the hospital. I'm not kidding you; this is the truth. Besides, fowl plague is contagious. Right now, it's spreading in Jurenzhangzi. If you buy chickens, ducks, or geese there, there's a very high chance you'll buy ones carrying the plague. If these infected chickens, ducks, or geese come to our village and stay with the clean, disease-free ones, the healthy ones will also get infected."