Chapter 1506: News
Chapter 1506: Chapter 1506: News
Wan Erbao was shocked: "Mom, have you gone mad? This is a matter of life and death, how can you use Brother Wen and them to test the sickness? What if it kills them? Even though you have many grandchildren, you can’t afford to mess around like this."
My wife is someone from your Meng family and grew up around you, so don’t you know what she’s like? Using Brother Wen and them to test the peanut allergy, you might be fine, but Ms. Xiao Meng would get her cousins to beat me to death!
Mrs. Meng was furious, pointing at Wan Erbao and scolding: "Second, shut your mouth!"
Does she want to use her grandchildren to test the peanut allergy? Isn’t it because she’s feeling anxious and can’t put her mind at ease without testing?
Wan Sanbao advised: "Mom, calm down. Although Second Brother’s words aren’t pleasant, he has a point. Look at Lao Liu, he just ate a handful of peanuts and was seriously ill in less than an hour, almost dying, showing how dangerous the peanut allergy is and can’t be tested lightly."
Uncle Mu Tong took the opportunity to say: "Village chief’s wife, this allergy is an acute condition, and if not treated promptly, it comes down to a matter of life... Besides, your family doesn’t just have one life, maybe better not to test it, if something happens, neither Doctor Dai nor I could save anyone."
They were to stay at Beicang Prefecture for a few days, get their ironware, buy the necessary items, and leave. Helping the Wan Family test the allergy would take a lot of effort, and they don’t have the time to spend on it.
And if they do test the allergy, what if Mrs. Meng wants them to cure the root cause for a few grandkids afterward?
Although Young Master mentioned a method for treating allergies through desensitization, it requires years and continuous treatment with a doctor present... He wasn’t cold-blooded, it was just too troublesome, and he didn’t have the time.
"Village chief’s wife shouldn’t worry too much. This allergy won’t occur as long as peanuts aren’t eaten, your grandchildren are safe. Moreover, after a few generations, this condition will weaken and gradually disappear, so no need to worry too much."
Uncle Mu Tong was kindly advising, but Mrs. Meng, recalling her eldest son’s premature death and fearing the grandchildren would be seen as monsters if the condition spreads, felt tears welling up: "What sin have I committed to having such unfortunate children and grandchildren?"
Wan Sanbao quickly comforted: "Mom, what sin could you have committed? You are blessed, if it weren’t for your great fortune, how did Fourth and Fifth die, but Second Brother and I survive?"
"Yeah, don’t cry about it, just a peanut, why worry yourself sick, Brother Wen and them just shouldn’t eat peanuts in the future, it’s not tasty anyway." Wan Erbao was carefree, not thinking this was a big deal, and continued: "Look at Brother Wen and them, they’re almost fainting from fright with your words."
Wan Wen was the eldest grandson, though thirteen, having seen Uncle Xiao Liu nearly killed by peanuts, he was also scared.
Mrs. Meng saw everyone not supporting her testing the peanut allergy, felt very aggrieved, looked at Brother Wen and Sister Yan, saw their pale faces from fear, and softened, unwilling to risk her grandchildren."
"Testing the sickness, let’s not talk about it for now." Mrs. Meng hesitated but couldn’t immediately give up on this decision, as she didn’t want to remain unclear about the condition.
"That’s the right way to think." Wan Erbao thought Mrs. Meng was entirely giving up on testing the sickness and began arranging dinner: "The day is getting darker, let’s not discuss the peanuts, let’s quickly eat, today is February 2nd, we’ve got stewed lamb!"
Village Chief Wan’s Family was wealthy but couldn’t afford lamb every meal, only during festivals.
"Doctor Mu, you and your lady, stay and eat as well, we’ve stewed a whole fat lamb, enough to eat." Wan Erbao invited Uncle Mu Tong and them.
Uncle Mu Tong said: "We can’t stay for dinner, our master has arrived, just set up camp tonight, with lots to do, we need to return and help."
Mrs. Meng saw Uncle Mu Tong wanting to leave and said: "Doctor Mu, hold on, I have many questions about the peanut allergy to ask you."
Uncle Mu Tong smiled: "Village chief’s wife, if you want to ask anything, think it over tonight, and when you’ve thought it through, send someone to call on me, we’ll be staying at the village entrance for a few days, not leaving immediately."
He emphasized: "The allergy isn’t a serious disease, just don’t eat peanuts, no worries."
Mrs. Meng, hearing this, didn’t hold Uncle Mu Tong back anymore, and let Wan Erbao personally escort Uncle Mu Tong and Aunt Xiong.
Wan Erbao was hungry but didn’t dare disobey his mother, so he took his eldest son, Wan Wen, to see Uncle Mu Tong off, and when he saw Wan Liubao at the old yard, brought Wan Liubao home.
Wan Liubao came back home with quite a bit of food.
Mrs. Meng found out the village chief left Wan Liubao in Qin Family’s care, angrily scolded: "That old fool just knows how to have kids, not raise them. If he loves Liubao so much, if something happens to him at Qin Family’s side, he’ll make trouble for them, won’t he?"
"Mrs. Gui, take Liubao to the young woman, let her take good care and be responsible if anything happens!"
"Alright." Mrs. Gui took over Wan Liubao, ready to carry him away.
But Wan Liubao pointed at the stewed lamb on the table and said to Mrs. Meng: "Grandma, Grandma, want meat!"
Mrs. Meng was exasperated: "How many times have I told you, I’m not your grandma, I’m your legitimate mother, why can’t you remember?"
And scolded Village Chief Wan: "An old brute who thinks with two taels of meat, almost in the ground, and still accepting concubines and having children, the age difference is practically a generation!"
"Mom, it’s a holiday, stop scolding." Wan Erbao took a big bowl, filled it with lamb, and handed it to Liubao: "Hold it properly, eat it when you’re home, or it’ll be gone."
"Yes, yes, holding tight!" Wan Liubao threw away the food given by Gu Family and clutched the bowl tightly.
Mrs. Meng almost went blind: "Why hasn’t this habit of throwing things changed? Just take him quickly, let that old guy teach him himself."
"Alright." Mrs. Gui hurriedly took Wan Liubao away, sending him to his birth mother, Aunt Liu.
...
Uncle Mu Tong returned home and shared the Wan Family’s matters with Gu Jinli.
Gu Jinli nodded: "Uncle Mu Tong did the right thing, testing the sickness is too dangerous, we can’t take on that responsibility."
She wanted to be a benefactor to the Wan Family but didn’t want to end up as their scapegoat.
As she was speaking, Qin San Lang returned, and Gu Jinli greeted him, asking: "Did you manage to find any useful information?"
She was referring to the situation with Jin Fu and the others.
When Uncle Mu Tong went to the village chief’s house, Jin Fu and those people were tortured, couldn’t withstand it, and asked to see Qin San Lang, saying they’d confess to everything!
Qin San Lang nodded: "As muddled as they were, the Jin family truly has wide connections in Prefecture. They know people of all sorts, and said now it’s impossible even to secretly purchase ironware in Beicang Prefecture, several powerful groups have arrived, buying up all the ironware, medicinal materials, and livestock which leaves nothing for others."
He continued: "Those groups have mysterious backgrounds, the Jin family, having been in the town for generations, spent over a month trying to find out but couldn’t. But familiar people warned the Jin family not to investigate, saying Beicang Prefecture had become too chaotic with lots of peculiar arrivals, and provoking them might lead to deadly dangers."