Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 707: Truly Poisonous

Luo Wu stepped back a few paces and said to Gu Jinxiu, "Sister Xiu, your family’s survival from fleeing the famine was not thanks to the Luo Family, but to Xiao Yu."

He didn’t want to take all the credit; he wished to tell her that, besides himself, there were many other good young men in the world.

At this moment, Luo Wu felt torn. He had a lot to say to Gu Jinxiu, yet he was worried about the issue with the infertility drug.

With a forced spirit, he spoke with Gu Jinxiu briefly, then said, "It’s cold. Sister Xiu, you should go back first."

Gu Jinxiu felt a bit sad. Why wouldn’t Brother Luo Wu let her go into the house to sit for a while?

But seeing that Brother Luo Wu did not look very well, she felt sorry for him and wanted him to go back and rest sooner. She nodded and said, "Okay, I’ll go back. What would Brother Luo Wu like for dinner? I’ll cook and bring it over."

Luo Wu declined, "No need to bring dinner for me. Hui Niang will make it."

Seeing the light in Gu Jinxiu’s eyes dim, he hurriedly said, "It’s cold, and I’m afraid you’ll catch a chill from always cooking."

Gu Jinxiu smiled and replied, "I won’t. Xiao Yu has set a rule that we use warm water for cooking in the winter in our household, so I won’t get cold."

Luo Wu had no choice but to say, "Alright, bring the food over after you’ve made it. But if I’m still asleep, just give it to Hui Niang, she’ll be at home."

Gu Jinxiu nodded, "Okay."

She looked very obedient, just like when she was a child. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Luo Wu’s heart ached even more, and before Gu Jinxiu left, he told her, "Sister Xiu, I might need to take a long trip soon. If you come and can’t find me, don’t overthink it."

He was a man and as a constable Squad Leader in the county, many people knew him. He didn’t want the people in the county to know about the infertility drug, so he planned to ride to the Prefecture and see a doctor.

"Brother Luo Wu, are you going on a long trip? What for? You haven’t recovered from your illness yet." Gu Jinxiu was very worried about Luo Wu’s health.

Luo Wu smiled and said, "I’m fine. Uncle Dai said I just need to take medicine for three days. There’s a dispute over inheritance in the county that needs to be settled before the end of the year, and there’s a witness who isn’t in Tianfu County, so I need to find him."

Gu Jinxiu said, "Since it’s official business, Brother Luo Wu, you should go. Remember to take your medicine and don’t overexert yourself."

Smiling, Luo Wu nodded, escorted Gu Jinxiu back to the Gu Family, and then almost ran to the animal shed, rummaging through the horse pouch for the deer meat.

He was very careful, fearing that the oil paper wrapping the deer meat might be poisoned, so he used a layer of hemp cloth to remove the meat.

After returning to the house, he only opened the deer meat to look at it, not daring to smell it, for fear of inhaling the poison.

Luo Wu locked the room door and sat on the edge of the bed, trembling all over.

Why has it come to this?

Does God really not want him to have an easy time?

Luo Wu managed to suppress his emotions and not lose control. Barely making it to dinner time, he told his father Luo and Ms. Chu that he had work at the government office and would need to leave before dawn the next day.

Luo Huiniang exclaimed angrily, "Was Constable Xiao Yang who came today calling for Big Brother to go to work? Lord County Magistrate is too cruel; Big Brother is still sick, how can they make you work?"

Ms. Chu rebuked Luo Huiniang, "What kind of talk is this, girl? The Lord County Magistrate is our parent official; is it for you to slander?"

However, she too was upset that the Lord County Magistrate had no consideration for his subordinates, urging Brother Wu to work even though he was still ill.

Father Luo frowned and looked at Luo Wu, feeling that something was not quite right, but after half a day of composing himself, apart from a slightly sickly appearance, Luo Wu’s face showed no sign of trouble.

Luo Wu forced himself to sleep after having dinner, but woke up after barely over three hours.

He left a letter for his family after getting up, got dressed, took the package of deer meat, and rode straight to the Prefecture.

Riding hard and fast without rest, he finally arrived at the Prefecture the next morning. He didn’t dare to visit Qingshan Medical Hall, as Doctor Xiao had seen him before, so he went to Liu Family Clinic, which was as renowned as Qingshan Medical Hall, and paid a hefty sum for Doctor Liu to take his pulse.

Doctor Liu looked at the young man in front of him, his eyes shadowed with dark circles, clearly someone who had been on the road for a day and a night without sleep, and his pulse was weak, not yet recovered from a cold, but this young man didn’t come for his cold, but rather...

"Do you want to know if you’ve been poisoned with the infertility drug? Whether you can sire children in the future or not?"

Luo Wu nodded gravely: "Yes, please be frank with me, Doctor Liu. I can take it."

He was afraid that he could not sire children, but he was even more afraid that if Sister Xiu married him, she could end up childless for life.

Doctor Liu, eyeing the three taels of silver on the table and considering the payment, said, "Your pulse suggests that you are vigorous and robust, but if you ask about fertility, many infertility drugs do not affect intercourse, so I cannot give you a definitive answer. If you really want to know, you can try with your wife."

Luo Wu’s complexion grew even darker, his lips turning pale: "I’m not married yet."

"Not married yet?" Doctor Liu continued to take his pulse, stroking his goatee and glanced at the silver again, then offered a suggestion to Luo Wu: "It seems your family isn’t short on silver. Take twenty taels and buy two maids; share your bed with them for a few months to see if they conceive?"

Luo Wu was disgusted: "Is that all you know, Doctor Liu?"

Was this a physician from a medical hall or a pimp from a brothel? Suggesting he sleep with women – if they aren’t Sister Xiu, he had no interest. Yet he couldn’t ask Sister Xiu for help either; if he truly were infertile, marrying her and ruining her body would prevent her from marrying into a decent family later.

Doctor Liu was very angry. The audacity of the youngster to question his abilities – didn’t he know that Miracle Doctor Liu was as famous as Old Man Xiao?

However, upon seeing another tael of silver placed down by Luo Wu, Doctor Liu’s anger dissipated.

"Is there any other way?" Luo Wu asked.

Doctor Liu shook his head: "For your issue, I cannot discern it just by taking your pulse, many infertility drugs are not detectable, it truly depends on whether children are born later."

Luo Wu believed this, just like the case with County Magistrate Zou.

After County Magistrate Zou’s death, the story of him being poisoned with an infertility drug, covertly seeking medical advice which found no issue, circulated in the county for a long time.

This was precisely why Luo Wu was worried he had been poisoned without it being detectable.

"Could you examine this package of deer meat for me, to see if it’s been poisoned?" Luo Wu produced the grilled deer meat given to him by the Xia Family and handed it to Doctor Liu.

Doctor Liu put on cloth gloves, unwrapped the oil paper package, picked up a piece of deer meat with chopsticks, sniffed it closely, then quickly set the meat aside: "There’s a faint medicinal smell, not sure what it is. You’ll have to wait if you want the result."

He added: "Testing for poison is a meticulous job, it will cost extra."

Luo Wu didn’t care about the cost; he just wanted to know if he had been poisoned.

He presented another twenty taels of silver to Doctor Liu: "I appreciate your effort."

Doctor Liu was pleased, accepted the silver, took the deer meat, called for his attendant, and together with Luo Wu, went to the apothecary to test the deer meat. After four hours, the outcome was: "There’s definitely an infertility drug in the deer meat, potent and specifically targeting males."

Fearing Luo Wu wouldn’t believe it, he found two male rabbits, force-fed them two pieces of deer meat, and after that, the rabbits became infertile.

"How terrible, they can no longer mate with female rabbits," Doctor Liu remarked empathetically, while Luo Wu felt dizzy, almost collapsing to the floor.

"I’ve never eaten this deer meat," Luo Wu said, meaning to assert his belief that he was not poisoned.