In the yamen, Li Mu was looking through the files.
But the woman in white knelt down on the ground: "Sun Mengxi, a citizen's daughter, pays homage to her parents, sir!"
Li Mu was silent and had no words.
The woman in white continued: "I am the daughter of Sun Jiachen, who came here to avenge her father. My father was wronged! My father and Qian Juren had some grudges and quarrels, but this is human nature and does not constitute a reason for killing!
"
Li Mu continued to remain silent, with a hint of Xiaosha in his silence.
The woman in white clothes said, took out a silver note, stepped forward and said: "This is 30,000 taels of silver, specially given to the eldest master. I only ask the eldest master to give justice to the father of this daughter!"
The Yamen opens to the south. If you have no money, don't come in.
Many times, it can be done with money, and the problem is actually not big.
I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it with money.
"Thirty thousand silver!"
Li Mu spoke up and said: "As a county magistrate, I can only raise one thousand taels of silver per year. I may not be able to earn less than thirty thousand taels of silver in my whole life!"
As he said this, he took the banknote without comment.
The woman in white breathed a sigh of relief and accepted the money. At least it proved that there was still room for maneuver. She was afraid that not accepting the money would be troublesome.
Gritting his teeth, Sun Mengxi said: "Sir, if you are willing to avenge the father of the daughter of the people, I am willing to be the concubine of the great master!"
Li Mu was still silent.
Sun Mengxi knelt on the ground without saying a word.
About ten minutes later, Li Mu said: "Step back!"
"Sir!" Sun Mengxi raised her head and said, "Sir, please make the decision for my father!"
Li Mu said: "I will not let any bad person go, nor will I wrongly accuse any good person. Just wait and go!"
"yes!"
Sun Mengxi nodded, turned and left.
"Interesting!" Li Mu smiled and looked at the banknote in his hand, but did not return it.
With these 30,000 banknotes, a lot of things can be done. It is impossible to say that we can build more schools or more nurseries to save some babies from drowning.
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After closing the file, Li Mu left the study and saw a yamen servant. He stepped forward and asked, "Where is the scribe?"
"Screen Wang, we are copying official documents!" the yamen servant said and left.
After a while, Secretary Wang said: "Greetings to your parents!"
Li Mu asked: "Do you know how many pharmacies there are in this county?"
Secretary Wang said: "There are fifteen pharmacies in the county, and there are about ten pharmacies in other small towns! The conditions of these pharmacies, even the small ones, are clear! The adults are sick!"
Li Mu said: "Then go to some nearby pharmacies!"
Secretary Wang nodded and led the way.
The county town is not big, so the scribes led the way.
The county town is not big, just equivalent to a small town in later generations, and the population is not large, only 30,000 people.
Soon I arrived at a medicine shop and saw Clerk Wang coming. The shopkeeper immediately stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Clerk Wang!"
Clerk Wang said: "This is the county magistrate!"
"Greetings, Mr. Sir!" the shopkeeper said with his hands raised in fear.
"Shopkeeper, I'm just taking a casual walk!" Li Mu said.
But the shopkeeper was still frightened and brought tea.
Li Mu sat on a chair and asked, "Can your shop sell castor seeds?"
The shopkeeper immediately said: "Ricinus communis, the roots and leaves are collected in summer and autumn, dried or used fresh respectively. The leaves are sweet, pungent, flat, and slightly poisonous; the roots are light, slightly pungent, flat. The leaves are good for reducing swelling and removing poison.
, to relieve itching. To treat sores, swelling and poison, smash the fresh product for external application; to treat eczema and itching, boil it in water and wash it externally; it can also kill maggots and kill larvae. Its root can dispel wind, activate blood circulation, relieve pain and sedation, and is used for rheumatic joint pain and rupture.
Colds, epilepsy, schizophrenia.
"As for castor seeds, they have the effect of reducing swelling and removing toxins, purging blood and relieving stagnation. It is used for symptoms such as carbuncle, swollen carbuncle, sore throat, dry stool and other symptoms!"
Li Muchao: "Can castor seeds be purchased on a large scale recently?"
"Not much, not much. In the past six months, I only purchased five kilograms!" He said in control: "I have used more than one kilogram, and there are still more than four kilograms left!"
Li Mu said: "You can keep the prescription!"
"Keep it, of course!" the shopkeeper said, "The medicine is poisonous. Every time the medicine is filled, the medicine shop will check the prescription. If it is too toxic, it will remind you and make a copy of the prescription.
After all, if the prescription is wrong and the person is killed, we can easily defend ourselves!"
"As for the prescription for castor, let me choose it!" Li Mu said.
"Yes!" The shopkeeper didn't ask anything.
Quickly, the prescriptions containing castor seeds were selected, as well as the dosage.
"Let's go!" Li Mu said, leaving the store and heading to other pharmacies.
It took me half a day to visit fifteen nearby pharmacies, and I could clearly understand the source and whereabouts of castor seeds.
Hundreds of prescriptions were placed here. Li Mu was cleaning them, and Secretary Wang was helping him. They quickly cleaned them out. "What can you see?"
"Most of the prescriptions don't cause serious problems, but when taken together, it feels like a big problem. Xiaocui, the maid of the Qian family, took the medicines according to the prescriptions and went to fifteen drugstores. The dosage of the medicines was a bit high, especially the castor seeds.
Ten kilograms is a huge amount!" said Scrivener Wang.
There is nothing wrong with the prescription, but there is something wrong with the person who prescribes the medicine.
"Girl of the Qian family... if ten pounds of castor seeds are extracted, it will be enough to form a highly toxic substance!" Li Mu said: "Sure enough, there is a problem with the case! Let's go to the Qian family!"
Li Mu was in front, and Secretary Wang was behind. They quickly arrived at Qian's house.
"Greetings, sir!" Qian Xiucai came to greet him with his family.
Li Mu entered Qian's house politely.
After the guests and the host were seated, Qian Xiucai said: "It is said that Miss Sun went to the county government office and offered thirty thousand taels of silver to clear her father's grievances?"
"Exactly!" Li Mu said.
"Sun Jiachen is the murderer of his father. He has been his enemy many times. The hatred for killing his father is irreconcilable!" Qian Xiucai said: "Sir, please uphold justice!"
Li Mu said: "I will not let any bad person go, nor will I wrongly accuse any good person!"
Qian Xiucai said: "It is said that the Miss Sun family said that if the Lord avenges his father's injustice, he is willing to become a concubine for the Lord..."
Li Mu shouted: "Qian Xiucai, you doubt me!"
As he spoke, he exuded a touch of coercion.
Qian Xiucai trembled and immediately said: "Don't dare!"
Li Mu said: "If you suspect that I am enriching your own pockets, you can go to the government office to sue me, or go to the capital to file a complaint! I am an upright and well-behaved official, so how can I be afraid!"
Qian Xiucai immediately knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Don't dare, don't dare!"
People who file lawsuits against officials have no good endings since ancient times. If you win the lawsuit, the consequences will be very tragic. It is certain that your family will be ruined, and your own life will probably be taken in the future. Even if the person is safe and safe, he will still be regarded as a criminal by the government.
If you are a troublemaker, your life will not be easy in the future.
The imperial decrees seem to be geared towards the disadvantaged common people, but whoever takes them seriously is a fool.
Li Mu said: "The case is complicated and the situation is unclear. We need to think carefully! Where is the Qian family's maid named Xiaocui?"
"Xiao Cui?"
Qian Xiucai stood up and said in his heart: "Sir, please wait a moment!"
After a while, Qian Xiucai said in panic: "Sir, it's not good, Xiaocui is dead."