The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

Chapter 144 Poisonous Mushrooms

Chen Xi moved swiftly and gently. He first gently lifted Xuanxuan's eyelids to observe the reaction of his pupils, and then carefully opened his mouth to carefully examine the inside of his mouth.

"Sister Xiong, please go out first and let me give Xuanxuan a quiet environment to treat him. Don't worry, I will do my best to save him." Her words were gentle but powerful, which made Sister Xiong feel a little comforted and she quickly retreated.

As soon as the door closed, Chen Xi immediately took out an antidote from the medicine box and injected it into Li Xuanxuan skillfully.

Then, she began to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, pressing Xuanxuan's chest alternately with her hands forcefully and rhythmically to ensure that his airway was unobstructed.

Sweat dripped down her forehead, but her eyes were unusually firm.

Fortunately, after timely and effective treatment, Li Xuanxuan gradually showed some movement, although his eyes were blurry and his consciousness had not yet fully recovered.

Chen Xi seized the opportunity and quickly performed gastric lavage on Xuanxuan to completely remove the remaining toxins in the body.

At this time, many villagers had gathered outside the Li family's door. Some of them were truly worried, while others were curious, and they all asked Mrs. Xiong about her situation.

"Xuanxuan's mother, what happened to Xuanxuan? How could a healthy child suddenly become sick?"

"Where's Old Fangtou? Isn't he a doctor? Why isn't he here?"

Faced with everyone's chatter, Sister Xiong could only shake her head and explain, "Tianyi said that his master went to town, and Chen Xi is helping."

"Chen Xi? Is she okay? Don't delay Xuan Xuan's treatment!"

“After learning from Old Fang, I guess you’ve only learned the basics, right?” The villagers were skeptical about Chen Xi’s abilities, and discussions arose one after another.

Just when Mrs. Xiong was feeling anxious, Li Xuanxuan's father came back in a hurry, looking confused.

"Xuanxuan's father, please go to the town and call a doctor. Xiaoxi is taking care of Xuanxuan in there. I'm worried. What should I do if Xiaoxi can't be cured..." Sister Xiong's voice was tearful and full of helplessness.

"If anything happens to Xuanxuan, I, as his mother, will die." Her words made everyone present feel nervous.

Seeing this, the villagers quickly told Xuanxuan's father what had happened.

When he heard this, he turned around and rushed out without saying a word, intending to go to the Niu family to borrow a ox cart to rush to the town.

However, just as he stepped out of the door, he happened to meet Fang Wenfu who was returning in a ox cart.

Xuanxuan's father felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw and grabbed Fang Wenfu, who was carrying bread and snowflake crisps and had a stunned look on his face. The latter thought he had encountered a robber.

"What are you doing?" Fang Wenfu asked in surprise.

"Doctor Fang, please, save my Xuanxuan!" Xuanxuan's father almost begged, and without saying anything, he pulled Fang Wenfu to the yard.

On the way, Mrs. Xiong briefly recounted the whole story.

"Is Xiao Chen in there?" Fang Wenfu turned to ask Mrs. Xiong for confirmation.

"Yes, you were not there when I went to Chen's house to look for you. Xiao Chen offered to give it a try, so I came out first." Mrs. Xiong replied.

"Since Xiao Chen has taken action, let's just wait patiently." Fang Wenfu sat down on a wooden bench in the yard with a calm expression, as if everything was under his control.

"Doctor Xiao, Xiao Chen from the Tianyi family has only been learning from you for two months. Can he really save Li Xuanxuan?" Someone in the crowd couldn't help but raise a question.

"Don't worry, if Xiao Chen says it's okay then it must be okay, don't worry." Fang Wenfu's words were like a shot of adrenaline, calming everyone's emotions a little.

Ever since Fang Wenfu miraculously recovered in just two months after breaking his leg, the villagers of Xianghe Village have become even more convinced of his medical skills, even though they don't know that the treatment was actually done by Chen Xi.

About a quarter of an hour later, Chen Xi slowly walked out of the house carrying the medicine box, with a tired but relieved smile on his face.

"Sister-in-law, Xuanxuan is fine now. Please clean up the room and let him drink more water. He will be fine after a few days of rest."

Her words finally relaxed Mrs. Xiong's tense nerves, and a grateful smile appeared on her tear-stained face.

Upon learning that Xuanxuan was safe and sound, Mrs. Xiong nodded repeatedly, and the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

Fang Wenfu stood up, his brows solemn, and slowly asked, "Was it mushroom poison?"

The sound was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone present.

Chen Xi nodded slightly, a trace of self-blame flashing in his eyes.

If she had not accidentally added those colorful mushrooms to the skewers she prepared for Li Xuanxuan, perhaps he would not have become interested in those wild mushrooms, and would not have been in danger.

Although Li Xuanxuan was no longer in danger at this moment, the villagers surrounding him were still talking about him. They gradually dispersed only after they confirmed that he was safe.

Just then, Li Xuanxuan's father brought out a bamboo basket from the kitchen. The basket was filled with various mushrooms that Li Xuanxuan had collected in the afternoon. The quantity was astonishing.

Chen Xi's eyes inadvertently swept across the brightly colored mushrooms on top of the basket, and his mind couldn't help but think of a rather funny song in the modern world.

"Brother Li, don't rush to deal with these mushrooms. Let me tell you their story." Chen Xi suggested softly.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanxuan's father's eyes flashed with curiosity, and then he obediently handed the bamboo basket to Chen Xi, secretly guessing what she was going to say.

Chen Xi took the bamboo basket, facing everyone, and said calmly: "Please look, these seemingly tempting mushrooms are actually poisonous. The brighter the color, the more poisonous they are. Especially these few, everyone must be careful to avoid them when they meet in the future..."

Considering the large number of people gathered in the yard, Chen Xi was worried that some people might accidentally eat mushrooms and become poisoned due to lack of knowledge, so he proposed to use Sister Xiong's spacious yard to hold a temporary popular science lecture on mushroom identification.

There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd: "Such a beautiful mushroom is actually poisonous!"

"Yes, we must go back and tell the children at home not to pick them and eat them casually. Poisoning is no small matter."

After Chen Xi's patient and detailed explanation, the villagers suddenly realized what was going on and dispersed. The poisonous mushrooms were also properly handled by Uncle Li according to Chen Xi's instructions.

Chen Xi carefully picked out the non-toxic parts from the remaining mushrooms and wanted to leave them for Uncle Li, but he seemed to still be frightened and insisted that Chen Xi take them away.

Chen Xi did not refuse, and returned home with Fang Wenfu, carrying the mushrooms.

As soon as he stepped into the doorway, Xiao Yang and Xiao Chen came running over, surrounding Chen Xi and asking questions in a flurry: "Mother, is Brother Xuan Xuan really poisoned?"

"Mother, why didn't we get poisoned after eating it?"

Chen Xi squatted down gently and explained patiently: "Because mushrooms are divided into poisonous and non-toxic ones, Brother Xuanxuan didn't know which ones can't be eaten, so he accidentally got poisoned. But mother knows how to distinguish them, so we are fine."

After hearing this, Xiao Chen's face turned pale with fear, and he hugged Chen Xi's neck tightly: "It's so scary, fortunately mother knows a lot."