Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 1917 five (two more)
The boss of the boat is the descendant of the fishermen who grew up on both sides of the Qingcao River, and their ancestors made a living by fishing in the Qingcao River for generations.

The boss of the boat has several boats in his hands, and there are enough people under his hands. He goes back and forth in this Qingcao River every day, fishing for fish and shrimp.

Then the boss of the ship will contact the big boss of parallel importers in Beijing to sell it. This is a stable supply chain. It has been many years without any trouble.

"Lord Mu, General Luo, Boss Yang, Boss Wang, and my little grandparents have relied on this Qingcao River to support their families for generations,"

"In this entire village, the big guys also rely on fishing for a living. Thanks to Boss Yang and Boss Wang, they value it and buy our fish and shrimp."

"We are doing business with conscience. We really don't dare to tamper with fish and shrimp. Wouldn't that cut our own way of life? I beg the two adults, the two bosses, to learn from you!"

Facing Yang Ruoqing and the others who came to the door, the boss of the boat was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

Boss Wang stood behind Yang Ruoqing, with cold sweat dripping from his head.

Mu Zichuan pondered for a while, then asked the captain of the boat: "Are there any villagers suffering from strange diseases in your village?"

The boat boss thought for a while, nodded and said, "There are five patients."

Mu Zichuan then looked at Yang Ruoqing, "Theoretically speaking, this village is full of fishermen, and they should eat more fish and shrimp than other places. Why is the proportion of people suffering from diseases not much higher than other places?"

Yang Ruoqing had been thinking all the time, but now she heard him ask, she came to her senses.

"I can't answer this question for you yet." She said, her eyes fell on the boss of the boat.

"Where do people in your village get water from? The well or the Qingcao River?" she asked.

Chuan Lao Dao: "All of them come from this green grass river."

Yang Ruoqing said: "Go, take us to the river."

A group of people soon came to the Qingcao River, and the river beach was full of lovely pebbles.

The river passes by here, the blue sky, white clouds, and green water plants under the clear water stretch their bodies in the water waves.

"The name Qingcaohe is really appropriate, it's a good place."

Looking around, Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but praise.

The boss of the boat rubbed his hands in embarrassment, and said: "To tell the truth, Boss Yang, our ancestors have grown up eating this river water for generations, and all the younger generations in the village are very strong."

"If the strange disease this time really came from here, not to mention me, the whole village might not be able to figure it out!"

"How can such a good river suddenly change? We ate and washed clothes, but we didn't feel that the taste had changed..."

The boss of the boat sighed beside him.

Yang Ruoqing walked and watched along the river, and then stopped at a certain place.

"Tang Yazi, go get a ladle of water," she said.

Luo Fengtang nodded, took out the prepared bowl, scooped up a bowl of water and brought it to Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing took out a silver needle, put it into the water, took it out again after a while, there was no abnormality.

"How is it?" Mu Zichuan also came over and asked.

Yang Ruoqing said: "This water should be fine."

"The boss of the boat also said just now that the people in his village have been drinking this water all the time, and there are only five or six families who get sick."

"So, sure, the problem should not be in the water, but in the fish and shrimp in the water."

Hearing her words, the boss of the boat suddenly sank to the bottom of his heart.

"How did this happen?" He murmured, "If you say that fish and shrimp, I'm eating them too, so why didn't I get sick?"

Yang Ruoqing said: "What kind of fish and shrimp do you eat? Big fish and big shrimp or small fish and small shrimp?"

The boat boss smiled wryly and said, "Big fish and prawns can be bought at a good price, so why are you willing to eat them?"

"All I eat are those little shrimps and hairy fish that can't be sold."

"However, those sick villagers ate big fish."

"Because that time a family had relatives, and they entertained relatives with big fish and prawns."

"In our fishing village, only relatives who come will be willing to entertain with big fish and prawns. Usually, I am reluctant to eat..."

The words of the boat boss suddenly woke up Yang Ruoqing.

"I know what's going on!" she said suddenly.

All the people around gathered around.

Yang Ruoqing said: "If I'm not wrong, there must be something poisonous in the river water, because the river water is flowing, so the toxin is diluted."

"Big guys drink this water, because the toxin is very small, and it won't have any effect on the body."

"It's not a big problem to eat a little fish and shrimp."

"But as long as you eat big fish or something, you can get sick."

"This is because small fish and shrimps survive in the toxin-diluted water, and a certain amount of toxins have accumulated in their bodies."

"This is a small amount, and it won't have a big impact if people eat it."

"Then the small fish and shrimps are eaten by the big fish, and these toxins accumulate and precipitate in the body of the big fish."

"The quantitative change has reached the qualitative change. After a certain time, the body of this fattened fish has accumulated too much toxin, and it is undoubtedly a big cancer."

"Big fish are caught, and then made into dishes and served on the table. What you eat with chopsticks is not fish meat, but cancerous tumors. It's no wonder that you don't get sick!"

After listening to Yang Ruoqing's detailed explanation, everyone suddenly realized.

Mu Zichuan asked Yang Ruoqing in surprise: "Then can I go back and report this discovery to the Holy Majesty?"

Yang Ruoqing said: "You go and report it now. The Holy Spirit issued an imperial decree to temporarily stop the supply of fish and shrimp in the Qingcao River area. It's very simple."

"However, if the toxins in the river are not found, this problem is a temporary solution rather than a root cause."

Luo Fengtang said: "Qing'er is right, we have to find out where the toxin came from, is it artificially poisoned? Or something else? Could it be related to the Black Lotus Sect?"

Yang Ruoqing said: "Judging from the symptoms of those patients, they should be suffering from Minamata disease."

"If it's Minamata disease, it must be that poison."

"Really? What kind of toxin is that?" Mu Zichuan hurriedly asked again.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at him and said, "Mercury!"

"Mercury?" Mu Zichuan looked confused, "What is mercury?"

Yang Ruoqing said: "In order to pursue longevity, or prolong life, many Taoist priests will practice golden pills."

"Alchemy requires the use of mercury."

"Zi Chuan, Tang Yazi, go and check if there is a Taoist temple near here..."

"You don't need to check, I know best that there are no Taoist temples around here!" The boss of the boat said.

"I grew up in the Qingcaohe area when I was a child. I know exactly what's more and what's missing."

"There is no Taoist temple, but, two miles away from here, Zhao Yuanwai's suburban manor, which has been deserted for almost two years, has been sold."

(End of this chapter)