Chapter 72: Poisoning

The situation was urgent. Jiang An’an quickly washed her face and took a damp towel, following Liu Ergu back home.

A crowd of people had already gathered at the entrance of Liu’s courtyard. The door was wide open, and a strong smell of charcoal fire wafted out.

Luo Jiawang was grumbling, “I’ve said it so many times since winter started, even if it’s cold, you have to ventilate, charcoal poisoning can kill people.”

The villagers all had their shoulders slumped, they obviously hadn’t taken it seriously before, and only felt a sense of fear after the incident at Liu’s house.

Yunzhou County had never had snow in previous years, this year’s sudden snowfall had stunned many families. The charcoal fire in the house was burning brightly, the doors and windows were tightly closed, not even a crack was left open.

As a result, the Liu family was wiped out.

Liu Ergu was chased to the kitchen by her two strong-willed daughters-in-law to cook, she was lucky enough to escape.

Fate, destiny.

In case of charcoal poisoning, the patient must be removed from the environment with coal gas and taken to a place with fresh air for emergency treatment.

Jiang An’an covered her nose and mouth with a damp towel and rushed into the house.

“An’an, come out quickly.” Jiang Degui reached out to grab her, but missed, he was so scared that his legs went weak, he was about to rush out, but Luo Jiawang held him back tightly.

Luo Jiawang advised, “An’an covered her nose before going in, don’t hold her back.”

As they spoke, Jiang An’an had already opened all the doors and windows, ensuring maximum ventilation, then she checked the condition of everyone in the house one by one.

Besides being unconscious, some people had also lost control of their bowels and bladder, and there was a mixture of vomit on the floor.

The Liu family members were strong, they were only unconscious, the serious ones were the two members of the inspection team, one of them had a slow and weak heartbeat.

In that instant, his heart stopped.

Jiang An’an didn’t care about anything else, she grabbed her arm and dragged her out.

Jiang Degui, who was outside, saw this, he broke free from Luo Jiawang’s hand and rushed forward, holding his breath, he grabbed the patient and carried her outside, placing her on the empty ground under the eaves.

Only then did he see that the person’s lips were pale and her face was blue, he instinctively reached out to check under her nose, then he screamed, “She’s not breathing!”

Thump!

The member of the inspection team died on their own territory, Liu Ergu rolled her eyes and collapsed to the ground.

The scene was instantly chaotic.

“Dad, move aside, she might still be alive.”

Jiang An’an had learned first aid, she first checked the patient’s mouth for foreign objects, then she rolled up her clothes, leaving only a thin undershirt, she folded her hands and started chest compressions.

One, two, three, four…

Many men stared at her intently.

The place where Jiang An’an’s hands were pressing made people think wildly, it looked very full.

Even some people winked at Jiang Degui, “Look, is it big?”

Jiang Degui was so angry that he almost fell over, “Damn it, you bunch of shameless bastards, go home and look at your wives, this is a matter of life and death.”

Whether his daughter was saving a life or not, when the person woke up and found that they had been looked at by a crowd of people, they wouldn’t be happy.

He turned his head to the side, took off his coat and blocked the surrounding fiery gazes.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

Fortunately, Jiang An’an had acted quickly, the patient soon woke up, she bent over and coughed violently.

Soon, she discovered that her clothes had been rolled up, she glared angrily at Jiang Degui and his daughter.

“You ungrateful wretch, if it weren’t for my daughter, you would have died in there.” Jiang Degui spat on the ground, pulling his daughter away.

The ox cart was already waiting outside, Luo Jiawang directed the villagers to carry all the patients onto the ox cart, and he personally went with the cart to the health center.

Old Sun and the others arrived late, they watched helplessly as the ox cart drove further and further away.

“Hello, Comrade Xiao Jiang, what happened?” The long-faced woman found Jiang An’an in the crowd and asked about the situation.

She was the second-in-command of the inspection team, she had stayed at Luo Jiawang’s house with Old Sun yesterday, and she knew everything about the Jiang family.

She had heard Luo Jiawang say that the women in the village had awakened their independent consciousness, all thanks to this Comrade Xiao Jiang, no wonder she had been speechless several times yesterday.

Jiang An’an briefly explained what had happened, hearing that the inspection team had almost lost someone, the other members turned pale.

“Old Sun, maybe we should go stay in town?” Someone started to have second thoughts, they felt that the village was not safe at all.

Old Sun didn’t say anything, but the long-faced woman scolded the team members, “We are here to serve the people, not to enjoy ourselves. If anyone can’t take it, they can leave the inspection team at any time.”

As soon as she said this, the team members all lowered their heads, not daring to act up.

Old Sun then came out with a smile to smooth things over, “Let’s go into the mountains to investigate as soon as the snow stops, we’ll finish the task early and be able to return to the capital sooner.”

The tense atmosphere finally eased.

On the other hand, the long-faced woman’s expression was clearly impatient, she seemed to look down on Old Sun.

Jiang An’an came to two conclusions: first, the inspection team was not united; second, Old Sun was indeed a cunning old fox.

“Comrade Xiao Jiang, I feel like we hit it off right away. My name is Chen Ying, just call me Sister Chen. It’s too cold outside, why don’t you come to your house and chat?” Chen Ying smiled warmly, she was about to hold Jiang An’an’s hand.

She had already found out that the most outstanding comrade in the educated youth team was named Zhou Yinghuai, he happened to have the surname Zhou, and he was also from the capital, he should be the undercover agent from the military. That Zhou Zhiqing had a close relationship with the Jiang family, he was having a meal at their house.

Maybe Jiang An’an’s position as a cadre was arranged by him, his purpose was to brainwash the women in Nanxi Brigade, and thus win over the hearts of all the villagers.

This further proved that there was treasure in Nanxi Brigade!

The inspection team was determined to succeed!

Jiang An’an frowned, she looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Chen Ying continued to maintain her image as a cheerful older sister, saying, “Little Jiang, just speak your mind, we’re all on the same side.”

Jiang An’an’s face turned serious, “Sister Chen, are you having marital problems?”

Chen Ying: ?

“Or is your relationship with your mother-in-law bad?”

Chen Ying: ??

“Or maybe your parents favor sons over daughters, making you feel unfair?”

Chen Ying: ???

Was she crazy?

What kind of nonsensical questions were these!

Couldn’t they just have a normal conversation?

Chen Ying took a deep breath, the smile on her face almost faltered, “None of those, my marriage is harmonious, my relationship with my mother-in-law is like mother and daughter, and my family treats me like a treasure.”

Jiang An’an exclaimed in surprise, “Then why don’t we hit it off? Everyone knows, I’m best at resolving family conflicts!”

Zhu Po, who was in the crowd, chimed in, “That’s right, if you want a divorce, you can’t go wrong with An’an!”

Everyone burst into laughter.

“…”

If Chen Ying still didn’t understand that she was being tricked, she had been a white-collar worker for all these years for nothing. She let go of Jiang An’an’s arm with a forced smile.

“You said you hit it off with my daughter, I think you want to mooch off our lunch.” Lin Meiru raised her chin arrogantly, her eyes full of disdain.

Chen Ying was so angry that her chest tightened, she gritted her teeth and repeated, “…I want to mooch off your lunch?” This woman was also crazy!

Lin Meiru was wary, “Did you have your eye on my man?”

Jiang Degui jumped up in fright, “Don’t even think about it, I don’t like you.”

Chen Ying’s lips trembled, she was so angry that she couldn’t speak a word, she almost fainted on the spot.

“…” Aaaah, who would want a country bumpkin! Damn it, if she doesn’t trip this family up in front of County Magistrate Bai in a couple of days, she’ll eat shit standing on her head!