Chapter 54: See the Light of Day Again
"Don't cry anymore." Yun Lang suddenly said.
Su Luo was stunned. Yun Lang grabbed Su Luo's hand through the fence, pulled her towards him, and pointed at his chest, "Look..."
Su Luo was about to blush again. At times like this, she would probably say something stupid like “Look, my heart only beats for you”. She never expected that this boy was actually interested in her and wanted to confess his feelings in public... Hey!
"Where are you looking?" Yun Lang pointed at his clothes with his fingertips. "Look here." There was a large wet and dry mark there. "You shed tears while sleeping. I couldn't sleep all night."
Su Luo was stunned for a while, thinking of the person he was thinking about last night, he sighed silently in his heart, and was a little embarrassed. Just when he wanted to change the topic, the prison boss who came to distribute the steamed buns heard Yun Lang's words, looked at Su Luo's eyes, and sighed: "You, a bandit, have some conscience. You can be so sad for Lord Hai."
Su Luo was a little embarrassed, "We are really not bandits, those people from Zhutou Mountain are bandits."
The jailer looked at . At this time, the brothers from the Niutou Mountain next door called out to Yunlang, "Brothers from Zhutou Mountain, who won the game of rock-paper-scissors and won the Wotou? Do you want to play?"
Yun Lang happily agreed to go over. The jailer turned around and left expressionlessly. Su Luo looked at his back with a look of vomiting blood, but no matter how he called out to him, it was no use.
Su Luo regretted it. She shouldn't have taught them how to play rock-paper-scissors out of boredom. As a result, these guys became addicted to the game and bet on everything from slaps to steamed buns.
"We are not from Zhutou Mountain!" Su Luo went into the next cell and yelled, "It was the people from Zhutou Mountain who robbed us. We are the victims!"
No one said anything. They were all busy playing rock-paper-scissors. Finally, a fellow inmate on the opposite side of the carrot mountain said kindly, "We've already tried the trick of pretending to be a victim. It didn't work."
Su Luo said nothing and went back to his cell, squatting in the corner and drawing circles. After a while, Yun Lang came over and took away the three steamed buns that Su Luo had received - he lost his two.
That morning, no one in the "Zhutoushan" group could eat steamed bread, and even Old Li was forced to contribute half of his rations.
In order to avoid being angry to death, Su Luo tried to do things that could soothe her body and mind, such as learning meditation and breathing from Old Li, talking about her future ideals, and spending more time discussing medical pharmacology with him. Su Luo did not plan to practice medicine, and was also an outsider in this area, but when she heard some theories that were beyond her cognition, she would still question them.
For example, this old man believes that filial sons' clothes, widows' bedside ash, straw sandals, male pubic hair can cure snake bites, female pubic hair can cure "five stranguria, yin and yang diseases", and the soul of a hanged person can calm fright. What does this have to do with it? I won't talk about the previous part. Just saying that this soul can calm fright is not feasible in theory. Even if the soul of a hanged ghost is able to be found, it will directly scare the patient to death. How can it calm fright? Well... But think about it, it makes sense. After a person dies, he will naturally never be frightened again.
As for the idea of cutting off the thigh to cure a relative, Su Luo thought it was purely a mental effect. The psychological balance of cutting off the flesh and the great emotion of eating meat, so it is not impossible to fight the disease tenaciously. The most ridiculous thing is that Ren Zhong Huang can cure vomiting blood and Liang Shang Chen can cure fainting. Su Luo specifically asked what Ren Zhong Huang is. The old man didn't say anything, just pointed to the toilet in the corner. Su Luo's stomach churned. He thought that the patient would not vomit blood after being treated like this, and vomited to death. As for the Liang Shang Chen to cure fainting, Su Luo didn't ask anymore. He figured out the answer himself. It was probably because the dust on the beams had been there for too many years, and it was moldy and hairy. You can imagine the smell. Even people who fainted couldn't stand it. If you drink it down, they will definitely wake up.
Old Li agreed with some of the questions raised by Su Luo , but he said that these prescriptions were used by others, so they were included in the Compendium of Materia Medica. Su Luo thought about it and understood that it was better to kill the wrong person than to let him go. The old man lived in a feudal society and it was normal for him to have some superstitious thoughts. However, when she thought of the yellow in the middle of the human body, Su Luo began to feel sick again. But at the same time, she admired Old Li even more. It took 27 years to write the Compendium of Materia Medica, collecting countless ancient prescriptions of medicinal materials, and then subdividing them into sections. The hardship involved was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
They were discussing lively. Yunlang was a little overwhelmed after more than half a month of new experience in prison. He was a bunch of wind and a piece of cloud. It seemed to be a very shameful thing to be locked up here every day. In addition, Su Luo and Old Li were very close these two days, which made him feel uncomfortable. So he decided that it was better to rely on himself than on others. Instead of waiting for Zhou Chongwen to come to them like a headless fly, it would be better to adopt his method and force the acting county magistrate to go to court. After deciding on this idea, he took action and beat the three inmates of Niutou Mountain with black eyes and swollen faces, and shouted that if they didn't go to court, he would continue to beat them, even to death.
The people from Niutou Mountain couldn't bear the beating any longer, so they joined Yunlang in shouting, saying that they were not from Zhutou Mountain, but they were, and they should be let go.
Su Luo was so angry. This guy just did it without consulting her. If he increased the sentence... huh? Su Luo stared blankly at the jailer who appeared in front of her. The jailer opened the cell door and motioned to Su Luo, "Come out, the county magistrate is in court."
This... Could it be that the bandit leader's method really worked? Su Luo was really surprised and delighted. No matter what, it was a good thing to meet the county magistrate. If he could build a relationship with him, the misunderstanding would be resolved.
Yun Lang was so proud of this that not long after they left, a group fight broke out in the prison. The brothers were locked up together and there was no outsider to fight with, so they fought each other with tears in their eyes, cursing as they beat each other, "I've tolerated you for a long time!"
As soon as Su Luo and the others left, Old Li naturally returned to his original cell. Before parting, Old Li held Su Luo's hand tightly and said, "Don't forget me."
Su Luo nodded heavily. Even if she dug out the "Compendium of Materia Medica", she would never forget it.
Just like that, Su Luo and his group of four followed the jailer out of the prison, but did not go to the court. Instead, they went around to the backyard of the yamen, making it clear that they would not follow the judicial procedures. Su Luo's steps became lighter, and after turning around a rockery, he saw a figure in the distance. He shouted in surprise and then rushed over.
Yun Lang, who followed closely behind, was also overjoyed, "Old Zhou, you finally..."
Yun Lang's voice stopped abruptly when he saw Su Luo and Zhou Chongwen hugging each other happily. Zhou Chongwen was happy and distressed. He held Su Luo's slightly cold hand and said, "Luo'er, you have suffered."
Su Luo shook his head repeatedly, "It's good that you're here, it's good that you're here." The process is difficult, but the result is bright. At this exciting moment, Su Luo improvised a poem: It doesn't matter if I'm wrongly imprisoned, as long as I meet Li Shizhen, the plan to sell cloth has failed, and "Compendium of Materia Medica" is having a second spring!
Yun Lang stood beside the two men , pulled Su Luo over, put his hand on her shoulder possessively, and squinted at Zhou Chongwen. Zhou Chongwen obviously also noticed the enemy situation. The two men and one woman confronted each other for a long time, and sparks flew. Su Luo looked at this one, then at that one, and a subtle feeling arose in her heart, a little happy, a little excited, interspersed with a little pride, plus a little shyness. It seems that she... is still a hot commodity! Hahahahaha...
"Brother Zhou..." A soft girl's voice came from behind Zhou Chongwen. A pair of small hands grabbed his arms and a cute little face appeared. "Are they the ones you want to save?"
