Zhou Xu and Yan He followed Ruan Shi in to find the patriarch, but they only saw a cold corpse.
Looking at the face of the patriarch, Zhou Xu felt a little strange, because if ordinary people die normally, their faces should not be like this.
So Zhou Xu opened the patriarch's mouth under everyone's puzzled eyes, and then he discovered something unusual, because there was still residual venom in the patriarch's mouth.
The liquid was purple, and it should be a kind of poison that can directly enter the human blood.
Others didn't understand, but another person present understood that he was Zhou Yang's master.
The two looked at each other, but neither spoke, but there was another person present who was also frightened, and that was Ruan Shijin.
That's right, the patriarch's death was caused by Ruan Shijin.
In fact, Ruan Shijin was researching those beans at that time. The key is that he also found many other beans, because he thought that if there were soybeans, there would be red beans, mung beans, etc., so he found all the beans he could find.
He cooked beans of various colors separately, and after they were cooked, he wanted to test whether the beans were poisonous.
Ruan Shijin gave the yellow beans to the wild boars raised by the tribe without any surprises, and then he fed the green beans to the two birds that came looking for food without any surprises.
After that, only the red beans were left. Looking at the beans in the bowl, Ruan Shijin felt that they were similar to the modern red beans, and there was no problem with the soybeans and mung beans, and the red beans should be fine. It just so happened that the patriarch came over to talk to him. It was time to prepare cured meat, so Ruan Shijin gave the patriarch some red beans to eat.
There was no problem at that time, so Ruan Shijin was relieved, so he went to discuss the matter of cured meat with the patriarch.
For about two hours after that, the patriarch had no problems, but on the way back, the patriarch began to say that he had an upset stomach. Ruan Shijin was a little worried, so he followed the patriarch to his house.
After that, the patriarch's stomach began to hurt more and more, and Ruan Shijin started to get scared at this time. He wanted to give the patriarch some water, but at this time, the patriarch couldn't drink anything, and he couldn't even open his mouth.
Ruan Shijin panicked, because within a few minutes after that, the patriarch had completely stopped moving.
The flustered Ruan Shijin hurried to find the doctor in the clinic, but no matter what, it was already too late.
After the doctor came, the patriarch was already dead.
The doctor asked Ruan Shijin what was going on, but he could only falter and say: "The patriarch himself suddenly had a stomachache, and then that's it."
"Really?"
Ruan Shijin took a step back because of his guilty conscience, looked at the rainstorm outside the window and said, "I'm going to find Yan He, the patriarch is dead, someone must take charge of the clan's affairs."
After speaking, Ruan Shijin ran away, because this doctor seemed to be able to see through people at a glance, and his gaze made Ruan Shijin feel uncomfortable.
At this time, Zhou Xu and the doctor looked at each other, and they knew the general idea, but before they said anything, they needed to find evidence, otherwise, they would be stripped of their tongues if they casually slandered the tribal elders.
Afterwards, all the elders came, and they couldn't believe it. How could the patriarch, who was still in high spirits during the day, die at night
Moreover, the patriarch did not say who the next patriarch would be, so they also began to worry.
Just when their worried brows were furrowed, Zhou Xu quietly said something to the people beside him, Yan He nodded, turned and left.
But the tribe must be led by someone, so the next day they spontaneously organized a meeting of elders, at which they decided to choose one person as the patriarch.
Most of the old men didn't want to do it. For the younger ones, Han Xun was injured and Yan He couldn't be the one, so only Zhou Xu and Ruan Shijin were left.
The supporters of the two are actually similar, but because Zhou Xu is the god of luck of the tribe, other people in the tribe should still support Zhou Xu more.
The elders didn't know who to choose, so they asked Zhou Xu and Ruan Shijin: "If you become the patriarch, what do you want to do?"
Ruan Shijin stood up, he had already forgotten that the patriarch was killed by him, now he was full of fighting spirit, since he came to another world, he would lead the tribe to glory and success.
"Hello elders, if I become the patriarch, I will definitely make our tribe grow stronger. We want to become the strongest race and tribe on this continent. We must have endless meat, and we must not feel the cold. I will work hard for this goal.”
The elders were very satisfied with Ruan Shijin's answer, and then they looked at Zhou Xu again, and Zhou Xu also stood up. Although he had no intention of being the patriarch, he must win if he competed with Ruan Shijin at the same time.
"I won't say what will happen if I become the patriarch, even if I don't become the patriarch. First of all, I don't want our tribe to be hungry, but to eat well without being hungry; secondly, It is not to keep everyone from being cold, but to dress nicely and comfortably on the basis of not being cold; in the end, I will teach Zhou Yang medical skills, so that our tribe can eat well and dress well. , to live well and to live well. What I said, I am already working hard now, but even if someone else becomes the patriarch, I will cooperate well, not just in words, but in practice do it."
After Zhou Xu finished speaking, Elder Wei suddenly stood up and said, "I support Zhou Xu. He is already helping us renovate the house. I believe in his ability."
After Elder Wei finished speaking, Zhou Yang's teacher, that is, the doctor also stood up and said, "Yes, Zhou Xu's medical skills are very good, and I support him too."
After the two elders finished speaking, almost all the elders began to support Zhou Xu.
In the end, Zhou Xu became the new patriarch. He could see Ruan Shijin's deflated expression, and he could feel his resentment. However, if he worked hard and didn't make any mistakes, Zhou Xu would actually not care about him. After all, he also wanted to lead the clan. The tribe is making progress, but they dare not admit that they have harmed people. This Zhou Xu has to worry about it.
That night, the tribe held a grand inauguration ceremony for the patriarch. Zhou Xu held up his scepter, faced all the kneeling tribesmen, and shouted the slogan of his tribe.
Then there was the activity of offering sacrifices to the ancestors, and Zhou Xu followed the instructions of the elders and completed it well.
After the sacrifice was completed, Zhou Xu really became the patriarch of their tribe, and after becoming the patriarch, the first thing he had to do was to find out the murderer who killed the previous patriarch.
No one expected that a meeting of elders would be held as soon as Zhou Xu finished the sacrifice, but judging by Zhou Xu's appearance, it should not be a joke, so the elders all followed to the meeting of elders.
Ruan Shijin was also a little guilty, because he discovered this morning that all the three bowls of beans he cooked yesterday were gone.
At the meeting, Zhou Xu didn't talk nonsense, and directly called Zhou Yang's master out.
"Elder Hu, tell me how the death of the patriarch was caused?"
Zhou Xu's tone was very calm, so calm that it made one's hair stand on end, especially Ruan Shijin felt so.
Maybe it was because of fear, but Zhou Xu felt that the wind blowing was cold.
Elder Hu stood up, "The old patriarch was poisoned to death."
After these words, the whole meeting place became quiet again. Occasionally, a gust of wind blew, which always made people feel gloomy.
Elder Hu went on to say: "The poison in the patriarch's body is called Jiukecao. As the name suggests, after being poisoned, there will be no problem within nine quarters. After nine quarters, abdominal pain will begin, and then the poison will quickly circulate in the blood, and then it will die quickly. "
Everyone has never heard of Jiukecao, and the name was actually given by Zhou Xu.
He asked Yan He to search Ruan Shijin's house secretly, and after finding several kinds of beans, he asked Elder Hu to do an experiment, and the results of the experiment came out quickly, and the old patriarch was poisoned by the red bean.
After Zhou Xu knew the function of the bean, he named it Jiukecao, because Yan He found this kind of bean, and they found that the stem and leaves of the bean are also poisonous, more poisonous than its fruit, which is this red bean , even more powerful.
After Ruan Shijin heard Elder Hu's words, he began to step back step by step, and he also knew that he should have been exposed.
Zhou Xu motioned to Elder Hu, and Elder Hu nodded, and then the old patriarch's body was carried up.
The elders didn't dare to say anything again, because the face and body of the patriarch had completely turned purple, looking extremely terrifying.
"This is the situation after being hit by Jiu Kecao. The whole body will rot faster and turn purple. The question now is, who gave the patriarch to eat Jiu Kecao?"
One of the elders thought for a while and said, "That day the patriarch was still discussing with us about bacon, but we only talked for an hour. It should be that he ate nine-carved grass before he came."
Another elder also agreed, he said: "The elder was fine when he came, but when he left, he rubbed his stomach, but he didn't say anything, because when he rubbed his stomach, he just touched my head, so I just noticed that."
"When he came, he came with Shi Jin, and when he left, he also walked with Shi Jin, Shi Jin, do you know what?"
Ruan Shijin had already retreated to the edge of the meeting. He shook his head and said, "I don't know anything. After I came back, the patriarch began to complain of a stomachache. After a while, I went to the doctor, and then the patriarch passed away."
Very hasty, Ruan Shijin's speech gave the impression that a pack of wolves were chasing after him.
Zhou Xu looked at Ruan Shijin's reaction coldly, and then said, "Yan He, I asked you to search Ruan Shijin's house that night. What did you find?"
Yan He stood up, still holding three small cloth bags in his hand, and spread out the three small cloth bags, revealing three piles of beans inside.
"This is what I found at Ruan Shijin's house."
Only then did Zhou Xu step forward with the scepter, and he took out a soybean and put it in his mouth. The elders looked at him in surprise, and Zhou Xu said calmly, "We call these three things beans." , this is called soybean, it is not poisonous, it can be eaten, and it is very good for the body.”
After finishing speaking, Zhou Xu took out another green one and put it in his mouth, "This kind, we call it mung bean, and it is also a good thing. It can be used to cook soup in summer, which can relieve heat and heat. It is also good to use this to make sweets. very good."
In the end, Zhou Xu took out a red bean. Instead of putting it in his mouth, he held it and said, "This red one is not a bean, it is the fruit of Jiukecao. It is highly poisonous and has no cure for now. The old patriarch died because he ate this fruit. As for why this fruit is in Ruan Shijin's house and how he ate it for the patriarch, we will ask him."
Zhou Xu stared at Ruan Shijin, Ruan Shijin's legs and feet were weak, and he was frozen in place. He didn't know how to answer, so he could only repeat over and over again: "I didn't mean it, and I thought this kind of beans were not poisonous, because the soybeans and mung beans in front were not poisonous." , I thought this was the modern red bean, and it was edible, I don’t know, but I really didn’t mean to kill the patriarch, you believe me, I really didn’t mean it.”
"So, you admit it?"
"But I didn't mean it. Really, if I knew it was poisonous, how could I give it to the patriarch?"
"Do you think you can exonerate yourself by saying that you didn't do it on purpose? If it was me who accidentally killed you without intention, then as the deceased, what do you think I should do? Am I innocent?"
Ruan Shijin was speechless, Zhou Xu continued: "Besides, you are not sure in your heart, that's why you don't taste it yourself, am I wrong?"
Ruan Shijin continued to retreat, but Yan He grabbed his arm forcefully.
Zhou Xu stopped pressing Ruan Shijin, instead he turned to the elders of the tribe and asked respectfully, "Elders, how should Ruan Shijin deal with this situation?"
The elders who supported Ruan Shijin at the beginning were also disappointed. They discussed with the rest of the elders, and finally said: "If it is really unintentional, we can forgive it, but Ruan Shijin suspected it was poisonous but did not dare to try it, so he gave it to the patriarch. It means that he knows in his heart that the patriarch may die. Therefore, we all think he did it on purpose."
Another elder stood up and said, "So we decided to deal with the highest penalty, which is burning at the stake, and it will be executed in three days."
Zhou Xu nodded and said, "Let's deal with it as you like. Also, the old patriarch's body and funeral are also entrusted to the elders. It is already disrespectful for us to invite his body out again today."
The elders nodded, and Zhou Xu heaved a sigh of relief. The protagonist is settled, and then he will have a big fight in the future. He is really ready to lead the tribe forward.
That day, Ruan Shijin was locked up. Although he kept shouting that he didn't do it on purpose and that he was doing it for the tribe, no one paid any attention to him.
The second day after Zhou Xu took office was the biggest hunting event in summer in the tribe. Zhou Xu would also be very busy on this day. To host a dinner for the warriors.
This is what the patriarch has to do, but Zhou Xu is actually more concerned about his wild wheat and the house, because as Yan He said, as long as he is around, they will not be short of food.
The next day's hunt was extremely successful, and they caught enough game to supply them with food for the next three months.
However, in this hunting, three people from their tribe were killed and 23 people were injured. Of course, this is not a big number compared with the warrior team of hundreds of people, but in fact, in Zhou Xu's eyes, as long as there is death, it is Then this is not a successful way to obtain food, and his desire to find wild wheat is even stronger.
That night, after hosting the Warriors Dinner, Zhou Xu began to recall the news of wheat improvement, because he used to be a scientist in a certain world, and he was very familiar with various experiments. I learned it, Zhou Xu only needs to remember it now.
That world was a long time ago, and Zhou Xu had to use a pen to recall slowly. He first wrote down the original formula, then the improved formula, and finally the practical formula, and then the promotional formula.
After recalling all the recipes and writing them down, Zhou Xu discovered that Yan He had come to his house again.
"What are you writing?" Yan He asked.
"The formula for improving wheat seeds," Zhou Xu clasped his hands at Yan He and said, "Come here."
Yan He was a little puzzled, but still walked over.
Zhou Xu took Yan He's hand and began to feel his pulse.
Zhou Xu had checked his pulse before, but that time it was too hasty and he just touched him. This time Zhou Xu was finally able to take a good look at Yan He's physical condition.
It's just that the more Zhou Xu felt his pulse, the more he discovered that Yan He's body was really different from that of ordinary people, because his pulse flowed in the opposite direction.
It was also the first time for Zhou Xu to encounter such a situation. He turned around and used another method to feel Yan He's pulse. In this way, Zhou Xu found that his forehead pulse was smooth, but there seemed to be many things mixed in it. Zhou Xu couldn't explain it clearly, but Zhou Xu's preliminary judgment was that this would not affect Yan He's normal life.
After giving Yan He the pulse, Zhou Xu also felt relieved.
Looking at Yan He, Zhou Xu asked: "If I plan to make a big change to our tribe, will you support it?"
Without even thinking about it, Yan He nodded and said, "Support."
"No matter how?"
"Um."
Smiling slightly, Zhou Xu said, "Come here, give me a hug."
Yan He paused, and stretched out his hand to hug Zhou Xu in his arms.
Feeling Yan He's embrace, Zhou Xu thought to himself, he really can't tease him anymore in the future, if he teases again, he might be teased away.
However, since he is here, he will never leave tonight.
Leaning in Yan He's arms, Zhou Xu fell back, just on his bed, and Yan He also fell down.
Yan He wanted to move, but Zhou Xu put his arms around his waist and said, "Don't move, hug me and sleep."
That night, Zhou Xu slept soundly, but the next morning Zhou Xu got the news that Ruan Shijin had disappeared.
Walking to the house where Ruan Shijin was locked up, Zhou Xu found that the door had been opened, and there was no one inside. He was tied with a rope and thrown on the ground.
Zhou Xu knew that someone had let him go, but a soft heart would always suffer. When the time comes, the person who let Ruan Shijin know what it feels like to regret.
"Patriarch, what should we do?"
"It's okay, just ignore him, just run away, we don't know where he went, and it's not easy to chase him for a while, so let's forget about it for now."
After Ruan Shijin escaped, Zhou Xu handed over the trial planting of soybeans to an elder, and then went to the mountains by himself, but this time, Yan He also followed.
Zhou Xu thought for a while and decided to bring a few more people because he wanted to collect the garlic from that garlic field.
After calling more than a dozen people, all carrying strong sacks, Zhou Xu led them into the mountain.
On the way, Zhou Xu met Zhou Yang again. He used to live in the mountains. He happened to be going to the village medical clinic at this time. After knowing what Zhou Xu was going to do, he insisted on following him.
Others disagree. Although most of them don't know Zhou Yang, they all know that there is a doctor named Zhou Yang in the village who is very delicate. Hurt.
Zhou Yang was also quite speechless, and in the end Zhou Xu didn't agree with him to follow, but Zhou Yang's health was already much better. If he insisted on taking the pills Zhou Xu gave, after half a year, his physical fitness should be greatly improved. You'll be fine with him.
Disappointed, Zhou Yang could only turn around and walk towards the village.
At this time, Han Wen, who happened to go to the corner to relieve his hand, came back. Seeing that the team hadn't advanced at all, he asked strangely, "Why don't you leave?"
A warrior replied: "I saw Zhou Yang just now. He wanted to go with us, but we persuaded him to go back."
"Oh, that very delicate doctor? I haven't seen him once. Sometimes when I go to see Han Xun, he always happens to leave."
"It's him." The warrior pointed to a figure and said to Han Wen.
Han Wen followed the warrior's gaze, and only saw a thin figure, which seemed to be very weak indeed.
"Okay, let's go, if you are late, you may encounter a beast."
Then everyone followed. Han Wen looked at Zhou Yang's back, and felt as if he had seen this back before. He thought, maybe he happened to see it before when Zhou Yang left, but because he didn't know Zhou Yang, he didn't know it. Recognize it.
Going forward, Zhou Xu finally found the garlic field, but for some reason, the garlic on this field was empty.
Enduring the confusion and discomfort in his heart, Zhou Xu asked, "Can you tell what kind of animal this is made of?"
The warriors also felt strange, so they followed up to investigate, and finally came to the conclusion that this land was not destroyed by ferocious beasts, it should be man-made, and the purpose of that man should be the same as Zhou Xu's.
Zhou Xu found a leftover garlic in a corner, and told the warriors that they were looking for this kind of thing, but now there is nothing else in this place except the one Zhou Xu found.
And Zhou Xu also found human footprints, the footprints were not big, Zhou Xu guessed it might be a child, the key is what does a child need so much garlic for