The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

Chapter 194 Moral Kidnapping

Fang Wenfu often taught them that medical skills and poison skills are like the two poles of yin and yang, which complement and restrain each other.

Although Xiaoyang and Xiaochen are still young, they have gradually memorized this wisdom.

Fang Wenfu secretly hoped that by teaching them medical skills, he could enable these two children to at least have the ability to protect themselves in this dangerous world, especially the subtle and complex knowledge of toxicology, as well as the identification and application of drugs.

"Xiaoyang and Xiaochen, Mother and Grandpa Fang will naturally teach you the poison technique, but you must remember that our power must not be used to harm innocent people. Do you understand this?"

Chen Xi's words were gentle but firm, and her eyes revealed an unquestionable seriousness.

"To judge whether a person is kind, we cannot just look at his behavior. For example, if someone suddenly robs you of your money, but it is because he has a seriously ill relative at home who needs urgent treatment, in this case, although the act of robbing the money is wrong, his starting point is good, right?"

Chen Xi explained patiently, trying to make the children understand the complexity and multifaceted nature of the world.

Xiaoyang and Xiaochen nodded seriously, their clear eyes reflecting their mother's image, and they answered in unison, "Yes."

Chen Xi continued, "But even so, such a mistake should not be punished by depriving one's life. The best way is to hand the problem over to the government, rather than using poison privately."

"Mom, if he is stealing money to treat his family, can't we just help him directly?"

Xiaochen blinked his big eyes and asked his question.

Chen Xi smiled bitterly, realizing that he might have oversimplified the complexity of reality when giving examples.

"Children, even if you take someone's property out of good intentions, you should not ignore the feelings of the person who lost the property. Behind every penny is the sweat and hard work of others. If we easily allow the robber to succeed, it is invisibly encouraging people to get something for nothing, which is moral 'kidnapping'."

Chen Xi explained patiently, trying his best to make the children understand this abstract concept.

Xiaoyang and Xiaochen looked confused and asked curiously, "Mom, what is moral kidnapping?"

Chen Xi gently touched his chin, thought for a moment, and gave an example close to life: "Just like when your father was blind, although the Xie family kicked us out, he was still grateful and left ten taels of silver as a reward. Now, although we have separated and your father's eyes have recovered, they have proposed to repay the kindness of raising him. This is a kind of moral 'kidnapping', using past kindness to demand additional rewards."

After listening to their mother's explanation, the two children suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, mom, we know what to do. After learning medical and poison techniques, we will neither hurt good people nor do anything to blackmail people morally."

Chen Xi smiled with relief, rubbed the two children's heads, and said softly: "Okay, it's late, let's go to bed first. We will talk about studying medicine in two days."

After saying this, she carefully covered the children with quilts and prepared to go to bed herself.

After the turmoil during the day, she thought the most urgent thing was to let her children have a good rest.

Besides, the turmoil at the Fugui Restaurant has subsided temporarily, and no one is causing trouble now.

In the dead of night, the county government received a report of a crime and a group of officers rushed to the Fugui Restaurant and carried out more than a dozen cold corpses.

After an investigation, no obvious signs of crime were found, and the tragedy could only be attributed to an unfortunate accident.

However, some people were still talking about it in private, finding it hard to believe that in the lobby not far from the gate, more than a dozen people were killed. Even if the fire was so fierce, it still made people feel confused.

However, due to the lack of conclusive evidence, the matter ultimately came to nothing.

Chen Xi tossed and turned all night. The incident in the afternoon made her feel uneasy. She was afraid that the children would have nightmares or be frightened because of it.

So she chose to stay by her child's side all night, ready to comfort any possible anxiety.

Fortunately, the children seemed to be stronger than she thought, and although they were frightened, it did not affect their sleep.

It was not until the sky turned pale that Chen Xi relaxed a little, adjusted his posture, and fell into a deep sleep.

Xiaoyang and Xiaochen woke up early and saw that their mother was still sleeping soundly, so they lay down beside her obediently without making any sound for fear of disturbing her rest.

Early in the morning, Fang Wenfu came back with a hot breakfast in his hand, but found that Chen Xi and the children had not yet gotten up.

He tiptoed to the door and was about to knock when Xiaochen, who had already woken up, quietly stopped him, fearing that he would disturb his mother.

Although the two children had been awake for a while and their stomachs began to growl, they sensibly chose to follow Fang Wenfu to the main hall to eat. Before leaving, they did not forget to gently close the door to ensure that their mother could sleep well.

At noon, the sun was shining brightly. Chen Xi, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes and habitually reached out to touch the treasures around him, but found that there was no one around him.

She suddenly woke up completely, a little panicked, and called out quickly: "Xiaoyang? Xiaochen?"

There was a barely perceptible hint of anxiety and worry in his voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the old wooden door swayed slowly, creaking slightly, as if it was gently pushed open by a warm spring breeze. Two children came into the house like two lively deer. Their laughter was like a clear spring, instantly injecting infinite vitality and vigor into this quiet space.

The two little ones had rosy cheeks, obviously they had already finished their lunch and were enjoying a carefree afternoon.

At this moment, they were following the village's famous pharmacist Fang Wenfu, in the sun-filled courtyard, identifying the tender green herbal seedlings that Chen Xi had planted the day before.

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, dappled onto the children's focused faces. Every herb seems to be given life, and the light of knowledge is dancing in their eyes.

Before long, a sense of accomplishment began to sparkle in the children's clear eyes. They had memorized the appearance of several herbs and could even proudly tell us their respective uses. The pure joy filled the air.

Leading the way, of course, were the two precious ginseng and ganoderma. In the children's minds, they were like legendary treasures. Even the dolls knew that these were priceless treasures. Whenever they mentioned them, they would involuntarily lower their voices, as if afraid of disturbing these little elves.

"Mom, there's food left for you in the kitchen. Are you hungry?"

Xiaochen fluttered down to Chen Xi's knees like a little swallow, her watery eyes full of care and love for her mother.

Before he finished speaking, Xiaoyang, who had quietly slipped out the door because of shyness just now, came in carefully with food like a little adult. His tender little hands held the tray steadily, and he took every step with extreme caution, for fear of spilling a drop of soup.