After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 738 Lin Qi is poisoned

"It's all your fault! Why did you have to hunt a sika deer? What are we going to do now? Is this snake poisonous?"

"It's definitely poisonous. The head is triangular, it's highly poisonous!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Saving lives is the priority. Quickly suck out the venomous blood and take the snake's carcass to the clinic!"

"Is it possible to make it in time? We're almost at the top of the mountain now, and it will take another two or three hours to get down!"

"But we can't just leave him to die! Minister Lin only has one son! If he finds out we're abandoning him, we're really doomed!"

The three of them, after much discussion, decided that they had to save the person; saving the person was like saving themselves—that's reality.

Perhaps if it were an ordinary family, they would really just abandon the person and shirk all their responsibilities.

As for the dangerous task of sucking out the poisonous blood with one's mouth, it was naturally done by the person with the worst family background.

There's no way around it; even a higher-ranking official can have a crushing effect, let alone someone with a family background, which was extremely important in ancient times.

Lin Qi was the object of the three men's flattery, so their family backgrounds were naturally inferior to Lin's.

Some people wanted to use Lin Qi's connections to get a promotion, while others valued Minister Lin's power and wanted to arrange a marriage between them.

In short, everyone gathered together for different reasons.

Hunting deer was just an excuse and an opportunity. You can't just come up and make friends in a dry, unproductive way; you have to get to know each other through some activities.

"Miss, let's take a sedan chair up. This mountain isn't steep, but it's really high."

"Alright, we don't necessarily have to go all the way to the top of the mountain. The Empress Dowager only mentioned the back mountain of Nanshan Temple, not the top of the mountain behind Nanshan Temple. Let's just take a look around, enjoy the scenery, and then go back."

Ouyang Yan didn't want to run into anyone here, since she knew before she came that this trip was arranged by someone.

She wasn't curious about any "destined person." Why would someone who has seen the bright moon linger over a few starlight?

Just as Ouyang Yan stopped at the foot of the mountain, another group of people arrived, leaving deep ruts on their carriage wheels.

Sure enough, several people got off the carriage, including three young women and two older women.

The distinction between master and servant is clearly evident from their clothing; there are two masters and three servants.

"Madam, Miss, this is Nanshan Temple."

"Alright, go hire a sedan chair. Miss is frail and can't climb the mountain. The old lady is also old and can't take the strain."

"Yes."

There are quite a few mountain dwellers looking for work at the foot of the mountain. Although not many people come to Nanshan Temple, the average price per customer is high, so the mountain dwellers can still earn a decent income.

Moreover, there is no cutthroat competition here. It's all local mountain people. Each village sends a fixed number of people to do this business, and the profits are shared among the villages.

So although everyone was actively trying to attract business, they weren't overly enthusiastic because the money didn't all go to them.

Their attitude is that they'll carry the car if someone sits down, and rest if no one sits down; they never actively solicit business or compete with others for business.

So people who want to ride in sedan chairs up the mountain have to actively approach them. The prices are fixed, and no one can raise or lower the price.

"Miss, let's go too."

Ouyang Yan nodded. Going early meant returning early, and with the sun already high in the sky, she didn't want to linger too long.

The two groups went up the mountain one after the other. There was only one path, so they stayed one after the other the whole way. Unless they could slow down, they would stay together.

Ouyang Yan didn't care whether she was in front or not, even though she knew that with her family background, the other party would definitely give way.

But why bother?

What's the difference between walking in front and walking behind? Is the scenery really that different?

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

"No! We need to replace them, we need to replace them first, they can't hold on any longer!"

"Let me do it, let me do it! You're so useless! You've only taken a few steps! You call yourself a family of military generals? You're just a spineless coward, you're a disgrace to your father!"

"Look at my small frame! Lin Qi is tall and strong. It's already quite an achievement that I was able to carry him this far. What are you saying!"

"This can't go on. Look, his lips are turning a little purple. Does this mean he's getting poisoned more?"

"Let me see, it really is. Stop talking nonsense and run a few steps. Even if we die from exhaustion, it's better than being wiped out by the Lin family!"

The three of them took turns carrying Lin Qi down the mountain, and after all that effort, they were still quite a distance from the bottom.

The three men's eyes lit up when they saw a group of people carrying sedan chairs up the mountain.

Exhausted and drenched in sweat, the group of people, whose back teeth ached so much they didn't want to talk anymore, still stubbornly stopped the pole-sliding line.

The three wanted to spend money to buy a set of sedan chairs so that they could save some effort in transporting the poisoned Lin Qi down the mountain.

Unfortunately, these people didn't care about the money and didn't want to give up the sedan chair. The three of them tried to snatch it by force, but they were already exhausted and had no strength left.

Helpless, I could only watch as they walked further and further away.

"Heartless! These old women are truly heartless!"

"Alright, he's old, he can't climb the mountain by himself, and he has no obligation to help strangers."

"Alright, let's carry the person and keep going!"

We've reached the halfway point of the mountain; there's still half the journey to the foot of the mountain.

Once they reach the foot of the mountain, they can board the carriage they came in. If they drive frantically into the city to seek medical help, Lin Qi will have a chance to live.

"Miss, it seems to be the young master of General Liu's family."

"Snotty Liu?"

When Ouyang Yan was a child, she met General Liu's youngest son, that snotty-nosed, slovenly boy.

"Why is he here?"

Good heavens, could this be some kind of "destined person" arranged by the Empress Dowager? This is too much...

Ouyang Yan wanted to immediately order her to change direction and go down the mountain, but the maid's next words dispelled her idea.