Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"What's going on? What happened? How did it get like this?"

Liu Haizhong saw Cao Xu approaching and said in a deep voice.

"Cao Xu, I don't know what happened, the whole family is down. I just found a cart and sent someone to take them to the hospital."

"The old woman and Banggeng have both fainted, and Xiaodang and Huaihua are also clutching their stomachs and crying out in pain."

Seeing that Qin Huairu hadn't left yet, Cao Xu quickly called out.

"Qin Huairu, what happened? How did this happen out of nowhere?"

Qin Huairu was also in a panic at this moment.

"Cao Xu, I don't know either."

“We had just finished eating, and my mother-in-law was resting on a chair while Banggeng lay down on the bed. I went to wash the dishes, and after a while, he started crying out in pain.”

“One after another, first my mother-in-law, then Banggeng, then Xiaodang, and finally Huaihua.”

"My mother-in-law and Bang Geng both fainted from the pain just now. I really don't know what happened."

Qin Huairu trembled as she recalled the scene just now. All four members of her family had perished. It was alright that Jia Zhangshi was dead; at least one less troublemaker.

But Banggeng, Xiaodang, and Huaihua are all her children, her current hope. If anything were to happen to them, how could she live?

Cao Xu guessed, looking at Qin Huairu's anxious face.

"Did you eat something wrong? What did you have for lunch?"

Qin Huairu said.

"dumpling."

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, a change appeared on the faces of Yi Zhonghai and the surrounding neighbors.

Everyone else is at home eating steamed buns and cabbage, but your family is doing quite well, cooking dumplings in the middle of the day. You're really living a good life.

Yi Zhonghai knew that the Jia family must have eaten meat at noon because they hadn't asked for minced meat.

However, since the person is already in the hospital, this is not the time to pursue this matter.

Cao Xu said.

"Are there any dumplings left? Let's take them to the hospital to see the doctor."

Qin Huairu said, her forehead beaded with sweat.

"All the dumplings are gone, there's nothing left."

He Daqing thought to himself, "He really is useless at everything and eats nothing at all."

Qin Huairu realized what was happening and looked at Cao Xu.

"Cao Xu, are you saying there's something wrong with the dumplings?"

Cao Xu parked his bicycle in the yard.

"You only ate dumplings for lunch, and the onset of symptoms was rapid, so it is very likely that you have some kind of acute gastroenteritis."

"The most likely food that could cause this disease is the dumplings you ate for lunch."

Qin Huairu said.

"But I ate it too, so why am I fine?"

Cao Xu asked.

How many did you eat?

Qin Huairu thought for a moment and said.

"About ten."

Cao Xu then asked and answered questions.

"And what about your mother-in-law and the others?"

Qin Huairu pondered for a moment and then vaguely replied.

"There was quite a lot of food, but I don't know the exact number."

She couldn't possibly tell others that her mother-in-law and son each ate nearly forty of them, or she'd be laughed at to death.

Cao Xu said.

"That's right, the more you eat, the more serious it becomes."

Do you have any raw dumplings at home?

Qin Huairu said.

"Yes, there are still two steamers at home that haven't been cooked yet."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Huairu ran into the house and brought out the uncooked dumplings.

He Daqing stepped forward, picked up a dumpling, tore it open, and took a bite of the meat filling.

"Pooh……"

Seeing this, Cao Xu asked.

"What, is there something wrong with the meat?"

Qin Huairu said urgently.

"No way, I smelled this meat and it didn't seem spoiled."

He Daqing handed the dumplings to He Yuzhu.

"Try it."

He Yuzhu had a rough idea in his mind. Following He Daqing's example, he tasted the minced meat and frowned.

"The meat wasn't spoiled, but the pig had a problem."

Cao Xu suddenly realized.

"Are the pigs that died from disease, or were they found to be sick and then slaughtered?"

He Daqingdao.

"It's possible, but the minced meat has been chopped so badly that you can't see the texture anymore, so it's hard to tell."

"However, this pig is most likely sick."

Cao Xu looked at Qin Huairu and asked.

"Qin Huairu, where did you buy your pork?"

Qin Huairu said.

"Bang Geng bought special-priced meat at the East Street Supply and Marketing Cooperative. It was two cents cheaper than usual, five cents a pound."

Cao Xu understood what was going on after hearing this.

"Alright, discounted meat, haha, you get what you pay for!"

Qin Huairu went back inside to get her medical record book and then took the dumplings to the hospital.

She was accompanied by her uncle Yi Zhonghai and her third uncle Yan Bugui.

Cao Xu said to Liu Haizhong.

"Second Uncle, please tell everyone in the courtyard that anyone who bought discounted meat from the East Street Supply and Marketing Cooperative these past two days should refrain from eating it."

"Let's wait for the hospital results before we talk about it. We don't want another mass food poisoning outbreak, that would be a huge problem."

Liu Haizhong knew this was no small matter, so he immediately sent people to notify each household.

After giving his instructions, Liu Haizhong said.

"Shouldn't we report this to the neighborhood committee and ask them to investigate? It's impossible that the pork was only sold to our compound."

He Yuzhu shook his head.

"Going to the subdistrict office is useless; that supply and marketing cooperative is probably no longer under their jurisdiction."

Cao Xu suddenly realized.

“I remember now. According to the previous agreement, the steel mill took over the supply and marketing cooperative on East Street last week.”

"So this supply and marketing cooperative is no longer under the jurisdiction of the subdistrict office, but is now managed by the logistics department of the steel rolling mill."

"Second Uncle, you should take care of the problems in the yard first. I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

The supply and marketing cooperative of the steel rolling mill sold problematic pork. If people get sick from eating this pork, the logistics department will inevitably have to take responsibility, as logistics is Li Huaide's territory.

After figuring out the problem, Cao Xu got on his bicycle and left the compound, heading towards the steel rolling mill.

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When Liu Haizhong arrived at the Sixth Hospital, the doctor had just come out of the operating room.

Qin Huairu, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, immediately ran over to the doctor when he came out.

"Doctor, how are you? Are my mom and the kids alright?"

The doctor took off his mask and said calmly.