I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

Chapter 2 Cimicifuga Turtle Armor Decoction
Henry didn't pay attention to Xu Siling's expression and continued to cheer.

"You're in your twenties and haven't gotten married yet, but I got married when I was 15 years old. You must have never even touched a girl's hand."

"I think those women in the bathhouse don't want to see you, let alone do your business."

"Take the time to visit me in Tamubao. You are so handsome. Even if you are an executioner, I will not disapprove of your status. I will definitely accept you as my son-in-law!"

Xu Siling didn't pay attention to Henry's verbosity, and his mind was filled with unhappiness now.

It is normal for executioners to marry each other. After all, other normal families would not marry their daughters to executioners.

But the problem is.
For so many years, he was the only professional executioner in several surrounding castles and towns.

Therefore, whenever there were prisoners to be executed in other castles and towns, Xu Siling would be seconded to use them.

To put it simply, Xu Siling originally contracted the beheading and execution of prisoners in the entire area near Raya Town.

Now that a new executioner family has moved to the neighboring Tamubao, wouldn't it mean that every prisoner's head will be divided in half in the future?
It's equivalent to losing half of the head and you can't cut it off by yourself!

There were many criminals in the Middle Ages, but not many criminals needed execution.

Most guys who break some minor laws just go to jail and pay a fine.

For example, if a robber is caught in the wild, the soldiers will kill him on the spot and take away the loot. They will not bring him back for execution.

Xu Siling himself calculated that, excluding other punishments, it would take an average of two months to behead a person.

This is only if the business of all the surrounding towns is contracted. Otherwise, how could there be so many prisoners who need to be executed based on the business of Raya Town alone?

At this time, the door of the building opened, and the lord and law enforcement officer came out one after another.

Lord John wears a gorgeous robe, which is usually made of expensive silk or fine fabrics. The robe is brightly colored and magnificent, with fur or feather decorations on the cuffs and collar, adding a sense of luxury and majesty. .

Sergeant John's chin was full of hair and his face was a little angry. As he walked, he said to the law enforcement officer behind him: "We have to find a way to find her quickly! Send people out quickly. If you can't find her, you will never survive!"

The law enforcement officer behind him was trembling and nodded quickly: "Sir, I understand."

Xu Siling subconsciously looked at John's exposed neck.

The neck is a bit short, so it's quite difficult.
Johns was about to speak when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He turned around and found that Xu Siling was looking at him.

"Your Majesty, sir." Xu Siling bent down slightly and gave an armrest salute.

After all, he is his own boss, so he must give him some face no matter what.

"Talk to the nobles and take off your hood." Johns didn't have a good temper.

Only then did Xu Siling realize it. He took off his hood, revealing his brown eyes and handsome face. No matter who saw him for the first time, they would never associate him with the identity of the executioner.

John recognized Xu Siling with contemptuous and unhappy eyes. He pointed at Xu Siling with his finger, then turned to the law enforcement officer and said, "If you can't find him, I'll let Xu chop off your head and hang it on this door tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Siling's eyes subconsciously moved to the law enforcement officer's neck.

After Johns finished speaking, he walked away, and a group of guards outside the house quickly followed him.

After the people left, the law enforcement officer touched his cold neck and breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at Xu Siling, coughed slightly and said in an awkward tone: "Xu, you are so punctual every month."

Of course, Xu Siling would not ask about the reason for John's anger just now. It would be better to ignore it and just pretend that he didn't see it. However, he was already thinking about the possibility of beheading the law enforcement officer tomorrow.

"Law enforcement officer, same old thing."

The law enforcement officer nodded without saying anything, indicating to Xu Siling to wait at the door, and then went back to the house to arrange things.

After a while, someone brought a small bag of coins and a document to Xu Siling.

After greeting Henry, he turned around and left.Before taking the paperwork to the grain store to exchange for food, Xu Siling went to the clerk's office to buy a few books, and then hurried to the only alchemy shop in Raya Town.

At the door of the alchemy shop, the shop owner is an old guy who is selling alchemy potions at the door. He is also wearing a black robe and hood like Xu Siling.

Xu Siling didn't hesitate: "Have you found what I want?"

"Is it Cimicifuga?" the old guy murmured a few times, reacting like an Alzheimer's disease: "I asked someone to look for it for two months, and the news just came yesterday. I asked a box to come over and see if it's right."

As he spoke, the old guy turned around and walked into the store. After a while, he came out holding a wooden box and handed it to Xu Siling.

After opening it, what comes into view are several short oval purple-red root nodules.

"You said you only needed the stems and roots, and they just transported them here. Is that what you were looking for, kid?"

Xu Siling pinched it, looked around, and took a bite. The taste was sour, and then she breathed a sigh of relief to confirm.

"Yes. I have a large demand for this herb. Please arrange for someone to help me find it. I need as much as I can get."

The old guy was a little surprised: "Why do you need so much?"

Xu Siling glanced with cold eyes, and the old guy immediately shrank his neck and shut up and stopped asking any more questions.

"Deposit."

Don’t hesitate to throw the stipend you just received on the table.

The old guy quickly took it and checked it for a while, with a smile on his old face.

"You can come back in five days when you are free."

Xu Siling turned around and left.

Watching his leaving figure, the old guy started muttering again.

"No one has ever used this herb before. What is it used for?"

After exchanging a large amount of dry food, Xu Siling went home.

When he got home, the first thing he did was to place the cohosh. When the weather was good, he would take it outside to dry. Only the cohosh could be used as medicine.

In fact, this cohosh is black cohosh, which is not what Xu Siling wants, but it can be used, and in the Middle Ages, you can't force too much.

It was very easy for him to get this cohosh because it was the recipe of cohosh and turtle soup.

The ingredients required for this soup are very common, but the effect is extraordinary because it can cure the Black Death!

Although he didn't know whether the soup made from black cohosh would be as effective as he needed, he could only prepare everything that needed to be prepared.

The original ingredients of the soup were only [-]% effective in curing the Black Death. Now that the main ingredient is changed to black cohosh, I don’t know whether the effect will be improved or reduced.
Xu Siling sighed lightly. He didn't know much about the history of the Middle Ages. He only vaguely remembered a few famous figures, but he didn't know the rest.

But of course he would never forget the Black Death that broke out in 1347.

He had no expenses living alone in the mountains, but all the money he earned was invested in preparing to face the Black Death in advance.

He didn't remember exactly what month the Black Death broke out in the Kingdom of France, but he calculated that the time was about the same.

He has distilled, diluted, and stored medical alcohol. He also made homemade masks, protective clothing soaked in various oils, etc.
Therefore, Xu Siling, who does not live in a hygienic and chaotic town but lives alone on a hillside, is certainly very satisfied.

If a person lives alone and does not come into contact with others, even if he does not have soup, as long as other hygienic and quarantine measures are taken to eliminate the spread of the disease, he is sure that he will not be infected with the Black Death.

It is terrible to know that the Black Death lasted in Europe for six years and killed nearly half of the population of Europe. This had to be taken seriously by Xu Siling.

So the executioner family who moved to Tamubao to snatch heads should just snatch them. Maybe they would be taken away by God as soon as the Black Death came?
(End of this chapter)