It was a nearby landslide, which mixed with rainwater and formed a torrent of mud and rock that rushed down, instantly engulfing all living things.
Everyone looked at this devastating scene and their faces turned pale. Natural disasters were too terrible.
Mu Wanqing took a deep breath, picked up the backpack and put it on her back. She put on a raincoat, tied the dagger to her waist, tied the hidden arrows, and said calmly, "Be prepared. Don't be afraid. I believe that man can conquer nature. I also believe that I am blessed and will not die here."
She was so calm and composed, and her tone was firm, which greatly comforted the people around her.
She is the backbone of everyone, and her attitude will naturally affect them.
The ground beneath our feet began to shake, and everyone's face changed. Oh no, this place can no longer be saved.
Mu Wanqing gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go."
A Da carried her on his back and ran out, followed by the others. They walked out of the cave where they had been hiding for three days. The rain was getting heavier, and the white rain curtain merged into one, blocking their vision and making it impossible to tell east, west, south, and north.
The raindrops hit my body like hail, causing a dull pain, but I didn't care about anything else and ran quickly to both sides to escape from the landslide.
Everyone has high martial arts skills, quick reactions, and can run very fast, which can be described as a race against time.
There was only one thought in my mind: run as far as possible.
I don't know how long I ran, but I finally escaped from the mud and rocks that were following me.
But no one knew where they followed and they got separated. Mu Wanqing was left with only A Da and A Er.
The rain was still falling, but much lighter.
Everyone was covered in mud and their faces were dirty. Ah Er looked around and said, "Master, what should we do now?"
Mu Wanqing took out some beef jerky from her bag and shared it with everyone. "Fill your stomachs first, and then look for a cave to hide from the rain. As for the others...it's up to your luck."
There is no way to find anyone now, and there is no contact information.
Once the spicy beef jerky goes into your stomach, you will feel refreshed.
Mu Wanqing munched on beef jerky while taking out the compass to check it. She then glanced at her watch. Four thirty-five in the morning?
I've been running around all night.
She had to go back and find out who had done this and make the other party pay a terrible price.
"Master, master." Ah Da's excited voice came from a distance, "There is a family over here."
Mu Wanqing was startled and quickly pulled A Er over.
After turning the corner of the mountain, there is a small mountain village with smoke rising from the sky.
"Let's go and take a look."
The three of them supported each other and walked down the mountain road. The road was rugged and difficult to walk on.
The small mountain village looked close, but it took more than two hours to reach it.
At this moment, the villagers all stood up and were startled to see Mu Wanqing and the other two clay figures. They became a little defensive. "Who are you?"
Mu Wanqing was gloomy and said, "We are medicine dealers. We wanted to go into the mountains to buy medicinal herbs from the villagers, but we encountered a mudslide..."
She sighed softly, "We stumbled into your village by mistake. Please take us in for a few days and leave when the situation stabilizes."
She was being chased all the way and was very cautious. She took special precautions and made up a decent identity.
She deliberately concealed her aura and looked very delicate.
The villagers couldn't believe it. "Drug dealer? You're a woman."
Mu Wanqing said softly, "Nowadays, women can pass the imperial examinations and become officials. We have female teachers, female doctors, and female technicians. What's a female drug dealer?"
The villagers suspected that there was something wrong with their ears. "What? A woman is an official? How is this possible?"
Mu Wanqing was even more shocked than them. "Uh, you didn't know about such big news? It's been several years since the court decreed that girls can go to school for free."
The villagers were stunned. It was not easy for them to go out, so they basically did not leave the village and had no idea about the outside world. It could be said that they were isolated from the world.
The only person who goes out of the village is the village chief, and he only goes out twice a year.
Upon hearing the news, the village chief hurried over and asked some questions. Seeing that the three of them did not look like bad people and answered questions fluently, he took them to his home to stay temporarily.
The village chief's house was also a shabby mud and thatched house with only three rooms and a living room, with more than a dozen people crammed in.
The village chief's family members watched curiously, talking in low voices, but did not dare to get close.
Mu Wanqing glanced at Ada, who immediately took out a piece of silver and said, "Village Chief, this is for our accommodation fee."
The village chief was quite honest and kept waving his hands, saying that he didn't want any money.
A Da insisted for a long time before he accepted it. He then asked his family to clean up a room, boil water and kill a chicken to entertain the guests.
Mu Wanqing ate a big bowl of chicken noodle soup, ate a few pieces of chicken, took a hot bath, and then fell asleep after not being able to hold on any longer.
Da and Er took turns to guard the place. No matter how careful you are in a strange place, you can never be too careful.
Mu Wanqing slept for two days and two nights before waking up. Her head felt swollen and she looked around in confusion.
The room was narrow and dim with mottled earthen walls, and it felt hard underneath.
She sat up slowly, and Ah Er, who was standing by her side, woke up in surprise. "Master, you are awake. You must be hungry. I will give you something to eat."
Mu Wanqing rubbed her swollen forehead and asked, "Has the rain stopped?"
“Stop.”
The mountain air was fresh after the rain. Mu Wanqing took a deep breath and felt refreshed. She breathed a sigh of relief. It finally stopped.
The situation was unclear, so she decided not to run around. She would just stay here quietly and wait for the arrival of rescuers.
The emperor should have learned the news and will send someone over.
The problem is that this place is ten days away from the capital.
What she should consider is how to avoid the killer and get in touch with the rescuers?
Perhaps these villagers can help.
She pondered for a moment and an idea came to her mind.
She looked around, and saw several little heads hiding in the dark, peeking at her. She waved, "Come here, I'll give you some candy."
The children were timid at first, but when they heard that there was candy, they ran over immediately.
Mu Wanqing gave each child a piece of candy. The children ate the sweet candies and squinted their eyes happily. The candies were so delicious.
"Is there a school in your village? Do you go to school? How does your family survive?"
In a short while, Mu Wanqing got everything she wanted to know from the child.
The village adopts a self-sufficient primitive farming method, growing coarse grains and raising chickens and ducks, so they will not starve to death but will not have enough to eat.
The children didn't go to school and were running around all over the mountains and fields.
"I want to eat some wild delicacies such as mushrooms, bamboo fungus, oyster mushrooms, button mushrooms, pine nuts, chestnuts, etc. If you are willing to help me pick them, I will exchange them with toffee. How about that?"
The children had nothing to do anyway, so of course they were happy.
"By the way, if you meet a stranger who asks you about it, don't mention me."
"Okay." The children didn't understand, but what did it matter? It didn't matter. What mattered was the candy!
After a while, he called his friends and ran away.
The village is very small, so the whole village will know about any disturbance.
The village chief came with a group of villagers, "Miss Qing, can you tell the child that you can exchange wild delicacies for milk candy?"
Mu Wanqing said generously, "Yes, I also buy medicinal herbs. If you have old mountain ginseng, you can sell it to me. The price is negotiable."
The villagers were excited. "Really? How much can a 30-year-old mountain ginseng sell for?"
They are really poor and cannot have enough to eat no matter how hard they work.
Mu Wanqing smiled slightly, "One hundred taels. If the old mountain ginseng is more than a hundred years old, it can be sold for a thousand taels of silver."
Everyone's eyes lit up. They had previously asked the villagers to take them out to exchange for some daily necessities, which were not worth much.
Many people have never seen silver.
The village chief was very shocked. He was an honest man and not good at dealing with people. He would exchange whatever others asked him to exchange, and he suffered a loss without knowing it. "So expensive? Are you sure?"
With just a few words, Mu Wanqing won the trust of these people.
"That's right. My family runs a pharmacy, so we know the prices best. The good ginseng is sent to the capital for the dignitaries. They are very rich."
A villager jumped up excitedly and said, "I have it at home. I'll show it to you right away."
He came back soon. Mu Wanqing took a look and found it was well preserved. "This ginseng is good. I can give you thirty taels. Do you want a banknote or do you want to exchange it for daily necessities?"
"Do you have any?" The villagers must need daily necessities. Even if there is silver in the village, it won't be of much use.
"Not yet." Mu Wanqing said with a smile, "However, we have rice, flour, oil, salt, sugar, cloth, quilts and everything else at the foot of the mountain. It's just a matter of a word."
"What can one tael of silver exchange for?" They are used to bartering.
Mu Wanqing said without hesitation, "It can be exchanged for two pieces of cotton cloth and fifty kilograms of food."
The villagers screamed in shock, and the village chief was doubting his life. He had been slaughtered by people from the mountain in the past, those treacherous people.
"What did you say? You are kidding."
"No, the cotton cloth launched by the court absorbs sweat, keeps warm and is wear-resistant. It is very comfortable to wear." Mu Wanqing pointed at Ah Er beside her, "Look, that's what she's wearing."
The village woman in sackcloth boldly touched the cloth and immediately liked it. "This material is very soft and comfortable. I have never seen such good ones. But why is it so cheap?"
Faced with the villagers' suspicion, Ah Er was unhappy, "This is a new fabric developed by Princess Qingping. We will keep the profit to a minimum and strive to make sure every citizen can wear it."
“Is there such a nice person?”
Ah Er glanced at his master with a proud look on his face, "Of course there is. She is amazing. She has grown potatoes that yield several thousand kilograms per mu. They can be eaten as a staple food or as a vegetable. Everyone likes them. She has ensured that poor people can have enough food to eat. People love her very much."
Everyone was stunned. Is the world outside really that good?
"The food you just mentioned is potatoes, right?"
Mu Wanqing's tone was kind and natural, making people trust her involuntarily. "Yes, if you want to change, I can ask someone to arrange it."
The village chief was worried about the people down the mountain. "How do we change this? Do we follow you down the mountain?"
Mu Wanqing stroked his forehead and sighed, "The mountain road is rugged, and the three of us, master and servant, got caught in the rain, and our heads are dizzy. There is a Mu Songtang pharmacy in the city that is owned by my family. Can you help me deliver a letter and get me some medicine?"
Mu Song Tang is the pharmacy she opened together with Imperial Physician Song, and ordinary people don't know about it.
"In the meantime, I'll have someone deliver the daily necessities you need to the mountain, or you can pick them up yourself, is that okay?"
Everyone looked at each other and discussed aside for a while. Although it was not easy to go out, it was still worth it if they could get good things.
Everyone was very enthusiastic, and the villagers could not resist everyone's enthusiasm, "I think it will work."
"Okay then. I'll make a list of what you need. Then you can just use this list to exchange for the old mountain ginseng. It will save everyone a lot of trouble."
The villagers were very enthusiastic. "I want a few thick quilts and cotton clothes. My mother always complains about being cold at night."
"Sure. I have a six-jin thick quilt that will keep me warm. If I also get a few thick cotton-padded clothes, I won't be afraid of the whole winter."
Upon hearing this, everyone became even more eager and wanted to go down the mountain immediately.
Mu Wanqing's lips curled up slightly, it's done.
She is too big a target, but who would pay attention to these inconspicuous villagers?
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