Chapter 2280 Danshi Village (April Monthly Ticket Plus 13)
Unfortunately, they were unable to remove their craftsman status, let alone migrate. Their things were presented to the eldest prince. Before they could gain any benefits for themselves, the village began to suffer misfortune, and then the entire kingdom suffered misfortune and was directly destroyed by the Jin Dynasty.
And now, their misfortune seems not to be over yet.
The prince had no intention of arguing with them. After all, they were just fools who happened to have handled the poisonous stones. Before he found them, they even hid the remaining broken stones as if they were gems.
Therefore, the prince only punished the prince of Gaochang, and did not even affect some of the powerful people in Gaochang.
But this entire village is suspected of being involved in the murder of the prince. In Xizhou, both the new government and the old nobles are unwilling to let them go easily, so the people in the village can't even communicate with the outside world, let alone migrate away.
When Manbao arrived, the road out of the village was overgrown with grass.
She looked around curiously, but saw no one. She couldn't help but ask Daji, "Did the people guarding the village hide?"
Daji asked, "Is there no one around here?"
Manbao asked Keke.
Koko said, "There's no one here, but there are people about two hundred meters down the road."
So everyone went in along the road and saw people working in the fields.
The man who was weeding looked up and saw the incoming convoy, and was so shocked that he dropped the hoe in his hand.
He rubbed his eyes, and after making sure that someone really entered the village, he turned around and ran towards the house. Because he ran too fast, he fell to the ground with a thud. The sound was so loud that Bai Shan, who had just raised his hand to greet him, froze in place.
Before he could ask anyone to help him, he got up and continued running, and soon disappeared.
Bai Shan and Man Bao: ...
The two of them couldn't help but look at each other. After hesitating for a moment between going in and staying here to wait, they signaled the team to stop. It seemed that someone would come to check the situation soon.
The villagers who discovered them stumbled back all the way and started shouting as soon as they entered the village. Soon a group of people gathered. He pointed at the road at the entrance of the village in panic and excitement and shouted, "People, people, there are people——"
It took a while for everyone to understand what he meant, and they asked, "Did you get in by mistake?"
So everyone ran to see, and when they arrived at the village entrance, they saw that it was indeed a person. Not only a person, but it seemed to be a Han Chinese. No one moved for a moment.
The handsome young man smiled at them and asked them in the familiar Hu language, "Is this Xiahafu's hometown?"
Village chief Queenie's eyes lit up, and he took two steps forward and asked excitedly, "Yes, are you Xia Hafu's friends?"
Xia Hafu was the one who brought back the antidote and sent the remaining poisonous stones in the village to the capital. After he sent the poisonous stones to the capital, he never left and lived in the capital ever since.
Occasionally I would send some things back to my hometown, but the things were never delivered because there were no customers coming here.
Knowing that there were poisonous rocks here, the caravans changed their routes and subconsciously avoided this place.
When Manbao and his companions decided to come to Gaochang, they went to find Xiahafu and his companions and learned their Hu language from them for a long time, so communication here was not a problem.
Originally, Xia Hafu wanted to be their guide, but Manbao and Baishan had other plans, so they declined his offer.
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "We are friends of Xia Hafu."
Queenie was suspicious and a little nervous, but their village hadn't seen outsiders for a long time. Even though they doubted Bai Shan and the others' identities, they didn't show it. Instead, they warmly invited them into the village to sit down.
While inviting them, he whispered to the villagers, "Go back and hide the children."
The villagers ran back quickly. Bai Shan and the others saw it but pretended not to know. They brought the token given by Xia Hafu and many guards with them. Even if something happened, they were confident that they could escape unscathed.
Everyone went to the village with the enthusiastic village chief.
The houses in the village were a bit dilapidated, but they were still clean. Some teenagers led a group of older children to watch them from a distance and did not come forward.
The village chief invited them into the house to talk.
Manbao lowered his head and went in. He found the room a little dim, so he took the barley tea offered by the village chief and said with a smile, "Why don't we talk in the yard?"
Manbao said: "We also brought some gifts for everyone."
The village chief was slightly startled. "Gift?"
Manbao nodded, put down the tea bowl, turned around and went out, took out a bone chain and showed it to the village chief, "This is Xia Hafu's token. He said that the villagers will know it when they see this bone chain."
When the village chief saw the bone chain, he couldn't help but look at Zhou Man and asked, "Are you really Xia Hafu's friends?"
Manbao nodded, "Of course, we have no ill intentions."
The village chief touched the bone chain and said, "No one has come to our village for many years."
Manbao looked around and saw only older children, no younger ones. He couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Hasn't there been any newborns in the village in recent years?"
The village chief was startled and subconsciously became alert, "I don't know what you are talking about."
The surrounding villagers also stared at them nervously.
Manbao smiled at them soothingly and said, "I made the antidote that Xia Hafu brought back that year."
When the village chief heard this, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but look at Zhou Man carefully.
When Xia Hafu and his friends came back, they said that there was a very powerful young doctor in the capital, and the medicine they took was made by her. Although the children still grew up poorly, at least they would not get worse.
After confirming that Zhou Man was indeed a miracle doctor, the village chief immediately knelt down and begged her, "Miracles doctor, please save our village."
The villagers also knelt on the ground.
Manbao was startled and quickly reached out to help the man up, "If you have anything to say, please stand up and talk."
Manbao paused and asked, "What's wrong with the village?" She thought it was about migration, which she could help with.
The village chief said, "Children born in the past two years will still have defects. Please, the miracle doctor, save us."
Manbao was stunned for a moment before sighing and saying, "I remember telling Xia Hafu and the others that the damage is already done. The antidote can only prevent you from continuing to be affected by the poison stone and alleviate the related symptoms. It may cure those who are less affected, but it is impossible to heal the damage that has already been done. Therefore, I do not recommend that the villagers have more children."
These were the words Xia Hafu and his companions had said when they returned that year, but the village chief didn't listen. He couldn't help but get anxious, "How can you not have children?"
He burst into tears, wiping his tears as he said, "Three years ago, there were eighty-six people in our village, but now there are only seventy-eight. And that's because we had three more children. If we hadn't had more children, there would have been no one left in our village in a few years."
Manbao was silent for a long while, and finally said, "I want to see the people in the village."
The village chief immediately went to call everyone over.
(End of this chapter)
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