Chapter 2281 Metaphor (April Monthly Ticket Plus 14)
Bai Shan's eyebrows jumped when he saw the people gathering together. There were almost the same number of old people and young people in this village. There were nineteen children over nine years old, but there were only five children under nine years old, and three of them looked to be only two or three years old.
They all had something odd about them, like strange eyes, one of which was particularly large and sunken, or flat noses...
These are visible defects, but there are probably many more that are not visible.
The village chief was right. If there were no newborns in this village, in a few years, by the time the youngest child grew up, most of the people in the village would have died.
But……
Bai Shan's eyes slid across those children, but giving birth to children like this was even more unfair to them. Is it necessarily good for such children to be born and live in such an environment?
Bai Shanxin felt a little upset, not to mention Manbao.
She knew more. After all, she had studied it in detail in order to detoxify the prince. Even though Teacher Mo avoided certain topics, she also knew that this disease could not be cured even in Teacher Mo's powerful world.
Just like Yin Huo’s illness, the best we can do is prevent it from getting worse.
But the damage had already been done, and being sad and worried would only make him feel bad and wouldn't change anything, so Manbao rolled up his sleeves and said, "Set out the tables and chairs, and I'll show them to everyone."
The village chief happily agreed.
While he had the tables and chairs set out and the children moved forward, he also had someone clean up a room in his house for them to stay in.
However, Bai Shan declined after walking around and pointed to two abandoned houses and said, "We can just live there."
That was the house left behind by a family that had lost all its descendants. The yard was overgrown with weeds, not to mention the house. Although it was dry here, there was still some dampness. The village chief felt that it was not appropriate to entertain distinguished guests in this way, so he did not agree.
Bai Shan smiled and said, "We are used to sleeping outdoors. It's good enough to have a roof over our heads. Besides, we brought our own blankets, so it's not a big deal."
Daji and other guards: ...Master, you have it, but we don’t.
The village chief tried to persuade him for a few words, but seeing that he insisted, he could only agree with regret, and then took people to clean up his house.
First, remove all the weeds in the yard, then block the broken holes in the wall with thatch, replace the thatch on the roof, light a fire, walk around the house two or three times, and wipe the bed boards, and you're done.
Because there were so many people and they were so enthusiastic, it was done quickly.
Bai Shan had the guards lead the carriage and horses into the yard when Manbao finished looking at the twenty-four children and teenagers, and then it was the turn of the young men.
It was just a pulse check, Manbao didn't prescribe any medicine. While checking the pulse, she paid points to let Keke take photos and videos of them, and planned to pack the photos and send them to Teacher Mo after seeing everyone.
She vaguely felt that this data should be useful to Teacher Mo. Even if it couldn't completely cure them, it would be good to have some way to make them feel better.
Before sunset, Manbao took the pulse of everyone, including the village chief, and then shook his head slightly in the village chief's expectant gaze.
The village chief was very disappointed. He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he found that no sound came out.
Manbao said, "We brought some gifts for everyone when we came."
Bai Shan asked the guards to take down the things tied to the carriage and give them to them.
Some cloth, rice, flour, and some nice accessories and toys, probably specially prepared for children.
They hadn't seen these things for a long time, and everyone was very excited, especially the teenagers and children, who couldn't help chattering about it.
A bright smile appeared on the very ugly face, so bright that Bai Shan and Man Bao thought it looked very beautiful.
The guards, whose eyes had been wandering, couldn't help but pause, then looked more serious and no longer avoided the villagers' gazes.
Although he could not treat the children's illness, the village chief was still very happy to see these things. He cheered up and asked people to kill the sheep they raised, as they wanted to treat the distinguished guests from afar to a big meal.
Manbao asked Keke to send the picture to Teacher Mo, and then asked, "Are there any more poisonous stones in or around the village?"
"No." It scanned when it approached, but found no poisonous stones or any creatures that could be included.
Manbao and his friends mentioned the purpose of their visit when they were sitting by the campfire eating roasted whole lamb.
The village chief was startled and asked, "What are you looking for such a bad stone?"
"Destroy them," Manbao said. "They will remain harmful in this world. It will take many years for the toxicity to disappear. To prevent someone from unknowingly picking up these stones in the future, I want to collect them all and destroy them."
After a long silence, the village chief asked, "Sir, is it really impossible for us old people to heal them? It's okay for us old people, but what about those young children..."
Manbao lowered his eyes and said, "They are not much different from ordinary people now, but it is best not to get married and have children."
The village chief was very confused. "Why can't they have children? Didn't you say that the poison has been resolved? They can live healthy lives like normal people, without nosebleeds or weakness. Why can't they have children? Is it because this place is cursed? As long as we leave here..."
"It has nothing to do with where you live." Seeing everyone staring at her, Manbao paused, pondering for a moment before saying, "If you understand children as a gift from God, then you should know that the child you give birth to will have the blood of both parents, right?"
This sentence was not difficult to understand, and everyone, including the twelve-year-old boy squatting beside him, nodded along.
Manbao said very slowly, "The God puts the child into the mother's womb, but that is only the spirit. Its formation requires the father's blood to combine with the mother's blood, and then it can slowly grow up through the mother's gestation."
This was understandable, and everyone nodded.
"But there's a problem with my parents' bloodline."
No one understood this, and the village chief insisted, "Didn't you say we've already detoxified..."
Everyone stared at Manbao, equally confused. Didn't they say they had been detoxified?
Manbao picked up two white steamed buns from the plate and tore off a small piece from one of them to show them, "This is your bloodline. When you are poisoned, it will be like this..."
Manbao tore off the steamed bun bit by bit. "Detoxification means stopping this process. Once you take the antidote, nothing will harm your body anymore. The antidote will also help your body reach a balanced state, allowing you to survive."
She pointed at the bun that had a large piece torn off and said, "But a torn piece can't be restored to its original state. When you give birth to a child, your blood will combine to form a new bloodline, and there will still be a missing piece."
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(End of this chapter)
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