Chapter 125 Wei Shengxue: Maybe I should change my name
Outside the county government offices of various prefectures and counties in the Chu region, the messenger posted a notice on the public notice board of the county government office.
In the deep forests of midsummer, even the wild animals were scorched by the scorching sun. People went out early in the morning and returned at noon, avoiding the hottest time. But there was a group of people who went out when the sun was at its hottest and entered the dense mountains and forests.
They held simple homemade bows and arrows, and the sharpest weapon in the team was the sickle for cutting wheat.
They moved forward quietly through the forest, paying close attention to every hidden spot: the soles of their feet, the treetops, the bushes... These places often concealed unknown poisonous creatures that could take a life without warning.
Snap!
An unusual sound suddenly rang out in the silent forest. Everyone froze in place, with only their constantly moving eyeballs revealing their panic.
The skinny man moved his feet and looked down. It turned out that he had accidentally stepped on a dry branch and broke it.
call--
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and put their hearts at ease.
"Be careful, don't attract wild animals." The man walking in front of the road tightened his grip on the sickle and warned in a low voice.
The others agreed and walked more lightly.
They kept their eyes open to search for possible small prey around them, while at the same time being alert to any unusual movements.
They were villagers at the foot of the mountain. Originally, based on this year's harvest, they wouldn't need to forage in the mountains to reduce their food supplies. Unfortunately, the heavy rains this year had intensified the curse hidden in the water. In previous years, the village would have had at least a dozen children born each year, but this year, pregnant women were everywhere, yet only one managed to give birth. The rest were plagued by Gu-like illnesses, their bellies bulging.
To nourish the only pregnant woman, so she could give birth smoothly and bring good fortune to all the women in the village, it was said that children were the most yang element, able to ward off evil spirits. When the child was born, they would all go to his home to stay and nurture him, so they could raise more children themselves.
They organized a team of four or five people to go into the mountains, but they couldn't bring out many people. They didn't dare to attack ferocious beasts like tigers and wolves. They could only catch a few small animals like rabbits and pheasants. If they were lucky, they would catch a few non-venomous snakes. The doctor said that snakes are very tonic.
Especially snake gall, which is said to be able to detoxify, and perhaps eating it can drive away the curse.
With such beautiful wishes, they ventured into the mountains.
"We've already caught two pheasants. Should we go back first, or should we look for snakes?"
The skinny man hesitated. Now the only pregnant woman in the village was his wife. He selfishly wanted to take a snake back for nourishment, but it was obvious that others had already gained something, and he didn't want to let everyone stay and take risks for his own sake.
"How about we look for another half an hour. If we can't find it, we can go back?" the leading man asked the others.
Thinking of the child who was about to be born, the other few people's faces, which were engraved with frost, also showed rare smiles. "Yes, we haven't found any supplements for the baby yet. Let's look for it again and save some delicious food for the baby in my sister-in-law's belly."
The young man walking on the right, on guard, turned around and said with a smile, "Brother Daniu, I'm going to get married soon. When my wife gets married, it'll just be right after my sister-in-law gives birth. I'll have her come to your house to share in the good fortune and have her give birth to a big, fat boy for me soon."
"Okay, come on over. If my wife can give birth to a boy smoothly, I will cook a pot of egg soup at home and give everyone a bowl to share in the good luck." Da Niu responded to him excitedly, and the group continued to search the forest carefully.
"What is that?!" Someone saw a gray shadow flash by.
"It's rabbits!" The hunter quickly glanced over there and made a rough guess. "Hurry up, there must be a nest of rabbits!"
As long as there is a pair of male and female rabbits in a litter, and they are raised for a few months, the whole village can have a litter of rabbits. By the New Year, there will be some meat in the house.
Thinking about the dinner table a few months later, everyone became excited.
"Chase after them!"
The rabbit started running and disappeared into the forest. The men were unwilling to give up the prey that was about to be caught, so they chased it into the deep forest.
However, they didn't notice that the direction was a dangerous area that they would never go to on a normal day and would even try to avoid.
…
"Put away your bows and arrows, follow, and find its lair!"
No matter how fast a hare runs, it cannot match human endurance. After chasing for half an hour, the hare with an arrow in its hind leg finally stopped and hid in a patch of grass.
"The rabbit has more than one nest. Let's hide first and don't disturb it. Wait for it to move with its little rabbits, and then we can catch them all in one fell swoop."
Several people hid in the bushes, stuck their heads out and looked over there intently. Because they were fully focused on the rabbit hole, they only gave the surrounding environment a cursory check.
Right now, "Go!"
"Hey, we caught a whole bunch!"
"A little thinner."
"It's okay. I'll ask the little ones at home to pick a few more when they cut grass for the pigs. They'll get fat if they feed them."
"There are three female rabbits and two male rabbits! This is really lucky!"
Caught up in the excitement, the few people did not notice that among the branches behind the grass, there were sticky mollusks of the same color as the branches and leaves swimming past.
This litter of rabbits was originally their prey.
"Something's wrong." The hunter, who had lived in the mountains and forests for many years, was the first to notice something was wrong. "It's too quiet here."
What the forest has the most are various insects and birds. Even in the deepest forests, there are birds singing and insects chirping in this season, but here there is no movement at all.
"Boss, let's go back quickly!" The hunter issued a warning.
"Hunter?"
The eldest brother turned around and saw his serious face. He swallowed what he was about to say and ordered, "We must return to the village immediately."
Hiss——
rustle--
That noise...is a snake!
Everyone living at the foot of the mountain is familiar with this; even toddlers know how to deal with it.
The snake catcher in the crowd skillfully took out a handful of realgar powder from his pocket and sprinkled it around with a wave of his hand.
"Hehe, this is a must-have medicine for going into the mountains."
There is a pit near the village. If you dig in it, you can dig out realgar stones. If you grind them, you can get realgar powder which can repel snakes. This time I brought a lot of realgar powder with me. After sprinkling it around, I divided it up and sprinkled it on everyone's body. The hissing and rustling sounds immediately faded away.
The snake catcher used a stick to lift up the grass and branches, and saw several snakes lying on the ground twitching in a daze. With a flick of the stick, the snakes fell accurately into the specially made barnacles.
"We're so lucky! This trip, we not only got pheasants and rabbits, but we even got some nourishing snakes." The snake catcher shook the barnacles. "Three of them. We'll feed them slowly. They'll last us about half a month. Danniu, when your son is born, give me an extra bowl of this egg soup."
Daniu grinned, "Uncle San, even if you don't tell me, you still have to keep your share."
The crisis was resolved and an unexpected benefit was obtained. The boss was very happy. The trip into the mountains ended successfully. Even the most vigilant people couldn't help but relax their vigilance.
"Okay, okay, we're still in the mountains. Let's talk outside. My family is worried about us."
Several people walked out while barely maintaining a vigilant posture, but they were chasing the hare all the way and didn't even have time to identify the direction. When they saw the familiar realgar powder on the ground again, their faces looked very ugly.
This means they are lost.
"Hunter?" The boss looked at him inquiringly.
When it comes to familiarity with the mountains and forests, he is the best among this group of people.
The hunter squatted down and pulled away the rotten leaves. He grabbed a handful of dirt and sniffed it. He then used his sickle to cut open a piece of bark. Finally, he shook his head and said, "I can only find the water source, but I can't say where I'll end up after I get out."
It’s good to be able to go out, it’s better than staying in the deep mountains and forests.
If you go out, you can always find the way back to the village, but here, who knows when you will become a meal for wild beasts.
The boss said sullenly, "You lead the way. Let's go and try to find a place to stay before dark."
A group of people hurriedly walked through the mountains and forests. They ran, trying to find the nearest shelter in the remaining light before the sunset.
They were so focused that they didn't react when the first person missed a step and subconsciously reached out to grab it.
Rolling——
A group of people fell into big holes one after another like gourd babies on a vine.
"Awoo, wow, awoo, awoo..."
Torches illuminated the already dark forest, and an incomprehensible language chattered overhead.
The people who fell to the ground in the pit suddenly remembered the warning of the village elders: "Never go to the mountains and forests in the southeast, there are monsters that eat people."
I originally thought this man-eating monster was a tiger or lion from the forest, but I never expected it to be...
"Savage."
The hunter who had been in the mountains the longest uttered these two words with a trembling voice.
Unable to communicate, unable to understand.
In their minds, savages are a group of barbaric, rude, and bloodthirsty humanoid beasts.
"I'm going to fight them!" The youngest Erzhuang gripped the sickle tightly, his eyes wide open, and he grabbed the hanging vines and tried to climb up.
"Wait, don't be impulsive. They are numerous and powerful. If a conflict occurs, we will definitely be the ones who suffer losses." The boss stopped his reckless behavior, controlled his temper, wrapped the vines around his waist, and let the savages pull them up.
"Hide your weapons and act according to the circumstances. Snake catcher, keep your poisonous snakes and release them to bite them to death when necessary!" As soon as these words were spoken, the boss was pulled out of the trap by the savages.
One after another, they were tied up like dumplings and carried back to the valley.
The good news is that they have a place to stay for the night.
The bad news is that the place to stay is a big pot.
They looked at each other and saw two words in each other's eyes: Help! Ah!
Just because they don't want to be eaten by wolves doesn't mean they want to be eaten by savages!
Help, help, help...!!
No one wants to experience what it feels like to be cooked and eaten.
They were tied to a rack nearby, with a blazing fire. Surrounding them were savages wearing pheasant feathers, with faces painted, cheering and dancing.
It can be seen that they are very satisfied with today's prey, and even want to hold a bonfire party to celebrate before continuing.
It would be even better if the prey of this celebration were not them.
A woman with the most colorful feathers on her head came forward and pointed at them, saying, "Jiligua La Wu La Kara..."
"Guwaa!"
"Guwaa!"
The boss and others couldn’t understand what they were saying, but they could understand their actions.
The one holding the torch and getting closer is definitely disadvantageous to them!
“Don’t come over here—!”
…
Shortly after Wei Shengxue sent the pumpkin to Xia Wuqie, he received another message from him asking about Panax notoginseng cultivation.
"Panax notoginseng is grown on mountains over a thousand meters high. Harvesting it would be life-threatening, and the yield is extremely limited. I read in immortal books that medicinal herbs can be cultivated artificially. Is that possible with Panax notoginseng?"
She shouldn't be too familiar with things like growing medicinal herbs. If her superpowers hadn't mutated, her future would have been a breeder at a medicinal herb breeding base.
"Of course you can, but the key to cultivating medicinal herbs is to create an environment similar to where they grow in the wild. You haven't even seen Panax notoginseng yet, so how can you be sure what kind of environment it's suitable for? Furthermore, this process requires years of experimentation, and you might even spend the rest of your life on this one thing."
When Xia Wuqi heard this answer, instead of feeling disappointed that nothing could be done at this moment, he enthusiastically made a plan, "Master, if I can truly complete the task of cultivating medicinal herbs in my lifetime, even if nothing remains after my death, I will have no regrets in my life."
"Wait a minute, I'll come over and set up a formation to ripen plants in Lujiang County."
"Master Immortal is coming to Lujiang County?"
"I'm going over there to do something." Wei Shengxue picked up a plant that looked like cotton. According to Liu Ji, it was a rare treasure offered by the merchants below, and it seemed to have come from Lujiang County.
Now that the pumpkin seeds have been distributed, the temporary solution has been achieved, but the fundamental solution can only be achieved after Daqin develops and people are freed from the fields, and it is sufficient to mobilize a large amount of manpower and material resources before we can start filling the rivers and ditches to prevent future troubles.
After explaining everything, Wei Shengxue used the sound transmission magic weapon on Xia Wuqie as a location and directly activated the teleportation array.
…
She was standing on a man covered in feathers, looking like a golden-feathered chicken. She looked around at a group of people who looked like primitive people and fell into silence.
"Xia Wuqie?" she called as if to confirm.
It's just a teleportation of a few hundred miles, she wouldn't have gone so far astray.
"I'm here." Behind the layers of primitive people, a hand wrapped in plain cloth was raised.
call.
Wei Shengxue breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the hand. Although the fabric was very dirty, at least traces of human civilization could be seen.
"Get out of the way, let me pass, our baila is coming!"
Wei Shengxue looked at the gray-haired Xia Wuqie, who was like a crab, arching his left side and kicking his right side, and forced the group of strong primitive people to make way for three people.
"Bang!"
He walked up to Wei Shengxue, prostrated himself on the ground, and shouted an incomprehensible syllable.
The group of primitive people with colorful feathers around them also followed him and lay on the ground with enthusiasm, "Bang La!"
"Bang!"
Wei Shengxue: “…”
Several people were wrapped up like caterpillars on the ground, struggling to buckle: "..."
Are these still the same savages who were so cruel as to want to boil them in a pot?
but--
They raised their necks with difficulty and looked at the person who was still glowing in the darkness. Her clothes were like being covered with moonlight, still emitting a bright and moist light in the dark night. She fell from the sky but was unharmed. As soon as she arrived, she made all the brutal savages kneel down and surrender.
She must be a god!
"We are villagers from nearby. God, please have mercy on us. We have wives, children, and elderly relatives at home. Please have mercy on us! As soon as we return, we will definitely build a temple for you and worship you for generations!"
"I'm willing to give you half of my family's income! Please save my life!"
"My wife is about to give birth, please let me see her again!"
Wei Shengxue turned her head to look at the people who were tied up on the side. They were all wearing patched and worn clothes, but the shape, structure and fabric of the clothes made it possible to barely tell that they were the people of the Qin Dynasty.
She waved her hand, breaking the vines that bound them.
A few people noticed the relief and immediately used their hands and feet to pull away the vines, rolling and crawling to hide behind her.
Wei Shengxue bent down and helped Xia Wuqie up, asking him, "What's going on? When I contacted you at noon, you were still in the clinic. How did you end up here among these primitive people?"
Xia Wuqie slowly brushed off the dirt he had just covered himself with while replying, "These barbarians didn't even spare my old bones. I didn't get the herbs and almost ended up in the pot."
This is almost like saying it directly: they caught me and used me as food!
Wei Shengxue was an old acquaintance of his, but he did not blindly believe it. He twisted his fingers and made hand gestures to point at those people.
Wow, each one of them is flashing red.
Cannibals!
Looking at their swollen bellies, they probably have schistosomiasis.
"Take it back and use it as clinical trial material?"
Wei Shengxue said, "I have a few more prescriptions that are said to be more effective than pumpkin seeds. However, they are incomplete and some of the herbs are not available here, so we need to find substitutes. The herbs are also very potent, so it's inconvenient to take them out. If I had them, they would be perfect for you to experiment with."
Xia Wuqi originally wanted to refuse. He had only used humans as experimental subjects on death row prisoners, and this was all for the purpose of making medicine for His Majesty.
"They are cannibals." Wei Shengxue added.
"Yes." Xia Wuqie immediately changed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"As for you..."
When Wei Shengxue looked over, she saw those people kneeling down and begging for mercy. "We are all good citizens! We have never committed any crime! Please spare our lives, Immortal!"
Wei Shengxue was about to say something when she was interrupted by their unexpected behavior. "...What I want to ask is, which village are you from? I'll take you back."
"Lianghe Village! We are from Lianghe Village. There is a river running through the village, so we got the name."
Wei Shengxue said, "Take your belongings with you. There are schistosomiasis in the water, so try to avoid going in the water for the time being. Even if you do go in the water, it's best to wrap yourself up tightly."
Several people were stunned, "What?"
"The antidote will be delivered to the county within a month. Please remind the village chief to collect it in time."
A few people wanted to ask more, but there was a flash of light in front of their eyes, and when they opened their eyes again, they saw a familiar scenery.
A half-lit lantern hung on a tree branch at the entrance of the village, casting a hazy shadow. The branches half-hidden in the darkness were waving their claws and teeth, looking eerie and spooky, but in their eyes, it gave them a familiar sense of security.
It’s the big tree at the entrance of the village!
They went home.
"Daniu and the others are back!" The people guarding the village entrance turned around and ran into the village.
For a moment, the flames from the torches gathered in the village.
"Boss, you're finally back." Several women ran out from the crowd.
Several people looked at each other in a trance.
I really met a god.
…
"The gods said that a magical medicine will arrive in our county in a month. From now on, we won't have to worry about the curse in the water killing people!"
Gathering at the village chief's house to recount their thrilling experiences during this period, the leader mentioned today's adventure, "By the way, the immortal also asked me to remind you to pay more attention to the news in the county town."
The village chief took a drag from his pipe, slowly exhaled smoke rings, and excitedly clapped his hands on the table. "The gods have appeared! The gods have really appeared!"
"Yes, Third Uncle, at that time, that man was trying to poke my face with a torch, and a fairy came down from the sky and stepped on the ogre to death. If it weren't for her, you wouldn't see me today." The youngest man in the team tugged at the village chief's sleeve and told him about the thrill of that moment, his admiration for the unknown fairy evident in words.
"Uncle Dagen, do you think this immortal is the one from the legend of Daqin?"
"Are you talking about the one His Majesty met on Mount Tai? But didn't they say that he rarely left Xianyang? How could he be here?"
"Well, that's a fairy. The emperor controls everything, but how can he control where the fairy goes? She can go wherever she wants, and not even the emperor can stop her. Maybe she just happened to visit here and saved us."
"No, no, no," the hunter shook his head and denied him, "Do you remember that old man? He was the one the gods helped up with their own hands. They should know him. The gods came here just to save him."
"He must be an important person, otherwise why would a god go all the way to save him?"
Knock knock.
The village chief knocked on the table, interrupting their discussion. "Let's end this matter here. Don't tell anyone about it."
Nothing to do with romance
They are just ordinary people. If they tell others about the blessings they have received from the immortals, they will only bring disaster upon themselves.
"Understood, Third Uncle."
"Alright, go home. You guys got scared today, so don't go to dig the ditch in the village tomorrow. Get some rest. Also, I'll take care of the message that person told you to pass on. Keep your mouths shut and don't say anything."
After a few people agreed, the village chief sent them home.
According to their normal schedule, they would have gone to bed long ago, but they stayed awake until now because they were worried about the few people who had not returned yet.
This is the magic medicine that the immortal talked about... Wait for a month and go to the city to wait for it. Don't miss it.
…
The one-month period is coming in a flash.
The village chief harnessed the village's ox cart, took a few tall and strong men with him, and dragged a cart of furs and mountain products into the city.
Even if you go to the city to inquire about news, you can't go empty-handed. Farmers have few sources of income, so every trip must be worthwhile.
He instructed his son to take two people to sell mountain products and furs, and he himself took a few other people to the county government office.
The country folk coming into the city didn't even know which way the county government gate faced. By the time they got close, it was already an hour later.
As soon as I stood still, I saw a group of yamen runners coming out.
Two people took the notice and glue and pasted the paper on the bulletin board, while the other person picked up the gong and started beating it.
"Come and see, come and listen!"
The sound of the gong attracted passers-by from all directions.
At this time, there were only two or three months left before the provincial examination after the autumn harvest. Every move of the county government attracted the attention of countless students, and the notice posted by the clerk naturally attracted everyone's attention.
"Sir, is there any new news about this year's provincial examination?" Someone asked hurriedly without even having time to look at the announcement.
The clerk stepped back and successfully blocked the man's hand that was about to give him the silver. "It has nothing to do with the provincial examination."
He turned around and struck the gong again, "Come and take a look! Great news! We can be freed from the curse!"
"It's the curse that makes our men weak, our women unable to bear children, and our children short!"
The clerk's face was filled with a smile, the corners of his mouth almost splitting to his ears, "It can be untied!"
This curse has been lingering for hundreds of years and has never left since our ancestors started living here, but now there are people saying that they can break the curse?
The village chief Dagen, who had received the news in advance, immediately thought that this must be the magic medicine that the gods talked about!
His eyes were burning, and even his breathing became rapid. He squeezed forward desperately with a few strong men.
He could hear the questioning voices of other onlookers, but the village chief ignored them and continued to squeeze forward.
Good things can only be obtained by stealing. This is the survival wisdom he has learned since he grew up.
"That's a Gu disease! It's a curse! Even a noble like the king's son couldn't escape it. How can we be saved?"
"That's right. Even if we can save them, it won't be our turn."
"Sir, when will the miracle medicine you mentioned arrive?"
Amidst the crowd of naysayers and doubters, this earnest inquiry was truly comforting.
The clerk gave a rare smile and said, "That's a good question. Where are you from?"
The village chief Dagen immediately reported the information to him.
The clerk said, "Okay, I'll remember that. Come find me when the time comes. I'll leave you a handful of the magic medicine."
Amidst the village chief's profuse thanks, he turned to look at the others.
The discussions continued, and some people even felt that it had nothing to do with them and shouted to leave.
"Let's go, let's go. There's nothing to see here. Instead of this, I might as well go back and pull some more weeds. The seeds I got this year are really good. They're growing fat and strong. You can tell at a glance that there will be a good harvest. I have to take good care of them."
When talking about this seed, everyone has something to say, "I heard that this is a seed blessed by the gods, I don't know if it's true."
"No matter whether it's real or not, as long as it can grow a lot of food, I'll call it a fairy seed!"
The clerk saw them talking about the immortal seeds and immediately took the opportunity to interrupt, "This immortal seed is a blessing from the immortals of Daqin. Each acre of land can produce hundreds of kilograms of grain."
His words drew everyone's attention, and he immediately got to the point without stopping. "The method of removing the curse now is truly extraordinary. I've never seen such a good method in my life. It doesn't even require magical powers, and I don't even have to spend money on medicine!"
Everyone paused as they were leaving and pricked up their ears.
Free?
This is something you need to listen to carefully.
The clerk kept the question a secret, "Have you ever heard of a crop that yielded 2,000 kilograms per mu?"
Two thousand kilograms?
"Who are you trying to fool? We all make a living from the land, but we're not like those masters who don't even know what farmland looks like. Two thousand kilograms? I wouldn't even dream of such a large amount when I go home!"
"What kind of seeds can produce two thousand kilograms of grain? If anyone can really give me such a magical seed, my family will worship him for generations! From now on, he will be my real ancestor!"
"Hahaha, Ma Lao San, you don't really believe it, do you? You believe this kind of childish talk? Maybe you fell into a ditch while farming and your brain is flooded! Hahaha..."
"Bah! I'm talking about if! If! If there really were such a seed, and you were asked to call it ancestor, would you do it? Would you?"
"Scream! If I can get this good thing just by yelling 'ancestor', I'd rather be skinned alive and work like a cow or a horse for him, not to mention 'ancestor'!"
That’s 2,000 kilograms! 2,000 kilograms per mu!
If only one acre of land were harvested, it would be equivalent to more than ten acres today! Cultivate two or three acres, and the remaining land could be used to grow other crops like kudzu or fruits, which could be sold to create a small fortune, enough to buy some meat and a few more clothes. Daughters wouldn't have to wear tattered, patched clothes when they got married, and sons could offer a respectable betrothal gift of two loads of rice. Granddaughters wouldn't have to suffocate or drown at birth. How wonderful life would be then.
Unfortunately, it’s just something I can only think about.
"Who said that?" The clerk stepped onto a low stool brought by his colleagues, towering over the crowd, and shouted, "This is not a dream! This immortal seed, which can produce 2,000 kilograms per mu, is about to arrive in Yugan County!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, "That magical seed that can produce two thousand kilograms per mu, whose flesh can fill your stomach and whose seeds can break curses and cure diseases, is about to reach us!"
"Two days later! Just two days! Soldiers will escort you in through the east gate!"
"If you don't believe me, feel free to send someone to guard the door. This is an order personally handed down by the county magistrate."
"The seeds will arrive in a few days and will be distributed then. We can plant them next spring. The fruits can be eaten as food and the seeds can be used as medicine. This life is so beautiful, don't you believe it?"
"I believe it!" Village Chief Dagen led a few men and shouted from below, "Sir, I believe it!"
"We won't leave for the next few days. We'll just be guarding outside the city gate. Sir, could you give us a few more immortal seeds?"
Someone was making faces for him, and the clerk was very happy. As far as he knew, there were a lot of seeds, enough to cover the entire county. He just wanted to give a few more. "Okay, okay, when the seeds are divided, just come and tell me my name, and I'll give you a few more."
The person standing below raised his voice and shouted, "Sir, I trust you too. When they said they were leaving, I stood here without moving. Can you give me a few more immortal seeds?"
The first one to support was truly supportive, while those who followed the crowd were merely trying to gain an advantage. The clerk was well aware of this and, with a frown, drove them away, "Go away! Are you supporting me? There are too many people here, and we can't even move!"
"Everyone, don't forget to come back in three days to collect the immortal seeds!" After the clerk shouted this, he carried the small stool back to the county government office, leaving only a group of people gathered in front of the bulletin board to discuss the matter.
Village Chief Dagen led the villagers out of the crowd. The hunter beside him whispered, "Uncle San, do we really have to wait here for two days?"
The village chief nodded. "If I can get the immortal seeds first and a few more by waiting for two days, it will definitely be worth it."
He then instructed them, "I'll leave two men waiting for you at the city gate. You'll go back to the village with the salt, cloth, and other valuables you've exchanged for the mountain goods and furs. These are valuable and it's not safe to leave them outside. Also, bring us two more days' worth of food and water."
Several people nodded.
…
Time passed quickly and soon it was two days later.
The village chief and two villagers were waiting at the city gate, from the dawn, to the scorching sun, and then to the sunset. Everyone was exhausted from waiting.
"Son, you watch first. I'll take a nap. Be sure to call me when we get there." The village chief moved his neck, which was a little stiff and sore from looking at the end of the road for a long time. After whispering instructions to his son, he gathered his clothes and lay down on the ox cart.
"Okay, Dad, don't worry, I will definitely keep a close eye on it." His son responded crisply, his eyes fixed on the end of the road, which was the direction of the convoy transporting the miracle medicine.
Next to him, there were at least ten small groups with similar behavior. These were people sent by various villages to wait for the magic medicine.
Wait until the afterglow of the setting sun fades away inch by inch, and the person's shadow becomes longer and longer inch by inch.
Finally, a faint vibration sound was heard from the ground, and at the same time, a convoy appeared at the end of the sight.
"Dad! The convoy is here! The miracle medicine is here!" As soon as the son turned around, the village chief was pushed up and shouted loudly in his ear.
The village chief had been thinking about the magic medicine and had been sleeping restlessly. When he was called by the old man, he jumped up on the spot.
"Where is the miracle drug?!"
"There!" the son shouted, pointing at the new convoy arriving in the distance.
The village chief stretched his neck and squinted his eyes to look in the direction of his finger.
"Oh my! There really is a convoy! We've finally waited for it." He kicked the two villagers who were still resting on the ox cart and woke them up. "Don't sleep anymore! Hurry up and get up! The magic medicine has entered the city!"
A group of people's eyes were fixed on the convoy, watching it approach little by little from the end of the road, watching it quickly enter the county town through a special channel, and then watching the city gates close when the curfew came.
The village chief's gaze lingered over the city gate for a moment before he slowly withdrew. "We'll get the miracle medicine tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I wonder how much of it each village will get? If it's not enough, we'll plant it on the best plots of land in our village. When the harvest comes next autumn, we'll distribute it to each household."
"Uncle San, you can make the decision on this matter. We all trust you."
The villagers waiting with them exchanged glances. "We all see how much you've done as village chief over the years. This is a major event for the entire village. You must keep a close watch on it and not let those scoundrels in the village ruin it."
Every village has a few idle rogues, and Shuanghe Village has them too. Normally, they're lazy, so they're just neighbors, so they don't say much. But this miracle drug is truly extraordinary. The future of the entire village depends on it. If one of them messes with it, their ancestral graves will be dug up!
They waited here for another two days before they heard any news.
It’s time to divide the immortal species!
"Quick! Let's go in!"
Relying on the fact that the few men they brought with them were tall and strong, the village chief and his group quickly grabbed the front row.
The clerk who distributed the immortal seeds happened to be the same one who had been there that day. He still remembered the common people who had set up the stage for him and smiled immediately, "You came quite early."
He turned his head and shouted, "San'er, bring out a large one!"
After a while, a man came out with a bag as big as his head. At the clerk's signal, he handed it over and said, "Take it home and dry it in the sun. Keep it well. Next year, clerks will go to each township to teach planting methods. This is all there is in a village. Be sure to take good care of it. Once it's gone, it won't be replenished."
The village chief nodded and agreed, thanking them for their generosity. "You are such a kind person. With people like you in Yugan County, our lives are getting better and better."
The poor flattery made the clerk laugh and cry. He waved his hand and sent the man away, "Don't delay. There are still many people behind us. Go back quickly."
The village chief and several villagers expressed their gratitude profusely before slowly leaving the team.
On the oxcart on the way back, several people sat nervously around the bag, staring at it intently, "This is the miracle drug that can save lives!"
"It's not just a magical medicine, it's also a magical seed!" The village chief fondled the bag outside. "I heard from that gentleman that once he plants it, it can produce 2,000 kilograms of grain per acre. I wonder how much land this bag can plant. If only it could plant an acre, no, half an acre would be great."
"After next year's autumn harvest, our entire village will be able to get a few acres of seeds!"
The sun was shining brightly at this time. If it were any other time, they would have hidden in the shade of the trees long ago, but now they were running under the scorching sun, not feeling the sun's heat at all.
The oxcart rolled over the cement road, leaving two very shallow mud marks, accompanied by the sound of ox hooves clattering, as if extending all the way to a beautiful future without curses or hunger.
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