"Achen--"
"Why do you still look so haggard!"
"You've only just started to feel better and you have to run out again!"
"Thank goodness!"
As soon as Ah Chen stepped off the raft with the help of the Holy Maiden Ah Mo, the Seventh Elder and the Ninth Elder rushed forward.
The jackals also stared at Mu Achen with red eyes.
The other core Miao people and aunties looked at their future Miao king with tears in their eyes and smiled.
Ah Chen said he was fine and would recover after a while.
only--
He looked at the Miao people from many nearby Miao villages, such as Que Dongzhai and Hei Wuzhai, who were waiting for him. Among them were some Miao people who had been rescued from the deep mountains. He felt a mix of emotions.
But with every step he took, he could feel the deep emotions in the eyes of the Miao people, eyes filled with fervent concern.
Especially the young Miao men and women over there, their eyes followed Mu Achen's every move.
Ah Chen's gaze swept over every face he saw.
Finally, it landed in front of the newly built stilted houses stacked on the side of the river.
Here, the uncles and brothers of Quedong Village and Heiwu Village have paused their busy work.
The Han people over there all turned their attention to this side.
Mu Achen lifted his foot and slowly walked towards the fruit loading point.
He surveyed the bustling scene around him.
perhaps--
Even he himself couldn't have imagined that the changes in this year would be so great.
Putting aside everything else, just look at this area at the foot of the mountain. The stilted houses that started being built just a few months ago have now formed a continuous stretch.
But that's not surprising!
There are already many Miao people. When everyone thinks in the same direction and works together, it would be strange if things didn't go well.
Not only that, Mu Achen also saw a lot of food vendors at the foot of the mountain opposite the fruit loading point.
Unconsciously, this place has become a base for a small tourist attraction.
And banks too!
The area where the sacred fruit was sold was much more organized and standardized than Mu Achen had imagined.
"Achen--"
Amo called out softly.
Finally, he helped Ah Chen walk towards the fruit shop courtyard.
after--
Surrounded by the clan elders and several jackals, they entered the stilted house in the middle.
Inside the house.
The charcoal fire is burning brightly!
Amo first took off Achen's cloak, and the chieftain of Heiwu Village quickly brought over the prepared cushions before letting Achen sit down.
This time, Ah Chen encountered such a big incident in the deep mountains that he almost scared the clan elder to death.
After a short while, the chieftains of the major branches entered one after another, and then Achen asked:
"Seven clan elders, nine clan elders, where is the eldest clan elder?"
The elder of the Seventh Clan gestured to the Miao people next to him to move the charcoal fire closer to Achen so that Achen would be warmer.
The Ninth Elder said, "The First Elder said he will never carry you on his back again!"
"ah?"
Achen was taken aback, not quite understanding why the Ninth Elder would suddenly utter such a sentence.
But--
The jackals almost burst out laughing when they heard that!
The chieftains, on the other hand, pretended to cough.
Even the Seven Elders looked at Mu Achen with a strange gaze.
"What? Can't you remember?"
Ah Chen shook his head.
The elder of the seventh clan said, "Only you would dare to say such a thing, actually thinking of burying our Miao clan elder with your own hands!"
Forehead--
Did I say that?
I can't remember!
Ah Chen's bewildered expression was met with helplessness by the two elders.
Ah Mo, standing to the side, smiled without saying a word!
Mo told Chen about these things yesterday, but I didn't expect Chen to be so good at pretending.
Don't say--
If Amo hadn't told Achen about this beforehand, given Achen's current state, he would have really thought Achen couldn't remember.
After this lighthearted interlude, Mu Achen inquired about the situation of the Miao women and children rescued from the deep mountains during the snow disaster.
The people from Quedong Village said, "None of the Miao children were injured."
"Although the Miao women all had different injuries, because they were treated in time and because the Miao doctors in my family worked together, all those with minor injuries have recovered in the past half month."
"Those who are seriously injured are currently resting."
The people from Heiwu Village said, "This natural disaster came without any prior warning!"
"Ah Chen, it's fortunate that you and the Holy Maiden made arrangements in advance, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."
“We also took in more than 400 Miao women from Heiwu Village. Those who have recovered from their injuries have gradually returned to the deep mountains.”
"But before they left, they were all thinking of you."
“They all want to wait for you, but the elders are worried that they might disturb you, so they let them go back first.”
The women from the two villages told Ah Chen that those who remained would probably recover in about ten days.
Upon hearing this, Achen nodded, his gaze falling on the core elders of each major branch, and said:
"Once we get through this cold winter, everything will be alright after spring!"
"Also, I have already told Jiang Ya and Yang Ayao that the food and supplies transported into the deep mountains this time should be distributed according to the population."
"Don't give Shengtang a single penny!"
"Our Miao people are divided into twelve branches, and there are at least forty to fifty thousand Miao people living deep in the mountains!"
"They are born into the Miao people, and although they are unwilling to come out, they have preserved the most original things of our Miao people."
Ah Chen asked Uncle Ah Gan next to him to get him some paper and pen.
As Ah Chen wrote, he said, "Even the most powerful and skilled herbalists, Miao doctors, and esoteric practitioners among our Miao people are mostly living among the wild Miao people deep in the mountains."
"Not to mention the guards, the Miao army, and that mysterious—secret realm, etc."
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