Chapter 67: The simple mountain people have a guilty conscience! 【Please vote】
Chapter 67: The simple mountain people have a guilty conscience! 【Please vote】
Wei Han didn't take the old man's words too seriously.
He was just asking casually. It would be great if he could get a falcon. If he couldn't, it didn't matter. At most he would go to the mountains himself. Relying on the abilities of the three little birds, he was not afraid of not being able to find a good falcon.
But Wei Han never expected that the old man attached great importance to promises.
After returning to the village, he immediately mobilized all the young people in the village to go into the mountains and search for places suitable for falcons to build nests. Within three days, two spirited falcon chicks were delivered to Wei Han.
"Doctor Wei, this is just a young red kestrel. It is smaller than other falcons and has a tuft of red feathers on its tail and head, hence the name red kestrel. This falcon is famous for its speed, and ordinary birds can't even match it."
"This one is a young blue-feathered eagle. Its feathers are blue, it is of medium size, fast, and has strong hunting ability. It can track prey at an altitude of 10,000 meters. It is very powerful!"
"They are still young now. If they are domesticated from childhood, they will be close to their owners. Just feed them rice bugs, minced meat, and porridge on a daily basis. You can feed them freely when they grow up."
At the door of the pharmacy, two honest mountain men brought the beautiful young birds in the cage to the door with a smile and carefully introduced the tips of feeding them.
They are both the old man's sons.
He rushed over from the mountains early in the morning before dawn.
The two men looked exhausted and tired, but their faces still had the simplicity unique to mountain people, and their words were full of humility and flattery.
Perhaps in their eyes, a doctor in a county pharmacy is already high and mighty and can scold them at will.
Wei Han was gentle and polite to people, and did not look down on them because of their status. This made the mountain people, who had long been accustomed to the fickleness of human nature, even more grateful, and that is why they worked so hard to repay him.
"You are so polite, uncles!" Wei Han accepted the falcons and stuffed two 50-liang silver notes into the baskets. He said with a smile, "I am really sorry for bothering you to come here. I like these two falcons very much. Thank you very much!"
"Doctor Wei, what are you doing? Why are you giving me money?"
"We are not helping you find falcons for money."
The two big men looked as if they were insulted.
His dark face turned red, and he waved his hands desperately to refuse.
Wei Han also became embarrassed when he saw this. He did not force money into the man's pocket, but changed the subject and said, "It was Wei who was inconsiderate. I wonder where Mr. Sun is now?"
"My father is busy in the mountains. He found the trace of a snow mountain condor and wants to track it down no matter what."
"Yes, if we are lucky, we may actually be able to track down the condor's nest!"
When they stopped talking about money, the two of them immediately started laughing.
Wei Han pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that the Snow Mountain Condor is very ferocious and often builds its nest between cliffs thousands of feet high. I am really grateful to you for working so hard for me."
"How about this, I will go into the mountains with you two today, you just need to help me lead the way, and I will find a way to get the young condor!"
There was a hint of guilt in Wei Han's words.
He was just thinking of calling for help casually so that he could have some free time.
But who would have thought that the people in the mountains were so honest. The whole village went into the mountains to find a falcon for him. If something happened, he would feel guilty.
"Doctor Wei, you want to go into the mountains? No, no, it's dangerous in the mountains, you can't go in easily!"
"Yeah, you should wait a few days, and we can get it for you."
The two big men wanted to persuade him again.
Wei Han waved his hand and made the decision on the spot without any doubt.
He first found the business next door and asked them to arrange three large carts, pulled by three horses and filled with various kinds of rice, flour, grain and oil.
Then he drove the car himself and took the two big men straight to Sunjia Village.
This is a village located at the foot of a mountain. There are only about a hundred people in the village and not many fields. They can barely make a living by relying on medicinal herbs and wild animals produced in the mountains.
When Wei Han arrived, Old Man Sun was smoking his pipe at the entrance of the village, discussing something with a group of villagers with a sad face.
Seeing him coming in person, Old Man Sun was stunned: "Doctor Wei, why did you come here in person? Don't you like the two falcons you just sent?"
"No, no, no, I like it very much!" Wei Han said gratefully, "Wei is just grateful for your hard work, so I specially sent some rice and flour over. These are worthless things, so please don't refuse them, just think of it as a gift between relatives and friends!"
"Rice and flour? No, no!" Old Man Sun waved his hands in shock and yelled at his two sons, "You idiots, don't you have brains? How can you accept Doctor Wei's things?"
"Yes, Doctor Wei. Last time, the child from Erwa's family broke his leg, and it was you who reconnected it!"
"At the beginning of March, Aunt Wu from our village got poisoned after eating wild vegetables. Wasn't it you who saved her?"
"We were so happy to hear from Sun Lao San that you wanted to raise falcons. The whole village went into the mountains on their own accord, and it's not just for your rice and flour!"
The surrounding villagers also spoke up!
Wei Han smiled and said loudly, "Please don't be polite, everyone. I have brought all these things here. Do I have to take them back home? Besides, they are not valuable. I have to bring some things when visiting relatives and friends during the New Year. I would be embarrassed to come here empty-handed, right?"
"Please help me distribute it, Mr. Sun. Make sure every household gets some. If it's not enough, let me know and I'll send someone to deliver it later."
"Okay, okay, don't worry, Doctor Wei."
Seeing that he insisted, Old Man Sun did not refuse anymore.
It's just some rice, flour, grain and oil. It's no big deal to take them. At most, I can just give him some mountain products when he returns.
If Wei Han gave them money, they would never dare to accept it.
Although rice, flour, grain, oil and other things are not valuable, they can improve the meals of the people in the mountains. Every household gets a lot of them, and everyone's face is filled with smiles.
"Father-in-law, what were you worried about just now?" Wei Han asked.
"It's still about the Snow Mountain Condor." Old Man Sun said awkwardly, "We just came out of the mountains today and really saw the traces of the Condor, and even chased it to the vicinity of the Divine Tree Cliff. But there are monsters lurking nearby, and the Divine Tree Cliff is hundreds of feet high. Even if we confirm the Condor's nest, it will not be easy to steal its chicks. Naturally, we are a little worried and don't know what to do."
Wei Han breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Fortunately, he came here in person, otherwise, given the behavior of these simple villagers, they would probably send young people to risk their lives to climb up the cliff to steal the baby birds.
By then, whether it is targeted by monsters or retaliated by the Snow Mountain Eagle, it will bring a devastating disaster to this small mountain village, and at least a few people will die.
If something like this happened, wouldn't he feel guilty?
"Thank you, old man." Wei Han bowed in a deep voice, "I have been practicing martial arts since I was young, and I have quite some courage. Why don't you draw the location of Shenmu Cliff, and I can go there in person."
"Doctor Wei, are you crazy? It's very dangerous in the mountains!"
"Yes, we have been digging for food in the mountains for many years. We know the situation of every place before we dare to go into the mountains. How dare you go in alone?"
"It's too dangerous. Let's find a chance to lure the eagle away and then send someone to climb up. If something happens to Doctor Wei, how can we live with our conscience?"
The mountain people persuaded anxiously.
Wei Han just smiled and said nothing more, but urged the old man to point him in the direction.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Old Man Sun could only grit his teeth and say, "Since Doctor Wei is going, let my son Dalang lead the way for you. If anything goes wrong, you can have someone to take care of you."
Happy New Year! I wish you all happiness and good health.
(End of this chapter)
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