Volume 3 Beauty Groan Chapter 103 Nagi
Along the way, Lin Demon Yue learned the old man's name and some things that happened in the town.
The old man's name is Huang Hong, who was originally a worker in this town, and his ancestors have been in the timber business for generations.
The name of this town is Namu Town, there is a mountain behind the town, there is a natural wood on the mountain, it is called 'Namu', this kind of wood, there is a natural aroma, and the wood is soft, suitable for making all kinds of crafts, but all the crafts produced here can be sold at a good price in the empire, so for a long time, people here have been making sculptures and so on to make a living.
But suddenly one day, a group of Imperial soldiers came to Namu Town, they brought an order from the Imperial Family, all the timber here belongs to the Empire, no one is allowed to continue cutting in the town, and these people also killed a few people who did not obey the order, and since then, Namu Town has been cut off, and people have to leave here and go to another town in order to survive.
After many years, Namu Town became what it is now.
Lin Demon Yue was suddenly surprised, in order to protect that wood, why is this, could it be said that that the wood has other functions besides making wood carving?
"Old man, where are those Imperial Sergeants now?" Lin Demon Yue asked.
"After they came here, they established another town a hundred miles away, that is, the town I said you should go to the doctor, the town is called Qitian Town, which is strange to say, but everyone in that town can cut down the wood freely, but it makes us people from other towns not cut down, if it is discovered, it will be killed, these soldiers are very fierce. The old man said.
Lin Demon Yue felt that this was strange, didn't the empire order that the wood should not be cut down, how could the town established by these soldiers be cut down, but the people in other towns couldn't, could this also be an order from the imperial family?
Lin Demon Yue thought that there must be something strange in this, maybe it was these soldiers who made a fortune here behind the back of the imperial family, but this was not within the scope of his jurisdiction, and it was indispensable for a big family like the Great Xia Empire to do something wrong behind the back of the imperial family.
"What about your family?" asked Lin Demon Yue.
"Family, hehehe, my son, in order to visit the secrets here, was arrested by the King of Qi Tian in Qi Tian Town, saying that my son stole wood without permission, and he was killed on a charge, the old woman couldn't stand such a blow, and she couldn't afford to get sick, and finally died of hatred, like us civilians, how to fight against King Qi Tian, so many people moved to Qi Tian Town, but I won't go. The old man said.
"I'm really sorry, it reminds you of the sad past, but it sounds like this Qi Tianwang is really not a good thing, since Namu is protected by the imperial family, presumably the empire wants to treat it as a resource and restrict mining, or rather, the sergeant who came here at that time was not sent by the imperial family at all. Lin Demon Yue said.
"What do you say, they are not soldiers of the Empire?" the old man screamed, he had never thought of it like this, it was indeed like these people who lived at the bottom of the empire, they could only be led and passively accepted, how could there be capital of doubt?
"Think about it, old man, if these soldiers really obey the orders of the Empire, how can they mine without permission, I think it must be the wealth of Namu Town, which has attracted the attention of some people, so they made up false orders to mobilize you craftsmen into their own hands to serve them, if you can, if you have friends who go to this town, you can inquire about what happened to them in the town. Lin Demon Yue said.
"Little brother, I don't think you are an ordinary person, if you can help us figure out the whole thing, I will kneel down for you, old man, I have no money, nothing, nothing to give back to you. The old man said, suddenly kneeling in front of Lin Youyue, and Lin Youyue hurriedly helped the old man up.
"Old man, it's not that I don't help you, it's just that my friend is really hurt, and I can't be distracted to deal with other things now, but old man, if I can, I'm still willing to help you, and I'm not a master, I also grew up in the market, and I know the fate of people like me best, we can't choose to bow to fate, we must stand up and resist. Lin Demon Yue said.
When he came to the small courtyard, Wang Zhaoshan was sitting at the door boredly pulling the withered grass, and when he saw Lin Demon Yue coming over with an old man, he was immediately puzzled and asked, "Xiaoyue, have you found a doctor?" No matter how you look at it, this old man doesn't look like a doctor.
"The old man only knows a little bit about medical science, the people here have already run out, there is no doctor, I have no choice but to bring the old man, how is the situation of Sister Yuluo?" Lin Demon Yue explained.
"Still unconscious, are you saying that this old man is not a doctor, so what can I do, I can't let him touch the third lady, in case...!" Wang Zhaoshan said vigilantly, how noble Yuluo is, originally looking for a doctor of the human race, Wang Zhaoshan was a little reluctant, not to mention that Lin Demon Yue found a bad old man.
"Old man, my sister was injured by someone with spiritual power, do you have a way to help her recover?" Lin Demon Yue looked back at the old man, who was a little nervous.
"Injured by spiritual power, many years ago, a person came to the town, and was seriously injured, the situation is probably similar to your sister, and then an old man in the town used a method to help him recover, this person has lived in the town for many years before leaving, we can try this method. The old man said.
"Oh, it's really good that there is such a thing, I don't know, what method did the old man use at that time?" Lin Demon Yue said happily.
"It was made of the wood and boiled into soup and fed to the wounded. Huang Hong said.
"That wood still has a healing effect?" Lin Demon Yue was surprised.
"Yes, that wood is only available to us here, there is a rumor about that wood, I heard my grandfather say that the wood is changed by the hair of the ghost, so it has spirituality, it can cure all kinds of diseases, the people in our town, who used to have headaches and brain fever, all ate the wood soup, so the people in the town are basically very long-lived, and the wood carvings made of that wood, if placed at home, can ensure that all diseases are not invaded. The old man said.
"Wherever the wood is, get it quickly. Wang Zhaoshan said anxiously.
"Oh, I know, this is the real purpose of that Qi Heavenly King, did he take a fancy to this curative effect of that wood, no wonder even the empire also ordered that mining was not allowed. Lin Demon Yue suddenly understood the truth in this.
"Xiaoyue, what are you talking about, why don't you go find Namu quickly, we can try this method. Wang Zhaoshan said.
"Brother Wang, don't worry, if we want to get that wood, we still have a little trouble, don't you know, the town has become what it is now, and it is also because of this and that wood, he has been monopolized by others, and no one else is allowed to mine it, I'm afraid that there are many people guarding that wood, right?" Lin Youyue looked at the old man and said.
"What the little brother said is that Mulan is surrounded by people from King Qi, and the forest is enclosed with a wire net, and there are vicious dogs in it, anyone who enters the forest will be discovered, not to mention taking a piece of that wood, even if it is close to the forest, it will be driven out or even killed. The old man said.