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After four days of arduous trekking, more than 80 people of all ages and children who escaped from danger finally came to the barren and unfamiliar Maoliangwu, and the tired and tired Master Lu faced the desolate scene surrounded by mountains and shrouded in mist, facing the ruins of the wall, looking at the white bones clearly visible on the ground overgrown with wild grasses, and couldn't help but tremble, and the group of mothers-in-law behind him, as well as the two old people who had just struggled to lie down on the bamboo stretcher, couldn't help but cry.

Lu Zhengde, who was drenched, came to Wu Ming in a few steps, pointed to the white bones everywhere, and was stunned: "Brother, this is what you said about the source of the world?" ”

Wu Ming said apologetically: "I didn't expect it to be like this, when I first arrived the day before yesterday, I found the old man of the She nationality in Lei Gongling in the north and asked, saying that there was another plague last summer, and nearly half of the more than 30 families who returned died, and the rest all fled here, and no one dared to come back after that." ”

"So what do we do? What to do? ”

Lu Zhengcao was frightened, and he would not frown if he used a knife to his neck, but he was afraid of the plague, and he was afraid that nearly a hundred people would die without a place to bury.

Wu Ming exhaled turbid air and pointed to the house with a thatched roof that had just been built in the depths of the wharf: "Several brothers under the third brother have already cooked the anti-epidemic decoction, which I got from the patriarch of the She clan in Lei Gongshan as a gift with a pistol, and I have led the brothers to set fire to the wasteland since yesterday......"

"You see, the house is full of ashes within a mile radius, every room is carefully cleaned and smoked with rice vinegar, as long as all of us don't drink raw water, only boiled water, everything we eat is cooked, and we go to the special place we have built to urinate, there will be no problems."

Li Kun, the third master who followed Wu Ming for two days, came up to explain: "Big brother, don't worry, I think Brother Wu's words make sense, and we got the herbs of the She natives, since the She people fifteen miles away to the north can survive and not die, it means that their herbs are indeed useful, and the seven brothers who came first, Kui Yuan and the two of us, have been busy in this place for two days and two nights, and there is no uncomfortable feeling, so I believe in Brother Wu's words, as long as you pay attention to it, there will be no trouble, and everything will be easy to do when you settle down." ”

Lu Zhengde was still worried, looking at the master who was also furious in his heart and the frightened faces around him, but no one spoke.

An old voice suddenly sounded behind the crowd: "Lu Zhengxian, Lu Zhengde, you two waste, where did you guts?" This bit of scares you like this, how can you save the continuation of our families in the future? Do you want to tell Lao Tzu to look away? Hmmm?! Brother Wu is not related to us, so you dare to treat others like this? What were you like when you fled to Gexian Weng Mountain? Oh, I'm very disappointed in the two of you who don't have the guts! Ahem...... cough cough cough ......"

"Daddy......"

"Grandpa, don't be angry, don't be angry!"

A group of mothers-in-law and children surrounded the breathless old man and comforted him repeatedly, and the old lady and Lu Zhengde's mother-in-law were so anxious that they shed tears, staring at Lu Zhengde and Wu Ming helplessly.

Maybe it was the old man's roar that woke up Lu Zhengde and Master Lu Zhengxian, and the two of them realized their gaffes, their faces turned white, blue and red, and they didn't dare to look at Wu Ming with an expressionless face under guilt.

Wu Ming thought about it, and still walked in front of the old man: "Uncle, the plague has been going on for nearly a year, you are old and proficient in medical science, well-informed, you must know that there will not be much danger in the Dao now, and there are many kinds of plagues, the younger generations identified seven kinds of medicinal materials such as Coptis chinensis, Cangmu, cypress leaves, licorice, cinnamon, and honeysuckle from the herbs exchanged by the She people, and pondered carefully for two days according to the conditions they introduced, and felt that it was likely to be cholera, this epidemic is very terrible for people who don't understand, but as long as we do a good job of prevention, we don't have to worry too much." ”

The old man coughed a few times, grabbed Wu Ming's hand and nodded repeatedly: "I know that plagues are common from ancient times to the present, even Quzhou, which is crowded with people, also had plagues in the Daoguang years, and many people died back then, I haven't heard that all the people in Quzhou are dead, and they don't live in Quzhou, cough cough...... Little brother, don't worry about it, I believe you! ”

"Uncle Xie Lu, the younger generation must do their best."

Wu Ming stood up and returned to Lu Zhengde and his master, who were full of shame: "Let's settle down first, rest well today and recuperate, tomorrow all the men will cut down trees and build houses, and I will take a trip to Lei Gongling in a while to see if I can ask our neighbors to help, it is estimated that there are at least hundreds of men living on their mountain, it is not difficult to speak." ”

Lu Zhengde lowered his head: "Brother, I can't stand you, don't take it to heart." ”

"It's okay, I know that you are worried about the elderly and children, okay, go to the grass hut to rest first, and then talk about what you have to say when you finish cooking and filling your stomach."

After Wu Ming finished speaking, he patted Lu Zhengde's arm, took a few steps, hugged the five-year-old girl left by the second master, and instructed a few Chinese characters to carry the coffin of the second master to the ** grass shed in front, and instructed the crowd to walk towards a long grass shed.

Master Lu Zhengxian sighed, came to Lu Zhengde, who was standing still, and whispered, "It seems that we have made Brother Wu sad." ”

"Alas! My stinky temper, why can't I control my stinky mouth? It's not that I don't believe him, I have long regarded him as my own brother in my heart, but today this ......" Lu Zhengde regretted.

Lu Zhengxian comforted: "Don't think about it, Brother Wu is not a stingy person, but we all have to remember this lesson in the future, don't make mistakes again!" Now take a closer look, in fact, this place is still good, just this piece in front of you, a little tidying up can at least seven or eight hundred acres of ripe land, if it weren't for the plague, I'm afraid it wouldn't be our turn! Relax your heart and do what Brother Wu said, I think he has a spectrum in his heart more than anyone else, let's go. ”

Under the guidance of Wu Ming, more than a dozen men carefully began to cook with a dozen large clay pots, and Lu Kuiyuan led a group of mothers-in-law to the side of the grass hut, pointing to the newly built thatched house fifty meters away on the right side of the road and the stream on the left side of the house.

Wu Ming returned to the old man again, discussed the matter of epidemic prevention, asked the old man to be responsible for assigning people, and then led a horse, and rode north after a little tidying up.

The cool breeze blowing from the southeast slowly carried away the clouds that rose all over the mountains, and gradually moved to the bright sun overhead to reveal the clouds, the blazing sun shone on the earth, and the surrounding mountains were even more green in the sun.

Riding along the narrow path on the west bank of the creek, Wu Ming raised his eyes and looked around very much, his eyes full of green and clear spring water, which had already dispelled the unhappiness in his heart.

Over two small mountain passes, the towering ancient trees towering Lei Gongling is in front of you, the two She men on the mountain on the side of the mountain pass saw the three people riding horses from a distance, immediately threw down the tools in their hands, and rushed up the mountain pass to report the news.

Although Wu Ming did not know much about the customs and habits of the She people, he also knew a little about it, he stopped under the big tree fifty meters away from the mountain crossing, ordered the two brothers to dismount together, and then led one of the brothers to walk to the mountain crossing, and waved to the two young men with swords standing at the crossing, and explained the meaning in Quzhou, which was not fluent.

Two young people of the She nationality wearing indigo cotton vests and knee-length pants with blue trim of the same color saw the gentle and polite Wu Ming the day before yesterday, and when they saw Wu Ming taking the lead in saluting and explaining their intentions, they immediately smiled and invited Wu Ming into the village.

Turning past two stone mud walls, turning a few hundred-year-old camphor trees up a section, the vision suddenly opened up, the tall wooden building of the patriarch's house was in front of him, and the patriarch in his fifties with wrinkled faces and a large group of men, women and children behind him were already waiting there.

After greeting each other again, the patriarch politely invited Wu Ming upstairs, sat down in the spacious main hall, and drank half a cup of herbal tea brewed from wild plums. ”

Wu Ming put down the white porcelain teacup, raised his head and smiled slightly: "Dear seniors, I know that since the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, until the silver mines, copper mines, and zinc mines in the surrounding mountains were mined fifty years ago, Maoliangwu has been recognized as a blessed land by all dynasties, otherwise it would not have opened a mountain in Maoliangwu to take stones and build a wharf that leads directly to the Quzhou River." ”

The patriarch pinched his beard and nodded slightly, and the eight middle-aged men sitting on his left and right had different expressions, some admired, some curious, and the rest were all wary.

Wu Ming continued: "Although after the silver and copper mines are mined, Maoliangwu in the deep mountains is not prosperous, but the wharf is not too damaged, nearly 1,000 acres of good paddy fields can be cultivated after trimming, if there is no plague for two consecutive years, this place must be a happy land, it's a pity!" However, we have made up our minds, this time the three major clans will not leave, we vow, to rebuild the homeland where our ancestors thrived, with the generous help of you and the elders and villagers of the She nationality, we are not afraid of disease, we have the courage and confidence to build our homeland well, and restore the prosperity of the past again. ”

The old patriarch pondered for a moment and looked at the heads of the eight mountain villages around him, these leaders had all rushed here to discuss after receiving the old patriarch's notice yesterday and learning that there were people living in Maoliangwu, the plague land.

Maybe it was because he got along well with the residents of Maoliangwu before, maybe he was afraid of the ominous place of Maoliangwu, maybe he knew that there was such a person as Lin Er, who came back from lying in a coffin, and the head people had no resistance to the Han people coming back to settle down again, in addition to maintaining vigilance, everyone had a good impression of Wu Ming, who behaved calmly and handsomely in front of him.

Seeing that no one objected, the old patriarch asked in She if he would like to agree to the request of the visitors and send manpower to help them rebuild their homes? The leaders seemed to have a great difference of opinion, and after ten minutes of discussion, most of them were reluctant to take on the risky work.

Wu Ming coughed when he saw this, and when everyone looked over, he said unhurriedly:

"Seniors, as well as uncles and brothers, if everyone is embarrassed, do you think this is good? If anyone has air-dried timber and big iron nails for building a house, we are willing to pay for it, the price is negotiable, how much we want, and if we are willing to help us build a house, we will pay the wages by the day. ”

"In addition, I can promise you that whoever helps us rebuild our homeland, our caravan is willing to buy back the best rifles for our She brothers who have helped us at the lowest price in the future, and provide rifle ammunition for hunting for a long time."

As soon as these words came out, the hall was in an uproar.

The two leaders on the left already looked at Wu Ming very pleasantly, and they had already made up their minds to have a good relationship with Wu Ming, and when they heard this, they immediately stood up and said to the patriarch for a while, obviously moved by Wu Ming's generous conditions.

The rest of the wary leaders were silent, looking at Wu Ming in surprise and not speaking, as if they were still struggling to calculate the gains and losses.

The two sturdy leaders quickly obtained the consent of the patriarch, and one of them came to Wu Ming to join hands, and when he saw Wu Ming politely stand up and respond, he immediately showed a happy smile.