Chapter 21 Clear Water
He said he would set off and set off. After lunch, Feng Xue took four guards, two maids, a servant, and ten barbarian slaves to drive towards Qingshui Village.
He didn't have the idea of a private visit. If he encountered danger, who would he ask for justice?
All four guards are trained. Although they are not the kind of master who can shoot a one-stop with one palm, they are also trained humans. The three-stone bow will definitely not be able to be pulled open, and the three-stone hard bow will be easy.
Of course, three stones and three stones are different. Feng Xue's previous life's generals used to drive three stone bows and pull about ten arrows at one time is the boss. If you put them here, these guys with knotted muscles can use the full bow as a flat hand.
As for Man Nu, although he has given up his spiritual wisdom, his victory lies in his loyalty. After all, the human heart is changeable, and no one knows whether the four guards will suddenly rebel for some strange reason. At this time, Man Nu who absolutely obeys the orders is the life-saving trump card.
As for the spirit cards that control these ten barbarian slaves, of course, Feng Xue personally kept them.
The speed of the ox cart is not fast, and the roads in the countryside are very average. By the time we arrived near Qingshui Village, it was already two hours later.
The so-called Qingshui Village is built at the foot of a hill without a name. A clear stream flows down from the top of the mountain, and the village is named after it.
The village is not big, with only a dozen households, and only a hundred people are counted. There are only two streets inside, and there are not even an inn or a restaurant. If the villagers want to buy something, they basically have to wait for the first day of every ten years to push a cart to the market in Sheyang County.
"Go to the village to see if there is any strange fragrance." Standing at the entrance of the village, Feng Xue did not go directly into the village, but said to the servant who accompanied him. Although Luo Yang said that the concubine did not have any fragrance before, it cannot guarantee that it was not a result of deliberately hiding. If there is really a problem in the village, then the village should have the same smell.
On the other hand, if there is no strange fragrance in the village, although there is no guarantee that there will be no problem here, it can at least show that the thing has not spread unscrupulously.
The servant didn't know the purpose of coming to this village. He just thought that the young master was the same as before, just looking for medicinal materials, crop seeds, etc., and he didn't care. He nodded and walked towards the village. It was not Feng Xue who kidnapped him, but most of the time, he didn't know anything more than just knowing it. Otherwise, with the servant's nature, he might have vented his bottom in just a few words.
He was not afraid that the servants would eat the food in the village. The servants who were used to eating in the young master's mansion looked down on such food in remote areas.
After waiting for a while, the servant ran out. Seeing his big stride, he was obviously worried that Feng Xue would wait.
"How is it, does it taste?" Feng Xue asked, and the servant didn't dare to keep it in secret, and answered directly:
"There is no fragrance, but there is a lot of smell of shit and urine..."
"..." Feng Xue grinned, not intent on teaching him a lesson of vulgar language. He just nodded and walked towards the village with his people. It was already evening, and most of the villagers had returned from the fields. Feng Xue's group of more than a dozen people entered the village, which immediately attracted the attention of the villagers.
However, looking at Feng Xue's clothes, she was not like an ordinary family. The guards beside her were powerful and she didn't dare to contact each other rashly. However, not long after, an old man who was dressed slightly better came over. When they met, they bent down to salute, and then said:
"The little old man is the head of Qingshui Village (actually, he should be called Li Zheng). I don't know which young master he is and why?"
In ancient times, five households were neighbors and five neighbors were neighbors. The so-called radius of hundreds of miles may not refer to the specific area in ancient times, but to the surrounding 2,500 households.
And the long here is naturally one mile long, and it belongs to a minor official with a corps. Generally speaking, it is also equivalent to the village chief.
Although he is not a noble, he is also the most famous and speakable in a village.
"My surname is Xu." Feng Xue did not introduce it more, so she directly expressed the compiled speech-
"Recently, a strange disease occurred in Sheyang County. The first patient came from this Qingshui Village. I was worried that it was a plague, so I came here to investigate."
"Xu..." The old man was slightly shocked. No matter how closed the village was, as an official (actually an official), he still knew that the country's surname was Xu. He dared to introduce himself with "Xu" in Xu State. He was either a royal family or a Wu Zhu. However, before he could think too much, he was shocked by the words behind him.
Plague, no matter what era, is an enemy of mankind. Even in the era when medical treatment was relatively developed in Feng Xue's previous life, a large-scale plague still swept the world, causing millions of casualties. In primitive society, even in the mythical world, the deterrence of civilians is quite terrifying.
"Plague...Plague..." The old man couldn't repeat the word for a long time. He stumbled for a long time before he simply changed the topic:
"I don't know who the patient is? Maybe it's just a misinformation? My Qingshui Village has not had any serious illness recently..."
"Liu Zhaodi, Liu Dazhuang's daughter, the one who was taken as a concubine by the Sheyang County Magistrate." Feng Xue said coldly, "You should understand who the county magistrate usually comes into contact with. If not, ordinary plague is not worth my personal visit. What I ask you next, and you will answer truthfully. If you dare to do whatever you want, you will know the consequences!"
"I understand! I understand!" The face that grew inside turned pale. My concubine was infected with the plague. Has the county magistrate been infected? If the county magistrate was infected, will it be infected with other nobles? Other nobles were infected with family...
The village chief didn't dare to think down, so he could only secretly curse Liu Dazhuang's daughter. He used to hear someone in the village saying that the eldest girl from the Liu family was a disaster. At that time, he just thought she was jealous. Now it seems that it is not?
Thinking of the legendary way to deal with a plague-infected village, the village chief couldn't help but shudder and said quickly:
"Please speak with your words, young master! The old man speaks out!"
"Let me ask you, in recent years, has Qingshui Village ever been crazy, with a weird expression, sometimes a silly smile, sometimes a dazed, but a clear mind, but just can't control himself?" Feng Xue asked this, taking a step back a little, ready to inspire the spirit card at any time - no one knows whether the old man in front of him is a human.
If it weren't for the initial point of anthropology, he would have made a direct decision long ago!
However, the old man did not make any extreme actions. After thinking for a while, he shook his head:
"No, at least I don't know that there are only a hundred people in this village. If someone's family makes a fool of themselves, it will definitely spread all over the place early in the morning!"
"Take it seriously?" Feng Xue asked in a voice that lacked emotion. She looked like she was about to be punished, and nodded vigorously and said:
"Really, if there is a little false statement, the old man will definitely be struck by lightning!"
In this era when there are gods and ancestors three feet under your feet, vows cannot be made randomly. Although they will not be fulfilled on the spot, it is well known that the evil deeds will be eliminated and the disasters will be caused to descendants - of course, this must be the premise that the village chief is really a human being.
However, everyone has sweared, and Feng Xue can't study this aspect, so she can only nod and said:
"Then you ask Liu Dazhuang, maybe he had eaten some poison..."
"It should be, it should be!" Li Xiao nodded vigorously as if he was relieved, and then shouted at the onlookers who were surrounded by the distance, who did not dare to get close and were unwilling to leave:
"From the third son's family, go and call Dazhuang!"
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Chapter completed!