After diagnosing the last patient, Jiang Beiran confirmed that the people in this village did not suffer from any difficult plague, but were suffering from anemia, gastritis and other diseases caused by hunger, and it was enough to prescribe two medicines for nourishing qi and blood.
The key is to have a good rest afterwards, and this good rest includes a good meal.
But for the villagers here, eating well is really too extravagant.
"Thank you, Daoist... Thank you, Daoist. When I can move, I will definitely get out of bed and give you a hundred head-knocks."
Looking at the old man who looked much better on the bed, Jiang Beiran just smiled, helped the old man cover the straw mat and said, "You should have a good rest, I'll go and see another house."
"Hey!" The old man nodded, and hurriedly shouted to a young man behind him, "Second pancake, quickly send it to the Taoist priest."
"No need." Jiang Beiran reached out to stop the boy, "You stay here and take good care of your grandpa."
After hearing this, the young man knelt on his knees and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Daoist Elder, I will definitely remember this kindness."
Nodding, Jiang Beiran turned and walked out of the thatched cottage.
Looking to the left, I saw those villagers standing there watching from a distance, because Jiang Beiran had just told them not to come closer.
Walking slowly in front of the villagers, Jiang Beiran shook the floating dust and asked, "Which one is the village chief?"
"It's me!"
In the crowd, the young man who had led Jiang Beiran just now stood up and shouted.
"You?" Jiang Bei was really a little surprised, after all, the word "virtuous and respected" couldn't be connected with this brat.
Seeing that the Taoist leader seemed a little surprised, the young man took the initiative to explain: "My name is Dagou! The original head of this village was my grandfather, but my grandfather passed away last month, so now I will temporarily replace him."
"It's quite responsible, yes, tell the poor, why did you come to this valley to build a village?"
The big dog sighed forcefully after hearing this, "Master Dao, you don't know, if it weren't for our helplessness, why would we come to this kind of ravine, where nothing can be grown in this ghost place, if it weren't for Daoist You are here, we are almost going to do it..." The big dog said with a very serious expression, but finally changed his words: "We almost starved to death."
Thinking of what Ling Dang said before, "They are all hungry and want to eat their children", one can imagine the desperate situation these villagers have reached.
Without asking in detail on this matter, Jiang Beiran asked again: "So why did you come here?"
"Oh, that's right." The big dog glanced at the villagers behind him, and then replied: "Our village was originally in Hong County. Although life is very tight, we can barely fill our stomachs."
"But one day a man with a scar on his face suddenly came and asked us to help plant some Tianbalan. This flower is used by those master cultivators. What kind of us farmers came, but the scarred face The man said that if one of our families raises this flower to death, we will let our whole family bury it with it."
Jiang Beiran naturally knows what Tianbalan is. The main material of Jingwu Pill is not very demanding on the soil, but it is very precious and needs someone to accompany it all day, otherwise it will wither in minutes.
At this time, the big dog continued: "The flower is really difficult to raise. Soon, several families raised the flower to death, and the scar-faced man executed all those families in front of us, saying that It’s the end of raising flowers to death.”
Hearing this, Jiang Beiran nodded and said, "Well, I know what's going on."
Although Ba Lan is not a high-grade medicinal material today, it is still a spiritual material that practitioners need. No matter how careful these uncultivated villagers are, it is impossible to serve this spiritual material well.
So many people died because of this flower, so many that even if these villagers took great risks, they would escape to find a way out.
Turning around and walking to the thatched hut just now, Jiang Beiran said to Xia Lingdang who was distributing pancakes to a few children: "Lingdang, come here."
After Xia Lingdang heard it, she said to the children, "Wait here for a while" and then quickly ran to Jiang Beiran and asked, "Master, is there anything I can do?"
When Xia Lingdang asked the question, Jiang Beiran had already written a letter, folded it into a kite and let it fly out.
"Go and tell the villagers that someone will come to pick them up later, and just follow them."
Xia Lingdang was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately said pleasantly: "Yes, Master!"
When Xia Lingdang went to tell the villagers the good news, Jiang Beiran had already quietly jumped to the top of the peak.
Watching the sun gradually sinking to the west, thinking that the darkness would cover the earth again, Jiang Beiran took out a pot of wine from the Qiankun ring with emotion.
"Gudoo, Gudoo, Gudoo, ha..."
Breathing out the breath of alcohol, Jiang Bei suddenly looked towards the Huoshaoyun in the distance.
Jiang Beiran had seen many villages like this in Sheng Country, and would send them to various safe places if he could help.
But this is Tong country, and it is impossible for Jiang Bei to take these villagers back to Sheng country.
Because no matter how lowly they are, they are also from Tong country, and they will definitely not be able to cross the border with these villagers.
That's why Jiang Beiran just wrote a letter to Shi Jiamu, believing that with her ability, it should be no problem to settle hundreds of villagers.
"Gudoo, Gudoo, Gudoo..."
After taking a few more sips of wine, Jiang Beiran wiped his mouth.
He never thought of becoming a saint, but it was fate to meet them, and he couldn't bear to watch them wait here to die.
After the pot of wine was finished, Jiang Beiran returned to the place where he had descended just now, and found that Bell was already waiting for him.
"You're smart." Jiang Beiran gave Xia Lingdang a rare compliment.
Xia Lingdang lowered her head embarrassedly and smiled, and replied: "I know that the master never leaves his name when he does good deeds, so he must have come back here."
"What would you like to eat tonight?"
When she heard this question, Xia Lingdang's mind instantly appeared, Babao Roast Duck, Kung Pao Chicken, Squirrel Mandarin Fish, Dongpo Meat and other names, each of which made her salivate crazily.
But after swallowing a big mouthful of saliva, Xia Lingdang still replied: "I will eat whatever the master does."
"Okay, wait."
After a while, Xia Lingdang quietly walked behind Jiang Beiran who was chopping vegetables and asked, "Master... I... Can I ask a question."
"Just ask."
"If all the villains who force the villagers to plant flowers are arrested, can the villagers live a good life?"
"No, because after capturing these villains, there will be another batch, and they will let the villagers grow other things."
Xia Lingdang nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, "Master, that... I don't understand, don't laugh at me if I'm wrong, Tong country... is stronger than Sheng country, isn't it?"
"Of course, Tong State is much more powerful than Sheng State."
"But I have followed you to see many villages in Sheng Country. Everywhere the villagers have land to grow, food to eat, and everyone has a smile on their faces. Mingming in Tong Country is so much better than Sheng Country...why...why the villagers don't It's alive."
Hearing this question, Jiang Beiran put the cut vegetables aside, wiped the knife with a cloth and replied: "Your head is Xuanzong, and you have a lot of treasures from heaven and earth, and whatever he gives you can be as good as yours." Make you a leader among your peers, but do you think he will send you off?"
"It's... no relatives and no reason, probably not."
"Although this explanation is a little rough and simple, what I want to tell you is that no matter how powerful and rich the people at the top are, they will always only see those who are stronger than them and have better treasures. Those bottom-level people like villagers may never come into their sight."
After hearing this, Xia Lingdang seemed to understand something, so she asked again: "Then isn't there a strong person who cares about the life and death of us big guys like you, master?"
"Yes." Jiang Beiran said as he set up the pot and lit the fire, "But their concern is too idealistic."
"Physicalization?" Xia Lingdang scratched her head and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, master, I don't understand."
"To put it simply, you are walking on the road and see a poor dog wagging its tail at you, then you may give him something to eat, and if you are more kind, you may take this dog home to raise it .”
As he spoke, Jiang Beiran poured some oil into the hot pan, and dropped the garlic until fragrant.
"But when such dogs become tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions, you will find that you have no energy to take care of them, because if you put all your energy on taking care of them, You don't have time to do your own thing."
Xia Lingdang was stunned for a while, as if she understood something, but also seemed to understand nothing.
Throwing a handful of Jiangli vegetables into the pot, Jiang Beiran stir-fried them twice, looked at Xia Lingdang's hard-thinking expression and said, "When these dogs become a burden to those people, they don't want to care about them. The dogs are thrown out of the house again, and some responsible people will find people to help manage these dogs."
"It goes without saying that the dogs that were thrown out must be hungry again, but the dogs that were managed were not much better, or even worse."
At this time, Jiang Beiran put the lid on the pot, looked at Xia Lingdang who was still showing doubts and said, "Okay, let's stop here today, and when you are with me in the future, look at the people and things around you, maybe one day You will understand what I mean."
"Oh..." Xia Lingdang nodded. Just as she was about to prepare the bowls and chopsticks, she suddenly raised her head to look at Jiang Beiran and said, "Master, can you make the people in the whole mainland live a better life?"
"I don't know. But I'll try."
After hearing this, Xia Lingdang couldn't help thinking of the villages she had seen in Sheng Country. The villagers there were completely different from the ones she had seen before, not only because they could eat enough, but also because they always had a smile on their faces. smile.
The kind of smile she loves.
"Master, I believe you can do it!" Xia Lingdang said in an extremely firm tone.
But Jiang Beiran just lifted the lid of the pot and continued to fry his dishes without any response.
At this moment, Xia Lingdang suddenly remembered the time when she was the most helpless. In the darkness, there were only ridicule and ridicule around, as if the whole world was only cold and biting.
However, just when she thought she was going to be swallowed by darkness, a light suddenly shone into her world.
That light not only dispelled all the darkness, but also brought her endless warmth.
And she also firmly believes that this beam of light will definitely shine into the hearts of more people and warm more hearts that are as cold as she used to be.
…
Three days later, Jiang Beiran drove the cloud back to the self-enchantment.
This time, he retreated for half a month without distraction, until he refined all the elixirs he needed.
Putting on a brand new dark suit, Jiang Beiran opened the door of the alchemy room and walked out.
Wu Qingce, who was cleaning outside, saw the door open, immediately put down his broom and cupped his hands towards his senior brother, "See you senior brother."
After taking a look at Wu Qingce, Jiang Beiran smiled and said, "Is your body in the best condition now?"
Wu Qingce's heart beat wildly after hearing this.
coming! The moment he was looking forward to was finally here!
"Yes! Brother, for today, I will make good adjustments to my body every day to keep it in the best condition."
"It sounds like you can't wait anymore, well, wait here, I'll prepare the promotion ceremony for you."
"Thank you, brother!" Wu Qingce bowed to the end.
When the senior brother walked into the formation room, Wu Qingce pumped his fist excitedly, but halfway through the punch, he realized that there was still Bell watching, so he coughed lightly, straightened his gown, and then cupped his hands at Xia Lingdang : "Junior Sister Xia."
Xia Lingdang also immediately replied, "Senior Brother Wu."
In fact, Xia Lingdang has always felt that she is a servant of the master's family and is not worthy of the title of junior sister, but the master said that you can just call yourself their junior sister from now on.
Naturally, the master's words could not be refuted, and Xia Lingdang naturally became the youngest junior sister.
After the two greeted each other, there was only a "squeak", the door of the mine was pushed open, Qu Yangze with a dark face came out, and just as he was about to say hello to Senior Brother Wu, he saw Xia Lingdang standing beside him.
"Brother is out of customs!?" Qu Yangze said in surprise.
"Yes." Xia Lingdang nodded towards him.
"Then..." Qu Yangze turned his eyes to Wu Qingce again, his eyes were obviously asking.
Wu Qingce, who was already excited at this time, nodded indifferently, and responded: "Brother has already gone to help me prepare for the promotion ceremony."
"Congratulations, Senior Brother Wu!" Qu Yangze immediately cupped his hands.
"Thank you." Wu Qingce nodded gracefully.
At this time Xia Lingdang came over and took out a brocade handkerchief from his waist and handed it to Qu Yangze, "Senior Brother Qu, please use it."
Qu Yangze was taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood, took the brocade handkerchief and wiped it on his face, saying: "Thank you, Junior Sister Xia."
After wiping his face, Qu Yangze couldn't help looking at the formation room curiously. He knew very well how long Master had been preparing to help Senior Brother Wu be promoted this time, so if possible, he wanted to go in and watch Senior Brother Wu be promoted to King Xuan together. that moment.
In this way, two full hours passed. When Wu Qingce looked at the formation gate for the 158th time, the gate...
Finally opened.