Shu Blossoms

Chapter 319
Baolin personally led Han Daoyuan and Liao Wennan around the mountains, and saw many Miao children running in the mountains wearing straw sandals, laughing and clamoring to catch fish in the river. When an older boy caught a fish, they Cheered happily.

Looking at these children, Baolin felt distressed in his eyes, and said in a somewhat unfriendly tone: "In the past two years, I don't know where I offended Xianshen. Every year there was a catastrophe, and the harvest was not good. Last winter, many children starved to death. My brother I went hunting in the mountains and was killed by wild animals. The big witch said that someone killed the Miao village. The first god is giving us a warning. At that time, our brothers will be killed, our sisters will be bullied, and our home will be destroyed.”

Han Daoyuan and Liao Wennan looked at each other, and Liao Wennan asked tentatively, "So, you think General Han Daoyuan came to Nanyue to destroy the Miao Village?"

"I didn't say this, it was said by the great witch!" Baolin stared at Han Daoyuan with anger in his eyes, as if he was their father-killing enemy, and Han Daoyuan had seen this look in the eyes of those who wanted to kill him.

"I heard that you are the military advisor of that general. Are you familiar with that general?" While Han Daoyuan was in a daze, Baolin couldn't help but took a step forward and asked aggressively.

"Still familiar?" Han Daoyuan came back to his senses and nodded.

"Okay, then tell me, we Miao Village, what enmity do our brothers and relatives have with you, why do you beat us?"

Baolin questioned, Liao Wennan couldn't help standing in front of Han Daoyuan, and asked back: "You said we came to harm your Miao village, let me ask you, did we hurt any of you, how much did you old people and children hurt us?" Soldiers, how many of us have been poisoned to death by your poisonous fire, and we haven’t sent them back intact? Who the hell is being unreasonable!”

Liao Wennan asked back, Baolin was a little speechless.

On the contrary, Han Daoyuan finally figured out one of the reasons, and understood where the Miao people's resentment towards them came from, but he was relieved from the bottom of his heart.

Things are difficult because I don’t know the reason, I’m at a loss, and I can’t start. Now that I have a clue, I just need to find a way to solve the problem.

"Are there many disaster-stricken places in South Vietnam?" Han Daoyuan asked gently.

"That's a lot." Baolin nodded, "Most of the villages in Nanyue were hit by disasters. Many old people and children died if they couldn't make it through. Those old people and children who went to assassinate your general couldn't survive."

Liao Wennan interjected in surprise, "Many places in Xiangzhou have been hit by disasters, but the local government offices have opened warehouses to release food. I heard from Lao Ge that although there is still not enough to eat, people will not starve to death." !"

Han Daoyuan was also puzzled, "Nanyue King City should open a storehouse to release grain here. Didn't the Nanyue King release grain?"

Baolin's face was ugly, and he hesitated for a long time before saying, "The king of Nanyue said that the court fought a few years ago and borrowed a lot of money and food from Nanyue, but the court never returned it. Last year when Nanyue was hit by a disaster, the king of Nanyue asked the court for help, but the court said they No money and no food? Not even a single grain of rice!"

Liao Wennan looked at Han Daoyuan suspiciously when he heard the words, asking what happened?
Han Daoyuan's eyes were deep, and his face showed surprise and doubt at the right time, "There is such a thing? Back then, I also followed the general to the north, and I heard that the imperial court raised food everywhere in order to prepare the army for the winter. However, I heard that the imperial court used money to come to Nanyue to buy grain, but the Nanyue king said that Nanyue is a land with many mountains and little land, so it can’t produce much grain. Later, the imperial court still collected grain from Yangzhou. Last year, the Nanyue king said South Vietnam was hit by a disaster, and many people still couldn't eat enough to eat, and they begged the court to transport him tens of thousands of shi of grain!"

Baolin obviously didn't know about this, with a look of disbelief on his face.

They walked around for a while, Han Daoyuan said he was tired, and Baolin led them back.

When they walked to the bamboo house where they lived, they saw an old man standing there who was older than Lao Gege. Lao Gege was talking to him with a smile, and Liao Rensheng stood beside him.

The two looked at each other, and they understood the identity of this person in their hearts.

The old man looked up and saw them, pointed at them and said to the old man: "This is Liao Junshi, and the handsome girl next to him is his daughter. This young man is his son!"

Then he introduced to Han Daoyuan and the others: "This is the old patriarch of the Mulu tribe!"

Han Daoyuan took two quick steps to bow to the old patriarch, "Young Liao Yuan has seen the senior!"

The old patriarch didn't speak, but looked at Han Daoyuan carefully, then looked at Liao Wennan a few times, and said with a meaningful smile in Chinese, "You two children don't look like you at all!"

Liao Rensheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard it from behind, and Liao Wennan's heart tightened when he heard it. Instead, he smiled and said, "Old patriarch, do you think my brother and I are much prettier than my father? Thanks to my late mother, My first mother was the most beautiful girl in our neighborhood!"

The old patriarch smiled when he heard the words, "Really, Junshi Liao is really lucky!"

Hearing the old patriarch's few words, Han Daoyuan knew that he was not a simple person, but he still didn't know where his heart was.

"Is the old patriarch here to pick up people?" Han Daoyuan didn't get entangled with him, but instead pointed out the old patriarch's purpose. Although it was a question, his tone was affirmative.

"Troubled Junshi Liao to help take care of the tribe for a long time, it has caused a lot of trouble, I'd better take them back, so that their family members won't worry about it!"

The old patriarch's words were very polite, and Han Daoyuan didn't feel that controlling those people could make the old patriarch submit, so he readily agreed to let them go.The reason why they were not let go before was that the patriarch was no longer there. If those people made a mistake, they would not be able to tell.

Then Han Daoyuan smiled and said: "Ms. Liao came this time because he wanted to ask the old patriarch for help. I don't know."

"I heard what the old Ge said," the old patriarch didn't let Han Daoyuan finish, and smiled brightly, "We don't have any food in the village, but we still have a lot of five-leaf stars!"

Then he said to Baolin: "Baolin, you can go pick some five-leaf stars later and give them to Liao Junshi. Liao Junshi helped us send the tribe back. We must help if we can!"

Baolin froze for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Han Daoyuan knew that the old patriarch didn't want to talk to him, but he was afraid of their identities, so he had to deal with it.

He clapped his hands happily, and said gratefully: "That's really great, I have to stay in the stockade for a day, and we'll take it back when Doctor Luo makes the five-leaf star into a pill, or the medicine will lose its properties."

Then he pretended to be surprised and said, "Is our village short of food? Didn't the king of Nanyue ask for tens of thousands of shi of grain from the court last year? Didn't they send it to our village?"

The old patriarch's face turned ugly when he heard this, but he persisted and walked out.

Han Daoyuan said with concern from behind: "Old patriarch, I see that many children in our village are starving and sick. I heard that there are still starving to death. Would you like Liao to help find a way to raise food!"

These words made the old patriarch stop, and turned to look at him solemnly, while Han Daoyuan smiled lightly, with a confident attitude.

"Junshi Liao seems to be a man of great ability, but he is willing to condescend to sit in the humble house."

"Liao is lucky!" The smile on Han Daoyuan's face became more sincere.

When Han Daoyuan sat down in front of the old patriarch, the old patriarch went straight to the point: "I don't know who you are?"

(End of this chapter)