I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 519 [Inheritance #1]

Weird Dynasty.

On a hot summer day, Liu Tianyou and his colleague Jia Wenxiu were walking up the mountain, their white shirts as government officials soaked with sweat.

After climbing a hill, a pavilion appeared in front of them. Jia Wenxiu, who was a few years older than Liu Tianyou, panted and said, "I really can't climb anymore. Let's go to the pavilion in front to rest."

Liu Tianyou looked at his watch and saw that there was still plenty of time. "Okay."

The population census work in various parts of the Gui Dynasty has entered the second half. All people in the cities, towns, and villages registered with the government have been included in the household registration files.

Now there are only some little-known villages deep in the mountains and forests.

The place Liu Tianyou and Jia Wenxiu are going to today is a famous but hard-to-find "Widow Village" in the deep mountains outside Shengjing City. It is said that there are many widows in the village.

No one knows how this village was originally formed, but later, as its reputation spread, widows who had nowhere to go in Shengjing City and surrounding towns would settle in this village, and the villagers were willing to take them and their children in.

Liu Tianyou's cell phone on his waist vibrated. He took it out and looked at the text message. It was Zhang Junyao saying that Sang Que had arrived in Shengjing City and invited him to dinner together in the evening.

I wanted to reply that he would have difficulty getting back today, but I found that my cell phone signal was unstable and I couldn't send the text message.

Currently, the coverage of signal towers in various places is not dense enough, and this situation often occurs.

Putting away their phones, Liu Tianyou and Jia Wenxiu walked to the pavilion and found that there were already two people resting inside. They were a couple in their twenties, still wearing the summer clothes common in the Xuan Dynasty. Although the clothes were made of thin material, they had long sleeves, and they were wiping their sweat because of the heat.

When the man saw the short-sleeved shirts Liu Tianyou and Jia Wenxiu were wearing, he suddenly felt a little regretful and thought he should have worn less before climbing the mountain.

"Where are you two going?" Jia Wenxiu asked as he sat down. He opened the thermos he carried with him and drank a sip of wolfberry water to regain his strength.

Liu Tianyou and Jia Wenxiu's attire revealed their identities. The man stood up and clasped his hands together in greeting.

"My name is Yao Xuan, this is my wife Hui Niang, we are preparing to go to the Zongjia Village on the mountain to ask for a bowl of medicine for fertility."

Yao Xuan did not hide it. After all, in his inherent concept, continuing the family line is a family affair, and it is also something he and his wife must accomplish for the family.

He and his wife have been married for five years, but his wife has not been able to get pregnant. They have tried all kinds of famous doctors and folk remedies. Zongjia Village in the mountains is their last hope.

After Yao Xuan finished speaking, Hui Niang lowered her head and twisted her handkerchief, looking embarrassed.

As soon as Liu Tianyou saw Hui Niang, he knew that she must be blaming herself. In the feudal era, being unable to bear children was considered a woman's fault, and almost no one would blame men.

Seeing this, Liu Tianyou slowly said to Yao Xuan, "Have you two gone to the newly opened hospital in Shengjing City for a checkup? The doctors and equipment in the modern... fairyland are very advanced. Maybe they can find out the real reason. It may not be... just your wife's problem."

Before he finished speaking, Jia Wenxiu quickly nudged Liu Tianyou with his elbow, asking him to stop talking.

Yao Xuan's face looked ugly, and Hui Niang lowered her head even lower, but she still secretly glanced at Liu Tianyou with some gratitude in her eyes.

Jia Wenxiu quickly interrupted, "I also know about the fertility medicine in Zongjia Village on the mountain. There is a family in the alley where I live. They gave birth to daughters for three consecutive times and insisted on having a son to carry on the family line. In the end, they had no choice but to come to Zongjia Village."

Yao Xuan's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward to look at Jia Wenxiu, "How is it? Is it effective? Does it really guarantee the birth of a son?"

Liu Tianyou looked worried, but he held back his words. He had studied in modern times for three years, and his mind had become open. He had discarded all the old ideas. He couldn't understand what was wrong with girls? Why did these people insist on having a son to carry on the family line when there was no throne to inherit in the family?

Liu Ruijing's family really has the throne, and now they have vowed to remain single and never get married or have children in their lifetime.

For Liu Ruijing, the throne was a curse. He didn't want his descendants to be used as an excuse for rebellion one day in the future, and end up being trapped in one place and becoming puppets.

The last time Liu Ruijing returned to Shengjing, someone secretly contacted Liu Ruijing, wanting to overthrow China's current rule under the name of restoring Daxuan.

But the group of people didn't expect that Liu Ruijing was so drunk that he was filled with righteous indignation and full of lofty ambitions. The next day, he reported all of them to the group of people and personally led people to arrest them. That day, Liu Tianyou got up early to go to work and passed by the house where the group of people were hiding. He could hear Liu Ruijing's voice cursing "traitors" from outside.

Jia Wenxiu nodded slightly, but frowned, "Their family did give birth to a son in the end, but the lady became a widow, and now she is probably in Zongjia Village."

Yao Xuan was shocked, "What's going on?"

Jia Wenxiu shook his head. "I don't know. When the lady was three months pregnant, her husband suddenly disappeared and there was no news of him."

Hui Niang looked at Yao Xuan nervously, "Husband, why don't we go to the hospital in the city first..."

"Shut up!" Yao Xuan interrupted Hui Niang, "This is all coincidence. Don't scare me with these things. I have come this far, and I must go to Zongjia Village to take a look today."

After saying that, Yao Xuan took Hui Niang and walked away first.

Jia Wenxiu shook his head and sighed, continued to drink wolfberry water, rested for another ten minutes, and called Liu Tianyou to set off together.

Just after noon, Liu Tianyou and Jia Wenxiu finally found Zongjia Village in the valley. The village was larger than Liu Tianyou had imagined, and at first glance there were fifty or sixty households.

Moreover, the people here are not all widows living alone with their children. There are also some men. Every capita hunter in the village, every household has hunting bows and animal skins, and children aged seven or eight can make traps independently and go into the mountains to catch prey.

When Liu Tianyou and Jia Wenxiu saw this situation, they knew they would be busy.

Not only do we need to conduct a census, but we also need to persuade them to reduce hunting and protect wildlife resources.

After explaining their purpose, the middle-aged woman who was the village chief was very enthusiastic. She immediately asked someone to prepare meals to entertain Liu Tianyou and Jia Wenxiu, saying that she would fully cooperate with their census work.

When Liu Tianyou asked about Yao Xuan and Hui Niang, the woman answered very frankly, saying that they went to the village to see the old village doctor, and said that she would take them there if they needed any treatment.

Jia Wenxiu advised Liu Tianyou not to meddle in other people's business, so Liu Tianyou had to give up.

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Behind Zongjia Village, there is a separate small courtyard located halfway up the mountain, with many medicinal herbs drying on the shelves in the courtyard.

Inside the dark house, an elderly, hunchbacked woman grabbed a handful of dried herbs and threw them into a stone mortar, crushing them vigorously.

Yao Xuan looked eager, "Mother-in-law, can I really give birth to a son with just one dose of medicine?"

Hui Niang held the handkerchief nervously and looked at the medicinal herbs placed on the old woman's desk. They were all kinds of dried insects, which were very scary.

The old woman remained silent as she pounded the medicine. The two could only wait until the old woman had pounded all the herbs into powder, poured it into a bowl, added water, and it became a bowl of black medicinal soup.

The old woman picked up the bowl and looked at Yao Xuan, "What price are you willing to pay to give birth to a son to carry on the family line?"

Yao Xuan swallowed his saliva and said, "As long as I have it, any price is acceptable."

The old woman nodded, "Very good. Now take three drops of blood from the tip of your left index finger and drop them into the bowl. When your wife drinks this bowl of medicine, she will definitely have a son when she returns this time."

Yao Xuan did as he was told immediately. Blood dripped into the bowl, and the originally black medicine gradually turned into emerald green. Yao Xuan couldn't wait to bring the bowl of medicine to Hui Niang. He intimidated Hui Niang with his eyes, insisting that she drink it immediately before he watched.

Hui Niang had no choice but to pick up the bowl and drink.

The medicine tasted unexpectedly sweet when it went into her mouth. Hui Niang was distracted and drank it all.

Yao Xuan showed a satisfied expression, left a silver ingot, and bid farewell to the old woman.

Hui Niang put the bowl down and stood up. Her eyes flashed and she saw a green mantis crawling out of the medicine bowl. When she looked again, the bowl was empty.