The Lucky Farmgirl

Chapter 2293 - 2268: If You Have Trouble, Ask Your Teacher

Manbao tore off a piece from another bun and placed it together with the first, then picked up another bun and tore off a larger piece, and said to them, "Unlike you, your defects are acquired, so the genetic flaws won’t manifest, but it’s different for the children. They begin to have deficiencies from the time of your union, so the parts that are missing won’t develop when they grow up. That’s why some children have no hands, some have no legs, and some have no eyes..."

Some women couldn’t help but cover their mouths, tears streaming down as they thought of their previously born children. At this moment, everyone understood.

Even the faces of the young men showed a look of despair, completely at a loss.

The village chief murmured, "This is divine retribution, it must be divine retribution."

Manbao said, "I don’t have a better way to cure it, you... might as well regard it as one of the many incurable diseases in humans, perhaps that will ease your minds a bit."

The villagers bowed their heads and said nothing.

The village chief slid off the stool and knelt before Manbao. Manbao reached out to help him, but couldn’t lift him up, and the village chief said, "Master, I know this is difficult, but please, I beg you, leave us a bloodline, just one would be enough."

The villagers knelt down with a whoosh, pressing their foreheads to the ground and refusing to get up.

Manbao opened her mouth. She knew the importance of offspring, but should they give birth knowing the child wouldn’t be healthy?

After a long silence, Manbao said, "I will examine your bodies more thoroughly. In a couple of days, I’ll draw your blood."

The villagers didn’t know what blood drawing was, but they knew this was Zhou Man’s agreement with them, and only then did they get up, wiping their tears.

Throughout dinner, Bai Shan’s brows were lightly furrowed and didn’t relax even after they returned to their lodging. He asked Manbao, "The poisonous stones the craftsmen hid back in the village were left for a long time; I’m afraid everyone has been significantly affected. If there’s no certainty of having a healthy child, it’s better not to have any."

He said, "Take Yin Huo, for example; even with such a great opportunity, he refuses to marry because he knows that living with a body like his is suffering. The Yin Family has power and wealth to keep him alive, but for these villagers..."

Manbao nodded, "I know, but I feel that if I reject them outright, they might go insane. It’s better to examine them more meticulously; if it works, it works. If not, I can only advise them against having children."

Bai Shan said, "Buddha says there is a blissful world in the West, maybe knowing there is another world can make it easier for them to accept."

This was using Buddhism to comfort their hearts.

Manbao thought for a moment, "I’m afraid we cannot."

Bai Shan nodded too, "Our skills in this are shallow; speaking of Buddhism won’t be as effective as Taoism, but I’ve asked, and they believe in Buddhism here."

As for Taoism, they hadn’t even heard of it.

Bai Shan lamented, "If only Master Zhi Ren were here."

"Perhaps we can invite him later?" Manbao said, "Wasn’t Master Zhi Ren planning to walk back to the capital from Tingzhou not long ago?"

Bai Shan: "...If the trade routes reopen, he probably won’t pass through Tingzhou again, will he?"

The two exchanged glances, said nothing further, but quietly reached a consensus.

Manbao went back into the room, hugged the quilt, and lay down. Teacher Mo came online too. He looked through the images Manbao uploaded one by one and said to her, "Without any protective measures, it’s clear that the meteorite has significantly impacted them."

Manbao mentioned the village’s wish, and Teacher Mo frowned, "How can they consider having children with such severe pollution? That’s against the law."

Manbao was startled, "Is having children against the law?"

Teacher Mo nodded seriously, "Of course, in such a severe pollution incident, the individuals involved cannot decide on having children themselves. It’s unfair to both the children and society."

Manbao’s shoulders slumped, "But they value offspring greatly; ever since they realized the deformed children were due to the poisonous stones, it’s been three years."

"Three years ago, I had someone convey that they shouldn’t have children, but in the last three years, they’ve still had three children, though I think there were more births," Manbao said, "only three survived."

Teacher Mo furrowed his brows.

Manbao also fell silent for a while before saying, "This is the reality of our world; I have the heart but no power. At least for now, I can’t change their minds. I promised to help them examine their bodies more carefully, so I plan to draw their blood for testing, but Teacher..."

"I’ll help you," Teacher Mo became excited the moment she mentioned blood drawing, putting aside topics they are powerless over, his eyes gleaming, "How many people are there in total? I’ll send you the syringes and storage tubes for blood drawing."

This blood is considered the most original data, which is very important to Teacher Mo.

The pollution effect of this meteorite is strong; even after acquisition, they only dared to experiment with livestock, without any human data.

But now there is first-hand human pollution data, saying Teacher Mo is not excited is impossible.

He remembered something and asked, "Do you have any protective measures if you’re going to find the meteorite?"

Manbao shook her head, "Wear a few more layers of clothing?"

"How much can that help?"

Teacher Mo thought for a while and said, "I’ll send you a few protective suits, which can be worn close to the body. Do you need helmets? The lab recently acquired a batch, I could apply for a few extra for you."

Manbao had seen Teacher Mo with a helmet on, which meant she couldn’t take too many people, at most one Daji.

As for others, even the Bai Family’s guards, she and Bai Shan didn’t fully trust them.

But she would take as many good things as she could get, so she nodded continuously.

Teacher Mo didn’t ask how many she needed, applying based on what he could obtain.

If there were extras, the disciples could take turns wearing them.

Manbao provided them with so many good things; what’s wrong with taking some equipment?

Thinking of this, Teacher Mo suddenly remembered, "Are you in the desert now? Is the living environment very harsh?"

Manbao was about to say not harsh, telling the teacher not to worry, but when she saw Teacher Mo’s gaze through the screen, Manbao had an inspiration and nodded, "Yes, very harsh. The sun is scorching during the day, and there’s a lot of wind and sand, and it gets pretty cold at night..."

Teacher Mo nodded, "I’ll apply for some protective bracelets and necklaces for you. You, this child, have gone out for so long to collect meteorites, and you didn’t even say anything about the difficulties; remember to tell the teacher about any problems in the future, so whatever support the teacher can provide, will be given to you."

Manbao was stunned, couldn’t help but ask, "Teacher Mo, what’s the matter with you?"

Teacher Mo smiled at her and said, "Nothing."