Originally, when I came to southern Xinjiang this time, I really didn't pay attention to too many customs and other things, that is, after entering the mountains today, Ding Fan knew that it was just in time for a Miao festival today.

The festival of the Miao nationality is still a little different from that of the Han nationality, every year between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, when the rice in the field is tasseled, every household in the villages of the Miao nationality will celebrate this annual new eating festival.

It is a traditional festival to celebrate the harvest, and it is also a kind of prayer.

Each family prepares sticky rice, as well as fish, meat and other delicacies, which are often seen in the south, and are considered to be the grandest festivals of the year.

I've seen a few general introductions in books before, but I'm lucky to see it today.

It's just that now he has an injury on his leg, so that he wants to go out to see the excitement and his heart has settled down.

In addition, he didn't come to play this time, and Ashari's words are still ringing in his ears.

At present, this village is definitely not as simple as he imagined, and among the various forces in it, he can't tell who is the same family, so it's better not to go out and find trouble at this time.

Seeing that the sky outside has gradually darkened, the voices of people outside are getting louder and louder.

Ashari had been gone for almost an hour, and she didn't know when she would return.

Ding Fan didn't say he was eating all the way, he didn't even drink a sip of water, and his mouth was about to crack open at this time.

Xiao Jiang is in trouble, he has fallen asleep on the table at this time, maybe he is really tired from driving today, and the corners of his mouth are all saliva at this time.

Ding Fan also wanted to sleep for a while, but he couldn't sleep!

After being kicked before, the whole calf is almost unconscious now, and it is good to be able to barely stand.

In addition, there are a lot of doubts in his heart now, and it is strange that he can sleep.

On the contrary, I was a little envious of Xiao Jiang, who was sleeping soundly while sitting here, and I was very envious in my heart!

"At this time, I can still sleep, I feel like a fool all day long, it's actually quite good!" Standing by the window, watching the people outside busy one by one, Ding Fan sighed quietly.

"What are you doing here with a long sigh?" Ashali didn't know when she suddenly appeared at the door, looking at Ding Fan at the window and not knowing what she was sighing, she asked a little puzzled: "I think you should be hungry, I brought you a little food, think about it and eat in the room, after all, the second elder has always been not very welcoming to outsiders." ”

Although Ding Fan also wanted to see this Miao festival, he also understood Ashali's worries.

After all, I'm just looking for someone temporarily, so it's better to have less trouble, and if you don't go out, you can avoid a little trouble, which is even better.

He did not object to this, and walked up to Ashari, reached out and took the food she brought her, and placed it on the table.

By the time he turned, Ashari was gone.

This little girl is really interesting, she comes quietly and doesn't say hello when she leaves.

Until now, it seems that she has always had a cold face, and there is always an unsolvable sorrow between her eyebrows, and I don't know what can make her frown at this age.

"I smell the fragrance, is it time to eat?" Ding Fan still turned around, looked at Ashali who left, and had a lot of thoughts in his heart, and here Xiao Jiang had already woken up, stretched out his hand to wipe the saliva on his mouth, squinted his eyes, and searched for the taste.

"If you have something to eat, you can wake up, and you can return it

It's really good to feed!" Ding Fan scolded with a smile, sat on the edge of the table, reached out and picked up the food that Ashali had just delivered, and put it in front of him.

Not to mention, although the things are simple, they are relatively rich, there are fish and meat, and the staple food is very characteristic glutinous rice.

Breaking open the bamboo tube outside, bursts of fragrance wafted out of the glutinous rice, and the faint sweetness was very seductive and appetizing.

As for the pheasant and hare on the table, it is not unusual, but a grilled fish on the table is more attractive to Ding Fan.

If I'm not mistaken, this grilled fish should be the kind of tilapia he introduced to the Northeast from outside.

Unexpectedly, there is also a place in southern Xinjiang, and their methods seem to have more local flavor and better taste.

"Wow, it's so delicious, I should find a Miao daughter-in-law to go home in the future, and eat it every day in the future!

While eating, Xiao Jiang kept exclaiming, and his hands and face were full of oil, which looked very funny.

But this kid is really good at thinking about beautiful things, some of them are good to eat, and he also wants to drink!

But just as the two of them were sitting in the room and eating a big meal, a man's voice suddenly came from outside: "Two guests, I heard that they are from outside the mountain, today is a festival in our village, and the patriarch asked me to come and inform the two of you, please come to the square to celebrate the festival together." ”

Come on, I wanted to eat quietly in the room and rest, and tomorrow it was best to find the person I was looking for, and then just leave.

Well, now this has already been discovered, and I still think about it, and I can hide the past!

From the outside, it seems that this village is not very big, but when you really go inside, you know that this is a village built by the mountain, and it has taken out a large space at the foot of the mountain, and it looks like a square from a distance, an incomparably wide piece of land, and the men, women and children in the entire village have gathered at this time.

In the middle of the whole square, there was an old man standing at this time, waving a cane in his hand, as if he was saying something, but the old man was full of Miao words, Ding Fan didn't understand it at all, just listened to the wind chimes hanging on the crutches, and the bell sound produced by shaking from time to time was very good, as for what he said, it actually had nothing to do with himself, and he didn't care very much.

It's just that the old man's expression seems to be a little excited at this moment, and his face is not very good-looking, guessing that he must have lost his temper before.

As for who he was angry at, it was not known, and it was more likely that there was an old man with a black face sitting not far from him, because his face was the most ugly at this moment.

"The two of you are Ashali's teachers, right?" Ding Fan was still looking at the old man in the middle of the square, and he didn't know when a middle-aged man walked up to him and whispered in his ear.

Looking at the man's warm face, he talked about Ashari again, with a faint smugness on his face, if he guessed correctly, this man should be Ashari's abba!

There is a bit of similarity between the eyebrows of the two, which is just a feeling that these Miao people lack.

"Who are you?" Ding Fan nodded knowingly and subconsciously moved a step back, this is a subconscious action, I don't want to get too close to people, otherwise when danger comes, there will be no chance to react.

And this middle-aged man, after seeing Ding Fan's movements, obviously stared at him, but he didn't say anything, still with a faint smile on his face, looking very modest and reserved.

Although the appearance is not very attractive,

But this thick eyebrows and big eyes make a much better first impression.

"I'm Ashali's Abba, and my name is Liang Kuan. The middle-aged man stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and introduced himself by the way: "I heard from the people in the village that Ashali came back with two outsiders today, as if they were her teachers, so I took it upon myself and asked someone to invite you over.

Liang Wan walked the two to the side, found two places, asked them to sit down first, and finally whispered: "You will eat here later, don't say anything, don't ask more, go back to rest after eating, no matter who tells you not to agree!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and left, and didn't say anything, but I don't know why, Ding Fan always felt that there seemed to be something hidden in his words, and it felt a little weird!

It seems that something will happen in a while, but you know that something will happen, so why ask someone to find yourself?

Hiding in the room, not better, and no one will notice you!

Even Xiao Jiang heard the clue on the side, and couldn't help but become nervous, and his hands had already begun to clench his fists under the table, as if he was preparing for something.

"Don't be so nervous, maybe in a crowded place, we can be safer!" Ding Fan looked at the old man in the distance silently, muttering in his mouth, but whispered to remind Xiao Jiang beside him, telling him not to be so nervous.

However, his reminder didn't seem to have any effect, and Xiao Jiang was already working hard at this time, and fine beads of sweat had appeared on his head.

After a short time, the old people in the square had finished speaking, and the old people in national costumes around them also came over one by one and sat on the edge of the table, thinking that this was the end of the ceremony and it was time to eat.

But after everyone sat down, they looked at Ding Fan with a little unkind eyes, Xiao Jiang was nervous, and he was even more nervous when he was stared at by everyone at this time.

If Ding Fan hadn't reached out and pressed him, I'm afraid he would have to pull out a gun at this time.

"Old village owner, today is the new festival in the village, outsiders don't seem to be suitable to come to the village, right?" The old man with an ugly face before suddenly opened his mouth and said loudly, and the people around him immediately turned their eyes to the direction of the old village owner.

At this time, Ashali was sitting next to the old village owner, looking at this side with a nervous expression.

Obviously, she didn't know that Ding Fan was brought over, and she was more embarrassed than anyone else at this time.

And the rules in this village have not been changed by anyone for many years, let alone because of the appearance of Ding Fan.

She knows this, and the two people she brought back today are probably in danger!

On the contrary, Liang Kuan, who was sitting next to the old village owner, did not have a nervous look, still with a faint smile on his face, watching the situation happen, it seemed that everything that happened had nothing to do with him.

"The rules themselves are set by people!" The old village owner unhurriedly picked up the wine bowl on the table, poured a big sip in his mouth very heroically, glanced at Ding Fan, and said with a slight upturn in the corners of his mouth: "Since you came, it is the will of heaven, and it is also a kind of fate to be able to enter the village, of course, the rules of the village cannot be broken, and not everyone can eat the new festival after all, but everyone in the Miao family is willing to sit with the warriors and celebrate this festival, there is nothing wrong with this?"

The position where the old village owner was sitting was not very far from Ding Fan, and every word he said could be heard clearly, and even his expression at this time could be seen very clearly.

And as soon as these words came out, Ding Fan instantly understood.