It's not for nothing that the Stars and Stripes Country is called the 'Land of God,' and there are thousands of sects here, large and small. Cults are protected here, and they are called 'emerging sects'.

The Amish are certainly not cults, but they are a rather strange bunch.

They are a religious sect known for their adherence to their doctrines. It was one of the early immigrants and believed in Anabaptism. Anabaptism sees itself as a clear stream in the turbid world, and has no quarrel with the world. Believers should be sincerely converted with a mature mind, so in adulthood, believers who are willing to join the religion need to be baptized again, hence the name Anabaptism.

They are the equivalent of ascetics in Buddhism, the strictest group of Puritans, who pursue peace of mind all their lives, and the Amish people who live here adhere to their religious beliefs, do not use electricity, do not use cars, do not serve in the military, and because they believe that only God has the right to judge human sins, they do not serve as jurors in the Stars and Stripes, and they do not serve as court jurors, and they work as farmers all their lives, and in the Stars and Stripes, there are now nearly 300,000 Amish people living a life of asceticism.

"How can there be an Amish here?" Emilia asked puzzled, seeing that Xiao Peng didn't understand her explanation, "The Amish don't usually travel far, they only use carriages, and refuse cars. And the Amish in the west generally live in Oregon, and the Amishi in the east live in Pennillania, how did they get here?"

"Drive a carriage here?" Xiao Peng exclaimed, it is not easy to get here from Oregon to this journey of at least a thousand kilometers.

Xiao Peng parked the car beside him: "Hello, are you in trouble, is there anything I can do to help you?"

"Hello sir. The Amish man took off his hat and gave Xiao Peng a hat salute, his beard made Xiao Peng instantly think of Guan Erye------ he was also tanned into a big red face. And his hat off ceremony made Xiao Peng very embarrassed, and he didn't know how to return the gift. "To introduce myself, my name is Neil Remington and this is my wife Anas and daughter Barbara. As you can see, I'm in big trouble here. ”

Xiao Peng smiled: "My name is Xiao Peng, this is Emilia and Alessi, is there anything I can help with?"

Neil said: "Yes, sir, as you can see, the wheels of our carriage are broken, and we can no longer move forward. We can't go home now, so can you do us a favor?"

Xiao Peng asked, "What? Do you want to hitchhike? No problem." ”

Neil's face stiffened, and then he smiled: "Mr. Xiao, I'm afraid you don't know us Amish people, we don't take cars." ”

When Xiao Peng heard this, he was also a little embarrassed: "That, what do you say I can do?" ”

Neil said: "There is an Amish community near Winslow Town, can you help us inform our companions and ask them to pick us up? Actually, I can also ride back and find someone to help, but after all, my wife and children are here, I don't feel at ease." ”

It's no wonder that you can see the Amish people here, it turns out that there is an Amish community nearby.

Emilia explained quietly: "The Amish people have no quarrel with the world, but that doesn't mean that others don't hurt them, once at an Amish school in Lancaster, a truck driver broke into the teachers, kidnapped ten girls, shot them in the head, and then the gunman shot himself, and the murderer was not an Amish." Just because he was full of anger against God, he vented on the Amish. However, the Amish tolerated the gunman, and at the gunman's funeral, most of the people who attended the funeral were Amish, except for his family, to comfort the gunman's family. However, because of their kindness, they are often targeted by outlaws. Now some people who have an aversion to the Amish will throw stones at them from the side of the road at night when the Amish chariot passes by. ”

Xiao Peng looked at the sky: "Neil, I'm afraid we will arrive at the Amish community, and when your companion comes to pick you up, I'm afraid it will be midnight, right?"

It was at least fifty kilometers away from Winslow, and by the time the pony cart came by, the daylilies were cold.

Neil sighed: "Xiao, I know what you said, but we have no other way, you can also see, the two wheels on the right are broken." ”

Xiao Peng went down to take a look, and sure enough, the wheel of the carriage on the right didn't know why it was broken, and it was no longer possible to move forward. Xiao Peng thought about it for a long time, patted Neil's carriage again, and asked Neil: "Neil, if I can get your wheels, but I have to remove some planks from your carriage, do you think it's okay?"

Neil was stunned: "Xiao, we don't have tools here, we don't even have nails, how can we repair this wheel?"

Xiao Peng smiled: "Neil, this matter is still not difficult for me, if you agree, I can fix it for you in an hour." However, I don't expect it to be very solid and durable, but you can still hold on to it for dozens of kilometers when you go home. ”

Neil looked at Xiao Peng's confident expression and said happily: "If you can really do it, then thank you so much." When we get back to our Amish community, I'll treat you to dinner. ”

Xiao Peng gave Neil a thumbs up: "Trust me." ”

Isn't there just no nails? You underestimate Huaxia carpentry, and he didn't use a nail for so many pieces of furniture in Xiao Peng's house! So much furniture is not a problem, this little wheel Xiao Peng can't handle it?

Xiao Peng returned to the carriage, took out a flat box from his backpack, and took out a small black axe from it. can have the length of Xiao Peng's forearm, the axe is formed in one piece, and on the opposite side of the axe blade, it turned out to be a sharp knife, which is a dangerous little guy at first glance.

"What is this?" asked Neil.

Xiao Peng said: "This is the 'Shrike Bird' tactical axe produced by RMJ, which is famous for the fact that it was used in Afghanistan to disassemble MiG machines for soldiers of the Stars and Stripes. The axe is made of 4140 high-chromium-molybdenum special steel, which is commonly used to make aircraft drive shafts, tanks and bulldozer tracks, and has best-in-class hardness and toughness. It's great to bring an axe like this when you go outdoors. You can do a lot of things. ”

"And this. Xiao Peng took out a small folding dagger with the thickness of his middle finger: "French OPINEL's outdoor survival folding knife." You don't think it's small, but it's a really good thing, and it's known as the national sword of France. After speaking, he handed the dagger to Neil: "You can help me hold it first." ”

Neil opened the folding knife: "Oh God, this little guy is really sharp. ”

Xiao Peng explained: "This OPINLL No. 8 outdoor folding knife is made of SANDVIK12C27 special steel, which is extremely sharp. It is very useful to cut things outdoors, and this handle has other functions, it is an emergency whistle that can reach 110 decibels, which can be used to contact or survive. ”

Neil was full of praise: "That's a good thing." ”

Xiao Peng smiled: "If you like it, take it." Make a gift for you. ”

Neil shook his head and said with a look of embarrassment: "I am an Amish of the old dogmatic sect, and I only accept equivalent exchanges. ”

Xiao Peng looked at Emilia in bewilderment, and Emilia explained: "The old dogmatic Amish people do not use coins, only accept equivalent exchanges. Advanced technology is also not used. However, there is a misconception here, the Amishi people do not actually see technology as evil, and some Amishi communities, the Amiish people can hold a meeting at any time and ask the community to embrace the new technology. Unlike other churches, the Amish are governed from the top down, so each community has a different view of what technology is acceptable. ”

Xiao Peng suddenly realized, no wonder Neil saw Xiao Peng just now that he was going to repair their wheels, and directly said that he wanted to invite himself to dinner, isn't this exactly in line with their principle of equal exchange?

Neil listened to Emilia's words and smiled, "Miss Emilia, do you know the Amish people well? ”

Emilia replied with a smile, "Because I like the vegetables grown by the Amish people, I have been friends with the Amish people, so I naturally know a lot. After speaking, he explained to Xiao Peng: "The Amishi people are the best experts in farming, and their land is only intensively cultivated without chemical fertilizers, and it often becomes the highest yield per mu of similar products in the Stars and Stripes! And the taste is extremely delicious! It is all organic food." ”

Xiao Peng looked at Emilia speechlessly: "You are really a snack." When it comes to eating, you're interested. ”

Neil said with a smile: "Actually, we also have electricity in our community, but it is only used in special occasions, such as metal welding in the community. The reason we don't use electricity is that it uses all kinds of household appliances, complicates our simple lives, and then, like everyone else, triggers individual competition for material life, which in turn destroys entire communities. Like in our community, there is a gasoline-powered lawn mower for our entire community to mow the lawn, but during this construction process, it must be horse-drawn to work. ”

Xiao Peng was speechless: "Is there any point in doing this?"

Neil replied, "If we stick to manual farming, we won't be tempted to buy more land and outperform other people in the same community, and it's not the technology that we're trying to avoid, it's the negative impact that technology has on the community." ”

Xiao Peng wanted to express his opinion, but after thinking about it, he forgot it and began to bow his head and repair the wheels!

No one is qualified to dictate the lives of others, and the values of all people are different!

It's a pity that there are too many people around us who like to dictate other people's lives

"That's how you should do it。。。。。。 ”

"You should do that and that。。。。。。 ”

"Listen to my 。。。。。。 ”

"You're not doing it right。。。。。。 ”

"I'm doing this for your own good。。。。。。。 ”

Xiao Peng didn't want to be such a person.