The road is really steep, and some places have to get off the horse and lead the horse, because it is too steep, and there are cliffs on both sides, for fear that the horse will slip down without paying attention, and of course I am afraid of hurting the horse's hooves. 2.

On the way, the beggar stopped from time to time and pointed to the distance with a horsewhip to introduce the scenery along the way to Yang Xianmao, and when some of the villages along the way and their troops passed by, the people of the village came out to see the excitement, and from their clothing and the language they spoke, it was confirmed that they were all Yi people. It turned out that they had already entered the village of the Yiren Mountain Village tribe.

These villagers who came out to see the excitement not only saw the excitement, but some also sent dry food and water. This made Yang Xianmao deeply feel that it turned out that the army of the beggar brother was very prestigious in the mountains and forests of the Yiren tribe, and it also had the support of the people, it seemed that this was why the government had been unable to exterminate him.

Continue walking along the cottage. After walking for two or three hours, the mountains and forests became denser and denser, and they walked through the mountains and forests, basically there were no roads, and many places were completely carved out by swords, axes, and axes. But they didn't hesitate, as if the mountains and forests were as clear as the palms of their hands.

Yang Xianmao sighed very much in his heart, if the army was hidden in the depths of such a dense forest, it would indeed be very difficult for the officers and troops to enter and suppress it, and he didn't know how much it would cost. This is also an important reason why the Yiren rebels of the beggar brother have been preserved here for a long time.

By the afternoon, when the sun was setting in the west, they finally came to a cottage.

This cottage is a real village, not a bandit nest set up by those robbers who fell into the grass and built in the forest of the Howling Mountains as Yang Xianmao understood before, but a village for ordinary people.

The beggars' army seemed to be integrated with the common people, because they lived in the homes of the common people, and some of the accompanying soldiers lived in the people's houses, while the others lay in front of the houses and behind the houses. They didn't even arrange a vigilance, because in this mountainous area, the people were their vigilance. If the officers and soldiers appear, the officers and soldiers of the squad are afraid that they will be wiped out directly by the Yiren army, and if the officers and soldiers of the brigade come, the people will inform the beggars as soon as possible, so they can rest with confidence and boldly, and they don't even need to arrange sentries.

The beggar brother took Yang Xianmao and Liu Dongyan to live in the house of the village, this house is the largest in the village, and this village should be the richest in the village. And when Yang Xianmao entered the courtyard gate, this so-called rich and noble family was actually relatively speaking, and it was an old man who came out to greet him, and there were a few children with snot in tow, who were also dressed in shabby clothes.

There is a stilted building in the yard, and there is a cattle and sheep pen downstairs, as well as a thatched toilet, and the smell is indeed a little unpleasant.

Ascending the wooden stairs to the second floor, stepping on the slabs creaked, and the roof above my head was blackened, and when I reached the kitchen hall, I pushed the door and entered, and inside was a fire shop, with a stove and a copper tripod burning, and the water was boiling loudly. A few pieces of bacon sausages hung from wooden hooks above the stove, blackened by smoke.

The beggar introduced the owner. The name of the Yi people has no surname, and the sound is a little weird, Yang Xianmao really can't remember it, just call them uncle and aunt, and this Yi people can hardly understand Chinese, so they are at a loss. After the beggar brother introduced, they suddenly realized, and they smiled very humbly, and waved their hands again and again.

The beggar told him that the old man told him not to be polite, and that he would treat it as their home.

After Yang Xianmao thanked him, he said to the beggar brother: "Hurry up and let me see your sick folks, the patient can't afford to delay." ”

The beggar brother smiled, took a tongs and held the firewood in the air, so that it burned more vigorously, and at the same time, rubbed his eyes that were a little spicy from the smoke, put down the tongs, and said to Yang Xianmao: "I'm really sorry, Dao Chief, I want to make amends to you, because, I lied to you just now." Actually, we don't have any strange diseases here, and the reason why I say this is just to sincerely invite the Taoist chief to come to my Yiren cottage as a guest. Don't worry, you come and go freely, if you don't want to stay, you have to leave now, and I will send someone to send you down the mountain immediately. ”

Yang Xianmao said with a cold face: "You use the excuse of treating patients to deceive me here, which really makes me a little unacceptable. But since you can admit your mistake, I won't pursue it. It's getting late now, let me go down the mountain while it's dark, I'm really not that interested, just stay in your cottage for one night, and then go down tomorrow morning. ”

The beggar couldn't help but be overjoyed, and arched his hand: "Thank you for the magnanimity of the Dao Chief, since the Dao Chief is here, there is no need to leave in such a hurry." I'm just a suggestion, suggesting that the Taoist Governor stay even for one more day, and tomorrow I'll take you around the cottages to see my folks. Early the day after tomorrow, I will definitely send someone to send my husband down the mountain, I don't know what will happen to the long-term will?"

Since they have all arrived at the lair of the Yiren rebels in the depths of the mountains and dense forests, it is really a pity not to take a good look, anyway, stay left and right for an extra day, so Yang Xianmao nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then I will bother." ”

The beggar brother was very happy, and said something to the children of the family in Yiren's language. The children nodded frequently, scrambled and laughed and squeezed out of the room, stepped on the floor and went out, and they didn't know where they went.

However, soon Yang Xianmao knew the result, because after each of them brought a young and beautiful Yiren girl in, wearing a pleated skirt, holding a bun, and wearing a loose head, her face was full of healthy complexion, and she greeted Yang Xianmao very generously, sat by the fire, and looked at Yang Xianmao and Liu Dongyan beside him in a novel manner.

Yang Xianmao was a little puzzled and looked at the beggar brother.

The beggar smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, they all know Chinese and can sing in Chinese, I want them to sing and toast the Taoist chief." Of course, I also have a few brothers, who are my right-hand men, and I will come to the banquet later, so we will not get drunk today. ”

Yang Xianmao smiled and said, "Okay." I never shirk drinking. ”

Several beauties were chatting with Yang Xianmao, laughing and laughing. After a while, an old woman came in, smiled and said to the beggar brother and Yang Xianmao: "The banquet is all set, everyone has arrived." ”

The beggar waved his hand and said, "Then let's start, let's drink moon wine!"

Yang Xianmao didn't know what moon wine was, but after he came out, he knew that there were wooden tables on a lawn outside the village, which were connected together and arranged in a circle, and there were rows of long benches outside the circle. Except for the main seat, which was still empty, the other seats were almost full, all of them were strong men and young women.

Outside the table around this circle, there were hundreds of villagers, some sitting on the ground, some sitting on the trees, giggling and laughing.

On the tables gathered in a circle, there were pots and basins of meat, knives stuck in the meat, and on each table were placed a jar of wine and a stack of earthen bowls.

The beggar pulled Yang Xianmao to sit down on the seat, and the other women sat on either side. One of them, tall and the most handsome-looking woman, sat beside Yang Xianmao, glancing at him shyly and happily from time to time.

Yang Xianmao also felt that this girl was really good, and every time she looked over, she would give her a smile. It will make her even more ashamed and happy.

Yang Xianmao looked up and saw that a bright moon hung in the sky, illuminating the venue very clearly. Although there was firewood in the field, it was not lit, and only this round of the moon, shining brightly, could clearly illuminate the meat and wine bowls on the table.

Liu Dongyan didn't sit, she just stood behind Yang Xianmao, looking around vigilantly, of course, carrying Yang Xianmao's precious wooden box on her back, and she didn't put it down at any time.

Several young women in leggings, holding wine jars, poured wine from table to table.

After the wine was poured, the beggar stood up with a bowl of wine, and said, "I am very happy today, because I have invited my most admired Taoist chief to come to my cottage, he is a great person, I tell you, he tried with me, with a plum blossom needle as thin as a head, shot down the stone I struck, and also shot a thin needle into my bun." Which of you can do that? I don't think anyone in the world can do it. On martial arts, on martial arts, all of them are top-notch, and to be able to invite such a master to my cottage as a guest, that is the most glorious thing for my beggar brother. Come! Toast this to Governor Yiwen. ”

Everyone drank the wine, and Yang Xianmao also stood up, picked up a bowl of wine, and said to the beggar brother: "The leader is polite." "Hold the bowl and drink it dry in one gulp. He lit up the empty bowl, looked at his brother and smiled, then sat down in his robe.

After the beggar invited three bowls of wine, he said to everyone: "Daoist Yiwen is a distinguished guest in my cottage, if you want to toast, come up to the bar." However, so many people salute one by one, and the Taoist will get drunk, so the toaster will drink a bowl, and the Taoist will take a sip. ”

Everyone said yes, and there were beggar brothers' right-hand men, and a few strong men came over with earthen bowls to toast. Said loudly: "Ling, I'll drink a bowl, Dao Chief, Dao Chief, please!"

Yang Xianmao once had a good drink with the Liao generals in the Liao army barracks, so he was not afraid of this kind of wheel war, although the current amount of alcohol is not as good as when there was a Yin and Yang True Fire to protect the body, but, after all, after the body has been tempered by the Yin and Yang True Fire, the tolerance to wine is still extremely strong, and he also wants to see how much he has left, so he took the wine and said: "I drink with my brother, and I have never said that others drink a bowl and I drink a sip." Since you can afford to look at the poor road in this way, the poor road is also dry. ”

After that, he took the bowl of wine, poured the bowl of wine into his stomach in one go, wiped his mouth, and the strong man was stunned for a moment, raised his thumb, and said: "Okay! It's really bold! Originally, I heard the leader say that the long martial arts are world-famous, and I was a little unconvinced. Judging from the spirit shown by the Taoist chief today, it is really admirable. ”

Then, a few more leaders came up to toast in turn, and Yang Xianmao was all wine to the end of the glass, and he didn't take a sip less.

The beggar brother had to applaud and laugh every time he drank a bowl.

Therefore, after these seven or eight leaders finished toasting the wine, Yang Xianmao had already drunk seven or eight bowls of wine in a row, while the others only drank one bowl each, but looking at Yang Xianmao under the moonlight, he was not the slightest drunk, and everyone was amazed.

Then, the young women who had come to the fire shop to talk to Yang Xianmao also came up one after another, and toasted Yang Xianmao with wine bowls.