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After Dr. Hu examined her broken leg, two Tiele women carried her into Tashi's tent, and the man crouching in the corner looked at her and lowered his head.

Tashi, disheveled, was lying on the only bed in the tent, holding a Yi girl with a fur blanket by his side. He waved his hand at the Han man and said a string of Yi words.

As the man walked up to her, Tashi, who was lying on the bed, sat up with a look of suspicion. The exposed chest was covered with black hair, which made Liu Ting quickly lower her head and refused to look at it again.

Not being able to see does not mean that you can escape from a bad feeling.

"You said you would do the accounting. Do it and take a look. Tashi's non-native Chinese surrounded the tent, "If you don't do it well, you'll eat worse than a horse." ”

Liu Ting couldn't imagine what it was like to eat worse than a horse, she just subconsciously took the account book handed by the Han man.

With the arithmetic skills she has mastered in modern society, Liu Ting quickly finished the entire account. When she whispered to the man next to her, "Forget it", not only did the Han man who had been watching by her side look at her with complicated eyes, but even Tashi, who had not yet fully put on his robe, raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Liu Ting wrote down the final number of ledgers in Chinese characters, and after the three of them checked them, they were handed to Tashi. Tashi, who was holding the account book and frowning for a long time, gave Liu Ting a nod and picked up a small bowl from the dining table in front of him. Yi Ren next to him took the bowl in his hand and put it beside Liu Ting.

"Tashi rewarded you." The Han man bowed his head and confessed to him, and quickly left amid shouting.

Liu Ting didn't know why his back looked so lost. I only know that when I saw each other again, he was sleeping in the corner of the sheepfold. Outside the increasingly cold plug, the Han man held a few sheep and wrapped his whole face tightly with his robe.

As the head of the family with only seven tents, there are really not many people in the Tashi family who can speak Chinese. Perhaps it is for this reason that when Tashi left home, the man appeared next to Liu Ting. Because of her ability to make accounts, Liu Ting was placed in a group tent and got a hard bed in the tent. The man who was brought in was responsible for telling her the contents of the account in Chinese.

In just half a day, Liu Ting knew that the man's name was Jian Zhongxi through the interval between making accounts.

Jian Zhongxi, whose family was declining, followed his father to trade outside the Saiwai, and was not only abducted by the Yiren, but also lost all his entourage, including his father. After three years of hard work in the completely unfamiliar Tiele tribe, Jian Zhongxi's main job was to make accounts, and his first job was to be treated like a pet by Tashi and led to the clan's drinking party.

Tieler merchants liked to dress up their slaves in various costumes and compare them with each other. Jian Zhongxi once saw a Han slave being put on a dragon robe at a drinking party, pretending to be a Han emperor to pour wine for Tiele, and he also saw a Han female slave being cut by her master on the spot.

"Whatever Tashi tells you to do, don't resist." Jian Zhongxi, who was flipping through the account book, lowered his voice and reminded: "Don't resist on the surface. Killing a Hannu is less expensive in the eyes of the Tiele people than killing a sheep. ”

"When will such days come to an end!" After complaining, Liu Ting pointed to the words on the account book, but said something completely unrelated to the account book: "You said that if you coaxed Tashi, he would let us go." But you have been here for three years, and not only have you not been let go, but you have moved from your tent to live in the sheepfold. ”

"You can do the accounting, and you do it better than me. Of course, I had to go and collect sheep dung. Jian Zhongxi shook his head with a wry smile, but encouraged without resentment: "There are very few Tiele people who can do accounts. If you do well, you may be able to protect yourself from Tashi's abuse. ”

Liu Ting didn't expect her appearance at all, and Jian Zhongxi lost everything he had originally. She opened her mouth and lowered her head with great guilt: "I'm sorry." I don't know ......."

"There's nothing wrong with the sheepfold, it's rare to see Tashi's face. As soon as I saw him, I couldn't help but want to kill him. Jian Zhongxi, who had long been tossed to the point of numbness by life outside the plug, teased in a flat tone: "I'm full of sheep now, and he probably won't be willing to take me out to show off to my friends." It's ...... you."

Glancing at Liu Ting's legs, Jian Zhongxi said worriedly: "I shouldn't have pulled you out until your leg is healed." But once your leg is healed, Tashi won't miss the chance to show off. Tiele people do not pay attention to etiquette, and even the concept of ethics is extremely weak. You're a girl, so you'd better find a way to leave before you become an adult. ”

Liu Ting didn't know what it meant to "leave before adulthood", she just wanted to cry, crying and stabbing the knife into Tashi's identity, crying and fleeing from this strange and harsh land.

Jian Zhongxi in front of him has been here for three years, not only has he not been let go, but the place where he lives has changed from a tent to a sheepfold, Liu Ting doesn't think that his fate will be better than him, and he doesn't know how to curry favor with Tashi. The facts told her that the skill of making accounts could only be exchanged for food and shelter in Tashi's eyes, and the other party did not look at her differently.

How can I please Tashi and get him to let me go?

This question has been around Liu Ting's mind since Jian Zhongxi was dragged away. It wasn't until the two maids in the tent had a violent quarrel that a maid who was obviously at the bottom vented her anger on Liu Ting.

Liu Ting, who was slapped under the bed, didn't dare to look up. Licking the blood from the corners of her mouth, she clenched her teeth as she crawled on the ground in a posture begging for mercy. After the maid standing next to her let out a series of incomprehensible scoldings, she finally walked away, which also made Liu Ting decide the first thing to do - learn Yiyu.

In the next few days, she deliberately slowed down the pace of accounting. After Tashi whipped her a few times in dissatisfaction, Liu Ting, who was nesting on the ground, whispered, "I can't read your words, and I can't understand what the butler is saying." ”

That night, Jian Zhongxi, who was covered in wool, was pulled in front of her - Liu Ting knew that the person who was most proficient in Han and Tiele languages in Tashi's family was obviously Jian Zhongxi.

"Tashi said you couldn't read the ledger in two weeks, so he handed you over to Nammel to dispose of." Jian Zhongxi said with a worried face: "Namel is Tashi's third wife, the most terrible woman in their family. ”

The toughness of Tiele women can be seen in Liu Ting in the maid who lives in the same camp.

Han women, the more noble they are, the more they are raised in the backyard of the deep house. The style of the Yi women is very different. Growing up in a hostile environment, they can not only show their heads, but also compete with men in sheep herding and riding. This kind of custom, which is deeply spurned by the Han people, has a taste of "self-improvement" in Liu Ting's eyes. She was even a little grateful to the maid who had slapped her.

It was the maid who kicked away the man who was sitting down and domineeringly took the other man's position. And the Tiele people, who witnessed everything, couldn't help but give the maid a thumbs up, and even Tashi gave the maid the most cherished melon and fruit as a reward.

Let Liu Ting discover: In the world of Tiele people, being strong can make you get more. She said to herself: In the present time where there is no escape, being strong is the only way to live well.

"I should be able to read it in two weeks." Liu Ting said confidently: "I can learn a new language." ”