The belongings of the temporary shelter have not been touched. It's not honest, it's really not good. The meat is bacon, dark and dark; Salt is coarse salt, bitter than salty. The skin was peeled off entirely, and only one 'lump' remained, leaving some space in the basket behind it.

A good night's sleep was very reassuring. Whether the little brothers are sleeping soundly or not, only they themselves know. The leftover meat was thrown away, and the insects and maggots were put to attract wild beasts.

The further I went, the path gradually appeared, and I even saw the traces of the trees being seen by knives. If there is no danger, it can be regarded as a tour of the mountains and rivers, such as walking on the ground. Three days later, at the end of this stream was a larger stream with a clear trail on the side of the stream. When the trail turned into an obvious path, Li Dawei stopped. Entering the jungle again from the side of the road, only Li Dawei came out the next day, and the three younger brothers stayed in the mountains with the basket, and the unknown journey was taken first.

I got to see someone. Apparently carefully dressed: chest and abdomen boar skin armor; The arms and calves are close-fitting pigskin, with small holes and cross-shaped twine crossed and tightened; Pedal boar leather shoes. The tiger skin's pants apron, and the half-drawn tiger skin on the body, can't get a full set, because they are all damaged by the monkey brothers. It's the shape of a wild boar being bitten by a tiger.

This is a new dress, and I have never been willing to wear it. He has short hair and a suede hair tie on his forehead. The three-edged thorn is still at the calf, and it is easy to pull it out, but the crossbow of the divine arm is not brought, which is too eye-catching. He was carrying a bag made of animal skin, bulging inside.

Li Dawei thinks that this appearance is still good, like a foot businessman. Walking down the river, gradually there are artificially reclaimed vacant land in the gaps between the mountains and forests, and there are also some artificially planted crops, at least Li Dawei recognizes the mulberry tree. There is a piece of land, Li Dawei saw that tears were about to come out, it was rice, and he hadn't eaten rice for more than 2 years, which was an unbearable pain for people who grew up in the south.

I was a little apprehensive in my heart. There was a voice ahead, turning through a wood, and apprehension turned into embarrassment. A man and a woman were scolding each other across the stream, the man's voice was strong, the woman's voice was crisp, and she didn't understand a word.

The man is barefoot, although he is not tall, but he is dark and strong, with his hair in a bun, and a few wild pheasant hairs inserted, quite heroic; The women on the other side were dressed in colorful clothes, and they were also barefoot, revealing their white calves. The hair pedicle is shaved off and covered with a brocade handkerchief.

Uh, it's supposed to be a duet. Thinking about it, this 'handsome guy' wants to pursue this 'beautiful girl' through singing, the cost of chasing girls is too low, and it is estimated that there is no play, because this 'handsome guy' can't catch it.

"Ahem~, this... This handsome guy, excuse me", Li Dawei has not spoken to anyone for several years and has stammered a little.

The man was startled, and immediately turned sideways, his right hand touched the firewood knife next to his waist, his knees were slightly bent, ready to go, and his face was guarded. The 'pretty girl' over there shouted nervously, probably trying to understand the situation.

Li Dawei was taken aback by this reaction, and immediately put two empty hands in two places, and smiled harmlessly on his face, "Uh, I'm sorry to bother you to soak MM, I just want to ask for directions"

It should have not felt Li Dawei's malice, the man's guard was loosened, but his hand was still on the hilt, "! @#￥%&*”。

Still didn't understand a word, Li Dawei was at a loss, and could only use the language used all over the world. Pointing to himself: "I, Li Dawei, am lost and want to go out" gestured with his hand, plus various body movements.

The other party suddenly realized, waved his hand at the 'beautiful girl' opposite, and then said something. Turning his head, he pointed to himself: "@#¥".

"Oh~, tiger cub" Li Dawei could only point at the other party according to the syllable, and then pointed to himself again "Li Dawei", after saying that, he stretched out his hand, the other party hesitated, but still let go of the handle of the knife and shook hands with Li Dawei.

The first intimate encounter, the communication across time and space. The 'tiger cub' didn't realize the great significance, but the enthusiasm of the ethnic minorities quickly made him completely relax his guard, and he exchanged ideas with 'warmth', sighing that Li Dawei was very high. Then he patted his head and gestured to Li Dawei to follow him.

The stilted building, half on the mountain, half supported by bamboo. There are bamboo huts, thatched huts, and a small village composed of more than a dozen families. The 'tiger cub' led Li Dawei to the most 'magnificent' and delicate bamboo building, and shouted at the door, and the 'beautiful girl' just now opened the door and came out.

The 'tiger cub' explained to her, why did Li Dawei think that the 'beautiful girl' had been staring at him? After a while, an old man came out, the decoration was similar to that of the 'tiger cub', and Li Dawei could barely understand what he said, which was a relatively partial dialect.

"Housheng, come, go to the house to drink saliva" The old man warmly invited Li Dawei into the house. Li Dawei didn't understand the rules of ethnic minorities, but he understood that many people were not to blame, and folded his hands, "Thank you, old man!" ”

After the exchange, the old man is called 'stone', they take the name because they see what is called, when they were young, they went out to wander, they know some foreign languages, they belong to the well-informed, they are the 'village elders' here. It's a very small village, and there are many villages like this, and the larger villages are three days away from here, and they go there every full moon day to exchange goods with each other.

The largest village is inhabited by the most powerful 'Baha' Tusi, which is not in the same direction, and is still twenty days away from here, and it will be out of the mountain in five days. It has not rained recently, and there is a lot less water in the mountains, and I heard that it is not peaceful outside, and some Han people have fled to the mountains. There have also been bandits, but they were surrounded and suppressed by the old man Tusi, and the dead were beheaded and skinned alive.

With clear news, I finally put my mind at ease. As for his origins, he simply said that he was a foot trader who got lost and unintentionally turned here.

He took out the complete muntjac skin from the package and gave it to the 'stone' village elder, who was very surprised, this skin was so complete, and the best hunter here, even the 'tiger cub', could not do this. According to the village elder, this skin is worth half a piece of salt.

The gift was too heavy, and the village elder came up with the highest standard of hospitality. Salt to boil tea, or the kind of bitter and salty coarse salt, carefully take out 2 grains, ruthlessly, and take out another grain and put it in the tea soup.

"Housheng, come, you're welcome" The village elder looked very arrogant. Li Dawei's hesitation seemed to him to be flattered and polite.

I really can't drink it. The tea couldn't hide the bitter taste of salty salt, so he couldn't describe it, so he hesitated, "Village Elder, do you all use this kind of salt?" ”

"This salt is only exchanged for the Han people who come from outside, and only a little bit is put when eating." Being able to make tea with salt is a recipe only for the wealthy, and the village elders are proud to be able to entertain guests like this.

"Uh~, in fact, I'm a salt seller" The lie can't come back anyway, Li Dawei took out a small bag from the package and handed it over, "Thank you for the hospitality of the village elder, this is a little bit of my heart"

The village elder's expression after opening the bag was a little sluggish, the beard on his chin was windless, and his lips were trembling, "This... This... It's so valuable."

He had been there once, and in order to show his status and favor, each village elder had a small pinch of salt, so that they had been grateful for a long time, and the salt was not so white.

Li Dawei wants to say goodbye, the village elders stay, and in a few days it will be the next full moon day, and most of the people in the village will go to the nearest big village to 'catch the wei', that is, to catch the market. After thinking about it, Li Dawei politely refused: "I still have a friend, I'm afraid it's not convenient, I'm just here to ask for directions."

Called the 'tiger cub' in, the 'tiger cub' was a little embarrassed, and he was still pursuing someone else's daughter just now. The village elder gave the 'tiger cub' an instruction, turned his head and said: "Hou Sheng, the tiger cub is a good hunter and can protect you on the road."

"Thank you village elder and tiger cub brother, my friend is in the back, there is some distance from here, we will meet at the entrance of the village early tomorrow morning"

Not long after Li Dawei and the 'tiger cub' left, the village elder said behind the door: "Sister, come out, everyone is gone, why are you still hiding behind?" I like people to say it, it's not like my sister. ”

"Daddy, what do you say?" The younger sister twisted and tugged at the placket, losing the openness of the duet with the 'tiger cub' just now, "I just think that person is dressed very strangely." ”

"Alas, it's a pity, he is a Han man, Yao Han can't intermarry", the village elder shook his head regretfully, "Brother Tiger cub is good, I'm looking for you to sing today, you're 16 years old, why don't you agree, don't be robbed by other little sisters this time"

"Hmph~, I think 'tiger cub' is like a brother, I don't feel that way."

"Brother can become a love brother if he stays for a long time" The village elder teased: "They will leave early tomorrow morning, do you want to follow yourself"

"Of course I'm going" my sister immediately answered, "Uh~ I'll go to see my brother"

"Okay~ Okay, my sister is going to see my brother, not my brother"

"Ignore Daddy," the younger sister turned around and left.

"Eh, sister, put away this salt first", the village elder was the most nervous.

"Salt? It's not that you don't know where to put the salt at home", said in her mouth, and her sister still came back to clean up, "Ah~ Is this salt?" It's so white! I'll taste it."

"This is the one who was sent by the descendant, he is a very capable person, and my younger sister is still very discerning," the village elder shook his head and muttered in a low voice, "It's a pity!" Then he patted his sister's hand lightly, "Don't spoil these salts, keep them for your brother as a dowry."

In the early morning, even if the weather is dry, you can still see a thin mountain mist beside this high mountain stream. The 'tiger cub' waited at the entrance of the village early in the morning, carrying a bamboo basket on his back, carrying a hunting bow with arrows, and hanging a firewood knife on his waist, which was quite heroic and extraordinary. I was pleasantly surprised when I looked at my sister who was dressed up, "My sister, are you going to Ao Shang Village too?" ”

"Well, I'll see my brother go, change something by the way"

"That's good, that's good. Whether it's heavy or not, I'll carry it for you."

"It's okay, it's not heavy" The younger sister looked at the end of the road, "Brother Tiger Cub, hasn't that Han man come over yet?" ”

"It should be soon", the tiger cub has good patience: "We made an appointment at dawn." ”

"I heard Daddy, this Han man's name is Li Dawei, what a strange name, he looks so tall, where is he from, how did he come here?"

The tiger cub scratched his head: "It should be a foot merchant, maybe he is lost, and sometimes I can't figure out the road inside."

"That's not easy, but he looks pretty white, whiter than me."

"Uh~ You're much whiter than him, he..."The tiger cub squatted for a moment, "He's coming, huh?" Didn't he say he still had friends? ”

"Brother Dawei, where is your friend?" Seeing that Li Dawei was alone, carrying a large basket with a piece of animal skin on it, the tiger cub was very puzzled.

"Uh~ It's hidden, I'm afraid it will scare you", as soon as Li Dawei's words fell, the 'second dragon' came out from under the animal skin, and put his small half body on Li Dawei's shoulder, spitting out the core at the tiger cub and his sister.

"Ah~" my sister screamed!