The next day, more than 20 of us began to search all the way along the east of Liye in accordance with the plan we had set, and on this day we entered the territory of Songtao, Guizhou. Guizhou is the only province in the country that does not have the support of plains, and has been one of the most backward provinces in development, and many ethnic minority areas are still in the process of slash-and-burn farming.

There are no roads in the mountains, we only ride horses to move forward, Professor Wen and Lin Xia are a little unprepared for this kind of mountainous potholes, I don't know how many times I vomited along the way, although we grew up in the mountains said that it was okay, but it was also shaken to the ground, because the places that need to go are mostly high mountains, I took a compass and rode a horse in front to lead the way, seeing that the mountains are getting steeper and steeper, the sky is gradually darkening, and the surrounding is full of barren mountains and mountains, I stopped everyone, and Lin Xia, Professor Wen discussed, it seems that I can only stay in the wilderness tonight.

Lin Xia had already had this intention, and the journey almost didn't stop today, and she and Professor Wen had long been a little unable to hold on. And the weather is still good today, so camping is not a crime. Unexpectedly, just ready to camp, in the distance came a head wrapped in Qingpa, hanging a sickle on the waist, leading the Miao people of the buffalo, it turned out that there was a Miao village not far in front of it, we were very happy, the Miao people were famous for their hospitality, and the people of that era were also simple, even if we were invited to stay in the Miao village.

As soon as I heard that this place is not far from Miao Village, a group of people are reluctant to ride horses anymore, they all lead the horses to follow the Miao people to walk, at that time there were few outsiders in the village, most of them were a year and a half to carry the county's leaders to inspect the work, riding a horse to come so once, for a time the village was full of Miao people who came to see the excitement.

In Guizhou, Wu, Luo, Li, Yang, Pan, Wang, and Lei are almost all Han surnames, and almost all of the people in this village are surnamed Luo, and the Miao people who took us into the village are called Luo Kaichun, we walked across the wind and rain bridge together, only to see this Miao village by the mountain and water, built along the mountain, it looks spectacular from a distance, Luo Kaichun insists on taking us to see the old man (equivalent to the head person).

What's interesting is the roadblock wine, as soon as we crossed the bridge, a few beautiful Miao girls stopped us, smiled and raised the horn glass to let us drink, at that time we drank the Miao people's own wine, the degree is not high, Tuesday Mao drank and wanted to lean on people, I hurriedly pulled this bastard, for fear of making a little mess.

The people in the mountains are hospitable, but they are fierce, we often see at that time, one village and another village fighting, usually the whole village men go into battle, old and young with a long barrel of gunpowder guns, sharp sickles hanging from their waists, large-scale weapons fights and sometimes earth cannons can be carried out.

The village chief's name is Luo Erhua, and at first we thought it was a female village elder.

Luo Kaichun shouted twice at the door of the village chief's house, "Uncle cousin, Uncle cousin." There's a guest from outside the country. ”

After a while, the wooden door creaked open, and everyone didn't expect that this old man in Erhuazhai would be a sturdy Miao man in his fifties.

The old man of Erhuazhai held a cigarette stick in his hand, pulled our hand with a smile on his face and said: "Rare guest, rare guest, everyone come in and sit." ”

At that time, the living conditions were very ordinary, and the hometown of Erhuazhai was not much stronger, but at that time, the foundation of the rural houses was large, and there were halls in the family, and more than 20 of us sat down and were not stuffed, and the old people of Erhuazhai warmly greeted a few young men and girls below and began to prepare dinner for us, and the whole village came in the evening, and then it was to drink wine and eat meat.

The old man of Erhuazhai took out the good wine and the wild boar meat that was baked into bacon at home. How many years have passed, I still remember the scene of the old people in Erhua Village drinking and eating pig's trotters. It is more appropriate to use Ermao's words, that day Ermao was drunk, and he fell on the cruise ship in the West Lake and said that, I was too impressed, I should say that I also empathize, Ermao said with drunken eyes that day: "Erwa, do you know, as long as you think of the 21-year-old Songtao Erhuazhai old man who eats pig's trotters and wine, Lao Tzu is full of food, and he feels hungry in his belly." ”

At that time, the countryside was not rich, the pig was killed during the New Year, and the game was not eaten every day, and it was generally eaten by people and visitors, and there was no refrigerator at that time, and fresh meat was bought only in the market, so Yunguichuan made the meat into bacon, hung it in front of the stove, smoked and roasted, and cut off a piece to fry a plate of delicious dishes when needed.

I don't know what time it is after dinner, anyway, I was drunk that day, and I don't know who carried me and Ermao to the guest room of Erhuazhai's hometown. In the middle of the night, I woke up drunk, my mouth was dry, and I remembered to smoke a cigarette and find a glass of water. Staggered out of the room.

At this time, there was already silence outside the house, and the hall was empty, and it was estimated that they were all scattered to the homes of various villagers to rest. I lit a cigarette, the temperature difference between day and night in the mountains is large, at this time I was thinly dressed, I have felt a chill, but my head is swollen badly, I didn't turn over a water cup in the hall for a long time, so I ran to the water tank in the yard to scoop water to drink, after drinking water, I finally felt a little relieved, there was just a bamboo bed in the courtyard, I fell on the bamboo bed, although the cold bamboo bed was a little cold, but people were sober a lot, I smoked leisurely, looked at the starry sky, and was thinking about the life in the mountains and moisturizing, Suddenly, a meteor flashed in front of me, and I found that Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and the Seven Stars of the Shaking Light Big Dipper were hanging high, swaggering as a fight, facing the Ziwei Zhonggong Tianji Star, which was transported in the center, and compared with the Mingtang map of "Di Jun Kanyu Jue": In the mid-autumn month, the Son of Heaven lived in the Zongzhang Temple. Based on the current month, could it be that near our location there is a mountain marked on the sheepskin map? ”

On the second day, I woke up early in the morning Erhuazhai Lao, Erhuazhai Lao drank a little too much yesterday, at this time it was still a half-asleep appearance, seeing that I was a little anxious, led me to the hall by the fire pond to sit down, and asked: "What are you doing, say slowly, don't worry." ”

I said: "Zhai Lao, we are here this time mainly to do some geological research, yesterday when I entered the village, I found that the mountains on your side are strange, I don't know if there are any strange things in ancient times?" ”

Erhuazhai old "hey" smile. Said: "You little baby, Lao Tzu thinks it's a big deal, do you want to hear me put the ancient things for you (talking about the ancient times), I will tell you about this matter, I know the things of the ten miles and eight towns very well." What do you want to hear? ”

I said, "I want to hear all the strange things of the old days." ”

The old man of Erhuazhai has a strong interest in local old things, so he asked his mother-in-law to make us a pot of tea, and I gave him a cigarette, and the two began to chat. Soon on Tuesday, Mao joined in.

Erhuazhai Lao said: "Our village, our ancestors have been called "Ganu Village" for generations, and outsiders call us Gaopo Miao, which is what their Han people say, "Gaopo Miao, Shui Dong family, and the guy lives in Shiyi". Legend has it that the ancestors of the old man moved from the side of the Yellow River, I don't know about this, anyway, when I first came here, I ate some wild mushrooms and wild fruits, vegetable roots, "frogs, birds and beasts survived, and then slowly developed, the so-called "Si sow Tian Yang, two Guang Cen Huang", our side of the Tusi has been Tian at that time, managed for more than 800 years, and then the Han people under the mountain came, the Ming Dynasty Yongle fought a battle, put... ”

I was busy stopping the old man of Erhua Village, and this time I jumped to the Ming Dynasty, and I asked, "Is there any history about the Qin Dynasty?" ”

"You little baby, anxious JB, listen to me a little bit" Erhuazhai old spit out the smoke ring dissatisfiedly and said: "When the Qing Dynasty...

I hurriedly said, it's not the Qing Dynasty, it's the Qin Dynasty.

Erhuazhai looked at me a little confused and said, "What kind of JB dynasty is the Qin Dynasty?"

I hurriedly said, "Qin Shi Huang, build the Great Wall." ”

The old man of Erhuazhai suddenly realized: "Oh! Qin Shi Huang, Lao Tzu knows. Meng Jiangnu is crying on the Great Wall, isn't that! "Erhuazhai has occasionally gone to the county seat and listened to the play, so he came when he opened his mouth.

I smiled and nodded, "That's the dynasty." ”

Erhuazhai thought for a long time, shook his head helplessly, and said: "I really don't know what to do with our side about Qin Shi Huang. ”