The five men walked through the winding path with lanterns and finally climbed to the top of the mountain, which was the center of the green stream.

To be precise, Qingxi is actually a high mountain, surrounded by a small stream at the outermost, and the bottom of the mountain is scattered with residents, and the top of the mountain is the center of the villagers' gathering activities.

The reason why no one lives on the top of the hill is that the trees on the top of the hill are exceptionally dense, which has attracted thunder and lightning many times, and because the road to the top of the mountain is difficult to walk, although the residents of the village rarely go out, they always have to go out several times to buy some things that must be made, so it is difficult for them to walk.

Fortunately, the old uncle's house was originally halfway up the mountain, and they had already climbed half of it, so they only needed to climb the other half at this time.

Although the distance from the halfway point of the mountain to the top of the mountain is short, it is a bit steep and difficult to walk, which is why the old uncle and the two did not participate in the activities in the village before.

Gradually, the leap month was a little exhausted, and Gu Chao was also a little out of breath, so the grandmother was supported by the uncle, and the five of them finally arrived at the gathering place on the top of the mountain, and found that someone had already started to light the bonfire.

Gu Chao was a little physically exhausted, remembering what Wei Linghao had told her yesterday that she was asked to exercise in the morning, Gu Chao was definitely a hundred unhappy at that time, but now she is absolutely not unnecessary.

At least your stamina has to keep up with your agility, right?

The trees on the top of the hill were indeed very dense, and the grass on the ground was up to their ankles, but it was too dangerous for the villagers to light a bonfire in such a densely vegetated place, and if they were not careful, they would catch fire and burn the whole mountain.

Gu Chao first cooperated with the old uncle, helped his grandmother to a big rock, sat down to rest, and then expressed his doubts.

"No, you see the place where they lit the bonfire, the grass near the center circle, has been removed, and their bonfire has always been very small, and it depends on the whole village dancing together."

Gu Chao became excited when he heard this.

"It turns out that there will really be a dancing bonfire, and there will be such a lively scene! I've only heard of it before, but I've never participated in it yet! ”

Leap Moon also said.

"Me too, I am too, I heard my family's merchants say that those Miao Jiang people often have such activities. Qingxi lives, are they all Miao Jiang people? ”

"My ancestors used to be, and the ancestors of many villagers here were, but your grandmother was not."

The old uncle explained.

"Since the history of this village is so long, hasn't anyone thought of going out to have children?"

Chang Yu said.

"Of course, it's not that no one has never gone out, but that's just a very small number of people, and most of them have stayed here for generations."

"In addition to the beautiful mountains and rivers, clean life, and self-sufficiency, what is more special about the villagers here that can resist the temptation of the outside world and live here?"

Leap Moon looked around, looked around, and found that the villagers here still used the method of drilling wood to light the fire, and the clothes and fabrics they wore were also the same as those of a long time ago.

"How can anyone like to drill wood to make a fire? Isn't this troublesome and inconvenient? What an ancient technique! ”

Leap Moon couldn't help but comment.

"Our family doesn't use this method, because my wife is the only one in my family, and I can't let her drill this every day, so I bought her flint and steel from the outside."

"Why do people here have to keep their old habits?"

The old lady had rested at this time and came over to join them in the conversation.

"This is their rule here, to keep the old habits and habits, although it is not mandatory, but most people do it, we are the exception, so we don't live in the same circle with them."

Gu Chao saw from a distance that their small circle of bonfires had been lit, and the flames were as tall as a person, she was very worried that this would cause a mountain fire, it hadn't rained for a long time recently, and it was dry everywhere.

Gu Chao expressed his hidden worries, and the old uncle said with a smile.

"They've been doing this for many years, and there will be no accidents, and even if the situation is as bad as you say, the whole mountain is burning, and isn't there a stream at the outermost? It won't affect people outside. ”

"But in that case, isn't it all going to burn down here? Where do you live? This is their home for survival, don't they like the outside the most? Why can't this only home be well guarded? ”

Chang Yu said.

Gu Chao listened carefully to her uncle's explanation, and while looking at the flames of the bonfire, suddenly, she found a very strange place.

Although the grass around the campfire was removed as much as possible, there were still scattered grass roots, and sometimes the flames came out and burned on the grass roots, but there was no trace of scorching.

"Uncle! You see! The grass was burned by fire, but there was no trace of it. ”

Listening to Gu Chao's words, Chang Yue looked at the grass on the other side of the bonfire.

But the uncle and the old grandmother didn't seem to be surprised.

"That's why, I told you not to worry, since they dare to hold such a grand event, they are naturally completely sure, otherwise who will destroy their homeland?"

The old uncle said.

Gu Chao especially wanted to get closer to take a look at the grass, but found that the campfire was surrounded by people.

"They're so lively, they probably won't be able to go in for a long time tonight, so let's listen to them play the Bahrain piano on the periphery."

"What is Bahrain, please?"

Chang Yu and Leap Moon speak in unison.

"It's a unique instrument that no one else can play except for our own village, but because he's so forded, he can play very few tunes."

Gu Chao didn't have the heart to ask about the Balinqin, and wanted to know what was going on with the grass.

"Can I squeeze in front for a while and pull out the grass to see?"

"If you want to see the grass, why do you want to rush to the front? The grass on the top of the mountain is like this! ”

The old woman said as she pounded her waist.

Gu Chao's whole person was stunned, she thought that this strange grass only grew in a small area in the center of the mountaintop, but she didn't expect that the entire mountaintop was such grass.

"Girl, don't talk about this thing everywhere, I trust you, I trust Xiao Yanyue, so I told you, this thing is really useless to outsiders, but if they think it is strange, they will come to rob our land and destroy our lives."

Indeed, even if this kind of special grass is of little use to them, they will definitely work hard to get it.

"Is there any other use for this grass than to not be burned by fire?"

Chang Yue asked.

"We don't know, we only know that it is a kind of grass that does not burn bad, does not soak rotten, has been multiplying, and can only be cut by our own people with a knife to stop growing."

Gu Chao squatted down and pulled a handful of grass, she didn't feel any difference when she touched it at first, and when she pulled a few handfuls, she found that the grass was extremely tough, so she saved just a few pieces, but there was the power of a thick hemp rope, which was not pulled at all, and could only be cut with a sharp sickle.

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