Old man Ishida said to us, "Distinguished guests, please allow me to welcome you on behalf of us in the village of Ishi. ”

Lin Qiaoling bore the brunt of the old man Ishida's salute, crossed her hands and shoulders and bowed deeply to the old man Ishida.

Liu Zhi and I also replied to the old man Ishida in a daze according to Lin Qiaoling's appearance, and when I got up, I felt puzzled.

Bent down again and again, he whispered to Lin Qiaoling: "Isn't this a Tibetan set?" Do you use it for the Zhuang people, so that you can use it? ”

Lin Qiaoling said angrily: "It's good or not, it's better to talk about it after you make it, it's better than you standing awkwardly." ”

I was right when I thought about it, and then the old man Ishida said, "Then please follow me inside." ”

The old man Ishida led the way, and we followed behind the old man Ishida, and I teased Lin Qiaoling: "People say that they follow the customs of the locals, I see that you are in this state, except for the household registration book, you can't enter the customs, and everything else is vulgar." ”

Lin Qiaoling heard what I said and punched me: "You, I think you will become a monk after this case is completed." ”

"What's wrong with a monk, let me tell you, if it weren't for the high threshold of monks, I would have gone a long time ago."

"Then you go, give you what you can, if you go to be a monk, I will go to be a nun, hum."

Lin Qiaoling turned her head away as she spoke, pretending to be angry and ignoring me.

Liu Zhi said helplessly in the back: "Can you show your affection and go home to show it, don't you see such a big person in the back?" ”

I was about to explain, but I heard the old man Ishida who was walking in front turn to us and say, "That place is the holy place of our village, and it has been guarded by us for hundreds of years, and the people of our village have always relied on this holy place to bless our people for a long time. ”

I looked at the holy place that old man Ishida said, and it really didn't matter, this holy place seemed to be formed naturally.

There is a totemic meaning, this so-called holy place, those who don't know think it's a big stone.

But if you look closely, you will find that the totem of this big stone seems to be a wolf, the whole wolf body is red, the most prominent is the wolf head, the nature of the wolf, highlighted here vividly.

As if running, as if demonstrating the intruders, it makes people feel intimidated, and the color of this wolf is particularly striking in the sunlight.

The only thing that surprised me a little was that this wolf had one wing on its back, why only one, and why was the stone red? It seems too contrary to the laws of nature.

I was just about to raise my finger to the Holy Land to ask why this wolf only had one wing, and where the others had gone.

Lin Qiaoling seemed to see my thoughts, and hurriedly pressed my hand and whispered, "Don't point your fingers, the old man Ishida has said that it is a holy place, and you will make people think that you don't understand etiquette." ”

I nodded hurriedly, my heart is fortunate that I didn't point just now, if this is pointed, it may not happen, and I am thinking directly in my heart at the moment, Amitabha Buddha, Jesus blesses.

"It's okay, those who don't know are not guilty." Old man Ishida said softly.

"Grandpa, can you tell us the story of this holy place, and why the wolf on this totem has only one wing on its back instead of two?" I asked curiously.

Old man Ishida put his hands behind his back and told us the story of this totem.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, when the race was divided, the rise of forces around the world, each race in order to protect their offspring to be able to reproduce safely and smoothly, have been looking for their own race totem, this wolf, is the totem of our village, but also to bless the safety of our village totem, as for why it only has one wing, this I have never heard of, in my opinion the wolf body is less than a wing, should be to warn the world, in the strong strength, there are flaws, there will be shortcomings, wolf, is a fierce and cruel existence, There will also be its weaknesses, let alone those who are not as small. ”

Old man Ishida told us briefly, and when he said this, I felt that Old Man Ishida's knowledge should be far more than what I saw.

It may also be that I have experienced too much, seen too much, and looked down on many things in the world.

Old man Ishida's words, although not exciting, but the three of us listened to it as if we were already immersed in the old man's words, and my brain kept reminiscing.

However, reality is reality after all, and from far away comes the sound of soothing singing one after another.

We looked towards the source of the sound, and in front of us, there were many people standing, and everyone sang in unison.

But I didn't understand what was sung, and it wasn't Chinese anyway.

I said to Lin Qiaoling, "I said, do you understand?" ”

Lin Qiaoling was also attracted by this song, and said a little incomprehensibly: "I don't understand, but it should be a welcome ceremony, many ethnic minorities have their songs." ”

"Let's go, everyone is already waiting for you." Old man Ishida greeted.

We followed the old man Ishida into the village, and the next thing really opened our eyes.

The variety of delicious food, wonderful programs, made us really linger.

At dinner in the evening, the old man Ishida also took out the wine that he had treasured for many years.

As soon as this wine is opened, a strong fragrance instantly hits the nose, and when you smell it, it makes people feel refreshed.

However, I still don't drink, knowing that I am here for the purpose of this time.

Liu Zhi drank a lot, and after a few sips, he was so drunk that he fell asleep on the table.

When the moon hung high in the sky at night, and the people in the stockade prayed to the moon one after another, the day was over.

There is no electricity in the village, so every house has kerosene lamps.

In the evening, we stayed at the old man's house in Ishida.

Through the dim kerosene lamp, Lin Qiaoling and the old man Ishida sat on a stool and chatted.

The old man Ishida said: "We haven't had any guests visit our village for decades, so you should have something to do with coming here today, right?" ”

Lin Qiaoling and I glanced at each other and winked at her, meaning that I just didn't want to say it.

Lin Qiaoling nodded and gestured to speak.

"Old man, we have come to your place this time, and there is indeed a major matter related to human life." I said in a low voice.

"Oh?" Old man Ishida was intrigued by my words, and said, "Didn't you come here for the land above?" ”

I smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, we lied to you last time, and we really didn't come to contract the land, because the stakes are so important that we didn't have time to say it, so we waited until today." ”

When Old Man Ishida heard me say this, his expression became a little more profound, and he nodded and said, "You are policemen." ”

I was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Sort of, we're just students at the police academy now, not police." ”

The old man Ishida said solemnly: "Whether it is the police or something, you just need to do it for the good of everyone." ”

I said in a deep voice: "So we are here this time to ask you, what is wrong with the open space behind this mountain, and where did the strange water hyacinth you carry with you come from?" And the holy place of your stockade, why is the wolf's body red? ”