After that, the trip was peaceful, and occasionally we met one or two wild boars, and they were called as our food, common beasts, because we had guns. Every day I walked at sunrise and camped in the dark, and I walked like this for seven or eight days, climbed several mountains, and finally this day Uba said that it was almost there.

We don't know where the "soon" in his mouth goes, but we see Zhuang Yu's expression becoming secretive. I asked Sheng Shiyao in private, but I know the ultimate destination of this trip, he frowned and didn't answer, roughly understanding that he should be clear. In this way, I am also at ease, otherwise I don't know if I am ignorant, and it is not a matter to be led by Zhuang Yu's nose.

Even so, we walked for two days, and as we entered a ravine, I saw excitement in Uba's eyes. I thought it was really coming, and sure enough, we saw the tribe populated that afternoon, and I thought I knew where we were going, which was Uba's hometown.

Passing through several tribes, they all passed through the door and went deeper into the valley. Occasionally, when we meet mountain people, they will stop and look at us, with a defensive look in their eyes. As far as I know, tribal peoples like this are very united and xenophobic, so a group of ten people can keep a low profile as much as possible. Uba's feet were getting faster and faster, and he felt a kind of excitement like an arrow.

When he reached the deepest part of the valley, he was at the foot of another mountain, and at last he stopped, looked up at the mountain in front of him, and then suddenly fell to his knees and bowed reverently. Everyone looked at him silently, slightly puzzled, but no one made a sound to disturb him. After he bowed to the ground for five minutes, he got up and turned back to Zhuang Yu and said, "Brother Yu, let's go in." ”

As we entered the tribal village, people came out of the houses on both sides, all standing at the door and looking at us with blank expressions. This feeling is as if outsiders have invaded their territory, and there is no enthusiasm of the Tibetans in Jiuzhaigou at all. Due to the topography of the valley, it was impossible to erect tall houses, so the entire tribe was all low houses and poorly constructed. The residents are all dressed in ordinary folk costumes, and there are no colorful national costumes as imagined.

Finally someone came out and shouted, "Is it Uba?" Uba stepped forward, and the two looked at each other for a few seconds and hugged each other. My heart moved slightly, the people here actually speak Chinese? The palm was pinched, and Sheng Shiyao said in a low voice: "Most ethnic groups speak Chinese, but they will retain their own language and local dialects." ”

The man who was hugging Uba looked at us, led us to a house, and muttered a few words to the owner of the house standing at the door, until finally the expression on the owner's face softened, obviously knowing Uba. After that we were introduced to the house, which was very spacious, with a few small open rooms. Because of Sheng Shiyao's relationship, I arranged to stay in one room with him, Zhuang Yu and Jian Ning in one room, and the rest of the men slept in one bunk.

No one has any opinions, there are tiled covers, there are beds to sleep in, it is already considered a luxury, and it is a hundred times stronger than before when we camped for more than ten days in a row. As soon as I tidied up, I heard someone calling outside the house, and when I walked out of the house, I saw Zhuang Yu and Jian Ning standing in front of the door, and when I saw us coming out, I looked at it and said softly: "Follow me." He strode to the back hall of the house.

Soon he saw Uba waiting there, and after glancing at us, he turned and pulled the back door out of the house, and then strode forward, leading the four of us to a hut at the foot of the hill. I looked around and found that this house was very hidden, built in a mountain col, with a single house, and only the back door of the house where we were staying could get here, and the rest of the houses were built against the mountain, and there was no back door.

In this way, it is not a random arrangement for us to stay in that household, but it has a deep meaning.

The house in front of us had a courtyard in front of the door, which was surrounded by low stones, and the gate was made of wooden planks. Uba stood in front of the courtyard gate and said in a loud voice: "Abulang, Uba is back." After waiting for no response, Uba shouted again: "Abrahon, Uba has returned from outside." "Still no one came out, and no one answered, and I couldn't help but wonder, is there anyone in this house?

When Uba shouted for the third time, the closed door in the courtyard was finally opened, and no one was seen, only his voice was heard: "I don't see outsiders, you come in alone." The voice was old but powerful, and it seemed that this Abra was an old man. Uba replied respectfully: "Yes, but they are Uba's benefactors and guests who brought them back, and if they have something to ask you for, please ask Abra to be accommodating." ”

The atmosphere fell silent again, and after a long time, the old man named Ah Brown impatiently threw out a sentence: "Then bring those two men in, I am upset when I see the female baby." ”

The corners of my eyes twitched when I heard this, and I was disgusted. In the end, Sheng Shiyao left a sentence of "wait for me" and walked in with Wuba and Zhuang Yu, leaving me and Jian Ning to stay outside the door and smile bitterly. Knowing that they would not be able to get out for a while, we found a stone and sat down next to each other, and after a moment of silence, I tentatively asked, "Do you know what they are doing when they go in and find that man?" ”

She glanced at me, shook her head, and said, "He rarely talks to me about these things, and I have asked along the way, but he has sent them away." So Cheng Xiao, I can only say I'm sorry. Her eyes were sincere, not like she was lying, in fact, even if she really knew, but didn't want to say it, I couldn't help it.

I didn't ask again, but I couldn't find a topic for a while, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. It was Jian Ningyi who broke the calm: "Have you thought about the future?" I looked at her a little inexplicably, not knowing what she meant, but I heard her say, "When the journey is finally over, do you think about what you are going to do when it is all over?" Are you still following him? ”

"Why not?" I asked rhetorically, of course, she smiled, her eyes were ethereal in the sky, and she whispered, "What if there is no chance?" His heart sank, and he grabbed her arm and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know anything?" ”

"I don't know, I just have an inexplicable feeling that when the dust settles, it may be a matter of fact. Even if he didn't say anything, he somewhat understood that he was almost obsessively longing for the ancient Dian Kingdom, like the mirage above the island of Dian, if, I mean, if these were really created by them, at that time, what kind of situation would it be, have you ever thought about it? ”

Jian Ningyi's words were very vague, but I chewed out what she meant, she was implying that the agreement reached between Zhuang Yu and Sheng Shiyao was to restore the ancient Dian Kingdom, and it was outside this space, and to do this, it was necessary to rely on Sheng Shiyao's ability. I calmed my thoughts for a long time before I spoke softly: "I don't think about what the situation was like at that time, I just know that if that day really comes, I will hold his hand tightly and never let go." ”

She fell silent, and when I thought she wouldn't speak, and my thoughts wandered to a few people in the room, I only heard her sigh in her ear: "Sometimes you don't want to hold it firmly and you can't let go." I frowned, ignored her, didn't want to be infected by her pessimistic mood, always felt that her personality was so contradictory, sometimes open-minded and crisp, and launched a ruthless to look like a woman; Sometimes she looks at life with pessimism, and it seems that she never has hope for the future of her and Zhuang Yu. This has something to do with her previous relationship.

Women are up and down in the whirlpool of feelings, and when they regain love after being hurt, they will always become cautious and suffer from gains and losses. Actually, I don't comment on Zhuang Yu's personality, but his feelings for Jian Ningyi can't be fake.

Time passed quietly in their respective thoughts, and when the three of them came out, it was already dark. I couldn't see their faces clearly from a distance, I got up and walked quickly to Sheng Shiyao, and after passing the expression on his face, I didn't feel anything unusual, so I snuggled up to him. It wasn't until I got back to the house where I was staying that I heard Uba say, "I'll have someone bring things over later." ”

I looked at his departing figure, and I didn't understand what he was going to send over, to eat? Ten minutes later, I was puzzled, and it turned out to be two sets of men's and women's clothing of the Buyi tribe. It turned out that the whole tribe was going to hold a grand sacrifice in the evening, and during the sacrifice period, it was reasonable that no outsiders could enter the tribe, but since we had already entered, we could only follow their national customs.

Originally, I thought why not let us stay in the house, but the owner of the house said that there was a mountain god to protect this place, and the night sacrifice was a flash of worship, and if someone hid in the house and did not go out, the mountain god would be angry when he knew about it. After the owner of the house walked away, I stuck out my tongue, turned back to Sheng Shiyao and said, "What a superstition." ”

But he looked down and said: "It's not called superstition, it's a national belief, especially in these 100,000 mountains, people who live by the mountains especially believe it." In the early days, human beings regarded the mountain as a road to heaven, and imagined that the mountain peak had the nature of "gods", and even the ancient emperors would build palaces on top of the mountain, meaning that they stood on the highest and were gods. Each race has its own beliefs, so keep an eye on them when you go out, and don't talk nonsense. ”

I nodded my head instructively, and he was as serious as a teacher. When I changed into the blue and black pleated dress, I felt a little novel, and it fit quite well, and there were many small flowers embroidered on the clothes. But the plaid cloth that looks like a square scarf and a handkerchief, I don't understand, is it going to be wrapped around the neck? When I looked up, I fixed my eyes for two seconds, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It's the first time I've seen Sheng Shiyao dressed like this, the color is the same as mine, and it's also black and blue, but it's a pair of cardigans and trousers, especially when he's still struggling with the buttons. I couldn't help laughing, and I stepped forward and buttoned it up for him, and then I swept my eyes over the table, and saw that there was a men's hat, and when I stood on tiptoe to put it on him, I was so happy that I couldn't stand up with a smile.

It's a complete subversion of his original thin image, can I say that he looks a little silly dressed like this? Sensing his annoyed eyes, his eyes were cold, and he quickly lowered his head to stop laughing, and in the perspective he couldn't see, the corners of my mouth curved upward.