We washed our faces with water, washed off the sticky things on our eyes, our eyes were better than yesterday, but we couldn't see clearly, when we were eating, Boss Yang said to us: "There are some rules, I have to talk to everyone, Mongolians are hospitable, very easy to get along with, but some rules are different from our Han people." I'll tell you in detail, and you must remember. ”

We nodded, and Boss Yang then began to say the rules, that you should not ride a horse to the yurt, so as not to alarm the herd; If there is a fire or a red cloth in front of the door, it means that there is a sick person or a pregnant woman in the house, and outsiders should not enter; Guests are not allowed to sit on the west kang, because the west is the direction of the Buddha; Avoid eating the meat of dead animals, donkey meat, dog meat, and white horse meat; Red and white should be avoided when funerals are held, and black and yellow should be avoided when happy events; Do not bake feet, shoes, socks and pants on the brazier; It is forbidden to smoke, spit, touch the Dharma utensils, scriptures, Buddha statues, and make loud noises when visiting the temple halls and offering halls, and it is forbidden to hunt near the temple.

Greet each other, even strangers; When you meet an acquaintance, you usually ask: "Saibainu" (hello), and if you meet an elderly person or someone who is meeting for the first time, you should ask: "Saibainu" (hello). Hospitality to passers-by (whether they know it or not) is a traditional Mongolian virtue, but guests visiting Mongolian homes must respect their hosts. After entering the yurt, you should sit cross-legged around the stove on the carpet, but the west side of the furnace is the owner's residence, and the master is not allowed to sit casually when he is not sitting. The milk tea offered by the host is usually drunk by the guests, and it is rude not to drink it; The host please eat dairy products, and the guest should not refuse, otherwise it will break the host's heart. If it's not convenient to eat more, it's okay to eat a little.

Boss Yang told us a lot, let us all write it down, and then packed up our things, they put all the mare's milk wine in the tent, vacated their five horses, let the women all ride on the horses, and we followed the three brothers of the Yang family, and walked towards the nearest Mongolian tribe.

After walking for a long time, we finally arrived there, I saw the yurt in a daze, and the three brothers of the Yang family told us not to talk casually, and everything was arranged by them. We were invited into a yurt, the yurt was very warm, we didn't dare to sit casually, Boss Yang was talking to a person, I couldn't understand what he said, I wanted to open my eyes, but I couldn't see clearly, I saw that the person was wearing a hat full of feathers, a leather skirt, and a bell on it, but we couldn't see the face clearly, and we couldn't understand what to say.

After talking for a while, Boss Yang came back and said to us happily: "The master promised to treat your eyes, you hurry up and thank the master." ”

As soon as we heard this, we quickly thanked the shaman, and then Boss Yang led us out, and when we went outside, we saw a fire lit outside. Boss Yang asked us to sit in the southwest position, at this time the shaman came out of the tent, he and another person, wearing a god clothes and hat, walked with a rattling sound, two people sat in the northwest position, one beat the drum, this should be similar to the northeast dancing god, but unfortunately we can't see clearly.

The people who sat there, jumped up there for a while, two people beat the drum and danced together, the way they danced, very rough and beautiful, after dancing for a while, they brought a bowl, dipped their feathers in water, washed our eyes, and after washing, they said something to Boss Yang, and then left, Boss Yang said: "A few friends, just now the master said, the immortal heaven blesses, give the divine water, your eyes, tomorrow will be fine, he let you go back to rest." ”

I don't believe it, the water that the shaman gave us didn't feel anything other than a little cold, but now I can't say that I doubt it, Boss Yang and they led us back to the tent, and there was a stove in the tent, but the smell seemed to smell like cow dung, and that smell was mixed with the smell of grass and a special smell of smoke. The whole tent was full of warmth and that smell, similar to the smell of cow dung that we used to burn in a small stove when we were children, and I said, "Big brother, what's burning in this house?" So warm? ”

Boss Yang said: "This house is burning treasures. ”

I said, "What baby?" How is it the same as cow dung? ”

Boss Yang laughed a few times and said, "Brother, your nose is weird, this is the cow dung." ”

Luo Xihan said: "Can this cow dung be burned? ”

Boss Yang said, "Why can't you burn it?" In the eyes of the Mongolian people, cow dung is a treasure given by God, burned in winter, very warm, and with the fragrance of grass, at this time to make milk tea, around the stove, is the best enjoyment, our cow dung is the best cow dung, collected in autumn, the herdsmen will pick up the cow dung piled up into a pile to dry, will also use the processed cow dung bricks to build a courtyard wall, cattle and sheep pen; Some beat the cow dung cakes in rows on the walls of their houses to dry (this not only protects the house, but also protects them from the cold in winter); Others use cow dung bricks for roof decoration. ”

After finishing speaking, let us sit on the ground, spread the animal skin on the ground, plus the baking of the stove, sit on it very comfortable, we sat there, asked Yang Boss is not very familiar with this tribe, Yang Boss said: "We deal with this tribe all the year round, very familiar, the leader of this tribe is called Hari Chagai, is the meaning of the grassland eagle, he is powerful, knowledgeable, like to make friends with our Han people, and understand our language." ”

We nodded, in the evening, someone brought us food, are large pieces of beef and mutton, it tastes very fragrant, eating beef and mutton, drinking mare's milk wine, chatting about some interesting things, it is really a great blessing in life, after eating, we seven people live separately, live in the yurt, it is really comfortable, to the next day I woke up, opened my eyes and looked, the sky was already bright, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, by the way, my eyes, my eyes were already good, I quickly got up and looked around, Everything around became clear, my brother and I slept in a yurt, the yurt here is very beautiful, the whole yurt is sewn with animal skin, very strong, in the yurt with several braces, surrounded by wood, a wooden door, covered with thick animal skin.

I walked to the stove, and found that there was indeed cow dung piled up in front of the stove, and when I got close to the stove, I felt warm, and I turned it with a fire shovel, and there was still fire in it, and this cow dung could suppress the fire and not be extinguished overnight. At this time, they came in, and happily said that their eyes were better, and they could see things clearly, we were talking happily, and then three big men came in, one by one, and they were all good-looking, after they came in, I was stunned at first, and then one of the oldest said: "Brother, you have good eyes, don't recognize us?" ”

As soon as I heard it, I knew that it was the three brothers of the Yang family, so I hurriedly went up to thank the three of them, and the others also followed Xie, and the three brothers of the Yang family hurriedly said that they didn't need to thank them. We can see it, they are also very happy, we all sit around the stove, Boss Yang brought milk tea, put it on the stove, and then slowly stirred it with a long spoon, and the room was suddenly filled with a fragrance. At this time, suddenly there was the sound of a horn outside the tent, and as soon as we heard that it was like an expedition, we listened to the sound, and we were very curious, so we hurried to the door of the tent to look, only to see that we were surrounded by large and small yurts, and the snow on the yurts had not yet completely melted. Some of these yurts have walls, and there is a wall in front of our yurts, and if you look closely, those walls are made of cow dung as Yang Boss said, and some yurts are also stained with cow dung. In the distance are some people, riding on horses, wearing animal skin coats, with animal skin hats, carrying guns behind their backs, some people who see them off are standing there, we are guests here, we did not dare to go out directly, but looked out in the yurt, after reading it, I asked Boss Yang what was going on, Boss Yang said: "This is the warrior of the tribe who went out to fight wolves." ”

I said, "Why go out and fight wolves?" ”

Boss Yang said: "Every year after the big snowstorm here, there will be a wolf disaster, very powerful, after these warriors go out, see the wolves, break up the wolves, or lead the wolves away, do not let the wolves run into the tribe, if the wolves run into the tribe, the whole tribe, there will be a catastrophe, then it will be troublesome." ”