When Zhang Ju and his entourage arrived at Xiede Township, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. When they got out of the car, in front of them, there was a winding road, similar to a national highway. The road is lined with two- or three-storey houses, and there are few pedestrians on the road. While they were still looking around, Tashi Gelai opened his mouth and said to them, "This is Xiede Township!" ”

Xu Yuling turned her head and blurted out, "Where is the village of the Muya people?" ”

Tashi Gelai stretched out his right hand and pointed to the path on the right: "That road leads to the village where the Muya people are, the road is narrow, we can only cross it on foot. ”

Su Ce turned to him and said, "Then I'm going to trouble you to take us there!" ”

Zashige looked at him and said, "Yes, I will call you, and when you come back, call me, and I will ask my friend to pick you up." ”

Su Cewei nodded and said, "Okay!" Can we get there before dark? ”

Tashi Gelai smiled slightly, "I can get there!" Let's go now. ”

At this time, in the Su family compound in Hangzhou, only the last group of people remained. They stood outside the gate, facing the gate of the compound, which was closed. These people from left to right are Su Jian, Su Ming, Su Nan, Xu Zhixin and Zhang Zhen, Su Nan looked at the compound and was reluctant. Su Ming on the side spoke: "Brother Nan, let's go!" ”

Sunan had a sad face, and opened his mouth slightly: "Leaving this time may be goodbye!" The ancestors of the Su family, Su Nan is not filial, so I can't leave with you. ”

Then the group got into the car and walked towards the airport. This time, in order for more than 100 people to go to Guiyang together, southern Jiangsu specially chartered a passenger plane from Hangzhou to Guiyang. They estimated that they had only walked for five or six minutes when a golden light suddenly rushed out of the ancestral hall in the compound and went straight into the sky.

Time always passes so carelessly, saying that it doesn't pass quickly, sometimes it's outrageously fast. As the sun set, Zhang Ju and the four of them finally arrived at the village where the Muya people were located, and Xu Yuling asked with some curiosity: "Tashi, what is the name of this village?" ”

Tashi Gelai spoke, "We all call it Muya! ”

The four of them walked slowly towards the village, where the terrain was flat and there was no plateau at all. Su Ce looked at the land in front of him that this was not a plain or a plain, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect this place to be so flat, although there are towering peaks all around, but the mountain is more than ten kilometers away. The green lawn on the ground makes you feel like you're on a football field! ”

Xu Yuling looked up into the distance, looking up at the blue sky above her head from time to time, the clouds were fiery red under the sunset. Vast expanses of burning clouds linger on the mountain tops in the distance, which is truly picturesque. Under the blue sky, it was a green grassland, she turned her head to look at Zhang Ju next to her in surprise, and said, "Zhang Ju! Let's come here to live in the future, it really feels like a paradise! ”

Zhang Juleng glanced at her and smiled slightly: "Are you sure?" You may not be able to play games or connect to the Internet! When the novelty of your three days passes, it is estimated that you will have to go back again! ”

Xu Yuling glanced at him, her face was a little angry, and she opened her mouth and said, "Hmph! If you talk nonsense, I won't! ”

Tashi Gelai pointed to the village not far ahead and said, "That's Muya!" ”

The three of them looked in the direction he pointed, it was a small village, the whole village was all square, and there were only twenty or thirty families. The village sits on this flat land, seemingly right in the middle. As they got closer, the full view of the village came into view. I saw that those houses were all black stone rooms, several feet high, and all of them were three-storey.

It seemed that there was green smoke rising from every house, and the green smoke hung above the village, like a mist. Tashi Gelai spoke: "The Muya people are cooking, and when we get to the village, we will just be able to eat a hot meal." ”

Hearing this, Xu Yuling's face changed slightly, and she remembered the scene of eating in Daofu at noon, and a feeling of nausea hit her heart. She approached Zhang Ju and said softly, "Zhang Ju! I don't want to eat, it's so unpalatable! ”

Zhang Ju comforted softly: "It is natural for people to eat, you must remember that you are human at this time!" ”

Xu Yuling pursed her lips and said with an unhappy face: "No! I'm afraid I'm going to vomit, and I'm going to vomit in the car today! ”

Zhang Ju said with a look of surprise: "Didn't you say that you got motion sickness?" ”

Xu Yuling said softly: "That's a lie to you, isn't it afraid of showing your feet!" Ate that meal and had an upset stomach. Don't you and Su Ce have any adverse reactions? ”

Zhang Ju said softly: "I just ate a few bites, but I didn't eat much, how can you be like you, born like a foodie, eat so much!" ”

Xu Yuling snorted lightly and said, "You are a foodie!" ”

In the blink of an eye they came to the village, and when they got closer, they realized that although the houses had three floors, the bottom floor was not inhabited. I saw that there were cattle and sheep locked in the lower layer, and a smell of cow dung and sheep dung mixed came to my face. Xu Yuling was nauseous for a while, but unfortunately there was nothing in her stomach to spit out, and after a while of retching, her face was a little pale.

Then they followed Tashige to the middle, and after a while, they came to a building, and from the ground to the second floor, there was a staircase more than two people high, and they walked up the staircase in front of them, and came to the corridor on the second floor of the house. At this moment, a man in his forties walked out of the door, and the man spoke a few words to Zashige. Tashi Gelai said to the three of them: "This is your resting place, he is a friend of mine, you can rest assured." Come in with me, and we'll have dinner first. ”

After the four of them walked through the door, it was a large hall with a round table in the center and a few stools neatly arranged around it. There are quite a few dishes on the table, including beef, lamb chops and lamb shanks, which are hearty to look at. Tashige beckoned them to sit down at the table, and after a while, the man came over with a jug of wine in his hand.

Xu Yuling looked at Tashi Gelai with a surprised face, pointed to the man opposite and said, "Tashi! Won't his family come and eat together? ”

Tashi spoke, "This is the custom of the Muya people, when a guest comes to the house, usually only the male host will come out to eat with the guest. He and his wife are now the only ones in his family, and his two sons have gone out to work. ”

Zhang Ju suddenly spoke: "Then what is this big brother called?" ”

Tashi Gelai said, "It's good if you call him Dawa, but he doesn't speak Chinese." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Ju was worried: "If you don't speak Chinese, then communication will be a big trouble, and it seems that we can only let Tashi Ge stay and help us translate." ”

Then he spoke, "Tashi! In this case, you can stay and help us as translators, money is not a problem, what do you think? ”

When Zashi Gelai heard the words that money is not a problem, he doubted in his heart: "It seems that these people are not just here to learn about the customs here, but as long as there is money to be made, take care of him." ”

He immediately spoke: "Yes, but you can't tell the company about the extra money, otherwise they will be taken away again." ”

Su Ce on the side spoke: "Tashi! You put 10,000 hearts and promise that the big head will be given to you. ”

After this matter was settled, Zhang Ju said to Tashi Ge: "Tashi! Then you can help us say thank you to Dawa for his hospitality. ”

The five of you said a word, I said it word by word, Tashi Gelai acted as a translator in the middle, and after dinner, Zhang Ju and they were assigned to rest in the bedroom on the left. The structure of the houses of the Muya people is similar to that of the Qiang and Jiarong people, and the left and right sides of the hall are bedrooms. There are two rooms each, and the two sides are symmetrical. Behind the hall is the prayer hall, and on the right side of the prayer hall is the tea party, which exudes the fragrance of butter tea. On the left is a veranda that seems to be used to cool things.

Su Ce came to Zhang Ju and Xu Yuling's room, which was poorly furnished. There was a bed and a cupboard inside, and the cabinet was placed at the head of the bed, and there was not even a chair. The three of them sat on the bed, Zhang Ju sat in the middle, and they began to mumble quietly. Su Ce said softly: "What should I do now?" I don't know where to start. ”

Zhang Ju's brows tightened, his mind was a little confused, and then he spoke: "Now I can only start from Zashi Gelai, he can communicate with the people here." ”

Xu Yuling looked puzzled and said, "Then how to explain it to him?" ”

Zhang Ju opened his mouth and said: "We can only come step by step, how many days can the blood we bring last?" ”

Su Ce opened his mouth and said: "If there is a refrigerated place here, it is estimated that it can last for half a month, otherwise we will have to go back to Kangding in advance." ”

Zhang Ju thought for a while and said, "Ask Tashi tomorrow and ask them to find us a place where we can refrigerate." Let's just say that we brought some food, and we were afraid that it would go bad when we put it outside. ”

Xu Yuling stared at Zhang Ju and said, "Zhang Ju! So what do you mean by step-by-step? ”

Zhang Ju touched his chin with his right hand, and said with a slight smile on his face: "Tomorrow, I will use Li Zhongge to probe the wind first, if he really comes here and leaves some deeds, then Dawa will definitely know." I estimate that many things of the Muya people have also been passed down from generation to generation, and it is difficult to record them in writing. ”

Su Ce nodded, very much agreed with Zhang Ju's statement, and then spoke: "That's fine, just tell them that we are studying history, especially the history of Western Xia." In this way, it is also possible to hide our true purpose. ”

Xu Yuling said in disbelief: "Such a simple reason, will they believe it?" ”

Zhang Ju looked at her and said, "I may not believe it, but Tashi Gelai is a guide, and I think I can get him with money." Just get him done and let him go to Dawa. People like Dawa may not be able to do it with money, but Tashi is not a big problem. ”

Xu Yuling stared at Zhang Ju with both eyes, and said with some disbelief: "So sure? ”

Zhang Ju began to analyze: "Tashi was originally going back, right? But at the dinner table, I suggested that as long as he stayed and helped us translate, money would not be a problem. He hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing, indicating that as long as he had money, he could impress him. ”

Su Ce nodded slightly, and said, "Brother Ju's analysis is very reasonable, repair it tonight, and find Tashi tomorrow, and we may be able to gain at that time." ”

The next morning, the three of them got up early. They walked out of the room and into the hall. Tashi Gelai and Dawa were found sitting in chairs chatting. The two talked and laughed, drinking hot butter tea. Zashige watched the three of them come out, immediately got up from his chair, and said, "Three of you come and sit!" ”

With that, they set up their stools, and the three of them walked over and sat down on their chairs. Dawa saw the three of them sit down, smiled, and picked up three teacups from the middle of the table. The teacup was dark red, like an ancient ceramic. He filled the three teacups and handed them to the three of them.

Zhang Ju took the teacup, turned his head to look at Tashi, and said straight to the point: "Tashi! I have something I want to discuss with you! ”

Tashi Gelai turned his head to look at him and said, "What's the matter, you say!" ”

Zhang Ju said: "We have some things and medicines with us, which need to be refrigerated, for fear that they will expire and deteriorate." I wonder if there is a place here in Dawa that can be refrigerated? ”

After hearing this, Tashi turned to Dawa and spoke, and the two of them talked for a while. He said to Zhang Ju: "Yes! Dawa will take you to put your things in a moment. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Ju was overjoyed and said, "Thank you very much, thank Dawa for us!" ”

Zashi Gelai smiled and said, "You're welcome! You're welcome! ”

Zhang Ju continued: "There is another thing, we originally studied history, especially the history of the Western Xia period. At the end of the Western Xia, there was a minister named Li Zhongge, and after the fall of the Western Xia, there was no record of him being lost. There is a theory that he came here with a part of the people of Western Xia, so let's think about the locals to inquire about any clues about him. ”

Tashi Gelai paused for a moment, then smiled slightly, stared at him with both eyes, and said, "This ......"

Zhang Ju suddenly understood what he meant, and said: "Money is not a problem, as long as you can do a favor, I will pay you a part of it first when you go to our room in a while." I don't have that much cash now, and I'll make it up when I get back to Kangding. ”

After hearing this, Tashi Ge said in his heart: "Anyway, you are here, and you are not familiar with the place, and you can't run out of the palm of my hand." ”

He said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." If there's anything you need me to help with, just say. ”

Zhang Ju, Su Ce, and Xu Yuling nodded at the same time. Zashige turned his head away, looked at Dawa, and began to talk to him. Zhang Ju looked at the two of them seriously, and they couldn't understand a word of their words. Ten minutes passed, and the two continued. Seeing this, Zhang Ju gradually ignited a glimmer of hope in his heart, and said in his heart: "Seeing them talk for so long, there should be hope, we can't toss anymore." ”

Tashi Gelai and Dawa chatted for more than half an hour, and after chatting, Dawa picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it. Tashi Gelai turned his head to look at Zhang Ju and said to him: "There is indeed a legend of this man here, according to legend, he came here with a team of men and horses a long time ago. With his wisdom and advanced ideas, he soon became the leader of the Muya people in this land. He gathered all the local Muya people and established a small country, where the people lived in stability and their living standards were improved, and later they treated him as a god. ”

Su Ce blurted out, "It seems that he really came here!" ”

Zhang Ju opened his mouth and said, "What happened later? ”

"Later, after his death, the Muya buried him on the mountain to the north. In the years leading to his death, he set about building a mausoleum for himself, on the hill to the north. ”

Zhang Ju was overjoyed in his heart, and then said, "Then has anyone been anywhere since then?" ”

Tashi Gelai shook his head slightly and said, "Dawa said that none of those who went to the funeral came back, and all disappeared into that mountain. Later, some people went to the mountain to look for those who had disappeared, and when they came back, they were either insane, insane, or demented, and none of them were normal. And this part of the people who came back all died without warning in three years, they died in a strange way, and their bodies were shriveled after death, without a trace of blood. Later, no one dared to go to that mountain anymore, and that mountain became a taboo for the Muya people, and just a few years ago, there were people who walked into that mountain by mistake and never came out again. ”

Zhang Ju said in disbelief: "So strange? Is there such a terrible mountain here? ”

Tashi Gelai nodded and said, "It's true, that mountain is very evil. ”

Zhang Ju and Su Ce both fell into deep thought, but Xu Yuling spoke: "When I came, I have seen the surrounding mountains, they are all normal, how can there be such a thing, it seems that these mountains are not as normal as they seem." ”