It may be that I was really tired from shopping in the afternoon, so I fell asleep as soon as I lay down at night, and when I woke up again, it was already the next morning.

After packing up the things, I went down to check out, and when I arrived outside the hotel, the car rented by Kong Sanye had already come, and the driver was forty or fifty years old, and he was a local. According to Kong Sanye, this person is also a Miao person, served as a soldier, participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War that year, and speaks Mandarin well, so he was hired by Kong Sanye.

If you have been a soldier and participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War, you must have a life under your hands, but this is good, so that our group is a lot safer, the key is to speak Mandarin well, and it can be used as a translator at a critical moment.

The veteran's name is Aqing, and he drove a van, and after a few of us got in the car, we had a brief exchange and set off directly. The road from Kunming to Xishuangbanna is not very close, especially if we drive there like this, it will take more time.

Along the way, we were all attracted by the scenery outside, the autumn scenery was already beautiful, coupled with the blue sky, white clouds and sunshine, which made us feel a little dizzy.

Ah Qing was very talkative, and coupled with our curiosity about the Sino-Vietnamese War at that time, we started talking directly about that topic. He said he had been wounded on the battlefield and had since retired. Until now, he was not very clever on his feet, but fortunately Yunnan is a tourist city, and he used all his savings plus borrowed money to buy a car.

Because of his good skills as a soldier, coupled with his good Mandarin speaking, he is also very warm and thoughtful, and his business has always been quite good, and he is also very famous in this generation, and he quickly made back the investment at that time. This van is already his third car, and there are still a few people working on it.

Kong Sanye invited him this time, and it also cost a lot of money, but after seeing this person, he felt that Kong Sanye's money was well spent.

"Third Master Kong, is this Aqing only responsible for sending us to Xishuangbanna, or is it always sending us to Longxi Village?" When I got out of the car to eat halfway, I came to Kong Sanye's side and asked quietly.

"It's not negotiated yet, he said to look at the place again, after all, he hasn't been to Longxi Village, what do you think of others?" Kong Sanye began to ask for our opinions.

Looking at Aqing, who was talking happily with the big head group, he felt that of course there was no problem, although looking at Aqing's body was not as burly as the big head and the big group, but if he really did it, I was afraid that the big head would not be his opponent.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, we entered the territory of Xishuangbanna, Aqing said that he often runs this road, so he is very familiar, and he has basically stayed in the surrounding restaurants and hotels, and the boss is also very familiar with him.

At first, we didn't believe it, but watching Aqing skillfully park the car in the parking lot of a certain hotel, we heard the hotel owner come out and shout: "Aqing, you bring guests here again, it's been your little apprentices running recently, it's rare to see you once, come and have a drink when you're done." ”

Seeing that Aqing is really familiar with this generation, this also makes us feel relieved. Kong Sanye said before that he has nothing to do with this place in Xishuangbanna, so the luggage can only be transported to Kunming, and there is no way to get here, otherwise we will pick up the luggage directly here.

"Kong Sanye, I am familiar with this restaurant, eating and staying in the hotel is cheaper than others, and the attitude is better, I can get a 20% discount for the first time." Ah Qing turned to us and explained, in fact, we don't need him to explain, we believe him. With such a good reputation, he must have accumulated it over the years.

After entering the hotel, I found that it was really different, and I saw Aqing sitting at our table, and the boss also gave us a bottle of wine, and came to have a drink with a few of us, and then praised us for our vision, and we were able to invite Aqing.

After eating, we booked two triple rooms again, let the big head and the crooked mouth go up to the room first, and take the luggage and everything, and I was here with Kong Sanye to talk to Aqing about the next things.

Basically, Kong Sanye and Aqing were talking, I was just listening on the sidelines, and I had to say that Kong Sanye was an old fox, and he was also a rich old fox, and he soon moved Aqing, whether it was language or money, he gave Aqing a price that he couldn't bear to refuse.

Of course, Aqing also has his own conditions, that is, he must find another guide who has been there in the local area, because Aqing has not been there before, so this condition is also reasonable.

Since Aqing is so familiar with the local area, of course, we also let Aqing choose the guide, and we also believe that the person selected by Aqing will definitely not be too bad, at least we are not afraid of being deceived. Ah Qing really has a choice, borrowed the hotel owner's phone for a few minutes, and then made an OK gesture to us, it seems that he has negotiated.

At night, I lived in one room with Kong Sanye and Aqing, and Datou and Datuan crooked their mouths in another room, and agreed to get up at nine o'clock the next morning to gather, and then went back to sleep. After a day in the car, although the scenery outside is very beautiful, the body will also be unbearable.

The next morning, after getting up and washing, I packed up my things and went to the restaurant below, where there were already people waiting. When Ah Qing saw this person, he stepped forward to say hello and gave us both a brief introduction, and we knew that the person's name was Ah Long. Ah Long is a local, and his family used to live in Longxi Village, but because of some things, his grandfather's generation moved out of Longxi Village.

The next thing is for Kong Sanye and Ah Long to talk about the price, Kong Sanye gave a very generous price, and Ah Long agreed directly without thinking about it. However, Kong Sanye didn't do too much, before the meal came up, he poured a glass of wine and said to Ah Qing and Ah Long: "This time I went to Longxi Village, although we said that we were going to find someone, but the old man, I always have an ominous premonition, there may be danger, if you regret it now, it's too late, I'll do it first, if you two are willing to go, drink this bar." ”

After Kong Sanye finished speaking, he directly took the cup and drank it all, and then sat there looking at the two people opposite. Ah Long was obviously a little lacking in confidence, and looked at Ah Qing, as if waiting for Ah Qing's decision.

Ah Qing picked up the wine glass and said: "Third Master Kong, I, Ah Qing, have said nothing, and I have not repented of what I promised, so no matter how dangerous it is, I will go." After speaking, Ah Qing drank the glass of wine. After Ah Long saw Ah Qing drink the glass of wine, he also picked up the glass of wine on the table and drank it all.

After watching them drink that glass of wine, Kong Sanye and I finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the two of them as guides, at least we won't have to be so tossed when we go to Longxi Village. And one of them had been to Longxi Village, so there would definitely be no problem communicating with the people over there.

After breakfast, Ah Qing and Ah Long went shopping together, last night Ah Qing had seen our equipment, saying that it was still a little worse, and the weather here is not something that ordinary people can adapt to, so we need to prepare some. Kong Sanye was not stingy, and directly took out a stack of Grandpa Mao and threw it to Aqing, letting them buy whatever they needed.

About two hours later, Ah Qing and Ah Long came back with a full backpack. After we threw our luggage in the car, we headed in the direction of Longxi Village.

This time it was Ah Long who was driving, Ah Qing didn't know about Longxi Village, but Ah Long often went there to play when he was a child, so he was very familiar with that place.

"Ah Long, what do you need to pay attention to when you go to Longxi Village, are there any taboos?" We have already asked Alan this question in the car, but although her grandmother is from Longxi Village, Alan has never been to Longxi Village after all, so she is not very familiar with the taboos over there.

In places where ethnic minorities gather, it is best to ask the local customs and taboos before going, otherwise, if you do something taboo, after all, no one looks good.

"There are not many taboos in Longxi Village, although it is also the land of Miaojiang, but because it is not far from the city, people often come in and out, so it can be regarded as a mature Miao, and the village is now connected to electricity and watch TV, and the little dolls you go there will definitely speak Mandarin, and communication is not a problem." Hearing Aaron say this, we were a little relieved.

"However, there is an abandoned village to the west of Longxi Village, you must not go there, I heard that the place is very evil, and you can't get out if you go in." Big Head and I glanced at each other and nodded, the abandoned village that Ah Long said should be the village that Alan said on the train earlier.

What excites me even more is that my grandfather's diary also vaguely mentions this village, maybe there is a secret that my grandfather wants to know.

The car drove for three hours, the road was not easy to walk, there was no hardening or just a mountain road, if you started the wind a little, you could see the dusty scene, fortunately it did not rain, if it rained, the road would immediately become a mud road, and then there would really be no way to cross the car.

Three hours after we got off the bus, I thought we were going to Longxi Village, but what I didn't expect was that Ah Long said to the mountain opposite the hand, and from there it would be a little more walk to Longxi Village.

I raised my head and looked at the mountain, it was really very high, and there was no road around to pass the car, if we wanted to go to Longxi Village, we could only rely on the crooked sheep intestine path to enter the village.