Zhang Zhensan stood there for a few seconds, then came back to his senses, his voice slightly excited, "You really heard the statue of the god of Manxi Kingdom?"

Qin Ran smiled slightly, controlled his shadow and picked up a glass of water from the table next to him and handed it to Zhang Zhensan, "I said don't be so nervous, drink some water to suppress the shock." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" The shadow shook in front of Zhang Zhensan. He grabbed the cup, took a few sips slowly, looked at the shadow that kept shaking in front of him, and suddenly understood.

"Qin Ran, did you kid play some tricks just now? Judging from my long-term dealings with him, although Qi Er likes to show off, his tone is very tight, and most people don't know what he has bought recently. ”

"I didn't do anything, I just practiced with him first. A smile appeared at the corner of Qin Ran's mouth, "Who made him look like he was underbeaten." Okay, let's get down to business. He immediately told Zhang Zhensan how he saw the message on Qi Tianming's mobile phone.

"Hahaha, that is, you are so damaged, you can think of dipping your phone in the toilet. But I've heard of this Manhi country. Let's go, let's go to your house first, and we'll make plans. ”

Qin Ran picked up the "World Archaeological List" on the sofa, and saw the catchy title in the lower left corner of the cover, "Forgotten Country, Manxi Country Conjecture." "Hurry up and follow the table of contents to turn to that page and take a quick look. It turns out that the country of Manhi is said to be located in the mountains of Nepal and Uttarakhand on the border of the mysterious country, originally developed by a plateau nomad in the Himalayas, and now the last nomadic tribe of the Himalayas, the Laout tribe, is said to be the only evidence of the existence of the Manhi country. Therefore, most of the conjectures about the Manhi kingdom are now carried out by this Raout tribe.

"Well, you see, there's a legend about the country of Manhey. As he spoke, Qin Ran read between the lines of the article. "Legend has it that the country of Manhi is located deep in the mountains on the border between Nepal and Uttarakhand, and one of the most important characteristics of their country is that ... Before Qin Ran could finish speaking, Zhang Zhensan continued: "All the buildings are built in caves, because the territory of Manxi is not large."

"How do you know?" Qin Ran was a little surprised that what Zhang Zhensan said was exactly the same as the magazine.

"How do I know? Don't you see who the author of this article is?"

Qin Ran hurriedly swept to the end of the article, and in the author's column, there were four words written impressively, "Cibei oil head".

"Can't you take a nice pen name?" Although he said that, Qin Ran actually admired Zhang Zhensan a little, after all, being able to publish an article in such a magazine shows that he is indeed more professional in archaeology and antiques, otherwise Qi Er would not have talked to him specifically and showed off in front of him.

"Do you admire me from the bottom of your heart? Although I haven't studied hard since I was a child, like you, and I don't have much culture, but in the field of antiques, I'm in Cibei City, and I still talk about it," Zhang Zhensan was a little proud, "I told you a long time ago, I have heard a little about Manxi Kingdom." ”

Qin Ran looked at Zhang Zhensan's pretending to be forced, and really wanted to use his shadow to slap him. However, he was not surprised. Said lightly: "Oilhead, you continue." ”

"Well, the population of this Manshi country is not large, in order to avoid war and attack, the Manshi people are especially good at the construction of mountain buildings and underground buildings, and it is said that there are still many architectural relics of the Manshi country in the Kathmandu River Valley. As I said earlier, much of the speculation is based on the Raout people. It is said that more than 500 years ago, there was a huge earthquake in the valley where the Manhi country is located, which directly led to the destruction of the entire Manhi country, and many precious treasures were buried in the mountains forever with geological changes. The other part of the people who did not want to leave were also forced to make a change, moving to the foot of the mountain and living by herding, which gradually evolved into the current Raot people. ”

Zhang Zhensan looked at Qin Ran, who was fascinated by what he was listening to, paused, took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and then said: "The current Raout people still retain some strange habits, such as. Zhang Zhensan deliberately stopped and looked at Qin Ran with a grin.

"Like what?" Qin Ran was a little impatient.

"For example, they specialize in monkey meat. ”

"Monkey meat, is that good?"

"Don't you know that there is such a delicacy as monkey brains? There are usually about 10 strong laborers in the entire Laout tribe, and they are responsible for catching monkeys. For the people of the tribe to eat. It is said that the selected individuals are very fast, moving freely through the woods, and once they find a target, they will work in groups of two or three, outflank them from different directions, gradually retract, and then cast their special monkey trap nets, and soon the monkeys will be captured alive. What other tricks they must have used, I haven't figured out yet. But what is certain is that as the monkey population dwindles, the survival of the Raout people is also being tested. Because they need to move at any time, they live in makeshift huts made of tree branches, the house is triangular pyramidal, surrounded by branches and so on, and an oil curtain is put on the outside, and once anyone in the tribe dies, no matter how good the place they live now, they will pull out the house overnight and set out, in their tribal culture, the place where life is lost is unlucky. In addition, the Raout are particularly xenophobic, prohibiting all non-ethnic groups from spending the night in their camps. ”

"Then they get married and have children... ”

"That's right, it's also internal digestion. The people intermarried with each other... ”

Qin Ran looked a little surprised, but since the tribal culture was like this, he didn't want to comment too much. The surprise of values is often something that can never be explained by written language.

"Having said all this about the Raots, let's tell us about the history of the Manhi country. Qin Ran listened to the freshness and urged Zhang Zhensan to continue.

"The first patriarch of the Raot tribe that I have studied is called Manrigu, and he is said to be an old servant of King Manhi. He single-handedly founded the Raout tribe and led his people to live in the foothills. As for more details, I don't know very well because it's so old. ”

"You don't know much about this. So what do we do. Qin Ran's aroused curiosity was not satisfied, and he felt a little unhappy.

"Look at you, you were worshipping me a second ago, and now you have changed your face again. Zhang Zhensan smiled helplessly, "Didn't I finish speaking, although I don't know, but someone knows." Let's go and find him now. With that, the two of them set off.

On the way, Zhang Zhensan told Qin Ran that the person they were going to visit was a journalist named Solga. He has a background in Nepal and Kathmandu, so he has some advantages in studying these cultures. Having gone in search of the Raout decades ago and successfully lived with them for a month, it can be said that he should be the one who knows the Raout culture and the culture of Manhi the most. Because of his advanced age, Solga moved early to a mountain far from the city, where he lived in isolation.

"Why did Solga come to Cibei City?" Qin Ran asked with some puzzlement.

"It is also a legend that after interviewing the people of Laout, I learned from them that a statue of a god that their tribe has been treasured has been lost... ”

"Could it be the statue of the god of Manxi that Qi Er got this time?"

"Well, maybe, after Solga found out, he was bent on retrieving this meaningful idol for the Raot people, so he began to search for it all over the country, and when he found Cibei City, he fell seriously ill, and his physical condition deteriorated rapidly, and he had no more energy to look for it, so he lived in seclusion in the mountains and did not ask about the world. Between his words, Zhang Zhensan revealed a feeling of pity and pity.

The two drove for a few hours, and came to a place with a good scenery, facing the water and surrounding the mountains, and there was no road ahead to continue ahead, Zhang Zhensan parked the car on the side of the road and beckoned Qin Ran to get out of the car.

"This is called Hidden Dragon Mountain, the scenery is very good, Solga lives in the depths of this mountain, let's go, we have to drive a long way up the mountain. ”

"This Solgar is really good at choosing a place, this inaccessible place, if something goes wrong with him, no one will know. ”

"The last time I visited him when I was writing an article, he said that he was going to fend for himself, and if something really happened one day, he would die peacefully. He told me that he had nothing to worry about but the idol. ”

"He's a stubborn old man, too. Qin Ran said as he walked.

The two of them trekked through mountains and rivers, and walked for almost 2 hours on the mountain road, and the scenery along the way was breathtaking.

"See that wooden house?" Zhang Zhensan pointed forward. "Here we are. ”

I saw that it was a triangular pyramidal wooden house, with a layer of oil curtain on the outside, and the handover of the wood was polished very smooth, and a small piece of land was taken out of the cabin, on which a few hollow frames were built with wood, and a few old-fashioned clothes were hung, and there was a small piece of cultivated land next to it, in which some daily vegetables were planted, and a few chickens ran out of the back mountain.

"Oil head, look at the back mountain... Qin Ran said to Zhang Zhensan in some surprise.

"A mountain full of goldenrods! I didn't even notice it the last time I came. ”

The rubbing flowers of the whole back mountain are unusually luxuriant, wrapping the cabin in the middle. The cabin is like the stamen of the Tuohua, which has become the starting point for the development of the whole mountain Tuojinhua.

"Solga, Solga, I'm Zhang Zhensan, and we've come to visit you. Qin Ran was looking at it and was awakened by a knock on the door. Hurried to the door and waited respectfully. Since the last time I saw the strange scene at the mouth of the alley, I always felt that it had a lot to do with me when I saw the Tuojin Flower again. Qin Ran vaguely felt that this Solga knew a lot of secrets, and his respectful attitude was certain.

"Oh, it's Xiao Zhang. There was an old voice in the room, and because Solga was Nepali, he spoke with a strange accent, but it didn't interfere with communication.

The simple wooden door slowly opened, and out came an old man with a wrinkled face, he held the door frame with his hands that were almost dry, his beard was all gray, the length of the goatee on his chin showed his age, his eyes were already a little sunken, the wrinkles on his forehead were particularly deep, and the ravines showed the passage of time. Solga is also dressed strangely. There is a roll of yellow turbans wrapped around the head, and it is not accurate to say that the turbans should be a thick strip of cloth, because after wearing it for a long time, the surroundings have been oily and shiny, losing its original color, and it is a little dark. The places in contact with the head are worn out a little seriously, and the winding method is also more exquisite, from the bottom to the top, like the growth of the Tuojin flower. He was draped in a printed cloth with a knot on his chest, and under this cape, he was wearing an old jacket, his elbows and hem were worn out. Wearing a pair of dark pants and a pair of big scalp shoes, this outfit is also full of mixed and matched style.

"Xiao Zhang, it's been a long time, how is the article written?" Solga asked in that strange accent.

Zhang Zhensan hurriedly stepped forward, helped Solgar, and walked in with him, "Thanks to your old blessing, my article is okay." Oh, by the way, let me introduce you to the old man, this is my hair small, Qin Ran. ”

Qin Ran also hurriedly walked up to the old man and said softly: "Old man Suo, you slow down, my name is Qin Ran, we want to ask you about the statue of the god of Manxi Kingdom." ”

"Statue of Manhi?" Solga looked surprised for a moment, then shook his head, "I haven't heard of you, what are you talking about? Solga's tone suddenly became a little serious, even a little angry. "We'll talk about anything else, but if it's the weird thing you just mentioned, then we'll not be far away. ”

"Old man, what are you doing, didn't you say that finding the god statue was your lifelong wish before, why haven't you heard of it now?" Zhang Zhensan hurriedly came over to play a round, turned his head and said to Qin Ran: "You too, I don't know why you let the old man sit down first, why are you in such a hurry." He gave Qin Ran a look, and then helped the old man sit down.

"Come, old man drink some water first, let's talk slowly. Qin Ran picked up a glass of water on the table and handed it to Solga with both hands, hoping to ease the atmosphere. Solga ignored him as well, leaning on the edge of his chair and slowly sitting down. Qin Ran saw that Solga was still a little angry, and he didn't know why, but he didn't continue to ask, Zhang Zhensan saw this, so he had to accompany the old man on the side, and he didn't mention anything about the statue. After a while, Solga saw that they didn't continue to ask questions, and his mood eased.

Taking advantage of Zhang Zhensan's greetings with Solga, Qin Ran looked around in the room, although this cabin is not big, in addition to household appliances, other life application products are also complete. Standing there, Qin Ran felt a breeze blowing from his back, and looked in the direction where the wind came, Qin Ran saw a crack behind the wooden house, and the wind came from there. Looking up along the topic flowers, the slightly decayed roof did not look very smooth, and along the top, a dim lamp hung down, and in front of the bed where Solga slept, hung a strange calligraphy and painting. The paper was yellowed, although it was framed by glass, but the surrounding paper was a little dilapidated, and I saw a row of words written on the painting, Qin Ran was at a loss, and he didn't know what was written.

"Old man Suo, dare to ask what is written on this?"

Hearing this, Solga slowly raised his head, looked at Qin Ran, stroked his gray beard, and pointed to the words with his withered hand, "Come, Xiao Zhang, help me up." Let's go in and see. Zhang Zhensan carefully helped Solgar and slowly came to the bottom of the calligraphy and painting, Solga folded his hands, bowed to the calligraphy and painting, and then muttered to himself, not knowing who to say anything. After doing these things, Solga touched his shiny leather coat, cleared his throat, and said with a serious expression: "This is written in the text of Manhi, of course you can't read it. Solga smiled.

"Manxi Kingdom!" Qin Ran and Zhang Zhensan became excited at the same time.

"This was a gift from the patriarch of the time when I was in the Raut tribe. ”

"Then what is written on it?" Zhang Zhensan was also full of curiosity, the last time he visited the old man, he patronized and wrote things, and he never paid attention to these things.

"It is written a proverb from the country of Manhi. As he spoke, Solga's eyes seemed to be shining, and he was instantly refreshed.

"It is written that where there is light, there is a shadow. ”

Hearing these words, Qin Ran and Zhang Zhensan were speechless in surprise.