Through a simple understanding, it was learned that the middle-aged man was called Ao Gui and the girl was called Xiaozhi, and the father and daughter lived alone by the "Ayi River" and made a living by picking tea and medicine.

This is Xishu, and all the people who live here are Miao people.

At noon, the girl Xiaozhi burned a table of good dishes, and Ao Gui also specially brought a cup of self-brewed rice wine to warmly entertain Yan Yunting.

Who said that the Miao people hated the Han people? Isn't that hospitable? And they are also fluent in Chinese.

"Uncle, I listen to your Chinese pronunciation is quite standard, and you have also studied Han culture?" Yan Yunting asked.

Ao Gui said: "Originally, there were still many Han people living on the banks of the Ayi River, but later the war between Miao Jiang and Dayan caused the Han people to be driven out, and the integration of Miao and Han culture here is quite appropriate, including my wife is also Han, hehe......"

He smiled and changed his words: "But the deeper you go into Xishu, the more Miao villages there are, and some of them don't recognize Chinese, let alone meet Han people." ”

When he said this, he looked at Yan Yunting's saber on the table again, and asked tentatively, "Young man, I see you carrying a sword on your back, where are you going?" ”

This family is so casual, Yan Yunting has no reason to hide it, he said: "I was about to ask for advice, how to get to Jiuli Village?" How far is that? ”

"Are you going to Jiuli Village?" Ao Gui's eyes were a little complicated.

"What? Can't you go? Yan Yunting asked.

Ao Gui shook his head, "It's not that you can't go, but the Miaojiang in this area is not as harmonious as you imagined, Jiuli Village, Tahe Village, Mujiao Village, and several surrounding big villages are in conflict;

Since the outbreak of the plague in Kyushu, several villages have united, and the first time to drive away the capital protection mansion set up by the Yan Dynasty here, and then each village owner wants to unify Miao Jiang and become the emperor of the soil himself, alas...... When the Han people were there, they still had a jurisdiction over everyone, but now the Han people are gone, and their families are bleeding! ”

The winner is the king, whether it is the Central Plains or Miaojiang, it is the rules driven by people's desires.

"Don't hide it, uncle, my visit to Jiuli Village this time is like looking for a solution to the plague in Kyushu, this plague has already taken the lives of tens of thousands of people, and it can't continue to spread," Yan Yunting bowed to Ao Gui:

"Please also ask my uncle to show me the way, no matter how chaotic this Miao Jiang is, I must go to Jiuli Village."

Ao Gui drank a bowl of wine and pointed to the river in front of the door: "If you walk along this river, after about seventy or eighty miles, you will see a mountain that looks like a person, that is, 'Shengnu Mountain', and at the foot of Shengnu Mountain is Jiuli Village;

Jiuli Village can be said to be the largest of several Miao villages, where it is very prosperous, you can recognize it at a glance. ”

Seventy or eighty miles, if you are fast, you can get there before dark.

Yan Yunting shaved three bowls of rice in one go, nibbled on three corn poops, and ate most of the bowl of fatty meat, and after his stomach was full, he put on his sword and prepared to speed up.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves on ......the riverbank.

The girl Xiaozhi took a look out, and hurriedly retreated in fright: "Daddy, it's the robbers from Tahe Village who are here!" ”

"Huh? Yan Shaoxia, you quickly hide! The people of Tahezhai don't want to see the Han people the most, if they find you, they will pick your skin! Ao Gui hurriedly dragged Yan Yunting to the inner room, "Yan Shaoxia, why don't you hide under the bed?" ”

How can a husband stay under the bed?

Yan Yunting said: "Uncle, you have to believe in my ability, I can handle such a few strokes of bird feathers." ”

"There are tens of thousands of people in Tahe Village, and if you provoke them, you'll be in trouble, oops...... Then stay in this room and don't make a noise, they want some food at most, and I'll send them away!" Ao Gui lowered the curtain of the inner room, made a mocking appearance, and hurriedly went out the door.

Yan Yunting stared coldly at the outside of the house through the crack in the door.

As soon as Ao Gui ran out of the door, the four fast horses stopped in the yard, one was dark and thin and tall, and he wanted to match the seedlings. The young man with the knife led his three men straight into the hall, and when he saw the wine and food on the table, he sat down unceremoniously:

"Huh! Ao Yaoga, are you a guest at your house today? Why is it so rich? Even the old bacon was brought out? ”

Several of his subordinates also sat down together, grabbed the meat on the plate and stuffed it into their mouths, scooped up the wine jug on the table and poured it into their mouths.

Ao Gui said with a smile: "Returning to the third master, today is my father's death day, so I cut a few plates of good wine and good dishes and pay tribute to his old man." ”

"Oh, today is your father's death day? Shall we bother? The young man asked.

Ao Gui hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, just eat and drink the three masters, if it's not enough, I still have bacon in the pot, and I'll serve it to you again." ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Xiaozhi and motioned for her to go first.

The young man waved his hand to stop: "Don't bother, I'm not here today to eat your meal." ”

Ao Gui said: "Then I'll prepare twenty catties of rice, five catties of bacon, and ten catties of grain, and then tie up the medicinal materials I just picked today, and help the three masters pile them on horseback?" ”

"Ao Yaoga? If you take the initiative, I'm afraid I'm a robber. ”

"No, no, no, we live at the foot of the mountain, and we are blessed by Tahe Village, and it is also appropriate to capture some food and herbs." Ao Gui glanced at Xiaozhi again, and said, "What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and prepare!" ”

"Wait!" Three of his men suddenly stood up and stopped the twig in the doorway.

The young man also wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth, got up and walked to Xiao Zhi, pinched her chin and asked, "Ao Yaoga, your daughter is also sixteen years old this year, right?" ”

Ao Gui hurriedly pulled Xiao Zhi to protect him behind him, "The youngest daughter is only fifteen years old this year, and she has not yet reached the age of sixteen. ”

The young man held his chin and looked lewdly: "You look so smart when you're only fifteen years old?" Ao Yaoga, you have such a daughter in your life, it is worth it. ”

"The third master, the twig is still young, you can't have any thoughts about her, I beg you, you can take all the bacon and grain and rice in the house, let my daughter go!" Ao Guidang knelt in front of the young man, begging with a wailing voice.

"Ao Yaoga, it's not that I take a fancy to your daughter, it's your daughter's age, which is of great use to our village, don't worry, I won't give you a penny less than what I should give you, you can rest assured that your daughter will be handed over to me, right?"

"No! I depend on Xiaozhi for my life, and I will never let you take her away! Ao Gui hugged the young man's feet and shouted at his daughter behind him:

"Twig, run away!"

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