"Brother Chen, come over here. Let's go first to the village."
The thin leader waved to them and showed a smile. In fact, these two leaders didn't know much about the situation in the mountains.
Anyway, there is no ban on hunting here now. There are also native guns in the Miao village. If wild beasts are rampant, you can just solve it yourself.
They don’t go to the countryside very often if there is no big deal.
After asking, he said to Chen Ling and others who were walking over: "It's almost the same as what you said on the road, it's about wild boars. The wild boars have made a lot of noise in the mountains in the past two months. Ranjiazhai and the others The villagers jointly worshiped the Lord of the Land and held a hunting ceremony.”
Chen Ling and others listened to his words and at the same time looked at the two Miao youths. They saw the two men glanced at them again, then turned away with guns on their backs.
"Let's go, don't worry about your attitude, let's meet my second brother first."
Chen Ling said to everyone and took the lead to follow.
The two Taihang dogs were still staring at the wild monkeys in the tree and growling, but they were dragged forward by the bobcats by their chains.
Then go southwest along the steep and difficult mountain road that rises and falls.
Not long after, after crossing a ridge, the front suddenly became flat and open.
None of Chen Ling and others expected that there would be such a large flat dam between the mountains at such a high place.
There is lush green grass inside the Bazi.
Groups of oxen and pack horses swung their tails leisurely and gnawed the grass on the open grassland.
Bazi is surrounded by small villages.
As well as small patches of farmland near the village, obscured by thick weeds and trees.
The streets are connected, chickens and dogs hear each other, scattered under the big trees outside the village, and there are small rivers flowing.
Two county leaders introduced that this place is called Sanxiping.
There are three Miao villages around Bazi.
The nearest one is Ranjiazhai.
You can walk along the creek at the foot of the west mountain.
"Sanxiping? It's quite cool here."
Chen Ling took a deep breath. The sky here is blue and white, and the breeze is cool. Although the dam is flat and there are no big trees for shade, there is no shade. The scorching heat of summer is just accompanied by the swaying of bamboos and trees in the mountains and forests, bringing bursts of refreshing feeling.
There are also men and women wearing Miao costumes walking out sporadically, carrying bamboo baskets, shotguns, or whips, and are moving around the surrounding villages.
When I saw these outsiders, I stopped and looked curiously.
Probably like these two young people from Ranjiazhai, they started to go out and wander around the Simian Mountain after lunch.
"It's quite cool. When I look at this Miao village from a distance, it doesn't have much peculiarity. It's not the stilted building I thought."
Zhao Dahai stood on a stone and said to Ranjiazhai not far away looked at it and muttered.
"That's for sure. They are not the Miao people in the old south. The environment here is not hot and humid. They live in a stilted building."
Shanmao replied to him, and then was afraid that he would control it. If he keeps talking nonsense in someone else's village, just ask him to stop talking no matter what happens later and let Chen Ling and Wang Qingwen negotiate with others first.
Zhao Dahai felt helpless after hearing this. He had warned him several times along the way, so why did he not trust him so much?
But I didn’t say anything. I touched the gun and money in my bag behind my back, thinking that nothing would happen to me, and I wouldn’t be afraid if I did.
At this time, Chen Ling also quietly discussed a few words with Wang Qingwen.
Ranjiazhai is already in sight.
The first thing you see is the village gate, which is like an archway and is built in front of the village.
The buildings in the village are indeed not like the stilted buildings of the authentic Miao people, but are similar to the villages in the mountains over Fenglei Town. They are mainly brick and wood structures, and the roof tiles are also blue and black.
Of course...
There is also a lot more Miao customs.
For example, hanging ornaments, stickers of gods, and temples.
The difference with the Han people is definitely huge.
But there are also the same.
For example, the Earth Temple.
The Miao people here are different from those in Fenglei Town and do not worship mountain gods.
On the contrary, just like Chenwangzhuang, those who go into the mountains to hunt and collect herbs to worship the Lord of the Land.
"Brother Chen, don't worry if anything happens later. It's not as serious as you think. With the two of us here, everything can be easily discussed..."
At this time, the fat leader entered the village, and Chen Ling and others were a little wary. Moreover, he also heard some of what was said along the way, so he gave instructions in advance.
Afraid of making things worse.
Chen Ling hummed, knowing that the two leaders meant to let them negotiate first.
I didn’t say much.
He and Wang Qingwen walked hurriedly, following the two young people, and quickly walked a short distance behind the village gate and entered the village.
The Miao village of Ranjiazhai is not big.
But at this time, there are still many people in the village, busy with various things.
When they saw outsiders like them, they all looked over curiously, and some even asked the two Miao youths.
After receiving the reply, some were stunned, while others were wary and resistant.
Afterwards, two young men took them to the home of an old Miao ethnic minority and exchanged a few words in the ethnic language.
This old man was thin and small, but he had a much kinder attitude than the two young men.
Holding a cigarette pot, he walked over and talked with a smile. After greeting the two county leaders, one fat and one thin, he turned around and led them to a remote small yard behind the village.
As soon as I got closer, I heard the familiar barking of a dog inside.
It’s the little yellow dog barking.
After the little old man opened the door, the little yellow dog in the courtyard ran towards Chen Ling and Wang Qingwen wagging its tail excitedly.
Wang Qingzhong was on the threshold in front of the house, boredly feeding the packhorse.
I was surprised and excited to see them.
Chen Ling and others were relieved a little when they saw that he had not suffered anything or been beaten.
Then I asked what was going on.
Wang Qingzhong often travels over mountains and ridges in these counties. He has been walking for many years and is not an unstable person.
He also knows more about Miao Village than others.
I heard him say before that he had dealt with people here in Miao Township.
Logically speaking, there shouldn’t be any accidents.
"Yes, it was going quite smoothly."
Wang Qingzhong smiled helplessly and pointed at the little yellow dog that surrounded Chen Ling and Chen Ling with playful smiles: "Isn't this the dog? Obediently, I saw someone hunting a wild boar with a mountain dog on the way, so I rushed towards him, but as soon as I met him, he was gored by the wild boar.
It didn't matter that it was pushed away, but the mountain dogs in several villages were also affected. The wild boars went crazy. When they got the chance, they dispersed the dog group and ran straight into people, injuring them one after another. Three or four people...
That's it, let alone in the Miao Village.
Even in your own village or stockade, people have to find trouble with you, don’t you think so?
And the Miao Village is also very particular.
You disrupted the hunting, which is disrespectful to other people's gods. The land lord is angry and will punish them, and they will never be able to hunt prey again.
Therefore, all the Miao people here were extremely angry that day. They took me directly to the village.
On the next day I was asked to go back with a message from a mule team that I knew. Alas...
I didn’t expect you to come so quickly. ”
After saying this, everyone was stunned.
No wonder the two young men looked at them with a somewhat unkind look.
It turns out someone was hurt.
This is really...
Then they all turned their attention to the little yellow dog rolling on the ground with its tongue sticking out, without any shame or shame.
"You guy, I shouldn't have brought you out. You'll get into trouble. Go away and lie down."
Wang Qingwen kicked him with a black face.
The little yellow dogs are not as smart as Heiwa and others, but after all, they are dogs raised by farmers, so they can definitely understand the word "go".
Suddenly he no longer dared to stick out his tongue, and even the speed of wagging his tail slowed down.
With his head drooped, he glanced at Wang Qingwen and Chen Ling guiltily, then trotted to the back of the pack horse and lay down, his eyes still staring here carefully.
Wang Qingwen finished chasing the dog, looked at his brother, frowned and said: "Why did you take it with you when you came out? It was not as good as before without taking the dog."
Wang Qingzhong was obviously afraid of his elder brother. He scratched his head and said with a smile: "Isn't the deal Lingzi entrusted to us very important? Xinping has to guard the stall at home. After much thought, I'd better take the dog with me."
It means that you can make more money by taking this trip than by reselling food, so you can feel more at ease with your dog.
And if you resell grain, it is inconspicuous. Most of the packhorse teams and mule teams in the mountains carry grain.
Now he no longer does that and has switched to selling clothes. This can be seen in the eyes of experienced people at a glance.
So bring your dog with you.
And the mountains are indeed not very peaceful this year.
With a dog as a warning, walking in the mountains does not require constant vigilance and worry.
"Oh, second brother is right, but this dog's temperament is not suitable for taking out."
Chen Ling smacked his lips and looked at Wang Qingzhong with a bit of toothache: "I'll give it to our dad. The dog I picked is just for him to play with. It’s fine for looking after the house, but it’s really unreliable to take him out. It’s safer to take a snake or a dog with him.”
The little yellow dog is naturally naughty and active. Character, when I bought it, it was less than two months old and already it was crawling around with the dog seller’s basket and straps.
Later, when he followed Wang Zhenzhen around and played wildly, his temper became even wilder.
It doesn’t matter if he has a wild temper. The key is that he has a tiger-headed yellow bloodline and has not been trained. This brings out a temper that will cause trouble.
"... Fugui, I think this dog's hunting instinct must have come out, right?"
The lynx looked at the little yellow dog from side to side and said.
“It’s coming out. The tiger head yellow has a strong hunting nature to begin with. Even if it is not raised as a hunting dog, the hunting nature will come out as it grows up.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gotten excited when I saw a wild boar and rushed straight up. "
Chen Ling nodded and said.
A dog that was not raised as a hunting dog has a hunting nature, or has a strong hunting nature. This is not uncommon in rural areas.
For example, some dogs were kept tethered since childhood. One day they were let go and bit the chickens and ducks at home. The taste of blood stimulated their hunting instincts.
From then on it was out of control.
Slowly, it may even develop to the point of hurting others.
In the end there was no choice but to be beaten to death or abandoned.
A few years ago in Chenwangzhuang, dogs like this were sent to the mines in Wangba City to look at the mines.
People there like this kind of dog.
You can exchange it for two coins if you send it over.
Otherwise, if you stay at home and don’t watch, you will hurt people and poultry.
Wang Qingwen heard this and looked over: "Can this dog be trained? I'm afraid it won't be honest."
Chen Ling shook his head: "It's already difficult to train at this age. Raise it at home. Just play with others and don’t take it out in the future.”
“Huh? It doesn’t mean that you have a good leash or the dog king can hold it down and let it learn from the two Hei babies for a while... "Zhao Dahai said.
"It's not necessary. This personality is good for playing with the dolls."
Chen Ling waved her hand.
The year before last, he and Bobcat had said at his father-in-law’s house that the temperament of this little yellow dog was not suitable for being a hunting dog.
I am naturally unstable, and training is useless.
Moreover, most of the Hu Tou Huang people are stubborn and have a fixed personality, which is difficult to change.
Without Hei Wa, their true colors are revealed, so why bother?
"Let's not talk about dogs anymore. Two leaders from the county went to talk to people here. Let's wait and see how to solve it later."
The little old man and the two After a young man brought them over, he and the two leaders went to talk elsewhere.
……
I waited for almost another twenty minutes.
Two people, one fat and one thin, walked in and brought the results of the discussion.
It means that this incident hurt people, but more importantly, it violated the gods.
So first of all, Wang Qingzhong was asked to find a way to hunt down some more valuable prey to offer sacrifices to the Land Lord of Miao Village and ask for forgiveness.
Then there is the matter of compensation.
The compensation will not cost you any money.
Instead, he asked Wang Qingzhong to bring some of Wang Qingzhong’s fashionable and trendy clothes next time, so that everyone in their village could choose some for free.
Of course, this will not exceed three pieces at most.
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard these conditions.
I don’t think these conditions are harsh.
But it feels much simpler than imagined.
This is the person of this age and month.
Moreover, it is still in the mountains, and it does not often communicate with the outside world. Even the county seat is dilapidated.
So the request may be too much in their own eyes.
Chen Ling and Zhao Dahai felt very simple and honest.
Not to mention clothes.
It's not worth much money in the first place. If you really want to make a serious calculation, it's much less than the compensation for medical expenses.
As for sacrificing prey to the Lord of the Land...
Chen Ling and Shanmao looked at each other and smiled slightly, their eyes revealing one meaning: Just what I want.