Chapter 551: Being a Guest Collector
The top of Nyenchen Tangla Mountain is covered with snow all year round. June is like a cold winter. When the sun has just risen, it shines on the top of the mountain. The glacier reflects the sun, and a faint golden light shines like the light of the Buddha.
Just as the sun was just shining on the top of the mountain, a man in black assault clothes climbed up to a small mountain range near the main peak of Nyenchen Tang La Mountain, carrying two headless corpses.
The top of the snow peak has always been inaccessible. The person carrying the headless corpse placed the body on the ice, took out a knife and cut the ice on the slightly sloping ice, weeping while cutting the ice, and weeping while cutting. Bing cried until his exposed eyes were as red and swollen as walnuts.
He kept chipping away at the ice for two hours before he dug out a rectangular pit, placed the two headless corpses in the ice pit, and then covered the two headless corpses with layers of ice. The body was hidden in the ice. The cracks in the ice were smoothed out with crushed ice and snow, and then the place where the body was hidden was marked. Then he immediately went down the mountain and disappeared into the vast snow-capped mountains.
Le Yun, who separated from Handsome Yan, arrived at the foot of the iceberg. She ran twice around the foot of the mountain where the icebergs and hills were connected, trying to find the place where the two flying heads descended and hid their bodies last night.
After wandering around for a few times, I didn't find any traces, and there was nothing to be disappointed about. I entered the valley along the ice peaks.
Go to a place where you can't see it from far and near, check that there is no one around, duck back to the space, and hurriedly run to the bottom of the fruit tree and climb up the tree to collect the fruits.
The little fox and little Huihui were already on the fruit tree, each holding a red apple and gnawing on it. When they saw the little human girl coming back, they glanced at it and continued gnawing. After gnawing the apple, they went to work.
Le, who was busy taking care of the crops, was busy in the space until past noon, and finally harvested all the crops in the apple, pear and medicine fields.
I planted the medicinal seedlings dug up last night in the medicinal field, and also planted corn, soybeans and wheat. I originally wanted to find space, but after thinking about it, I also cut out the seedlings of the three snowdrops planted in the medicinal field. The snowdrops have been growing for nearly four months before they finally show signs that the plant is approaching autumn and can be harvested.
The crops in the space were all carefully taken care of. Student Le Xiao put on his simple luggage and ran towards the vast snow-capped mountains. When he encountered medicinal materials that were not available in the meadow, he dug up some and used them as seedlings. He climbed all the way until he was close to the snow line and began to carefully The search.
I traveled day and night, running in the snow-capped mountains during the day, and returning to space to sleep at night. In the middle of the morning of the next day, I finally found a kind of snow lotus - Snow Lotus with swollen stems near the snow line of an inaccessible snow peak.
There are many varieties of snowdrops. Snowdrop refers generally to Tianshan Snowdrop in a narrow sense, which is one of the rarest species among big-bract snowdrops.
Snowdrops mostly grow in plateau meadows and flowstone beaches. Snowdrops with swollen stems also grow in iceberg moraine shoals. There are about a dozen of them. Because the snow in Z Province only begins to melt in late April and early May, snowdrops have just emerged. Tender buds emerge.
After finding a kind of snow lotus, Le Yun happily dug up three of them as seedlings, leaving the others to multiply freely.
Snowdrops are elves given to humans by nature. So far, they have not been successfully introduced artificially and cannot be cultivated artificially. Their survival has also been severely challenged. They are decreasing year by year and are in danger of becoming endangered.
After finding a variety of snow lotus, I embarked on the trip again to look for other varieties in the snow peak area at an altitude of about 4,000 to 5,000 meters.
After running around several mountains, I found Tangut Snow Lotus at noon. On the afternoon of the third day, I searched for the source of the fragrance and found the Cotton Head Snow Lotus.
After successfully collecting three kinds of snowdrops, Le Xiao's classmates were satisfied. On the fourth day, they ran in the mountains for half a day and then went down the mountain.
She and Yan Shuai started from Beijing on the 7th and stayed in Province Q for one night. On the way to Province Z, they were stuck for one night due to road problems. They entered Z on the 9th and entered Nian Qingtang Ancient Mountain in the morning of the 10th. They wandered around the mountain for four days. Today, which is the 13th, I have to rush to meet up with handsome guy Yan to go to the Cordyceps area to prepare for digging Cordyceps.
While Mr. Le Xiao was running around in the snowy mountains, Mr. Yan was eagerly waiting for the little Lolita in Dang County of Qu City. On the afternoon of the 12th, he finally waited for the team transporting supplies to Province Z.
The He family's logistics support team is led by He Xiaoba. There are four vehicles, three vans and one off-road open-top truck, all filled with supplies.
The route taken by the supplies convoy was different from that taken by Le. They entered Z from Province C. They took a small amount of supplies when they set off from the capital, and then bought some additional supplies when they arrived in Province C.
Because they were not in a hurry, they did not have to travel day and night. In order to adapt to the altitude sickness, they had to rest and walk when they needed to. Therefore, they started ahead and arrived a few days behind.
After He Xiaoba led the convoy into Z Province, he stayed in the capital city of Saskatchewan for one night to reorganize. On the morning of the 12th, he set off to the county to meet up.
They arrived at the county town after noon, found Xiao Longbao, arranged the vehicle, and allowed the driver and the purchasers from Hejia Company who came with the vehicle to move around freely. He Xiaoba took his younger brother and walked around the streets.
A group of people waited and waited. On the 13th, He Xiaoer and He Xiaosan took He Xiaofifteen and He Xiaoliu finally took a flight from Beijing to Sa City, the capital of Province Z. The four brothers took a bus to the county in Qu City to collect supplies. The security team meets.
Everyone in the He family is here, but little Loli is missing.
Le Xiao’s classmate only went down the mountain in the middle of the afternoon on the 13th. For others, it is easy to go down the mountain, but it is difficult for her to go up and down the mountain. She went to the foot of the mountain in the evening, stayed in the space for one night, and climbed out of the snowy mountains on the morning of the 14th. , and ran for more than ten miles to hail a car on the urban and rural roads and charter a car to the county seat.
After driving non-stop all the way, and the high fare she paid, the driver didn't take any detours and dropped her off at the county-designated street hotel at just 10:30.
The little Lolita didn't come back for a long time, and Young Master Yan and the five handsome guys from the He family didn't dare to run away. They all gathered together in the hotel to play games and watch movies, waiting for the little girl who didn't know when she would show up. When they heard the call from the service desk, There was a pretty girl looking for her, so the six brothers dropped their things and rushed downstairs.
Everyone ran downstairs and saw a short-haired little lolita in blue pants and black pants standing in front of the service counter on the first floor. She seemed to be particularly taken care of by the climate. Her face was still pink and tender after being in Z Province for several days, unlike them. The skin is a bit dry.
"Little doctor, you are back."
"Little loli!"
Seeing the juicy little girl, the six brothers of the He family rushed forward enthusiastically, surrounded her and asked her questions non-stop. Yan Xing relied on his height to grab the little loli's big backpack and helped her by himself. Lift.
"He Xiaoliu, are you here to join in the fun?"
Looking at the group of handsome guys from the He family, Le Yun wanted to stare. Isn't it just digging cordyceps? Does the He family need to send a team of brothers to accompany them?
"I'm not here for fun, I'm a professional maintenance person responsible for mechanical aspects, including vehicle maintenance and machine repair."
Lest the young doctor think that he is just a freeloader, He Mingxin quickly declares his role.
"My third brother and I are translators." He Mingzhi pointed to himself and his brother He Mingjun, who is from the same mother.
"I'm a purchaser." He Mingsheng raised his hand and said that he was not just a freeloader, not just making up the numbers. Each of his brothers had a task to fulfill.
"Little beauty, I'm in charge of supplies." He Mingtao also stated his supervisory position.
"After all, it seems that He Xiaolongbao is the only one who is idle."
"I'm not an idler. My task is to help you manage Cordyceps and help you carry your backpack and tools." Yan Xing, who was treated as an idler, explained his usefulness with a serious look.
"Forget it, you are all useful, I am just an idler. When will we leave for the Cordyceps Area?"
"Little beauty, let's go have a meal, have a meal and then set off."
He Mingtao smiled and winked: "Little beauty, let me tell you, there is a very good restaurant on this street. The radish, cordyceps and pork ribs soup is so delicious that you want to swallow the bowl."
In order to try the Cordyceps Spare Ribs Soup that makes people want to swallow a bowl, Le Xiaoxiao happily followed a group of handsome guys to a small restaurant. The Cordyceps Spare Ribs Soup was really good.
After having breakfast and lunch, the convoy set off. The people accompanying the convoy also found a place to have lunch when they received the phone call. Four trucks and one car drove majestically to Qu City.
It took more than an hour for the convoy to reach the administrative center county of Qu City. It only refueled and set off again. After driving for more than an hour, it arrived at a township, where the convoy stayed overnight.
The He brothers drove a van to accompany Little Lolita to the village where Cordyceps was dug. Because there was no hotel in the village to receive tourists, the team members had to stop in the countryside first.
The three He brothers were in a truck. He Xiaoshi and Xiao Shiliu squeezed into the Cheetah car. Young Master Yan drove the car, and the little girl took the passenger seat. The two cars drove on the country road for two and a half minutes before arriving at a village committee.
Qu City is the area with the highest altitude in Z Province, and Qu County is also the only county without trees in the entire region. It is all plateau grassland and hills, and the residences are mainly blockhouses with masonry and earth structures.
A long time ago, Tibetans lived by water and grass without fixed settlements. Later, they developed into a semi-residential and semi-pastoral style. The villages where they settled were generally sparsely populated and sparsely populated. Some villages had no names and were named after their serial numbers. The village the He family brothers went to was the home of He Xiaosan and He Xiaofifteen's grandmother. Because of this, the He family could easily find a place for the little doctor to dig for grass and insects.
In comparison, the village is larger than those with only a few or ten households. After all, it is the village committee of several nearby natural villages, with a total of fifty or sixty households. Because Tibetans have to keep livestock in their homes, the villagers' homes are quite spacious. , there are three floors and two floors, most of them are two floors.
Before the car arrived at the village, we saw a group of people waiting at the entrance of the village holding khatas. There were quite a lot of people, at least thirty or forty people.
The group of people ranged from old to young to middle-aged. Both men and women wore robes and boots. At the front were two elderly people.
One of them is a middle-aged man in his fifties. He is the leader of the village, that is, the village chief.
One is an elderly grandmother, with wrinkles stacked up like ocean waves, a red and black complexion, and wearing expensive jewelry, headdresses and accessories.
There are also several middle-aged women and middle-aged men, wearing bright and bright robes worn only for festivals.
More than a dozen people were holding hadas as if they were welcoming distinguished guests. There were seven or eight children, all five or six years old, and several women holding babies in their arms.
When Yan Xing saw the crowd, he slowed down the car, turned when he turned to the intersection leading to the village committee, and drove slowly. He drove about a thousand meters and almost reached the entrance of the village. He stopped when he was about ten meters away from the crowd.
He Mingjun and He Mingzhi quickly ran out of the car and ran toward the crowd. As they ran, they said hello to their grandmother's relatives and the villagers who came to greet them in Tibetan. The voices of the men and women saying "Tashi Delek" were mellow and very beautiful.
He Xiaoer, He Xiaoba, and He Xiaoliu got out of the car and walked to the Cheetah Car. They waited for the little doctor and their Xiao Longbao to come out, and then slowly walked towards the crowd together.
He Mingjun and He Mingzhi rushed to the old man's side and bowed to the headman first according to Tibetan etiquette, extending the most pious and respectful greetings.
The village chief, Ngawang Cijie, took the hada from the middle-aged man around him, put it around the child's neck, gave him a welcome home blessing, touched the child's head respectively, pulled the child to touch his face, and asked the two children to meet them. Aki.
He Mingjun and He Mingzhi rushed to Grandma Dawa, their eyes were red.
Dawa also first put a khata on the children who returned, held the two children in his hands, touched their heads and faces to admire the children's faces, and then held the youngest grandson in his hands to kiss his face, weeping with joy.
When the grandfather and grandson met, Dawa asked his grandson in Tibetan to invite the guests quickly.
He Mingjun answered "good", took a few steps back, quickly took the pretty and cute little Shuiling girl from Xiao Longbao, brought her to the villagers, first introduced it to the leader, grandmother and villagers in Tibetan, and then introduced it to the little doctor in Chinese Introducing the village chief and his grandmother.
The village chief expressed his most sincere welcome to the guests: "Table Bo, Qu Demo, Ga Su Xu."
Translated by He Mingzhi: "Little doctor, the village chief said, 'Hello, distinguished guest from afar, welcome.'"
Leyun didn't understand Tibetan, so she could only put her hands on her chest, lower her head and bend over, say hello to the old man, and say "Thank you, Tashi Delek"
Some young people who knew Chinese showed cheerful smiles, and the children poked their heads curiously.
The village chief extended a cordial welcome and personally presented a hada to the distinguished young guest.
He Mingjun asked the young doctor to meet his grandmother: "Little beauty, this is my mother's mother, my and Xiaoshi's grandmother Dawa. Dawa means the moon."
"Hello, Dawa Aji, Tashi Delek." Le Yun knew that Aji means grandma and Tashi Delek means auspiciousness. No matter who you say auspiciousness to, there is nothing wrong.
The young Han guests were as kind and courteous as their own children. The old Dawa grandmother smiled broadly and brought a long white hada to the distinguished guest from afar. She said "Tashi Delek" repeatedly, and then let her go. The sons and daughters-in-law came to meet the guests.
He Mingjun introduced his uncles and aunts to the little doctor. His maternal grandfather gave birth to eight children, only five of which survived. His mother, Mei Duo, was the fourth, followed by his three brothers, Cini, Pubu and Ba. Sang has a younger brother, Wangdui.
Of the four uncles, only Zini and Wangdui were at home, while Pubu and Basang went to graze.
Tibetans generally do not separate their families, and when they divide their families, they do not separate their households. Families with many brothers take turns to herd animals. The four children of the Dawa family also take turns to herd. This year, it was Pubu and Pasang's turn, so the two couples were not present.
Cini’s wife is called Quzhen Zhuoma, and Wangdui’s wife is called Sangmu. They are both in their fifties, they are grandparents, and they understand Chinese. Cini and his wife stepped forward to offer khatas to the little guest. Expressing the warmest welcome, Wangdui and Sangmu then presented Hada to the young guests.
After introducing their relatives, Dawa helped the young guest introduce people in the village. The simple Tibetans expressed their warmest welcome to the young doctor and offered khatas to express their respect for the doctor.
Just like the night when I returned to Chao's house, Yue Yun was in a daze and kept saying good luck. Her neck was hung with khatas, some were white, some were colored, some were blue, and the silk khatas were long and long. Gotta mop the floor quickly.
Tibetan people attach great importance to etiquette, respecting people first before humbleness, old people before young people. After introducing the little guest to the villagers, He Mingjun once again asked his brothers to come over and say hello to the villagers.
The simple and enthusiastic villagers gave a friendly welcome to the guests from afar and gave them a hada.
He Xiaoliu expressed that he was extremely jealous of the little beauty. There were so many hadadas around her neck that they could only hold a few.
After everyone met, Dawa and his children accompanied the guests home and invited the villagers to sit at home with them. The villagers happily went along with them.
He Mingzhi acted as the translator and followed his grandmother. He Mingjun and He Mingsheng drove behind them, entered the village, and drove to the door of their grandmother's house. Then they got out of the car, opened the door, and carried the gifts with their brothers. Wangdui and his wife also helped to carry the gifts. thing.
The children did not go to the second floor of Dawa's house and went to play freely.
Dawa's house is a three-story building with a large yard. The house is in the shape of a ruler on all sides. Some are rooms for cattle and sheep. The first floor of the house is a storage room for storing cow dung, pasture, etc. for burning fires.
The second floor is the residential area, and half of the third floor is a sutra hall and half a terrace. It is a village house with a brick, mud and wood structure. There is not a single piece of wood visible on the outside. It has a grand appearance and a comfortable interior.
Dawa originally wanted to entertain guests in the sutra hall, but because there were too many people, he went to the main living room on the second floor to entertain guests.
The main room has a complete set of exquisite furniture, and the paintings are also colorful. The outside of the blockhouse looks simple, but the interior decoration is very beautiful. The walls and pillars are all painted with beautiful colorful paintings, which is beautiful.
Tibetans have separate seats for men and women. On the left side of the door is the female guest seat. After entering the host's house, the men and women sit separately. Dawa took the Han girl and himself to sit where the host sat.
The seat is a box-like stool, one meter wide, which can be used as a bed. There is also a row of hidden tables in front, where food is placed. There is a stove in the middle, which burns cow dung and boils water. The room is warm.
The He brothers carried large and small packages of gifts into the house and moved them again before sitting down and chatting.
When He Mingjun and his brothers sat down, Cini, Wangdui and his wife brought out the yak meat, pancakes and fried noodles that had been prepared earlier to entertain the guests, and then poured butter tea to serve the guests.
Le Yun once again accepted the host's courtesy without drinking butter tea. Instead, she chatted with the villagers and drank beef and pancakes. After chatting for a while, the host brought the teapot over again, served the tea, dipped the tea in it three times, and then took a sip. He politely complimented the tea well, waited for the host to refill the tea, and chatted with the villagers.
The little loli drank tea in style, and He Mingzhi was secretly amused.
After drinking meat and tea, the villagers also said goodbye. He Mingjun and his brothers immediately gave back the gifts they brought to the guests, including a nine-jin bag of rock sugar and a two-jin bag of tea each.
Tibetans like the number nine and consider the number nine to be the most auspicious. Because the tea takes up a lot of space, if it packs nine kilograms, it would be a big bag, so I only send two kilograms.
The villagers returned home happily with the gifts in return. Zini and his brothers took their nephew to see the guests out of the yard, and said they would visit everyone's home later.
(End of chapter)