After the woman completely escaped from the state of death, she immediately let out a screaming scream. The loudness of its voice fully demonstrates the truth of "the strong body has a large lung capacity, so the voice must be high-pitched".
Such a scream made Zheng Zong shrink back into He Mulan's arms, but He Mulan no longer had a good temper.
No matter what medicine these people sell in the gourd, it must be poured out for her tonight.
Being kept in the dark like this is really bad!
The woman's scream really attracted a lot of people. The torches outside the house were shining brightly. The woman wanted to escape, but was caught by He Mulan and pushed her body out of the house.
Seeing the woman being pushed out by He Mulan, the men outside the house all showed surprised expressions, while the women who heard the news later yelled at the woman.
This kind of confusion that makes people feel completely incomprehensible once again hit the hearts of He Mulan and Zheng Zong, and since they were rescued by these people, this kind of confusion has not happened once or twice.
The Diren Jiang Shui who had been in contact with them a few times before, that is, the middle-aged man who had communicated with them, walked out of the crowd with a torch, and asked the woman a few words in the local dialect with a cold face.
The woman cried and answered a few times, and then the faces of the people in the village turned ugly.
"Let her go, she's not malicious."
Jiang Shui looked at the two sincerely.
Zheng Zong immediately translated.
"It's okay to let her go, you have to tell us what you want to do."
He Mulan has been a general all the year round. Once he is serious, the power in his body is by no means ordinary. Many men looked even more ugly, but the women screamed in surprise and hurriedly said something.
This scene was so weird that He Mulan's hands couldn't help but tighten. Her strength was so great that the woman's eyes rolled straight under her pressure, and she was about to faint.
"Strong man, please be merciful! She just wants to borrow seeds!"
Jiang Shui thought that He Mulan wanted to strangle her, and shouted to explain.
"what?"
Zheng Zong's face darkened.
"You speak human words!"
"What did he say?"
He Mulan looked at Zheng Zong ignorantly, and the latter looked as if he would rush out at any time.
"Hey, it's a long story, and it's very complicated..." Jiang Shui seemed to know that he couldn't keep it secret, but his face was full of hesitation.
"Then make a long story short!"
After Zheng Zong called out, he simply sat down with his legs crossed.
"I'll just sit here and listen!"
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This place is called Chaanjingtou, of course it's not chaos. In an extremely desolate place like the Tengger Desert, there are many incredible places, and this is one of them.
This place called "chaotic well" really has several springs that will bubbling water. Although the water flow is not large, and the water coming out of each spring is strange, but in the desert where water is as precious as gold, the villagers in the chaos of the well rely on this water to survive.
This is at the southern end of the desert. It is not as bad as the center, and it deviates from the oases and business roads. Few people set foot on it. Because of this, the chaos of the wellhead, which has a water source, has not been targeted by many forces, nor is it like many villages in the desert. From time to time, it is looted by horse thieves.
However, the location is closed, and it has also caused many difficulties in life for the people in this village.
It is not easy to plant in the desert, which makes people in the chaotic well often need to go out to change some things that can be used, or find some edible food.
There is a well in the Chaojingtan that is a salt well, which can produce some salt. These salts are the most valuable things here besides water, and their daily needs are obtained from this salt well.
They dare not go to the oasis in the desert or the nearby villages and towns. Men often have to carry things on their backs and go south, and go far away to exchange for necessary things.
They don't know how many tragedies caused by water sources in the desert, and they don't dare to take risks.
That's how He Mulan was rescued. What she encountered was a camel caravan returning from exchanging goods.
And what you can eat will make all outsiders nauseous.
People here like to eat a kind of desert rat called the marmot in the desert. This kind of rat is fat, the meat is fresh and tender, and there is no peculiar smell. It is suitable for roasting and cooking, and this kind of marmot often haunts nearby. After all, there is a spring here, which means that there is water underground, so the residents of the village can easily catch them at night and feast on them.
He Mulan and the others heard all kinds of movements in the middle of the night, as well as the sounds of people coming and going, all of which were the sounds of people here dragging their families and mouths to dig out the sand burrows of the squirrels at night.
Of course, what those bags contained were not people who died of thirst (where would there be so many people picking them up and feeding them ￢_￢), but those prairie mice that were still alive and were caught and raised.
As for fried scorpions, roasted snake meat, and many other foods that are unacceptable, for them, they are delicacies sent by God.
Considering that people outside might not dare to eat strange things, they cooked prairie mice that tasted similar to pork for He Mulan and Zheng Zong to eat, and these prairie mice often had grass seed tubers in their nests. The people in the village rely on these to supplement nutrition, and they can be regarded as eating green vegetables.
Everything they said before was not fake. Outsiders are rarely seen here, and outsiders can't tell whether they are good people or not, so if they meet someone who is dying of thirst or is seriously injured, they will be dragged to this single house a little far from the village. Here, there is a shortage of water and water, and there is nothing to do if you are injured. The herbs here are poor, and it really depends on God's will to save you.
He Mulan didn't look easy to mess with. He had wolf skin and wolf flesh on his body, and he was covered in wolf blood. He was obviously a strong man who could deal with wolves. In the desert, wolves never appeared alone. Here, the wolf was also killed. If it is ruthless, it is also possible to kill a bloody hell. Most of the men in the whole village do not want to save such a evil star, and there are disputes between those who want to save and those who do not want to save. , only He Mulan and Zheng Zong were left in the house to fend for themselves.
But the women in the village all wanted to save people, so some women sneaked into the house to deliver medicine and water to Zheng Zong and He Mulan, trying to keep them alive.
Now that they have all survived, in order not to offend the "evil star", the village will also offer delicious food and drink, and want to fill up the favorability, and then proceed to the next step.
Yes, the next plan.
The faces of He Mulan and Zheng Zong who were going to say this turned green.
"I really need to borrow seeds." Jiang Shui shook his head helplessly, "Our village is very small, and it was all right, but I don't know when it started, it's like being cursed, the young woman in the village. Then three children without brains were born..."
He shivered.
"You probably haven't seen a child without a brain. He is born without a brain at all. Not only does he have no brain, but he has no scalp or skull. There is a transparent skin on the top of his head, and you can see that there is nothing inside. Such a child is born dead. Now, even if you don't die, you can only be thrown away..."
How dare you raise it!
He Mulan understood as soon as he heard it. Because this village is closed, it must have always been close relatives getting married. As there are fewer and fewer people, the probability of close relatives is also increasing. Maybe the people in this village carry the "brainless" gene. Because of this reason, it is becoming more and more dominant, so later, the chance of deformed and disabled children is even greater.
"In the beginning, only two or three of the ten children were like this. Later, the children who didn't seem to have any problems became either fools or paralyzed ones, and less than one out of ten children were good. Because of this, the children in the village Women don't dare to have children, and they don't dare to let men touch them. The good days get worse and worse..."
Zheng Zong also gradually changed from a cross-legged posture to sitting upright, and continued to listen to them.
Jiang Shui didn't want them to hang out in the earthen huts over there, not because they were afraid of running away, but as the population dwindled, many of the houses became empty houses with demented children or crazy children locked in them. Of course, the fate of these children is not good. Some are even tied up in the house. Anyone who sees it will think wrong.
They were afraid that He Mulan had misunderstood the violent murder, and of course they didn't dare her to walk around.
The next thing is easy to understand. There are always unhealthy children in the village. The older people in these villages think that the problem happens to men, because the seeds belong to men. If a woman can have children, it means that there is nothing wrong with a woman. Put your hope on the men outside, go out to exchange things and bring a few women with you, borrow seeds from outside, and then come back to give birth to normal children.
It is a pity that the women in the chaotic well are generally ugly, and many young women run away and never come back. "Borrowing seeds" has become less frequent. When people who are rescued occasionally or lost caravans pass by, the village will exchange "water" for "seeds".
This kind of thing is also very dangerous. Once the unscrupulous people find out about the production of salt and water at the wellhead, the village will not have to wait for it to slowly disappear before disaster strikes.
The team that went outside to exchange living supplies rescued He Mulan and Zheng Zong because there was a middle-aged aunt in the team who went out to borrow seeds this time.
This aunt's son is an idiot. She is very loyal to the village and won't run away, but she has gone out many times to borrow seeds and never got pregnant, so she wondered if the "seed" was not strong enough.
He Mulan, who was completely wounded and could kill wolves, became the "target" of the aunt. When the men took the gold, she just took them both back to the village, hoping to successfully "borrow seeds".
The men in the village, especially the ones headed by Jiang Shui, didn't think that He Mulan was the one who would obediently contribute energy for water and food before, but the women in the whole village were in a commotion, and they wished that He Mulan would be taken away. Hurry up and "work" with Zheng Zong's full meal.
Because the "seed" is not good, the men in this village are discriminated against by women, and they bow their heads in everything they do. Moreover, because women are afraid of giving birth to deformed children, they are no longer enthusiastic about that kind of thing, and they are extremely depressed. Under such circumstances, it was almost a fantasy for He Mulan and the two to hope that men would treat them heartily and warmly, so every day only women would come over, pinch and arrest them, while men just eat and drink.
All the young women ran away, and all those who stayed behind were aunts who were like 30 or 40 tigers. Zheng Zong was almost naked when he was rescued. Several women saw his "body" and disliked him for ruining it. Rong was still thin, so he was naturally more interested in He Mulan.
Especially after He Mulan unintentionally showed her strength and ability, these hungry women almost stood in front of He Mulan and shouted "I'm going to give you monkeys".
Helpless, the language barrier, He Mulan was still very calm, these women could only curry favor with Zheng Zong, often doing small favors, just to save the country.
Even if the place is small, for the sake of men, there will be no less intrigue between these women. The middle-aged woman who brought He Mulan back tonight was the one who attacked at night. She thought that she had rescued He Mulan and came back. If the "hero" who went out to "borrow seeds" makes that kind of request, she is the best candidate.
But the other women took her old age and failed to borrow seeds several times, and even mocked her by saying that He Mulan was like an aunt to her. In addition, there were often women younger than her who made excuses. Going to hook up with He Mulan, this woman didn't know which one was wrong at night, and she actually treated He Mulan with what she "borrowed" when she was outside.
The result was, of course, tragic.
He Mulan, who was too wary, almost cut her throat, and Zheng Zong, who broke out, almost strangled her.
And the reason is so absurd.
A village with water and salt, but no people.
Even the continuation has become a problem, but he insists on guarding the spring and refuses to leave...
A group of aunts in their 30s and 40s guarded the demented child, while thinking that a man could borrow seeds to have a child.
A group of men who obviously have wives but dare not practice the way of husband and wife, rely on the scorpion of guinea pigs to eat their bodies and strong, but have nowhere to use their strength.
What is all this called? !
"Give me back my rock and dagger first."
He Mulan frowned and looked at the man named Jiang Shui.
If she guessed correctly, he should have a status similar to that of the village chief.
Zheng Zong immediately did his duty as an interpreter.
Jiang Shui also hated this woman for being reckless and brainless, but she might already have a borrowed child in her belly, so they were so cautious.
Hearing He Mulan's words, Jiang Shui asked anxiously, "If you give him the weapon, he won't do anything bad... For example... "
"Murder, right?" Zheng Zong sneered sneeringly, "Don't worry, you are all our benefactors, and we won't do anything for this kind of thing. Besides, you don't even know who the people you saved are, just Dare to borrow seeds? Are you not afraid of causing trouble? This warrior can kill without a sword!"
Well, you are destined to be disappointed.
His general is a broken sleeve!
"I just wanted to send you away, it's these women..." Jiang Shui, who is also a strict wife, muttered and ordered others to bring the weapons.
After He Mulan repeatedly determined that he would not do anything, the men threw the rock and the dagger on the ground not far from He Mulan. Because the rock was so heavy, it was even lost so far when two men threw it together.
He Mulan looked at the weapon under her feet, pushed the woman away, picked up the rock from the ground, put it on her belt, and threw the dagger to Zheng Zong.
"What do you say now?" He Mulan asked Zheng Zong in Xianbei dialect.
"I think if they could not succeed in borrowing the seed, or if they succeeded in borrowing the seed, I'm afraid they will find a way to kill us." Zheng Zong's face was a little gloomy under the firelight, "I always feel that they didn't say anything. Complete."
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"what?"
"Since there is a spring here and a village, why don't the guides know about it? They can go to the south to exchange goods, which means that they often go to and from the desert. The existence of this single house also shows that this village is not uninhabited, but there is no news of this village at all. Leak out..."
Zheng Zong always put people in the wrong place first.
"They may not be what they say they are. If we want to just go this way, I think it's a little mysterious to ask them to point us in the right direction."
"You mean..." He Mulan lowered her voice. "Will they lead us the wrong way?"
"Maybe it's because of this that no one knows about the chaos."
Because everyone who went out went the wrong way and ended up lost in the desert.
He Mulan frowned, took another look at the villagers with different expressions outside, and poked Zheng Zong.
"For me, you translate."
"Oh."
"I can't lend you seeds because I don't think it's acceptable to do this kind of thing just to have children."
He Mulan's expression was very serious.
Zheng Zong tried his best to suppress his urge to laugh and translate her words.
"But I know why you're like this, you're doing the right thing, it's true that only by bonding with someone outside can you give birth to healthy children. Men and other women, women and other men, can produce healthy offspring, and The farther away you live, the more likely you are to have healthy children."
Zheng Zong was translating He Mulan's words, but all the people outside the room became excited.
Especially men, they always thought that their seeds were sick, so they let women become like this, but this person said that they had nothing wrong, but they had to bond with outsiders
"How do you know! Maybe you're just talking nonsense!"
A woman screamed.
The men here are very strong. Since most of them are Di and Lu Shuihu, they are considered to be average in appearance, and some are even handsome, but the women are all thick and dark. Once they really go out, the men will find another It should be easy to get a wife, but it is difficult for these women who have difficulty in "borrowing seeds" to guarantee that they will be able to rebuild their families.
Moreover, the long-term environment of chaotic well-headed women's superiority and male suppression has made women develop a arrogant temperament. Now hearing He Mulan say such words, they are suddenly flustered, and many women have even had a foreboding of the terrible future, and began to regret why they did this. Two outsiders stayed in the village.
"I have seen a lot of this kind of thing. This kind of thing is very common outside the desert. Many isolated villages will be like this later on, because people who are related by blood can easily give birth to this kind of 'curse'." He Mu Lan explained, "So the only solution is..."
She looked at the men who were suddenly excited by Jung-jong's words.
"You go out, give up this place completely, and live somewhere else."