That village was more remote than I thought. I took an ordinary minibus from the town to a certain village, then took a three-wheeler from the village to a certain village, and then rented horses from a certain village and rode all the way to the next village. , until we entered the last village, we had to walk. The road was remote and so steep that even horses couldn't enter.
No wonder a few years ago, the weirdo Gao Ning I met told me that if I regretted it, I could go find him again. He said that no one in the world could find that village except him.
Indeed, just the roads I traveled over the past three days can prove how remote and closed the village is.
Unfortunately, Gao Ning was wrong. It turns out that there are still many people in the world who know about this village, at least almost everyone in Yueyan Miao Village knows it.
Mountain roads are difficult to walk, especially the mountains in western Hunan, which look so beautiful and spectacular, but walking is so difficult and strenuous because there are no clear roads, only traces made by people's feet.
This reminds me of what Mr. Lu Xun said. In fact, there is no road on the ground. When there are more people walking on it, it becomes a road.
Of course, I just borrowed it to describe the situation here, and it has nothing to do with the profound thoughts in this sentence.
The mountains are silent. Apart from our rustling footsteps, the only company we have is the noisy chirping of birds. Although the occasional scenery is amazing, it will inevitably become boring if you see too much.
After all, Hui Gen'er is a child and can't stand being tired. After walking with us for two hours, laughing and making noise all the way, Hui Gen'er couldn't leave, so I had to carry him on my back. Hui Gen'er's "croaking" sound was still there. , I didn’t seem so lonely, and after Hui Gen’er fell asleep on my back, I did feel a little bored while walking.
So I talked to Ling Ruxue: "Hey, how do you know where this village is? I feel like everyone in your village knows where this village is?"
I couldn't help it, I felt it was awkward to call Ling Ruxue directly, and I didn't feel that my relationship with her was that good, so when I talked to her, I usually just fed her here and there.
However, Ling Ruxue didn't care at all what I called her, which made me very disappointed and felt that I couldn't close the distance with her.
Faced with my question, Ling Ruxue answered very directly. She said: "A large part of the reason for the existence of our Yueyan Miao Village is to restrict the Heiyan Miao Village, so they know where we are, and we also Know where they are.”
"Black Rock Miao Village?" This was the first time I heard the name of that devil's village, and I couldn't help but shout out.
"Well, Heiyan Miao Village. Our Yueyan Miao Village has existed a long, long time ago. We were not in such a closed place before. We belong to the White Miao Village, while the Black Rock Miao Village belongs to the Black Miao Village. They were not in the area before. There are many secrets in such a closed place, which is why such a situation exists." When talking about these things, Ling Ruyue was obviously more talkative, but she was unwilling to say what the secrets were.
When I was in college, I liked to read some miscellaneous books, especially those about history. I didn’t quite agree with the idea of black and white Miao. I couldn’t help but ask: “Are there really black and white Miao? In my understanding, the Black Miao are the current Yi ethnic group, while the Bai Miao are the Bai ethnic group. In the past, the division of ethnic minorities was not so strict, so several ethnic groups including the Yao, Bai, and Yi were classified as the Miao, and the Bai generally They live in Dali and Chuxiong in Yunnan, while the Yi people live in Xiangxi, which..."
Ling Ruxue shook her head, interrupted me, and told me seriously: "This is just knowledge from books, and it cannot be said to be wrong. But in fact, in the past, there really were black seedlings and white seedlings. , and now there are really few black Miao and white Miao descendants and villages, and there are even fewer villages that know some secrets. The only black Miao village left is the Heiyan Miao village, and the white Miao village except our Yueyan Miao village , and three villages."
So there is such a secret? Is it also about history? I raised my eyebrows, thinking in my mind, what kind of conspiracy have I gotten myself into? It seems to be involved in history and bigger secrets. How come I only mess with these things
"Actually, compared with the Black Miao, we Bai Miao are not as good as them in many places, because we prefer a stable life, while the Black Miao people always have great ambitions, so in some places, they have developed Faster than us." Ruxue seems to like to talk about this kind of things. I didn't expect that she could tell me so much.
"Some places, which places?" I didn't understand.
"Just like the development of witchcraft and Gu! Isn't war the best catalyst for technology?" At this point, Ling Ruxue suddenly winked at me and said something very modern.
The charming sight in the blink of an eye immediately stunned me. The mountain road was originally steep, but when I was stunned, I accidentally slipped and staggered, and I was half-kneeling on the ground. I was fine. Hui Gen'er, who was sleeping soundly on my back, was accidentally thrown out and rolled directly into the bushes next to me.
My heart tightened, and I quickly got up to see if Hui Gen'er had any problems after falling. Unexpectedly, Ling Ruxue moved faster than me and was already in front of Hui Gen'er. Hui Gen'er was already sitting down in a daze. He got up, looked around, and said somewhat unconsciously: "Are you ready to eat? Are there any eggs?"
I felt relieved. I couldn't help pinching Hui Gen'er's face and burst out laughing. Then I picked him up. But while I was laughing, I felt a little sad. Speaking of eggs, I was very sad. I miss Uncle Hui.
Seeing Hui Gen'er's cute look, Ling Ruxue couldn't help but smile. She just smiled softly, and then passed away in a flash, but I happened to see it. This smile was like a drop in my heart. A pebble, my heart is really hard to calm down.
In order to cover up my embarrassment, I quickly turned my head, and then pretended not to care and said, "I thought you were an ancient person. I didn't expect you to say that war is a catalyst for technology. I was really surprised. Only then did I remember that you also had a higher education."
Ling Ruxue had regained her composure and said: "The Miao people are intelligent, not as stubborn as you think. Learning and education are principles that every intelligent nation understands."
This girl's thoughts were quite deep. I didn't want to discuss this with her. I coaxed Hui Gen'er for a while, and then I picked up Hui Gen'er again. I couldn't help but said to Ling Ruxue: "So you can still laugh. I thought you were..." Facial paralysis."
"Huh?" Ling Ruxue glanced at me sideways and stopped talking to me, as if we could only discuss more serious topics with her, but I clearly noticed a trace of panic in the way she lowered her head and pulled up her hair. It turned out that this girl wasn't either. A completely emotionless person.
But this emotion comes too quickly and is too shallow, making it difficult for people to catch it.
But I really wanted to seize these, because at this time I already knew very clearly that I really wanted to get close to her, really wanted to.
But I don’t like her anymore, but I don’t want to think about it.
The acquaintance is not by chance, we are already connected as soon as we meet! This was the beginning of Ruxue and I. Years later, when I think about it again, the only thing left that comes over and over in my mind is this sentence.
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The mountain road is difficult, but there is always an end. Moreover, the village we are going to this time is not completely isolated from the world, so we did not wander around in the mountains for too long. We only walked for 5 or 6 hours. Walked out.
"Chen Chengyi." After walking out of the forest, looking at the outline of the village from a distance, Ruxue suddenly called my name.
"Huh?" Looking at this village, I was just amazed that there were still people in such a remote place, but I didn't know what Ling Ruxue suddenly asked me to do.
"There are about a dozen such villages surrounding Heiyan Miao Village. After this village, there is another village, and we will enter the dense forest. Through the dense forest, we will reach Heiyan Miao Village." Ling Ruxue said to me softly arrive.
"You've said this before, why are you talking about it again?" I was a little confused.
"What I want to say is that these villages are actually controlled by the Black Rock Miao Village. I just want to tell you, no matter what you see, restrain yourself and don't ask too many questions, okay?" Ling Ruxue suddenly said to me.
I was suddenly confused and couldn't help but blurt out: "Have you ever been to Heiyan Miao Village?"