The girl from Luohua Cave.
It is said that among the Miao tribe, some young, beautiful and unmarried women accidentally passed by a cave and were spotted by the cave god and their souls were seduced, thus becoming the gods' forbidden wives.
For such a woman, the villagers and their families choose an auspicious day and send her to the cave to offer her marriage to the cave god in order to pray for peace and comfort the gods.
For this kind of bad habits, it is actually a tragedy of the intricacies of humans and gods. The so-called "women in the Luohua Cave" are nothing more than mental patients who have suffered from the torture of the world.
The Jiang Xiaoli in front of him was innocent, cheerful and generous, and he didn't look like he was mentally ill.
Song Che couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Miss Jiang, did you voluntarily marry the so-called 'Dong Shen'?"
Jiang Xiaoli shook his head, "I never believe there are any gods in this world."
Okay, very good. It is not easy to find a "materialist" among ancient ethnic minorities, and she is also a woman.
"So there is a reason why you fell into the hole?" Song Che asked again.
Jiang Xiaoli suddenly turned around and said seriously: "If I tell you, you can't tell others, otherwise you will get into big trouble."
Song Che smiled and said: "We met by chance and we are from different nationalities. I don't need to know this. If Miss Jiang has something to hide, it doesn't matter if she doesn't tell her."
Jiang Xiaoli was silent for a moment and then spoke:
"My parents wanted to marry me to the village owner's son, but I didn't like him at all, so I pretended to be chosen by the cave god and came here..."
"But look at this cave. It's deserted. You live here alone with no food or drink. Aren't you afraid of danger?" Song Che asked, pointing to the cave.
Jiang Xiaoli shook his head, "Compared with this, I am more afraid of marrying a man I don't like. If this is the case, it would be better to die of thirst and starvation."
It is so rare for a Miao girl to be as full of rebellious will as she is. Even in modern times, there are many people who cannot escape the shackles of their elders.
Song Che added a handful of firewood to the fire and asked, "Have you ever thought about leaving and seeing the outside world?"
Jiang Xiaoli lowered his head and said lonely: "I am a Miao person. Apart from being able to weave, embroider and do farm work, where else can I go? What's more, I still have a father, mother and brother. I actually can't bear to leave them..."
As she spoke, her eyes turned red. Her bumpy fate was indeed sad.
Song Che pursed his lips and couldn't help but think deeply. It was fate to meet here tonight. She accidentally saved him again, so she should repay her kindness.
"It's better-"
"Mei! Let me see you!"
Suddenly there was a muffled cry from outside the cave.
Immediately, I saw a common man in his early twenties, carrying two lotus leaf bags, crouching and jumping into the cave like a sneak.
"Mei, which one is this!"
As soon as the common man saw Song Che, he immediately held the Miao knife at his waist.
Song Che quickly explained: "I fell from the mountain. It's a long story -"
"You are from Liang! You want to die!"
When the common man heard that Song Che's accent was wrong, he immediately pulled out his Miao knife and rushed towards him to chop him.
Jiang Xiaoli stopped him and said, "Brother, he is not a bad person. He is a good person. I saved him by the river."
"There are no good things in Liang people. Amei, don't let him deceive you into letting me kill him!"
"Oh, brother, why are you like those old guys in the village who are indistinguishable from good to bad, and you are going to kill someone when you come up!"
Jiang Xiaoli pushed the common man away, pouted, and his eyes were filled with complaints.
Seeing that his sister was angry, the man in common clothes temporarily put away his impulse and advised: "Mei, don't forget, you are falling into the cave. If the tribesmen see you with the Liang people, they will burn you to death! "
Jiang Xiaoli disagreed: "Burn to death, burn to death. If I were afraid, I wouldn't fall into the hole alone!"
The commoner man sighed deeply and had no choice but to put away his sword and glared at Song Che: "Liangren, which family do you come from and why do you appear in our Niubei Mountain? Don't you know that outsiders are not allowed to enter here? !”
Is this Niubei Mountain? Song Che frowned. It seemed that he was not swept too far.
Most people in Wujiazhuang will not give up.
"To be honest, I was being chased, so I had no choice but to jump off a cliff and escape... Thanks to Miss Jiang for saving me, Song is very grateful, but I have to leave, otherwise I will bring you trouble."
Song Che didn't want to hurt others, so he forced himself to stand up from the ground, but he was unable to do so and his legs became weak.
Jiang Xiaoli quickly pushed him back and advised: "It's dark outside, where can you go like this? There are many jackals behind Niubei Mountain. I think you can rest here tonight and wait until you recover tomorrow." Go as long as you have the strength."
"Amei, you are always so kind, why don't you." The common man folded his arms and muttered.
Jiang Xiaoli groaned, went up and snatched the lotus leaf bag from the common man's hand, and slowly opened it. The aroma of rice and bacon instantly filled the cave.
Jiang Xiaoli divided the meal into two portions, giving more to Song Che and keeping the less for himself. He blinked and said with a smile: "You know now, I don't eat or drink. My brother brings me food every night." ,hey-hey……"
Song Che chuckled, this Tujia bacon rice was really delicious, but he was too embarrassed to speak.
"How can you regain your strength if you don't eat?" Jiang Xiaoli put the bamboo chopsticks on the food, picked it up and handed it to Song Che's hand.
"Actually, a small portion is enough."
"You are a big man, how can you be full after eating a small portion? You are not polite, you are not polite."
"Thank you for your kindness, girl, but I am being disrespectful."
Song Che took the food and ate it into his mouth. He was really hungry. Damn it, it tasted so good!
Jiang Xiaoli chewed slowly and said with a smile: "You Liang people have a lot of rules. You obviously want to eat a lot, but you still have to be polite first, and what you say is hard to understand, hahaha..."
The commoner man folded his arms and hummed: "They Liang people are all hypocrites."
That's not true. In this vicissitudes of the world, it is already extraordinary to have even a third of true love between people.
During the meal, Song Che chatted with Jiang Xiaoli.
It turned out that the commoner man was his biological brother, named "Taji", and both brother and sister came from the "Ayi Miao Village" on the Niubei Ridge.
Song Che's location is at the back of Niubei Mountain, which is not far from Tongchuan City, about a hundred miles and three days' journey.
When Song Che asked about Wujiazhuang, the brother and sister cursed in unison as "a bunch of bastards who have killed a thousand people", which shows that Wujiazhuang has done a lot of evil in this land.
"Mei, I'll stay with you tonight to prevent this Liang from plotting against you."
Taji pulled out his sword and stabbed it into the ground. He sat down against the wall and looked at Song Che with wide eyes.
Song Che's lips twitched, it was good, it was good to let him be a bodyguard.
At this time,
Sudden,
There was a murmur outside the cave.
"Brother Gang, look quickly. There is fire in the cave. Is that kid hiding in it?"
"But this is the territory of the Miao people. I heard people say that if you see a cave in Niubei Mountain, you can't go in rashly. There are ghosts and gods inside..."
"What the hell are ghosts and gods? Can ghosts and gods make fire? Come on, go in and take a look!"
It's official.
People from Wujiazhuang.
