"Jiujizi, why are you stunned?"

Leizi called me in front.

I took a deep breath and calmed down, only then I realized that everyone had already walked to the entrance of the village.

I calmed down and rushed over in two steps.

After most of the day crossing mountains and ridges, we finally arrived at Menba Village, which is the closest village to the Kunlun Snow Mountains. After passing through this village, there is no place for humans to gather.

The village is very small, and may be less than a hundred families, and is located at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

It is isolated from the world and seems completely out of touch with the outside world.

In Xiong Da's words, every day when I open the window, I see a mountain and a mountain. The loneliness that is far away from the world is something we cannot experience and endure.

A plaque stands at the entrance of the village with a string of Tibetan words written on it.

Xiong Da pointed to the plaque and told us that the string of Tibetan words translated into Chinese is Menba Village!

When I walked into Menba Village, it was already dark and the village was silent, with only the whistling sound of the cold wind passing by.

The temperature here is very low at night, the wind is cold, and snow often falls, so at night, every household stays away and almost no one can be seen in the village. Only some yards are vaguely seen with lights on, and the dim lights appear particularly lonely in the depths of the snow-capped mountains.

Menba Village has almost no source of income. People here do not "live", but "live". The living conditions here are at least dozens or hundreds of years behind the outside world. So far, the villages still maintain a relatively primitive appearance, looking like a closed, uncivilized primitive tribe.

Most of the houses in the village are made of local materials and are built with rocks at the foot of the mountain. They are surrounded by small courtyards, which look like fortresses and look a little cold. The entire Menba Village has a wall made of rocks, which surrounds Menba Village. Xiong Da told us that the purpose of the wall is to prevent the invasion of wild beasts in the mountains in the middle of the night.

Those cold village houses like fortresses are sparsely scattered at the foot of the not-so-spacious mountain. When you look up, you will see snow-capped snow-capped mountains. Some families who are a little more particular have also covered the surface of the rock with a layer of loess. This makes it look better and is said to be a little colder, not as cold as rocks.

Anyway, no matter what, the bleak, lonely, dead, and primitive backwardness are the most realistic portrayal of Menba Village.

Moreover, since there are many Tibetans in the village, the Tibetan atmosphere can be felt everywhere in the village.

Many village houses have colorful flags hanging outside, with some Tibetan Buddhist talismans painted on them.

You can still see the kind of pile of stones in the village. When you enter the entrance of the village, you will see a large pile of stones, which is more than one person tall, and it looks divided into several floors. In addition, there are several in the village, guarding the village like guards.

In fact, it is not just in the village. Since we left Xining and towards Kunlun Mountain, we have seen many such piles of stones along the way. The piles of stones are carved with patterns and look very mysterious. We dare not touch them casually, so as not to offend the gods.

Xiong Da told us that in the mountains, intersections, lakesides, and riversides in various parts of the Tibetan area, you can almost see piles of stones made of stones. These piles are pronounced as "Mani Pile" in Chinese, also known as "Shen Pile". Most of these piles are engraved with six-character mantras, wisdom eyes, statues of gods, and various auspicious pictures.

These piles of stones, called "Duang" in Tibetan, mean the stones built up.

The "Duo Gang" is divided into two types: "Dangering the Immortal and Disasters" and "Suppressing the Evil Duo Gang".

The "Gang of the Evil and Disasters" is mostly located at the end of the village. The stone pile is huge, and it is built in a step-like manner with large and small steps. The stone pile contains scriptures to prevent evil and evil, eliminate disasters, and pray for peace. It also contains grains, silver, jewelry, guns, knives and spears.

The big pile of rocks we saw at the entrance of the village was the "Disaster and Disaster Gang".

The "Shen Xieduo Gang" is mostly located beside the road, by the lake, at intersections, etc. The stone pile is small in scale, conical in shape, and there are no steps. The stone pile contains the evil-suppressing spell, and also contains guns, swords and spears.

In Tibetan Buddhism, people regard stones as something that is life-like and spiritual. The "Mani Pile" engraved with Buddha statues and Buddhist scriptures does not have a unified specification or shape. The creator does not need to make a deliberate choice. No matter what stones he picks up, they can be carved on it. The scriptures are mostly "six-character mantras" and mantras.

On a good day, people add stones to the Mani pile while simmering mulberry, touch it with their foreheads sacredly, recite prayers silently, and throw them to the stone pile. Forever, the mani piles rise up and rise higher and higher. Each stone condenses the hearts of the believers.

In the long history of the Tibetan people, there have been a vast sea of ​​Mani stone carvings. They can be seen everywhere wherever ordinary people go. They are the pursuit, ideal, emotion and hope that the Tibetan people carved on stones.

After hearing Xiong Da’s story, our hearts were filled with admiration. We folded our hands together and quickly bowed to the pile of stones in front of us to show our respect.

When passing a village house, Xiong Dashun pointed: "This is the courtyard of the village chief of Menba Village. The village chief's surname is Gao, and he is a Han Chinese. We all call him Lao Gao!"

"This old man is a weird person!" Xiong Er suddenly interrupted.

Xiong Er followed Xiong Da with that sack of wild game, silent all the way. We thought he didn't understand Chinese very much, but we didn't expect that his Chinese was very smooth.

Xiong Da turned his head and looked at his son: "Don't talk nonsense, boy!"

Xiong Er said: "I didn't talk nonsense. Village Chief Gao was a weird person!"

The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. I took a care of myself and asked Xiong Er: "Why do you say that Village Chief Gao is a weird person?"

Xiong Er pointed to the yard of the village chief Gao's house and said, "Did you see that side room? The side room door of the village chief Gao's house has not been opened for more than ten years. Are you surprised? Also, Village Chief Gao never invites villagers to visit his home. For more than ten years, no one has stepped into the threshold of his house. It is like there is a secret hidden in the house, for fear of being discovered!"

Xiong Da glared at Xiong Er: "When did you become so noisy? No one thinks you are a mute if you don't speak!"

Xiong Er curled his lips and said nothing more.

I looked back at the courtyard of the village chief’s house. It was dark and there was no trace of light.

After hearing what Xiong Er said just now, I also had some doubts about this village chief Gao.

What is the side room of the village chief Gao used for?

Even if it is used to pile up debris, it will not be open for more than ten years, right?

Also, why did Village Chief Gao not want others to visit his home?

Is it because Village Chief Gao doesn’t want others to walk into that side room?

What secret is hidden in the side room? Why did Village Chief Gao always protect that side room?

I vaguely feel that there may be some unknown secret hidden in the house of Village Chief Gao, and that secret is in the side room. For so many years, no one knows what the secret is in the side room. Village Chief Gao is really hidden deep enough!

"Brother Xiong, how is this village chief Gao like?" I caught up with Xiong Da and asked Xiong Da about this village chief Gao's situation.

Xiong Da said: "As a person... it's okay! Anyway, he is a kind-hearted person. He will stand up as soon as possible if the villagers have any difficulties. Everyone thinks he is a kind and good person, otherwise he would not have chosen him as the village chief, right?"

I nodded. The logic of Xiong Da’s words was not wrong. If Village Chief Gao was a bastard with evil deeds, how could the villagers obey him? How could he be elected as the village chief? He must be deeply loved by the villagers before he was elected as the village chief!

"Is the matter about Village Chief Gao just now... all the things Xiong Er said... are they true?" I asked Xiong Da for confirmation.

Xiong Da nodded: "It's true! The village chief Gao is good, it's just a bit strange! Last time a villager forgot his rules and ran to find him, but the village chief Gao was furious and drove the man away. But, we have been used to it for so many years. Who has no secrets of this person, right?"

"Has Village Chief Gao lived alone all the time?" I asked curiously.

Xiong Da said: "I heard that he had a wife before, but later his wife died, and he was very sad, so he came to this isolated place alone! Anyway, since I met Lao Gao, he has been alone!"

We chatted all the way and unknowingly arrived at Xiong Da’s doorstep.

Xiong Da asked Xiong Er to carry the linen bag to the backyard, then opened the yard door and invited us to go into the house to sit.

As the saying goes, a home without a woman is never a complete home, and there is always a little bit of the warmth of home.

When we walked into the Bears, a cold breath came to our face.

The cold pot and stove at home are dark and the lights are not turned on and the fire is not lit. I have to hurry up and cook.

Xiong Da lit a bonfire in the middle of the house, and asked us to rest around the fire for a while. He went to the kitchen to get some food.

The nights at the foot of the snow-capped mountains are indeed very cold, and we feel like we are entering the cold winter month.

We sat down around the fire, rubbing our hands and sucking our breath into our palms. The bonfire in front of us was clattering, and then we gradually felt warm. After walking outside for a while, our legs were almost frozen.

With the fire, I looked at the environment in the house.

Apart from the fact that the house is not leaking, there is not even a decent decoration at home. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "the house is barely covered with all the walls".

It is no exaggeration to say that this is not like a home, it is just a shed to shelter from wind and rain.

Xiong Da actually raised a bear for twenty-seven years in such a simple living environment. I am afraid that only Xiong Da himself can understand the hardships.

There is no TV, no refrigerator, no washing machine and air conditioning in the room, only a wooden table, a few chairs, and two beds.
Chapter completed!