Chapter 108 Scene Fourteen ? Cage Bird Pond Fish ? One
Chapter 108 Scene 14 Caged Birds and Pond Fish 1
A burning sensation in her ears made Tuya wake up from her coma. What she was currently in was a large tent made of cowhide. The air was filled with a faint fishy smell of livestock, and there was still residue on the tent.
There was a large stain on it, which seemed to be the soup that had been spilled in a hurry not long ago, and had not yet been cleaned up. There was a small stove in the tent, and the milk tea simmering in the silver pot on the stove was already boiling.
"The ground is steaming.
Tuya raised her head and looked around, but saw no one else. She didn't know exactly who was in the hands of her now, but judging from the rough and slightly familiar hangings and paving in the tent, it should still be
A camp of the Shuodi people. However, its owner is obviously not from the Muyun tribe.
Girl Shuodi felt as if she had crawled out of an ice cellar. Her limbs were so stiff that she could hardly move, and her whole body was shivering. Only the warmth of the fire reflected on her face, making her secretly glad that she was still alive.
alive.
Gradually, the previous experience of being chased by a pack of wolves slowly emerged from the depths of Tuya's mind, as if it had just happened before her eyes. As the memory emerged, she suddenly felt as if her chest had been hit hard.
After a punch, he was so panicked that he felt at a loss.
The girl frowned, trying hard to recall the situation after she fell off the cliff. But except for the scene where Yan was dragged into the darkness by Chi Lang, and the snowy field approaching her at a rapid speed under the cliff, she could not remember anything else.
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The girl stretched out her hand, grabbed a blanket beside the couch and tried to sit up. Unexpectedly, there were several silver wine and food utensils placed on the blanket. They all jingled and rolled under her tug.
fell to the ground.
The sound finally alerted the people outside the tent. A little boy with curly hair and dark skin lifted up the tent, quickly glanced inside, and immediately turned around and ran away, shouting as he ran:
"Ehhege, ehhege! That big sister is awake!"
Not long after, an old woman with gray hair also walked in from outside the tent. She was wearing a thick long coat of animal skin, and she also had a pair of broad headdresses made of deer antlers on her head.
The elders of the ministry dress up.
The Yimu tribe is different from other tribes on the grassland. For thousands of years, older women have been the leaders of the tribe. From the clothes of the old woman in front of her, it is not difficult for Tuya to infer that she should be from the vast forest.
The leader of a small settlement in the village. And the little boy just now is her grandson.
Seeing the girl struggling to get up from the couch, the old woman immediately stepped forward and pushed her back, and softly comforted her in Shuodi language:
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Girl, you just fell off the cliff last night and got cold again. You have a high fever right now, so don't move around."
"Have you found a young man of similar age to me?"
Just after saying a few words, Tuya's energy was exhausted and she felt out of breath.
The old woman sat down by the couch and raised her hand to caress the girl's heart:
"Girl, don't worry. The southern child's life is not in danger, but the injury on his shoulder is a bit serious, so he has been placed in a tent elsewhere to recuperate. When your fever subsides, it will not be too late to see him again.
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Hearing that Jiang Yan was fine, a stone in Tuya's heart finally fell to the ground, and her originally tense body gradually relaxed.
Seeing that the other party's mood had improved, the old woman smiled with relief, then reached out to lift the silver pot on the stove, poured a bowl of steaming milk tea and handed it to him:
"Allow me to ask, my dear, why are you so worried about that alien?"
"I--"
Tuya, who took the milk tea, was immediately stunned by the question.
At this moment, the girl suddenly had a doubt about the anxieties and worries in her heart. It was obvious that not long ago, Du Lie fell under the sword of the young man with eyes as deep as the sea. At this time, she did not know what she was doing.
She just felt that the simple and pure stubbornness in the other party seemed to have some kind of magic power, which made her involuntarily curious.
No, it was not so much curiosity, but rather that she had been deeply attracted by that young man who never looked back.
The old woman seemed to have read something from the girl's reaction and laughed. Shuodi people are unrestrained and romantic by nature, and they do not shy away from talking about the relationship between men and women:
"Falling in love with a southerner is not a shameful thing, just admit it openly."
"Grandma, stop laughing at me! It's impossible for me to be with him!"
Tuya suddenly remembered the red-haired girl standing in front of the medical clinic that night when she first arrived in Mulu City. She knew clearly in her heart that the reason why Jiang Yan stayed with her at this moment was just because
It's just a series of coincidences. If one day, he learns the whereabouts of the girl named Ning Yue, he will definitely go find her as soon as possible. But right now, all he can hope for is to make this unknown situation a good one.
It's a bad dream that makes you wake up later.
Seeing the serious expression on the girl's face, the old woman stopped joking and finally got to the point after sighing:
"Speaking of which, look at the injury on the southern child's shoulder. Are you afraid that you encountered a pack of wolves in the wilderness?"
"Grandma, how did you know?"
"Girls should know that the cold winter in Shuobei will last until April next year. The period before spring is actually the most difficult time when the snow is heaviest, the wind is the strongest, food is most scarce, and food is the most scarce."
"Well, I heard about this from my father. That's why the yellow sheep will migrate around, looking for dry grass roots buried under the snow to eat, while the wolves will follow the sheep to migrate around." The girl nodded.
"Not only do the yellow sheep and wolves in the mountain col have nothing to eat, people also have nothing to eat."
"So, you followed the herd of yellow sheep and came here? Where are the deer you raised?"
"Of course we lost a lot of deer. Otherwise, who would have come to such a barren place unless they were forced to do so? But this time we did not follow the sheep, but the wolves." The old woman said, sighing profoundly.
Take a breath.
Tuya drank a few sips of milk tea, and her sore limbs regained some strength. After hearing this, she couldn't help but sit up straight on the couch, and her eyes widened in surprise: "Follow the wolf?"
"That's right. Under the cliff where you two fell, there is a small sea. Although the water in the sea will freeze into ice in winter, it will not be as thick as other places. On the field of death
There are few human traces, but it is a hunting ground occupied by wolves in the mountains for a long time. They like to take advantage of the snowy night to drive the yellow sheep to the cliff next to the sea. The sheep are forced to have no way out, so they can only head towards the cliff.
Jump down."
"With this jump, you will fall into the sea!"
Listening to the other party's slow narration, the girl finally realized what happened to her that night.
The old woman opposite nodded and continued to explain: "Wolves are smarter than people. They know that they can kill sheep quickly and in large numbers in this way, and they can catch a large number of prey at one time. It's just that they can't finish eating so much food.
So he asked Haizi to do him a favor and freeze all the dead sheep here. Every winter, they would hunt several groups of yellow sheep like last night, thus making reserves for the beginning of spring. But this time the wolves like
The animal's liver is eaten first, and many other parts of the meat will be left behind. And we came here precisely to steal some mutton leftovers eaten by wolves in Haizi."
"So, Jiang Yan and I also fell into this sea by mistake, so we were rescued by you in time..."
"Yes, it is the Immortal God who has blessed you two." The old woman clasped her hands together and raised her head piously.
Tuya would never have thought that she would actually save a life in this way, and gradually fell into silence - it was not that she did not want to say some words of thanks to the other party, but she had already faintly felt in her heart that these relying on
The reason why the Yimu tribesmen, who live on giant-antlered deer, left their forests and were reduced to competing with wolves for food in the wilderness may be precisely because of Tiechhong Mountain, which should not have appeared, and because of the relationship between the Muyun tribe!
"Girl, look at your clothes and jewelry, they look a bit like the costumes of the Muyun tribe. Grandma, I have said so much, and now it is your turn to tell me where you and that southern child come from, and where you plan to go.
Where are they? Two and a half-year-old babies are too brave to plunge into this land of death without any horse supplies."
The old woman beside the couch didn't seem to notice the girl's emotional fluctuations, and still talked to her enthusiastically. However, her seemingly unintentional words seemed to have seen through the other person. For a moment, Tuya didn't know how to answer.
, I only dared to secretly raise my eyes and glance at the other person's face. I didn't expect that I happened to meet the old woman's eyes.
The girl hurriedly looked away and became more and more worried: if she admitted her identity to the other party now, she might be immediately retaliated by the Yimu tribe because of Tiezhongshan. Or, in fact, the old woman had already
Knowing his identity, these words he said were just for testing?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but hesitated and couldn't speak, as if something was choking in her throat. At this moment, she saw the little boy with curly hair from before sneaking in from outside the tent again. He could run away
His head was covered with sweat, and his tone sounded even more urgent:
"Ehhege, ehhege! Those cavalry from the Muyun tribe are following up again! I heard from Brother Baer that the snow stopped in the middle of the night yesterday, and they found us by following the ruts in the snow!"
Hearing what her grandson said, the old woman's expression suddenly changed. She no longer asked the girl on the couch, but gritted her teeth and said, "A group of hungry wolves that are lingering! Let everyone get ready quickly and reinstall the tents."
car!"
As the order spread, the originally peaceful camp suddenly became noisy. Two young and strong men were seen getting into Tuya's tent, reaching out and grabbing a thick rope next to the top edge and pulling hard.
The felt spire was removed. The tents on both sides also fell down, spreading out into a circular ring on the ground.
The two young men were quick with their hands and feet. They quickly rolled up the tent neatly into a roll, moved out all the things in the tent, and finally removed the thick pillar in the middle of the tent. These actions were completed in one go, in the blink of an eye.
After a while, there were only some messy footprints left on the snow.
It was only then that Tuya saw clearly that the camp was not built in a mountain valley sheltered from the wind. Instead, more than ten large vehicles formed a semicircle in the snow to block the cold north wind.
This kind of cart is a unique property of Shuodi herdsmen. It is made of birch, and each cart has only one pair of wheels. However, just one wheel is taller than an adult man. On weekdays, like
Such a cart needs four horses to pull it. The huge wheels can move normally no matter in the snowfield, grassland or forest. The only difference now is that the animals used by Yimubu to pull the cart are a group of animals.
Just a strong, big-antlered deer.
The herd of deer had already been divided into two columns, and all the food and clothing utensils were loaded onto the cart together with the yurts. Tuya wrapped the thick woolen blanket around her more tightly, appearing amidst the hustle and bustle.
Somewhat at a loss what to do. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure among the crowd. It was a young man with dark eyes and a stubborn expression. The man was lying on a big car at this time, and his eyes seemed to be among the crowd.
Looking for something.
"Jiang Yan!"
The girl immediately supported her weak body and ran towards her companion. Tuya showed a smile for the first time since the two were separated. However, the first sentence she spoke was a serious warning:
"Jiang Yan, please remember that you are not allowed to tell anyone my true identity at any time. Do you remember?!"
The black-eyed boy seemed to have just woken up and had not yet had a chance to figure out what happened. Faced with such instructions, he was obviously a little confused, but he still chose to obey Tuya's words and nodded gently.
"What are you doing? Don't get too close to this alien!"
A tall Yimube hunter emerged from beside the cart and shouted loudly in Shuodi language. He seemed to be responsible for guarding Jiang Yan. The girl was startled by this sudden question and her face changed.
His expression could no longer remain calm.
The hunter looked her up and down, but recognized the girl's appearance, and immediately cursed:
"Isn't this the girl from the Muyun tribe who was rescued last night? Our tribe has never had any enmity with your tribe, but now we are being chased and killed by the dogs of the Bakwuqin family as if they were rabbits! What if something happens to my family?
, I will definitely pay for it with your blood!”
Facing the angry hunter, Tuya felt a buzzing in her ears and involuntarily took two steps back. She couldn't think at all and just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
Suddenly, the girl felt someone pulling her skirt hard from behind. When she turned around, she saw that it was the grandson of the old woman. The curly-haired boy ran back to her at some point, with an innocent and bright smile on his face:
"Sister, Hege asked us to ride in the same car. Can I take you there?"
So Tuya nodded vigorously and let the child hold her hand and leave, but she couldn't help but secretly feel happy:
Now the other party is obviously still doubtful about her identity, and the words she warned her companions just now become more and more necessary. No matter what accidents she encounters on the way, she will never let the other party know that she is the princess of Muyun Department.
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