The little girl blinked her eyes as if she hadn't woken up yet. Then she suddenly realized what was happening and ran out the door shouting. Ding Li smiled bitterly, "I'm not a tiger."
Ding Li was about to get up and get some water to drink when he saw the little girl carrying a bowl of water and walking over with light steps, as cheerful as a little swallow flying across the water in the summer evening.
Ding Li took the water and drank heavily. The water was half warm and sweet, and seemed to have been added with honey. It tasted very comfortable. Ding Li couldn't help but look at the little girl gratefully.
The little girl smiled sweetly: "My name is Tian Di!"
Ding Li complimented casually: "It's a good name, but I think you should be called Tiantian!"
Tian Di blushed with embarrassment and looked very seductive. At this time, a large group of people rushed in. In addition to Wang Yajun and Huang Yue, there were also several locals such as Uncle Tian. Seeing Ding Li, he was simply stunned.
It's just so affectionate.
Jiang Yang said to Ding Li: "You are in trouble now. Now all the nearby villages know that an old man from the Han family has come from out of town. He is not only very capable, but also a great drinker?"
Ding Li was in a daze: "What, then you don't have to drink it all?"
Jiang Yang looked at Ding Li now as if he were looking at a monster: "The temperature is more than sixty degrees, and the fire can light it. Who can drink more than three kilograms like you?"
Ding Li almost didn't say what he said, "Holy shit," and all the locals looked at him and giggled.
Ding Li asked: "How long have I been asleep?"
"It's been a day!" Huang Yue said angrily: "Boy, okay, you can be a hero! You have delayed our journey!"
Ding Li jumped up: "Then let's go!"
The group was about to leave, but Uncle Tian's family tried their best to keep the guests, but Ding Li was determined to leave. Just kidding, if he eats another meal here, he doesn't know how much wine he will drink. Now that Ding Li can smell the alcohol, he feels
Headache.
The group of people left Kejia Village and left their cars in the village. Uncle Tian patted his chest and promised that they would take good care of their two cars. Wang Yajun didn't even give them any money. This folk custom is really simple!
The road ahead was not going to be easy. It was really a narrow path, not to mention cars and people. They bowed a lot, and Ding Li carried two big bags. He complained all the way that he was not going to a tropical rainforest.
Carrying so much stuff is a complete waste.
He has not yet passed the sequelae. When he walks, his legs feel as soft as twists and turns. What’s more, it’s a mountainous road.
On the other hand, Jiang Yang and the two foreigners carried several times more things than Ding Li, and no one complained, and they still walked with flying grace.
Huang Yueyi acted like an old man and carried a bag with nothing. Even Wang Yajun carried a bag. He couldn't tell that Wang Yajun, a delicate beauty with such tender skin that she could drip water, could have such good physical strength.
Ding Li asked breathlessly: "Jiang Yang, how far is your home?"
Jiang Yang pointed to the mountain ahead and said, "It's not far. Just climb over the mountain and cross the river."
Ding Li breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, it's okay!"
Huang Yue sneered: "Ali, have you never walked through the mountain road? That mountain looks so close, I bet you can't climb it in two days!"
Ding Li wanted to say it was impossible? But Jiang Yang said: "Grandpa Huang said that it will take at least three days to cross the mountain!"
Ding Li wailed: "Why is it still so far away?"
Jiang Yang said apologetically: "Our ancestors had no choice but to flee to the mountains and forests to avoid being hunted by the government. Now that I think about it, our ancestors must have been Wu August's subordinates and rebelled with Wu August!"
While talking, he wanted to help Ding Li carry out the baptism. Although Ding Li was thick-skinned, he would not bully such an honest child.
Ding Li said: "I'll do it myself!"…
Wang Yajun suddenly asked: "Ayang, is your village green or black?"
Jiang Yang said calmly: "Our village is a black seedling, but our Gu Po is also sick. I have hired several old bosses but they can't do it, and even the Gu Po can't do it! So I went to the city to ask for help."
Ding Li patted his chest and said, "It's okay. I'll help you get it done when I get there!" He wasn't bragging randomly, but he had a purpose.
Ding Li now also understands the level of the local Laosi. The Miao wizard is called Miao Laosi, and the Tujia wizard is called Tu Laosi. But if he encounters the Mayang ghost that Ding Li dealt with, he usually uses negotiation and deception to deal with it.
Just like the witches and gods in the rural areas of Han Dynasty.
To deal with Mayang ghosts, Laosi killed dogs, pigs, and chickens, dipped the blood in rotten baskets and jigs, took them to deep mountains and ravines, set up pots and cooked pig blood porridge to offer sacrifices to Mayang ghosts, and then ate the slaughtered food.
Dogs, pigs, and chickens were left in rotten baskets. After being fooled by this, Lao Si sent the Mayang ghost and imprisoned it in the basket so that it could never come out to cause trouble again.
This approach made Ding Li sneer. These messy things are all about bullying good and fearing evil. As soon as Ding Li showed his dagger, what kind of Mayang ghost should retreat obediently?
Huang Yue said worriedly: "I'm afraid it's not that simple? This is western Hunan. Those Mayang ghosts are just mountain spirits and wild monsters. Why are they so powerful? But the things of the White Lotus Sect are not that easy to deal with."
Ding Li was surprised: "Uncle Huang, do you know something?"
Huang Yue shook his head: "They are all old millet, why mention him?"
Ding Li has always suspected that Wang Yajun and Huang Yue came to Xiangxi. The reason was too simple, unless they knew something they didn't know.
Ding Li was too lazy to think about it. It had nothing to do with him if people didn't mention it. Curiosity killed the cat, and nosy people in the world are the ones who will end badly. No matter what secrets Wang Yajun and Huang Yue have, as long as they don't involve themselves
, it’s better not to inquire.
After walking for a long time, Ding Li's headache was much better. It was already late autumn and the autumn tiger was still very strong at noon. But walking on the mountain road, there were shades of trees everywhere, and he couldn't feel the sun at all.
of heat.
However, there are so many snakes in this place. If you don't pay attention, you will be startled by the footsteps on the path. Ding Li is the least interested in these things, probably because of his childhood experience. I heard from Jiang Yang that the local snakes
The county and township governments distribute snake poison every year, which shows how many venomous snakes there are.
Fortunately, Wang Yajun was extremely well prepared when he arrived. Everyone was wearing special combat boots and even had their trouser legs tied up, so they were not afraid of stepping on a snake and getting bitten.
Wang Yajun's father is an explorer. Wang Yajun has always wanted to find his father's whereabouts. Naturally, he doesn't know anything about wilderness exploration.
Not to mention Jiang Yang. He was wearing snake medicine passed down from his ancestors. He was walking at the front of the team and all the snakes he encountered would avoid him.