Zhou Yang gave two hundred yuan to the man who led the way, and then he turned around and left quickly, as if he was a little afraid of this place. Zhou Yang took out his mobile phone and took a look, and found that there was no signal at all. He sighed and lit a fire.
A cigarette went inside.
Ancient Miao Village is just a term used by the outside world. In fact, a large part of the Miao people have been Hanized, and these people yearn for life in big cities. The other part of the Miao people with old ideas are called Lao Miaozi.
Still living in a remote mountain village, leading an almost isolated life.
According to legend, among this group of old seedlings, many people are proficient in voodoo and witchcraft, and the most mysterious one is the witch doctor. As early as many years ago, the witch doctor was a god who could communicate with spirits and hang pots to save the world.
However, later on, the witch-doctor family split up, doctors no longer asked gods for divination, and shamans no longer cured diseases and saved people.
However, there are still very few witch doctors who have been passed down. Granny Yinhua is one of these very few witch doctors.
After walking for more than an hour and crossing two acres of fields, Zhou Yang came to the first house. It was a low mud brick house with a roof covered with yellow straw. There was an ivy planted in front of the house and a rope tied underneath.
A big yellow dog. Seeing Zhou Yang, the big yellow dog started barking.
At this time, an old man wearing a black hat came out of the house. When he saw Zhou Yang dressed up, the old man asked loudly. But Zhou Yang couldn't understand a word.
The old man knew that Zhou Yang might not understand, so he walked out, stood on the ground and shouted several times outside. Soon, seven or eight men and women wearing Miao clothes arrived in front of the house. One of them looked like only
Young man in his twenties.
After the man listened to the old man's words, he stepped forward and asked Zhou Yang: "My grandma asked you, what do you do? Why do you come to our Chenjia Village?"
Seeing the people around him looking at him warily, Zhou Yang took a deep breath. After all, this was his first time here, and he felt that this place had almost no connection with the outside world, just like a primitive tribe.
He smiled and said: "I am a student, and I came to see a witch doctor named Granny Yinhua!"
As soon as these words came out, the young man in front of him narrowed his eyes, and looked at Zhou Yang again with a vigilant light in his eyes. Then he turned around and spoke in dialect to several elderly people.
As the young man spoke, the expressions of the old men became more and more solemn. Then one of the old men said a few words, and the young man said to Zhou Yang: "We don't have a witch doctor here, so you should go back!"
Zhou Yang was stunned. He didn't expect these people to be so unwelcoming. Are they afraid of something?
"Brother, listen to me. I really came to see the witch doctor for treatment. I have a student ID card here. It can prove my identity!" Zhou Yang was anxious and remembered that he happened to have a student ID card in his bag. He can only use it now.
This is to prove your identity.
The man paused, then stepped forward and took Zhou Yang's student ID card. After checking it carefully, the man nodded to the elderly people behind him, indicating that Zhou Yang was indeed a student.
After several old people got together and said a few words, they dispersed, leaving only this young man.
Seeing several old people walking away, the young man suddenly grinned and said to Zhou Yang: "I was sorry just now. I thought you were a police officer outside, so I didn't dare to bring you into the village. There is no Granny Yinhua in our village.
But there is a witch doctor, let me take you there!"
Zhou Yang quickly thanked him and followed the young man inside.
The village is not big, and you can see all the small houses if you look around. After a while, the two of them walked to a low, small tile-roofed house.
An old man with silver hair was sitting in the middle of the floor in front, smoking a cigarette. The young man quickly walked over and talked to the old man, looking at Zhou Yang from time to time.
"Doctor Zhong asked you to come over, by the way, be polite!" the man walked up to Zhou Yang and said, then turned and left.
Zhou Yang walked up to this strange old man with a smile on his face and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhong, my name is Zhou Yang, and I'm here to find Granny Yinhua!"
Old Man Zhong narrowed his eyes and nodded, and said slowly: "I know, you are here to see Sister Yinhua, right? Come on, I will take you there!"
Along the way, Old Man Zhong told Zhou Yang that Granny Yinhua lived in the village next door, and it would take at least more than an hour to walk through the mountain road to get there. Although it was in the village next door, there was basically no interaction between these old Miaozi villages.
The old man and the young man were walking and chatting. Old man Zhong still told Zhou Yang about many rules and customs in the Miao village. Some things can be done, but some things must not be said.
More than an hour later, Old Man Zhong took Zhou Yang to a small tile-roofed house. There were only two tile-roofed houses, and a small side house on the left. There was a rice field in front, with some thatch and camphor trees growing around it, making it very quiet.
At this time, Old Man Zhong patted Zhou Yang on the shoulder and said, "Okay, go in and find her yourself. I'll go back first!"
Zhou Yang was stunned and said: "Grandpa Zhong, are you going back now? Why don't you go in and have a rest?"
"No, the provincial eldest sister will not be happy later and will leave!" Old Man Zhong was very happy. After saying this, he immediately turned around and left.
Zhou Yang glanced at the sun that was gradually setting in the west, took a deep breath, walked to the hinged wooden door on the left, and knocked: "Grandma Yinhua, I am Zhou Yang, are you at home?"
Squeak, the wooden door opened, and Granny Yinhua stood in front of Zhou Yang in high spirits and said with a smile: "It came quite quickly. Old man Zhong is gone, right?"
Zhou Yang nodded.
"Come in, take a rest first and have a drink of water!" Granny Yinhua said and let Zhou Yang go in.
After entering the room, Zhou Yang found that the furnishings inside were not as old as he thought. Except for the engraved pedal bed inside, which was a bit ancient, the rest of the tables and chairs were all painted, and there were also a few items inside.
A nineteen-inch color television set.
After bringing a cup of hot tea to Zhou Yang, Grandma Yinhua walked into the side room next to her. After a while, the fragrance of green vegetables came from inside.
"Come over for dinner. It's getting dark. It's a good time to have a drink with me!" Granny Yinhua's voice reached Zhou Yang's ears.
Zhou Yang was not surprised at all that old people drank because there were many old ladies drinking in his Bagou Village.
There was an Eight Immortals table over one foot long, with three dishes on it, one stir-fried green vegetables, one steamed crucian carp, and one loofah soup. They were all the most common dishes in the village.
After walking for a day, Zhou Yang was already very hungry. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating with big mouthfuls. "Well, Grandma Yinhua, your cooking is really good. It tastes even better than what my mother makes!"
Granny Yinhua picked up a small pure white porcelain bottle, poured a glass of wine from it, and said with a smile: "If you fry too much, it will be a waste. I know that your kid also came from the village. Big fish and big meat are delicious, but still not
This kind of food is very comfortable to eat.”
Zhou Yang quickly nodded in agreement, took the small wine glass that was handed to him, brought it to his nose, took a sniff, and said, "Mother-in-law, this is your home-brewed white wine? It tastes very strong!"
"Yes, I brewed it myself. It's too troublesome to go out to buy wine, and the taste is inappropriate. Come on, let's go!" Granny Yinhua generously toasted first.
After drinking and eating, Zhou Yang burped and put down his chopsticks with a comfortable expression. At this time, Granny Yinhua also put down her wine glass, paused, and then said: "Zhou Yang, you know why I called you
Are you looking for Mr. Qiao?"
Zhou Yang shook his head.
"Because at that time, I was ready to accept you as my disciple, but my skills must be pure and powerful. Old Qiao's Qingyang Technique is the purest mental method I have ever seen, and..."
As Grandma Yinghua spoke, she slowly took out the pipe from behind her back, lit it, and started smoking.
"Back then, I was on a mission with your master, and he saved me many times. I had nothing to repay him with, so I could only give him a good apprentice!"
Seeing Zhou Yang's surprised expression, Granny Yinhua hurriedly smiled and said: "Boy, don't blame me. After I checked your body, I know that you are born with strong bones. As long as you have a good mind, you will be the best."
Let’s inherit Lao Qiao’s legacy!”
Zhou Yang also didn’t expect that he would be able to worship Mr. Qiao as his teacher. It turned out that all this happened because Granny Yinhua wanted to repay him. Although he felt a bit cheated, he still had to be grateful to Granny Yinhua. Otherwise, where would he be today?
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"Mother-in-law, don't worry. It's not too late for me to thank you. But, how did you know that Mr. Qiao would accept me as his disciple? If I were a person with evil intentions, wouldn't I have harmed him?" Zhou Yang asked in return.
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Hearing Zhou Yang's words, Granny Yinhua laughed: "If Old Man Qiao doesn't even have this ability, it's his own fault. If we don't talk about it in the future, at least he can still see what's going on in front of him."
So that's it. Now Zhou Yang finally understood why there is a saying that people become mature with age.
After the meal, Granny Yinhua took Zhou Yang for a walk around the small village. Most of the villagers were old and young. They all seemed very enthusiastic when they saw Granny Yinhua. Because of Granny Yinhua’s leadership, Zhou Yang, an outsider,
He became familiar with people, and soon got to know many villagers.
At night, the lights in the room were not very bright, even a little dim. After Granny Yinhua opened the bed for Zhou Yang in the next room, she and Zhou Yang went under the light bulb of less than 20 watts.
Grandma Yinhua took out an old book with a yellowed cover from her arms, pointed at it and said: "According to the rules, only we Miao people can learn the acupuncture techniques passed down by the witch ancestors, but I think this rule should be broken in my generation. Zhou
Yang, you promise my mother-in-law that if you meet a suitable person in the future, you will definitely help him promote him."
Zhou Yang tilted his head and looked at the old-fashioned regular characters written on the cover. After nodding, he murmured: "Witch Picks Seven Needles, mother-in-law, is this the kind of silver you used to treat me?"
Needle?"
"That's right, Wu Jie's Seven Needles is an acupuncture treatment method invented by Wu Zu in the past. It can be used on both humans and animals. The best thing is that this set of acupuncture methods has no side effects. If you can learn traditional Chinese medicine in the future,
His ability is even more remarkable." Granny Yinhua said with a smile.
"Wujie Seven Acupuncture, there are seven acupuncture techniques in total. Each technique must be combined with the appropriate momentum to deliver the acupuncture with Qi, otherwise I won't let you learn it. The first page is every acupuncture point on the human body.
, take a good look first!" Granny Yinhua said and asked Zhou Yang to go to his room.