I walked and talked while walking back, so in order to let me relax from the tense atmosphere just now, you can hold my hand and wander among the mountains and rivers.
We walked to another unique forest, and Na Jintang sat down again and began to draw his map. As he was drawing, he said: "If there is no war, no exploitation, no plunder, how beautiful it would be to have freedom and peace."
I sat on a big rock. If it was just for pure investigation and exploration, this would be an intoxicating place to linger. The sun is shaded and surrounded by trees, like a green palace that resembles a concoction. The air pressure on the mountain is high and the smoke produced by the river water
It lingers in the air for a long time, floating and drifting on the ground, making people imagine a heavenly palace with only a few smoke. The lush leaves and dense woods are like an echo wall. Our voices are shut here, echoing back and forth in this palace, with lingering sounds.
, endlessly. In this thousand-year-old empty mountain road, the two of us are like people in the paradise, watching each other's actions in tacit understanding.
But I soon discovered that something was wrong here. During the most difficult days of my stay in the orphanage, I was a farmer and harvester of wheat, and ordinary crop work was not a problem for me.
Then Jintang, a rich man, saw my confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"
I pointed to the fields in the forest with the skill of a farmer: "The land there is all barren, but the land here is cultivated. How can there be people cultivating this land?!"
After being reminded by me, Na Jintang also noticed that the land here was different from other places. The crops grown here were neat and abundant.
It’s really a hell in broad daylight!
At this time, everything inside here was completely quiet, except for the occasional roar of wild beasts in the deep forest.
I looked at the depths of the forest in surprise. I quickly picked up a stone on the roadside as a defensive tool and said carefully: "It seems to be haunted."
It seems that this place is not safe. We have already begun to explore the depths of the small forest, and Na Jintang immediately held my hand and said: "Get out of here quickly."
He pulled me away to leave here. This is a scary place. Who knows what terrible things will happen deep in the jungle. Even the brothers in the cottage would not dare to step into these places. East of the cottage
The reason why we have been living in peace with the copycats for so many years is because they have not crossed each other's boundaries. Once they cross each other's boundaries, it means aggression, which is equivalent to declaring war.
In the war between primitive and civilization, no one will take it lightly.
We faced each other like this for a few minutes, but the other party did not attack further. The ones who were in position must be a small group of savages. I think otherwise they would have killed them long ago. Maybe they are also considering whether the strength of the force has already confronted? Otherwise, the two of us
After wiping our necks cleanly, we seemed to be chasing flies with a fly swatter.
We finally recovered from the long leisurely state and began to search around. Nothing happened, we just saw trees swaying around us. No matter what, it felt very ghostly.
Na Jintang suddenly made a gesture, and I crouched down as well. Those copycat brothers were not following us from outside the woods as we thought, but from within. We scanned the forest as if facing a formidable enemy, those who kept sending out broken sounds.
Noisy creatures. There are only a few of them, and they cower in the depths of the woods. We peek at them, and they are peeking at us. When they find that they are being spied on by us, they quickly retreat to the depths of the woods, causing great harm.
Big noise.
Na Jintang was almost back to back, not daring to retreat too much. His attitude was not fear of the other party, but more of mutual respect, as if there was an unknown savage lurking behind a certain tree. Na Jintang spread his hands
Open, I also followed his example and spread out my hands to show that we have no weapons to attack and we do not have any malicious intentions.
Na Jintang said as he retreated, as if talking to himself, or more often as if he was talking to an unknown savage: "As fellow brothers, we are not here to mess around in the world, we are here to do things. We have no ill intentions. We entered by mistake."
Your land, you are disturbing the gods. We are all people with important things. You live well in this pure land. When the days of peace come, you can come out again. Brother Najintang, if he does not die in the future, he will definitely
I will make a school here for you and create all civilized things."
Then he bowed and muttered something, and the two of us walked out almost backwards. Anyway, I was still a little in awe of this place.
I don’t know if the other party can understand, is there anyone listening? But what Jintang said was very pious, and at least his attitude made people feel peaceful. I was surprised to see a burst of broken insects coming from the bushes.
Chirping. I felt that someone must be talking over there, but I heard their heavy breathing.
It turned out that the immersive feeling made people feel hairy. I seemed to see a dozen pairs of eyes staring at us gloomily, but the Jintang looked so pious that they continued to relax. Maybe they didn't want to cause any trouble.
War, our unintentional offense.
We retreated step by step from the encirclement like this. When I was about to exit, sharp cuckoo calls came from the woods, one after another, which sounded creepy.
I looked at Na Jintang and finally understood his thoughts a little bit. Whether he was civilized or primitive, whether he believed in ghosts or gods or not, Na Jintang could communicate closely with them. He exuded great charm. This kind of person
In many cases, it requires a sense of trust and authenticity.
For some reason, the cuckoo's call gradually disappeared into the grass, and Na Jintang let out a long breath: "We are safe now."
I raised my doubts: "Was there another savage just now? I felt their presence."
"They have been standing there for a long time. Their direction moved to our side. I was afraid that you would be scared. In fact, these people are actually very kind. They also had to hide in the mountains to avoid the war. In order to avoid the outside world
When others invade, they disguise themselves. After decades of evolution, when they gradually lose contact with the outside world, they gradually degenerate into a primitive state, indifferent to the world, but if there is an invasion from the outside world, they will show their fangs.
, to prove their strength, so if we don’t take the initiative to attack, they will not take the initiative to attack us. The people living in this area use this method to maintain peace among each other.”
"I just said they didn't let us go, what will we do?" I asked him all the way, and we retreated all the way. We alternately covered each other, because there is still the possibility of danger here at any time, and it doesn't matter if Jintang reminds us all the time.
The tree with the red rope is a real trap.
I really shuddered. This weird Niutou Mountain is full of unknown possibilities.
We didn't dare to make any noise and trudged deep and shallow in the forest. The man from Jintang was very smart. He quickly returned to our original place according to the map. If we didn't have this handwritten map, maybe we would have You will get lost soon. It seems that he was prepared for it that day. He always prepares for a rainy day and plans everything. I always follow him with peace of mind.
I told him my fear, and I told him that I was afraid of ghosts. Of course in my mind, ghosts and savages are the same kind. I even thought that they had immeasurable power and were difficult to defeat. Thing, they are literally a floating person, like the ghosts in Three Dozen Bone Demons.
Na Jintang said: "My brave cat Jiujiu finally knows how to be afraid. Maybe they are also afraid of you. They are a completely male-dominated society, and women are obedient. They may not be able to imagine that a man named Mao Jiujiu's women dare to run around with kitchen knives and roam freely, maybe they are really afraid of your kitchen knife!"
"I'm not kidding you."
He said mockingly: "Then they haven't appeared yet and they have started throwing kitchen knives to surrender. What's the matter? Why don't you squat in the trees and cry for a while?"
I was speechless, and I really wanted to strangle him. He always hit the part that I care about most, and the blow was extremely precise, never empty-handed. Although he was also gentle and affectionate, he would occasionally hit the nest ruthlessly and mock me.
He didn't let me go, "Why didn't you plant anything today? Why don't you come with me to draw the map again?"
I decided not to let him go: "No, I want to have a good sleep today. I really have nothing to do. Why don't I go to the mountains to feed the mosquitoes? I don't want to have a good sleep and have a good night's sleep. The happy thing is that sleep is not broken."
I can no longer tell the girl I want out loud, otherwise there will be no use value at all, and I will follow you in a hurry, and in the end I won’t get a penny. Just because I love you will last forever, it doesn’t mean I don’t want a penny. , this is a principle that I must not break.
"A five-spice roasted pig's trotters, crispy peanuts, low-alcohol osmanthus wine..." I knew this guy was teasing me, he knew I was a born foodie, and the food I made in the mountains was very good, but if he wanted to do it himself If you order and supervise the chef to cook, then this dish must be very delicious.
I swallowed without conscience and bargained: "Plus a plate of spicy crayfish and steamed hairy crabs."
"make a deal."
Even if I am no longer mean-spirited, Najintang will not give up this happy opportunity. He is always the best at hitting me, and he is the best at it. But what I think in my heart is that we are each other's people.
I don’t think I will mind his blows anymore. He is always happy to listen to me. You will choose the words to explain to me and give me a reasonable analysis. Under that strong logical analysis, I I am getting to know the outside world more and more. I never thought that in my original world, I was actually the frog in the well. There are so many different things in the world, and being with him always makes me feel completely new.
Yes, I like this feeling. It makes me feel a kind of vitality, and more importantly, a sense of responsibility for society. I have never had this feeling before. In the past, I dominated the lives of Xiao Ma Liu and the others, and I also hope that Play the role of their boss and worry about them.
But in front of Na Jintang, I acted as a "female friend, fiancée, herald, assistant, handyman, and analyst."
I asked him curiously: "What kind of role-playing do you like best?"
After I asked this question, I regretted it, because he resumed his cynical behavior.
"There's nothing you can do well. A mole is incompetent and can't do anything well. Girls, please be the mother of my child."
"You are really knowledgeable."
We just had so much fun bickering to ease this tense moment.
He held my hand proudly: "You are all mine!"
I didn't say anything, I was waiting for his artificial pride to pass. He couldn't hold on much longer, I could tell - it was like he was depressed as soon as I raised my head.
"I won't sleep on the sofa tonight... together?"
I made a haha, "Ah ha, I'm so ashamed... you just follow my command."