Although this Miao girl's Chinese is a little awkward, her voice is nice and her smile makes people feel close to her.
However, Xia Shang didn't know how to respond to what she said. In addition, Ren was weak due to his unrecovered injuries, so he stopped talking and turned his gaze to his surroundings.
Xia Shang was sleeping on a woven bamboo bed. Not far from him, a mute girl was sleeping on the same bamboo bed.
This is a small room. By the firelight, you can see that the four walls are only made of rough wood. The window on the opposite side is open, and there are a few branches of trees sticking out from the outside. It looks strange.
The Miao girl seemed to see Xia Shang's doubts and said proactively: "This is a tree house. We are in the tree. This is my brother's temporary home for hunting. It is very secret and will not be discovered by anyone. Don't worry.
.”
Xia Shang nodded.
"It's very late now. You should go to bed first. You still need to rest for your injury. If you have anything else to do, wait till tomorrow morning."
The Miao girl gradually adapted to the Chinese language, and unconsciously, her speech became fluent.
…
Early the next morning, the dappled sunlight shined on Xia Shang's face through the window of the tree house, making it warm and a bit dazzling.
Xia Shang opened his eyes, feeling that his back was still hurting, he frowned and hissed.
As soon as there was a sound, the door of the tree house opened, and the mute woman walked in, holding a leaf in her hand. The leaf was roasted rabbit with a slight burnt smell.
Seeing this thing, Xia Shang's saliva immediately flowed out.
The mute girl walked up to Xia Shang, and before she even said anything to Xia Shang, Xia Shang took the rabbit and started eating it.
That smell!
Xia Shang wanted to eat the bones too.
Before they finished eating, the Miao girl came in and smiled when she saw Xia Shang wolfing down his food.
"Is it tasty?"
Xia Shang kept nodding.
The Miao girl frowned: "Are you really a Han from Dahua?"
"yes."
"Why doesn't it look like it to me?"
Xia Shang was curious and stopped: "Why?"
"I heard that the delicacies in your big restaurant are much better than this. If you are Han Chinese, you should look down on the food here."
"Each one has its own taste and there is no comparison. Now, this roasted rabbit is definitely the most delicious in the world."
"Really?!" The Miao girl looked happy, but quickly stopped, "The elders of the tribe have said that you Han people can't believe what you say. What you are best at is rhetoric."
"The elder of the tribe said: Girl, have you never been outside?"
The Miao girl looked unhappy and complained a little: "Of course I have never been there. If I don't know the way, I won't let you go. Otherwise, why would I be so surprised about you two outsiders?"
"Girl, what's your name?"
"My name is A Lan, and my brother's name is A Guang. What about you? What is your name?"
"Xia Shang, this is the girl we got from the Southern Barbarians in the rain forest. Because she can't speak, we don't know her name yet."
"You guys? Do you still have friends?"
"Yes. But yesterday I was attacked by Miao people in the woods above the waterfall. Now I have separated from my friends. If the girl knows something inside, please tell me."
A-Lan frowned tightly and said nothing, but her low voice came from outside the room.
Because it was in Miao language, I couldn't understand it, but after entering the room, I danced and gestured to Xia Shang.
A-Lan scolded him, then turned around and said, "When I found you yesterday, my brother said that you were injured by people from the clan. I didn't really believe it at the time."
Xia Shang felt a little strange: "Miss A Lan is of the same race as the Miao people who attacked us? Why?"
"Why would I save you?"
Xia Shang nodded.
"Actually, it's very simple. Although we are from the same clan, I am not the same as them. I don't like the current clan leader, let alone some of the current practices in the clan. So my brother and I rarely go back to the clan."
"So, your tribe is very repulsive to outsiders, and you even have killers ambushed in far away places?"
"The tribe has a long history of xenophobia, but they have never killed people without asking for reasons like now. This is the order of the new tribe leader."
"Why is there such a change? Did something happen to the clan?"
A Lan was about to speak, but A Guang on the side interrupted and whispered something.
After hearing this, A Lan stopped, looked Xia Shang up and down, and then asked: "I don't know your purpose yet. Although I saved you, if you have any ulterior motives in coming to the Miao people, I will not ignore it.
"
"I have a friend who is poisoned by poison. He came to the Miao people just to ask the Miao people's poison master to find a way to resolve it."
"A friend of yours has been poisoned? Is it her?"
"No, my friend has separated from me. I have to find her."
"What's the poison on her?"
Seeing that A-Lan asked so directly, Xia Shanglian asked: "Does Miss A-Lan know the art of cultivating gu?"
"Of course I can't, but I have a good sister who can. If your purpose of coming to the Miao tribe is really that simple, I would be willing to help you this time."
Xia Shang was overjoyed. He did not expect that things would change so much after experiencing such a dangerous situation.
"Thank you so much."
"Don't thank me in a hurry. I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."
"Why?"
"This..." Ah Lan's tone was a little hesitant, "My sister is in the clan, and the Gu Master is the highest-ranking person in the clan. It's not something anyone can see if they want. Besides, I... I'm temporarily returning to the clan.
Can’t reach the village.”
Xia Shang could tell that this girl seemed to have something to hide, but he couldn't tell who Xia Shang was.
"It doesn't matter, as long as the girl is willing. Besides, the first priority now is to find my other friends."
"Leave the matter of finding people to my brother. My brother is the most familiar with the terrain among our clan."
With that said, A-Lan turned around and said a few words to A-Guang, and then saw A-Guang patting his chest and talking proudly.
A Lan said to Xia Shang: "My brother said that everything will be taken care of by him."
After saying that, A Guang left the house without looking back, apparently looking for someone.
Alan continued: "Brother Xia, you should rest now. Just tell me what you need."
They were very kind to the Miao siblings, and they were very considerate to Xia Shang.
But the more the other party acted like this, the more uneasy Xia Shang felt.
He really couldn't understand why the other party was so kind to him?
Xia Shang had to figure this out, so he asked A-Lan directly: "Miss A-Lan, I'm sorry for the offence, but why do you two siblings treat an unrelated Han so well?"
"Well..." A Lan didn't expect Xia Shanghui to ask this suddenly, and seemed a little hesitant, "Well... I also have my own purpose."
"What purpose?"
Alan lowered his head, feeling a little shy: "You are Han, right? You won't be here for long, right? Can you take our siblings with you when you leave?" (To be continued)