That night in the provincial capital, when the Miao men were talking about finding wives, Ah Chen remembered Ah Kang saying that he had a girl he liked.
Could it be this Chen Weixun?
But Shen Weixun said, "No, Jingjing, I've only met Zhao Akang twice. I haven't even repaid him for saving my life yet. How can I ask him for something like that?"
An Jing said, "Practice makes perfect! The other day when we were eating in his shed, I heard him ask his sister-in-law, who cooks, to give us extra portions. The way he looked at you, it was clear he liked you."
"Don't talk nonsense, Jingjing. Miao men are simple and hospitable. He probably added extra portions because he saw that we Han girls were starving." Shen Weixun's fair face flushed slightly.
"Impossible, I saw it clearly! He likes you. I've also inquired about it; Zhao Akang is one of the eight wolves of the Miao people, his status is terrifyingly high. If you ask him for help, it should work."
"No, no!" Shen Weixun shook his head repeatedly.
An Jing persisted, saying, "The Eight Great Wolves are still at large. They hold high positions and wield great power. They are very influential in the Miao village across the road. Once they come here, the Miao people here will definitely have to listen to them."
"Jingjing, you don't know, it's not what you think!"
"What kind is it?"
Shen Weixun glanced at Mu Achen on horseback, and seeing that Achen still looked like he didn't understand what they were saying, he turned to An Jing and said:
“I heard my mother say that on her side of the family, the Eight Jackals have a high status, but there are eight of them.”
"According to the order of positions, Zhao Akang is second to last."
"Second to last? That's still one of the eight great wolves! The Miao people number nearly 400,000." An Jing said with admiration.
Shen Weixun continued, "You don't understand, Jingjing. These eight wolves, 'Tiger, Leopard, Lion, and Brave King of Kangning,' don't concern themselves with the affairs of their respective branches. Besides, they have nine very strict and powerful clan elders above them."
"You've heard that the power of the nine elders of the Miao clan is terrifying."
"Above the nine clan elders is the Holy Maiden. The Holy Maiden is the Holy Maiden of the Miao people. My mother instructed me that we must pay our respects when we see the Holy Maiden."
"If you go any higher, then it's---"
"The future Miao King!"
"The future Miao King will be a truly remarkable person."
"His wife was the saint."
"And the area we are in now is already close to the heart of the Miao region!"
Upon hearing this, An Jing and the young man next to her, though they had only heard a little about the Miao people before coming, still felt quite excited hearing it again.
The young man sighed and said, "So, even if this little Miao boy on horseback is the son of some village chief, it doesn't make him any more appealing!"
cough cough--
Mu Achen was choked again.
Ayin pulled on the reins, came to Achen's side, handed him the wine jug, and said in the oldest Miao language, "Brother Achen, the three of them should be going to the Starry Sky Fruit Forest."
Ah Chen nodded without changing his expression.
The Han girl An Jing said to Shen Weixun, "The future Miao King and Holy Maiden, who are the most powerful members of the Miao family, are of such high status that we will definitely never meet them. As for the nine elders, they don't have time to go out and about. So I think we should go find Zhao Akang. As long as he takes action, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished."
“Shen Weixun, I think this idea is good!” The young man echoed An Jing’s words.
But Chen Weixun still shook his head, "No, even if we were familiar with him, we can't cause him any trouble. After all, the director told us before we came that the Miao family's future starry sky orchard is supervised by their future Miao king and holy maiden."
"Oh, I think you're just afraid of causing trouble for Zhao Akang, who likes you."
"Jingjing, don't talk nonsense! If they get married, it will damage their reputation."
Shen Weixun let An Jing and the other colleague go first, and she gestured to A Chen to say hello, "Little brother, we're going up first! Thank you."
Ah Chen was delighted to hear this very basic version of Miao language!
Then, in the simplest version of the Miao language, they asked, "The girls behind us have a few warhorses. Do you know how to ride them?"
"ah?"
Shen Weixun was taken aback. "Little Prince, you can speak the Miao language that I learned is the easiest to learn?"
Ah Chen nodded, then gestured to Ah Mei behind him to bring over the three warhorses that no one was riding.
"We can't find them! Are they going to give us horses? I don't know how to ride!" An Jing, who was walking ahead, and the young man ran back.
Shen Weixun nodded, then said to Achen on horseback, "Thank you, little brother. Although I can, my two friends cannot."
“Then you take one with you, that Han guy, and let him figure it out himself.”
"this--"
The group began to whisper among themselves again.
Afterwards, Shen Weixun helped An Jing onto the horse first, and then she herself easily mounted the horse.
This scene made Mu Achen think that this girl and A Kang could actually be a good match.
As for the young Han man, he struggled to mount his horse, but his face showed a hint of fear.
The group continued along the dirt and gravel road that was being widened.
Along the way, An Jing watched thousands of people digging the road and seemed somewhat excited, but more than anything, she sighed that it was better to have horses, otherwise she would have been exhausted.
But Shen Weixun said it was nothing.
This one sentence improved Ah Chen's impression of the girl even further.
Soon, we arrived at the steepest part of the canyon.
From afar, one could see the bustling scene here, with Miao people even directing the installation of iron railings on the cliff over there.
From here onwards, the road over there has been widened and leveled.
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