Are you using poison on me?
Ah Chen inquired about Li A Yin's words, and seeing the worry on the young man's face, he smiled.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. If I really die here, remember to tell the Holy Maiden to find me a good place with beautiful mountains and rivers to bury me."
"Ah Chen, what nonsense are you spouting!"
"Just kidding, just kidding. Let's go, Brother Yin. It's foggy outside, we need to find a place to stay before dark."
after--
Ah Yin rode his bicycle with Ah Chen on the back and set off again.
The journey was so bumpy that Ah Chen's butt hurt.
The further you go, the worse the road becomes, with large potholes and lots of standing water.
In some places, the water was up to a foot deep.
Ah Chen and Li A Yin talked about things here, and time flew by.
Half an hour later--
We've finally made it down this steep slope!
Then it went uphill and downhill again.
The mountain is too steep!
But Ah Chen knew the terrain they had just passed through—
More than a decade later, a highway passed through here, and this super-large bridge became a tourist attraction in the Miao village.
So he asked Brother Yin to stop on the bridge at the bottom of the valley so he could finish drawing the sketch before continuing.
And Ah Yin quietly stayed by Ah Chen's side.
Although he couldn't understand what Ah Chen was drawing, or why he was drawing these things.
But he was wondering if he should find someone to protect Achen with him, so that even if something happened, they wouldn't be overwhelmed.
Li Ayin also considered trying to contact the Holy Maiden himself.
But Ah Chen has already said he'll contact me tonight, so it wouldn't be appropriate for me to make that call again.
Soon, Ah Chen finished drawing!
"Let's go, Brother Yin!"
Starting anew, after crossing the bridge, we entered the territory of Miaoxi County, the core area of Miao territory.
The terrain is steeper on this side of the county border.
Along the way, Achen saw Miao villages of varying sizes, mostly hidden in the mountains.
But Ah Chen knew that the current steep terrain and impoverished living conditions would become a defining characteristic of this place in ten years.
In the future, the expressway connecting western Hunan and eastern Guizhou will be opened --
The journey between the two places will be shortened from the current ten-plus hours to three hours.
In Mu Achen's grand ambitions in Miao territory, eastern Guizhou and western Hunan are of paramount importance.
soon--
They finally made it through the steepest stretch of road, which was more than ten kilometers long, on their motorcycle.
Once the terrain leveled out a bit, a fork in the road appeared ahead.
"Ah Chen, the road ahead, turn right onto Miaoxi County, it's about twenty kilometers away."
"Go to the right and head into the heart of Miao territory. It's about 30 kilometers from the main road into Xinjiang."
Li Ayin told Achen that Miaoxi County and the entrance to Miao territory were roughly in the shape of a triangle with their current location.
Their current location is already outside the Miao region.
However, if you go to the county town from the inland areas, you don't go through their current location.
Going to the county seat first and then to Inner Xinjiang is obviously a detour.
"What if we go to the left?" Ah Chen asked.
"In that case, there's a town about ten kilometers ahead where you can rest. Which way do you want to go?"
"Then let's go left, and skip the county town."
"Okay, sit down! The road here is even worse, it's less than five meters wide."
During the journey, Li Ayin also mentioned that he knew a Miao man near the town!
We'll rest for the night; tomorrow happens to be the market day in the local towns.
There will definitely be many Miao girls at the field; we can take a look then.
"That's great! Let's go!"
Forty minutes later--
Ah Chen and his group finally arrived in the town.
This small town has only one main road, and on both sides of the road are low, dilapidated houses.
Although there are some stores that sell things, they are obviously too small.
It was already dusk.
People who had been working away from home gradually returned home, carrying their farm tools.
These people are mostly Miao people.
They were all dressed in Miao work clothes, which were significantly different from those in eastern Guizhou.
Ah Chen and Ah Yin are Miao men from eastern Guizhou. They wear black homespun clothes and black headscarves, which are very simple and rustic.
In western Hunan, however, the fabric used is blue homespun cloth.
As for the girls' outfits, the basic styles are tops and pleated skirts, with skirts of varying lengths, but they are covered with floral decorations, showing exquisite details.
Miao women wear checkered cloth or blue cloth headscarves and silver ornaments, though not in large quantities.
There are quite a few people in town!
Ah Chen only glanced at them and immediately noticed that although their Miao clothing and the Miao clothing of the Black Miao men here were not very different in color (blue and black), they were still distinguishable.
"Ah Chen, over here--"
Li Ayin took Achen to a small restaurant not far away, which was a duck restaurant.
"A-Neng, a whole duck, and ten catties of rice wine."
As soon as he entered, Li Ayin made the arrangements.
The shop owners are also Miao people, a middle-aged couple.
The "A-Neng" mentioned by Li A-Yin is a respectful term for elders in the Miao language.
As long as someone is an elder, addressing them as "A-Neng" is considered polite.
Whether you know them or not, politeness and respect are a form of courtesy and respect, not only to the Miao people, but also to people of other ethnicities.
Moreover, the Miao people are a people who "have elders and juniors, but no distinction between superiors and inferiors".
When dealing with people, one should only show courtesy according to seniority and not based on wealth, status, or social standing.
The future Miao king, holy maiden, and spirit maiden of the Miao people may be junior members of their own families.
But in the entire Miao region, that is the largest.
Sure enough, the shopkeeper became even more enthusiastic when he heard Li Ayin address him that way.
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