Amo laughed, "Achen is only a few days older than you, but the hardships he has endured are beyond your imagination. Okay, go to sleep now, you'll understand later."
"Sister, is Mu Achen really that good?"
"Aran, remember this: not only me, but even those who are more powerful than me, may not be able to compare to Achen."
"But..."
"Go to sleep quickly, I have something to tell Grandpa."
When Amo got serious, Aran didn't dare to utter a word and walked away timidly.
Amo chatted with her grandfather for a while before going upstairs.
In the attic, Shi Xia and Gu Yu, two close friends, were looking out the window at the night view.
"MoMo, I never dreamed that your Miao people would be so beautiful!"
Amo sat down. "I didn't expect this either! But these lights are all for the Drum Festival. They will all be removed after the festival. Otherwise, our village will not be able to bear the pressure in the long run."
"That's true. Every household in your village is a wooden building. If a fire breaks out, the consequences would be unimaginable."
As Gu Yu finished speaking, Shi Xia rested her chin on her hands, looking at A Mo with envy.
"MoMo, although we've never met your sweetheart, we can feel how deep his feelings are for you! If I could meet a boy like that, I would definitely marry him."
Gu Yu also said, "Xiaxia, the Miao girls and boys have a very pure view of love. Since you like him, let Momo introduce you to a Miao boy."
"Xiaxia, if you're interested in this, I can really introduce you to someone!" Amo nodded, pursing her lips.
Without even thinking, Shi Xia blurted out, "Is there someone like your sweetheart? I want someone like that."
Not many!
"So there are still some left?"
Shi Xia's eyes lit up, but what A Mo said next almost made her choke.
“Achen’s parents have passed away, and the only relative who was kind to him also passed away before the new year. Although he still has two uncles, they often beat and scold him. Many of the injuries on his body were caused by these two.”
"ah---"
Shi Xia and Gu Yu looked surprised.
Amo continued, "Also, Achen is only a junior high school student who was forced to drop out of school!"
"What? Then how could you...?"
"You two want to ask me why I like her, right?"
Shi Xia and Gu Yu nodded in unison.
Amo gazed at the distant night sky and murmured, "Perhaps, he is the person I've been searching for in my past life!"
"The previous life? How mythical! It feels like time travel."
Ever since Amo left the Miao village and returned to Yanjing, she has been dreaming about the events of her previous life, which she finds quite mythical.
Gu Yu asked Shi Xia, "If you met a boy with a background like Mo Mo's crush, would you marry him?"
"If you could treat me as well as you treat Momo, I think... I wouldn't be able to refuse, but I think it's impossible now. The outside world has already started to change, how many people still have the pure feelings of a Miao man?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu also sighed with emotion. After learning about the Miao people's views on love, they longed for it even more.
Amo suddenly said, "Xiaxia, if you really have this idea, not only will there be many beautiful girls going on blind dates at our Drum Festival, but there will also be many eligible young men from Miao ethnicity participating. Go and take a look, and if you find someone you like, tell me."
"MoMo, if I find someone I like, does that mean I have to marry into the family?"
“In our Miao village, there are also villages that only accept sons-in-law who move into the family home, but I estimate that not many Miao men would be willing to marry into a Han family, so the chances of them marrying into the family home are higher.”
Now, Shi Xia hesitated.
Although the Miao village had greatly impressed her tonight, she still felt that such a place was too remote, too poor, and far too backward. She definitely wouldn't want to marry into it.
Putting everything else aside, there's the language barrier.
Although she had a lot of fun around the campfire that night, she couldn't understand a word of the Miao people's conversation.
Fortunately, Amo was there with them, otherwise they would have been laughing like idiots even after being scolded.
"Alright, everyone get some rest. I'll talk to Guolin tomorrow and then take you up the mountain to play."
…
the next day.
Shi Xia and Gu Yu were once again amazed by the morning light and scenery of the Miao village.
Amo's house is in the best location in Quedong Village. Just by standing by the window of the attic, you can take in the entire panorama of this thousand-household Miao village.
Before I had even finished breakfast, the medical luminary, Professor Ji, and the botanist, Professor Chi, arrived.
"Tang Mo, have you finalized the arrangements? When are we going to the orchard?"
Today, Amo is simply dressed as a Miao girl, and even her two close friends, Shixia and Guyu, are wearing Miao clothes.
"Elder Ji, Elder Chi, did you both get a good rest last night?"
"Very good, very good. You Miao people are so hospitable. We feel embarrassed, so we must hurry to the orchard."
This old man Ji never strays from the topic in a single sentence.
Just then, Arong came in carrying some things, and Amo asked, "Uncle, is Achen on the mountain?"
“I was just about to tell you this! The Black Crow Village sent word early this morning that Achen won’t be going to the mountaintop before the Drum Festival, so you’ll be taking over the orchard.”
Arong handed over a notebook. "These are Achen's notes about the orchard. He asked me to give them to you. After you read them, you'll know what things in the orchard shouldn't be touched."
"Okay, I'll check right away."
"Tang Mo, let's watch it together, it'll save us more time."
Old Ji quickly stepped forward, but was stopped by A Rong, "You can't look! This is a secret of our orchard."
"Uncle, this old man Ji has also been kind to our orchard. I told you about what happened in Yanjing over the phone, so please don't do this."
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