Holy Bone

Chapter 583 Arrived in Kunlun Mountains, mysterious stone drum from the depths of Daxue Mountain

In the end, Jin'an did not enter Xiaotucheng together with those caravan tea merchants.

Instead, they said goodbye on the dirt slope.

Planning to go into town separately.

Zhao Jinchuan glanced at Jin An, whose gaze had been downcast since just now, and said in a low voice, "Daoist Master Jin An is unhappy about that young serf just now?"

Jin An showed a smile, and patted Zhao Jinchuan: "Old Zhao, don't think too much, I'm really fine, thank you for your care along the way."

Along the way, he became acquainted with these caravan tea merchants, and Jin An also got closer to calling Zhao Jinchuan.

Zhao Jinchuan still looked at Jin An worriedly: "Actually..."

He originally wanted to persuade Jin An again, but he was interrupted by Jin An before he finished speaking. Jin An said with a gentle smile, "I'm really fine."

"It's not like we can't see each other again after we enter the city. We don't have to say goodbye like this. Maybe we say goodbye today and meet again in the city tomorrow."

Jin An waved his hand, saying goodbye to the caravan tea merchants in front of him who were fighting against the sky and the earth, and fighting against the harsh environment of the plateau all the year round. After getting along for more than a month, it is still hard to separate them all at once.

But along the way, what he has seen the most is the clutch.

After saying goodbye, before Jin An turned around to leave, he turned his head and looked at the young nobleman who rode the serfs like dogs. At this moment, his eyes were as sharp as knives, and there was no smile on his face anymore.

The aristocratic youth of the tribe didn't notice Jin An's gaze, because at this moment, a team entering the city attracted the attention of everyone outside the city.

It was a team composed entirely of serfs. Those serfs were so hungry that they were skinny and naked. They carried thick hemp ropes on their backs like trackers, pulling an ox cart made of simple logs. Deep out.

Like everyone else, Jin An stopped curiously.

What was dragged on the bullock cart was a large stone drum, about the size of a millstone and a half, weighing about two thousand catties by visual inspection, and many complicated runes were engraved on the huge stone.

Listening to the discussions of the people around him, Jin An roughly understood the origin of these stone drums. This rune stone drum was excavated from the depths of the Snow Mountain. Last year's big avalanche shook out a lot of things from the depths of the snow mountain glaciers.

For example, this rune stone drum is one of them.

But so far no one has been able to study and understand the purpose of this rune stone drum, and the runes engraved on it are complicated and obscure.

This team of serfs did not enter the city, but entered a small village outside the city.

It seems that this kind of scene is not uncommon here. It seems that you can see it every once in a while. Everyone has become accustomed to it. After watching for a while, they dispersed.

Jin An and the others watched for a while and continued to enter the city.

In fact, before Jin An saw the subtle changes in facial expressions of the Tibetan nobles when they were teenagers, he did not hide the truth from Mr. Yiyun and Qibo. Just now, Chang was afraid that those ordinary tea merchants would be involved, so he wanted to send them away on purpose outside the city, so that no one would see that they were with us. Daoist Jin'an really has a kind heart and a kind heart."

Qi Bo looked at Jin An, and the more he looked at it, the more pleasing he was.

Don't stick to the world.

Don't be afraid of things.

Dare to break the worldly routine.

The most important thing is to be jealous and magnanimous along the way.

No matter how you look at this kind of personality, it looks familiar, isn't it just like your own son's temper and three views!
Jin An: "?"

"Qi Bo, didn't you notice that some female yaks in the team of tea merchants harassed Sha Yang all the way?"

As if to verify Jin An's words, the silly sheep sitting under Jin An impatiently yelled, as if urging Jin An to leave quickly.

Qibo: "?"

Young Master Yiyun: "?"

The two fell silent for a moment.

"Old slave, I've only heard that horses and donkeys give birth to mules, but I've never heard of cows and sheep..." Qibo slammed his mouth, feeling that the world is so big, and there are indeed all kinds of wonders. Daoist Jin'an asked him Eye-opening.

"Because sheep belong to the bovine family." Jin An said it as a matter of course.

The group of three walked and talked, and they had already entered the Tucheng. Following an avalanche in Kunlun Mountains, all monsters and monsters are running here. The small Tucheng is full of Han people, Tibetans, and dark-skinned Tianzhu people. Even people from the Western Regions with three-dimensional facial features have seen quite a few.

It is said to be an earthen city, but it is actually a circle of earthen walls built with earth and stones, which can only be used to keep out ordinary beasts at night. There are very few earthen and stone buildings in the earthen walls, and most people live in tents with wind horse flags inside.

And Jin An, who is holding a "Snow Mountain White Yak", is particularly eye-catching. It is like a person bringing a mythical beast into the city. Some local businessmen he meets on the road kneel devoutly to the "White Yak", and some of them are impulsive. The locals even gathered around to beat Jin'an and the others.

Because in the eyes of the local people, the white bull is sacred and the mount of the gods. It is blasphemy for Jin'an to imprison the beast for personal gain. The gods who live in the snow-capped mountains will not bypass Jin'an. is to be punished by the gods.

The punishment here refers to an avalanche.

Such misunderstandings, Jin An only occasionally encountered a few times before crossing the Snow Mountain from the Western Regions and entering Xiangxiong. At that time, the reason why he put a rope on the goat was because he was worried that the team would be blown away by the wind and snow in the Snow Mountain.

Since he entered Zhangzhung, the road was deserted and he didn't meet many people. He forgot to take off the noose around the goat's neck. Cattle.

I don't know if this silly sheep is sincerely looking for revenge on Jin An, making it difficult for Jin An, and this time he didn't say a fart for a long time, making Jin An's teeth itch with anger.

Probably still sulking at what Jin An said just now that it was a cow!

In the end Jin An resorted to his trump card and said that if you don’t believe it’s a sheep, he shaved off the wool today to let everyone see whether it’s a cow or a sheep, and then the silly sheep bleat reluctantly.

"It's really a sheep!"

Jin'an left behind a group of absurds who were collectively shocked and dazed, and hurriedly led everyone away in despair.

In this small town, there are all kinds of religions and streams gathered together. Those who sell whole steaks, those who sell Cordyceps sinensis, those who sell tea, those who sell white salt, and those who rent out tents for accommodation. Noisy.

At this time, a local girl who was slightly tanned by the sun on the plateau and looked refreshed came over timidly: "A few guests from Xizhou Prefecture, are you looking for a tent to stay in? It's June , The snow mountain is melting, and there are many people entering the mountain. There are many people entering the snow mountain this season, and it is not easy to rent tents. Our family happens to only have the last two tents left.”

The girl may not have found a guest for a day, so she hurriedly added: "Guests from Xizhou Prefecture, it must be difficult for you to find a place to live with so many yaks. Our house is very big, and we can help take care of it for free. Yaks, but you have to bring your own hay.”

Jin An looked at the Chinese-speaking girl in front of him in surprise. He didn't think too long, nodded and said, "Okay."

Today I finally found the first guest who lived in a tent. The girl was very happy and came over enthusiastically to help carry the package.

Jin An looked at the other person's thin and small figure, and said no, let her lead the way.

On the way, he also knew the other party's name, Cidan Zhuoma, and Mr. Yiyun explained that this name means eternal life, and entrusts the best wishes of the elders to the younger ones.

When he came to the tent, Jin An finally understood what the other party meant when he said that the place is so big that he can help take care of the yaks for free. The tent is not inside the city, but outside the city, and there are not many tents, just three in a row. This is the plateau desert Gobi, there is not even a stone wall. It is estimated that there is a wild animal or something that can get into the tent directly at night.

Dolma was worried that Jin'an and the others would go back on their word, so she hurriedly explained: "I, Ajia, keep vigil every night. This place is absolutely safe, and the yak will not be lost."

"Aga is my father." Dolma explained.

"I don't care. It's not bad that it's quiet here." Mr. Yiyun looked curiously at the tent in front of him. Smoke rose from the chimney at the top of the tent, as if someone was cooking in the tent.

"This old slave obeys the young master in everything." Qibo naturally followed his young master, and he went wherever the young master went.

"That's good, here it is. It's nice and quiet here. There are not so many noises of cattle, horses, people and animals. The most important thing is that the air here is fresh, and there is not so much smell of dry toilets. To be honest, if I live in Tucheng, I will suffer too much." No." Jin An nodded and stayed here.

Young Master Yiyun: "..."

Chiber: "..."

Cidan Dolma secretly took a look at Jin'an who was holding a white yak and spoke strangely, a little different from normal people.

The people who were cooking in the tent seemed to have heard voices outside, and a white-haired old man came out, who was Zhuoma's grandfather and grandmother.

As soon as he heard that Zhuoma brought guests, Zhuoma's grandfather hurriedly greeted Jin'an and the others to enter the tent, saying that dinner had just been prepared, and hurriedly took Jin'an and others into the tent to rest.

This is a very strange family combination. The grandfather can only speak Tubo, but the granddaughter can speak Han language. Fortunately, there is a talented and virtuous Mr. Yiyun in the team who is in charge of translation.

Jin An suppressed his curiosity and didn't inquire too much about him. He let Mr. Yiyun enter the tent, and he and Qi Bo went to tie up the cattle and came back.

Dolma's grandfather, like Dolma, was a simple and enthusiastic Tibetan. He would not let Jin'an and the others do it himself. He tied the cattle, helped Jin'an take care of the belongings and yaks, and asked the three of Jin'an to advance into the tent and Zhuo Ma. The Maji people had dinner.

The old man was very stubborn, and whatever he said, he must help Jin'an and the others take care of the yaks and belongings, and let Jin'an and the others eat first, and wait for Zhuo's parents to come back from grazing and then replace him for dinner.

This is an old man with a strong sense of responsibility. After receiving the money, he has to take care of the property for the guests, otherwise in the cold winter, the gods will send down white snow to swallow the cows and horses.

Finally, under Zhuoma's persuasion, the three of Jin'an walked into the tent, and Shayang consciously regarded himself as a human being, and followed Jin'an to the tent.

Maybe he regarded the goats as white yaks, but Grandpa Dolma did not express any objection to a goat entering the tent to eat and live with people.

However, Dolma brought more than one surprise to Jin'an.

She did not lie, there are indeed only two tents left here, because there are a total of three tents here, one of which houses Zhuoma's family, and the other two tents have been cleared up and rented out to those who plan to enter the snow mountain.

Now both tents are empty.

Jin An and the others were the first guests.

Looking at the tent, Jin An nodded with satisfaction. This place is very nice, very suitable for them to stay.

There is also an old man in the tent, Zhuoma's grandmother, but the old man has a frozen leg, which makes it difficult to walk on the ground, and is responsible for taking care of the family in the tent.

Looking at the cleanliness and orderliness in the tent, although the old man has a handicap, he keeps the house very clean. This is an old man who has worked hard all his life.

Seeing that Zhuoma's grandmother wanted to pour tea for himself and others, the three of Jin'an hurried over to take the teapot from the stove and poured tea for themselves, not daring to bother the old man.

Grandmother Zhuoma is very talkative. Although her legs and feet are inconvenient, she is no different from ordinary people. She is like a snow-capped mountain on a plateau, giving people awe. Grandma Zhuoma took Jinan and they talked a lot. The local conditions and customs of Tubo and at the same time inquire about the local conditions and customs of Kangding country.

"Grandmother Zhuoma, I see that you know the local conditions and customs of Xizhou Prefecture very well. Have you been to Xizhou Prefecture of Kangding State before?" Jin An said, and Mr. Yiyun translated.

When talking about this incident, Zhuoma on the side looked different, but quickly covered it up, with a smile on his face again and grabbed his grandmother's hand, not wanting her to see her sad.

This is a girl with a smile as clean and clear as the blue sky on the plateau.

"Silly boy, if you call me 'Mola', this will be your home forever." Grandma Dolma stroked Dolma's black hair kindly.

Through Zhuoma's grandmother, Jin'an and the others finally understood this strange family combination. In fact, Zhuoma was not a local, but a native of Xizhou Prefecture. Because the family was poor, his mother left the house and ran away. People teamed up to go to Tubo to sell some simple small commodities to make ends meet.However, because Dolma was still young and had no one to take care of her, her father took her daughter to depend on each other all the way. It survived, but was taken in by kind locals who happened to be grazing nearby.

So Dolma can speak both Chinese and the local language.

This girl is very smart, and her experience since she was a child gave her eyes to distinguish between good and evil. The three of Jin'an were the first tenants she actively sought out.

The Zhuoma family’s ranch is not here, mainly because they want to earn more money and fulfill their parents’ wish to make a pilgrimage to a big monastery once in their life. Hearing that there are many people gathered here, that’s why they want to try their luck here.

Hearing this, Jin An's heart skipped a beat: "Dolma, do you know much about the situation in the snow-capped mountains?"

"What's the situation in the snow mountain now?"

"How do I see that everyone is gathered in Tucheng? Han people, Tianzhu people, and local royals and nobles all stay in the city. It seems that they are not at all anxious about digging treasures in the snow-capped mountains? But on the way I came, and Seeing someone digging out stone drums from the snow-capped mountains, do you seem to be in a hurry to go to the snow-capped mountains to hunt for treasure?"

(End of this chapter)