People in Datang, start with a golden hoe

Chapter 153 Chapter 153: Entering the She Village

Outside Annan City, two carriages, one behind the other, were speeding on the road, splashing dust all over the ground.

The county government team went particularly smoothly.Cai Xiaolan arrived at the gate of the county government office and told her why she was there. Someone immediately took her inside.

Thanks to businessmen from other places, the county government has trained seven or eight language speakers.As soon as the money for Cai Xiaolan arrived, a messenger and a guard to protect him immediately accompanied Cai Xiaolan and the others out.

Along the way, everyone looked very nervous and no one was chatting.

The She people have a sparse population and their settlements are equally remote. They need to pass through three forests, cross two valleys, and have countless rugged paths.

As soon as we got out of the official road, the carriage and horses stopped working.

"Little lady, you have to walk the road below by yourself!" The coachman asked the people in the carriage to get off and said to them respectfully.

"Be safe on the way back and say hello to your manager for me!" Cai Xiaolan paid the balance.

"Everyone, come with me." The speakers were at the front. Not only were they proficient in the languages ​​of the various ethnic groups in Lingnan Road, but they were also familiar with their locations, taboos, etc. After all, it was necessary to understand a ethnic group in order to learn its culture. language.

During the hurried walk, Jiang Lihua was the first to suffer. She was the weakest and she ran out of breath not long after walking.

As for Xu Yinlian and her daughter, Cai Xiaolan drove them back. With a child, it was inconvenient to do many things, not to mention Xu Xiaoqin's foot was injured.

"You're holding on to the handle of my hoe!"

After getting off the carriage, Cai Xiaolan kept leaning on the golden hoe.At this moment, it just came in handy.Earlier, others felt very strange that Cai Xiaolan was carrying a hoe. Now seeing this, they silently praised her for her foresight.

If it takes a day to enter the She tribe, it will be very rushed, so no time can be wasted.

Hurrying slowly, we finally arrived at the village before the sun went down.

"Who is down there?" The village door was closed tightly, and the voice of asking came from the wooden tower.

The speaker stepped forward and replied in the language of the She people: "We are from the Annancheng County Government, and we are here to look for some beef tendons!"

Cai Xiaolan didn't tell the speaker the real purpose of coming to the She tribe. She just made the excuse that she was looking for beef tendons.

No one responded inside.

"Caixiao Niang, you may have to return without success." The speaker frowned. According to his experience, the She people will only close the village gate when something big happens in the village.

"Probably not. It's so late and they won't let us enter the stronghold. If something happens, there are so many people. Who can take the responsibility?"

Cai Xiaolan was very optimistic. If the other party really didn't even pay attention to people from the yamen, he would no longer be able to stay in Lingnan Road.

Sure enough, just as she said, similar words were said again in front of the house where the great witch lived inside the door.

"Hurry up and open the door!" The clan leader waved his hand to let the gatekeeper leave first, and then arranged for the elders of the clan to receive him on his behalf.

"But tonight -" Although Elder Pan received the order, he was curious as to why the clan leader issued an order that was contrary to the interests of the clan.

"I'm just arranging for them to stay for one night. Get some herbs at night so they can have a good sleep. Tomorrow morning, give them some of the beef tendon stored in the clan and ask them to leave!"

After the elders left, the clan leader Zhong Hu sighed. It was obvious that he was just pretending to be relaxed and confident just now to show to his clan members.

“Hopefully they’re really just here to get some beef tendon!”

……

Just when everyone at the gate of the village was extremely anxious, the door opened.

"My lords, we, the elders of the She tribe, have invited you!" Everyone followed the visitor and went inside until they arrived at a living room, where an old man with a gray beard was sitting.When he saw someone coming, he came up to the messenger and the servants in official uniforms.

"I apologize for missing you from afar!" Elder Pan saluted everyone. Unexpectedly, the old man actually spoke Mandarin.

"You're so polite!" The speaker made the She nationality's greeting.They had already communicated before, so others also made the same move.

Elder Pan had something on his mind and was too lazy to talk around with them. He said straight to the point: "Our clan already knows the purpose of your coming. We do have some beef tendons in the clan. How many do you want?"

The speaker turned back to look at Cai Xiaolan.

"If there are many, ten is the best!" As soon as Cai Xiaolan said the number, the old man frowned.

"Young lady, your mouth is wide open. Although this beef tendon is not a precious thing, it is not easy to make. You need ten of them just to open your mouth..."

"You can give me money!" Cai Xiaolan didn't intend to ask for it in vain.

"Money? This thing is not easy to use here!" If it was normal, Elder Pan would still want to have a few words with them, but now he doesn't have the time, "I'll give you three!"

Elder Pan raised three fingers.

Cai Xiaolan wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by "Send Off".

The man who opened the door led them to the guest room, "Everyone, we She people are very hospitable. But we only like to interact with guests who respect our etiquette. Something big has happened in our tribe recently, so it's best not to wander around at night."

The man was worried and asked again. He didn't give up until the speaker assured that they would not leave the house at night.

"That person just spoke. What was he talking about?" Cai Xiaolan asked the speaker curiously.

"He didn't say anything -" The speaker seemed unwilling to continue talking to Cai Xiaolan, so he hurriedly dealt with it and closed the door.

Not long after, someone from the village sent food.Jiang Lihua, who had been hungry all day, immediately picked it up and started "making it"!
"Xiaolan, why don't you eat?" After she was half full, she realized that Cai Xiaolan didn't even move her chopsticks.

"Have you forgotten what I told you?"

Cai Xiaolan pulled out the silver hairpins from her bun and tried them one by one. "Although they certainly don't dare to poison, they must be on guard against others -"

Before he finished speaking, the end of the silver needle turned black.

"This -" Jiang Lihua had a bitter look on her face, and she couldn't even spit out the rice in her mouth. If she didn't spit it out, she would feel sick.

Cai Xiaolan picked up the vegetable plate, smelled each one, fiddled with it again, and picked out two pieces of grass. "It's not a big problem. It's valerian. It just helps us sleep deeply at night."

She didn't dare to eat the vegetables. Instead, she took out the flatbread from the package and started to eat it.

"Then what should I do?" Jiang Lihua burst into tears.

"It's okay, keep eating. I wish you a good sleep!"

The She people who were clearing away the tableware quickly entered the door and saw that only half of the dishes were eaten, but they didn't find it too strange.

Women can't eat it in the first place.

Cai Xiaolan lay down in her clothes and listened quietly to what was going on outside.At first, she could still hear people walking outside, but as time passed, there was no movement outside.

"It's a quiet night, so let me take a look. What's going on with you? You are a guest. How can you drug a guest?"

　Thank you book friend for the recommendation ticket!
　　


(End of this chapter)