Finest Servant

There is rain in the sky but it does not fall,

My sister dared not say anything.

The pretty brother who killed people,

Come and listen to my sister's heart..."

In a daze, half awake and half asleep, I listened to the crisp love songs from the mountain ridge, and looked out the window for a few times. The bright moon was in the sky, and the sky was full of stars. When the lights are on, the smoke from the kitchen on the stilts rises, creating a busy scene.

Remembering what I said last night, those who want to learn folk songs from Yilian got up quickly, put on their clothes, and jumped directly from the stilted building to the hillside with one step.

The girl stood on the hill, glanced at him, then turned her face away: "Hmph, you're late!"

Lin Wanrong scratched her head and said embarrassedly: "This, this, you are too early! Of course, I am also to blame. It is the first time I live in Miao Township. I was too excited last night and didn't fall asleep for a while, so I got up late!"

"Thinking of the holy aunt?" Yilian said with a smile.

This girl's guess is really accurate, but you won't believe me when I tell you. He laughed a few times, and he was fooled.

"Brother Alin, the love songs of our Miao nationality are simple and straightforward. No matter what you say, as long as you dare to sing, people will dare to listen. The tunes are all similar, so it's not difficult to learn. I'll teach you slowly on the road these few days .”

The lecture started now, and Yi Lian said in a persuasive way: "The difficulty lies in the lyrics. These folk songs are sung by the ancestors from generation to generation. My mother can memorize a thousand songs, but I can only remember six. More than a hundred. I will teach you everything I know, you have to remember it!"

Six hundred? Oh my God! Lin Wanrong stuck out her tongue and retracted her head. Yilian giggled and said, "You can remember as much as you can. Anyway, I don't expect you to sing Bailing!"

The girl gave back the original words, Lin Wanrong shook his head and smiled, his eyes fell on her face, seeing her eyes were wide open, covered with bloodshot eyes, he was startled and said: "Eilian, you, you didn't rest last night?"

The girl shook her head embarrassingly: "Grandmother wants to help me pack things. I need pancakes to prepare dry food. She hasn't had a rest all night. How can I sleep? Midomi guesses who are going to participate in the Huashan Festival in this village. That's right!"

No wonder you got up so early, Lin Wanrong suddenly became anxious, grabbed her and left: "Don't teach today, go back to sleep first! Let me tell you that Elaine's body belongs to her, no matter how many good things others say, it's useless It's true that you love yourself. Do you understand?"

"Yeah!" Elaine smiled sweetly: "Brother Aling,

I'll listen to you! "

Back in the house, Yilian sneaked into the room quietly. Buyi and his wife had already got up, and they were a little amazed when they saw the guests wearing Miao clothes. Aunt smiled and said a few words, and Papa Buyi translated: "Aunt Yilian said, if you wear a Miao costume, you are also a handsome lady from all over the world!"

"Really?" Jun Miduo smiled wide-eyed. Hastily clasped his fists together: "Auntie is too polite. No matter how handsome I am, I can't compare to my father back then!"

Auntie smiled and glanced at her husband.

"Young girl Yilian!" Father Buyi smiled wryly and held his hand tightly. He said earnestly: "Guest, on this journey, I will trouble you to take care of Yilian Kunshan and the others."

"Where is it, we have taken care of each other!" The guest boasted in an official tone without shame.

The old man shook his head and said: "The guests are too polite! Kunshan Yilian and the others are still children! But you are different. I saw it when you hit that surnamed Wu. Your hands are not pampered, but raised. Cut through the knife!"

Lin Wanrong was secretly shocked, there are so many capable people in Miao Township! This old man looks calm and inconspicuous, but he is observant inside. No wonder he can become the leader of Hongmiao. With the help of such people, the Miao Township can be governed well!

"Don't worry, old man," he no longer dared to be contemptuous: "I, Lin, am not a good person, but I am definitely not a person who harms good people! I will not let Kunshan Yilian and the others be bullied!"

After saying a few words, there was a soft tinkling of silverware, and a young girl slowly walked out from the back room. Lin Wanrong took a look and was stunned.

This young girl was wearing a brand-new seedling dress, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes. She had just showered, and the shining silver ornaments were strung together into a shiny circle, tying up her long wet hair. The head, neck, chest, and wrists are all inlaid with silver ornaments, and the faint silver light reflects her crystal clear skin, making her face like beautiful jade. A pure white jade belt was wrapped around her waist. Although she didn't wear silver ornaments, she embroidered a pair of red butterflies in the middle, which was lively and lovely.

"Eilian, you are so beautiful!" Lin Wanrong admired from the bottom of her heart.

The girl who had been dressed up was blushing, and hurriedly hid behind her mother.

"Of course!" Bou Yi nodded, with a proud face on his face: "Our family, Yi Lian, is also famous for being handsome! To participate in the Huashan Festival, of course you have to dress up beautifully, this is their life. The most important holiday in the world!"

Blind date, of course it is important. Lin Wanrong let out a hey, full of doubts: "But, father, wearing so many silverware on the road, that, isn't it too ostentatious?!"

The old man laughed loudly: "Guest, you don't know the customs of the Miao family! We Miao people like silver jewelry, because it is as pure as the moon in the sky. Since our daughter was born, we have to save food and money and save money for her. Accumulate silver. When it comes to major festivals and weddings, you should wear all the silver ornaments you have accumulated over the years for her. The more you wear, the more glorious it is. She once added a silver bracelet, and the rest are passed down from her grandparents for generations, and there are not many of them, very shabby!"

Sure enough, upon careful observation, most of the silver ornaments on Yilian's body had signs of wear and tear, obviously passed down for many years. Seeing her parents' eyes were red and sad, the girl hurriedly said: "Father, mother, my daughter doesn't want silver rings or bracelets. I just hope that you two can live a long and healthy life. Our family will be together forever."

Lin Wanrong hastily echoed: "Auntie, Auntie, Yilian is right, you can earn money when you run out of money, but you can't buy happiness and health with money! Believe me, life in Miao Township will definitely get better! Wait until On the day Yilian got married, maybe your family already had so many silver ornaments that you couldn't even lift them!"

"Brother Aling—" Elaine stomped her feet in embarrassment. Buyi and his wife were relieved by him, but they were also happy.

It was late, twenty or thirty young guys and girls gathered in Yingyuewu. Michai were all dressed in silver jewelry, their faces were blushing with excitement, they were so beautiful and cute, and all Michai couldn't even blink their eyes. The tinkling silver ornaments sounded lightly, in the entrustment and expectation of the parents. Everyone set off along the mountain road.

Yingyuewu is located on the outskirts of Xuzhou Prefecture. It is quite far away from Wulian Peak in Junlian County. Yilian and the others chose to take a short mountain road. Although it was rough and difficult to walk, it was not a big deal in the eyes of these Miao men and women. It made things difficult for Lin Wanrong and Side, who were used to walking on flat roads. .

Among this group of people, although Yi Lian is a weak girl. But because of her pungent style and firm personality, she deserves to be the leader. Everyone obeys her, even the bastard Kun Shan.

Lin San and Side were originally two fake microphones, but they were all young people, laughing and joking together, and they became acquainted after a while.

Lin Wanrong is calm and experienced. Can speak well. One joke is worth two, and storytelling is even more one-on-one. It was easy to come by, and it didn't have a heavy pattern. It was something Midodomi had never heard of or seen. The girls and boys were so fascinated and yearning that they rushed to follow him and talk to him.

I heard that he wants to learn folk songs, not only Yilian taught him to be diligent, but Michai also taught him his special skills. It's a pity that Brother Aling's talent in this area is really limited. He learned this and forgot that, which attracted everyone joke.

The girls of the Miao family love to be clean. Every evening, they search for a mountain spring to play in the water, wash clothes, and clean up silver jewelry.

Hearing the girls' laughter, most of the boys felt itchy in their hearts, but Lin Wanrong was the most calm. Firstly, he was not surprised that he had a lot of troubles, and secondly, he felt that such a peaceful life was really a kind of enjoyment. Listening to the Miao girls playing and singing in the water, thinking about the life and death and the long journey of going north in the sea of ​​death in the past, it is clearly a world of difference, what is there to be dissatisfied with?

Temperament is a product of accumulation over time and personality precipitation. His experience is unparalleled in the world, and he has never lost great sorrow and joy. His composure and composure far surpassed that of ordinary people, but it attracted the pursuit of these young Miao men and women. At night, they couldn't wait to light the bonfire, surrounded him happily, and listened to his nonsense, enjoying themselves.

The girl Yi Lian likes this kind of time the most. Whenever she sits next to him at night, listening to him laughing and cursing and telling stories, while leaning forward and backward with laughter, she has an unreal illusion, as if these stories are all about Brother Aling. personal experience. Whether it is true or not, she has always wanted to find out, but she just lacked the courage to ask!

In this way, he walked in the steep mountains for five consecutive days, hiding at night and coming out during the day, with blisters on his feet, but he still hasn't seen a shadow of a market town. The girls and boys of the Miao family were not in a panic, but Lin Wanrong was in a hurry. Taking advantage of the time to rest, he grabbed the girl and said, "Yilian, when will you arrive in Junlian County?!"

"Hurry up!" Yilian smiled softly, took out the dry food from the bag, picked the biggest piece and handed it to him: "Brother Aling, I'll eat this for you!"

Lin Wanrong's snacks were distributed by Yilian in the Miao Village. The dry food for the past few days depends on the wild vegetable pancakes baked overnight by Yilian's mother and daughter before leaving. He was used to being rough and rough, and he hadn't eaten anything in the desert, so these were naturally nothing to worry about.

Yi Lian was overjoyed to see that he was eating well, and hurriedly handed him the bamboo tube filled with clear water: "Brother Ah Lin, I want to ask you something!"

"Um!"

"What did you do in the past, how did you know so many things?!"

"I used to be," he wiped the water leaking from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smug smile, "I used to be a servant, who specialized in cheating and seducing young ladies!"

"You're just talking nonsense, I don't believe it!" Yilian giggled coquettishly.

Heaven, earth, why have no one believed me when I told the truth? On the contrary, when telling lies, followers are like a cloud, chasing after him! Am I really that bad? He was very sad.

Yilian stared at him with wide eyes, and said softly: "Brother Ah Lin, if you can stay in Miao Village forever, that would be great!"

Lin Wanrong's pupils suddenly dilated, he stared blankly behind her, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his legs began to tremble: "Eilian, you, don't move!"

"What's wrong?" the girl asked puzzled.

"Hush," Lin Wanrong grinned. Standing up slowly, trembling all over, he suddenly stretched out his hand and hurriedly pulled Yilian behind him: "Quick, go!"

A scarlet letter spewed out from the woods behind the girl, revealing a triangular head, with stars dotted all over her body, it turned out to be a big snake six or seven feet long. Dish on shrubs. Slowly spit out the letter.

Looking at his trembling body. Yilian blinked: "Brother Aling, are you afraid of snakes?"

"No, no, no, don't be afraid!"

The girl pursed her lips and sniggered, looking at the snake's body, her jade hand stretched out like lightning. Fast and fast, he was pinching the snake seven inches.

"Squeak——" the poisonous snake spat out the letter, and the core stretched out in an instant. Lin Wanrong yelled, covering his head with his hands, and his face turned pale with fright.

Yilian giggled, took the coiled snake body off the tree, and handed it to him: "Brother Ah Lin, this is the highly poisonous Qingxinzi! Don't be afraid. Feel it, it's very good!"

The poisonous Qing Xinzi? Seeing Yilian holding the snake like chopping vegetables, his heart skipped a beat. How dare you reach out and touch it. It wasn't that he was timid. Surrounded by tens of thousands of people on the battlefield, he never frowned. It is true that human beings have rebellious scales. In life, there will always be something to be afraid of. As a Chinese family, being afraid of snakes is not something to be ashamed of.

"Coward!" Seeing that Yilian treats the Hua family with unusual kindness, Kun Shan, a young man, could not bear to see him for a long time. Seeing his cowardly look, he snorted disdainfully: "The Hua family doesn't have a good thing! Yilian ,do not mind him!"

Lin Wanrong frowned: "Brother Kunshan, why do you say that the Hua family doesn't have a good thing?"

"Is not it

Kun Shan said angrily: "Didn't you see the scene in the village that day? When was there a good person in Hua's Fish and Meat Village?"

Lin Wanrong shook his head: "The Hua family is indeed very bad, but if one person is bad, does it mean that the entire Hua family is bad? Those who came to bully people in the stockade that day were not only the government, but also the black Miao, and they were members of the Miao family. According to your deduction, are the Miao family also all bad guys? Is Yilian a bad guy? Is Buyi a bad guy? Are all the big guys here all bad guys?"

"This—" When it comes to talking about who is Lin San's opponent in the world, Kun Shan is dumbfounded and dare not answer. The surrounding Miao family men and women saw that they had a dispute, and they had already surrounded them. Listening to his repeated rhetorical questions, they all lowered their eyebrows in thought.

"Good people and bad people are not distinguished by nationality! Every nation will have good people and bad people. This is due to human nature! The Hua family and the Miao family are not enemies. Since our ancestors, we have been brothers and sisters who depend on each other. We are all in the same piece of green mountains and green waters, and we live and breathe together from generation to generation. We all prosper and we all suffer, and only by loving each other and helping each other can we build a good home and let all the flesh and blood compatriots of the Hua family and Miao family live a good life!"

There is nothing to say about his eloquence, these are the younger generation in the Miao village, and they have a deep prejudice against the Hua family, but who doesn't like the good days he said, and when he bewitches them, they feel a little yearning in their hearts. A Michai said timidly: "But now, there are always Hua family bullying us, Ah Ling, what should we do?"

Lin Wanrong nodded and smiled: "Just wait and see, those bad guys in Yurou Township, whether they are Chinese or Hmong, will definitely be taken care of by someone! At that time, I'm afraid everyone will wear silver ornaments again, and celebrate another festival. Guess everyone, collect all your money!"

The girls and boys all laughed out loud. Based on the prestige he had established among the people in the past few days, everyone had indescribable confidence in him.

"Brother Aling——" Yi Lian pressed close to him, stared at him blankly, only called out, but didn't know what to say, her eyes were misty, and even Qing Xinzi, who was spitting out a red letter in her hand, forgot .

"Eh, eh——" Lin Wanrong grinned in fright, hurriedly jumped a few steps, pointed at the snake in her hand, and said cautiously: "Eilian, can you put this thing away first, I, I'm a little snake-sick! Stop playing too, be careful to be bitten by it!"

Everyone laughed loudly, Brother Aling's timid and fearful appearance was completely different from the state of his speech just now, this is the real Brother Aling, the beloved Aling brother!

The Miao family lived and grew up in the mountains, and almost all of them are masters at playing snakes and scorpions. Yi Lian is the Miao doctor in the village, and she is even the best among them. Got it, it turns out Brother Ah Lin is afraid of snakes. Now I understand, hehe, if you dare to bully me in the future, I will catch a few cauliflower snakes and bite you!"

"What kind of snake is a cauliflower snake?" Lin Wanrong turned pale in shock: "Is it very poisonous?!"

"Poisonous, very poisonous!" Michai laughed and blinked: "It's more poisonous than our Elaine!"

"Damn girl!" Yi Lian cursed blushingly, and the girls romped together.

Speaking of poison, Lin Wanrong was silent. After a long time, she tugged at the sleeves of the Miao girl and said softly, "Eilian, I want to ask you something!"

"En!" Seeing his serious face, the girl didn't dare to joke anymore, and nodded hastily.

"In your Miao Village, is there a kind of poison that can make a person very poisonous, and at first it is intact, but after five or six months, it suddenly dies from the poison?!"

"Yes, of course. With different combinations of drugs, at least a hundred of the poisons you mentioned can be prepared! Ah Ling, why are you asking this?"

As soon as Lin Wanrong grabbed her hand, he said anxiously: "Is there a quick way to detoxify? I have a very, very important person who has been poisoned and is in danger!"

Yilian glanced at him and shook her head slightly: "It depends on what kind of poison the poisoner used. Different medicines have different properties, and different solutions must be used. Some are common and some are special!"

What kind of poison was used, only An Hu knew, so she couldn't cure the poison? He sighed silently and remained silent.

"Brother Aling, you are an important person, are you a Migue?" Elaine asked cautiously.

"Um!"

"Is she pretty?"

"Looking good! She is a smart and a little silly little sister!"

Yilian was silent for a while, then suddenly said softly: "Brother Aling, I'm sorry!"

"Sorry? Why?" Lin Wanrong asked puzzled.

"Because," the girl lowered her head and murmured softly, "Because I lied to you!"

No way, Lin Wanrong blinked: "Cheat me? What are you lying to? I have neither money nor color!"

Yilian chuckled, and said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, we are already in Junlian County, and the market is just down the mountain from here! I, I deliberately led you around the mountain for an extra day!"

"Why?!" Lin Wanrong was so shocked that he couldn't speak clearly.

Yi Lian giggled and said: "Because I made a bet with my mother, she said that you have a lot of eyes and no one can fool you! I just don't believe it. So I will try—hee hee, now my mother has nothing to say Having said that, Ah Ling, you are really a very honest person!"

No way, Ah Lin opened his mouth in shock, not knowing what to say! Even Yilian's younger sister will come to lie to me, honest people really can't do it!

"Brother A Lin, are you blaming me?" Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, the girl from the Miao family opened her eyes wide in fright.

Lin Wanrong laughed loudly: "It's—it's because you treat me as an honest person!"

Yi Lian giggled coquettishly as if relieved, took his hand and said: "We are going down the mountain now! When we arrive at Junlian, Wulian Peak is right in front of us. Brother Ah Ling, your long-cherished wish will be fulfilled!"