My 1995 Small Farm

   "Brother Chen, come here, let's go first to the stockade."

  The thin leader waved at them and smiled. The two leaders actually didn't know much about the situation in the mountains.

  Anyway, there is no ban on hunting here now, and there are also soil guns in the Miao village. Wild animals are flooding, so you can solve it yourself.

  No big deal, they don't go to the countryside very much.

After asking now, he said to Chen Ling and others who walked past: "It's similar to what you said on the way, it's about wild boars. The wild boars in the mountains have been making a lot of noise in the past two months. Ranjiazhai and the other villages have jointly worshiped the Lord of the Land. , and a hunt is underway."

   Chen Ling and the others listened to his words, and at the same time looked at the two Miao youths. They saw them glance at them again, then turned away with their guns behind their backs.

   "Let's go, don't care about your attitude, let's talk about it after meeting my second brother."

  Chen Ling said something to everyone, and took the lead to follow.

  The two Taihang dogs were still staring at the wild monkey on the tree and whining and growling, but were dragged forward by the bobcat by the chain.

   Then head southwest along the steep and difficult mountain roads that go up and down.

   Not long after, they crossed a ridge, and the front suddenly became flat and open.

  Chen Ling and others never expected that there would be such a large flat dam between the mountains at such a high place.

  The inside of the dam is lush green grass.

   Groups of cattle and pack horses are leisurely flicking their tails and gnawing on the grass on the open grass.

   Bazi is surrounded by small villages.

  And near the village, there are small patches of farmland shaded by dense weeds and trees.

  The fields are interlinked, chickens and dogs hear each other, scattered under the big trees outside the village, and there are small rivers flowing.

  Two county leaders said that this place is called Sanxiping.

   There are three Miao villages around the dam.

  The nearest one is Ranjiazhai.

   You can walk along the small river at the foot of the west mountain.

   "Sanxiping? It's pretty cool here."

  Chen Ling took a deep breath, the blue sky and white clouds here, cool wind, although the dam is flat and there are no big trees for shade, but there is no summer heat, just with the swaying of the bamboo and trees in the mountains, it brings a sense of refreshing.

   There are also men and women wearing Miao costumes who come out scattered, or carry bamboo baskets, or carry shotguns, or hold whips, and move around the surrounding villages.

  Seeing outsiders like them, they stopped and looked around curiously.

   It should be the same as the two young people in Ranjiazhai. After lunch, they started to hang out on the Simian Mountain.

   "It's quite cool. This Miao village doesn't look very strange to me from a distance. It's not the stilted buildings I thought."

  Zhao Dahai stood on a rock and looked towards Ranjiazhai not far away, muttering in his mouth.

   "That's for sure, it's not the Miao people in the old south, and the environment here is not hot and humid, so don't live in a stilted building."

   Shanmao replied to him, and then he was afraid that he could not control his mouth and talk nonsense in other people's villages, so he told him not to talk later no matter what happened, and let Chen Ling and Wang Qingwen go to negotiate with people first.

  Zhao Dahai was very helpless when he heard that, he had been told him several times along the way, why was he so worried about him.

   But he didn’t say anything, touched the gun and money in the bag behind his back, thinking that there should be nothing wrong, and he was not afraid of it.

  Chen Ling also discussed a few words with Wang Qingwen in a low voice at this time.

  Ranjiazhai is already in sight.

  The first thing you see is the gate of the village, which is like an archway, erected in front of the village.

  The buildings in the village are indeed not like the stilted buildings of the Miao people, but similar to the villages in the mountains of Fenglei Town. They are mainly brick and wood structures, and the roof tiles are also blue and black.

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   There are also a lot of Miao customs.

   Such as hanging ornaments, and stickers of gods, and temples.

  The difference with the Han people must be great.

   But there are also the same.

   Such as the Earth Temple.

  The Miao people here are different from those in Fenglei Town, they do not worship mountain gods.

  On the contrary, it is the same as Chenwangzhuang, the one who goes into the mountains to hunt and gather herbs to worship is the Lord of the Land.

   "Brother Chen, don't worry about anything later, the matter is not as serious as you think, with the two of us here, everything is easy to discuss..."

   At this time, when the fat leader entered the stockade, Chen Ling and the others were a little on guard, and he also heard some of what was said along the way, so he ordered in advance.

  For fear of making things worse.

  Chen Ling hummed, knowing that the two leaders meant to let them negotiate first.

   Didn't say much.

   and Wang Qingwen walked hurriedly, followed the two young people, and quickly walked a long way behind the gate of the village, and walked into the village.

  Ranjiazhai is not a big Miao village.

  But at this point in time, there are still quite a few people in the village, busy with various things.

  Seeing outsiders like them, they all looked over curiously, and some asked two young Miao people.

  After receiving the answer, some were taken aback, while others were wary and conflicted.

   Afterwards, the two young people took them to the home of an old Miao man and exchanged a few words in the ethnic language.

  This old man is thin and small, but he is much more kind-hearted than these two young men.

  He came over with a smile and talked with a cigarette pot, and greeted two county leaders, one fat and one thin, and then turned and led them to a small deserted courtyard behind the village.

  As soon as I approached, I heard the familiar dog barking inside.

   It’s the little yellow dog barking.

  After the little old man opened the door, the little yellow dog in the yard ran towards Chen Ling and Wang Qingwen, wagging its tail excitedly.

  Wang Qingzhong was on the threshold in front of the house, feeding the pack horses boredly.

  Seeing them is also pleasantly surprised and excited.

  Chen Ling and the others felt relieved when they saw that he hadn't suffered anything or been beaten.

   Then ask what is going on.

  Wang Qingzhong often traveled across mountains and mountains in these counties. He has been walking for many years, and he is not an unstable person.

   I also know more about Miao Village than others.

   I heard from him that he had dealt with the people here in Miao Township.

   Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any accidents.

   "Yeah, it was going well."

Wang Qingzhong had no choice but to smile bitterly, and pointed to the little yellow dog that surrounded Chen Ling and the two of them with a playful smile: "It's because this dog is disobedient. I saw someone with a coyote hunting wild boars on the way, so I rushed up, and ended up meeting each other." He was sent flying by a wild boar.

It didn't matter if it was blown up, and it also affected the coyote dogs in several other villages. The wild boars seemed to go crazy, and when they got the chance, they rushed away from the dogs, and went straight to people and ran into them, causing a series of injuries. three or four people...

   That’s it, let alone Miao Village.

  Even in your own village or stockade, people still have to look for you, don’t you think?

   Besides, the Miao Village is also very particular.

  You disrupted the hunting, which is disrespectful to other people's gods. If the Lord of the Land is angered, he will punish them, and he will never be able to hunt prey again.

  So, the Miao people here were very angry that day.

   Directly took me to the stockade.

  Only the next day, I sent a message back to the mule team I knew, alas...

  I didn't expect you to come so soon. "

   After saying this, everyone was stunned.

   No wonder the two young people looked at them with unfriendly eyes.

   It turned out that someone was hurt.

  This is really…

   Then Qi Shushu turned his gaze to the little yellow dog rolling on the ground with his tongue out, showing no shyness or embarrassment at all.

   "You bastard, I shouldn't have brought you out. You've caused trouble. Get out and lie down."

  Wang Qingwen kicked with a black face.

  The little yellow dog is not as smart as Hei Wa and the others, but it is a farm dog after all, so it must be able to understand the word 'roll'.

   Immediately, he didn't dare to stick out his tongue anymore, and even the speed of wagging his tail slowed down.

   Drooping his head, he cast a guilty glance at Wang Qingwen and Chen Ling, then trotted to lie down behind the pack horse, his eyes still staring at this side carefully.

  Wang Qingwen looked at his brother after chasing the dog, frowned and said, "Why do you take it with you when you come out? It wasn't as good without a dog before."

  Wang Qingzhong was obviously also afraid of his elder brother, scratching his head and laughing: "Isn't the business that Lingzi entrusted to us important? Xinping has to stay at home and guard the stall. I think I should bring the dog with me."

  It means that this trip is more profitable than reselling food, so don’t worry about taking the dog.

   And reselling grain is unremarkable. Most of the pack horse teams and mule teams in the mountains carry grain.

  Now he quits that and sells clothes instead, which can be seen at a glance in the eyes of experienced people.

  So let’s bring the dog.

   And the mountain is really not very peaceful this year.

  There are dogs warning, so you don’t need to be vigilant and worry all the time when walking in the mountains.

   "Oh, the second brother is right, it's just that this dog's temperament is not suitable for taking it out."

Chen Ling smacked his lips, and looked at Wang Qingzhong with a bit of toothache: "The dog I picked for our father was just for him to play with. It's okay to guard the house, but it's not reliable at all to take it outside. It's better to bring a snake dog than it." stable."

  The little yellow dog has a mischievous and active personality. When he bought it back, he was crawling around dragging the dog seller's basket and straps in less than two months.

  Later, he played wildly with Wang Zhenzhen everywhere, and his temper became even wilder.

  It doesn’t matter if you have a wild temper, the key is the tiger-headed yellow blood, and you haven’t been trained. This is purely a troublesome temper.

   "...Fugui, I think the hunting nature of this dog should come out?"

   Bobcat looked around at the little yellow dog, and said.

   "It has come out. Tiger head yellow has a strong hunting instinct, even if it is not raised as a hunting dog, it will come out after it grows slowly.

   Otherwise, I wouldn’t be so excited when I saw a wild boar, and rushed straight up. "

   Chen Ling nodded and said.

  It is not uncommon for a dog not raised as a hunting dog to be hunting, or to be very hunting. This is not uncommon in rural areas.

  For example, some dogs were originally kept on a leash since childhood.

  One day, he let go, bit the chickens and ducks at home, tasted the taste of blood, and inspired his hunting instinct.

   Since then, it has been out of control.

  Slowly, it will even develop into hurting people.

   In the end, he had no choice but to be beaten to death or abandoned.

  A few years ago at Chenwangzhuang, such dogs were sent to the mine in Wangbacheng to see the mines.

  The people there like this kind of dog.

   Send it over and exchange it for two dollars.

   Otherwise, if you stay at home and don’t care about it, you will hurt people and poultry.

  Wang Qingwen heard the words and looked over: "Can this dog be trained? I am afraid that it will be dishonest."

  Chen Ling shook his head: "It's already hard to train at this age. Keep it at home and play with others. Just don't take it out from now on."

   "Huh? It doesn't mean that there is a good dog leash, or that the king of the dog can just hold it down, let it learn from Heiwa for a while..." Zhao Dahai said.

   "It's not necessary, this character is also good to play with the dolls."

  Chen Ling waved his hand.

  The year before last, he and Bobcat had said at the old man’s house that this little yellow dog’s temperament was not suitable for being a hunting dog.

  He is not stable by nature, and training is useless.

   Moreover, Hutou Huang is mostly dead-headed, with a fixed personality, which is difficult to change.

  Leaving Hei Wa, they showed their true colors, so why bother.

   "Let's not talk about dogs. Two leaders of the county went to talk to the people here. Let's wait and see how to solve it later."

  After the little old man and the two young men brought them over, they went to another place to talk with the two leaders.

  …

   Waited for about twenty minutes.

   Two people, one fat and one thin, walked in and brought the result of the discussion.

   It means that this incident hurt people, but more importantly, it offended the gods.

  So first of all, Wang Qingzhong was asked to find a way to hunt some more valuable prey, and sacrifice to the Land God of Miao Village, begging for forgiveness.

   Then there is the matter of compensation.

   Compensation does not want your money.

   Instead, they asked Wang Qingzhong to bring those fashionable and trendy clothes next time, and each person in their village would choose some for free.

   Of course, this will not exceed three pieces at most.

   Upon hearing these conditions, everyone was a little surprised.

   I don't think these conditions are harsh.

   But I think it is much simpler than imagined.

   This is the person of this year.

   And it’s still in the mountains, so I don’t communicate with the outside world often, and even the county town is dilapidated.

   So the request may be too much in their own opinion.

  Chen Ling and Zhao Dahai felt very simple and honest.

  Not to mention the clothes.

   It was not worth a lot of money in the first place. If we really had to do a serious calculation, it would be much less than compensation for medical expenses.

  As for using prey to sacrifice to the Lord of the Land...

  Chen Ling and Shanmao looked at each other and smiled slightly. Their eyes were shining brightly, revealing a meaning: it was just what I wanted.