There are 100,000 mountains in southern Xinjiang, and the mountain roads are all over the south of Shu.

South Xinjiang to the north is full of mountains, because it is connected with the Shu Mountains, the south is flat, and the west is bordering Tibet, where is the plateau, the road is more difficult, Chu Xunyu four people and that is called "Beishui" The little brother left Yumanzhai in the vast night, walked to the mountain, and walked for two days in a row, all introduced themselves to each other, Chu Xunyu of course they used pseudonyms, everyone took turns to ride horses, so that they could lend the horses to Beishui to pull the cart, everyone walked through the forest mang, in which the miasma was rampant, fortunately, it was spring, not the miasma season, and Chu Xunyu and Beishui were proficient in the art of detoxification, but they could not pose a threat.

A stone stuck the wooden wheel, Chu Xunyu and Mu Yuan pushed the wooden cart over together, tired and sweaty, looking at the sky, it was already noon, Mu Yuan saw the trees around him flowing from the stream, so he panted and said: "Don't go, let's rest, there is water here, let's boil water and drink tea for a break, our endurance is not as good as before." ”

Beishui looked back at the stream and shook his head: "This water has miasma and can't be drunk, insist on it, and there will be a stream one and a half miles away, where the water can be drunk." ”

Mu Yuan poured into the water bladder, it was already empty, helplessly threw it on the saddle, climbed on his horse with soft legs and feet, and said weakly on the horse's neck: "I wondered, why is the environment in southern Xinjiang so difficult, how do you live." ”

Right now, he is pulling the cart with Wangchen's horse, and Wangchen is helping him push the cart in the back, Chu Xunyu also turned over like Mu Yuan, Beishui kept wiping his sweat, laboriously dragging the handlebars to help the horses pull up the mountain road, panting and saying, "Habit...... It's okay, you think it's like your Central Plains, the people are rich, the roads are smooth, and it takes more than a month for a poor family like us to go home once a long way. ”

"Didn't the imperial court send officials over, why don't you build a pipe?" Forget Chen pushed hard in the back, how could he have done any hard work, he had never suffered this kind of crime, when he camped last night, he found that the soles of his feet were blistered, he has always been famous in the Central Plains, but he has always been pampered, and he has never worked so hard, it is really bitter.

"Imperial court?" Beishui smiled bitterly, "A few of the officials sent by the imperial court are okay, and they really planned to build roads for us in the early years, distribute silver and grain, but Baizhong Sect didn't allow it, so they gave up." ”

"Why is this Baizhong Sect so vicious?" Chu Xunyu asked puzzled.

"It's not vicious. Beishui changed the rope to his shoulder, "Southern Xinjiang has not been subject to the king since ancient times, and often fought with the Han dynasty, and the reason why southern Xinjiang was not captured is that this rugged mountain road and the miasma of the mangling forest are easy to defend and difficult to attack, considering that if the road is built flat, the Han people have figured out the details, once the war starts, the army can follow the road like a broken bamboo, and the lives will be ruined, so we would rather suffer more for ourselves, and we can't let others slaughter for nothing." ”

"Hey......" Wangchen sighed in the back, "There is a saying that 'the horse's hooves are sounding everywhere the drums and horns, how do you know the livelihood of the people', no matter which dynasty or generation, whether he is a Han or a Dai or a Miao person, who is in charge, who wins, and it is the people who suffer and suffer, in fact, why care if it is Han or different, everyone is the same person, they all live on the land of China, why should they separate each other." ”

Beishui glanced at Forget Chen with some admiration, nodded and praised: "What this big brother said is that it would be good if the whole world thought like you, and we could also eat soup dumplings from Jiangnan and noodles from northern Shaanxi." ”

"Huh?" Chu Xunyu said strangely when he heard this, "Little brother, listen to you, could it be that you have been to the Central Plains?"

"I didn't ...... There is no ......" Bei Shui smiled awkwardly, "Wherever I have been, I have heard from others." ”

In fact, at this time, Chu Xunyu was already suspicious in his heart, this young man named Beishui has extraordinary means, and what he just talked about is also a national event, he said that the Chinese language is not only fluent and smooth, and has extraordinary knowledge, but also has a reason and evidence, and it is also an idiom allusion, it should not be like he claims to be a poor child born in the mountains, but he has been observed more than once in the past two days, he has not cultivated, he is just an ordinary person, why not like those southern Xinjiang people he met before with rough language? This person should not be simple, you can talk to him along the way, find a way to touch his bottom, if there is a good one, it is good to be prepared. Chu Xunyu has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has a lot of experience rolling out of the tip of the knife, and he is thoughtful, and the slightest mistake will arouse his suspicions.

After walking for a while, he finally came to a clear stream, Beishui tested the water, nodded and said, "This is it, let's rest." ”

Everyone nodded, unloaded the horses, took out cooking utensils to boil water and drink tea, and during the banquet, Chu Xunyu asked intentionally: "Little brother, where is your home? What kind of village is it? It's inconvenient for us Han people, right?"

Beishui waved his hand and said: "There are not so many rules, my family is in a remote village, not even a village, there are only a dozen families, all of them are Dai, on weekdays, we young people go out to earn some food, cloth and salt, and when they are about the same, they will be sent home to supplement the family." ”

"Oh, it turns out that all these things of yours are to honor the old people in the family. Mu Yuan suddenly realized, "I said, all you eat along the way are black flour coarse cakes, and your feelings are like this, which is really commendable." ”

Beishui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's funny, Beishui's parents have lost their early years, and they are a lonely person, no need to be filial, they have been going out for many years, and they have earned these things not for my family, but for the children in the village. ”

"Little brother, you have such feelings, you are really an ancient man. "Forget the dust is full of emotion.

"No. Beishui said bitterly, "We are very bitter, children can only eat meat twice a month, thin skin and bones, the fields are poor, each family only has one and a half acres, not enough to live, on weekdays, the old man with the child to take care of such a thin field is enough, only the child grows up, young and strong continue to go out, to continue the incense." ”

"How can you be so bitter?" Chu Xunyu asked in disbelief, "Little brother, you are so kind, you are really ashamed of me." ”

"This is ......" Mu Yuan was drinking tea on the cart, and accidentally found some paper on the car, opened it and saw that it was a book, and asked in surprise, "This is a book of the Han people?"

"Yes. Beishui nodded, "It's not easy to get." ”

"That's why you have to leave Yuman quickly, for fear of being discovered by the cup master?"

"Hmm. Beishui nodded, "Han books are difficult to get in southern Xinjiang, and the private collection is found to be cut off, and I occasionally get it and take it home, our children are illiterate, I want to try to get some books and teach them back, in case I grow up in the future, I have the opportunity to read the mountains, and it is better to go to the Central Plains to have a wandering than to suffer such a crime." ”

"Then who taught you your knowledge?" Chu Xunyu asked quietly, "The little brother talks decently, has high morality, is not ordinary, and it doesn't look like he has entered the temple as a monk, so how can he understand so many things?"

"Oh?" Beishui looked at Chu Xunyu in surprise, "Brother Tai knows our Dai family very well." ”

"What do you mean?" Mu Yuan didn't know, "Why do you want to become a monk? What does it have to do with the name?"

Beishui explained: "We Dai nobles are qualified to have a surname in their names, and those from poor families cannot have surnames, and they have to change their names several times in their lives. Therefore, men have to change their names after birth, entering the temple, returning to the world, getting married and having children, and although women do not need to become monks, they must also change their names as mothers before marriage and after giving birth. ”

"It's going to take so many names. Mu Yuan was surprised, "I guess I can't remember." ”

"yes. Chu Xunyu chased after him, "Little brother, your name is not like the Dharma name after entering the temple, then you are not a monk, who will teach your knowledge?"

"Not bad. Beishui nodded, "This is my milk name, our Dai birth name is the best, it is related to the birth environment, my house is in the north, there is a stream in front of the house, so I am called 'Beishui', my knowledge is taught by the master who can pull the cup for you." ”

Forget the dust nodded, arched his hand and asked, "I haven't asked yet, who is that master......"

(PS: 3rd update in 1 hour)