Different from the bustle downstairs, the private room on the second floor seemed much deserted. The waiter who led the way was a Tibetan girl named Raze.

Laze led us into the private room, and while pouring water, he said, "Not all the merchants who come and go are rough people from the mountains. Our private rooms here are all elegant residences that look towards the water and the moon. Look, what's the meal?"

It hasn’t arrived yet, and most of it has been booked out.”

"This place reminds me of a movie."

Raze asked: "What movie?"

“Dragon Gate Inn.”

Laze smiled and said, "You are really good at joking."

As soon as La Ze left, Xu Yaxian said: "Why are children still employed here? The little waiter just now looked like he was under fifteen years old."

I took a sip of fragrant tea and said: "They may be here for work-study studies. Look, deep in the mountains, it is not easy for poor children to make money. These mountain children will come out to help their parents after they learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division."

There is nothing surprising about setting up a stall to make money."

Xu Yaxian expressed that she could not understand this, and Ren Yonghai waved his hand: "Don't argue, you two. In fact, it's pretty good here. A little further away, it's not inhabited all year round, and the aborigines there don't even know big characters. So what?

Well, it’s not like a lifetime has passed. I heard that there is still a chieftain here, and the people are living the hard life before liberation.”

When Xu Yaxian heard this, she became more stubborn again and told me that she wanted to "study" academic issues. As long as this girl argued about who was right and who was wrong, it was like taking rat poison, and she would argue till her face turned red.

Even though I couldn't persuade him, I had no choice but to open the door of the private room and go out for some fresh air.

I squatted in a corner at one end of the corridor, thinking about my next step and other plans. When I landed, I found out that this is a multi-ethnic water village, and the public facilities basically retain the self-sufficient business model of local residents.

.

Just as I was getting a headache from thinking about it, the bamboo building under my feet suddenly began to shake rhythmically. Soon, Raze's voice could be heard along with the sound of footsteps climbing up the stairs.

I thought to myself, this little girl is okay. In just one cigarette, she has already brought someone here. I quickly put out the cigarette butt and prepared to stand up from the corner.

At this time, Xu Yaxian and Ren Yonghai seemed to have finished their "research", each occupied a corner, and no one answered the other. I had no choice but to smooth things over and tell them that Laze had returned.

Just as I was talking, the private room door was pushed open from the outside, and La Ze poked her head in with a smile. I waved to her, and La Ze immediately ran in and said, "Hey."

"Where are the people?"

"Old Man Guo's joke hasn't ended yet. I called Uncle Ciwang. He has much more knowledge than Old Man Guo."

"Who is Tsewang?"

"I haven't even heard of Uncle Ciwang's name. At first glance, he looks like a country bumpkin from the city. He is the great hero of the original caravan and the most famous horse pot head in Shizhaijiugou. As long as it is the business that Uncle Ciwang takes over,

There’s nothing we can’t deliver, we’ve even been to Ghost Burial Ridge!”

Ma Guotou is the honorific title given to the leader of the caravan. When eating, watch the pot. The person called Guotou is the general leader of the caravan, and all actions must be under his command. Before liberation, transportation facilities were backward and many roads were inaccessible to ordinary people.

It is common that many places rely on caravans to transport food and clothing.

The most famous Tea-Horse Road in history is a natural chasm road that was trodden inch by inch by the horses’ hooves and feet.

"Uncle Ciwang is also from the caravan?"

"It already belongs to my predecessor." Dunzhu frowned, and felt that the matter of Lazi was not handled properly, but Old Man Guo's business has not stopped yet, and we could not force him to leave. So, Dunzup

He nodded towards me and said, "It doesn't hurt to ask first."

Then he coughed and said to Raze: "Little girl, don't think that I don't know.

Tsewang is a relative of yours, so your calculations are quite accurate."

"Hey, don't let the wealth flow to outsiders."

"Hahaha, this little girl is full of ghosts and ghosts."

"Are you going into the mountains?" Laze suddenly asked.

I looked at Ren Yonghai in surprise, then at Dunzhu, and said with a smile: "How do you know?"

"Usually anyone who asks old man Guo about something has to go into the mountains."

"Really? Has anyone been here before?"

Laze smiled and said: "Yes, there are quite a few, but ordinary people cannot enter Heiyun Village. At this time of year, there are many wolves and jackals on the mountain. There are only a few of you, so it is too dangerous."

"Do you know the way?"

"I don't know him, but even a good guide will not take the lives of his guests for money."

Dundup agreed with his point of view: "You have never seen the ferocious beasts here, so you don't know how powerful they are. Many experienced hunters have lost their lives in the mountains outside."

"Can the caravan enter?"

Lazi knew that Dundup was from the caravan, so he smiled and said: "Of course the caravan can go in, but they can only be watched by others and cannot wander around."

"Really?" I looked at Dundup.

Dunzhu shrugged and said, "What she said is correct."

"Then what if we don't follow the rules?"

"You may die miserably, but maybe Heiyun Village is not as scary as you think, and the people there are not all vicious." Laze said, "But, if I, Uncle Ciwang, lead the team, maybe

Can."

Hearing what she said, I became interested in this Ciwang, "Why can your uncle Ciwang lead the team? You must not be bluffing me."

"Why don't you people believe what I say? Uncle Ciwang really entered Heiyun Village back then, and was not discovered by anyone in the village. He came out unscathed. I know all this."

Dunzhu said disdainfully: "Don't listen to her nonsense. No one can enter the forbidden area of ​​Heiyun Village without being discovered. It is impossible to escape unscathed. The mountains are full of wild beasts and traps. It is impossible for him to do it alone."

Do it.”

Although Dundup insists that Raze's words cannot be trusted, I think it's not too much to go over and have a look and say hello. As for whether he can take us in, that's not necessarily the case. It would be nice to meet one more friend.

So Lazi was asked to go and inform him first, saying that someone wanted to disturb Uncle Tsewang's leisurely activities.

"I'm most annoyed by your fake politeness!" Shortly after Laze entered, he heard a sound like thunder in the private room next door, followed by a "bang" and our door opened in response.

The strong man who looked like an iron pagoda burst in with a big smile, pointed at Dunzhu and cursed with a smile: "You bastard boy, you have been hiding next door for so long, you don't even know how to fart, do you still have eyes for me, a horse pot head?"

"

"Uncle Ciwang is talking about business. Who dares to lick his beard in front of a tiger? Come on, let me introduce you. These two are the business I just took over. Guotou, you have to sell me a thin noodle this time to help them.

"

"Dondup's friends are my Ciwang's friends. Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. What are you looking for..."

"I'm more anxious than a cat scratching my heart. Please help me, Old Guotou, and I'll add another 30% when the job is done. It's best to leave tonight."

Dunzhu pretended to cough, then walked up to Uncle Ciwang and said: "Uncle Ciwang, this matter is not big or small. You can see if it can be done. If it is convenient, this business will be done."

It's in your hands."

Uncle Tsewang looked at Dundup and asked, "Where are you going? It wouldn't hurt if I gave you a ride along the way?"

"My original intention is to go to Heiyun Village, and it doesn't matter who leads the team. If Uncle Ciwang is willing to give me

It's best if we lead the way."

"Oh? Heiyun Village." Uncle Ciwang laughed, "What kind of place do you think that is? Tourism?!"

"It's a lie when you say you're traveling. No one can believe it." I laughed, "I'm not going to hide it from you, we encountered a strange thing on the way here."

"Strange thing?"

"Yes, something strange, very strange, very strange."

The banner of Uncle Tsewang is the "Iron Horse Gang" left over from the Qing Dynasty. In the past, they specialized in carrying "hard goods". The so-called "hard goods" are goods that ordinary horse teams would not dare to pick up, including arms, smoke and soil.

It is said that at the time of liberation, the bandit Yunlin in the Kham area was a poisonous thorn in the heart of the local government. A group of People's Liberation Army entered the mountains and failed to suppress the bandits. Instead, they were besieged by the bandits in the poisonous swamp forest. At that time, that area was still

He was not included in the group and belonged to the "Three No Ones" zone. No one dared to approach easily. Uncle Ciwang took the initiative to volunteer and took the brothers from the caravan to climb up from behind the cliff. He delivered the ammunition to the People's Liberation Army and made a beautiful breakout.

war.

"tell me the story."

"A beast that attacks man."

"There are wild beasts everywhere in this mountain, and it's not uncommon to attack people."

"The beast that escapes from the earth."

As soon as I finished speaking, Ciwang suddenly trembled, glanced at me exaggeratedly, and asked, "Where did you meet me?"

"On the mountain road twenty miles outside the water village."

"You guys -" Ciwang obviously knew something, but seeing that there were outsiders around him, he couldn't speak directly, so he swallowed his words.

He just whispered, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when no one is around."

That night, after drinking wine and eating meat, Uncle Ciwang took a few of us into his team.

Although Uncle Tsewang has nominally "honorably retired" from the horse gang, he is not idle on weekdays and continues to work in his old profession. His team consists of twenty mules and horses and eight horse drivers. The only one in the team is

The female member is Raze’s sister, named Deyang Ram.

Uncle Ciwang said that despite her young age, Xiao Nizi is an expert in using "medicine". "Medicine" is their general term for poison. Medicine is three parts poison, so poison is a double-edged sword in their eyes.
To be continued...