Climbing up the mountain ridge, as expected, Mu Yi vaguely saw twos and threes of low mud-walled houses ahead. However, without exception, the lights were not turned on. The whole village seemed particularly peaceful.

When Mu Yi and Ma Buqi approached the house, the dogs that were left outside probably smelled the scent of the stranger and began to surround them and bark. Ma Buqi quickly pulled two dogs from the bamboo fence beside the vegetable field of the fellow villagers.

He handed one bamboo pole to Mu Yi. When the dog approached, he waved the bamboo pole in his hand to drive the dog away.

The dogs barked louder and louder, and the barking called all the dogs in the village. Ma Buqi and Mu Yi were about to be outnumbered. Fortunately, Ma Buqi shouted loudly in Yi language.

Maybe some fellow villagers heard Ma Buqi's cry. Soon a big Yi man came out from a house with earthen walls. I heard him scolding the dogs loudly and driving them away with wooden sticks. Ma Buqi

He Muyi killed a "bloody road" and came out.

The dogs did not run away, but continued to follow. It was not until Ma Buqi and Mu Yi were led into the house by the big man and the wooden door was closed. Ma Buqi and Mu Yi felt safe and put down the bamboo poles in their hands.

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Mu Yiyi touched his palms and their palms were covered in sweat, and there was even a lot of sweat on his forehead.

The big man brought Ma Buqi and Mu Yi into the house and sat down by the fire pit. Then he stirred in the fire pit a few times, put some firewood in it, puffed up his cheeks and blew into the fire pit. Soon the flames started to burst into flames.

.The fire light also illuminated the house a lot.

Muyi saw that this was a low house with earth walls, and the ground was not hardened with cement, so it felt very damp. Three large fire stones were evenly placed beside the fire pit. This should be the "Guozhuang" in the Yi villagers' homes.

Okay. There seemed to be a few strings of sausages or something hanging above the fire pit. It was so smoky that I couldn't tell what it was. Looking up again was the roof. But the roof didn't look like a small one.

The blue tiles look very much like stone slabs or wooden boards. Anyway, they have been so blackened by the smoke that the original color cannot be seen.

The big man should be sitting on the left side of the fire pit. There is a row of bamboo fences behind where he sits. It seems that someone is sleeping inside. Opposite the fire pit are several large black wooden cabinets. The legs of the wooden cabinets are very high and seem to be above the ground.

It should be more than a foot. Above the wooden cabinet is a half bamboo fence supported by a wooden frame. If the fire pit is a floor stove in a Han family, then the room where the fire pit is located is considered the "main room". The left and right sides of the main room

Each room was separated into a relatively independent room by a row of bamboo fences. The room on the left was the "bedroom" and the room on the right was probably a storage room. Because Muyi saw the big man pick up some potatoes from there and put them in the fire pit to burn.

The big man was talking to the people in the "bedroom" in Yi language. A rustling sound came from inside, and two women came out after a while. It seemed that the older one was the big man's wife.

The younger one should be the daughter of a big man.

Mu Yi couldn't help but ask Ma Buqi: "Brother Ma, what are they doing?"

Ma Buqi: "They got up and cooked food for us."

Mu Yi: "I want to drink water. I'm really thirsty."

Ma Buqi said something to the big man. The big man stood up, scooped out a ladle of water and handed it to Mu Yi.

Mu Yi took the water and asked Ma Buqi: "Brother Ma, can you drink it?"

Ma Buqi: "You drink first, I'll rest for a while before drinking."

He didn't drink when he saw that the horse was not playing, so Mu Yi drank heavily.

After drinking the water, he handed the ladle to the big man and put it away. After putting the ladle away, the big man brought a pot of wine and three wine glasses. He first poured one glass for Ma Buqi, and then poured one glass for Mu Yi.

Finally, I poured myself a glass. At this time, Ma Buqi started to introduce.

"Mu Yi, this is Xiao Wei Ha, the son of Secretary Lao Wei Ha of Erhakou Village." After that, he said to Wei Ha: "Wei Ha, this is Comrade Mu Yi, a cadre newly assigned to our township.

He is also the cadre who Baodian Erhakou."

Ma Buqi had just finished speaking. He said something in Yi language while holding up his wine glass to toast Ma Buqi's wine.

Ma Buqi quickly declined. "For Ha, you should respect Mu Yi first. He is a guest and it is his first time to come to our house."

After hearing what Ma Buqi said, he quickly turned around and offered a toast to Mu.

When Mu saw Weiha, he wanted to toast himself. He quickly picked up the wine glasses and clinked them with Weiha. However, there was no crisp collision sound like glass. Because their wine glasses were wooden wine glasses. After clinking the glasses, Weiha drank it in one gulp.

. When Mu saw Wei Ha, he drank it all in one gulp. He was too embarrassed to stop. He also drank the wine in one gulp.

Seeing that Mu Yi was done, Wei Ha quickly filled Mu Yi's glass, then filled his own wine glass and toasted Ma Buqi.

This glass of white wine is almost a ounce of wine. When you drink it, it will flow into your mouth and flow into your stomach. It will be spicy and warm at the same time.

Ma Buqi: "Mu Yi, it's time for you to return the favor and give me a drink."

Mu Yi picked up the wine glass and made a toast. The second glass of wine was also drunk. Then everyone filled up the wine and drank the third glass in mutual respect and love.

After three glasses of wine, Mu Yi couldn't bear it. He drank three glasses of wine on an empty stomach. Mu Yi felt dizzy and dizzy.

The sound of chickens being killed was heard outside the courtyard gate.

Ma Buqi: "Muyi, what's wrong with you? Sit tighter and don't fall to the ground. The Ha family is already killing chickens to welcome you."

In order not to be embarrassed, Mu Yiyi steeled himself hard and gritted his teeth to control himself. Seeing that the wine glass in front of him was full again. Smelling the smell of wine, Mu Yiyi felt his stomach was churning and he couldn't help but want to vomit.

Suddenly he stood up, ran out of the hall door, and ran outside the courtyard where he vomited. Except for the water he just drank and the three glasses of white wine, there was nothing else in his stomach. His stomach was very heavy.

He quickly vomited it all up, making stars appear in his eyes and drool dripping from his nose.

Fortunately, it was pitch dark everywhere and no one saw his miserable appearance. Otherwise, I don't know how embarrassing it would be. After vomiting, I felt much better. I quickly wiped away the snot, tears and saliva from my nose with my hands.

He returned to the house, scooped out a ladle of water, rinsed his mouth with water, and drank several large gulps of water before returning to the firepit.

Mu Yi suddenly felt sad. He felt that he was really useless. He vomited after three glasses of wine, and before he could even say a word, he was about to get drunk. How could he carry out his work like this?

?A faint shadow had already cast over his heart. And when he looked at Ma Buqi, he saw that Ma Buqi seemed to have an unchanging expression, and was calmly communicating with Weiha in Yi language.

And I was like a "fashion", helplessly warming myself up in the midst of the banquets between Wei Ha and Ma Buqi.

Soon, Weiha's wife and daughter prepared the chicken. They brought a large iron pot and put it on the fire pit. They put the chicken pieces and water in it and covered the pot. Then they went to scoop some buckwheat.

Knead the noodles and water into a ball, then uncover the pot lid, place a steamer on it, knead the buckwheat dough into a cake and place it on the steamer, then cover and steam.

They didn't know how long it had been steaming. They opened the lid of the pot, took out the steamed buckwheat cakes and put them into a small dustpan. They took off the steamer, then put the cut dried sauerkraut and potato strips on top, and then closed the lid of the pot.

When the potatoes were cooked, he took a large spatula and scooped it into a container similar to a wooden basin. He put it in front of Ma Buqi and Mu Yi, then took two wooden spoons and put them inside. Then he also put the buckwheat cake in it.

Come and put it in front of them.

At this time, two smaller children came out rustlingly next to him. They sat around Weiha.

Weiha called Ma Buqi and Mu Yi: "Eat quickly, eat quickly."

Only then did Mu Yi discover that Weiha could speak Chinese. He quickly said to Weiha, "Thank you, thank you."

So everyone filled up the wine again, and while drinking, they used wooden spoons to scoop out chicken, potatoes, and soup to drink. They put down their wine glasses and picked up buckwheat cakes to eat. After the wine and food were full, Mu Yi was also drunk.

With his eyes blurred by drunkenness, he saw Weiha's wife coming over with a glass of wine. It turned out that she was here to toast them. Muyi and Ma Buqi had a drink with her respectively. After she toasted, she and her daughter stepped aside.

Let's eat what everyone left.

Mu Yi was shocked. The status of Yi women here is really low. After doing so many things, they still can't eat with the guests. They have to wait until the guests are full before they can eat something on the side.

Mu Yi sighed again. He thought this was because Ha's family was not rich either. To describe the family as being exposed from all sides was not an exaggeration at all. But they still toasted and killed chickens. They were really too enthusiastic towards people.

The sleepy Mu Yi suddenly thought of a question. How could he go back when he was so drunk and in the dark? If he just went back like this, he would feel a little unwilling. He came down just to see the situation in Erhakou Village. This

I haven't seen anything. Isn't it just a waste of walking for more than ten hours? But if I don't go back, where will I sleep at night?

He quietly asked Ma Buqi: "Brother Ma, are we still leaving tonight?"

Ma Buqi: "Can you still afford to walk?"

Mu Yi: “I can’t walk anymore.”

Ma Buqi: "I'll stay here today."

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After a long time, Ma Buqi finally felt like sleeping. For this reason, Ma Buqi and Mu Yi were led to the room on the right. They asked Ma Buqi and Mu Yi to climb up from the wooden ladder to sleep.

Mu Yi and Ma Buqi staggered up to the half of the bamboo fence. Mu Yi groped for a long time and found nothing like a bed or quilt.

Mu Yi: "Brother Ma, why are you sleeping like this?"

Ma Buqi: "Just lie down and sleep."

Mu Yi suddenly began to regret. He regretted that he had too few clothes. Because he left the fire pond and was blown by the wind that leaked in, he couldn't help but shiver.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the entrance of the building. It turned out to be Weiha bringing them two pieces of charva.

Muyi and Ma Buqi took Charwa, wrapped themselves up tightly and curled up on the bamboo fence upstairs to sleep. It was just that Muyi was a little afraid that he would roll down from the bamboo fence when he turned over in the middle of the night, and subconsciously moved towards the wall.
Chapter completed!