A burst of flames suddenly shot out from the fire gun!
Countless pieces of iron sand shot out from the muzzle along with billowing smoke.
A viper integrated into the environment, with a "snap" sound, its originally high head suddenly softened and fell limply to the ground...
"ah--"
As gunfire rang out.
The man who had retreated far away was so frightened that his legs weakened and he rolled and crawled into the waist-deep thatch!
"Get back!"
Lao Dao is worthy of being a veteran of the world.
Upon seeing this, Lao Dao, who was still squatting on the spot, shouted sharply: "I thought, Zhahu, you were a warrior in my village! It turns out... you are a hammer!"
Lao Dao was furious,
He picked up a stone on the ground and hit it hard on Zhahu's butt!
"Come back! I usually see you wrestling with those common young men in the village. I thought you were a damn good fighter, but it turns out you are a softie!"
"Look at Luo Xuan!"
Lao Dao turned to Luo Xuan, "You are very vigilant...could you be guarding against me anytime and anywhere?"
Luo Xuan put away the firecracker,
While cleaning the barrel of the gun, he smiled and said, "How is this possible? In our village, it is because of you, the great village chief, that we can protect the peace of the entire village..."
"Hehe, that's good."
Lao Dao stood up and kicked Zhahu, "Look at Luo Xuan, then look at you! Damn... are you worthy of being called the Laku Warrior?"
A false alarm.
Lao Dao took Zhahu to vent his anger, but he had no choice but to lead Luo Xuan and Zhahu and continue on their way.
The village where Nami was injured is actually not too far from the boundary river.
It's just that there is nothing but weeds and wives along the way, and there is almost no path to follow.
The view is blocked by the weeds, and the only thing that can be seen is the direction of the leaves of the surrounding plants and the sun above our heads.
Lao Dao was actually able to accurately identify the direction in this desolate place.
have to say,
Everyone has his own merits.
Especially for a guy like Lao Dao, his survival skills in this kind of tropical rain forest will probably amaze anyone who meets him.
Along the way,
In addition to encountering several venomous snakes and a South Asian Indochinese leopard on the way.
I didn't encounter any other big dangers.
Not only that,
The agile Lao Dao transformed into an excellent hunter once he entered the jungle.
After only walking about 20 miles, Lao Dao had already shot three golden pheasants, two hares, and a medium-sized Burmese python.
It was already noon.
But Lao Dao and Zha Hu had no intention of stopping and lighting a fire to cook.
Luo Xuan couldn't help but ask Lao Dao, "How far are we from our destination?"
Lao Dao replied, "There are still 20 miles of land. If we endure it any longer, I won't hunt from now on, I will just keep my head down and travel."
When we get to the ‘Mogu House’ outside the village, we will stop and rest.”
Mushroom house?
See Luo Xuan and be puzzled,
Lao Dao explained, "The so-called Mogu House is used to receive guests who have not been invited by the leader of the village.
There used to be very frequent wars here, uh... Actually, it's not peaceful over there now either."
Lao Dao said, "This place is not as safe as our place in Liao Lao County. If people from a certain village want to visit another village to discuss matters.
Unless there is an invitation from the leader of the cottage.
Otherwise, visitors must first go to Mogu House and explain their intention...unless they are the kind of force that leads a large group of people and directly wants to enter the stronghold. That is naturally not the case."
Luo Xuan suddenly realized:
The so-called mushroom house actually functions as the reception office in the unit?
Feelings are visitors. You must first go to the Mogu House and explain your purpose and intention to the other party.
Then whether to fight or talk,
Then the people in Moguwu will report it to the leader of the village, who will make the final decision?
When Lao Dao saw Luo Xuan, he had already guessed the purpose of Mugu House, with a look of amusement on his face, "That Mugu House is a good place to go!"
"It's up to you to challenge tonight?"
The obscene look on Lao Dao's face became even stronger, "How about it? Do you dare to try it?"
Luo Xuan shook his head, "I haven't seen yet what kind of place the mushroom you mentioned is. I won't agree to anything... Let's talk about it when the time comes."
The three of them chatted while speeding up their progress and hurried forward.
Finally in the afternoon, around 4 or 5 o'clock.
Arriving at the foot of a high mountain.
The so-called mogu house is actually a round wooden house.
Its roof has not been replaced for many years because of the thatched shed above.
Some plants gradually grew on top of the thatch that had begun to decay and rot.
There are unknown wild flowers among them, as well as various mushrooms... But look at the shape and color of these mushrooms.
Luo Xuan seriously suspected that the mushrooms on the roof were highly poisonous.
Totally inedible.
But some people dare to eat it!
In the mogu house, there was a young woman, about 23 or 4 years old.
People here generally get married young.
The young woman in front of me is probably a mother of 3 or 5 children at her age.
Lao Dao led Luo Xuan into the door and gave all the prey he caught along the way to the woman.
"Guests from afar, please sit down and have a rest."
The woman collected the prey and welcomed Lao Dao into the door with a smile on her face, "It looks like you are the guests over there, right?"
Lao Dao nodded, "Liao Lao County."
There was a look of envy on the woman's face, "It's better to be in China! I heard that the villagers over there no longer dare to fight in private.
Just be safe! Let's drink, sing, and dance. How wonderful!
Why would you go to someone else's land and beat someone alive just for the sake of a hilltop or a cow?"
Lao Dao smiled and said, "It's safe, but I, the leader, have become the nose of the fish in the river... a decoration."
"Dear guests, please wait here. I will prepare some food for you."
The woman didn't answer Lao Dao's words.
After glancing at Luo Xuan, the woman picked up a small bamboo basket.
Then he went out and left.
"How's it going? She's pretty, isn't she?"
Lao Dao approached Luo Xuan and said, "In a while, until night, you can...hehehehe."
Luo Xuan frowned, "I'm telling you, Lao Dao, there are so many girls in Laku Village, but you haven't been dazzled by them yet? Why did you come all the way here to fool around?"
Lao Dao shook his head, "You don't understand. A common young man like you can naturally play with the girl you like.
But I can't... Even if everyone in the village can do it, I can't do it since I became the leader! This is a rule left by our ancestors."
What a big-ass copycat leader...and he's also out of date.
There are so many scruples!
Lao Dao cannot act recklessly in his own village, probably because he needs to keep an appropriate distance from everyone.
if not,
When Lao Dao handles things in the village, others will think that he is unfair.
Alas, maybe this is because if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.
Luo Xuan asked him, "Who is that woman just now?"
Lao Dao replied, "She is a 'residential guest' in the cottage, placed at the foot of the mountain, on the only way in and out of the cottage.
In the past, this kind of person was usually filled by an older, lonely man from the village."
Lao Dao explained, "But those old widowers, most of them have weird tempers.
If there is a conflict between some enemy and friendly cottages and they send people to discuss matters...it will be fine, but they will cause trouble.
Even small things that can turn enemies into friends will most likely have to be turned into big things by him!"
"So, many cottages later arranged for those young and widowed 'unfortunate women' in the village to take on this position."
Luo Xuan nodded.
I began to understand a little bit in my heart, the logic behind the copycat's behavior:
——Arrange the "ominous woman" in the Mogu House to receive visitors who come to the village to discuss matters.
Thus,
The copycat can not only drive out the "bad luck"... In fact, the copycat may not only consider the so-called "bad luck".
If such a young widowed woman stayed in the village, she would probably make the men in the village ready to take action.
In the end, the family was not harmonious.
It's not easy to survive in the mountains.
Without a man to support the family, it would be difficult for just one woman to support the family.
The purpose of this arrangement in the village is probably to reduce the burden on the village.
Let them come to Moguwu, these poor young widowed women, and they will have an income.
after all,
Everyone who comes here to be a guest must stay in Mogu House for one night before entering the village.
These people are like old knives, they will never come empty-handed.
No matter whether he is coming to seek revenge against Shanzhai, or whether he is preparing to form an alliance.
In short,
They will not make things difficult for the miserable woman in the lonely house. On the contrary, they will send quite generous prey or food.
As a hand covering gift.
And because of these hard-working women, they were severely ostracized by the village.
So much so that these women would not be able to raise their heads in front of the mountain people.
Over time,
A sense of inferiority that goes deep into their bones; even disgust and disgust for her own body.
These women who are willing to force themselves to put down their posture and do their best to serve the passing guests...
In order to survive,
They can only break the pot and try their best to please the guests who come to visit the cottage.
And conversely,
In doing so, they can also build the first barrier for the cottage to resolve hatred or deepen feelings.
after all...
Just like Lao Dao, he is an evil guest who comes to this village to demand compensation.
Wait until the evening to drink and dance,
Eat some more poisonous mushrooms to relieve the anger... I guess when I wake up tomorrow morning, I will feel angry all over my body.
Luo Xuan was very doubtful: How many points could he have left?
High!
Don't underestimate the survival wisdom of people in these remote villages and cottages.
