Chapter 582 Arriving at the Kunlun Mountains, the mysterious stone drum from the depths of the Snowy Mountains
In the end, Jin An did not enter Xiaotucheng with the caravan tea merchants.
Instead, we said goodbye on the slope.
Plan to separate into the city.
Zhao Jinchuan glanced at Jin An, whose eyes had darkened since just now, and whispered: "Is Taoist Jin An unhappy about what happened to the serf boy just now?"
Jin An showed a smile and patted Zhao Jinchuan: "Old Zhao, don't think too much. I'm really fine. Thank you very much for this journey."
Along the way, he became familiar with these caravan tea merchants, and Jin An became more familiar with Zhao Jinchuan when he called them.
Zhao Jinchuan still looked at Jin An with some worry: "Actually..."
He originally wanted to persuade Jin An again, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jin An, who smiled gently and said: "I'm really fine."
"It's not like we can't meet again after we enter the city. We don't have to part ways like this. Maybe if we say goodbye today, we can meet again in the city tomorrow."
Jin An waved his hand and said goodbye to the caravan tea merchants in front of him who were fighting against the heaven and the earth and fighting against the harsh natural environment of Tubo all the year round. After getting along with each other for many years, it was still hard to separate them all at once.
But along the way, what he saw the most was clutches.
After saying goodbye, before Jin An turned to leave, he turned to look at the noble and Tibetan boy who used the serf as a dog to ride. At this time, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and there was no smile on his face.
The young nobleman of the Tibetan people did not notice Jin An's gaze, because at this moment, a team entering the city attracted the attention of everyone outside the city.
It was a team composed entirely of serfs. Those serfs were as thin as firewood from hunger and had no clothes on their bodies. They carried thick hemp ropes on their backs like trackers, pulling an ox cart made of crude logs from the Kunlun Mountains.
Come in the direction.
In this scene, someone should have dug up some big treasure from the depths of the Kunlun Mountains.
Jin An, like everyone else, also looked curiously.
What was dragged on the ox cart was a large stone drum, about the size of a millstone and a half, and weighing about two thousand kilograms. There were many complicated runes carved on the boulder.
Listening to the discussions of the people around him, Jin An roughly understood the origin of these stone drums. These rune stone drums were excavated from the depths of the Snowy Mountains. Last year's big avalanche shook out a lot of things from the depths of the snowy mountains and glaciers.
For example, this rune stone drum is one of them.
However, no one has been able to understand the purpose of this rune stone drum so far. The runes carved on it are complicated and obscure.
This serf team did not enter the city, but entered a small village outside the city.
It seems that this kind of scene is not new here. You can see it every once in a while. Everyone is used to it. After watching it for a while, they dispersed.
Jin An and the others watched for a while before continuing into the city.
In fact, when Jin An saw the subtle changes in the facial expressions of the Tibetan nobles when they were young, he did not hide it from Mr. Yiyun and Qi Bo. Qi Bo, who worked part-time as a cattle herder, said with a cheerful smile while driving yaks into the city: "Jin An
The governor was just afraid of disturbing those ordinary tea merchants, so he wanted to deliberately send them away outside the city so that no one would see that they were with us. Taoist priest Jin'an is really kind-hearted and kind-hearted."
Qi Bo looked at Jin An and became more and more pleased with him.
Don't stick to the world.
Not afraid of trouble.
Dare to break the rules of the world.
The most important thing is to hate evil and be generous along the way.
This kind of character looks familiar, but he has the same temperament and outlook as his own son!
Jin An: "?"
"Qi Bo, didn't you notice that there were a few female yaks in the tea merchant's team that harassed the silly sheep all the way?"
As if to verify Jin An's words, the silly sheep sitting under Jin An impatiently called out, as if urging Jin An to leave quickly.
Qi Bo: "?"
Mr. Yiyun: "?"
There was a moment of silence between the two of them.
"Old slave, I have only heard that horses and donkeys give birth to mules, but I have never heard of cows and sheep..." Qi Bo smacked his mouth, feeling that the world is so big, and indeed there are all kinds of wonders. Taoist priest Jin'an asked him
It was an eye-opener.
"Because sheep belong to the family Bovidae." Jin An said matter-of-factly.
While the three of them were walking around and chatting, they had already entered Tucheng. Following an avalanche in the Kunlun Mountains, all kinds of monsters and monsters were running this way. Han Chinese, Tibetan people, and dark-skinned Tianzhu people gathered in the small Tucheng.
We even see a lot of people from the Western Regions with three-dimensional facial features.
It is said to be an earthen city. In fact, it is an earthen wall built with earth and stones. It can only be used to block ordinary wild animals at night. There are very few earthen and stone buildings within the earthen wall. Most people live in tents with wind and horse flags.
inside.
Jin'an, who was leading a "snowy mountain white yak", was particularly eye-catching. It was like a man taking a mythical beast into the city. Some local businessmen he met on the road knelt down to the "white yak" piously, and some were impulsive.
Local people even came around to beat Jin'an and the others.
Because in the eyes of the local people, the white bull is sacred and the mount of the gods. It is blasphemous for Jin'an to imprison the mythical beast because of personal selfishness. The gods who live in the snowy mountains will not bypass Jin'an. Jin'an enters the mountains.
You will be punished by the gods.
The punishment here refers to an avalanche.
Jin An only encountered misunderstandings like this a few times before crossing the Snowy Mountains from the Western Regions to Zhangxiong. The reason why he put ropes on the goats at that time was because he was worried that the team would be blown away by the wind and snow in the Snowy Mountains.
Since entering Shang Shung, the road was deserted and he didn't meet many people. He forgot to take off the noose around the goat's neck, which caused a misunderstanding. He quickly explained that this was a sheep that looked like a cow, and it was really not white.
ox.
I don't know if this stupid sheep is sincerely seeking revenge against Jin An, and he is not able to get along with Jin An. This time he didn't even say a word for a long time, which made Jin An's teeth itch.
I'm probably still sulking because Jin An just said it was a cow!
Finally, Jin An used his trump card and said that if you don't believe this is a sheep, he will shave the wool off today to show everyone whether it is a cow or a sheep. The silly sheep reluctantly bleated.
"It's really a sheep!"
Jin'an left behind a group of Tibetan people who were collectively shocked and stunned, and quickly fled with everyone.
There are really all kinds of people from all walks of life gathered together in this small earth city, including those who sell whole steaks, those who sell cordyceps, those who sell tea, those who sell white salt, and those who rent tents for accommodation, and those who serve as guides for the Han people into the snow-capped mountains.
Noisy.
At this time, a local girl whose skin was slightly tanned by the plateau sun and who was refreshing came over timidly: "Are these guests from Xizhou Prefecture looking for tents to stay in? It's June now.
, the snow-capped mountains are melting, and there are a lot of people going into the mountains. There are a lot of people going into the snow-capped mountains this season, and it’s hard to rent tents. Our family just has the last two tents left.”
The girl may not have found any guests all day, so she hurriedly added: "Guests from Xizhou Prefecture, it will be difficult for you to find a place to stay with so many yaks. Our house is very big, and we can help take care of it for free."
Yak, but you have to bring your own hay.”
Jin An looked at the Tibetan girl in front of him who spoke Chinese in surprise. He didn't think for too long, nodded and said: "Okay."
Today we finally found our first tent guest. The girl was very happy and enthusiastically came over to help carry the packages.
Jin An looked at the other party's thin figure and said no, letting her lead the way.
On the way, I also learned the other person's name, which was Cidan Dolma. Mr. Yiyun explained that the name meant eternal life and expressed the good wishes of the elders to the younger ones.
When he came to the tent, Jin An finally understood what the other party meant by saying that the place was very big and that he could help take care of the yaks for free. The tent was not inside the city, but outside the city. There were not many tents, just three in a row.
There is a big tent on the ground. This is a plateau desert Gobi. There are no stone walls. It is estimated that a wild animal or something can get into the tent directly at night.
Dolma was worried that Jin'an and the others would regret it, so he quickly explained: "I, Ajia, will keep vigil every night. It is absolutely safe here and the yaks will not be lost."
"Ajia is my father." Dolma explained.
"I don't care. It's quite quiet here." Mr. Yiyun looked at the tent in front of him curiously. Smoke rose from the chimney with an opening at the top of the tent. It seemed like someone was cooking in the tent.
"Old slave, obey the master in everything." Qi Bo naturally followed his master, and he would go wherever the master went.
"That's good, this is it. It's nice and quiet here, and there aren't so many noises of cattle, horses, people, and animals. The most important thing is that the air here is fresh, and there isn't that much smell of dry toilets. To be honest, I wouldn't be happy if I lived in Tucheng.
No." Jin An nodded and stayed here.
Mr. Yiyun: "..."
Qi Bo: "..."
Tsetan Dolma secretly glanced at Jin An, who was holding a white yak and talking strangely, a little different from normal people.
The people cooking in the tent seemed to hear voices outside, and a pair of gray-haired old people came out, who were Dolma's grandfather and grandmother.
As soon as they heard that Zhuoma had brought guests, the two old men hurriedly called Jin An and others into the tent. They said that dinner had just been prepared and they quickly took Jin An and others into the tent to rest.
This is a very strange family combination. The grandparents can only speak Tubo, but the granddaughter can speak Chinese. Fortunately, there is a talented and virtuous Mr. Yiyun in the team who is responsible for translating.
Jin An suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask too much about other people's affairs. He asked Mr. Yiyun to go into the tent first, and he and Qi Bo went to tie up the oxen before returning.
Grandpa Dolma, like Dolma, is a simple and enthusiastic Tibetan people. He will not let Jin An and the others do it themselves. He will tie up the cattle and help Jin An take care of the property and yaks. Jin An and the other two will go to the tent and Zhuoma
Ma and others have dinner.
This old man was very stubborn and would help Jin'an and the others take care of their yaks and property no matter what. He asked Jin'an and the others to go in to eat first, and then wait for Zhuo's parents to come back from grazing before taking his place.
This is an old man with a strong sense of responsibility. After receiving the money, he must take good care of the guests' belongings. Otherwise, in the cold winter, the gods will rain heavy white snow and swallow up the cattle and horses.
Finally, under Zhuoma's persuasion, Jin An and the other three walked into the tent, and Shayang consciously regarded himself as a human being and followed Jin An towards the tent.
Perhaps because they mistook the goat for a white yak, Grandpa Dolma and Grandma Dolma did not express any objection to a goat entering a tent to eat and live with people.
However, the surprise that Dolma brought to Jin An was really quite big.
She did not lie. There are indeed only two tents left here, because there are only three tents here. One of the tents is occupied by Dolma's family, and the other two tents have been packed up and rented to people who are preparing to enter the snow-capped mountains.
The two tents are one large and one small. The largest can accommodate more than a dozen people. It is a large tent and a place for everyone to eat. It is complicated for people to come and go.
Now both tents are empty.
Jin An and the others are the first guests.
Looking at the tent, Jin An nodded with satisfaction. This place is very good and suitable for them to stay.