Xiao Baoshan was dull again.
He also asked in his heart: who am I? Who the hell am I?
Who is the girl in the dream and who is the woman in front of you?
After congealing for a long time, Jin Xiaoyu saw that he didn't respond, so he rashly reached out and stroked his face, then slapped it like a tease, and then jiaodidi said again: "do you don't want to say, or can't remember anything?"
"I can't remember." Xiaobao mountain road.
Jin Xiaoyu smiled: "it doesn't matter. You can think slowly. If you don't have a place to go, live with me first. Don't worry. You won't treat you badly."
"What is this place?" Xiao Baoshan asked again.
Jin Xiaoyu frowned: "this is Longmen inn. I'm in charge here. You're sleeping in my room and my bed."
Xiao Baoshan immediately turned over from his bed and said, "I'm a rough man. How can I live in your room."
Jin Xiaoyu stretched out his hand and put it on his shoulder: "you're injured now. What's the defense of staying for a while?"
Xiao Baoshan pushed Jin Xiaoyu's hand away and looked very determined: "please arrange another room for me, or give me a firewood room. As long as there is a corner, I will remember the kindness of being in charge."
"Do you really think so?" Jin Xiaoyu winked at him again.
You know, there are few men who don't want to take advantage of her when they come to Longmen inn.
Except for Mr. Li who came last month.
Xiao Baoshan avoided Jin Xiaoyu's evocative eyes and said firmly, "yes, that's what I think."
……
Tianshan tribe.
Ye Xiaoxian's potato chip business is OK.
Among them, honey potato chips are more popular. Xiao Tieshu and Jia Zhenbo came back from the county. They all say that there are many repeat customers now. Some people buy a big bag as soon as they buy it.
Unfortunately, the county is too far away.
It took them a day and a night when they came, but at that time, they took a carriage and brought their families. Naturally, they couldn't walk fast.
Now Xiao Tieshu and Jia Zhenbo go to battle lightly and have to go for a day.
So every time ye Xiaoxian would prepare a two-day meal, let them stay in the county for one night, sell it for two days at a time, and prepare some nangs for them to drink when they were hungry.
In addition, ye Xiaoxian also arranged for Liu Qianqian and a servant of their family to take some to the market.
Although the business can't make much money, it can barely subsidize some families.
That day, when ye Xiaoxian and Xiao Baozhu went to the river to wash clothes, they happened to meet a woman from the same pass. Her name was a Zhi, and it was hard to escape.
A Zhi was very envious of Ye Xiaoxian. While washing his clothes, he said, "you guys really have ideas. Not only are you not at the mercy of the patriarch, you can make money here. When we first came, we did what the patriarch asked us to do. We didn't dare to say a word."
Ye Xiaoxian asked, "what about you now?"
"Now, it's better now. We are obedient. The host will give us extra food. A while ago, he gave us a small piece of land to plant vegetables, potatoes and so on. We don't have to eat Nang every day. However, I still envy you." Ah Chi road.
Ye Xiaoxian said with a smile, "it will get better and better in the future. Don't worry."
A Zhi asked again, "where did you come from before? We're from Hexin county. We escaped when we heard that we were going to attack the city. Fortunately, we escaped quickly. I heard that many people died on the way to escape."
"Yes, there are dead bodies all the way." Ye Xiaoxian said.
"It's settled now. We kind of want to go back, but now we have no possessions and no money. If we go back, we have to experience the way we came. We really don't have the courage to go back. Do you still want to go back?" A Zhi seldom meets people who can speak Chinese, so he talks a lot.
Ye Xiaoxian hasn't spoken yet, but Xiao Baozhu next to her is very sure: "I don't want to go back."
She has a bad reputation in Qinghe County, and Wang Xiucai is still in Qinghe County. If she goes back, she will be discussed all her life.
Ye Xiaoxian doesn't care. If she goes back, she can still live in a big house. After all, she has a house in the county. However, after she goes back, her life is still the same as before. She does some small business and has no hope.
Besides, she used to live in that house and can wait for xiaobaoshan. Now xiaobaoshan has... It doesn't matter whether she can go back or not.
Ye Xiaoxian said, "I think the scenery here is very good. I'm in a good mood. It doesn't matter whether I go back or not."
Xiao Baozhu glanced at Ye Xiaoxian with gratitude.
After listening, a Zhi said, "Alas, the scenery is very good, but it's just like that after reading too much. By the way, I came early and understood some words here. Yesterday, I seemed to hear my farmer say that the clan leader was going to ask you for money."
"Ask for money? Ask for what money?" Xiao Baozhu asked.
"I said you were foreign. Now you start doing business again. You have to pay some money to the tribe." Ah Chi road.
Xiao Baozhu said, "that's impossible. They took our face, and we haven't said anything yet."
A Zhi said, "this Tianshan tribe, other herdsmen are good and friendly to us. Only the patriarch's family can't do it. His daughter and wife are used to it."
……
Speaking of the patriarch's wife and daughter, that afternoon, the patriarch's wife and daughter rode a horse.
The patriarch's wife is saadati and the daughter is Taji Guli. Both of them are dark and large. Especially the patriarch's wife has a round waist and a round belly. The clan looks vicious on the horse. A Zhi said that many people in the tribe are afraid of her.
Dati and Guli can speak a little Chinese, but they don't speak as well as the patriarch.
When they came, they dismounted and asked, "who is in charge?"
I want to find someone who can speak here.
Liu Yuanwai stood out and met with a smile: "Hello, what's the matter with you?"
Guli asked, "did you make money?"
Liu Yuanwai pretended not to understand: "what, what money?"
Seeing ye Xiaoxian baking potato chips, Guli pointed to her potato chips: "this, make money?"
Liu Yuanwai understood, but he pretended not to understand. At noon, ye Xiaoxian told him about it. Ye Xiaoxian meant to fool around if you can, and fool around if you can.
Liu Yuanwai went to get some potato chips for the mother and daughter, and then laughed and said, "so you want to eat potato chips. No problem. You can taste them here first, or you can pack some to take away, which is OK."
Dati said, "it's not packing, it's not eating, it's money."
Liu Yuanwai hurriedly said, "no, no, no, we can't take your money. You must be the family of the patriarch. If we take your money, who are we, right? We can't take your money, we can't take it."
Dati and Guri were almost angry, and it was useless to explain.
They had to swear and leave.
It's also because the patriarch went to the county to do business. Otherwise, it won't be the two of them.
……
The patriarch came back the next afternoon.
As soon as he came back, dati and Guli came and complained that the new refugees didn't cooperate and asked them to give money. They pretended they didn't understand and made all kinds of careless eyes.
The patriarch asked, "is it true that you don't understand?"
He knew that the two women in his family were really poor in Chinese, and it was normal to fail to understand.
Guli said, "I don't know. I talked for a long time. They also talked for a long time. They brought us a bag of potato chips back. It seems that they are a little enthusiastic."
Guli has eaten almost that bag of potato chips. It's the first time she has eaten such a delicious snack. She really wants to have the cheek to get another bag back.
The patriarch touched his moustache and thought about how to ask for money.
Collecting money was a small matter. He was very busy. That day, he pointed to a remote place for ye Xiaoxian to settle down. In the past, he had to ride a horse. It took time to go back and forth.
Besides, not only Ye Xiaoxian's family, but also other new refugees are also difficult to communicate. It is said that another group of refugees will come the day after tomorrow. When these refugees come, they are talking with each other and making gestures for a long time to communicate and understand.
The patriarch thought, well, they have just started small business. They must not have much money now. It's better to solve the language problem first.
There is also a man who is proficient in both Chinese and tribal language in the tribe, named dilibel. Bayer used to be a Guannei man and married to the tribe 20 years ago. Now she is no different from the people of the tribe. She teaches the patriarch's Chinese.
The patriarch said to dati, "go to Aunt Bayer tomorrow and discuss with her about teaching refugees Chinese. All refugees should participate. Be sure to quickly learn our tribe's words and integrate into our tribe as soon as possible, so we can take care of it in the future."
Dati and Guri thought it made sense.
Guli also said that she wanted to be a disciplinarian and take a whip. If anyone didn't obey, it was like beating cattle and sheep, beating a whip to see who dared not learn.
The patriarch always obeyed his daughter's orders. Only by being more strict could he learn well, so he agreed.
……
Ye Xiaoxian and her colleagues were informed that everyone was going to learn the local language. The time was set in the morning so that they would not delay their farm work.
Except Xiao Tieshu and Jia Zhenbo, who were going to do business in the county, everyone else went.
Anyway, Xiao Tieshu and Jia Zhenbo have been running outside. They have contacted many local people. They will speak a few local words for a long time, which is faster than learning on the spot.
There are Xiao Baocheng, Baoxue and Baoyang. During this time, children nearby often find them to play. As long as children play together, they can communicate. Baoyang can speak a lot of local dialect now.
Ye Xiaoxian and others really need to learn.
After arriving at the designated place in the morning, I saw a middle-aged woman waiting there.
The people here look a little like Hu people, but the middle-aged woman is like people in the pass. Although she is over 40, she is still small, beautiful and looks very elegant.