my roommate is not human

In the stilted buildings of the Miao family, the ground floor is mostly used as cattle and sheep pens or warehouses, while the main room and bedrooms are placed above the second floor.

Step into the main room of the main building along the external "zigzag" spiral staircase.

Inside is a very common layout of the main hall of the Miao family. On the wall facing the door, there is a batik painting of Abu Chiyou calling the wind and rain.

Below the painting, there is a thin old man dressed in traditional Miao clothes sitting upright.

With gray eyebrows and a pair of shrewd and wise eyes, piercing, he is slowly pouring the tea from the long-mouthed copper pot into the teacup.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the old man raised his head, his eyes fell on Luo Ke's face, he paused for a moment, then put down the copper pot, and smiled kindly, but his eyes were complicated and obscure, and there was no smile at all, but his tone was calm and gentle: " Luo Ke, are you here?"

"Yes, I haven't seen you for two years. How has Uncle been?" Luo Ke greeted him politely. Ye Xi was not used to seeing him so serious.

The old man shook his head and sighed: "An old man of my age, what else is there to talk about?

The body is broken, but it is just a drag on the young people, and the thinking is also conservative, unable to keep up with the times..."

"Father, what are you talking about?" Wilderness interrupted him with a smile, "An old man is like a treasure, and you are my greatest blessing. No matter what drags you down." Then he turned to Ye Xi and said, "Ye Xi , to introduce you, my father, Kuang Yun, is the leader of this village.

Dad, this is Ye Xi, Luo Ke's friend. "

Ye Xi hurriedly took two steps forward, and greeted respectfully: "Hello, Uncle, I'm Luo Ke's classmate.

I'm sorry, I came too hastily, and I didn't prepare a greeting gift for you when we first met. "

"You can come with Luo Ke, very good, very welcome." Kuang Yun glanced at him and asked pleasantly, "I just made freshly picked Kuding tea, do you want to try it?"

Ye Xi once drank Kuding tea with his father, and felt that it was harder to swallow than Luo Ke's talisman water, so he waved his hand and refused: "Thank you, Uncle, I don't like things that are too bitter."

His answer was exchanged for Kuangye's smile, and he took up the conversation: "I remember Luo Ke likes sweet-scented osmanthus tea, can Ye Xi drink it?"

"Well, in fact, as long as the drink is not too bitter, I can accept it." Ye Xi said with a smile.

"Then sit down and chat with my dad first, and I'll make a pot of sweet-scented osmanthus tea."

After Kuang Ye left, Kuang Yun's face suddenly darkened, his eyes changed from dark to dark, and he stabbed Luo Ke straight like an ice pick, slowed down his speech, and said sullenly: "I didn't expect you to come to Wobukuda again. "

"There won't be anything worth worrying about." Luo Ke calmly pulled Ye Xi to sit on the wicker chair diagonally opposite him, and said lightly.

"What qualifications do you have to make me believe it?" Kuang Yun held his cup tightly with a straight face, his veined hands clearly showed his annoyance.

"It doesn't matter to me if you believe it or not?" Luo Ke raised his eyebrows, and a frivolous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Don't be ignorant of good and bad!" Kuang Yun raised his eyebrows in anger.

Luo Ke was sincere, and said earnestly: "Abo, you are getting old, don't be too angry, be careful that it will hurt you."

The more amiable he was, the angrier Kuang Yun became, and he said angrily: "You brat! I kindly advise you that this is not the place you should come! Especially you shouldn't bring irrelevant people here!"

"That's right... Then I would like to thank you for your kindness." Luo Ke replied with a light smile, obviously sarcastic.

Compared with his refusing to budge even an inch, Kuang Yun's anger was like a violent fist, all of which hit the cotton ball heavily, without any focus at all.

So he was even more annoyed: "Luo Ke! Take your classmates and leave Wobukuda immediately! Otherwise, you will definitely regret it!"

"We are guests invited by the wilderness. If you don't want to see us, please tell him." Luo Ke shrugged.

"You..." Kuang Yun was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Ye Xi looked at this, looked at that, completely dazed, completely confused about what was going on, and was feeling uneasy, but luckily Kuangye finally came back with a teapot, breaking the tense situation.

As if he didn't want his son to find out about his gaffe, Kuang Yun quickly curbed his anger, and transformed into a kind elder with a kind smile on his face in the blink of an eye.

Finally knowing what it means to change face faster than flipping a book, Ye Xi secretly admired that it was a waste of talent for him not to become an actor.

Holding the handle of the pot with the right hand and holding the lid with the left hand, pour first to Luo Ke and then to Ye Xi, each cup of tea is exactly [-]% full.

Wilderness simply and neatly showed the standard etiquette of pouring tea, and greeted enthusiastically: "We use mountain spring water to make tea here. It has a special taste. You can try it."

From the small details of tea pouring, it can be easily seen that he is well versed in the tea ceremony, and the tea he made must not be much worse. Take a small mouthful, and roll down your throat hotly, you don't know what it feels like.

Luo Ke took a sip slowly and lightly, and praised with a smile without hesitation: "That's right, it should be the new tea before the rain."

After being praised verbally by him, Kuang Ye was so happy that his eyes shone brightly, and he frowned and said, "It's indeed new tea. I picked it myself. If you like it, bring some with you when you go back."

Luo Ke announced unceremoniously: "Wow."

Glancing quietly at Kuang Yun's stiff smiling face, Ye Xi wished he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in directly, didn't he see how unpopular he was?I have to pack things, and I'm not even modest, it's really embarrassing...

He was slandering, when suddenly a crisp girlish voice came from downstairs: "Is the wilderness at home?"

Wilderness frowned imperceptibly, walked to the railing of the stairs facing the main room, looked down, and said to the person standing in the yard, "Why are you here?"

The girl didn't hear his displeasure in a daze, chirp quack quack replied: "My mother made sweet-scented osmanthus cake, let me bring some to you and Uncle."

The clear and clear tone unique to little girls could barely get along with Yin Ling, with the intimacy and coquettishness only found in lovers.

Wilderness subconsciously glanced back at Luo Ke, seeing that he was still sipping tea leisurely as if nothing had happened, his eyes darkened involuntarily.

Following the sound of footsteps going upstairs, a girl carrying a wooden snack box quickly appeared at the door of the main room.

Seeing Luo Ke and Ye Xi, she froze for a few seconds, and immediately smiled with the corner of her mouth up, a deep dimple appeared on the left cheek, and greeted affectionately: "Brother Luo Ke, are you here?"

Luo Ke nodded with a smile, pointed to Ye Xi and introduced: "My friend Ye Xi."

"Hi, nice to meet you," the girl walked up to Ye Xi, and extended her hand generously, "I am Ai Li, the fiancée of the wilderness."

Ye Xi hurriedly stood up and shook hands with her politely: "Congratulations on your engagement."

She looked younger than the wilderness, with delicate eyebrows, a round face, and a dimple on the left cheek when she grinned, making her look very playful and cute.

The skin is a bit dark, the body is thin, and the height is not high, about 1.5 meters.

Ye Xi knew that the locals in Xiangxi were generally like this, and 1.5 meters was considered a standard height for women.

After hearing what he said, Ai Li was stunned again, sighed and said: "You don't know yet? We were originally scheduled to get engaged tomorrow, but now we can only postpone it."

"Why?" Ye Xi asked puzzledly, and Luo Ke also looked at her puzzled.

"It happened so suddenly, I haven't had time to inform you." Kuang Ye took the conversation, turned to Luo Ke and asked, "Do you still remember Mrs. Song?"

Luo Ke nodded.

Kuang Ye sighed: "Her son Zuer was working as a tour guide in the city, but suddenly passed away in a car accident.

The news came only yesterday evening, so the engagement date of Ai Li and I can only be postponed.

When I called you, your phone was turned off, I guess you were already on the plane. "

Wobukuda also continues many traditions of the Miao clan. For example, people in the same village are like a big family. If one family has a funeral, other families cannot hold a wedding at the same time.

When this happens, no one can do anything.

Having said that, Luo Ke always felt that Zuer's accidental death on the eve of the engagement in the wilderness was a bit too coincidental.

"Since you're here, stay a few days longer.

As a vacation to Miaojiang, we haven't seen each other for a long time anyway. " Wilderness smiled flatteringly at Luo Ke, it was obvious that he felt very sorry for causing him to make a wasted trip.

"Okay." Luo Ke didn't have much to say, and nodded.

Seeing that he agreed, Kuang Ye showed a happy expression: "It's almost noon, I'll cook in a while and cook some authentic Miao family dishes for you."

"I'll help you." Ai Li warmly introduced herself.

"No need," Wilderness confessed with a smile, "You take them around first, and when you come back in an hour, you can almost have dinner.

Although it is not as prosperous as in big cities, the natural scenery of Wobukuda is quite good. Ye Xi is new here, so you might as well take a look. "

"Okay." Ai Li readily agreed.

After two days of driving, Ye Xi already felt very tired, and just wanted to find a bed to lie down and rest, but seeing Ai Li's high spirits, as a newcomer, she was too embarrassed to refuse.

Four midnight terrors

Ai Li is a straightforward and enthusiastic girl. Along the way, she babbled and narrated various customs of Wobukuda and Miao tribes.

Ye Xi listened with gusto, and although Luo Ke had heard Kuangye talk about it earlier, he listened silently, without showing the slightest sign of impatience.

"...By the way, there is no signal in the mountains, so the mobile phone cannot be used.

If you want to make a phone call, use the landline at home in the wilderness.

However, because the mountain is too high, the maintenance of the lines is difficult, and they are all aging, so they often fail to connect.

Anyway, it is like this in the deep mountains, and it is not convenient to communicate with the outside world. "Ai Li reminded them with a sigh.

Then he signaled Ye Xi to turn to the forked road on the left, "There is a waterfall over there, although it is not big, it is quite beautiful, have you seen the [-]rd TV series "Journey to the West"?

Part of the scenes of the Huaguoshan Water Curtain Cave in the TV series were filmed there. "

"Oh?" Hearing what she said, Ye Xi immediately became interested.

Journey to the West, filmed in [-], was his childhood favorite.

The three walked along the path for more than ten minutes, and they heard the sound of rushing water.