Holy Bone

Chapter 417 Siyang Kaitai
Although Jin'an called Yali.

But the ten-member team all hula-la ran over.

What they brought was the water bag that had just been filled with clean water today.

When seeing the clear water, the villagers' lips were severely chapped and their mouths were parched, and the eyes of the villagers showed the desert people's desire for water.

But they didn't reach for those water bags.

He looked at Jin An and the others with puzzled and puzzled eyes.

Desert water is precious. In other places, outsiders have always lost their way in the desert or drank all the water, and then borrowed water from locals.

Today it's the other way around.

Because these local villagers are in such a miserable situation, outsiders don't ask them to borrow water to drink, but instead send water to these locals to drink.

This twist.

Let them all stunned in astonishment.

Thinking it was their illusion, no one dared to reach out to catch the water.

Until, Jin An asked Yali to translate for him. When they heard the news of Sadiq and Sahaf, the villagers were so tired that their numb eyes lit up, and several people rushed out of the crowd crying.

Several middle-aged men and women, supporting a white-haired old woman, walked out of the crowd excitedly and asked about the whereabouts of Sadiq and Sahaf.

There is a middle-aged man and woman who are Apa Ata of Sahaf.

A middle-aged woman was Sadiq's wife, and Sadiq's wife was half a head stronger than Sadiq. Jin'an finally understood why old Sadik was afraid of his wife at home.

This is called natural blood suppression.

And the gray-haired old woman was Sadiq's Apa, Sahaf's grandmother.

They cried and wanted to find Sadiq and Sahaf, and excitedly asked Jin'an where they were, how they were doing now, and whether they were safe. The two left the village to find water for two years, and they did not return for two years after going there, and there was no news at all. , They all thought that something happened to the two of them.

Hearing the news about the two of them suddenly today, the two years of fear and insomnia all turned into tears at this moment.

"Both old Sadiq and young Sahaf are still alive and doing very well, you can rest assured."

Jin An said in a deep voice, and Yali translated.

"We are their friends. They left their hometown to find water for two years. They miss their hometown every day, but they are not in the village now because they feel that they are guilty and have no face to see you. They want to return after they have redeemed their sins. Teshsata village."

"We are going deep into the desert this time, and we will pass through the village of Teshisata, so they asked us to say goodbye to you when we saw you. By the way, they have been away from the village for two years and finally found water for the village. They finally made up for their debts. The debt they owed, they will come back and reunite soon after they have paid off their sins.”

After listening to Yali's translation, and hearing that Sadiq and Sahaf were safe and sound, they wept with joy, and then turned to scolding the two for their flirtatiousness. It has been two years since they left, how could they be willing to leave their family behind? The Apa-Atta sheds tears every day, and does not go home to see Apa-Ata.

Even Sadiq's mother-in-law, crying and crying, began to yell at each old woman, crying and crying while scolding.

Both Jin'an and Ilham looked at Sadiq with suppressed smiles.

Sadiq was crying at the moment, not paying attention to the eyes of the two, listening to the mother-in-law scolding him, so familiar and kind, everything is better than home and the mother-in-law at home.

He likes to be scolded by his mother-in-law.

I used to think that the mother-in-law at home was always annoying.

I miss it so much now.

I can't wait to be 20 years younger, and I won't get tired of listening to it for a lifetime.

Hearing that her son and grandson were safe and sound, although the old woman also looked agitated, she quickly calmed down and did not fully trust Jin An's words.

"This Taoist priest should be Han, right?" The old woman could not speak Chinese, and this time it was still Yali who acted as the interpreter.

Asked by the old woman, the other villagers at the scene recalled the encounter two years ago after the initial joy, and their joy suddenly darkened, and they became silent again, even looking at Yali and the others. The water that was kindly handed over was full of vigilance and vigilance.

Jin'an had already anticipated the reaction of these villagers.

He was not angry or annoyed because his kindness was misunderstood, and smiled gently: "About what happened two years ago, old Sadiq and young Sahaf told me."

"The Teshi Sata village was kind enough to save the Han people but led the wolves into the house. This happened because of the Han people. They forced the old Sadiq and the young Sahafu to leave their homes and go out to find water. They were deceived by the Han people once, which almost caused the whole village to be wiped out. , Their hatred and hostility towards the Han people, according to normal reasoning, is indeed impossible to trust the Han people in this life, but will only hate us Han people even more."

"Old Sadiq and young Sahaf should be hostile to us Han Chinese."

"Their families should be hostile to us Han people."

"The whole village of Teshisata Village should still be hostile to us Han people."

Jin An looked at the thin, long-term malnourished villagers in front of him, and continued in a low voice: "I know that because of my Han nationality, it will be difficult for you to accept me... just like Sadiq and Sahaf at the beginning They were also very hostile to me, until they slowly accepted me after spending a long time getting to know each other."

"But I think that even Sadiq and Sahafu can accept me. As long as I treat each other with sincerity and sincerity, I can also impress the villagers of Teshi Sata Village. Therefore, we did not hide our identity as Han Chinese. If we want to Let you believe my words, first of all, sincerity is the most important thing. And deception is not done by friends, the people of the desert hate being deceived and betrayed the most."

When it came to this, the two sheep at Jin An's feet looked at what Jin An seemed to be anxiously saying. Jin An was taken aback when he heard this, and then showed a bit of a dumbfounded expression.

"In order to allow you to trust me with confidence, Sadiq and Sahaf specifically told you some of your privacy."

Jin'an looked at Sadiq's wife: "Your name is 'Erguli', and you are Sadiq's wife. Sadiq said that he had seen the world with a businessman, and by copying a few poems of the Han people, he made Teshisata village The flower is married..."

"He also said there was a birthmark on your ass..."

After listening to Jin An's words, Mrs. Sadiq blushed immediately: "That dead ghost even told you such a private matter?"

It caused a burst of laughter from the others.

These words were actually what Sadiq told Jin An just now.

He was afraid that Jin'an would not gain the trust of his family, so he got angry and told Jin'an everything he should and shouldn't say.

"You are Sahaf's parents, Mutukiti and Inaf. Sahaf said that he accidentally lost a lamb when he was tending sheep when he was a child. In fact, the lamb was not lost, but entered his Atta. The stomachs of Mutukiti and Sadiq, they were worried that they would be beaten by you, so they bought him with a hoof and a circle of meat around the buttocks of the lamb, and asked Sadiq to take the blame for them... Sahafu said that he only ate a goat's hoof and butt meat, and ended up eating sticks for two days. The more he thought about it, the more he suffered, and he wanted to tell the truth, but in the end he was bought by the remaining goat's hoof."

As Jin An talked, even he himself felt a little ridiculous.

This pair of uncle and nephew is really a treasure.

With a scream, the most tender part of Sahaf's father's waist was pinched by Sahaf's mother and turned violently. Unprepared, he let out a scream. The pain made cold sweat on his forehead and he dared not dodge with a guilty conscience. .

In fact, Jin'an still has a lot of privacy to say, but there is no need to wait for him to tell. The villagers in Teshisata Village have already believed his words. He is the most trusted friend of Sadiq and Sahafu.

If it is not the most trusted person, it is impossible to know so many private, private words.

They were all happy for both of them.

The two left the village because of the Han people, and because of the Han people, they made sincere friends. Neither of them was blinded by hatred. Instead, they learned to let go of their hatred and made new good friends.

They were both sincerely happy for the two of them.

They have been worried all these years, fearing that the two of them will be overwhelmed, their thoughts will go to extremes, and they will go to kill Han people and offend Han people.

The villagers in Teshisata Village have already accepted Jin'an and chose to trust Jin'an. At this time, the old woman said nervously to Jin'an in an old voice: "Master Jin'an, just now I suspected that you came to Teshisa For the purpose of Ta Village, I apologize to you on behalf of the people of the clan, thank you Taoist Master Jin'an for taking care of Sadiq and Sahaf all the time, and hope that I did not cause a gap in your friendship with Sadiq and Sahaf just now."

Seeing an elder speak so politely to him, Jin An hurriedly told him not to be so polite, explaining that he didn't take those things to heart.

Teshisata Village has accepted Jin'an and the others, and the villagers began to take the water bags, and after thanking them, they couldn't wait to drink them.

However, these villagers did not drink all the water in Jin'an.

A villager only drank clean water from one water bag.

It is equivalent to a small sip for each person.

It's not that they don't want to drink more, but that they know that the fresh water in the desert is precious, so they don't dare to be greedy and drink too much, for fear that Jin'an and the others won't have enough water to drink during their next trip to the desert.

"You don't have to be so polite. In fact, this water belongs to Teshisata Village, and it was originally the property of Teshisata Village." Jin'an's words made the villagers a little confused.

At this moment, Yali said a few words: "You should thank Daoist Jin'an, he is the one who brought water back to the dry well in the village, and the clear and clean water you drink is drawn from the dry well in Teshisata Village. "

Yali's words really caused a burst of uproar and astonishment again, shocking.

When the villagers witnessed with their own eyes that the dry well, which could only be pumped up with mud, was shaken up again after several years to clean and clear water, after the initial shock, everyone could no longer hold back the tears of joy. Cry out loud.

It was unknown who in the crowd knelt down to Jin An first.

Others also knelt down one after another, expressing their gratitude to Jin'an.

Jin'an is the god they have been praying for all this time. Only the gods can create such a miracle and produce such clear water in the desert.

Jin'an asked Yali and the others to help the villagers up, and then patiently explained: "Actually, I didn't do much. The water in the well itself has not dried up, it's just blocked by silt."

Although Jin'an said it lightly, the villagers of Teshisata Village have learned about the whole process of digging the well through Yali's mouth, and know the dangers involved, and have been expressing their gratitude to Jin'an.

"Sadiq and Sahafu have met noble people this time. Daoist Jin'an, you are the great nobleman of our Teshisata village! It is the blessing of Sadiq and Sahafu to know Daoist Jin'an, as well as our Teshisa The great blessings of Ta Village!" Sadiq's mother, that is, the old woman, held Jin'an's hand tightly and thanked him non-stop.

This night, there was a grand bonfire in the village of Teshisata.

The villagers sang and danced around Jin'an and others. They brought out sata, tambourines, and nagna drums, and welcomed Jin'an who came from afar with the unique enthusiasm of desert children.

Some villagers dug up their hidden cellars, took out the few meat reserves, entertained Jin'an heartily, and presented the desert people with the same enthusiasm as the desert sun.

Infected by these atmospheres, Jin'an asked Yali to share some dried meat and goat's milk wine from the camels to the villagers, because he could see that the villagers were emaciated and their skin was dry and dull. sequelae.

When the bonfire event was coming to an end and everyone was eating and drinking, Jin An asked curiously why the villagers didn't stay in the village during the day and didn't come back until night?

Is it because there is a lack of water in the village and go out to find new water sources?
If it is going out of the village to find water, shouldn't the whole village be dispatched, and even the baby who is still in its infancy should be taken with him?
When Jin An raised this question, the villagers who were talking and laughing and drinking goat's milk wine were collectively silent, with scruples on their faces.

With a helpless sigh, the patriarch of Teshisata village told the truth: "Going south along the desert, you will come across a collapsed Populus euphratica tree. Hidden there, only dare to return to the village after dark."

Jin An was taken aback.

He could still understand leaving the village at night and hiding outside during the day.

You leave the village during the day and come back at night, what's going on?

The patriarch of Teshisata Village is very old, long-term labor and malnutrition, resulting in an old man who looks like a bone.

Seeing the doubt in Jin An's eyes, the old patriarch began to tell the secret.

"About half a year ago, the depths of the desert have ceased to be peaceful. There are always waves of people entering the depths of the desert."

"What is there in the depths of the desert, those of us who have lived here for generations naturally know that those people are all heading for the Kingdom of the Immortal God. There is longevity and treasures, and every year, groups of people are attracted to go deep into the desert to search for them. After this group of people die, another group of people will continue to go into the desert to search for it... It’s like in the past thousand years, no one has ever stopped searching for the desert. The legendary Kingdom of the Undead Gods, but no one has ever found the Kingdom of the Undead Gods."

"However, since half a year ago, the number of people entering and leaving the deep desert has become more and more frequent, and the number of times is much higher than before... Judging from this situation, it seems that someone has made some important discoveries in the deep desert, so they attracted so many people into the desert. There are Han people, people from the countries of the Western Regions, people from nomadic tribes in the far north, sand robbers, treasure thieves, and other identities deliberately pretending to be businessmen from the Western Regions... It seems that they all gathered into the depths of the desert at once. rush."

"The reason why our whole family hid outside started from a month ago. About a month ago, a group of powerful sand bandits went deep into the desert and arrested people everywhere. They arrested many people, including businessmen, There are camel travelers, Han people from Kangding, and civilians captured from other desert countries. I heard that the sand bandits want to do a big thing in the desert and need to arrest many people...We are afraid that there will be so many people recently. When people go deep into the desert, sooner or later the location of the village will be hidden, and more people will know it, and they will be even more afraid that the gang of sand robbers will target our village and come to our village to arrest people! I can't resist the sand bandits attacking the village. There are so many women and children in the village. Once they fall into the hands of the sand bandits, they will either be ruined or sold to slave traders. That's why I decided to take the villagers to hide outside. Hiding outside, I dared to go back to the village to get some water at night."

According to what the old patriarch said, half of the sheep in the village were slaughtered by them and made into jerky. They took all the jerky and food away. In a makeshift camp outside.

Jin An frowned: "Old patriarch, it's not a good idea for you to keep hiding like this. There are always times when the mountains are empty, and the weather in the desert is abnormal recently. It's hot outside and lacks water. The life of the clansmen may be even more difficult."

The old patriarch looked at the others, and said as if he had made some major decision: "In the past, we had no choice but to hide as much as we could to survive, even if we never gave up our homeland, but now it's different! Daoist Jin'an help us When the village finds water, we have something more worthy of protection than life! To keep clean water is to keep the treasure of the desert, and having water means we can support more people and give birth to more tribesmen!"

"We're not going to hide anymore!"

"And... I heard the news five days ago that the sand bandits have gone deeper into the desert, and it is estimated that they will not pass by our village again in a short time."

That night, Jin An talked a lot with the old patriarch and the others.

Some talked about the abnormal weather in the desert, some talked about the underground mausoleum, and some talked about the ancient river course and the history of Teshisata Village.

the next day.

The camel team that had replenished Qingshui was ready to go on the road again. They went in the wrong direction several times on the road, which delayed a lot of time. Now that it has entered December, they must hurry up to make up for the lost footsteps.

Once you miss December, you will have to wait for the next year to go to the desert to find the Guchi Kingdom.

Just people.

They have their own selfishness.

Jin An admitted that he was indeed a little selfish.

In order to find the country of Guchi, the old Sadiq and the young Sahafu had to be sacrificed. As soon as they reunited with their relatives, they had to experience parting again.

However, the optimism of the two surprised Jin An.

When Jin An approached the two of them and explained his purpose of coming, the two were actually very open about parting again.

"Daoist Jin'an, without you, there would be no us, let alone this reunion with our family. Seeing that the family is safe and the village has water again, several of our wishes are for you to help us, Daoist Jin'an. We realize that if there is one more god in the desert, Daoist Jin'an, you are the god sent by God to save the lives of our entire village."

"We are not the kind of people who don't know good and evil, don't know how to repay and be grateful, and we promised that we will help Taoist Jin'an find Guchi Kingdom for you. My nephew and I have always thought that you are a master of big things, and you will definitely be successful Find Guchi Country, and we will be able to return to Teshisata Village in the near future.”

Old Sadik said gratefully.

Ever since I met Apa Ata once and learned that he was in good health, even the little Sahafu became much more optimistic, and couldn't wait to shout: "When are we going to set off, Taoist Master Jin'an? The sooner the better, help Taoist Master Jin'an to find you Gu Chi Country!"

The villagers of Teshisata are simple and honest.

Before Jin'an left, he left Zhang Erlang Zhenjun's water talisman in the village.

After he introduced the purpose of the imperial water talisman, he asked the old patriarch to stick the yellow talisman on the wall of the well, so that he no longer had to worry about the silt at the bottom of the well and block the well water.Moreover, this imperial water talisman also has the effect of purifying water quality, strengthening the body, and improving physical fitness.

In the early morning, before dawn, the camel team replenished the water and started on the road again.

On this day, in Teshisata village, the villagers were grateful and demolished the well water house and built a shrine on the original site.

In Shenyu, there are statues of Erlang Zhenjun, Taoist priests, and goat gods, praying for good weather and strong cattle and sheep.

It's just that the goat statue this time is a little different from the ones in Huangzishan Village and Yueqiang Kingdom. This time there are three little sheep followers dragging beside the goat statue.

This time it's really Siyang Kaitai!
If Jin An knew about this, I wonder if he would bring more sheep into the desert!At that time, a temple will be full of sheep?

(End of this chapter)