genius divination

Chapter 1415 Beggar Wizard
"However, how do you know that the map will be reflected on the surface of Tianchi Lake?" Fan Jiannan looked at Wu Nanming with some doubts and asked.

"If a person lives long enough, in addition to becoming more sophisticated and nagging, he will always have a little more knowledge." Wu Nanming said with a slight smile.

Fan Jiannan became speechless. It is true that Wu Nanming should know a lot of things that ordinary people don't, given that he lived such a long life.However, Fan Jiannan always felt that this was Wu Nanming's excuse.But since he said that, even if Fan Jiannan had doubts, he could only keep it in his heart.

Several people sat in Fang Min's car and settled at the home of a nearby Kazakh family.The male owner of this house is the guide Fang Min found.

The ancestors of the Kazakhs lived in northern XJ and Central Asia grasslands very early.There is a certain relationship with the nomadic tribes in ancient history, such as Turks, Uighurs, Qincha, and Mongolia.The Kazakh nation was first formed in the White Horde Khanate established by the Mongols.Among the modern Kazakhs there are still some tribes that retain the above-mentioned ancient names.

According to folk legends about white goose, Kazakh means "white goose".Some people also interpret Kazakhs as "warriors", "free people" and "departees".This is a legendary nomad.In the past, the vast majority of people lived a nomadic life of chasing water and grass.The herdsmen live in a lightweight yurt that is easy to support and disassemble.

With the development of modern tourism, they also rely on the convenience of tourism brought by the Tianchi to entertain guests in the yurts for profit.

The male host looks more than 40 years old, and looks a little older than ordinary people.But he is warm and forthright, and he can speak Chinese well.After the conversation, I found out that the host, Balta, was a college student who graduated from the University for Nationalities. No wonder he speaks Chinese with a Beijing accent.

The Kazakhs respect the elderly, whether it is drinking tea or eating, they must respect the elderly first.Generally, it is customary for the elders to sit first when eating, and the others bend their legs around the tablecloth or sit on the felt on their knees in turn.During the meal, the best meat should also be given to the elderly.The male host Balta explained with a smile that Wu Nanming is both a distinguished guest and an elder.So as usual, let him sit.

After hearing the hostess' explanation, Fan Jiannan couldn't help laughing secretly, if they knew Wu Nanming's real age, wouldn't they have to confess him?
Kazakhs are hospitable and sincere.For those who come to lodge, the host will offer the best food to entertain them.When very distinguished guests or relatives who have not seen for many years come, in addition to slaughtering sheep, they also need to slaughter horses and treat each other with horse meat.Before eating, Balta used a jug to carry water and a washbasin to let Fan Jiannan and others wash their hands, because they eat directly with their hands, so washing hands is very necessary.Finally, put the plates containing the sheep's head, hind legs and ribs in front of the guests.

Wu Nanming skillfully picked up the knife, first cut off a piece of meat from the right side of the sheep's head, and then cut off the left ear, then returned the sheep's head to Balta for everyone to eat together.

His approach surprised the Kazakh host Balta, because this is the standard Kazakh dining etiquette.Now even some young Kazakhs may not understand this practice.However, when Balta asked whether Wu Nanming had contact with the Kazakhs before, Wu Nanming just smiled and was noncommittal.

This old man seems to have too many secrets, no one can see through.After the meal, when it came to hiring Balta as a guide, he was very happy at first because Wu Nanming paid a high price.But when he knew that they were going to an unexplored area on Bogda Peak, looking for the legendary twelfth floor of the five cities, Balta's expression changed.

After being silent for a while, he tactfully stated that he had to reject this request.

Fang Min said anxiously, "Balta, didn't we agree before?"

"At that time, I didn't know that you were going to Bogda Peak, let alone that you were looking for some kind of ancient legend." Balta shook his head and said, "If you believe me, it's better not to go. .”

"You mean, there might be danger?" Fan Jiannan asked curiously.

"It's not dangerous, but there are some places on Bogda Peak that mortals should not offend. That's the domain of God Tengger." Balta sighed.

"God Tengger?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

Wu Nanming nodded and said, "This is Mongolian, the supreme god. It is also called Changshengtian in ancient Chinese."

Balta looked at Wu Nan Mingdao in surprise, "The old man still understands Mongolian?"

"I know a little bit, even I can roughly use Turkic to communicate." Wu Nanming nodded.

"You are really an old wise man." Balta said respectfully, "But even so, I still can't take you there, because I can't violate the rules left by our ancestors."

"We can understand and respect your choice." Wu Nanming patted his hand and said, "We will find another way."

Balta hesitated and said, "Maybe..."

"Maybe what?" Wu Nanming said with a smile.

"Maybe there is a Han Chinese who can take you there. He is the best Han guide I have ever seen, even more proficient in that area than me." Balta thought for a while.

"Oh? There is such a person, can you take me to meet him?" Wu Nanming asked with interest.

"He was still there just now, but I drove him away. Now I think he should be in the grove." Balta said.

Wu Nanming asked a little strangely, "Drive away?"

"Yes, this man is a lazy bastard. He hasn't done anything in the past two years. He often asks for some leftovers from me. Because I often entertain guests from scenic spots, there are always some leftovers. I feel sorry for him, and I always leave the rest of the food for him." Balta explained, "Because I know that there are distinguished guests coming today, I will let him stay away. I am afraid that he will disturb you."

"You mean to let a beggar lead us as a guide?" Fang Min couldn't help frowning.

Wu Nanming waved his hand to stop Fang Min from continuing, but turned to Balta and said, "Balta, are you sure he has been to the mountain? And he is familiar with it?" Wu Nanming frowned.

"Yes." Balta nodded, "He goes up the mountain every spring, and many people have met him in the mountain. For a while, he lived directly in the mountain. So this person probably knows the area best. "

"Okay, please help me invite him over." Wu Nanming nodded and smiled, "As for the deposit we hired you, you don't have to return it at all. I'm not a stingy person, and I also want to make you my friend."

"Thank you, thank you very much." Balta nodded and said, "You guys wait a moment, I'll go find him right away." After speaking, he turned and walked out of the yurt.

Fang Min said with some concern, "Boss, I didn't think carefully about this matter. But, do you think this beggar is reliable? Or we should look elsewhere."

Wu Nanming shook his head and said, "No need. I can trust this Balta, he should not lie."

"But let a beggar of unknown origin be the guide..." Fang Min said with a wry smile, "I still feel uncertain."

"Let's take a look first and then talk." Fan Jiannan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Since Mr. Wu has said so, I think we can try it too."

"It's an unidentified beggar..." Fang Min said a little worriedly.

Fan Jiannan smiled and said, "You might as well think about it differently. A person with a family and a business, who would wander in the mountains when he has nothing to do? Who would know the mountains better than a homeless wanderer who often wanders in the mountains? ?”

"This..." Fang Min was speechless, and could only smile wryly, "Hearing what you say, it seems to make sense."

After a while, Balta brought a person. This person didn't look like a dirty-looking beggar, but he looked a bit down and out.The denim jacket he was wearing was obviously out of date.It doesn't look like a mentally abnormal person, he looks very sane.

After Wu Nanming explained his purpose, that person looked at them in surprise.Shaking his head, "I'm not a guide."

"However, it is said that you are very familiar with the area around Bogda Peak." Fan Jiannan said.

"That's right. In fact, I'm just a wandering poet. I'm just here to seek inner harmony and peace. I'm really not a guide." The man actually looked at them and said.

poet.Fan Jiannan was a little speechless.But he also knows the present age and calls himself a poet.Either some hot-headed literary youths, or some well-known authors who already live comfortably.Because everyone knows that in this era, being a poet is not a profession, but a hobby.

It seems that this dude probably belongs to the former.

Fan Jiannan smiled and said, "It's not bad. The environment here can really make people clear their minds and forget some worldly worries. It's a good place to write poetry. In fact, I'm pretty much the same."

"You also write poetry?" The man looked at him strangely.

"No, I'm a painter." Fan Jiannan nodded.

"I don't like painters." The man frowned.

Fan Jiannan shrugged and said, "I don't like poets either, but I quite like you."

"Then why did I take you up the mountain, just because you like me?" The man asked strangely.

"We will pay you. This world is still secular, even if you write the best poetry. If it can't be spread, isn't it useless? It's like when Van Gogh was alive, he painted paintings, took No one took him to change the paint. It wasn't until his death that his reputation grew. The key is that he has works handed down. We pay you enough to publish your own poetry collection. I think you would like to see it Spread your own works, not in your heart." Wu Nanming said slowly, "What do you think?"

"You are willing to spend so much money, what are you looking for?" the man was surprised.

"Looking for legends." Fan Jiannan shrugged, "We are not poets, but we still have romantic feelings. Is this all right?"

The man seemed to hesitate and said, "Okay, when are you going to leave?"

"The sooner the better." Fan Jiannan nodded and said, "By the way, what's your name."

"Commanded Scholar" said proudly with his chest out.

Fan Jiannan said helplessly, "I mean my real name, not your pen name for writing poems."

"Zhang Liangliang." The man said in a warm voice.

"Okay, Liangliang. Do you want to prepare, we have to go back to the city today. We will come to you tomorrow morning, or will you go back with us today?" Fan Jiannan tentatively asked.

"You should call me a scholar. It's been years since anyone called me my real name. I don't have anything to prepare. Why don't I go with you now." The man shrugged.

"That's fine." Wu Nanming nodded and said, "Since this is the case, we'll leave everything to you to go into the mountain."

The scholar nodded, "It's easy to say."

Feng Yuan pulled Fan Jiannan and said in a low voice, "This person seems a bit strange."

"It's normal, literary youth, it's not normal to blame." Fan Jiannan shrugged.

The group of them returned to FK City and set off again early the next morning.

According to the scholar, the snow on the glaciers on the top of Bogda Peak never melts all year round, and the silver light is shining.Moreover, the wind is howling, the weather is harsh, and the temperature is often below the freezing point. It seems hard to believe that there will be living things there, even if there is a small amount of water, it will freeze to ice.It is difficult for ordinary people to go up, and he only travels to the middle of the mountain in spring and summer.I am afraid that only professional mountaineering teams will really go to the summit.

Fan Jiannan and the others were not surprised by this. Since the scholar said so, it is obvious that he really knows this mountain better.After a day and a night of contact, Zhang Liangliang, who behaves a little weirdly, actually has no major shortcomings.It's just a little unreasonable and a little withdrawn.He did, however, know a lot about the surrounding area.

Fan Jiannan also took advantage of this opportunity to completely draw the figure he obtained from the water surface of Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain.His memory is already very amazing, and he was born in art, so the graphics he draws are also very lifelike.After Wu Nanming saw it, he was full of praise.

They explained the picture to the scholar in detail, and marked the detailed location on the map.Given the scholar's familiarity with this area, he quickly found the corresponding route.But the scholar looked at the route on the map and frowned, "Are you sure you are going to this place?"

"Yes, what's the matter? Do you know this place?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

"No, I just feel that I have never been to that location. Because there is no road at all in this place." The scholar shook his head and said, "It is impossible to walk along such a route."

Wu Nanming and Fan Jiannan looked at each other silently, then turned to the scholar and said, "Are you sure?"

The scholar thought for a while and said, "Maybe my memory is not very good. Let's go there and have a look. Maybe we can understand everything when we get there and look at the map. The actual situation is there. There is no way, not all the way. Do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)