Before Pei Mingzhi could say anything, Aunt Pang slapped her eldest son on the back.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. Alai and his fellow mountain people have faith. Be careful not to say the wrong thing and offend their faith. If you do, your father and mother will not stand on your side."

"Uh - Mom, I was wrong. I won't say anything more in the future."

Pei Guohua's face turned red, and he felt that what he said just now was a bit disrespectful to Miss Alai.

But he meant no harm.

He simply thought it was strange that there was actually someone with the last name "Rice".

In fact, what Alai said was "Mifan".

And Mi Fan is not her last name, but her first name.

The name Mifan is composed of one character from his father's and mother's names.

Alai is their family name.

In other words, Alai is the surname of all the mountain people in their tribe.

It’s just that people in the tribe are familiar with each other and usually call each other by their names.

Only Weng De, who came from outside and didn't understand their customs, thought that she said her name was Alai, so he thought her name was Alai.

So he just kept shouting "Ale Ale".

At one point, all the villagers in the village felt that Weng De, a newcomer from outside, was quite respectful to their mountain people. Not only did he not look down on her as a girl, but he also called her "Alai" as a respectful title.

That’s right, the mountain people feel that outsiders always calling them by their surnames is a sign of the highest level of respect.

It was also for this reason that after Weng De agreed to teach the children in the tribe to read, everyone respected and cared for Weng De for the sake of the children's learning.

As a result, everyone couldn't help but look up to Alai, a girl who dressed as a boy but was always respected by Wend.

So to be fair, although it was due to an information misunderstanding between the two parties, it created the illusion that Wend particularly respected Ale.

But it must be admitted that Wengde's action did make life in the tribe much better for Alai and her grandmother, who depended on her for survival.

Now, all the clan members and relatives are gone.

The surname Alai, which was originally shared by all mountain people, has now become her exclusive and unique name.

Because she was the only one left alive among their clan members with the surname Alai.

From now on, she is the Alai, and the Alai are her.

As for the name Mi Fan, I mentioned it today just because I didn't want Sister Mo Yan to not know her real full name, and I had no intention of explaining in detail that Mi Fan was her name.

Let everyone continue to call her Alai.

She likes this name.

After washing himself, Alai was wearing the dress that his daughter-in-law Zhao Chunhua wore before she got married.

It's a bit old though, but there are no patches.

Zhao Chunhua is much bigger than Aleko, but fortunately, the height difference between them is not too big.

After putting on this dress, except that it is a little too wide, the length of the trouser legs and sleeves is just right.

In those days, cloth was still a scarce material, so when clothes were made, people tended to make them larger so that they could be added with more clothes inside, or so as not to waste clothes in case one grew taller or fatter.

Therefore, Aunt Pang and Pei Mingzhi saw that after Alai washed up, although her hair was still short like a teenager, her clean face and the women's clothes and pants that her daughter-in-law wore when she was a girl, actually showed that she looked like a pretty girl.

Aunt Pang liked it very much and smiled, "I thought this dress might not be suitable for you. I didn't expect that you look thin, Alai, but this dress is actually a little taller than my eldest daughter-in-law. The dress she wore when she was a girl is just right for you. This is great. It saves the trouble of altering it."

As for the matter of clothes being too big, didn’t I just say that?

For a housewife like Aunt Pang, being fat is not just about being unfit.

This is called knowing how to live, so there is room for clothes.

Alai is a mountain people. They also have similar frugal ideas as Aunt Pang, and they think there is nothing wrong with what Aunt Pang said.

The clothes do fit well.

Therefore, Alai expressed his sincere gratitude, "Thank you, sister-in-law Pei, and thank you, uncle and aunt of the village chief."

"Well, I told you not to be polite, please sit down and eat quickly."

Aunt Pang greeted us warmly.

Alai looked at the food on the table and the number of bowls and chopsticks, and was surprised to find that the whole family had not eaten.

The room was not dark. On the walls on both sides were two lamp holders for kerosene lamps, and the wicks inside were now lit.

"Uncle, aunt, you haven't eaten yet? Is this to wait for me?"

"Yes, ever since Ah Yan said he had saved you and that you were slow and were right behind us, your uncle and I decided to wait for you to arrive and have dinner together. We originally thought that you would arrive later, but you arrived earlier than we all expected. It's only 7:30 and you've already arrived. You must be tired from running all the way."

Aunt Pang is good at comforting people. Hearing this, Alai's eyes became moist and he almost cried.

People are like this. When faced with hardship, they can just grit their teeth and endure it, but once someone speaks softly and empathizes with you and comforts you, the weakness in your heart will uncontrollably burst out.

Fortunately, Ale tried hard to restrain himself and shook his head vigorously.

"It's not hard. Sister Mo Yan gave me a blessing from the mountain god. I didn't feel tired at all. I ran faster and faster all the way. I could not finish the journey in three days before, but I did it in one afternoon. I successfully ran here."

When talking about the mountain god, Alai also made a blessing gesture.

The Pei family members were stunned by the scene.

But he didn't say anything to stop it.

After all, it is well known that mountain people have their own beliefs.

If we disturb or deny the faith of the mountain people, it will cause big problems.

This bottom line is that the most rampant and unscrupulous red stomach disease (not a typo) in those years did not dare to cross it.

Of course, this has to do with the fact that they live in deep mountains and forests, and they don't have any valuables. Most of them are uneducated and illiterate, and some mountain people can't even speak the language of the outside world. The red stomach disease guys must be mentally retarded to go to the mountains specifically to cause trouble for them.

Therefore, although the outside world was dilapidated, the mountain people lived a relatively peaceful life and did not suffer any bad treatment because of their poverty and isolated lifestyle.

Therefore, when the word "mountain god" came out of Alai's mouth, Pei Mingzhi didn't even move his eyebrows. However, if Pei Guohua dared to utter the same name, even if it was said accidentally, Pei Mingzhi would probably want to chase his eldest son with a rolling pin and beat him up.

Let him be careless and not understand that trouble comes from the mouth.

"Is it the green kind of blessing?"

Pei Mingzhi asked tentatively.

Alai's eyes lit up, he stared at Pei Mingzhi with burning eyes and nodded.

So it turns out that the people in this village have already known that Sister Mo Yan is the incarnation of the mountain god walking on earth.

Pei Mingzhi also determined from her joyful expression that this girl would be one of his from now on.

If someone knows the secret that they all have to keep, then who else could he be but one of our own?

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