Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 281 The Patriarch Dies

Luo Yu is wearing a unique design of Miao girl's clothing. The upper body is close to the body shape, while the hem is fluffy. The colors are mainly blue and green with red embellishments. She wears gorgeous silver accessories on her head, which infinitely shows the unique primitive style of the ethnic minority.

Qin Bingrui chose a black and red outfit, with only a braid in her hair, which further enhanced her handsome and carefree appearance. Xia Liang wore a charming red outfit, and her accessories were as crisp as silver bells, which made her look like a lively and playful Miao girl.

Xia Liang held Luo Yu's hand and said, "Sister, you are so beautiful. Now that I look closely, I realize that you have some exotic features."

"is it?"

Luo Yu felt guilty. She had no idea who this Concubine Ying was. Could it be that Concubine Ying really wasn't a Han Chinese?

Several men turned their eyes to Luo Yu.

Suddenly I felt that this girl could be a peerless beauty if she dressed up a little.

Zhu Jinyou thought that the Miao silver hairpin on his body would be very suitable for her!

Song Si paid the bill and secretly asked Qin Bingrui for money when he was about to leave.

Qin Bingrui was surprised and asked, "Are you only paying your share? How can a grown man be so stingy?"

Luo Yu asked, "How much is the total for the three of us?"

"Five hundred and twenty taels of silver. Mainly because Miss Bai and Miss Xia's headdresses are too expensive."

When Luo Yu heard this, he took off the headdress and returned it to the beautiful lady.

Xia Liang also returned it. She felt that it was enough for her to have two playful braids and some beautiful head ornaments.

The beautiful bride smiled and helped Luo Yu to tie up her hair, and decorated her head with the accessories that Qin Bingrui had just bought.

He praised: "The girl is beautiful, no matter how she dresses, she looks good."

After thanking them, Luo Yu personally paid for the three people's clothes, which was less than thirty taels.

Song Si was met with Zhu Jinyou's sharp gaze and chose to keep quiet.

Miao Wenshu waited for them for a long time, and when he left, he asked them if they wanted to have a meal. Xia Liang was the first to agree.

Then, Miao Wenshu took them into a two-story restaurant with unique decorations.

Qin Bingrui muttered in Luo Yu's ear: "Why do I feel like this Uncle Miao is ripping off customers? He seems so calm, is he getting a commission?"

Zhu Jinyou snorted, wondering how come these two smart girls only realized it so late.

After several people entered the restaurant, Miao Wenshu whispered with the shopkeeper for a while, and then the shopkeeper brought the waiter to present the menu.

Qin Bingrui asked the shopkeeper: "What did Uncle Miao say to you?"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "He said you were distinguished guests from outside and asked me to treat you well. He has something else to do and will leave first. I'll notify him after you finish eating."

"Oh!" Qin Bingrui asked the shopkeeper again, "Can you speak Mandarin?"

"will not."

"That's good. Have you heard recently that something white, like a silkworm cocoon shell, fell into the mountains nearby?"

The shopkeeper was stunned. How did they know about the magical object that suddenly fell from the sky?

But the shopkeeper still shook his head.

He just wanted to quickly report the news of several outsiders entering the valley to the leader of their Miao tribe. The current leader was dying, and the Miao leader Ge Lai (ge lai) Adu had the opportunity to become the next leader. Now was the best time for him to curry favor with him.

The moment the shopkeeper hesitated, Luo Yu knew that he must know something. It seemed that he had to find someone else to ask.

After a while, the waiter came over to serve the dishes.

Luo Yu secretly slipped him a tael of silver and asked the same question Qin Bingrui had asked. The waiter was slightly stunned and shook his head.

Zhu Jinyou said quietly, "I think the shopkeeper has already told this waiter not to talk nonsense."

Luo Yu smiled and said, "Master Zhu, do you know what we are asking?"

"I don't know, but I can guess at some of it."

"I just want to know if everyone here is deliberately hiding something. Even if no one tells you, this waiter will definitely keep it secret."

"Oh, it seems that what Miss Luo Yu is looking for is truly magical."

Luo Yu forced a smile. With this old man around, he didn't know what to do even if he found the computer case. It was troublesome.

After everyone finished their meal, it was almost time for Xu, and Miao Wenshu rushed back to the restaurant on time.

He smiled exceptionally brightly. Qin Bingrui whispered in Luo Yu's ear, "This uncle will prepare accommodation for us later. Do you believe it?"

As expected, not far from the restaurant, the uncle asked Qin Bingrui again: "I wonder if you have arranged accommodations. If you don't mind, my brother-in-law has opened an inn nearby. The scenery outside the inn window is picturesque, with mountains and water. You can wake up in the morning surrounded by the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers..."

"Okay, okay, just do whatever you want!"

I didn't expect there to be restaurants and inns in the town. It seems that the three tribes are not close to each other.

After a cup of tea, everyone finally arrived at the place where the patriarch lived.

Sitting in front of everyone is a magnificent house with Miao characteristics, consisting of a quadrangle courtyard and stilt houses. The buildings at the back are higher than the previous one, which is particularly magnificent.

There are no other families around, it seems that the patriarch has a very high status.

Miao Wenshu knocked on the door of the house. Someone answered and opened the door. It was an old man.

"Elder Aqing, why are you the one opening the door?"

"I just happened to be here with a witch doctor to see Chief Youchi. His condition seems to be getting worse these days. Wen Shu, what are you doing here at this hour? Is there something going on in the village?"

"We met a few Han people who entered the tribe."

Elder Aqing glanced at the people behind him and asked Miao Wenshu to invite them into the house.

There were not many servants in the house. Apart from a few guards standing guard in various locations, there was almost no one else walking around.

Following behind Elder Aqing was an old man in very conspicuous clothes. He was silent all the way with a firm gaze, and it was obvious that he was an experienced elder.

Qin Bingrui asked Elder Aqing: "Elder Aqing, the elder behind you must be the witch doctor?"

Elder Aqing was a little surprised. He didn't expect that she could speak their language.

After a moment, everything returned to normal.

"Yes, there are seven elders in our tribe. Six of them are waiting for the leader's final words in his bedroom. I'm afraid he won't make it today!"

Qin Bingrui opened his mouth wide, what a coincidence!

The patriarch is gone suddenly, so who should I contact regarding the chassis?

The seven elders gathered together tonight, probably to select the candidate for the next clan leader as a witness!

It was fun to watch.

Just as he was about to reach the door, he heard bursts of heart-wrenching screams coming from the bedroom. The witch doctor immediately rushed in, squatted down beside a large bed, and felt the pulse of the man lying on the bed. After a while, he shook his head and said, "The clan leader has passed away!"

Xia Liang understood the general idea and walked over to explain to the witch doctor that she also knew medicine. The witch doctor was easy-going and immediately agreed to let her take her pulse again.

Xia Liang confirmed that his pulse was weak, not yet completely dead. However, judging by his pale face, he was probably beyond help. Unless they could find their space-time machine and create a medical device that could prolong the patient's organ failure, he might be able to survive for another two years. If it were early, their medical smart devices could have performed automated surgery to save him, but now it was too late.

Except for Qin Bingrui's group, everyone cried even louder and were heartbroken when they heard that their patriarch had passed away.

Luo Yu then looked at everyone one by one. The woman sitting on the bed and crying softly should be the clan leader's wife. The clan leader looked to be less than 40 years old, and his wife was a little younger, probably in her early 30s. There were several children beside them, and the oldest boy was only twelve or thirteen years old. It seemed that this battle for the clan leader would be worth fighting for.

The other six elders standing on both sides were mostly around sixty years old, and they should all be prestigious elders in the clan.

Elder Aqing is the oldest in seniority. He is almost seventy years old and has the most say.

"Just now, has the clan leader decided who will be the next clan leader successor?"

Everyone shook their heads. The patriarch ran out of energy halfway through his words. It seemed that they could only elect the patriarch according to the old rules.

The clan leader's wife, Ran, then spoke softly, "The clan leader once told me that the child is still young, but intelligent and upright. He originally wanted to cultivate him well, but now it's too late. Furthermore, the other three leaders will definitely have ambitions to compete for the position of clan leader, so I ask the elders to help me seek justice..."

When Zhu Jinyou heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

It is said that in the royal family, there are many sons competing for the throne. For this small tribe, the risk of fighting for the position of the patriarch is not small.