Chapter 6: "Arriving in Guinizhou"
"The weather is quite nice today.The train arrived in Guizhou this morning.After getting off the train,I came to a breakfast shop near the station and had a simple meal.After breakfast,I planned to stroll around the streets here to see if there were any good clues.Among the crowds coming and going on the street,I saw many men and women dressed in clothing similar to what Jenny described.Could this be their ethnic attire?With doubts,I walked into a clothing store specializing in this kind of clothing.'Boss,the clothes here are all so beautiful and distinctive.Do people here like to wear this kind of clothing?'The boss smiled slightly and shook his head at me:'Young man,you're clearly not from around here.'I asked the boss in confusion,'How did you know?''Young man,people here don't wear this kind of clothing every day;it's only for significant festivals or weddings.'Oh?Is that so?Then what festival is it today?'Worship Festival!''Worship Festival?''Yes.'I've heard of it before.What's the significance of this festival here?'Yes,every time this festival comes,adult men and women bathe and wear this kind of clothing,then they go to a bamboo forest to burn incense and pray to the Bamboo Fairy.The Bamboo Fairy will bless us with a good harvest next year,career development,better luck,and it can also cleanse the impurities from our bodies.In short,the meaning is very good!'Oh,I see!Then,is there any particular significance to the decorations on the clothing they wear?The boss took down a set of this clothing,adorned with decorations,from the counter and let me take a closer look.The patterns on it were also very exquisite.I thought I should first understand the significance of the decorations on it!There were silver lock flower chains,dragon and phoenix flying silver plates,carved silver brooches,a pair of mandarin ducks playing in water with colorful gems hanging below,and various small silver-carved flowers scattered around...It took me a while to come back to my senses!'Boss,thank you.Today,I have gained a new understanding of Guizhou and the clothing here.I think I should continue on my way.Goodbye,boss!'
After bidding farewell to the boss,I continued walking down the street.Wait a minute,I think I've discovered something.Could this be the person I've been looking for?I can hardly believe my eyes,but she's turned sideways.I feel that person's profile looks very much like her,I need to get closer to see~"