Chapter 14: A Night in the Mountains
After finding the guide, we set off in a hurry, the gang of people behind the enemy in the mouth of Wu Lao Ghost, I have never seen it, but it is not excluded that Wu Lao Ghost took us on the road that always avoided those people, after we decided not to fight before we arrived at the ground.
The guide's name is Zhang Cheng, this name is really as good as his name, just after getting along for a short day, I feel that this is really a sincere person, not much to say, but every sentence is real, reliable, and Wu Lao Ghost is simply a stark contrast.
After a day of fighting, it is also familiar, we are no longer so angry to call Zhang Cheng guide, according to his requirements to call him Lao Zhang, the traffic here is not too convenient, plus heavy snow, and some other small problems, in short, to this day of the night, we arrived at the foot of the mountain.
The climate at the foot of the mountain wasn't too cold, compared to the small border town we had stayed in, but the north wind was still blowing, occasionally rolling up snow on the ground, and it looked like it had only snowed a few days ago.
Lao Zhang told me that there is a tunzi not far ahead, and some of the people who live in it used to be hunters, and now they work for the forest farm, and occasionally hunt or something.
I asked Lao Zhang with a smile: "Why don't you stay in the city, but often run to stay in this remote tun?" ”
Lao Zhang smiled honestly and said: "My ancestors have had that strange dream for generations, and I dare not lose the craftsmanship of survival in the mountains, and I dare not be unfamiliar with this old forest, I am afraid that one day I will have to help the people in my dreams to do things. ”
I just laughed, handed a cigarette to Lao Zhang, and at the same time sighed that Wu Lao Ghost was really a little lucky, the family I met was really sincere, it held a dream, and the ancestors of the people for hundreds of years not only did not dare to lose their skills, but also threw too much time in this old forest within a radius of hundreds of miles.
Thinking of this, I'm a little worried about Wu Lao Ghost, this cause and effect is too heavy, after all, it has delayed the lives of other people for several generations, if one day God wants to liquidate, this Wu Lao Ghost is afraid that it will be bad, as an old ghost who has been wandering in the world for hundreds of years, I believe that this Wu Lao Ghost is clear, it still insists on doing this, it can only be said that this old ghost 'has no heart and no lungs' under the surface, there is too deep obsession, let it do whatever it takes.
Inexplicably, I was a little worried about Wu Lao Ghost, and Lao Zhang walked in front of him in parallel, walking silently for a while, I asked Lao Zhang: "That strange dream has been done for so long, it can be said that several generations of your family have lost their lives in this old forest, do you complain?" ”
Lao Zhang took a puff of cigarette and said very truthfully: "What is there to complain about? Many years ago, my family was a person who relied on the mountains to eat the mountains, hunting in the mountains, picking mountain goods, occasionally digging a wild ginseng, and living a moisturizing life, besides, from the generation of the ancestors, after so many years, our family has also spread a lot, and there are always only one or two people who inherit the craft, all of which are voluntary. Just a son, I'm a little worried, my son is going to college, want to learn what economic management, I think about this dream, I don't feel good, but also want to persuade him to apply for a forestry university or something, and go back to our hometown, for this matter my son and I have some anger, I'm still thinking that it's really not good, I can only let my son's cousin, my eldest nephew to carry this matter, I feel worried, don't want to, the day before yesterday I had a dream, said that things can be done, and dreamed of your appearance, hey, This matter is really solved, and I don't have to worry about it. ”
Speaking of his own affairs, Lao Zhang's words are more, from his description, I found that this family really has no grievances, the inheritance of craftsmanship is voluntary, to Lao Zhang's generation, there may be a little trouble in things, but it has also been solved, it can be seen that Wu Lao Ghost always has a little luck, and he really hasn't been touched with much cause and effect, is luck the old ghost's 'own skills'?
Otherwise, with its unreliable appearance, why can it still go to that sect as an 'undercover agent' for so many years, is it reasonable?
While speaking, I unconsciously glanced at the old ghost Wu who was arguing with Brother Chengxin, and listened to Brother Chengxin say madly: "Wait for this matter to be over, you wait, I won't treat you well, I'm not a person from Lao Li's lineage, obviously I just think what I want, lie to me, if you want the heirs of the medical lineage to be transferred, can you be more hateful?" ”
"You say this, you really bury (spoil) people, what did I say and do that didn't conform to the rules of the ghost market? How much good do you have? If someone wants to listen to this, who doesn't give me a thumbs up, and say something about Wu Lao Wu, who didn't say it, it's good? "With Brother Chengxin wanting to worship it, Old Ghost Wu is unwilling to admit defeat to Brother Chengxin, as long as I don't express my position, its mouth can say 'death' to Brother Chengxin.
Brother Chengxin is naturally not really angry, just thinking about his 'naivety', a little angry, I don't bother to pay attention to them to fight a 'war of words', as for Lao Zhang's eyes, what he saw was naturally Brother Chengxin talking to himself, but he didn't ask much, except for some surprise at first, and then he got used to it.
I believe that families whose ancestors have had strange dreams for several lifetimes will always have a stronger ability to accept strange things.
While a few people were talking, the tunzi at the foot of the mountain arrived, and dozens of families gathered in one place, and the yellow light emitted from the windows of each family made people look at it from a distance, and their hearts were a little warmer.
Lao Zhang didn't lie, he was really familiar with this tunzi, and soon took us to a family's house, and said to us: "Let's rest here tonight, and we will go up the mountain tomorrow." ”
Lao Zhang brought us to the house is in a wooden house, the wooden house is fresh for me, as soon as I enter the house, I smell a strong smell of pine, I don't know why, in this wooden house, I always think of the bamboo house that recorded my warmest years.
The old brother in Lao Zhang's mouth, like Lao Zhang, is also a quiet and down-to-earth person, seeing that Lao Zhang led people here, he asked his daughter-in-law to prepare a meal without saying a word, and while talking, a few cups of hot tea were poured for us.
Sitting in this wooden house, the fire pit was blazing, and it was warm all of a sudden, drinking tea, chatting casually, as if the cold outside had nothing to do with us.
Lao Zhang didn't talk much to us, but he talked a lot with the big brother, talking about some strange things in the old forest, and the three of us consciously saw a lot, but when we listened to this strange thing, we also felt fresh, and even exclaimed, even like snow, I rarely heard it with relish.
However, most of those strange things are the myths of ordinary people, so there is still some disbelief on my face, the big brother glanced at me, snapped a few puffs of dry smoke, and said to me seriously: "Big brother, to be honest, if you don't go up the mountain on this cold day, if you don't believe it, I really won't persuade you, after all, these strange things have nothing to do with your life." But if you want to rush up the mountain, I must persuade you, these things, you really don't believe it, although you may not necessarily meet, but if you do, it's too late to cry, in a word, have a sense of awe for everything on the mountain, and know gratitude for the benefits, there is always a way out. ”
This is true, reminds me of what my master said to me when I was very young, everything always has a reason for existence, and there is always a respect and a fear for them, this is a coincidence, I put away the unbelieving expression on my face, and quickly thanked the big brother respectfully.
Lao Zhang smiled innocently beside him and said: "This is true, who hasn't encountered a few strange things in my family for generations?" You can't go wrong by following the rules. ”
During the chat, the eldest brother's daughter-in-law had already brought all the meals to the table, a large pot of pancakes, a large pot of pork stewed vermicelli, and a basket of green onions, with sauce next to it.
Big Brother beckoned us: "This meat and cake tube are enough, but there are no fresh vegetables in the cold weather, but the green onion dipping sauce and pancakes are also fragrant!" Speaking of luck, some time ago, I fought a wild boar with several families in Tunzi, and I got a lot of meat, and everyone ate it hard. ”
The food in the mountains is really a different taste, the aroma and chewiness of this wild boar meat are not comparable to ordinary pork, the amount is enough, the taste is enough, the big brother is enthusiastic, we all eat round stomachs including such snow, Wu Lao Ghost floated in the air 'complaining' and watched, I gave him a look, which means to let it go back to the soul cultivation jar, don't suffer here, Brother Chengxin obliquely Wu Lao Ghost while eating, laughing so much that it is called a spring breeze.
This is also counted in the old forest, and the first night in the mountains has passed like this.