The Lord Ghost's words boosted the morale of the team. After such a long period of hard work, everyone was exhausted, and their mood was even worse when they came to compete for food.
After leaving the Bazi, there is a land of barren mountains and harsh waters. However, this is not a virgin forest. It is a deciduous forest at the foot of the mountain, and it is planted with oak trees. After the conservation, the wood will not be produced here, and the mountain people who rely on the mountains to make a living have also moved away.
The mountains in the distance are shrouded in fog and mist. Hundreds of miles of mountains are covered with vast hazelnuts. The mountains are dense and lush, majestic and beautiful. I have always taken this route when I went hiking before, but this was the first time I had to cross such a large forest farm.
"Fellow, what's your name? Who's your Geng this year?" I went up to say hello to the guide.
"Sixty-five, just call me Uncle Gen." The guide said, "I said, what are you doing here?"
Fatty Yu had no hair on his mouth, and he opened his mouth to say fight, but I kicked him away and said: "It's okay, Miss Huai's family is a big boss, and she wants to invest in a forest farm here, so I came here for an on-the-spot inspection." Inspection.”
"Oh, that's a coincidence. This forest farm is now a conservation area and is not allowed to be cut down."
"Uncle Gen, you don't understand this. As the saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. There is nothing money can't do in this world. A few years ago, Ningbo set up a bay ecological reserve, saying that reclamation is not allowed. , and within a few years it turned into a seaside development zone.”
"Hey, who says it's not the case!" Uncle Gen looked at Huai Rujin and saw that she was well-dressed and seemed to believe what I said.
After walking for about ten minutes, we arrived at the warehouse where Uncle Gen was located. The place was basically deserted and there were only a few tile-roofed houses left in the so-called warehouse.
"The place you are going to is a long way away. You need to prepare enough dry food. We will have to walk for three or four days at least."
"Three or four days?" I asked in surprise, "Is there only one day's journey on this map?"
"You are not from the mountains, but you don't know. According to your walking method, there is a dam after we go down. We have to climb over one mountain and then over another mountain. This is not a three or four-day journey, and we have to go I paid for my departure." Uncle Gen said with a smile.
"I see." Since there were no contour lines marked, I looked at the simple map in my hand, so I made such a fool of myself.
This kind of terrain is extremely inconvenient for transportation. Many times we have to go around the original route. It is also very undulating and has many ravines. Since it was the severe winter, it started to snow in the mountains and the temperature dropped sharply, which caused greater difficulties for the team to move forward.
The mountains here are not very high, and there are basically no snow lines, but there is already snow on the ground. It definitely gets thicker as you go up. In the evening, the surroundings were completely white, and the snow was so thick that we could no longer see the road on the ground.
Gui Houye saw that it was getting late and it would only be more dangerous to continue walking, so he said: "Let's stop and rest. Let's spend the night here today."
I looked at the empty mountains and felt strange. Looking at the mountains in the distance that are comparable to Guilin and the vast sea of forests, I have no intention of watching them. I looked around and saw a small dam below, and asked: "Master Gu, the earth vein we are looking for now seems to be more real, but I always feel that there is something wrong somewhere."
"Kid, I didn't expect you to be quite knowledgeable." Lord Gui took a few sips of water and didn't say much. "I can only look around while walking. Find the faucet first, so that acupuncture points will be a matter of course. No matter how high the mountains are, the valleys are deep. , as long as you follow the earth's veins, you will definitely find virtue."
I turned around and looked at Huai Rujin. She looked at the mountain in front of her, her brows furrowed slightly, as if she was worried about something, and she said, "I'm afraid someone will get there first."
The Ghost Marquis also clicked his tongue as he spoke, seeming to be anxious about this matter, and said: "If they can find this place so quickly, there must be experts in the team."
In the evening, Uncle Gen came over to discuss with Lord Gui, saying that the mountain was blocked by heavy snow. Under this situation, the original route might not be feasible, because it originally had to pass through a canyon, and there was a creek beach there. Now the snow has blocked the creek beach. If everything is covered, we may run into trouble if we continue walking. After all, Uncle Gen always thought that we were here for inspection and safety was the first priority.
"If you don't object, I can take you to the nearest Yi village to have a rest temporarily. We will continue our journey when the snow stops."
Lord Guihou had no objection, but it would take a long time, and the original trip of three or four days would be increased by half. Fatty Yu was not happy walking on the mountain road. It must be said that Uncle Gen wanted to earn more tolls, but they never mentioned the extra money at all.
The Yi village that Uncle Gen mentioned is closely related to the destination Huairu Jin is looking for. They may be from the same family branch. This group of people did not move away, but instead took root here. When we got there, it was already late at night, and every house was closed for sleep. If you wanted to find a place to stay, you might have to knock on the door shamelessly.
The only house in the village still had the lights on, and they were about to stay overnight, but Uncle Gen panicked, "It's strange, this house hasn't seen anyone living in it for a long time, how could there be anyone here today?"
"Really? Maybe he went out to do business and came back today?" Fatty Yu was in a hurry to go to bed, so he didn't think much about it, so he went up and knocked on the door.
It was a "Mu Luo Luo", a traditional house where the Yi people live together in the forest area. The four walls of the house are made of logs interlaced in a well-dry style. It is a composite pure wood structure building, which is commonly known as "Mu Luo Luo". According to Uncle Gen, the owner of this room is named Ayita. He lost his wife in his early years and has a pair of twin sisters. The tall wooden house in front of him is very conspicuous in the entire village, and he can be considered a wealthy man. However, even so, in Uncle Gen's eyes, this wooden house was still scary. He told him that people in the village regarded this house as a ghost building, and that no one in the village had seen it again a long time ago. Pass Ayita.
Fatty Yu knocked on the door, and the girl who opened the door was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl. Fatty Yu told her that he wanted to stay overnight, so he took out his wallet and put a wad of bills into her hand. Scared her.
"Abba, we have guests!"
At this time, a middle-aged man came out, wearing traditional Yi costumes. Seeing so many people coming, he was still a little hesitant, "I'm sorry, I don't have that many guest rooms at home, I'm afraid I can't accommodate them."
When Uncle Gen saw him, he thought he was dreaming and said, "It's really Ayita."
"Brother, just be okay. The fifty-six ethnic groups are one family. It's okay. We can just squeeze in."
Fatty Yu was reluctant, so Ayita had no choice but to agree, "Okay, you guys have worked hard all the way, please come in with me, Shiwei, go to the kitchen to cook."
With that said, the girl named Shiwei went to the backyard to cook. We have seen many Yi girls in the Yi village in Yunhe Gorge. When we saw two graceful Yao girls appearing in front of us, we forgot about our fatigue.
The moment we entered the door, Mr. Guihou and I both looked down at the place where the door and the door frame were connected. We both seemed to have discovered something, and they looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.
Muloluo is usually two or three bays in size. The house is about four meters high and looks very grand. Its structure is usually in the form of a quadrangle or a screen wall with three squares and one screen, and is equipped with walls to form an independent courtyard. The walls are made of tree trunks more than two feet long, cut into squares and laid horizontally. There is no need for a single nail in the entire house. Not only is it warm in winter and cool in summer, but the entire structure of this wedge is particularly shockproof.
The house directly opposite the gate is called the sutra room, and the upper floor is the Buddhist hall, which houses the statues of Tibetan Buddhist gods. The downstairs is a guest room and a place where adult men live. Ayita led my group to the first floor of the prayer room and specifically told: "Everyone, that is the flower building on the left, which is for adult women to live in. Men are not allowed to enter the flower building without permission. Miss Huai and the others live there." over there."
"Brother, don't worry, we are all decent citizens and we won't do that kind of thing."
Ayita smiled mysteriously, as if she had already seen Fatty Yu's character, and left without bothering to pay attention to him.
Not long after, Shiwei and her sister brought dinner to the yard. It was impossible to tell who was who from their appearance. Fatty Yu was elated as soon as he saw them. The mountains and rivers here are good and the people are good. After three cups, he was satisfied. He started talking nonsense and even grabbed other people's hands with a smile.
However, there were four people at this dinner who never used chopsticks. One was me, the other was Lord Gui, and the other ones were Huai Rujin and Uncle Gen. The Ghost Marquis and I undoubtedly discovered something was wrong, so we were cautious, fearing that the food would be poisonous. Huai Rujin is a very thoughtful person, and even though she still doesn’t know what the situation is, she must have discovered two important people. With such an expression, it is reasonable for her not to move her chopsticks.
As for Uncle Gen, it was all out of fear. He said with a trembling voice: "Guys, the more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong. This Ayita..."
"There is indeed a problem. I suspect that Ayita is up to no good!"
Fatty Yu thought I was drunk, "Li Rui, are you out of your mind? Brother Ayita is kind enough to take us in, how could you say such a thing!"
Lord Guihou gave me a look, telling me to be calm. By this time, Daozi and Sister Meng had disappeared. Thinking about it, they had received instructions from Lord Ghost and had already taken action.
Not long after, Daozi came over with Ayita in his arms, while Sister Meng brought the two sisters Shiwei over, holding a paper bag in her hand.
"Master Gu, you are right, this family really has ulterior motives." Daozi said.
"This is the poison that was put into our meals, datura powder, commonly known as sweat medicine." Sister Meng threw the paper bag on the table, and Ayita's family turned pale in an instant.
"I'll go!" Fatty Yu was also frightened and ran out quickly and vomited.
Huai Rujin looked at me and asked, "How did you see it?"
"The principle is very simple, 'Flowing water does not rot, door hinges do not become beetrooted', which means that water that flows regularly does not stink, and door hinges that are often turned do not become moth-eaten. When I came in just now, I paid special attention to the door hinges. I found that the door shaft was worn very smooth, and it was obviously occupied by people for a long time, but Uncle Gen said that this house has always been empty, so I had to be cautious."
"Could it be that they want to kill people and get goods?" Huai Rujin speculated.
I smiled and shook my head, staring at the two sisters Shiwei who had lowered their heads and said nothing. A breeze blew gently in the yard, blowing a few leaves from the trees.
