It’s a long way to go.
While walking in a mountain stream, I stopped at a small shop and asked for a bowl of tea.
The waiter asked: "Sir, I just want a pot of tea and nothing else?"
Chen Changsheng said: "No need, we didn't go far."
The waiter nodded, stopped talking, and sighed.
Not long after, a pot of tea was brought up.
"Sir, your tea."
Chen Changsheng looked up at him and stopped him, "Xiao Er, please wait a moment."
The waiter stopped and asked, "Do you have any other orders, sir?"
Chen Changsheng asked: "We are not doing business, but why is Chen so unhappy to see you? Does it mean that Chen only wants a pot of tea and is too shabby?"
After hearing this, the waiter's heart tightened, and he realized that he had been impolite just now, but in the blink of an eye he waved his hand again and said: "Afraid..."
He immediately crossed his legs, and regardless of etiquette, he just sat on the bench and said: "This business can't be done. At the end of the day, I can't see anyone. After a long time, I waited for a pot of tea. I don’t want to serve you anymore, I won’t serve you anymore.”
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng asked: "Why is this? This small shop is also next to the official road, why is there no business? There must be a lot of people taking a rest."
The waiter looked at him and said, "No one has been here."
"Um?"
Chen Changsheng looked at him and asked, "This is an official way, why doesn't anyone go here?"
"It's not like there are monsters in the mountains."
The waiter sighed and said, "Only those of you who have traveled far away from home have traveled here. Now, no one dares to go here within a radius of dozens of miles."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng sat up straight and said, "Please tell me more, waiter."
The waiter looked at him, but was not polite and extended his hand.
"What does this mean?"
"There is always a reward for asking for information, otherwise why would I tell you?"
The waiter looked like he really didn't want to serve me at all.
Just reach out and ask for it.
"That makes sense." Chen Changsheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and then he took out two copper plates from his arms and placed them in the waiter's palm.
The waiter immediately beamed with joy, then stood up and squatted directly on the bench, pushed away the chopstick basket, and took away the tea cup, as if he wanted to talk a long story.
"There are too many evil things here, and we have to start talking about them from last year."
"Probably at the end of last year, there was a heavy snowfall at night. At that time, the business of our small shop was pretty good. There were always people stopping to drink tea and eat something, and we often met people staying in the hotel at night. guest."
"And that night, there happened to be a group of people staying in the hotel."
"That group of people were walking in a hurry, with panic on their faces, and they were banging on the door of our shop."
"The wind and snow were howling outside, and the sound really made people afraid to go out. When this group of people knocked on the door, I was frightened. I didn't dare to open the door for a long time, until the person at the door spoke and said his name. I then let go of my guard and opened the door for them."
"As soon as I opened the door, the group of people rushed in. The fight shocked me, as if they were running for their lives. As soon as the door was opened, the people behind quickly closed the door, lit candles and burned incense, as if they were It’s like I’ve violated some taboo.”
"I saw the palpitations and asked about it."
“You won’t know if you don’t ask, but you’ll find out after you ask that they encountered a monster!”
"Oops! And it's not a monster, but a mountain of monsters!"
The waiter spoke vividly and added a lot of things to the story.
Chen Changsheng raised his hand and said, "You can highlight the key points."
The waiter was unconvinced and said: "Hey, even though we said we won't serve you anymore, you have to do something good after receiving the money, right? You have to make the two cents worth it, isn't that true?"
Chen Changsheng nodded repeatedly and said, "It makes sense, then you can continue."
The waiter nodded and then continued.
Normally, such a thing would not happen at night, but it happened to be a heavy snowfall, and the snow fell, turning the mountains inside and outside into a vast expanse of white. Any light or movement was clearly visible.
And that group of people also saw the bright lights in the mountains at night amid the heavy snow.
"Out of curiosity, a group of people stepped forward to check. When they got closer, they saw a group of demons walking around in the mountain. Some had animal heads and human bodies, some were covered in hair, and some looked like humans but had tails. "
"That shocked the gang."
The group of people fled for their lives and finally fell into the small shop.
The matter spread quickly the next day.
Some people are curious, and in order to verify the authenticity, they often come to the mountainside at night to see if the rumor is true.
"Hey, these people are really brave!"
The waiter continued: "And, I really let them see it."
I was very courageous when I came here, but I was so frightened when I came back. I almost died when I saw the fangs and bloody mouths, and I went crazy for a while.
This makes it even more convincing.
So many people came again.
"Then for some reason, the mountains became foggy all year round. Once you walked in, you would eventually walk out. It was like a maze, getting more and more evil."
"Later, the county magistrate also heard about this. After he was convinced, he invited Taoist priests everywhere. The Taoist priests went around the mountain to practice magic, but to no avail. Later, they invited martial artists. Oh, this is incredible. Then A warrior who goes in one day will come out exhausted the next day!"
"Some people were dissatisfied, and three more warriors came in succession. Without exception, they all died. When they died, their faces were pale and their expressions were ferocious, which made people frightened. The county magistrate was also frightened, so he didn't dare to call anyone again. But notices were posted asking people to be careful."
"Everyone in the neighborhood heard about this. From then on, they were afraid to take this road. Later, they took a detour instead of going this way. This was a good thing, but our small shop suffered a lot and there was no money or water. ”
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng said: "What's there to be afraid of? From what you said, even if there are monsters in the mountains, if you don't provoke them, they probably won't bother you."
Upon hearing this, the waiter slapped the table and said, "Yes, yes, that's the truth, but I can't bear the fear of those people. Three or four people have died. Alas, it's me who said what are you afraid of? There are so many people leaving." , this is the only way my small shop can survive."
Chen Changsheng took a sip of tea and began to think in his mind.
After hearing what the waiter said, he understood what happened.
Chen Changsheng looked at the waiter and asked, "In your opinion, are there really monsters in that mountain?"
The waiter shook his head and said, "I don't know, who dares to see it?"
Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "I heard you speak just now, wasn't your voice quite loud?"
The waiter scratched his head and said with a smile: "Just say it, just say it."
Chen Changsheng paused, drank the tea in one gulp, and then asked: "Which mountain is it? Can you take me there?"
"Ouch."
When the waiter heard this, he couldn't squat down and almost fell off the bench.
"No, you want to go?"
"Um."
