Since we can't find the location of the Lai tribe's stronghold, we can only take a quick look. We have already arrived in Wushan County, and the next step is to go to Tiecoff Gorge. I hope there will be clues about the Lai tribe there.
After walking not far, I saw a bus stop in the county. I looked at the sign on it and found that the end point was Tiechiao Gorge.
So Liu Tingting and I sat on the chairs at the bus stop and waited for the bus to come.
But after waiting for more than an hour, I didn't even see the shadow of a bus.
At that time, I was still wondering how long it would take for a train to arrive. It was too long. By the way, isn’t the Iron Coffin Gorge a tourist attraction?
While I was wondering, an old man selling melons on a cart passed by me.
Seeing this, I hurriedly ran up and asked him, "Old man, let me ask you, how often does the bus to Tiexiaxia go? We have been waiting for more than an hour. It’s been an hour, and you haven’t even seen a car?”
The old man raised his head and looked at me carefully with his cloudy eyes and then said: "Young man, you are here for a trip. Let me tell you, this car has stopped a long time ago, so there is no point in waiting. You can just board There won’t be any cars coming all day or night.”
"What, stopped! Why?" I asked doubtfully.
The old man selling melons narrowed his eyes and continued: "Young man, something strange happened in Tiecoff Gorge and someone died. If you want to go somewhere, I advise you to go back. The evil nature there is very strong now, and no one dares to do it." Take a step closer, you should give up this idea!"
As he said this, the old man selling melons ignored me and continued walking forward with his cart.
At this time, Liu Tingting ran over from the bus stop. It was obvious that she heard everything the old melon seller said just now.
As he ran, he shouted, "Old man, wait a minute!"
When I saw Liu Tingting shouting like this, my heart skipped a beat. I wondered if Liu Tingting still wanted to fight with the old man.
In fact, I was a little overly worried. It turned out that Liu Tingting was thirsty after eating hot pot before and happened to meet the old man selling melons, so she planned to buy a watermelon to quench her thirst.
There were only two of us, so we only bought a quarter of the watermelon, which was enough for the two of us.
The old melon seller was quite enthusiastic and divided the watermelon into pieces for us to eat.
However, this watermelon is really ridiculously expensive. It must be more than twice as expensive in Tongcheng.
Of course, I didn't give the money. Liu Tingting generously took out a red ticket and handed it to the old melon seller.
Looking at the red ticket, the old man selling melons suddenly felt troubled, "Child, do you have any change? This melon only costs five yuan in total. You gave me such a big sum of money, and I don't have the money to change it!"
Liu Tingting took a bite of watermelon and said with a smile: "Old man, it's not easy for you to sell melons at such an old age. You don't need to change the money. Just think of it as my hard work money for you!"
After saying that, Liu Tingting walked towards me holding a few half watermelons.
I took the watermelon from Liu Tingting's hand, and I couldn't wait to take a few bites. Not to mention, this watermelon is really full of water and sweet enough. It is the sweetest watermelon I have ever eaten, and it's quite good. That's a hundred dollars.
I was eating there when I saw the old man selling melons staggering towards us holding the red ticket.
"Child, I can't take this money from you. If you take it back, you can treat the melon as a treat for you."
Liu Tingting immediately waved her hands hurriedly and said: "Old man, please don't postpone it any longer. This money is what we pay for buying melons. Even if you give it to me, I won't take it!"
"Old man, this is a little bit of our kindness, not much. Just accept it!" I said in agreement.
Seeing that Liu Tingting and I kept putting off the offer, the old melon seller had no choice but to accept it.
After carefully putting the red ticket in his pocket, the old melon seller had no intention of leaving. He stared at Liu Tingting and me for a while and then slowly said: "Child, can I ask you something?" , what are you going to do in Iron Coffin Gorge?"
"Old man, of course you go to Tiecoff Gorge to take pictures, otherwise what else would you do?" Liu Tingting said without even thinking.
The old man selling melons nodded when he heard this, and then continued: "Okay, seeing that you two children have such kind hearts, I will take you to Iron Coffin Gorge. I happen to live nearby."
"That's great, thank you so much!" I said with a grateful face.
"But I remind you, you can only take pictures from a distance. You must not get close, otherwise you will lose your life!"
Liu Tingting and I nodded repeatedly to the old man selling melons.
In fact, it is only about ten kilometers from here to Tiecoff Gorge, but if you rely on the steps of Route 11, it will be really difficult.
But now it's much more convenient to have this old melon seller leading the way, because his melon seller's car is quite big, and it can't fit two people in it.
But this cart is powered by manpower. Although it can be pushed and ridden, it is already very difficult to push a cart of watermelons. Plus the two of us, wouldn't it be possible for the old melon seller to collapse from exhaustion?
So I took the initiative to ask me to ride, and let the old melon seller sit in the car with Liu Tingting and give me directions.
The old man selling melons must have been reluctant at first. On the one hand, he didn't want me to contribute, and on the other hand, he was worried about my skills and worried that I would detain all the people in this cart of watermelons.
But later, because of my skillful skills, I completely conquered the old man selling melons.
"Young man, you are a good rider. Have you learned how to ride before?" the old man selling melons asked me.
"Ah, my family used to sell vegetables, so I know how to ride!" I said casually.
When I said this, Liu Tingting, who was sitting in the car, kept covering her mouth and laughing. She naturally knew that I was talking nonsense.
The reason why I ride this kind of three-wheeled car is entirely because there is such a car in the villa warehouse in Tongcheng.
Not only this kind of three-wheeled vehicle, but also all vehicles with wheels, Liu Baye taught me all over, saying that these means of transportation will be used sooner or later, so I have to be prepared.
Isn’t this, will it be used soon today?
"Well, he is a good boy who knows how to endure hardships. Girl, just wait for the blessings if you follow him."
The old man selling melons said such words without knowing why, which almost made me choke to death.
However, after hearing these words, Liu Tingting smiled happily and her face turned red.
After riding for about half an hour, we went down a mountain road under the guidance of the old man selling melons.
After walking through the mountain road for a while, the old man selling melon pointed to a huge water-filled canyon in the distance and said: "We're here, there is the Iron Coffin Gorge!"
Before I came here, I had searched the Internet for Iron Coffin Gorge. Its section is the Wu Gorge located among the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, and this Iron Coffin Gorge is one of the sections of the Wu Gorge.
Although it is only one section, it is still nearly 10 kilometers long, and the steep cliffs on both sides are even more rugged and extremely steep.
The reason why it is called Iron Coffin Gorge is because there are 24 dark coffins hanging on the steep cliffs on both sides.
The coffin is not made of iron, but some kind of wooden coffin. Due to the wind and sun for thousands of years, the coffin itself has carbonized, so it becomes black. In ancient times, iron was black, which is the origin of black iron, so Hence the name Iron Coffin Gorge.
Of course, the Iron Coffin Gorge only came into existence later. Before that, it had a name, Shuanglong Gorge, because at a certain angle, the lofty cliffs on both sides look like two coiled dragons playing in the river, so it has The name of this Shuanglong Gorge.
When I saw Tiecoff Gorge, I became more interested, and the fatigue of pedaling along the way was immediately gone.
I looked around, hoping to see something similar to the Miao Village, but as far as I could see, in addition to the steep cliffs in the distance, there was the turbulent river.
Finally, I saw a simple farmhouse on the edge of the canyon, but the old man selling melons told me that it was his home, and he was home...
