After getting everything ready, filling up the tank with gas, and having another hearty meal, it was already afternoon when we officially set off.
"Sisi, what's the name of that village? Can you find it on the navigation system?"
"Well, you navigate to Yunyin Village on the map. Although I don't know what that village is called, Yunyin Village is not far from that village."
"Our departure time today is later than expected. I'm afraid we won't arrive until tomorrow night."
"Let's find a place to rest tonight."
Upon hearing the name Yunyin Village, Xiao Bai clicked on the map and began to plan the itinerary and supplies along the way.
Seeing that this village was more than 700 kilometers away from Kunming City and located on the edge of Xishuangbanna, Xiao Bai frowned slightly. It seemed that it was not very far away.
If it's 700 kilometers, if everything goes well, we'll arrive at noon tomorrow, so why do we have to wait until tomorrow night?
When Xiao Bai was about to turn around and ask Si Si, he saw that this man had covered his face with sun protection clothing and fell asleep.
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The entire journey was silent.
At seven o'clock in the evening, Xiao Bai successfully arrived in the city center of Xishuangbanna.
Seeing that there was only a hundred kilometers left on the navigation system, Xiao Bai stretched hard after getting off the car.
It’s not bad, it’s pretty much what I expected. I’ll get up early tomorrow and drive for another two hours, and we’ll be there no matter what.
Seeing Xiao Bai's excited face, Si Si's face showed a hint of amusement.
After simply eating something and checking that his sister was safe, he fell asleep early.
Early the next morning.
After the vehicle drove to the city, Xiao Bai felt unparalleled pain.
The paths between the villages are really bumpy and difficult to navigate, with ravines and big holes everywhere.
In order not to get stuck in this remote area, Xiao Bai could only slow down the car.
It's been bumpy all morning.
At noon, when Xiao Bai decided to stretch his shoulders and neck and have something to eat, he took a look at the navigation system.
Well, we drove sixty kilometers in one morning.
If the road continues like this, it will be extremely difficult to reach Yunyin Village when it gets dark at night.
afternoon. Seeing the path getting worse and worse, Xiao Bai was extremely tormented.
Finally, after eight o'clock in the evening, Xiao Bai finally saw the lights not far away in the darkness.
"Si Si, is this Yunyin Village? When you came here before, was there a place to live in this village?"
Seeing the lights in the distance, Si Si yawned and said a little tiredly: "Last time I came here, I stayed at a farmer's house at the head of the village."
"But I don't know if their village knows that I have a conflict with the small village behind. If they know, I'm afraid they won't welcome us too much."
Xiao Bai frowned slightly after hearing Si Si's words.
In this wilderness, although the two of them could choose to spend the night in the car, if there were other options, no one would be willing to do so.
The darkness at night can always give people a sense of fear from deep inside.
When people usually live in the city because there are lights shining at night, people may not feel anything. However, in this kind of mountain forest wilderness, the leaves are rubbing at night and the insects and birds are chirping, which will infinitely amplify this fear.
"Let's go, it's not a problem to stay here. We'd better go into the village and have a look. Even if we can borrow a yard and set up a tent for one night, it's better than sleeping in the wilderness."
"After all, who knows if there are any large beasts in this damn place."
Hearing Si Si's words, Xiao Bai stepped on the accelerator again and drove the car slowly into the village.
The village is not big, with only thirty or forty people.
Following Si Si's guidance, the two came to the courtyard closest to the village entrance.
As Si Si got out of the car and knocked on the courtyard door, Xiao Bai saw an old lady walking out of the courtyard. The two communicated briefly for a moment, then the courtyard door was opened, and Si Si also waved to Xiao Bai to drive the car into the courtyard.
Turn off the engine and get out of the car.
While Xiao Bai moved his lumbar spine which was a bit aching from being jolted all the way, he looked at the yard in front of him through the bright full moon and the dim light coming from the room.
The yard is not too small, probably nearly a hundred square meters. However, although the yard is large, the layout is a bit shabby. Apart from two ropes for drying clothes and a stone mill, it can be said that there is nothing else.
"Girl, what's wrong with you? You're here again. Didn't you say you were going to visit relatives in Kui Village behind you last time? What? Isn't the person you were looking for last time not here?"
Hearing what the old lady said, Sisi said with some embarrassment: "Well, grandma, no one was there last time and she said she had gone into the mountains, so this time my friend and I thought we would go and have a look tomorrow."
Hearing this, the old lady nodded, and then glanced at the room with some embarrassment.
Understanding what the old lady meant, Si Si smiled and said, "Grandma, we want to stay in your yard for one night tonight. We brought a tent."
After hearing Si Si's words, the old lady seemed to relax a lot.
"Okay, it's so late, have you eaten? I'll get you some hot water."
Seeing the old lady hunched over and about to go back to her room, Sisi said with a smile: "No need, we have everything. The reason why we came to you is that we are worried about encountering any large wild animals outside, which is not safe. "
"You should rest early. Don't worry, we will try not to make any noise here."
After a while, Xiao Bai and Si Si looked at each other as they watched the old lady enter the house, and then began to set up two tents in the yard.
After everything was done, they simply cooked two portions of noodles on the alcohol stove, and the two returned to their respective tents early.
After tossing and turning for a long time, Xiao Bai finally fell asleep.
The next day, after getting everything ready, the two said goodbye to the old lady and set off again.
I don’t know if it’s because we are getting closer to this goal.
Ever since the vehicle drove out of Yunyin Village and headed towards Guicun Village, which was not even marked on the navigation system, Xiao Bai always felt as if his heart was hanging in the air with no place to rest.
He had only felt this feeling before when he dreamed that he was lying in a large open environment.
Sisi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, fell asleep again shortly after getting in the car.
After driving along the path for more than three hours, Xiao Bai finally saw another village not far away.
As the car got closer and closer, Xiao Bai became a little confused.
This village doesn't seem quite right.
According to what Sisi said before, there should be a lot of people still staying in the village she visited, but the village in front of her obviously didn't seem to be popular for fireworks.
Passing by a stone tablet with the Chinese character "Guicun" engraved on it, he slowly drove into the village. Looking at the dilapidated houses on both sides of the road, Xiao Bai frowned more and more, and finally stepped on the brakes and patted Si Si beside him.
"Wake up, Sisi, take a look, is this place Guicun? Why does it feel like something is wrong?"
