After I finished speaking, everyone in the treasure hunting team looked confused and started talking at the same time.
"The frozen fire of summer..."
"Feathers turned into by strong wind..."
"What on earth is this? It sounds mysterious and mysterious."
"Aren't you talking nonsense? Even an expert like Brother Wu can only try his luck aimlessly."
"It's really difficult. I don't even know the specific name or what it looks like."
I could only say with a wry smile.
"Yes! And I am not familiar with the situation in Changbai Mountain. I originally planned to go in and wander around by myself. Brother Zhao Si, please take me with you. You are more familiar with Changbai Mountain and save me a lot of trouble. Even if It’s just a matter of luck, and it’s more convenient. Thank you all!”
Thank you again.
Everyone waved their hands, saying that it was all a matter of effort. What's more, having me following them actually makes them safer. It's me who should be thanked...
Just chatting all the way, the minibus arrived at Manjiang Town in the southeast of Fusong County.
After arriving, I realized how small this town is!
Before he could react, the car drove from the beginning of the town to the end of the town.
According to Yuan Changhai, the population of Manjiang Town is only a little over a thousand. And consider that Lianghe Town has a population of 70,000...
However, considering that Manjiang Town was originally just a commune near Changbai Mountain and was transformed into a small town in the 1980s, it is not surprising.
The car stopped at the end of the town for a while, and Wang Lei, Liu Gang, and Yuan Changhai got out of the car.
Not long after, a group of people came over to say hello.
It turned out to be two retired rangers, accompanied by several young men.
Lu Ping, who was next to me, explained to me in a low voice.
"These people are our helpers in the mountains. They are similar to professional mountaineering and hiking guides. They help the regular team members with carrying luggage, setting up tents, doing miscellaneous cooking and other tasks, in order to save energy for the team members. .”
Yuan Changhai is a hunter in the mountains. He has known these two rangers since he was young and they are old friends.
Later, Yuan Changhai became a member of the treasure hunting expedition team. After retirement, the two forest rangers did not have a high income. At his suggestion, they simply started to serve as guides for people entering the mountains...
As for those young people, they are ethnic minorities who were relocated from the mountains by relevant departments in the past few years. Although the settlement was good, there was no way to make money, so he just followed the rangers.
It can be considered a good way to make a living - after all, the profit from a treasure hunting expedition into the mountains is so huge, so the wages paid to these guides and helpers are also extremely high.
According to Lu Ping, the salary given to them is 10,000 yuan a day!
This was definitely a super high salary in 2005 - no, even now, more than ten or twenty years later, it is a super high salary.
As long as you work once, you can earn two or three years' living expenses in ten days and a half.
Therefore, the retired forest rangers and these young people not only are not afraid of danger, but are very grateful to Yuan Changhai for giving them such a job opportunity!
So, two more cars followed our team.
Some tools and supplies were also put away.
Then we continued our journey, and before the sun went down, we arrived at the foot of the west side of Changbai Mountain.
From here, you can already see the majestic Changbai Mountains not far away. Like an ancient dragon, crawling on the vast land, extending to the horizon beyond the horizon...
There are scattered local villages at the foot of the mountain, and you can see streams of smoke rising between the mountains and forests.
It should be time to start cooking dinner.
The edge of the mountain, which already had a bit of wilderness and rough atmosphere, had a bit of human fireworks.
Wang Lei said.
"It's almost dark, so there's no need to rush into the mountains today. The old rule is to stay one night at a villager's house at the foot of the mountain, and then set off early tomorrow morning. Brother Wu, what do you think?"
He asked my opinion politely.
I waved my hand.
"Brother Wang, I'm a layman in this area. Just follow your instructions and don't worry about me."
Although I am a strong practitioner, I am not omnipotent. How can our understanding of the primeval forests of Changbai Mountain, that is, what we read in books, compare to these old rivers and lakes?
Naturally, he will not rely on his own strength and pretend to be "a layman guiding an expert".
So, Yuan Changhai, an old hunter, took two forest rangers and went to the village to find a few villagers who were willing to receive outsiders and let us stay tonight...
Because the team had a large number of people - there were fifteen people including the guides, one family would definitely not be able to accommodate them, so in the end they were divided into three villagers' homes to stay overnight.
Wang Lei, Liu Gang, and Yuan Changhai went to live with the guides respectively.
The remaining four people from the treasure hunting team lived in the same house as me.
This family has the biggest yard and the best accommodation. I guess they still want to take care of me, right?
This kind of small kindness expressed tactfully, I continued.
For dinner that day, we had authentic Northeastern farm food!
Chicken stewed with mushrooms, pot-roasted pork, roasted eggplant with meat slices, braised pork ribs with fried beans, braised white meat with pickled cabbage, dried tofu with pepper, braised liver...
Although the appearance is not as exquisite as the dishes in the south, every dish is full of the aroma of pure natural ingredients.
Rich in flavor, soft and crispy!
Eat generously and enjoy the food!
This is the first time I have eaten such authentic Northeastern farm food, which is completely different from the food eaten in a luxury five-star hotel in Changchun City.
It makes me, a foodie who loves delicious food, very happy!
…
At night.
The sky is filled with stars.
In the farmyard, I looked at the dark mountains and forests not far behind, and thought to myself.
"Madoka, don't worry! No matter how difficult it is, I will definitely hatch you and bring you back to this world."
Although my cultivation has reached my current level, even if I don't sleep for a week, it won't be a big problem.
But in order to maintain sufficient energy and to be gregarious, I returned to my small room when the rest of the team members were sleeping, took off my shoes and climbed onto the kang.
"Isn't this bed in the Northeast interesting? I heard it's called a kang. In winter, you can light a fire under it and it will be very warm. It's summer now, so there's no need to light a fire..."
I sat cross-legged on the kang and meditated for about an hour.
Then get ready to fall asleep using the "sleeping power" method!
Unexpectedly, not long after entering the state, I vaguely noticed something strange... there were some very slight sounds.
Um?
My heart moved slightly.
"It seems that something strange has come into the house? It's interesting. We haven't even entered the old forest of Changbai Mountain yet. There is something coming in the village at the foot of the mountain. It's a pity that the breath is so weak, it's me again who came to find it. "
I felt a little funny in my heart, and at the same time I released my [Qi] and sensed the changes in the room.
Then, I "saw" the thing that entered my house with my spiritual sense...
