Without further ado.
Bao Guowei and Chen Hongliang found two horses at a high price and took advantage of the darkness to rush towards Housuan Mountain.
The two traveled day and night. Bao Guowei took out the flashlight he bought from a foreign goods store for lighting, and finally arrived at the foot of Housuan Mountain before dawn.
There is no moonlight today, the surrounding environment is pitch black, and you can't see your fingers.
Bao Guowei picked up the flashlight and shined it from a distance. The huge mountains lay in front of them, swallowing up the white light illuminated by the flashlight.
"Brother Bao, it's dark now. Please be careful when sailing. It's dark now. We can't figure out the situation and we can't act rashly."
Bao Guowei nodded in the night: "Be careful and you will never make a big mistake. No matter how urgent you are, you must have a plan in advance, otherwise you will only make mistakes in the rush!"
"Um!"
When they got here, the road was muddy, and the two heard the sound of water flowing not far away.
In order to prevent the horse from losing its footing and falling into the water, causing the man to flip over, the two dismounted, holding a flashlight in one hand and holding the horse with the other, walking along the road.
After walking for about two or three quarters of an hour, the sound of water flowing became clearer and clearer. Bao Guowei took a flashlight and shined forward. Looking from a distance, he saw only a clear sky.
"Brother Bao! There is a river ahead!"
Bao Guowei said: "That must be the only way to enter Housuan Mountain! According to the tall man, the terrain of Housuan Mountain is dangerous, with cliffs on three sides. You can only enter it by ferry after crossing a big river."
Chen Hongliang replied: "What should we do? This river is equivalent to the gateway of this group of bandits. We must send people to guard this place. We are weak and unarmed, so we are no match for them."
"How about? Let's find another way to go up the mountain. Even if it's a cliff, I may not be able to climb up with my light kung fu!"
Bao Guowei thought for a moment and said: "No, it's too late. Besides, even if you can climb up, is it possible that you can still carry me up?"
"Just go from here, just be careful!"
After Bao Guowei made his decision, the two continued to move forward.
After about half a quarter of an hour, we almost reached the bank of the river and saw two or three wooden houses.
At this time, it was just dawning, and the lights in the house had not yet been extinguished. Two or three large wooden boats were already seen parked by the river.
Bao Guowei guessed that this was the fulcrum at the foot of Bandit Mountain in Housuan Mountain. Anyone who wanted to go up the mountain had to ferry across the river here.
The two tied their horses not far away, picked up flashlights and approached. They saw that the door was locked, and Chen Hongliang stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Who?"
After knocking for a long time, a response came from inside the house, and then a beautiful woman opened the door. She was wearing linen clothes that had been washed white, and a large gray handkerchief that was wrinkled and deformed was draped over her shoulders.
She saw Bao Guowei and Chen Hongliang and saw that although they were not well-dressed, they must not be ordinary farmers.
"Who is it? Why are you knocking on my door?"
Bao Guowei replied: "We are here to look for someone."
"Looking for someone? In this wilderness, there are only two or three ferry families like us within ten miles. Who are you looking for here?"
"Forget it, come in first! It's cold, I'll make you a pot of hot tea to warm yourself up."
With that said, the beautiful woman invited Bao Guowei and two others into the room.
As soon as he entered the house, he found that there were two other people in the house, a man and a woman.
The man is older and is the husband of this beautiful woman. The other woman was much older, nearly forty years old, and had inconvenient legs and feet.
According to the beautiful woman's introduction, the man was the head of the ferry family, named Tian Erwa, so she was called Tian.
The older woman was Yang, and her husband Yang Er went out on the ferry to buy things at the town market.
Chen Hongliang came closer and whispered to Bao Guowei: "There can't be any fraud, right?"
Bao Guowei replied: "Don't worry. They only have two women and one man. They pose no threat to us for the time being. Let's wait and see what happens."
Tian Erwa had a strong body, dark skin, and seemed to be poor in speech. Tian asked him to go outside to chop firewood, while Yang also went out to check the ferry.
Tian was the only one left in the room to greet the two of them. She made tea, asked Bao Guowei and Bao Guowei to sit down, and took out a cotton coat to sew it up.
Although Mrs. Tian is a woman, she is not very old, about twenty-seven or eighty-eight years old. Her manners and movements are full of charm, and she is as delicate as a delicate grape.
Bao Guowei inexplicably thought of Pan Jinlian in the 1998 version of "Water Margin". Her every frown and smile showed her charm and was quite seductive.
"Sister-in-law! What kind of mountain is this on the other side of the river?"
Mrs. Tian was doing her needlework calmly.
She replied: "The mountain opposite is called Housuan Mountain. There are many wild monkeys in the mountain. Many monkeys are good at water and often swim to the other side to find food. If you rob it of something, it will scratch you." "
Bao Guowei's heart moved, he took out four or five yuan from his arms and stuffed it into the cotton-padded clothes that Tian had mended.
Mrs. Tian did not refuse. After collecting the money, she replied: "Boy, you have to understand that you called me a good sister-in-law. I have to accept your love. I am not telling you this because I accepted you." the benefits of."
"Brother, of course I understand."
"If you have anything to do, just ask!"
"It's like this. My father got lost near here a few days ago. I searched for a few days, but I couldn't find him. I was very anxious! I heard from others that there was a group of bandits and strongmen on the mountain across the river. I was suspicious of my father. He was kidnapped by bandits, so I came here to find out the news."
Tian was stunned for a moment, but then returned to normal, and this slight change in expression was keenly captured by Bao Guowei.
"Haha, I'm afraid you've been deceived! I've been living here for a long time. Where did the robbers and bandits come from? They must be deliberately playing tricks on you."
When Bao Guowei heard this, he murmured in his heart: "She is obviously lying. It seems that the person in front of her is the informant at the foot of the bandit mountain!"
He made a calculation in his mind, knowing that he could not alert the enemy. If he wanted to save his father, he had to go up the mountain first.
"Sister-in-law, please tell Brother Tian Erwa to ferry us across the river by boat. Is that possible?"
"You just said that there are many wild monkeys in Housuan Mountain. I am afraid that my father will be captured by wild monkeys and want to go into the mountain." Bao Guowei explained.
As he spoke, he took out another dozen yuan and stuffed it into Tian's hand.
Mr. Tian carefully counted the cash in his hand and said with a smile: "You boy, you are still filial! Okay, you guys sit here for a while and I'll go talk to my wife!"
When Tian walked outside the house, Chen Hongliang came closer and whispered: "Brother Bao, I think she is from that group of bandits!"
Bao Guowei replied: "I don't know."
"This place is so remote. How many people can ferry here? There is no fishing gear on the boat, and there is no cultivated land in front or behind. There are four adults living here. What do they eat?"
"And how can there be such a charming and beautiful woman in the backcountry? Isn't this strange?"
"More importantly, there is a very faint smell of gunpowder in this room. You can't smell it if you don't smell it carefully. Even if you smell it, others will think it is firecrackers, but I know that the smell of gunpowder is also mixed with the smell of engine oil. This means that it is stored here. Over arms.”
