A 212 parked in an uninhabited place about ten kilometers above Haizi. Two people got out of the car and one person stayed in the car.
Looking at the blue sky, Li Yin, dressed in casual clothes, said to Xiao Li in the car: "No matter what happens, you can't leave here. You must wait until we come back. If you don't see us before dark, then don't wait. , go back quickly, find Chief Zou, and ask him to ask for support from his superiors."
Xiao Li nodded and said, remember it, you can go without worry, I am here.
Li Yin patted the car and walked forward with Xiao Wang.
After entering the forest, Xiao Wang couldn't help but asked: "Director, why don't you bring more people so that if something happens, you can have someone to take care of you?"
"You mean to bring the members of the joint defense team?" Li Yin continued, "People talk too much, so I don't feel reassured. It's better to check this matter. You also know that if they discover the situation and act impulsively, they will be killed. When interests go to our heads and things get out of hand, we will be quite passive."
Xiao Wang nodded. It seemed that the director was thinking in the longer term.
"By the way, from now on, don't call me director, just call me brother." Li Yin didn't look back, took a few steps forward and said, "Be careful, there are few people here, just in case there are wild animals."
Xiao Li nodded and followed Li Yin as if facing a formidable enemy.
This is a small road that can only be passed by one person. However, the weeds in the forest are not deep and there are no shrubs.
Anyone who has worked in rural areas knows that farmers at this time were very hard-working. Not only did they have to plant and harvest food in spring and autumn, but they also had to go to the mountains to collect firewood in winter.
With the closure of the mountain for forestation in recent years, people are guarding the pine mountain and are not allowed to cut it randomly. However, harvesting of shrubs and weeds inside is allowed. You can’t stop it even if you want. People have to keep a fire in winter and even use firewood to cook. , but also use grass to raise cattle and horses.
Not to mention Haizi Village, even people from Shili Village will come here to cut grass.
After walking for about a kilometer, there was an open space with a thatched house in front of us, but we also reached the end of the road.
Li Yin signaled Xiao Wang to come forward and knocked on the door. An old man in his sixties came out, with gray hair and a slight lame leg.
Looking at the two strangers who suddenly arrived, he looked at them strangely and said, "You two, what do you do?"
"Old man, we are from the city. We came here to pick up mushrooms. We accidentally went the wrong way and were looking for some water to drink. Is it convenient?" Li Yin relaxed his vigilance.
He has seen that there is really no one else here, it must be an old man living alone. Otherwise, if someone comes, a person with limited mobility will not be allowed to come out and open the door.
The old man was also very enthusiastic and said: "Nothing is inconvenient. Please come in and sit down!"
With that said, he turned around and went into the house to boil water.
Li Yin signaled to Xiao Wang and walked into the room alone.
The inside was as shabby as expected, with no decent furniture. There was a shabby bed in the corner, and some pots and bowls that were so smoked by the fireworks that their original color could not be seen.
However, there is no firewood here, but a few pieces of coal and a bag of rice with the words Northeast Rice printed on it, with a net weight of 25 kilograms.
This is a little strange.
How could an old man with inconvenient legs and feet have the energy to carry rice and charcoal? Moreover, the rice was not made by farmers in Xiayu Township, nor was it Laocang Rice, but came from the Northeast.
Most people can't eat this kind of rice.
"Is there anyone else at home?" Li Yin asked casually.
"No, my wife passed away a few years ago." The old man said, pouring a glass of water from the charcoal fire.
Li Yin hurriedly took the cup and said, "Thank you. You are the only one in the house and it is difficult to drink water."
"Drinking water is not a problem. Although my legs are inconvenient, I can still carry it slowly. One person can't drink much water. Half a bucket of water is enough for one day." The old man said, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he continued, " Fortunately, during this period, some good people came and brought me rice and helped me get a bag of charcoal. What good people!"
At this moment, Xiao Wang walked in and shook his head at Li Yin, which meant that he had looked around the house and found no suspicious characters.
The old man poured a glass of water for Xiao Wang.
The cup was a little dark, but Xiao Wang also took it.
Li Yin took a sip, it was a little hot, blew it, and asked softly: "Who are the people who gave you something?"
"A good man, he speaks politely." When the old man mentioned a good man, relief was written on his vicissitudes of face.
Li Yin nodded, saying that he had nothing to do to be courteous, and said with a smile: "Old man, you are right, but do these good people have any requirements? They won't really give you rice for free, right?"
"Yes, their request is that it is too hard to go up the mountain to find firewood. They asked me to stop looking for firewood. They said they would send me charcoal next month." The old man nodded and said.
Li Yin asked again. The old man didn't know who the other party was. They only said that good deeds were done anonymously, and he didn't know where he lived. All I know is that they are two young people who are just like them.
When he couldn't get any answers, Li Yin changed the subject and asked the old man if they could find a way up the mountain. They wanted to go further and find a better place to pick some mushrooms.
The old man shook his head and said: "There is no road to go up the mountain here, and few people usually go up there. I am the only family here. I used to make a living by collecting firewood and growing a little potatoes and other food. Not long ago, there was a native leopard on the mountain. I was chased and fell down while collecting firewood and injured my leg. I thought I would starve to death and be safe. As a result, I met a kind person who brought me rice and charcoal. overcome obstacles."
"Wolf?" Li Yin looked at the old man strangely, as if he was lying.
"Yes, this thing only lived about forty years ago, but, for some reason, it exists now." The old man nodded.
Xiao Wang wanted to ask again, but Zheng Bajin gestured with his eyes and said: "So, this mountain man is really dangerous, and we don't plan to go up the mountain again, otherwise, it will be bad if we are bitten by a wolf. By the way. , Why don’t the elderly want to move out?”
"Where can I move? After all, we are already dozens of years old, and we can only live one day at a time." The old man sighed.
Li Yin also sighed. Now of course it is not like previous years, so he can only stay here.
After asking, the old man didn't even have any relatives. He was helpless and pitiful.
Anyway, they were free at the moment, so Li Yin and Xiao Wang each carried a wooden bucket and went to help the old man fetch water.
The water source is not far away, there is a ditch just a few dozen meters behind the house.
When the old man saw that Li Yin and Xiao Wang quickly helped him bring two buckets of water, he sighed in his heart, what a good person! It's good to be young. I think back then, he could easily pick up two buckets of water like this and walk more than ten miles without any problem.
Now, so old! It doesn’t matter if you don’t accept it!
