Chapter 60 Chapter 6 Pickled sauerkraut, a group of seven people entered the mountains

After confirming the matter of entering the mountain, Wan Sanye naturally did not hide it from us, and told us some precautions for entering the mountain tomorrow. Heizhugou is indeed an ancient battlefield, but it was more than two thousand years ago.Thousands of years have changed, and the impact has been negligible until now. It is basically hopeless to fantasize about picking up some cultural relics and treasures in it; it is a strange and mysterious place, probably because of its terrain: there is Daba Mountain in the north of Heizhugou The main vein extends from west to east along the border with the Shennongjia forest area, with Wushan in the middle and Wuling in the south. All kinds of mountain ranges converge, and the dragons and snakes move around, making the mountains on both sides majestic, with lofty mountains, numerous peaks, deep valleys and dense forests. , Undercurrents in karst caves, extremely complex terrain.

What's even more weird is that the Heizhugou is filled with mist all the year round, and there are few people. The fallen leaves accumulate inside, and there are many poisonous gases such as "peach blossom miasma", which makes certain places become no-man's land where animals are extinct. It will only kill you for no reason——On the evening of June 24, 1991, seven members of the design and engineering team of the Southern Hubei Forestry Bureau and 17 migrant workers collectively disappeared in Heizhugou. Only half of them escaped after the incident. this area. Therefore, before entering the ditch, you must make sufficient preparations, and you must anticipate the worst situation. I have experienced a lot, so I will naturally pay more attention.

Everything is based on the premise of being able to survive. Wan Sanye once went to Heizhugou when he was young, but he didn’t go deep into it. Halfway through the journey, he retreated in spite of the difficulties. He immediately drew a part of the topographical map he knew for our reference.After that, it was time to prepare the bags and discuss the composition of the staff. It was so busy until evening, when Mr. Wan's eldest daughter-in-law came to the main room to ask us to have dinner, and then we took a break. The dinner was very sumptuous, with Tujia characteristics, bacon, bean skin, pickled sauerkraut... very similar to our eating habits there, especially the bowl of fried ear root with hot and sour seeds, which was almost wrapped up by me alone.The baijiu of Yesanguan is very characteristic, and it is customary for the guests not to get drunk and not to return, but because they will go into the mountains tomorrow, they did not take it out. Instead, they made some sweet wine made from glutinous rice. Pure, it was like a drink at the beginning, but after a while, some alcohol came up.

The little butt likes to drink this sweet wine very much, but the adults don’t let it go. They stalked for half a bowl and drank it quickly. full of pathetic. Wan Sanye couldn't resist the little girl's pitiful spirit, so he spared her half a bowl. She was so excited, she took a sip carefully, and called obediently: "Grandpa, you are so kind, Meimei loves you so much..." We all laughed, and Wan Sanye also showed a trace of satisfaction at the moment smile.I'm a little surprised, why does everyone call her a "little butt" for such a good-looking little girl?I don't know what kind of story there is in it?The little butt took two sips of rum, came over to me and asked me, "Big brother, where is that little fat worm in your house? Does it want to eat? Call it out and eat it together?"

Before I could say anything, the little girl asked a lot of questions. I put on a bitter face, pretending not to know, and said, "How can there be such a fat bug? Little ass, are you reading it wrong?" Seeing my serious and certain expression, she was confused again, scratched her head, and asked people around for confirmation, which caused a burst of laughter from others.Miscellaneous Xiaodao asked why she was called a little butt?Some people said that it was taken by Wan Sanye - when the child was born, the third master took a look at it and thought he was quite fond of it, thinking that it was a seedling with excellent roots, but the third master said another sentence He said: "Hey, why is this kid's butt so small?" So Wei Meimei's nickname has been passed down like this.

Seeing the lively and cute little butt, I thought to myself that I would be able to get the evaluation of the four words "excellent root bone" from Master Wansan. I can't think of twenty years, this little guy who looks like a pistachio must be a character ? Although people's desire is to be born equal, due to family, system, talent, education and other reasons, this desire is as illusory as utopia.This principle is extended to practice as well. For example, if I was not born on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, I would naturally not be able to suppress the golden silkworm Gu; for example, Sanye Wan, the old man Wan above and the dead second brother are all ordinary people ; On the contrary, it is really rare that there are so many outstanding people in the Xiao family—even so, the old man of Miscellaneous Hairy Xiaodao is just an ordinary farmer.

This kind of saying is depressing, but it is a reality. However, fate is not in the hands of others. We can only make up for it through continuous struggle. The sun went down and the land was plunged into darkness. We walked to the entrance of the village with Mr. Wan and Little Butt—he went back to his hut in the forest alone, while we temporarily lived in the guest room of the farmhouse opened by Little Butt’s grandmother.Halfway there, suddenly a strong wind blew from the mountain, and then the raindrops fell from the sky, and the rain became very heavy in an instant. We hurried towards the farmhouse. When we arrived, Almost all of them became dripping wet chickens.

The farmhouse is open for business, and the conditions are naturally not bad. After taking a bath in warm ginger soup, we came out, but we didn't see Zhao Zhonghua and Wan Sanye. Then he sent his master back, and he may not come back. Zamao Xiaodao and I squatted in front of the threshold, and the water falling from the eaves formed a straight line, like a bead curtain. Looking into the distance, the rain was quite heavy, and it seemed that there was no sign of stopping. In the direction of Heizhugou, From time to time, a flash of lightning flashed, illuminating the dark mountain body brightly.I was in a depressed mood, and told Miscellaneous Hair Xiaodao, look at this, if that brainless kid really enters Heizhugou, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive today?

Zamao Xiaodao looked around, saw no one was around, and then said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, you should thank that boy named Wan Chaoan, without him, the ghost would be willing to accompany you into the mountains to collect herbs. But having said that, in Sanye Wan's words today, it seems that some details have been concealed, and I'm afraid that tomorrow's trip will be extremely dangerous!" I was surprised, and said: "Since it's dangerous, why do you still look eager to try? Thanks to you, you can still laugh?" Miscellaneous Mao Xiaodao laughed and said, "You don't know that, do you? If a person is in a favorable situation, his cultivation will only stagnate. After another ten years, he will be a life of mediocrity. He can only wander around life and death. Only when I am at the edge of the world can I develop my heart of a strong man. To refine my heart in the world of mortals is to sharpen my mental state of patience; but to suffer through life and death is the only way to improve my cultivation. If I, Xiao, want to be strong, this kind of thing, Naturally, it is necessary to join in the fun."

He said it decisively, but I know that most of the reason why he is willing to enter the ditch is because of me. The so-called friends and brothers, who give favors to others, never ask for anything in return, and don't deliberately mention them. Only in this way will people feel comfortable, natural and pure to get along with. Mr. Tiger Cat stood on the wooden beam under the eaves, looked at the rain outside, looked very melancholy, scolded "Silly Boi" in a low voice, flew back to the house with wings, and continued to sleep late.I chatted with Zamao Xiaodao for a while, and smelling the fresh air with the smell of the mountain soil, I felt much more comfortable. On such a rainy night, sleeping under a blanket is also pleasant.

The next morning, we got up early, the rain in the sky was a little lighter, like delicate silk, so hazy that people didn't want to move. Seeing the dirt road outside the yard was muddy, people felt more or less confused about today's trip to the mountain. Some concerns arose. After Zhao Zhonghua and Wan Sanye came over, the little butt grandmother made breakfast for us, and arranged some dry food and jerky for backup.A car from the village came to pick us up. After meeting Wan Yong, the eldest son of Mr. Wan, and Wan Chaoxin and Wan Chaodong, two men from the house clan, the seven of us started walking into the mountain. I was wearing a large, thick black raincoat and rain boots, and my backpack was tightly wrapped in an oilcloth.Walking on the mountain road behind the village, I walked slowly in this misty and rainy winter morning.The rain all night washed away all the previous traces, which made our goal even more confusing. The muddy road made us slow and full of danger. After entering the mountain for a while, almost everyone had serious expressions on their faces. The rain this time was really unlucky, as if God was against us on purpose.But no matter how arrogant we are, we will not think that God revolves around us.After walking six or seven miles on the mountain road, the rain began to subside, and the sky was gloomy, like the face of the leader, but I finally took a breath and pushed the wide hat on the raincoat back, so that I could concentrate on observing the surrounding environment Lai: If you put aside the various factors of difficult roads, this beautiful scene of uneven trees and lush greenery, and the clear raindrops remaining among the green leaves, are quite fresh and elegant in Tang poet Wang Wei's "Mountain Dwelling in Autumn". If a person is struggling in the face of adversity, he should find some cheerful things to pay attention to, or he will be so depressed that he will have all kinds of pessimistic feelings, and he will not have the slightest intention of struggling. As soon as I saw these beautiful scenery, my heart suddenly became enlightened for some reason, and I walked more vigorously. I didn't know the way, so I leaned on a small tree cut by the side of the road as a crutch, followed the people in front, and struggled with the muddy mountain road that made people crazy.I didn't know how long I walked with my head buried in my head. Suddenly, the person in front stopped, and the miscellaneous hair path poked me and said it.Looking up, we saw a misty mountain road and gorge appearing in front of our eyes.