“...... Tweet ......"

"Sassy ......"

The breeze stirred the foliage that stretched out from the hill by the roadside, and the shade of the trees swayed gently with the breeze.

A few birds foraged for food under the hills and forests, and from time to time they soared and went into the distance.

Moving his steps, Lian Ge looked at the mountain scenery along the way and walked forward.

Overhead, the sun was slanting to the west, and was again obscured by the hills beside the winding mountain road.

Then go around the hill and continue on, and on the road, some pedestrians gradually appeared,

or carrying a basket, or carrying a hoe, holding a basket, pinching a handful, walking past Lian Ge's side, looking at Lian Ge's side,

Along both sides of the winding mountain road, on the hills, down the mountainside, terraced fields are criss-crossed, and some farmers are busy in the fields, or pouring water on the fields, or pulling grass, or picking vegetables.

“...... Where are you going, young man?"

On the mountainside, in a terraced field, an old man with rough skin, wearing old clothes, who was holding a hoe to the ground, noticed this, put the hoe aside, and shouted towards Lian Ge.

Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the old man and paused,

And the old man, without waiting for Lian Ge to answer, took the hoe and walked quickly along the ridge on the edge of the terraced fields from the hillside, with his hands and feet neat.

"Where are you going, young man? There is no road ahead, and if you go further, it will really be a deep mountain and old forest. ”

Putting the hoe aside, the old man looked at Lian Ge, and then looked at Lian Ge in the distance.

"Old man, I don't know, what kind of place is this now?"

Glancing at the old man, Lian Ge asked out loud,

“...... We call it Shanhou Village, and the village is over there...... Our village is the last village on the side of the road, and further on, there will be no people at all, and you should go back, young man. ”

When the old man heard the voice, he pointed in the direction and replied.

"Thank you for the reminder. Lian Ge glanced at the old man and thanked him again,

“...... No thanks, no thanks...... Well...... You've come all the way down the road, boy, boy, haven't you?"

The old man first waved his hand, then looked behind Lian Ge, hesitated, and said to Lian Ge,

“...... It will take you two or three hours to walk back to the highway now, and it will be late at this time, and it will be dark soon, and when it gets dark, the mountain road will not be good. You have gone down the road, and you have not had a car at night, young man, and you are not going to rest in our village for the night. ”

Somewhat enthusiastic, the old man raised his head, looked at the sky where the sun had set in the west, and said to Lian Ge,

Immediately after, and then continued,

“...... I've got a spare room in my house, if you don't dislike it, young man...... How about a hundred bucks a night?"

The hesitation on the old man's face faded, and he looked at Lian Ge, a smile appeared on his somewhat rough and dark face, and said sharply,

"The old man is going to sell his own room. Lian Ge looked at the old man and couldn't help but smile and said.

“...... Hey, what's not for sale, it's all your own house, not a hotel......"

The old man said, with a 'shy' expression on his face,

“...... Or, fifty?"

Raising his head again, the old man stretched out his hand, gestured, and asked cautiously,

“...... Don't worry, young man, my quilt has just been washed, and I will clean up for you when the time comes, to ensure that you live comfortably, and I will also provide you with breakfast tomorrow morning. ”

When Lian Ge heard this, he glanced at the somewhat 'shy' expression on the old man's face, and couldn't help but smile again,

didn't answer, turned his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the jungle hills in the distance again,

"Young man, there is really a deep mountain and old forest in front of you, and there is not even half a figure...... Forget it, forget it, don't want money. Lest you think for a while, young man, that I am trying to make money and bluff you, and I have to drill into the deep mountains and old forests, and when something happens, I don't want to ......go to the old man."

As the old man spoke, he waved his hand, and the hand holding the hoe seemed to have lost its strength, and he was a little 'melancholy'.

“...... Let's go, let's go, young man, and I'll take you to the village for the night...... But okay, you didn't give the money, I won't provide breakfast tomorrow morning, you wake up tomorrow morning and leave. ”

Without the strength of the force just now, he was a little weak, the old man waved his hand again, dragged the hoe, and led Lian Ge to the village,

Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at the old man again, couldn't help but smile slightly, turned his gaze, and then looked at the jungle hills at the end of the winding mountain road, covered with dense branches and leaves in the distance, and the road could not be seen.

“...... Lad, lad...... Don't look over there...... It's impossible for me to do a good deed and give you money, right?"

The old man took two steps forward, and seeing that Lian Ge didn't follow, he turned around, looked at Lian Ge, shouted twice, and couldn't help but say again.

"I'm tired of the old man leading the way. ”

Lian Ge turned his gaze, smiled, answered, and said again,

"If it's a cost, I'll still give fifty, is it okay for the old man to see it?"

"Okay, okay!"

When the old man heard this, he suddenly became much more energetic, and directly lifted the hoe that was dragged on the ground, and walked forward, with his hands and feet neat.

"Young man, please come here, the village is here...... You're here, young man...... I just made some dumplings at noon and haven't cooked them yet, I'll cook dumplings for you in the evening......"

The old man was sharp, leading the way, and said,

Lian Ge moved his footsteps, walked with the old man, listened,

“...... Where are you from, young man...... It's really fate to be able to come to us...... We are in the middle of nowhere, it takes several hours to walk from that road, and the outside is a muddy road, potholes, this is okay, although you can't get into the car, you can still walk, but when it rains, the person steps on it, walks a distance, and the mud stuck on the shoes can weigh a few pounds...... Last time, someone in the village celebrated his birthday and held wine, just in time for the rainy day...... None of the relatives outside the village came...... According to what we say here, those who hold banquets on rainy days are all door-slamming ghosts, how can they be called door-picking ghosts, collecting money for ten tables of banquets, only need to run two tables of banquet dishes, anyway, other people can't come, you say that the fucking door is not picking...... Ahem, it's far away, it's far away......"

I don't know if it's the fifty yuan, or something else, the old man talks a lot, even if Lian Ge doesn't respond much, he keeps talking,

“...... I mean, it's just that we're biased, young man, it's a fate that you can come to us...... The last time I came to the village, I don't know how many years it has been...... This man is very old, and he really doesn't have a long memory......"

Listening to the old man's words, Lian Ge walked with the old man,

Descend the ramp between the two hills into a col,

In the col, there are some houses scattered, and a little smoke is rising from the houses.

On the village road in front of the house, you can see some people in this village passing by from time to time.

“...... This is our village, old man, where I live at the end of the village......"

“...... Uncle Xu, I'm back. ”

“...... It's back, it's back......"

Stepping on the village road, there were more and more pedestrians passing by on his side, and from time to time someone greeted the old man and cast his eyes at Lian Ge.

“...... Uncle Xu, have you gone to work in the field? Are you done, I happen to be free tomorrow, why don't I go over and help you hoe the ground. ”

“...... When you're done, you're done, you can do your own thing, and then I'll get the money to pay you. ”

“...... Uncle Xu, you have what you say, why do you need money to help you...... Uncle Xu, who is this?"

“...... Distinguished guests, distinguished guests of the village. ”