Chapter 71: The Dangerous Valley
After the cliff ravine, there is a small village.
More than a dozen families, scattered on various hills, carved into the walls to live, and built sheds for their homes.
The mountainous terrain is barren and there are basically no crops to grow. Wang Feng watched for a long time before he saw small patches of cornfields on some low hills.
How can you feed your family with this little food?
Wang Feng was deeply skeptical.
He pondered for a moment and headed straight towards the village.
He turned around, only to see that the village was relatively deserted, and there was no one in sight. Occasionally, when I saw a few old uncles and aunts, he was embarrassed to go up and talk to each other.
There's no way, those uncles and aunts speak in dialects, and he really can't understand them. After wandering around for a long time, he finally saw a middle-aged man about forty years old, he was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him.
After an exchange, even if the other party has a strong accent, but even guessing and analogizing, can barely communicate.
Wang Feng indicated his worth, saying that he was a donkey passenger......
Well, middle-aged people don't understand either, what is called a donkey guest, the expression is very strange. Wang Feng had no choice but to change his words and call himself a ...... Explorer.
After explaining for a long time, middle-aged people have a preliminary understanding of the concept of self-guided travel and mountain climbing and exploration.
But from his eyes, you can see a clue. I guess he's thinking, people in big cities have a lot of tricks...... It's purely because I'm full of food that I like this kind of activity.
It can only be said that people are different after all.
In the eyes of middle-aged people, he climbs mountains every day and works hard, and he knows the hardships very well. People in the city outside live a very relaxed and comfortable life, so why bother asking for hardship?
I don't know how to return it, but the middle-aged man still welcomed Wang Feng to his home.
Stripped bare!
After entering the door, this idiom popped up in Wang Feng's mind.
Although a house made of mud and grass can shelter from the wind and rain, the environment is really not good. A lot of things, very simple, miserable. It's not broken, it's broken, it's repaired repeatedly, and it continues to be used.
The word thrift is brought into full play.
In fact, Wang Feng has always scoffed at what is thrifty and thrifty, traditional virtues and the like.
It's okay to be diligent, and there's nothing wrong with that.
But thrift and thrift, in Wang Feng's view, have never been virtues, in the final analysis, they are poor. Things were in tatters, there was no money for new ones, and they had to be frugal.
The premise of the so-called ruined son is that there is a family property to lose.
Only in the rich family can there be a loser. Ordinary people don't even have the qualifications to lose.
Hope...... Everyone in the world can squander, and frugality does not prevail.
Wang Feng sighed in his heart and chatted with the middle-aged man. or ask directly, or knock on the side, and also have some understanding of the situation in the village.
The origin of the village, how many years of history or something, the education level of middle-aged people is not high, it is definitely not clear.
But more than a dozen families, stationed in the mountains all year round, make a living by collecting medicine.
In the depths of the mountains, there are many precious traditional Chinese medicines, they dig them back, dry them and make them, and then go to the county seat to exchange money, and then buy back enough oil, salt, and grain......
In fact, there were originally dozens of families in the village, but over the years, young people have been reluctant to stay in the mountains, and have moved to the county seat, leaving only a dozen families to stick to the mountains.
Some are poor, some are ...... It's hard to leave your homeland.
After all, some old people have lived in the mountains all their lives and are not used to the environment of the county.
There's really no way around it......
As for middle-aged people, it's not one of two reasons. He is not poor and also has a house in the county seat.
It's just that he makes money by collecting medicine. He felt that although the work of collecting and digging medicines was hard, it was much happier than part-time work, and he didn't need to be wronged.
Picking medicines, selling medicines, clearly marking prices, there are not so many branches.
Uh-huh......
Wang Feng nodded again and again, constantly echoing. After chatting a little more familiar, he took the opportunity to ask, "Big brother, is there any special place near you?"
"A special place?"
The middle-aged man was stunned, thought about it, shook his head and said, "It's all poor ravines, what's so special." ”
"Didn't you?"
Wang Feng frowned slightly, not disappointed. It's just that the mountains are reckless, and if there is no specific target, then it must be a lot more difficult to search.
The so-called coordinates are actually only a reference value, and cannot be used as an accurate number. Originally, I thought that the people in the village lived in the mountains all year round, and there should be some clues.
Pity......
Wang Feng shook his head in his heart, it seemed that he could only retreat to the next best thing and use this place as a supply point.
"That's right......"
At the same time, the middle-aged man was worried: "You are a foreigner, you are not afraid of getting lost when you go into the ravines and ravines to play? There are also many poisonous snakes, insects and ants on the mountains, which are more dangerous......
"It's fine. ”
Wang Feng smiled, took out an instrument in his pocket, and gestured: "This is high-tech...... It integrates GPS positioning and Beidou star system, and is a special equipment for field exploration. ”
This instrument can not only measure latitude and longitude, but also carry out outdoor navigation through satellites. There are even functions such as displaying the altitude value of the coordinates, as well as the area measurement, distance measurement, etc.
It can be said that this is an explorer, an artifact for wild exploration.
Wang Feng demonstrated it casually, which immediately amazed the middle-aged people.
"It's the power of science. Wang Feng smiled: "So I never worry about getting lost...... As long as there is enough water and food, staying in the mountains for ten days and half a month is easy. ”
"That's right......"
The middle-aged man shook his head: "But there are a lot of insects and snakes in the mountains." For example, a few dozen miles away from the village, there is a large valley where the praying mantis is very powerful......"
"For example, when we go over there to collect medicine, we don't dare to approach the valley without covering our heads and faces, and without wearing gloves. ”
The middle-aged man was frightened: "As soon as I entered, a group of praying mantis flew over and cut people with their claws...... Their claws are sharp enough to cut people all over their bodies......"
"What?"
Wang Feng's heart moved, the peaks and loops turned, and the willows and flowers were bright. He was delighted, but on the surface he remained silent, and even showed a little suspicion: "Really fake? What kind of praying mantis, so powerful?"
"Big knife cricket. ”
The middle-aged man stretched out his hand and gestured: "The body is so big, and the claws are so long...... And there are a lot of them, in groups of people, I don't know how many ......"
Speaking of this, the middle-aged man came to his senses and hurriedly reminded: "You can play wherever you go, don't go near that valley, it's very dangerous ...... inside."
"There are rumors in the village that someone once went in and never came out. ”
The middle-aged man warned: "Because there, not only are the insects powerful, but also the poisonous snake Zhu Yeqing, and if you bite it, the gods can't save it......"
"Yes, yes. ”
Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I'm afraid of death, and I won't risk my life." ”