The two left the hotel room, left the hotel with their luggage, took a taxi and went straight to the train station, and bought two train tickets for the green car.

It took three hours of train ride to arrive at this small county town called "Anling". Horseshoe Mountain is just east of this small county town, but it is still some distance away, and they have to continue to change transportation.

After getting off the train, Luo Xu and Wang Baxian found that there were no taxis in this small county, and the train station was small and broken, looking like a product of the seventies of the last century.

Outside the train station, all the people soliciting customers are some tricycles, and Horseshoe Mountain is nearly a hundred miles away from Anling County, and it is definitely not possible to rely on tricycles. Thankfully, there are a handful of vans.

Luo Xu and Wang Baxian negotiated the price with the owner of a yellow van, and then got into the car.

"Two bosses, this is the first time to come to our Anling, right?" The driver of the van talked a lot, looked very enthusiastic, and said: "It's noon, you must be hungry, right? I know another restaurant, the food is very authentic, if you want to taste our local characteristics, that restaurant must not be missed." Salary consumption, star delicious. I'm absolutely not bragging. ”

Wang Baxian smiled and said, "Brother, how much money did the hotel give you? You worked so hard to promote him." ”

The driver said with a smile: "I won't hide it from the two of you, the hotel was opened by my daughter-in-law." Of course, where you go to eat is your freedom, and I will definitely not make it difficult for you. ”

"How far is your restaurant from here?" Luo Xu asked, they had been on the train all morning, and now they should have something to eat.

The driver said, "It's not far, it's about ten minutes away." Boss, are you going?"

Luo Xu nodded, "Go, but if the food is not as delicious as you, I won't give money." ”

The driver patted his chest and said, "Of course!

Wang Baxian whispered in Luo Xu's ear: "Master, you shouldn't go, this kind of person is an old oil at first glance, and his things must be unpalatable to death." If it's really delicious, you need to pour it out and pull people? Then the Huo family's hot pot restaurant is so expensive, it is still overcrowded. Why? It's not delicious!"

Luo Xu didn't speak, he thought that even if he was cheated, it was just a meal. Now that you're at the hotel, just find a restaurant to fill your stomach.

After a dozen or so porridge servings, the van stopped outside a small restaurant on the side of the road. The driver was very neat, quickly jumped out of the car, and opened the car door for Luo Xu and Wang Baxian.

"Two bosses inside, please. ”

When I entered the restaurant, there were two tables of guests in the restaurant, and although this restaurant was very small, it looked quite clean, at least cleaner than most small restaurants, unlike many small restaurants that felt greasy and greasy everywhere.

"Daughter-in-law, hurry up and prepare a few dishes for the two bosses of our local specialties. The two bosses are in a hurry, you are numb. ”

The driver went into the back kitchen, put on an apron, and began to help.

It didn't take long for several side dishes to be served. Wang Baxian and Luo Xu started together, and after tasting it, they both felt that it tasted very good.

The food here is spicy, and both of them have heavy tastes, so it tastes like they are to their taste.

In half an hour, Luo Xu and Wang Baxian settled lunch.

"Boss, check out, how much?"

The driver said: "Four dishes, a total of thirty, rice does not cost money." ”

"Thirty?" Luo Xu was stunned for a moment, he thought that these four dishes would cost more than a hundred, but he didn't expect it to be so cheap.

The driver said: "The two of you are in a hurry, or I will send you over first, and the meal money and fare will be counted together." ”

"That's fine. ”

The two got up and left the hotel and got into the van.

Prices in the small county town of Anling are very cheap, so the level of consumption here is very low. In fact, the forty yuan for the four dishes is already a bit expensive locally.

Out of the county, the road is not easy to walk. The van was bumpy on the dirt road, and the people sitting in the car were uncomfortable.

Wang Baxian couldn't help but complain, "Brother, did I say that there is no better road in your county?"

The driver smiled: "Our small county town is poor, and we can't afford to build roads." As you saw just now, even in the city, the road surface is also potholes. ”

Wang Baxian said: "The poorer you are, the more you can't build the road, and the more you can't build the road, the poorer you are." ”

"Yes, yes, that's it. The driver sighed, "Now that everyone who has a little way has left, the current permanent population of our small county in Anling is less than 30,000." ”

Luo Xu asked, "Brother, do you have any specialties in Horseshoe Mountain?"

The driver shook his head, "That's a bald mountain, nothing grows, what special products can there be." Oh yes, what are you doing there?"

Luo Xu said: "To visit friends, we have friends who live nearby. ”

After enduring more than an hour of bumps, they finally reached Horseshoe Mountain. Before getting out of the car, the driver gave Luo Xu a business card and told Luo Xu that he could call him if he needed to use the car.

After settling the bill, the driver drove away.

Luo Xu and Wang Baxian stood at the foot of the mountain, observing the appearance of Horseshoe Mountain. Wang Baxian traced the outline of Horseshoe Mountain with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Master, don't say it, this mountain really looks like a horseshoe." ”

Luo Xu said: "It's like a galloping horse's hoof, no wonder it used to be called Pegasus Mountain." ”

The two soon discovered a problem, they came to Horseshoe Mountain, but how to find the amethyst thing? Wang Baxian's "Ancient and Modern Mountains and Rivers Chronicles" on the description of amethyst is only a passing mention, Luo Xu only knows that the thing is actually transparent, and if you look at the light, it will refract purple light. Other than that, he knew nothing about amethyst.

There was a village nearby, Luo Xu and Wang Baxian discussed it, and decided not to go up the mountain first, but to inquire in the village. The villagers have lived here for generations and should have heard of amethyst.

After walking about three or four miles, they entered the village. This small village can be seen at a glance, with only a dozen or so households. The people here are very poor, and the best houses in the village are brick houses, and several of them are thatched huts.

There is a big locust tree at the entrance of the village, and two old people are squatting there smoking cigarettes under the big locust tree.

"Uncle, can I ask you about something?" Luo Xu stepped forward and asked with a smile, he took out the cigarette he was carrying, took out two and handed them over.

"You're here to handle the case?"

One of the old men asked.

"It's not. Luo Xu said, not understanding why he said that.

All the young people in this village have gone out to work, and if they don't learn well and commit crimes outside, the police will come here to find out the situation. Over the years, whenever outsiders come to the village to inquire about things, most of them are policemen.