Tan Fengguo took the hand of his master Qin Laosan and said, "Come, the old man will sit next to us!"

"No, Secretary Tan, I'll go sit at the table next to me, and let the leaders and CEOs sit at this table. Master Qin Laosan said.

Mr. Wu also said to his master Qin Laosan: "Old man, sit at a table with us." ”

Master Qin Laosan couldn't resign, so he had to sit at the same table with Tan Fengguo and Mr. Wu, only eight people sat at each table, so that the first table of people were Tan Fengguo, Mr. Wu, Master Qin Laosan, Tan Taiqing, Mr. Wang, Mr. Liang, Jiang Wenwen and Wu Xiaojun, and the second table had Tian Limai, Zhang Yuwen, Cheng Zhong, Wang Yin'e, two drivers and village director Qin Tian, only seven people sit. The third table was full of those who came to help.

The dishes on the table are all the same: there are bacon, fresh fish in the Nanmu Ferry River, there is cellar water tofu, as well as button meat, sparse meat baba, tofu fruit, etc., at a glance, it is very clear that the dishes on the table are carefully prepared, such as the fresh fish in the Nanmu Ferry River, if you don't go to catch in advance, there is no way to get it temporarily. There are also sparse pork baba, tofu fruit, etc., which are usually not made of these dishes, and are only prepared when there is a happy event.

The village director Qin Tian prepared wine and drinks, and when he saw that the wine was prepared, Tan Fengguo said: "Director Qin, you can't drink at noon, so why prepare!"

"Secretary Tan, I know, you, Mayor Tan, Stationmaster Cheng, and I can't drink, but there are also people who can drink, such as Mr. Wu, as well as my third grandfather and those who helped, they can all drink, such a good dish, if they don't drink, it will be uncomfortable!" Village director Qin Tian said.

"Okay, Director Qin, they drink, we have a rule, we can't drink at noon, not to mention that we are still working hours now. Tan Fengguo said.

Hearing Tan Fengguo say not to drink, Mr. Wu also said: "The weather is too hot, drink on a voluntary basis, drink if you want to drink, don't discourage or disrespect!"

Only the master Qin Laosan drank a small glass of wine at the first table, and there was no wine at the second table, but those who came to help at the third table drank alcohol.

Everyone chatted while eating, and Cheng Zhong said to Tian Limai: "Director Tian, didn't you say that there is a female classmate in this village? ”

Village Director Qin Tian asked, "Director Tian, which one is your classmate?"

"Oh, Director Qin, her name is Luo Sisi!" replied Tian Limai.

"Luo Sisi, Director Tian, you really can't see her anymore, she has already gone to his father with her mother, and it is said that she has not come back for several years!" said Qin Tian, the village director.

Luo Sisi wanted to go to Luo Sisi's father with her mother, Gao Xiao, Tian Limai seemed to have heard Luo Sisi say that it was because Luo Sisi was going to middle school, so he never made the trip. However, Tian Limai suddenly heard that Luo Sisi and her mother had left, and a sense of melancholy still rose in her heart, and she still wanted to see Luo Sisi in the bottom of Tian Limai's heart!

Tian Limai's sudden melancholy did not escape Wang Yin'e's eyes, Wang Yin'e was sitting next to Tian Limai, she asked softly: "Tian Limai, feel a little lost in your heart, right?"

"Director Tian, your classmate Luo Sisi is a famous beauty in our village, since she was a child, someone has come to the door to talk about matchmaking, her mother has also driven a few matchmakers, that girl is not only beautiful, but also smart, and she reads well. Village director Qin Tian said again.

Tian Limai smiled, he didn't speak, he quickly finished eating and got off the table.

After Tian Limai got off the table, he walked to the side of the master Qin Laosan at the first table, and said to the master Qin Laosan: "Master, the weather is hot and you are old, drink less wine." ”

"It's okay, Tian Limai, how many days have you been back this time?" asked Master Qin Laosan while eating.

"Master, we still have two more days, but we are very busy, master, where is my master?" Tian Limai asked.

"Your master is at home, do you have free time, come to my house to play a little!?" said Master Qin Laosan.

"Master, there is no time for these two days, if you have time for a few days, if there is, I will go to see the master. Tian Limai replied.

"Alas, now that you're older, your master's health is getting worse and worse. Master Qin Laosan said.

"Master, you and your sister should pay attention to your body, I haven't got a family yet, and when I get married, I'll pick you up and go to live with me. Tian Limai said.

After Tian Limai said this, Jiang Wenwen, who was eating, glanced at Tian Limai.

"Tian Limai, I'm afraid I can't afford to wait for that day with your master!" said Master Qin Laosan.

"Old man, you are in such good spirits, you must be able to afford to wait, besides, your apprentice's marriage is also coming soon!" Mr. Wu said with a smile.

Master Qin Laosan smiled and said, "That's good, that's good!"

Tan Fengguo said: "Old man, your mountain folk songs are good, and you are our veritable 'singer king', you have to teach more apprentices, don't let your mountain folk songs be lost!"

"Secretary Tan, I also teach a few apprentices, in this era, who will come to learn to sing mountain folk songs, and can't find food by singing mountain folk songs!" said Master Qin Laosan.

"No, old people, as long as it is positive and healthy, spreading positive energy, we must carry it forward and pass it on, and when I have the opportunity, I will ask the people from the cultural tourism station to invite you to our town and use the evening to teach those young people to sing mountain folk songs!" Tan Fengguo said.

After everyone finished eating, they took a short break and prepared to go.

Tian Limai called the village director Qin Tian aside and said, "Director Qin, we are thirteen people together, how much we need to teach for living expenses, I will settle the bill." ”

"Director Tian, you are our local, you don't have to settle the account, I'm Qin Tian for a treat, if you want to say a few kind words in front of Mr. Wu and them, and strive to let them come here to engage in development, it will be better than anything else." You also know that in a mountainous area like ours, it is too difficult for the common people to get rid of poverty and become rich, and there is no pillar industry, how can they get rich by planting buds, sweet potatoes and feeding a few pigs, that is, they grow some local products, and they are planted, but there is no scale, the transportation is inconvenient, and they cannot be sold. If tourism development can be carried out here, then there will be hope for our village!" said Qin Tian, the village director.

Tian Limai looked at the village director, he didn't know what to say, although Mr. Wu and the others came, and they were full of praise for the water darts they had already seen, but he still didn't know whether Mr. Wu would come to invest or not.

"Director Qin, I'm a local, I'll do my best, but none of us have the right to decide. No matter what the outcome is, we must settle the living expenses. ”

"Forget it, Director Tian, don't say anything else, and the living expenses will not be settled. Village director Qin Tian insisted.

Qin Tian said as he stepped aside.

Tian Limai took out 700 yuan according to the standard of 50 yuan per person and stuffed it to the village director Qin Tian. The village director, Qin Tian, returned it to Tian Limai.

"Stationmaster Cheng, settle the bill, we'll calculate it when we go back, and make it up to you!" Tan Fengguo also said.

"Director Tian, the account is gone? Mr. Wu said.

Tian Limai felt embarrassed because the village chief Qin Tian did not accept it.

Tian Limai called Wu Xiaojun aside and said, "Assistant Wu, Director Qin, he won't accept it, you do the work." ”

"How much money are you going to settle?" Wu Xiaojun asked.

"I gave 700 yuan at the rate of 50 yuan per person, but Director Qin forced it back!" Tian Limai said.

"Less, Brother Limai, three tables, three hundred yuan a table, give a thousand yuan!" Wu Xiaojun said.

Tian Limai took out another 300 yuan, plus the previous 700 yuan, a full 1,000 yuan, and took it in his hand.

Tian Limai did not give it here, and the 500 yuan that Cheng Zhong took out was still rejected by the village director Qin Tian.

Wu Xiaojun walked over to Cheng Zhong and said, "Stationmaster Cheng, you don't care, let's finish." ”

At this time, Tan Fengguo, Mr. Wu and others had already left the hall and arrived at the eaves.

Cheng Zhong still wanted to say something to Wu Xiaojun, but after Wu Xiaojun finished saying that, he pulled the village director Qin Tian aside and said: "Director Qin, you are a cadre in the village, you have to collect more or less for this living expenses, if you don't collect it, don't you want to harm Secretary Tan and them to be punished?"

Tian Limai had already walked around at this time, Wu Xiaojun took the 1,000 yuan from Tian Limai's hand and stuffed it to the village director Qin Tian, the village director Qin Tian didn't seem to have reacted, Wu Xiaojun said: "Director Qin, just say that, let's go!"

Wu Xiaojun said to Cheng Zhong as he walked: "Stationmaster Cheng, we will settle the bill with each other and make up the money after we go back to the town." ”

Everyone is going forward again, Tan Fengguo and Mr. Wu both said a meaningful word to their master Qin Laosan: Thank you for the old man's pure mountain folk songs!

When Jiang Wenwen said goodbye to her master Qin Laosan, she quietly gave her master Qin Laosan two hundred yuan. Master Qin Laosan was stunned, I didn't know what it meant, Tian Limai saw it, hurried up and said, "Master, this is filial piety to you!"

Although the master Qin Laosan is older, he may often use his brains and have enough brains, and he suddenly seemed to react: "Okay, okay, I'll take it!" His face was full of smiles.

After setting off from Zhuangzi Tower, it was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and the group arrived at Huangnipo.

After getting off the bus, the group walked through the dense forest of Huangnipo, although it was hot and hot, the forest was still breezy.

"Next year B will be expensive, next year B will be expensive...... "Pick up ——, and pick up insects!" "Noble Yang, noble Yang-" The birds in the forest and the known calls are all together, making the forest very quiet.

"Mr. Wu, are we looking for a place to rest in the forest for a while?" Tan Fengguo said.

"Okay, then let's find a place to sit, such a big forest, there must be a lot of legends, right?" After Mr. Wu finished speaking, he said to Tian Limai: "Director Tian, tell us again?"

The group found a big tree and sat down under the big tree, because it was a forest, there were some weeds on the ground, and from time to time there were small ants and unknown insects crawling over, Jiang Wenwen and Wang Yin'e did not dare to sit, they stood next to the big tree against two trees.

After listening to Mr. Wu's words, Tian Limai said: "This place is called Huangnipo, before the 50s of the last century, it was a place where bandits were often troubled, and we don't call bandits here, but 'bandits', but 'stick two' or 'stick guys'......" and then Tian Limai talked about "stick king car" and "Luo Qilou".

After Tian Limai finished talking about "Bangke Wang Che" and "Luo Qilou", Mr. Wu asked Tan Fengguo: "Secretary Tan, do you think this is true?"

"Mr. Wu, this is indeed true, because it has not been a long time, it must have been said by an older person, besides, it is easy to hide in such a dense forest, the key is to be in charge, you can rob at any time, and bandits are indeed easy to survive. Tan Fengguo said.

"Also, Secretary Tan, such a big forest, you are here to encircle and suppress, he hides in the depths, where do you go to find it?" Mr. Wu said.

"Mr. Wu, before the forties of the last century, the soldiers were in chaos, the soldiers and bandits were rampant, and the famous bandits in Huolongping at that time, in addition to the Wang Che and Luo Qilou that Director Tian said just now, there were also Liu Zhuang of Erxian Yan, Qin Gouwa of Jifei Mountain, Fei Wenwen and others in Daliang Yakou, and others at that time. Cheng Zhong said.

"Mr. Wu, the biggest harm to Huolongping is that the 'Chaos Eight Regiment' passes by Huolongping, killing people when they see them, robbing things when they see them, and burning houses when they see them!" Tan Taiqing said.

"What is the 'Chaotic Eight Regiments'?" Mr. Wu asked.

"Oh, Mr. Wu, it was during the Liberation War, the People's Liberation Army defeated the Kuomintang Song Xilian's troops in the Battle of Yichang, and Song Xilian's troops passed through Huolongping when they fled to Sichuan.

Tian Limai took advantage of the fact that everyone was talking about bandits and the "chaotic eight regiments", he quietly grabbed a handful of fine soil in his hand and scattered it, his action did not attract everyone's attention, but the sound of the fine soil falling in the woods made everyone hear it clearly, because the forest seemed very quiet except for the sound of people's speech.

"What is this sound?" asked Jiang Wenwen and Wang Yin'e, who were standing next to a tree, almost at the same time.

"This is a ghost sprinkling mud and sand!" Tian Limai said.

Jiang Wenwen and Wang Yin'e stood about three to five zhang away from the big tree where Tan Fengguo and Mr. Wu were resting.

"In broad daylight, what ghosts are there? There are no ghosts in the first place, it's Tian Limai's ghosts, right?" Mr. Wu said with a smile.

Tian Limai smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, the story about ghosts is the second legend of this Huangnipo. Then Tian Limai recounted:

After the bandits of the Yellow Mudhill disappeared, another legend arose, saying that if a person passed by in this forest during the day, someone would scatter mud and sand for no reason, and it was said that there were noses and eyes.

In this way, no one in the forest of Huangnipo passes by here at night!

In the 60s of the last century, this forest in Huangnipo was almost destroyed by deforestation, and after that felling, it grew again after nearly half a century of "closing mountains and cultivating forests"!

After that felling, the legend of "ghosts entering and leaving" in the Huangnipo forest was gradually forgotten, because, for several years, the felled places were bare, and even snakes, insects and ants could not hide, let alone any "ghosts"! (To be continued.) )