Chapter 43: Sunset
Kakaan's home is located at the foot of Sunset Mountain, with the house backed by a stone wall on the mountain, and the Dulong River at the door, the water of which the entire Dulong clan depends on for irrigation crops and daily drinking, which can be said to be the source of their life.
The water of the river is completely clear, Kakaan said that the water here is melted from the snow on the high mountains, there is no pollution and processing, and it can be directly drunk, Lin Xigu bent down and took a sip with his hand when he passed by, the slightest sweetness, not worse than the pure water sold in the supermarket.
Lin Xigu didn't see Kakaan's parents and other family members when he entered the door, so he just thought that he was going out to farm, and he went back to his room to rest after eating something.
The Dulong people did not have the habit of eating lunch, so they slept until five o'clock before calling them for dinner.
Lin Xigu walked out of the door and saw that his eyes lit up, and at dusk, the whole of Sunset Mountain was shrouded in the afterglow of the bright sun that was about to sink in the west, as if the whole mountain was emitting dazzling golden light.
The sun in the evening was not as scorching as the poisonous sun during the day, bathed in this warm sunlight, Lin Xigu felt that the whole person seemed to have become softer, a sense of déjà vu, Lin Xigu chuckled and attracted Jin An's side glance, but he didn't know it, this feeling has the taste of Xu Yinuo.
"It was spectacular. Jin An was also impressed by the scenery in front of him, and said with heartfelt emotion.
Lin Xigu nodded, his cheeks were also the same golden, "Yes, no wonder it is called Sunset Mountain, Sunset Afterglow, Sunset Afterglow, Sunset Shining on Sunset Mountain, very poetic." ”
It wasn't until Kakaan had set up all the food, bowls and chopsticks that the two of them sat down, but Lin Xigu still didn't see the rest of his family.
"Kakaan, what about your family, what about your parents, aren't you coming back for dinner?"
Kakaan handed the dishes and chopsticks to Jin An, then sat down, the smile on his face was gone, and he lowered his eyes and said, "They are all gone, there was a big flood here one night two years ago, many people died in the clan, my parents and sister also disappeared at that time, I was in Kunming at that time, otherwise I would probably have left with them." "I'm sorry. "Although it was unintentional, it still touched the weakness of others.
All the family members left him overnight, and this feeling of grief was deeply felt by Lin Xigu.
Of course, not only Lin Xigu, but Jin An also felt the same way, they were all people who had the same experience, so they could better understand each other's mood at the moment.
At the end of the meal, no one spoke again, relatively silent, they were eating outside, and the afterglow of the sunset hit their bodies, adding a touch of loneliness.
The next day, it was dawning, and Lin Xigu and the others entered Sunset Mountain under the leadership of Jin An.
This is a primeval forest, the ancient trees are towering, everywhere you can see the kind of tall and thick green trees, the whole forest is tightly wrapped, although it is in the daytime, the scorching sun, but the forest that is covered by lush branches and leaves still reveals a stream of cold, but also mixed with the moisture of the vegetation that does not see the light all year round.
The light in the forest was not very good, and Lin Xigu could only move forward with a flashlight, which made her worry about whether her lighting equipment could last until the last day.
Kakaan walked in the front and told the people behind, "Be careful with your step, there may be hunting traps left by hunters to catch wild beasts, don't step on the wrong ones if you follow my footsteps, especially if there is a small pit in some places, don't step on it." Lin Xigu walked in the second, stepping on Kakaan's footprints step by step, not daring to make a mistake.
After walking all the way for about five hours, the towering ancient trees disappeared, and a large canyon appeared in everyone's field of vision.
This is a canyon surrounded by mountains and surrounded by cliffs, Lin Xigu looked at the surrounding mountains and mountains before realizing that they had turned from one end of the mountain to the other, no wonder it took so long, it turned out that they had already crossed the top of Sunset Mountain, and now they were just at the foot of another mountain.
"That's probably the centenarian you're looking for, and I'm here for the first time, and I've only heard from the elders of the clan about such a place. Standing at the entrance to the canyon, Kakaan pointed to the only bamboo hut under the cliff.
Lin Xigu followed the direction of his finger and saw that it was a simple house that could not be more simple, except for the thatched roof, almost all other parts were built with bamboo, as if it would fall apart at any time when the wind blew, and it was even more vulnerable than the small wooden houses outside.
"Does it matter when it's windy and rainy? It looks fragile. Jin An and Lin Xigu had the same doubts, this house seemed to be completely unable to withstand the wind and rain.
Kakaan led them in the direction of the small bamboo hut, explaining to them, "This is the advantage of living in Pound Mountain, the canyon here is very deep, and when it rains, the rainwater is left along the surrounding stone walls, and it hardly falls on the house, and there are mountain walls on all sides, so it is difficult for air currents to form, so there is no wind, and generally speaking, there will be no major problems." ”
After listening to what he said, Lin Xigu looked up and glanced at the sky when he walked into the canyon, and sure enough, from this angle, the sky really seemed to be only a thin slit left, a bit of a glimmer of sky.
In the past, when I watched those ancient martial arts films, I could always see a thatched house at the bottom of a cliff, which used to be only needed for filming the plot, but now I think about it, it also has a scientific basis.