Seeing that the people who came did not delay, after loading the boiled fish, he walked briskly towards the mountains in the southwest, Qin Xiao was afraid of alarming him, so he slowly got up and followed the comers.

The mountains are full of tree branches and slopes without roads, twists and turns, and the vigilance of the people coming is very high, constantly looking back to see if anyone has found it, Qin Xiao does not dare to get too close to the ground, but keeps following.

Fortunately, there was a wind blowing in the mountains from time to time, and suddenly there would be the rustling sound of the leaves of the trees hitting each other, and Qin Xiao used the cover of this rustling sound every time to chase forward.

Turning over a mountain col, it is a dense forest, almost only allowing one person to pass through, Qin Xiao looked at the gap between the forests, and understood that this person is no longer active here for a while, but lives in this area all the year round, but I don't know what the reason is, this person would rather live in seclusion in the mountains than face the world. Because Qin Xiao found that the growth of these branches was very peculiar, as if this road was opened for this person, it was like a herd of elephants in the African rainforest, migrating back and forth all year round, and then walking out of a "forest city" trunk line extending in all directions.

The man didn't seem to have discovered himself yet, Qin Xiao's current judgment was still the same, but where he was going, Qin Xiao didn't know, he was afraid of getting lost in this dense forest, so he sprinkled some of the sand he had prepared on the beach along the way, so that he would not fall into the labyrinth of the woods when he returned.

After the man had crossed the hill, he continued to walk up the slope, and at the foot of a steep cliff he did not climb up, but continued along the bottom of the cliff. Qin Xiao also continued to follow cautiously, and suddenly the man came to a recess under a mountain cliff, which could be said to be a cave.

Qin Xiao found that there was still a bonfire lit inside, so he didn't dare to approach, after all, Qin Xiao didn't know if there were any accomplices of this person in this cave.

When the man had entered the cave, he never came out again. Qin Xiao thought to himself, at this moment, he had probably found the resting place of this "ghost", and now he could go back, and then bring someone to check it out the next day. But his curiosity drove him not to go back, but to find out all at once.

The forest is really uncomfortable, and it is a summer night, and there are many mosquitoes. As for many animals, insects and snakes, they also haunt at night, so Qin Xiao had no choice but to return from a long distance and mark them.

However, he did not return to the school accommodation, but waited quietly on the beach. He didn't know how long it had been before a shiny background outline appeared in the eastern mountains, and he knew that it was almost dawn. So Qin Xiao hurriedly got up and returned to the cave where the man was hiding.

Qin Xiao didn't dare to go in, but endured it silently until dawn. At this time, the bonfire at the entrance of the cave was about to be extinguished, and he did not dare to let down his vigilance, but continued to wait. Not long after, there was movement at the entrance of the cave. The man came out of the hole, but he was dressed in a wolfskin coat and looked wild. It was already dawn, and he could clearly see that this man was an old man, and he could not estimate his age, but he could only see that he was disheveled, his hair was all white, and although his demeanor was dexterous, he could also see signs of old age.

At this time, the man did not notice any vision. Instead, he picked up a sharpened stick and went out. Qin Xiao was already sure at this time that this person was living in seclusion here all the year round, just because of livelihood problems, and occasionally went to the village at night to steal, but he found that the people in the village looked at him like a god. I also let go of my courage. At this time, since Qin Xiao had already seen through it, Qin Xiao no longer worried about what kind of thief gang it was, or the fugitive criminals he thought were here, so he was no longer afraid, and after the person walked away, he quietly sneaked into the cave.

to the hole. Qin Xiao found that last night's bonfire had turned to ashes, and the furnishings in the cave were extremely simple, and at the entrance of the cave, many animal bones were found. Inside the cave were several futons made of wolf and badger skins, a shelf pointed to, and a pot made of steel helmets hung from it.

Qin Xiao was not in a hurry to get worried, could it be that this person was some kind of mercenary, and what mission was lurking here? Because when he was a soldier, he had been tasked with chasing down the mercenaries of the smuggling group with their reconnaissance company in charge, so he was very familiar with these scenes.

But when he reached the deepest part of the hole, he realized that it was not what he thought it was at all, for he found two rifles and a tattered military uniform.

He recognized that the gun was a Zhongzheng rifle during the Republic of China, and the military uniform, undoubtedly, was the military uniform of the G Army back then, because no one has adopted this military uniform design now, and the most prominent feature is his lock collar design, which is consistent with the tunic suit, and the military uniform is designed with an open collar, which is more humane and the neck is freer.

Thinking of this, Qin Xiao couldn't help but be horrified, could it be that this was a soldier of the G Army, who had been hiding here for decades, and did not dare to come out to face the government? The person he noticed at that time was no longer young, so Qin Xiao searched the surrounding situation more carefully.

Sure enough, he found many blades made of bullet shells, Qin Xiao didn't expect the result to be like this, and his curiosity became even stronger. But at this moment, a person suddenly walked in, Qin Xiao was taken aback, and that person was already there, and hurriedly picked up a Zhongzheng rifle next to him and pointed at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Old man, this gun has no bullets, besides, this gun looks rusty, it is estimated that the rifling is broken, even if there are bullets, it is estimated that it will be jammed when it is shot, and it will hurt yourself if you don't get it right." ”

The man didn't speak, he still pointed at Qin Xiao vigilantly, Qin Xiao saw that the man had refused to relax, and when he heard himself say this, he was even more anxious, and he understood that this person could understand his words, so he said:

"I'm here to play, lost my way, I met you in this seclusion, can you give me something to eat and drink, if you can help me out, it would be better."

The man was skeptical, but put down the gun, perhaps because the other party had already seen through that his gun was just a tool to bluff people, or maybe he was no longer so worried about Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao walked over, grabbed a rabbit that the man had caught when he came, and said, "I smell fishy, what about the fish?" ”

When the man saw that Qin Xiao was looking for something to eat, he didn't speak, so he pointed to the place where the garbage was stored at the entrance of the cave, and Qin Xiao understood, because when it came, he saw that the fish was only left with a fish bone and a fish head.

Qin Xiao asked the man, "Can't you speak?" ”

The man shook his head, pointed at his tongue, and like a mute, he said a few words, but instead of saying anything, he became more anxious. Qin Xiao also understood that this person must have been in the mountains for a long time, and no one talked to him, so he couldn't speak clearly, but he had to tell him slowly, and it was estimated that it would be normal in a few months.

Qin Xiao decided to get along with this person for a while first, but now he refuses to take him away, if he goes back to call someone, he will also be suspicious, so the best way is to tell him that he is okay outside.

Saying that, Qin Xiao didn't ask anymore, but grabbed the rabbit that the man caught, took it outside and used these homemade tools to skin and gut it, and after a while, he lit a fire and roasted it.

Qin Xiao didn't bring fire either, and taking fire is an extremely interesting thing, that is, drilling wood to make fire, that is, grinding wood with a pestle to make fire. This stone pestle has been slipped by the slippery powder used by the man, but after a while, the wood began to heat up, Qin Xiao kept blowing with his mouth to keep the oxygen sufficient, and after a while, flames suddenly appeared, the man was very excited, he didn't expect this young man to do this.

But after a while, the fire was extinguished again, and Qin Xiao naturally had a faster way, which he learned when he was a child when he was a child stealing sweet potatoes from the villagers and roasting them with his friends. As long as you keep blowing, the charcoal will continue to burn the whole wood, and then take the other cork to touch the red-hot part, and keep blowing, and the fire on the two woods will be resurrected after a while.

Qin Xiao was already very hungry alone at this time, so the man hurriedly roasted the rabbit, and after about an hour, it was cooked, so the two of them tore the rabbit meat together and ate it with relish.

After that person met Qin Xiao, although he was a little worried at first, but after getting along, he also felt that Qin Xiao was good, besides, he had lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years, and there was no one to speak, so he was naturally overjoyed when he met someone who could talk and communicate.

After eating the rabbit, the man led Qin Xiao around to his "back garden", that is, the mountain forest around the entrance of the cave. This person is very capable, setting traps everywhere in the mountains and forests, what roe badgers, rabbits, and sometimes even wild wolves, so the wolves in this area have migrated away.

Qin Xiao saw that this person was not short of food, and he didn't know why he had to go to the village to steal, but after recalling the rabbit he had just eaten, he immediately understood-salt. Anyone needs electrolytes, salt may be normal for people, but for the hermit in the deep mountains and old forests, it can be said to be precious, you can eat animal protein can also supplement some, but once the animal can't catch it, relying on wild fruits and vegetables to satisfy hunger is absolutely lack of salt.

This time, dozens of delicious fish, this person can eat them all in one go, and Qin Xiao also understands that this is not caused by hunger, but because of the lack of salt.

Although that person couldn't speak, he could understand what Qin Xiao said, and it was no problem to communicate with Qin Xiao with his movements. That night, Qin Xiao decided not to go back, but to live with this "wild man", and at night the two of them ate a few wild fruits that could not be named, as well as roasted grasshopper scorpions and cicada pupa, and two small bird eggs for the other person.

Qin Xiao feels that this kind of day is really enjoyment, these things, usually have money and nowhere to buy them. In addition, there were still many bones in the roe deer he caught a few days ago that were useless, so the man poured water into the iron pot made of bones and steel helmets, stewed in the pot, and then put all kinds of wild vegetables, Qin Xiao smelled this ribs stewed wild vegetables, and couldn't help but drool.

When the man saw Qin Xiao's impatient look, although he couldn't speak, he laughed.

However, Qin Xiao felt that it was rude to come, thinking that he was a veteran of the G Army, so he picked up the cigarette he was carrying, although there was no lighter, but he could light a cigarette by pulling a branch from the bonfire, so he lit it and smoked it first.

And the man can be said to have not smelled nicotine for decades, this time he smelled it, he felt very impatient, and immediately took out one from Qin Xiao's cigarette case, Qin Xiao took the opportunity to light the branch that was still on fire to the old man, and after the old man smoked hard, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and felt extremely comfortable. Qin Xiao laughed, and only then did he get back the face he had lost just now. (To be continued.) )