Chapter 90: A Story Within a Story

Li Yunfeng and the driver got out of the car and saw that there was no road in front of them, but instead there was an endless reservoir.

The reservoir covers an area of about several hundred acres, the reservoir is sparkling, endless, the water bank, the trees are numerous, and the fallen flowers are colorful.

Because it is late autumn, the yellow leaves and red maple leaves are mixed together from a distance, and it is a charming scenery.

Li Yunfeng stood at the water's edge, his heart was empty all of a sudden, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

At this time, a small bamboo raft came at the end of the water, and on the bamboo raft stood an old man with white hair.

The old man sang while holding the bamboo raft, and the singing echoed along the written stirring and spread far away.

The old man sang: The water of Canglang is clear, you can wet me, and the water of Canglang is turbid, you can wet my feet......

The song was loud, and it came to the shore in an instant.

The old man tied the raft to a stake on the shore and carried a fishing basket ashore.

Li Yunfeng looked at the old man, happy in his heart, and said in his heart, no need to ask, this should be an aborigine, it would be great if he could know the whereabouts of Gushi Village.

Li Yunfeng stepped forward and said hello with a smile.

The old man raised his head, glanced at Li Yunfeng, and said, something's wrong.

Li Yunfeng took out his cigarette and handed it over, saying, The old man has something to ask you about.

The old man took back the cigarette in Li Yunfeng's hand and said, if you have something, just say that I have a cigarette myself.

So saying, he put down the basket, sat down on the ground, and grunted his pipe.

Li Yunfeng said, I remember that there used to be a place called Gushi Village, but now I can't find it.

The old man listened to Li Yunfeng's words and glanced at it with some vigilance, and said, you can ask elsewhere, I don't know.

Li Yunfeng looked at the old man's expression, feeling a little strange, it seemed that he didn't know, but there was something hidden.

Li Yunfeng was not in a hurry to leave, but also sat on the ground and said, old man, I see that your tobacco pouch is good, can you give me your tobacco leaves to taste.

looked stunned for a moment by Li Yunfeng's words, then smiled, took out the cigarette pouch he was carrying, and said, taste it, the authentic local smoke is a little spicy, but it doesn't hurt the lungs.

Although Li Yunfeng has not smoked for many years, his kung fu is okay.

I rolled one with the old man's cigarette paper, lit it with a lighter, took a puff, and leisurely spit out a big smoke ring.

Li Yunfeng sighed with emotion and said, it's still the same taste back then, it's good, it's good.

The old man looked at Li Yunfeng and asked, what are you doing here to find Gushi Village, do you have any relatives where they live?

When Li Yunfeng heard that the old man must have known, he said, I am from Gushi Village.

This sentence made the old man a little confused, looked up and down for a long time, and asked, who are you Li Ying.

Li Yunfeng said, that's my father.

The old man sighed, stood up, and said, Come with me.

The driver took the old man's fish basket and followed the two men for about three miles until he came to a wooded place.

After walking a short distance along a small road, Li Yunfeng saw a small thatched hut.

The hut is built with the help of the surrounding trees, and although it is small, it is very clean.

There are also some chrysanthemums that can be seen everywhere around, which can be regarded as a unique flavor.

If it weren't for someone who came here, Li Yunfeng would have thought that he had come to a paradise.

In fact, although they walked for a long time, they were always on the bus of the reservoir, and the trees here also grew on the dam, but when they walked into the woods, they could not see the water surface, and could only hear the sound of the wind passing through the water.

The old man invited the two of them to sit on the maza, and said, since they are here, they should sit down and enjoy the scenery here, although it is not as good as a paradise, but it can be regarded as a fairyland on earth.

The old man didn't care about Li Yunfeng and the two of them, but lit firewood on a stove next to him, went to the reservoir with a bucket of water, poured it into the pot, and began to cook fish for Li Yunfeng and them.

The fish soup was fragrant, and the old man took out the remaining charcoal fire, took a few more fish and roasted them on the fire.

When it was almost baked, he beckoned Li Yunfeng and the two of them to come over for dinner.

The old man took out a jar and a few big bowls from the hut, and each person came with a bowl, and he did it himself, and then looked at Li Yunfeng and the driver.

The amount of alcohol that the driver drinks on weekdays is also good, but he was shocked to see the old man drinking like this.

The old man said, don't worry, this kind of wine is not on the head, drink it.

After a glass of wine, Li Yunfeng and the two glanced at each other, and sure enough, as the old man said, this kind of wine is sweet and mellow, and the Moutai sold on the market is not as good as this kind of wine.

Eating grilled fish and drinking delicious fish soup, several people gradually let go.

Li Yunfeng returned to the topic at the beginning and asked when this place became a reservoir.

The old man looked at Li Yunfeng and said, Do you know who I am.

Li Yunfeng shook his head and said, I don't dare to admit it.

The old man smiled and said, "At the beginning, after your father died, you still ate in our house."

Li Yunfeng looked confused, but he couldn't remember who he was.

The old man said, "My name is Huang Hai, and I have worked in your house."

You were only a month old at the time.

At that time, your family had money, a big yard, a blue brick house, and a well-known big family within a radius of 100 miles.

I'm not a local, but I came here from Kannai to get food.

I remember that winter, when I came to your village, I was cold and hungry, and I was lying in front of your house with the north wind, smoke and snow.

When I woke up, I found that I had been saved by your father.

When he knew that I was an orphan, he left me in your house, and although I was more than a decade older than your father, I had a very good relationship with your father, like a brother.

I have been working in your house, getting paid, and I am like your family during the New Year's holidays, and your father and grandfather have never treated me as an outsider.

It wasn't until later that there were bandits, and your family was all gone, and I couldn't live with you myself, so I took your east family and your west family to live.

Originally, I planned to borrow some more money to redeem some of the land left by your family, and raise you as an adult, which is worthy of your father, but in those years, everyone is barely living, where is the spare money to lend us.

The days went by like this, and when you were fourteen years old, you were gone, leaving me alone.

I looked for you for a long time, but there was no news, and it was not interesting to think that it was not interesting to live, so I found a crooked neck tree and prepared to hang myself, but I didn't expect to be rescued by a woman, and I didn't die yet.