Chapter 41: Strange Voices from the Mountains
The two of you said a word, I said a word, chatted while walking, and before I knew it, I had come to the foot of Fulong Mountain.
Looking from the foot of the mountain, on the high Fulong Mountain, the large yellow spots, unusually dazzling, the two put the car at the foot of the mountain, along the mountain road, and climbed up the mountain.
Fulong Mountain is actually not a big mountain, and you can climb to the top of the mountain in an hour at most. At first, it was a slope path, and when you go up to the rock, there are stone steps, which are already covered with turquoise moss, and they are soft to step on, but they are a little slippery and easy to fall.
Both of them wore sneakers, and it was much easier to climb the mountain.
It was two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was abundant, the weather was not too hot, the wind was light, and it was very suitable for outdoor outings.
However, this time, Xue Congliang's heart was not easy, he came to inspect what happened in Fulong Mountain, and he felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
The large macular spots appeared halfway up the mountain. After half an hour of climbing, Xue Congliang was a little out of breath before reaching the edge of those yellow spots.
Although the surrounding mountains are lush with vegetation and the sound of gurgling water can be heard, it is as if there is a major drought here. Not only did the grass on the ground dry up, but at the same time, even the three or four meters tall wild locust trees dried up, as if they would break when the wind blew.
Here, it is a completely different geographical environment, which looks like a desert area.
Xue Congliang didn't know what was going on.
Just as the two of them were in this scorched yellow land, carefully inspecting it, an old man suddenly came out of the mountain.
With a big eye, this old man is often collecting firewood in the mountains, he has dark skin, his face is dry, and he carries a bundle of dry firewood on his back, and as he walks, he says to himself: "The mountain grass is dry, something big is going to happen, the crops are not harvested, people and animals are sick, I don't know how many lives will be killed in this area......
This person's words immediately attracted Xue Congliang's attention, and he stopped the old man.
The old man calmly put things on the ground and talked to Xue Congliang.
According to the old man, something similar had happened before.
At that time, not only Xuezhuang, but also several surrounding villages were also facing extinction. At that time, the crops in the vicinity did not grow a single grass, and even the vigorous crops did not bear fruit in the autumn, and all of them became firewood for pots.
In the beginning, the cattle in the nearby villages died inexplicably. Later, people also began to die inexplicably. People say that the mountain god is powerful. People who could not escape left their homes one after another to seek refuge with relatives and friends.
Later, Xue Zhuang declined. No one knows how long it took for this place to flourish again.
After less than a hundred years, yellow spots have begun to appear on this mountain again, which is not a good sign.
Xue Congliang listened to these stories, and his heart suddenly became nervous. Whether these legends are true or not, it always gives a sense of foreboding.
Saying goodbye to the old man, Xue Congliang stood on the mountainside, looking up at Xue Zhuang to the south, the country road, like a capillary, extending into the distance.
"Brother Xue, is what that old man said true? Why does it sound so mysterious? It's like a story. Li Meiyu asked suspiciously.
"No one has recorded this thing, but what about the Tao? There is no evidence, but the legends of the old people always have a certain truth. What if the things he said really happened? What to do? Xue Congliang said to himself.
"That's not simple, leave Xuezhuang early and flee!" Li Meiyu said.
"How's that going to work? I can't leave my fathers and fellow villagers alone. Xue Congliang became serious, as if those things had really happened.
"Forget it, don't talk about these worrying things, anyway, the sky is falling, there is a tall man on top, what are you worried about? It's such a nice weather, let's have a good time, it's the first time I've been to this mountain! Li Meiyu said excitedly.
"Well, I haven't been here for a long time. Let's go, I know where there are wild dates on the road, let's go pick wild dates. Xue Congliang was also interested.
The two of them walked along the mountain road until they reached the top of the mountain, bypassing a hill and turning over a mountain stream. In front of them, there was a sudden brightness in front of them, and at the back of the mountain, there was a mountain col, and in this mountain col, on the cliff, there were many wild date trees.
At this time, it is the season when wild dates are ripe. From a distance, the wild dates that have turned red on the mountain are like colorful lanterns, covering the entire mountain col.
In the distance, there is actually a persimmon tree, and the red persimmons on the persimmon tree have already hung on the branches, like small lanterns.
"Wow, that's great, we've got something delicious, let's go, let's eat." Li Meiyu is like a happy bird, galloping, her beautiful long hair is flying on her shoulders, and her soft skirt is also fluttering, which is simply the most beautiful scenery on this Fulong Mountain.
Xue Congliang was originally a wooden person, but when he saw such a beautiful scenery and Li Meiyu's beautiful shadow, he was also happy. He shouted, chasing after Li Meiyu.
When I got to the bottom of those jujube trees, the red dates that fell from the trees were all flattened on the ground, and because no one was rare with these wild dates, they fell on the ground, and no one came to pick them up.
There are also freshly ripe wild dates on the tree, which look like they are only the size of a finger's belly, bright and shiny, and hang from the branches one by one.
"Brother Xue, I want to eat fresh dates, can you hurry up and get me some fresh dates?" Li Meiyu pointed to the fresh dates on the tree and said with some excitement.
"Okay, no problem, look at me." Xue Congliang found a wooden stick out of nowhere, and hit it with a stick towards the place where there were the most red dates.
I saw that the red dates fell down like it was raining, and smashed on Xue Congliang's head, with a bang.
It doesn't hurt, and a fragrant jujube smell comes to the nose.
Li Meiyu couldn't suppress her excitement for a long time, and her saliva was about to flow out.
"How? Is it tasty? Xue Congliang bent down to pick up a red date, and at this time, Li Meiyu had already scrubbed the date on the cuff and took a bite.
"Wow, it's crunchy and sweet, you taste it, it's really sweet, the skin is very thin, the core is very small, it's really delicious." Li Meiyu said that this wild date is better than any delicacy.
"Well—it's really good, it's much better than the dates we bought in the supermarket." Xue Congliang also took a bite, and a refreshing sweetness made Xue Congliang fall in love with these fresh dates all of a sudden.
"Hurry up, you can put as much as you can in your pocket, as much as you can put in it. Why didn't anyone come to pick this wild date from the people nearby? It's weird. It's a pity that such a delicious jujube was wasted in vain. Xue Congliang held a stick to beat dates, and shouted to Li Meiyu to put dates in his pocket.
Li Meiyu's ladylike outfit, the pockets were already very small, she held her long hair in one hand, squatted down, and began to fill her small pocket with dates with the other hand.
Xue Congliang worked the tree, and the leaves of the jujube tree fell like snowflakes of fruit.
"Brother Xue, that's enough, you hurry up and pick up dates, we can't take them away if there are too many, come back tomorrow when you're free." What's more, the sun is about to set, and we have to go back early. Li Meiyu said.
At this time, Xue Congliang suddenly found that the sun had set in the west. This col is overgrown with trees, and it is extremely lush, and the light in the col has dimmed before the sun has completely set.
Xue Congliang's pockets were obviously relatively large, he filled his pants pockets, his jacket pockets, his jacket pockets, and his underwear pockets.
"Brother Xue, we're leaving. It's getting colder and colder. I'm scared. Li Meiyu said in a panic.
"Ah, yes, it's getting darker, why is this place so cold?" At this time, Xue Congliang suddenly realized that night had fallen. The cold air in the mountains rushed in one after another, and Xue Congliang not only shivered.
"Let's go, let's go!" Xue Congliang wrapped his clothes tightly and prepared to leave with Li Meiyu.
At this time, I suddenly found that Li Meiyu was missing......
"Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu?" Goosebumps suddenly popped up on Xue Congliang's body, how could Li Meiyu suddenly disappear? Although Xue Congliang was an atheist, at this time, cold sweat poured out on his head.
Just as he was about to continue to look for Li Meiyu in the depths of the woods, he only heard the sound of "rustling" footsteps behind him,
When I turned my head, there was no one behind me, nothing. But when he walked forward again, the rustling sound came again.
Xue Congliang's hair suddenly exploded, "There is a ghost...... he shouted, and ran towards the mountain.