"You said Lao Chengtou, he is not an ordinary person, you people in the city can't compare, if there is a mistake on the way, I can't explain it to the county magistrate." Gao Xiang Changdao.

"What could have gone wrong?" Zhou Wen wondered why Township Chief Gao was so worried about their trip to Wild Boar Valley.

Gao Township Chief said: "Director Zhou, you see that our Tianjie Township is remote enough, Wild Boar Valley is not as good as here, that is a natural village of dozens of families, this year's first phone call, the poor can't open the pot, what's so fun, the mountain road is difficult to walk, it's good to say when you meet a wolf, if you meet a bear blind, it's over, this spring season, there is nothing to eat in the mountains......

Listening to the alarmist words said by the head of Gao, Zhou Wen also retreated a little, originally to engage in tourism to consider all kinds of comprehensive conditions, even if the scenery is beautiful, it is useless to walk over, the name of Wild Boar Yu sounds not so comfortable, he made up his mind to persuade Liu Ziguang to dispel the idea of going there.

But at this time, Liu Ziguang and they made up their minds, if they didn't go to Wild Boar Valley, Zhou Wen knew Liu Ziguang's temper, so he had to rely on him, pulled the head of Gao Township aside and whispered: "Old Gao, this thing must be done no matter what, these people are big entrepreneurs in the city, just invest in something or something, our township will be reached, they want to go, let them go, a wild boar valley, has it become a tiger's den in Longtan?" ”

Township Chief Gao was embarrassed and said, "Otherwise, I'll ask the township armed forces minister to bring a few militiamen to escort you." ”

"No need, it's enough to have a guide, and we can walk the way that the old man can walk." I don't know when Liu Ziguang also came out and interjected.

Township Chief Gao emphasized the difficulties and dangers of the road again, Liu Ziguang didn't take it seriously at all, pointed to the people in the house and said: "They are all strong young men in their twenties and thirties, if Township Chief Gao gets a few militiamen to escort them, isn't that scolding?" ”

When it came to this, Township Chief Gao had no choice but to agree, and he called Lao Chengtou out again and instructed him alone, and everyone went on the road after breakfast.

There is no road from the township government to Yeboar Yu, it is the kind of off-road vehicle can not cope with the mountain sheep intestine trail, the old Cheng head is flying in front of the road, everyone follows, began the difficult trek over the mountains and mountains.

At the beginning, the boys were as strong as oxen, walking tigerly, but after an hour their steps slowed down, the sound of breathing became rapid, the temperature on the mountain was still very low, a dozen people lined up in a row to walk, and the hot air from the mouth and nose rose into the air, like a low-running train in disrepair.

There is no road on the mountain, it becomes a road when there are more people walking, the mountain is high and the road is dangerous, but the scenery is excellent, in the early spring, the mountains are full of new sprouts of green, the white clouds are close at hand, and it feels like a fairyland.

Lao Chengtou poked the steel fork on the ground and said, "Let's rest your feet." As he spoke, he took out a kettle wrapped in dog skin from under the old sheepskin jacket, pulled out the cork and asked Liu Ziguang: "Come on?" ”

Liu Ziguang took it and smelled it, it was actually a strong wine, took a sip and praised: "Good wine!" ”

Lao Chengtou said: "Home-brewed Baogu wine is either a good thing, or it is strong enough to relieve fatigue." ”

Liu Ziguang said: "Don't laugh at the farmer's wine, this thing is the best!" ”

Lao Chengtou smiled, sat on the rock, took out a cigarette pouch to light a cigarette, and said, "If you like it, go back and hold a jar." ”

Liu Ziguang happily agreed, flipped the kettle in his hand, and asked, "Is this kettle old?" ”

"It's been more than sixty years." Lao Cheng said with a cigarette.

"It's my grandfather's trophy." The hairy boy interjected on the side.

"Oh?" Liu Ziguang was very interested, and when he untied the dogskin case, he saw that it was a military kettle, and the paint on the aluminum shell had peeled off, but there were three men written in red pen who were still clear "Ono Jun".

"This is a kettle used by Japanese devils?" Liu Ziguang was surprised.

"That's right, my grandfather killed dozens of devil soldiers, captured more loot, and there are three eight big boxes and command knives." The hairy boy couldn't help but interject again.

Lao Chengtou nodded with a smile: "It's all paid to the public, and there is an iron hat left at home to boil water, as well as this kettle." ”

Liu Ziguang was in awe of Lao Chengtou, it turned out that he was still an old hero of the anti-Japanese resistance!

Looking back at those guys, the originally neat team was scattered at this time, scattered in the mountains like sheep eggs, and the young men in colorful mountaineering clothes were panting like cows, crawling with their hands and feet, and the first to come up were Zhuo Li and Bei Xiaoshuai, these two guys practiced Bajiquan and insisted on exercising every day, but they were still not as good as Lao Chengtou and Liu Ziguang.

"Ouch, no, my leg is going to break." Bei Xiaoshuai sat on the ground, took out a vacuum kettle and took a few sips, Zhuo Li next to him was not much better, rubbed his waist and said, "My legs don't hurt, my back is sore." ”

"You're overly drunk, it's no wonder if you don't have a sore back." Bei Xiaoshuai said.

Zhuo Li was furious and wanted to come over to beat Bei Xiaoshuai, but he was so tired that he didn't want to move, so he could only threaten him with his eyes.

It took twenty minutes for the people who trekked hard near the mountainside to arrive, and the last one to arrive was Zhou Wen, who was helped up by two friends, his face was pale, his calves and stomach were tendoned, he ate two pieces of chocolate, and drank a few sips of hot water to ease his strength.

"Old man, how far is the wild boar valley?" asked Director Zhou with a sad face.

"After crossing the bridge, you can climb two more mountains." Lao Chengtou held the steel fork in his hand and pointed to the misty mountain in the distance and said.

Everyone complained bitterly, and they all said that Brother Liu was in charge, what kind of camping spring outing is this, it is clearly the crime of military training.

"Old man, Township Chief Gao said that there are wolves and bears and blind people, why didn't we see them?" Bei Xiaoshuai asked with a raised face.

"Hehe, even if there are wolves, they will hide when they see so many of us." Lao Chengtou said.

"They smelled my grandfather's smell and ran away." The hairy boy patted the sycophants and used an idiom very appropriately.

Everyone laughed, the lively atmosphere diluted the fatigue of the journey, ten minutes later, everyone replenished the energy and continued on the road, the peak turned around, presented in front of a moat, the unfathomable canyon between the two mountains, the clouds and mist were floating at the feet, a chain bridge was connected between the two mountains, the wooden planks on the bridge had been missing a lot, the mountain wind blew, the chain bridge shook with the wind, and everyone's hearts also shook.

"Brother Liu, are we going to cross this bridge?" Someone asked.

"Isn't this a matter of fate?"

"To die?"

Bei Xiaoshuai picked up a rock and threw it down, and he couldn't hear the sound for a long time, this deep canyon is probably hundreds of zhang deep.

Seeing everyone's frightened looks, the hairy boy snorted and said disdainfully: "When I went to school, I crossed this bridge every day." When the township postman delivers the letter, not only people pass by, but also the bicycle is carried over the mile, how can it be as scary as you say. ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, this is too unbelievable!

"Over!" Zhuo Li shook the cigarette butt and stood up, and scolded: "Who doesn't dare to say that they know me in the future." ”

"I've too!" Bei Xiaoshuai was not to be outdone.

The hairy boy took the lead, giving them a demonstration, holding the iron rope in his hand, and walking over without stopping, everyone saw that it was very simple, much easier than walking a tightrope.

So they took out the ropes and hooks for mountaineering, fastened the safety belt, squatted and walked forward, walking and stopping, walking on thin ice, Zhuo Li was the first to walk over, and then Bei Xiaoshuai, after passing over, he loudly encouraged the people here on the opposite side: "Come here quickly, it's very easy." ”

A few more people climbed over, and in the end, only Lao Chengtou, Liu Ziguang, and Zhou Wen remained.

Zhou Wen was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything, and finally Lao Chengtou and Liu Ziguang helped him across the bridge left and right, just when a gust of mountain wind blew through, and the iron rope swayed with the wind, Zhou Wen screamed in fright, causing everyone to laugh.

As soon as he stepped on the land on the other side, Zhou Wen's feet were weak, and he couldn't get up anymore when he sat on the ground, muttering in his mouth: "Mom, it's too scary." ”

What scared him even more was that there was an inconspicuous stone tablet at the head of the bridge, which was engraved with a line of small characters: "**Twenty-eight years to build, donate money to build the bridge xxxxxx" It is estimated that they are all local justices of the peace, small landlords and the like.

"Oh my God, this bridge is more than 70 years old!" Zhou Wen exclaimed, everyone saw the words on the stone tablet, and they also had palpitations, although this bridge is strong, but after all, it is a long time, in case of a mistake, it will be shattered.

After crossing this chain bridge, the road ahead is much easier, at least psychologically, after turning two mountains in a row, the wild boar valley finally appeared in front of you.

This is a natural village located in a mountain nest, as far as the eye can see, the smoke of cooking, the grass houses of forty or fifty families are scattered, the branches of rhododendrons are chirping, and the hillside is full of wild flowers.

"This is my family, Wild Boar Valley." After the hairy boy finished speaking, he ran to the village, shouting as he ran: "Mother, I'm back!" ”

A huge greyhound rushed out of the village, pounced on the hairy boy and licked and smelled, and the villagers also came out in twos and threes, looking at the group of strangers.

The mountain people are extremely enthusiastic, let the guests into their own houses, boil water and chop wood, kill chickens and sheep to prepare for cooking, the village men with heads and faces accompany the guests to talk in the house, children and dogs gather in the yard, from time to time to probe their brains, women are busy cooking pots and stir-frying, the village is in full swing, jubilant.

Wild Boar Yu is very poor, poor as you imagine, except for a telephone in the village, there is no electrical appliances except a radio, oil lamps are used for lighting, firewood is used for heating pots, the house is made of mountain stones, the thatched roof is pressed with stones, the house is surrounded by walls, and all the belongings can not be exchanged for dozens of yuan.

The only eye-catching thing is the award certificate on the wall of Mao Xiao's house, from the militia imitation released by the border government in the 40s to the big competition in the 60s, the second-class merit in the 90s, and the honors of the three generations of the Cheng family's ancestors and grandchildren are all hung on the wall.

The mother and grandmother of the hairy child live at home, and the grandfather lives in the shack on the mountain with the dog, taking advantage of the time to cook, Liu Ziguang proposed to visit the old man's shack, and the old Cheng Tou readily agreed, and took him to the halfway up the mountain, a shack was set up on the tree, the rope ladder hung down softly, there was a fire pit under the tree, the ashes were already cold, and a Japanese-style 9o steel helmet was suspended on the bracket, and the yellow five stars on it had faded.

Liu Ziguang couldn't help sighing: "What do the people in the village live on?" ”

"Planting buds, raising chickens, raising sheep or something."

"There is little land on the mountain, it is not easy to open up the wasteland, and the next mountain has to walk dozens of miles of mountain road, and it is so dangerous

The dangerous chain bridge, what should the children do when they go to school? What if there is a sick person in the village? According to me, it is better to move and go to the city to enjoy the blessings. ”

Lao Chengtou sighed, lit his cigarette pouch and said, "That's the truth, but I can't leave." ”

"Why can't you leave?"

Lao Cheng pointed to a tomb not far away and said, "I want to guard Commander Zhao's spirit." ”

In front of the grave, there was a skeleton wrapped in wire, and Bai Sensen was quite infiltrating.