On the second day, Gu Qingzhu ate a bowl of oily vegetable rice porridge, went out with a bamboo basket on her back, and before leaving, she didn't forget to take the hiking pole behind the door, which was left by her father, and the handle had been polished to be smooth and shiny.

The hiking sticks of the people in the mountains are mostly made of miscellaneous trees with the thickness of adult fingers in the mountains, which are strong and durable, which can help the mountain road to climb and prevent wild beasts and vicious dogs.

The early morning was still cold, a layer of frost of white flowers condensed on the dead grass on the roadside, and there was still a little snow piled up in the depths of the forest, Gu Qingzhu walked out of the village and bowed down the rugged and slippery mountain road under the bamboo forest.

There are no serious roads to walk in the mountains, but only rocks that have been stepped on by generations in the chaos of rocks to settle all the way. The stones that are often trampled on are smooth and round, and they stand out from the surrounding rocks covered with dirt and moss, and from a distance they look like a line of sheep's intestines.

Gu Qingzhu has walked back and forth on this mountain road after she was ten years old, I don't know how many times, where the stones are widely spaced, which stones are convenient to put down on, she knows very well in her heart.

Tightening his back basket and holding his walking sticks, Gu Qingzhu tried to step on every step, bypassed the most difficult ridge, and finally climbed the Cockscomb Mountain.

Standing on the top of the mountain, the front suddenly opens up, the cockscomb mountain is named because there is a large raised mountain stone on the top of the mountain, which looks like a cockscomb from high to low.

At this time, the sun had already jumped up the mountain, and the clear mountain breeze was blowing, and Gu Qingzhu, who had been bored for most of the hour, felt very cool. She took off her basket, took off her cotton gloves, and sat down on a large rock to rest and drink.

The road behind is slightly easier to walk, from here along the gentle slope down the mountain, and then walk for more than half an hour, it is Cuiping Town, therefore, the Cockscomb Mountain is almost the transit place from the mountain to the town, the people who enter and exit the mountain, will choose to take a break here, and the surrounding large and small rocks are almost all sat smooth.

Jiguanzi Mountain belongs to the Taihua Mountains, where Taihua is naturally differentiated, forming large and small peaks, and there are many ditches and dams hidden inside.

Heavenly creation, intelligent ancestors took advantage of the trend, for many years, relying on the measurement of the soles of the feet of generations, forced out of the large and small mountain roads.

As for where they lead and how many villages there are in the mountains, except for the county government officials who take them everywhere when they collect grain every year, other people, even the traveling doctors and merchants who walk in the mountains every day, may not be able to figure it out.

Besides, in the bad weather of rain, fog, wind and snow, outsiders can't find their way at all, even if they are people in the mountains who often come and go, it is easy to find the right direction, for example, some people confuse Gujiaao and Wild Wolf Valley from time to time.

At this point, it fully reflects the wisdom of the ancestors of the Gu family, the two entrances are very similar, and inside, the mountain road of the Wild Wolf Valley is open and flat, which is more like a place for people to live than the hidden Gu family pass.

Gu Qingzhu took the time to rest, and looked into the distance to see the wild wolf valley that everyone talked about, only to see the peaks and peaks on both sides of the valley, the south side is the lotus flower, the Temple of Mercy and Grace is on the top of the lotus mountain, and the temple with the golden top and yellow wall is seen from afar, as if it is a monk wearing a robe, sitting cross-legged on the lotus throne and chanting.

The lower one in the north is Lao Ya Ling, which is the legendary mountain bandit's nest, there are mountain bandits on Lao Ya Ling, this thing has been boiling and spreading for many years, although no one has really encountered it, but it is still a good way to stop children crying at night.

Further down, apart from the vast mountains dotted with snow and stars, Gu Qingzhu couldn't see anything, thinking that it was the forbidden place in the mountains, the wild wolf valley known as the gathering place of wild wolves.

Just when Gu Qingzhu was thinking about it, the magnificent and melodious bell of Ci'en Temple came from afar through the faint winter sunshine.

"Bell...... Clang...... The sound of "bell" shook and reverberated in the valley, reverberating the heart.

Gu Qingzhu listened attentively, the bell rang three times, the master in the temple was about to start chanting for the third time, and it was estimated that it was time for the hour, she packed up the water bladder, picked up the bamboo basket, and walked quickly down the mountain.

There are some forks in the road along the way, most of them are the exits of other villages to the town, the people in the mountains are separated by the mountains, it is inconvenient to come and go, and a relative has to go over the mountains and mountains for half a day, therefore, the villages and villages have their own way out, although there are some intersections, but they are not interconnected, if you accidentally go wrong, it is more difficult than entering the ecstasy array.

Gu Qingzhu walked for more than half an hour, Cuiping Town was close in front of him, the town was not big, but it was a relatively wide mountain flatland, grain, oil and cloth, and the medical hall and pharmacy were complete, but the price of the goods collected by the family was cheap, and the price of selling was extremely high, usually, Gu Qingzhu would rather walk ten miles more and rush to Nancang County to sell things and buy grain.

Along the way, Gu Qingzhu finally walked out of the mountain and sighed lightly, at this time on the muddy ground, the kudzu powder on Fang Jue's back became a little heavy, and the shoulder strap strangled her bones, she unloaded the back basket on the side of the road, shook her arms, and pinched her shoulders.

There are ox carts coming and going from time to time on the road to Nancang County, if you are willing to spend a penny or two, the handlebar type will be happy to take a ride, but Gu Qingzhu can't wait to break a penny into two petals on weekdays, how can he be willing to take a ride?

What's more, at this time, she is penniless except for the kudzu root powder and Luo Pa in the basket!