Out of Chengdu to the south, after passing Meizhou and Jiazhou, you will reach the edge of the basin, the terrain is like a wall rising from the ground, and then to the south is a group of mountains.

Daliang Mountain is one of the more famous of these mountains, Yang Huairen has the impression that there are many singers who have come out of here in later generations, whether it is national singing or popular singing, it seems that this mountain has given the locals a natural good voice.

The mountain road is not so rugged, but after entering the wax moon, the mountain seems to be extremely cold, and the fog sometimes refuses to disperse until near noon, which seems to add a lot of mystery to the mountain and the mountain people.

Yang Huairen and his entourage of five people still pretended to be merchants, and the two simple carriages were all the outfits.

The larger carriage can't go away on the mountain road, only the smaller carriage can travel on the winding mountain road, and the carport is pitiful, barely able to squeeze two people in, so Yang Huairen had to let Lan Ruoxin and Tie Xiangyu sit comfortably in the carport, and the three of them drove the car.

The road is sparsely populated, perhaps because he is about to go out of the Great Song Dynasty, or perhaps because this is an area where ethnic minorities are scattered, Yang Huairen did not hear the melodious mountain songs from the mountains in his imagination.

You can't enjoy the beautiful music, you can't find a place to enjoy the food, they all say that where there is a road, there are people, there is a place for people to rest, but along the way, out of more than 100 miles to pass through the scattered towns, there is really no tea stall or small restaurant on the road.

Yang Huairen can only eat some dry food and dried meat with him, take some clear spring water from the stream in the forest to quench his thirst, but occasionally meet a few old men wearing ethnic minority clothes, but unfortunately for some reason, they see the living people are far away, and when you walk over, they come out of the mountains and forests to continue their journey.

The fog did not clear, and then it rained again. The mountain rain is as fine as silk, but it does not make people feel comfortable, because the silky drizzle is cold, and it feels as uncomfortable as an ice needle piercing the neck of a person exposed to the outside.

So the mountain road became muddy, and the horses were reluctant to go, so they let Tianba's younger brother "roar", so he reluctantly walked a few steps, and there was a tendency to trample.

Yang Huairen, who was sitting on the other side, could only sigh helplessly when he saw this, and suddenly a path leading to the mountain appeared in front of him, he stretched his neck to look, and shouted to Tianba's younger brother and Xiao Qi, who was driving another car, "The road is full of cold muddy water, and the horses refuse to go, so let's walk in along this path and have a look."

Although it is deep in the mountains, since there is a road, it means that there may be an inhabited village on the other side of the road, so let's rest for a day and wait for the rain to stop before we can go. ”

Tianba's younger brother pursed his mouth, "Alas, Sister Xin said that you didn't listen to the big road, but you didn't listen to what to say, and you had to take any shortcuts, and by the way, you appreciated the customs of ethnic minorities, but I didn't see any customs along the way......"

"Don't you feel hungry because you talk a lot?"

Brother Tianba didn't think it yet, but when he heard Yang Huairen say this, he instantly felt empty in his stomach, and he really didn't want to gnaw dry food anymore, so he shook the reins and led the carriage into the path.

After walking for a while, a small basin between the valleys finally appeared in the mist, and houses began to appear in the basin, and it was indeed a small village of the Yi people, as Yang Huairen said.

The village is not large, only twenty or thirty simple wooden houses are built on one side of Shanyang in the north, and on the other side there are some paddy fields.

It was strange that there were no people in the village, perhaps because of the gloomy rainy days, but there was not even a single light in the houses, which made people feel a little weird.

When the two carriages entered the village and approached a dilapidated house, Yang Huairen jumped down from the carriage, came to the door, and knocked on the wooden door with a "knock".

"Is there anyone in the house?"

Yang Huairen waited for a while, and knocked a few more times, "Is there anyone in the house?" We are passing merchants, and now the road is muddy due to the mountain rain, so we come here to spend the night. ”

There was still no movement in the house, and Yang Huairen said in his heart, could it be that he walked into a ghost village where there was no one? He leaned his ear to the door panel and listened carefully for a moment, but was startled by the sound of breathing on the other side of the door.

He said in his heart that if there is no panting in the house, then it is not a ghost village, but the atmosphere in this village is really too quiet, and people can't help but feel a little eerie.

He knocked on the door again, and said in a kind tone, "Please open the door and speak, we are not bad people, we are passing merchants, the mountain road is muddy and the horses refuse to go, so they came to your village, please make room for the five of us to stay overnight, and we will give money." ”

There was still no movement in the room, and the atmosphere was getting more and more weird, Xiao Qi was cautiously on guard, looking around vigilantly, as if something strange would suddenly jump out.

Brother Tianba's younger brother was anxious, and walked over and asked, "Brother Ren, are you sure there is anyone in the house?" ”

Yang Huairen nodded, and Brother Tianba said angrily, "Since there are people, why don't you open the door for us?" If we want to be out in the rain, will they be beautiful and lively? ”

As he spoke, he was about to raise his foot to kick the tattered wooden door open, but Yang Huairen hurriedly grabbed his brute waist and stopped him, "What are you doing?" You kicked the gate to someone, and you weren't afraid that the whole village would come out and beat you? ”

"I'm afraid of him a ball, Lao Tzu is about to freeze into a bird, and these birdmen still don't open the door, what's the reason?"

Not only did Tianba's younger brother feel unreasonable, but Yang Huairen also felt that things were too strange at this time, completely unreasonable, before entering the mountain, I heard outsiders say that the ethnic minorities here are very simple and enthusiastic, even if they are outsiders, it is necessary to be cautious.

But he knocked on the door three times amicably, explained the reason, and gave them money, but there were obviously people behind the door, why did they refuse to open the door?

Lan Ruoxin and Tie Xiangyu also came over at this time, the two pulled the two men aside, and listened carefully to the movement in the room, and then Lan Ruoxin actually squatted down, knocked lightly twice, and said gently, "Sister is a good person, can you open the door for your sister?" It's too cold outside. ”

Yang Huairen thought it was very funny, Lan Ruoxin's posture seemed to be coaxing a child, but before he could laugh, the wooden door that he and Chen Tianba hadn't opened for a long time suddenly opened a gap two fingers wide, and from the dark crack in the door, a big watery eye was revealed......