According to what Wu Lao said, on average, more than 200 people will be carried in here every year, and one will have to be carried in less than two days, according to this ratio, the population of the surrounding ten miles and eight townships is quite a lot, Wang Xingguo wanted to inquire about how these villages were formed, Wu Lao diverted the topic, and had to listen to Wu Lao tell all kinds of bizarre stories about him when he was sent back, when he was drunk, Wu Lao waved his hand: "I tell you, there are still fewer people now, in the early decades, there were too many people who died of hunger and violent diseases, At that time, the dead people outside Yinyang Road were lined up waiting for someone to carry them, ouch...... I've seen the most, the entrance of the village is full of dead people, and they can't be carried back, and even the children have to help, and then they have no way, so they find a shortcut from the canyon, and then they send the dead people into the ghost gate. ”

"Then it's hard for you to carry this." Xia Ruobing obediently refilled Wu Lao's wine and asked.

"It's hard, it's hard, it stands to reason that this person will end up depending on the time, but there are too many dead people at that time, and I can't take care of it, usually carry a person, and I want 6 to send people back, go back and go, at least half a day, at that time, there is no way, four, three send people to match the dead relatives, trot all the way in, trot all the way out, catch up with the next trip, you also know, the sun is going to fall off the mountain three bends to close the door, this thing is small to talk about the person who did not run away from the person who got sick and got a disaster, if the dead man came back, it would be difficult to do!"

"Then you were so busy at that time, did you make a mistake in your busyness, and didn't make three turns before dark?" Xia Ruobing saw that Wang Xingguo gave him a look, and knew that Wu Lao's words were about to be set out, so he hurriedly asked.

Wu Lao waved his hand: "This ...... None of them dared not go down the mountain after dark, and when they saw the sun in the west, they had to run for their lives...... But ......"

Since there is "but ......", there is a play, Xia Ruobing pretended to be coquettish: "Old Wu, don't you sell Guanzi......"

"Hey......" Wu Lao sighed heavily, raised his left hand and rolled up his sleeve, "Do you see this string of beads?" When you die, you live! ”

Xia Ruobing took a closer look, this is a string of black jade beads, each one is as big as a thumb, the price of this jade bead is not low, Xia Ruobing, a layman, thinks it must be worth at least fifty or sixty thousand! I didn't expect this unattractive old man in a mountain village to have such a treasure!

"This string of beads is ancestral, passed on for 2000 years, when the ancestors suffered a disaster, there was no way, ran here to take refuge......" Wu Lao's topic has become nostalgic for the ancestors, everyone had to listen patiently to Wu Lao's chatter, when the story is finished, the two bottles of wine are about to bottom out, Chen Badai hurriedly went to buy two bottles to continue, this story has to be led by wine, and there is no story without wine......

Xia Ruobing originally had doubts about the authenticity of the legend, in her opinion, the legend is just an explanation that the ignorant ancients could not explain a certain phenomenon with science and made up a far-fetched explanation, it is difficult to say what scientific basis there will be, plus word of mouth and generation after generation, it is impossible to have the information she wants in the legend.

The legends of the villages around the coffin mountain are similar - there was a person named Yan Laosan who was not afraid of heaven and earth, and made a big fuss in the underworld, but ran away with 9999999 souls, and the king of Yama was furious, and placed a huge coffin here, if the number of dead people could not be filled, it would bring disaster to the world, Xia Ruobing believed that the ignorance and natural fear of ghosts and gods in ancient times created the unique funeral methods of these people, but they always avoided talking about how the dead walked, in addition to fear, there should be a little worry.

Listening to Wu Lao telling the story, Xia Ruobing felt that maybe it was like what Wang Xingguo said-why not listen to the story? Thinking about it this way, he was not so entangled, and simply let Wu Lao say what it was.

Another bottle of wine bottomed out, this Wu Lao was born to do physical work, the amount of wine is really good, Chen Badai, Mr. Min, and Sherpa took turns to toast, Mr. Min had already hung up the war-free card at this time, and lay on the table, Chen Badai, who had an excellent amount of wine, also began to have tongue cramps, but his consciousness was still quite clear, Xia Ruobing and Wang Xingguo drank less, seeing that Wu Lao was getting more and more excited, Wang Xingguo suddenly asked: "Wu Lao, just now you said that death is also this string of beads, and life is also this string of beads, what is going on?" ”

Wu Lao was stunned for a moment, his hand holding the wine glass stopped in mid-air, he looked at a few people, then looked at the string of beads in his hand, put down the wine glass heavily, took off the beads, and handed it to Xia Ruobing: "Little girl, look...... Precious or not? ”

"Precious, precious......" Xia Ruobing took the beads, looked at them and said in a row.

"I don't know how much it's worth, but it's left by my ancestors, and I can't lose it, right?" Wu Lao asked again.

"Yes, yes, yes...... No ancestors, no ...... us" Chen Badai stiffened his tongue and interjected, this interjection was just right, Wu Lao patted him on the shoulder: "Yes, the young man is right, you have to remember your ancestors as a man, hey...... Just reading this, I almost ...... If it weren't for the blessing of my ancestors, I would have filled it into the coffin mountain now. ”

"Huh? Old Wu, did you really come out of the coffin mountain? Doesn't it mean that it is impossible for a living person to come out? Xia Ruobing pretended to be surprised when she saw that there was a play.

"Hey...... It's been 20 years, and that year I was born year, 48 years old! It was the Yan boss of the credit village who carried it in, and I want to talk about this Yan boss, the rich people in the credit village back then were still good, just a few children...... Gee...... That stingy...... At that time, a lot of people were reluctant to take this job, and finally forced them to have no way, the hour was going to pass, so they said that each person was given 15 yuan, usually 10 yuan, I and a few people sent back thought that they had picked up a bargain, I never thought, they invited four people, one more person was not invited, for this matter, and quarreled for a long time, and finally the four of us sent people back or did it. ”

"Wow, it's 60 yuan anyway, isn't it faster to have two more people?" Xia Ruobing was a little incomprehensible.

"So who knows...... This came and went, delayed a lot of time, when the people were carried to the ghost gate, the sun was almost west, this Yan boss was fat again, and a few of us were tired and half dead, these children did not take a hand, and urged us to go quickly all the way not to miss the hour, I have this bead, I have been wearing it on my hand, I don't know how to do it that day, when I carried it to the ghost gate, my feet slipped, and the beads hit the stone, my heart hurt, I wanted to take it off, but it was unfortunate, the clothes had no pockets, I hesitated, I just put the beads on the edge of the steps and tried to take them when I came down, but it broke down......"

"You forgot to take it?" Wang Xingguo asked.

"Yes, the steps in front of the ghost gate are too steep, Boss Yan is heavy, and it is not easy to lift it up, and I don't even have to bow a few times, and when I see that the hour is not early, Dao Gong urged everyone to go quickly, I was still thinking about the beads, but I trotted all the way to the three bends, and I remembered, it's broken! The beads still landed on the edge of the steps...... "Wu Lao took a sip of wine with a solemn expression.

"And then?" Xia Ruobing asked curiously, this chatterbox has been opened, and Wu Lao must not be able to close it easily.

"At that time, I felt that I had done so many years to send people back, and I was bold, plus the things left by my ancestors, I wanted to get them back, and I could run out before dark, and I didn't tell everyone that I would turn back alone."

"And what do you see? Did the dead really walk? Wang Xingguo asked, Xia Ruobing glared at him, this guy always asks straightforwardly. Wang Xingguo saw that Xia Ruobing was dissatisfied, so he quickly shut up.

"Don't worry, young man, I'll tell you slowly, it's not just dead people walking...... I was almost deceived into the ghost gate and didn't come out......" Wu Lao raised his wine glass, Xia Ruobing saw that there was less wine, and quickly poured it full obediently - since Wu Lao also entered the ghost gate, there would definitely be some useful information.