The villagers in the village enthusiastically sent Yue Kang and others to the house of the village chief Ma Zhongsheng, and then reluctantly left.

Ma Zhongsheng, the village head, politely took Yue Kang and a few people into the courtyard of his house.

In the houses in the mountain village, there are no fancy decorations, they are all made of stone, strong and firm, Yue Kang can't help but think of the place where he lived when he was a child, and he has a very close feeling.

In the yard grew an old locust tree the size of a man, and the branches of the tree were drying the fur of many animals, and the leaves made a slight noise when the mountain wind blew.

There is an old man sitting under the old locust tree, the old man's hair is almost completely white, his face is full of wrinkles, it may be the reason for living in the mountains all the year round, the skin looks a little black, the old man's eyes become extremely yellow with age, sitting under the elm tree, with a dry cigarette in his mouth, he inhales vigorously only to see a faint starlight flashing, and then the old man spits out a thick smoke.

When the old man saw Ma Zhongsheng walking with Yue Kang and a few others, he had a sincere smile on his face, and then stood up, ignoring the dust on his buttocks, and greeted Yue Kang and the others.

The old man knocked the burning smoke from the cigarette pouch on his feet as he walked, and then inserted the long cigarette pouch into his waist, and the old man's dim eyes also brightened up after seeing a few people.

"Zhongsheng, who are these people?" The old man approached Yue Kang and glanced at the others, and then put his eyes on Ma Zhongsheng.

Ma Zhongsheng hurriedly introduced: "Dad, these are foreign guests who want to stay in our village for one night, so I brought them to my house. ”

After that, Ma Zhongsheng said to Yue Kang again: "Brother Yue, this is my father." Ma Zhongsheng has already seen that Yue Kang is the mastermind among the four people, originally he called Yue Kang as his son-in-law on the road, but Yue Kang said that if he didn't see him, he could call him Brother Yue, although Yue Kang knew that the other party was much older than himself, but Yue Kang would not be so lowly as to let people call him nephew, and he also called Ma Zhongsheng Ma Brother as a matter of course.

Yue Kang and the others respectfully greeted Ma Zhongsheng's father.

When Ma Zhongsheng's father knew that Yue Kang and the others were here to stay overnight, he became very happy, there were few foreign guests in the village, and of course he was very happy with the arrival of Yue Kang and the others.

Ma Zhongsheng's father and son enthusiastically brought Yue Kang and the four into the house, several people sat in the room, and Ma Zhongsheng poured a bowl of water for each of them.

Yue Kang and the four of them rushed for a day, they were really a little thirsty, and thanked each other, Yue Kang picked up the big bowl and was about to drink water, but found that the water was yellow, Yue Kang frowned, hesitated slightly, but still drank the water into his stomach.

Ma Zhongsheng obviously noticed Yue Kang's expression, and said with a smile: "Brother Yue, you have been on the road for a day, you must have been tired, what I just gave you to drink is my self-brewing water, which contains more than ten kinds of herbs, all of which are collected from the mountains, and after drinking, it can reduce fatigue and have the effect of invigorating blood and removing fatigue, which is also very good for the body." ”

Yue Kang smiled apologetically, he did hesitate in his heart when he drank the water just now, but then he thought that the other party would not harm himself, so he still drank the bowl of water, but after the other party said that he secretly blamed himself for being too careful, he inevitably felt a little embarrassed.

After drinking the water, if it is said that it immediately makes people feel refreshed, it is all nonsense, only in martial arts will there be that kind of divine water, but after drinking this kind of potion, people will feel tired and reduced a lot, which is true.

Even so, Yue Kang was already amazed, and the results were more immediate than drinking any supplement.

Yue Kang couldn't help but want to drink another bowl, but after all, he was still embarrassed to speak.

Ma Zhongsheng's father is a very talkative person, probably suffocated in the mountains, and suddenly a few guests came to the mountains, and it was inevitable that there would be more to say.

The two sides talked very happily, Ma Zhongsheng's father kept telling Yue Kang some interesting stories about hunting in the mountains, Yue Kang interjected from time to time, but every time he could play a nail on the head, Yue Kang had his own unique views on hunting.

Ma Zhongsheng and his son had to be impressed by Yue Kang, but they didn't expect that the two of them who lived in the mountains all the year round sometimes didn't know as much as Yue Kang, and the three men talked very happily, it was just spitting and waving.

Niu Yexue sat on the stone bench, holding her chin with her hands, listening to the three men chatting with relish, and had a sweet feeling in her heart.

Xiaoshun didn't care if he understood it or not, he also nodded when everyone nodded, and he was also very involved, and occasionally inserted two sentences, but they were all out of bounds.

The most boring thing is Bai Miaodan, she can't understand what the three of them are talking about at all, and she is not interested in listening, sitting on the stone bench will twist her neck, twist her waist for a while, her eyes will keep looking, and she will silently read the numbers in her heart for a while, to see how many stones other people's houses are made of, and she will be interested in the ants on the ground for a while.

The more the three men talked, the more energetic they became, and they all seemed to have found a confidant, and they looked like they had nothing to talk about.

Ma Zhongsheng's father and son chatted more and more, the more frightened they became, what did the young man in front of him do before, how did he know so much about things in the mountains, it was really incredible, could it be that this young man came from other mountains, but then the two shook their heads, and saw that the four people who came with each other were all fine-skinned and tender-skinned, how could they be white and pure people in the mountains.

It's no wonder that the two were surprised, first, aside from Yue Kang's fact that he is a descendant, how to say that he also grew up in the mountains, and he has never eaten pork and never seen a pig run, so it is normal to know some unspoken rules in the mountains.

Yue Kang is also very happy today, he can talk to the two of them about things in the mountains, he feels very happy, as if he is back when he was a child, from the conversation between the three, Yue Kang learned that Ma Zhongsheng's father was the village chief of the previous generation, and when he was old, he handed over the position of village chief to Ma Zhongsheng.

Ma Zhongsheng's wife died of illness a few years ago, when Yue Kang and Ma Zhongsheng talked about his wife, Ma Zhongsheng's eyes suddenly darkened, Yue Kang knew that he asked a question that should not be asked, and wanted to avoid the topic, but Ma Zhongsheng directly said that his wife died, Yue Kang had to comfort the other party a few words, so that the other party wanted to open up, after all, it had been several years, and Ma Zhongsheng quickly regained his calm.

At this time, Ma Zhongsheng's daughter Ma Ling came back from outside, Ma Ling was also ten ** years old, with two big braids on her head and a pair of big black eyes.

When Ma Ling walked into the house, she saw a few strangers in the room, her face was red, and she greeted everyone one by one under Ma Zhongsheng's introduction with shyness. Ma Ling is a very beautiful girl in this village, and she has many suitors, but standing in front of Niu Yexue and Bai Miaodan looks dull.

The simple girl did not show jealous and envious eyes, and it was inevitable that she was a little ashamed in her heart, which is also normal for every woman to feel this way when she sees a woman who is more beautiful than herself.

Niu Yexue stood up and took Ma Ling's hand and took a bite of Sister Ling, and chatted with Ma Lingpan generously.

Bai Miaodan also chatted happily with Ma Ling, it is better to have a talking companion than to count ants on the ground.

Ma Ling sat between the two women, and after a while Niu Yexue talked to her, her body turned a little, and after a while, Bai Miaodan talked to her, she had to turn around again, and soon Ma Ling and Niu Yexue and Bai Miaodan became familiar, but Ma Ling was sandwiched between Niu Yexue and Bai Miaodan, the enemy, and seemed very busy.

The sky gradually darkened, a few bright stars rose in the sky, and the moon rose with it.

The dinner was very rich, the mountain people who lived by hunting and fishing, of course, meat was indispensable at home, Ma Zhongsheng took out a jar of wine that had been treasured for a long time, and the father and son drank a few glasses with Yue Kang.

During the meal, Ma Zhongsheng's father lined his head and said: "Seeing that I am old and confused, I only care about talking to my nephew about things in the mountains, and I haven't asked my nephew why you went to Phoenix Mountain?" It doesn't look like a tour! ”

"Yes! Brother Yue, this monster is infested in the deep mountains, and the danger is tight, you must have something to do here! Ma Zhongsheng also said.

Yue Kang put down his wine glass and said seriously: "Ma Bo, I can't hide that we came to Phoenix Mountain this time to find someone. "There's nothing to hide about finding a miracle doctor, and besides, Yue Kang still expects to get news of the miracle doctor from the other party.

"Looking for someone? Can you easily reveal who you are looking for, maybe I can help you, old man. Ma Zhongsheng's father said.

Yue Kang nodded and said: "I'm here to find a divine doctor called Medicine Immortal, I don't know if Ma Bo has heard of it, I heard that his old man lives in seclusion in Phoenix Mountain." ”

After hearing Yue Kang say the name of Yao Xian, Ma Zhongsheng's father's hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but tremble, his face tightened, his eyes were very unnatural, and the whole person was there.

Ma Zhongsheng muttered the word medicine immortal, then shook his head blankly, and said to Yue Kang ashamedly that he had not seen it.

"Marbo, what's wrong with you?" Yue Kang frowned, and found that Ma Zhongsheng's father's expression was abnormal, so he asked.

Ma Zhongsheng's father came back to his senses, and the complicated emotions on his face were hidden, and then he smiled apologetically and said, "Nephew Yue, Ma Bo can't help you, I thought about it just now and I haven't heard of this person before." ”

Yue Kang was slightly disappointed, Ma Bo was a little distracted just now, thinking that the other party knew the whereabouts of the divine doctor, but when he heard the other party say that he didn't know, he was inevitably disappointed.

Ma Zhongsheng's father immediately smiled and promised: "Nephew-in-law, don't worry!" Ming said, I'll help you in the village and ask if anyone knows the whereabouts of the miracle doctor? ”

Yue Kang couldn't hide his frustration, and said with a reluctant smile: "There is Lao Mabo." ”

Niu Yexue saw the loss on Yue Kang's face, and specially sandwiched a dish for Yue Kang, casting encouraging glances at Yue Kang.

Yue Kang smiled knowingly, nodded slightly, and warned himself that I would not give up.

After dinner, Ma Zhongsheng arranged accommodation for everyone, and then returned to their rooms.

The cool breeze was blowing, and the old man under the old elm tree, with a cigarette pouch in his hand, sat motionless under the old elm tree facing the starry sky, and his old figure looked extremely lonely in the moonlight.

(To be continued)