The car did not go back to the hospital, but went to the Dai Family Cultural Tea Garden, which is the place where I worshipped the prince and the place where the origin began.

After arriving at the tea garden, Ma Zhengyuan got out of the car and looked up at the tea garden, his face was very embarrassed, and the calm smile on his face was gone, only memories and reluctance remained.

I saw in his eyes the expression of knowing the destiny and cherishing his life, he knew that his time was short, so he remembered the past even more.

Ma Zhengyuan suddenly smiled and said to me, "Do you know what this place used to be?" ”

I looked at the mountains behind me and said, "It should be the mountains." ”

Ma Zhengyuan nodded, he said: "Yes, this was a mountainous area before, it was a tea plantation, known as the Siyan border area, there was no road here before, the tea on the mountain could not be transported, it could only rot in the mountains, when the Republic of China, there was a horse gang here, the bridge built the road, and sold the tea here to Siam, Burma, Southeast Asia, for a while, nearly a hundred years, I remember, when I first drove a horse, at that time, I was still a young man seven or eight years younger than you, and in a blink of an eye, I was about to enter the ground." ”

I could hear the infinite memories in his tone, his smile gradually frozen, and a layer of tears condensed in his cloudy eyes, like fog, covering his eyes.

He shook his head, and finally, with a smile on his face, led us into the tea garden hall.

When I came to the hall, I saw Dao Baomin sitting in the tea room, and when I saw us coming, Dao Baomin slowly stood up, Ma Zhengyuan looked at him and stopped, Dao Baomin did not come to greet him, his face was full of heaviness.

The two men stood in place, looking at each other in silence, as if there was a knot in their hearts that could never be untied, holding each other and unable to move forward.

I guessed a few of them, too.

I walked over directly, I pulled out my chair and waited for Ma Zhengyuan to come over.

Seeing my actions, Ma Zhengyuan came back to his senses and walked over slowly, he faced the knife to protect the people, and said helplessly: "Bowel cancer...... It's late...... There are two people I can't let go of the most, Ma Yan is one, and the other is you. ”

Ma Zhengyuan's words, like an elder, were very moved, but Dao Baomin did not appreciate it.

He said: "Everyone has their own life, just take care of yourself, other people's lives, it's not your turn to care, even if you want to care, you have to see if you still have that ability, you ...... It's no longer the frontier dragon horse Ma Zhengyuan, but an old man waiting to enter the ground. ”

This sentence is very straightforward, very in line with the personality of Dao Baomin, but it is also very hurtful, and it is too ruthless for an old man who is about to enter the ground.

Ma Zhengyuan nodded, sat down tremblingly, his body trembled a little, from his eyes, I saw disappointment, perhaps, he was looking forward to meeting today, I hope that Dao Baomin can let go of everything, accept him, forgive him, after all, he has run out of time.

But, apparently, Dao Baomin did not take care of his feelings, which disappointed him.

I like the straightforwardness of the knife to protect the people, abide by it, even in the face of people who are about to die, and still maintain the original intention.

Dao Baomin also sat down, he looked out the window, his face was expressionless, Ma Yan and I sat on both sides, I picked up the teapot and poured water, Ma Zhengyuan picked up the teacup, put it between his nose and sniffed.

He longed for greed and sniffed the fragrance of tea.

Ma Zhengyuan said: "It's not easy, since then, we have a history of 100 years, I remember, the first cake of tea I sent was Pu'er, hey, I remember my second brother, when he sent tea to me, he didn't die, and my second brother was only in his early twenties at that time......

I knew that it was not easy for the caravan to do business, and every business that the caravan had to do at that time had great risks, and the extremely unstable political situation increased this risk.

Some people have made a fortune because of the caravan trade, but many more have worked for a lifetime or even several lifetimes and still have nothing.

The natural environment of the ancient tea horse road run by the caravan is extremely dangerous and difficult, wind, frost, rain and snow, mountains and rivers, poisonous weeds and poisonous water, wild beasts and poisonous insects, plague and diseases, and the horse gang can be killed anytime and anywhere.

Most of the time in the wilderness is a severe test for any horse driver and horse pot head.

I don't know how many horsemen and horseheads abandoned their corpses in the wilderness like this, dying in a foreign land, sometimes even without a person to collect the corpses.

This is not counting, coupled with the threat of bandits and robbers, at that time, bandits and robbers were very rampant in the southwest region, although the caravans were fully armed, but they were still attacked by bandits and robbers from time to time, and the death of people and goods occurred from time to time.

Therefore, it is normal for Ma Zhengyuan to live until now, and he is very yearning for the past.

Dao Baomin said impatiently: "Okay, all my life, just talk about these things, the times are different, young people, I don't like to listen to your old antiques anymore, keep it, take it into the coffin, there is not much time, just cherish it, say something serious, explain the aftermath, hurry back to the hospital, don't make it difficult for medical care, it is not easy for people to work"

Ma Yan immediately said: "Uncle Baomin......"

Ma Zhengyuan immediately stopped Ma Yan and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's true, I'm old and long-winded, you young people really don't like to hear those things in the past, indeed, you should also be brought into the coffin, then, I'll briefly explain the future." ”

Dao Baomin took out a pen and paper and prepared to memorize.

Ma Zhengyuan said: "What about my future, I will do it according to the older generation, and the body will be buried in the ......."

Dao Baomin said: "No burial, only cremation, don't embarrass people, the status is there, if you don't take the lead to save the people above, the people above will not give your descendants peace of mind." ”

The words of the knife to protect the people, like a knife, mercilessly poked at Ma Zhengyuan's chest, and I looked at Ma Zhengyuan very heartbroken.

Ma Zhengyuan nodded, and he said, "Find a way...... Also, I think, before you die, you should see those little ones again, those who are studying abroad, you should try to inform them, you can't see them alive, and after you die, try to let them come back to pay their respects, as for the procedure, it depends on the customs of our side, you are the foot doctor of the horse gang, you know these better than me. ”

Dao Baomin said impatiently: "You know that I know better than you, and you still talk nonsense with me?" After you die, what should be done for you will definitely be done for you, this heart, don't it, you can't it, at this time, the key people are here, just tell me your requirements, and I can also do a verification for you here. ”

Dao Baomin is very disrespectful to this big brother who is respected by everyone in the Ma Gang, which surprises me.

Ma Zhengyuan was quite helpless, he said: "What you say is reasonable, what about me, there are a few requirements, the company, surnamed Ma, the leader, must be Ma Yan, those old guys, you can share the money, but you can't be in power." ”

Dao Baomin immediately looked at me and asked me unhappily, "Did you do it?" ”

I glanced at Ma Yan, and she was very much expecting me to say that I could do it, and even if I couldn't, she hoped that I could do it.

Because he knew that her father was leaving, and she wanted the peace of mind that his father was gone.

I nodded, and I said, "I owe a favor, even if I pay it back, I will pay it back." ”