Chapter 456: The Blessing of the Tongue
After listening to the words of the two uncles, Xiao Yu nodded, and then did not tell the dragon manager, after all, they already knew the route in advance, and they were looking for this cattle driver by themselves, just to prepare for the future, so it is okay not to say it, lest others say that they have a lot of things to do, and they will offend people everywhere.
"Let's go, take the road on the right, everyone follow closely."
Steward Long greeted him, and then everyone continued to walk forward in groups of three or five, talking and laughing.
The great monks walked together, but they didn't talk much, whether they were walking on the road or where they were sitting, they all folded their hands and chanted Buddhist scriptures in their mouths, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
The mountain road on the right looks smaller than the others, and the ground is covered with dead branches and leaves, which creaks when stepped on, and there is standing water in some places, which causes a lot of obstacles for everyone to walk.
Although the road is small, everyone has no complaints, because everyone knows that this is just the beginning, and the road will be steeper in the future, if you can't walk this way, then you can turn back now.
Another five hours passed, everyone tossed and turned in the mountain, and finally when it was almost dark, they stood on the top of the mountain, the top of this mountain looked relatively flat, it should be the dragon's spine in feng shui, and the plants on the top of the mountain were relatively sparse, most of them were some bare stones, and there was a path almost covered with thorns.
"Let's rest in place for ten minutes, hurry up and eat something, before it gets dark, we will walk another twenty miles, there is a cave there to rest."
Hearing the sound of the break, the students sat on the ground one by one with complaints, their mouths full of complaints.
"I'm so tired, I'm going to break my foot."
"This day's road has caught up with the road I have walked for half a month, and I miss my big bed now, lie down and sleep beautifully."
Hearing the voices from the surrounding students, Xiao Yu smiled, ate bread and looked around, this mountain stretches for thousands of miles, the peaks are next to each other, and there is no end in sight, according to what they said before they came, they are afraid that they will stay here for half a year, it is conceivable that the location of the tomb should be in the depths of this group of mountains, but when I don't know where to go, there are still a few people left in the whole team!
Ten minutes later, the team set out again, because the road is not easy to walk now, and the mountain is very windy, so everyone walks very slowly, and it is already five o'clock in the afternoon, everyone must feel the cave before dark, so the speed of walking is much faster, otherwise it will be too dangerous in the mountains at night.
The two cattle herders really wanted to get used to this kind of environment, looked unflustered, put the big cotton jacket they brought on their bodies, followed the crowd, and strode forward.
It's getting darker and darker, and you can still see a little light in the mountains and forests opposite, which should be where the farmers in the mountains live!
Everyone turned on the flashlight, and after walking on the top of the mountain for a while, they began to walk down the mountain, the road down the mountain is not very big, but there are many plants growing on both sides, so it is not difficult to walk, and in the position of the halfway up the mountain, there is a dark stone cave, the stone cave is exposed, there are more than two people high, and it is very quiet inside.
When they saw the cave, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they entered the cave, it meant that it was safe tonight, and the person who led the way, like a villager, led everyone into the cave, and then took some two-person high branches on the edge of the cave, covered the entrance of the cave, and then retreated into the cave.
Entering the cave, Xiao Yu saw that there were pots and pans floating in it, and there was also a big pot, which was a common thing for cooking and boiling water in the mountains, and it was generally set on the fire, but the rice made was not very delicious.
The inside of the cave looks very smooth and dry, and on the stone wall on one side, there are some animal skins and some things in the potatoes, which should be a place where the guide often comes to rest, otherwise it would not be so well prepared.
"Let's rest first, there is nothing to eat, only instant noodles, you wait a while, I will boil water for you."
Lao Bai stepped forward to help hold some firewood around, piled it in front of Xiao Yu and them, and then took out a lighter and lit it, and the stone caves suddenly became brighter, and the fear in people's hearts was reduced a lot.
With the sound of water in the top jar, the leader took out two boxes of instant noodles from the corner, which should have been prepared a long time ago.
"Everyone eats instant noodles first, saves the dry food, and eats it later, today is just the first step, there is still a long way to go, don't waste things."
Steward Long said a little tiredly, and then sat on the side, watching everyone go to get instant noodles one by one.
"Master Long Shi, you said at the time that you would provide everything in this mountain, but according to the current situation, our future living security is gone! I was thinking, if we can still eat instant noodles here, if in five or six days, what else can we eat, weeds or bark? ”
The speaker was a middle-aged Taoist, and the other party was dressed in a Mao suit and looked very majestic, so when his words came out, everyone fell silent.
The question he said, in fact, is what many people want to ask, after walking the mountain road for a day today, many people eat what they bring, although Xiao Yu did not take it from the ancient jade, but the things he carried, several people also ate most of them, so how to spend the remaining months? At this moment, Xiao Yu felt that he had less things to bring.
"Hehe, don't worry, this master is in a hurry, it's instant noodles now, this is just the worst! I've been running in the mountains all my life, and I'm sure I'll not let everyone go hungry, and when I get to the next place to stay, I'll go hunting, and I'll definitely let everyone drink broth."
The leader is an old farmer, looking in his fifties, with a relatively thin figure and a white handkerchief wrapped around his head, a bit like the style of northern Shaanxi, always smiling and groaning when he speaks, which makes people feel good.
"Amitabha, all things in the world are equal, don't slaughter living beings for the sake of tongue, there are many wild vegetables in this mountain, everyone will do their part, and they will not starve to death! This Taoist chief, just to chase the blessing of the tongue, I don't see it easy to go up the mountain, it's still early, why don't you go down the mountain."
A nun pronounced a Buddha name, closed her eyes slightly, and said slowly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's not my blessing to chase my tongue, I'm afraid that everyone will starve to death in the mountains before they find the tomb! There are so many of us, we can eat two sheep at a time, where can we catch so much prey? ”
Hearing this, the middle-aged professor sitting among the students stood up with a displeased face, and he stood by the fire and looked at the man in the tunic suit.
"This Daoist, I said a long time ago, if you don't want to participate, you can leave, my students are pampered at home, they haven't spoken yet, what do you have to complain about?"
"Don't forget, you are hired by us, you are for money, not for you to enjoy, I hope you can figure this out."
As soon as the professor's words came out, the Taoist monks present couldn't help frowning, this professor was really open-mouthed, he wanted to tell everyone, I gave you money, you should listen to me, and do things according to my rules?