After Da Zheng's car went around the town, he didn't find a hotel, which is extremely abnormal in this kind of town, generally such an ancient town has no real economy, and he can't wait to add more tourism income to supplement his life, and Chen Zhi found that although there are some modern facilities in this town, the buildings in the town are extremely old and dilapidated, and they are very incommensurate with those modern elements. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoEverything here seems to be deliberately kept low-key so as not to attract outsiders.

Da Zheng's car ran out of gas after going around the town, they drove into a gas station in the town to refuel, Da Zheng politely called the gas man sitting there, wanted to ask him about the situation in the town, and asked for directions by the way.

The refueler was a stout man in his thirties, and when he saw Da Zheng calling him, he walked over briskly, with a smile on his face, and spoke a military dialect with a very heavy dialect, "How many guests have something to do?" ”。

"Ahh Fellow, I'll ask you for directions! Da Zheng said and handed over the cigarette. Where can you find a hotel in this town? It's a homestay, we just went around, why can't we even find a hotel? ”，

"Oh, you're welcome", the stout man pushed away Da Zheng's hand that handed over the cigarette, and pointed to the gas station next to him, indicating that no smoking was allowed here.

"Our town is very dilapidated, poor and beautiful, few people come to scatter, there have never been any hotels, what are you here for?"

"I see!" Da Zheng continued to ask, "We have some things to go into the mountains, do you know how to get to Guakeng Village?" By the way, can you find a tour guide here? Someone who is familiar with the mountain road and has been to that village should be fine! ”

"I don't know that there is that village", the stout man shook his head and said, "Our ninth uncle has the final say on the affairs of this town, otherwise you should go and ask him!" I'd like to take you with me. The man's face was full of kindness, and his tone was very polite.

In this way, the man got into Chen Zhi's car and walked towards the center of the town with Da Zheng and Chen Zhi. On the road, Da Zheng and the man have been talking, the man is a talkative person, he got in the car and did not have the restraint of the mountain people, his surname is Zheng, because he is tall and burly, the townspeople have changed him to be Zheng Da, the mountain people got married early, he now has two children, the only gas station in this town is opened by his family, he is the boss and gas man.

Although the economic development in Wuping County is good, but this town is very poor, there are no special products here, you can't rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and there is no tourism, everyone is relying on hunting and farming for a living, sometimes they will sell some handicrafts made of rattan to the outside, and the others rarely have contact with the outside world. The ninth uncle he just mentioned is also surnamed Zheng, his own uncle, and he is also the most virtuous and respected old man here, and he is the master of everything in the town.

The car stopped when it reached the center of the town, and Zheng Da led them towards an alley, Chen Zhi noticed that the man named Zheng Da walked very briskly, and his feet did not get wet when he walked.

They soon saw the old man named Uncle Jiu, it was a white-haired old man with a white beard, and when Chen Zhi saw him, he was squatting at the intersection to sell his own salted meat, not the same as the respected mayor that Zheng Da had just said.

"This is my ninth uncle", Zheng Da introduced, and told the white-bearded old man about Chen Zhi and the others wanting to find a tour guide.

When the old man heard this, he stood up and patted the dust off his body.

The old man was at least 70 years old, with a deeply wrinkled face, a ruddy face, a coarse homemade shirt, a calf tied tightly, a tall figure, and a sonorous voice. He didn't look at Da Zheng, but looked up and down a lot of Chen Zhi with his two eyes.

"You two are distinguished guests from afar!" , The white-bearded old man politely said in the military dialect, "I don't know what is going on in our dilapidated town?" ”

"It's not a big deal", Da Zheng replied, "Old man, we are going to Guakeng Village to do something, can you help find a guide?" ”

"Go to Guakeng Village?" , The old man's eyes continued to look at Chen Zhi keenly, his eyes fell on Chen Zhi's waist and stopped, and after half a sound, he said with a smile, "Haya~~, what are you going to do in that broken village?" If there is any accident, it is better to say to the old man and see if he can help the two Mo."

"It's nothing, we're just looking for rare medicinal herbs, only near that village." Chen Zhi replied with a smile and continued to ask, "Old man, do you know if you can stay in this town?" ”

"We're in this shabby town, how can we have any accommodation inns, you two don't dislike it, stay at my house tonight! The people in the town don't have telephones, so I'll go from house to house and ask if anyone knows the village and would take you up the mountain. The white-bearded old man said politely, then turned his head to Zheng Da and said, "Big man, go back and tell your daughter-in-law that there are distinguished guests to welcome you today, and we will kill a chicken in Zheng's house and welcome guests." ”

"Okay!" , Zheng Da happily agreed, beckoned Chen Zhi and Da Zheng to return to the car and continue to drive forward, after the car turned a corner, they saw the so-called Zheng Jialou.

This "building" is really broken enough, in fact, it is a very large courtyard, there are more than a dozen broken mud houses, it seems to be a place where several families live together, and there is a broken plaque hanging on the gate of the yard, which is crookedly engraved with Zheng's family building.

There were a lot of chickens and ducks in the yard, and the barking of the dogs was mixed with everything, and a boy in his teenage years was running around chasing the ducks inside.

Zheng Da let Chen Zhi and Da Zheng into the courtyard, and the boy pounced and hit Chen Zhi.

"Dad, I heard that someone from outside is coming today! Is it them? The boy spoke very standard Mandarin and said to Zheng Da.

"This is my eldest child, called Shidandan, what has the country baby seen in the world, don't laugh, don't laugh." Zheng Da said politely, and then slapped the boy in the head, and scolded, "Talking nonsense, when did you know that there were outsiders coming, talk like this every day, go back!" ”。

"I'm ......", the boy was about to speak, when a woman with a child in her arms came out of the house, shouting and calling Shi Dan'er back.

This woman is estimated to be Zheng Da's daughter-in-law, very young, with fine skin and tender flesh and very clear and beautiful, not at all like a mountain person, and her eyes are straight when she sees Da Zheng. The woman's appearance was very quiet, she nodded politely to Chen Zhi and the others, and went into the house to cook.

Soon, the smoke rose, and the young men in the Zheng family building all came back from the field, and the women also came out of the house, and the women all looked good, set up tables and chopsticks in the courtyard, and secretly looked at Chen Zhi and Da Zheng with their eyes, but did not speak.

The people in this courtyard were all surnamed Zheng, and their attitudes were very polite, and soon Uncle Jiu also came back, and he took two large pieces of cured meat. Zheng Da's daughter-in-law killed two more chickens and was busy with a table of mountain village dishes, and a group of people ate in the yard.

During the meal, Uncle Jiu told Chen Zhi that he had asked the people in the town, they had not gone up the mountain in the past few years, and the Guakeng Village was really remote, basically no one knew him, and no one could be a guide. So persuade Chen Zhi not to go, if there is any lack of medicinal materials, they can help go to the nearby mountains to find out.

When Da Zheng heard Uncle Nine say this, he kept begging Uncle Nine to think of a way again, but Chen Zhi remained silent.

After dark, everyone went back to their own rooms to sleep, Chen Zhi and Da Zheng were arranged in a stone house on the edge of the courtyard, this room was very simple, Da Zheng had been complaining since he came in.

Da Zheng's company is a branch of the Bao family, and it is rare to have the opportunity to meet the leopard master. But this time, the leopard master personally called him and asked him to make every effort to arrange Chen Zhi's stay, Da Zheng was flattered, thinking about behaving well and letting Chen Zhi go back and say something good to him, but the current situation made Da Zheng very frustrated.

It was soon dark, and Da Zheng complained and slowly fell asleep, while Chen Zhi's eyes remained open.

It is estimated that at about 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Chen Zhi heard a sound of footsteps outside the house, it was a large group of people walking in from the gate of the courtyard, like the backyard of Zheng's house, these people were very light, and a large group of people only made the rustle of their feet touching the grass, if it wasn't for Chen Zhi's alertness that he had been trained over the years, he wouldn't have noticed it at all. (To be continued.) )