Ah Lang then came out of the restaurant and transformed into a sturdy young man in his twenties. Came to the government office that hired people.

"This official, do you still hire a man? I want to make some money and subsidize my family. Ah Lang smiled.

The official looked Ah Lang up and down, and said, "What's the matter with your face, why do you have so many moles." ”

"The little life is not good, born with this virtue, in his twenties, he has not found a daughter-in-law, the matchmaker has introduced a lot of girls, but they are all too small with a full face of scabs, I don't hear that I hired a man to go to Yumai Mountain, so I want to try my luck and make some money, so that I can point this face full of mole, it will be convenient to find a daughter-in-law, and I hope that the official will help me a lot!"

The official hurriedly put it in his arms, looked at Ah Lang and said, "Well, the kid will come to something, there is just one place left, it's you." ”

Ah Lang bowed and thanked the officials again and again, and then followed the people, pulling a group of heavy supplies, and walked towards Yumai Mountain.

"Brother, what's the matter with your face?" a stout man in his thirties looked at Ah Langdao.

"It's a mole!" Ah Lang said casually.

"Grass! Why is it all over your face! I know that you have a mole on your face, but those who don't know think that there is a face on top of it!"

"Brother-in-law, you can't say that, my face is natural, do you think I'm willing?"

"I'm just a grass! You little bastard, you want to take advantage of me, who is your brother-in-law?" said the stout man angrily.

"It's not easy for everyone to go out, just make a hard-earned money, help each other, don't argue!" said a man in his fifties next to him.

"Brother, you're still a good person! There are too many bad people these days. Ah Lang smiled at the man.

"Ahh

Ah Lang and the people are all familiar with each other, and others are also enthusiastic and diligent, helping this to push a cart and helping that to carry a bag, although everyone thinks that his face is full of moles, looking at the diaphragm, but for the sake of his sweet mouth and fast legs, he also gets along very well.

The violent snowstorms did not stop along the way, and in some places the snow was so heavy that it directly submerged the knees. Although it was very hard, they had enough to eat and lived warmly, and although some people complained, no one quit or ran away for a relatively high reward.

That night, everyone set up camp in a valley, and the people sat together, drinking wine, and chatting with each other.

"Brother Zhang, tell everyone a story and make everyone happy. A man shouted.

The man in his fifties smiled and said, "Okay! I'm going to Yumai Mountain tomorrow morning, and I'm afraid there won't be many idle days in the future." Then I'll tell you about the origin of the sake. ”

When everyone heard this, they became interested, and they all sat around Brother Zhang.

Brother Zhang took a sip of wine, pondered for a moment, and said, "Wine is like a person, there are good and bad good and bad. Those of us who suffer have no money, so we can only drink some inferior wine and eat some peanuts. Rich and powerful people drink all the elixir and jade liquid, wine and delicacies. However, no matter what kind of wine, there is an astringent taste in it, which cannot be removed. Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a man who made wine, and one night, the gods gave him a dream, saying that the astringent taste of wine needed human blood to dissolve. All you have to do is find three people you can look up to, and who are willing to cut your index finger and drip blood into the wine, within an hour of tomorrow evening, and you will be able to remove the astringency from the wine and make a fine wine. ”

Brother Zhang looked at the expectant eyes of everyone, took a sip of wine, and said: "This person followed the method said by the fairy in the dream, the first one found a literati, the second was a military general, and the third person was not easy to find. The result is a wine that is known all over the world. But everyone knows why, some people drink wine, have a good demeanor, and recite poems and paint. Some people drink wine, and they are so arrogant that they change small cups to large cups until they get drunk. Some people drink alcohol, pretend to be crazy and stupid everywhere, and cause trouble. It has something to do with the three drops of blood that these three people dripped into. Therefore, drinking should be done until it is good, not drunk and stupid. Life in the world, wine and wealth four walls, many charming hidden inside, drinking is not drunk is the highest, see the color is not chaotic real heroes, unjust wealth is not taken, if you go out of the wall to walk, not a fairy life is also long. ”

Everyone listened and was silent in thought, Ah Lang looked outside the tent, the howling wind swept the goose feathers and snow, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

In the middle of the night, the wind howled, and the snow fell heavier. People are in groups of three or five, huddled together to warm each other and sleep.

Suddenly, there were several screams outside the tent, and everyone was shocked, and hurriedly ran out of the big tent, and saw that not far away, a tent had torn a big hole, and the officers and soldiers were surrounding the tent. Holding a knife and gun, he looked around vigilantly.

Everyone walked over and saw a lot of blood, dripping from the torn tent to the snow.

"What's going on?" asked a general.

"General Qiyu, there are a total of six people in this tent, I don't know what has been taken away, and there are already monks who have gone to investigate. The lead soldier bowed.

The general was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The night is dark and the snow is heavy, this place is located in the deep mountains and valleys, it is inevitable that there will be jackals, tigers and leopards, everyone is careful, send additional sentry posts, and everyone else will go back to rest, and they will have to hurry tomorrow morning." ”

And they all went back to rest in their tents. Brother Zhang was lying on the felt, his brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

When Ah Lang saw it, he leaned over. "Brother Zhang, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Well, go to sleep right away, isn't that demon out to eat people. Brother Zhang muttered casually.

"Brother Zhang, what kind of demon?" Ah Lang said curiously.

Brother Zhang looked at Ah Lang and said, "Legend has it that this Jade Vein Mountain is inhabited by a 10,000-year-old snow demon who will eat people who come here. But that's just a story passed down by the older generation, maybe those people were really dragged away by wild beasts, it's not early, go to sleep, and you'll have to hurry early tomorrow morning. ”

Ah Lang lay on the felt and said secretly: "Damn! Ghost beast, what kind of beast can drag six people away at once? Most of them are really monsters."

In the early morning, when the wind stopped and the snow stopped, all the people packed up, pulled the heavy supplies, and marched towards Yumai Mountain with the vast army.

Yumai Mountain is the northernmost mountain range of the Hanjing Dynasty, and it is also the highest and longest mountain range in the Haoyan Continent, extending for thousands of kilometers and reaching more than a thousand zhang, and no one has ever climbed to the top of the mountain. Because its whole mountain is like warm jade, white and flawless, smooth and incomparable, bright and shining, the ancient legend of the mountain, there is the best jade, the value is invaluable, so it is named Yumai Mountain.

Everyone came to the Yumai Mountain not far away, set up camp, and some officers and soldiers came to gather more than 3,000 people together.

A general shouted: "When you get here, the task will be completed, and if you are willing to go back, go to the camp in front to receive twenty taels of silver." If there are those who are willing to stay here and continue to contribute, ten taels of silver a day, including food and shelter, and a reward, you can consider it for yourself. ”

The "boom" crowd suddenly exploded, and discussions began: Good Nima, ten taels of silver a day, looking at the posture of the 50,000 army, at least you have to stay for half a year, this month is three hundred taels of silver, half a year is one thousand eight hundred taels of silver. If you add the reward, to say the least, you have to have 2,000 taels of silver, and I just work for ten years, and I can't save 2,000 taels of silver without eating or drinking!

The general shouted, "Are there any people who are willing to go?"

Not a single one of the three thousand people moved, but they all stood in place, not moving.

The general looked at the people and shouted, "You are all willing to stay, right, then there is a group of three hundred people, divided into ten groups, one group every day, follow me into the mountain to dig a hole, and the other four groups are responsible for cleaning up the stones and debris." Rotate once every three days, free combination, the first group comes with me. ”

The three thousand people hurriedly combined and divided into groups, and Ah Lang, Brother Zhang and others were divided into the fifth group.

Ah Lang followed everyone to the foot of Yumai Mountain, and saw that not far from the root of the mountain, many huge rocks had collapsed, as if covering a hole. When it was almost dark, the collapsed boulder was cleared and played, revealing a huge hole, and the general instructed the people to dig the hole again tomorrow morning. Then everyone washed, ate, and slept, and all night without saying a word.

The next morning, after breakfast, all the people began to get busy, a group of people followed the leading officers and soldiers into the cave, Ah Lang and the others kept transporting the debris dug out.

Ah Lang suddenly saw that there seemed to be something in the rubble he was pushing. Then quietly picked it up and took a look, there was a section of severed finger inlaid in the gravel, the blood in it seemed to be still flowing, I couldn't help frowning slightly, the finger can be embedded in the gravel, it is definitely not a recent thing, look at the surface of this stone, at least thousands of years old, how is the severed finger so fresh, not dry, and the blood is still flowing in it.

"Wow...... There are monsters!" Suddenly there was a terrible cry from the cave, and many people rushed out like crazy, and then there were terrible screams in the cave, one after another, endlessly. Some monks and officers and soldiers hurriedly rushed in, and soon in the stone cave, there were bursts of angry shouts, the sound of fighting, and the crackling sound of rocks, mixed together......

After a long time, some of the monks turned pale, some of the monks had blood stains on their clothes, and the officers and soldiers were supporting each other, some of their arms were gone, and blood was still dripping from the broken places, and some of their legs were completely gone, and they were carried out wailing.

The people who were cleaning the gravel outside were so frightened that they ran away and didn't dare to move forward.

"Alright! The monster has been killed, continue to dig into the hole, hurry. The leading officer shouted.

But none of the people dared to enter the cave, and they all stood still.

When the leading officers and soldiers saw it, they called a group of officers and soldiers to beat and scold, and only then did some of the people reluctantly enter the stone cave again, and the rest of the people continued to clean up the debris dug out, and there were no more accidents.

When it was dark, all the people had finished their meals and went into the tents to rest.

Brother Zhang looked at a man who entered the stone cave today and shouted, "Brother, what happened in the stone cave today?"

"I didn't see clearly, I was in the outermost part of the cave, I only felt a cool breeze blowing inside, and the people in front of me kept screaming, as if they saw two eyes glowing with white light, and hurriedly ran out. The man still had palpitations in his heart, and said tremblingly.

"Damn, what the elders said is true!" Brother Zhang couldn't help but change his face and shouted in fear.