I took down the tiger tooth necklace, this tiger tooth necklace is indeed exquisite, but no matter how delicate it is, that is, a thing, it is not more important than people, and handed the necklace to Mao Qinglian, Mao Qinglian looked at the tiger tooth necklace, very happy, she also took it in her hand and played with it, while looking at the tiger tooth necklace, while saying: "Zhendong, this tiger tooth necklace, is it really as amazing as you say?" ”

I said: "Yes, the tiger is an evil god, we killed this tiger, and ate a lot of people, in this way, the tiger's teeth are stained with blood, there is enough evil qi on it, the effect of the tiger's teeth to ward off evil spirits is naturally greater, this army is chaotic, everywhere are ghosts and demons, you are a doctor, doing things to save lives and help the wounded, sometimes it is inevitable to be disturbed by ghosts, with this baby, you are not afraid to walk at night." ”

After hearing this, Mao Qinglian smiled and said, "This tiger tooth necklace was really given to me?" ”

I nodded, and Mu Qinglian continued, "Since it was really given to me, then put it on for me." ”

After saying this, she closed her eyes and stood there with her head tilted, her cheeks were flushed, her little red face was like an apple, her big eyes were closed, and her long eyelashes looked extremely delicate. The Qinglian in front of me made me intoxicated, I had a thousand thoughts in my mind, but I couldn't figure out anything, at this time Qinglian opened his eyes slightly and said: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and put it on for me, I can't bear it?" ”

I quickly relieved myself from the daze, since I saw Mao Qinglian, I had one more problem in a daze, especially when I talked to Mao Qinglian alone, I didn't know why, after I eased up, I put the tiger tooth necklace to Mao Qinglian and put it on the neck, although Mao Qinglian was still wearing a man's clothes, but the clothes could not hide her beauty, the necklace hung on the white neck, it looked particularly good. Mao Qinglian blushed and asked me in a low voice, "Is it good-looking?" ”

I nodded and said it looked good, and then Mao Qinglian and I went to see Zhong Dabiao, Zhong Dabiao's wound healed very quickly, and he could walk a few steps with a cane, but he couldn't walk for too long, we sat there and chatted, chatting and talking about digging ginseng, he said: "Second brother, when are you going to go into the mountains to pick sticks?" ”

I said, "The old king said that the fifth day of the eighth month is an auspicious day of the zodiac, and we set off on the fifth day of the eighth month to look for ginseng in the mountains." ”

When I said this, Zhong Dabiao said sadly: "Second brother, it seems that I can't accompany you to find ginseng with this leg, I feel uncomfortable?" ”

I said, "Big brother, don't feel bad, I have told the big boss, please go with us, and you can recuperate with peace of mind." ”

Zhong Dabiao said: "It seems that this is the only way, be careful if you go, there are crises everywhere in the mountains and forests." ”

Then he told me all kinds of dangerous things in the mountains and forests, and I nodded and agreed, and wrote them down one by one. In the remaining days, Zhong Dabiao told me all kinds of things, even the rules and black words of bandits, they all told me clearly, we don't need to prepare the things we entered the mountain, the big boss on the mountain has already prepared it for us, just waiting for the fifth day of the eighth month.

On this day on the fifth day of the first month of August, we got up early, packed up, the weather in the northeast was colder than we were there, we deliberately found a hat to wear, the bandits on the mountain said to us, in August, the old forest changed quickly, that day said that it was cold, so especially in the back basket to wear a fur made of shoulders. I put my tiger skin mattress in my back basket as well.

Zhong Dabiao followed us with a cane, telling us to be careful when we go to the old forest. We came to the Juyi Hall and met with the three masters, the big boss said: "Brother Yang, I have arranged to worship the mountain god, you follow me, go to the mountain temple to worship the mountain god Sun Tuo, and then follow the king to put the head on the mountain, the king has been crisscrossing the mountains and forests for decades, and there is a lot of experience in the mountains." ”

The big boss said worship the mountain god, this I know, Zhong Dabiao told me, ginseng picking is not just into the mountain, every step has rules, first of all, there are various names, the original advanced mountain is not allowed to take a gun, because now the war is in chaos, so we all carry guns, in the morning, there are little cubs to send us four ash rods, saying that it is a rope stick used to call the mountain to find ginseng.

Carry a basket, hold a stick, like a person who asks for food, but enter the mountain to have this rule, after entering the mountain, when looking for a mallet, are separated by a stick of distance, this is called a row of sticks by the mountain people, and the gangs are singular numbers such as single gangs, three gangs, and five gangs. The person in the middle of the row is called the pole picker; The ginseng picker who puts the mountain for the first time is in the middle of the side roller and the pole, which is also called the press trip.

A person is called a single stick, put a single gang, and break into a single mountain. Because the mountains are deep and the forests are dense, poisonous snakes and beasts are rampant, they are generally called gangs in gangs, and in some places they are called gangs. It's just to find a few people to form a group. The number of people should not be two or four. The two of them are afraid that they will see money on the same road, and there will be bad intentions or disputes without mediation. Fourth, it is close to the sound of the dead word and is unlucky. The number of people from single to double, single to double back means to dig to the mallet back is a double number.

One of the gangs said that they can only increase the number of people, not reduce them. That is to say, after the personnel are decided, people can join, some people ask to join, and in some places there are leaders who cannot refuse. Those who were originally scheduled are not allowed to withdraw. There is a difference between the release of the mountain and the release of the mature mountain, the old release of the mountain has a scum, the release of the mature mountain is to use their own family, not to outsiders, here is to say that the release of the mountain is hard. After the personnel are determined, it is necessary to select a person who is fair-minded, trustworthy, familiar with the geographical environment of the mountainous area, and has rich experience in releasing the mountain, and everything is subject to his orders.

The head of the staff and everyone work together equally, very respected by everyone, let the head eat before eating, lie down the head first when sleeping, walk the head in front when walking, and respect the head after the group. The first person to put the mountain is called the first hand, the young man. The head should choose an auspicious day to enter the mountain, which is called choosing a day. Entering the mountain is generally in July and August of the old calendar, the third, thirteenth, and twenty-third of each month are the death days, and the rest of the days also have to go through divination to choose auspicious days, and after entering the mountain, the first and fifteenth days of the new year should also stay in the shack and can not collect ginseng. One or two days before entering the mountain, the leader led all the staff to worship the temple and worship the old man's house, and the old man's house is the old head temple.

We came to the mountain temple under the leadership of the big boss, that is, the old man, in front of the old man's temple, full of bandits, these bandits are watching us worship the temple, in front of the old man's temple, there is a table, there is a fat pig on the table, the pig wears a red flower on the head, I know that it is just a deliberate arrangement of the master, the general people who enter the mountain, just worship the pig's head, four hooves, plus a tail, indicating that it is a whole pig. However, the three masters were generous, and killed a pig directly for us, and under the table was a big rooster, and the king stood there with his head straight, although he was close to the sixtieth year, he was still physically tough, and he was very energetic.

Wang Tou also held a white ash strip in his hand, and put a basket behind him, and we came to the front, and greeted Wang Tuotou, Wang Tuotou was as cheerful as other Northeast people, and he told us to call him the eldest brother. But from now on, we'll have to talk to him. Only then did I take a closer look at this mountain temple, the mountain temple is the same as an ordinary small temple, just a room, there is a couplet on the door, it is written that the mountain god has a way to know the arrival of guests, just ask for fireworks to tie the cause. There is an offering platform in the mountain temple, and behind the offering platform sits the mighty mountain god, the mountain god is coiled with his hair, is a majestic man, and there is a colorful tiger lying at his feet.

As for why it is a hometown in Shandong, we have to start from the Guandong, before the liberation, the proportion of the people in Shandong generally accounted for about 5% of the total population of Shandong. From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, there were 25 million Shandong people in the eastern part of the country. At its peak, there are millions of people a year. The Shandong people who broke into the eastern part of the country were the main force in the reclamation of the Northeast, and they released mountains, panned for gold, and reclaimed land between the white mountains and black waters. Digging ginseng, commonly known as putting the mountain, is also called walking the mountain. This is a remarkable number, so many of the ancestral hometowns in the Northeast are from Shandong.