After all these days of walking, I feel like I have returned to those days of walking, making a plan every day without thinking too much, and then arriving at my destination, after simple preparations, and quietly meditating.

Day after day, life seems as simple as that.

Even if he occasionally competes with Xiong Fei and is jealous, he won't make much of a joke.

We are both adults, and we both know that we will not be like children who are vindictive and make everyone uneasy.

Although Worm hadn't been here, she was the one who made the route.

She inherited the memory of Chi Limei, and followed the previous route to the north, but when we really arrived at the village where the Gu Miao was located, we didn't see what we wanted to find.

It's a large forest with some abandoned fields next to it.

I took a look, and immediately guessed in my heart that this Jingba Gu seedling must also be like a mountain Gu seedling, which has undergone great changes and is long gone.

After all, 100 years have passed, and anything can happen.

Worms and insects have experienced many such situations along the way, some of which cannot be found at all, but some of them are just hidden from the world, or hidden.

So everyone didn't get too disappointed, but set up camp in the local area and started looking around.

At this time, the safest way is to find a nearby village, and then find the old people in that village, and ask about the situation back then, more or less, you can always get some information.

After setting up camp at the original site of the Gu Miao in Qinba, the division of labor began.

Under the assignment of insects, Nian Nian and I were in a group, she and Xiong Fei were in a group, we searched nearby, and if we got the news, we would go back to the camp to wait for another group of people, and even if we couldn't find any clues, we needed to rush back before dark.

After hearing the worm's announcement, Xiong Fei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smiled smugly at me.

In his opinion, the worm's choice to walk with him and ignore me is a very clear expression, and it is also a prelude to choosing his emotional destiny.

But I think he should be thinking too much, how can a woman like Worm be conquered so easily?

I didn't express any opinion, but calmly accepted it.

After noon, the two groups parted ways and began to search for traces in all directions, I discussed with Nian Nian, and decided not to continue walking up the mountain, hoping to try their luck, but to go to the bottom of the mountain and find a nearby farmhouse to ask about related matters.

We soon came to a mountain nest and saw the fields, and then we saw four or five peasant families.

Nian Nian and I searched all the way and knocked on the door from house to house, but it wasn't until the fourth house that no one answered.

When we opened the door, there was an old man who was blind in one eye, full of teeth, carrying an old smoking gun, and asked us what we were doing.

I saw the wrinkles on the old man's face, and without any hesitation, I directly handed over ten yuan, and said Uncle, we are passing tourists, halfway through, thirsty, and ask you for a bowl of water to drink.

The old man glanced at me, and then looked at the RMB in my hand, and the wrinkles suddenly spread out, and said Oh, why bother giving money?

He said so, but his eyes were fixed on the bill.

I slipped into his hand without saying a word, and the one-eyed old man led us into the room with enthusiasm, sat us down, and then went to the kitchen, and brought us two bowls of cold water.

The house is very old, there is a musty smell in the house, and it has not been cleaned up much, it is a mess.

The old man was a little embarrassed when he saw me looking left and right, rubbing his hands and saying that I was old, my eyes were not good, and my family was in chaos, so don't you laugh......

I took a sip of water, and the water had a heavy smell, which was burned in a rusty pot, and it was not as good as the mountain spring water.

But I didn't say it, but drank it in one gulp, and then said to him, Uncle, how old are you, it should be full of children and grandchildren, why is it quiet in the house, and there is no one?

The one-eyed old man sighed and said that I have three sons, two daughters, and twelve grandchildren, but they all think that this is a mountain nest, too partial, some have moved to the township, and some have gone to the big village, the daughter has married away, the younger son has worked in the south, and has not come back for two or three years, and after the death of the wife, they have come even less......

I said, "Why don't you go down the mountain with them and enjoy the blessings?"

The old man shook his head and said, forget it, I am in this mountain, serving these fields, and I am very comfortable; When I went to their house, I had to help bring my grandchildren, and I had to help with laundry and cooking, and I was so tired that I complained all over again and didn't want to go.

I said that we are here, and there are only five families?

He said no, there are only two of them, and the other three have moved away, and the government advocates the merger of villages, like us, who are deep in the mountains and old forests, have no schools and no hospitals, which is inconvenient, and it is not cost-effective to walk for more than an hour to buy bags of noodles, and only those who refuse to move like me will stay here.

I basically understood the situation of the old man, and then began to go straight to the point, saying Uncle, I remember someone told me that there is still a village on the mountain, is it still there?

Uncle glanced at me and said you mean the seedling village in Qinba, right?

I said it seems.

Uncle said no, in the sixties of the last century, a mudslide flooded the village, and then dozens of people lived, all moved to the Pan village under the mountain, my second son was in that village, and told me that those Miao people were not used to it in the village, and they moved away one after another after living for less than two years, and it is estimated that there are four or five families left.

Hearing this important news, I had a bottom in my heart, chatted with him for a while, and then got up to say goodbye.

Leaving this mountain nest, Nian Nian asked me, "Is what the old man said the truth?"

I thought about it, and said that he had no reason to lie to us, I think that the Qinba Gu seedlings, it is estimated that there is really no more, if the worm insists on wanting to challenge, we may be able to go to the Panzhai at the bottom of the mountain to ask, but if there is no inheritance, there is no point, it is better to go directly to the next goal.

Nian Nian sighed with emotion, saying that he was a good village, why was it suddenly flooded by a mudslide?

I said that even if it is not a mudslide, other things are very likely to destroy it, especially in today's modern society, the impact of various trends of thought has made people gradually run away from the old concepts, just like our Dunzhai Miao Gu, even my master Lu Zuo is a halfway monk, if he is no more, maybe the dynasty will be broken.

After saying this, I suddenly couldn't help but think of the mysterious Second Master Xu.

He said that he was a member of Dunzhai Miao Gu, but I had never heard of him, although I didn't have much contact with Lu Zuo, but Erchun told me countless things, so this made me even more confused.

I kept my mind hidden, and Nian Nian nodded, and said yes, your country is developing with each passing day, and it is completely different from ours, and many people are beginning to abandon traditions.

I scratched my head and said that this matter is really unclear, some people are willing to be poor, and some people yearn for the world of flowers in their hearts, and no one can control this matter.

The two chatted for a while, and decided to go back to the meeting point, and when the worm returned, tell her the news and let her decide the matter.

Descending the mountain and going up the mountain, when we arrived at the place, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon.

However, when I returned to the camp, I found that Worm and Xiong Fei did not show up, that is, they were still looking for clues, and Nian Nian and I were not idle, lighting a fire and cooking, waiting for the return of the two.

On the way back, I caught a fat hare, and at that moment I also found a small stream to cramp and peel the skin, and when I came back, I roasted patiently, and before I knew it, it was getting late.

The roast rabbit was burnt yellow and fragrant, and the oil flowed everywhere, so that people could not help but swallow their saliva, and Nian Nian looked at it several times, and asked me if it was cooked, and I had been waiting for the worm, wanting to leave the fattest rabbit leg to her.

However, they did not come back until night covered the Qinba Mountain.

At this time, Nian Nian had already shifted his attention from the fragrant roast rabbit to the insects and Xiong Fei who had not returned, and said with a worried face: "There will be nothing wrong with them, right, it stands to reason that at this time, they should have returned?" ”

I was also apprehensive, and waited patiently for more than an hour, and at about nine o'clock in the evening, I finally couldn't sit still, stood up, and said that something must have happened to them, let's go find out.

In my heart, insects can even calculate such a terrifying flying head drop, almost anything, and there should be no problems.

However, as soon as I thought about it, it was out of the plan, and I felt more and more scared if I couldn't find anyone.

Because there is one more uncertain factor around her, that is, Xiong Fei.

Xiong Fei, I haven't had a deep relationship with him these days, and his origin is just to listen to Niannian tell me something, I can't do it accurately, and he has also gained the trust of the worm, if he directs this matter, the problem will become serious.

Nian Nian and I didn't have the slightest appetite, and left a note in the camp to prevent them from finding it, while we followed the path they had walked, looking for the past.

The night dew on the mountain is heavy and cold, and it is dark and dark, and it is quite difficult to find, but fortunately, Niannian has those big mice, which is much more convenient.

We searched for more than an hour in the mountains, and there were no clues, and just when we almost wanted to give up and were about to return to the camp to take another look, Nian Nian suddenly squatted on the ground and shouted to me: "Lu Yan, come over and see what this is?" ”

I walked over and looked, and saw that there was a pool of blood on the ground, and the big mouse was surrounded by blood, and she took out a strip of cloth from the mouth of the tanuki-like mouse.

As soon as I looked at it, my whole body stiffened.

This strip of cloth was torn from the worm's body!