Chapter III: Tracking
We were chatting energetically, his words had no beginning or end, and the accent was heavy, we couldn't understand it at all, and the old itch let out an "ah" and asked, "Ah, where is the answer?" β
The old man saw that we couldn't understand us, so he changed his accented Mandarin and asked us, "What do you mean you want to do business with?" Are you here to dig for dirt? β
I don't know what local goods are, and people in the south are indifferent, except for sales, few people will talk to people casually at roadside stalls. I didn't know how to react for a while, but fortunately, the old itch reacted quickly, and said in the tone of the old man: "I--we are here to travel, and we are not interested in local products." You--your old man sells local goods? β
The old man laughed, waved his hand at us and walked back to his own actions, and the two of us were inexplicable, and we heard the old man whisper to a few of his tablemates: "It's okay, it's okay, two young heads, you don't understand anything, don't care." β
Lao Itchy's face changed when he heard this, and beckoned me to go quickly, we dropped ten yuan, and quickly left the roadside stall, and walked straight to a corner, I asked Lao Itchy: "Why do you want to go?" Is it only halfway through the wine? β
The old itch sneakily glanced back and said: "That--that old man is not simple, just now he told his table mates that we are Qing-Qingtou, I heard those people who walked the rivers and lakes in prison said, this Qingtou means that we are not people on the road." This group of people may also be here to fight. β
I smiled and said, "Then you don't have to leave, the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will flood." What can they do with us in this public? "The old itch patted me and said that I didn't understand, and that the things on this underworld couldn't be explained clearly. It is estimated that all the words we said just now have been heard, these people are outlaws, killing someone is like pinching an ant to death, and if you don't leave, I'm afraid that you will have a lot of dreams at night.
I knew that he was in prison and was afraid that he had heard a lot of things from those black bosses, so I didn't argue with him, so I nodded and went back to the guest house.
The next day, we set off before seven o'clock, carrying fifteen kilograms of equipment and dry rations each. There are many mountain streams in the Qinling Mountains, so you don't need to bring too much water, but it is necessary to prepare some medicines for diarrhea. The stomachs of our cities will certainly not be able to adapt to the natural streams in the mountains.
I've been to Qinling a few times before, and every time I come, I've been walking around for the tour guide, and I never know how to go this way, so I have to follow the old itch this time. When he came here three years ago, he was also in the tour group, and he had to go how the tour group went this time, otherwise he wouldn't be able to recognize the way.
We took about three hours to Changyang Mountain in Baoji, Shaanxi Province, via the Xibao Expressway, and then turned to the source of the Jialing River. I looked at the map, the more I looked at it, the more depressed I became, damn this is just a big circle, I knew this, it is better to go directly to report a tour group.
I'm usually used to walking straight roads, this winding mountain road takes a small turn in five seconds, a big turn in ten seconds, and my head is on the seat in front of me, and I only feel that my internal organs are churning. The old itch is even worse, he hasn't been in a car for three years, and he has choked enough on the way. This time it's even more amazing, and the gall is about to spit out, and he said: "Old, old, people are useless when they are old." Three...... When I walked this road three years ago, I was still able to talk to the girls on the side, but I didn't expect to even open my eyelids this time...... I can't open it. β
I scolded: "Don't talk so much about your mother's troubles, don't take the highway and don't go, you have to take the sheep intestine winding mountain road, and now I regret having a fart." β
The old itch waved at me and told me not to talk to him.
At this time, an explosion was suddenly heard from a distance, which shook the window glass and made the whole car move. I looked out the window and saw the mountains on the opposite side warm with dust and smoke. The old itch was startled and asked me, "What's the matter...... What's going on? Earth...... It's an earthquake! A middle-aged man who looked like a local in front of him turned around and said, "Two people from other places, don't you know this?" That's someone blowing up the grave. β
I asked, "Under this broad daylight, this tomb robber is so bold!" He grinned, showing a mouth full of yellow teeth, "The mountain across from this is not the same. Don't look at the Jialing River in the middle, there is a winding mountain road on our side, but there is no place to walk there. Even if you report it now, it will take at least a day and a night for you to get there, unless you can grow wings and fly over, otherwise you can only stare dryly. β
I nodded, and asked, "Then there's no good idea?" β
He shook his head, "The old man can't even think of it, how can we ordinary people have a good way?" Just let it go. But looking at the movement just now, I'm afraid that there is too much explosives. β
I let out an "oh" and turned my head to look out the window. I saw a reckless forest, and the scene that happened under the canopy of the trees could not be glimpsed at all, and this should be one of the countless branches of the Qinling Mountains.
The Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi are distributed in the shape of a bee's waist, and several mountain ranges are divided into two wings on the east and west wings. Mountains and basins are alternately arranged, and there are many rivers that cut deep into the mountains. The 800-mile Qinchuan River has been a famous place of cultural relics and historic sites since ancient times, especially on the northern slope of many imperial tombs. The tombs of other dignitaries and wealthy gentry are even more numerous, so this is always a place where tomb robbers flock to it. It's just that I didn't expect that before I entered the depths of the Qinling Mountains, there were tomb robbers here to blatantly blow up the tomb, and it seems that it is definitely not so easy to find one or two Han tombs that are worth pouring.
The local was very enthusiastic, handed me a cigarette and asked, "You two dolls are here for a tour, right?" Where do you want to go? β
I said, "I want to go and see it in Taibai Mountain." He nodded and said, "You can't go far if you don't follow the tour group." There are many twists and turns in this mountain, and if you don't get it right, you will get lost, do you want me to show you a way? I live in a village on the edge of the reserve, just over two hills. You see, it's necessary to find a tour guide. β
As soon as I heard it, I dared to love that this guy was still a black tour guide. The people in this big mountain are fierce, don't take me to the ravine and stab me, he shook his head and said, "No, no, we have our own arrangements." β
He rambled on for a long time, and when he saw that we really didn't mean it, he went back to sleep.
The car drove for another hour and finally arrived at the foot of Taibai Mountain. Lao Itch and I stumbled out of the car, knowing that our current physical condition was a dead end for entering the mountain. Good thing there is a small hotel with a farm stay on the side for one night. I didn't eat dinner, I lay down and went to sleep, and I slept until noon the next day, when Lao Itch woke me up and called softly: "Old Wu, hurry up...... Fast...... Look, who is this man? β
I was swept to the window by him with sleepy eyes, only to see five people standing in the patio outside the window, led by the old man we met at a roadside stall in Xi'an. He was scratching something on the ground with a twig, and the other four men nodded their heads and walked out.
We saw them go away, so we ran downstairs to see where they had just stood. I saw that the old man had drawn a lot of square squares on the ground, and the old itch asked me, "Is this ...... What is this old guy paddling? How like Tetris? I said, "Tetris, you see, it's a floor plan." You see these two rows are stone people and stone horses, here is the mound of sealed soil, this is the central axis of the entire cemetery, it seems that they are planning to find a big tomb. β
The old itch asked me, "Can you see what dynasty?" I scolded, "You think I'm a god, go and settle the bill." We follow them, there must be a companion tomb next to the place where there is a big tomb, and it is arrogant enough for us to pick up the leftovers from them. β
The two of us hurriedly bought a few baked cakes and hurried all the way, only to chase them into the mountains. After running for about fifteen minutes, I finally saw those people squatting on the ground to rest. The old itch pulled me into the bushes and whispered, "I...... Let's not follow too closely, you see they all have bulging assholes in their butt pockets, maybe there will be ...... There are guns. Now there are still a few tourists here, and there are fewer people when we go in, and it is not so easy for us to hide. If they find out, then it will be numb...... Trouble. β
I felt justified, nodded, and waited for the group to go away, and then cautiously followed. Fortunately, there are many turns here, and it is not too difficult to follow them, but the skin and flesh are a little wronged, and they are scraped by sharp weeds and shrubs, and they are painful and itchy.
This group of people has a very clear purpose, and they don't stop halfway, as if they are not interested in the scenery of the Qinling Mountains at all, and their physical strength is very good, we are all about to faint, and they are still walking like flying. The old itch gasped and said to me, "Old ...... Lao Wu, I think that's it...... Forget it. They pour theirs, we pour ours, and if they go on I will stop cooking. I yelled: "I said fuck, you've only been squatting in the kiln for three years, why didn't you use it like this?" If you don't follow now, didn't all those sins just now be in vain? Grit your teeth and hold on. "When I say this, I actually want to quit a little bit, but this opportunity is so rare. With such a shallow effort in finding dragon points, there is not much chance of finding an ancient tomb hidden six or seven meters underground between these lofty mountains. Even if it can be found, it will take ten days and half a month. When I came, I thought it was beautiful, and I said that it should be a tour. When I got here, I found that it was not so easy to stay in this mountain for ten days and half a month, and I was not very accustomed to the climate here.
We followed until midnight, when the group in front of us stopped. Lao Itch fell to the ground all of a sudden, and only said, "My mother, it can make me tired, if they go on any longer, I will ...... with him." They fought. Old...... Old Wu, did they stop and get to the place? β
I pondered for a moment and said, "No, it's still too shallow here." There is a tomb here, and it has long been poured down, and it is estimated that it is tired of walking and resting. You see they have a fire, and they are supposed to stay here at night. Let's not waste time, let's fill our stomachs and sleep first. β
The old itch sighed, and only complained about my bad idea. In the middle of the night, we can't make a fire, because the fire is discovered, and the clothes and shoes on our bodies are wet, so the ghost can sleep. I also regret that I could have roasted the dry food before eating, but now I can only chew it coldly. But now, it's hard to ride a tiger. If you can't bear this little suffering, if you go back to the mountains, you will probably have to flee back.
The old itch was depressed for a long time, and suddenly said, "We are so passively following ...... Tracking is not the way to go. Now it's so dark, let's sneak over and listen...... Listen to what they're saying. If we could hear some clues, we wouldn't have to follow them so hard. β
As soon as I heard that what Lao Itch said made sense, I nodded. The two of them stuffed the dry food into their mouths in twos, and touched the campfire.
It was a tiptoeing walk, but it was so quiet in the mountains that we couldn't go far before we could hear their voices. The old itch pulled me and motioned to just hide here, and there was no need to touch it any further. I nodded, and the two men crouched down, holding their breath, and heard them laughing there. To our surprise, there were two people speaking in a thick Cantonese accent. It's really weird, I've never heard of Cantonese people like this.
I only heard a young voice say: "Uncle Tai, you estimate us, how many days will it take to get there?" Lao Tzu's legs are about to break today. β
Uncle Natai said; "Call you ping rΓ¬ li Xiusheng and raising xΓ¬ng, you nΗinΗi only know how to eat, drink, piΓ‘o gambling, soak in the pile of women, this trip has you suffered. Let me tell you, it will take three days to walk if there is a road, and I can't say for sure if there is no road. If you can't stand it, go down the mountain now, don't drag Lao Tzu back. β
When the old itch heard these words, he glared at me fiercely and whispered, "Listen...... Do you hear me, follow along...... We didn't know about the Year of the Monkey, but fortunately we didn't listen to you. I patted the old itch and motioned for him to be quiet and listen to what they had to say.
The young man was obviously a little taboo about Uncle Tai, and said, "I've been a little bit empty lately. Rest assured, this transaction is done, and we will never have to go to this ravine again. We followed Boss Wang and Boss Li to Hong Kong to see and learn, and we also lived the life of a first-class person, right? β
At this time, a person with a Cantonese accent said, "Hey, hey, no problem." We said okay, you can get the stuff done, we want as much as we want. This is a lifelong business, and everyone can retire if they do a good job. At that time, Hong Kong's colorful world will be full of flowers, and some places will spend a lot of money, so it's worth the hard work. β
Uncle Tai said, "Boss Wang, don't be so full of words first. This bucket is not in that place, but you can say it with one mouth. Then again, we've been working together for so many years, and we never know where you got this news. If you don't have any taboos, just talk to our brothers. β
Boss Wang replied: "Oh, I said that you are an old Tai, but you have too many eyes." If you really want to know, I can tell you, but I'm afraid you won't believe it. β
I was shocked at the same time as I heard it.