The group was quiet for a while, and then heard Boss Wang say: "This matter is related to my ancestors, I won't tell you, my ancestor is a Manchu with a yellow flag, at that time there was a special department in the Eight Banners Army, called the Iron Head Cavalry Battalion, the number is only 3,000, but it is directly subordinate to the Military Aircraft Department, do you know, what is this unit for?" ”

Uncle Tai said with a smile: "I have heard of this little bit, I don't know what this iron-headed horse riding camp does, but in the end it was adopted by Zeng Shaved and beat the red-haired thief, I still listen to what my uncle said, could it be that your ancestor is an iron-headed horseman?" ”

Boss Wang also smiled: "You guessed well, my ancestor is not only an iron-headed horseman and the official rank is not small, he is a chief soldier, their responsibilities are very special, neither marching to fight, nor building bridges and paving roads, but to help the emperors of the past dynasties collect the treasures of the people, especially antiques, and hand over a certain number of treasures every year, but you think, there are fewer and fewer things in this world that can be seen by the emperor, this treasure is getting harder and harder to find year by year, and they can't find it on the living. In the end, I can only make up my mind with the dead. ”

The young voice shouted, "Oh, I heard you say that, could it be that this iron-headed horseman is also doing the same business as us?" ”

"Exactly, exactly, but although they are officials, but unlike the ancient Jin Captain, the Jin Lieutenant is all for military salaries, so one is clean, and nothing is left, but this iron-headed horseman, neither war, nor turmoil, this is not cost-effective to offer all the treasures in a bucket, so there are a lot of good fights They found out and did not touch, and recorded it, and when needed, they re-found these ancient tombs according to the records, and the thin son that recorded the location of the ancient tombs is called "Hemu Collection". I have half a volume of this book, it is a family heirloom, and the one we are about to pour now is the most detailed one of them. Boss Wang said triumphantly. My ancestor also said that this bucket is not trivial, don't touch it until the last resort, which shows how good the treasure is, I am willing to take it out after watching everyone cooperate for so long this time."

When Lao Itch and I heard this, we sighed, and Lao Itch lowered my voice and asked me: "Are you saying that this surnamed Wang is true?" How could there be such a good—good thing in the world? ”

I shook my head and replied, "I can't say for sure, but you see that he swears so much, eighty percent can't be wrong, it seems that this time there is a door, even if we pick up the leftovers from them, we can mix them half-full." ”

When the old itch heard this, he immediately became excited. "Then I'm - we're really following this time- right. But---these people are so energetic, we can still follow this day, and I'm afraid in a few days-I'm afraid we won't know where they will go. ”

He stammered very much because of nervousness, and he said a few words very loudly, and when I heard it badly, I hurriedly covered his mouth. Tell him not to get excited, and at the same time prick up his ears to listen to the reaction from there, but it was too late, and suddenly there was silence, apparently already aware of something strange nearby.

Lao Yi and I held our breath, trying not to make a sound, our hearts beat like drums, but they definitely couldn't be sure that there was someone nearby, and both sides didn't make a sound for a while, so it was a stalemate for several minutes, and Lao Tai couldn't stand it anymore, and said softly: "Er Mazi (that young man), it seems that there is movement behind you, go and see what it is." ”

After listening to this sentence, I heard two clear pistol loading sounds, and suddenly I was in a cold sweat, it seems that it is really a bandit, this time I am afraid that it is going to kill the old itch, the first few times I saw a life under the nose of Zongzi, mainly because Zongzi has no thought, it is not the same for a different person, if I run away immediately, I am eighty percent sure that I can escape, but the future tracking will be troublesome, if I don't run now, I am really not sure that I can hide under their noses.

When I was hesitating, I suddenly heard a noisy sound from a distance, I looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw a row of four or five flashlights approaching us, it was the mountain patrol team coming, and then I heard Uncle Tai whisper for a lifetime: "There is an eagle claw grandson,." With that, a few people hurriedly trampled out the fire, picked up their equipment and ran into the forest.

The old itch was half frightened to death just now, but now that he saw the people running away, he became anxious again, and hurriedly asked me, "How-what should I do?" To chase - to chase or not to chase? ”

I cautiously looked at it and found that none of them had flashlights, and I saw that it was dark in the forest, and there were no human figures in sight, and I cursed in my heart. The old itch was unwilling, and pulled me to catch up, I said: "No, you look at the black light blindly, we have such a tracking method, maybe we can follow them in front, let's rest first, I believe they won't go too far, and they have to stop and rest." ”

The old itch was anxious, and said, "What other footprints can there be on this ground?" Now no--if you don't chase, you won't--no fun. ”

I said, "If there is no drama, there is no drama, and no drama is better than no life." ”

At this time, the people of the mountain patrol team were already very close to us, and if we didn't leave, it was estimated that we would be caught, so I shut up the chattering old itch, and pulled him to hurry into the forest in the other direction, hiding behind a bush, waiting for the patrol team to leave, and then ran out, at this time I was already sleepy, so I huddled together with the old itch and leaned against a tree to survive for a night.

The next day, we woke up early in the morning, a head of bird droppings, so stinky that I want to vomit, the old itch doesn't care about these, a few times with my hands, I shouted to hurry up to find that group of people, I really can't stand it, running around in the forest with bird droppings, I had to sacrifice half a pot of water to flush it.

I hurried with the old itch to the place where I had been yesterday, praying that there would be some clues left on the ground, but after several circles, we could not even find the remains of the bonfire of yesterday, and the old itch had a great opinion of me, and kept nagging in my ear: "So I said, I told you to follow yesterday, you see, look, now it's good, boiled-boiled ducks--ducks are flying." ”

I was furious. "Damn, where do you get so many opinions, you see there's just a mountain road here, where can they go, we keep moving forward, I don't believe we can't find it."

We walked briskly along the mountain road, and after walking all morning, the stone steps were finished, and still no trace of them was found, and further on there was a path that had been trodden out by people, and it only led to the deepest part of the forest. I looked a little frightened in my heart, which means that even the mountain patrol team will not go to the road behind this, which can be regarded as really entering the deep mountains and old forests.

We took out a military dagger from our backpack and hung it around our waists, and each of us broke a large branch. There are many wild beasts in this Qinling Mountains, and if they are big, they will be tigers and bears, and if they are small, they will have wolves and wild boars.

The old itch asked me what I planned to do if I couldn't find them today, and I pondered for a while, according to the information I had checked before coming, I had a lot of temporary shacks built by herb pickers, with cooking utensils, firewood, and air-dried meat. If we can find one, we can have a good rest tonight and then make plans. Now we are in a position, although it is far away from the tourist area, but there is still a long, long distance from the real depths of the Qinling Mountains. I believe that there should be some villages ahead, and only after passing those villages will it be possible to find ancient tombs that have not been stolen.

I told the old itch what I thought, and his face turned green, and he asked me, "You have to go inside...... Walk? You...... Look at the four weeks...... Not even a ghost, to ...... Or let's ...... here first. Look around here. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to give me ...... We're looking for ...... Find one or two of the slippery buckets. ”

I laughed at him and said, "Where is that ambition when you first came, you fucking are just talking on paper." You see, there is a road under our feet, and where there is a road, it is not dangerous. Our destination is to go to a place where there is no way out, you know? ”

"Okay, you...... You're a connoisseur, I'm ...... It's all up to you. Let's go, then. "The old itch was too lazy to talk to me, and while knocking on the grass by the roadside with a branch, he took the lead. After walking a short distance, we saw a ruined temple, and there were several middle-aged women in front of and behind the temple, who didn't know what they were doing. I stepped forward and asked them as if I was very sincere, "Big sister, I am a tourist from other places, and I want to inquire about how many roads there are in the village further on?" A woman in a red coat said, "Do you mean our village?" What did you come all the way to our village? ”

When I saw it, the women here were quite strong, and they said, "I'm here to find someone, I've been to your village two years ago." At that time, an old man entertained me, and this time I came back to see him. But I haven't been here for two years, and the road won't go. ”

The middle-aged woman glared at me and scolded, "I'm sorry, just like you thief, who knows what kind of heart you have?" I've seen a lot of people like you, and those who don't go to fight are poachers. If you want to deceive the old lady, you are not hot enough. ”

I was dumbfounded by her scolding, and I didn't know how to reply. The old itch pushed me aside, snapped a hundred yuan and handed it to the middle-aged woman, and said, "Which ...... What so much nonsense, take us over, this ...... This ...... A hundred dollars is yours. Damn, dare to do it again...... Long wordy, Lao Tzu chopped you. ”

I thought that this middle-aged woman would be angry, so I hurriedly took a step back, ready to slip away. Who knew that when the middle-aged woman saw the money, she immediately took it with a smile, and instantly turned into an amiable rural aunt, saying: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'm joking with you." Look north, follow this intersection and keep going until you see a three-way intersection, take the one on the left, and then cross a stream, and you will reach my village. ”

The old itch grinned and asked again, "Just ...... Did five people pass by? An old man plus a few years...... Young! ”

The middle-aged woman Jǐng stood up and asked, "Shouldn't you be a police officer?" What's wrong? What happened to those five people? ”

The old itch looked at me and glanced at me, so I pretended to say, "Where do you see that we are public security?" ”

The middle-aged woman thought she had guessed correctly, so she suddenly became nervous, and hurriedly said: "Comrade Public Security, I can't guess that you have all come here this month, and you all live in my village." I don't think the five people who walked by just now looked like a good thing. The old man was a familiar face, and he stayed in my village for four or five months every year, and I had long suspected them. How? Did they commit a crime? ”

As soon as I heard this, my heart was immediately reassured, and these five people must have entered this village as well. They need to be prepared before entering the mountains, and they can't just leave without staying in the village. He said to the aunt: "Don't worry about it, don't tell anyone about it, do you know?" You'll know when the time comes. ”

The middle-aged aunt said, "Then do I count this as providing clues?" Will you write me a letter of praise or something? ”

I couldn't cry or laugh with Lao Itch, and Lao Itch pushed me to walk quickly, and said, "You...... Don't worry, wait until you go back, a ...... I'm sure you'll be credited. ”

The middle-aged woman was still verbose, so we ignored her and ran north quickly.

Running to the fork in the road, I was about to walk to the left road, when the old itch suddenly grabbed me and said, "No...... No, I shouldn't have gone this way, I ...... Let's go to the middle...... Go in the middle. ”

I wondered, "What are you doing, didn't that woman just say to go to the left?" ”

Old Itch looked at me and asked, "You...... You really don't know...... I know, or I don't know, there is something wrong with that mother-in-law. ”

I was stunned for a moment, but I really didn't see anything wrong with the woman, so I quickly asked him what was going on. He pointed at me with disdain and said, "Actually, you can't blame you if you don't know...... Blame you, I'm ...... I was in prison listening to the bosses. There are mountain girls in this mountainous area, so they guard the intersection to help people show the way, and when they see oil and water, they deceive. You look left...... The road on the left, where there will be a village in the past, leads all the way to the mountain...... Went up the hill. That...... There must be some deception in there, maybe there are people waiting for us to be trapped. ”

I was skeptical, thinking that this was a tourist attraction, and that there could be such a pre-liberation thing. If they want to kill or rob, they have to go inside. I told Lao Itch about this concern, and when he heard it, he immediately scolded, "You...... You also said that you and your third uncle ran through the rivers and lakes, this ...... I can't figure out this reason, this tourist is ...... It's all out there, and it's not a good thing to be here. You see, the two of us are, they are called black eating black. ”

As soon as I heard it, I thought it made sense, and I followed him to the middle path.

We fought through the thorns until the evening, and the more I walked, the more wrong I felt. The grass on the side of the road is also too luxuriant, not like people often step on it. I hurriedly grabbed the old itch and said anxiously: "Wait, this road is definitely not right, and if you go any further, you won't even have a way." Let's go back while it's still dark. ”

Old Itch turned his head and looked at me silently, and said, "Let's go further, it's too late to go back now." ”

I saw that his expression was different, and I felt a strange feeling in my heart. When I looked back, I suddenly found that the road I came from had been submerged in a large area of weeds and shrubs, and I couldn't find any traces without looking down. If you don't go back now, wait until it gets dark, and you may get lost in this forest. But the old itch is right, even if we go back now, we may not have enough time to walk back to the fork, and it is even more impossible to get to that village, and it seems that we will have to spend the night here.

We walked in for about an hour with the setting sun on our backs, and it was getting dark, when we suddenly found a wooden shack of herb pickers in front of us. Lao Itch pushed open the door and walked inside, turned back to me and said, "Come and see, there is still a stove here, we can have a hot meal tonight." ”

I followed him inside, and found it a two-story shack, connected by a ladder. Above was an attic with no furniture but a few large planks. The zhōngyāng of the room has an earthen pit filled with charcoal ash, which is believed to have been used to make a fire for warmth. We put down our gear, picked up some firewood outside, quickly lit a fire to keep warm, and then took out dry food from our bags and baked it directly. By the time we had finished eating, it was already dark outside, and the cries of wild beasts were heard all around, and I didn't know if it was a wolf or something.

Lao Itch lit a cigarette, smiled bitterly at the window, and said: "It seems that the two of us can only sleep for half a night tonight, and someone has to watch this fire and not let it go out, otherwise I'm afraid that the 'friends' outside will come in." ”

I was noncommittal, the road was tiring enough on this day, and I couldn't help but regret that I had promised him a little when I thought that I might have to live like this for weeks in a row. He was rambling there for a long time, saying how exciting he had been here three years ago. The more I listened, the more sleepy I became, and said to him, "You have been singing like a fucking drama for a long time, and I can't listen to it anymore, so I'll take a nap first, and you wake me up in the middle of the night to change shifts." As soon as he finished speaking, he protested loudly, saying that I couldn't wake up when I fell asleep and fired the gun, but I didn't know what he was talking about, and after a while I fell asleep.

This sleep is not very peaceful, the itchy person is lazy, and it is likely that he can't hold on to sleep himself. I tossed and turned until the middle of the night, and I woke up on my own, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that the fire in the pit was still burning, but the old itch was not in the house. I cursed in my heart, and wanted to get up and go out to pee, but just turned around, and suddenly saw an eye in the attic floor on the second floor, looking at me blankly.