The tower burial in the tomb of the demon country, has always been according to its shape and size, equipped with two burial ditches, shaped like two dragons playing with pearls, because there are a large number of beast bones in the ditch as burial goods, so the local people of Karamir become the bone ditch. Unexpectedly, we entered the Longding Glacier from one of the bone gutters, and finally crawled out of the ground, and we were in another bone-hiding gully. However, it is rich in geothermal resources and dense vegetation, which is rare in the mountains of Karamir.

At this time, the stars are shining, the terrain in the canyon is also undulating, the pine and cypress slopes in the dense forest are all over the slope, covering the starlight, under the night sky, the air in the mountains and fields is exceptionally cool and fresh, when you breathe in, the cool air penetrates the heart and lungs. I took two long and deep breaths, and then I realized the joy of the rest of my life, and the rest of the people were also in high spirits, and the previous suffering and anxiety of waiting for death to come were all swept away.

Unexpectedly, a cloud drifted over the top of the valley, merging with the rising air current, and a heavy rain fell in the blink of an eye. There are four seasons in this Kunlun Mountains, ten miles of different days, it snows on the top of the mountain, it may rain under the mountain, and hail may fall at the same time in the middle of the mountain, and we have not even had time to complain that the sky is not beautiful, and we have been soaked by the rain.

I touched the rain on my face and looked at the terrain on the left and right, this valley is ethereal and deep, and there have been no people for many years, most of the ancient ruins in ancient China no longer exist, but some of the stone stacks and stone crevices formed by the active volcano earlier are still the same after countless wind and rain erosion. Not far from us, there is a cave entrance, the cave is obliquely embedded in the cliff, its shape shì is convex and concave, it is a good place to shelter from the rain and spend the night.

I beckoned everyone to quickly hide in the cave to avoid the rain, because there may be wild beasts in the cave, so the fat man carried a sporting rifle and ran over to explore the road first, Uncle Ming and Ah Xiang also covered the top of their heads with their hands and followed behind.

I found that Shirley Yang was not in a hurry, let the rain fall on her, still walked unhurriedly, and seemed to enjoy the feeling, so I asked her what she wanted to do slowly and leisurely, not afraid of getting wet in the rain.

Shirley Yang said that he had been drilling in the soil hole dug by Guanyin for most of the day, and his whole body was covered with dirty soil, but unfortunately there was no mirror now, otherwise let everyone take care of their own appearance, most of them would not recognize themselves, so they would simply let the rain wash it, and then they would immediately build a fire to dry it in the hole, and they would not have to worry about getting sick.

When I heard her say this, I remembered that the five of us who crawled out of the ground, the whole body was really dirty, and it was indeed like a group of unearthed cultural relics, but although the climate here is warm, the rain in the mountains has been raining for a long time, but it is also easy to fall ill, so I still asked her to hurry to the cave to avoid the rain, don't get carried away because of the escape from death, and try to be clean for a while, in case you turn around and be happy and sad and let the rain go out of your way, it will be worth the loss.

I followed the other three with Shirley Young into the cave, and as soon as I entered, I smelled a faint smell of sulfur. There are several white stone pits in the cave, and it seems that there were several hot springs that had been sprayed with geothermal heat before, but now they have dried up, and although the smell is slightly unpleasant, there is no need to worry about wild beasts.

There were dead branches and leaves in the valley, so the fat man and I went to the place where the rain had not fallen at the entrance of the cave, picked up a large pile and brought it back, piled it on the ground in the cave and built a bonfire, and took out the leftover Guanyin and roasted it. The meat of the earth Guanyin is like a fat gopher in general, there are fat and thin five flowers and three layers, it is very suitable for roasting to eat, and it does not take much time to roast, it is already golden in color, and the oil squeaks down. There are no condiments, so it is inevitable that there is a little rusty smell when you eat it, but after getting used to it, you feel that the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.

The flames burned more and more, and the whole body was warm, and the tense nerves were relaxed, and the fatigue and pain accumulated over the past few days all poured out, and I felt exhausted from the inside out. I gnawed half of Guanyin's hind legs, and almost fell asleep before I finished chewing the meat in my mouth, yawned, and was about to lie down and squint, only to find Shirley Yang sitting across from me, looking at me, as if he had something to say to me.

"Will you go to the U.S. with me?"

Shirley Young has said this many times, and I have never promised it, because life and death were unpredictable at that time, and every day was like the end of the world, but now it is different, and since we have broken free from the cursed nightmare, I must give her an answer. I have also asked myself many times in my mind, of course I want to go to the United States, not because of how good the United States of America is, but because I feel inseparable from Shirley Young.

But the fat man and I are poor now, even if we pull up the bottom of the box, we can't make up a few dollars, how can we make a living there? Most of my comrades-in-arms who have sacrificed their lives are in poor areas, so who will take care of their families in the future? Of course, Shirley Young will not hesitate to solve our many financial difficulties, but self-reliance is my principle. I've never hesitated to do things, but this time I had to think about it again.

So I said to Shirley Young to give me some more time and let me think again. If I go to the United States, I will not be able to use the secret art of feng shui that I have studied for half my life. Since I first arrived at the Panjiayuan antique market in Beijing, I planned to make a big fight and make a windfall. We haven't been in the Dragon Tower Treasure Hall yet, but we haven't touched anything valuable, which is a bit easy to say. Now that we are going abroad, it is fashionable to go overseas, everyone has sharpened their heads and wants to go abroad, no matter which country they go to, even third world countries are rushing to go, and they are going to go out first anyway. Of course, we want to go to the United States, but the time is not yet ripe.

The fat man said on the side: "Yes, Commander Hu's bold words about taking a big fight as his life goal are still in my ears, and I have been around the beam for three days, this is our highest ideal, if we don't make this wish, we can't eat, and we can't sleep well." ”

Uncle Ming listened to what we meant, as if he had some big plan, and hurriedly said to us, "Is there a mistake?" This hasn't gotten out of Kunlun Mountain yet, and it's planned to make a big move again? Be sure to bring me with you, I can provide the funds and the necessary supplies. Although we lost a lot this time, but there is a bet that has not been lost, I believe in the strength of Brother Hu, we will definitely be able to make a big deal. ”

I said to Uncle Ming impatiently, "Don't follow the coaxing, okay?" Don't you see that there are three great inverted workers here, who are talking selflessly about the future of the inverted dou industry? It's going to be a sleepless night. ”

Uncle Ming lost his wife and lost his soldiers, and now of course he refuses to give up any opportunity to make money, and continues to say to me with a smile: "Of course I know that you are all people who do great things, but there are three gangs of a good man, in addition to Fat Tsai and Miss Yang, I can also help a little." I have a very valuable piece of information here, have you heard of the tomb of King Hami in Xinjiang? It is said that there is a set of golden scriptures in the ancient tomb of King Hami, and every page of the scriptures is gold, and it is inlaid with various precious stones, and reading one line of scripture can make the withered flowers bloom again, and reading two lines of scripture can make ......" Uncle Ming closed his eyes and shook his head as he spoke, as if the golden scroll had been touched in his hand, and he was intoxicated.

Shirley Yang saw that he was discussing something with me, and was interrupted by Uncle Ming again, and the topic became farther and farther away, and if he continued, he might have to discuss the fight of going to Tianshan Mountain to defeat King Hami, so he cleared his throat and pulled my attention back from Uncle Ming's topic. Shirley Yang said to me: "You have already said it yourself on the top of the statue of the god of Thunder Mountain, and you don't want to do any more inverted fighting, and you want to go to the United States with me, but it has not been a day now, and you have not even admitted it." But I'm not angry with you, because I understand your feelings, and there's still a long way to go back, so when you get to Beijing, you can give me an answer. I hope that what I have advised you before has not been in vain...... Do you know the story of the band Bremen? I think there are a lot of similarities between this story and our experience. ”

Me and the fat man, you look at me, I look at you, I've never heard of a "band that doesn't sell coal", and Shirley Young actually said that our experience is similar to this band? What exactly is she trying to say? I really can't figure out what connection there can be between "Captain Touching Gold" and "Not Selling Coal"? Could it be that there is a group of people who are fighting and singing at the same time? So he asked Shirley Young what a "band that doesn't sell coal"?

Shirley Young said: "It's not that coal is not sold, it's Bremen, a place name in Germany. The story is a fairy tale in which the four animals – donkey, dog, cat and chicken – feel too stressed by life and decide to form a band to perform in Bremen, believing that they will be a big hit there and live happily ever after. In their minds, reaching the end of their journey, Bremen, is their ultimate ideal. ”

The fat man and I shook our heads at the same time: "This metaphor is very inappropriate, how can we compare ourselves with these fairy tale animals?" ”

Shirley Young said: "Listen to me first, the Band of Bremen they formed did not reach Bremen until the end, because on the journey to Bremen, they used their wits to defeat the bad guys in the hunter's hut, and then stayed there to live happily. Although the Bremen band had never been to Bremen, they had found what they hoped for and realized their self-worth during their journey. ”

Although the fat man still didn't understand, I already basically understood the meaning of Shirley Young's story. The "Bremen Band", who has never been to Bremen, is indeed very similar to those of us who have never made a fortune by robbing tombs. Perhaps during the journey, we have gained a lot of valuable things, the value of which is even more than our great goal of "making a windfall", the destination is not important, what matters is what we gain in the process of getting to the destination.

After listening to the story of the Bremen band, I was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked the fat man: "Why are we going to fight?" Is there any other reason than the need for money? ”

The fat man made me stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "It's ...... Inverted bucket? This is because...... Because we can't do anything else except the inverted bucket, we won't know anything. ”

After listening to the fat man's words, I had a strong sense of loss, my heart was empty, and I didn't want to talk anymore. After eating something, the rest of the people also rested against the cave wall, and I couldn't sleep, as if something hidden in my heart had been touched, and that was a kind of examination of my own fate.

I have a similar background as the fat man, both of whom were born in military families, and experienced the catastrophe of the Cultural Revolution for ten years, which was the most important stage in the formation of values and worldviews in a person's life. This is not only the sorrow of the two of us, but also the sorrow of that entire era. Later, in response to the call for "the vast world to refine the red heart", we went to the most remote ravine in Inner Mongolia to cut the line, and experienced the "vast world" where no figure could be seen for 100 miles. I was lucky, I went to the mountains and went to the countryside for more than a year to become a soldier, and if the fat man didn't believe in any indicators of returning to the city, he rolled up his own bed and ran back, and he didn't know how many years he would have been in the mountains.

It has been my dream since I was a child to join the army, but I didn't catch up with the good times, so I could only dream every night to participate in the Third World War, and this soldier was ten years old, and I became a company commander at the age of 29. The smoke of the beacon in southern Xinjiang was a great opportunity for me to make meritorious contributions, but the impulse on the battlefield was the result of my great future. A person who has lived in the army for ten years, once he leaves the army, is equivalent to losing a qiē. After the reform and opening up, there was a huge influx of new things and new values into China, and it was even difficult for me to adapt to this change, trying to learn to do some business, but I found that I was not that material at all. gradually lost his ideals and pursuits, and he was eating and waiting to die all day long.

It wasn't until I met the fat man and started our career of "touching the gold captain" that I kind of found the goal of struggle. "Flip a big bucket and make a fortune" may just be an unreliable idea for me, because as the fat man said, we don't know anything but inverted buckets. I just want to live a little more fulfilling, instead of wasting time in mediocrity, and when I get to the United States, I can continue to fight for more money and make life easier for those who need my help.

I had never thought about my life so carefully as I did now, and for a moment my thoughts went up and down, and although my eyes were closed, I did not feel the slightest sleep, and I heard in my ears that the rest of the people were tired, and it was not long before they fell asleep. The rain had stopped outside, and I suddenly heard a man walking lightly.

I remained silent, opened my eyes slightly, and saw that the fire was half extinguished, and Uncle Ming was sneaking out of the cave. He was carrying my rucksack, which contained some leftover meat from our meal, as well as a couple of assault suits, dry batteries, and so on. If you want to get out of the mountains, you must have at least these things. I immediately jumped up, grabbed his wrist, and asked in a low voice, "Where do you want to go in the middle of the night?" Don't tell me that you have to put the thatch at night when you are old, and you don't need to bring a backpack to put the thatch; If you want to hurry, why don't you tell me, and I can give you a ride. ”

I was very sudden, and Uncle Ming was so scared of a heart attack: "I...... I'm ...... Alas...... How dare you bother the captain to send him off? ”

I said to Uncle Ming that you are a senior, how can you not send it? Where exactly do you want to go? Uncle Ming stomped his feet and said: "This is really hard to explain......" said with a sad face, and whispered to me with a gloomy expression: "I can't hide it, this time I came out of the ground alive, I feel like a dream, looking back on the past, I feel that life is like a big dream, painful and short, this time I escaped death and lived two lives, but I can see everything." I have a plan to go to the temple to be a lama, chant sutras and worship the Buddha, and spend the rest of my life repenting of my past sins. But I was afraid that Ah Xiang would be sad, so I still didn't make her sad, so I made this decision and wanted to say goodbye. I think that with your brother Hu here, I will definitely let Ah Xiang, the child, have a good home, you don't bother with me anymore, I am the middle of the wind, let me go with the wind. ”

I almost didn't let Uncle Ming give me joy, if this trick was the first time, maybe I would really let him bluff, but I already understood his plan. Lao Gangnong saw that I seemed to be going to promise Shirley Yang to go to the United States, and there was a chance that he would not go to the inverted bucket again, and now there is only one way to this bone ditch, and it is not difficult to go out, so he wants the golden cicada to run away from his shell to avoid the account, he still owes me a room of antiques, how can he let him run. So I snatched Uncle Ming's backpack: "The four major monks are empty, but don't be in a hurry to go empty, it was agreed in Beijing at the beginning, and the antique toys on the shelf, including the Runyu that Yang Guifei put in her mouth to quench her thirst, should be mine." If you go back to Beijing and settle the accounts, it doesn't matter to me whether you are willing to be a Taoist or a lama, but until then, we will be as close as we are, and we can't be separated for half a step. ”