"It's Niuyang Town in front," the old lady selling osmanthus sauce didn't raise her head, "Follow this road all the way, and you will arrive when you can't smell the fragrance of osmanthus flowers." ”

"Didn't you say that Queshan is rich in osmanthus flowers? Niuyang Mountain should belong to Queshan, how can you not smell the fragrance of osmanthus flowers?" I tasted the osmanthus sauce given to me by the old lady, and the sweet taste soaked my mouth.

"Because there are unlucky things in Niuyang Mountain, osmanthus flowers will not grow in that kind of place. The old lady said, "Would you like a bottle?"

Niuyang Town is a small town at the foot of Niuyang Mountain, different from other towns in Queshan, Niuyang Town is famous for its wealth, and it is said that it is the only place with a wireless network within a radius of several hundred miles.

I took a small bottle of osmanthus sauce, "That's it, how much?"

"265 yuan. The old lady finally raised her head with a triumphant expression, "The road has also been asked, and you have tasted it, you won't not buy it, right?"

Holding this bottle of expensive osmanthus sauce, I wanted to cry without tears.

The old lady collected the money beautifully, and at the same time put the osmanthus sauce into my bag, "Osmanthus is the sacred tree that blesses this land, and bringing this osmanthus sauce can keep you safe." ”

I forced out a smile, fortunately, there is not much money now, otherwise I will really feel distressed to death, the scenery along the way is pleasant, the osmanthus is fragrant, this magpie mountain seems to have magic, the fatigue of the journey is washed clean.

When the fragrance of osmanthus gradually faded, Newyang Town finally appeared in front of him.

White cottages, flowers everywhere, wide parking lots, 24-hour convenience stores, robots working in the block, direct drinking water and hot water everywhere, hotels of various grades, full mobile phone signals, and wireless Internet coverage throughout the town.

When all this appeared before my eyes, I was like an indigenous person who had not seen human civilization for 800 years, and tears were about to fall.

A small town is not inferior to City A at all, and even better in some places.

I sat down on a random bench, turned on my phone, which was about to become a fossil, and countless messages poured in, most of which were clear, and I dialed his phone, and as soon as it rang, he picked it up.

"Yek! it's you! You're finally willing to call me!" he almost shouted.

"I... I just found a town with a signal, so I'll call you quickly. "I haven't been in contact with him for too long, and when I hear the voice I haven't heard for a long time, I'm a little speechless with excitement.

"Wait a minute," Guan Qing said, and I heard him say something to someone, "Okay, okay, let's continue talking." ”

"Are you busy?"

"It's okay, it's in a meeting, but it's okay now. ”

“... Then you go get busy first, where is the boss who puts down the meeting and runs out to chat. "I said that, but I was very happy.

"Haha, what boss, I'm just working for the family," Guan Qing said, "how are you? ”

"It's not bad," I leaned back on the bench, "at least it's a lot easier not to hide the fact that I've seen youkai everywhere." Aside from the fact that it is far from modern life, there are no other problems. By the way, why didn't I reply to the message I sent you with a ruler last time?

“... I don't know why the ruler the professor gave me passed away..."

"Ahh

"It shouldn't be a matter of eating," he said, "The professor has never encountered this situation, and after Zong An came to see it, he said that this ruler died because the demon qi completely disappeared, but he didn't know the reason, so he could only take the ruler back to study, and there was no news so far." ”

"Tell me when there's news," I said, "I can't let the same thing happen to Loquat." ”

"Well, the professor said he'd bring me another ruler in a few days, and I'll get back to you. ”

"How's the old man?" I asked, "Where's Tsubaki?

"The doctor said that the boss's condition is not particularly good, but there is still hope for a cure, so let's not be too anxious," Sekiyoshi paused, "As for Tsubaki... Still no news, disappeared out of thin air, as if I had gone with you. ”

"You have to watch the old man cooperate with the treatment, he is like a stubborn donkey, if he doesn't say that one day his temper will come up, he will mess around, Tsubaki... I guess where to play. ”

"The boss said that cats will leave when they find a better home, maybe they have met someone better. Guan Qing said.

"Well, I hope so. I said, "Hey, how's school doing?"

......

We talked until the phone ran out of power and turned off, and looking at the black screen, my heart was warm and lost. I don't know how long I have to walk around this kind of life without a fixed place.

Gritting my teeth and stomping my feet, I walked into the highest-looking hotel in Newyang Town, and it was better to be kind to myself when I was away.

"Hello, please give me a single room. I said, "It's best to have a big bed." ”

"Okay, wait a minute. The front desk of the hotel is a 50-year-old eldest sister, who looks kind, "I will arrange you in room 301, 200 yuan a night, can you see it?"

200? Did I hear it wrong?

"How much did you just say?" I checked again, how can a hotel of this grade cost four figures a night in City A.

"$200 a night, sir. The eldest sister said with great certainty.

There can't be any fraud... Like I add a bunch of add-ons when I check out.

"Hello Miss, check with you, you stay in a luxury suite, a total of three nights, a total consumption of 1060 yuan. Another front desk lady next to her said to a guest.

1060...3 nights... 360 yuan per night... It seems to be really cheap, although I still have some doubts in my heart, but the big bed and bathtub are beckoning to me, so I don't care so much.

Swipe the card into room 301, floor-to-ceiling windows, LCD TV, high-end bedding, cat's foot bathtub, welcome fruit basket, there should be no less. I slept very sweetly this night, and the breakfast the next day was also rich and delicious, the 200 yuan was too worth it, compared to the bottle of osmanthus sauce was really too dark.

When my attention finally shifted from the hotel itself to the people here, I realized that something was different here.

Different from the general hotel, the service staff here is generally older, there are many old people who look to be sixty or seventy years old working in the hotel, there are almost no young people, I saw a guest sitting at the table not far from me, he seems to be accustomed to these, and it is natural to call and drink to the grandparents.

"Hello," I asked tentatively, "do you often come to Newyang?"

"Hello young man," he seemed to be very familiar, "I am in the ore business, and I bought most of the ore in Niuyang Town, why are you here?"

"Just passing through here," I said in a low voice, "why are the waiters in this hotel all grandparents?"

He looked at me incredulously, "Didn't you hear about it before you came?"

"What did you hear?"

"It's not just the hotel," he said, "the whole town of Newyang is almost full of old people, here decades ago because of the precious mineral resources on the Niuyang Mountain, they made a fortune, but God gave them wealth but reclaimed the future, the people in this place have almost no children, even if they finally have children, there are very few people who live, over time, there are few young people here, it is estimated that in a few years there will be no people." ”

“... And that kind of thing?" I almost exclaimed.

"That's true, so they especially welcome young people like you to settle here, hoping that outsiders can bring new life here, otherwise why are hotels so cheap? Because they are not short of money, only people, if you can stay, they will definitely give you a good return." ”

"Didn't they think of any other way," I said, "like finding out why this is happening or something..."

The ore merchant looked left and right to make sure that no one was staring at him and whispered, "It is said that there is a creature in Niuyang Mountain, which looks like a horse, with a white head and red tail, and has tiger markings on its body.

"But?" his mysterious look made me even more curious.

"No one has ever come up from a mountain. ”