"Rocco, shall I drive you back?"

At the door of the hotel, Mo Yan saw that Luo Fatzi's figure was a little shaky, so he offered to send him back.

Because of his good mood, Chief Luo drank a few more drinks at noon, he shook his hand, and said with a smile: "I don't need you to send it, I'm sober...... We'll see you tomorrow. ”

Mo Yan smiled: "Okay, I'll prepare the key, you can come and get it tomorrow." Rocco, you really don't need me to send it? ”

Chief Luo waved his hand and said, "I'll go to the front to stop a taxi, I don't need you to send it." Drink hard today, let's continue to ...... another day"

Saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave, Mo Yan really didn't worry about this guy, followed a few steps, and stopped a taxi for him......

Sending off Luo Fatzi, Mo Yan did not go back to the No. 36 courtyard, but followed the gravel road and directly entered Hulu Mountain.

Hulu Mountain also has a mountain gate, but it is on the north side, and this side next to Courtyard No. 36 is considered a back mountain.

There is no bluestone path in the back mountain, but there is a sheep intestine path, which is a bit rugged, which is gradually stepped on by those tourists who love to explore the secluded.

Mo Yan followed the trail towards the mountains.

The mountain scenery in spring is the most beautiful, this is a good time to go green, Mo Yan is not the only guest of this trail, walking on the road, from time to time you can see three or two tourists walking together.

Most of these visitors are outdoor enthusiasts, commonly known as donkey travelers, who carry camping and mountaineering gear on their backs and look ready to spend the night in the mountains.

Mo Yan was a little curious, and happened to see a few donkey riders resting under a rock, so he asked one of them, "Dude, are you planning to spend the night in the mountains?" ”

"Yes......" the man said with a smile: "It's not interesting to look at the flowers, only when you really blend into nature can you appreciate the wonder of this landscape." ”

Mo Yan said: "Although Hulu Mountain is not high, it is quite deep, will it be dangerous to camp here?" ”

The man laughed, "There is a little bit of danger, for example, I also came here last year, and when I camped at night, I encountered wolves. Fortunately, it was just a lone wolf, and everyone worked together to scare it away......" he said, patted the hiking bag beside him, and said: "This time we have made full preparations, strong flashlights, animal repellent spray, and even found a friend to get a fishing net and an electric shock stick." Not to mention lone wolves, even if the wolves come, we can ensure safety. ”

A person next to him answered: "Actually, it's a little dangerous to be interesting...... People who squat in the city every day are numb, and when they come out to play, isn't this excitement to find! ”

Mo Yan smiled: "I heard that this mountain is haunted." ”

This sentence was pure nonsense, he just wanted to find out if these people had encountered some strange things in the mountains.

"No kidding, where the hell is in this world? I've been into the mountains and forests a lot, and I've seen wolves, bears, and even tigers, but I've never seen ghosts. The so-called ghosts or something, in fact, are all spread by falsehood, or they are scared of themselves to make trouble. ”

"That's it, what's the hell with this bright and clear? I said buddy, it's not early in the day, and you're single again, don't scare yourself......"

This group of donkey guests were all unimpressed, and some people made fun of Mo Yan.

"A group of dragging babies, which one says there are no ghosts in this world!"

While everyone was talking and laughing, a voice suddenly interjected.

The man was a thin old man, dressed in a homespun gown, with trousers rolled up, and carrying a medicine basket on his back.

Mo Yan knew at a glance that this was a medicine picker who lived near Hulu Mountain.

The vegetation resources in Hulu Mountain are abundant, especially rich in all kinds of medicinal materials, and there will be people who go into the mountain to collect medicine in every suitable season. However, this kind of medicine collection is also restricted and protected, and not everyone can go into the mountains to collect medicine. In addition to the medicine collection permit issued by the Forest Park Management Office, the medicine collector must be a mountain resident near Hulu Mountain. There are several advantages to this choice, first of all, the mountain people here are native-born and know everything about the mountains. Influenced by their parents, they can collect Chinese medicinal materials in the mountains reasonably, and will not exhaust the fish. In addition, these mountaineers who collect medicine are all people who step on the ridge like flat ground, and can effectively cooperate with the management office to undertake some additional work, such as mountain patrols, fire prevention, and even rescue work......

In the local dialect of Wanling, every medicine picker is a geographical ghost of this gourd mountain.

Seeing this medicine picker, Mo Yan suddenly felt that he had made a mistake.

"I'm so confused...... These mountain people who collect medicine are all geographical ghosts, and there is no one who is more familiar with Hulu Mountain than them, how can I forget them! ”

The appearance of the old man who collected medicine made this small talk more and more enthusiastic.

Someone said: "This old man, don't scare us, this mountain is really haunted?" ”

The old man put down the medicine basket, lit the dry tobacco he carried with him, and said, "Which one scares you, old man, I am telling the truth...... However, you don't have to worry, the great immortals in our gourd mountain don't hurt people. ”

Daisen?

Everyone was curious, and someone asked, "Old man, what you just said was a ghost, why did you become a great immortal again now?" ”

The old man smiled: "Ghost is the name of your people outside the mountain, we call it a ghost fairy here, a ghost fairy and a ghost fairy, isn't it also a fairy?" ”

Mo Yan said: "Old man, I live at the foot of this mountain, why haven't I heard of such a thing?" ”

The old man smiled: "You are from that villa area, right?" ”

Mo Yan nodded and said, "Yes, it's at the foot of the back mountain." ”

The old man said: "That building has only been built for decades with a head and tail, and it is normal that you have not heard of it." These things are just a few words that our mountain people have nothing to talk about, and they are all old people, not to mention you outsiders, but even my children and grandchildren don't know. ”

After a slight pause, he took a puff of cigarette and said, "Speaking of which, the great immortals in our gourd mountain have not been visible for many years. This immortal is almost like a human, there is no sound, and slowly no one will remember you......"

At this time, a donkey took out the camera and pointed at the old man, and said, "Uncle, can you tell us more about the great immortals in this gourd mountain?" ”

These visitors from outside the mountains don't believe that there are really great immortals in this mountain at all, but rural chatting is a kind of customs, and it is a pleasure to collect it, whether it is posted to the forum to show off with friends, or as a memory in the future.

The old man who picked the medicine said, "Tell me?" No problem, but you have to pinch this machine, let's not taboo this, but who knows if the great immortal is taboo? ”

The donkey with the camera was naturally reluctant to turn off the machine, so he took out a few packs of good cigarettes from his bag and said, "Old man, you just said that the immortals in our mountains never hurt people, so this machine doesn't have to be turned off, right?" Come, you always hold this cigarette, it's a little bit of our heart, we can't let you talk in vain, right? ”

The old man smiled and took the cigarette, and then stopped mentioning the camera, and said, "Descendants, don't think I'm talking nonsense. This great immortal in our gourd mountain has lived for an unknown number of years. When I beat my great-great-grandfather, the great immortal was already visible. My great-great-grandfather saw it, my grandfather and my father saw it......"

At this time, someone asked, "Old man, have you seen it?" ”

As soon as he asked this, the old man's face looked a little strange, and he said, "I won't tell you, I have seen it, but it is a little different from the great immortals that my fathers said." I still haven't figured out which one is the true face of the Great Immortal, old man. According to my elders, the great immortal they saw was a white light, and there was a hazy figure in the light, which always came out at the time of the full moon. The Great Immortal can fly to the sky, you look at it and it is obviously in front of you, but in the blink of an eye, the Great Immortal will disappear. As for the old man, what I saw was a little girl, dressed in white...... Well, it's just like the ancients in the movie, the kind with long sleeves. ”

Someone couldn't help but joke: "Old man, isn't that girl beautiful?" ”

The old man laughed and said, "Beautiful, why isn't it beautiful?" To tell you the truth, I was younger than you at the time, and I hadn't married a daughter-in-law yet, and when I came back, I couldn't sleep for a few days and nights......"

Everyone laughed and thought it was an old man telling a joke, or if they really saw a beautiful girl and mistook it for a ghost.

Only Mo Yan listened quietly on the side, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Our great immortal in the mountains is a kind person who never harms others. Sometimes, there are naughty babies who get lost in the mountains, and Daxian helps lead the way......"

"At that time, my grandfather was also going to build an ancestral temple for Daxian in the mountains, but unfortunately the officials at that time did not allow it, and then it was gone."

The old man was quite talkative, smoking dry cigarettes, drinking mineral water handed by the donkey, and talking for more than ten minutes.

Finally, probably after resting, the old man stood up and snuffed out the dry smoke, and said, "Come on, old men, it's not early." Old man, I have to go down the mountain. What, if the taste is weak in the mountains, you can go down the mountain and follow the path on the right. The old man's house opened a mountain music, cooking rice in a big stove, stir-frying vegetables in a big pot, and boiling in a fire pond, everyone is welcome to taste. In the words of your city people, our vegetables and meat are absolutely primitive......"

When the old man left, he made an advertisement for his small restaurant, and then took the cigarettes given by the donkey guest, hummed a mountain song happily, and walked down the mountain.

As soon as he was gone, all the people stood up and prepared to continue their way into the mountains.

Someone quipped: "I listened to this uncle for a long time, and finally I realized that my feelings are an advertisement!" ”

Another said: "Don't say it, I still want to go down the mountain and taste this mountain food." I'll say a few, let's go down the mountain early tomorrow, and we'll go to this mountain to have fun, what do you say? ”

"I agree, as soon as I say boiling, my mouth is dripping."

Everyone nodded, and after packing up, they said goodbye to Mo Yan and continued to walk towards the mountains.

Mo Yan watched the figures of these people disappear at the corner of the mountain road, smiled slightly, but suddenly turned around and chased the figure of the old man who was collecting medicine down the mountain.

In the eyes of all the donkey passengers, the words of the old man who collected medicine just now are at most anecdotes in the mountains and wilderness.

But for Mo Yan, this is a real clue.

He immediately decided that instead of wandering around the mountains like a headless fly, he should go to the old man and ask him carefully.

There are some things that he can't ask in front of everyone just now. After the old man said that he had opened a mountain music, he made up his mind to go to this farmhouse restaurant.

………………………………

"Hey, Housheng, what's wrong with you?"

The old man who was collecting medicine came home, and before he entered the door, he found that Mo Yan had followed.

Mo Yan smiled: "Uncle, your legs and feet are so fast, you are really old and strong...... I hurried to catch up with you. ”

The old man asked, "Housheng, do you have something to do with me?" ”

Mo Yan smiled: "Uncle, I have two things to do with you. First, I want to taste the original ecology of your home. Secondly, I'm a writer and I'm collecting material, and I'm interested in what you just said. You are tired, can you talk to me again? ”