Recently, my father dreamed from time to time about the big iron plate on the mountainside of the river valley.

When he woke up, he told his mother about his dreams, and he kept talking.

After listening to it so much, my mother didn't even have to wait for him to finish before she knew what my father was going to say next, and even as if she had been to that place, she knew everything around her very well.

On two occasions, my mother had the same dream as my father, and when she woke up from the dream, she told my father again, which made my father laugh more than once.

One day the children heard their father and mother talk about this strange dream, and they also thought about it, the eldest son thought, the second son thought, and even the third son who had never been there also thought about it, and really wanted to see what the place that everyone missed was like, of course, he didn't go to the hunt a year ago, and now he especially wanted to go out and see, so he chattered around the eldest son all day long, saying that everyone should talk to his father together, find a time to go again, and see what is under the big iron plate.

The eldest son and the second son also wanted to talk, but after so long hunting, especially last year with their father, they knew that their father was strong, and it should not be a problem to go out again.

A few days later, the weather had entered early autumn, and the night began to cool down, and the time for setting up the dragon gate array after dinner was greatly shortened, and the clothes on the body were added at some point.

It was another night, the sky slowly darkened, after dark, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, the silver moonlight sprinkled on the ground, I didn't look carefully and thought it was a layer of frost, the surrounding mountains gradually hid into the dark night, and the valley and the ridges that were close in front of me during the day seemed to be far away, as if they wanted to go home.

After dinner, the father asked the children to light a pile of firewood in the yard. Tonight they're going to talk around the fire, and talk about what they want to say.

The babies were already able to run and play in the yard, and the mother was worried that they were too close to the fire, so she called Manmei to watch and play with them.

More than a dozen dogs and little wolves lay quietly on the ground, their stomachs bulging and inhaling the cool air on the ground. Some of them were playing with each other and grabbing wooden sticks, some were rolling around the yard in order to grab a corn ball, and some were standing on the courtyard wall, some on the roof, and some were standing in the yard, vigilantly looking at the surrounding situation.

Their eyes seemed to pierce the web woven by the dark night, ready to deal with the dangers in the net.

Their speech is simple, and there is no match. There is no sentence.

A family is like this when they are together, often one person says the last sentence, and everyone knows his next sentence, so there is no need to say more.

Finally, my father spoke, and he said, "We are going to set out in a few days, to see what is under the iron plate, and where the three bifurcating estuaries of the stone foundation are going."

Of course. How to go about it, it depends on the situation when the time comes—this is my father's favorite sentence.

The children thought their father was verbose. Or they are too careful, they always feel that they will go and go back, and they will have to see the things that have been decided, and there is nothing to see if there is no situation to see.

The father smiled and did not explain, and the mother and father have been together for decades. I know the reason why my father did this, because when I go out, there are many unpredictable changes at any time, and the current plan may not be implemented at that time, so I can only take one step at a time. It can only be on a case-by-case basis.

But the children are in the mood, where do they perceive this little bit of their father and mother's thoughts, they can't wait to go out now, for them, going out is not to endure hardships and adventures, but that life is life, and it is fun.

That's it, life is play for them, whether it is hunting, exploration, or farming, smelting, it is nothing more than a different way of playing, and difficulties and dangers for them are to add a kind of rules of play to make playing more interesting.

In the end, everyone discussed, and during this period of time, everyone was ready to go out.

First of all, inform the uncle and uncle and help take care of their baby, crops, grain and livestock, as well as the puppies and wolves that cannot go out with them.

Secondly, prepare enough manuscript fire, fire sickle and fire spirit rock, and have fir manuscript brightness - this thing is resistant to burning, and the fire is large, and there must be a manuscript made of semi-dry bamboo - this thing will not be blown out even in a strong wind.

Again, it is enough for everyone to eat things and water for about five days, which requires adding a lot of bamboo tubes and back pots, can not be cooked in the hole, the food must withstand such a long time of storage without spoiling, and can be eaten at any time, cooked bacon and raw potato sticks are the best, the former can be cut and eaten directly, the latter can be eaten raw, not only can be eaten as fruit to quench thirst, but also can be eaten as grain and vegetables, to remove the greasy taste after eating more meat.

Of course, the dogs and wolves should also be prepared for about two days of raw meat, which they cannot eat for a long time, and finally the tools that everyone uses, such as bows and arrows, although they are used sparingly.

But it is still very easy to use at critical times, as well as killing knives, axes, steel drills, hoes, iron pots, bowls, back baskets, sickles, etc., as well as changing clothes, which cannot be less, who knows whether it is cold or hot.

During this time, they went to a cave near the mouth of the waterfall and took a lot of salt back, some of which they kept for their families and some of which they used for the road.

Of course, the most important thing is the person who goes.

The father decided to go with the whole family and put the babies in his uncle's house to watch, so that compared with the last time, there were three more people, and the mother and the full sister were also happy all the way. The happiest is still the third son, who has been holding back for a long time and wants to go out.

After a few days, my father felt that this time there were so many people and so many things that it might be a little difficult for everyone to carry them, and it would be difficult to get them in danger.

So he and his eldest son spent three days repairing and widening the rough side path from the door to the cave, which was basically enough for a car.

Subsequently, they spent two days making a wheeled car, on which ordinary things can be placed and pulled, so that everyone can be more relaxed, and they can better prevent the dangers around them, and of course, everyone must also prevent the loss of things in the car at any time.

After more than thirty days, everything was ready to stop, and it was time to go. On this day, they got up very early, had breakfast, pulled the cart, took the dog and the little wolf, and went out.

In the early morning, the mountain road was numb and bright, and the dew wet everyone's trouser legs, making people shrink their hands and feet, but there was a white silk of heat on the top of their heads, and their bodies were too hot.

Today, the little ones who set off with them had eight dogs and eight little wolves, plus six masters, walking on the winding mountain road, dragging into a five- or six-zhang long procession.

The sound of footsteps, the sound of wheels crushing through the mud and sand, and the cheerful cries of the little ones echoed in the valleys on both sides of the mountain road, and the animals that were still sleepy-eyed fled in all directions.

This time they were going to uncover the secrets under the big iron plate, and everyone's steps seemed brisk and crisp, as if there were many beautiful things waiting for them in front of them, but who knew what was inside.

This way is downhill, they should go faster, but it is different when the wheel is pulled, and it is necessary to prevent the wheel car from sliding off the road or sinking into the soft mud and sand, which is much slower than usual.

In this way, after an hour, they finally came to the door of the cave, and the sky was still dark.

The third son and the eldest son picked up the hoe and were about to dig the things that sealed the hole, but they were pulled by their father, only to see him call two dogs, let them sniff carefully in front of the door for a long time, and felt that there was no danger, so they let the children break the door.

"Boom" sounded for a while, and the stones and moss blocks that sealed the door collapsed, revealing a big mouth of Hesseson, like a monster about to open its mouth to bite people, so frightened that Man Mei screamed and took two steps back, making the children laugh at her for being timid, and Man Mei glared at them with straight eyes.

The father lit two torches, one to the eldest son, one to the second son, and one to the younger sister, so that the group slowly entered the cave.

After entering the cave, the father and the eldest son turned around and carefully sealed the hole according to the agreement agreed before going out, so as to prevent other animals from coming in and scaring people behind them.

At the beginning of the road into the hole, everyone walked very quietly, in addition to the sound of the wheels "squeaking" in the whole cave, that is, the footsteps of everyone "kicking and clattering", the dog and the little wolf were also very vigilant eyes looking ahead, above, and from time to time turned around to look behind.

The father and the boys took turns pulling the cart, lighting torches and guarding, and the mother and the girl were alone to light the torches and help push the cart alone, and everyone was busy and sweaty.

The last time they passed through this cave, they didn't know how long they had been walking in it, but when they were tired of walking, they sat down to rest, squinted for a while, and when they were hungry, they found a flat place to eat, and when they were rested and full, they got up and continued walking.

At that time, what was the inside of the cave like, there was nothing on the wall or on the ground, and I didn't care to go up and take a closer look, but I felt that the ground was quite smooth and easy to walk, and the wall and ground were quite dry, and it was not cold or cold to sit on.

Today is different, firstly, everyone came again after so long, and secondly, the mother and the full sister came, after all, the woman looked more carefully, but in this way, the problem was found.

First of all, my mother found that the walls in the cave were not only stones, but also sandy in many places, and there were many places that were directly mud, and everyone couldn't figure out how mud could withstand the pressure of a hole. (To be continued.) )