The big yellow dog didn't expect a voice to sound in his head that he could understand.

Its eyes were full of disbelief, and it tilted its head and whimpered, clearly frightened.

"You're talking to me?" The big yellow dog barked while looking at Qin Yuan.

"Are there any other living creatures here besides you and me?"

Qin Yuan said with a smile, then took out a bag of biscuits from his pocket and threw them in front of the big yellow dog.

"This is a gift for you, if you can take me to find a place to live, maybe I can give you a few bones to eat in the evening."

"A place to live? My master has a room available, and if you don't mind, I can take you to my master. The big yellow dog said in his heart as he picked up the biscuit on the ground.

"Of course I don't mind, you lead the way!" Qin Yuan's face was happy, since there were people living here, then he might really be able to sleep on the kang tonight.

"Follow me." The big yellow dog walked in front of him, because he was worried that Qin Yuan would not be able to keep up with him, and every time he ran a distance, he would deliberately stop to look at Qin Yuan.

Seeing this, Qin Yuan's face couldn't help but show a smile, sure enough, no matter where he went, who he was facing, it was still a law to say that many people were not to blame!

Even if the other party is a dog, as long as the gift is delivered, the other party will also treat him well.

It didn't take long for Qin Yuan to come to a house under the leadership of the big yellow dog, only to see that at the gate of the house at the moment, there was an old couple about 50 years old sitting there basking in the sun.

Seeing that the big yellow dog was back, the woman immediately smiled on her face, and then waved at the big yellow dog.

"Rhubarb, where did you go, I thought you wouldn't come back for dinner! You are? ”

As she spoke, the woman moved her gaze to Qin Yuan, who was not far behind Rhubarb, and asked curiously.

"Hello Auntie, I rode all the way from the south, and I happened to pass here, and it was getting dark, so I wanted to ask if there was any vacant house near here to lend me a night?" As long as you can shelter from the wind and rain. ”

Hearing Qin Yuan say that she was riding from the south, the woman's face couldn't help but show admiration, and then greeted her very warmly.

"You're amazing, young man! I can still ride in this winter, it's so good, Auntie, I have a lot of empty houses here, you can find any one to live in. The aunt got up and walked in front of Qin Yuan, looking at Qin Yuan's bicycle very curiously.

"Young man, this car isn't cheap, is it?" At this time, the uncle who was standing next to the aunt also came over curiously and asked.

Seeing that this uncle and aunt were actually interested in his bicycle, Qin Yuan smiled and said, "It's not too expensive, it's only a few thousand yuan." ”

In fact, the bicycle Qin Yuan is riding now is customized by himself, and the frame is made of carbon fiber, and it costs tens of thousands of yuan to get a whole car.

However, in the face of strangers, he naturally didn't need to say this, he just casually said a price, otherwise it would be a bit of a deliberate show-off.

"Thousands! That's quite expensive, my youngest son also likes to ride, and he has been muttering about what kind of road bike to buy, saying that he wants to ride alone to LS after the college entrance examination, so I will inquire about him first. ”

The uncle explained with a smile while walking around Qin Yuan's bicycle.

Hearing what the uncle meant, Qin Yuan nodded: "Then your son is much more powerful than me, I didn't even come out of our county when I was in high school!" ”

"Hahaha, that kid in my family is really bold, and he is very stubborn, and his grades are not good, but the courage to love to wander around is the most lacking, which is like me."

"By the way, you haven't eaten yet, young man! It's afternoon, and we're going to cook too, so why don't you eat with us?" Auntie said enthusiastically.

"No, no, no, I brought my own food, I just need a useless empty room to live in, and I can cook the food myself."

Qin Yuan hurriedly waved his hand, borrowing someone else's house to live, he was already very embarrassed, and if he ate someone else's food again, he would be even more embarrassed.

As if he saw Qin Yuan's thoughts, the uncle smiled and said, "Young man, you're welcome, it's just a matter of having one more pair of chopsticks." ”

"Yes! Seeing each other is fate, and besides, you have come thousands of miles to this icy and snowy place, and it is also appropriate for your aunt to invite you to a meal. Auntie said in a slightly Sichuan-flavored accent.

Listening to the other party's accent, Qin Yuan asked with some curiosity, "Uncle and aunt, you shouldn't be locals, right?" ”

"Hehe, we are indeed not locals, our husband and wife are from Sichuan and Chongqing, but we have been here for most of our lives.

My father was an officer, and in the 50s, he followed the team to the Northeast to open up the wasteland, and then stayed for decades.

Later, when I became an adult, I brought my wife with me, and I stayed until now, and settled here. The uncle explained with a smile.

"I see, you are the heroes of the Great Northern Wilderness!" Qin Yuan looked at the uncle and aunt in front of him with admiration on his face.

"Eh, what heroes are not heroes, this is what we should do, come, young man come into the house and sit.

The sun is going down outside, and it's warm inside, I'll ask your aunt to cook some delicious food from our Sichuan and Chongqing side.

It's been a long time since I've had a guest in my house, you're the first guest of the New Year, and you're still a southerner, so it's a rare thing, and we'll have a drink tonight. The uncle warmly invited Qin Yuan into the house to sit.

Qin Yuan wanted to refuse, after all, he came here to borrow an empty house to live, but seeing that the other party was so enthusiastic, he was embarrassed to speak, so he could only walk into the room with a hard head.

And the houses in the rural areas of the Northeast were all burned with kang, and as soon as he entered the room, Qin Yuan clearly felt a heat wave coming, which made his somewhat cold body immediately warm up.

"Here, have a snack." As soon as the uncle entered the room, he took out some snacks from the cabinet and welcomed him very warmly.

The aunt went into the kitchen and got busy.

Seeing such a scene, Qin Yuan felt more and more embarrassed, he didn't know the couple in front of him, but the other party treated him like a relative, which was really touching.

Sitting in the room chatting with my uncle, because they are all southerners, there are still a lot of topics.

Chatting and chatting, the two talked about the land reclamation again, and then he realized that the uncle in front of him used to be a forest ranger in this forest area.

Although I am now retired, I still habitually go to the nearby wooded area.

Seeing that it was not dark outside, and the aunt had not yet cooked the meal, the uncle was very excited and pulled Qin Yuan and said that he was going to take him to the nearby forest area for a walk, and by the way, to see if he could pick some mountain goods.

Qin Yuan has always been very interested in the forest area in the northeast, and the place where he met the black bear before was also in the forest area, which is enough to see that the ecology of the forest area in the northeast is still very good.

"Hello everyone, I'm Qin Yuan, the time is 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and today I'm lucky, I'm staying at an uncle's house in a forest area.

It's okay to be idle now, so my uncle plans to take me to the woods to see if I can get some mountain goods. ”

Qin Yuan followed behind the uncle while taking out an action camera to shoot, of course, this was all with the uncle's permission.

"Uncle, it's such a cold day now, are there still mountain goods in the mountain?" Qin Yuan asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, the forest areas of the Northeast are very rich, although most of the mountain goods are grown in spring, summer and autumn.

However, there are some mountain goods that are also very hardy, such as black hairy mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, black fungus, oyster mushrooms, etc., which can still be seen in winter.

But because it's snowing heavily, it's not easy to find, and it's a little late now, so let's just go up and have a look.

If you're lucky, we'll pick a little, forget it, and take you, a southerner, to experience the Northeast wild picking. The uncle said happily while leading the way.

As a retired forest ranger, it is a matter of great pride and joy for him to have someone willing to follow in his footsteps to explore the forest area he has guarded all his life.

"The point is, as a southerner, I've never really picked in the woods of the Northeast, and this experience is very precious."

"By the way, let me introduce to you, Uncle Liu, who is now leading the way for me, is a man from Sichuan and Chongqing, who followed his father's footsteps to the northeast many years ago and became a forest ranger in this forest area.

And this is a lifetime, and now although his old man has retired, he still stays in this forest area with his wife.

I stayed at Uncle Liu's house today, and then followed Uncle Liu out for a walk. ”

Qin Yuan, who was following Uncle Liu, introduced while shooting, and at this time a big tree appeared in front of his eyes, this big tree is not strange, the strange thing is that there is a large piece of red paper on the body of the big tree.

"Uncle Liu, what's the situation, why do you put a big red paper on the tree?" Qin Yuan asked curiously.

"That's right, it's called the mountain tree, and the northeast side usually has a sacrificial event before picking mountain goods.

I will find a relatively thick tree, and then cut three axes on the roots, which we commonly call three axes.

The main thing is to worship the mountain god to keep safe, and all the people who enter the mountain will worship in front of the mountain tree, which is the rule, after all, the mountain eats the mountain! ”

"That's it! It seems that there are a lot of rules for going into the mountains to pick mountain goods! Sure enough, it is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, these things are not something that can be seen by reading books. Qin Yuan said with emotion.

"It's true, there are many things in our folk that you can't find in books, and you can only know when you get to that place.

There is a good saying, ten miles of different sounds, one township and one custom, and the rules of each place are different.

And these folk cultures must be experienced to understand the deep meaning. Uncle Liu looked at Qin Yuan with great satisfaction and said.

Bypassing the mountain tree, Qin Yuan continued to follow Uncle Liu to the mountain, only to see that the huge mountain forest was covered with snow, a silver-covered image, the so-called Linhai Snow Field is such a scene.

"Although it's not the first time I've seen such a forest and snow field, I still feel very shocked to see it again, this should be the beauty of the Northeast." Looking at the vast forest sea, Qin Yuan felt a feeling and said.

"Yes! I've been here for most of my life, but I still can't get enough of this scenery, I think I should have been a beast in the northeast forest area in my last life! Uncle Liu said with a smile.

"Uncle Liu, you are too polite, what kind of beast are you! You should be the guardian elf of the Northeast Woods. Qin Yuan said with a smile.

"Hahaha, if only that were the case, to be honest, I really have a lot of affection for this land, and that's why I'm still here after I retire.

When I was young, I sweated in this forest, sea and snow field, and it also witnessed the ordinary and healthy life of my wife and me.

My daughter and son were both born in that forest hut, and this place really carries too many memories for me," Uncle Liu had a happy smile on his face, which couldn't help but make Qin Yuan beside him feel very touched.

"Haha, don't say it, don't say it, let you laugh." Uncle Liu smiled and waved his hand, a little embarrassed to continue.

Hearing this, Qin Yuan said sincerely: "Uncle Liu, I really envy the relationship between you and your aunt!" You should be the so-called white-headed old age, peace and joy! ”

"Hahaha, time flies! We're really going white. Uncle Liu couldn't help laughing again.

After that, he took Qin Yuan to walk around the forest area for a while, but because the sky was getting darker and darker, the two of them didn't pick any mountain goods.

However, this whole process is very relaxed and happy, especially Uncle Liu because he hasn't been on the mountain with anyone for a long time, this time he went up the mountain, but he was very happy.

When they returned to the cabin, it was already half past six in the afternoon, and it was already completely dark, but the cabin they were in was brightly lit.

And this neighborhood is not only inhabited by Uncle Liu's family, but also other older generation rangers, a total of 5 families, so it is still quite lively.

Because it is rare for an outsider to come to this forest area, Uncle Liu also called a few old friends to get together for dinner, and the atmosphere in the whole room was very lively.

Riding in the icy northeast forest area, but at night you can have a drink with a group of old uncles, this experience is not wonderful.

"Lao Liu, I really didn't expect you to have such a drink in the south, young man, your amount of alcohol is really good!"

"Young man, are you sure it's not from our northeast?"

Several uncles accompanied Qin Yuan to drink together, and after three rounds of drinking, a group of old men were a little drunk.

But Qin Yuan is like no one, which can't help but make them admire it very much, how do they know that with Qin Yuan's physique, let alone three rounds of drinking, even ten rounds and hundreds of rounds, it is impossible for him to get drunk.

"Not all southerners can drink, this mainly depends on the person." Qin Yuan explained with a smile.

"By the way, boy, I see you have a guitar tied to your bike, maybe you can sing?" At this time, one of the uncles asked curiously.

"Well, a little." Qin Yuan nodded and did not deny it.

"Young man, I think you must be more than a little bit, you also have a guitar all the way away, you are definitely a master, do you want to show your hand to help the fun?" Several uncles suddenly paid attention to Qin Yuan's guitar and wanted him to play a song.

And Qin Yuan drank a little wine at the moment, and his mood was indeed very good, so he didn't shirk it and took the guitar down directly.

"A few uncles, then I'm going to be ugly, what do you want to hear? I'll try to see if it will. ”

"I recently heard a very nice song, I don't know if you will be a young man, it's called 'Sailor'."

“.” Qin Yuan.

(End of chapter)