On the narrow mountain road, the grandfather and grandson walked one after the other. Wu Hou, who was carrying a net bag, jumped up and down behind his grandfather, pointing to some unknown plants from time to time and asking his grandfather their names. The old man would always stop and tell Wu Hou carefully, teaching him to distinguish some plants and some rare herbs.

The residents living in the mountains, because of the remote location, and there was no Langzhong in the mountains in the early years, basically knew some herbs, knew their medicinal properties, could simply treat a cold and fever, or accidentally scratched their bodies when entering the mountains, and also knew which herbs to use to stop bleeding to prevent infection.

Wu Hou remembered that one year, he was greedy for fun, and he went out alone, wanting to climb the highest mountain, but before he reached the foot of the mountain, when he crossed a ravine, he accidentally fell, rolled down a distance of more than ten meters, and was scratched on his calf.

When my grandfather found Wu Hou, he was cleaning his wound by the river, and the blood was still oozing from the wound little by little. Seeing Wu Hou's wound, his grandfather found a few herbs nearby, chewed them with his mouth, applied them to Wu Hou's wound, and when he returned home, he wrapped them around his calf with strips of cloth and herbs.

After a few months, by the time Wu Hou opened the strip of cloth, the wound had healed, and there was no scar, as if he had never been injured.

Since then, Wu Hou has never climbed the mountain, not because he was afraid, but because his grandfather told him that you are still young and your physical strength is not enough, saying that you can climb it when you grow up. Since then, Wu Hou has been thinking about this in his heart, and decided that when he grows up, he must climb the highest mountain.

Along the way, the grandfather and grandson had a ride on the gossip, and from time to time unknown small animals in the grass on both sides of the road were alarmed, and they fled as quickly as possible, and occasionally a few paired chickadees flew overhead, chirping non-stop. After walking another part of the mountain road, the grandfather and grandson turned a corner and began to walk downhill, and not far in front of them was a spacious flat land, where there was a small stream, and the stream flowed down from the mountain that Wu Hou wanted to climb when he was a child.

Wu Hou walked downhill and saw the mountain from a distance, his mind drifted for a while, and he remembered the experience when he was a child and was injured because he wanted to climb the mountain. He thought to himself, he couldn't climb when he was a child, but now he can always climb, right? He looked at his legs and arms, clenched his fists and felt the strength, and felt that he was now more than six meters tall, and he could be regarded as having grown up.

Wu Hou shouted to his grandfather, "Grandfather, I want to climb the mountain." ”

My grandfather, who was humming a little song, asked, "Climbing the mountain, what mountain?"

Wu Hou replied: "That mountain." He pointed to the mountain.

"Oh, you said Pinghuang Mountain. Grandpa also glanced at the mountain in the distance.

"Yes, that's it. Wu Hou continued: "I didn't climb up when I was a child, and I kept thinking about it in my heart. ”

Grandpa glanced back at Wu Hou, only to see that his eyes were firmly looking at Pinghuang Mountain, as if he had made some decision. So he said, "It's good that you have such a force in your heart, and you won't give up easily when you encounter problems, but ah, I advise you not to climb that mountain." ”

Wu Hou listened to his grandfather's words, and his heart immediately became anxious, and his footsteps stopped. After thinking about it for so long, he persuaded me not to climb that mountain, and he hurriedly asked, "Why? Why can't you climb it?"

My grandfather didn't stop, and said as he walked: "This Pinghuang Mountain is not as good as the famous mountains of Wuyue, but it also has its characteristics. Although it is not yet towering, it is also the highest mountain within a radius of several hundred miles. Especially the difficulty of climbing, you think, those famous mountains are now developed scenic spots, and the road to climb the mountain is also developed, of course it will be much easier to climb. Except for the slightly smaller slope on the east side, the other three sides are almost vertical and steep stone walls, and there is not even a single tree to borrow. And although the slope of the east side is relatively small, and there are many flowers and trees, there are also many wild beasts hidden.

Listening to his grandfather's words, Wu Hou became distressed. The mountain is not easy to climb down and nothing, what I am afraid of is those elusive beasts, if it is some squirrel monkey or something, but it is not enough to be afraid, but in case you encounter some wolves and tigers or something, it will be troublesome. If you run into the magical five-step snake written in the novel again, and you will be killed on the spot if you take five steps after being bitten, it won't be worth it!

Wu Hou, who was distressed, lowered his head and kicked the broken stone on the road, which rolled for several meters and fell into the bushes on the side of the road. He was a little depressed, so he asked his grandfather, "You won't encounter any wild beasts so coincidentally, will you?"

Grandpa hurriedly shook his head and said, "I'm not going." ”

Wu Hou suddenly thought that he didn't know if his grandfather had climbed before. So he asked his grandfather again: "Grandpa, have you ever climbed Pinghuang Mountain before?"

My grandfather, who had already walked to the creek, said casually: "Why haven't you climbed, the tiger that your grandfather wanted to kill back then was killed at the foot of that mountain." After killing the tiger, I was also dispelled from climbing the mountain, and if there was a companion of the tiger on the mountain, I would not be eaten. ”

Wu Hou heard his grandfather's words, and laughed. said: "It turns out that my grandfather is afraid of death, hehe." ”

The old man stopped, looked at the crystal clear stream, and said while taking off his shoes: "Who is not afraid of death, are you not afraid?"

Wu Hou pursed his lips and whispered, "That's definitely afraid." As he spoke, he began to take off his shoes and prepare to go down to the creek with his grandfather to catch fish.

The stream flows gently and all the way down from the upstream, unhurriedly. Standing on the bank, you can see the aquatic plants growing at the bottom of the stream, and the fish swimming around in groups. The grandfather and grandson went down to the stream, hunched over, and reached out to the water, and then maintained this position, and began to wait motionlessly for the fish to swim by.

The fish here are rarely disturbed, so there is not much fear. The grandfather and grandson, who had adjusted their standing posture, only stood still for a while, and then a few huge grass carp swam by. Wu Hou and his grandfather shot at the same time, quickly reached into the water with both hands, and each grabbed a grass carp with lightning speed. Grandpa pulled the fish out of the water and clasped the gills, no matter how the grass carp swayed its body, he couldn't break free from the hand that tightly held the gills. And Wu Hou, who rarely goes into the water to catch fish, is not as familiar as his grandfather, the grass carp that he grasps tightly with both hands, swings the tail of the fish vigorously, and the fish body is slowly sliding out of Wu Hou's hands little by little. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Hou hurriedly ran to the shore, and when he reached the shore, he threw the grass carp heavily to the ground. The grass carp was smashed by Wu Hou, and after a few flutters, it didn't move, and Wu Hou immediately threw it into the net pocket he brought.

Grandpa also walked ashore, threw the grass carp he was carrying into the net pocket, looked at the grass carp that had been bleeding from his mouth by Wu Hou, and said with a smile: "You kid, you fell to death directly." ”

Wu Hou also laughed and said: "Anyway, it's all dead, rather than being scraped and disemboweled, it's better to fall to death directly." ”

Grandpa, who turned around and walked into the creek again, hummed. "You have a point. As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Hou behind him threw up the net bag, and then slammed it to the ground, and the grass carp caught by his grandfather was also directly killed.

For the rest of the day, my grandfather was still standing still in the stream, catching the fish in the stream in the same way, and after catching it, he threw it directly to the shore, and the fish that fell on the shore basically fell to death. Wu Hou walked back and forth in the stream, touching some small fish and shrimp, and occasionally met one or two small turtles, but when Wu Hou took the little turtle out of the water, his grandfather said: "Let it go, you don't need to eat this thing now." Wu Hou had to put the turtle back into the water again.

Tired Wu Hou sat on the shore and watched his grandfather carry the fish ashore, throw it into his net pocket, wash his hands by the stream, and then sit next to him. Wu Hou took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to his grandfather, who took the cigarette, lit it and took a heavy puff, spit it out again, and said, "Comfortable!"

Wu Hou laughed, and his grandfather also laughed, looking at the grandfather and grandson from a distance, it was really very harmonious.

The breeze blew through the mountains, blowing the surface of the water, rippling in a regular manner, and the rustling sound of the leaves blown by the wind not far away. Grandpa looked at Wu Hou who was looking at Pinghuang Mountain, and he took off his short sleeves, revealing his gradually shaped muscles. Although the young man was sitting at this time, and he was also at the age of growing his body, and his height and physique had not reached the limit, the old man seemed to have seen a tall, upright man.

Looking at Pinghuang Mountain, Wu Hou was struggling fiercely in his heart, whether to climb Pinghuang Mountain or not.

He is the kind of person who has a problem, wants to break the sand tank to ask to the end, and decides something, and must complete it. I have always been thinking about the most majestic mountain in my mind, if I can't climb it, I can't conquer it at my feet, this is not only a pity, but also a kind of fetters in my heart in the future, which may affect his heart, and from then on, he will choose to give up when he encounters difficulties.

Wu Hou still made a decision and decided that he must climb that Pinghuang Mountain.

Grandpa said inexplicably at this time: "It would be good if you could practice martial arts, you are definitely a military general." ”

Wu Hou, who had just decided in his heart that he was going to climb Pinghuang Mountain no matter what, heard his grandfather say such a sentence, and said strangely: "Grandpa, what do you mean by this?"

Grandpa, who was about to get up, replied to him: "It's just that seeing that your kid's body is getting stronger and stronger, I think you are not suitable to be a cultural person with glasses in literary crepe, or suitable to be a pure man with a big grin, haha." ”

Wu Hou also laughed and said, "Yes, pure masters, pure masters who shed blood, sweat and tears." ”

The grandfather and grandson laughed at the same time, and the laughter echoed between the valleys.

On the way back, Wu Hou was carrying a net bag, and his grandfather was still walking in front. It was getting late, the sun was setting, and the two of them were facing the sunset, walking neither fast nor slow, enjoying the time at the moment.

On the way, Wu Hou asked his grandfather: "Grandpa, do you say that there are really people who practice martial arts?"

Grandpa nodded and replied: "Yes, but I also met it when I was a child, when the war had just ended, he came down from the battlefield and ran to this deep mountain and old forest to live in seclusion. ”

"Really!?" Wu Hou asked as he looked at his grandfather in front of him in surprise.

Grandpa snorted, and said, "This is still false, and then he lived in the mountains, and taught me some fists and feet to strengthen my body." ”

Wu Hou hurriedly ran forward and walked shoulder to shoulder with his grandfather, and asked in disbelief, "Did he teach you martial arts?"

"That's martial arts, it's almost the same as exercising. But it's good to have those strong punches and feet, otherwise how could I have been so lucky to kill a tiger. My grandfather explained, "Actually, the tiger is not an adult tiger, it is a tiger that has reached old age." If it's an adult tiger, your grandfather and I won't see you anymore. ”

"Hey, hey. Wu Hou laughed when he heard his grandfather's words, and then asked, "What happened later, the one who practiced martial arts?"

Grandpa rolled his eyes and said, "Later, I died." ”

"Huh, dead?" Wu Hou opened his mouth again.

"Yes, how old is your grandfather and me, when I met him, it was your age, and he was over half a hundred years old. Now, more than 50 years later, is he still alive? More than 10 years have been dead. As he spoke, there was some regret in the old man's tone.

Wu Hou sighed, and said straightly: "It's a pity, it's a pity, how good it would be if you were still alive." ”

Grandpa asked him, "What's the matter?" that he is alive, and you are still going to apprentice?"

"That's for sure. Wu Hou pouted

Grandpa laughed and said, "Stinky boy, you better study hard, haha." ”

Wu Hou, who was helpless, pouted, stopped talking, and walked forward silently.