Chapter 13: Into the Mountain
Seeing that the man said this, it was naturally inconvenient to enter the house to meet him, Shen Bing stopped in front of the house and asked, "I don't know if the seniors are familiar with this place, and the juniors want to enter the mountain, please advise." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"It's better not to enter this mountain. Aunt Qin said.
"I think this mountain is really normal, why don't you go in?" asked Shen Bing.
"If you want to go in, I can't stop you, so please take care of yourself. Aunt Qin said.
Shen Bing saw that Aunt Qin had the intention of expelling guests, and it was inconvenient to stay for a long time, even if he continued to ask, most of them couldn't ask anything, so he led Xiaohong and Mingliang to leave the thatched hut, walk through the bamboo forest, and prepare to go up the mountain.
"Look at this green water and green mountains, what is strange?" Xiaohong asked.
"If I knew, I would come out to see something, even if I couldn't find anything, it would be good to see the scenery. Shen Bing asked.
Mingliang originally set off with excitement, but he didn't expect to go so far, and his interest was long gone, and he seemed to be a little hungry, but seeing that there was nothing to eat in this mountain, he walked more and more slowly.
"Fatty, hurry up, don't rub behind, be careful that the monster catches you and eats it. Xiaohong said.
"In this blue sky and white day, how can there be any monsters, if there are monsters, they will catch you first, the meat is tender, I am too fat and greasy to eat. Mingliang said that as everyone's feelings deepened, he would also ridicule each other, because he felt that Xiaohong's mouth was unforgiving, but his heart was still good, and he shouted to beat him every day, but he didn't really beat him every time.
"Some monsters have a heavy taste, and they like to eat fat people like you the most, and they can boil oil and light lamps if they can't finish eating. Xiaohong said.
"Look ahead!" Shen Bing said.
Before they knew it, they were already standing on the top of the mountain, looking far away, and they could see the surrounding mountain scenery. Looking in the direction that Shen Bing pointed, there were towering trees with bright green branches and leaves all the way, but when they reached the road a few miles ahead, the trees were yellow, as if they were dead, and further on, the trees were charred black, as if they had been burned by fire.
Looking around, the charred trees formed a huge circle, but the circle was concave, as if the earth had fallen into a large pit, and there was a thick layer of fog above the pit, and it was impossible to see the situation underneath.
"It's really amazing, it's amazing there, let's go over and take a look!" Xiaohong couldn't hold back her excitement, she was always so curious, curious about everything she hadn't seen before, as if she would always have a pure heart.
"I think we'll find what we want to know there, let's go, go over and have a look!" Shen Bing said.
It is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, especially since there is no road at all here, and the three of them have overcome obstacles all the way and walked very hard. Moreover, this mountain road looks close, but when you walk far, you have to constantly climb over the mountains and mountains.
"Why did you go so far and not get there yet, did you go the wrong way?" asked Mingliang panting.
"It's a shame that you're still a disciple of the Ethereal Sect, you can catch your breath when you climb the mountain, and when you meet outsiders, don't say you know me!" Xiaohong said.
"What's wrong with me panting, who says you can't gasp?" Mingliang found a stone and sat down.
"You really can't walk, why don't you go back first!" Shen Bing said.
"No, I can't walk anywhere, but I just look at the scenery here and enjoy it. Mingliang said with a smile.
"Then let's go quickly, we have to go back the way we come!" Shen Bing continued to walk after speaking.
"Okay, let's go!" Mingliang patted the ash on his buttocks and followed Shen Bing forward, Xiaohong secretly laughed when she saw this scene.
I came to a valley again, and suddenly it became clear, it turned out to be a big valley, it turned out to be flat land, there are small bridges and flowing water, surrounded by mountains, like a paradise. Because the valley is so large, the sunlight shines through the towering trees.
"Look, there seems to be a house up ahead!" said Xiaohong in surprise.
After a short walk, I crossed a small bridge, and the houses were indeed inhabited, which was really surprising.
Bright saw the house, and the mood improved, where there are people, there is food, admittedly.
Shen Bing walked to a house and stood still, it was a newly built house, and soon someone came out.
The man was startled when he saw Shen Bing and looked at him vigilantly.
"May I ask the old man, what kind of place is this, we got lost in the mountains and didn't know how to get out?" asked Shen Bing politely.
"You can't be from the government, are you?" asked the old man.
"No, we are just tourists passing by here, and when we saw that the mountain scenery here was good, we came in to play, but we didn't expect to lose our direction and didn't know how to get out. Shen Bing said.
After listening to Shen Bing, the old man's face returned to his usual appearance, he looked like a farmer, but there didn't seem to be any crops here.
"That's right, if you don't dislike it, stay here for the night, and I'll show you the way tomorrow. The old man said.
So the three of them entered the house at the invitation of the old man, drank water and sat down, and after Mingliang drank a large bowl of water, his stomach rumbled again.
"It seems that you haven't eaten for a day, I have some coarse tea and light rice here, if you don't dislike it......" said the old man.
"Now as long as it is eaten, it is considered a delicacy of the mountains and seas!" Mingliang desperately hoped that the old man would eat early, but he was too hungry.
"Okay, you guys wait a minute, I'll go get ready. After saying that, the old man went into the kitchen, lit a fire and cooked, and soon the steaming food was served, all of which were wild animal meat, with some unknown green vegetables.
After eating, everyone chatted.
"I see that you don't seem to grow crops here, so you don't know how to solve the problem of eating?" asked Shen Bing.
"Look at what you just ate, we eat this every day. The old man said.
"That's hunting?" said Mingming.
"Yes, the mountain eats the mountain. The old man said.
"I have a question that I don't know if to ask. Shen Bing said.
"You want to ask me why I live in the mountains?" said the old man.
Shen Bing nodded and admitted, this is a question that every outsider will ask, because Yancheng has a suitable climate and good living conditions, so there is really no need to live in this deep mountain and old forest, there is no village in front of the village, there is no store in the back, the traffic is very inconvenient, the diet is difficult to guarantee, and there may be fierce beasts.
"I don't know if you're familiar with Yancheng?" asked the old man.
"I've only been here for a day or two, so I'm not very familiar with it. Shen Bing said.
"That's right. The people who can still enter Yancheng now are either rich or expensive, and presumably the son is also from a large family. The old man said.
"What do you mean by that?" asked Shen Bing.
"Over the years, the prefect of Yancheng has strictly restricted the entry of outsiders, and built high city walls, except for those who are willing to spend a lot of money to come in and live, ordinary people can't enter, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away, no one can manage it. He didn't know how much he had collected just for the entrance fee. But there is never a shortage of rich people in this world, and many people flock to it and come to Yancheng in a steady stream, but Yancheng is so big that it can't accommodate so many people, so the black-hearted prefect began to attack the people in the city. First of all, the increase in taxes overwhelmed the peasants, making it difficult for them to take care of themselves, and the large number of peasants in Yancheng made the peasants feel very sad about these money, which were not worth mentioning to him, and he wanted to make the peasants unable to survive and go out of the city to find another way to make a living. Even so, many peasants gritted their teeth and paid taxes, otherwise they would have to be expelled from Yancheng. Later, there were so many people who wanted to enter the city that he directly adopted the policy of eviction. Of course, it is not necessary to expel everyone, but only those poor peasants with no background. "The old man seems to have not told anyone about these sad things for a long time, and he is a little emotional when he talks about it, and he almost cries.
"Then you're one of them, it's just ......," Shen Bing said.
"Due to the large number of peasants, not all of them were expelled at once, and it was about to be our turn, as soon as a group of us were combined, we decided to flee into the mountains, and after looking for a few days and nights, the emperor lived up to his wishes, and finally found this place and was able to survive. It's just that those who were expelled don't know what happened, I was out of Yancheng a long time ago, and it was freezing and snowy outside, and it was hard to get used to. The old man said.
is really harsh and fiercer than a tiger, Xiaohong listened to the old man's words, and remembered yesterday's experience, and really hated Chen Fu.
"Then you usually make a living from hunting, what if you can't catch prey?" asked Shen Bing.
"We used to be neighbors, and if we didn't have a fight, we could go to someone else's house for a few meals. The old man said.
As he spoke, it was getting dark, and Shen Bing still had a lot of questions, maybe the old man in front of him could give him some answers.