Five or six burly men scattered in all directions and surrounded Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong.
In contrast, the two people, who were alone and weak, looked extremely small.
On the bus, a group of tourists looked through the windows at the scene below.
Young and energetic people can't help but clench their fists and want to beat up those damn profiteers.
However, if they are angry and put themselves in danger, they will not do anything.
In the back row, a well-educated middle-aged man said: "If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, a young man will be unwise!"
An aunt forced a smile and said: "I think the things they sell are weird and not deceptive."
People use various excuses to cover up their cowardice, as if they compare themselves to superiors and don't have to compete with mud-legged people.
A man with a beer belly stepped in front of Jiang Ning in two steps and was about to collide with him.
Jiang Ning joined hands with Xue Yuantong and took a step back.
Such cowardly behavior immediately made several men laugh "hahaha".
"What do I think I am? A coward!"
The female tour guide sarcastically said, "Although the young man is quite handsome, compared to making money, that's nothing!"
Thinking that the other party was scared, the female tour guide rolled her eyes and came up with an idea:
"You have delayed our time. There are so many people just for you, and you have delayed us for almost two hours. Let's do this. You will pay us 2,000 yuan for lost time. After we pay the money, we can leave."
Seeing that they were confusing right and wrong, Xue Yuantong said: "How can there be two hours!"
She didn't stay long at all.
The female tour guide shouted: "I said two hours, just two hours!"
Xue Yuantong stopped talking.
Jiang Ning was in the center, not afraid at all. He said slowly: "Why are you shouting so loudly?"
The strong man stepped forward with an arrogant face: "Hey, what's wrong? You don't accept it?"
He stretched out his big face, which had many pockmarks on it, making it even more scary.
"If you don't accept it, will you hit me?"
"Are you going to hit me?" The strong man opened his mouth wide, not hiding his disdain.
They have done this kind of thing many times. These people from out of town are very loud when they say it, but when they actually do it, one of them can hit three.
He turned away his face, feeling very much in need of a beating, "Hit me, hit me, hit me?"
"Hahahaha!" Several men next to him laughed.
Jiang Ning had a strange look on his face and said to Tongtong, "Look, he asked for it."
"Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!" The pock-marked man spoke faster and faster.
Everyone was amused, and the air around them became happy.
Someone on the bus urged: "Young man, don't waste time, just pay the money and leave!"
Jiang Ning looked at the pockmarked man, slowly raised his hand, and slapped him away without hesitation.
This palm was extremely fast, making a roaring sound, and struck the man's temple with a bang. The man who was still shouting above him actually fell down and lay down.
Jiang Ning said calmly: "Noisy."
This palm deformed the surrounding atmosphere, just like when Class 8 was in class and everyone was chatting enthusiastically, suddenly Gao Heshuai walked into the classroom and said, "Okay, let's start class."
The face of the female tour guide who had everything under control suddenly became distorted, and several big men beside her roared:
"Swazi, you are looking for death!"
They picked up the weapons in their hands and hit Jiang Ning mercilessly. At the same time, they attacked from several directions, showing no mercy.
Xue Yuantong was extremely nervous. She was worried about Jiang Ning and subconsciously let go of his clothes for fear of disturbing him.
Jiang Ning did not retreat but advanced. Under his spiritual consciousness, the movements of several people were as slow as snails. He grabbed the wooden pole he had taken out with his hands and swung it out at a faster speed.
The powerful force was like sweeping away the weeds on the roadside, and the pole drew a semicircle, knocking several people over.
The female tour guide had just finished changing her face. When she saw everything happening in front of her, she changed her face again.
Jiang Ning leaned on the pole and stopped looking at the people howling on the ground. He turned his head slightly:
"Next, it's time to talk about compensation."
On the bus a little further away, the middle-aged man with his own cultural atmosphere had just finished saying "A good man will not suffer the consequences of his immediate loss" when he saw this situation. For a moment, all the words were stuck in his throat and he could not speak out.
The fashionable girl in the young couple's eyes widened, "Are they filming?"
She had never seen such a scene in reality.
The female tour guide looked at the men lying on the ground and her eyes twitched.
She traveled all over the country and visited several cities. She had never seen anyone so capable of fighting. Was she still a human?
She is no longer as arrogant as before, replaced by a flattering look:
"Pay for it, pay for it, we will pay for you."
Jiang Ning asked Tongtong, who raised his eyebrows specifically: "How much did we spend on shopping just now?"
Xue Yuantong understood and opened his mouth to tell lies: "It cost 4,000 yuan."
As soon as he said this, the female tour guide screamed: "How can there be 4,000?"
Jiang Ning's face darkened, and she weighed the pole in her hand: "I said 4,000, it's 4,000."
Xue Yuantong relied on his backing: "Ten times the compensation is 40,000 yuan."
These bad guys almost hurt Jiang Ning, how could she be so soft-hearted?
The female tour guide was going crazy, but faced with the smiling face of the other party, she didn't dare to say anything to resist, and reluctantly took out four wads of banknotes.
As a result, almost all the money spent on cheating the customer was lost to Jiang Ning.
She seemed to be scared and forced a smile: "We are unlucky today, admit it, get in the car quickly."
It looked like this on the surface, but the female tour guide hated her so much.
Now in the wilderness, there is no village or shop. Although there is a collapse, the other party must be their car. When the time comes, she will notify the people in front of her and prepare some good things to serve him.
No matter how good you are at fighting, can you beat a gun?
When you get to the place, spit it all out for her!
Jiang Ning got the advantage, but said: "The car is not on. I just want to take a walk. Tongtong, let's go."
He carried the pole and walked towards the path in the mountains and forests.
Xue Yuantong stuffed four wads of banknotes into her bag and was very happy. Originally, she was worried that there was not much money left in the Changqingye Travel Card, but she did not expect to make a windfall.
She happily followed Jiang Ning.
The female tour guide who went crazy was left behind.
Passengers on the bus couldn't help but become excited when they saw a bunch of men lying on the ground.
The female tour guide drew out her short knife and shouted: "What are you looking at!"
…
In the quiet forest, there was an abandoned path, occasionally blocked by branches and weeds. Jiang Ning's pole flashed past, and the road suddenly became clear.
Xue Yuantong didn't know where Jiang Ning was, but she never worried.
As they walked deeper and deeper, they saw squirrels squatting on the trees with nuts in their mouths, spiders hanging their webs upside down, birds flying in the forest, and the gurgling sound of streams coming from the distance. The style of the primitive mountain forest was fully revealed.
The two of them were sightseeing all the way. During the trip, Xue Yuantong opened the cans and ate while walking, completely in a tourist mentality.
After more than two hours, the sky above me suddenly opened up, with towering peaks in the distance and a modern highway extending out from below and surrounding the mountains.
Compared with the plains where Yuzhou is located, Yun Province is mostly a combination of mountains.
"It's half past four." Xue Yuantong said.
Jiang Ning: "Follow this road and you can get to where you live before dark."
Xue Yuantong: "Okay!"
She walked for a while, turned around and looked at the long downhill slope, and sighed: "It would be great if there was a skateboard. It would definitely be fun to slide down from here."
Jiang Ning: "I'm afraid you'll fall down the mountain."
"snort!"
The road was very empty, and after walking for more than half an hour, an SUV sped past.
The SUV drove dozens of meters away and parked on the side of the road. When Jiang Ning and two people passed by, a young woman leaned out of the car window:
"Sister, can I give you a ride?"
Xue Yuantong thanked him and then declined. The world was declining and people's hearts were not as good as before. She was not sure whether the other party was kind or malicious.
"All right."
The SUV started again.
Jiang Ning walked a little further and saw an SUV parked on the side of the road from a distance. Two men were inspecting it with tools. Judging from the age difference, one was fifty years old and the other was about thirty years old. They were probably a father and son.
Until Jiang Ning approached, they were still repairing the car, looking sad.
When Xue Yuantong passed by, through the car window, he saw an old man in the car and a young woman with a child. It was the woman who just spoke.
Seeing someone coming, the man who was repairing the car smiled bitterly and said hello.
Xue Yuantong: "The car broke down?"
"The engine stalled suddenly." The man was helpless. It seemed that he could only find someone to tow the car, which was very troublesome.
Jiang Ning scanned the car with her consciousness and found the fault: the throttle valve was too dirty.
The man asked strangely: "Do you know anything about cars?"
Jiang Ning said: "Know a little."
He came closer, knocked on the engine, and at the same time used his spiritual power to clean the car's throttle: "You guys try starting it again."
The man was doubtful, so he returned to the driver's seat and tried to start the car, but it actually started.
He couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Awesome!"
They invited again: "Young man, thanks to you, get in the car and give you a ride."
This time Jiang Ning did not refuse and took Xue Yuantong into the car.
The SUV has three rows of seats and is not too crowded.
During the conversation on the way, Xue Yuantong learned that they were returning to their hometown to visit relatives. The old man in the car had not returned to the village in thirty years, and he came back to have a look with the intention of returning to his roots.
…
A passenger bus stopped at the temporary station.
The SUV driver, Brother Chen, said: "You can take a bus from here to the county seat, and then take a bus to the city. I originally wanted to treat you to a meal and take you back on the way, but now I have no choice. The elderly at home are very homesick and are rushing back.
Ha ha!"
The young woman touched her son's head to persuade him:
"We are going to the village to have a look. Aren't you here for tourism? You can actually come with me. It's just two more chopsticks anyway."
"Sister Zheng, no, thank you for sending us here." Xue Yuantong thanked her.
Sister Zheng's son, holding the playing cards, reluctantly said:
"Brother, don't go, let's continue playing cards."
While speaking, there was a man in a floral shirt next to him shaking his fan:
"There are no buses at this point. If you want to go back to the county, you have to wait for the bus tomorrow."
As soon as she said this, Sister Zheng laughed and said, "Girl, get in the car, we will come with you to the village to have a look."
Xue Yuantong hesitated, but then heard Jiang Ning say: "You haven't seen the village in the mountainous area, let's take a look."
Sister Zheng’s son cheered: “Get in the car, get in the car, let’s play cards!”
This little boy, about five or six years old, has a tough head and a tough brain. He is addicted to Landlords and cannot extricate himself.
So Xue Yuantong got on the bus again.
After asking about it, Brother Chen drove towards his grandfather's hometown. The road was bumpy. When he arrived at the village entrance, he found that the village was long gone.
After several inquiries, I learned that thirty years had passed and the village had moved.
Brother Chen rushed to Xincun non-stop. As a result, he drove back to the temporary station in the town. It turned out that the roads leading to Xincun were all mountain roads. You could not drive, you could only walk.
Brother Chen and Sister Zheng looked at each other, but the elderly at home were homesick, so they had to find local acquaintances and follow the rugged mountain road to the new village.
How could a little boy from the city endure such suffering? He cried and screamed halfway through, sat down on the ground, and refused to leave.
Brother Chen and Sister Zheng used their special skills to look after the house and beat the children.
The little boy was beaten until he burst into tears. Sister Zheng asked, "Are you still fooling around?"
"No more playing, no more playing," the little boy said fearfully.
"What should I do if I keep cheating?" Sister Zheng asked again.
The little boy howled: "If you keep cheating, I will become an orphan!"
Half a minute later.
The little boy cried louder.
…
After walking for more than two hours, it was completely dark.
The guide used a flashlight to help the old man and walked on the mountain road.
The night sky is extremely deep, vast and beautiful. Looking up, I can see thousands of stars floating in the night sky, and my heart instantly becomes clear.
That was an unprecedented night in Hui Province.
Xue Yuantong turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone and held Jiang Ning tightly, for fear of getting lost with him.
Several lights suddenly lit up in the distance, and those lights got closer and closer. Finally, the two groups came into contact.
Opposite were seven or eight young men, plainly dressed, rough-skinned, real rural people.
The village chief was very old. He looked at the old man's face for a while and said in surprise:
"Are you Uncle Chen?"
Next, there was a burst of noise from the crowd, and the old man was very excited. He left his hometown in middle age. More than thirty years later, he came back with a head full of white hair.
The village chief led a group of villagers in the village and welcomed the group of people into the village.
Xue Yuantong looked at the houses here curiously. There were many gray brick houses and even adobe houses.
Like hers in the village, the worst houses are also red brick houses. Most people live in two-story buildings. The adobe houses were eliminated many years ago.
But here, there was not a single building in the entire village. It was hard for her to imagine that there was still such poverty in this place.
Someone came back to recognize their relatives, and the village chief uncharacteristically set up three banquet tables. The old man was invited to the main table to drink, and the cooked chicken, duck, and mutton were served in bowls.
Although the environment is simple, the dishes are all large and it is a pleasure to eat.
The customs in the village are strict and women are not allowed to serve at the table. Xue Yuantong can only eat at the small table. After Jiang Ning was almost finished, he pulled out a chicken leg and gave it to Xue Yuantong.
Sister Zheng found an opportunity, brought over a few hundred-dollar bills, and asked privately:
"Xiao Jiang, do you have any change? Give me some 10 yuan and 20 yuan."
She told Jiang Ning that this was a red envelope given to her by the elderly at home. They were so poor here that they had to kill chickens during festivals. In order to entertain them, the village spent a lot of money, so they should give some red envelopes.
Jiang Ning gave her 500 in change, which surprised Sister Zheng a lot.
She also gave some change to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong called some children and gave them pocket money. Under the illumination of incandescent lamps, the children in the village went crazy with joy. They had never seen such a big amount of money.
Xue Yuantong gave two 10-yuan bills to a silly child. After he received the money, he giggled twice and ran away, only to lose one.
Xue Yuantong took the money and chased after him. Unexpectedly, the child ran away very fast.
"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning!" She grabbed Jiang Ning and looked for the child. They chased her around several corners, but she couldn't find the child and she got lost instead.
The terrain of the mountain village is undulating, unlike the villages on the plains. It is very winding. Xue Yuantong walked around and came to a dilapidated courtyard with Jiang Ning.
"Jiang Ning, do you still remember the road you took just now?" Xue Yuantong was frustrated, she was actually lost!
"Of course I remember." Jiang Ning's consciousness covered the village no problem.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound coming from the side.
Xue Yuantong was curious and turned around to look. Taking advantage of the moonlight, he discovered that it was a broken window.
She thought the children were hiding there, playing hide and seek, so she ran over to take a look.
At first glance, the windows were gray and thin iron bars were faintly visible.
Quiet, extremely quiet, all the movement inside the windows disappeared.
Xue Yuantong's little face came forward and his eyes focused on the glass. Suddenly, a woman with disheveled hair rushed towards him.
Xue Yuantong was so frightened that he hurriedly shouted: "Jiang Ning, save me!"
