I took out the map and opened it and asked, "Master, please help me see if we are in this area now?"
The old man leaned closer and looked at it, and immediately said, "Oh, you are still the old map from decades ago. Many places have been flooded before. This place is now called Tuling Mountain."
"Tuling Mountain? Are there any caves in this area?"
"There is no on this mountain, but there is a sheeptail cave on Dongyuankeng Mountain."
"Sheep Tail Cave? How to get there?"
The old man turned around and pointed to the southwest: "You keep walking from here, go down the mountain and pass through Dongyuan Village first, you can get there from the path behind the village, but that path is not easy to find, why don't I take you there?
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Nodded at me.
I took out the smoke and said, "How can I be so embarrassed? The New Year's Day keeps you busy."
The old man took a sip of my cigarette, grinned and said, "I have nothing to do when I'm idle, let's go, at least I have to walk for an hour."
Douyazi put on the shelf.
The old man saw it and asked, ‘What is this?’
I hurriedly said: "This is called a superconducting infrared laser all-terrain automatic acquisition satellite positioning antenna instrument."
"Oh... this is such a high-tech guy."
"That's right, it's directly connected to the satellite in the sky. The data we collected here can be uploaded directly to the provincial database through the satellite." I said.
After hearing this, the old man nodded and said, "I just said, I saw you guys walking around carrying an iron rack from a distance, and it turned out to be looking for satellites."
Soon after following the old man down the mountain, Dongyuan Village did not show it on the map. The houses in the village were still the same as those of tiled houses fifty or sixty years ago. It was estimated that twenty or thirty households lived here. The whole village was dead, and occasionally when passing by.
I saw one or two old men in their seventies and eighties sitting at the door basking in the sun.
About an hour later, the old man took us to the vicinity of the Sheeptail Cave.
When I saw the hole, I was a little disappointed at first sight.
The entrance of the cave is too small, like a goat's tail, narrow and slender, which does not match the cave characteristics described in history books.
Unexpectedly, the old man's next sentence made me curious.
He said: "This cave was originally named. Before liberation, a man named Erlangzi grazed sheep for the landlord. Because he fell asleep under the tree, he lost a sheep. He searched all the way and finally found this place. He suddenly saw the goat's tail.
It was exposed from the entrance of the cave. He entered the cave but couldn't find the goat, but he picked up a box of gold ingots. Since then, it has been called Sheep Tail Cave."
Brother Yu asked curiously: "Is this a legend or a real thing?"
"I don't know, many of us local people have heard this story anyway."
To thank you for leading the way, I stuffed a box of cigarettes.
The old man pretended to refuse and took it away. He said that his name was Li Laoshan, and said that if he needed help, he could go to Lijia Village to find him.
As soon as the person left, Douyazai and Liu Junyang began to get equipment.
He looked at the old man's direction for a few seconds and said, "Wenbin, follow up and take care not to be discovered."
Brother Yu said, "Boe, this old man is a local, what's the best thing about it?"
"Put my head, I'll go. I'm good at following. You guys are waiting for me here, don't go into the hole."
"Brother Yu, don't you notice that this old man is speaking something wrong? He can't hear the dialect accent." I said.
Xiaoxuan said: "Normal. We went to the market to buy vegetables a few days ago, and those old men and women also spoke well in Mandarin."
I said, "Not only about accent, I looked at the old man's hand carefully. It was not a calluse. It was not like those who went to the mountains to do farm work all year round. In short, I'll take a look. You guys will talk about it when I come back."
I followed the old man down the mountain all the way, but he didn't notice it. This is thanks to the tracking technology I have developed for a long time. I can guess whether the other party has discovered it based on the other party's pace and frequency, and whether he will suddenly turn around and wait.
I followed about a few miles along the way to Lijia Village. This village is more crowded than Dongyuankeng Village, with shops and primary schools in the village.
Seeing that the old man turned a corner and went straight into a house, I didn't follow him, so I went to the shop at the entrance of the village to buy a pack of cigarettes and asked the boss: "Uncle, is there anyone in your village named Li Laoshan?"
"Li Laoshan? Yes."
"Is he a native?"
"Yes, locals, basically all of them are from our Lijia Village. Li Laoshan used to teach in elementary school for more than 20 years, but now he has retired. He has packed more than ten acres of land on the mountain to plant peaches. I think your accent
Are you from another place? Inquire what he is doing. If you have something to do with him, I will go and shout for you?"
"No! I just asked casually, how much is it for me to get a lighter?"
"Five cents."
I hurried back to the mountain and explained what I found out.
The old man is indeed a local villager. He has taught in the village elementary school for more than 20 years and has also booked more than a dozen acres of orchards after retirement. It seems that the family is in good condition.
Douyazai said anxiously: "It's a waste of time, Fengzi, the sun is about to set! Let's hurry up, maybe the treasure is hidden in this cave. I didn't hear the old man just said that someone had picked up gold ingots in the cave before liberation.
Well."
The group entered the cave and the light immediately dimmed.
Turn on the new flashlight we just bought and illuminated the surroundings instantly.
"Two people are in groups, looking at each other. Don't walk around in the hole."
"Yunfeng, you and Wenbin are in the same group, and you will stick a reflective sticker."
"Put your head, this cave is not too deep at first sight, and you can't get lost."
"Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, stick it."
I saw a trace of worry from the expression on my head. I don’t know what he was worried about. The scale of the cave was not very large, and it was probably only one or two hundred meters long after it was over.
The reflective sticker plays a navigation role in a cave with forks and complex terrain and environment. You can recognize it by illuminating the flashlight from afar. This trick is very useful.
I can only follow the orders when I put my head on, but in fact I don’t think it’s necessary.
Brother Yu and I walked behind, and saw Liu Junyang and Xiaoxuan whispering to each other from time to time in front. Liu Junyang seemed very excited and kept illuminating the flashlight.
I shouted, "Hey! Don't talk nonsense! Focus on the road!"
Xiaoxuan looked back at me and said, "It's really important. I can't say a word to Xiaoyang? I'm reminding him to pay attention."
Then the two of them continued to speak and walked forward.
I didn't even look at it, so I took a reflective sticker on the stone wall.
The main body of the Yangwei Cave is made of a limestone structure. I held up a flashlight and carefully observed the top, but found no signs left by artificial digging. This is a natural cave.
After walking like this for a few minutes, I suddenly heard a ticking sound in front of me, as if it was a dripping sound.
Sure enough, we soon saw a pool of water.
The pool blocked the way, and water was still dripping into the pool at the top of the cave.