The old man's voice was a bit old and hoarse, and each word passed through Shangguan Tang's eardrums, like grains of sand rubbing against hard white paper, and she suddenly got goosebumps all over her body.
However, when he heard the other party ask this question, Shangguantang was already more excited than anything else, so he couldn't care less about anything else.
"Yes, yes, grandpa, can you tell me how to enter the mountain? There are still some questions, no, many questions, I want to ask."
The old man waved his hand, saying you're welcome, nodded again, turned around and walked a few steps, gesturing for her to follow him.
Shangguantang felt happy, thinking that he finally found a good person willing to help him.
The old man led her to sit on the stone bench, smiling and his snow-white beard trembling.
"Ask me anything little girl, and I will tell you what I know."
"Thank you, grandpa. I would like to ask how to enter the mountain stream between the two peaks? Which road is closer?"
An imperceptible strangeness flashed in the old man's eyes.
"What is the little girl doing in the mountain stream?"
Shangguantang hesitated for a moment, but decided to express his purpose.
"There is a piece of land upstream of the mountain stream that I am very interested in. I wonder if any villagers are willing to take me to inspect it."
"Everyone is very busy."
The old man glanced thoughtfully at the wooden houses behind him, and then returned to Shangguan Tang.
"If the little girl doesn't mind, I can take you in."
Shangguan Tang's lips opened into an O shape. Although the old man in front of him was in good spirits, he looked like he was over sixty years old. At such an old age, could he withstand the bumps on the mountain road?
"Little girl, don't doubt it. I grew up in this Mingshan Mountain. Since I was a child, I have followed the elders in and out of the mountains. I am familiar with the roads in the mountains better than anyone else."
Shangguantang is still dubious.
"Little girl, do you want to see if there is oil in that land?"
Shangguan Tang was startled and nodded hesitantly.
Without saying anything, the old man turned around and entered the wooden house. After a while, he came out with two things in his hand, one was a box of matches and the other was a jar. I didn't know what was inside.
"Here is special powder. Just find a suitable place, sprinkle the powder on that location, and then ignite it. If the powder turns red after burning, it proves that there is oil underground. If it turns white after burning, there is no oil.
"
In a short period of time, Shangguantang was so shocked that she was speechless. She had never heard of this method before.
"Little girl, don't believe it? It doesn't matter, you will know later."
Shangguan Tang wanted to ask if he could give her the props and she could do it herself, but who knew that the other party seemed to have read through her thoughts.
"Little girl, make sure you can find a suitable position."
Shangguan Tang was speechless and looked at the old man in front of him. He was in good spirits and nodded.
"Then I'll trouble Grandpa."
The old man grinned. Under the withered lips, there was a dark mouth, with only two pointed teeth left inside. Shangguantang felt a chill and hurriedly looked away, so he didn't notice the flash in the old man's eyes.
It was so brutal.
Shangguantang followed the old man and walked along the foot of Ming Mountain. The weather today was not very good. Since we were in the mountains again, the air was filled with slightly thick water vapor. The sky was also a little dark. The mountains on both sides were spectacular in altitude.
The sight of the mountain peak made her a little dizzy.