At the end of the valley is a ten-meter-square pool.
We stood by the pool and marveled at the magic of nature's creations. We always thought that the small streams in the valley were formed by mountain spring water, but now we know that the source is actually this pool of clear water.
The water in the pool was crystal clear, and there were no fish in it, only some algae and small river shrimps.
There are two paths next to the pool, one leading to the mountainside, and the other with clear mud footprints leading to the terraces on the side of the valley.
"The villagers who are farming are carrying water from this pool to irrigate their fields."
Chujiu pointed to the path leading to the mountainside. Up here is Sun Qiang's village. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
"Yeah, there's a snake!"
The cow walking in front of us suddenly screamed, and a green, slender little snake sprang out from the grass on the roadside, and then slid into the pool.
Chujiu slapped his head and almost forgot the most important thing. Then he found three dry bamboo poles over one meter long in the rows of small bamboo groves next to the water pool.
"This is a must-have equipment for country people going into the mountains."
On the ninth day of the lunar month, a bamboo pole is given to the cow. In places where there are many weeds on the roadside, be sure to use the bamboo pole to explore the grass first. Snakes, insects and the like are not terrible. If you encounter a trap set by the villagers to catch wild animals, you may be injured.
Own.
The cow nodded obediently. In the past, I often saw people holding a bamboo stick in their hands when they went into the mountains, and thought it was used as a walking stick.
"Teacher Ding, let me tell you something."
Chu Jiu glanced at me, saw me nodding, and then caught up with the cows who were playing with the flowers and grass on the roadside with bamboo poles.
"Shameless little thief, why do you call me this heroine?"
The cow made a sword dance with the bamboo pole in her hand, and just as she narrowed her eyes and pointed at Chujiu, Chujiu picked it up casually, and the bamboo pole flew into the grass a few meters away.
"Ah, ah, ah, you pay for my bamboo pole."
The cow stamped her feet angrily, and Chujiu lost her life-saving weapon.
"Teacher Ding, I really have something to say to you."
When Niu Niu saw Chujiu's serious face, he immediately put away his playful expression and said, "Let's talk about something."
"Uh, that American Grand Canyon rafting..."
Cow got angry again and threatened to mess up Chujiu's hair today so that he wouldn't look handsome.
"Okay, Teacher Ding, if I really have something to tell you, I'd better let Guoguo tell you."
Chujiu jumped into the grass and picked up the bamboo pole in front of the cow.
"Qin Feng?"
I glared at Chujiu, thinking of me when I needed to be a bad guy.
"Teacher Ding, anything you see in the coming days must be kept strictly confidential."
I'm not trying to scare the cows. Just now when I was next to the waterhole, Chujiu suddenly mentioned this matter, and it occurred to me that I really should vaccinate the cows.
According to the department's rules, ordinary people should not know about extraordinary events as much as possible.
The department will handle the witnesses accordingly based on the seriousness of the impact of the situation to avoid causing trouble to their subsequent lives.
Sun Zuojun once told us that he once took over a mission about the Shennongjia savages. At that time, a team of expedition members happened to witness the whole process and even secretly took pictures with instruments.
Not long after, reports about savages in Shennongjia spread all over the place, and several expedition members became the hottest topics at the moment.
Even several newspapers and periodicals in Hong Kong specifically contacted the expedition members for an exclusive interview.
As a result, some industrial chains around Shennongjia were completely shut down. This incident attracted the attention of senior officials, who immediately deployed a series of public relations actions and secret operations, and at the same time supplemented and revised the department's confidentiality rules.
In the end, whether the Shennongjia Savage Incident was a rumor or not was revealed in the Hong Kong media's exclusive interviews with the expedition members due to numerous loopholes.
In exclusive interviews, several team members showed baffled expressions when mentioning the Savages, saying that they had no memory of such a thing.
"It is not difficult for some people to find a few people secretly and erase part of their memories."
This is how Sun Zuojun explained it to us at the beginning. The department also deducted half of the allowance for that mission.
I thought about the time I used silver needles to erase Zhang Feng's memory at school in the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
Chujiu answered me that he didn't know the department's rules and just followed the procedures of Uncle Gong's teaching.
"You mean if I know too much, I will be killed and silenced?"
The cow stared in panic. If she caused us trouble, she would not go into the mountain and wait for us at the bottom of the mountain.
Chujiu rolled his eyes and told Teacher Ding that there was a confidentiality agreement for what we were doing.
In the future, you must not say these things under any circumstances. If this causes panic to the society, you must bear the corresponding responsibility.
The cow suddenly lost its interest in playing before and became extremely depressed. It lowered its head and waved the bamboo pole in its hand feebly.
I caught up with the cow and explained that no one knew what would happen in the next few days. I just wanted to remind her that she might encounter things beyond her knowledge.
"I know you are not ordinary people, I, I, I..."
The cow lowered its head, a little disappointed in its voice, and slapped the weeds on the roadside with the bamboo pole in its hand.
In this situation, I really don't know how to comfort the cow. If I had a choice, I really don't want her to have anything to do with these bizarre things.
"Teacher Ding, what do you think this is?"
Chujiu suddenly jumped to the side of the cow, holding a red book issued by the department in his hand.
"This is the biggest secret between Guo Guo and me."
Chujiu boasted that our work certificate cannot be disclosed to anyone, not even Sister Xiaoyu has seen it.
"real?"
Niu Niu took the notebook from Chujiu's hand, turned his head and stared at me with an expression of complete disbelief.
I nodded and told the truth, Xiaoyu had never seen our work ID card.
"Teacher Ding, if we show you this, it means that we treat you as one of our own."
Dai Niu once again confirmed with me that Xiaoyu had really never seen our work ID cards, and then the joy from before appeared in his eyes again.
Chujiu continued to brag, and this alone was enough to prove that in Guoguo's eyes, Teacher Ding was more important than Sister Xiaoyu at certain times.
The corners of my mouth twitched. It was obviously just an ordinary, no more ordinary work permit.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone these things even to death, not even my father."
The cow regained its energy again, waving the bamboo pole in its hand and slapping the weeds on the roadside. I want to be a heroine who eliminates harm for the people.
Chujiu turned around and curled her lips at me. Whatever incredible thing happened next would depend entirely on her own ability to bear it.