The man who suddenly appeared with a wolf dog on his leash seemed to be a local. After cursing, he picked up a branch and angrily tried to drive us away.
Seeing Dou Sprout peeing on the stone man, he started to scold him again.
"Old Xue, what is this man talking about in such a hurry?" he asked.
Uncle Xue listened for a while and said in surprise: "What he said probably means that it is almost two o'clock. On today and tomorrow of every month, between 2 o'clock and 4 o'clock at noon and after 9 o'clock in the evening, no one can
When you come to Guizailing, you can’t just pass by.”
"Damn it! You dragged the dog and bit me!" Dou Sprout took two steps back.
"Come on, fellow countryman, let's talk here."
Master Xue winked at us and put his arm around the man's shoulders. Because Master Xue was from Yongzhou, he was naturally easier to talk to than outsiders like us. We talked with him for about ten minutes. When I saw Master Xue coming over, I quickly asked what was going on.
"Tsk...it's a bit troublesome."
Uncle Xue frowned and said: "This person is hired by the county government. He can be considered a forest ranger. Since someone disappeared here last year, the county government has sent people to look after it. The barbed wire fence will be repaired in two months. I said we come to travel.
Yes, this person told us to leave as soon as possible."
The ranger's name was Lao Hu, and what he said at that time was indeed true.
Everyone should know that in that era before the Internet was widely spread, except for the locals in Daoxian County, Yongzhou, outsiders did not know that such a place existed.
In May of the year we went there, because someone was missing, Guiziling built a barbed wire wall and locked it to prevent entry.
Moreover, the village brigade built two small roads here. Only the left road can enter, and a stone tablet was erected at the intersection.
Later, this place was designated as a cultural relic protection site. In order to increase tourism revenue, Daoxian County erected a large billboard behind the stone monument, which read: "Welcome to Guizailing and explore the unsolved mysteries."
The ranger Lao Hu who scolded us at that time lived in the small house next to the billboard. He should be there now. He is an old man. It is estimated that the wolfdog he raised has died of old age.
We were originally going to dig a hole in the woods with a Luoyang shovel, but we were driven away by Old Hu.
"Damn it! This guy is in the way! I want to get in his way!" After leaving the forest, Dou Sprout couldn't help but turn around and curse.
"Wait, come and see." Xiaoxuan suddenly shouted from behind.
There is a pond next to the hillside of Guizailing. Xiaoxuan pointed to the water and said, "Look! Why is there bubbles in the water?"
When we took a look, it was really true.
It was fine when I came here just now, but now in the middle of the pond, small bubbles keep popping up, just like someone blowing bubbles under the water.
"What's going on?"
Dou Sprout picked up a stone and threw it into the pond.
"The water isn't very deep, so why is it bubbling? Give me a try, I'll give it a try."
Dou Sprout specially found a big stone this time. He walked over holding it with both hands and smashed it into the pond, causing ripples in circles.
We just watched the big rocks being thrown in, and they were still bubbling, which was obvious even on the shore.
Just as I was about to speak, Uncle Xue pushed me and whispered, "Stop playing and leave quickly. That person is here again."
Just like that, we were kicked out during the day without even drying our hair.
But it’s okay, I just told you that we came here to see it during the day, people have to sleep, and night is our home court.
That night after twelve o'clock, after everyone in the village went to bed, we went together again.
Winter in the south is not as cold as in the north, but the temperature is also very low at night. I carried my bag and didn't turn on the flashlight, and it was completely dark. I looked around and whispered: "Look around, there should be no one, let's go in."
"Well," the leader said, "Yunfeng, you lead the way and just use the flashlight. The others should follow closely."
Entering the forest, with dead leaves under my feet, I turned the flashlight brighter.
The light shone on the faces of those stone figures, making them feel a little uncomfortable.
In particular, some of the stone figures have smiling faces. When we look at them, they also look at us.
Xiaoxuan patted my arm: "Stop taking pictures, it's scary. Let's get to work quickly."
I unzipped the bag and twisted the Luoyang section by section. It was more than three meters long. I stood up with the shovel and asked: "Where to hit the head?"
"Start from the bottom of your feet."
"Okay." I gave the flashlight to Brother Yu and asked him to shine it.
A thick layer of dead leaves fell on the ground. I pushed it aside with my feet, then raised the shovel high and smashed it down.
It wasn't freezing yet, so the Luoyang shovel went down quickly, and a lot of soil was brought up by the shovel head.
Without even looking at it with his hands, he kicked it up with his feet and said, "The dead soil is not deep enough. Keep going."
I nodded and continued to connect the pole to nearly five meters.
Uncle Xue shined a flashlight on it. He plucked the soil he brought up, frowned and said, "There is no white paste mud, no green paste mud and charcoal. Let's find another place to explore."
I started exploring the spot at 12:30 and continued until after 2 o'clock, but I really found nothing.
If Guizailing was the burial mound of a large tomb in the past, there would be some discoveries at so many exploration points, but nothing would be found.
I thought to myself that maybe the archeology organized by the county government in 2002 was right and there were no tombs.
"Hey Fengzi," Douyazai touched me at this time: "Does anyone want these stone men? Let's pick up two small ones and carry them away. It's not in vain."
"Don't talk nonsense. No one wants these things. Who are you going to sell them to?"
Uncle Xue said at this time: "How about we search separately first, in pairs, each holding a stick, to see if there are any undiscovered burglary holes nearby."
Everyone agreed that Dou Sprout and I would look for it along the north side.
After walking more than a hundred meters in the woods, Dou Sprout pointed ahead and suddenly said: "Look, is there a stone house there?"
After walking around behind the tree, I frowned and took a few glances.
This should be the Zaizai Temple that Xiao Tang told me about. I didn’t expect it to be so small.
I thought it was very big, but I never thought it was a small temple made of stone, more than one meter high. There was a broken clay incense burner in the temple. Behind the incense burner was a clay figure, which looked like it was enshrining some Taoist figure, because
I saw that there was still red cinnabar remaining on the face of the clay figure.
"Who is Fengzi? You see, he's still wearing a hat? Is it valuable?" Dou Sprout turned around and asked.
"It's not bad. It's worth a thousand yuan. If someone catches the eye, it might be sold for several thousand more. It might be a local Taoist statue from Wan Qing Tongzhi and Guangxu period. It's strange... How come such a Taoist statue is offered here.
"
I kept searching until after three o'clock in the morning, but except for the stone men everywhere on the ground, I didn't find anything of value, and I didn't see any robber holes.
There was no sign of discouragement on Master Xue's face. He said: "As I expected, this place is certainly not that simple. There are also Yin Yang Cave and Zai Zai Cave in the north of Guizailing. Let's go there to look for them tomorrow.
Can you find anything?"
Because the old people in the countryside got up early, we went back for fear of being discovered. It was still dark the day after we got back, and Dou Sprout suddenly said with his legs crossed in pain, "Do you have any paper in Fengzi? It's so big that I can't hold it in anymore."
"Don't ask for it from me. I don't have it. Xiaoxuan, please tear it apart for her."
Just as Dou Sprout stretched out his hand, he suddenly farted.
"Eh...it's disgusting! Go!"
Xiaoxuan tore some toilet paper to him, and Dou Sprout snatched it away and ran away.
Nearly 40 minutes later, I finished washing my feet and lay down on the bed, but I couldn't see the bean sprouts coming back. I thought the bean sprouts had fallen into the toilet.
Xiaoxuan rolled her eyes at me and said, "Don't worry about him, who knows if he got drunk in the toilet."
Brother Yu coughed: "Ahem! Little girl, please be civilized and avoid using bad words. Be careful if the Buddha hears it and it will cause more karma."
Xiaoxuan covered her mouth and responded: "Brother Yu, you still say that I am a fake monk who smokes, drinks, eats meat and has girlfriends. Tell me, which one do you not do?"
"No, you guys should lie down first. I'll go see him. It's been almost an hour." I put on my clothes again and opened the door to find Dou Sprout.
The toilet was in an open space fifty meters outside the courtyard. There was no light, so I went in directly with a flashlight.
"Hey, Fengzi, don't shine in my face?"
When I entered the toilet, I saw Dou Sprout taking off his pants and squatting to defecate.
"You've been fucking for an hour? Didn't you just blow your ass off? Your face is sweating."
Dou Sprout took out toilet paper and said:
"Fuck, whoever did that? Go back quickly. I'll be fine soon."
