The village is not big. At first glance, there are more than a dozen households scattered here and there. Most of the houses are old-fashioned tile-roofed houses. Only one household near the entrance of the village is a two-story building.
The woman pointed towards the two-story building: "That's my house. You can stay there at night. It's almost dark. Let's go back quickly and we can still catch up with dinner!"
Having said that, I'm still a little hungry.
In the evening, after having some dinner at their house, I thought about establishing a good relationship with this farmer who seemed a little hostile to me so I could inquire about the situation in Xiongtou Mountain. There happened to be a small shop in the village.
I bought a few bottles of wine and had a few drinks with the farmer. After a few drinks, the man's attitude towards me really improved.
"I wonder what I call my little brother?"
"Just call me Xiao Du. My eldest brother's ancestors have lived here? I think your family is quite impressive. Other houses are brick houses, but yours is a two-story building. My eldest brother can be considered a capable person in the village."
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"Hey, the dissatisfied little brother said, I am the village chief of our Taligou. Our ancestors have been like this here. My grandfather was the village chief. After his death, my father became the village chief. My father has not been in good health in the past two years.
Okay, I'll be the village chief! Then we still have a certain prestige in this village. This building is an old building, all made of wood. It has been passed down from our ancestors. My ancestors were officials before, but then the family business failed.
Leave such an old building behind!"
"Then why is our place called Xiongtou Mountain? Are there bears on the mountain?"
Village Chief Li looked at me with a profound look: "There are not only bears but also bear kings on Xiongtou Mountain! That one is as big as a small mountain, so it is called Xiongtou Mountain. Brother Xiao Du, do you want to go up the mountain?
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"Village Chief Li, are you kidding me? How could there be such a big bear? Wouldn't it become a spirit?"
I shook my head and explained: "I came here to find creative inspiration. This mountain is said to be so evil by you, how dare I go there!"
"To be honest, there have been more and more outsiders in the mountains in the past few years. There are all kinds of people. They are all part of some archaeological team, or they are just here to travel. But these people are fine for a few days, and how many people are there?
The Queen of Heaven is dishonest, I have seen this happen too many times, you can’t deceive me!”
I smiled awkwardly and didn't answer.
Village Chief Li took a peanut and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, squinted at me, and said quietly: "I think you are different from the people who came before. To tell you the truth, the back mountain cannot
Go, the country has strict control now, and the black blind men on the mountain are listed as protected animals. They could still be hunted a few years ago, but now the big deal is that there are no hunters even in our village!'
Seeing that I was listening attentively, Village Chief Li continued: "Those people who came before, I knew what they were doing as soon as they stuck their butts out, didn't they just want to come for poaching? I reported them all, and the government will reward you with a five-year reward if you catch one
Bai, you look like this, you are definitely not here to poach!"
I smiled: "That's natural. Let alone beating a bear, it's only the bear that beats me!"
Village Chief Li grinned: 'You don't have that murderous aura, and you're not a guy either. I don't care what you do, as long as you don't go up the mountain to hunt bears!'
After chatting for a while, Village Chief Li was called by his wife to go to bed. That night I stayed at Village Chief Li’s house. Lying in bed, I just thought about Wu Tian. Honglian and Xiaobai both said that Wu Tian
Maybe I can go to Xiongtou Mountain again, but the villagers here have a kind of awe for Niutoushan. I don’t know what the mystery is here. I’m thinking about finding a way to go up the mountain tomorrow to have a look.
But that night it started raining heavily in the mountains, and it rained continuously for three days. It was difficult to go out, let alone go up the mountain.
After being bored indoors for a few days, I finally waited until the weather cleared.
I got up early and walked around the village, and found that there was a large lake next to the village. It had rained heavily a few days ago, and there were many dead fish floating in the lake.
In the early morning, there were already many villagers gathered around the lake, holding bamboo poles and nets, fishing for fish in the lake. Their faces were very excited, and they were all smiling. I also saw two familiar figures, Village Chief Li
He and his wife were among them.
I guess it was because the heavy rains in the past two days were too heavy, and the water from the mountains gathered down and rushed into the lake, causing the river water to be deprived of oxygen, which is why so many fish died.
I looked around and saw that Village Chief Li’s wife’s bucket had already been filled with a bucket full of dead fish. The fish had just died and was very fat. Village Chief Li’s wife carried the bucket and walked home. She smiled when she saw me.
He said, there is fish to eat tonight!
In the past few days, I have been eating potatoes at Village Chief Li's house during the day, and my stomach has become sour. When I heard what the village chief's wife said, and saw the plump herring in the bucket, I couldn't help but feel a surge of clear water in my mouth.
I picked up a bamboo pole from the ground and stood on the shore and fished it out. Although many people died, the villagers' work efficiency was really high, and the whole family was involved. The elderly, children, women, and men all tried their best.
, skillfully used a net and bamboo pole to pick up the dead fish from the lake.
I didn't grow up in the city, so I did a lot of fishing and shrimping when I was a kid, so I helped Village Chief Li catch a few fish. After fishing for a while, I felt my arms were very sore, and there were not many fish left by the lake.
, there are still many in the middle of the lake, but the water in the lake has surged just after the heavy rain stopped. From a close distance, the lake water is khaki in color and rolling constantly. I don’t know how deep it is. If the water quality is poor, it will be very dangerous. I am sure
It won't go down, and Village Chief Li's family has already fished out a bucket and a half, which is enough to last for more than a week, so naturally there is no need.
Village Chief Li seemed to think that fishing in this way would be dangerous. Several young people rolled up their trouser legs and stuck one foot into the lake, so he called everyone back and stopped them from fishing anymore. The few who came earlier were
The villagers, after hearing what Chief Li said, all carried bamboo poles ashore, and the harvest was quite fruitful. Naturally, they didn't have any objections, but those who came later were not happy, and stood by the lake and faced Chief Li.
He shouted: "Of course you don't need to catch more fish after you have caught so much. I fished for a long time and caught these fish. Why don't you let me catch them? Why don't you take your wife's bucket home?"
Give me the fish!"
The person who spoke was a woman in her forties, with braids on the back of her head. She was barefoot and carrying a bamboo basket. She had high cheekbones and a thin mouth. She rolled up her sleeves and held a bamboo pole in her hand. There were only a few small bamboo poles in the basket.
Fish, at first glance, are quite powerful creatures.
When the woman said this, several villagers who had not caught any fish started to boo.
Village Chief Li seemed to be very angry, but he couldn't think of any reason to organize them, so he shouted: "You can fish, but you can't go into the water. The water in this lake is not as muddy as before! Maybe the Dragon King will leave the palace."
It’s over!”
"You say it's easy. Do you think there are any fish in this lake? You guys have caught them all. If you don't go into the water, how can you catch them?"
The woman was quite dissatisfied and simply dropped her feet. The woman was very brave. The water immediately flooded the woman's abdomen. The woman's body swayed before she stabilized her figure. Her face was a little nervous, but soon
After it stabilized, I looked a little worried. The water in the lake was turbid, and even if there was an undercurrent surging near the lake, the woman held up a bamboo pole and poked at the herring, which weighed about two kilograms a day, and then pulled it back hard. The top of the bamboo pole was chipped.
It was extremely sharp, and it was inserted all at once, and the woman's face showed a joyful look.
Village Chief Li shouted from the shore: "Widow Zhao, come up quickly!"
The woman obviously didn't take Chief Li's words into account. She quickly pulled the big herring off the bamboo pole, put it into the bamboo basket on her arm, and then continued to fish it out.
The young men next to them couldn't sit still anymore. The woman rolled her eyes at them, seeming to be disdainful.
How can a young man in his twenties be surprised by such excitement? They came even later than Widow Li and didn't catch a single fish.
A few of your boys turned away and hurried over after a while. Within a few minutes, they all carried a black car inner tube on their shoulders, which was full of air and covered with a layer of fishing net, which could just accommodate a
People sit on it.
A few young people, obviously this was not the first time they had done this. When they got there, they snorted at the woman, then suddenly threw the tire into the water, then quickly jumped up, splashed the water with a bamboo pole, and slowly
Rowing towards the center of the lake, there was a burst of laughter while paddling.
The woman cursed in native dialect and continued to fish.
Village Chief Li frowned. He was a young man in the village who had always been rebellious. He couldn't stop him at all. There was a look of worry in his eyes.
I also felt vaguely bad. The water in this lake was very fast. The deeper you went, the more undercurrents there were. Such a small car tire was like a small boat in the lake, swaying constantly and seemed to tip over at any time. But the people above were grinning.