Then Loach and I stopped talking because the mountain road was too difficult to walk.
Just when I was talking to Loach, Loach was distracted and almost fell off the mountain.
This scared both Loach and me, so we had to concentrate all our attention on our way.
After all, you only have one life, and if you lose it, you can't get it back.
Just when Loach and I were about to break our legs, we finally reached the mountain.
After arriving at the top of the mountain, the sky has begun to darken. It seems that no matter whether we can find any news about Zhang Dan's disappearance in Panjiagou, we will have to stay on the mountain for one night. Going down the mountain after dark is too risky.
"Dongfang, look there quickly!" Loach suddenly pointed in a direction and shouted to me happily.
I looked towards the place pointed by Loach's hand, and could vaguely see the outline of a row of houses, and several houses were still emitting green smoke. This discovery made me extremely surprised.
The so-called "population" means that wherever there are people, there must be smoke, and conversely, wherever there is smoke, there must be people.
It seems that the place that the loach is pointing to is Panjiagou. Night has fallen. It is estimated that at this time, the people in Panjiagou have also started to light fires and cook.
Loach and I immediately walked there.
"Dongfang, you said we want to stay here tonight. The people in Panjiagou are so poor, will they agree to take us in?" Nilu asked me while walking on the road.
I don't think this is a big problem. He just said that the people in Panjiagou are not rich. I believe that as long as we finally contribute some money, the villagers in Panjiagou will eventually agree to our stay.
As we speak, we have already reached Panjiagou.
It happened that we saw a young girl carrying a bucket of water under the sunset and I walked inside.
The girl looked a little struggling to carry the bucket of water. The bucket of water was shaking and a lot of it was spilled.
I patted the loach and quickly walked towards the girl.
"Sister, let me help you carry water!" I shouted to her loudly when I was still a little far away from her.
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. When you meet strangers, it's always good to be sweeter in your mouth and more diligent in your hands and feet.
The girl put down the bucket of water in her hand and raised her head to look at us.
Only then did we see what this girl looked like. The girl was wearing a blue sportswear and a single ponytail. Her face turned red because she was carrying a heavy bucket of water.
She is about the same age as us, and her appearance is quite delicate. You can imagine that with a little makeup and a little makeup, she must be a young and beautiful girl. She has a simplicity unique to rural children, which makes her grow up in the countryside.
As an older person, I feel a little friendly.
"We went to Tianpan Mountain to play, but we didn't pay attention to the time. When we felt a little tired and planned to go back, it was getting dark. Now we can't see the mountain road clearly when we go down the mountain, so we planned to stay one night in Panjiagou today.
, go down the mountain again tomorrow.”
After I finished speaking, I looked at the girl, who looked thoughtful. When I saw this, I quickly said, "But don't worry, we are willing to pay, and we are all rural children, and we are not particular about food and housing."
, I will never cause you any trouble."
The girl suddenly smiled. When she smiled, two smiling dimples appeared on her face. "What kind of money are you paying for? Because the conditions in our village are really bad. I was just worried that you would not adapt to the conditions here, so I
I didn’t agree immediately. But since you said you don’t have any requirements for food, drink and accommodation, then you can stay!”
I took out my wallet, then took out two sheets of Mao Zedong and handed them to the girl.
The girl put her hands behind her back and shook her head firmly, "I don't want money. Anyway, my grandpa is not at home these two days. If you stay at my house, I won't be afraid."
Seeing the girl's resolute attitude, I had no choice but to put Grandpa Mao back into his wallet, planning to secretly stuff the money into another place when we leave tomorrow.
After I agreed with the girl, I picked up the bucket of water and walked to her home.
Now that we were talking and the girl was similar in age to us, we started chatting quickly.
The girl told us about her family, Zhou Xiuxiu.
We called her by her name directly, and she smiled and said to us, "Just call me Axiu. We are about the same age anyway."
Axiu is a very cheerful and enthusiastic girl. Loach took this opportunity to tell various jokes and anecdotes, which always made Axiu laugh.
When he was about to reach Aixiu's house, he met a woman walking towards him.
"Aunt Zhou, it's so late, where are you going?" Axiu took the initiative to greet the woman who came over.
Aunt Zhou smoothed her hair on her forehead and said with a smile, "Isn't it already dark now? Our guy is still working in the fields. I'll call him to eat."
Then Aunt Zhou slowly turned her attention to me and Loach. "Who are they?"
Loach and I smiled and nodded to Aunt Zhou.
"They came to the mountains to play, but because it's dark, they all plan to stay in our Panjiagou for one night and leave tomorrow morning!" Axiu said, pointing to me and Loach.
Aunt Zhou looked at me and Loach and muttered, "Why are so many people coming to our Panjiagou these days?"
"Do many people usually come to Panjiagou?" I thought about it and asked immediately.
"No, no, no..." Aunt Zhou waved her hand, "No one else is here except you!"
After Aunt Zhou finished speaking, she walked away.
"Let's go. When we get home, I will cook you some food. After the meal, I will soak your feet with Chinese medicine and then have a good sleep." Axiu said with a smile.
Axiu's house is an ordinary adobe house. Axiu sleeps in the west room, and Ni Loach and I sleep in the east room.
After arranging a place to live, Axiu turned around and walked into the kitchen to cook.
While Axiu was cooking, Niyi pulled me aside and secretly said to me, "Dongfang, what do you think?"
I thought for a while and then said, "We have just arrived here, and it is already dark now, and we can't see anything. We will look around again after dawn tomorrow. If it doesn't work, we will find an excuse to stay and have a look, and wait."
When we eat later, please cooperate with me and I'll see if I can get something out of Axiu's mouth."
"No, I didn't tell you this!" Loach waved his hands, his eyes shining.
"You're not telling me this?" I was stunned. "You're not telling me this, then what are you talking about to me?"