Xiangjiang old events [entertainment circle]

In the deep mountains and wild forests, I suddenly saw a stone staircase with no end in sight. What is the situation?

If it is a story about gods and ghosts, this stone ladder is not so simple—obviously, this stone ladder with freshly chiseled traces is extremely simple, and the stone slabs that make up the steps are sprinkled with fresh sand to prevent slipping , and on the cliff on the left are small pits dug out by hand, which are probably used as "handrails" for borrowing strength.

This stone ladder is very steep, and it seems that some parts are almost close to the vertical state of [-] degrees, while the surrounding is surrounded by turbulent clouds and mist, and the daunting abyss on the right.

They are currently in a position that may be close to the middle, and according to visual inspection, they may be closer to the top of the mountain.

"What happened?" Zha Lan couldn't see anything now, so Su Yun's sudden stop made him a little confused and uneasy.

It was the first time for Su Yun to see this kind of strange and dangerous scenery that is very close to the classical Chinese ink painting, so she even forgot about her own situation for a while, and after admiring the miracle created by the fusion of nature and man-made for a while, it was just He answered, "In front of us, there is a long, long stone staircase."

"Can you see where it leads?" Zha Lan suddenly asked happily.

"I can't see clearly, but it is estimated that if you go up, you should be able to reach the top of the mountain, and if you go down, you should be able to find the mountain road we walked before, or the road leading to other places..." Su Yun said her deduction, "This kind of stone staircase with artificial traces is definitely artificial, but it is really hard for me to tell whether there are people living on the top of the mountain or just some ancient temples."

The traces on this stone ladder are not old, so people should walk on it occasionally - but whether it is the traces of the mountain people traveling or the traces of the villagers going up the mountain to worship, it is impossible to tell.

"Then what are you going to do? Up or down?" Hearing the hesitation in Su Yun's words, Zha Lan continued to ask.

"This is really a problem." Su Yun sighed, "Our current location is a typical terrain of 'easy to go up the mountain, difficult to go down the mountain', and even if we walk down the stone ladder to find the way, we don't know how long it will take to get there." Find a village where there are people, and now it's getting dark again..."

"Then you are going to try to go up to see if there are people living on the top of the mountain?" Jalan himself lived in a villa in the countryside far away from the crowds, so he also wanted to try to see if he could find someone to stay for the night. No stranger, after all, he himself occasionally hunts and forgets the time, and he will try his best to take the dog and prey to find a nearby house for the night before dark, and go back after dawn.

No matter what country or region you are in, the mountains and forests at night are never a safe place. There are all kinds of unknown dangers such as sudden heavy rain at night, wild animals hiding in the dark for food... Before Su Yun would rather drag him into the cave with effort and time, Is it because of these reasons?

"But if no one lives on the top of the mountain, and we can't find food on the way, we will starve tonight." Su Yun frowned and replied, "There are basically no hunters in China now."

"You can't think like that." Zha Lan groped to feel the environment around the stone staircase before continuing: "The traces are very new. Even if no one lives on it, it may be a temporary hut for hunters or forest guards. There should be some emergency supplies in stock.”

"And both you and I are in a situation where going down is more difficult than going up." Recalling Su Yun's walking situation that day, the strength of grasping herself when walking from a high place to a low place was vaguely stronger than walking on a flat road or from a low place. When going up to the high place, Zha Lan can understand that Su Yun's current injury is not suitable for going down, "Besides, you just said that the terrain here is easier to go up than down, and I don't know how long it will take to go down." To find a place where there are people..."

"Then, it's better to work hard, at least it will allow you to rest for one more night to recover better, and we will continue to go down at dawn tomorrow."

"It would be even better if there are supplies on it—we can even stay on it for a few more days, your injury shouldn't move too much."

Hearing that he was thinking of himself so much, and analyzed the situation more carefully than himself, Su Yun, who knew that Zha Lan's experience in wild survival was far richer than her own, gritted her teeth and nodded: "Let's go up and try."

Just do it, Su Yun instructed Zha Lan to support herself, and then walked forward with difficulty together.

After walking for about ten minutes, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the clouds that originally blinded the surrounding area gradually became thicker and thicker... However, the sudden light of fire on the distant mountain top made Su Yun feel uncomfortable. All refreshed.

"Someone lives up there!" Su Yun happily told Zha Lan the good news.

People's hearts are not so complicated now, and most people in these places in the wild will help each other, so Su Yun is more inclined to speculate that the two will get help from the residents on the top of the mountain.

"Then we have to go up quickly. The darker the sky, the harder it is to go—although it doesn't make any difference to me now." Knowing that there are people living on the top of the mountain, Zha Lan rarely thought of joking.

It is most motivating when you have hope in your heart. Staring at the light on the top of the mountain, Su Yun and Zha Lan gritted their teeth and went all the way up. Finally, when it was so dark that they could barely see the outline with their hands, they crossed the last level. The stone steps stepped firmly on the soil on the top of the mountain.

In the dim environment, I saw a low earth-walled house in front of me, and the smoke was wafting from the chimney above the roof, with a hint of sweetness that moved the minds of the two of them who had been hungry for a long time.

A mountain spring in front of the house reflects the starlight in the sky, twinkling and sparkling like a river of stars falling into the world.

Next to the house is a vegetable field, in which the shadows of flocks of chickens and the occasional chirping can be faintly heard. When Su Yun turned to look to the other side, the big yellow dog sleeping in the corner suddenly turned towards the direction of the two of them vigilantly. barked.

This barking of a dog immediately broke the charm of this fairyland on earth.

Both Su Yun and Zha Lan were taken aback, and at this time an old man who looked to be in his sixties hurried out of the room, and the figure holding a kitchen knife was very eye-catching in the dim light.

"We are foreigners who got lost in the mountains and came here to watch the panda performance!" Su Yun quickly revealed their identities.

Considering that words such as "tourism" and "passenger" may not be clear to the elderly at this age, Su Yun chose the simplest and clearest words.

Under Su Yun's repeated explanations, the old man slowly put down the kitchen knife in his hand, took out a small lamp with rough handwork from the room, and walked over slowly——Su Yun could clearly see the old-fashioned blue cloth on the old man's body When he was wearing a shirt, the old man was also taken aback by Jalan's blue eyes and deep facial features that were different from his own.

"He's a foreigner, and that's why foreigners look so weird." Anyway, Zha Lan's Huaxia language is a half-baked state that he learned a little from the translator uncle for the convenience of travel, Su Yun is not polite "Laughed" at him a few words.

After confirming that both Su Yun and Su Yun were not bad people, the old man named Liu Guokang invited Su Yun and Su Yun into the house, and introduced his wife Xu Shaoying to Su Yun by the way.

Xu Shaoying is a very kind-looking old woman. Hearing from Su Yun that they were hungry for a long time after they lost their way, they scooped up a large lump of lard from a tightly wrapped jar while cooking, and then took out several strings When the bacon is heated up in the pot, the aroma is even more provocative.

And not only did she use precious lard and bacon, but she said apologetically that it was too late to cook any good dishes, but she would definitely kill chickens and make good dishes tomorrow to entertain their guests.

"No, no, no, you are too polite!" Su Yun waved her hands again and again: This is not a good time for future generations to worry about meat and eggs. Meat, eggs, oil, etc. are definitely rare and good things.

"The two of us haven't met other people for a long time. Since we are here, we are destined to have it, and we must get it!" Mr. Liu Guokang patted the table, speaking with some flavor of mountain city dialect, and beckoned the two of them to drink some of their homemade brew first. Warm your body with rice wine, "I'm really sorry, the children in the family have all gone down the mountain, and there are no extra cups at home, so I can only let you drink from saucers."

"No, no, no, we are the ones who disturbed you. Thank you for your warm hospitality." Su Yun hurriedly thanked a few more words, and then greeted the confused Zha Lan and drank the wine from the plate. rice wine.

While drinking the wine, the old lady Xu Shaoying also came over with the fried dishes, and while talking about the poor hospitality, she asked the two of them to eat more and eat quickly, which made Su Yun feel more and more embarrassed.

"By the way, sister, you are from a big city. We two elders want to ask you something—by the way, the one in the capital... is the old man in good health?" While drinking rice wine and eating food, Mr. Liu Guokang suddenly I asked a question.

Seeing the concern and anticipation on the faces of the two elders, Su Yun was slightly taken aback, then lowered her head slightly, and told them the news that the great man had passed away in 76.

Following Su Yun's narration, the concerns and expectations on the faces of the two elders disappeared immediately, replaced by sadness and grief: "How could this happen, he is such a good and powerful person..."

After trying to persuade the two sad old people, Su Yun drank some more wine, followed the leadership of Mr. Liu, and helped Zha Lan to wash in another small room.

There is no way, she is the only person here who can interpret for both parties, and it can only be too much work for those who can.

After fetching a basin of hot water to help him wipe his upper body, and then changing him into a set of old-fashioned blue shirts borrowed by Mr. Liu, he could only rely on his own groping for the next wash.

After Zha Lan finished washing, Su Yun led him to the next room, then limped back to the small room where he was washed, fetched a basin of hot water and took a good wash.

After washing, the feeling of relaxation is as if the whole person has been reborn.

When Su Yun came back to this room with a rough lamp, the two elders had already gone to sleep in their own room, but Zha Lan and her, night owls from big cities, were tired physically and mentally, but also had a sense of disaster. Excited for the rest of my life, I can't sleep at all.

There are several beds in this room. It was the room where the two old children used to sleep. Originally, men and women were separated, but later, as their children went down the mountain to live in another room, another larger room was used for storage. Miscellaneous, so Mr. Liu can only temporarily put the two of them in the same room - besides, with Jalan's current situation, it is not easy for him to live in a room alone.

"How are you? Can you dress yourself?" The old-fashioned blue shirt has cloth buttons and a cloth waistband, which is different from the current modern clothes, so Su Yun asked casually. .

"I just haven't seen this type of clothes, and I'm not stupid." Zha Lan replied a little speechlessly.