"The red sun rises in Shaoshan, the eastern land is bright, the red sun rises in Shaoshan..."
The loud singing echoed along with the train in this beautiful mountain forest.
The sun shines on his face through the window. Through the car window, he can see the dense jungle and tall and straight trees in front of him.
The warm breeze blows in from the car window, making people feel particularly comfortable.
Under the refraction of the car window glass, a thin and thin face appeared in his sight. This face was completely different from his original appearance.
He has very regular facial features, a strong scholarly look between his eyebrows, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and wears a small hat on his head.
At this time, he glanced sideways at his hand and saw that he was holding a notebook in his hand.
I saw neat lines of pen writing on the notebook, filling the page with writing.
June 20, 1968, the weather was sunny.
I was assigned to work as a ranger in a place called Hei Ling Pu Qiu. On the day of departure, I searched for this place on the map for a long time but could not find it.
They said it was a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, but from their eyes, I only saw four words... poor mountains and poor waters.
He closed the notebook and saw the three words Chen Shaoguo written neatly on the notebook. Obviously, this strange name was exactly the role he wanted to play.
"Shao Guo!"
While he was stunned, a girl with big braids walked up to her. Xu Tong looked up and information about her already appeared in his mind.
This girl's name is Fu Qiuling. They are middle school classmates. They grew up in a compound. They are also childhood sweethearts.
The girl sat in front of him and quietly put two eggs into his hand.
"Shao Guo, you must wait for me when we go back!"
Xu Tong was stunned for a moment, but before he could say anything, he saw that the train had stopped, and the girls leading the seats immediately shouted to her to get off immediately.
"Wait for me, you must wait for me!!"
The girl waved her hands vigorously and disappeared from her sight amid the crowd's pushing.
Most of the people in the carriage suddenly disappeared, and the singing and laughing just now were also silent. I looked around, but I didn't see Sanggou or the three previous teams.
But my appearance has been changed, and the appearance of others is probably the same, but...
He remembered what the host said when he pushed him into the door, and he unconsciously started scribbling on his notebook with the pen in his hand.
Just as he was pondering whether this old woman was trying to trick him, the sound of conversation on the throne attracted his attention.
"Grandpa, are there really gods??"
The child sitting next to him held up a little book, thinking about the old man and asked.
The old man smiled and said: "Of course, they did many good deeds when they were alive. In the end, they sacrificed themselves, eradicated the evildoers, and were regarded as gods by people."
After the old man finished speaking, his son and daughter-in-law looked very ugly. They glared at the old man fiercely, and the daughter-in-law took the little book from the child's hand and threw it on the ground.
The son even looked embarrassed and whispered: "Dad, don't talk nonsense. All gods are fake."
Everyone on the train looked over, making the old man turn away in embarrassment, but he did not dare to say anything.
Xu Tong casually picked up the little book on the ground and flipped through it. The quality of the book was simply rubbish, and most of the images in it were printed as black shadows.
This looks like the product of a small Sanwu workshop, and the story inside is even more simple and ridiculous.
It is said that people encountered a drought demon, and there was no harvest in the wilderness for thousands of miles. Many Taoist priests and monks came to succumb to the demon, but they were all beaten to pieces by the drought demon and eaten alive.
At this time, a Taoist priest from Lu Ji came. The Taoist knew that he could not defeat Han Ba, so he lied to Han Ba that he had a panacea, and deceived Han Ba into eating him. Then he opened a hole in Han Ba's belly and killed him.
Lost the drought demon.
The story was very simple and full of loopholes, but he still read it with great interest. As soon as he finished reading it, the train stopped.
"Chen Shaoguo!! Chen Shaoguo!!"
As soon as the car stopped, a villager wearing a sheepskin coat stood by the car window and shouted Chen Shaoguo's name.
At the same time, a prompt sounded in Xu Tong's ear.
[Main Mission 1: Heading to Heilinpuqiu]
[Mission goal: Please arrive at Heilinpuqiu within thirty-eight hours.]
[Task reminder: If I were you, I would definitely not eat too much. 】
"Chen Shaoguo!! Chen Shaoguo!!"
Seeing that the train was about to leave, but still couldn't find the so-called Chen Shaoguo, the herdsman Old Bart became a little anxious.
"That's right, it's this car. Could this guy have escaped?"
Old Bart muttered, and then shouted against the carriage window without giving up.
"Chen Shaoguo!!"
Unfortunately, no one responded. Seeing that the train was slowly moving, Old Bart anxiously ran after him and wanted to take another look. Unexpectedly, he had just taken two steps when he suddenly felt someone bumped into him from behind.
For a moment, his foot tilted, and he watched his head hit the train's wheels.
Fortunately, at this moment, someone from behind suddenly grabbed him by the collar and forcefully pulled him back.
"Ouch!"
Old Bart, who was sitting on the ground, looked at the train that was already moving, his face turned pale with fright, and his lower body and legs were weak.
If he fell headlong into it, his life would probably be decided here.
"Old comrade, are you okay?"
Looking back, he saw a young man standing behind him with a bag on his back, asking with concern on his face.
"No, no, no...it's okay!!"
Old Bart said that everything was fine, but he couldn't even speak clearly. After all, he had just passed through the gate of hell. Who needs time to calm down.
"Here, drink some water and take your time."
Xu Tong stretched out his hand and pulled him to a chair beside him, opened the kettle on his waist, and gave Old Bart a few sips.
This allowed the old man, who looked to be in his early fifties, to calm down.
"Hey, tell me, that guy just hit someone and ran away without even saying sorry."
Xu Tong pointed in the distance in a direction where no one was already there and cursed: "No, I'll help you chase him!"
Old Bart was in shock, and since he hadn't received the call yet, he didn't have the intention to pursue it. He just said: "Forget it, thank you, little comrade. If it weren't for you, my life would have been decided here.
"
As he spoke, Old Bart took a closer look at the young man in front of him. Seeing his red lips, white teeth, regular facial features, and fair skin, he couldn't help but be startled: "Are you the one from Beijing...Chen Shaoguo?"
"How do you know?" Xu Tong looked surprised.
"Oh, I've been looking for you for a long time, little comrade. I'm from our forest farm. I was notified that I would stay here a day in advance, just in case I missed you."
Old Bart slapped his thigh with a face full of joy, stood up from the chair, and held his hand enthusiastically: "But wait for you, you saved my life just now, don't you think this is a coincidence!"
In fact, Old Bart was very resistant to this mission. The leaders of the forest farm specifically urged him to come one day in advance because of repeated instructions from above.
Along the way, he almost paid tribute to the eighteen generations of Chen Shao's ancestors.
It's just that if he hadn't been there just now, he would have rolled under the wheels of the car, and he might not have even been able to survive.
"Yes, yes! This is fate."
Xu Tong nodded repeatedly, wondering if it was a coincidence that he was staring at him when he pulled over from the car.
After the two chatted for a while, Old Bart took Xu Tong out of the station. In order to repay Xu Tong's life-saving grace, Old Bart used his own money to exchange a half-a-catty food stamp for two bowls of black jelly and a pot of old wine.
When a full bowl of jelly is served, a sour vinegar smell permeates the air. A handful of green onions and a spoonful of chili are sprinkled on the dark jelly. Although it doesn't look good, the taste is delicate and refreshing.
It's so smooth and I ate it in one bite, and I felt that the suffocation accumulated in the car suddenly disappeared.
Xu Tong took a few bites, but he remembered the task prompts and didn't dare to eat more.
Seeing that he couldn't finish the meal, Old Bart simply ate the rest of his portion, licking the bottom of the bowl and drinking down not a drop of the juice.
After eating and drinking enough, the two of them did not dare to delay and set off on the road in a hurry.
In order to pick him up this time, the forest farm specially sent the only carriage in the factory to pick him up. Xu Tong only found out after sitting on the carriage and asking.
It turns out that the so-called Heilin Puqiu is still one day's journey from Luoping Township where they are now.
They have to travel all night and won't be able to get back until tomorrow night.
Hearing this, Xu Tong's mouth twitched unconsciously a few times, and he suddenly regretted not eating more.
Fortunately, after the experience of starvation last time, he had already thrown a few beef patties, a few steamed buns, and a few bottles of mineral water into the prop book before entering the script world this time.
The road became narrower and narrower as we walked, and there was no road at all at the back.
Old Bart was used to the carriage bumping and swaying in the rough grass, but Xu Tong was almost knocked over.
I don’t know how long I walked, but it was already dark.
The stars above are twinkling, and the stars are so densely packed that some people may not be able to see them in reality.
"Comrade Xiao Chen, look over there. From now on, you can go anywhere else you like, but don't go into that mountain over there."
Xu Tong sat up and looked in the direction of Old Bart. He saw only a dark shadow in the distance and could not see anything.
Old Bart continued: "There are many seedlings over there, and outsiders like us are not welcome. Moreover, the mountains are deep and the forests are vast. If there are no acquaintances to guide the way, people will be trapped and die inside."
"Oh!!" Xu Tong nodded disapprovingly.
While the two were talking, the horse suddenly stopped under their feet and refused to move despite Old Bart's urging.
"Beast, let's go!"
Old Bart picked up the horse whip and whipped it hard several times, but no matter how hard he whipped it, the horse refused to move away. Just when Old Bart was getting angry.
Suddenly, he saw a blurry white shadow in the woods in the distance. The white shadow could not be clearly seen clearly, but he could vaguely see the figure of a woman.
The shadow seemed to be drifting with the wind, and at this time, a strange scream began to come from the mountain forest nearby.
"Yes...yes...the old god is angry!!"
Seeing this, Old Bart seemed to remember the local legend, and his face changed greatly, and he quickly jumped out of the carriage: "Prone on the ground and kowtow vigorously to the white shadow in front of you."
But the more he kowtowed, the more frightening the screams in the surrounding woods became. Just when Old Bart was already so frightened that he couldn't stop trembling all over.
Xu Tong looked at the white shadow in front of him curiously, thinking that if he took off his pants and rushed forward, would she run away, or would he run away by himself?
When he was struggling in his heart, his ears suddenly twitched and he couldn't help but look up at the forest beside him. He saw the sound of trees breaking in the woods above his head, as if something rolled down. His face suddenly changed and he pulled up the old man on the ground.
Bart rushed forward.
As soon as the two people threw themselves on the ground, a huge stone rolled down the slope with a "bang" sound, and the horse and cart were immediately smashed into meat patties...