The top of this mountain is sharp and slightly curved, thrusting straight into the sky like a dagger.
Corresponding to it in the distance is Dalaojun Mountain.
Different from Xiaolaojun, Dalaojun Mountain looks like a large upside-down bowl, with a flat and wide top.
Earlier years.
The two mountains, Xiao Laojun and Da Laojun, are the lairs of bandits, and there are dozens of bandits on each of them.
Bashu people call him "Bang Lao Er".
Luo Xuan planned to go to the lair of these "good guys" today to find some medicinal materials, mountain products, and game to cash in.
It was widely rumored in the local area that these two groups of bandits had killed many people in the past. There were many bones of innocent souls buried in many nooks and crannies under the two mountains.
And at night, the shrill screams of the resentful ghosts can be heard in the woods of these two mountains.
It is said that there was once a doctor who went into the mountains to collect medicine and was possessed by a ghost in Dalaojun Mountain.
After he escaped back, he was trembling all over, acting crazy all day long, and always huddled in the corner of his home, extremely afraid of meeting strangers.
With these rumors, very few people have dared to go digging for medicinal materials near the lair of these two bandits in recent years, looking for mountain goods.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were not allowed to become spirits.
As a staunch materialist, how could Luo Xuan believe these folk rumors?
I didn't hesitate to travel such a long way this time, just because I wanted to try my luck at Xiao Laojun and see if I could find something valuable back.
I am really too poor!
If I don't take the wrong approach, it will be difficult to quickly overcome this difficult starting stage.
Due to the special nature of this era, Luo Xuan knew very well: He may not have any power in his life, but he must never have no money in his pocket.
Luo Xuan was carrying the satchel he used when going to school, and packed it with some sugar, rice, a hatchet, a hemp rope, and the certificate issued to him by the brigade headquarters.
This is considered to be Luo Xuan's entire luggage.
As for the 20 sacks in his own space, Luo Xuan planned to take out a few more to cover his hands when he was about to reach the end of the field.
Otherwise, if you carry the sack on your back, you won't be able to travel on your own.
40 miles of mountain road.
Luo Xuan set out early in the morning and endured the dew on the wild grass on both sides of the mountain trail, as well as the cutting pain caused by the saw-like leaves of the thatch.
Stop and go, stop and go.
During this journey, Luo Xuan went from morning to almost dusk, and then finally arrived at the location of Xiao Laojun's production brigade.
After finding a local member, Luo Xuan asked him about the approximate location of Production Team 8.
Then, taking advantage of the setting sun, we hurried towards the Xiaolaojun Production Brigade and the 8th Production Team.
Luo Xuan wanted to join the production team leader named Bu.
The people in the mountains are simple and honest, and there will be no problem even if strangers knock on the door and stay overnight.
What's more, do you still have a relationship with them?
So Luo Xuan is not worried that he will be rejected by them.
Wait until you enter the territory of the 8th production team.
Luo Xuan found a house on the hillside and asked him about the location of their captain's house.
Unexpectedly.
The head of this household is an acquaintance.
He was the short, stocky man who first asked me about transferring my household registration when I was shopping at a supply and marketing cooperative or a non-staple food store last time.
This man obviously still remembers the young man Luo Xuan.
When he saw Luo Xuan, he was obviously surprised!
Immediately, I saw a look of surprise on his face: "It turns out to be you! Hahaha, why did you come to our remote little place?"
Before Luo Xuan could answer.
The man immediately turned around and shouted into the room: "Du Juan, Du Juan, the rice hasn't been put into the pot yet? Hurry up and add a handful of rice to it! Cut off a piece of bacon and wash it well with rice washing water.
Scrape the pig hair on it well.
People outside are more particular about what they eat! It’s so gross that others won’t be able to eat it even if they look at it.”
"I know, Dad, you are so long-winded."
A crisp response came from the room, "Thankfully mom is not at home, otherwise one of you would be nagging at the left ear and the other at the right ear, which would really make people unable to calm down."
sound.
The girl in the room probably also talks a lot.
It’s really like ‘if you don’t belong to the same family, you don’t enter the same family’.
As soon as Luo Xuan, who was already hungry and wanted to eat bacon, heard that there was bacon to eat, he thought in his heart: I can eat it, I can eat it!
Do you believe that I can even swallow pig hair?
After the man ordered the cook at home, he reached out and took the satchel on Luo Xuan's shoulder and the sack roll in his hand, turned around and walked into the house.
As he walked, he called Luo Xuan: "Come in quickly, why are you hanging out outside?"
Luo Xuan smiled awkwardly and said, "I would like to ask where Captain Bu's home is?"
"whispering sound!"
The man snorted heavily, stopped and turned to ask Luo Xuan: "Can it be that their cadres' homes can entertain you, but we, the commune members' homes, can't let you have a simple meal? Don't talk about you, you are from the countryside.
The leader can also serve meals at my house!"
"Distributing meals" is when cadres went to the countryside to do business in this era. They divided themselves into groups and took turns to eat at the houses of each member.
Of course, the cadres will not eat the food of these members for free. They will give them food stamps and food money.
There are very detailed regulations on these things. The cadres will not give more, and the commune members will not take more food stamps and banknotes from the cadres.
Seeing that he had already talked about this, Luo Xuan had no choice but to follow him into the house.
The lighting in the room was not good and it seemed a bit dark.
As soon as Luo Xuanfu entered the door, he closed his eyes for a while, allowing his eyes to adapt to the light in the room.
On the left hand side after entering the door, there is an earthen stove.
On the small bench in front of the stove, a young woman was sitting, making a fire to cook.
Because she was sitting with her back to the door, Luo Xuan could not see her face clearly despite the blazing fire in the stove.
However, Luo Xuan didn't care about this either. She was more concerned about: How many of the bacon hanging on the stove top would she cut to entertain herself?
While he was guessing, the man behind him had already put away the things Luo Xuan had brought, then pulled over two bamboo chairs and asked Luo Xuan to sit down and talk.
"Little brother, I was deeply impressed by you last time at the supply and marketing cooperative in Hongxing Township!"
The man said: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, my name is Du Zhong, you can just call me Uncle Zhong. Hey, little brother, what is your name? Little brother, why did you come to our little old gentleman?"
"My name is Luo Xuan, and I am a member of Production Team 6 of Zhengxing Production Brigade."
Luo Xuan replied: "I want to go to the mountains to find some medicinal materials, mountain products and the like to earn some living expenses."
"Another weirdo who doesn't like his longevity!"
The girl named Du Juan who was cooking on the side had been listening with her ears perked up to what her father was talking to the guests.
When she heard 'last time, supply and marketing cooperative', she couldn't help but turn her head and take a deep look at Luo Xuan.
Then she heard that Luo Xuan was planning to go into the mountains to find medicinal materials, and she couldn't help but muttered: "Is it really worth risking your life to make that little money?"
Then Du Juan stretched his waist and took out a large piece of bacon and several sausages from the beam.
He opened his mouth and said to Eucommia ulmoides: "Dad, I want to eat sausage tonight."
Hearing this, Du Zhong slowly raised his eyes and glanced at his daughter.
