Return to 83: Start by changing your surname

Chapter 1

The word "dvryou" originated from the Internet, which is a homonym of the word "tour" for "tour". It is a name for outdoor sports and self-guided travel enthusiasts.Specifically refers to those who participate in self-guided tours, general adventures, mountain climbing, time travel and other self-guided tours.

Under normal circumstances, this group is dominated by young people.But for Mu Shanhe, who was walking alone into the mountains at the moment, he was one of the few hardcore travel enthusiasts in this group who liked to walk alone and was older.

Sometimes friends around him often laugh at him: "After the age when you know your destiny, you still like to toss around like a young man!"

Faced with ridicule and confusion from his friends, Mu Shanhe often smiled and said: "A person lives a lifetime of tossing and tossing. If you can still toss now, then you can toss for a few more years. When one day you can no longer toss, then Life is boring!"

As Mu Shanhe said, he seemed to have spent his whole life in tossing.Today, he has already achieved financial freedom.But compared to other people of the same age, most of whom indulge in family fun, he is still alone.

Once upon a time, Mu Shanhe was also sad about this.But as he grew older, he also began to enjoy this loneliness.Because in his life, there were not many people who really stayed with him for a long time, and he was alone a lot of the time.

After middle age, when loneliness becomes the norm, Mu Shanhe also enjoys loneliness as a kind of fun!

Looking at the mountains in front of him that carry his childhood memories, Mu Shanhe said with emotion: "The artificially cultivated forest farm has a different feeling from the naturally grown forest area. Let's go to the deeper forest to see it!"

Even though Mu Shanhe is over fifty, he is still full of energy.It is precisely with this physical strength and energy that he dares to become the lone ranger with the highest risk factor among the travel companions, measuring the cliffs of the wilderness jungle with his feet.

Continue to walk vigorously into the dense forest in the mountains, and stop and look at the Mushan River on foot from time to time through the jungle.Even where he is now, many locals have never set foot.But he could vaguely distinguish where he was at this moment.

"The front should be the Immortal Cave, and if you go further inside, you should be close to the Tiger Rock. I don't know if I can find the Tiger Rock when I go into the mountain this time. After all, when I was a kid, I stayed there with the old man for a lot of time!"

Looking back on the past, my feet, which were a little tired, have become much stronger.When passing the Immortal Cave, looking at the still deep and gloomy cave, Mu Shanhe was not interested in getting into it to find out.

Because when he was a child, he and his peers in the village also went in and explored.As a result, the immortal was not found, but almost lost in the cave.What impressed him most in the cave was the dense crowd of bats and the stench.

Standing at the entrance of the cave to rest for a while, Mu Shanhe chuckled and said: "It seems that I am really old, and I keep recalling things from my childhood, alas!"

The sound of sighing reminded him of his childhood memories and he continued walking into the mountains.Because tonight, he planned to spend the night at the most impressive Tiger Rock.Only when you get there can you truly reach the primitive forest area and appreciate the beauty of the more primitive jungle.

The most important thing is that in his memory, when the forest farm cut down the economic forest, it was not cut down there in the end.The Xianrendong forest area where we are now was cut down to pieces by the nearby state-owned forest farm in the early years.

The dense jungles we passed through earlier were all artificial forests that were later cultivated through afforestation.But in the eyes of people who are really familiar with the mountains, this artificial forest area still lacks the charm of natural harmony compared with the original forest area.

As Mu Shanhe walked and walked, observing how the mountains were different from the mountains in his childhood memories, the sudden mountain wind and the gradually gathering rolling clouds above his head made him frown.

"Didn't the weather forecast say that the weather conditions in the forest area are very stable these days? Looking at the situation, it's not going to change, right?"

Realizing that the weather was beginning to become abnormal and that local heavy rains were likely to occur, Mu Shanhe finally was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery along the way, but instead accelerated his pace to find Laohu Rock, the destination of his trip.Although the outdoor tent he carries can protect him from wind and rain.But Mu Shanhe, who grew up in the forest area, knows very well that the temperature in the forest area drops sharply at night after rain, and it will be several degrees or more colder than the temperature outside the mountains.

The double-layered tent he brought would be difficult to withstand the severe cold!
Feeling the mountain wind whistling through the forest, becoming more and more noisy, Mu Shanhe began to look for Laohu Rock in his memory, where the old man took him to stay several times.It is a naturally formed cave. Although it is not large, it is a natural shelter.

When he stood on a high place and looked ahead, several huge rocks suddenly appeared, which made him suddenly happy and said: "Found it!"

Walk towards the location of the boulder and soon reach the hillside where the boulder is.Looking at a cave that was already covered by vines, Mu Shanhe also knew that the cave here was the Tiger Rock where he planned to stay tonight.

Tiger Rock was named by the villagers at the foot of the mountain in the early years because the boulder on the top of the cave looked like a tiger head with an open mouth.But every time the old man came to stay here, he would call it the Mountain God Cave.

In my memory, every time the old man stayed here, he would bring incense and candles to worship and pray for the protection of the mountain god.This kind of feudal custom was still not understood and welcomed by many people at that time.

Pull out the custom-made machete you carry, and first clear away the vines blocking the cave.In the early years, everything around the cave was clean.Mountain runners or hunters who entered the mountains in the early years would stay in this cave from time to time.

Although the cave was not deep, before entering the cave, Mu Shanhe took out the bright flashlight he carried and pointed it at the cave to observe carefully.I found that the cave was no different from what I remembered, except that it became a lot messier inside.

"It seems that a cave, like a home, will become uninhabitable if it loses popularity!"

While talking, Mu Shanhe took out a custom-made insect repellent tablet from his backpack, lit it with a lighter and threw it into the cave.As the acrid smoke filled the entire cave, the insects and ants living inside also fled in all directions.

Compared with ordinary mosquitoes and ants, what Mu Shanhe is really worried about is the long worms that may be lurking inside.The smoke from insect repellent tablets has a natural repelling effect on snakes, insects, mosquitoes and ants, and is very suitable for use in this environment.

Taking advantage of the smoke filling the cave, Mu Shanhe, who put his backpack at the entrance of the cave, also took the time to pick up dead branches nearby to use as fuel.Since you have decided to spend the night in a cave, a bonfire that can provide warmth and repel animals is a must.

When the firewood was almost collected, the wind began to become strong in the mountains, and thunder sounded from time to time overhead. Mu Shanhe said with emotion: "The weather has become more and more weird in the past two years. This forest area will not experience extreme weather." What’s the weather like?”

Having said that, Mu Shanhe, who lives in this natural sanctuary, is not worried at all.The terrain around Laohu Rock means that no matter how hard it rains, there is no fear of rainwater pouring into the cave.The most rare thing is that you can't even feel the mountain breeze while staying in the cave.

After confirming that the smoke in the cave had almost dispersed, Mu Shanhe found a makeshift broom made from pine branches and carefully cleaned the slightly messy cave.Although the cave was not as dry as he remembered, he still felt very familiar here.

After cleaning the cave, he took out the incense candle he specially brought with him from his backpack, went to the slightly raised platform deep in the cave, lit the incense candle and worshiped respectfully.Such a scene is the same as when the old man stayed overnight in his early years.

When he was young, he didn't understand why the old man did what he did.But as he grows older, Mu Shanhe also understands that people need to know how to be in awe while living in this world.Furthermore, this worship is not only a reverence for the mountains, but also a worship for the deceased old man.

So when he was worshiping, he looked particularly pious!
(End of this chapter)