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Chapter 2 Seeing things, thinking about people, and recalling the past

Looking at the heavy rain sweeping through the mountains and forests outside the cave, Mu Shanhe, who was staying at Laohuyan, seemed extremely calm.Scenes like this have been experienced several times during his solo outdoor travel adventures.

In fact, he loved the weather.Listening to the sound of rain splashing in the jungle, he felt more at ease sleeping in the tent at night.In his opinion, the sound of falling rain is more like a lullaby, which can make him fall into a deep sleep faster.

What was completely different from the situation outside was that the cave, which was now cleaned and a bonfire was lit, did not feel the biting chill brought by the mountain wind at all.Hanging outdoor lighting provides a warm and soft light, making people feel not depressed at all.

On the portable outdoor stove that was lit, hazel mushrooms picked from the mountains during the day were stewed, paired with fresh chicken legs and condiments bought before entering the mountain. At this moment, the aroma of chicken stewed with mushrooms was already overflowing in the small cave.

Drinking the freshly brewed green tea and listening to the songs downloaded on the computer, Mu Shanhe felt that this was a comfortable life.Perhaps the reason why he loves outdoor adventure and travel is because in his heart, he likes the feeling of being in the company of wild jungles.

Looking at the heavy rain outside the cave that has not stopped, Mu Shanhe said helplessly: "I just hope that the sun will shine brightly tomorrow, otherwise if I continue into the mountain, I'm afraid I will get wet all over. The weather in this mountain is really unpredictable. !”

Mu Shanhe sighed helplessly, knowing that the current weather forecast was already very accurate.However, it is also difficult to accurately predict weather that changes rapidly in a small area.Fortunately, weather like this comes and goes quickly.

After opening the main course, which had been stewed for almost half an hour and already had a rich aroma, Mu Shanhe said with great anticipation: "I haven't eaten such authentic chicken stewed mushrooms in years. If you want to eat the freshest hazel mushrooms, maybe you can only I came to the mountains to pick it myself.”

He found a spoon and scooped up some soup. After tasting it, Mu Shanhe felt that this was the familiar taste in his memory.After achieving financial freedom in his early years, Mu Shanhe's interests gradually shifted to oral pleasure, and he even spent money to learn from a chef for a period of time.

"Don't wrong anyone who you wrong, but don't wrong yourself. Who hasn't pursued anything in his lifetime?"

After enjoying the cooked authentic mountain delicacies, Mu Shanhe stood at the entrance of the cave and listened to the sound of wind and rain in the mountains and forests. He didn't want to rest just yet.Although he couldn't see too far at the moment, his eyes looked extremely deep.

Although every few years, he would return to this mountain to take a look and wander around.But as he grows older, the people and objects that carry his childhood memories gradually wither and disappear.This feeling made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Time flies so fast! In the blink of an eye, I am already over 50 years old. How can those elders from my childhood not grow old? The last time I stayed here, I was probably not yet 16 years old. It has been more than 30 years ago. ."

Thinking back on the past, Mu Shanhe couldn't help but look back at the pair of candles still burning deep in the cave.As for the lit sandalwood, it has burned cleanly at this moment.But this scene still made him feel familiar and even very friendly.

"If I had not chosen to return to my family at that time, maybe I would have lived an ordinary and ordinary life like those childhood friends. But there are no ifs in life, and there is no chance of a do-over!"

For Mu Shanhe, he has not only enjoyed happiness in his life, but also experienced pain and struggle that many people have never experienced.In words on the Internet, he was deeply influenced by his original family and even spent his whole life healing it.

In the eyes of his friends, Mu Shanhe has a good background and his own conditions are not bad either.But to this day, he is still alone.It's not that he can't find a marriage partner, but that he has a heartfelt resistance to family and marriage.

When he was young, he had a happy and happy family just like the other children in the village.But when he grew up and became sensible, his father chose to abandon his wife and son and never come back.Immediately afterwards, the mother, who was hit physically and mentally, died in depression.

Fortunately, the old man, as his grandfather, always provided him with care and concern, making him feel that there were still people in the world who loved him.Unfortunately, just when he graduated from junior high school, his elderly grandfather finally passed away due to illness.When he was dying, the old man cared about him the most, but at that time his character became withdrawn. Although he was grateful for his grandfather's protection, he could never forget his father who betrayed the family and eventually made him an orphan.

The funny thing is that in the end he returned to his father's family and became the illegitimate son who was ridiculed in that compound.As his character became increasingly paranoid, he was eventually sent to the army by his grandfather, but he became a member of the disarmed army a few years later.

After transferring to another place, under the care of his grandfather, he entered a unit that others thought was very good.But people who know his life experience will still whisper behind his back, mocking him for having this job because of his illegitimate status.

Feeling humiliated, he decided to take a leave of absence without pay to start a business, despite everyone's opposition.It was not until his forties that he finally made hundreds of millions of dollars and achieved personal financial freedom ahead of schedule.

After the death of his grandfather, the only family member who regarded him as a close relative, he faced those so-called close relatives who fought fiercely for the so-called family inheritance. He finally chose to break up with the family and vowed never to set foot in that home again.

But what everyone didn't expect was that not long after he chose to completely sever ties with the family, his father, who was the talk of the family, was exposed and imprisoned for a series of crimes including corruption, and the family fell instantly. Hozen scattered chicken feathers all over the ground.

"A person will face many choices in his life. The direction he chooses will also determine the direction of his life. When he was young, he always longed for the world outside the mountains and wanted to break into a new world. When he got older, he discovered that fallen leaves must eventually return to their roots. ah!"

He smiled to himself, feeling that the temperature in the mountain was beginning to drop sharply. He turned around and entered the Mushan River in the cave, adding a lot of thick dry firewood to the bonfire.Seeing the fire getting bigger again, he turned around and got into the tent after confirming that there was nothing wrong.

Just when Mu Shanhe got into his sleeping bag and was about to start resting, the rain gradually subsided, but a heavy fog suddenly rose in the jungle.As the mist enveloped the mountains, it eventually extended into the cave where the bonfire was still burning.

Mu Shanhe, who had already fallen into a deep sleep, felt a little chilly in his body, so he shrank back and continued to sleep.But what he didn't know was that the mist floating in the valley poured into the cave as if it was attracted by something.

When the sun rose the next day, the entrance to the cave was once again obscured by vines.The messy dead branches and leaves inside showed no sign that anyone stayed there last night.But Mu Shanhe, who was supposed to wake up early in the morning, mysteriously disappeared into the cave that had been restored to its original state.

When Mu Shanhe's friends discovered that he had been missing for many days after going into the mountains, they hired a professional search and rescue team to go into the mountains, but his whereabouts were never found.In the end, the search and rescue team could only treat him as missing, and the local area also strengthened control of access to the mountain.

What is extremely ironic is that when those nominal relatives began to fight for his inheritance.The staff of the National Wills Center, accompanied by the court, read out the will that Mu Shanhe had notarized when he was 50 years old.

If he unfortunately passes away or disappears one day, all his inheritance will be donated to designated public welfare organizations.The investment shares it holds are also held by public welfare organizations, and all dividends earned are donated as charity.

Faced with this result, Mu Shanhe's friends were very happy, but those so-called relatives who had not been in contact with each other for so long and dead seemed very angry.Even when he knew that the result was irreversible, he once again denounced Mu Shanhe as an ignorant white-eyed wolf.

Sadly, the relatives who criticized Mu Shanhe included his half-brothers and sisters, as well as so-called elders.But his friend didn't understand until now that Mu Shanhe had made a will in advance, so he probably expected such a day!

So where is Mu Shanhe at this time?

(End of this chapter)