Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 298 Chongshan Town

Dazheng’s car did not find a hotel after driving around the town. This is extremely abnormal in this kind of town. Generally, such ancient towns do not have a real economy, so they wished to add more tourist income to supplement their living expenses. Moreover, Chen Zhi found that although there were some modern facilities in this small town, the buildings in the town were extremely old and dilapidated, which seemed very disproportionate compared with those modern elements.Everything here seems to be deliberately low-key, so as not to attract outsiders.

Dazheng's car ran out of gas after going around the town. They drove into a gas station in the town to refuel. Dazheng politely called the refueler sitting there, and wanted to ask him about the situation in the town. By the way Ask for directions.

The refueling man was a stout man in his thirties, when he saw Dazheng calling him, he walked over briskly, with a smile on his face, speaking in a heavily dialected military accent, "What's the matter, guests? ".

"Ah! Fellow townspeople, I'll ask you for directions!" Dazheng said as he handed the cigarette over. "Where can I find a hotel in this town? Even a B&B is fine. We went around just now, why couldn't we even find a hotel?",
"Oh, you're welcome." The burly man pushed away Da Zheng's hand that was passing the cigarette, and pointed to the gas station next to him, indicating that smoking is not allowed here.

"Our town is very dilapidated. It's poor and beautiful. Few people come here. There has never been any hotel. What are you doing here?".

"So that's how it is!" Dazheng continued to ask, "We have some things to go into the mountains, do you know how to get to Guakeng Village? By the way, can you find a guide here? I am familiar with the mountain roads People from that village will do!"

"I don't know there is such a village." The thick man shook his head and said, "My ninth uncle has the final say on the affairs of our town, otherwise you can ask him! I would like to take you there together.", The man's face was full of kindness, and his tone was very polite.

Just like that, the man got into Chen Zhi's car and took Dazheng and Chen Zhi to the center of the town.On the road, Dazheng and Hanzi have been chatting. The man is a talkative person. After he gets in the car, he is not as restrained as the mountain people. His surname is Zheng. Because he is tall and burly, the townspeople call him Zheng Dagu. He got married early, and now he has two children. His family owns the only gas station in this town, and he is the owner and a refueler.

Although the economic development in Wuping County is good, the town is very poor. There are no special products here, and there is no tourism industry. Everyone lives by hunting and farming, and sometimes sells some vines. The handicrafts made of strips are exposed to the outside world, and the others rarely come into contact with the outside world.The Ninth Uncle he mentioned just now is also surnamed Zheng, he is his own uncle, and he is also the most respected old man here, and he decides all matters big and small in the town.

The car stopped in the center of the town, and Zheng Da led them to an alley. Chen Zhi noticed that this man named Zheng Da walked very briskly, and his feet didn't catch the wind when he walked.

They soon saw the old man named Uncle Jiu, an old man with white hair and a white beard. When Chen Zhi saw him, he was squatting at the intersection selling his own pickled bacon. The mayor of the town has nothing to do with it.

"This is my ninth uncle," Zheng Da introduced, and told the old man with white beard that Chen Zhi and others wanted to find a tour guide.

After hearing this, the old man stood up and patted the dust off his body.

This old man is at least over 70 years old, with deep wrinkles and a ruddy complexion. He is covered in short clothes made of coarse cloth and his calves are tightly tied. He has a tall and straight figure and a sonorous voice.He didn't look at Da Zheng, but looked at Chen Zhi with bright eyes.

"You two are distinguished guests from afar!" The white-bearded old man said politely in military dialect, "I don't know what's the matter with coming to our dilapidated town?"

"It's nothing serious," Dazheng replied, "Old man, we're going to Guakeng Village to do something, can you help us find a guide?"

"Go to Guakeng Village?" The old man continued to look at Chen Zhi keenly, and stopped after his eyes fell on Chen Zhi's waist. What is the village doing? If there is any accident, it is better to tell the old man and see if he can help you two."

"It's nothing, we're just looking for rare medicinal materials, which are only available near that village." Chen Zhi replied with a smile, and continued to ask, "Old man, do you know where you can stay in this town?"

"We are a poor town. There is no place to stay in an inn. The two of you don't dislike it. You can stay at my house tonight! People in the town don't have telephone boxes. I'll go door to door and ask if anyone knows that village. I’m willing to take you up the mountain.” The white-bearded old man said politely, then turned his head and said to Zheng Da, “Big man, go back and tell your daughter-in-law that a distinguished guest welcomes you today, and we killed a chicken in Zheng’s building. Don't welcome guests."

"Okay!" Zheng Da happily agreed, beckoning Chen Zhi and Da Zheng to return to the car and continue to drive forward. After the car turned a corner, they saw the so-called Zheng's House.

This "building" is really dilapidated. In fact, it is a large courtyard. There are more than a dozen dilapidated mud houses inside. It seems that several families live together. There is a broken plaque on the gate of the courtyard. Zhengjialou is engraved crookedly.

There are many chickens and ducks in the yard, which are mixed with the sound of dogs barking, clucking and quacking, and a ten-year-old boy is chasing the ducks and running around.

Zheng Da let Chen Zhi and Da Zheng into the yard, and the boy rushed over and bumped into Chen Zhi.

"Father, I heard that there are people from outside today! Is it them?" The boy said to Zheng Da in very standard Mandarin.

"This is my eldest child, named Shidandan, country boy, don't see anything in the world, don't laugh at me, don't laugh at me." Zheng Da said politely, then slapped the boy on the head and cursed , "Talking nonsense, when did you know that outsiders came, and you talk like this every day, go back!".

"I...", the boy was about to speak when a woman carrying the child came out of the room, shouting and calling Shi Dan'er back.

This woman is probably Zheng Da's daughter-in-law, she is very young, her skin is tender and her flesh is very beautiful, she doesn't look like a mountain person at all, Dazheng's eyes are straight.The woman looked very quiet, she nodded politely to Chen Zhi and the two, and went into the house to cook.

Soon, the smoke rose, and the young men in the Zheng family building came back from the fields, and the women also came out of the house. The women were all good-looking, and they set up tables, bowls and chopsticks in the yard. , secretly glanced at Chen Zhi and Da Zheng, but did not speak.

The people in this yard were all surnamed Zheng, and their attitudes were very polite. Soon Uncle Jiu also came back, and he took two big pieces of bacon.Zheng Da's daughter-in-law killed two more chickens, busy with a table of mountain dishes, and a group of people ate in the yard.

During the meal, Uncle Jiu told Chen Zhi that he had asked the people in the town, and they hadn't gone up the mountain much these past few years, and that Guakeng Village was really remote, basically no one knew them, and no one could do it. wizard.So I advise Chen Zhi not to go, if there is any medicinal material, they can help to look for it on the nearby mountain.

When Dazheng heard what Uncle Jiu said, he kept begging Uncle Jiu to think of a solution, but Chen Zhi remained silent.

After dark, everyone went back to sleep in their own rooms. Chen Zhi and Dazheng were arranged in a stone house by the side of the yard. The room was very simple, and Dazheng had been complaining since he came in.

Dazheng's company is a branch of Bao's family, and he rarely has the opportunity to meet Master Bao.But this time Master Bao called him personally and asked him to arrange Chen Zhi's accommodation with all his strength. Dazheng was very frustrated.

It was getting dark soon, Da Zheng complained and slowly fell asleep, but Chen Zhi kept his eyes open.

It is estimated that around 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Chen Zhi heard a burst of footsteps outside the house. It was a large group of people walking in from the gate of the yard, like walking to the backyard of Zheng's House. These people's footsteps were very light, a large group of people There was only the rustling sound of feet touching the grass, if Chen Zhi hadn't been trained to be alert all these years, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.

(End of this chapter)