Mountain and Sea Treasures

Chapter 271 Jiuhua's first lottery

"It's New Year's Eve, so there shouldn't be many tourists, right?" I sighed as I rubbed my face that was about to freeze.

I thought it would be warmer in the south, but I found out that I was wrong when I went out this morning. The cold in the south is so cold that it is useless to wear more clothes. The cold and humid air penetrates into the corners of the body through the pores. want to shudder.I also woke up in the morning and found out that today is the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and the day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Even the hotel we stayed in was full of joy, but we probably don't have time to rush back to celebrate the New Year.

Lao Yan heaved a sigh of relief: "The Chinese New Year is the peak season, and the people who come to ask for the first lottery every year can line up from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain."

"Hey, these people don't know what they are thinking, so what can this first lottery mean? If you squeeze your head, you may not be able to squeeze it. If you are in the Chinese New Year, you can't spend time with your family, so you come here to make a fuss." Zai was quite disapproving of these people's actions. He put the hat of the general's overcoat on his head, and he shrunk in the hat, except for a pair of sunglasses.

Lao Yan did not comment on the tourists' thoughts, and only waved: "Let's go! We will follow the tourists' route to the middle of the mountain, and then we will go through the middle of the mountain, enter the deep mountain and head towards the no-man's land. This section Be careful on the road, don't be seen by others and cause unnecessary trouble."

We left Master Yang in the hotel because he was really not suitable to follow us, but Lao Yan made all the preparations, and William would never find trouble with Master Yang.

I don't know if it's because of the hotel we stayed in, but there were no tourists along the way.But when we approached the foot of the mountain, the number of tourists gradually increased. Most of them were tightly packed, some came with their families, and some were alone, piously heading towards the top of the mountain.

What's more, I saw a middle-aged man about 40 years old rushing up the mountain step by step, his pious appearance was moving.

"Chang'an, do you think this person is stupid?" Yazai, who is used to spoiling the atmosphere, leaned over and lowered his voice.

I slapped him and told him not to talk nonsense. Even if he doesn't believe it, he must respect other people's beliefs. This is an insult to others.

Yazai probably didn't expect me to be so serious, so he stopped talking and didn't speak.In fact, I don't want to teach him a lesson. I really think that such a person should be respected. He has his own beliefs and is willing to pay for his own beliefs, so other people should not comment.

"Let's go too!" Lao Yan waved his hands: "Just treat it as a holiday for the year, and everyone along the way will treat themselves as tourists."

After we finished talking, we mixed in with the tourists. In the strong atmosphere of play, we gradually forgot what we were here for and completely relaxed.In particular, the boy is very playful, wandering around Jiuhua Street, Huacheng Temple, and Sandalwood Forest, looking like a half-grown child.

"Chang'an, you go to play too." Lao Yan said to me, "Don't be so mature at such a young age, and lose your youthful temperament."

I shook my head: "No, it's fine if I just look at it like this!"

Lao Yan is a little helpless, in fact, I am also very helpless, I don't like to be crazy since I was a child, after the Er Gouzi incident, I became more calm, I almost didn't go out of the door, so I couldn't talk to the boy Aberdeen escapes like that.If I was forced to be like him, I would feel uncomfortable instead.

Seeing that I really don't have the intention of playing crazy, Lao Yan forgets it, just looks at the boy, and asks him to save some energy.According to the speed, it will be about noon when we reach the halfway up the mountain. After a short rest, we will turn into the deep mountain. Because of the weather, this will require very high physical strength.

"Don't worry, isn't it just climbing the mountain, how much energy do I have to spend?" Yazai waved his hands indifferently, and ran behind the tourist's buttocks.

It took us half a day to reach the halfway up the mountain. In fact, we didn’t need such a long time at all, but if the speed is too fast, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, so we are actually walking at the speed of tourists.

Mount Jiuhua is famous because it is a sacred place of Buddhism. It is not high in comparison, but ordinary people are at most tired when they reach the middle of the mountain, so it is a piece of cake for us.

"Take a break, and go into the mountains when there are fewer people!" Lao Yan's voice was not high, but it was enough for us to hear.

There is a pavilion built for tourists halfway up the mountain. Generally, tourists who arrive halfway up the mountain will choose to take a break here and have lunch before leaving.There is also a vegetarian seller next to it. Although it is relatively expensive, many believers still buy it to eat. First, they are hungry, and second, they want to express their sincerity to the Bodhisattva.

We originally had dry food and canned meat in our bags, but eating meat here is sacrilege after all, so we also bought some warm vegetarian food and ate it with plain water to drive away the chill in our bodies.

After one o'clock in the afternoon, there are fewer and fewer tourists on the mountainside, because the general pilgrimage is to go up the mountain in the morning, and it is disrespectful to come in the afternoon, and the journey is too far. If you need to spend the night on the mountain, you may be frozen to death.

After all the stall owners selling vegetarian food closed their stalls, Lao Yan waved his hand and asked us to pack up: "Let's go, the mountain will be closed soon."

We didn't have anything to clean up, we just cleaned up the garbage we ate and threw it into the trash can on the side, and then turned from the mountainside, crossed the guardrail and headed for the deep mountain.

"Be careful, it must have just snowed, and it's very slippery." Lao Yan led the charge, and Liu Hanqiu followed behind him, who seemed to be a trainer from his steady appearance.

From the halfway up the mountain in the tourist area, it is actually not a deep mountain, and artificial traces can be seen everywhere, so we got into the woods without much trouble. The sun was instantly covered by the dense woods, and the cold mountain wind penetrated into the body through the gaps. In every corner of the room, I shivered from the cold.

"Where are we going now?" After settling on the ground, I looked up and made sure that even if someone passed by halfway up the mountain, they wouldn't see us.

Old Yan said: "Jiuhua Mountain runs north-south, we climbed from the south side, so let's go north."

No one had any objection to his decision. We wrapped our coats and walked deeper and deeper, until we were almost waist-deep in bushes. Everyone was cautiously using sticks to explore the way, and we didn't have the mood to talk.

"It's very cold, Lao Yan, it's almost dark, so we're going to camp in the mountains at night?" After walking for three hours, Liu Hanqiu finally couldn't bear it.

The people in 303 are not as good as we are who often run around in various places, they are relatively pampered, but in such a short period of time, both Liu Hanqiu and Kuai Dao's faces have changed.It's okay for the butcher to be a strong man. What surprised me was Chang Kong and Ye Xing. Chang Kong looked like a military adviser. I thought his physical strength must be weak, but I didn't expect him to be blushing and heart beating. Liu Hanqiu, who looks good, is even more powerful.

And Ye Xing was even more surprising. He looked thin and weak, as if he could be blown down by a gust of wind, but he didn't respond at all after walking for so long, as if he was really just traveling.

Lao Yan took out a map out of nowhere: "We haven't entered the deep mountain area yet. There are still forest guards in this area. There is a forest farm not long ahead. I have already said hello. We will live there tonight."

"Will the workers know our whereabouts?" Liu Hanqiu was a little dissatisfied: "This forest guard is very troublesome to deal with."

Lao Yan sneered: "Who told you to deal with the forest guards? I've already thought of a name, and I just said that we are a scientific research team, looking for precious medicinal materials in Mount Jiuhua, you all remember, don't reveal your identity."

Forest guards are a very hard but indispensable job. Most of them are locals. They have lived in this place for decades, and their entire family is here.So if they know our identity, as Liu Hanqiu said, it will be very troublesome to deal with, we can't break up other people's entire family, can we?

So the name of Laoyan is very good to find. There are many valuable medicinal materials in the hinterland of Mount Jiuhua. It is a very suitable reason for us to go to the deep mountains to find them.

(End of this chapter)