mad dragon son-in-law

Chapter 905 Inquiring About Iron Village
Before the sky was completely bright, Xiao Feng and Sun Shijie boarded the high-speed train to Xilu City.

From Xiao Feng's point of view, if you don't procrastinate when something happens, you don't procrastinate, otherwise, if you procrastinate, accidents will easily occur.

Before leaving, he had lowered his expectations as much as possible, and was ready to make this trip in vain.

Because judging from what Sun Shijie said, it's hard to say whether the foundry master named "Tiebushan" is dead or alive.

As for whether he will not be in Tiecun, there is no need to worry too much about this.

First of all, Tiebu Mountain is short of the last material, so there is no need to search all over the world.

Secondly, if the wood is planted, it will inevitably need to be taken care of by people. If it is secretly planed, or it is flooded or burned, it will fall short.

It can be deduced from common sense that Tiebu Mountain must be carefully cared for by guarding the timber, and dare not be negligent.

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Xilu City can be regarded as a relatively developed city, a level higher than Jiangcheng.

Specifically reflected in urban infrastructure, per capita wages, and the influx of foreign population.

This is mainly because of its unique geographical location and the enterprising spirit of the local people.

"I'd rather sleep on the floor than be the boss!"

This slogan has been on the lips of everyone in Xilu City as early as more than ten years ago.

Of course, everything has pros and cons.

Compared with Jiangcheng, Xilu City is much more prosperous, but the people living in it will have a correspondingly high life pressure. It can only be said that there are gains and losses.

However, when they arrived at Houzhao Town by train, both Xiao Feng and Sun Shijie were stunned by the huge abnormality.

After a while, Xiao Feng shook his head and laughed: "This is the boundary of Jiangcheng."

Sun Shijie looked at the train station where there were hardly many people, and felt a little ironic.

The difference!
Opposite the train station is the bus station.

After paying five yuan for a ticket, the two got off at the "Iron Village" station.

There is a gazebo next to it, and two old men sit in it and play chess.

Surrounded by seven or eight people of about the same age, they were sitting next to the chessboard while carrying Maza, or pacing back and forth around the periphery touching their chins.

Sun Shijie bought a pack of cigarettes worth ten yuan from a bicycle repair shop not far from the gazebo, walked over to scatter around, and asked, "Is this the Iron Village?"

"No, our village is Fengyu Village. Isn't there a sign over there?" An old man with a beard and a hat pointed to a stone tablet across the road.

"Not Tiecun?" Xiao Feng wondered, "When we bought the ticket, we said to get off at Tiecun, and the name of the stop sign over there is also Tiecun Station."

On the opposite side, an old man in a padded jacket smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "I saw that you two are outsiders, did you see the railway behind you?
After crossing the tunnel bridge under the railway, you can reach Iron Village by walking a mountain road of thirty miles.

If you are lucky, you can take a donkey cart. If you are unlucky, you can only walk on two legs! "

"Mountain road?" Sun Shijie was a little surprised: "So, Tiecun didn't build the road?"

As he spoke, he blew the smoke away again.

As the saying goes, cannibals have short mouths and soft hands.

What's more, the matter of Tiecun is not a secret, the old men naturally know everything and talk endlessly, and they will quickly explain things clearly.

To put it simply, Iron Village is the most famous impoverished village in Houzhao Town.

The reason is not discrimination, but refusal to relocate.

The local authorities sent batch after batch of people to persuade them with good words, but the people in Tiecun refused to move.

There are a few people who want to move out, but most people can't help but go out to make money and try to buy a house outside.

As for the reasons why they refused to move, they can say anything, but they all mentioned that it was because the older generation persisted.

As time went by, Tiecun seemed to be isolated from the world, and less and less people paid attention to it, so it was put on hold.

"Let's walk?" Sun Shijie asked.

Although he has a strong body, but after all, his age is here.

If we really had to walk the mountain road for thirty miles, we would probably have to go until dark.

Xiao Feng thought for a while and said: "Go and check the road conditions first. If not, buy a battery car or a bicycle. Anyway, it's better than walking."

Sun Shijie nodded, agreeing with this statement.

But before the two left, a donkey cart drove out of Fengyu Village.

The old man leaning on the pillar of the gazebo reluctantly stomped out the cigarette from the filter cigarette holder, and rushed to the donkey cart. The silver-haired old man with the donkey whip in his hand shouted: "Old donkey, are you shopping for the village again?"

Only then did Xiao Feng and Sun Shijie notice that the donkey cart was full of rice noodles, whole pieces of pork, and some odds and ends of daily necessities.

The old man on the donkey cart heard the call and replied: "If we don't bring anything, we will all starve to death?"

"I earned a lot of shipping fees this trip, didn't I?"

"Damn it, you need to pay for shipping something to your villagers?"

"I definitely don't want it, but you old donkey is a famous black-hearted businessman. If you take 500 yuan of goods back, you will ask someone for [-] yuan. You say the price has increased. Do you really think we don't know?"

"Fart! I have been driving for half my life, when did I ever earn black-hearted money?"

The old man leaning on the pillar of the gazebo pointed to Xiao Feng and Sun Shijie, and said, "You came just in time. There are not two people who want to go to your village, so you can take a ride."

The old donkey turned his gaze to Xiao Feng and Sun Shijie, and snorted coldly: "If you want to go, you can walk by yourself. My car is too small to fit you."

The hostility in the words was not meant to be concealed at all.

Xiao Feng frowned, the two of them had no grievances or enmities with this old man, and it was the first time they met, even if they were not allowed a ride, their attitude shouldn't be so blunt.

After thinking for a moment, he quickly realized that he was probably regarded by the other party as a lobbyist sent by the superior, and the purpose of coming to Iron Village was to persuade the villagers to relocate.

Realizing the problem, Xiao Feng bought a pack of ten yuan cigarettes from the stall in front of the car repair shop, walked over and said, "Don't get me wrong, we went to Iron Village to find someone.

If you are willing to take us with you, this cigarette will be considered as travel expenses. "

After speaking, he handed it over directly.

The old donkey hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand to take the cigarette, and his tone softened a lot: "Who are you looking for?"

Sun Shijie stepped forward and said, "Let's find Tiebu Mountain."

"Tiebu Mountain?" The old donkey's tone changed, and he looked at the two people in front of him again.

Xiao Feng and Sun Shijie looked at each other with a "thump" in their hearts.

Could it be that the iron cloth shirt is dead?

Although both of them were mentally prepared when they came, but they didn't succeed, and they felt somewhat regretful.

Taking a deep breath, Sun Shijie nodded and said, "What we're looking for is Tiebushan, is he... okay now?"

"Are you with him?"

"Friend, I met some years ago."

"Oh." There was a clear look in the old donkey's eyes: "Tiebushan is my cousin. He has been in poor condition for the past two years. He even struggled to get out of bed. He probably won't have many days."

Xiao Feng was a little strange. When the other party said "not many days", his tone was not sad, but even a little happy, as if he wished Tiebushan would die sooner.

Could it be that Tiebu Mountain is hated by people in the village?

(End of this chapter)