August 8th, July 15th of the lunar calendar, Hungry Ghost Festival.
Early this morning, all the old and young people in Baicheng went out one after another, heading to the cemetery at the eastern foot of Fenghuang Mountain. On the road leading to the cemetery in the countryside and the main city, all kinds of cars, donkey carts, jeeps, and small bungees are crowded.
And at the mountain gate more than a dozen miles away, there was also a chorus of voices. In other words, since the beginning of summer, there have been no tourists on the mountain to escape the summer heat.
This group of people walked up in groups of three or two, among which there was the most conspicuous line: two men and four women, with a doll, and one wearing a blue cloth coat, who was obviously a Taoist priest.
It was Gu Yu and the others.
It is said that after Yang Qing's matter was resolved, they returned to Baicheng the next day. It was Chao Kongtu's suggestion to enter from the main gate instead of going north.
It's rare to come here once, and you have to see the whole picture no matter what. Ever since, everyone has the right to play games.
"Yo, isn't this Xiao Gu?"
"I heard that you got rich, when did you come back?"
"Are these all your friends? Come, come, take these bottles of water, I'm so tired from climbing the mountain."
Along the way, many street vendors greeted us warmly, all of whom were former comrades-in-arms.
Gu Yu responded one by one without any embarrassment. This is also his own experience. If he forcibly denies it, it is tantamount to denying his previous life. He is not so narrow-minded.
Chao Kongtu looked interesting, and asked, "Why don't you close the scenic spot? It's better to be quiet."
"Heh, people practice in the secular world, and they have to touch some fireworks. It's too quiet, and it's easy to have psychological problems. Besides, where do they go for a living?"
At the end of his conversation, Chao Kongtu hadn't said anything, and Zheng Ma suddenly interjected: "Gu, Mr. Gu, is this mountain really yours?"
She unconsciously used honorifics.
"Well, it should belong to both of us." Gu Yu wanted to pull his girlfriend's hand, but Xiao Zhai tilted his arm and hugged Long Qiu, ignoring him at all.
"Oh, you are really capable, our family is happy and saved!"
Zheng Ma half-exaggerated and half-sincerely began to flatter her. She was not such a character before, she was quite introverted, but often the environment changes people, and it only takes a few days.
Gu Yu was slightly annoyed by her philistinism and deliberation, but she also understood that it was all because of her love for her son.
A few people chatted while walking, and as the mountain road became more rugged, the flow of people gradually became thinner. Phoenix Mountain has a vast area and is divided into two routes: East Mountain and West Mountain. They took the west side.
"Hey, that peak is lonely and beautiful, covered with clouds and mist, it looks like a fairy!"
Chao Kongtu paused, then pointed to a mountain in the south and praised.
"That's the highest Cuanyun Peak. I've been there before, and it really looks like a fairy family."
Gu Yu did not change his face. After walking for a short distance, he also pointed to the north and said, "That is called Arrow Eye Peak, which is second only to Cuanyun Peak. It is said that Xue Rengui stood on Dingjun Mountain, with a bow and arrow, facing Phoenix Mountain. With one shot, the top of the peak was pierced. Since then, Dingjun Mountain has been called Fajian Ridge, and this place is called Arrow Eye Peak... Don’t take it seriously, it’s all a pretext arranged by the Tourism Bureau. Why is Xue Rengui shooting Phoenix Mountain?”
"Ha, there is a similar one in Tianzhu Mountain, but it's called Xiaoyue Peak."
Chao Kongtu laughed, turned his head and saw that the Arrow Eye Peak was like a long sword leaning on the sky, and there was a natural circular hole at the top of the peak, he couldn't help saying: "This peak is the second highest? I don't think it is inferior to Zan Yunfeng."
Um
Gu Yu was stunned. The difference of 50 meters between Zanyun Peak and Arrow Eye Peak was 863 meters and 812 meters, respectively. He had been in the mountains for a long time, and he never paid attention to it. Chao Kongtu came here for the first time, but he paid extra attention.
At this point, the whole family of four looked around in unison.
"Wow, it seems to have really grown taller!" Xiao Jin shouted first.
"Yeah, I remember that tree..."
Long Qiu pointed to a cross-growing pine tree on the mountainside, and said: "It used to be just halfway up the mountain, but now it's down."
"Interesting, could it be because of ginseng essence?" Xiaozhai said.
"More than that, ginseng essence is not so capable, it should also have the function of the node itself." Gu Yu said.
The ginseng essence has been connected with the mountain dragon's earth energy, complementing each other, subtly transforming the environment every moment. But Phoenix Mountain's own characteristics are more important. The concentration and activity of the node's spiritual energy are not comparable.
"You mean the ginseng essence from last time?" Chao Kongtu wondered.
"Yeah, I'll take you to have a look later. That guy likes to drink, and you also bring a wine gourd. I'm afraid you can make a pair of CP!"
Xiao Jin patted him on the shoulder with a very natural attitude. Chao Kongtu is around 178, she is 175, the girl looks tall, and her posture is just right.
The few people chatted happily, but Zheng Kaixin was exhausted, but he didn't dare to speak out, for fear of being reprimanded by his uncles and aunts.
From Gu Yu's eyes, he didn't have any habit of tempering his mind. This child is just blessed with a slight chance, but whether he will accept him or not, he will have to observe for at least two years.
"Xiaoqiu, it's getting late, take your happiness back first, and prepare dinner by the way." He said.
"No, no, no, we're fine, the child will be fine after a break!"
Zheng Ma quickly waved her hand, joking, the more she has to show some quality at this time.
Long Qiu didn't care, just squatted down and said with a smile: "I'll take you to rest, okay, mom will go back after a while."
"okay!"
Zheng Kaixin trusted her quite a bit, and asked again: "Then how do we go back?"
"Of course I flew back, are you afraid?" Xiao Qiu was very naughty with the child.
"Fly, how to fly..."
"Just fly like this!"
The child didn't know why, and just uttered half a sentence, he found that he was hugged by his sister, and then flashed in front of his eyes, all kinds of scenes seemed to tremble violently, and then he heard:
"call!"
The wind is fierce and the clouds are misty.
"ah!"
Zheng's mother was so frightened that she lost her soul, and watched Long Qiu jump off the cliff with her son in her arms. But in the next second, her eyes widened again, and she saw the girl's figure plummeting, folded in the air like a wild goose, and stepped on the stone wall.
But with a clatter on the stone wall, a small section of steps actually protruded.
Taking advantage of the momentum, she fell straight down for a few feet, thrashing along the cliff two times, and in the blink of an eye, she reached a place tens of meters above the ground.
"Ah! Sister, sister, ah... I'm flying, I can fly!"
Her son's nonsense was faintly heard from below, Zheng Ma didn't know whether it was joy or fear, she swayed and almost collapsed. At this moment, all those scheming disappeared, and there was only awe and determination.
"..."
Chao Kongtu had a strange expression on his face. Ever since Qi Yun and his gang got the Baihe relic, they were as happy as the third fat man, holding some nuclear warheads in their hands, thinking about it all day long.
But Phoenix Mountain is not bad either!
He didn't care if Long Qiu showed it off on purpose, just this martial art and magic power, tsk tsk, there is another person under the second sage!
…
Unknowingly, the sun is deflected.
After wandering around the scenic spot for a long time, and two-thirds of the way, they finally entered the inner mountain in the afternoon.
The feeling here is completely different. The outer mountains are dominated by natural landscapes, and there are more traces of artificial planning inside.
First, there are large tracts of fruit forests, bamboo forests and medicine fields, with obvious areas and occasional mixtures. This one is full of bright reds, and that one is lush and deep, and mixed with various herbs, it is full of variety.
A few older men were taking care of the garden, and they were about to greet them when Gu Yu waved him to stop them.
"they are… "
Chao Kongtu was curious about their identities.
"Employees! We pay salaries, year-end bonuses, love funds, labor insurance and social security, and holiday benefits. We follow the labor law."
Xiao Jin replied, and then grabbed Kong Kong, and a huge pomegranate was held in her palm. She broke the two halves, and inside were crystal clear pomegranate seeds that looked like red pearls.
She is like a fat hamster who only stores winter food but can't help being greedy. She pinches red seeds and throws them into her mouth as she walks.
"..."
Chao Kong Tute is amazing, because the other party has always given him the feeling that he is heartless and nonsense, and when he didn't expect it, he was cute and soft.
"What do you see me doing?"
Sensing his gaze, Xiao Jin threw half of it casually, "Here, this pomegranate is delicious."
"Uh, thanks."
He doesn't eat this stuff very much, but since it's offered, it's hard to refuse it, so he lowered his head and was about to start it... Damn it! Where there is any pomegranate, it is only half an empty shell, and the red pearls are all gone.
Looking at someone again, there was a handful of red seeds in his left hand, and he was chewing happily.
"Why are you looking at me again?"
The little soap is inexplicable, but the justice is awe-inspiring.
"Actually, I'm very strange. How did you survive in the early years?" Chao Kongtu was puzzled.
"I'm lucky. There are all kinds of good things in this world, but nothing is as good as luck... Fuck, this is too sour!"
Xiao Jin wrinkled her face, and in a second it turned into a sandy skin. A strong acid spread on the tip of her tongue, and quickly spread to the entire taste buds.
"Oh, so sour, so sour!"
Her hands were empty, and Pomegranate turned to Chao Kongtu again, sticking out her tongue and babbling in various ways, "Hiss, what do you eat with sour men and hot women, bah bah bah!"
Her brain circuit was seamlessly connected, and she yelled jokes that she only understood.
"..."
Chao Kongtu looked at her for a long while, then burst out laughing, took one and threw it into his mouth.
Well, sweet and sour, really good!
…
Qingxinlu, the living room.
There were no guests in the living room, Gu Yu and Xiao Zhai were sitting in the main seats, listening to Li Dong's report on the results of the first half of the year.
"There are currently 880 fruit trees of various types, and a total of 36 tons of fruit have been harvested... The early rice has not yet come down, and a little increase in production is expected... Mr. Gao introduced the old and brought forth the new, and tried several kinds of fruit wine. I took three jars... The tea inventory is 275 catties, and the herbs are still mature. Long term, no collection... The three little pigs are doing well and have grown a lap... ”
Gu Yu pondered for a moment, and said: "The medicinal materials don't move, the spiritual rice doesn't move, the fruit, wine, tea, and dried bamboo shoots can be sold. You can go to Lao Shui to connect, and I'll leave this matter to you."
"clear!"
Li Dong was overjoyed, after half a year of messing around, he finally got down to business. In fact, there is no one else on the mountain, they are all skilled workers, so we can only pick him.
"Oh, by the way, Brother Shui has just registered a company, saying that it is responsible for the transportation of goods within Shengtian's jurisdiction. This is a short-term goal. In the future, it will cover the whole province, even outside the customs." He added.
Yo! Lao Shui talent!
Gu Yu was amused, and said: "Okay, I know about this, you can go first."
After Li Dong resigned, he handed over the account book to the leader and asked, "We've been together for two days, what do you think of Chao Kongtu?"
"60 points, still need to observe." Xiaozhai said.
"Oh, I think so too. To be honest, with Tianshi Mansion and Maoshan as the background, we can't think we have any prejudice."
"It doesn't matter, I don't care about Quanzhen anyway." Xiao Zhai stretched his waist.
Since Wang Qi came, the vision of the two has expanded to a global scope.
Yes, Xia Kingdom's internal struggles are inevitable, but in the face of the global trend of changes and upgrades, the grand strategy must be unified externally. So they want to make friends with the Taoist sect and find a suitable friend.
Such as Maoshan, such as Chao Kongtu.