The Boy with The Dragon Tattoo

Chapter 44: Barren mountains and ancient ponds

Views:

Within a few days, the village knew that the two girls were all sick. Although Ruilin felt that this ridicule was inappropriate, he couldn't refute it. After all, this was the best excuse to reconcile the differences between the cultures and tastes of the two sides.

The residents of this mountain village always work at sunrise and rest at sunset. They have continued the habit of thousands of years. They don't even need to look at the watch. It is as accurate as a biological clock.

I occasionally watch TV at night, but there are only a few stations, and the signal is also intermittent.

There are no special products or resources in the mountain villages. They can be self-sufficient in food and everything. They usually grow some melons, vegetables, fruits, and some flowers and herbs, and the old village chief organizes people to exchange money for goods at intervals.

In fact, the people in the mountain villages are not interested in the outside world. Without your so-called necessities, the ancestors have lived differently for thousands of years

Ruixi's thoughts are more vigorous, and she always feels that the closed life of the villagers is too backward, the world is full of prosperity, and everyone should see the city outside, use the electric toothbrushes of the people in the city, flush the toilet, and feel the modern life.

The people in the village expressed disdain. The old ancestors used a stick to wipe their buttocks and survived, and no one has seen a piece of meat; now they all use toilet paper, and I don’t see a lot of meat on their bodies. I want to use the toilet in the same way. It won't let anyone have more meat.

The values of the people in this mountain village are also very upright. The quality of things is measured by more or less meat.

After several ideological clashes, Ruixi finally defeated in front of the stubborn villagers, often shaking his head and sighing that it is terrible that there is no culture.

And the people in the village also think that you have read so many books for use. Isn’t it the same as everyone when you come back? For so many years, the dog has read this kind of similar language to hit him back.

Fortunately, the people in the mountain villages are simple and simple. Everyone is laughing and chatting at the dinner table. Even if they are blushing and careless, they will not leave any grudges. The next day, they will call each other brothers and uncles and uncles. The three generations are one. No one will be troubled by family relatives.

Ruixi feels that there are thousands of people in this mountain village, and the second uncle Qin Xianghe accepts more things from the outside world, so he can be closer to himself in thought.

You said that the village is humid all year round, the climate is pleasant, the trees are evergreen all year round, the flowers and grasses are lush, there is a lake on the north side of the mountain, there is a hot spring under the mountain on the south, and there is a thousand-year-old lake in the middle. With such unique conditions, if it is so suitable to develop into a tourism resource, those rich bosses in big cities like to experience this primitive scenery.

But the folks think that life is good now, and they don't need to be enjoyed by outsiders, nor do they need to enjoy the outside world.

There is another problem that makes Ruixi a headache: traffic!

When she was still in school, Ruixi talked with her second uncle on the phone, and went to the township government to apply for some explosives or something, explode the mountain to open the way, and build a decent road to the outside world. You can get in and out of the car—at least not like that. Now it's circling around for a long time like this.

Of course, the people in the village are not cold about this idea. They think that everyone is not going out anyway, why are they building roads

However, with Qin Xianghe's support for this matter, everyone was embarrassed to oppose it. After all, his seniority was high and his work was stable. He was the largest and only official in the village, and the leader had the final say.

No objection, no support, no participation, no care, this is the attitude of the people in Qinhan Village.

The days of this paradise were boring after a long time. Soon Jinxia went from being extremely excited at the beginning to now dull, and always felt that the people in the village always looked at her with strange eyes.

The villagers also didn't understand her style of changing a bright dress every day.

Whenever Jinxia dressed up and thought to walk through the village like a landscape, there was a group of people behind them pointing and pointing.

"This is the one who had his belly cut in half (for the villagers, the belly and the stomach are the same concept)."

"It's very poor. There are poor children in big cities. Look at the tattered clothes. They can't cover their arms and chest, showing such a large piece of meat."

After eating at the thirteenth aunt’s house that day, the four of them walked back. Jin Xia also lost interest in the fragrance of birds and flowers, and sighed all the way, "You people in the village, you are really rigid. You eat, sleep, and work three things all day long. , There is no entertainment at all."

Ruixi stared her eyes and said, "Who said that? Obviously there is something else."

Jin Xia gave him a white glance. This Ruixi has been mixing with her for a long time, and there is no standard for joking. If you put it in the ordinary, Jin Xia's character will not be taken in mind, and maybe she can laugh at him. But these two days happened to be in a bad mood, so I didn't bother to talk to him.

Last night, Jinxia changed her swimsuit and wanted to swim in the pool in front of the village, but was almost beaten with a cane by an old lady.

It took a long time to realize that this pool of water had such a source and was offered as holy water by the villagers. For thousands of years, no one had ever entered the water, let alone bathed in it.

Ruixi explained to her, "The people in the village have little communication with the outside world and are not civilized. Many old customs and customs have been passed down for thousands of years-our generation is much better, and when we have the next generation, our thinking will basically change." Ruixi smiled and joked with Jinxia, but she rolled her eyes again.

Ruilin hesitated and said, "Or, shall we go back in a few days? School will start soon."

As soon as Ruixi heard this, he was anxious. Why did you send someone away when he was fighting Wang Juan? You are a full man and you don't know how hungry you are!

Things have just begun to make progress. She smiled at me for 1.5 seconds at dinner yesterday. Today’s conversation is three seconds longer than yesterday’s addition of the 31 novel app download address. Seeing that you will be chasing tomorrow, you are going to send them away!

But think about the past few days in addition to eating and shopping, just shopping, the small village is actually not that big, and it is really tired of going back and forth for a few days.

Then he suggested, "Don't go in a hurry, I haven't played enough yet, we still have a few plans that haven't been implemented, such as camping!"

Jin Xia said in an unpleasant manner, "Don't be funny, what's good about camping in this small village? You can see everything at a glance. Let's just set up a tent under the eyes of others? Camping, don’t you think it’s embarrassing. I'm afraid of showing my eyes." Thinking of the ferocious look of the old lady yesterday, I still have lingering fears.

Ruixi shook her head and said, "It's not camping here, it's over there!" He said vigorously and pointed towards the distance.

Everyone looked far and high in his direction. At the end of the river across the river, there was a steep mountain. Against the backdrop of the setting sun, the top of the mountain was faintly foggy, and it looked like a fairyland on earth.

Ruilin's expression changed, "You can't go to that place."

Jin Xia was in interest at this time, "Why can't we go?"

Ruilin said, "The place is dangerous and inaccessible. The villagers call Broken Soul Peak. There is a peak lake on the top of the mountain. When I was young, a few children climbed up the mountain to play, and then there was an accident. The villagers said it was touched. For the mountain god, I got retribution."

"Our small village has been in good weather and peace for thousands of years. Our ancestors said it was bestowed by the mountain god of this mountain. Adults usually teach that we must respect the mountain god.

Jin Xia said, "What's the mess? It's the god of the mountain and the god of water. This is the 21st century. As a college student receiving modern science and technology education, you actually believe in these things?"

Wang Juan cautiously said next to him: "We should respect the customs of the village. It has been here for many years, so maybe it makes sense."

Jin Xia curled her lips and said: "Other foreign explorers like to climb this dangerous mountain that has not been conquered and developed by humans. Aren't we here for adventure and adventure? Can you be a big man with a sense of adventure?" The last sentence Obviously speaking to Ruilin who was standing beside him.

He said and pouted and shook Ruilin's arm coquettishly: "You see that foreigners are good at living. Many couples like to climb mountains. In the middle of the night, they can camp on the mountainside cliff and read at night. Thinking about it will be fun."

Ruixi said, "Yes, there are still couples hanging in the air doing things, how exciting!"

Jin Xia poohed him and said: "Indecent!" But there was a look of approval in her eyes.

He also said to Ruilin, "We must believe in science. There is no legend in this world. Even if there is an abnormal phenomenon, it can be explained by physics and science."

After that, he shook Ruilin's arm and stomped his feet, "Go, go, this is a great opportunity for us to explore and discover. People stay in the village all day and mix with your seven aunts and eight aunts. Together, it's so boring..."

Ruilin has always had no opinion. At this time, under the instigation of Ruixi and Jin Xia's humming, he surrendered again, but resisted symbolically: "I believe that science is not wrong, but what the old man said is more reasonable..."

Ruixi cheered on the side: "I see mountain gods and the like, it's just old people's tricks to scare children. We are all college students with comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical education, and art. We have mastered advanced science and armed with knowledge and theory. , Even if there is any mysterious power, it has been conquered by him!"

Wang Juan watched the three people arguing quietly, and looked at Ruilin with some pity in her eyes.