This village woman was in her early forties, wearing a coarse flowery dress and a towel wrapped around her head. Uh, did we travel through time? This kind of simple rural dress had disappeared many years ago. Seeing her now, we wondered if we had run into a TV crew filming a TV series? But when we looked around, there was no one in sight, which surprised both of us.
On her left arm she carried a very old bamboo basket, covered with a floral cloth, and we didn't know what was inside. She smiled at us innocently and said, "Are you looking for someone?"
We both nodded, and Shen Bing asked curiously, "How did you know?"
I thought to myself, you’ve lost your mind again. We ran into the woods in a hurry. Even a child could guess that we were looking for someone.
"I'm just guessing, but the person you're looking for is not here." The village woman pointed to the south with her right hand: "The stone path is slanting up the cold mountain, and there are houses deep in the white clouds." After saying that, she twisted her fat hips, walked out of the woods and went south.
We were both stunned. We didn't expect her to share two lines of poetry with us. Her appearance would have made people think she was illiterate, but these two lines of poetry surprised us. We felt that this village woman was at least in the second grade of elementary school. I had learned Du Mu's "Mountain Travel" in the second grade of elementary school.
Shen Bing poked me and said, "Hurry up and follow her. She's heading south."
I walked out of the woods puzzled, thinking that she knew who we were looking for, so she pointed south. She looked mysterious and strange, maybe it was a conspiracy trap. Besides, if someone walked south, it might not be the direction we were looking for. If we followed her home, it would be ridiculous.
Just as I stopped to think, Shen Bing turned back to urge me, and when I looked for the village woman again, she had disappeared without a trace. I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. Although there were many trees on this hillside, they were bare in the winter. I could see deep into the mountains at a glance. The whole mountain was in sight, and the footprints of the village woman on the snow stopped not far away, but she suddenly disappeared!
Damn it, is she a fox fairy
"Where is she?" Shen Bing turned around and looked for her.
I wanted to ask you the same thing. After thinking for a long time, I felt that although this woman was strange, she didn't look malicious. Besides, we were like headless flies, not knowing where to fly. So I simply followed her instructions and headed south.
The southern mountain was very difficult to climb. It was extremely steep. Under the snow on the surface was a layer of frozen ice, so we had to be very careful with every step. We tied ourselves together with a climbing rope and used climbing equipment. It was not until after 2 pm that we climbed over the mountain.
Sitting on the south slope, looking down into the deep clouds, we can see that there are indeed houses hidden. This woman has really pointed out a clear path for us. If we were to think about it, we would never climb such a dangerous steep slope, as we would miss the chance to find people. We would probably still be wandering around in the desolate snowy mountains until dark.
I was moved. Could it be that the person we are looking for is down there? But is this person the bastard who secretly attacked us, or the Cao family? Or is it those three beasts
Thinking of this, I stood up and looked at the terrain around the deep valley below. The mountain we were on and the high mountain opposite formed a siege around the deep valley, with only one exit in the east. Surrounded by two dragons, this is a great place with excellent feng shui. In addition, the purple air coming from the east can prolong one's life and prevent all diseases. The village is located on such a good feng shui treasure land, it is definitely not Broken Dragon Village. The grass made me very disappointed and I sat down again.
"Why are you unhappy again when you see me?" Shen Bing asked in surprise.
I held her warm little hand. At this moment, she was sweating all over because of climbing the mountain, and her little hand was still slippery and covered with sweat.
"Because the village below is not Duanlong Village." I said frustratedly.
"Aren't we looking for the little white flag? Are you still thinking about Duanlong Village?" Shen Bing frowned.
I kept silent. I felt that the disappearance of the little white flag was related to Duanlong Village. If we found this place, we would find the sharp-headed ghosts. But I thought about it again and my heart gradually brightened. Duanlong Village should be nearby. If I asked in the village below, I might be able to find out where Duanlong Village is.
We rested for a while and then got up to go down the mountain. It was more dangerous to go down the mountain, and we had to be more cautious than going up the mountain. After dark, we arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw a group of wooden houses located between the trees in the deep valley. The smoke from the cooking stoves rose slowly from the village, which made us feel a sense of peace and tranquility in our hearts.
"Hey, who are you?" A burly middle-aged man wearing a worn cotton-padded jacket stood outside the door of a wooden house and glared at us.
"We are lost tourists. Excuse me, sir, where is this place?" I said with a smile.
The guy looked at Shen Bing, and his expression relaxed. He said to us: "This is Longtou Village. You've gone the wrong way. Go back over this mountain and keep going north and you will be out of the Qinling Mountains." After saying that, he didn't even bother to be polite with us and pushed the door open and went back into the house.
Longtou Village? Damn, it's only one letter different from Duanlong Village. I pulled Shen Bing to the door and knocked gently. The man opened the door and stuck his head out. He shushed us and looked very nervous, afraid that he would wake up the person sleeping inside.
"Didn't I tell you the way? Why are you knocking on the door?" the man whispered to us.
"It's getting late, we want to stay overnight." I said, looking into the room. The room was not big. On the bed, a woman was curled up in the quilt, whispering to a child. On an old table, an oil lamp was lit, dim as a bean. On the ground, there was a wooden brazier, burning firewood, and streams of hot air were pouring out of it.
"We have no place at home and our child is sick. You can look for one in the village," the man said with a frown.
This guy was not lying, so we excused ourselves and turned back to the village. After we had taken a few steps, the man caught up with us and asked breathlessly, "Did you meet a woman with a bamboo basket outside the mountain?"
Shen Bing and I looked at each other and nodded. I asked him, "Is she from your village?"
The man shook his head and said, "No, she is from Longwei Village. She is a woman with very skilled medical skills. She often travels around, and whenever she sees someone in the village who is sick or in trouble, she cures them with just a little bit of her hands. I calculated that she hasn't been to our village for half a month, so it's time for her to come. My son has been sick for three or four days and has been having a fever. He is waiting for her." As he spoke, he frowned, looking worried.
This village woman is actually a wandering doctor who saves people? Are the bamboo baskets full of healing tools? This is too ridiculous. How can a doctor who cures diseases disappear like a fox fairy
With this question in mind, I told the man, "We saw her outside the mountain, but we don't know where she went. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared without a trace."
The man did not show any strange expression after hearing this. Instead, he had an expression of admiration on his face. He told us, "She is a famous big-foot fairy. She comes and goes without a trace. Not only is she an excellent doctor, she also has boundless magical powers. She can cure any ghosts and evil spirits."
Damn, that's a bit exaggerated, isn't it? Is there really a fairy in the deep mountains? Bigfoot fairy, I only saw that her butt was big, but I didn't notice how big her feet were. However, it's not an exaggeration to say that she came and went without a trace. She played such a trick in front of us, and I haven't figured out what kind of trick she used.