Chapter Sixteen Climbing the Mountain

  The words had just been spoken, the door was pushed open, and upon taking a closer look, it turned out that the two people who came in were none other than Liu Gang and Ali, who had gone to find "Lao Zi".

  Two people walked in a bit dazedly and looked at Liu Gang and Ah Li's appearance. If it weren't for the discerning eye, they would definitely think that something was wrong with these two people's bodies.

  Dazhuang saw the two of them like this, and his eyes were laughing "I'm saying you two are doing what? How many years haven't you touched a woman? I'd say finding fun is a small pleasure that hurts people, strong pleasure is fleeting, you two have gone astray."

  I didn't expect that Dazhuang would have so much to say about culture, usually his loud and boisterous personality is more than enough. Listening to what he had to say, I couldn't help but shake my head in dismay. However, what Dazhuang said was also right, Liu Gang and Ali were really too excessive this time, they should have stopped while they were ahead, instead they ended up making fools of themselves.

  After hearing Da Zhuang's words, Liu Gang rarely blushed a little, and Ali was also unhappy, so he had to give up. Ali is the kind of person who says 'I can't beat you, but I won't admit defeat either'. From start to finish, it has always been like this, otherwise Liu Gang and he wouldn't have mixed to this point.

  Looking at the awkward scene in front of me, I rolled my eyes and said, "Alright, Da Zhuang and I were just talking about you two. We're planning to head up the mountain tomorrow, and we've almost got everything ready. We'll pick up the iron shovel on our way up the mountain tomorrow and that should cover everything."

  Then, I took out the local tourist map and made a plan. After buying the iron shovel tomorrow, I will go to the back mountain road of Hou Shan Road at 7 o'clock in the evening. The back mountain road of Siniangzi Mountain is managed by a special gatekeeper during the day, but the gatekeeper who guards the entrance of the back mountain road gets off work at 6 o'clock. From 7:00 to 7:30, it belongs to an unmanned and unguarded time period.

  At eight o'clock, there will be mountain patrollers going up the mountain to patrol, so we can sneak into the back mountain road between 7:00 and 7:30 later. Otherwise, it's absolutely impossible to get in. Moreover, if tomb raiders are found entering the mountain, the local authorities will definitely pay more attention to guarding the back mountain road.

  That night, we had dinner at the old man's house. The whole family was very enthusiastic and saw that I brought several friends with me. Without hesitation, they slaughtered several chickens for me and bought beef from outside, making a full table of meat dishes. Not a single vegetarian dish was seen.

  The old man's family wasn't rich either, but he still made a full table of meat dishes for me. I secretly wrapped up a few hundred yuan in a paper bag and gave it to Sheng Ge. After all, I didn't attend his wedding or the full moon celebration for his child, so this was my way of making up for it. When Sheng Ge saw the money in the paper bag, he immediately wanted to return it to me, saying that it was too much and he couldn't accept it, but I silently refused him. In the end, Sheng Ge had no choice but to accept it.

  The most enjoyable one is still Da Zhuang. This kid doesn't stop talking while eating, constantly discussing Chairman Mao's great deeds with the old man, and the old man likes it too. The two of them are discussing Chairman Mao's great deeds at the dinner table, but the difference is that the old man has a reverent and worshipful expression, while Da Zhuang has a completely rogue and hooligan appearance. As for the messy eating posture, one foot is on the stool, one hand holds chopsticks to pick up beef, and the other hand holds a chicken leg, neither of which is neglected.

  Liu Gang and Ali, on the other hand, are relatively low-key. After all, both of them have been through the society and completely understand this principle. Unlike Da Zhuang, they don't act familiar with everyone and ignore their image.

  That night, everyone had drunk more or less the same amount and went back to their own rooms to sleep. Originally, I wanted to help my sister-in-law clean up the dinner table, but she wouldn't let me no matter what. Da Zhuang also seemed a bit drunk, so I supported him as we returned to our room.

  This night was a peaceful night for everyone, with wine in their cups and sleep not missed. But for me, it was a sleepless night, lying on the kang and staring at the sky outside the window, thinking about tomorrow's trip to find the grave. I was very excited, and my body seemed to have a hot blood flowing through it, burning me awake.

  Time flies quickly, a night without words, and suddenly it's daytime.

  Yesterday I didn't fall asleep until after 4 o'clock, I rubbed my sleepy eyes and sat up in bed, looked out the window at the somewhat gloomy sky, turned to look at Dazhuang again, this kid was still sleeping, I got up and walked to Dazhuang's bedside and pushed him, pushed for half a day and this kid didn't make any noise.

  I clenched my fist and pinched the kid's arm hard, only to hear a loud "ah!" coming from Dawei's mouth, sounding like the squeal of a slaughtered pig.

  Only to see Da Zhuang jumping up from the bed, staring at his surroundings, and seeing that there was only one person in the room, he let out a sigh of relief. "Damn it, Brother Zhuang, I thought someone was sneaking up on me! Can't you wait for me to wake up next time? I was having a great dream with several beauties in my arms, and you woke me up!"

  Listening to Da Zhuang's words, I felt very helpless. "You kid don't even look at the time, if you don't get ready, we'll probably have to wait until tomorrow."

  "Never mind all that, anyway you've ruined my beautiful dream, so you have to compensate me with a daughter-in-law."

  Just because I disturbed a spring dream, you want me to compensate him with a daughter-in-law? Is there still justice in this world? I didn't continue the conversation, and then Da Zhuang and I packed up the luggage we needed for climbing the mountain. Liu Gang and A Li only had some dry food on their side, and at this time, Liu Gang and A Li were already standing at the door.

  I and Da Zhuang packed the necessary tools into the mountaineering bag, Da Zhuang carried the mountaineering bag with luggage on his back, the mountaineering bag was not heavy, but there were many tools inside, basically everything that could be used was in it, and my back was carrying the ancient sword given to me by Da Zhuang, this ancient sword I did not intend to sell to any antique collector or merchant, just kept it for myself.

  I glanced at my watch, it was already past five o'clock. The four of us left the old man's house, and before we did, I had Da Zhuang and the others go ahead while I went back inside to tell the old man and Sheng Ge that I was going out to find some friends, just making excuses. The old man agreed that the house would be kept for us.

  Yesterday, when I went to Ye Bo's place with Lao Yezi, on the way, I saw a place selling iron shovels and other tools. To avoid suspicion, Liu Gang went into that store and bought an iron shovel which he put in his backpack.

  After everything was ready, the four of us walked towards the direction of the rear mountain road. There were not many people on this road, but rather very few, because outsiders did not know that there was a path leading to the rear mountain, and locals would not go up the rear mountain either, as they firmly believed in the existence of "Snow Ji", a kind of supernatural being.