Chapter 27: The Old Hmong Man

  Li Zong didn't believe it at all, with a sly smile on his face: "Sorry, I really didn't mean to disturb you guys, but you're going way too fast, completely unexpected!"

  I didn't even bother to argue with him, I just kicked him out and came back to sit on the bed, thinking about what had just happened. Why did I lose control like that?

  Recalling Zhou Huan's sexy and enchanting figure, I finally came up with an explanation for myself that it was just a case of drunken promiscuity. At this time, my head started to get dizzy, my eyelids were heavy as hell, so I didn't think much about it anymore, went to bed and continued sleeping.

  I slept soundly and had many chaotic dreams. When I woke up and looked at the clock, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning.

  The door was slammed shut with a loud bang. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and opened it to see Liang Zi standing outside, wearing a windbreaker and standing up straight with his chest out.

  "It's so early, you're going to freeze to death dressed like that!" I said with a yawn and turned around to head back.

  "Hahaha, didn't sleep well last night, had a spring dream, did you!" Liang Zibian laughed and walked in with me.

  He saw that I still wanted to sleep and immediately pulled me saying: "You damn well want to sleep, everyone is ready, just waiting for you."

  Wait for me? I immediately woke up and thought of going to the tomb together today. I said, "Liangzi, why are you wearing this?"

  After a simple wash, I followed Liangzi downstairs and out of the villa. Outside the door, the crowd was bustling, and when I looked around, five brand new off-road vehicles were parked there, with Zhou Huan directing everyone to load supplies under the command of Heilian Team Leader.

  She saw me coming out and smiled, saying: "You're awake. Your clothes and equipment are all in the car, go sort them out yourself later." Then she continued to be busy.

  I'm so frustrated, this woman really doesn't care about what happened last night, it's me who's being useless, my face is red and I don't know what to say, just 'uh-huh' twice and got on the second car.

  After getting on the car, I saw a set of unopened blue windbreaker and a pair of hiking shoes. After closing the door and changing into them, they actually fit quite well. At this time, the car door was opened, and Liangzi jumped in with a sack of feed.

  The two car doors were also opened, and the two team members sat in the driver's and co-driver's seats. With the start of the car, the five off-road vehicles drove out of the villa area in a mighty manner.

  After walking for a while, I found that we didn't get on the highway, but instead turned onto the national road. Just as I was wondering about this, Liangzi took out several cans of beer from the trunk and handed them to me. I declined, thinking that it's still early in the morning and this kind of drink wouldn't go down well anyway.

  Li looked at me and didn't want to, then picked up another one and handed it over to the team member who was sitting in the co-pilot seat: "Brother, have one, Comrade Driver doesn't need to drink first, we must follow traffic rules. By the way, where are we going?"

  That person looked at him expressionlessly, didn't say a word or take the wine, and continued to sit there like a wooden stake. Seeing Liangzi's passionate butt sticking out like that made me want to laugh, it seems he really doesn't understand this group of people.

  I simply ate something and as the car sped along, the scenery outside became increasingly unfamiliar. I thought about how this time I was dragged into this mess, blindly following them to rob a tomb, not knowing what other strange and bizarre things we would encounter.

  The two of us just sat in the car so boringly, Liangzi might have been really suffocated and actually pulled out a deck of poker cards from somewhere, patted the deputy driver's teammate and laughed: "Brother, *ah..."

  As expected, the team members still didn't pay attention to him and just pushed his hand away.

  "Good grief... you're something else."

  "Alright, alright, stop messing around, let's play." I quickly pulled him back and didn't let him disturb others again. These team members were all strictly trained and had absolute standards for getting things done. Amidst Liangzi's muttering, the two of us started playing "Exploding Flowers".

  We can't play with money, so we played a game of marbles instead. I lost several rounds and Liangzi used his big hand to give me a good scolding, almost making me dizzy from the slaps.

  "I'm done, I'm out of energy, sleep, sleep......" I threw down my cards and leaned back with my eyes closed, no matter how Liangzi begged me, I wouldn't open them again.

  I slept very badly last night, and I fell asleep in no time. I don't know how long it took, but when I woke up dazedly, I saw Liangzi lying there drooling and snoring loudly. The two team members in front of me still didn't move at all.

  I stretched my neck to look ahead and saw a super-large billboard with the words "Yanbian People Welcome You", thinking how did I end up in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture?

  After finishing lunch, we drove all the way without saying a word until our fleet arrived in Hunchun City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province at almost three o'clock that afternoon.

  After walking for a while, the convoy stopped beside a public toilet to rest. I and Liangzi quickly jumped off the car to relieve ourselves. After coming out, we exercised our legs and feet while looking around.

  I've never been to this city before, and it doesn't look very prosperous. Liangzi has sharp eyes and found a snack stall not far away, so he pulled me over and spent 10 yuan to buy four super-large iron plate squid. The port of Hunchun in this city is an import and export harbor, and the squid is extremely fresh. We ate until our mouths were full of oil.

  Just as they were about to take a look at something else, someone shouted: "Hey, you two hurry back, it's time to go."

  As I turned around, I saw Zhou Huan waving at us from over there. Liang Zi's face fell and he said to me as we walked back and forth, "I'm not saying you're wrong or anything, but in the future, can you please keep an eye on things? This sister-in-law of mine is too overbearing, after all, it's our own money we're spending."

  I also smiled bitterly and didn't bother with him, getting on the bus and continuing onward.

  An hour later, I found that we passed by a place called Hadamen Township, and after another half an hour's walk, the place was called 'Heshan Village'.

  The village looks quite remote, with small earth and grass houses. The cement road has disappeared, but fortunately, we are all in off-road vehicles, so the ride is not particularly bumpy.

  Faintly visible are one or two very elderly people farming in the fields at the edge of the village, although it's a bit desolate, but has a unique charm, such places are particularly suitable for retirement.

  I was lost in thought while looking at the scenery when the car gradually came to a stop, I saw everyone getting off the bus, and then jumped down with Liangzi.

  At this time, a man in his sixties or seventies with a smile all over his face came up to Zhou Huan and said: "You've arrived, you're welcome, come on in and have some food."

  I think this Korean is really interesting to talk to, they turn everything around and say the opposite, it seems that Zhou Huan was also well-prepared this time, all the staff were ready.

  The other team members stayed outside and were free to move around. I followed Liangzi and Zhou Huan, along with Heilian Team Captain, into the house.

  This farmhouse is at most forty square meters, and as soon as you enter the door, there is a large Korean-style kang that occupies almost the entire room.

  The old man enthusiastically pulled us onto the kang and sat us down, brought out a few dishes of stir-fried mountain vegetables that looked particularly natural and green, then poured each of us a cup of baijiu and sat down beside us.

  It's not time to eat yet, but seeing this green wild vegetable, I couldn't help but start digging in. Looking at Liangzi, he had already started eating voraciously.

  The old Hani man gave us a toast, the black-faced captain didn't drink, and Zhou Huan and I simply expressed our gratitude. Then Zhou Huan asked the old man, "Old Cui, this time we came to investigate, so please guide us."

  "Not at all, it's said that we're poor here, you've come to investigate, the common people are delighted." The old man replied in stiff Mandarin.

  I thought Zhou Huan and his group were really professional tomb raiders, no matter where they went, they would say their own investigation team, familiar with the road, it's really admirable.

  After chatting for a while, Zhou Huan asked the old man how far away our destination was and how many days it would take to get there.

  The old man drank his wine and said: "From here to the foot of Lao Ye Mountain, cars can't get in. It takes three days to walk."

  I heard Lao Ye Shan, thought the name was interesting, so I politely asked the old man what place that is.

  The old man seemed very excited, telling us that Lao Ye Shan was the local name, but where it came from is unknown. From here to Lao Ye Shan, there are almost no roads, and walking along the riverbank will take about three days.

  That Lao Ye Mountain is also an extraordinary place, although he has never been up there, but it's said that in the past, Japanese people built roads and airports there. Standing at the top of Lao Ye Mountain, you can see three countries: North Korea, Russia, and China, so it's also called "One Eye Sees Three Countries".

  After listening to Zhou Huan, I just nodded slightly, but I felt very magical. A mountain can see three countries, which is rare, but thinking about walking for three days makes me feel a bit overwhelmed. It seems that hard work is inevitable.

  After everyone finished dinner, the sky gradually darkened. Zhou Huan decided to rest for a night and officially enter the mountain tomorrow. The other team members took out their sleeping bags from the car and arranged them around the vehicle before getting in one after another to rest. We four accepted the invitation of the old Xianzu villager and decided to sleep on this big kang in his home.

  Old Han slept first, Hei Lian team leader in the second, and the third is Zhou Huan. In fact, this kang is very large, we sleep very spacious, absolutely no need to squeeze together.

  But Liangzi actually pressed me onto the fourth position, and stuck close to Zhou Huan's side. Zhou Huan didn't seem to mind at all, turned her back on me and started resting. Liangzi whispered into my ear: "Don't say I'm not a good brother, I ruined your fun last night, but tonight I'll make it up for you. Just let Little Auntie call out softly, don't wake up Old Man."

  Although I knew he was being ridiculous, sleeping next to a beautiful woman wasn't a bad thing after all. I didn't bother to pay attention to him and happily snuggled up against Zhou Huan, lying down with her. Under the faint moonlight outside the window, I gazed at Zhou Huan's enchanting figure, feeling both lustful and curious - what kind of person was this woman, really?

  Zhou Huan stood still with her back to me, and I didn't dare to touch her. Looking at her behavior today, it seemed like she didn't care about what happened last night. So I just stood there alone, thinking about all the things that had been happening recently, wondering what would happen this time.

  No matter how hard I think about it, I still have no clue why I ended up on this path. But looking at Zhou Huan's back figure, I couldn't sleep, so I covered my head and started counting sheep.

  Just as they were counting and had estimated about a thousand sheep, there was suddenly a commotion outside. Zhou Huan and Hei Lian's captain seemed to have not slept well either, and immediately jumped up, put on their shoes and ran out of the house.