Chapter 26: A Chong Appears
The two of them walked out for a long time. Old Wang was bored and said that this broken place was really boring. We have been here for a few days. We have eaten and drunk as much as we should drink. Let's go home tomorrow?
Although Zi Yang felt that Uncle Li and Mo Laosan had too many strange things, he was not very concerned about it. In addition, he had spent a lot of money on the way, and it was almost time to go back. Now the two agreed to buy tickets tomorrow morning and go home.
The next day, the two of them slept in the bed and stayed in the bed until 11 o'clock. They got up until Lao Wang was so hungry. They stuffed some food randomly and started packing their luggage to check in and leave. They didn't plan to go for a long time this time, so they just carried their backpacks and finished their business. When they went out, they saw Uncle Li and his group in the lobby, with bulging bags all over the floor, and it seemed that they were about to go out.
Except for the man with sharp ears and monkey cheeks who went out with Mo Laosan yesterday, everyone else was there. Uncle Li, who was leaning against the door frame with a fierce face and sitting on a chair with his eyes closed and resting, the group seemed to be waiting for someone.
At this moment, a dusty shadow flashed into the door. Zi Yang almost screamed when he saw it. The person who came was wearing a pullover, a pair of sneakers, a wash of gray jeans, and a backpack. Isn’t this A Chong who had just parted?
A Chong obviously saw Zi Yang and the others, but seemed to have no idea. He looked at Uncle Li and others, and turned his back to Zi Yang and Lao Wang, waved his hands hanging beside him, indicating that he would not speak out. Zi Yang understood and pulled the fat man's hand. It was obvious that Lao Wang also saw A Chong and looked at Zi Yang with questioning eyes.
A Chong walked straight towards the group of people and whispered to Uncle Li. The two talked a few times, and Uncle Li signaled to his subordinates behind him. Everyone began to get up, and it seemed that they were about to set off. At this time, Uncle Li looked up and saw Zi Yang and the others, and immediately greeted with a smile: "The two little brothers will come back today?"
Zi Yang suddenly became curious and said to Uncle Li, "We plan to play for another two days and visit the temple that Mo Laosan mentioned."
Uncle Li was stunned and then said, "Okay, okay, we are planning to go over and let's go together."
Zi Yang thought to himself, this old guy is really unfathomable. These people are not good people, and they don’t know what consequences will bring after he talks casually, and they don’t know what A Chong has to do with these people.
I heard A Chong say that he cooperated with some domestic organizations, and I believe that he would inevitably deal with people like Uncle Li. These people are not like good guys, A Chong should not be cheated. Uncle Li has many people, and with his current situation, he may not be able to deal with it. I will follow Lao Wang to see if I can help. I am limited in my weight, and this stupid bully around me may come in handy.
He made up his mind and looked at Uncle Li and others with a smile.
Uncle Li's face was silent, but the few people following him looked at Zi Yang and the others fiercely. Especially the scarred face, Lao Wang and the other two stared at each other for a long time.
"What are you looking at?"
"What do you think!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the two of them were about to cut it off after a few more talks. Zi Yang quickly grabbed Lao Wang's arm - there were too many people on the other side, and it would be a disadvantage if he started to fight. Moreover, it was not easy to deal with A Chong being stuck in the middle.
Uncle Li obviously didn't want to cause trouble, so he coughed sternly. The scarred face seemed to have heard the order, and his fierce eyes stopped staring at Lao Wang, but instead glared at the opposite roof.
Uncle Li clapped his hands and stood up and said, "It's getting late, let's go!"
At the moment, a group of people carried their bags and walked out the door in a mighty manner. A Chong followed behind silently. He put his hands behind his back and waved slightly. Only Zi Yang could see this angle. But he couldn't guess what A Chong wanted to say. Should he say not to speak? Or should he not follow him?
Although Lao Wang is sometimes stupid, he can still hold his breath at critical moments. He understands that A Chong's identity is a bit subtle at this time, so he basically acts by looking at Zi Yang's eyes - except for almost fighting Scarface. People who practice martial arts all have this problem. If they don't accept it when they encounter strong players, they have to try two moves. The two of them are also considered "comprehension".
After the noise of the market yesterday, the town returned to tranquility, as if everyone had suddenly disappeared, the streets were empty, leaving only the mess everywhere.
The town is not big, and they left the town in just one stick of incense. After walking a short distance, they began to become rugged, and the population gradually became scarce, and there was a desolate gully in front of them.
The group walked sparsely, under the scorching sun, the shadows merged into one, winding on the dim ground like trampled earthworms.
It was almost dusk that I saw a mountain from afar. It was not suitable for the mountain, but the hills were more appropriate. In places like northern Shaanxi, there were not many high mountains and ridges, mostly continuous land buns. This hill also looks hundreds of meters high, with rocks on the mountain, and a sparse bush on the top of the mountain can be regarded as a forest.
Near the top of the mountain, under the cover of the trees, it was as if there was a building that was not known as a house or a temple. It was dilapidated and obviously it was very old.
Lao Wang was disappointed when he saw it. Zi Yang took her away for a long time without eating breakfast and lunch, and almost fought with someone. If Zi Yang hadn't winked at him all the way, he would have been a donkey temper. As a result, after a long time, the so-called scenic spot was this broken mountain. He immediately became emotional and sat down on the ground, raising a dusty area. "I can't walk anymore. If you like to see this broken temple, go and see it. I'll wait for you here. If you want me to climb up, unless you find a ox cart to carry me."
Uncle Li and others looked back at Zi Yang, as if they were saying that if they couldn't walk, they would go back and don't follow me to get in the way.
Zi Yang was so angry that he kicked Lao Wang hard on the butt: "You coward, why are you so useless?" As soon as he was anxious, Shaanxi dialect also emerged.
Lao Wang was about to take off, Zi Yang took out a bag of beef from his bag and threw it into his arms, staring at Lao Wang fiercely. When Lao Wang saw Zi Yang getting angry, he didn't care. In addition, there was something to eat in his arms, and he just turned over and said loudly: "I'm not a hero until the Great Wall. I've walked so far and don't care about these hundreds of meters of mountain roads."
Uncle Li shook his head, why did this young man not keep his word? Turn around and continue walking upwards.
Zi Yang also shook his head and thought to himself, you are a slut, there are still 108,000 miles from the Great Wall!
After climbing to the top of the mountain, everyone could see the complete appearance of the dilapidated temple. I don’t know how long the building has been, and it looks like a broken body. The surrounding earthen walls have cracked, revealing the rocks and adobe bricks inside, and all kinds of weeds are overgrown. The earthen walls are still tall and cannot see the scene inside. A slanted wooden door is covered with a slanted and slanted wooden door that only allows one person to enter and exit at the same time. Not only is it not so grand, but it is very cramped, not like the temple at all. At the height of Zi Yang, you have to bow your head to avoid touching the door frame on it.
When I pushed the door open, I found that the yard inside was quite large, a bit like the courtyard in old Beijing. The opposite direction was a main hall that looked like a temple but a temple. It was more than three meters high, and two mottled pillars one left and one right, supporting a corridor of more than half a meter wide. On one side of the corridor was also dilapidated doors and windows, which were so dark that it was hard to see clearly. The main hall was built along the mountain, with two rows of wings on both sides. The doors and windows were old wood, which was disrepaired over time. After time, it was mottled. The windows were covered with white paper, covered with dust and the paper was gray and black. I don’t know how many years had passed, and there were several places that were obviously repeatedly glued.
Lao Wang smacked his lips and said, "This broken place is older than my grandma's old house in the countryside. Can the things in it be used as antiques if they are left for a few years?"
Everyone was looking at it, and a dark boy walked out of the main hall. It was the thin guy who followed the old man yesterday, looking at everyone up and down.
As the leader of this group of people, Uncle Li took the initiative to take the responsibility of public relations at this time, and went up to hold his fists and said, "This little brother, we are from other places. I heard that there are gods here for the gods, so I want to come in and worship."
Xiao Hei didn't say anything, looked at Uncle Li with his eyes, turned around and walked into the main hall. Uncle Li hesitated for a moment, turned around and signaled to his own people, and Scarface walked in first.
Zi Yang and Lao Wang went in at the end, and Lao Wang murmured, the threshold for this broken door is quite high.
Zi Yang looked down and saw that the threshold was more than one foot high and the slap was wide and thick. It was obviously made of a whole piece of wood. It was strong and steady, but quite grand, and it was a bit inconsistent with the dilapidated "door" just now.
The main hall is still very spacious, and a group of about ten people standing inside doesn’t seem crowded. Since it was dusk, it was not very bright inside.
A stone statue that was tall and tall was standing opposite everyone, sitting on a stone foundation that was more than one meter high and two meters wide. The stone statue was old, with a bumpy surface and a very rough workmanship. The paint surface had fallen off. If you didn't know it carefully, you wouldn't be able to tell that this was a person. There were two dilapidated thick meadows in front of the base of the stone statue. I think it was for those who came to kneel down. Looking at the dust on it, it seemed that someone hadn't been kneeling for many days.
Lao Wang whispered, "Why don't you even have an incense burner in this dilapidated temple?"
Although Lao Wang deliberately lowered his voice, his volume could basically be heard by everyone.
At this time, an old voice in the corner said, "There was an incense burner that was removed when it broke the four olds." Everyone was startled and turned around to look at the dim corner. A spark flashed on the pipe, and a trace of blue smoke rose gently. At the end of the long smoke pole, there was still a person sitting on a wooden chair.
At this time, Xiao Hei polished the matches and lit the oil lamp on the stone mount. Only then did everyone see the complete appearance of the hall.
The old man, who was very angry, was sitting on a Taishi chair and smoking a pipe. His expression was leisurely and his posture was slow. His goatee beard was raised and he was staring at Ming Mie of tobacco intently, without looking at everyone at all.
A large dustpan made of shrub strips hung on one wall behind the old man, which looked one meter long and wide. Zi Yang knew that this thing was used by the countrymen to peel corn, peanuts, and dry wheat and grain. In addition, the main hall was empty and simple. There was a side room on both sides. The old man did not invite him, and everyone was embarrassed to visit.
Lao Wang said again, "There is no incense burner, but the merit box is there." After saying that, he pointed to a gray-black wooden box in front of the statue, with a narrow opening on it, which seemed to be used to stuff money into it.
Goathu ignored him and observed the flames on the pipe intently.
Lao Wang said relentlessly, "How can we worship with your attitude? I still have a lot of wishes!"
The goatee still said to himself: "A sincere heart will make you feel."
Seeing that the situation was a little stiff, Uncle Li laughed and said, "That's right, the old man has a good deed, and sincerity will make him feel good." After that, he knelt on the mat and bowed twice, got up and stuffed a ten-yuan bill into the merit box. Several men under Uncle Li also went up to kneel down and contributed between one to two yuan.
Lao Wang was not polite, and knelt on the mat carelessly, muttering something big immortal in his mouth, blessing his disciples to serve as CEO in the future, marry a rich and beautiful woman, and reach the peak of his life...
Zi Yang also went up and knelt down for a while, secretly saying in his heart that he wished his parents good health and all the best. He hesitated for a while and wished the girl rest in the Heavenly Spirit. He got up and stuffed 10 yuan into the merit box. Lao Wang waved his hand generously: "My share is also included!"
Everyone knelt down and worshiped each other, and the lobby returned to silence. The goatee did not say thank you. The black boy stood beside him with his hands hanging down, and everyone stood there empty-handed, and the scene was awkward again.
Uncle Li stepped forward and bowed, "Brother-in-law, you see, it's too late, we came and walked for a long time. Now when we go back, it's dark and can't see the road. Second, we are not familiar with the road in life. Can we stay here for a night? Wait until dawn before returning? - We can pay for accommodation."
The goat beard did not comment. After a while, he saw that Uncle Li was standing there and there was no intention of leaving. At this time, a bag of cigarettes was finished. The goat beard knocked on his feet, "Precautions or eating."
Uncle Li immediately smiled and said, "No problem, no problem, the dry food we brought ourselves is both meat and vegetable, why don't the elderly eat together?"
Goathu didn't say that it was not possible this time, it seemed to be acquiesced. Uncle Li was overjoyed and hurriedly asked his men to take out beef, mutton, steamed buns, spicy vegetables, pickles, etc. (they brought them very well). Xiao Hei took them and took them to the side room next to him to warm up the dishes. It turned out that the side room on the right was actually a kitchen.
Zi Yang felt embarrassed to eat and live for free, so he also contributed some mutton on the way with the snacks. He was secretly worried that half of the dry food he brought was eaten by Lao Wang, and the remaining contribution was made. On the way back, he could only eat northern Shaanxi wind to satisfy his hunger.
Chapter completed!