Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen

The red-brown Dagu Ridge is hidden under the gray sky. There are no rocks or trees on the mountain.But two hundred feet below the summit was a lush woodland, covered with pines, junipers, firs, camphors, and cypresses, which stretched eastward on the hills which clustered around Taku Ridge, It becomes a large downward sloping dark green field.In the depths of the forest, some mountain huts are scattered here and there; the color has been eroded.It takes a long way to go, and there are only three or four families, and they are called villages. This area is little known and rarely visited, because several country roads to Dapeng Bay bypass these mountains.Some hunters live here, hunting wolves, stags, deer, and hares.

Huangshakeng is a village located at the source of Huangshaxi.Huangsha Creek is three or four kilometers long and flows all the way to Pingshan County. Along the ridge of this vast mountainous area, even the county boundary of Baoan County, this place has always been a hiding place for criminals. However, in recent years, more and more tourists have passed here.A small number of residents of Huangshakeng and Pilingzhang can get a residence card for border residents in Baoan County.People with this kind of resident certificate can move freely around the border area patrolled by border guards. If they are farmers who bring agricultural products, they can also cross the border into the British border.

Some residents make a lot of money from both legal and illegal businesses. Cai Shan's hut is next to a stream.Fan Shitian had never been here. Usually his liaison work was in Pingshan, but now Pingshan was a place he wanted to avoid.The hut stood alone under a persimmon tree by the stream.Fan Shitian knocked on the door.A fat country woman of about forty years old came to answer the door. She looked at Fan Shitian, and finally her eyes fell on the group of people standing behind him, and there was actually a white man.She understood right away. I am Fan Shitian from Huiyang, and they are my friends.

Oh yes. The woman gestures to come in. My husband has gone out.He went to Hangang and told me when he left.My child said, you are going to Pingshan.Fan Shitian looked at the house, the interior was dark, and it was a mud floor without cement.There were four boys in the house.The two youngest sat on the bed against the wall. When does he come back? This evening or tomorrow. When did he leave? Early yesterday morning.In a hurry. The oldest boy, eighteen years old.He said beside him: I went to Pingshan yesterday afternoon, and they said, you haven't shown up yet.Are you there? not there.We came directly from Ashutou.So we got there so early.Hope we didn't bother you.

No no.The woman said politely: My husband usually comes back around this time. What does he do? He is a hunter.We people here live differently than you do.My husband usually only goes out at night. Fan Shitian discussed with Lihua and others.Yi Su believed that James' disappearance would be discovered soon, and they should leave Huiyang as soon as possible.However, they are now lost in this chaotic mountain, and they have nothing to do but wait for Cai Shan. Can we rest here until your husband comes back? There must be a place for you to rest here, no one will bother you.Patrols sometimes go to the other side of the mountain, not this side.Come on, let me lead the way.

The woman lights a candle and walks quickly to the back of the house.There is a clearing in the back, and further up is the pine forest.This clearing is usually used as a backyard, and there is a side house nearby under the pine trees. The woman pushed open the door, and some firewood was piled in a mess inside.There was some chopped firewood piled up in one corner of the room.On the wall hung some farming implements, an old-fashioned shotgun, flints, baskets, and a saw.Garlic and other herbs hang from the roof. I have no place for you to sleep.sorry.If you don't mind, you can rest here overnight.I told my husband the day before yesterday that if we cleaned up the place, we could let passersby rest for the night.Over the past few years, it seems that more and more people have passed this road.

After the arduous journey of climbing mountains and mountains, everyone was tired and sleepy.The woman brought tea.Mr. Duan and the others had already lay down on the spot.James and Ezzo looked for a place to rest outside the house; they found a place under a tree covered with pine needles, and James spread his raincoat on the soft bed of nature. Where do I sleep?she asked. Sleep on my trench coat.We use your cloak as a quilt. Yi Su didn't speak; she felt her heart beating hard.They were hiding in each other's arms before long.She rolled over and lay on her back.Above the head is a curtain made of tall trees, and above that is the unfathomable sky, full of stars.The rosin of the pine trees, the dark blue sky, the fresh and pleasant air on the mountain, the endless mystery of the night, and the excitement of arriving in a strange place for the first time, all these seem to have erased the memory of the day; all that remains is this moment in front of them. hug each other.

Oh, Yi Su, I'm afraid there will never be such a night again in this life. Their lips are looking for each other's lips, their hands are the caress of love. Call me Guanyin, I like Guanyin.Isu said. My Guanyin.No matter what I call you, you are the most perfect woman in this world. Blood surged in James' mind.He bent down, held her head in his hands, and kissed her passionately. Shall we resist?he asks. Resist what? Resist tonight. Why resist. After a while, she sat up and said: Strange, I'm not at all embarrassed when I'm with you.you belong to Me.I am so happy.

I feel the same way.I don't know how to express it.i love you.Now we are one.You have me in you, and you in me.I've never loved myself like this.With you, there are stars in the sky, and below, there is land. There is no such beautiful wedding night anymore. She leaned closer and whispered: The night has increased my courage.Even if you didn't ask me just now, I am willing to give it to you. Fan Shitian is a person who is easy to wake up when he sleeps. He took a nap and found that it was dawn.He went to the front room and chatted with the oldest boy.The child's face was dark and thin, and his head was wrapped in a black turban.The mother is busy helping the child to dress.

May I have your name?Fan Shitian asked the older child. I called to open the door. Where is your brother's name? see mountain. Fan Shitian couldn't help laughing. Don't you make fun of us rednecks, my name is rustic. Not earthy at all, and I find your names fascinating. Fan Shitian thought to himself that only a simple-minded person would come up with such a catchy name.The eldest called to open the door, and the second called Jianshan.Straight to the point is exactly the way of life Orion desires. Open the door is eighteen years old.He was only sixteen when he saw the mountain.Said the proud mother.

How is the situation now?Fan Shitian asked to open the door. What's the situation? I mean, what's the general situation here? good.My dad is always busy. You mean, do many people pass by here? Yes.There were several hundred people last summer.They came in a large group and disappeared into the woods.There was nothing the patrol could do. How many patrols are there? A group of three or four soldiers.Sometimes, they go to patrol Pilingzhang on the other side of the mountain. What do patrolmen do? Jian Shan interjected and said: We were in Pingshan yesterday.Many people wander the streets.I heard they are from Huiyang and Boluo.They fought with the police in Pingshan.I guess they are about to climb the mountain. Why did they fight with the police? They beat a young man and the police came and told them not to fight.Two or three people fought with the police, but they were arrested by the police. What happened to that young man? have no idea.When the police arrived, he fled. Fan Shitian bit his lip, thinking. Is he a thief? no.I heard them shouting: Party headquarters, Party headquarters! What's the matter? Opening the door, he stepped in and said: I think they must have recognized the party headquarters as the person who killed their relatives in Boluo.They beat him and held him, and he would have been torn to pieces if the police hadn't come to stop him. Fan Shitian listened attentively.He was wondering, could it be Boluo's party committee?But he also thought of Deng Ping, because Deng Ping only arrived in Pingshan yesterday. What does that chairman look like? We can't see clearly.The streets are noisy.We have seen too many of these street fights, but we have never seen mobs dare to beat committee members in broad daylight, and this is the first time. Is he short and stocky?With a square face? I have no idea.We can't see clearly. Fan Shitian strolled towards the back of the house and found that they were all lying around.Mr. Duan and his little grandson are fast asleep outside the house.Yi Su sat under the tree, combing her hair.Fan Shitian felt in his heart that he had never seen Yi Su so radiant as this morning.James, lying on the ground, watched her comb her hair while clutching the pine needles on the ground.Ewha washed her face by the stream next to the side house, and she borrowed a towel from the kitchen to use. what do we have for breakfastPear Blossom asked. eat pine nuts.Fan Shitian joked casually.don’t worry.I think that woman will definitely cook porridge for us to eat.We will pay her.What about Ah Zhao? I just saw him here.Probably ran up to it. She pointed to the upper reaches of the stream.Fan Shitian saw Ah Zhao standing in the middle of the stream, leaning over, not knowing what he was doing.He didn't wear shoes, he said bare feet were more comfortable. Ah Zhao!Fan Shitian called him. Ah Zhao answered with a whistle. come here!It's almost time for breakfast.After breakfast, you go to Pingshan.I assign you to be the logistics captain.Let's manage it according to the military, okay? good! After breakfast, Fan Shitian called everyone behind the woods.He explained the whole situation.They may have to wait one night before Cai Shan will come back. Also, Fan Shitian explained that there seem to be many refugees now, some from Boluo, and they may also go up the mountain and flee to the border.We'll cross the border as soon as our guide returns.Stay away from those refugees.If there are too many people, there will be conflicts and fights with the patrolling troops.We have enough of these people now.We're going to sneak across the border without running into patrols. A Xue has been standing aside, without saying a word.When Fan Shitian told them that she had heard that there were refugees from Boluo, she said that she must go to her husband, or at least talk to fellow Boluo villagers.Fan Shitian agreed to go with A Xue and A Zhao.He said to Ah Zhao: I want you to find out, who is the committee member that everyone is shouting for beating? Committee member Yuan of Boluo?Or old friend Deng Ping?Remember, keep your eyes open and your mouth shut.This time he gave Ah Zhao some RMB to buy things.Don't get in trouble.Buy a kettle, the cheapest one, you can throw it away without feeling bad.Get back before dark. Jianshan that child is willing to go with them. Pingshan is a small town with just over a thousand residents.There are five or six streets, a department store, and a cinema.However, it is the terminus of several road lines. Two children, with money in their pockets, happily roamed the streets.Jianshan knows the police in Pingshan, and the police also know him.They were standing in front of the cinema, the movie started at two o'clock.On the walls were large yellow posters painted like black woodcuts.On the poster is a farmer, smiling, with the rising sun behind his back, holding a gun high, and in front of him are the sad faces of the masses.There are already many young people waiting in line to enter. Come on, let's watch a movie.Ah Zhao said.A Xue, you come too, I invite you. Ashue's face was blank.Her eyes showed a look of bewilderment. No, I don't read it.You go in.I want to find out if there is anyone from the same village as me. Well, then don't get lost.Come here and wait for us.We can finish it at four o'clock. Ashe walked to the bus station two streets away, looking at the passengers getting off the bus.Finally, she turned back again, entered a teahouse, sat down with a sullen face, and wanted to listen to other people's conversations. Just after four o'clock, she saw people pouring out of the theater.She waited patiently; Ah Zhao was chatting with a group of young people.After they bought something, they walked back. Have you found anyone from your village?Ah Zhao asked. I have asked several people, but no one has seen my husband.One of them recognized me, and he said that some people from Boluo were hiding in relatives' homes.He lives in the village next to ours. He said he knew Zhang Fu.I told him that if he meets Zhang Fu, let him know.If he had lived, he would have come up here. When she said these words, her eyes filled with tears.She rarely showed despair and sadness, her face was still expressionless and unpredictable. It was seven o'clock when they returned to Orion's house.Fan Shitian stood at the door, anxiously waiting for them to come back.Ah Zhao's face was full of smiles.He held up a chicken, the chicken's two feet were tied tightly with ropes, which they begged a farmer to sell to them at the foot of the mountain.He found a branch as a pole, and hung the kettle on his shoulder. Did anyone see you? Probably not. How did you find out? Yes, it is Deng Ping. how do you know? I have talked to many young children.Did you know that Deng Ping's beating happened at the entrance of the cinema.When he entered, someone recognized him.When the movie was over and he walked out of the movie theater, he was surrounded by seven or eight Boluo people and dragged him to the middle of the street.They beat and kicked him as if they wanted to tear him to pieces.He was knocked to the ground and his glasses fell off.Later, the police came to stop it.A child said that he knocked out a tooth.When the police dispersed the crowd, he saw blood on the ground. anything else? Later, two or three people were arrested and taken to the police headquarters.While the police were arresting him, Deng Ping took the opportunity to escape. How did they know that that person was Deng Ping? After the fight, everyone was talking about it.The children asked me about kicking a dead old woman and a dead child off the bridge on the Huiyang Bridge, and whether it was true. They also heard that Boluo held a public trial and that Deng Ping An old woman was stripped of her clothes and asked to kneel in the sun until she passed out. Unexpectedly, there was chicken to eat in the evening, and everyone was very happy.After eating, they spread out in the back.The croaking of crows and other chirping birds were still in the night.Lihua and Yisu both took a nap during the day.Mr. Duan and his little grandson slept in it.They had already cleaned the outside house and swept the floor for a bed.James and Iso said they would rather sleep in the open air. They were just waiting for Cai Shan, who, according to his wife, could be back any time that evening.It was a peaceful night, occasionally the crowing of owls and the low growls of wild animals could be heard from afar.