Druid's Country Retirement

The ridge in front of us is like a knife peak, less than a few dozen centimeters wide. The messy and jagged rocks are either standing or falling, high or low, with different shapes and sizes. On both sides of the long ridge line, there are rocks hundreds of meters deep. The entire ridgeline is hundreds of meters long and winding like a dragon's back.

There are seven or eight peaks with an altitude of about [-] meters on the ridgeline in the distance. The peak at the end is shaped like a human head. It should be the Rentou Mountain mentioned by Li Hongbing. In other words, to reach Rentou Mountain, one must constantly switch between the mountain top and the mountain col. It was quite a breakdown for Brother Dalang and Hou San.

Brother Dalang swallowed. Even though he had been prepared for it, he felt a little panicked while hiking up the mountain without protection.

"Brother, why don't you use tree vines to pull me up?"

"Isn't this the excitement you want? You're afraid!" Li Hongbing said with a smile.

Brother Dalang pretended to be calm, but his pale face had long betrayed his inner thoughts.

"Afraid, who is afraid? I'm worried about Hou San."

"Then let's go! Go early and come back early." Li Hongbing twisted the remaining vines into a circle and slung it over his shoulder. He whistled at the wolf dogs enjoying themselves in the bushes and pointed to the ridgeline, "Go and explore." road."

Woohoo!

The wolfhounds nodded and took the lead in running towards the ridge. Their bodies were flexible and they walked quickly on the rugged ridge, stopping from time to time to check whether the stones were loose.

Then Li Hongbing tugged on the vine connecting Hou San, "Let's go, don't look down, just stare at my back!"

"Okay!" Hou San's body stiffened, trying not to look at the [-]-meter cliff at his feet.

The exciting journey officially begins.

The wolfhounds led the way, with Li Hongbing dragging Hou San, who was walking slowly, followed by Brother Dalang, who looked blue.

Climbing slowly along the ridge a few dozen centimeters wide.

As the altitude gets higher and higher, the ridges become steeper and steeper, and some sections require the "four-wheel drive" mode to be turned on to continue climbing.

Fortunately, you can find protruding rocks for handholds and footholds along the way, so the climbing is not as difficult as expected.

After passing some dangerous sections, Li Hongbing tied vines to the branches to use them for strength.

Halfway through the journey, the three of them climbed to the top of the peak. The top of the peak was a small platform with a radius of more than ten square meters. Brother Dalang looked ahead and saw that it was still very early to reach Rentou Peak, and judging from the mountain topography, the slope in front seemed to be Steeper is more challenging.

"Mo Dan, it's so exciting!"

"Say a few words, or you will come to pull Hou San." Li Hongbing's forehead was sweating.

I regretted mentioning the human head peak because it was indeed exciting, but I had Hou San, a dragster, pulling and pulling all the way. Several times, Hou San's feet became swaying and he almost fell off the cliff. Fortunately, he was able to pull himself back.

Hou San was dizzy now, his heartbeat was racing, his chest felt like it was pressed by a stone, he couldn't breathe, and fear drove him to hold on to the tree vines tightly.

I don’t know when a thin cloud of mist has quietly risen on the mountainside.

Li Taiping frowned and looked up at the half-way distance left.

"It's foggy. Walk faster, otherwise the fog will rise and cover the road, making it difficult to walk."

Brother Dalang grimaced, "I want to write a suicide note so that I can have an explanation if something happens!"

I heard the words suicide note.

Hou San, who was looking dull, suddenly burst into tears, curled up on the ground, held his head and howled.

"I don't want to die, I'm still young!"

"!!!" Li Hongbing was speechless and glared at the instigator angrily.

What kind of suicide note are you talking about?

Look how scared people are.

Brother Dalang curled his lips, silently took out his mobile phone, and started filming Hou San, who was crying and snotty.

"It's a dog, you shoot me!" Hou San was wiping away tears when he saw Brother Dalang secretly filming himself. He immediately stopped crying and his fear disappeared. He stood up and rushed towards Brother Dalang.

Some time ago, because the doctor took a video of Brother Dalang and sent it to a group of people eating and waiting to die, Brother Dalang became a laughing stock in the circle. If this video of him crying and howling is also released, it will become a stain on his life. It can never be washed off in a lifetime.

The two got into a fight on the platform.

Li Hongbing sat aside to watch the jokes and make a scene, just to relieve the tension.

Don't talk, the fight is over.

Hou San's fear of heights has been reduced a lot, and at least his head is no longer dizzy.

Next, the road conditions became even more dangerous. The descent of this section of the ridge was a real cut, with nearly 70-degree steep drops and rocky slopes.

There are no trees or vines to rely on in these sections, and you have to climb over countless boulders, and next to them are dizzying abyss.

You have to completely rely on your own body balance and coordination to descend slowly and carefully step by step. If you are not careful, you may slip and fall.

Even Li Hongbing stopped joking. If the villagers are okay, they have been walking in the mountains all year round. Climbing this kind of ridge is like drinking water. But if Dalang Ge and Hou Sanwan get out of their minds, if their feet slip, the whole village will have to eat at night. .

"Slow down, don't wander around yet, watch my footing, I'll pick you up." Li Hongbing first showed the two of them how to jump to the boulder, then wrapped the tree vine Dalang around his waist, and Li Hongbing held the other end tightly in hand.

Brother Dalang glanced at the side of the cliff, and his feet became weak with fear.

"Hold on tight, the rest of my life is in your hands!"

"Dance or not, don't be nagging!" Li Hongbing urged again.

Brother Dalang mustered up his courage and jumped towards the boulder. He looked beyond the boulder and landed on the edge of the boulder with his feet. He lost his balance and fell down the cliff with Hou San's horrified expression.

moment!

A line of words appeared in Brother Dalang's mind.

Damn it, skipped it!

Immediately afterwards, various past experiences appeared in my mind like a slideshow.

Parents, grandfather, dead fiancée, depraved life of drunkenness and dreams
It seems that apart from getting a good child in this life, the rest of me is just a rice worm.

next moment.

There was a sharp pain in his waist, and his body was hanging in the air and shaking. There was an abyss beneath his feet. The mountain wind blew past his ears, and Li Hongbing's angry voice sounded.

"Are you seriously ill? You can just dance like a fool. If you can dance so well, why don't you participate in the Olympics?"

"Quick, pull me up!" Brother Dalang was afraid to shout when he woke up.

"Hurry up!"

Li Hongbing pulled the tree vine and pulled Brother Dalang back from the cliff little by little. Brother Dalang, who had regained his life, lay on the stone, gasping for air, tears flowing out of his eyes uncontrollably, and his body shaking violently.

"Brother Xu, are you okay?" Hou San ran to Brother Dalang's side at some point and asked nervously.

If something really happened, there would be absolutely no good fruits for me to eat, and I would have to shed my skin even if I didn't die.

vomit!
Brother Dalang waved his hand and was about to speak when his stomach couldn't stop churning and he vomited up his breakfast.

A putrid smell of digestion filled the air, and Hou San was so smoked that he quickly avoided it.

After vomiting, Brother Dalang felt much better. While regretting his recklessness, he expressed his gratitude to Li Hongbing for saving his life.

"Brother, thanks!"

"Thank you uncle, I almost scared me to death. You ate popping candy and jumped so far in one step!" Li Hongbing took out the kettle and handed it over with lingering fear. Fortunately, he had taken safety precautions, otherwise something would have happened.

After taking a few sips from the kettle and smoking a cigarette, Brother Dalang calmed down.

"Don't you want to go yet? If you can't, go back!" Li Hongbing didn't dare to encourage these two idiots anymore.

"Let's go!" Brother Dalang put out the cigarette and put it in his pocket, his expression full of determination, "Just because I almost fell to death, I have to go on this road." Hey!
Li Hongbing squinted his eyes and found that Brother Dalang seemed to have undergone some kind of change after escaping from death. He couldn't explain it, but he could feel the difference.

"Yes, since you are here, let's go!" Hou San also agreed.

Li Hongbing picked up the vine and handed it to the two of them, but they unexpectedly rejected it.

Brother Dalang shook his head and pointed to the mountain peak in the distance, "You don't need this. I have to climb this section of the road with my own hands and feet. I will do it today."

"I don't have to. A big man can climb a mountain and use this thing. If he says it, he won't be laughed to death. Why don't I just climb a mountain? I've never been afraid of anyone in business negotiations." Hou San looked ashamed.

The corners of Li Hongbing's mouth raised slightly.

"Let's go then."

So, the three of them walked step by step towards Rentou Peak along the long ridgeline.

After walking this long ridgeline, we began to attack the extremely steep highest peak. The slope was extremely steep, and many sections required both hands and feet to climb.

I kept wandering around Stonehenge, and kept climbing up and down the cliffs.

Seeing the mountain peaks reaching into the sky gradually being left behind, Brother Dalang and Houshan couldn't even believe that they had walked all the way from this knife-tip-like ridge.

Standing on the highest peak.

The top overlooks the vast land, surrounded by clouds and mist that gather and disperse, making people feel as if they are in a fairyland.

Hou San no longer had the fear of climbing mountains. He faced the cliff bravely and was extremely excited about getting rid of his fear of heights.

Brother Dalang stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the mountains in the distance, raising his arms and roaring.

"Submit or not, I win, come on!!"

"Qingya, I miss you!"

Completing this steep slope and rocky slope means that we have completed the most dangerous and exciting section of the road, and the road conditions will be much better next, at least like a normal ridgeline.

The three of them went down the mountain along the ravine.

Brother Dalang's eyes flashed brightly as he looked back at the mountain peak behind him. It was both the wonder of Huangshan Mountain and the danger of Huashan Mountain, but he didn't even leave a name.

"Dude, what's its name?"

Li Hongbing shook his head, "There are so many mountains in the forest area, how can every one of them have a name?"

"Then I'll give it a name." Brother Dalang thought for a moment and pointed to the highest mountain, "From now on, you will be called Dragon's Back Peak, and I will step on you every year!!"

The three of them walked down the mountain briskly, as if they were racing against time.

While the towering Longji Peak is far behind, the weird-shaped Human Head Peak is getting closer and closer.

Human Head Peak, as the name suggests, is shaped like a human head.

Rentou Peak is not famous because of its shape. Shenjun Peaks can be seen everywhere in the forest area. What is really famous is the persimmon forest at the foot of the mountain.

As expected, the frost hits the persimmon as red as fire.

After the frost, the branches of the persimmon trees all over the mountain have become red, their leaves have fallen, and the red persimmons hang on the branches, like lanterns hanging on the treetops. They are arranged neatly, glowing with an attractive red color. .

When the three people approached, the wolf dogs took the lead and rushed into the persimmon forest. Many wild birds flew from the branches, flapping their wings in panic and flying to the distant mountains.

There are red persimmons all over the mountains and fields. At a glance, the mountains and fields are all red, making the sky and the ground red.

Let Brother Dalang and Hou San be shocked.

A meandering stream passes through the persimmon forest, with overripe and fallen red persimmons floating in the gurgling stream, and groups of small wild fish pecking at autumn delicacies.

Li Hongbing picked up a persimmon on the ground, blew off the grass and leaves attached to the surface, pinched the softness, put it under his nose and smelled it. He could smell the light fruity fragrance, which seemed to make people forget all their worries and stress.

Peel off a piece of the thin skin on the surface of the persimmon, and the unique fragrance of the persimmon hits your face. Take a gentle breath, and the sweet and soft persimmon flesh fills your taste buds, sliding from the tip of the tongue to the stomach, sweet and refreshing all the way.

Finally, happiness fills my heart.

Instantly wash away the fatigue of climbing mountains.

"Try it! There is an old saying in the countryside. If you eat soft persimmons during the frost, your nose will not run." Li Hongbing picked up a few persimmons and handed them to Brother Dalang and Hou San.

After taking the persimmon, the two of them followed Li Hongbing's example, peeling off the skin, taking a gentle puff, and tasted the first bite of persimmon in mid-autumn.

“Delicious and sweet!”

"I'll take you to the front to catch mountain crabs." Li Hongbing ate three persimmons in a row. Seeing that the two of them were still searching on the ground, he quickly stopped him and said, "Eat a few and that's enough. Persimmons are cold in nature and you'll get a stomachache if you eat too many."

Mountain crab!
Brother Dalang and Hou San were stunned for a moment.

The two of them have not only seen and eaten hairy crabs, king crabs, flower crabs, red crabs, blue crabs, and stone crabs, but what kind of crabs are mountain crabs?

He quickly followed Li Hongbing to the persimmon forest.

Shouldn't you go to the water's edge to catch crabs?

While the two were confused, Li Hongbing used branches to open up the thick fallen leaves under the persimmon tree.

"Brother, if the crabs are not in the water, why are you pulling under the tree?" Brother Dalang asked in confusion.

Li Hongbing said while turning over leaves.

"You city people can have hairy crabs in autumn, and rural people can't afford them. But there are also crabs in the countryside. When I was a kid, I often caught them and ate them."

"Is it delicious?" Hou San asked.

"Better than hairy crabs!" Li Hongbing blurted out. Perhaps his childhood memory is unforgettable. After growing up and working, he ate hairy crabs and swimming crabs, but he always felt that only mountain crabs were the most delicious.

"found it!"

The voice did not fall.

A stone was exposed under the dead leaves of the branch.

Brother Dalang and Hou San hurriedly came forward. No traces of crabs could be seen. Li Hongbing continued to use branches to open up the fallen leaves, and there were crawling marks on the soil, and he said with a smile.

"He's a big guy."

As he spoke, he grabbed a corner of the stone and turned it over gently.

A palm-sized blue crab was lying on the wet soil. It seemed unhappy to see the sunlight and raised its large pliers to gesture.

"Hey, it's a good start. Fortunately, it's a red-eyed crab!" Li Hongbing sneaked in from behind, held down the crab lid, picked it up with two fingers on the edge of the crab lid, and put it under the sun for inspection.

The green crab opened its teeth and claws, waving its claws, and its red eyes were blazing with anger.

Brother Dalang and Hou San looked disdainful, thinking it was something too great, and spent a long time just getting it.

"This is the mountain crab!"

"It looks almost like a hairy crab!"

For two ignorant and illiterate people.

Li Hongbing rolled his eyes, "You two know something, this is a good thing, it tastes delicious, has high nutritional value, and can be used as medicine. In particular, the red-eyed mountain crab is not only delicious, it can clear away heat and dissipate blood, and can cure bruises and bone injuries." Good medicine.”

"If you can make it, don't eat it!!"

(End of this chapter)