Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 360: Grain Cellar

In this way, Wang An and Wang Dashu looked for a place in the front, and the others followed behind, carrying guns, holding various tools and chatting, and continued to move forward.

This time, Wang An not only uses 9 steps as a unit, but even the places that look similar will be studied by Wang An and Wang Dashu.

After all, it is better to advance step by step than to look for it blindly.

Because as long as the direction is correct, you will find it sooner or later.

Soon, Wang An stopped again at the 90th step.

It can be seen that the grass here, or in other words, this large area, is much taller than the grass nearby.

Moreover, the terrain of this land is much higher than the surrounding areas.

To be honest, Wang An was somewhat excited, because both the growth of the grass and the number of steps matched.

The key point is that in this area, except for a few very small trees, there is not even a tree taller than the waist.

Wang An felt that this place was most likely where his ninth brother buried something.

So Wang An said with a smile: "Come on, everyone listen to my command and start working."

To be honest, it’s better to do some work than just wandering around in the mountains, because only when you move will you feel less cold.

At this time, Wang Dashu discovered the problem and spoke again:
"We'll use the ice pick to dig out the snow first, then shovel it aside, and then use the pickaxe to dig it out. If the pickaxe can't dig it out, we'll use the shovel."

Among this group of people, Wang Dashu is the oldest, followed by Lin Dajiang, so everyone respects Wang Dashu very much.

Then everyone followed Wang Dashu's arrangement, and worked hard on this piece of land in groups of three.

Since Muhua couldn't do heavy work, he did the light work of cleaning with a shovel.

I have to say that Wang Dashu's arrangement is simply perfect. No one is idle, and no one is tired.

It's not that everyone is busy. It seems that Wang An is quite idle, but no one feels dissatisfied.

However, Wang An took out a telescope from the sack and began to observe the surroundings.

Because Wang An always felt that besides himself, there must be someone else who knew the secret of Ninth Brother burying things.

Finally, with the cooperation of everyone, a deep pit with a diameter of 40 centimeters and a depth of almost 1.5 meters was dug out.

But nothing was found and everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"What's going on? Why is there chaff underneath?"

"Well, this chaff is a sorghum hat."

"The sorghum hat has to be buried. What the hell is going on here?"

The sorghum cap is the outer shell of sorghum grains. It is not the shell of sorghum rice. It is relatively hard and basically useless.

But the most amazing thing about this thing is that it is not easy to rot, or it rots very slowly, even in a relatively humid place.

While everyone was talking about it, Wang An was also confused. He had worked so hard to dig a hole, it couldn't be that there was only chaff, right?
At this time, Wang Dashu spoke again, and said with some surprise:
"We have probably dug up the granary."

Lin Dajiang was stunned at first, then he laughed. Then, except for a few younger ones like Wang An, the older ones all had an expression of understanding.

At this time, Wang Dashu explained: "Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, all the landlords liked to store grain in cellars."

After Wang Dashu's explanation, Wang An and other younger people finally understood what was going on.

Simply put, the purpose of storing grain in cellars is, on the one hand, to store the grain that the landlords cannot finish eating for a long time.

On the other hand, it is a way for the wealthy landlords to leave a way out for themselves.

Because no matter what time it is, money may not be omnipotent, but if you have food in your hands, you will definitely have confidence in your heart. I have to say, these guys are really cunning.

However, Wang An thought a lot. From before the founding of the People's Republic of China to now, more than 30 years or even forty or fifty years have passed.

If we include the years of the Anti-Japanese War, how many years has it been?
This food has been stored for such a long time, is it still of any use?

So, Wang An subconsciously expressed the doubts in his heart.

After Wang An finished speaking, the happy crowd fell silent. It was obvious that what Wang An said made sense.

After a while, Wang Dashu said uncertainly:
"Maybe. I've seen granaries in the past. The middle part might be choking for humans to eat, but it's good for feeding livestock."

However, Wang An had no interest in the grain that had been stored for decades, because he felt that it was poisonous.

But Wang An didn't want to dampen everyone's joy.

After thinking for a while, Wang An said, "Why don't we put this grain cellar at the end? This thing can't escape anyway."

A group of elders looked at each other, and all seemed a little worried about this granary.

This situation is understandable. After all, for Wang Dazhu's generation, the feeling of hunger is deep in their bones!
Food is our lifeline.

But Wang An was the organizer of this trip into the mountains, the leader, so the eyes of several elders finally fell on Wang Dazhu.

As Wang An's father, Wang Dazhu was also very conflicted. He looked at Wang An and then at everyone else.

In the end, Wang Dazhu chose to listen to his son.

Wang Dazhu said, "I think Xiaoan is right. He will be our treasure sooner or later. Let's hurry up."

Wang Dazhui’s words were the final word.

Although the elders are still a little reluctant to leave this granary, they are also full of expectations for the next "pit".

Everyone packed up their tools and continued to follow Wang An and Wang Dashu forward.

20 minutes later, Wang An and Wang Dashu stopped again.

But this time was different from the previous ones, because by coincidence, the 900th step was stuck on several big trees next to each other.

Wang An and Wang Dashu, father and son, only walked 897 steps.

These big trees are not red pines, but ordinary pine trees, also called sand pines. They are also the most numerous trees in this mountain, without a doubt.

Wang An looked at these pine trees, which were less than half a meter apart from each other, and his face was filled with worry. How the hell was he going to dig them?

Just as Wang An was looking around at the trees, Wang Dashu suddenly pointed at a pile of grass about 10 meters away from the trees and said:

"Xiao An, look at that pile of grass, could it be that piece of land?"

Wang An looked in the direction Wang Dashu pointed, and the more he looked, the more it resembled the figure.

So Wang An walked towards the pile of grass.

After observation, Wang An was even more delighted. Although this pile of grass was not very tall, it was basically the same size as the grass next to it.

But this pile of grass was obviously bitten off by some herbivore when it was still green, and then newly brewed from the center of the grass.

I have to say that although Wang Dashu is not young, his eyes are quite good and not blurry at all.

After observing, Wang An said only one word: "Dig!"

　I wish everyone has a childlike heart, happy Children's Day!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)