The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

After dinner, Lu Yao was feeding the paparazzi.

Lu Lide and Wang Xiurong are video chatting with their eldest granddaughter, Cai Xiaoyan.

Lu Yao has five siblings: the eldest sister is the oldest, followed by the eldest brother, the second brother, the second sister, and he is the youngest.

The eldest sister got married early, and the eldest daughter, who is seven years younger than Lu Yao, also got married at the beginning of the year and is more than nine months pregnant. The baby will be born next month.

Lu Yao became a great-uncle at the age of 28, which is quite embarrassing to think about.

Cai Xiaoyan was raised by her maternal grandparents from a young age. She is very filial to her grandparents and visits them whenever she has time. She also often asks relatives and friends to bring them gifts.

When she was little, she was Lu Yao's little shadow, and they had a good relationship.

Lu Yao also doted on this niece the most.

The two elderly people chatted with their granddaughter for more than half an hour before ending the conversation. If their granddaughter hadn't been pregnant, they would have chatted for even longer.

How many elderly people are still living in the family?

Lu Lide asked his wife.

The root of the old man, known in Chinese medicine as Xuefengteng, is called Hongshegen in some parts of southern Guangdong. It is also called Wuduonian and is used for bathing during postpartum confinement. It can replenish qi and blood, promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation.

"There's only a small bundle; go to the mountains and cut some back tomorrow."

"The nearby mountains have all been cleared out; we'll have to go deep into the mountains to clear them. You should set off early tomorrow."

Wang Xiurong said.

"I know where it is, but it's a very remote place, so no one should be able to find it."

Lu Lide said.

"I've been busy all afternoon, and I still have to weigh fish tomorrow morning. I should go home early to shower and go to bed."

Wang Xiurong was worried that her husband would get too tired.

The couple tidied themselves up and stood up to go back.

"Dad, after I weigh the fish tomorrow morning, I'm going to cut the old man's penis. Can you tell me the approximate location?"

Lu Yao heard his parents talking and came in.

"It's too far there, I'm worried about you going alone."

Lu Lide said.

"How could a grown man like me be captured by a monster?"

Lu Yao chuckled.

The couple smiled too.

"You two go together."

Wang Xiurong was still worried.

"No need, I can go by myself."

Lu Yao didn't want his elderly father to be too tired.

"Then be careful."

Wang Xiurong gave her instructions.

"It's not like it's the first time I've gone into the mountains alone, nothing will happen."

"You must be tired too, go back and rest early."

Lu Yaodao.

"Big White, let's go home."

Lu Lide shouted and rode his motorcycle home with his wife.

Big White followed behind the motorcycle. When it heard a strange noise, it ran to look for it and then darted out of the bushes ahead.

The madman was tired after a long day, so Lu Yao didn't invite him for tea.

Since he had nothing better to do, he went behind the house to clear the weeds from the tea plantation.

The seven puppies followed, but they didn't go far, instead searching for birds like partridges and tits nearby.

Nowadays, no one cultivates the land, the mountains are all barren, there's no food, even wild boars are rare, only mosquitoes are plentiful.

Snakes have begun to hibernate, and only some birds are seen.

As usual, Lu Yao was busy until 2 a.m. before going back to sleep.

The next morning, after catching the fish and weighing them at Maoyuan Farm, the father and son had breakfast. Lu Yao then rode his motorcycle into the mountains to cut the roots of the old man, while Lu Lide cut oat grass to feed the fish.

The village's cement road extends to the entrance of Maokeng Valley.

The fields in Maokeng Valley were rented by people from neighboring villages to grow citrus.

In recent years, maggot infestation has been a serious problem in citrus trees, resulting in the death of a large number of citrus trees and severe losses for fruit farmers.

The citrus trees in Maogukeng also died in large numbers. The orchard owner was disheartened and had no intention of continuing to manage the orchard. He returned the land to its original owner, and weeds grew wildly everywhere.

With all industries in decline, everyone is struggling.

Lu Yao only sighed, realizing that with his current strength, he couldn't change anything.

At the end of Maokeng Valley, there is a rugged mountain road that leads to Longchong Reservoir.

The mountain road has eighteen bends.

The motorcycle disappeared into the valley, appeared halfway up the mountain, and then rushed up to the top of the mountain.

Half an hour later, Lu Yao arrived at the upstream of Longchong Reservoir.

If you think that such a remote place is uninhabited, you are sorely mistaken.

For anglers, wherever there is water and fish, there they are.

Most of the people who come here to fish are from out of town, and they can stay here for a whole day or night.

The people of Maoyuan Township aren't that crazy. If they want to fish, they can fish in their own ponds, or at the very least, in streams and pools.

In their eyes, these fishermen are just bored and have nothing better to do; the fact that the mosquitoes in Maoyuan Township are so big is all their fault.

I don't know if there were any fish on the way back, but I'm sure I had swollen bumps on my body.

Lu Yao parked his motorcycle in a shady spot at the foot of the mountain, locked the handlebars, put the sickle in its holder, tied it around his waist, and headed straight for the direction Lu Lide had indicated.

The location Lu Lide mentioned was in the bushes below a cliff.

For many years, no one has cut firewood or grass; the area is now covered with thorns and vines, making it difficult to move.

If it were the old Lu Yao who would have had a hard time climbing up, he now has plenty of strength and can make things quick and easy.

He drew his sharp scythe and slashed down everything that stood in his way.

Nevertheless, it still took him more than half an hour to get to the foot of that steep cliff.

The old man's roots are still there.

The vines have not been cut for many years, and they are so lush that one plant can be harvested into two large bundles.

As Lu Yao swung his sickle to cut the old man's roots, a slight vibration suddenly came from the grass ring on his little finger.

"What happened?"

This was the first time Lu Yao had encountered such a situation, and he looked at the grass ring with a puzzled expression.

The grass ring was still vibrating incessantly.

"Could it be that it sensed some danger nearby?"

Lu Yao was startled and looked around warily, while gripping the sickle in his hand tightly.

He often heard his grandparents say that when they were young, jackals, tigers, and leopards often roamed the mountains and would sometimes run into the village to eat pigs and cattle. Later, when the township had hunting teams, the jackals, tigers, and leopards became fewer and fewer and eventually disappeared.

When Lu Yao was a child, all the vegetation on the mountains and villages for miles around was pulled up, leaving no place for wild animals to hide, not even for ants.

With the establishment of the ecological forest, news of the appearance of large snakes, wolves, and leopards gradually began to circulate.

Whether wolves and leopards exist is still unproven. Many people who go into the mountains have encountered large snakes. Some were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, some were so scared that they wet themselves, and some were so scared that they scrambled to their feet.

Lu Yao's vision and perception are now twice as strong as those of an ordinary person, allowing him to see things more than ten meters away.

A minute later, apart from the occasional rustling of wind, there was no unusual activity in the surrounding area.

"Could it be that what you sensed wasn't danger?"

Lu Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but still dared not let his guard down.

"If it's not danger, then what is it?"

"Could it be a treasure?"

A thought suddenly flashed through Lu Yao's mind.

There are many legends about treasure in this area, the oldest dating back to the two previous dynasties.

Regardless of whether the treasure is real or not, there are quite a few ancient tombs from the first two dynasties in their area.

Back when tomb raiding novels were all the rage, he and the madman and others were itching to try it out.

Of course, bragging is one thing, but even if you had ten leopards' guts, you wouldn't dare to actually do it.

The biggest taboo here is digging up ancestral graves. If you dare to touch even a single brick, the entire village, the entire township, or even the entire town will rise up against you and leave no trace of your remains.

Once the thought of the treasure arises, it won't go away.

Lu Yao tried to walk around slowly.

He actually discovered that the vibration of the grass ring was significantly stronger when he headed north.