Urban Oddities: Strange Tales of Mountain Villages

Chapter 26 Final Chapter

The big yellow dog limped on one leg and limped when he walked, looking very pitiful.Huang Dafa told Lin Yang not to get close to it. It followed all the way from the village. I don't know if it is infected. If it is infected, it is uncertain when it will mutate.He said that the dog was like a time bomb, which would explode at some point.Lin Yang had no choice but to wave his hand to tell it to go quickly, but the big yellow dog wagged its tail and got into the bushes again, and after a while there was a sound of babbling.Lin Yang followed and saw that the big yellow dog was licking the dew on the leaves with its head up.The big yellow dog hadn't eaten for many days. It was skinny and its coat was dirty.It seemed to be tired from walking, and lay down in the grass after drinking the water.Huang Dafa was also thirsty, but there was no water source along the way, so he didn't know where to find water.Lin Yang used the leaves as a tray and swept some dew for him to drink.There is plenty of rain in the mountains, and there are almost soybean-sized water droplets on the leaves.Everyone's mouth was dry, and they each found dew to drink.Taking advantage of the rest, Huang Dafa cut a few more pieces of wood, rested and continued to set off.When they left without disturbing the big yellow dog, they quietly got into the mountain.Lin Yang originally wanted to take the big yellow dog for a walk, but even if it was a normal dog, it would be inconvenient to take it out for a ride.

After walking a certain distance in the mountains, Lin Yang took them to the mountain road.The mountain road is flat and it is much more comfortable to walk on.The mountain road twists and turns along the mountain, and the distance is obviously very short, but the mountain road bends for a long way.Huang Dafa suddenly motioned Lin Yang to look at the mountains, but Lin Yang didn't understand what was there.Luo Yi saw it and said, "That dog?"

Huang Dafa: "It's following up again, what should I do?"

Luo Yi said: "It doesn't attack us, and we don't care about it."

Huang Dafa: "What if it comes out of the mountain? Just rub it and forget it."

Luo Yi knew that Huang Dafa didn't turn his head, so he shook his head with a smile and said, "Save your energy and climb the mountain."

Huang Dafa also yelled at the time that he was strong and strong, which was nothing.As a result, before half an hour, I heard him say that he couldn't walk anymore, and if he followed the mountain road, he might not be able to get out until it was dark.Lin Yang said that there was only this section of the road, and the front was buried by landslides, and he would not be able to find it if he wanted to go on a flat road.

While resting, Lin Yang looked at the mountain, but the big yellow dog was nowhere to be seen. He didn't know if he ran away or hid somewhere.It was drizzling again, and after a few minutes, the rain started to get heavier, and there was no shelter on the mountain road.Luo Yi found a few big leaves to let them block the fire.The sky was so overcast that it looked like night.There was a landslide ahead, and Lin Yang took them around into the mountain.The mountains are densely wooded, the light is even more dim, and the rain is rushing down against the soil, leaving fallen leaves and mud everywhere.Lin Yang had to hold on to the trunk so as not to slip.The heavy rain was pouring like water, and Jin Minxian was very tired, so she said to find a place to avoid the rain.But in an emergency, we couldn't find a place to shelter from the rain.The fire held by Lin Yang was quickly extinguished by the rain, followed by Wang Jingxiang's fire.The fire Luo Yi was holding was well protected, and the wood was still dry. However, it could not block the wind after blocking the rain. The flame shook for a while and went out after a while.The light dimmed and darkness began to envelop.Huang Dafa asked Lin Yang how far away he was, and Lin Yang said that he would climb over the mountain and go out soon.In fact, they have only left for less than a third of the way, and it is obvious that they will not be able to get out today.Luo Yi also went out of the mountain once, and he knew exactly where they were on the road.It was still far away from leaving the mountain, Luo Yi didn't say a word when Lin Yang lied.They really need some hope that is close at hand to support them to continue walking.

Huang Dafa looked around and said that he needed to cut some pieces of wood.Wang Jingxiang said that there is no need to cut it, and it will not light the fire even if it is cut in this weather.Huang Dafa stubbornly wants to cut it, saying that he has weapons to defend himself if he meets a cat.He finished quickly and handed each of them a wooden awl.Wang Jingxiang burst into tears holding a wooden awl. There was no food or shelter from the rain in the mountains. She was soaked, cold and hungry.Huang Dafa gave her a mint candy and told her not to cry after eating it.When Huang Dafa continued to cut wood, the folding knife broke and the blade got stuck in the wood.Huang Dafa tried to get the blade out, but cut his finger, Huang Dafa put his finger in his mouth.

The rain kept falling on his face, Lin Yang didn't bother to wipe it off, thinking how nice it would be to have a shelter from the rain.The rain hit the leaves, the weeds, and the stones, making a lot of noise.A trace of yellow color suddenly flashed in his sight, Lin Yang's heart moved, and he stood up.

Luo Yi said: "Where are you going?"

Lin Yang pointed at the weeds: "There is something there!"

Huang Dafa heard it, and immediately said vigilantly: "Could it be a cat?"

Luo Yi said: "Don't panic, Dafa, you stay here and guard."

Lin Yang followed Luo Yi with a wooden awl, slipped his foot, sat down on the muddy floor, and slid several meters like a slide. "Are you all right?" Luo Yi chased after him and helped him up.The big yellow dog got out of the weeds and took a look at Lin Yang from a distance. Seeing that he was fine, he limped away again.Lin Yang said to Luo Yi: "Quick, follow it!"

Luo Yi helped Lin Yang get into the weeds, walked a few meters, and a mountain nest appeared in front of him.The mountain nest is about two meters high, but the depth is less than half a meter. It is estimated that the rain has washed away the soil, exposing such a sunken place.The mountain den is not big, just enough to shelter from the rain. It is more than spacious for a dog, but after Huang Dafa and the others entered, it became extremely crowded.Huang Dafa didn't want to move after sitting down.Yang Chunhua lay on the innermost side, and the old mother sat beside her.The big yellow dog knew that he was not welcome, so he went to the corner alone, and the rain fell on his nose, and he licked it.

Lin Yang said, "Rhubarb."

Huang Dafa: "Hey!"

Lin Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I didn't call you."

Lin Yang waved at it: "Rhubarb, come."

The big yellow dog understood it, stood up shaking his body, and ran over limpingly, wagging his tail.

Huang Dafa licked his fingers and said, "Okay, it's Dahuang, I'm Xiaohuang."

Wang Jingxiang said: "Xiao Huang, hasn't the bleeding stopped yet?"

"what?"

"Your fingers."

"Oh!" Huang Dafa came back to his senses, and it turned out that he was licking his fingers again just now.The wound obviously stopped bleeding, but it started to bleed again after being tossed by him.The old mother applied straw ash to him, and the bleeding quickly stopped.

The sky is getting darker and darker, it is estimated that it will be almost night.Luo Yi held a leaf in his hand and watched the downpour ecstatically.

Lin Yang knew what he was worried about, and said, "Don't think too much."

It was originally a comforting word, but I didn't expect Xueba to ask back: "Do you know what I'm thinking?"

Lin Yang joked casually: "Apart from me, what else can you think about?"

Luo Yi shook his head and said solemnly: "No."

The joke couldn't go on anymore, Lin Yang touched his nose: "Oh."

Luo Yi said: "I'm thinking... what song to play for you."

"Damn! Just blow it up!" Lin Yang couldn't be fooled by him.

"Okay, then I'll blow it." Luo Yi smiled and put the leaves on his lips, and really blew out a tune.

The melodious and melodious tune is paired with the rain tick, which sounds quite special.The piece is very short, and it will be finished in a while.Huang Dafa applauded, saying that a top student is a top student, which is so fucking romantic.

Lin Yang was convinced and asked what song it was.Luo Yi said he created it himself, and if he likes it, he can name it.

Lin Yang thought for a while, then smiled and said that he might as well call his sweetheart.After he finished speaking, he was intimidated. Every time he couldn't help teasing Luo Yi, but he was teased instead of teasing him, and he was always teased back.Luo Yi nodded as expected, and said with a smile: "Anyway, it's for you, as long as you like it."

Huang Dafa gave a thumbs up: "Wonderful! Flirty!"

Jin Minxian couldn't help laughing and said, "Can I move the Civil Affairs Bureau here for you?"

The people who played with Huang Dafa were all masters who talked about running trains. Lin Yang didn't know whether Xueba Dada was telling the truth or not. After being teased by him like that, his impenetrable face began to heat up.

The heavy rain fell with a splash, and the rain gradually lightened up.They rested and continued on the road, the big yellow dog followed far behind.Lin Yang beckoned, and the big yellow dog limped and ran to him, wagging its tail.It was getting darker and darker, and it was no longer possible to continue walking in the mountains.Huang Dafa proposed to find a place to rest for one night, and then set off after dawn.Jin Minxian and Wang Jingxiang were also tired and didn't want to leave.But there is no dry place in the mountains, no matter if you are sitting or lying down, you will be drenched in the rain in vain.It was dark and wet all around, and Huang Dafa couldn't sit still after sitting for a while, not to mention sleeping in this environment, just sitting for a long time was also uncomfortable.Lin Yang found a mound of earth, and he put the remaining birthday candles in the earth, thinking about roasting the wood.Huang Dafa looked at it for a while and said, "Couldn't this thing be a grave?"

Lin Yang's scalp was numb: "No way?!"

Huang Dafa: "Isn't it a grave, is it a birthday cake?"

Lin Yang: "Then what should we do?"

Huang Dafa: "It's all plugged in. It's in, hurry up and kowtow to the landlord!"

When Luo Yi came over, he saw them kowtowing desperately towards the mound.After Lin Yang kowtowed, he lit the candles, and together with Huang Dafa they held the wood to bake.Luo Yi asked what they were doing kowtow just now.Huang Dafa said that it is a grave bag, you have to say hello when you put candles on someone's head.Luo Yi looked at it and said that it was not a grave, but an ordinary mound of earth.He took off a candle and looked around, and Lin Yang saw that the soil was very small, and there was no tombstone or memorial tablet. It was obviously an ordinary mound.Huang Dafa said that forget it, let it be regarded as worshiping heaven and earth.Lin Yang circled him and beat him up, saying that he shouldn't pray to heaven and earth with him.Huang Dafa yelled strangely, which attracted the big yellow dog to come to watch.

After baking a wood kindled a fire, a small flame, but it gave them hope.

Huang Dafa said let's go, maybe he can get out of the mountain after walking for a few more hours.He would rather walk the winding mountain roads than stay in the damp and dark deep mountains and old forests.The birthday candles burned out, and the light suddenly dimmed.Two sticks of wood were burned, Luo Yi took one, and Wang Jingxiang took one.Lin Yang and Big Yellow Dog walked behind.The light on the wood is not far away, and the nearby road conditions cannot be seen clearly.Lin Yang slipped and fell when going downhill, and kept sliding down the slope.The big yellow dog chased into the darkness wagging its tail.Luo Yi couldn't see where he slipped, so he called him.Lin Yang said it was all right, he had slipped out of the hillside and stood on the mountain road.

There are no lights on the mountain road, and it is all pitch black.Fortunately, there was a concrete guardrail on the side of the road. Lin Yang felt the guardrail and walked all the way forward. After walking for a few minutes, he saw the light of the torch.Luo Yi took the lead down the mountain road and looked towards the road with a torch. The road was too dark to see anything, but instead he heard paw paws, and the big yellow dog ran into the fire with its tail wagging.Huang Dafa also went down the slope, put down Yang Chunhua, and sat on the side of the road panting.The big yellow dog sniffed his fingers, and then his legs. If it wasn't tall enough, it would definitely sniff Huang Dafa's face.Lin Yang caught a glimpse of two light spots from a distance, was startled, and quickly looked carefully—it turned out that the fire was reflected on the big yellow dog's eyeballs... Huang Dafa didn't see anything unusual.Everyone rested for a while and continued to move forward, stopping and stopping along the way. The wood was dried and burned one by one, and it was almost burnt out without knowing it.Huang Dafa asked Luo Yi if there was anything else he could burn, and Luo Yi took out two thin sacrificial red candles from his backpack.The burning part of the red candle is only about half the length of a chopstick, with golden characters printed on it, one for good health and one for Gong Xi Fa Cai.

Huang Dafa was surprised: "Only these two?!"

Red candles are also good-looking. In fact, the fire is not as good as wood, but it can be used as a light in an emergency.Huang Dafa thought for a while: "Let's keep it, and burn the wood first when there is wood."

It was late at night, and everyone was very tired, and couldn't take a good rest because of the rain.After walking for an unknown amount of time, Wang Jingxiang's legs gave way and she fell to the ground.Lin Yang helped her to the side of the road and let her rest against the fence.Wang Jingxiang had a fever, and she was in a daze and couldn't lift her spirits.Jin Minxian's condition is not very good either, saying that she can't walk anymore.

The raindrops kept ticking, and it might last all night.Lin Yang was so hungry, even after drinking water, he was still hungry.The big yellow dog lay beside him, looking around with its head up.Lin Yang fell asleep drowsily for a while and woke up for a while, and the fire that Luo Yi was holding became their only light source.Lin Yang was always looking for light subconsciously between half-dream and half-awake. He opened his eyes and saw Luo Yi holding the wood, and then opened his eyes to see that the wood was replaced by a red candle. When he regained consciousness and opened his eyes again, his eyes were pitch black, and he could see nothing Not anymore.At that moment Lin Yang thought he was blind.There was a small red dot in the sky, and it was on and off. Lin Yang raised his hand to touch it, and heard Jin Minxian hey, and opened his hand: "What are you touching, have you never seen smoke?"

Lin Yang asked, "Where's the fire?"

Luo Yi's voice sounded: "It's gone."

"Is there any wood left?"

"Nothing."

Lin Yang sat up and asked Jin Minxian for a cigarette. Jin Minxian gave him one, but Lin Yang couldn't hold it steady, and the cigarette fell to the ground. He fumbled for a while before picking it up again.

There is smoke, but no fire.

Luo Yi said: "There is one last candle."

Huang Dafa woke up at some point, and said, "Order."

The fire was lit again, Lin Yang lit a cigarette, and Huang Dafa also lit a cigarette.Jin Minxian gave Luo Yi one, Luo Yi took it, and set it on fire. "There are no more cigarettes, go back and buy again." Jin Minxian casually threw away the cigarette case, and Huang Dafa picked it up again, saying that this thing can burn.

The red candle burned for about an hour and then disappeared.It's been a long night, and I don't know how long it will be until dawn.Lin Yang's eyes were darkened, and he touched the big yellow dog's back. The big yellow dog was still awake, so he turned around and licked him.Lin Yang was cold and hungry, and fell asleep in a daze.After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yang was woken up by the rain.The rain became heavier again. Fortunately, the sky began to brighten, and the long night finally passed, and the surrounding things could be vaguely seen.

After a night of rain, Jin Minxian and Huang Dafa also started to have a fever.The old mother found a branch as a crutch, saying that she could walk by herself without having to carry it.Wang Jingxiang was seriously ill, and Jin Minxian and Lin Yang supported her one by one.Walking along the mountain road to the location of the landslide, they continued to circle the mountain.In the afternoon, they finally turned over the mountain, and there was the sound of booming machinery in the distance.There are several excavators clearing the road on the other side of the mountain, and there are many rescue teams in orange clothes coming and going.Huang Dafa yelled at them, trying to make a noise, but the distance was too far, and he didn't know if they heard it or not.After another two hours of walking, Jin Minxian collapsed from exhaustion.Lin Yang supported Wang Jingxiang, Luo Yi supported Jin Minxian, and the speed slowed down even more.Lin Yang was also very tired, his eyes were dim, and he almost fell down several times.The big yellow dog followed quietly all the time, but somehow after turning over the ramp, it suddenly started barking.As soon as it called, everyone became nervous. If a few cats ran out at this time, it would be over.The big yellow dog barked a few times, then suddenly turned around and ran away.Not long after it left, several rescue teams in orange clothes and trousers went up the slope and appeared in their sight...

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They stayed in the town hospital for two days, and they were checked and placed on a bottle. Six or seven bottles were used from morning to night.Lin Yang woke up and didn't see the big yellow dog, so he asked the doctor where the dog was.The doctor said that he hadn't seen the dog when it was delivered, and it might have stayed in the mountains.Lin Yang asked if the search and rescue team was still in the mountains.The doctor said of course they were there, and the search and rescue began a few days ago, but there were too many landslides, which caused certain difficulties for the search and rescue.Early on the third day, they were taken to the city hospital.Yang Chunhua's condition is not ideal, the doctor said she has not been sober.Lin Yang went to the city hospital and continued to hang the bottle. The doctor prescribed him a large bottle of cold and fever-reducing medicine.Lin Yang took the bottle for another day, and returned to the rental house after he was discharged from the hospital in the evening.

Lin Yangzhai was recuperating in the rented house, neither reading the news nor the newspapers, wondering if there was any report on the events in the mountain village...Anyway, they had already escaped, and the events in the mountains had nothing to do with them anymore.

Lin Yang thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, one night, he received a call from Wang Jingxiang——

Wang Jingxiang cried and told him that something happened to Huang Da.