"What gold mine? We have lived here in this village behind that mountain for many years. Have we heard any rumors about a gold mine? And even if there is one, it should have been discovered long ago."
Old man Feng didn't believe in gold mines at all. He felt that this was a blessing from the mountain and was given to Mengmeng, and he also warned: "Don't tell anyone about the gold. Let's consider it as the mountain gift for Mengmeng. Let's exchange this with two cans of wheat milk essence. Mengmeng has grown so big but she has not tasted the taste of wheat milk essence yet, so let's give her a taste."
Old man Feng had never eaten malted milk, but he knew that malted milk was very delicious. Such a good thing, of course, he has to give his little granddaughter a taste, even if he has to exchange gold for it, it is worth it.
Su Wan snickered in her heart, and couldn't help reminding him, "Dad, how much is two cans of malted milk essence, how can you use a single gold?"
"It doesn't matter, anyway we must let Mengmeng drink wheat milk essence." Old man Feng said with great air, as if it was an honor for the wheat milk essence to be drunk by Mengmeng, and he carefully thought about it. He explained: "Feng'er, you have collected the gold, and when the mountain road is completed, we will go to the state-owned store outside the mountain to buy it back for our Mengmeng. If it's good enough, I can buy more things for us Mengmeng. Use it."
"Yes, yes, then I have to hide it well, and then I will go and replace the wheat milk essence for Mengmeng." Miao Yufeng was very happy when she heard it, and felt that it was very reasonable, so she quickly removed the gold from Feng Yimin, took it back in his hands, and Ziliu hid it in his pocket.
The gold was gone, and Feng Yimin didn't want to go to get it back. He just thought in his heart that there might be a gold mine in Longling, and he had to find time to go and see it. If there is, it would be a blessing from the mountain god.
After a few days, Feng Yimin called a few sturdy villagers and followed him into Longling. He didn't mention the gold, but said that it was to explore the mountain road.
Such a group of people gradually went deep into Longling along the repaired mountain road, looking left and right along the way, knocking here and there, but not a single piece of gold was found, but they found out that the animals in Longling were missing. .
"Hey, do the animals know that we are going to build a road, so can't they escape in advance?" A villager took advantage of the rest and pulled away the grass next to the stone, trying to find out if there were wild rabbits, snakes, etc. They already turned every stone in Longling, but they still haven't seen any trace of an animal.
Hearing what he said, the other villagers also began to notice and felt that something was wrong.
"Village Chief, don't you think it's strange? There's usually many wild rabbits in Longling. But since we started building roads, we haven't seen a single animal running out, not even the eggs of birds on the trees.Do you think we are making the mountain God angry?"
The more the villager said, the more frightened he became. In the end, he couldn't help shaking, which made the other villagers also frightened. They looked at the gloomy woods all around and felt that countless pairs of eyes were watching them.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Feng Yimin is a party member, he only believes in Marx, but he still uses the same old way of saying to them in the village: "The day we opened the road, we all worshiped the mother of Mazu, and the mother agreed, didn't you see it too?"
The villager looked around, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Village chief, let me tell you, the goddess can't control Longling. Longling is the site of the mountain god. Isn't there a dragon bone temple? We have never been there before. Ah, aren't you going to come out and do something wrong?"
"Go, go, don't scare yourself." Feng Yimin frowned, feeling a little funny again, pointed in a direction and said, "Did you not see the rescue of Da Zhuang that night? The Dragon Bone Temple is broken. No one has gone to worship for so many years, even if there is a mountain god, they would have starved to death, don't talk nonsense. Hurry up, let's go to the front and see."
The villager caught up and said, "Village Chief, I know it's unbelievable, but when I was a child, I heard my grandfather say that according to his ancestor, there was a time when the villagers angered the mountain god by cutting many trees. Many calamities happened at that time. They only calm the mountain god when they offer the bones of a real dragon at the DragonBone Temple.
After the villagers heard that they didn't dare to leave, Feng Yimin's face sank, and his voice hardened: "I said not to talk any nonsense, you're just scaring yourself and the others. If you are really afraid you can just go back to the village. To those who's not afraid, let's go and build the road."
Even if the villagers were scared, they didn't dare to admit to others that they were cowards or scared. They had to straighten their chests and said, "Village chief, I'm not scared. Who doesn't know that I'm the most daring person in the village? Let's go quickly, the village is still waiting for us."
As he talked, he went to the front by himself. When the other villagers saw it, they quickly stood up and followed diligently.
It's a pity that Feng Yimin searched for a long time, but he still couldn't find a trace of the gold mine. In the end, he was disappointed. He just felt that his father was right. There is no gold in this mountain.
Look at the sky, they should go back too, otherwise it will be dangerously dark. On the way out, many big stones were directly blocking the road, and there was a canyon next to it. If a person falls down accidentally, nothing good will happen.
Feng Yimin greeted everyone to go back along the original road, hurry up and slow down along the way, the sun gradually slanted westward, the sky was full of sunset, and the orange-red glow passed through the mottled tree shadows, dyeing the mountains and forests crimson.
Everything that was supposed to be beautiful was ruined by a villager's terrified cry: "Village Chief, the big rock here is gone!"
Another villager also said, "Yes, I saw it here when I came, why did it disappear?"
"Oh my mother, this must have offended the mountain god!" The Shinto villager immediately knelt down, his legs shaking like a sieve, and he said, "Grandpa Mountain God, spare us our lives. I kowtow to you..."
Seeing that he didn't look like much, Feng Yimin scolded: "What are you talking about? What kind of stone? Are you talking about that stone? Isn't it there?"
Feng Yimin pointed casually with his hand. The villagers followed his hand and looked over. Sure enough, they saw a large black stone on the side of the hill, which was the one they saw when they came.
"Impossible!" The villagers felt unbelievable and couldn't help wiping their eyes. "I saw it blocking the road, so why did I move it away? Could the stone still run away on its own?"
Feng Yimin also felt strange in his heart. He clearly remembered that this stone was not here, so why did it go up the hillside? No, there are strange things on this mountain. Feng Yimin looked at the gradually darkening mountains and forests, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
But he was the leader, so he couldn't help himself first, so he forced himself to say calmly: "That's what you saw wrong, I remember it's here, the stone you said is in front, don't believe it, you'll be on your own later. Look, everyone, don't waste time, it's getting dark, hurry up."
"Really?" The villager scratched the back of his head, nodded and said, "I must have misremembered it myself. The village chief is right, we have to go back quickly."
Everyone quickened their pace, but they still kept a mind in their hearts. They were paying attention to the stones on the road along the way. The more they walked, the more strange they felt. When they came, they encountered a lot of stones blocking the road, both big and small. Why is it gone now? It's not that they're gone, they're all running to the side.
This time, everyone couldn't help but be afraid, even Feng Yimin was equally afraid.
The rudest villager's voice was trembling: "Village chief, have we met a ghost?"
"Shut up!" Feng Yimin was about to be stunned by his anger. If there was a ghost who asked him to shout like this, how could it be possible?
He yelled loudly, as if to embolden himself: "what the hell? Have you ever seen a ghost clean up the big rocks and small stones on the road? Even if there is a ghost, it is a good ghost! I think it is the Keel Temple. The mountain god is blessing us! Yes, it is the mountain god who is blessing us. He removed the stone on our way so that we don't have to work hard! Let's get some good things to thank the mountain god, and hurry up!"
Feng Yimin greeted each of the villagers, and walked at the end in person. Along the way, everyone seemed to have wheels under their feet, and they ran as if flying. They ran faster and faster, and finally let them see the smoke in the village.
Everyone didn't dare to stop, and ran into the village in one breath, and rumors spread along with them, saying anything.
"There is a ghost in Longling. The ghost has three heads, six fangs, and a blue face. It devoured all the animals in the mountain. This time the village chief and the others went into the mountain and almost ate them. Now, are you saying it's scary or not?"
"Isn't it? How did I hear that it was the mountain god? The village chief and the others walked all the way, and the stone blocking the road clunked to the side so that everyone in the village could pass. If you really look like you. As they said, where can the village chief and the others come back? It must be the mountain god grandpa who is blessing them!"
"No, it must be a ghost! I almost saw it once when I was chopping firewood on the mountain, if I hadn't run fast..."
"Just blow it up, what you see is clearly a scarecrow, your imagination is just running wild."
"No, it's a ghost!"
"I said it was the mountain god, the mountain god!"
"You, you... do you want a fight!" The two villagers were talking, and almost began a fight. If they weren't pulled away in time by the people next to them, they would have fought on the spot.
But these rumors have been spread all over by the villagers, regardless of whether they believe it or not, when the road was built the next day, no one dared to enter the mountain.
Which line is this? Feng Yimin was anxious when he saw it. This is the only time that we won't be busy because of the farming season. This is the only perfect time for them to build a road, there should be no delay.
He remembered the strange phenomenon he saw last night, and told himself over and over in his heart that there were no ghosts in this world, and that he had done a good job in psychological construction. Feng Yimin stood up and said, "Folks, we did encounter strange things in the mountains yesterday..."
"Look, I'll just say it's a ghost!" Before Feng Yimin finished speaking, the villager shouted proudly.
"Stop, listen to me first," Feng Yimin glanced at him and continued: "Folks, what we met was not a ghost, but the mountain god in the Dragon Bone Temple. The mountain god saw that we were working hard to build the road, so he helped us to clear the road for us. The stones have been removed so we don't have to work so hard."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Feng Yimin raised his voice and said, "You think about it, even the mountain gods are helping us, can we still be fooled by ourselves? We must overcome all difficulties to build the road. Don't you think so?"
"Village chief, is there really a mountain god in Longling?"
Feng Yimin said with certainty: "Yes, the mountain god lives in the Dragon Bone Temple. Didn't he rescue Da Zhuang that night? Otherwise, he would have fallen to the bottom of the cliff long ago, so why did the Dragon Bone Temple catch him? "
As soon as these words were said, the villagers who were still a little skeptical at first had to believe it. When they entered the mountain again and saw with their own eyes the clean mountain road without a single stone, one or two were stunned. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "The mountain god has appeared!" "The mountain god is helping us build the road!"
That's right, the biggest obstacle for them to build the road is those stones. If there are no stones, they can spend their main energy on widening the road and strengthening the roadbed, and the road will be much easier to build.
This time, everyone was so happy that they didn't know what to do, but Old Man Feng said: "What are you waiting for? Let's go home and bring some good things to the Mountain God, so that the Mountain God can help us remove all the stones from the road. Hurry up!"
"Oh, yes!" The villagers reacted immediately, happily ran home to get some things, and then set off to pay homage to Grandpa Mountain God.
They didn't know that all this was actually due to Xiaomeng.
That day, her grandmother carried her up the mountain. As soon as she touched the stone on the mountain, she immediately sensed it in her consciousness. After so many days, she has groped the inside and outside of Longling. No one is more familiar with Longling than her. In a sense, she is the Mountain god of Longling.
She was afraid that the villagers would hurt the animals in the mountain, so she hid them all. Now the crooked fight has ended, and the villagers all think that it was done by the Mountain God, and no one suspects Xiao Mengmeng.