Ou Yangxin broke the silence in the car after driving for a few dozen li. She opened her mouth and said, "This is the little lover you were talking about?" Li Rui let out a dry laugh and said: "I was just teasing you, but to be honest, I have always treated her as my own daughter. Daughters are their father's lovers in their previous lives, so I'm not wrong in saying that." Ou Yangxin nodded and tilted her head to look at him for a long time before saying: "You are a good person." Li Rui felt embarrassed after being praised by her. He smiled awkwardly and said, "I want to be a good person, but I'm far from being good enough." Ou Yangxin smiled sweetly and said, "If the wild vegetable project is successful, I will use the proceeds of the project to set up a fund to care for left-behind children. Even if I have to invest an entire year's worth of profits into it, I will do this good deed with you."
Li Rui was touched when he heard this. He took a moment to look at her. Ou Yangxin was also looking at him. The two looked at each other and smiled. They felt that their friendship had deepened.
The car drove quickly and it did not take long for them to reach Hanshui County. After passing through the city, they drove north for another twenty li and gradually entered the mountains. The mountain road had changed from a national highway to a secondary rural road. It was a two-way two-lane asphalt road. There were not many cars on this road. After driving for a few kilometers, they would only encounter one or two cars. The surrounding mountains slowly appeared from afar until they passed by them. If the car was used as a reference point, it would look like the mountains on both sides were flying over.
If it was a sunny day, surrounded by mountains, with blue sky and white clouds above and mountains and rivers below, the scenery would be very beautiful. It would definitely make people feel relaxed and happy. Unfortunately, it was a cloudy day today, so the scenery was a little lacking.
At this point, they had already arrived at Ou Yangxin's intended destination, the Shi Family's Burial Village in Ma Tou Town. Li Rui did not need to continue heading north. Instead, he headed west and entered the Shi Family's Burial Village. The few mountains where Ou Yangxin wanted to inspect the wild herbs were just north of the village. If they continued north, they would enter the Taihang mountain range. The scenery there was naturally more beautiful. However, the two were not really here for a spring vacation. They were here to investigate and inspect, so they had to prioritize their business.
Under Ou Yangxin's guidance, Li Rui drove to the entrance of Shi Family Grave Village and entered the main road of the village. The village road was only about three meters wide. It was so narrow that a small car could barely pass through it. If there were cars coming from the opposite direction, the two cars would be stuck on the road and no one could leave. Although there were many alleys and forks on the road, the alleys and forks were very small and could not be used to temporarily avoid the cars coming from the opposite direction. Li Rui was worried that there would be a car coming from the opposite side, so he sped up.
Seeing this, Ou Yangxin hurriedly urged him to slow down. She advised, "Driving in the village is different from driving in the city. The children in the village are running everywhere. They might jump out of some alley and run to the road. If you can't stop in time, you'll be in trouble. We are not locals. Once something happens here, no one can save us. We will definitely be blackmailed by the villagers. Even if it's not a child, but a dog or a chicken, if someone sees us, we will be in trouble. "Li Rui smiled and said," Don't they say that the people in the mountains are simple and kind? Would they do something like blackmail? "Ou Yangxin said," Don't they know that barren hills and turbulent rivers give birth to unruly people? "
Li Rui smiled and nodded. He slowed down and carefully watched for any people or animals that might run out of the houses of the villagers. They drove through the alleys without incident.
At this time, they could already see the scenery in front of them. In the deepest part of the village, there was a hillside. The slope at the front was not very high, only about seventy or eighty meters high. Then, it gradually rose to a height of a few hundred meters. After that, it continued to rise without end, and one could not see the end of it. Perhaps it led to the ancient forests of the Taihang Mountains. It was the time of spring. The apricot and pear flowers were in full bloom. Looking from afar, the hillside was dark green and seemed to be covered with moss. Occasionally, there would be a dazzling white apricot tree or a pink pear tree.
Ou Yangxin pointed to the dark green on the hillside and said, "It's that area. Look, there are wild vegetables in there." Li Rui was surprised and said, "How come it's that color?" Ou Yangxin said, "What color? Do you mean the color is dark? Wild vegetables are all dark in color. It means that they are rich in nutrients. "
Li Rui was a complete layman when it came to wild vegetables. He believed whatever Ou Yangxin said. They drove all the way and soon arrived at the foot of the mountain.
The foot of the mountain was very flat. It was just ordinary land. There was a row of villager's courtyards on the east and west side. Roughly counting, there were about five or six families. There was a deserted courtyard. There was no wall. There was only a shabby mud house in the courtyard. The roof was covered with thatch. The windows were broken and collapsed. Inside the house was densely covered with spider webs. It looked a little sad. In front of the mud house, there was a large open space. In the corner, there were a few piles of weeds. A few chickens were leisurely looking for food on them.
Li Rui saw that the open space was perfect for parking. He parked the car there and got off with Ou Yangxin.
Li Rui looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting darker. It was worse than the sky in the city. There was a small wind blowing in the sky. He could smell the clear smell of water vapor in the wind. It seemed like it could rain at any time. He said, "Bring an umbrella before we go up the mountain. I think it's going to rain." Ou Yangxin said casually, "If it was going to rain, it would have rained a long time ago. I don't think it will rain. Don't bring an umbrella. It's a burden. Besides, this mountain is not high. Even if it does rain, we can still run down the mountain in time. "Li Rui laughed," Run down the mountain? Ou Yangxin, you're so awesome. This is the first time I've heard someone say that they can run down the mountain. " Ou Yangxin glared at him and said coquettishly, "Aiya, just listen to me. It definitely won't rain. If it does, it'll be my fault. Let's go. "After saying that, she took the lead and left.
Li Rui smiled and didn't insist. He followed behind her, following a small path on the west side of the dilapidated courtyard towards the north. This path was getting higher and higher, and when they looked ahead, it just happened to lead to the hillside in front of them.
The two of them walked for about ten steps. Suddenly, there was a fierce barking sound in front of them. Ou Yangxin, who was walking in front, let out a cry of surprise and stopped. Li Rui had been staring at her slender back the entire time. He hadn't noticed that she had suddenly stopped. Luckily, he hadn't bumped into her. Fortunately, his reaction wasn't bad. He immediately stopped and looked up. He was shocked.
He did not know when, but a big yellow dog suddenly appeared in front of them. This dog was fat and strong. It was like a small calf. Even the German Black Back Wolfhounds that were commonly seen were slightly inferior to this big yellow dog in front of them. This big yellow dog blocked the road. It looked like it was about to pounce and kept barking. Looking at its fierce appearance, it seemed like it could pounce at any time.
When Li Rui saw this scene, he did not even think. He grabbed Ou Yangxin's arm and pulled her behind him. He took a step in front of her and shouted at the big yellow dog. He thought to himself, "Dogs are afraid of people. If I scare it a few times, won't it run away?" Thinking of this, he shouted a few more times, "Hey! Get lost! Roar … Huo … Ha! "
Ou Yangxin was already scared out of her wits. Seeing his actions, she wanted to laugh but could not. She could only hide behind him and hold on tightly to his clothes.
Who knew that Li Rui was wrong. After he barked a few times, not only did he not scare the big yellow dog away, he even angered it. It actually barked and took two steps forward. It was only about two meters away from him. At this distance, it could easily jump up and pounce on him.
Li Rui was so scared that his heart jumped. He did not expect this big yellow dog to be so unruly. It was not even afraid of people. What should he do now? It was definitely not advisable to fight, but if he turned around and ran, how could he outrun it? In his nervousness, he suddenly remembered last year when he was in Hanshui County, Xiaolongwang Village, helping the poor by going to the countryside to help the poor. Afterward, the village's daughter-in-law, Li Feiyan, reminded him that dogs were afraid of people picking up stones. As long as he pretended to pick up stones, the dog could only run away. Thinking of this, he decided to give it a try. He pretended to squat down and pretended to pick up stones from the ground.
He was right. This fake action was indeed effective. When the big yellow dog saw his action, it immediately retreated a few steps. However, it still raised its head and barked at him. Its sharp white teeth were occasionally exposed, shooting out rays of cold light. It seemed that picking up stones had a certain intimidating effect, but it was definitely not enough to scare the dog away.
Li Rui was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He shouted to Ou Yangxin behind him, "Ou Yangxin, you run first. Go back to the car." Ou Yangxin was so scared that she did not reply. Li Rui pushed her back and said, "Hurry up and run. Go back to the car." Ou Yangxin was frightened and asked, "Then … then what about you?" Li Rui said, "Don't worry about me."
After saying these two sentences, the big yellow dog seemed to think that Li Rui only had this little ability. It actually took two steps forward and was even closer to him than before. It kept barking and tried to pounce forward. It was about to reach his legs. At this distance, if Li Rui was unable to maintain it, then he would be pounced on and bitten. Li Rui suppressed the fear in his heart and used the same trick again. He bent down and pretended to pick up stones. The dog retreated half a step and barked even more fiercely than before.
Li Rui felt that it seemed to have reached a critical point and was about to explode. It could be imagined that if it were to explode, pretending to pick up the stone would not work, and Ouyang Xin, who was following behind him, would be in trouble.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
