Author: Lao Klin

The next day.

Li Hongbing got up early, and his father was already sitting on the sofa waiting for him. There was a stack of documents on the coffee table in front of him.

"Come here." Dad said with a straight face.

Li Hongbing sat down blankly, and his father pushed the documents on the coffee table in front of him.

"This is the house deed and land deed of the old house. Before your grandfather left, he said that he would leave all the old house to you. I have taken care of it for decades, and now it's time for me to take care of it."

After breakfast, I declined the greetings from my parents, sister, and brother-in-law, and walked out alone with my backpack on my back.

Caogou Village is located in the Qinba Forest District, which is a world-class nature reserve covering an area of ​​600,000 square kilometers, stretching from east to west for more than 1,800 kilometers, and is the junction of six provinces, also known as the back garden of the six provinces.

To return to the village, you have to take a 200-kilometer long-distance bus, first arriving at Songbai Town, which is closest to Caogou Village.

The twists and turns of the winding mountain road made people want to sleep, so they arrived at noon. When they got off the car, they were greeted by the countryside smell in their memories.

Messy streets, bustling villagers, casual stalls on both sides of the streets, dialects, shouts, and curses.

All this made Li Hongbing feel extremely comfortable.

Next, find a car to go back to Caogou Village. There is still more than 100 miles of mountain road to the village.

After asking the bus station, I learned that there is only one rural shuttle bus every week, and the latest one will have to wait until next week.

Trouble!

Li Hongbing frowned speechlessly.

I walked aimlessly through the streets of the town, looking for a way back to the village.

Ouch! Ouch!

A sound similar to that of a dog barked, the sound was deep and penetrating.

Looking along the sound, I saw a dozen people gathered around the street, where the dog barking came from.

Li Hongbing squeezed in curiously.

An old man wearing a worn-out camouflage uniform with a weathered face and a cold expression was sitting on the ground. There was a bamboo basket in front of him. There were four gray and black-haired dog puppies in the basket. They were clawing at the edge of the bamboo basket and trying to crawl out when they met someone.

He stretched out his fingers to tease, and grinned to reveal his little teeth.

"The puppy is quite fierce and a good dog."

"It looks like a wolf cub, with gray fur and a sharp mouth."

"Wolf cub? The wolf's tail is down. Look at this puppy's tail curled up. Could it be a wolf dog?"

"It's a bit like a wolfdog, but the fur is more like a wolf. It's probably a new breed. It's a Shiki that rich people in the city keep. It looks like a wolf. Maybe it's a hybrid native dog."

"Hybrid native dog, looks pretty good, but useless."

“Buying only depends on the house, what’s the price!”

Listening to the busy chatter from the people watching around.

Li Hongbing squatted down and curiously extended his hand to the puppy.

"Be careful, this dog is vicious."

Passers-by noticed that he was dressed like a city dweller and reminded him kindly, but Li Hongbing was not afraid. Even the most ferocious big dogs in the village when he was a child would wag their tails when they saw him.

really.

I touched a puppy with my palm.

The puppy purred and stretched out its pink tongue to lick Li Hongbing's palm.

The old dog seller looked at Li Hongbing in surprise.

"Uncle, how can I sell this dog?"

"500 a piece, no counter-offer." The old man looked cold.

Before Li Hongbing could speak, the people watching the excitement started shouting.

"If you dare to sell a mutt at such a high price, you are looking for someone to take advantage of you!"

"That's right, there's someone selling big wolfdogs on the street corner in front. They only cost 200 each."

"Young people, don't be fooled!"

"Trick the outsiders and disgrace our forest area."

Faced with all the accusations, the old man still looked indifferent.

Li Hongbing didn't think so. He wanted to go back to Caogou Village and be alone. It would be nice to have a few puppies as companions.

"500, right? I want it all." Li Hongbing took out his mobile phone.

At this time, a young man with a scar on his forehead squeezed out of the crowd. He looked at the brightly dressed Li Hongbing with disdain and said, "Wait a minute, I was the first to like this dog. Do city people know the rules? Who will be first?"

Whoever asks for the price will buy first."

This sound sounded familiar to Li Hongbing, who seemed to have scolded him the most fiercely just now.

It turns out it’s for bargaining!

The old man stood up silently, lifted the bamboo basket and placed it in front of Li Hongbing.

"Four 2,000, give me the money."

"Old man, I asked the price first. People in the city are not discerning, and you don't understand the rules." The scarred young man shouted, grabbing the bamboo basket in a few steps.

brush!

A hatchet with a cold glow was pulled out from the old man's waist and placed across the young man's neck.

"Remove the paw, believe it or not, chop it up and feed it to the dog."

Those who watched the excitement were not afraid of causing trouble, and someone immediately shouted.

"There was a fight and a knife was used."

Wow!

The crowd immediately dispersed and formed a large circle, and more people rushed over.

There are only old men, Li Hongbing and a young man with a fierce face in the circle.

Just as Li Hongbing was about to say some words of advice, four or five young men wearing leggings squeezed in from the crowd. With their hands on their waists, they walked aggressively to the old man and asked respectfully.

"Master Shan, is that grandson offending you?"

"No, no, I'm just buying a dog." The scar-faced young man was immediately frightened when he saw these young men dressed up.

In the Qinba Forest Area, people are not afraid of wild animals, but they are afraid of people wearing leggings.

Because those who wear leggings are pure mountain people, they have lived in the mountains all their lives, relying on the mountains to eat and hunt, which is a very common thing, and they have developed a ruthless character.

Moreover, there is a story that has been circulating in Qinba Forest District for decades.

In 1941, an army of the Neon Kingdom rushed into the forest area, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.

One day and overnight, the neon army disappeared.

The common people found only messy footprints and a few pairs of scattered leggings in the barracks.

The Neon Kingdom sent more troops to scan the forest area to look for the missing soldiers. In the end, not even a single hair was found and they left in despair.

After that, no one dared to provoke the mountain people anymore, and they would stay away if they saw them.

The old dog seller waved his hand, and the young men obediently stepped aside and looked at Li Hongbing.

"Doll, do you still want a dog?"

"Yes." Li Hongbing nodded quickly and took out his mobile phone to pay.

"We don't need those cell phones, we just need cash."

Who carries cash when going out these days?

A mobile phone can travel anywhere in the world.

Li Hongbing is in trouble.

At this time, another young man with a wide face and a big mouth squeezed out from the crowd watching the fun. He opened his mouth and shouted, "Brother Red Soldier, it's me, Sanpao."

Li Hongbing looked around and recognized who this broad-faced young man was.

Nicknamed Sanpao, his real name is Zhao Qianjin, his childhood classmate was a bitch.

In the early years, the forest area was remote and poor, and rural people were unwilling to let their children study. Reading was better than helping the family work and adding another labor force.

In such a situation where the student pool is small, school teachers often teach several age groups in one classroom at the same time.

At that time, Li Hongbing was in sixth grade. The third grade student was in the lower grade and they were in the same classroom. They could see each other every day. When the upper grade children went out to play, the lower grade children naturally followed behind and acted like little dogs.

The nickname Sanpao came from the fact that he had three consecutive bowel movements in class.

Meet an acquaintance.
To be continued...