PFC Chapter 295: The Mist of Tongtan Mountain
Chapter 295: The Mist of Tongtan Mountain
The news that ducks could weed the rice seedlings spread throughout the village the next day.
The speed was so fast that Xu Yuan had expected it.
After all, there have always been a few gossipy women in the village since ancient times.
For a time, there was a craze in the village for every household to borrow ducks.
With the help of the ducks, it only took two days to completely eliminate the weeds in the field, even the tiny snails disappeared. Xu Yuan was very satisfied with the result. He didn't even need to spread fertilizer. The ducks' urination and defecation also provided nutrients to the seedlings in the paddy field.
It is also time to clean out the manure in the chicken coop and cowshed.
The weather is getting warmer. Although it is a bit far from where we live, once these smells ferment, they are incredible.
Xu Yuan specially cleared a piece of flat land on the side of the mountain not far from the chicken coop and the cow shed, and took out the mold he had used to make earthen bricks. The area around him was all yellow mud, so there was no need to dig anywhere.
He carried a load of water from the pond and sprinkled it on the yellow mud, then took some weeds and mixed them with the yellow mud.
Xuyuan planned to build a pool for storing fertilizer here. The dried feces would be piled in the pool and covered with boards to block both wind and rain.
"Sister, are you going to make adobe bricks?" Xu Zhi was carrying a basket of wood ash and was about to pour it into the chicken coop.
"Well, I'll make a compost pond." Xu Yuan replied, and then shoveled the mixed yellow mud into the mold, spread it evenly, and with a knock and a place, two square and flat earth bricks were made. After drying for two days, they can be used.
Xu Zhi nodded and walked towards the chicken coop.
When Xu Zhi came out, Xu Yuan had almost finished mixing the yellow mud.
He had already entered the cowshed with a hoe and shoveled out all the cow dung and pig dung in the cowshed. The wood ash mixed with the dung at least masked the smell a little.
Dahua was tied under the tree. The piglet that was brought back had grown a lot. It was a boar and had been castrated when it was brought back.
This saves Xuyuan the trouble of making a wish. Pigs that have not been castrated will have a fishy smell and grow very slowly.
Xuyuan spread the feces on the ground, and then rubbed the soles of his shoes in the dry mud and sand. After rubbing them clean, he took them off and placed them under the corridor at the corner of the wall. These were cloth shoes specially worn on the ground and would not be worn into the house.
He picked up two dustpans of charcoal ash placed aside and called to the kitchen, "Xiaozhi, let's go."
"coming."
Xu Zhi filled two water bags with water and ran out.
The gate closed and the two men walked towards the field where peanuts and peppers were planted.
……
There was a breeze and trees provided shade on both sides of the road. On the quiet avenue, a few cars appeared on the road, driving very fast, leaving only shallow ruts.
"Brother, after we get to this avenue, how long will it take to get to the North City?" Li Junyong asked as he leaned his head out of the carriage.
"We'll have to walk for another seven or eight days."
At this time, Li Junyong missed the mysterious art of making wishes very much.
It’s amazing that you can be wherever you want to go as soon as you open your eyes.
After walking for a while, I finally saw a tea stall on the side of the road and stopped immediately.
The tea stall is not big, and there are passers-by sitting in the stall drinking tea in groups of three or four.
When the tea stall clerk saw the customers coming, he hurried forward to greet them and took the horses and donkey aside and tied them up to graze.
Gu Qinghan, Feng Juesheng and their group of thirteen found an empty seat and sat down.
"Waiter, serve us tea." Li Junyong shouted to the tea stall waiter.
"Okay, sir."
"After walking this section of road, we will reach Tongtan Mountain. We still have to get out of Tongtan Mountain before dark. I heard that walking on that road at night is very strange."
"What kind of weird method?"
"What else could it be? It's just a ghost wall. The forest there is so foggy at night that you can't even see the road clearly."
Not long after he sat down, he heard the conversation of a few men next to him. Gu Qinghan glanced at the seat next to him and saw that they looked like they were escorting goods.
When the tea was served, the men left the tea stall.
Li Junyong asked curiously: "Brother, have you ever encountered this before?"
"This is the first time I've heard of it, too. After all, it was daytime when I passed by that section." Li Junguang picked up the teacup and took a sip, then stood up and walked towards the counter.
Gu Qinghan waved to the shop assistant standing nearby, handed the water bag hanging around his waist to the waiter, and asked him to fill it with hot water.
Seeing this, Li Junyong also handed over his water bag.
"Let's move quickly and get out of the forest before dark. I just don't know if it's miasma." Gu Qinghan said calmly.
"It would be fine if it's miasma, it will dissipate as soon as the sun comes out. But if it's the inexplicable drowsiness-inducing fog from before, that would be terrible. We don't have any medicine prepared." Li Junyong was a little worried.
"It shouldn't be like that. After all, this is not a deep mountain."
Li Junguang walked over quickly, looking a little serious.
"Have you asked?" Li Junyong asked quickly.
"That's true, but as long as you don't cross that road at night, there won't be any problem, and no reason can be found. The yamen runners who went to investigate were killed, and the matter was left unresolved."
"If we encounter one, we will just stop where we are."
Li Junguang told all the information he had just heard.
"Are your water bladders filled with water?"
Gu Qinghan stood up and walked towards the people at the other tables.
Everyone nodded.
"Okay, let's go then."
Everyone put their coins on the table. A pot of tea cost three cents, and filling up the water bag also cost three cents.
……
It was noon.
Gu Qinghan and his group finally arrived at the road section mentioned by the men.
There is also a wooden sign next to it with information written on it to remind passers-by.
Gu Qinghan took a glance and drove away in the carriage.
From the moment I set foot on this road, the heat of the journey disappeared, and a chill penetrated into my bones. The trees on both sides of the road were lush and leafy, and the leaves rustled in the breeze. Not a single ray of sunlight came in, and it felt a little dark.
In summer, this is indeed a great place to escape the heat.
"It's really a bit weird. It's too cool." The temperature had been mild and suitable all the way, but it was suddenly so cool that it was a bit too uncomfortable. Li Junyong touched his arm and exclaimed.
"I was so busy on my way that I really didn't notice this situation. It's really strange."
It was a rare occasion that Li Junguang didn't have to drive the carriage, so he sat leisurely in the carriage, pulled aside the curtain, and looked at the scenery outside.
Besides trees, there are still trees...
The sky in the woods gradually darkened.
When I was halfway there, a cold voice suddenly appeared in my mind.
"Gu Qinghan."
Gu Qinghan was driving the carriage when he suddenly heard the voice he had been thinking about for a long time.
He couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile and shook his head helplessly.
It must be an auditory hallucination.