After saying hello, the couple sat in the back seat of the car.
The car started to move slowly. Not long after it started, Gu Mingtai suddenly asked, "Where are we going?"
"Wutuo Mountain." Youhui, who was sitting in the passenger seat, continued.
Seeing that everyone had a destination, Zhang Meng stopped asking.
After driving for half a day, they had lunch in the car. Each person was given a steamed bun as their lunch.
After driving for another half an hour that afternoon, You Hui, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly turned around and said, "Comrade Zhang Meng, Gu Mianzhi, I wonder if I could take another look at the jade pendant you're wearing?"
Zhang Meng did not answer him immediately, but looked at Gu Mingtai first. Seeing him nod, she handed him the jade pendant in her backpack.
Youhui immediately thanked him, then he took out a very torn piece of paper from his pocket and placed it on the jade pendant to measure it.
Not long after, I heard his affirmative voice, "Youwu, just turn right when you pass the bridge ahead."
Youwu, who was driving, nodded.
Seeing this, Zhang Meng asked curiously, "Comrade Youhui, what's with that piece of paper you just held in your hand?"
You Hui smiled, put the old paper behind him and said, "My master gave me this paper before the three of us brothers and sisters left. He said it could help us find the Jade Bead. A few days ago, after I looked at your jade pendants, I returned to the guesthouse and found that the map on the paper my master gave us was almost identical to the one on your jade pendants. I was just trying my luck just now, but I didn't expect it to actually match."
With the right driving place.
The car quickly left Province Y and headed east.
When the car reached a flat road, You Hui suddenly turned around and said, "You two, I might have to trouble you two from now on. It will take three days to get to Wutuo Mountain from here."
When Zhang Meng heard that she had to sit for such a long time, she was shocked and had to lean on the shoulder of the man next to her to have a good rest.
Over the next three days, the car stopped and started, and finally entered a populated village in the evening.
As soon as the car entered the village, it was immediately chased by many children in the village.
The car drove in the village for a while and stopped in an empty place in the village.
Such a large car entering the village immediately attracted the attention of the village's highest authority.
A middle-aged man with dark skin and a pipe hanging from his waist pocket came over. "Who are you and what are you doing in our village?"
Youhui walked forward with a smile and handed over a cigarette first. When the middle-aged man saw the cigarette, his attitude suddenly became much better.
After the middle-aged man took it, he carefully put it behind his ear. In this day and age, it is difficult to smoke even a piece of tobacco, let alone this cigarette.
"Uncle, we are from another province looking for medicinal herbs. We heard that there are herbs to be harvested in Wutuo Mountain, so we came here to take a look. I wonder if there are any hunters here who are familiar with the terrain of Wutuo Mountain."
When the middle-aged man heard where they were going, his expression changed and his voice trembled a little, "You are going to Wutuo Mountain? Why would you think of going to a place like that when you are fine?"
Zhang Meng, who was standing aside, noticed that when they mentioned the name Wutuo Mountain, not only did the village chief's face change, but the faces of the villagers next to him also looked unhappy.
It looked like they really disliked the place.
You Hui hesitated for a moment, then smiled and continued, "I've heard that the medicinal herbs in Wutuo Mountain are very good. We deal in medicinal herbs, so of course we go where the good ones are."
The village chief lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing this, You Hui continued, "If someone is willing to accompany us to Wutuo Mountain, we are willing to pay one dollar a day for them."
When the villagers nearby heard that it was one dollar a day, their faces immediately turned to surprise.
One dollar a day. Those people living in the countryside can't even earn one dollar a month.
Now people are actually willing to spend one dollar a day to hire someone to take them to Wutuo Mountain, and suddenly many villagers became interested.
"I'm willing to take you there." At this moment, a male voice sounded from the crowd of villagers.
Many villagers immediately looked towards the owner of the voice.
"Yu the Hunter, are you crazy? You actually want to go to that place. Aren't you afraid of the curse?" The village chief said loudly to the man who had just shouted that he wanted to go, blushing excitedly.
Yu the Hunter said with a red face, "Village Chief, I have no choice. I have four or five children at home. They have only one meal a day and sometimes they don't have enough to eat. We adults can eat less, but they are still young and they can't go hungry. If I had one dollar a day, my five children would all be able to survive."
After hearing his words, the villagers present lowered their heads sadly.
Life is getting harder and harder now. The food at home is thinner than water, and the children are all pale and thin from hunger. Just thinking about it makes their parents' hearts ache.
When they mentioned this difficult life, the villagers present lowered their heads sadly.
Some even secretly wiped away tears.
The village chief also turned his head away sadly, and then said, "I don't care. If you want to go, go ahead. I just hope you can bring them back safely."
Hunter Yu thanked the village chief profusely, then turned to look at Youhui. "I'm willing to take you into Wutuo Mountain, but you have to keep your word and give me one dollar a day. I also have one request. Can you pay me five days' wages first? My family is in urgent need of money to buy food."
Seeing their desperate expressions just now made Youhui feel uncomfortable, so when Yu the Hunter made this request, he quickly agreed, "Of course, here's five dollars, take it back, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning."
"Also, I'd like to find a place to stay here, with food and lodging for one night. I'll give one dollar for food and lodging for the five of us."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people raised their hands to indicate that their homes were suitable for living.
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