Chapter 61
◎Going down the mountain and going up the mountain◎
Chapter 61
From a distance, I saw the drunkard coming towards the village entrance, but while we were talking, he was already close.
When they really got closer and saw it clearly, they noticed that the other party was very sober today, not at all like he had behaved in the village before, always drunk and never sober at all.
"What are you going to do?"
Seeing the person acting so abnormally, an aunt was still a little worried and couldn't help but ask a question.
"I'm going down the mountain to see the official announcement."
The drunk turned around and didn't mind that the other person didn't call his name. For so many years, he had been in a trance every day and even he almost forgot his own name.
The children in the village all liked to call him Drunk Uncle. He knew all this and never thought of objecting.
Just listening to it like this is quite nice.
If his wife and children were still alive, seeing his condition every day, they would probably call him that too.
The government had issued a call-up order before. Although he had been drinking every day, he still interacted with people and looked at his phone.
He had heard about it before going up the mountain, but at that time he didn't know what the capable people mentioned in the call were, or what role they could play.
But things are different now. After such a long time back in Daxi Village, combined with what he saw on the special rescue team members who went up the mountain before, it is enough for him to figure out what a person with special abilities is and what kind of special abilities they should have.
Not to mention that when Tang Rufeng was collecting information on the people with special abilities in the village later, he also saw with his own eyes the abilities that appeared in other people in the village.
There are many capable people in the village, which is definitely not comparable to the entire country or the city.
But if you calculate the chance of awakening, it will definitely be the highest place.
He had a feeling that the reason so many people in Daxi Village had awakened their abilities was to some extent related to his godmother, but he just thought about it and had no intention of expressing this idea to anyone else.
"Official announcement? Oh, the one Tang Tang mentioned?"
When the aunt heard his words, it happened that Tangtang had just mentioned it. She remembered it immediately and muttered it, feeling a little worried. However, seeing that the drunkard now looked sober, she didn't know how to persuade him.
The fact that the other party could make this decision in such a sober state clearly showed that it was the result of careful consideration. Even if she had some concerns, she had no right to persuade him.
"If you want to go down the mountain, why don't you go down with the other people with special abilities in the village? Didn't the village chief recently say that he would ask Rufeng to take people down the mountain to check on the situation and find a doctor for the wife of a village boy? Why don't you go down the mountain with them?"
It was difficult for the aunt to persuade the other party to think it over, but she could use a more tactful way to buy some time, letting the drunkard stay in the village for a longer time. With more time to sober up, it was possible that he would think things through and give up his idea.
"No, I heard about it from the villagers before, but they haven't made a decision yet. I'm a little worried now. What if I'm too late to come down the mountain, and the treatment of the summons down the mountain is not as good as it is now?"
Hearing this, the drunk just shook his head and explained his thoughts in a gentle voice.
When the aunt heard what he said, she hesitated to speak. She wanted to say that he had no family members left, and if he went out there to work hard, who would get the same treatment? Wasn't he going down the mountain to die because he didn't want to live anymore?
But when he looked up at the drunkard again, he swallowed his thoughts.
"Then I'll ask the village chief. They've been preparing for some time. They're probably done by now, right? I'm worried about you going down the mountain alone."
As my aunt spoke, she turned to look at the people around her. Seeing that everyone around her had an expression of agreement on their faces, she turned back to look in the direction of the drunkard. The meaning was very clear: so many people thought the same way.
"It's okay. The way down the mountain has been cleared before. I don't think there's anything wrong. Besides, my ability is still useful. It's okay. I can get down the mountain. I'll be fine."
Seeing that there was no end in sight if he stayed any longer, the drunkard put on the other side of his bag and turned to walk out of the village, completely ignoring what the aunt had just said about contacting the village chief first and going down the mountain with the other villagers.
He couldn't guarantee that his abilities would be noticed by those above him, so he wanted to go down the mountain early, and then when there were not enough capable people in the government, he could explain his ideas to the other party and negotiate the best treatment he could find.
Although he lived in a daze after losing his family, he still had some thoughts in his heart. He wanted to find his child who was taken away by someone and had no news until now.
This was his last thought about the human world, otherwise he would have been like his wife, with no hope in his heart, and would have followed her.
He had been searching for so many years and was about to give up. This time he returned to the town and the village just to find a place closer to his family and drink himself to death.
But who could have imagined that when he had completely lost hope, the world would change, and so many people with special abilities would appear, and so many people would possess extraordinary abilities that ordinary people would never be able to possess.
He had seen Tang Rufeng's abilities. He could awaken his abilities in such an extreme emotional environment and summon back his own emotional knots. There was no guarantee that his wife and children would not reappear in his life because of these abilities.
To put it another way, even if we can't summon back his parents, wife, and children, it should be easy to find his youngest son, right?
Because of this idea, although he still looked a little confused these days, he was actually preparing to go down the mountain.
Especially after he discovered his extra abilities, the idea became more urgent.
After cleaning up the graves of his parents, wife and children, practicing and controlling his abilities and making sure he could use them proficiently, he simply packed himself up, put on his backpack, and once again set out on his journey to find his son with that glimmer of hope.
He had already made up his mind, and the villagers had no way of changing his mind.
The person who used to be able to change his thoughts and control him has left, and now the drunkard follows his own heart in everything.
There is an attitude that if you have a goal, you will rush forward, and if you can't rush forward, you will die.
Just by looking at the other person's current state, Ying Huai felt a sense of powerlessness that he didn't know how to describe.
Seeing that the man was about to turn around and leave Daxi Village, Ying Huai sent the things he had deduced before into the drunkard's mind.
The reason why Ying Huai didn't tell the drunkard about these things before was because he himself didn't know where the child was now. When he saw the drunkard returning to Daxi Village, he was obviously in a bad state, as if he had accepted his fate and was not prepared to continue looking for him, so he didn't tell the drunkard.
But now it was obvious that the man wanted to go down the mountain and try again. Although the drunkard didn't ask Ying Huai where the child was now, Ying Huai still took advantage of this time to talk to him.
In any case, the other party went down the mountain to look for the child. Although they didn't know the exact location, it was better than the couple's previous aimless search.
Just as the drunkard walked forward for a distance, a series of information suddenly appeared in his mind.
Considering that he had been staying in the village these days and knew that his godmother was in better condition now than before, it was easy for him to attribute the source of this inexplicable information that appeared in his mind to Ying Huai.
After all, in today's environment, apart from my godmother, few people have the ability to send messages to people directly in their minds.
More importantly, apart from his godmother, no one would care so much about his affairs.
Even though he didn't mention it to his godmother again, she still helped him find the child in places he didn't know.
"Godmother, I'm going down the mountain. When I find the child, I'll bring him back to see you!"
Thinking about what appeared in his mind, the drunk laughed loudly and waved in the direction of Ying Huai.
This smile was not because of Ying Huai's proactive help, but because he analyzed from the things Ying Huai gave him that his youngest son was still alive, otherwise his godmother would not have been able to calculate the person's location.
After all, the existence of the youngest son was somewhat special. From the very beginning, it was very difficult for the godmother to calculate the youngest son and she could not find any trace of him.
When he saw the remains of his eldest son, he had thought the same as his wife, that his godmother had been unable to calculate the location of her youngest son. Was it because he had died, and the birth information of the youngest son was vague, so the godmother could not find him?
Otherwise, just like the eldest son, even if we can’t know whether the son is still alive, we can still calculate his location, right?
But no, my godmother didn’t deduce anything.
After so many years, when the only obsession in his heart was to find his youngest son and keep him alive, in such a sudden and unusual world, his godmother gave him a completely different answer from before.
Although he didn't know what price his godmother had paid for this news, he was still grateful for this little clue!
Ying Huai walked faster after seeing people waving towards him. He wanted to shake his head, but then he thought about how many people were sitting under the tree. If he shook his head, a series of leaves would fall, so he gave up.
"What did mommy say to him just now? Why is he so energetic all of a sudden?"
The drunkard's changes before and after were not concealed at all, and everyone under the locust tree saw it all.
At this time, they turned around to look at Ying Huai with some curiosity, and saw that Ying Huai didn't move, obviously not intending to answer them.
He had no choice but to turn around and ask his great-grandfather, who had been with Ying Huai long enough and could more or less guess what he was thinking.
"You guys, stop imagining things. It's not something you can talk about casually. It's easy to get into trouble."
Zuzu watched the whole process and saw that the children next to her wanted to ask for details. Although she already had some guesses, she had no intention of saying them out loud.
These people may have their own speculations in their minds, but they just don't say it out loud because they are not sure.
After hearing what Grandma said, the aunts around shut up and agreed with what Grandma said.
The adults didn't mention it again, but the children around them were all exchanging glances and guessing even more excitedly. However, since they didn't come near the adults, no one paid any attention to them.
"Mom, I'm going to go find Brother Rufeng to see if they've chosen the people to go down the mountain. I want to ask if I can go down and take a look."
Tang Tang's gaze fell on the drunk uncle who had already left and disappeared on the winding path down the mountain. There was a thoughtful look in his eyes. After thinking for a while, he looked up at Mei Zi's mother, said something to her, stood up and walked towards the village office.
During this period, Tang Rufeng has recovered a lot because he has been following Captain Qingzhi all the time. Now he can leave home and go to the village office to work with the village chief.
Because the Tang family also has Grandpa Tang, Grandma Tang, and Tang's parents, it is not a good idea for so many people in the village to run to the Tang family frequently.
It is impossible to ask Grandpa Tang and Grandma Tang to entertain them every time they come. It is really troublesome. Tang Rufeng does not want to burden his family, so he takes the initiative to follow the village chief and move his office from the Tang family's small study to the village office, which is the room next to the village chief.
At this time, he was sorting out the information of people who were going down the mountain.
This time, not only those who are capable will go down the mountain, but also some people who are not very capable but lack a lot of things at home and need to go down the mountain to buy them.
When they first returned to Daxi Village, they were in a hurry. Although the village chief reminded them to bring as much as possible, and many things were already at home, they really didn't lack anything at the beginning.
But as time went by, every household began to run short of some daily necessities.
This time I went down the mountain to buy some daily necessities that the villagers needed. When I go down the mountain next time, I will probably have to wait until the villagers need to go to the town for something.
After finishing organizing the information at hand and checking again to make sure that there are no problems with the abilities of those coming down the mountain, and that those who are not capable will follow and will not be a drag on others, then the list will be finalized.
He took a photo of the list and sent it to the village group, mentioning those who were going down the mountain and asking them to get ready. After making sure that everyone had seen it, Tang Rufeng put down his phone with peace of mind.
Before he could take a break, he saw Tang Tang rushing in from outside, and it seemed that he was about to rush towards him.
Although he has recovered a lot of energy now, he can communicate with others and handle affairs normally.
But Tangtang's condition is obviously abnormal now, it would be strange if he wasn't scared.
So Tang Tang had just entered the door, and before she could open her protective shield, she was picked up halfway by Captain Qing who was floating in the air. Then, as if Captain Qing had no strength to catch her, she fell from mid-air and landed straight on the ground, with her butt making close contact with the ground.
“Ouch… Ouch… It hurts!”
Tang Tang sat on the ground, screaming loudly from the fall.
"Brother Rufeng, please take care of it. How can you throw people like that? It hurts..."
Without caring that the ground was dirty, Tang Tang lay down on the ground, looking as if he was seriously injured and unable to stand up.
"The captain probably didn't mention how tall you are just now. It's like you were standing and suddenly sat down on the ground..."
Looking at Tang Tang's appearance, Tang Rufeng came back to his senses and realized that he was not in the right state of mind just now. The captain thought that Tang Tang scared him, so he couldn't help but defend Captain Qingzhi in his words.
"snort……"
When Tang Tang saw Tang Rufeng's expression, he knew that there was no hope for him to ask Tang Rufeng for help. He snorted and stood up without even glancing at Captain Qing who was floating in the air.
She wouldn't bother with a ghost that could only float and walk.
"Brother Rufeng, I heard you're arranging the people who will go down the mountain this time. Have you decided? How about taking me with you?"
Tang Tang came close to Tang Rufeng, looking at him expectantly, with two thoughts hanging in his mind: "She wants to go!" "Take her there!"
Seeing her like this, Tang Rufeng shook his head.
"You're a little late. I just sent the list to the village group. The decision has been made. If you want to go, ask other villagers who are going down the mountain."
Before Tang Tang could ask why he didn't let her follow, Tang Rufeng finished speaking and then gestured for her to look at her phone.
"Okay, let me ask..."
Tang Tang looked at Tang Rufeng hesitantly, picked up her phone, and looked at the new messages in the village group. Only then was she sure that Tang Rufeng was not fooling her.
And the timing was just coincidental. She was running towards the village office and didn't check her phone on the way, so she missed it.
"Then let me ask? Brother Rufeng, please don't fool me..."
Tang Tang picked up the phone, muttered something to Tang Rufeng, then turned around and sat on a chair beside him.
Tang Rufeng watched her movements without showing any worry at all.
The villagers may not really want Tang Tang to follow, because Tang Tang has bad luck and is prone to bad luck. Even if her luck only applies to herself and does not drag down others, it is enough to waste other people's time just because it applies to herself.
Their main purpose of going down the mountain this time was to get there safely and return quickly, and they didn't want to be delayed on the road.
Watching Tang Tang's changing expressions, Tang Rufeng calmly picked up his phone again and glanced at the group messages.
It was obvious that what Tang Rufeng could think of was also thought of by other people in the village who were preparing to go down the mountain. When Tang Tang asked her, she rejected her.
Seeing Tang Tang's somewhat depressed expression, Tang Rufeng was just about to say a word or two to comfort her when his phone rang. It seemed that someone was contacting him.
Thanks to the better national control, even though there are mutated animals and plants everywhere outside, they are trying their best to maintain the stability of the communication network lines, which allows them to have fewer problems now.
"Rufeng, there's a girl at the village entrance looking for Tangtang. Can you ask her to come out? Or can you ask her to come to your office so she can register?"
Ms. Mei Zi's voice rang out from the receiver, and was exceptionally clear in the quiet office.
Both Tang Tang and he have special abilities, and their physical fitness has been enhanced. Although they are a little far apart, Tang Tang was able to hear the content of the call clearly.
"My mother is looking for me? Which girl? Should I ask her to come over?"
After hearing the voice, Tang Tang put down his phone, sat down opposite Tang Rufeng's desk, and looked at Tang Rufeng expectantly.
"Well, okay, Aunt Meizi, please ask her to come over to the village office."
Tang Rufeng glanced at Tang Tang, then lowered his head and frowned at his mobile phone. Finally, he called back Mei Zi's mother before hanging up the phone.
"I've discovered that the current cell phone sound system is a bit useless for people like us."
Shaking his head and putting down the phone, Tang Rufeng looked at Captain Qing with an indescribable expression.
Although today's mobile phones don't have loudspeakers, in the eyes of people who have awakened their abilities and whose physical fitness has become stronger due to the impact of these abilities, they are just like those old phones with loud speakers turned on. As long as they want to hear, they can hear the content of the call clearly from a distance.
"It's okay. We're not talking about those private matters right now anyway. Basically, there's nothing that can't be known to others. If you don't want others to know, just send a message or a picture directly."
Captain Qing heard Tang Rufeng's complaint, fell from the air inside the house, walked to Tang Rufeng, patted him on the head gently, and spoke in a soothing tone.
"Tang Tang, do the people who left agree that you can follow them?"
Tang Rufeng just complained and then stopped paying attention to it. He turned around and asked Tang Tang.
"No……"
Tang Tang was just listening to Tang Rufeng and Captain Qingzhi talking, but before he could finish two sentences, he turned around and was poked.
"Then there's nothing we can do. You should stay in the village for the rest of the time and entertain the girl who comes to see you."
Tang Rufeng had long guessed that Tang Tang would not be allowed to follow those going down the mountain, so he made another suggestion without any surprise in his tone.
"Yeah, okay."
Tang Tang looked up at Tang Rufeng, then lowered his head in agreement with a somewhat depressed look.
"We've been talking for so long, drink some water."
Captain Qingzhi turned around and took Tang Rufeng's water cup, then filled some hot water next to Tang Rufeng and motioned for him to drink.
As Tang Rufeng's abilities increase, Captain Qing's own ghost energy also increases. Now he only needs to rely on Tang Rufeng's abilities to appear in reality, but he no longer needs to rely on Tang Rufeng's abilities to use his abilities.
Now, the way he spoke, received the water, and the actions he took just now to grab Tangtang all relied on his own ghost energy, without the ability that Tang Rufeng gave him.
Looking at the cup of water being placed in front of him, Tang Rufeng did not object. He picked up the cup, lowered his head and sipped it gently, listening to Tang Tang mumbling beside him.
Tang Tang is really a girl with a lively temper. Even though she knows that her luck is getting worse and worse, there is no gloom in her.
She was a child who was protected and loved by her parents and grew up well, so that now she can face some unfounded misfortunes and malice from the outside world with a stable enough core.
"Hello, can I come in?"
Just as Tang Rufeng was listening to Tang Tang's chatter, there was a knock on the door outside the village office, followed by a voice that sounded familiar to Tang Tang.
"Senior? Why are you coming up the mountain?"
Hearing the sound, before Tang Rufeng could react, Tang Tang turned around and looked at the door.
After making sure that he had heard correctly, he rushed to the door and led the girl in.
"Brother Rufeng, this is a senior student I met when I was in school. She's very nice!"
Tang Tang said as he introduced himself to Tang Rufeng.
There is one more thing I haven’t said, they have a good relationship with each other. The man who had a blind date with Tang Tang before was the ex-husband of this senior student.
Of course, now the senior sister has thrown her ex-husband out of the house with her children.
"Well, hello."
Tang Rufeng turned around to see Tang Tang's happy expression, opened his mouth, but finally chose to ignore the fact that Tang Tang only introduced half of the person and didn't mention the person's name clearly.
"Hello, may I ask what brings you up the mountain? Could you please fill out this registration form?"
Tang Tang didn't explain it clearly, but Tang Rufeng still wanted to understand it clearly.
At such a special time, a stranger who had never been to Daxi Village, a person who lived at the foot of the mountain and had never been to Daxi Village, came up the mountain to the village. It seemed that the other party came with a purpose.
After hearing Tang Rufeng's words, the senior student did not object. She smiled at Tang Tang, motioned her to wait a moment, and then took the registration form and began to fill it out.
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