Chapter 1

The temperature at night in the mountains has started to be cold.

Liu Ze was falling asleep when a bucket of cold water poured over him.

The cold water woke Liu Ze up from his coma.

"Tell me! Who are you? You said you have money at home, where is the money? How can I contact you?" The old man who had provided food for Liu Ze and offered directions before came over with his wrinkled face stretched out.

"So it was kidnapping," Liu Ze murmured subconsciously.

Liu Ze turned his head and looked aside. There was only a small oil lamp beside him, and more than half of the room was plunged into darkness. The interlacing of light and shadow reminded Liu Ze of the old movies he had seen when he was a child.

A shoulder pole was pulled over.

The crisp sound of "pop" completely recalled Liu Ze's consciousness.

"Look at him, he is white and fat, and he wears weird clothes, and he was tortured." A middle-aged man next to him muttered to the old man, "It's really weird! The Tartars in the north don't look like this! Why are we here? block?"

The old man went on to ask Liu Ze: "Yes! Why are you running away from us? You don't have a guide card on you, so answer honestly!"

Snapped!Another shoulder pole.

"I don't know what's going on. I was shopping well, but suddenly I flew up, and I couldn't see myself. Then there was a gust of wind, yes, it was a strange wind, and I floated to the mountain behind here!" Enduring the severe pain, Liu Ze hastily narrated like pouring beans, for fear of being caught again if he answered too late.

Only then did Liu Ze realize that he had been stripped naked, with his hands tied to the wooden post behind his back.

The surroundings are in a dark environment, and you can't see the outside, you can only smell some muddy smell.

There are also earth walls on all sides, and there are several beams interlaced on it to support the entire thatched roof.

I was in the shack!

Now Liu Ze finally recalled what happened.

Liu Ze, who was originally a young man of the 21st century, is a blogger who made a series of knowledge videos about time-travelers.

On the way to the market to buy vegetables, I suddenly felt that my body was flying, and the last memory in my brain was that my right hand was holding a black rectangular slate material similar to a mobile phone, flying and spinning in the airflow.

What is this black slate?Why am I holding it?Liu Zezheng was puzzled.

Then a glaring white light flashed in front of his eyes, one dark and one bright, and it felt like only a few seconds later, his body was already lying in the barren mountain full of dead trees.

Is it a dream?Liu Ze patted his face hard, and stood up abruptly.

"Huh! It hurts, it's not a dream!" Liu Ze grinned and said to himself, "Could it be that I've time-traveled? Why does that feel like the perspective of being hit by a car in a movie?"

"Strange, it flew to the barren mountains all at once? Supernatural phenomenon?"

That's too bad luck!Liu Ze slapped his thigh fiercely, muttering angrily.

But the top priority is to figure out where this is!

Liu Ze dusted off the dust on his body. He wanted to take out his phone from his pocket, and then open the map to find out. Who would have thought that after digging for a long time, he didn't take out a phone. Liu Ze was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother, but Yu The light swept to the ground, and found a black feldspar-like thing lying on the ground alone.

Isn't this the thing I'm holding tightly in my right hand from the perspective of flying up!

Liu Ze picked it up suspiciously, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

Hey!There are three imperceptible characters printed on the back of it: Electric energy is needed.

It's like an old-fashioned calculator with a weak display due to low battery.

Does it have something to do with my time travel?Liu Ze couldn't help but imagine.

But in this wilderness, how can there be a power bank for you to use?
If the truth of the matter is really what I guessed, then I can't throw it away!
Liu Ze rubbed the black stone slab back and forth, and the material was neither gold, silver, iron, nor plastic.

It looks like stone, feels like it, and has no buttons yet!

Weird!

If you don’t understand the research, then decisively put away the inner pocket of the clothes, zip it up, and keep it for now!
Then Liu Ze narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the surrounding environment. All he could see was withered weeds and trees, a desolate and desolate scene, and the winding road halfway up the mountain was also cracked with terrible holes due to lack of water. When people walk on it, the dust is flying, like a horse galloping past.

Liu Ze couldn't help cursing at this place that doesn't shit!

Where is this?Doesn't it mean that the sand control project in the north is very good?
Why is it such a pit?

Too bad!It's all dust!How long has it been since it rained?
Now in an unknown barren mountain, the environment is so dry, there are no streams, and there are no human tracks. This situation is extremely dangerous!

The only feasible way is to judge the direction and keep going!

Until you find the way out of the mountain, such as following the flow of the stream to find the river, you can go out along the river.

But now there is nothing, only one move.

That is to stay in place for a while, and erect a stick to measure the direction on the flat ground.Every hour or so, make a mark in the shadow of the top of the stick, and connect the marks in a line so that they point east and west.As long as you choose a direction, and then choose a positioning object within the visual range, such as a mountain in the distance, and keep going, there is a high probability that you will not take a detour.

Use this time to sit and rest to recover some physical strength. After confirming the direction, Liu Ze began to move quickly towards the distant positioning mountain.

After turning over two short mountains, the willows and flowers are finally clear!
Liu Ze leaned over and looked down the mountain. There was white mist floating at the foot of the mountain. He seemed to see a thatched cottage. Although he didn't know why there are still thatched cottages in China in the 21st century, he also didn't know if there are still people living in this thatched cottage. , but Liu Ze, who had no other choice, only felt that it was his life-saving straw, and now he could only fly over to ask for directions.

With hope, there seems to be wind under your feet, and you walk faster and faster.

But the sun at this time is still very hot, and it is almost noon now, so hot that people are sweating, pulling the sticky shirt on their body irritably, and gradually despairing.I also remembered that there have always been poisonous snakes and venomous insects in the mountains, and I am not Mr. Pei. Theoretical knowledge is only theoretical knowledge after all.

Moreover, this barren mountain and wild ridge is fine during the day, but if there are no people at night, and I have no knives or guns, the temperature in the mountains drops sharply at night, and the mountain wind may cause hypothermia and death. If you encounter wild boars and wolves again, you will really nail the coffin and get back the medicine-it is hopeless.

Just as Liu Ze was shivering all over his body because of all kinds of imaginary horror scenes, a wisp of cooking smoke wafting from the thatched hut not far away brought him hope again.

Liu Ze's hanging heart finally gradually let go.

At this time, Liu Ze was still curious and excited about encountering supernatural phenomena.

Call the police?This should be carefully considered, mainly because it is difficult to explain the specific process, after all, no one believes the explanation!

Treat it like schizophrenia or sleepwalking or something like an adventure and a dream.

At most, it can only be used as a conversation material for drinking and bragging with friends in the future.

I imagined that I might be able to make a survey video of unsolved mysteries that happened to me when I went back. What if the last hit can attract some advertisers!
Although this is not a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, it is really a place where birds don't shit.

The dry grass, the dead trees, the fog and the mountains!It's like a scene from a horror movie!It has been tormenting Liu Ze, a panic-stricken and exhausted urban youth, but at least he can still see cooking smoke, and wherever there is cooking smoke, there must be people.

Liu Ze couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and walked faster and faster, ignoring the fatigue and hunger and thirst brought about by walking in the mountains, he quickly ran towards the thatched cottage.

The so-called looking at the mountain and running a dead horse, I didn't expect to look at the house and run so tiring!
After finally reaching the destination, Liu Ze's only thought was water!
I'm dying of thirst!
A few pieces of old clothes were hanging on the long bamboo pole in front of the thatched hut. The styles looked a bit strange, but Liu Ze didn't think much about it. After walking for half a day, he was already hungry and thirsty, so who cares about it?

Then Liu Ze habitually touched his pocket, but there was nothing in it.

No cash!

I also lost my mobile phone. I wonder if this family would like to give me a meal?

I heard that the food in the mountains is green, healthy and delicious!It's a pity that I don't have any money now, but at worst I can ask for a bowl of water!

Wait until you get home and then transfer the money back, then you can transfer more money to kind people.

Although Liu Ze himself is not a rich man, but as a human being, he must have learned about the favor!

After all, for an irrational act involving favor from another person, the same irrational act should be used to grant favor to the other party.

Liu Ze was thinking about this, when the wooden door was suddenly opened, with a creak, and a man wearing a gray right lapel coarse cloth bunt came out from inside,
A very short old man with a white beard and hair, carrying a pannier that is rarely seen in modern times.

Liu Ze and the little old man looked at each other in amazement.

Liu Ze was amazed by the espadrilles on the old man's feet and the old costume full of patches.The old man was amazed at the outstanding height and figure of the young man opposite him and the strangely cut but neat and spirited clothes, and seemed to be particularly nervous and guarded against the appearance of the young man. Fisting, the whole body trembled slightly but still pretended to be calm.

"Where did the guest come from?" The old man's strange dialect accent made Liu Ze scratch his head slightly, and his confused eyes became the best communication channel.

"Guest... from... why... come?" the old man slowed down and asked again.

Looking at the hatchet in the old man's hand and his increasingly nervous expression, Liu Ze looked around suspiciously. Could it be that he was filming a costume drama?No, I didn't see any cameras along the way!And the old man was the only one on this huge mountain.Could it be that this old man has a mental problem?
Liu Ze's hanging heart rose again: "Old man, where is this? Is there a phone? I was traveling, and suddenly I got lost, and I lost my phone!" Liu Ze thought about this matter anyway, and said for a while. I don't know, why don't I tell a lie to fool the past first.

Now it was the old man's turn to be confused, and motioned Liu Ze to speak slowly and speak again, and then continued to answer slowly: "This is Majiazhai, what is the phone, and what is the mobile phone?"

The old man pondered for a moment, seemed to understand something, and asked again: "Are you a nobleman on the grassland?"

"No, no, I just came to travel with my classmates, and I accidentally got separated." Liu Ze touched his nose after speaking.

"Where is the guest from? Why did you come to our village?"

"I'm from Suzhou, and I don't know why I came here. Old man, where is your village? Are these your rooms? I walked for half a day on the mountain road, tired and thirsty, can you give me something to eat?" I don’t have any money with me! But I have money at home! I’ll return it to you when the time comes. How about it?” Liu Ze explained slowly.

The little old man seemed to be very sensitive to money, and he understood it as soon as he heard it. His expression immediately changed, and he warmly invited Liu Ze to his home as a guest.

Cook now, hey!The iron pot is fragrant!
Liu Ze said with emotion, indeed, the people in the mountains are simple and enthusiastic!After I finish eating, I cook food for passers-by, unlike in the city, where neighbors can't even speak to each other!

Everything was as expected by Liu Ze, the broken mouth of the bowl, the cracked walls, and the dilapidated tables and stools all showed that this little old man was a real poor man.

After a while, the rice is ready.

Watching the little old man take out a bowl of hot millet porridge from the pot, served with shredded pickles, Liu Ze felt mixed feelings.

It was so delicious!Never had such a delicious meal!

It would be better if there were no stones in the porridge.

Crackling, my teeth, drink slowly, drink slowly.

Those of us who eat know that no one who knows how to eat will fill himself up, because after any time, no matter how delicious you eat before, you will only feel sick in the end.

Corresponding to this: There is no better seasoning than hungry.

During the meal, Liu Ze chatted with the old man and learned that his nephew was actually a pawn in this place, and the new emperor had only ascended the throne not long ago, according to him, in the first year of Chongzhen.

Liu Ze took a mouthful of millet porridge and almost spit it out of his mouth. What the hell is going on?

But this should be a one-in-a-million chance. It's my turn, right?

I have to find a way to make sure quickly, Liu Ze thought to himself, and quickened his hand to drink the porridge.

After finishing the porridge, the little old man didn't mention the price of the meal, and kindly pointed Liu Ze to the county seat.

Liu Ze was walking on the road, thinking of the various indigenous technologies he had collected and researched for the doomsday, nuclear war, and time travel series of videos, his worries about the unknown environment suddenly weakened a bit.

"If the old man hadn't lied to me just now, then this is Shaanxi in the first year of Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty!"

"Before the current situation is completely chaotic, with my solid theoretical knowledge of technology, I am still very likely to reach the pinnacle of life, change the course of history, and even accelerate the process of the world to the period of the industrial revolution."

"But I need money first, and the most important way to guide the household registration status!"

"If he just lied to me, or if he's crazy, that's another matter. The accent is also a problem, and the hair is too short, pretending to be a wild monk?"

"Fortunately, I am tall, with smooth and rosy skin, neat and white teeth, plump and white hands, soft and pearly, neatly trimmed and shiny nails, and decent clothes..."

Liu Ze stood with his hips akimbo, on the small road halfway up the mountain, with uncontrollable crazy thoughts in his head.

At this time, Liu Ze made up his mind to go to the county first to make sure if he had really crossed over. Don't let this old man fool me just jokingly. The clothes, belts, and watches with modern craftsmanship are pawned, so they must be worth a lot of money!

Didn't the first pot of gold come easily?

Then it is to use the first pot of gold to make sugar, make glass, and make soap!Etc., etc!
But in the future, when you get rich, you must come back and repay this old man. He is a very good man!

Liu Ze thought, after getting the money, go buy clothes that fit the current Ming Dynasty, find a way to bribe and get a household registration guide, and then go to a restaurant to have a good meal: order a sauced pork knuckle, and order a Ming Dynasty I'm drunk, I go to the inn to lie down, and the waiter in my own shop will wait on me. By the way, there were brothels and art halls in ancient times. I have lived for more than 20 years, so I should go to see the world. !
right!I just like to sell art but not sell myself!I am simple!
Thinking of this, Liu Ze blushed and became shy.

Unexpectedly, I never expected that I, who can only be a technical geek in modern times, would have such a crazy day!
When immersed in the beautiful fantasy of the future, even the increasingly rugged mountain roads became cute. Liu Ze hummed a song and strode forward, not paying attention to the coming danger at all.

bang.

Suddenly Liu Ze's eyes went dark, and his body fell forward involuntarily, and a sharp pain came from the back of his head.

At this moment, a boy's voice was vaguely heard.

"Father, what Grandpa said is really good, let us wait for this fat sheep, it's all right now! This year will definitely have a good year!"

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