Traveling through the eighties, squeamish Longbao is three and a half years old

Chapter 26
This week, the survey progress did not make much progress.

Because of the beetles that appeared for unknown reasons, the pace of exploration has also slowed down a lot. Until the arrival of researchers from the Institute of Biology, they did not dare to expand the scope.

Old man Qin chatted with the village chief, branch secretary, and a few old men sitting on the bluestone strip at the entrance of the village. When they talked about the cave, they slowly recalled many legends about this cave.

That's what they heard from the old man when they were young. It's been so many years. If they didn't discover this place suddenly, they would have almost forgotten it.

Jiao Jiao gritted her teeth while biting the delicious jerky, and sat in her grandfather's arms listening to stories.

"My grandfather told me before that there was a snake on the mountain. He saw it once when he was young. At that time, there was still water in the ditch on the mountain. When he was digging herbs, he accidentally saw the snake drawing water. He was scared. It’s not easy, I don’t know how I got home, and I haven’t seen it since then.”

"No, I've also heard people say that there used to be a lake in the mountain, and there were dragons in the lake. But I haven't seen any lake in the mountain in the past few decades."

The old people chattered and recalled the stories they heard when they were young. Elder Hei and two other professors beside him chatted with them while jotting down useful information in their hearts.

Qin Jiao listened for a while, and when she heard that there were snakes or dragons, she immediately became interested and insisted on clamoring to go up the mountain to have a look.

"Jiao Jiao, it's all legends. Your grandfather has lived for decades and hasn't seen it once."

Qin Jiao pouted, very unhappy.

"What about the big lake? There is a big lake on the mountain?"

"Go further into the mountains, turn over two mountains, and in the direction of Liangnan, there is a huge sinkhole. I don't know if it used to be a big lake, but apart from there, I don't see any signs of lakes in this mountain."

Hei Lao hurriedly asked, and finally wanted to ask the old man to be a guide and take people to the tiankeng he mentioned.

"I can't do it anymore. My legs and feet are bad, which will delay your business. In this way, my boy and his two cousins ​​followed me into the mountains before and found the way. I will let them prepare and take you to have a look."

Many people in Qinjiagou know the location of Tiankeng, but except for a few families with ancestral herb-picking skills, others dare not go so deep into the mountain.

With more and more scientific researchers entering the mountain, even the county has set up a special working group stationed in Qinjiagou to take charge of the logistics support for exploration.And because there were mysterious beetles in the cave, two doctors and three nurses were dispatched to the Qinjiagou Health Center, and even some valuable equipment was brought in.

Qinjiagou has never been so lively in hundreds of years.

The old houses in the village had been requisitioned, and there was not enough room for resettlement, so we had no choice but to temporarily build a few iron houses at the end of the village as offices, and people lived in the old houses.Otherwise, the night temperature on the mountain is too low, and the iron house will freeze people to death.

In addition to the many houses built in Qinjiagou Village, there was only one tent on the open space near the mountain god's grandma temple, but now it has been smoothed out, and there are seven or eight tents in a row.

The changes in Qinjiagou can be seen in the eyes of the surrounding villages, but there is nothing they can do about it.Why didn't they have such a big hole there?

A few days later, the investigation team from Shangqin's mother's natal home came back with bad news.

"You mean, most of the villages over there are deserted, but there are still traces of people's activities inside?"

In the deep mountains and old forests, such deserted villages are not uncommon, but there are traces of people living in the deserted villages, so they can't help but think about it.

Coupled with Qin Bao's mother's mysterious behavior, they guessed that the people active in the deserted village must be inextricably related to her.

This job can only be done by the police.Qin Qian came back halfway, and seeing his mother's broken body, Qin Qian cried uncontrollably.Because the cause of death of the deceased is unknown, he cannot be buried for the time being, and many questions are lingering on Qin Bao's mother. The police told him that he could not get the body back until the case was closed.

It was at this time that they learned that Qin Bao's eldest brother was working as a worker in the crematorium in the eastern suburbs of the county. Immediately, someone went there to ask Qin Bao's elder brother for questioning, hoping that he could cooperate with the police investigation.

Qin Jiaojiao didn't have so much energy to care about a dead old lady who had no good intentions for her. She wanted to follow her cousin into the mountains to see the great lake.

She is such a small person, no matter what the family says, it is impossible for her to go with her, so Xiao Jiaojiao was so angry that she went on a hunger strike to protest.

"This little girl is getting fatter every day, and she still wants to go into the mountains with my uncle, and see if she can do it. If you don't eat, then don't eat. You will know if you are hungry or not."

Song Xiu was so angry that she wanted to beat her daughter, let alone her in-laws, even her son and nephew.

"Qin Jun, put on the hoodie for my sister before playing. Look at her rolling around like a mud monkey every day. Is it dirty?"

She was so angry that she had to take care of her sister-in-law. Song Xiu chased to the door and yelled a few words. Amidst the jokes of the older girl and younger daughter-in-law, she rolled her eyes helplessly and went back to work.

The air on the mountain is good, and there are people coming and going.It's okay, those sisters-in-law and daughters-in-law gathered in Grandpa Qin's yard to watch Song Xiu and chat with her sister-in-law, and didn't care if sister-in-law Song Xiu answered or not, and didn't forget to give her a break point to taste something delicious.

It didn't take long, but Song Xiu's complexion and mental state improved a lot, and her eyes were not so dull when looking at people. Occasionally, she would ask Song Xiu where her brother was in a hoarse voice.

It was the weekend again, and brother Song Xiu went up the mountain with medicine and some food on his back.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw his wife's eyes following him. After sitting down, she also stared at his face and gray hair.

"Wife, I brought your favorite roll powder, and I will ask my little sister to mix some for you later." He held his wife's hand, and told her the details of his week's affairs in a gentle voice. Say it again.

"Now the school has arranged for me to be the head teacher, teaching two classes, and my salary has increased a lot. I bought you a new dress. When the weather is better, you can wear it and keep it if you like it."

Song Xiu's sister-in-law looked at her husband, her eyes gradually became moist. After a long time, she buried herself in her husband's arms and cried bitterly.

Song Xiu was busy in the kitchen, she was startled when she heard it, and wanted to go out as soon as she put the knife down.Second Mistress grabbed her.

"Xiu'er, don't go, let your brother talk to your sister-in-law, crying is better than any panacea."

Since the accident at home, Song Xiu's sister-in-law has not cried, but most of the time she bears it in her heart. After a long time of depression, she will get sick.Although this crying hurts the body, it can also dissipate the accumulated depression at the same time, and it will be much easier to raise it later.

"Your brother and sister-in-law are also poor people. It would be great if the child could be found." Second Grandma Qin sighed, picked up a piece of firewood and stuffed it into the fire.

Listening to the cries of her elder brother and sister-in-law outside, Song Xiu also shed tears, wiped them away casually, and continued cooking.

(End of this chapter)