Alternative comprehension

Su Yao couldn't help but smile bitterly. Looking at Rhubarb who was circling around Su Qinghe, it was obviously a dog. Although the hair was a bit dazzling, it was impossible for him to be so big that he couldn't tell the difference between a dog and a lion. But the one who spoke A person is an expert, and an expert should have his explanation.

"This is a dog, how could it be a lion?" Old Master Su coughed a few times, looked at Da Huang in a daze, and then looked at those people whose eyes turned green when they looked at Da Huang.

"This kind of golden-eyed lion is said to be the descendant of lions and dogs. My God, this is a living fossil. If it weren't for its unique hair and the shape of its ears and hooves, I wouldn't dare to recognize it. The most important point is to look at him. Are your eyes golden?" Kang Run murmured.

After hearing him explain the reason, everyone looked at Rhubarb unanimously. Needless to say, the hair is so golden that it can dazzle their eyes, but Rhubarb's ears and hooves are indeed different from ordinary dogs.

The ears seem to be a bit wide, and they are vertical on the head, but when Su Qinghe saw any danger, those two ears stood up.The four hooves are fat, which really doesn't match Rhubarb's thin body.

Su Qinghe held its two front hooves with two hands again, lifted it up halfway, and looked into its eyes. There was nothing wrong with it. This was the first time Su Qinghe saw golden eyes. Rhubarb's golden eyes The eyes are a bit brighter than the brightest gemstone in the world, clear and charming.After watching it for a long time, it seems to be fascinated, which makes people speechless.

"This golden lion has not yet grown up due to its young age, and its nutrition has not kept up with it, so it does not show its lion shape. When it is fully grown, it will be about 1.2 meters tall and weigh more than 200 catties."

Su Qinghe's only thought is that one day Rhubarb will really be able to run all over the mountain with his hunchback.

"Is this too unlike a lion?" Several children murmured.

"Isn't the head of a lion all big?" Suning asked innocently, which is what Su Qinghe wanted to ask.

Kang Run couldn't help but smile: "Little sister, there are many kinds of lions that don't have big heads."

"Old man, where did you adopt this dog?" Gu Jianxin looked at Old Man Su.

"Where did it come from? It suddenly appeared at my house. At that time, it was very thin and pitiful. I was still thinking when did dogs come to this mountain? It has been more than two years."

This sentence completely confirmed the rhubarb's wild identity, but now the rhubarb is still a little wild when looking at the closeness of the rhubarb circling around the Suqing River.

"It looked like a mixed-haired dog." Su Liguo said involuntarily.Look at Su Qinghe, it seems that when he left the house this morning, he was still a mess, why did he turn into a golden retriever in one morning?

"No wonder the rhubarb in the forest is very familiar?" Su Qinghe pushed all the mistakes on the dumb rhubarb, but fortunately, the rhubarb didn't seem to refute, but just swept Su Qinghe with his tail.

At this time, everyone's eyes turned to the distant mountain, this forest that has been silent for so many years, this ancient mountain forest that has been forgotten by the world, now that they are here, when they think that they will reveal the secret of this mountain forest with their own hands, they can't help feeling hot Yes, such rare animals and plants have been discovered before it even started.How many mysteries there will be in the unknown forest will be explored by them.

"I'll go back today and take a picture of this, and I'll suggest reorganizing the inspectors." Wen Xiangping said softly, Gu Jianxin nodded, and he deeply agreed.

"Wait a moment." Mr. Su suddenly called out to the very excited scientific research personnel.

His eyes turned to Mr. Su again. Mr. Su's face was a little pale, and his expression was a little excited. After a long time, his mood seemed to calm down: "I have to tell you something first, so that you can prepare yourself."

"It's about the legend of Sujia Village and this deep mountain." Wen Xiangping said softly: "Old man, we have also heard about it. We all respect those folk customs, but we believe in the power of science."

"No." Granny Su suddenly yelled sadly, and everyone was taken aback by this sharp cry. Su Qinghe was very surprised to see Granny Su's complexion suddenly changed.

"Grandma, what's the matter with you?" He hurriedly ran to Granny Su's side and held his hand.

Granny Su hugged Su Qinghe tightly. Su Qinghe seemed to feel Granny Su's remorse and pain, and couldn't help feeling tense. Could it be that there is something hidden in the fact that the villagers usually don't let him cross the safety line?

"This is not a legend, it is true. What happened more than 30 years ago, we experienced it personally. At that time, more than 20 people in our village died. One survived and ran away, but he went crazy and died soon after. Granny Su burst into tears: "Including my husband."

Both Su Qinghe and Su Yao knew about Granny Su. Didn't the outsider abandon his wife and daughter after the turmoil outside?How did this happen again.

Now everyone's hearts are raised. The lives of more than 20 people are a little creepy to think about, but Su Qinghe is stunned. Isn't this mountain where the master is located? Don't save people's lives, let them die at the mouth of wild beasts.

"I'm the oldest in the village. I've experienced this kind of thing twice." Mr. Su said very calmly.This made Granny Su look at him in disbelief.

Grandpa Su sighed: "Girl, if I objected to the villagers entering the mountains, do you think they would listen to me?" Granny Su was stunned and said nothing.

"Old man, what happened?" Wen Xiangping couldn't help asking.

"You have all heard the legends before, so I won't mention them, but I have personally experienced them twice. The first time happened when I was ten years old, and it was also a disaster year. Every family couldn't open the pot, and our backers didn't eat it. Who would believe it, so I didn't care about the legend. I found a good weather and sacrificed to the sky. More than 30 young and middle-aged people were organized in the village, and they took all kinds of hunting tools, including my father and two older brothers. I did, but I didn’t believe it once I went there, and after a month, I organized more than a dozen people and said to find someone, but the same thing never came out again.”

The old man was smoking a pipe with a very gloomy expression on his face. Everyone standing or sitting in the sun felt their scalps feel a little cold, and when they looked at the dark forest in the distance, they immediately became more horrified.

"The second time, 30 years ago, you all know the situation at that time. People starved to death again in the village, and they couldn't think of a way out. So there was a saying of going into the mountains again. There was also the old man last time, I don't agree, but the girl's husband, Mei Sheng, is a real cultural person who has stayed abroad. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he told the truth. He said that he went deep into the forest. Although it wasn't very deep, he did. That Broken Soul Slope, and after passing that slope, there are indeed some rare edible plants and some wild animals. He did show us the pheasants and rabbits he killed, so no one agreed with me. Organized more than 20 people and Mei Sheng led them into the mountain."

"Before they entered the mountain, I repeatedly warned Mei Sheng not to go too deep even if they passed Duan Hun Slope. Just hunt some small game on the edge and find some wild vegetables that can fill their stomachs. That child Mei Sheng is a safe person, and also An obedient child, if you promise me, I am relieved."

"The beginning was really smooth. From time to time, we could find some prey, and even hunted wild boars. Mei Sheng also found a wild vegetable. He said it was a kind of plum vegetable. It multiplied quickly, and it could be planted even in the absence of water. The village grows it as food, and he said that if the planting is successful, it can be spread across the country so that no one will starve to death.”

"We survived those hard days thanks to Mei Sheng's leadership and the kind of plum vegetables. The weather was good in the second year, and life was easier, so Mei Sheng retreated and said that now that everyone can maintain their lives. So don't try to destroy the tranquility of the mountain. Later, I thought that the kid Mei Sheng must have discovered something. If this is the case, everyone should live a good life, and even though they can't eat well, they can still be full."

The old man remained calm for a long time and did not speak again. Everyone knew that the main thing was coming, and Su Qinghe felt Granny Su's tears falling drop by drop, scalding his skin.

"The thing I'm most sorry for in my life is this girl." The old man said this, his wrinkled face was full of tears, and swept across several children.

The old man and his two sons have settled down outside the mountain. They are here this time. They don't know about these things. They do know about Mei Sheng, but just like what Su Yao and the others know, they all listen to others. Said he was Granny Su's man, abandoned his wife and daughter and left.

"Father, let me tell you." Su Liguo said blankly, he knew about this matter, his two younger brothers were not there at that time, but he was still in the village and participated in that matter.

"This matter would have been settled here, but there was a woman in the village who was from outside the village, and she was still a small official in the town at that time. The woman went home and told this matter, which attracted people. What happened later. They came with more than a dozen people, armed with guns, and asked Mei Sheng to lead the way. Mei Sheng refused, and told the villagers to ignore them, but greedy, the village followed ten Many young people, including your fourth uncle. At that time, Teacher Mei came to persuade my father not to allow people to enter or to persuade the villagers not to enter, but father can persuade them to live there."

"It's not that I can't persuade you." Old Master Su said again: "I didn't seriously persuade them at the time, but I didn't take it seriously at that time. I had conflicts with Mei Sheng's later method of persuading everyone not to go hunting in the mountains."

The old man burst into tears, and everyone was silent for a while.

"But the nightmare came again. There was no news of more than 30 people who went in for more than a week. The people waiting outside Duanhunpo felt bad and came back to tell me. At that time, I was also dumbfounded, so I went to find Mei Sheng, but Mei Sheng said nothing and didn't see me."

"Later things could not be concealed. More than 20 people came to the town. It turned out that one of the sons who entered the mountain last time was the son of the secretary. All of them withered overnight. At this time, the villagers were scared. The secretary wanted someone to go into the mountain to die and no one left. The villagers who were afraid of death pushed Mei Sheng out. I regretted it. Mei Sheng went, but Mei Sheng looked at those dead plum vegetables and smiled. I will never forget that smile. He said to me, God saw that we were all starved to death, so he had pity on us. I was greedy, so I took it back."

"He entrusted the girl to me and took people into the mountain, and never came back. A month later, the son of Shu Ji came out, saying that he saw a ghost, everyone died, and he was in a coma for two days die."

"The secretary was afraid of the lives of so many people, and he didn't care about his own son, so he sealed our mouths. In addition, it was chaotic at that time, and this was a deep forest. The matter was left alone. Before Mei Sheng left You asked me to make up that set of lies before, just to let the girl find someone to marry in the future, and then he knew that he would definitely not be able to get out."

"The people in the village feel a lot of guilt towards Mei Sheng, and with so many people dying, they feel that this mountain is indeed very evil, so they slowly moved away, and we old people are left to guard here to atone for our sins."

After the old man finished speaking, he smoked a pipe and didn't speak again, making everyone speechless like a fairy tale. For these materialist scholars, this undoubtedly taught them a lesson that they didn't know the truth.

"It's my fault." Granny Su said with tears.

Su Qinghe stared blankly at Granny Su, and Granny Su rubbed the child's head: "When the first group of people entered the mountain, Ah Sheng was very anxious, and went to ask the old village chief not to let them enter the mountain every day. , but no one listened to him. Later those people entered the mountain, and Ah Sheng was in a trance for two days, and then he suddenly woke up and said that he wanted to take me away and let me follow him. At that time, I—” Granny Su’s Tears fell again.

It took a long time before I opened my mouth again: "I don't want to leave the village because I'm too scared, and people who enter the village say it's scary outside, and Meimei was young at that time, so I said wait until Meimei grows up before going with him, that's This is the first time Ah Sheng has lost such a temper with me, saying that I have long hair but short knowledge."

"He's right. I'm just a fool with a long head and a short-sighted mind." Granny Su said in extreme pain. Today, all the pain that has been hidden for more than 30 years is revealed. No one speaks, only the crying of an old man, which is Su Qinghe. For a moment, I didn't know what to do, so I could only hug Granny Su tightly.

"We didn't talk for two days. Ah Sheng was very mentally ill at that time, and later he told me Daoqian that he was just in a daze at that time. I wondered if I should agree to go with him."

"Then all the plums grown in the village died overnight. That night, Ah Sheng hugged me and cried and told me to take Meimei to remarry when he was gone. Then he said he abandoned us. I knew I was afraid at that time. Everyone in the village said that the mountain god retaliated against us, so they asked Asheng to take me and Meimei away overnight, but Asheng said it was too late. He had to pay off the debt he owed. Those people came to the village the next day to ask for another Into the forest, I cried and wanted to go with A Sheng, A Sheng said that if we both died, who would take care of Meimei, he said that he might be lucky and come back alive."

"Watching him leave with a smile, I knew he would never come back."

I don't know how much time passed before Granny Su said again: "I hate, I hate myself. At that time, A Sheng said he would take me away, why didn't I leave? I hate the villagers, I hate them for not listening to A Sheng's words, but in the end they still wanted to leave. I also hated Meimei for taking Asheng to their death, not because of him, I would have been able to accompany Asheng to atone for my sin."

"So Meimei's life is not good. She misunderstood that A Sheng really abandoned our mother and daughter, because she heard that I refused A Sheng to take us away, so she also hated, hated A Sheng, and hated A Sheng for abandoning her. I, I hate why I refused Ah Sheng and we went together back then, the two of us tortured each other, so she ran away from home at the age of 15, I saw her leave with my own eyes and didn't stop me, I think we can both be free after that."

Su Qinghe didn't know how to think about it at all, tragedies in this world always happen by chance, but who should be blamed for this tragedy?Su Mei should be the most innocent victim.

"Baby, so mother-in-law is not a good person, do you know?" Grandma Su's tears fell again.

"Grandma, it's not your fault." Su Qinghe said softly.

The child suddenly looked up at the two scientists standing in front: "Will the two uncles give up on investigating this forest?" Not sure at all, this is not a legend, this is a real thing, this is related to the lives of all members of the expedition team, so they can't be sure.But it is absolutely impossible to give up like this.

"I have visited all the mountains in the surrounding mountain villages that are within the safety line. The trees are very lush and the grass is growing well. It definitely doesn't look like there is water shortage, but the village is short of water. An inexplicable thing? There is also the second point: there is no trace of wild animals in such a deep mountain forest, that is, there are no pheasants, rabbits, rats, snakes, etc. Don't you find it strange?"

Su Qinghe spoke softly, but firmly. The members of the scientific expedition team looked at the child blankly. Is this the logical thinking ability that a ten-year-old child should have?It makes them really ashamed.

"I did pass the Duanhun Slope, and it wasn't too far. I found many plants that I didn't know, and of course there were some that I knew. There was a large peach forest not far from the Duanhun Slope, and the small In the bamboo forest, there are black bamboos, and a kind of three-color or even five-color bamboo. The animal, the pheasant, is the first time I found a live animal. In fact, there are--" Su Qinghe hesitated for a while and didn't say anything.

"What else?" Su Le couldn't help asking, and the professor also looked at Su Qinghe.

"If I'm not mistaken, that mountain grows ginseng."

As soon as he spoke, everyone was startled, those who were sitting stood up, and stared at Su Qinghe in astonishment.What did the kid just say?

"Qinghe, don't talk nonsense." Su Yao said worriedly.

"Uncle Key, I'm not talking nonsense. I don't know anything else, but I've seen pictures of ginseng before." Su Qinghe said softly.

"One piece?" Gu Jianxin couldn't help asking.

"Yes, a large piece, because I think that even ginseng is not very useful in the village, even if it is dug up and sold, it will not solve the actual problems in the village, so I don't care about it." Su Qinghe looked at Everyone said, everyone couldn't help but twitched for a while.What kind of brain does this kid have.

"How many years has this mountain forest existed? How wide is it? I don't even know. I don't know if you know it. But I know that there are many secrets in this mountain. Those things in the past are not the fault of my mother-in-law, nor is it the fault of Grandpa Su. , is the problem of this forest, so if you want to investigate, I will definitely help you."

"Don't you want to solve these questions? Don't you exist because of these questions? If you shrink back because of these things, then what kind of scientists are you?" The expedition team members were ashamed.

Wen Xiangping came over and patted Su Qinghe's head: "What you said is not wrong. It is not our principle to shrink back without doing it. Even if there are really some unreasonable things here, then we have to do it before we can do it." Say. Thank you little friend, you taught us a valuable lesson."

Su Qinghe smiled slightly.

"I still have to go back and report this matter to my superiors. The number of staff will definitely increase, and everyone has listened to the fellow villagers. If you quit, come back with me in the afternoon." Wen Xiangping said.

Su Qinghe finally let go of his mind.

"Baby." Granny Su worried.

"Mother-in-law, I believe that nothing will happen. As long as we are not greedy, nothing will happen. If there really was a mountain god, wouldn't it have saved the people in the village? It's just that something happened because of greed , I think Grandpa Mei must have his reasons for his choice, maybe this time we will solve the eternal mystery of this forest." Su Qinghe said with a smile.

"The children are so confident, I don't believe that we adults are going to give up?" Su Le looked at those friends seriously.The young people laughed and clapped their hands and no one gave up.

Both old professors nodded.

"I'm a doctor, and my medical skills are not bad, so if Professor Wen applies for it, why don't you let me come too. I'm also very curious." Su Yao said with a smile.

"Haha. Good." Professor Wen agreed without hesitation.

"Kang Run, first take a few clear photos of the things the children brought back from the mountains. Su Le will take everyone to settle down properly. Professor Gu and I will go back immediately. Before we come back, you can move around in a safe area , don't go deep into it?"

"Yes." Everyone answered in unison.

"Little friend, I can teach them to you." Professor Wen said to Su Qinghe with a smile.

"Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my brothers and sisters so that they don't run around." Su Qinghe also replied with a smile.Everyone laughed at his answer.

"Let's go after lunch." Mr. Su finally stretched his brows and said.

"No, now I can't wait to lead the team to the forest right away. We must come for a glass of wine when you celebrate your birthday, old man."

"Okay, you're very welcome." Mr. Su said with a smile.