Zhao Tianfu said, "We rarely see British people in this place. We have to thank that there are few snowmen, otherwise the whole village would have to see him as a blind man."

The blind man thought someone called him: "Who called me?"

Luo Lie suppressed his smile and shook his head at him, indicating that it had nothing to do with him. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and smoked one and handed it to Zhao Tianfu. Zhao Tianfu usually smoked a pipe. When he saw this cigarette, he was a little flattered and stretched out his hands to take it from Luo Lie's hand. Luo Lie took out a lighter for him to light it, and lit one himself.

Zhao Tianfu took a sip carefully, spit out a cloud of smoke, and quickly sucked the smoke into his nostrils. He closed his eyes and looked intoxicated. After a while, he opened his eyes and said in full intoxication: "This thing is soft."

Luo Lie laughed and took out a box of cigarettes and gave them to Zhao Tianfu. Zhao Tianfu became a little frightened because of his generosity, and then repeatedly pushed him to accept it.

As the inn owner, Zhao Tianfu has a much higher vision than ordinary villagers. He welcomes and sees people, and looks at Luo Lie and says, "Mr. Luo, if I read correctly, you came from a large place outside the pass?"

Luo Lie nodded and said, "That's right, Huangpu."

Zhao Tianfu said: "It's cold and cold. You must have something important to come to the mountains?"

Luo Lie smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Zhao is really looking like a torch and a precaution. There are some important things. To be honest, we came to the mountains to find someone."

Zhao Tianfu said: "Look for someone?"

Luo Lie nodded and said, "One of my uncles went into the mountain to dig ginseng in August, and there is still no news today, so we brothers came to look for people." He had already thought of an excuse before coming here.

Zhao Tianfu sighed and said, "If you really want someone, you should go back. There are thousands of tourists coming to Paobai Mountain to dig ginseng every year. There are not a thousand and hundreds of tourists who die in the mountains every year. Those who fall and fall to death, those who bite to death, those who are beasts, and those who are assassinated by fellow workers who are robbed and killed by bandits. They die. Few people come to search for it. Even if they are looking for it, it is not the time to find it. The mountain is covered with heavy snow, and even if there are corpses, they will be covered with snow. Unless the flowers bloom and the ice and snow melt in the next spring, there will be a chance to find it. However, by then, it may not be entirely a pile of bones."

Luo Lie knew that what Zhao Tianfu said was true, but their real purpose was not to find any relatives who dig ginseng. Luo Lie said: "Even if the opportunity is slim, we want to try it. Can Manager Zhao help us introduce a guide to the mountain, and we can hire a lot of money."

Zhao Tianfu shook his head without thinking, "No one will lead you in such weather. Mr. Luo, I think you are also a sensible person. The most terrifying thing about Pale Mountain is not the wind and snow, nor the black blind and Siberian tigers. The real life is the bandits who occupy the mountains and become kings. They cross mountains and ridges to rob their families. Once they meet them, there will be many dangers. Why bother to let five lives take risks in order to find a missing person with little chance."

It was late at night, and snoring sounds rang out in the big house. Although the snoring was arrogant, everyone slept very reservedly. The sparrow slept at the east end of the bunk bed. She temporarily built a wall with her luggage beside her. On the other side was Changfa who loyally protected her, and then Luo Lie. The blind man and Arnold slept back to back at the west end. Of course, there is no need to worry about safety, but the sparrow still couldn't fall asleep steadily, not about these companions, but about the adventure that was about to begin.

A figure sat up from the bunk bed and walked down carefully. It turned out to be Luo Lie. He lifted the curtain and went to the main hall outside, lit a match to light the oil lamp on the table, and the main hall was filled with orange light. Luo Lie pulled out a cigarette and lit it, looking at the leaping flames of the oil lamp, and fell into long-term contemplation.

The light footsteps behind him interrupted his contemplation and turned his head to see the sparrow.

Luo Lie smiled and signaled the sparrow to sit opposite him.

The sparrow came across from him and sat down, looking at him through the light: "Smoking too much cigarette is not good for the body."

Luo Lie nodded, put out half of the cigarette, and whispered: "Can't you sleep well? Worry that someone is not honest?"

The sparrow smiled shyly: "I'm not worried, who dares!"

Luo Lie said: "I am not a gentleman."

The sparrow said: "You are not a despicable person either." She handed a hand-drawn map to Luo Lie. Luo Lie took it and looked at it. It was a hand-drawn map of this area. The drawings were very rough, but some villages and peaks and valleys in Pale Mountain were marked, and it should be drawn by people who were familiar with the local terrain.

Sparrow said: "This picture was bought by someone when I was in Baishan. It marked the detailed route to Heihu Mountain. Even if we don't have a guide, we can still find Heihu Mountain."

Luo Lie laughed and handed her the map. After all, the sparrow thought things too simple. Now the heavy snow covers the mountain. If there is no one who is familiar with the pale mountain terrain as a guide, they will inevitably face too many difficulties when entering the mountain. Being close to the map and the compass may not be able to ensure that the target is successfully found.

The sparrow said: "When it dawns, we will go to the village to take a look. I believe that as long as we are willing to pay, someone will lead the way for us." There must be brave men under heavy rewards. This has been the case since ancient times.

Luo Lie said: "Go to sleep and keep your energy in mind to get on the road."

Sparrow said: "Why don't you sleep?"

Luo Lie said: "I don't know what's wrong, I can't sleep these days."

The sparrow looked at Luo Lie, and only then noticed that his face was a little pale, his eyes were filled with imperceptible fatigue, and he said with concern: "Are you sick?"

Luo Lie shook his head. In fact, he had an unknown secret. His sleep was not good. This phenomenon had already begun when he was studying in the United States. It has become more and more serious recently. Almost every night, he would be awakened by nightmares, and then he could not sleep all night. There was also unknown pain behind the optimistic surface.

The sparrow said: "I can't sleep either, so why not chat with you."

Luo Lie smiled and said, "A lonely man and a widow talk at night, don't you worry about others talking nonsense."

The sparrow snorted and said, "What is your relationship with Ye Qinghong?"

Luo Lie shook his head helplessly: "I said it eight hundred times, employment relationship." When Ye Qinghong mentioned it, her resentful gaze appeared in her mind when Fengtian parted. Ye Qinghong was obviously unwilling to be abandoned from the plan. Luo Lie could feel her unwillingness.

The sparrow said: "I thought she would come to Pale Mountain together."

Luo Lie habitually pulled out a cigarette, and as soon as he put it in his mouth, the sparrow snatched it: "Stop smoking, hate the smell of cigarettes."

Luo Lie couldn't help but think of Ye Qinghong again. If Ye Qinghong was there, he would lit a cigarette for himself and then smoke it with him.

The sound of dog barking sounded in his ears, but An Datou jumped out of the blind man's arms, and ran to the sparrow's feet like a small meat ball. The sparrow reached out and picked it up and stroked its head. At this time, he heard the rooster crowing outside the dawn. The sparrow looked out the window and whispered: "It's almost dawn."

Luo Lie said: "It's early, I'll go out and have a look!"

Before the sky was dawn, the wind and snow that had been raging for several days had stopped. Inn shopkeeper Zhao Tianfu got up early, chopped wood in the yard, and prepared breakfast.

Luo Lie came to Zhao Tianfu and greeted: "Good morning, Manager Zhao!"

Zhao Tianfu nodded, put down the axe in his hand, lifted up the Aries belly towel on his shoulder and wiped his sweat: "Mr. Luo, you said you wanted to guide yesterday to have some clues."

Luo Lie was overjoyed and said, "It's great. As long as it is the right candidate, the price is easy to negotiate."

Zhao Tianfu said: "I'm not an outsider. I thought no one was willing to go there. Last night, I was lying on the kang and told me that this happened. She reminded me that she had an uncle, Xu Laogen, who was born and raised in the mountains. She has followed others to log wood and collect ginseng since she was a child. She almost ran all over the Pale Mountain. Even with her eyes closed, she could touch anywhere she wanted. If you think it was done, you will call him later."
Chapter completed!