Chapter 651: The Current State of North Mountain Village

I chuckled aloud, suddenly thinking that Shi Yong's body also has problems.

He often can't get into the city.

If Shi Yong's body could also recover here,

then this stone truly would have a healing function.

In the future, developing tourism would have a huge selling point. Thinking of that,

I quickly shouted toward Shi Yong,

"Shi Yong, come quickly."

Shi Yong was sitting in front of Nüwa Temple, looking for a phone signal,

hearing my call, he hurriedly ran in from outside the ditch, thinking I had met with an accident.

"Brother, what's up? Is there a snake?"

"There's no snake here, don't worry, come in." I shouted at Shi Yong.

Shi Yong crawled up from the bottom of the ditch,

then pulled aside the thatch,

and walked to Lying Ox Stone,

Shi Yong looked at Lying Ox Stone,

"Damn, why is this stone so huge, like a Sealy mattress."

I stood up from the stone,

I said to Shi Yong, "Shi Yong, lie down quickly, this stone can heal."

"Heal what illness? Brother, what are you thinking?" Shi Yong asked skeptically.

"Whatever the illness, stop asking. I tell you to lie down, so lie down." I told Shi Yong.

Shi Yong had no choice but to follow my instruction and lie on the stone.

"Shi Yong, close your eyes and think of nothing. In a moment you'll know." After saying that, I walked away from beside the stone.

I left Shi Yong alone lying on the stone.

I stood outside the ditch smoking, waiting for Shi Yong to wake up.

How nice,

this feeling of power is different from before; before it relied on the power of medicine,

which strengthened the body, now it's the power of nature.

Men must be as hard as iron; only then do they have the power to conquer the world.

Thinking of Wang Ge, who tries to augment his body by swapping power sources, it's truly laughable.

What's the point of that? It only makes the body worse,

while natural power is the strongest.

If this stone truly has such a function, then any man who sleeps here,

will become different, and they'll be willing to spend any amount of money.

My heart blossomed with joy; this Hama Spring has huge development value. When the time comes, tourists will come here in groups.

After I smoked about two cigarettes,

I heard Shi Yong shouting loudly among the thatch, "Ah, ah, really effective, my mother is coming."

Soon Shi Yong came up from the ditch,

judging by his movement climbing the ditch, he had vigor. You should know, when we first entered the mountain, Shi Yong was panting while walking. Now climbing the ditch is clearly different.

Shi Yong's face was flushed,

looking at me, his face full of smile,

"Brother, you don't know, I almost cried. Since being hospitalized, my body has developed serious problems.

I have never had thoughts in that regard.

Really, I'm speaking the truth.

Why can I only be good friends with Xiao Qi? Because my body can't, I have no thoughts anymore.

Because I have no thoughts, my personality changed too.

Brother, I'm telling the truth.

I just slept, and my body instantly filled with vigor.

It instantly became hard.

That lost thing truly returned.

I'm going back now; I want to find Xiao Qi. We can't just be friends; what's the point of that?"

After Shi Yong finished speaking, he was about to walk back.

I grabbed Shi Yong hard,

"Shi Yong, why are you going back? Our important matter hasn't been dealt with yet.

Xiao Qi's matter can be discussed later.

You know why I brought you with me, right? Mainly to cure your illness.

At that time, when I saw your motherly figure in the hospital,

I knew your body had a problem.

As long as the body is healthy, without issues, Shi Yong is still Shi Yong, even stronger than before."

Shi Yong nodded.

"Brother, I'm really fine now. If you don't believe, take a look."

"What am I looking at? Let's go, we'll come here often for treatment from now on, so the body can fully recover."

"Brother, I want to fence this place off,"

"From now on, I'll lie here every day; that way I can get energy every day," Shi Yong said happily.

"Shi Yong, you're thinking crooked again."

"The Hama Spring and Lying Ox Stone here are for healing, but the purpose of healing is to propagate humanity. Our cultural forebears established this rule."

"That is, treat the sick, and those who are not sick must not act recklessly."

"If you come solely for those kinds of needs,"

"the stone will lose its function, I believe."

"The treasures left by our ancestors are mainly for bearing offspring."

"We must not stray from the path."

"After Shi Yong heard me finish,"

"\"You're right, brother; my thinking still needs improvement. \""

"I smiled and said nothing more."

"Since our bodies have regained energy,"

"we walked especially fast."

"In no time we arrived at North Mountain Village."

"North Mountain Village is still as before, with many stone-built houses,"

"stone courtyards,"

"stone-paved roads,"

"none of this has changed. It's just that this place is too quiet."

"No dog barks, no chickens cluck."

"Before entering the mountains, I learned the current state of North Mountain Village: it has been assigned to Xin Cheng's administration."

"Now the villagers of North Mountain Village have all moved away from Beishan,"

"Xin Cheng built a new community especially for the former North Mountain Village residents."

"The present North Mountain Village has no inhabitants,"

"it has become an empty village."

"Shi Yong and I walked in this empty village,"

"the silence was a bit frightening."

"I saw some houses had no doors at all, and inside the houses still bore traces of the previous owners' lives."

"\"Brother, are we exploring? \" Shi Yong asked."

"\"No, we're going home, \" I said with a smile."

"\"Going home is too scary. There's not a single person here. We won't encounter ghosts, right? \" Shi Yong said nervously."

"\"If we meet ghosts, so what? With you by my side I'm not afraid of any ghost. Alright, Shi Yong, let's go; I'll take you to Qiao Jie's house. We'll stay here tonight. \""

"Shi Yong immediately shook his head,"

"\"Brother, that won't do. Living here would scare me to death; it's too gloomy. \""

"I walked on the stone road in the village,"

"listening to my own footsteps,"

"North Mountain Village, I'm back again."

"Alas, there's not a single person left here."

"Back then, Wang Changguang, Da Leizi, Uncle Dong, and Qiao Jie had all left."

"No longer can we see the young people gathering in the village. No longer can we see those elders in cotton jackets croaking in the wall corners."

"Only overgrown weeds covered the courtyards,"

"the village trees grew wildly, without any pruning."

"Shi Yong and I arrived at Qiao Jie's former home."

"Seeing that Qiao Jie's front gate was already broken,"

"the courtyard was filled with weeds everywhere."

"I didn't go inside; I only glanced at the doorway, and the house had collapsed."

"After looking a few times,"

"I said to Shi Yong, \"Shi Yong, let's go, we'll leave North Mountain and go see Gourd Village. \""

"\"Brother, didn't you say we would stay here? \""

"\"There's no way anyone can live here. I didn't expect that after just over ten years since leaving, this house would collapse, \" I said, then glanced at Qiao Jie's home once more and hurried away."

"This North Mountain Village has no one left; staying here is pointless."

"Leaving Beishan, heading south, crossing two hills, we can reach Gourd Village."

"Because we used to walk, it took half a day to go from North Mountain to Gourd Village."

"Now it's different; a mountain road has been built."

"We can go directly to Gourd Village via the road."

"Shi Yong and I walked on the road, which was also dilapidated."

"On the road, we didn't encounter a single person."

"The former mountainous area is now completely planted with trees."

"These years, our mountain greening efforts have been really good."

Almost couldn't see the mountaintop with exposed rock.

The scenery along the way was really good.