"Hurry up! Follow up!" I called to the three of them and trotted all the way towards Toad Ridge.

The reason why Toad Ridge got such a name is purely because its frogs make noisy calls in the summer. Villagers often go to the Ridge to dig toads when the weather is good in winter. There is another name for this toad in the Northeast, called "Hash"

"Anzi" is said to come from the Manchu language. There is a mountain spring on the ridge, which flows in from the direction of Guanyin Pavilion Reservoir. The water traces are clear and flow all the way to the village, irrigating this large area of ​​cultivated land.

Many people in the mountains of the Northeast make a living by digging hash ants. This thing is a treasure in the mountains, especially toad oil, which has to be sold according to the price. It is also a kind of soft gold, which is a great tonic and can cure all diseases. This

As soon as the toad is thawed, it will run to the river ditch on the ridge, find a big tree and burrow into the soil under the tree. After burrowing in, it will cover the top with mud and enter a state of hibernation. In order to keep warm and maintain body temperature,

Usually they hibernate together in a large nest.

If you are an expert at digging toads in the countryside, you will be able to dig out more than a hundred toads with one shovel. Each toad is lean and lean. Almost all the toxins and fat in the body have been turned into heat in the winter and are not sent to the body, so

You can eat it directly if you catch it. The meat will be tender. Fried hash ham is also a famous dish in Northeast China.

I remember when we were young, Uncle Hai said that every year we farmed the land in the village, we could not make as much money as catching hash ants in winter. This could be regarded as relying on the mountains and the water. And the reason why this place got its name is Toad Ridge.

, it’s also because you can’t catch all the toads in Toad Ridge no matter how much you catch. The custom of digging toads back and forth in winter has been hundreds of years old, but you can’t dig out all the toads no matter how much you dig out. No matter how many you dig out, you can sell them.

When we went to the market, in spring, the croaking in the mountains kept coming again.

But of course there are no toads in winter, and we don’t have the time to look for toads in the river ditches in the middle of the night. We just hope to find Uncle Hai as soon as possible. I know in my heart that this group of people is probably also doing it for the Fuxi Bagua Yi left by the Yin Yang Saint.

If they get their hands on it, Uncle Hai's life will be sealed.

We were already at the foot of the ridge. Rows of pines and ancient cypresses stood in front of us. Under the reflection of the moonlight, a branch of a pine tree seemed to be hanging with a piece of rag. The four of them took a closer look and saw that it was a piece of yellow paper.

This yellow paper is exactly in the shape of a paper man's arm.

"It's not far, it's just ahead!"

The four of them chased into the mountains while shouting Uncle Hai's name. But it's strange to say that the footprints were obviously stretching forward, but we didn't hear him reply to us even though we shouted our throats. Could it be that he had already

Attacked? Impossible! Even if the old man pointed out the Yin Yang Saint’s cemetery for them, they would still have to dig a few shovels to find out, right?

"Mouse, give me the telescope!"

Mouse quickly took out my military telescope from his backpack. I turned on the night vision infrared function and looked up the mountain. As expected, Nagada was about five hundred meters in front of us.

At most, it is about three hundred meters above sea level. A shambling old man is being straddled by several men in black running up the mountain. Through the telescope, the old man's steps are very solid, and the wind is blowing under the feet of the men in black, which is very strange.
Chapter completed!