Bab 107: A Miao Village

Shimen was in Xiang Zhou, which belonged to Hubei Province in the south's central region of the country. [1]

Founded ninety years ago, the country had thirty-six provinces with vast territory, abundant resources, and an enormous population. [2]

Xiang Zhou had a relatively low population density. There was a distinctive boundary between the city and the wooded mountains. The developed region was on the east side, while the west remained in its backward state, filled with primitive terrains unchanged for millennia and clusters of villages living by their traditions passed down since the ancient times.

Together, these boundless and lofty mountains were known as "the West of Hunan" and Shimen was the gateway of this region.

"Beep beep!"

Along a meandering and rugged mountain road, a worn-out car was moving slowly with Xiaozhai behind the wheel. She suddenly pressed the horn and stepped on the brake.

"Damn it!"