"Did you really pick it up?"

Fan Yang told him about going out.

When it comes to the temple where the sky is buried, and the mani mound at the foot of the mountain.

Zhao Guangming said: "It should be cultivated by the lamas in the temple in the past, these people who practice sky burial, in their old age, they generally feel uneasy, if they are tantric, they will also practice a thousand days, I also heard that those ascetics are walking barefoot, living in caves, drinking snow water, can persevere, can be reincarnated." ”

"Dervishe?" Fan Yang nodded.

Indeed, the beliefs in Tibetan areas are too deep, they have been transmitted from India, they are in the alpine region, and the information is closed, and it is difficult for ordinary people to fathom their thinking.

It's just that there are so many mani piles, and they are still so big, and they are indeed rare.

"Mean, you didn't see any poachers when you went out?" Zhao Guangming asked again.

"No, it should be gone, we have been walking to the bottom of the main peak, it is estimated that the altitude of the peak is more than 5000 meters, and it should be unnecessary to climb the mountain, let's hurry up and go inside along the river valley." ”

"Don't you have a day off?"

"Forget it, how many days is it today?"

"It's the fifth day. Zhao Guangming replied.

Before leaving, they left only a few days' food for Da Hei at the location of the gold mining shed, and the horses were tied under the trees of the gold mining shed, and a few piles of fresh grass were also collected.

I thought that I would be able to walk to the foot of the mountain in two days at most, but I didn't expect to be delayed for 5 days.

If it is delayed for another two days, Da Hei can still go back to Tagong Town by himself, and the horses are tied to death, and they will have to starve to death.

Only now do I realize that it is not well thought out.

From the eighth day of the first month of April, the Buddha bathing festival counts, they entered the mountains in early May to pan for gold, returned to Hunan in half of July, delayed in their hometown for half a month, and returned to Kangding in mid-August, which is the lunar calendar, the solar calendar, and now it is September 12th, and it has long been the beginning of autumn.

The temperature in the mountains has gradually dropped.

"What now? We didn't think it through before, but now it's clear that there are a lot of problems, the camp of the gold mining shed, the horses, and the big black, we will leave them there, and we will starve to death if we don't go back. Fan Yang said.

"yes, I'm also worried about this, why don't you go in tomorrow and watch it for a day, and then go back?"

But on the faces of several people, there was an unwilling look.

"Brother, when do you expect it to snow?" asked Fan Yang.

"It's snowing, maybe it's going to snow as soon as October passes." Zhao Guangming replied.

"October?" Do you say lunar or gregorical?"

"Now we are here, strictly speaking, it is still the western Sichuan Plateau, and the snow will be later, and it generally snows in October in Kangding, which is a lunar calendar. ”

"Lunar calendar?" Fan Yang muttered, "Does that mean that it won't snow until November of the solar calendar?"

"I can't say for sure, but the temperature drops very quickly, and after the National Day, it drops below zero at night. ”

"It's not a big problem, that is, it's left to us, at least one and a half months left, right?"

Zhao Guangming nodded.

Indeed, it is too unwilling to let a few people turn back now.

Fan Yang thought carefully for a while, the temperature is low, they are now fully equipped, the warmth of the tent is still very good, as long as there is no heavy snow to close the mountain, the safety is still guaranteed.

Anyway, October should still be safe.

"I didn't think it through before, we didn't have enough manpower, we didn't have experience, we should have come in on foot when we set off from Tagong, we shouldn't have ridden horses, but now it has become a burden, or we should have ridden in the first place. ”

Zhao Guangming retorted: "I haven't come in, how do you know." ”

At first, a few people didn't know the road conditions, but if they thought about it carefully, they could still ride horses when they came in along the river valley.

It should be said that it is possible to owe the horse to go.

"Otherwise, let's camp here, it's close to the foot of the mountain anyway, you guard here, I'll go out with the missing gate, and bring in Da Hei and those horses. ”

Several people discussed it, and finally felt that this method was feasible.

First of all, the five river beaches can be mined next year, so the location of the gold mining shed is too far behind.

At present, they are at the tail of the forest belt of the river valley, and further inside, there is the stone beach.

It's just the right place to set up camp.

When he reached the upper reaches, the water flow was not so fast, and near this woodland, Zhao Guangming began to find waterholes again.

Fish in Tibet are abundant, with crucian carp and fine-scale fish, but more often than not, a salmon with red spots on its belly.

As long as there is a pool, you can't eat it all.

Food can be secured.

If I come in next year, I'm going to build the camp here.

It's better to do it in one step this year, give up the previous gold mining shed, and work for another month.

They agreed to leave when it snowed, and as soon as the first snowflake fell in the sky, they would retreat without hesitation.

The tent was not collected, leaving the earthen cannon and pitter to Zhao Guangming, Fan Yanghe and the missing door rested for a night, got up at three o'clock in the morning, did not carry a bag, only put on a jacket, brought two days of compressed biscuits, and some beef jerky, and set off.

Before leaving, Fan Yang repeatedly advised: "Brother, you have to take good care of Cameron for me." ”

The little eagle still recognized life, and when it was full, it shrank in the corner of the tent, and Fan Yang also took the soft hay and made a nest for it.

After all, it is a small eagle, and its personality is not so fierce, and it also knows that it is out of danger, and it feels warm, and gradually quiets down.

Eagles and dogs are both close to people and have been good companions of hunters since ancient times.

I don't know how to train, and now I'm not in a hurry, I just keep it first, and I gave it a name, Fan Yang's bad taste is very heavy, the dog is called Brad Pitt, and the eagle is named James Cameron.

Fan Yanghe lacks a light and simple line, the route is also quite familiar, along the river valley, twists and turns, only more than ten kilometers, originally thought that it would be dark to walk to the gold mining shed, but the result is three or four o'clock in the afternoon, it arrived.

Da Hei found Fan Yang and the lack of a door from afar and greeted him.

I haven't seen the owner for a few days, even if it's not Zhao Guangming, I shake my head, and it's very intimate.

When Fan Yang saw it, Da Hei's stomach was hungry, but he still dutifully guarded the gold mining shed.

I was moved again.

Good dog.

"Dahei, hard work. ”

Rub the big black head and feed him beef jerky.

The horses had eaten all the fresh grass left behind, and the turf under their feet was gnawed bare, so that they were not hungry and were still very energetic.

Fan Yang still went to the gold mining shed, brought out some salt and soybeans, and fed a few horses to eat.

By this time, most of the river had receded, and fish could be caught in the waterhole again.

The two of them caught a few, killed them first, fed them a good meal, and set up a fire for the two of them, and there were still many rapeseed oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, and chili noodles in the gold mining shed, and the two of them grilled the fish and ate it.

After a night's rest, I still got up at three o'clock in the morning.

It's hard work, but it's worth it.

They also had to go to the Tagong Grassland to purchase some supplies, and bring in all the fishing nets and quilts in the gold mining shed.

Leaving Da Hei to take care of the other horse, he rode a horse for each of them, and set off for Tagong Town.

Stepping on the early morning mist and dewdrops, at 7 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at Tagong Town.

The jackets of the two were dirty, and their hair was unkempt.

Looking back on the plateau life during this time, I am really full of emotion.

But I'm glad I did.

Although life is a little harder, I have experienced the natural scenery and relatively primitive life.

For Fan Yang, who experienced the prosperity of the city in his previous life and the mentality of being 50 years old, he still feels very comfortable and comfortable.

Gradually, I like this kind of life.

Horseback riding, dog walking, and an eagle on the shelf, no, a golden eagle on the shelf.

He had to bring a leather hat, put on a pair of leather boots, carry a bow on his back, and tie two pots of arrows to his horse's buttocks.

And a little high-spirited.

Rushed to Tagong Town, this time it is expected to be another month of primitive life, purchased a sufficient amount of rapeseed oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, and bought a small bag of flour, about life, can bring as much as you can, and also bought some canned luncheon meat, replenished a few bottles of vitamin C tablets in the pharmacy, compressed biscuits, seaweed, plum vegetables, these Tagong can't buy, but they still have a lot of inventory in their bags.

I bought some radishes and potatoes, and considering that I lived in them for a longer time, I simply bought 4 more sheep.

Behind the horse's buttocks, there are still 4 sheep on a leash, and the speed is slow.

We set off at 10 a.m. and didn't get back to the gold mining shed until dark.

After a night's rest, I got up at three o'clock in the morning, three horses, carrying a large amount of supplies, and this time, I walked for three days.

Finally rushed back to the main peak forest belt, where Zhao Guangming was.

After going back and forth for half a month, I found 5 river beaches that could be panned for gold, advanced about 20 kilometers, and built the main camp two kilometers from the main peak of Zakin Mountain.

The forest resources here are abundant, you can advance, you can retreat, encounter avalanches, as well as storms, mudslides, will not be affected here, set up as a base camp, a few people are once again more fully prepared, just waiting for a big job.

In the distance, the tent of the main camp could already be seen, and the piteer had already noticed it and greeted him from afar.