Marching into the hinterland of Pinnacle Ridge

Section 2, Chapter 19 Bloodstained Chai He/Nanfan Chronicle

All the expenses of the breeding team during the breeding period on Hainan Island are allocated by the county in the name of the county seed station, and the capitation fee is equivalent to the travel fee, which will be deducted from the cost of selling seeds in the future. Firewood fees are also among them, and they are all included in the cost of production.

Hainan Island is rich in timber resources, and you can save the planning cost by going into the mountains to cut firewood and grass without paying money. Therefore, after they arrived here, they basically never bought firewood, they all cut it themselves, anyway, the forest in the mountains belongs to the state, and the forest farm manages tens of thousands of acres of forest area, and the forest is like grass, and no one will care about cutting a few trucks of firewood. Every time I go into the mountains, I always pull two trucks back. A car can burn for a month.

There are two old workers in the forest farm, who are fellow villagers of the Hedong breeding team, one is named Zhao Yuwen and the other is called Tan Hailong, both of whom are around 50 years old, and their experiences and family backgrounds are basically the same.

After the liberation of Hainan Island, they changed jobs on the spot and worked as workers in forest farms. He joined the army since he was a child, and he fought in the north and south with the army, and he had no relatives at home, and he never went back after leaving home. In the past few years, the mainland has come to Hainan Island to breed, and they have asked around to find the leader of the breeding team from their hometown Hedong, saying that they will make some contributions to their fellow villagers. I heard that the breeding team in my hometown was short of firewood, so I had to come with the car. Deputy County Magistrate Yang disagreed, and finally reached an agreement, and these two fellows went out of the car to be guides, leading them into the mountains to cut firewood, and at the same time let the breeding team members see the world of the primeval forest.

The next day, as soon as the day was dawning, everyone got up, hurriedly washed up, and had breakfast. The kitchen gave everyone four steamed buns as dry food, and they didn't come back for dinner at noon, and dinner would be late.

Wang Changsong privately asked Ma Linciduo to take two steamed buns. Marinsi's military kettle was filled with boiled water, a new towel was tied on it, new liberation shoes were replaced, and his shirt and pants were replaced with old ones. There are many thorns in the mountains, otherwise at the end of the day, even if they are not dirty, they will be scratched to tatters. These are the lessons learned from the first two trips to the mountain.

After leaving the village, turn onto the north-south road and go straight north for a short distance, the rice fields on both sides are gradually replaced by sugarcane plantations and corn fields, and the population gradually becomes scarce.

As we approached the foot of the mountain, the farmland was far gone, and the low sand dunes were dotted with thorns. As far as the eye can see, it is desolate. The mountains are clear, and the trees on the slopes are sparse and can be seen clearly.

As we went, the trail became winding, full of potholes, long rows of shadows and flickering with irregular flickers. The big trucks look like drunk men, staggering.

The car finally slowed down, the mountains seemed taller, the woods were denser, the shrubs were all over the mountains, the air was exceptionally fresh, the slightest cool air was blowing in the face, the morning fog had not yet dissipated, and the mist was drifting beautifully, permeating the dense forest. The sun's rays were cut into wisps, casting a blinding pillar of light overhead, and the birds sang merrily.

How refreshing the morning in the mountains is.

If you have a house here and live with your beloved for the rest of your life, it will really be a fairy life. For some reason, this strange thought suddenly flashed through Malinsi's mind.

There was no road ahead, so they got out of the car.

Tan Hailong greeted everyone: "To cut firewood, you have to climb over the slope in front, and there are trees on the other side of the mountain that can be cut down." ”

Zhao Yuwen also reminded: "Don't cut those that are too thick, it's too laborious, it's difficult to split when you go back, and the ones that are too fine haven't been made yet, and it's the most suitable to be thicker than the bowl." Be sure to act collectively, don't go too far alone, to prevent getting lost, there are more poisonous snakes in the mountains. ”

Marlinsi had been into the mountains twice, and had broken into primeval forests, which was nothing.

Most of them went deep into the heart of the primeval forest for the first time, and it felt very fresh, and they ran like a joy and soon reached the ridge.

Good guy, as far as the eye can see, there are more than a dozen small hills in front of you, layered on top of each other, covered by clouds and fog. In front of you, there is a very open valley. Everyone sat down to rest, took the water in the pot, and began to eat dry food.

After eating dry food, everyone came to their senses and began to prepare to chop wood.

However, looking around the area, I always felt that there was no suitable tree to cut down.

Ma Linxi and Wang Changsong followed and walked to the bottom of the ditch. After a while, I couldn't see any other teammates around.

"Cut it here. Otherwise, it's too far. Wang Changsong said.

"Okay. Marlinthi looked around, chose a tree the size of a basin, untied the kettle, and swung his machete at the root of the tree.

It was a real pleasure.

In less than half an hour, the big tree was brought down by Ma Linxi. Cut off the treetops and twigs, there are still four feet long, and the head and tail are about the same thickness.

Ma Linxi picked it up and tried it, it was very heavy, and it would definitely not work to carry it back alone. Everyone has a task, and no one else can help. As a result, Marlinsi had to cut it in two.

Today's task is to chop at least ten per person. So, after a short rest, Marlinthi found a big tree nearby and continued to cut it down. After a long time, the knife is dull, and the person is tired. It was almost eleven o'clock in the afternoon, when Marlinsi had cut eight of them, and there were still two less. Wang Changsong is similar to him, this tree has been cut down, and there are eight roots.

"Hey, help. Get it down. Wang Changsong called him loudly not far away, a little out of breath.

"That's it. Marlinsi unscrewed the lid of the military kettle, took a sip of water, and wiped his mouth with his arm.

Just as Ma Linxi helped Wang Changsong cut down the big tree and cut it into two sections, a faint assembly whistle sounded in the distance. When I looked at my watch, it was past twelve o'clock, and it was time for lunch.

"Let's go. Malinsi said.

". It's boring. You go first. Wang Changsong sat on the ground with his butt and threw the machete far away.

"Such a bear? The mission is not complete yet. Ma Linxi said as he picked up a piece of wood and prepared to leave.

"Oops. Wait a minute. It's not about eating eight bowls. Wang Chang was anxious and signaled to put it down.

"Eight bowls" is the saying of the high-end banquet in the hometown.

"Then you go. Ma Linxi put one end of the wooden segment on the ground, put his hand in his arms, and did not let it go. It's a little hard to get up and down, Marlinsi thought.

"You're young, help. Wang Changsong said, went to hug Mu Duan, and motioned to help him on his shoulders.

"Alright. Ma Linxi helped him carry the wooden section on his shoulders and straighten it.

"Good. Walk. Wang Changsong bowed his waist and walked back with the wooden section on his shoulder. Marlinsi distanced himself from him, and walked one after the other towards the ridge.