After sitting on the climbing plow and walking south for a while, Xiaobao discovered the benefits of climbing the plow.

This section of the road roughly follows the Da Suifen River, and many sections of the road can drive the plough to the frozen river. The plow went fast and steadily.

On the flat ice, the mule walked briskly, and Xiaobao was in a good mood. He lay down on the plough and asked, "Big brother, I haven't asked you what your surname is?" ”

The man smiled honestly at Xiaobao and said, "The name is quite good to call Zhang Youfu, but it's a pity that the pocket is cleaner than my face." Not a single child. ”

"Listen to the accent from Shandong? Come to Kanto? Xiaobao asked.

"What kind of invasion is that, we were deceived. Last year, two people came to our village to say that they came to the Northeast to work and make a fortune, and they ate fine grain, rice, and white noodles. And we believed. Zhang Youfu waved a whip, as if venting the anger in his heart.

"The first few days on the road were ok, always eating fine grains. It is not possible to get off the ship from Dalian, and you can't get out of it directly after entering the stuffy tanker and locking it outside. I know that I can't help it. Zhang Youfu sighed.

"And how did you get to the camp?" Xiaobao asked.

"In the coal kiln under Mashan, not to mention the tiredness, the typhoid fever died in batches, and I ran away if I couldn't see it. I didn't even get a penny's salary. Later, I came here with my family. ”

Zhang Youfu said indignantly.

"Then I have a wild way to make a fortune, can you do it?" Xiaobao asked tentatively.

Xiaobao thought that such an honest and honest person was likely to be frightened and retreated.

"It's the old hairy ones you're looking for, right? Why don't you do it, these days to support the bold and starve to death the cowardly. Damn it, should it be hung up alive? ”

Zhang Youfu's eyes were red when he heard that he was capable of money.

The poorer the person, the more courageous he becomes, Xiaobao thought to himself.

Since Xiaobao began to be sensible, he listened to the beards on the mountain every day, saying that he should be damned and hung up alive. Slowly, he also believed this truth. Otherwise he wouldn't be here today.

Eat the fattest and dry the biggest. Xiaobao gritted his teeth secretly.

"That's right, it's not convenient for me to show up along the way. When the time comes, you can help me inquire if those old hairy people have taken this road and where they have gone. What do you think? Xiaobao asked.

"Okay, I'm familiar with this path. I'll ask. Zhang Youfu didn't say anything.

Don't reason with the poor. The sky is big, the earth is big, and the belly is the biggest. If you can't even fill your stomach, it doesn't make sense.

"Where is this ahead?" Xiao Bao asked, pointing forward with his hand.

"It's the head of the building, I'll ask when I get there." Zhang Youfu said.

Benloutou is just a small place with twenty or thirty households, so it is easy to inquire.

With only a bag of cigarettes, Zhang Youfu ran back in a hurry.

"Big brother, let's catch it. Those old hairy men spent the night here last night! There were five people, four Russians, and they wore the uniforms of the White Russian forest police. There is also a Han Chinese who wear ordinary clothes. In the morning, I got up and went to the other side of the ditch. ”

Zhang Youfu said excitedly and apprehensively.

"It's just a matter of knowing their whereabouts. Don't worry, let's grab a bite to eat here. Xiaobao said.

"What else are you eating, hurry up and chase it!" Zhang Youfu looked anxious.

"You have to eat something, and the horses have to be fed and you have to drink!" Xiaobao said categorically. That momentum is a bit like a big cabinet.

When the two of them hit the road again, Zhang Youfu was obviously anxious. The mules were whipped all the way.

Xiaobao looked around, and there were snow-white forests and mountains as far as his eyes could see. It's a good place to start, and you can't even see a figure.

When the two of them arrived at Erdaogou, they learned that the carriage had just left. Looking at the rut marks on the ground, Zhang Youfu said with confidence: "They went towards Wanbao Bend." After Wanbao Bend is the old Black Mountain. But the farther south you go, the closer you get to the border. Are they going to run to the side of the USSR? ”

Xiaobao's heart moved after hearing this. Du Laosan is on the border all year round and knows the road situation very well. It would be a good idea for him to lead the way.

"Brother Zhang, if they want to sneak across the border. Which way to go? Where are the mountains high and the forests dense and the people few? Xiaobao asked.

"Nine Buddha Ditch!" After thinking for a while, Zhang Youfu said with certainty.

"How far is Jiufogou from here?" Xiaobao asked.

"Sixty miles, it won't take two hours to arrive." Zhang Youfu said firmly.

"The problem is that there is only one way, how can we go beyond it? Rush to the front of them and prepare in advance. Xiaobao said.

Zhang Youfu pointed to the surface of the river and pointed to the road again, saying: "This road is basically parallel to the river. This was the case all the way up to Old Montenegro. Recently, the river is only a few dozen meters away from the road. It is appropriate to climb the plow on the river. ”

"After a while, we'll go out on the road and look at the rut marks. After making sure they take the direction of Old Montenegro, let's go over. Xiaobao said.

On the subsequent road, Zhang Youfu or Xiaobao ran from the ice to the road from time to time to look at the rut marks. It wasn't until it was certain that the carriage had passed the Wanbao Bend that he drove the plough forward with all his might.

"Further on is the old Montenegro. I heard others say that Lao Hei is actually a Manchu language. It means knife. Old Montenegro is saying that the mountain is like a knife. ”

Zhang Youfu pointed forward and said.

"No wonder people in the Northeast often say it's really dark, you're too dark. It turned out that it was not that this person was black, but that this person was too capable of killing people. Xiaobao quipped.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, a tall mountain peak appeared on the left side of the river. The cliff on one side of the mountain is steep, and it really looks like a knife and axe have chopped through.

Zhang Youfu suddenly remembered something, pointed to the east and said, "After the old black mountain, there is still a road to the east to the belly river." Will they not go to Jiufogou but to Da Belly River? ”

"No, if you go to the Big Belly River, it's closer to the road I came from. There's no need to go around in a big circle. If that were the case, I would have met them directly on the road. Xiaobao thought for a while and said.

"Look over there!" Zhang Youfu turned his head to look to the right.

Xiaobao also hurriedly turned his head to look to the right. I saw a horse-drawn carriage walking slowly on the mountain road by the river. There is a distance of three or four hundred meters on both sides.

Xiaobao subconsciously lay on the plow and covered most of his face with a dogskin hat. In fact, there is no need to worry at all, it is impossible to see clearly on both sides at such a distance. It's just that there are a few figures sitting in the carriage in a vague way, and it is impossible to see the appearance of people clearly.

The men in the carriage also saw the plough on the river and looked to this side.

"Hurry up and get them out of the way." Xiaobao said.

Zhang Youfu shook the reins, and the mule trotted up. The plough glides on the ice with a slight rustling sound. After a while, the carriage was left behind.

Antony, the coachman of Schidelsky, who was sitting in the carriage, said in Russian to Du Laosan, who was driving the car: "It would be nice if we had a climbing plow." ”

Du Laosan said: "This section can only be used to climb the plow. When you get to the front, the river turns, and you have to climb the plow. It's too much trouble. ”

He flicked his whip, and the carriage sped up.