Before going up the mountain, the organizing committee finally arranged for a person dressed as a forest ranger to give us safety instructions.

"When you go up, try to clean up according to the road map we assigned to the teams," he said. Don't stray from your own path, especially not from the main path! Because there is still a large area on the mountain that belongs to the unopened primeval forest, and there are still a lot of poisonous snakes and beasts in it, even if we rangers enter it, we must be very careful! ”

As soon as he said this, some people began to worry, and some even wanted to retreat. The ranger quickly explained: "Don't worry too much, the road map we sent to each team is the route that our rangers usually take, and there will be no great danger." So, I would like to remind you once again, don't easily deviate from your own roadmap! ”

After the explanation, all the volunteers went up the mountain together. There are still a lot of college student volunteers called this time, and there are 100 people at least, but they are mainly from the provincial capital and Yazhou City, one south and one north. Perhaps the smallest number of volunteers from various cities and counties is our Nanting County.

The clean-up routes that our group arranged were all concentrated on the north side of the slope, and relatively close to the top of the mountain. In other words, we have to set off first and climb directly above the mountainside to start our clean-up work. This is not too difficult for me. But for the two girls, it's a bit difficult. Zhu Xu's physical condition is not bad, otherwise he wouldn't dare to brag casually that he has carried a thousand sandbags.

The section at the beginning was quite pleasant. We thought we were here to hike the mountain, and we stopped taking pictures after walking for a while. Han Jie and Li Ting looked very happy, the two girls also deliberately put on a light makeup before going out this morning, as if the main purpose of their coming up was to take beautiful photos, not to really pick up garbage.

Zhu Xu and I were also very cooperative at first, each serving as the queen photographer of our respective girlfriends, shooting all the way "click-click", taking every interesting scenery to capture, and also designing different poses and angles. The four young people met all the way here, which is the most harmonious and happiest moment.

But climbing a mountain is like this, after the initial freshness and physical strength are gradually exhausted, no matter how beautiful the scenery behind it is, it will become a kind of aesthetic fatigue. Zhu Xu began to make second mistakes again at this time, always wanting to show off his "excellent" physical fitness, but he walked faster and faster, and kept turning back to urge us to hurry up and keep up. If it weren't for his own girlfriend Li Ting, who couldn't walk, it is estimated that he would run up alone.

As she walked, Han Jie looked at the route map and said that we had reached our destination, and from then on, both sides of the trail up the mountain were areas that our team was responsible for cleaning. So, we got to work, and we got out our tools and started picking up the garbage that was scattered on the ground.

There is a large area of primeval forest on the Eight Immortals Ridge that has not been developed into a tourist attraction. Therefore, the roads on this mountain are all rough paths, which are generally only walked by forest rangers, and there are no public facilities along the way. But now many travelers like to come to this kind of unexplored wild adventure, and many people bypass the inspection of the forestry station every day and go up to the mountain to play without permission. But play on the play, the quality of these people is still very poor, the garbage generated because they can't find the garbage can, and they are too lazy to take it down the mountain to throw it away, polluting the environment.

The primeval forests here are tropical primeval forests, with tall and thick trees and canopies that shade the sky. All kinds of shrubs, vines, and ferns on the ground also grow wildly, competing for every ray of sunlight that is missed between the canopy. Some rattan plants use "poisonous tricks" to climb up with the help of the trunks of tall trees, and over time the trunks of large trees are twisted into a twisted shape, which is called "strangulation".

Trees and plants are not willing to be robbed of space by bushes, and a seed that falls on the top of a stone can grow into a large tree even with only a thin layer of soil. Their root system can stretch for a long time, even up to more than ten meters, and finally wrap the whole large stone, turning it into a wonder of "a tree growing on top of a stone".

Such plant forms and topography also bring us a lot of difficulties in cleaning up garbage. Some unaware climbers throw the garbage away, maybe into the cracks of the rocks, or among the trees, and we have to climb up and down the ground and use the garbage clips to clip the garbage out. This is not safe and affects efficiency.

At this time, Zhu Xu began to attack again. He thought we were too inkblotted and said, "Leave the garbage in the cracks alone, just don't see it." Let's speed up and go up and try to be the first to complete the task! ”

Han Jie was very dissatisfied with his approach and objected: "Since you are here, you have to do it seriously." It's better to be slow than cut corners! ”

"Then when will you pick it up like you?" Zhu Xu sat on the ground and "struck" and said: "Don't say a day, you can't finish picking it up for two more days!" ”

"Pick up as much as you can!" Li Ting gasped and sat down beside him, and said to the mud. Of the four of us, she is probably the one with the worst physical strength.

I'm centrist. Although I was unhappy with the lazy way of both of them, I was also really annoyed by doing this kind of thing, so I didn't want to come in the first place. However, his girlfriend still has to be maintained. I said: "I agree with what Han Jie and Li Ting said, slow down, but be careful." There's no rule that you must clean up all the garbage within today, don't be lazy, big guys, get moving! ”

Zhu Xu still couldn't figure it out. After sitting for a while, he suddenly stood up and said, "You guys pick it up slowly, and I'll go up to the top of the mountain to take a look!" After saying that, he ran up the hill alone. Li Ting called him back, but he also pretended not to hear.

I was a little annoyed, and said to Han Jie: "Let him go!" We're here to stay. ”

Han Jie was still hesitating, and Li Ting was anxious first. She said to us, "The ranger said that there is still danger in this forest, and we can't let him go it alone!" ”

I smiled bitterly and asked her, "Let's not talk about whether we want to go up with him, the question now is whether you can go up yourself?" Running like he does, who can keep up? ”

Li Ting still begged us, saying don't leave Zhu Xu alone. Han Jie thought about it, but said to me helplessly: "Let's follow." I'm the leader of this group, and it's okay if you can't pick up the garbage, but it's a problem to lose a big living person! ”

Since Han Jie also said so, I can't object again. So, the three of us who were left behind reluctantly followed up to the top of the mountain. After climbing for almost an hour, we finally reached the top of the mountain.

The good news is that Zhu Xu was indeed waiting for us on the top of the mountain, and he did not encounter any danger. But then the bad news came that he found a lake in the back mountain again, and he was clamoring to go there to see it!

Only half of the lake peeked out of the middle of the trees. But even this small patch of water is enough to attract attention. The turquoise surface of the lake is calm and unremarkable, reflecting the posture of the highest peak of the Eight Immortals Mountains, and there is a small waterfall next to it, which is indeed a beautiful place. The other three of us saw it and couldn't help but be fascinated.

But thinking and doing are two different things. The distance between that lake and our current location is at least two kilometers in a straight line. But the winding terrain in the forest is steep, and the actual distance to get there is at least four kilometers. Walking four kilometers in the mountains is much more tiring than walking on flat ground, and you can't walk there at all in two or three hours.

Han Jie finally couldn't help it, so she quarreled with Zhu Xu. She took out her mobile phone to show Zhu Xu and said, "It's already one o'clock in the afternoon, and I should have gone back as planned at this time, otherwise I wouldn't be able to catch up with the meeting time at four o'clock in the afternoon." You still say that you want to go to such a far place to play, and we can't go down the mountain when it gets dark! ”

Zhu Xu didn't think about listening to Han Jie's command at all, insisted on going to the lake to explore, and instigated Li Ting to go with him, saying that he would take some beautiful photos of her when he went there.

Li Ting was very hesitant and embarrassed to be caught in the middle. On the one hand, she really can't walk, and she doesn't want to miss the time to gather; On the other hand, she was reluctant to leave Zhu Xu alone. I didn't stay quiet and didn't participate in their quarrels, anyway, I would definitely follow Han Jie. I predicted in my heart: The final result of the argument is likely to be that the two couples parted ways, Zhu Xu and Li Ting went to the back mountain, and Han Jie and I returned the same way.

Zhu Xu competed with Han Jie for a while, and the bull's temper came up again. He said, "I'm definitely going to go anyway!" If you don't want to go, go back! After that, he picked up his backpack and walked to the back mountain, ignoring the sanitation clips and garbage bags, and threw them aside. Li Ting was in a dilemma, but subconsciously she still chased after Zhu Xu, and the equipment was thrown in place.

Han Jie was so angry that her lips were bitten white. I said to her, "Let's go back too, and ignore them." Everyone is an adult, and you are responsible for your own actions! ”

Han Jie refused to leave, still standing in place and sulking. I went to persuade her again, and she said, "After all, I am the leader of the team, and I can't just leave them like this." I don't think Li Ting can go that far, no matter how willful Zhu Xu is, it's impossible to ignore her, right? We'll quietly follow along, and if they're halfway back, we'll go back too. If he still insists on going by himself, then we will take Li Ting down the mountain! ”

When I saw that she said so, I agreed.