The night passed quickly.

Before you know it, the sunshine with the first rooster crow of dawn soon illuminates the small farmhouse.

"Squeak—"

I was the first to wake up, I opened the door, I don't know why, I slept very uncomfortably last night, I don't know if it was too remote, or the night was too cold, in short, it was very uncomfortable to sleep alone, tossing and turning.

As soon as I went out, I saw Zhang Qiang standing in the yard, facing the sun alone, as if bathing in the morning sun.

When he saw me come out, he turned his head, and looked at me without saying anything, and I just looked at him, and after a while, I felt very embarrassed, and finally spoke:

"Hello. You...... Wake up so early, huh? ”

I smiled.

He looked at me with a slight smile on his face, a look of research in his eyes.

"Early"

"Why do you get up so early?"

I asked him suspiciously, seeing that there was no movement in his house, I guess Xu Fei, Xu Yi and a few of them were still sleeping.

"Can't sleep."

He only gave me a brief answer.

"Oh good, that's... I went in first. ”

Zhang Qiang didn't respond, and continued to stand there alone.

When they went in again, Zhang Wenshu and Liu Meng had already woken up, and after a few words with them, they were quiet.

At the same time, I also heard the sound of water in the basin next door, and I guess the boys also got up.

After both sides were washed and cleaned up, Chen Dong taught everyone to the courtyard and said:

"Today is the first day of our expedition, we must be ready, you may be tired on the way, but don't fall behind, otherwise it is difficult to find the deep mountains and old forests, and it will take a lot of time to come, and you will not ......be able to arrive at the scheduled time."

Chen Dong told us in detail about the planned route of the expedition and the matters that need to be paid attention to on the way.

"Do you get it?"

"Got it!"

Everyone replied in unison.

"Alright, let's go."

On the way, I asked Zhang Wenshu:

"Is Chen Dong familiar with this place? It doesn't seem like the first time I've heard him speak. ”

"Well, yes, Chen Dong is here for the third time, and he led it several times before."

Listening to Zhang Wenshu's meaning, this event was obviously not the first time it was held, and I immediately told her the doubts in my heart.

"Of course not, the previous events were not like this, although I have been here, but the content is different."

Along the way, Chen Dong commanded everyone where to go, and Zhang Qiang led everyone according to Chen Dong's instructions.

The rest of the people, Xu Yi and Liu Meng are inseparable, Xu Fei seems to be used to being alone, and follows unhurriedly.

And Zhang Wenshu and I just happened to be companions, and it was not lonely to talk and laugh all the way to the mountains.

The mountain road in Songjiangling is not rugged and difficult to walk, but it has just snowed, and the road is still a little slippery.

"Everyone be careful, don't get caught in the foot!"

Chen Dong shouted alone in the back.

"Hey, by the way, where was the old man at the farmhouse last night? Why didn't you see him when you left this morning? ”

Liu Meng suddenly turned her head and asked, she looked at me and Zhang Wenshu, and several people looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

But it's true that I didn't see the old man when I got up early today, and suddenly, a figure appeared in my mind, Zhang Qiang.

Yes, it's him, he got up earlier than me this morning, I didn't see it doesn't mean he didn't see it, I believe just ask him.

I left Zhang Wenshu and ran towards Zhang Qiang quickly.

"Zhang Qiang, can I ask you something?"

Seeing me speak, he glanced at me and said:

"What's the matter? You say"

I was relieved to see him relieved.

"Did you see that old man in the yard when you woke up this morning?"

"Which old man?"

He was puzzled for a moment, and immediately realized:

"Ah, you said he, I didn't see it, I guess he went up the mountain."

"Up the mountain?"

"Yes, usually at this time, they may go up to the mountain to collect medicine."

"Herbs? What is there to harvest in this Songjiang Ridge in the winter? ”

I was puzzled for a moment.

"You don't know, there is a special herb in Songjiangling, called Emperor Chick, this herb has a miraculous effect on the treatment of bruises, and the wound will be healed in less than half an hour after mashing it and applying it."

"A lot of local elderly people make a living by taking this medicine."

As soon as he explained, I didn't have any doubts for a while.

"Thank you."

After saying thank you, he walked back to Zhang Wenshu's side.

After walking for about two hours, I realized that Zhang Qiang deceived us by saying that he had said that he would walk for an hour to the camp yesterday, no wonder Zhang Wenshu and Liu Meng refused to continue walking.

I couldn't help but smile to myself, it's really tiring to be so far away.

Heavy snow covered the entire Songjiang Ridge, and it was white.

A group of people stumbled and walked in this mountain road, there was no one in front of them, and there was no place to retreat.

The time came to noon, and after walking all the way, everyone was already tired, especially Xu Yi, who had been carrying food on his back, was even more out of breath.

"Okay, I think we'll fight everyone and rest first."

Chen Dong was the first to speak, after all, he was familiar with the road, and since he let everyone rest, it meant that he was not in a hurry.

Several people chose a place to sit down.

"Ahh I'm so tired. ”

Xu Yi wiped the Han on his forehead and complained.

"Okay, are you a man? Don't you see that Xu Fei also carries such a heavy thing? They didn't say a word. ”

Zhang Wenshu teased, and then looked towards Xu Fei's place, and sure enough, Xu Fei sat alone in place, opened the bottle of water, and stopped talking after a few sips.

"Xu Fei's stuffy gourd, who knows what he's thinking."

Xu Yi pursed his lips.

At this time, Zhang Qiang walked over, seemingly holding something in his hand, and distributed it to everyone.

"Everyone put it away, this is an emergency warm sticker, you can stick it on your body when there is no fire, so that you can relieve a lot, this thing is not easy to buy, I asked someone to prepare it for this event. Three tablets per person, and when they run out, they are gone. ”

I took the warm patch, and it wasn't anything special, but it was just a scarcity.

"I want everyone to know that when we enter Songjiangling, we are one and no one can abandon their teammates no matter what happens."

Zhang Qiang instructed.

"Okay Zhang Qiang, how did you mother-in-law and mother-in-law, we all know it."

Xu Yi said impatiently.

"It's wild after all, and it's still very unsafe at night, and although we've chosen the safest route, it's not necessarily foolproof."

After a short rest, several people set off on the journey.

Compared with the spirit team in the morning, it is obviously a little weaker, especially Liu Meng is too tired to walk.

She had never exercised and was weak, but now such a long journey was undoubtedly a challenge for her.

It's just that right now, no one pays attention to these, looking at the team, Chen Dong urged:

"Everyone, work hard, we have to get to the first stop before five o'clock tonight, otherwise it will be troublesome to make a fire and cook."

As soon as he said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and quickened their pace, after all, no one wanted to sleep without a place to sleep at night.

It's dark and cold at night in this barren mountain range, and if you really can't make it, there will be no second farmhouse for everyone to live.

The group of seven people didn't speak like this, and walked forward with each other's arms, except for Xu Fei, who was still alone.

There was no further procrastination along the way, and it took about four or five hours as the sky gradually darkened.

"Ah, no, I'm tired."

It was Xu Yi who was lying down, he complained all the way to the end, and he found a random place and sat down.

"Okay, just rest, we'll have to set up a tent in a while."

Zhang Qiang undoubtedly played the role of a big brother throughout the process, responsible for supervising everyone.

"Yes, it is estimated that it will be dark in another hour, so let's do it, the girl will go collect firewood, and the boy will be responsible for setting up the tent."

Chen Dong proposed.

Such a suggestion is naturally more reasonable, and no one will fall short.

Now that you say yes, let's get started!

Zhang Wenshu, me, and Liu Meng went to the woods to look at the dead branches that fell on the ground, and picked some dry ones to use as firewood.

"Don't go far! Pick up on the periphery. ”

In the distance, Zhang Qiang shouted to a few of us.

"Got it!"

"Well, let's spread out and pick it up, and we'll gather here later."

I said to the two of them, after all, it would be less efficient for three people to gather together.

The two of them agreed with me, and without saying anything, they went their separate ways to pick it up.

The three of them didn't go far, and they could still vaguely see each other's figures.

I guess I've picked them all up, and I was about to call them when suddenly,

"Ah——!h

A scream sounded, I hurriedly looked for the sound and left, and in the afterglow, I caught a glimpse of Zhang Wenshu not far away who seemed to have heard the scream, and immediately put down the firewood in his arms and ran over.

It's Liu Meng!

"What's wrong?"

I was the first to run over, and I was closest to her, and I ran up to her and asked.

"I, I..."

She seemed surprised and incoherent.

"What's wrong with you? Say it. ”

I'm really going to be anxious to die by her, I asked anxiously.

In astonishment, Liu Meng raised his hand and pointed to a black mass on the ground not far away.

I squinted and looked, it seemed, was there some kind of animal?

But when I look at it myself, it doesn't look like a living thing.

I took a few steps closer, and when I looked closely, it was an animal's head!

The eyes are wide, but there is only a head, but there is no body.

The black stuff on the ground was blood that had been curdled and dried, and it looked like it had been for a while.

At this time, Zhang Wenshu also ran over, and when she saw this scene, she couldn't help but scream in surprise.

I was scared when I thought about it.

"This, how can this thing be here? Scared the hell out of me. ”

I don't know what kind of animal it was, its head was full of black hair, and its eyes were wide even if it was dead.

The black blood stains on the ground were even more terrifying, and he really didn't want to stay too long, so he said to the two who were still in a state of panic:

"Let's go, don't look at it, hurry back and make a fire."

Hearing my reminder, the two of them came to their senses and remembered what had happened, picked up a ball of firewood on the ground, and walked back to the camp together.

As for what the animal was, I am afraid it is not known.

Songjiang Ridge is so big, there must be all kinds of strange animals.