Chapter 34: The Cunning Ivan
Danny patted Ivan on the shoulder, Ivan couldn't bear Danny's strength, staggered and almost knelt on the ground, and helped Ivan to play with the taste: "Very good, money is not a problem, these things must be done before tomorrow evening, we will set off the day after tomorrow, otherwise I will find someone else to be a guide", obviously Danny does not care who is the guide, but is in a hurry to go.
Lu Tianyu didn't understand why Danny was in such a hurry, shouldn't he know more about the local area and the Yapura River before the inspection. Although there was a lot of information about the Yapura River in the plan, he stubbornly believed that this information was not enough for the team to venture into the Yapura River immediately.
What we learned from the local population was often more intuitive and constructive than what we got from the plan, and it was the safety of the expedition team and Ina that was unfortunate to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles behind closed doors.
"Mr. Danny, I heard that the situation in the Yapura River basin is complicated, and we may be ambushed by cannibals and guerrillas, should we wait to understand the local situation before setting off", Lu Tianyu kindly reminded.
Danny glanced at Lu Tianyu disappreciatively, walked to the side of a large box, opened the box and said: "I have already considered these situations, there are only a few dozen guerrillas entrenched in the Yapura River Valley, and the cannibals have no combat effectiveness, these weapons are enough to ensure the safety of our expedition", after speaking, he pointed to the weapons in the box.
There are several boxes on the ground, and the weapons in the boxes are enough to arm a platoon, including the MX100 semi-automatic rifle commonly used in the army, the high-explosive grenade with great lethality, as well as the bow and crossbow for the expedition, the saber and the bulletproof vest, etc., it seems that Danny is very well prepared.
Since Danny has taken all kinds of situations into account, there is no need for him to say anything, think about it, Danny retired from the special forces, and he has never seen any dangerous situations, and his little experience in the wild is just an axe in front of Danny.
Ivan was very efficient, and the next day he found all the animal power and manpower needed for the expedition, and at the same time found himself a lot of medicines to use in the forest, and Ivan said that although these medicines were made by the locals themselves, they were no worse than the high-grade medicines he brought, and they were more practical.
Lu Tianyu had to admire the wisdom of the locals, although he didn't know what the effect was, but these simple medicinal materials have been practiced for thousands of years, and they have proved their reliability enough, and there is no need to doubt the efficacy of the medicine. Danny didn't like these so-called local drugs, and even doubted the authenticity and side effects of these drugs, so he had to buy them privately from Ivan.
Ina had never ridden much before, and for the first time she was very excited to ride a small pack horse, sitting on it and looking around and shouting. However, soon Ina lost her excitement, and after walking more than ten miles into the mountains of northern Andes, the rugged road was bumpy up and down, and it didn't take long for Ina to find that her buttocks were sore, and the inner sides of her legs had been blistered by the saddle.
Ina's legs couldn't close anymore, and with every step she took, she could feel the pain coming from her inner thighs, limping down the path of the mountain stream, looking very funny.
"Miss Ina, this is an ointment that can relieve redness, swelling and pain, as long as it is applied to the wound, it will not feel pain", Ivan as if offering a treasure, and diligently stuffed an unknown ointment into Ina's hand.
Ina smelled the ointment and noticed a cool sensation in the ointment, so she hid behind a large tree and applied the ointment to the red and swollen area, and found that it did not feel the pain just now.
"This ointment is good, is there anything else?"
"Of course, this is a good medicine for the locals to eliminate pain, and Mr. Lu has a lot of such ointments there," said Ivan, who helped Ina to a pony and said, "Miss Ina should ride my pony, don't look at this horse is short, it walks smoothly and not bumpy, it is the most suitable for ladies to ride, and it is covered with thick goatskin, which is much more comfortable than your pack horse." ”
"Lu Tianyu, come over here."
"What's the matter", he walked at the back of the line, heard Ina calling herself, and didn't know what was going on.
"I'm injured and can't walk now, what do you say?"
"Miss Ina, where is the injury, it's not serious, let me see", as soon as Lu Tianyu finished speaking, he saw Ina's cheeks crimson, looking at herself coquettishly, and looking like a volcano was about to erupt: "Even if I didn't say anything, what did you tell me about", it seems that Ina seems to have something unspeakable, no matter how she looks at it, she doesn't look like she is injured.
"I'm not used to riding these pack horses, and I want to get down and walk, but my feet are a little disobedient, and I want you to carry me on my back."
Looking at Ivan's obscene look, he didn't know what was going on, but fortunately, he used to ride a motorcycle a lot, and the same feeling was not obvious to him, but he forgot Ina, the delicate lady.
Fortunately, Ina is not heavy, weighing more than 100 pounds, and she is light on her back. Ina lay on her back, as if she was enjoying all the time, and it was also a pleasure to carry Ina on her back, two pieces of nephrite jade were tightly attached to her back, and with the ups and downs of the mountain road, she kept rubbing her back, making herself a little appere.
Although Ina was not heavy, she also sweated profusely when she walked a few miles on her back, and seeing that she was already sweating, Ina got off Lu Tianyu's back and let herself walk forward.
"Are your feet better? It's not too early, today you have to drive forty or fifty miles of mountain roads, and you can rest in the village in front, why don't you ride a horse and I lead the horse to hurry", suddenly found that he and Ina had fallen behind the back of the team, according to Danny's plan, today must rush to a small village forty miles away to rest.
Ina was also a little embarrassed, because of herself on the first day of departure, it affected the itinerary of the entire expedition, and how to go next. Ina is an extremely strong person, she will never let others look down on her, nor will she let everyone accommodate herself because of her identity, in the end, she has a character that does not admit defeat in her bones.
Lu Tianyu helped Ina onto the pony and said, "How is it, are you better?" ”
"It's ok, much better than the horse I rode at the beginning, without the bumpy feeling from earlier."
The pack horse walking on the mountain road is certainly not a race horse or a war horse on the battlefield, the pack horse is short, hard-working, and docile, although Ina can't ride a horse, but she doesn't have to be afraid to ride on a horse. Lu Tianyu was holding the reins of the pack horse in front, and Ina was sitting on the saddle enjoying the scenery in the mountains, "Tianyu, do you say that these natives are still living a primitive life, they live together, don't you want to see the outside world."
I really don't know how to answer Ina for this, maybe only a scholar who has been in contact with the indigenous people can answer Ina's question, "Maybe these things are left by their ancestors, so these natives cherish them very much, just like a person who lives in a certain place for a long time and doesn't want to leave, that's what the homeland says", Ivan replied earnestly behind the pack horse.
Ina nodded as if she didn't understand: "Then you say, do these natives only love one person for the rest of their lives, and once they love each other, they will never be separated." ”
Lu Tianyu suddenly found that Ina was like a curious baby, how could there be so many strange questions, "I don't know, it is said that only mandarin ducks are envious of immortals, in fact, mandarin ducks are not lifelong together, and there are very few animals in nature that can stay together for a lifetime." ”
"Why are you talking so meanly, isn't it good to stay together for the rest of your life? You're not them, how do you know what they're thinking", Ina almost said, you're not a fish, how do you know what a fish feels.
"I'm telling you the truth, don't be angry, the more intelligent creatures, the more complicated the world of feelings, it's not that someone said that the more you learn, the more reactionary you are. Perhaps only low-level animals will choose to stay together for a lifetime, the reason may be that the capacity of brain cells is not enough, and they can only store the simplest and first contact things and images, so they will stay together for a long time. ”
"Hmph......, heresy, full of nonsense", Ina twisted her head to the side and didn't want to pay attention to herself.
When the sun was about to set, the expedition team finally arrived at a small village, a small village, with dozens of families belonging to semi-civilized indigenous people, living in low thatched huts and living a primitive and simple life. According to Ivan, these natives are gradually changing their way of life because they are closer to the city, and most of the natives in the forest are reluctant to come into contact with outsiders.
The expedition team did not disturb the villagers, because they did not like the presence of so many people in their village, and set up tents on the lawn outside the village to make a fire for cooking.
Lu Tianyu, Keno and James took turns inspecting the campsite, and they were responsible for the first half of the night, and after inspecting the campsite and pack horses, they came to the small river to get water. As soon as I walked to the river, I heard Danny's angry rebuke coming from the river: "Don't be clever about yourself, you kid, it's better to put away this little bit of caution, if I see it again, you can go back for me, do you hear clearly?" ”
Lu Tianyu hid behind the tree, looked at the short Ivan and bowed his head obscenely, and said humbly: "The villain just wants to make more money, and he has no other meaning, he dares to deceive Mr. Danny." ”
"It's best not to let me see it again, 10,000 star yuan is enough for you to live comfortably for a few years, and when you go back, I will inevitably give you some benefits, get out!"
Watching Danny and Ivan disappear into the riverbank, he came out from behind the trees, the bright moonlight sprinkled on the river, and the sound of gurgling water made people feel comfortable. But these can not dispel their doubts, Ivan gave the strongest pack horse to Ina, at the beginning he didn't find anything, just now to the pack horse herd to take a look and found that the sturdy pack horses are used to carry expedition equipment, only the short pack horse is used for riding, no wonder the rest of the expedition team did not feel any discomfort, only Ina felt the redness and pain of her legs being rubbed after riding, it turned out that Ivan was making trouble.