When I got home, it was close to eleven o'clock, I took a hasty shower, and then returned to the room, staring at the black veins on the back of my hands with a dull gaze, and a helpless sense of fear made my scalp tingle again. I have been in the army for many years and have brushed shoulders with death countless times, but it was all unknown and sudden, at most it only made me feel that short fear afterwards, and most of them forgot after sleeping, because I was afraid of many things, and rarely made any unforgettable memories.

But this time it's not the usual inertial timidity, it's really the word death written in front of you, you can't erase it, you can only imprint it on you little by little with time. Just like a cancer patient, there is hope, but it is only hope, what can the patient do on his own?

I didn't tell my mother about the poisoning, not because I was afraid that she would worry, but because I was ashamed, I died before I got out of school, which was a great shame.

Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, he began to think about the arrangements, originally I was planning to take a plane directly to Tibet first, and then come back and start again when I was cured.

But when I saw the neat and new row of equipment on the ground, I pondered for a moment and dispelled this thought, I am a person who cherishes life, cherishes it so that I will not waste every day of my life, I will never let hope come to me while waiting, even if I die, I will die on the road of pursuit.

Thinking of this, even if I turned on the computer and made detailed arrangements, thirty days, 2,700 kilometers, there was plenty of time.

The night was very long, I tried to absorb all the knowledge I wanted to know, and before I knew it, I fell asleep, and the next morning my mother called me up with breakfast, took a big mouthful of fritters from her hand, and stuffed them all into her mouth, and said vaguely: "Mom, I'll leave after lunch, and now I'll start packing up." ”

Mom didn't say anything, turned around and walked out, and after a while I heard the sound of an electric car in the yard, and I expected that my mother must have gone out to buy vegetables, and I couldn't think of anything else, so I started to get busy.

In the courtyard, Grandpa Tai was still lying on a rocking chair recuperating, and it seemed that no matter what happened now, it would not have half an impact on the old man. I tied up the sleeping bag and shook it vigorously to make sure it was completely fixed, then walked over to my grandfather and said, "Grandpa......"

As soon as the words were spoken, Grandpa Tai had already preemptively said: "Needless to say, when you come back, everything you want to know will have an answer!" ”

"I mean ......"

The words were still not finished, and Grandpa made a gesture with one hand to let me leave.

"Actually, I mean, you're getting me some money."

“……”

Back in the room, there was a lot of food on the table, and it was obvious that my mother had used all her housekeeping skills. I also cherish this meal, it's rare that I didn't gobble it up, and the feeling of unhappiness in my heart hasn't passed, thinking that after all, it's still unknown whether I can eat the next meal.

At the moment of going out, our family of three did not have any reluctance, only my mother took off her apron and went out with me to make a safety gesture and entered the room.

And I gave a cool salute to the private standing guard at the gate of the military district, indicating that my trip had officially set sail.

Today's weather is very powerful, the sun shines on my body is particularly warm, I don't care about the various glances of pedestrians on me, I have been completely immersed in the joy of this progress, like a silly beep grinning at the sun and smirking ahead.

The excitement made me forget today's yellow calendar: it is advisable to intersect and avoid traveling!

Time is still passing fast, and it is getting dark!

I don't want to describe the blands and the simple excitement and some interesting things I have seen, because you can see them in some cycling logs on various online posts and forums, and I want to write about things that you can't see.

The distribution of cities and villages in the vast northwest Gobi has a characteristic, which is not comparable with those developed places in the south or coastal areas, where cities are next to cities, and regions depend on regions, and they can immediately enter the next destination when they come out of one place.

And we have a vast and sparsely populated area, which leads to the fact that you have to go through dozens or even hundreds of kilometers of uninhabited land from this city to the next city before you can enter the next populated place, which is of course nothing for motor vehicles, but for my human engine with an average speed of only 15 kilometers per hour, it is a problem.

It was more than ten kilometers away from the last county town I passed, it was more than six o'clock, and the sky was just dark, and I was not very hungry, and the excitement had not passed, so I thought that the next purpose was to rest, but with a shiver, I immediately felt the need to warm myself up and warm my stomach.

There was not a trace of shelter on the empty road, and the cold wind was swishing straight into my neck, and at this time there was no such leisurely situation as during the day, and the strong northwest wind broke my original plan at one time, and I thought that I would speed up by riding at night to find a small shop in the next town to rest, and now although it is not difficult to move an inch, I am indeed not as fast as I can ride.

Gritted my teeth and stomped my feet, angry I scolded my mother, I had to go down and change to a cart, seven o'clock has been completely into the night, but I didn't turn on the flashlight, I just want to use the night to better find the light, so that with a short-distance small goal, I will be a lot more sure.

After pushing it like this for an hour, I estimated that I had never walked more than three kilometers, and the annoyance in my heart had taken up most of my mood, and there was still nothing else on the road except for the occasional rubbing of the road, and I was even thinking that even if I turned back now and took advantage of the tailwind for a while, I would be able to return to the previous county town in a short time, even if I walked a little more tomorrow morning, it would be better than now.

But just as I was about to implement this idea, I was awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps in the distance in the night, and I was so frightened that I immediately pulled out the flashlight from the handlebar, and the car didn't care to put it up, and the flashlight shone forward in a panic like a pistol, and asked twice:

"Who, who?"

Then a slightly angry voice came: "Okay, don't take it, it's a human!" ”

I relaxed and apologized, "I'm sorry! ”

As the voice passed, I vaguely saw the figures of four or five people who seemed to be curled up and hurrying forward, obviously choking on the cold of the night.

Immediately, I also pushed the cart and trotted towards them, and asked, "Big brother, how long will it take to get to a place to stay?" ”

The leader wore an old-fashioned military coat, and shrunk his neckline vigorously, as if he wanted to put his head in his arms, and he was not friendly to my question, obviously thinking that my behavior just now was very impolite, but looked at me and the car and replied with some curiosity: "Why, you want to ride over, let me tell you, there are at least twenty kilometers in the town in front, such a big headwind, I estimate that you will never be able to reach twelve o'clock, it is better to go back, tomorrow during the day to walk again." ”

I replied with a wry smile: "I have this idea too, but I will have a long way to go, and I will encounter many situations, and if I always make this decision to go back, it will greatly delay my progress and expenses." ”

The leading brother obviously didn't like to talk to me, and walked forward without replying to my words, but a relatively gentle voice behind him said to me: "Young man, let me tell you, the wind has been too strong in the past few nights, and he didn't lie to you, even if you can get there before twelve o'clock in this kind of wind speed, you should go back!" ”

After listening to their words, I began to hesitate with a sad face, I really didn't want to take a step back until I had to, but...

When the man saw me with this expression, he seemed to say with some comfort: "Well, if you really don't want to go back, let me tell you, you are riding four or five kilometers ahead, there is a factory under construction, we came from there, see you also have a sleeping bag on your car, if not, you will spend the night there, but it has not been completely capped, you have to pay attention to such a cold day." ”

Hearing this, I immediately replied happily: "Thank you, big brother, four or five kilometers ahead, no problem, I'll go over, thank you so much." ”

After a few more thanks, I turned around and got into the car, which was undoubtedly good news for my current situation, and I quickly kicked forward with only a little heat left in my body.

With hope, the motivation will also ignite, I turned on the astigmatism of the flashlight and saw the roadside as much as possible, and finally lived up to my wish, and I saw the unfinished factory as the first snowflakes fell in front of my eyes as the sky fell.

The wind is light, the snow is heavy.

I found a room with a roof and no windows, which looked quite large, and set up a tent to help me block the night wind as much as possible.

It was still early, and although I was tired from the day, I might not be able to sleep, so I took advantage of the snowy night light to find some dry wood to warm myself.

Sitting by the fire, with a slight crackling sound, I curled up and thought about what had happened today, feeling fresh and interesting, although there were problems, but what did I come for? So the moment before I went out, I was already prepared for it: since I went out, I had to be mentally prepared to encounter all kinds of problems, because you came to this, and if nothing happened, it would be better to lie at home and sleep.

Of course, the problem does not mean the danger, the danger comes from the trouble, I must always keep this in mind, just like the slogan of this factory: life is above all else, safety is more important than Mount Tai!

I want to strangle the words danger and trouble in the cradle, just as the great Confucian sage said: Come to work happily and go home safely.

Thinking of this, I lifted my sleeve again and saw that the black earthworm had broken free from my palm and grown to my wrist.

But before I could get annoyed, a slightly excited voice reached my ears:

"Haha, you're here!"