Chapter 429: The Eye of the Storm
Gao Chao and Xia Qing next to him were already stunned and creepy.
Then the blind man gently grabbed the end of the white thread with his hand, and then wrapped it around his fingers twice, and then slowly twitched the white thread, at this time the fat man was so painful that his whole body trembled, and he only bit the rag covering his face, as if his teeth had been crushed.
But the fat man is finally a good man, after all the white lines were pulled out by Liu Blind, he just had a little white on his face, and he didn't even say a word, he directly tucked his clothes and looked back.
It didn't matter if he looked at it, he didn't have anything to do, but at a glance, he almost sat down directly with weak legs.
Seeing the situation, Gao Chao hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and he breathed a sigh of relief, which was really a little afraid.
I saw that in the hand of the blind man, there was a white thread nearly two feet long swinging in the wind, which was completely pulled out of the fat man's body.
Although it could not be explained to everyone immediately, everyone had basically understood that this white line was undoubtedly the kind of insect left in the human body, and it was only because Gao Chao was facing this kind of insect for the first time, so the method was hasty and barbaric, and the white line left by the insect in the fat man's body was broken, so the fat man suffered this crime.
Liu Blind threw away the white line, and then looked around, he made some gestures at everyone, pointing to his eyes, and then pointing around, everyone immediately understood, this is Liu Blind telling everyone to be more careful of the surrounding situation, there may be that kind of insects.
The people trembled and continued to drive through the sandstorm, and their general direction of travel was to the west. Whereas, sandstorms move eastward. Walk in the same direction. The resistance can be imagined.
However, after about another hour of travel, they suddenly noticed that the wind around them began to weaken rapidly, and soon it had reached the level of almost a light breeze.
Although the wind is almost completely absent, the visibility around is still very low, and it feels very much like being in a steam room with no lights on, which is dreary and depressing.
But anyway. They were finally able to speak, and they were able to communicate with words again.
The first thing Gao Chao did was to shout at the fat man: "How are you?" Does the wound on the back feel anything? ”
The fat man grabbed the back of his neck, shook his head and said, "It's just a little itchy, it's basically fine." ”
The fat man recovered quickly, and the soldier who was attacked by that kind of bug like him has no problem now.
As soon as the fat man thought of that kind of bug, he shuddered, and hurriedly asked Blind Liu, "Old man, what is that kind of bug." How come you've never seen it? ”
Blind Liu looked around and said, "That kind of insect is called a sand cockroach." The locals call them the Blood Bug, a mysterious insect in the Gobi Desert, as long as there is a sandstorm, the bug will fly everywhere with the wind, specifically attacking mules, horses and people trapped by the sandstorm, I was also bitten by them when I was young, and it was the local camel driver who taught us how to deal with this kind of thing. ”
The fat man was shocked: "Then there will be no sequelae if you are bitten, right?" ”
Blind Liu said angrily: "Leave a fart, aren't I okay now?" As long as it's discovered in time, it's fine. ”
The fat man said, "What if you don't find it in time?" ”
Liu Blind said: "If you don't find it, just wait for death, the worm can stick out of its mouth with two particularly thin tubes, and insert them into your heart and brain along your blood vessels. ”
The fat man listened to Liu's blind man's words, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and was very frightened.
Xia Qing didn't have the heart to think about the problem of that kind of bug, she noticed that the wind had weakened, so she asked Liu Blind: "Professor Liu, now that the wind is very small, are we about to get out of this sandstorm?" ”
Blind Liu listened to Xia Qing's question, but sighed and said, "I'm afraid it's still early." ”
Gao Chao exclaimed on the side: "Why is it still early, there is no wind, this dust should disperse soon, right?" ”
Blind Liu glanced at Gao Chao, pouted and said, "Where do you think this is?" Is it in your hometown of Changsha? Let me tell you, this is Lop Nur, this is the Gobi Desert, the wind here is different from other places, the wind here is more like a storm on the ocean, do you know why this wind suddenly becomes smaller? ”
Everyone was stunned and shook their heads.
Blind Liu continued: "I tell you, the wind suddenly becomes smaller, which means that we have reached the eye of the storm, so the wind will become smaller, but once we go further west, it will not be long before the wind has to hang up again." ”
Xia Qing seemed to understand his words, and said, "You mean, this is like a cyclonic storm in the ocean, the eye of the storm is also the center of the storm, and it is often the place where the wind is the lowest, isn't that the case?" ”
Blind Liu nodded and said: "Yes, the eye of the storm is the center of the sandstorm, and there is almost no wind here, but because the wind is still blowing around, the dust will always be in the air, so let's not be too happy, this sandstorm is far from over." ”
Everyone couldn't help but be discouraged when they heard it, and Gao Chao secretly scolded Liu for being blind and really couldn't speak, which was simply a blockage to people's hearts.
No way, Gao Chao can only find some positive topics, hoping to mobilize the enthusiasm of everyone.
So he said to the blind man Liu: "Professor Liu, we have walked all the way to this sandstorm, it took about six or seven hours, and now there is no wind at the eye of the wind, if we rest on the spot, it will take about how long it will take to re-enter the windy area." ”
Liu Blind thought silently with a wisp of his beard and said, "Based on my experience, the speed of this storm is not too fast, and I estimate that I can rest for two hours. ”
Gao Chao was waiting for his words, and slapped his face and said: "Great, two hours is enough for us to have a good rest, everyone is tired, right?" In this way, I boiled water in the tent and cooked some beef noodles for everyone, and we hurried when we were full. ”
The fat man was the first to raise his hands in favor and shouted "Long live Lao Gao", so he unloaded his backpack and pulled the soldiers to quickly set up a tent together.
The beef noodles that Gao Chao said are just a pot of boiling water, and then add a few strips of beef jerky, and then put in half a bag of dried noodles and a few spoons of salt, basically a pot of beef noodles is formed.
There were five people in total, all huddled in a superb tent, although it seemed a little crowded, but it was also very warm, and the smell of beef noodles permeated them, as if the exhaustion on their bodies was instantly disintegrated.
(To be continued.) )