Chapter 4 Encounters by the Bitter River
It was 7:55 p.m., and there were six outsiders lying on the steep mountain road, and they were screaming inexplicably as they got up from the ground.
"Where is this? I remember I just got on a small bus that ran a night bus, how did I get here? β
Xu Han, a small white-collar worker wearing glasses, screamed and shouted, and the five people around him all felt that things were too weird, they also got on a passing minibus, and they didn't remember anything, and now they were in a place where there was no village in front of the village and no store at all, and there were no road signs and hints to show where they were.
"There must be something wrong with that car, we don't remember anything as soon as we get in the car, don't we?"
Li Huize began to analyze the current situation, now that the sky is already numb, if they are all allowed to sleep outside, even if they have the courage, they will not have the right tools and equipment.
"I said, why don't we go forward, we have to find someone to ask for directions!"
"Do you have a signal on your phone, show me?"
"How can there be a signal, I guess there is no signal tower in this place, right?"
"Don't you have one of us now?"
Fan Mengqi raised this question, the six of them looked at each other, and the Bai Ling patted his head and said:
"Yes, that tabloid reporter is gone, hey, didn't he go with you?"
Everyone looked at Fan Mengqi, and Fan Mengqi said tangledly:
"I guess maybe he didn't get in the car!"
βγγγγγγ Grass, I knew there was something wrong with the broken car, and you were to blame for pulling me into the carγγγγγγ β
Xu Han's complaint made Li Zehui unhappy for a while, if it weren't for your kid's reluctance to walk, how could you get on that small bus, now it's so strange to me. Seeing that the young man began to complain to each other, the two old men shook their heads and sat on the side of the road and waited for them to finish arguing before making plans.
"Anyway, we need to find a place to settle down, don't we?"
Fan Mengqi stopped their mutual spraying, stood on the mountain road and said:
"Left or right, give me an idea."
Li Huize looked at the surrounding terrain, pointed to the end of the mountain road, and said:
"Let's go up. In any case, we need to at least find a vantage point to observe the situation around us before we can make a decision about where to go. β
The others had no opinion, they followed Li Zefeng step by step towards the mountain, this mountain is not high, but it is not low either, these city people walk on the mountain road with one foot high and one foot low, and it is several kilometers away. Bai Lingxian couldn't hold on, she sat in the grass on the side of the road, touched her ankles, took off her high heels to check the blisters on the soles of her feet, and said:
Li Huizeγγγγγγ Big Lee! β
She asked breathlessly:
"How long will it take, my feet are almost worn throughγγγγγγ"
Li Huize, who was walking in front, also felt very tired, everyone hadn't eaten for a day, and they hadn't eaten a drop of water. Not to mention the back pain, I have to climb up in the darkening night. The danger increased again, and he stood on the mountain road, turned back and shouted:
"If you work harder, you'll be at the top of the mountain."
"But I'm γγγγγγ I just can't walk! β
"Trouble!"
Li Huize walked past the panting old couple, although these two old men were old, they were only a little slower than him, a veteran, to climb the mountain. The old man took out the handkerchief in his pocket to wipe the old lady's sweat, and touched his body, saying:
"It's fine. I didn't throw the thermos cup away. β
The travel bag on his back contained some medicines and snacks, watching the two of them rest, taking out snacks and hot water, Xu Han's eyes were about to pop out, Zhao Guodong took out a bag of steamed buns, and saw that several young people behind him were looking at him with blank eyes, and hurriedly opened it and divided half of it to them, saying:
"There aren't many things, and we didn't expect to come to this barren mountain and wilderness, but let's make do with it, let's get through it and overcome the difficulties in front of us."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao, you are really well prepared, and you used to climb mountains often."
Xu Han's mouth was sweet, and he leaned towards the old man vigorously, just to see what else Zhao Guodong had in stock, Zhao Guodong took out a bundle of ham sausages sold at a discount in the market and distributed them to them, and said with a smile:
"In the early years, I picked up a dung bucket in the countryside and carried dozens of catties to climb up and down."
"But it's still very powerful, you eat first, I'll go to the front and have a look!"
Li Huize took a bite of ham sausage and walked forward by himself, Zhao Guodong stopped him, took out a flashlight from his backpack and said:
"I forgot this thing just now, take it, and stay safe!"
Li Huize stood in the dark for a few seconds, then took the flashlight and walked up the mountain, watching the light of the flashlight shine on the dark grass, everyone finally felt a little relieved.
Lu Cuihua put the unfinished food back in her bag, and when she was bored, she pulled Fan Mengqi to chat and said:
"Why are we doing this kind of thing, girl, it looks like you're still studying, our Xiaotian was originally assigned a job just after graduating from college, who knew that he was in a car accident after only half a year of class, heyγγγγγγ"
"People have good and bad luck, Grandma Lu, you mourn."
Bai Ling's ears were uncomfortable when he heard it, and he interjected:
"I said you're not too young, do you need to pretend to be tender like this?"
"Silly Soso!"
The sound of running on the mountain road brought everyone back to their senses, they watched the light of the flashlight from far and near, Li Huize's vigorous figure flickered in the dark, and when he ran over, he saw that his face was blue, his pupils dilated, and the corners of his mouth were crooked and he couldn't speak nervously.
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Guodong grabbed Li Huize who almost stumbled and fell, Li Huize gasped, and said with a trembling tooth crown:
"Runγγγγγγ Let's get out of γγγγγγ Get out of here...... β
"What's wrong?"
"Mashan Villageγγγγγγ We...... We're in Mashan Village! β
A cold breath immediately rushed from the soles of people's feet to the door of their heads, Bai Ling first screamed, in the silent mountains this kind of scream is tantamount to going far away, a gloomy echo drilled into their ears, and the six people hurriedly looked around suspiciously.
"Let's go, let's go down the mountain!"
Zhao Guodong helped Lu Cuihua and walked down the mountain. Several young people also walked down the mountain one after another, and after walking for more than an hour, they came to the foot of the mountain, where a big river that was flowing endlessly lay in front of them, and Li Huize used a flashlight to shine on the boundary monument by the river, on which were written three big pink and white characters of the Kushui River.
"Where's the bridge?"
Xu Han walked frantically to the edge of the pontoon. Looking at the pontoon bridge that was washed away by the river, he shouted:
"This TM is going to kill us! What about bridges? β
"I said, why don't you go down the river, there should be more than one pontoon bridge?"
Fan Mengqi proposed, Li Huize nodded, he pinched the flashlight and said to everyone:
"Xu Han, come with me along the downstream, you just wait here first, if there is any sudden situation, there are many people to take care of!"
"I'm not going! Who knows what the hell is down there. I'll just wait here, until dawn! β
Xu Han stubbornly sat on the rocky beach, saying that he would not move his nest even if he died, Zhao Guodong stopped Li Huize Biao and said:
"I'll go with you, old woman, take care of these young people, don't let them risk wading!"
"I see. Be careful, too. β
"Hmm!"
Li Huize and Zhao Guodong walked downstream along the rocky beach, and the four of them sat by the river. Looking at the other side of the river more than ten meters away, the river wind blew through the trees on the opposite bank and whined strangely.
"What's going on, why am I so unlucky!"
Xu Han sulked there with his head in chagrin, while the three women stared at the river speechlessly. About half an hour later, Bai Ling suddenly stood up and looked at the other bank, she pointed to the two points of light that suddenly appeared on the other bank and shouted:
"Look. There's a car coming! β
The four of them came to their senses at once, stood up and waved and shouted at the other side, and the two points of light came towards this side from far and near, and only when the brighter and brighter light gradually approached, they saw that it was a commercial vehicle. The commercial vehicle stopped on the edge of the pontoon, and a fat driver came down to look at the pontoon bridge first, and then shouted at the four people on the other side of the river:
"Hey, when did this bridge collapse?"
"We don't know, can you call the police and let someone save us!"
"Wait!"
The driver shouted and returned to the car, and after a while, the door of the commercial car opened, and seven or eight people came down, men and women, old and young, they all walked to the bank, looked at the situation of the river, and an old man spoke:
"Xiao Yan, go to Beimu Town and rent a motor boat to come over."
The fat driver surnamed Yan hurriedly nodded and got into the car and turned around and drove towards the road, the four people here were still shouting at them, and the old man commanded a few people to start searching along the Kushui River with flashlights, and didn't pay attention to them at all.
"Hey, can't you hear us? Call the police and have someone come and save us! β
A female voice rang out across the river:
"Don't worry, we're trying to figure it out, and we're going to rent a boat in town, and someone will come to your rescue soon!"
The four of them made up their minds, and hurriedly thanked them, and after another hour, Zhao Guodong and Li Huize walked back from downstream, they didn't find other pontoon bridges, but seeing that the people on the other side were busy, after listening to everyone's explanation, they were also relieved, wait, they were all trapped here anyway, and there was no way to do it.
After another hour and a half, there was a whistle from the upper reaches of the Kushui River, and a motor boat with a searchlight came from the river, and the six people stood up and watched the motor boat drive towards it, and hurriedly waved at it, but the motor boat drove towards the opposite bank as if they did not see them.
The business car also drove back, and the old man asked someone to move equipment in the car, but when he opened the door, he saw a strong man with a satchel getting out of the car.
"Xiao Yan, who is he?"
The old man's reproachful gaze swept over, and Driver Yan hurriedly explained:
"This layman was walking on the road, and I thought that it would be difficult for a layman to walk outside at night, so I pulled him up."
"Layman?"
"Hello, my name is Zhang Huen!" (To be continued!)