Chapter 9: Convergence of the Great Forces

I didn't sleep well all night, all kinds of thoughts in my heart, there was joy, and there was a trace of fear, this complex emotion, so that the two of them tossed and turned, couldn't sleep all night, I don't know who the person behind the fire was, whether the two of them could be rescued, all kinds of thoughts in their minds came and went, barely waiting for dawn, the two people quickly packed up their things, and moved towards the direction of the fireworks they saw last night, no need to say anything, with a goal, with a direction, the speed of the two people became unprecedentedly fast.

Everyone wanted to get to the place of the fire and the shadow as soon as possible, and they all had their own thoughts in their hearts, but no one said anything, so they hurried away with their heads down.

Crossing a lawn, looking up, if you don't make a mistake, climbing this small slope is the destination of the two, inexplicably, a little hesitant to get up, maybe it's the hometown timidity.

Just then, two men appeared on the hillside.

"Zhang Qiang?" Ma Xiaoyang suddenly recognized, a young man who was not tall and had a good face appeared in front of Ma Xiaoyang, and when he looked closely, he was his college classmate, not from the same class, but his interests and hobbies were similar, he had played together a few times, he knew each other, but he was not familiar with him, and he was a foreigner and did not know him.

"Ma Xiaoyang?" Zhang Qiang recognized Ma Xiaoyang, and for a moment, he was very surprised. "It's really good that you're still alive, he's a senior in Chengzijin? great, so that our classmates can find it. ”

"Everyone else is fine, great, what's the situation?" The two are not very familiar, but in this case, they feel very cordial, and when they go abroad, they are all fellow villagers.

"The plane fell on that hillside, most of them were there, the captain they have a list, we took a look, we have twenty-six classmates on this plane this time, and now the two of you are here, and they are all gone. Zhang Qiang will be so happy, Ma Xiaoyang can feel it, it is sincere.

"What are you going to do, who is this?" asked Ma Xiaoyang.

"This is a friend of mine who doesn't eat much on the plane, and the captain and Mr. Mulgés encourage everyone to go out and find something else. Zhang Qiang said.

"Who is Malgés? Ma Xiaoyang said with a confused face.

"Well, I'll take you back first, and I'll talk slowly on the way. Zhang Qiang glanced at the turtle shells behind the two and the bags on their bodies, and said.

"Okay!" Ma Xiaoyang agreed.

Then Zhang Qiang went over and gestured with the foreigner, and the foreigner glanced at Ma Xiaoyang and the two, smiled, said hello, and then continued to walk forward.

"Things are quite complicated, after the plane crash that day, we fell into the small lake on the slope with the plane, at that time everyone was more or less injured, one by one they were busy saving themselves, and then the captain and Mr. Mulgés came forward to organize everyone, Mulgés was originally a French official, and moved down the things that could be used, and then found that there was a cave on the hillside, and everyone lived in it, so after so many days, at first eating the stock on the plane, and then eating less and less, Mr. Mulgés encouraged everyone to go out to find food, by the way, I came out with my friend, fortunately, there is a lot of fruit hereThere is also a lake over there, which can get some fish and enough for everyone to eat. Zhang Qiang explained.

"How do you distribute the food you found? Ma Xiaoyang asked.

"Centralized and unified distribution. Zhang Qiang said naturally. "There are a lot of old people and women, it is inconvenient to travel, and the food they find is distributed by the captain and Mr. Marques. ”

Ma Xiaoyang and Cheng Zijin looked at each other, glanced at the box in their hands, Cheng Zijin shook his head, and Ma Xiaoyang didn't say anything more.

"I remember our classmates, no one took this plane. Ma Xiaoyang thought about it, there are so many people in Huaxia, and there is no one who is familiar with the security check in line at the airport.

"At our level, there is only one one, Zhu Jiayi, who sits in the first class, and the rest are younger brothers and sisters. Zhang Qiang thought about it and said.

"Zhu Jiayi is also there?" Cheng Zijin was a little surprised.

Zhu Jiayi is the most legendary existence in this batch of students, her appearance is not how amazing she is, but her pure appearance makes people look very comfortable, the legendary is her family affairs, the students only know that their family is very rich, this time to study abroad, not recruited by the provinces and cities themselves, it is directly recorded in the capital, in fact, there are many rich children who come to mix diplomas, but Zhu Jiayi actually took the college entrance examination with a score of 607, and passed the test, after coming, all the exams are all five full scores, of course, if you just talk about the results, Cheng Zijin will not be bad, the magic is that she is also versatile, but where the school organizes theatrical performances, there must be her share, and there is no duplicate every time. The most important thing is that she is not cold at all, she is very kind, except for some girls who think she pretends to be, most people like her very much.

Scholars may be attracted to each other, Zhu Jiayi is one of the few good friends of Cheng Zijin, but the two of them are gentlemen's friends, and they usually discuss and study together, but this feeling is very comfortable.

"Also, people have a first-class cabin, there is a waiting room, and finally they can board the plane first, so it's appropriate if we can't meet it. Ma Xiaoyang said sourly, this plane ticket, a first-class cabin, is forty or fifty thousand, and the country will issue the return ticket for this batch of students, and others basically go with the flow.

"Last time, Zhu Jiayi told me that she would go back until the end of September, after completing all the formalities here, and that she was going to graduate school, and she needed a letter of recommendation and transcript from the dean, why did she leave so early?" Cheng Zijin asked puzzled.

"I don't know, she didn't say. Zhang Qiang said.

In a few words, the three of them went uphill, in front of them is a lawn that is not too small, a little farther away, is more than a lake like a wetland swamp, there is a half-cut plane parked on it, to be precise, it is more than half a section, the butt of the plane seems to have been cut off with a knife, smooth and smooth disappeared, there is nothing special in front of the plane, it looks quite complete, the plane is basically not damaged, and even the scratches are not much, look carefully at the past, the landing gear is actually intact and put away, I have to say, this is a miracle.

The plane was headed inward, and it could be seen that it was flying from the sea to the inside, and if the plane had gone a little longer, it would have crashed headlong into the mountain.

A little farther away, it is the peak that Ma Xiaoyang and the two saw, walking in, a mountain, basically all rocks, only a part of the gentle place, with a sparse little plant, looks very steep, steep.

"That cave is where we live, let's get there. Zhang Qiang pointed to a hole that didn't look big.

The entrance of the cave is about two or three meters wide, a little more than two meters high, and the person who is one meter eight feels that when he enters the cave, he feels like he is going to hit his head, and when he enters the cave, he has a short corridor, about five or six meters, and then begins to gradually get bigger.

The whole hall and the two of them couldn't tell how big it was, anyway, there were a lot of things in the sparse place, it still looked very empty, looking up at the cave, there were a few vents, and there was light shining down, although it was darker than the outside on the whole, but it was also acceptable.

The cave was slippery, there were about four or five fires, the fire was very large, but it was not choking, and it could be seen that there should be other places for ventilation except for the vents on the head.

"Yesterday, we saw a fire outside, and we came in the right direction, why do everyone live inside, what is the situation with the fire outside?" Ma Xiaoyang asked curiously.

"Lighting a fire outside is the meaning of the captain, one is afraid of wild beasts, as long as the weather is good, a fire must be lit, one is that everyone goes to the toilet or something outside, there is no flashlight here, make a fire is lighting, anyway, there is a lot of wood here, just light a fire, and then throw a few big wooden sticks, it can burn all night. Zhang Qiang explained. "Let's go to the captain first, you two are the first people to find it in the past few days, and now the food is distributed according to the person, and the new person will definitely have to be registered. Zhang Qiang continued.

"Where are our people, why can't they see?" Ma Xiaoyang swept around, now Ma Xiaoyang's eyesight is getting better and better, he can basically see clearly, the hole is very big, but he can basically see it clearly at a glance.

"The place where you live is there, yes, at that time, everyone was looking for a place to live, You Junqiang found that place, there was a small spring in it, although the place was a little off, but the others were very convenient. Zhang Qiang pointed to a corner on the left side of the door, where there was also a fire, but unfortunately there was no one.

"Why is there no one?" Ma Xiaoyang asked curiously.

"At this point, basically we all went out to find food, the food on the plane has been eaten, these days, everyone is looking for food, we are twenty-four classmates, basically divided into three groups, the vegetation here is very rich, and I didn't see any large animals, it's safe." Zhang Qiang said.

"How do you go out with your friends? Ma Xiaoyang asked curiously.

"He has a lot of experience in surviving in the wild, and he is alone anyway, so he will form a team. Zhang Qiang said.

"It's pretty good-looking. Cheng Zijin said suddenly.

"Ahh "The captain won't go out?"

"One of them is old, and he also needs someone to take care of it, you see, these supplies and whatever, he arranged them. Zhang Qiang didn't seem to hear Cheng Zijin's words and explained.

As he spoke, he came to the place where the captain was, and here was a platform on a higher ground, with the seat of an airplane, which was flattened, and three or four suitcases lay flat, with some paper on them, and a foreigner with white hair, but who looked young, was sitting there writing and drawing.

Zhang Qiang stammered in Spanish and English to introduce Cheng Zijin and the two of them, and in the captain's laborious expression, Cheng Zijin began to introduce the two in fluent Spanish.

Except for the ability and the crocodile, everything is said in detail, and as for the crocodile, it is said that the crocodile's corpse was found, and these things on the body were all picked up.

The captain listened to it in detail and was very interested, and when he encountered something of interest, he would talk about it in detail.

"Welcome back. For a long time, the four of them were already sitting together, with some dried leaves on the ground, and a few clothes laid out, which was a simple sofa. "By the way, can I take a look at your crocodile jerky. ”

Cheng Zijin didn't say a word, took out one, the captain tore off a small piece, tasted it, and it tasted good.

"We have a lot of people, there are two hundred and nineteen people registered with me now, and some of them are the same as you, they have not been found, and there are thirty-six people over sixty-five years old and twenty-seven children under the age of fourteen, they can't do too much heavy work, we are now a whole, the radio station on the plane is being repaired, there is some progress at present, until I am rescued, I want to ensure the safety of every passenger, I hope that you can contribute food for the benefit of all. The captain said, the white shirt on his body was a little dirty, but it did not hinder the leadership skills he showed at the moment, and he communicated with Cheng Zijin in Spanish.

"We are happy to contribute for the common good of all, but for some personal reasons, we can't hand over all the food, and we are willing to hand over half of it. Cheng Zijin thought about it and spoke.

"Mr. Cheng, I understand your thoughts and respect your choice, but the question now is that we are one and we are all for a common purpose, and if a precedent like this emerges, then how should others manage it. The captain asked.

"I can ask how I distributed the food now that they have found it. Cheng Zijin asked.

"All the food is collected from me, and when the percentage of the food found in the new food of the day is distributed, the percentage will be increased, and the maximum number of servings will not exceed two people. Obviously, this problem was finally produced after a few days of running-in.

"What should I do if I can't eat enough?" asked Cheng Zijin.

"We are now in difficult times, and the first condition is to survive, you say, Mr. Cheng. The captain said with a smile.

"Wait a minute, this food is not mine alone. Cheng Zijin said to the captain, and then turned to Ma Xiaoyang to translate. "Now he has to take away the food and distribute it uniformly, otherwise we will have to take care of the consequences. ”

"I'll go, empty gloves white wolf, the meat that Lao Tzu worked so hard to get. Ma Xiaoyang wanted to jump up for a moment.

"It's okay, as long as you can get out of here now, it doesn't matter if you eat this meat or not. Cheng Zijin said.

"Is it that if we don't give something, we have to go out?" Ma Xiaoyang thought for a moment and asked.

"Actually, the captain is very fair, basically they are evenly distributed, you can rest assured. Zhang Qiang opened his mouth to explain.

But I don't know why, Ma Xiaoyang always feels that something is wrong, is it really reasonable to allocate so much according to demand.

"Give it to him, as long as someone saves us, as long as we can go, right? Ma Xiaoyang said with a winkled eyebrow at Cheng Zijin.

"Mr. Captain, we are willing to leave the food behind, but we need to take this shell ourselves. Cheng Zijin said.

"No problem, Mr. Cheng, the survivors here will thank you. The captain stood up and shook hands with Cheng Zijin, indicating that an agreement was reached.

At that moment, the two left their things and counted them, a total of more than 400 strips of meat, about 100 catties.

"By the way, Mr. Captain, one last question, when we change food, we want to give priority to this jerky, I don't like to eat fruit. Cheng Zijin suddenly thought before leaving.

"No problem. The captain agreed.

Ma Xiaoyang and Cheng Zijin carried the turtle shell on their backs and went to the settlement of Huaxia classmates.

When I arrived at the place, I found that although it was very back, there was living water, the air was quite circulating, and it was close to the entrance of the cave, so it was convenient to go out if there was anything.

"Anyway, you eat fruit every day, don't you order staple food and salt?" Cheng Zijin asked as he walked back, returning from the captain.

"There's bread, and occasionally someone gets some fish or some other animal, and there's a lot of salt on the plane, so I eat some every day. Zhang Qiang was very surprised by Cheng Zijin's question, but still answered.

"Zhang Qiang?" the two walked this way, and a boy came out and saw Zhang Qiang and asked. "Why are you back?"

"I found two new classmates, and I brought them over. Zhang Qiang said. "Shen Yun, Ma Xiaoyang, Cheng Zijin. ”

"It's time for dinner, and everyone is back, just in time, to get to know everyone. Shen Yun stretched out his hand and shook hands with the two. "Welcome, it's great to survive. ”

"Thank you. The two men reached out and shook each other.

"Cheng Zijin?" Zhu Jiayi's voice came from inside. "You're still alive?"

"yes, alive. Cheng Zijin looked at Zhu Jiayi, although there was nothing to wash now, and she was a little haggard, but the whole person was still so energetic.

"Yes, it's good to be alive, why did you come here?" asked Zhu Jiayi.

"We dropped on the beach and searched for a long time to find it. Cheng Zijin said a word.

"Come on, I'll show you a place to live. Zhu Jiayi smiled and spoke.

"Okay. Cheng Zijin directly became Ma Xiaoyang's master. He smiled at Shen Yun, walked around the fire, and walked back again.

In this process, Ma Xiaoyang, Cheng Zijin and the classmates who came back one after another all took pictures, one by one looked at the face, but they were not familiar, and on the way to see two Asians, it seemed that they were husband and wife, and they were also next to these international students, but they were separated.

The area was lit up by a fire, and there were some thick logs piled up beside it, and there were some strange-shaped nests scattered around, and some containers, which seemed to belong to them.

"Everyone came early, they all found a better position by themselves, I was afraid of the fire, so I walked back, and found that it was very dry, not cold, and the place was still big, enough for us to live. Zhu Jiayi explained.

"Isn't it cold?" Cheng Zijin asked, looking at the nest in the dark.

"You try. Zhu Jiayi patted the ground.

Cheng Zijin walked over, a bluestone slab, quite a large piece, quite dry on it, to the touch, although it is not warm, but it is definitely not cold.

"Jiayi, it's time to divide the meal. As he spoke, a man of nearly 1.934 meters was present. Block a piece of fire.

"You Junqiang, these two are classmates who only came here today, my classmates at the same level, Ma Xiaoyang and Cheng Zijin. This is You Junqiang, the protector of our classmates, who is infinitely powerful. Zhu Jiayi introduced. "Looking for food these days, You Junqiang brought us with us. ”

"Hello senior, I'm so happy, you're all alive, you're all fine, it's okay. You Junqiang shook hands with everyone one by one.

"Let's go to dinner first. Zhu Jiayi said with a smile.

Several people arrived at the main square, divided into three groups, and each person went up to report his name, and then took his own share.

All the people in front of them are basically all kinds of tropical fruits, these fruits are relatively high in sugar, although they eat too much stomach acid, but they are basically quite full. And in the lake, there are also fish, but not the kind of big black fish of three or four catties in the small river, but a small fish similar to crucian carp, which is not easy to catch, but you can always get some.

Ma Xiaoyang and Cheng Zijin were invited to the stage after everyone finished sharing the food, and the captain introduced the two to everyone, talked about the experience and the jerky brought to everyone, and then in front of everyone, one gave one jerky.

There are everyone under the stage, it can be seen that although everyone is a little flustered, but there seems to be some will to survive in the eyes, although everyone's clothes are wrinkled, but they all look very clean, and their faces are also very clean, in general, everyone's mental condition is not bad.

"I'll go, only one for each person. Ma Xiaoyang said disgustedly. After returning to the residence, Ma Xiaoyang secretly told Cheng Zijin. "Fortunately, I have a stock, and I have hidden a dozen of them myself. ”

"In fact, when you are not usually active, the consumption is not large, and this meat strip, eat half a strip, you can be full. Cheng Zijin said.

"Do you want to give this thing to Zhu Jiayi, they will give it. Ma Xiaoyang asked.

"Let's hide it, keep it, and come to the emergency when we need it, it's useless to say it. Cheng Zijin explained. "Zhu Jiayi, I'll just talk about it. ”

"Dwarf oil feed. Ma Xiaoyang's hippie smile turned white for a moment, but after seeing Cheng Zijin's calm and deep eyes, he was stunned.

I ate at noon, rested for a while, and when the sun was at its suniest, You Junqiang came to find Ma Xiaoyang and Cheng Zijin.

"On the first day you came, I will take you out to familiarize yourself first, there are a lot of fruits around, you can just go and pick fruits. You Junqiang said.

"Okay. Ma Xiaoyang responded.

"Jiayi let's go too, let's go pick fruit today. You Junqiang said.

"Okay, then I'm going to get your light today. Zhu Jiayi responded happily.

The four of them teamed up today, and they didn't go too far, crossed the small lake, and then walked along the foot of the mountain, there was a large forest, which contained mangoes, papayas, coconuts, watermelons and pineapples. And that's not even counting what will grow later.

"There are so many things here, why are there still people going to the other side of the mountain?" Ma Xiaoyang asked curiously. "I saw Zhang Qiang go over today, isn't this a reluctance to seek the near and far. ”

"In fact, they are looking for food on the one hand, mainly to explore the way, this place, at the beginning of the first few days were worried about eating and drinking, and then gradually stabilized, and began to explore outside, now there is no progress for the time being, it is all forests. Zhu Jiayi explained.

"Didn't go up the mountain?" Cheng Zijin asked.

"The cliff is too steep, too dangerous, there is a child who wants to go, and once he falls, the captain will not let him go, and now the radio station of the plane is being repaired, maybe it will be repaired when. You Junqiang said.

"How much should we pick?" Ma Xiaoyang asked.

"Just pick ripe, not too much, just thirty or forty catties, and there are other people, the fruit can't be put away. You Junqiang said.

The fruit varieties are very rich, and the more peculiar thing is that whether it is a mature species in this season or not, there are ripe fruits, coconut, mango or something, not to mention, papaya, custard, longan, etc., there are also a lot, everyone does not need to make much effort, just pick at a low place, and soon pick thirty or forty catties, it seems that it is almost, Zhu Jiayi suggested that everyone go back first, the sky has been dyed red by the glow at the moment, a wisp of sunset, on the blue background, like a painting, Ma Xiaoyang and Cheng Zijin looked at the people around them, thinking about today's events, and the depressed emotions that they had held back for so many days were finally relieved in a long breath。

Eating at night, no mobile phone, no electricity, everyone has nothing to do, light a bonfire outside, sit and chat, there are many people, Ma Xiaoyang is a lot more relaxed in his heart, talking and laughing, unconsciously, it is already the middle of the moon, the moon is getting smaller and smaller these days, almost half of it is hidden in the dark, leaving only a crescent, gradually, everyone yawns, and everyone realizes that it is time to sleep.

I spread some hay on the ground or something, covered with one or two pieces of clothing, and when I looked over, I could only see the roof of the cave under the firelight, and I was very relieved, so I went to sleep.