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In the drizzle, there was a flash of lightning, followed by a terrifying thunderclap, as if it were exploding overhead. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Zhang Qingshan and the three of them were all taken aback by the sudden explosion, which was better, but the six horses three or four meters in front of them were in big trouble.

The other four horses were fine, only slightly frightened and stepped back or moved their limbs. But the two horses on the far right neighed several times, then raised their hooves and shook their heads a few times, and pulled out the stake made of torch rods......

"Boom!"

Another thunderclap.

The two frightened horses neighed directly, turned around and ran.

"Oh no! The horse is frightened, go and pull the horse!" Zhang Qingshan shouted and rushed out, first grabbing the reins of the four horses that were only slightly frightened and a little restless, but had not yet run away.

Just as he went to grab the reins of the four horses, Zhou Ping almost followed, and saw Zhang Qingshan grab the torch rod used as a stake, two of which had been loosened, and stepped forward and pulled the reins of the two horses.

He casually handed the reins to Zhou Baoyu, who came later, snatched the reins of the other two horses from Zhang Qingshan's hand, and shouted to Zhang Qingshan: "Old Zhang, hurry up and shoot the torch." You chase the horse on the right that runs away, and I chase the horse on the left. ”

"Okay!" Zhang Qingshan answered, and was about to act, but he turned back suddenly, grabbed Zhou Ping, who was also about to rush out, and shouted: "Wait a minute, Old Zhou, it's too dark, it's too dangerous to chase in the dark, you must use a torch." ”

By the time the three torches were lit, Zhou Ping had already helped Zhou Baoyu build a new tethered stake.

He handed a torch to Zhou Baoyu and instructed: "Baoyu, you are here to take care of these four horses, and you must not lose them again." Also, make sure your torch is lit, otherwise, I am afraid that Lao Zhou and I will not be able to find the direction to come back for a while. ”

Then he handed another torch to Zhou Ping and instructed: "Old Zhou, whether you chase it or not, don't chase it too far...... Be careful with your step. ”

If they were on flat ground, even if it was also dark, even if they did not carry torches, they would immediately chase them out, and from the sound of horses' hooves and neighing, there was a good chance that they would be able to recover the frightened and running horse. But in this meadow full of puddles and swamps, if nothing else, just paying attention to the dangers under their feet was enough to keep them from speeding.

There is no trace to be found, no sound to discern, no speed to mention. Under this kind of three-no, Zhang Qingshan only chased out a hundred meters, then came to his senses and took the initiative to give up and return.

Zhou Baoyu was wearing a big leather coat, holding a torch in his right hand, and holding the four reins in his left hand, waiting anxiously. Seeing that Zhang Qingshan came back with a torch so quickly, he thought that Zhang Qingshan had chased back the horse. Before he could see the person clearly, he shouted expectantly: "Big brother, have you found it?"

Zhang Qingshan didn't answer, and when he came to Zhou Baoyu's side, he shook his head at Zhou Baoyu, who was full of disappointment, and said, "It's really not worth it to blame me for being impulsive and thoughtful just now, and chasing him out without taking into account the surrounding environmental factors." ”

As he spoke, he saw that the torch light in Zhou Ping's direction was still far away, so he instructed Zhou Baoyu: "Baoyu, you wait here, I'll go and call Lao Zhou back." ”

looked not far away, but Zhang Qingshan walked for seven or eight minutes before he came to a place more than ten meters behind Zhou Ping.

Seeing Zhou Ping holding a torch, he stood there in a daze, obviously looking at something.

Did you find a horse?

But I looked carefully at Zhou Ping's side, but I didn't see the horse.

Hurriedly ran to Zhou Ping's side, and when he saw it, Zhang Qingshan was also stunned: there was a big puddle in front of him, and a horse was soaking under water, exposing most of his body on the sludge. From the still slightly cloudy water and the traces of shavings in the dark mud of the water's bottom, it can be guessed that the frightened horse, in a panic, rushed into the puddle, and was quickly drowned by the puddle...... Supposedly, horses can swim. The reason why it will drown is probably due to its panic under fright and the heavy objects it is carrying, so it will sink directly to the bottom before it has time to struggle too much.

However, now is not the time to pursue that answer.

After standing for a while, seeing that Lao Zhou was still standing stupidly, silent, Zhang Qingshan asked with some confusion: "Lao Zhou, why are you so fascinated?"

"Nothing. I'm wondering how to get something on this horse. ”

"Forget it. After the rain stops at dawn, you can touch the water directly, and the water is not deep anyway. ”

"I was just wondering if there was some suction or something under the water, otherwise how could this horse drown?"

"Let's go, I'll talk to you when I get back. ”

Returning to Zhou Baoyu's side, after setting up the simple tent made of a big leather coat, Zhou Baoyu directly took off the big leather coat on his body and handed it to Zhang Qingshan: "Big brother, you are soaked, give it." ”

Zhang Qingshan was stunned, and subconsciously looked down at his military uniform, and at this time, he realized that he was really soaked. Perhaps feeling a little cold, Zhang Qingshan glanced at Zhou Ping and saw that he had the big leather coat he handed him before, so he was not polite.

took the big leather coat and asked Zhou Baoyu to temporarily help him support the 'tent' and quickly change his clothes......

"Big brother, I regret it a little, if I hadn't pushed you into the water the day before yesterday, you still have dry clothes to change, and now ...... Hey!" Zhou Baoyu really regretted yesterday's nonsense, he didn't think much about it at the time, he just felt very happy to play, but now it shows bad results, if Zhang Qingshan catches a cold and fever because of this, he will definitely blame himself.

"It's fine. After dawn, we dried our clothes well, and we all had dry clothes to change...... However, this also reflects that we must be careful in everything in the water and grassland in the future, otherwise, if we are not careful, a small and inconspicuous matter will have serious consequences. ”

In the past few days, it has rained a little from time to time, and the sun has not come out, so the clothes of several people on horseback are a little moist, and everyone is wearing dry clothes, so they are careless for a while, and they don't particularly care about this little thing, but now it may evolve into a big thing that slows down the speed. It can be seen that there is no trivial matter in the water meadow.

"Well, I'm not going to mess around anymore. ”

Zhou Ping saw that the atmosphere was a little cold, so he smiled and diverted the topic: "Baoyu, come, help me support it, I'll come when I go." ”

"Lao Zhou, do you want to untie the big hand? If so, go farther. As he spoke, Zhou Baoyu pointed to the left with a smile on his face and said, "I just pulled a soak of urine over there." ”

"you. I'm going to find a pot and get a basin of water. That way, you won't have to waste too much firewood to boil water tomorrow. ”

Combined with the actual situation, everything is considered thoroughly, and he does not miss the slightest opportunity, this is the performance of the experienced, which makes Zhang Qingshan admire in his heart, and can't help but look at Lao Zhou twice.

Soon, when Lao Zhou took the small pot and put it in front of the three of them, the three of them chatted while watching the water in the small pot increase little by little, and cursed a few words from time to time that God was too unkind.

Later, the three of them fell asleep, and finally simply put the big leather coat used as a 'tent' on their bodies, Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping each grabbed a corner, and the three of them huddled into a pile, squatting, leaning on each other, huddling together to keep warm...... Zhou Ping and Zhang Qingshan both fell asleep in a daze, but Zhou Baoyu, who was protected in the middle, didn't feel a little cold and slept soundly. But because he slept too soundly, he sat on the ground from time to time and was awakened by the coolness of the water.

The weather was really weird: after a few thunderbolts, there was no movement, as if they were specifically working against the three of them. The drizzle fell overnight, and when it was dawn, it disappeared abruptly.

However, the small pot was already filled with a pot of water.

With the water in the pot, they washed their faces upside down - this was the first time in a few days that the three of them had washed their faces. Previously, it was because I wanted to save boiling water, and the water in the puddle was afraid of being poisonous, so I didn't dare to wash it directly, so I didn't wash it.

Immediately, Zhang Qingshan used the wooden poles of the seven torches consumed last night as firewood for the fire, lit the fire, handed it over to Zhou Baoyu, and took Zhou Ping to the puddle where the drowned horse was found last night.

Seeing that Zhou Ping started to undress without saying a word, Zhang Qingshan grabbed him: "Old Zhou, what are you doing?"

"Go into the water and get things up. ”

"No, you're not as good at water as me, I'll come. ”

"Who said that my water nature is not as good as yours?" Zhou Ping said as he continued to take off: "Besides, this depth has nothing to do with whether the water is good or not." ”

Seeing that he was so determined, Zhang Qingshan didn't want to say anything, so he had to take out the rope: "You can go as you go, but you have to tie this rope to your body...... You were right last night, if there's any suction or something like that underwater, it's better to be on guard. ”

Zhou Ping naturally didn't say anything.

After stripping naked, he tied the rope, turned his head to look at Zhang Qingshan, took a deep breath, held it, and jumped into the puddle with a fierce man.

Zhang Qingshan took out a dry handkerchief from his arms and put it on his shoulder, then stirred the end of the rope to his left wrist twice, held the box cannon in his right hand, and quietly opened the insurance: Under this puddle, there will be no attraction, but if there are really poisonous insects and beasts underwater, then you must be on guard.

The drowned horse didn't have much on its back: two bags of barley, a small bag of dried beef, a slightly curled bundle of Tibetan clothes, and two small jars of wine.

The first time he went into the water, Zhou Ping smoothly took out the bag of dried beef and the set of Tibetan clothes, the second time he went into the water was two small jars, and the third and fourth times just came in handy with the rope tied to him and pulled out the two bags of barley.

The temperature gap between day and night on the water meadow is too big, and it is now early in the morning, which is the lowest water temperature of the day, Zhang Qingshan was afraid that he would catch a cold, so after pulling up the last bag of barley, he put it down casually and hurriedly handed Zhou Ping a dry handkerchief.

Zhou Ping looked regretfully at the two bags of barley that had obviously shrunk a lot and were still flowing out of the water, frowned and said, "It's a pity that it can't be put away for long after it gets wet." ”

"It's fine. Zhang Qingshan rubbed Zhou Ping's back vigorously with a small handkerchief - this was taught to Xueqin, saying that this can stimulate the functions of the human body, resist the cold to a certain extent, and not easily catch a cold: "It's a big deal to eat these two bags of barley vigorously in the past few days." ”

They comforted each other, but when they returned to Zhou Baoyu with these things, Zhou Baoyu screamed in anger when he saw the two bags of barley dripping with water......