Ushering in the night, Qiao Xiaojing and the others had already ridden a distance of hundreds of miles.

The six men and six horsemen stopped on the top of an unknown mountain, looking at the reckless and vast mountains, which stretched endlessly, but none of them felt desolate and lonely, on the contrary, all of them felt extremely relaxed, as if they had escaped from the cage.

"Previously," Boss Wu looked left and right, and said with a smile, "There is very little leisure time, and I can be in such an open place at night, get close to nature, feel the breath of nature, and quietly appreciate the great mountains and rivers of the motherland." Tonight, we'll set up camp here and have a close encounter with this unknown mountain. What do you think about lighting a bonfire, listening to the sound of the mountain wind, feeling the heartbeat of the earth, and talking about the world and a better future?"

"Okay!" Ah Zi agreed with Boss Wu's proposal, and was even a little excited.

"What's good?" Qiao Xiaojing thought that it was not appropriate to live on the top of the mountain, and objected, "It's not okay to live on the mountain, absolutely not!" Boss Wu is an elderly person after all, the mountain wind is very strong at night, and the weather has already turned cold, and the long night has too much impact on his body. It is our responsibility to protect him, not only for his personal safety, but also for his health. ”

"Thank you, Captain, for your concern. Boss Wu smiled, "I'm not as hypocritical as you say, over the years, I don't dare to say that I have experienced all kinds of harsh environments, but at least I have experienced a worse environment than here, and more than ten times or eight times, what is the mountain wind? What happened when the temperature turned cold? It's okay, it's all a trivial matter for me, you can rest assured! I happen to want to take this opportunity to relax, how good it is here, it's empty everywhere, and there is no sense of restraint at all." ”

"Since you ---," Qiao Xiaojing nodded, "If you want to live in the mountains, then let's make the firewood more prosperous......

"Great!" The big man was both excited and excited when he heard Qiao Xiaojing agree to live on the mountain, and said with emotion, "When I was young, I fell asleep lying on the mountain, and I had a lot of beautiful dreams, and I never lived such a life when I grew up, but I didn't expect that today I have the opportunity to relive the beautiful dreams that I didn't finish when I was a child......"

"You," Dazhi made a big joke again, he pointed to the big one, shook his head and said, "You have been dreaming since you were young, but it's really amazing, it seems that people are careful!"

"What do you mean?" Although the big man didn't understand what Dazhi was going to do, he still realized that Dazhi must want to make fun of him again, so he stared at Dazhi with a straight face and a little anger.

"As the old saying goes," said Dazhi with a smile, "dreaming of marrying a daughter-in-law is a dream of good things." In other words, the dream of marrying a daughter-in-law is a sweet dream. If you think about it, you started having those kinds of dreams when you were very young, aren't you careful?"

"You, you're just a dog can't spit ivory out of his mouth. The big man pointed at Dazhi viciously, the sky was dark, and he couldn't see the big man's face, believing that he was already red to his neck.

Everyone in the room laughed, and they felt that they were funny.

"Besides," Dazhi did not stop talking, but said seriously, "you have always been as wide as the sea, you can fall asleep whenever and wherever you are, you can dream, even in broad daylight, not only can you dream, but also can make beautiful dreams." I don't think you have to dream tonight, and there is something more important than your dreaming --- collecting wood and making a fire. ”

"I," the big man gritted his teeth and paused, then his tone became much calmer, and he said lightly, "I don't care about you, in this barren mountains and mountains, I'm really afraid that the two of us will fight, once the emotions are out of control, I really don't know what to do." I'd better go collect firewood, so as not to get bored at your face. ”

"Hmph," Dazhi whispered to himself when he saw the big man walking away, "If you still want to beat me up, you can dream all day long! There is no chance of a real competition, if there is, I am really afraid of beating you up!"

"Dazhi," Qiao Xiaojing shouted, "what are you muttering there alone, why don't you hurry up and collect firewood?" I can tell you, it's very cold in the morning and evening, the mountain wind is also very strong, and there is nothing in the bedding, you don't want to freeze to death on the top of this mountain, do you?"

"The big man is gone," Dazhi replied, "I think he'll be back soon with Chai He, so you don't have to be in a hurry." ”

"You," Qiao Xiaojing said while busy working, "You know that bullying other people's big people, people are sincere, and they don't want to deal with you, so you just push the dirty work to other people's big people, and you just care about it......"

"Oh," Dazhi called out, "Boss, you have wronged me by saying this, and it is unfair to judge a comrade like me like this." What do you mean that I have pushed the dirty work to the big man, and I only care about it? This is a pure misunderstanding, no, it cannot be said to be a misunderstanding, it is wronged, absolutely wronged. I, I'm more wronged than Dou E......"

"Are you still wronged?" Ah Zi came back with some firewood, and was arguing with Qiao Xiaojing with Dazhi, so he interjected, "It's more unjust than Dou E? If Dou E can live until now, then she will really die happily! You, comparing Dou E with you, are you ruining Dou E, or are you deliberately exaggerating yourself with Dou E? Anyway, I support our team leader's point of view......

"Why are you everywhere?" Dazhi was a little unhappy, and turned his head to interrupt Ah Zi's words, "You better collect firewood and make a fire, when has this happened, you can't even drink a sip of hot water, and you still have thoughts about other people's things, it's true!"

"I don't understand what you say," Ah Zi threw Chai He on the ground, with a posture of preparing to fight with Dazhi, she said coldly, "I have long ears, and my ears are very good, just the three of us here for the time being, the two of you talk, I can hear it clearly, but I have to pretend that I didn't hear anything, I can't do it." Of course, I'm too righteous to listen to you always saying bad things about big people. Besides, I think you're very addicted to official affairs, and after bullying the big guy, do you want to bully me again? Who said that collecting firewood and making a fire is what I want to do, and what do you care about me if you can drink hot water or not?"

"That's right," Dazhi was bitterly laughed twice by Ah Zi, and said with a little embarrassment, "I'm just joking, how dare I order you to collect firewood and make a fire, and I don't dare to expect to drink your hot water......"

"Don't talk so much nonsense," Ah Zi interrupted Dazhi's words, and said categorically, "If you don't want to be a shopkeeper, then take some practical action, even if it's to help the big man hold firewood, or help Boss Wu to carry water." ”

"Carrying water?" Dazhi was taken aback and asked, "We are on the mountain, on the top of the mountain, Fang Yuan can't see people, and he doesn't know where there is water, where did Boss Wu go to fetch water?"

"It's been a long time," Ah Zi had already lit the pyre, was kneeling on the ground and blowing on the tiny flames with his mouth, due to distraction and talking to Dazhi, he accidentally took a puff of cigarette, covered his mouth and coughed a few times before saying, "You just thought of Boss Wu and Cuiyu, you really care about your comrades! They went to the bottom of the mountain to find water, and they should be back soon." ”

"Okay...... Dazhi shook his head and said helplessly, "Needless to say, I'll go, I'll pick them up, but it's dark and I can't see anything, you have to tell me where to find them, right?"

"Don't say it," Ah Zi said, "this time, you have a legitimate reason to cheat and cheat." ”

"Don't carry a gun or a stick," Dazhi said, "Whether it's Dazhi who is collecting firewood, or Boss Wu and Cuiyu who are looking for water, they all have light to guide the way, but what about me? I leave here and travel on the vast mountains, and I may stagger with them at any time." If I had staggered, had you thought about the consequences? I might get lost and be at odds with you, or I might encounter ferocious beasts, and if I didn't get into the bellies of those beasts, I wouldn't be much better......"

Qiao Xiaojing was digging out the horse material from the bag, and when she heard Cuiyu and Dazhi arguing about Boss Wu and Cuiyu, she threw the horse material at the feet of the horse, stood up and looked around, secretly anxious and worried: "Cuiyu and Boss Wu are not short to set off, whether they find water or not, they should come back......

The moonlight was faint, and the light at the foot of the mountain was very different from that of the top of the mountain and the wasteland, like a black ribbon several meters wide. Boss Wu and Cuiyu were walking through this black belt, and neither of them had found a water source yet.

"Boss Wu," Cuiyu walked and walked, suddenly stopped, looked up at the black mountain, and said slowly, "We will not be short to go down the mountain, and we won't be able to find water for a while, or let's go back, the team leader should be in a hurry." ”

"Don't worry," said Boss Wu, "let's look for it again, what if there is water in front? You know, the little water we have is enough for one person to drink, and six people can drink a mouthful of water, how can this work? Everyone has been working for a day, and now is the time when people are sleepy and horses are tired, and the horses are easy to do, and we have brought feed, but people can't do without water, and there will be accidents if there is a lack of water." ”

"But," Jade paused and said with a little grief, "but the sky is dark, we are not familiar with this place, we don't know where there is water at all, and we are like headless flies, when will we find water......?"

"I think," the eldest man had already picked up Chai He, and was talking to Qiao Xiaojing about Boss Wu and Cuiyu, feeling that the two had been down the mountain for too long, and were worried that something would happen to them, so he strongly demanded, "We should still go to find Boss Wu and Cuiyu, after all, it's very late, there are barren mountains and mountains here, and there is no one around, so it's too dangerous for the two of them to walk around in the mountains." ”

"Yes," Ah Zi agreed with the big man's statement, she thought, "The mountains here are deep and the ravines are very dangerous, and it is very dangerous to walk at night, we should go and find them, we can't just do it!"

"No!" Qiao Xiaojing categorically refused the request of the big man and Ah Zi, and said righteously, "At this time, none of you can leave here, let alone go to Boss Wu and Cuiyu, we will sit by the fire and wait for them." ”

"But......" Dazhi was about to speak, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Qiao Xiaojing.

"But what?" Qiao Xiaojing said coldly, "There is nothing to do, this is an order......

"Don't worry!" Boss Wu said, "Team Leader Qiao is a wise person, she knows what to do at this time, and that kind of thing won't happen." Let's go, go further, and if we still can't find a water source, then let's turn back. ”

"Okay. Jade had no choice but to move on.

"Listen," Jade said suddenly, after walking a little longer, "There seems to be a voice ahead." ”