Chapter Forty-Six: Collecting Medicine from the Cliff
There was a cool breeze in the shade of the trees, and the two rested for a long time. The sweat on his body gradually subsided, and his strength recovered.
Ding Basi asked Gao Ming, "Brother, how are you resting?"
Gao Ming replied, "Okay, no problem at all!"
Ding Basi got up and shouted: "Okay, then let's plan and take the medicine down the mountain!"
Gao Ming looked up and saw that Ding Basi, who was not tall, was as imposing as a rainbow, with a round of bright sun above his head, and he was arrogant, which was very different from the previous performance of twisting and even cowardice, and it was completely like two people.
Gao Ming was infected by Ding Basi's atmosphere and hurriedly stood up. Always at your disposal.
Ding Basi took the lead and walked towards the edge of the cliff.
Ding Basi walked slowly, and the mountain wind on the cliff was fierce, blowing his clothes and robes to hunt.
Every time Ding Basi took a step forward, his momentum became even higher, and every inch he got closer to the cliff, his pride rose a foot higher.
At this time, Ding Basi was facing the hurricane, his sleeves fluttering, as if he was about to become an immortal in the next moment; he was not tall, but he seemed to be down-to-earth, and the sky above his head seemed to be swept by him.
Gao Ming never thought that a medicine picker in the mountains, such an ordinary little person, would have such a highlight moment. Gao Ming's eyes were silent, as if he had realized something, and his heart was reflective.
"Brother Gao Ming, look, in the middle of this cliff, is that herb!"
Gao Ming shifted his steps and slowly leaned towards the edge of the cliff.
He seems to be calm, but in fact he is very empty. The closer you get to the edge of the cliff, the stronger the mountain wind becomes. He was afraid that a gust of wind would blow him off the cliff.
Ding Basi saw the fear in his heart, and said with a smile: "Brother Gao Ming." Don't be afraid, it's okay. As long as you are not afraid, your feet are not empty, and if your feet are not empty, there is no difference between them and flat land. ”
Gao Ming smiled and nodded.
But to be honest, it's one thing to understand this, but the fear in your heart is not so easy to change.
Ding Basi obviously understood this situation, but just smiled and did not urge Gao Ming.
This kind of thing, as long as there is no special phobia, just get used to it.
Gao Ming approached the cliff, cautiously poked out his front feet, probed the edge of the cliff, and saw if the ground was compacted, and then stood over and stood side by side with Ding Basi.
Gao Ming stood on the edge of the cliff, cautiously poked his head out, and glanced down.
Before, on the mountain path, I saw this high cliff from afar, and it was already daunting. Now standing on the top of the cliff and looking down, it is even more terrifying.
The cliff is so high that you can't see exactly where the end is. Between the cliffs, there are some green trees and green branches. Looking along the bottom of the cliff, there are green trees, stretching into the distance.
Gao Ming involuntarily took a step back. After looking down the mountain for a long time, I always faintly felt an invisible suction force under the cliff, pulling myself down the cliff.
Although Gao Ming knew in his heart that this was a kind of fear at work, he no longer dared to keep staring at the bottom of the cliff.
Gao Ming didn't find the herbs that Ding Basi said, but he thought it was somewhere under this cliff.
Ding Basi took out the rope and fixed one end on the cliff, and tied the other end firmly to his body.
Adjust your position, organize your equipment, and bring knives and other items.
Ding Basi said to Gao Ming: "Brother Gao Ming, I'll go down now." When I find the herbs, I call you, and you pull me up. ”
In fact, he alone can climb up with the help of ropes. It's just that with a helper, after all, it has to be faster and easier.
Gao Ming agreed.
Ding Basi took out the piccolo from his arms again, handed it to Gao Ming, and said, "Brother, I will go down in a while, I'm afraid I won't be able to free up my hands to play the flute." If you really encounter any danger, you see what I mean, I tell you to blow, and you will blow it quickly. ”
Later, he taught Gao Ming the blowing method. You don't need to learn too much, just learn to blow a note repeatedly.
Gao Ming guarded the piccolo, and everything was ready.
Ding Basi came to the edge of the cliff, pulled the rope, straightened the rope, and turned over and went down the cliff.
He rested his feet on the cliff wall, his body diagonally in midair, and slowly lowered himself downward.
Gao Ming lay on the top of the cliff and waited quietly, glancing down from time to time. I saw Ding Basi slowly descending, he had fallen several zhang away, and he was still going down, without the slightest intention of slowing down.
After another period of time, Gao Ming looked down again, and finally saw Ding Basi stop.
Between the cliffs, the branches and leaves on the way were about to hide his figure, and his already thin figure looked even smaller among the cliffs.
Gao Ming saw that he had made a foothold for himself, and he looked quite reliable, and he had already taken out his tools and started to collect medicine, so Gao Ming was relieved.
Gao Ming stood up, held the rope, and waited for Ding Basi to shout and give him a signal, and he pulled Ding Basi up.
After waiting for a while, it was time to pick the herbs. Ding Basi's shout suddenly came from under the cliff, but it was not a signal to pull up, but it looked a little panicked.
Gao Ming's heart tightened, and he hurriedly looked at it.
I saw Ding Basi leaning against the cliff and carefully standing firm at the foothold. He held an herb in one hand, protected it behind him, and held a knife across his chest in the other, staring on guard.
Gao Ming looked to the other side, but it was a big earthy yellow python, out of nowhere, entrenched on a small tree that grew out of a cliff, spitting out letters, "staring" at Ding Basi, ready to move.
The python was the thickness of a wrist, and the momentum was terrifying, and Gao Ming was very anxious when he saw it.
At this moment, this person and the python are still in a stalemate, and Gao Ming does not dare to pull the rope rashly, for fear of alarming the python and harming Ding Basi.
Between the cliffs, Ding Basi slowly put the herbs in his hand into the bag around his waist.
The python's head turned slightly, as if it was extremely concerned about the herb.
As soon as the herbs were in the bag, the python became more and more impatient. Its upper body slowly lifted higher and higher, and the scales on its body churned, reflecting the sunlight, and it was about to pounce forward at any time.
Gao Ming was anxious in his heart, lowered his voice and shouted: "Big brother, it is asking for herbs, you quickly drop the herbs!"
He was afraid that the shouting would alarm the python and be detrimental to Ding Basi. But in fact, the python's hearing is more sensitive, and it makes no sense for him to do so.
Gao Ming was indeed in a hurry, his brain was a little confused, and he couldn't think too much of it at all.
And Ding Basi was unmoved, and seemed to have made up his mind to ask for this herb, and he wanted to protect the herb desperately.
Gao Ming's heart was even more anxious, when was it, this herb was so precious?
I saw that Ding Basi's figure was not moving, and the knife was firmly horizontal in front of him, and his momentum was condensed.
The python's head was raised, its long neck arched, and it was ready to attack.
At this time, Ding Basi had already put the herbs into his bag, and with one free hand, he slowly took out a snow-white cloth roll from his arms.
Gao Ming then remembered what Min Niang said before.
Gao Ming also took out the piccolo from his arms, but he didn't get Ding Basi's instructions, and he was a little hesitant for a while, whether to blow it or not.
Gao Ming looked worriedly at Ding Basi below.
Expecting this roll of white cloth to scare off pythons is probably a bit whimsical. And I heard that pythons and the like are all blind, where can they tell what white cloth is black cloth.
Facing the big python that showed momentum, Ding Basi did not hesitate. He even calmed down, completely unaware that he was gambling at the moment, and the stake was his own life, and the odds of winning didn't seem to be high.
Ding Basi became more and more calm, and slowly unfolded the white silk very calmly and firmly.
When a curtain of white cloth was unfolded, horizontally between the man and the python, the momentum of the python was somewhat restrained.
Ding Basi calmly wrapped the white cloth around his body. The python hesitated, and its arched body gradually relaxed.
Ding Basi didn't dare to slack off for a moment to stare at the python, seeing that the python was always "staring" at himself, constantly twisting his body uneasily, but he didn't make any movement.
Ding Basi was even more stable in his heart, and he was even more stable in his heart, and quietly made an upward gesture to Gao Ming.
He didn't dare to raise his head, he wanted to keep an eye on the python, and he didn't know, Gao Ming saw his gesture or not.
Soon, the rope pulled, and Ding Basi's body slowly lifted up.
The python also "stared" at Ding Basi, and as Ding Basi's body rose up, the cold head slowly leaned up.