Chapter 173: Rescue Mission
This is a bunch of high-rollers with a lot of spending power!
So Lao Liu also warmly invited them before sending them out.
Even if half of these people stayed at the inn for a night when they came back and looked at the stars, it would be enough to increase the inn's turnover a lot.
Because Lao Liu cured their high reaction, and they also bought high-quality and low-cost cordyceps here, these people all said that when they came to Namco after transferring from other places, they must visit Tianlu Inn again.
Lao Liu didn't doubt this. Most of these people are northern tourists, and if they go back, as long as they don't go down the 318 Sichuan-Tibet line, they will inevitably return the same way. They will definitely pass by the inn at that time......
After sending away these hidden high-rollers, Lao Liu pulled Chu Qian and Tashi Dawa into the car, and drove to Obacuo in a puff of smoke.
When the old man Basang Gyaltsen looked at the cash of about 100,000 yuan in front of him and the receipt notification that appeared on his youngest son's mobile phone, the old man was also a little dumbfounded.
"Dawa, all this money is the money from selling Cordyceps today?, all those Cordyceps have been sold?" the old man asked Tashi Dawa with a pair of big eyes and a serious look.
At this time, the old man didn't care about asking Tashi Dawa to translate, and directly communicated with Tashi Dawa in Tibetan.
"Yes, all this money is the money from Brother Liu's sale of Cordyceps, all of them were sold out in the morning, those guests are really rich, not even vague. If it weren't for the limited quantity of Cordyceps, maybe these people would have been able to buy some......"
The two of them chattered and communicated, but Lao Liu couldn't understand it, so he could only talk to Basang Gyaltsen's youngest son.
It's just that this man who is nearly forty years old doesn't speak Mandarin very well, and he almost bursts out word by word, and it is very difficult to communicate. Therefore, the two chickens said a few words to the duck, and the people ignored Lao Liu and communicated with his father and Tashi Dawa.
It didn't take long for the old man to get some excitement and kick his youngest son out to call someone.
These cordyceps were all put together by the villagers of Obacuo, but they were not only sold out at once, but also sold at a rare high price.
You must know that although the price given by the old man Basang Gyaltsen was one level lower than the price on the market, that is, the first-class grass was sold according to the market price of the second-grade grass, and the second-class grass was sold according to the price of the third-grade grass in the market, but this price was far higher than the purchase price of the drug dealer.
To put it bluntly, the price of these three kilograms of Cordyceps is almost as high as the price of selling seven or even eight kilograms of Cordyceps from drug dealers!
Cordyceps is not easy to dig now. Although there are still many Cordyceps in the grassland, in recent years, with the continuous degradation of the grassland and the change of climate and environment, it is becoming more and more difficult to dig.
More than 10 years ago, it was relatively easy for an experienced herder or child to dig 40 or 50 or even 60 or 70 Cordyceps a day.
In many areas of the plateau, especially in northern Tibet, schools hold special "cordyceps holidays" every year for children to go home and dig for cordyceps.
There are many reasons why there is such a holiday.
The main reason is the soaring price of Cordyceps.
In the 60s of the last century, one kilogram of Cordyceps on the plateau could only be exchanged for two packs of cigarettes with a unit price of 3 cents; in the 70s, the state purchase price of Cordyceps was only 21 yuan per kilogram; by the mid-90s, the price per kilogram of Cordyceps was about 2,000 yuan; in the new century, the price of Cordyceps has reached 100,000 yuan per kilogram; and the price of Cordyceps has increased 50 times in 10 years! At present, the price of one kilogram of first-grade grass is close to 300,000 yuan!
The soaring price of Cordyceps has formed a kind of "Cordyceps economy" in the plateau. Some local farmers and herdsmen, who did not have the habit of collecting Cordyceps on a large scale, have gradually joined the harvesting army.
Cordyceps is low in cost and high in profit. Even if a person only digs ten cordyceps a day, according to the current price, he can buy at least more than 2,000 yuan!
It is precisely because the soaring price of Cordyceps has given Tibetans a way to get rich, so more and more people are starting to dig Cordyceps. For example, there are about 40,000 people in Dangquka County, and after the Cordyceps harvesting season arrives in May and June every year, more than 20,000 people lock their doors, ride horses, and carry tents into the mountains, and they go for 50 or 60 days.
Because the peak season for digging Cordyceps is in May and June every year, and there are only about 50 days. During this period, farmers and herdsmen moved their families up the mountain, and there was no one to take care of the children who went to school, and the Cordyceps had a small head, so the children had good eyesight and dug a lot. More than 10 years ago, an "experienced" elementary school student could dig up nearly 100 cordyceps every day!
In this way, the school will inevitably have to make way for the "Cordyceps economy", which has formed the children at home to become the main force in digging Cordyceps!
The tools used to dig Cordyceps are special pickaxes and shovels. After the discovery of Cordyceps, in order not to damage the insect body, people dug up the surrounding turf along with the soil.
In the past, people had to leave some seeds for digging Cordyceps and did not dig them all at once, but now people are eager to dig up all the Cordyceps at once, and very few people will backfill the turf and soil. In this way, digging a single Cordyceps plant will destroy at least about 30 square centimeters of turf, and the area that will be trampled and run over by vehicles during the excavation process will be larger.
As a result, the vegetation was destroyed in the process of digging up Cordyceps, leaving thousands of people digging holes, greatly accelerating the rate of soil erosion during the rainy season.
This is also the main reason why the digging of Cordyceps has become more and more difficult over the years.
Now, even an "experienced" elementary school student can dig twenty or thirty cordyceps a day!
However, the situation is much better on the Obacuo side, after all, almost all of the areas where Cordyceps is abundant are the pastures of the herders in the village. And there is also a discerning old man in the village, Basang Gyaltsen.
The old man is still very good at soil and water protection and Cordyceps protection, he strictly ordered the villagers to pay attention to the protection of water and soil when digging Cordyceps, and will not use the "cut off children and grandchildren" type of excavation method, so every year Obacuo can always collect Cordyceps of good quality.
But no matter how protected it is, it is an indisputable fact that the number of Cordyceps is declining every year.
The old man didn't expect Lao Liu to sell all the inventory in the village at one time, and he also sold it at a high price, so that he could control the quantity of Cordyceps when he dug it next year, so as to protect the growth environment of Cordyceps here as much as possible.
Since the cordyceps have been sold, and they have been sold at a high price, the old man naturally wants to gather the villagers to celebrate.
Anyway, now the villagers in the village have nothing to do, the cattle and sheep have been transferred, and the villagers are either going to Sunshine City to worship, or they are turning mountains and rivers, or they are helping out at the Starry Sky House.
I can take this opportunity to thank Boss Liu......
There are a total of six administrative villages in Zhongning Township, which are composed of dozens of natural villages. Obacuo is one of the natural villages with 18 herdsmen, which is relatively large among the natural villages in Zhongning Township.
Except for the villagers who went to Nikko City to worship and offer ghee and went to the lake in the north of the mountain, the other villagers came back happily after hearing the call of the old man Basang Gyaltsen.
The cordyceps placed in Boss Xiao Liu's place were sold for nearly 560,000 yuan, with an average of more than 30,000 yuan per family, which is a lot of income.
However, as the protagonist of this incident, Lao Liu did not have the opportunity to participate in this celebration.
Because Li Junyi, Liu Ruoying, Shi Qiang and Cai Jintao drove two cars to the door.
"Angzi, this morning we received a distress message, two cars and seven people entered the no-man's land north of Shuanghu, and got lost, and two of them had serious high reactions. And both cars broke down, and they used satellite phones to call for help once, but when they were contacted again, they were no longer available. Now a rescue team has been dispatched from the Blackwater, and the rescue team from Blackwater has also contacted our Sunshine City Blue Sky Rescue Team, hoping that we can assist in the search and rescue of these seven temporarily lost tourists. ”
After seeing Liu Moang, Li Junyi was not ambiguous and directly stated the purpose of coming here this time. All four of them wore the uniforms of the Blue Sky Rescue Team.
"Lost contact?" Lao Liu scratched his scalp and felt a little tricky.
Shi Qiang nodded and said, "That's right, it's in a state of disconnection now." ”
Li Junyi asked, "Can you come along?" to be exact, we need your dragon." It's okay to say that Shuanghu is good in summer, but now we don't dare to run there without a car with super off-road ability. ”
Liu Ruoying answered: "If we just go to Shuanghu County, then it's easy to say, although the road conditions over there are not bad, but there is a road." But the problem is that the seven people went to the no-man's land in the north of the county, and in this kind of weather, even Brother Cai's birds of prey dare not enter easily. ”
Lao Liu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Yi, have you been to Shuanghu before?"
The four of them all nodded, and Li Junyi said: "I've been there, but I've been there in the summer, and we haven't been in the winter." ”
"Then if we go, what are the chances of rescuing those seven people?"
"It's hard to say, no one knows what their situation is now. But I can assure you that we're safe. Because we are operating with the rescue team on the Blackwater side, if something really goes wrong, the troops on the Blackwater side will dispatch helicopters. ”
These words made Lao Liu feel a little relieved, he turned his head to look at Chu Qian, but found that Chu Qian's eyes were shining.
Chu Qian gently pulled Lao Liu and whispered in his ear: "Let's go, let's go together!" Although it was a pleading tone, it was very resolute to speak.
"Okay!" Lao Liu just hesitated for a moment and agreed.
In fact, even if Chu Qian didn't say it, Lao Liu was ready to take a trip. Now that he has joined the Sunshine City Blue Sky Rescue Team, when the rescue team needs him, he has to show the attitude he should have.
And Lao Liu's easily turbulent heart did not allow him to stay in the inn.
"Okay, then you hurry up and pick up, let's go now. Time is of the essence, and saving lives is important. From here to Shuanghu County, we have to run for at least more than ten hours, so we must hurry. Li Junyi is also unambiguous.
Lao Liu nodded, turned upstairs and picked up things.
Although it is a rescue, you must also bring all your own equipment. The Twin Lakes, especially the north side of the Twin Lakes, are truly no-man's land. The hinterland of Hoh Xil is just north of the Twin Lakes, which is also the hinterland of the Qiangtang Plateau.
Everything was ready-made and quickly picked up.
However, equipment alone is not enough, and other things must also be prepared.
Lao Liu called Tenzin Wangmu over, he, the boss, was leaving, and someone at the bar of the inn had to be watched, and Tenzin Wangmu was the most suitable for this role.
In fact, if Chu Qian didn't follow, she would be the boss lady, but the problem is that Lao Liu knows very well that his daughter-in-law doesn't look quiet on the outside, but she is more turbulent than his Lao Liu in her heart. If she dares not to let her follow, Lao Liu estimates that when she comes back, this girl may run back to Hangzhou.
Lao Liu called Tian Peng over again, as soon as Tian Peng heard this, he turned around and left without saying a word, and after a while, this guy came with two big bags.
"I'll go with you, if there's any glitch with your car along the way, I can fix it!
Anyway, the car is big enough, and Tian Peng has no problem going. However, because Lao Liu has two sets of team uniforms here for the time being, Tian Peng can wear them, and Chu Qian can't wear them.
This is not a problem, Chu Qian herself is not even a reserve player, and she can't wear a team uniform. Tian Peng is still a reserve player.
Half an hour later, three cars and seven people were ready to go.
The white lion was naturally lying in the trunk of the dragon, but before leaving, Lao Liu suddenly felt that he should bring the dumplings with him, so he whistled despite everyone's strange eyes.
The next moment, the eyes of Li Junyi and the four of them completely turned into envy.
", when did you get a golden eagle? This is a national protected animal. ”
After putting the dumplings in the back seat, Lao Liu shrugged his shoulders and said, "A few months ago, there was a Tibetan compatriot on the Pana side who rescued a golden eagle chick, and this guy is it. At that time, this guy was dying, so I saved it, and after bringing it back to the inn, I wanted to wait for it to grow up and send it to the relevant departments, but I didn't expect this guy to live well here, and he learned to hunt, so I let it live here. Oh yes, I gave this guy a name, Dumpling!"
"Dumplings, what the hell is this name?" Li Junyi was dumbfounded, causing the dumplings to rattle at him twice.
The back seat of the Thunder Dragon is large enough that the dumplings are no problem lying on it.
When there is a road, the dumplings follow in the car, and when they enter the dirt road, they can be released and followed in the sky.
Of course, they also loaded a lot of supplies before departure, and the rear bucket of Cai Jintao's Raptor F150 was large enough to put a lot of things.
He also had two spare oil drums in his car, one for gasoline and one for diesel. The plateau is very strict about refueling, and it is basically impossible for ordinary people to want extra refueling. However, when the Sunshine City Blue Sky Rescue Team is performing rescue missions, it can rely on relevant certificates to refuel at Sinopec's gas stations.
After all, once on a rescue mission, the devil knows how many miles their car will run. Just like this time when they entered the no-man's land north of Shuanghu Lake to carry out a rescue mission, if they didn't bring extra fuel, their car might also break down on the road because of the lack of fuel.
"Brother Yi, why did Brother Cai have time to follow?"
"He, just in time for his annual leave, but just after taking a day off, he encountered this incident, and he insisted on coming along. ”
The four cars ran along National Highway 109 to Cheng, Dangquka County, filled the car with fuel at a Sinopec gas station, and filled up the two spare oil drums with the certificate, and the car turned directly onto the road to Namco that Lao Liu had walked.
If you want to go to Twin Lakes, cross the Naganla Pass and go straight to Bangor is the nearest way!