On the Road
Zhao Yijing said that Meng Xiu didn't have a bank, and the jade business was all cash transactions. Accountant Liu took out 300,000 yuan from the safe and gave it to us. 10,000 yuan was only about one centimeter thick. Together with Zhao Yijing's 200,000 yuan, there were a total of 50 bundles. We'll split up. The three of them will each take 100,000 yuan, and I'll take 200,000 yuan. Zhao Yijing had brought a type of underwear that was specially used to store money. The yuan could be placed in bundles in a zipper pocket. He and Cleto each had a 5.4 pistol.
I'm going to say goodbye to Uncle Lin. He had aged even more. When he heard that I was going to Mengxiu, his face actually had a bit of reluctance and loneliness.
I stayed in front of Autumn Goose's grave for a while and gave her and her mother some mountain flower cakes. He said to Uncle Lin,"Take care of yourself." I'll come and see you when I get back!"
Uncle Lin nodded." Alright, go ahead. Be careful." Remember, you have to cherish your life at all times. Money is just a worldly possession after all. You're still young."
When I was about to turn the corner, I looked back at Uncle Lin. He stood in the wind and waved at me. My heart ached.
I don't know whether I'll be lucky or unlucky this time. Before I set off, I went to bid farewell to Xiao You.
Little You and Little Yin were cooking and cutting vegetables. "You, I'm leaving early tomorrow morning. Today is the last meal you've cooked." What delicious food are you making?"
Xiao You put down the kitchen knife and looked at me. I was shocked. Her eyes were red. The two of them looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.
"Hmph, I thought you were going to leave without saying a word!”She smiled." Finally, you're here to say something.”
She forced a smile.
"How could that be? If the others didn't say it, you would have to say it.”I smiled." You left without saying a word. Do you still have the face to meet me in the future?"”
"Is everything ready?" she asked with a smile. What is it?"
I said I brought something.
"Little Enz, I'll go to the bamboo shed with him.”she said.
We arrived at the house where she and Enz were staying. She took out something wrapped in paper and a pair of rubber shoes from a canvas bag under the bed and gave them to me.
I opened the paper and found a sharp single-edged dagger inside. It had a milky-white horn handle and was inlaid with red and blue plexiglass and silver wire. It was very exquisite.
"You can't wear leather shoes on the mountain road. You have to wear rubber shoes. My mother gave me this knife. Take it with you for self-defense.”
My heart was hot and my neck was stiff. This is a precious thing your mother gave you. I'm afraid you'll lose it on the way. Why don't I take the shoes and you keep the knife?”
"Since I'm giving it to you, take it if you don't mind. If you dislike it, then forget it." she said angrily.
"Alright, alright, alright. I will definitely treasure it carefully.”
"Be careful on the road and listen to Cleto. He's a local and knows more than you. Doing that kind of business was very risky, and it would not be smooth sailing. If they were careless, they would suffer losses and be in danger. "You must be careful. I, I…" She could not continue and turned around.
I was very touched and said emotionally,"Xiao You, don't worry, I will be careful." I'll bring you a present when I come back. By the way, tell me what you like.”
"I don't want anything. I just want you to come back safely.”She didn't look at me and left the room as she spoke.
The next day, the company sent us on our way. Duan Ming held my hand and said,"Da Bao, come back as soon as you get the goods." Let's try doing this kind of business. It's also a way to make money. But remember, safety is the first priority. Everything else is secondary. I wish you a safe journey, all your wishes come true, and everyone will be rich!”
"Deputy Manager Zhu will be in charge of this trip. You have to be careful and ensure the safety of the company's assets. Of course, you two know that.”Chen Peng said," I believe that you will complete the task given to you by the company. Alright, let's go!"
After bidding farewell to everyone in the company, we headed south along the highway. After walking for a while, the road was cut off and we took a small path. Khritor said that it was more than 100 kilometers from here to Mengxiu, and it was all mountain roads. They were still walking on the easiest route.
At noon, we were walking on the mountain path halfway up the hill. There was a dense thatch in the valley on the left. The mountain path was covered by grass, and the road could not be seen clearly. It was very difficult to walk. Zhu 'er couldn't help but curse at what kind of stupid road this was. She moved with every step, afraid that she would slip down the valley, and walked slower than a snail.
I almost laughed out loud when I saw his short and fat body, sweating profusely, and the way he walked. He accidentally tripped on the grass and stumbled, falling down the valley. Fortunately, the slope wasn't steep. I simply slid down the grass and fell into the thatch that was as deep as my chest. She felt that her feet were soft, as if she had stepped into mud.
Zhu 'er saw this and laughed out loud. "Brother Li, did you fall?" Zhao Yijing called out. Are you hurt?"
"Come on, we can't stay in there!"”As he spoke, he took out a hemp rope from his pocket and untied it before throwing it at me.
In just a short while, I felt a strange itch on my body, and many things crawled into my clothes. I was shocked and immediately grabbed the rope. I pulled and climbed quickly up the mountain path.
"Quickly take off your clothes!" Cleto called out.
I quickly took off my clothes, and everyone cried out in surprise. There were dozens of yellow-black worms crawling on my body, and each worm had a bloodstain on its tail.
"Quickly take off your pants!" Crito shouted.
After he took off his pants, there were even more bugs. I felt goosebumps all over my body. Zhao Yijing was anxious. She used her hand to pinch the worm and pulled hard, but the worm was so slippery that she could not pinch it or pull it down.
Clitto unbuttoned his pants and peed on my body. "Charge at him!" he shouted as he charged.
Zhao Yijing was stunned. She also unbuttoned her pants and peed at me. When Zhu 'er saw this, she laughed so hard that she clapped her hands. The fat all over her body trembled. She also took out something and rushed towards me, trying her best to rush towards the higher ground.
I was afraid and angry, and I was about to lose my temper. I saw the bugs curl up under the rush of urine and slide down my body. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so I could only stand still and let them rush. After a while, the bugs fell down, but Zhu 'er still rushed forward. I pushed him down and scolded,"You're freaking happy, aren't you? Do you believe that I will kick you off?”
He cursed as he got up, looked at me, and didn't say anything.
Although the bug was gone, my body was still bleeding non-stop. It was painful and itchy.
"Khritol, what the hell is this?”I asked.
"Don't be afraid. It's okay. These were leeches. It'll be fine after a while."
"Why isn't there any more blood?" Zhao Yijing asked.
"Don't be afraid. It will stop after a while.”
Sure enough, the bleeding slowly stopped.
"Well, that thing's crawling fast; it's only been a minute, and it's all over me. Goosebumps. Just thinking about it makes my flesh melt." Zhu 'er said.
"Everyone, be careful. There were many troubles along the way. Everyone, listen to me and do as I say.”said Clito.
Although it was spring, the sun was still very hot. Everyone was thirsty and tired, but they could not find a spring. He found a puddle of green water at the foot of a rock, but Krito said that he couldn't drink it because there was something inside. Zhu Er said,"What the hell is there? If you don't drink water, you'll die. I don't believe it.”He scooped up the water and looked at it, then splashed it into the water again. He cursed," There are really some damn bugs in there."”
My throat was parched. Looking at the water carefully, the water was clear, but there were countless unknown microorganisms swimming in it. Who would dare to drink it? He could only swallow his saliva.
"Hold on a little longer. There's a stockade ahead.”said Clito.
As dusk approached, we saw a wooden building on the mountainside across the banana forest. Kelituo said that it was a Wa village, and his sister married into the village. We can stay the night and leave tomorrow.
Krito's sister looked like an old woman in her fifties, but Krito said he was only forty. Hard life, primitive labor, and backward customs made Wa women age prematurely.
The younger sister smiled when she saw her younger brother. Her weathered face was full of wrinkles. The two siblings chattered for a while in Wa language that we couldn't understand. His sister went out. When he came back, he took out a banana flower from the basket on his back.
She killed a chicken and started a fire in the fireplace in the central room. After boiling the water in the pot, she put the chopped chicken into the pot. After it was cooked, she added rice, pumpkin, banana flowers, and salt.
I looked at the soup in the pot that had been dyed black by the banana flowers. There were chicken and pumpkin floating in a mess, and I couldn't help but lose my appetite. However, Zhao Yijing said that this was the Wa tribe's best food. It was called chicken and rice. It was obvious that she treated us as distinguished guests. This was a very difficult thing to enjoy, and he wondered if Khritow's brother-in-law would be willing.
As we were talking, Sister Klitou and her brother-in-law came back. When they saw us, they smiled and didn't say anything. When he saw what was in the pot, his face darkened. When he saw Ke Li Tuo take out two bottles of white wine from his bag, his expression turned better. He went into the room and took out a pile of clay bowls.
There was no table. We sat around the fire pit, each with two bowls in front of them, one filled with rice and the other with white wine. However, without chopsticks, she didn't know how to eat. Just as she was feeling puzzled, her brother-in-law raised his wine bowl and spoke. It seemed like he was toasting her. Hence, everyone took a big gulp. Just as she was about to grab a pair of chopsticks, her brother-in-law had already reached out his index and middle fingers into the bowl and picked up a piece of chicken before putting it into his mouth. His sister also started eating with her hands.
Seeing that the three of us were frozen, Khritor laughed and got up to go outside. Not long after, he came back with a bunch of thin bamboos in his hand and gave each of us two.
I didn't know if it was because I was too hungry or because the rotten rice was delicious, but I ate very sweetly.
After dinner, Zhao Yijing told me that they didn't use chopsticks or wash the dishes. There were many people suffering from stomach diseases. As expected, he did not wash the dishes.
If he didn't even wash the dishes, he probably didn't know how to wash his face or feet, right? I thought,"Sure enough, I don't want to wash. My brother-in-law and sister went to sleep in the house." The few of us didn't even take off our clothes and slept by the fire pit.
The moon came out. There was no wind. It was a quiet moonlit night. The night was so quiet that one could even hear their own heartbeats. It turned out that silence could be so quiet. The silence in the city could not be considered quiet at all.
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