Chapter 2 Greater Khingan Mountains

I knew it might be impossible, but I still made the final request.

Fat Ma handed a cigarette to Lao Zhang. After Lao Zhang took it, he clicked it and took it in. The smoke he spit out was particularly clear here.

The world here looks green, the sky is green, the clouds are green, the earth is green, and even the air is green.

Fat Ma said, "Uncle Zhang, as long as you help us find a guide," and then whispered in his ear.

Uncle Zhang whispered, "This is not about money!" Tell me what you're going to do!"

I can't tell the truth at the moment, just when I don't know how to answer.

Lao Zhang didn't wait for us to answer, so he asked, "Are you here to search for gold!"

"Gold panning?" I heard this strange word.

Lao Zhang continued: "There is a place called Rouge Ditch in Daxing'anling, which once attracted many people to search for gold, but now it has been cleaned up."

Hearing Lao Zhang's words, I observed his face and wanted to see how to answer. If he answers in the affirmative, will he be disgusted? What about the negative answer?

But it turns out that I worry too much.

Fat Ma was obviously interested. He grabbed Lao Zhang and asked questions about where the rouge ditch was.

Lao Zhang shook his head and said, "If you had come a few years earlier, you might have found something else. Now it won't work." He turned down the volume and said, "Many places in Daxing'anling were guarded by the People's Liberation Army. It is rumored that there are many big gold mines in it."

Lao Zhang saw that Fatty Ma was so interested and probably guessed that we were gold digers.

I didn't defend it either, since he is not disgusted with gold diggers. After saying a lot, the problem came back.

Lao Zhang said, "Do you really want to go into the mountain?"

I nodded heavily and showed my determination.

After a long time, Lao Zhang spit out two words from his mouth, "Okay!"

This is a response to our request. Thank you, Uncle Zhang," I said quickly.

Lao Zhang said to me, "Don't be happy too early. Whether he agrees or not is another thing!"

"Who is he?" The clay figurine asked.

Lao Zhang's eyes were a little empty and said, "He is a strange man. Speaking of which, he is still my nephew!"

Fat Ma said, "Uncle Zhang, it's your nephew. That's not your old thing!"

Lao Zhang said to Fatty Ma: He is a weirdo, how can I easily solve it with one sentence!

Fat Ma laughed a few times and handed over another cigarette. He must ask Lao Zhang to do it for us.

Lao Zhang told us something about this strange man all the way. After that, we understood that he was the son who went into the mountain to work as a tour guide for the National Geographic Measurement Team.

I heard from Lao Zhang that later, in order to find out how his father died, he went to that area alone several times. Although he was injured every time, he came back alive.

"Did you find it?" Fat Ma asked.

Lao Zhang shook his head and said, "Their death was strange but tragic. Even the coroner did not find out the cause of death."

All the way, Lao Zhang took us to a yard.

A man is czheng zaiing wood in the yard, and the wood opens in response, which is all solved with a knife.

Lao Zhang shouted, "Second child!" The person who split the wood was stunned for a while, but ignored Lao Zhang and continued to chop the wood.

Lao Zhang approached and patted the second child on the back and asked, "What's the matter, the second child, your Uncle Zhang didn't mess with you!"

The second child got up and went into the inner room and said, "Don't call me by my nickname. I have a big name."

Lao Zhang chased him in with a smile, and the three of us stood awkwardly in the yard. About a quarter of an hour later, Lao Zhang and the second son came out.

Lao Zhang came out and said, "The second child wants to hear your reasons!"

Hearing the word Erwazi appear again, a pale color flashed on Erwazi's face. He turned his face and stared at us, as if staring at the prey, full of wildness.

I replied, "We went to the mountains to search for gold."

The second child made a sound. I didn't say anything.

Lao Zhang answered, "My task has been completed, so I will go first. You can discuss the next follow-up matters by yourselves." With that, he walked out.

After Lao Zhang's back disappeared, we all looked back at the second child.

I asked, "What's your name?"

He replied, "Just call me a big tree!"

"You promised to be our tour guide!" I continued.

"You didn't tell the truth, I won't help you!" The big tree refused directly.

Fat Ma scolded anxiously, "Why did you go back on your back? You just promised well."

Da Shu said coldly, "I just wanted to deal with Uncle Zhang!"

Fat Ma wanted to say something, but I stopped him.

I said, "Do you mean you are willing to be our guide as long as we tell you the truth?"

The big tree didn't say yes or no.

"In that case, I will treat each other with sincerity," I said. So I told him the beginning and end of the matter and showed him the things.

He looked at the photos of the hills and was stunned.

The clay figurine saw some clues and asked, "Have you seen the person in the photo?"

Dashu hurriedly returned the photo to me and denied it. Then he said, "It's very late today. Let's go to the mountain tomorrow morning!" After saying that, he turned around and went into the inner room.

"Uncle Zhang is right. This man is a weirdo," Ma Fatty said.

We stood in the yard for a while and went back to Lao Zhang's house. Tonight we will rest at Lao Zhang's house for one night.

When we entered the door, Lao Zhang asked me how things were going.

I nodded and said, "Tomorrow morning."

The tour guide has been settled. Uncle Zhang treated us warmly in the evening. After dinner, we went to rest and got up tomorrow morning.

When we were on the kang at night, the three of us discussed it for a while. Then go to sleep.

The next morning, as soon as the sky lit up, we said goodbye to Uncle Zhang. Uncle Zhang prepared dry food and water for us for several days. And the tent when he usually works in the mountains.

Although Fatty Ma also paid a lot of money, I still thank him. It is not easy to meet a person who is willing to help himself in an unfamiliar place.

As soon as I went out, a cold wind blew against me, and my face hurt!

The current season is mid-April, and the south of the Yangtze River is flying grass and spring parade.

And the temperature here is still a few degrees below zero, the ground is dry and the snow has not completely faded. The only thing is this unconcealable green. A piece of water and soil makes a person.

When we rushed to the yard where the tree was located, the tree was ready, carrying a basket on its back and a shotgun on its shoulder.

When Fatty Ma saw the shotgun, his eyes glowed, quickly greeted the tree, and finally took out a shotgun from his hand.

Fat Ma said with words, "Although it is not as good as American goods, it will be used!"

The big tree said in the yard, "You must listen to the command after going up the mountain, otherwise I will not be responsible for your accident."

I nodded and said that there was no problem, and so did the clay figurine. Fatty Ma was still excited to get the gun again and hurriedly agreed.

I showed him the map yesterday.

Daxing'anling is located in the northern part of Heilongjiang Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is a watershed between the Inner Mongolia Plateau and the Songliao Plain. From the Heilongjiang River in the north to the upper valley of the Xila Mulun River in the south, it runs northeast-southwest, with a total length of more than 1,200 kilometers, 200-300 kilometers wide, and 1100-1400 meters above sea level. The main peak is Soyueji Mountain.

Following the big tree, he found a gap under the Great Xing'an Mountains and went into the mountain.

"Why don't you take the right path?" Fat Ma asked.

The big tree simply replied, "You are not doing business." Fatty Ma was almost furious by what he said, but was quickly stopped by the clay figurine.

The big tree reminds us that there may be traps in the mountains, so let us be careful. In order to avoid this, each of us folded a branch to explore the way.

After walking for a while, the mountain began to become steep, and we were tired and kept feeling white. The light is also getting stronger, although there is no sun.

After walking for another while, the big tree stopped to let us replenish our energy.

We have seen many wild animals along the way, and they don't seem to be very afraid of people.

There are trees around which are thick trees that several people can't hold in adults, and there are also green trees towering into the sky. Of course, there are also small seedlings, grass and so on that have just sprouted.

During the break, I took out the map and looked at it. I found that the map was a map. If I really want to get close to this mountain, the actual situation is completely different. If we walk in by ourselves, even if we don't encounter anything else, getting lost may become a fatal existence.