On the half-slope at the edge of the highland, Wei Ran, who was sitting on the ground, picked up a handful of weeds and wiped the dirt off the medicine bottle he had just dug out. Then he took out a pack of wet wipes, tore them open, and carefully wiped the last part of the bottle.
A trace of stain.
Looking back in the direction of Xia Shushi, Wei Ran took out his cell phone and turned on the flashlight function, placed it on the brown bottle, and then raised his eyes to it.
Through the light, he could clearly see that the bottle seemed to be stuffed with something that looked like a ball of animal hair mixed with soil, as well as a lump that was unclear whether it was wood or stone, and a stick that seemed to be
Like shoelaces, it can be a flat rope as wide as a leek leaf.
In addition, there is a ball of something that looks like paper inside, and there seems to be something wrapped in it.
Do you want to unscrew it and take a look?
Wei Ran looked at the glass medicine bottle in his hand. In fact, he could get it out even without opening it. Eighty percent of the bottle was filled with tinder.
I just don’t know if there are any details that need to be opened to be discovered, such as...like the medicine bottle that Xia Shushi found, the photo posted on the inside of the bottle cap?
After much thought, he finally temporarily placed the glass bottle and the fire sickle he just found together, and continued to hold the metal detector and start drawing circles, trying to find more clues.
Not to mention, after continuing to explore towards the bottom of the slope for almost an hour, he actually made a new discovery.
What he dug out of the soil this time was a cigarette pot covered with green rust and a cigarette holder made of the same material. The distance between the two objects was less than half a meter.
Finally, Wei Ran explored the area near the bottom of the slope, and found nothing, climbed back to the top of the slope, taking the fire sickle and glass medicine bottle he had just discovered with him.
"I was about to ask you to come up for breakfast... did you just find out?!"
Xia Shushi exclaimed after seeing the discovery in Wei Ran's hand, "Why didn't you call me?! Ah Zhi!"
"Can these things still escape?"
While Wei Ran was talking, he placed the excavated fire sickle, glass bottle, cigarette pot, and cigarette holder on the lid of a lunch box that the other party had vacated, and kept asking, "How is your situation?"
"It's okay"
Xia Shushi blew his nose, took out a strong flashlight, turned it on and attached it to the newly discovered glass medicine bottle. While observing it, he asked, "Do you think we should open it and take a look?"
“I don’t think it’s necessary for the time being.”
As Wei Ran spoke, he poured himself a bowl of hot butter tea, and then took out two large buns he bought yesterday. While eating, he said, "Especially this place and the environment are not suitable for opening, so I think I should think about it."
I'm thinking of going back when the weather is nice."
"Go back now?"
“It’s better to go back early”
Wei Ran finished a bun stuffed with cabbage and yak meat in a few mouthfuls, pointed at the glass bottle he had just dug out, and said, "Don't you want to open it earlier and take a look? Besides, you sneeze one after another, I think you still
It’s better to go to the hospital as soon as possible.”
"I didn't... sneeze!" Xia Shushi sneezed again before he could finish his words.
Seeing this, Wei Ran simply put down what he was eating and drinking, rummaged through the cabinets in the other party's camper, found a first aid kit without even cutting off the label, found a thermometer and handed it to the other party.
“Measure it yourself”
Wei Ran picked up food and drink again, "This place is about 3,400 meters above sea level. If you really catch a cold or have a fever, you may develop pulmonary edema and brain edema, which can be fatal."
Hearing this, Xia Shushi took the thermometer, shook it carelessly and stuffed it into his armpit, and said nonchalantly, "It's not as serious as you said. I had a cold last time, and it didn't matter. Not only have I been
We are all breathing oxygen, but this time I prepared an oxygen bottle, which is open enough for breathing."
"Let's take your temperature first."
Wei Ran was too lazy to argue with the other party about this kind of thing. Things like high reflexes depended on physical fitness and metaphysics, but no matter what he looked at, he didn't want to risk the other party's life.
Seeing this, Xia Shushi, who had clamped the thermometer, simply sat down at the table, picked up the can bottle Wei Ran found again, and began to look at and guess.
About five minutes later, Xia Shushi took out the thermometer, looked at it, and said nonchalantly, "37:1, it's not a big problem."
“Not that big of a deal”
Wei Ran, who had already finished his breakfast, had no time to listen to the other party's nonsense. He pulled the other party's camper car and walked out while greeting him, "Okay, come down with me quickly."
"you still..."
"Stop talking nonsense, go quickly, just take what you dug, don't pack the rest."
Wei Ran said as he pulled the camper out of the tent.
Xia Shushi opened his mouth, but in the end he could only put the few things they found into his pockets, and followed them out of the tent obediently.
Following Wei Ran back to the roadside, Wei Ran signaled Xia Shushi to get into the Prado, then he carried the oxygen bottle in and opened the valve slightly.
"Close the car door tightly and don't open it until I come back. Of course, don't smoke or play with lighters either."
After Wei Ran finished speaking, without waiting for the other party to speak, he took away the car keys he had just taken out, and then closed the car door with a bang.
Ruka Soseki sat in this simple hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and Wei Ran slowly loaded all the things in the other party's camper into the cargo bed of his pickup truck, and then went back and packed his camper.
As well as the two people's tents, camping equipment and all kinds of garbage that they took out like setting up stalls, they were all pulled back and put into the cargo bucket.
After such busy work, Xia Shushi himself sat in the car for more than half an hour.
After opening the car door and closing the valve of the oxygen cylinder, Wei Ran looked at Xia Shushi's face, thought for a moment and then picked up the oxygen cylinder, "Take your things and go to my car."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xia Shushi opened his mouth, and finally took all the things honestly and followed Wei Ran into the pickup truck.
After Xia Shushi was placed, Weiran started the car and drove back. Xia Shushi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also fell asleep in a daze not long after.
Shaking his head helplessly, Wei Ran had to increase the speed again. Fortunately, it was a rare sunny day on the way back. It was only when he drove the car into Songpan County that his face changed.
Then it started to rain with freezing rain.
Xia Shushi, who was obviously in bad health, was sent to the hyperbaric oxygen chamber of the local hospital. After Wei Ran confirmed with the doctor that his condition was not dangerous, he drove back to the hotel where they stayed and checked in again.
By the way, I also packed a quite affordable dinner downstairs.
Still checking the room with great caution, Wei Ran closed the curtains, placed the things he dug out today on the table covered with bath towels one by one, and then put on a pair of rubber gloves.
Not to mention the rusty iron-legged horse and the fire sickle with only its steel frame remaining, all of Wei Ran's attention was focused on the unscrewed glass bottle of the copper pipe pot.
After some careful wiping, he discovered an almost unrecognizable traditional Chinese character "Liu" on the tobacco pouch pot, which was only the size of a thumb.
The owner of this tobacco bag is named Liu?
Wei Ran put the pipe pot back on the towel while muttering to himself, and then picked up the glass bottle.
After a slight hesitation, he finally picked up a towel and put it in his hand, carefully twisting the lid of the medicine bottle.
He had to complete these things before Xia Shushi, who was sent to the hospital because he pretended to be serious, came back. This might be his only chance.
Fortunately, although this medicine bottle has been buried in the soil for nearly a hundred years, both the bottle itself and its lid are still strong enough and have not been damaged due to the operation of sanitary ignition.
While slowly turning in circles, he carefully unscrewed the bottle cap.
I first looked at the bottle cap, but unfortunately, there were no photos posted here this time.
Gently putting down the bottle cap, Wei Ran found the disposable chopsticks that came with the dinner packed downstairs, carefully took out the contents of the bottle one by one, and placed them on the paper towels that had been laid out in advance.
This time, he could finally see clearly that the lump of something that looked like a mixture of animal hair and soil seemed to be made of something like moxa dung, similar to crushed cow dung. Presumably, these were tinder used to start fires.
And the shoelace-like rope is a wick.
As for the lump, which was only the size of a mahjong, it was a piece of oily pineapple.
Finally, and most importantly, is the "paper ball" inside.
It's a pity that this so-called paper ball is just a piece of oil paper torn from nowhere. There is no writing on it, and it only wraps a small piece of candle head that is only as long as a thumb and is almost deformed.
That’s all.
But this candle end...
Wei Ran brought it to his nose and smelled it. He was almost certain that this candle was at least not the more common paraffin wax nowadays, but more like beeswax or tallow candle.
Is this thing edible? Wei Ran thought almost subconsciously.
Dispelling his inner thoughts, he carefully rewrapped the candle into a long strip according to the original texture with a piece of oil paper that was half a fan size and irregular in shape. Together with everything else, he put it all back into the box.
In a small brown glass medicine bottle.
Taking off his gloves and moving to another table, he carefully ate the meals he had just packed into his stomach, not even wasting the last bit of vegetable soup.
Pulling out two tissues and wiping his mouth, Wei Ran burped, sat down again at the table covered with bath towels, stared at the finds on the towels for a moment, and finally sighed silently and took a deep breath.
In one breath, he stretched out his left hand and took out the metal book.
