Hu Xiaowei glared at him angrily and had no choice but to admit that she was unlucky and move on.
Finally, a slowly flowing river appeared in front of her. Hu Xiaowei rushed towards it as if she had seen a savior. After washing her feet and shoes in the water, she breathed a long sigh of relief. When she turned her head, she saw Gu Qing standing there.
Behind him, there was a look on his face as if he was watching a good show.
Next, Gu Qing and Mengka put the weapons and bullets in their marching bags on their heads and began to wade across the river. Hu Xiaowei also tightened her backpacks, rolled up her trousers to her legs, and followed them carefully
Behind, prepare to cross the river.
"What are you doing?" Gu Qing suddenly turned around and glared at Hu Xiaowei fiercely and shouted.
"I, I, I... I also want to cross the river."
"You wait here, I will pick you up later, don't move." Gu Qing quickened his pace and crossed the river quickly, causing a splash of water. Hu Xiaowei's eyes were wet with gratitude. Gu Qing must have thought the water was too cold and was afraid of her.
Can't stand it...
The bottom of the river was a patch of mud interspersed with sharp rocks. Gu Qing came back again and carried Hu Xiaowei on his back, carefully stepping forward step by step, trying not to slip.
The water surface is getting deeper and deeper, and when it reaches the middle of the river, it has reached Hu Xiaowei’s raised feet. It seems that she will have to wear wet shoes later...
Just as he was muttering in his heart, Gu Qing's legs suddenly tightened. Hu Xiaowei thought that he was entangled in a waterweed, so he looked down at the clear water. He saw a black water snake wrapped around his leg and slowly moving towards it from the ankle.
Her thighs circled upwards. Hu Xiaowei suddenly stiffened and screamed in horror: "Snake!"
Mengka quickly turned back: "Where is the snake?"
"On my lap!" Gu Qing replied calmly, but Hu Xiaowei felt his heartbeat speeding up.
"Stand still! It will leave on its own. But you must not move, otherwise it will attack you!" Mengka nervously told Gu Qing.
Hu Xiaowei gasped and tried her best to stand still. She was afraid that she would affect Gu Qing. But the fear made it impossible for her to stay calm. Hu Xiaowei felt that she was about to fall into the river.
"Xiaowei, hold my neck tight!" Gu Qing said softly. He also turned pale but remained calm: "Don't think about the snake and talk to me. Do you want a boy or a girl?"
"Boy." Hu Xiaowei answered with difficulty.
"Why?" he continued to ask.
"Because this way I can see what Wen Fan was like when he was a child. Then you can also play with him." Hu Xiaowei tried her best to follow his thinking.
He was silent for a moment, then immediately came back to his senses and continued to ask Hu Xiaowei: "How many children do you plan to have in the future?"
"Three."
"Why?"
"Because I hope to have a son and a daughter. It is best if the age difference is not too big so that we can play together." This almost soliloquy narrative made Hu Xiaowei's nerves relax slightly, and her body no longer shook convulsively.
, did not fall off Gu Qing's back.
Hu Xiaowei and Gu Qing stood in the water, asking and answering questions, until the snake on Gu Qing's leg lost interest in him and swam away on its own.
When the two finally landed on the shore, looking back at the long flowing river, Hu Xiaowei felt as if a big hole was stabbed in her heart by fear: How many similar dangers would be waiting for them in the future?
While sitting on the bank of the river for a break, Hu Xiaowei's attention was attracted by the cherry-like purple fruits on a short tree next to her.
She picked a round purple fruit and put it under her nose to smell it. The sweet aroma came to her nostrils, making Hu Xiaowei smell Liang Wenfan.
Wen Fan, I miss you. When will we meet again? She was immersed in longing and sadness, but the wild fruit in her hand was suddenly snatched away. Hu Xiaowei raised her eyes in surprise, and Gu Qing stood in front of her angrily: "This
The fruit is poisonous! How many times have I told you not to pick flowers and fruits from the forest, let alone eat them!"
"I didn't want to eat it, I just smelled it." Hu Xiaowei argued aggrievedly.
"You can't even smell it! How can a person who is going to be a mother be so casual and careless?" He was completely furious.
Hu Xiaowei also became a little angry: "You don't need to worry about my child, I can take care of him myself!"
"You are so childish and confused that you can't even take care of yourself? Now you are pregnant with the child, and you are still so careless. What should you do if the child is gone?" In his accusation, Hu Xiaowei seemed to have committed a crime.
A huge sin.
"I want you to take care of it, you are not mine!" Hu Xiaowei yelled at him angrily, then picked up her bag and rushed forward. In fact, after saying this, she regretted it so much that Gu Qing had done everything.
It's for her own good.
Along the way, Hu Xiaowei and Gu Qing were speechless. Finally at dusk, they stopped setting up tents and prepared to have dinner and rest.
Hu Xiaowei went to a stream to wash her face. When she came back, Gu Qing and Mengka were already sitting in front of the tent and starting dinner. The can and energy bar placed on the ground beside them were her share of dinner, but there were more
There used to be a small black cloth bag.
Hu Xiaowei picked up the bag and opened it: it was a small bag of yellow kumquat-like fruits.
She asked in surprise: "What is this?"
Mengka chuckled: "Mr. Gu picked this for you. He said that pregnant women are greedy for fruits. I recognize this kind of fruit and it is not poisonous. Mr. Gu has tasted it himself. You can eat it without worry."
All the anger she had felt all afternoon was gone. Hu Xiaowei felt ashamed of her pettiness. At the same time, her nose began to feel sour. "Thank you, Gu Qing. I... I shouldn't have yelled at you like that this afternoon."
He ate alone without raising his eyes to look at Hu Xiaowei: "Pregnant women's hormone levels are different from ordinary people. Trying to be more serious with them will only drive you crazy. While you can still find fruit, enjoy it."
Right. Once you get out of the jungle, you won't even be able to see the shadow of the fruit."
"Oh..." Hu Xiaowei ate the sweet and sour fruit, feeling warm in her heart. In such a difficult moment, it's great that someone can care about her so much!
Wen Fan, don't worry, I will come back safely!
After walking out of the jungle, the vegetation gradually became smaller and smaller, and there were no longer towering plants blocking the view.
When she looked back, the jungle turned into a small green patch at her feet in the distance. Hu Xiaowei couldn't believe that it was the place where she had been walking for three whole days. And far ahead, there stood the snow peak. Climb over it
, they will be safe.
The black soil trails are no longer slippery, and there are no longer tree roots protruding from the soil, making walking easier. The altitude begins to increase, the moisture in the air decreases, and the temperature drops a bit. Although it is very cold, it no longer feels like being in a jungle.
, uncomfortably boring.
Soon, Hu Xiaowei began to feel weak and out of breath easily. Mengka told her that the altitude here was already higher and the oxygen in the air became thinner. Gu Qing and Mengka shared the luggage on her back.
Hu Xiaowei panted heavily and tried to follow them with weak steps.
She felt as if a huge boulder was pressing on her chest, and her steps were as heavy as lead. The square peak with a snow cap in the distance looked majestic and holy in the bright sunshine. Hu Xiaowei looked at it, silently in her heart
Thoughts: Persistence, perseverance, for family, for children.
There is no longer a jungle barrier here, and the ultraviolet rays in the sun are shining down unscrupulously. Mengka's skin can still withstand it, but the fragile skins of Hu Xiaowei and Gu Qing have begun to suffer burns.
Mengka pulled out an herbal medicine, crushed it, squeezed out the juice, and applied it to their wounds. Gu Qing immediately bared his teeth, while Hu Xiaowei started crying in pain.
The next day, Hu Xiaowei gradually adapted to the thin air here, and her chest tightness and fatigue were much better. However, her morning sickness started at this time, especially in the morning, and she would be extremely nauseous. The food they had left was limited.
She couldn't afford any waste. Therefore, in order to fear that the food she had eaten would be vomited again, Hu Xiaowei would not eat in the morning even if she was so hungry. After lunch and dinner, even if she felt nauseous, she would cover her mouth desperately to prevent herself from eating.
Spit it out, even if you hold back your tears.
Gu Qing asked Mengka to teach her survival skills in the future journey.
"You have to write down every word Mengka says now." He said seriously to Hu Xiaowei: "If one day in the future, you are the only one left on this trip, these survival tips will save your life."
Hu Xiaowei was shocked and sad: "Don't say such things! We will all go back safely. No one will be left behind!"
He chuckled mischievously: "If I really go back, you won't be afraid that your Wen Fan will be jealous. You have been with me these days."
Hu Xiaowei didn't know how to reply to his words. Gu Qing was a person who didn't know how to hide things, and Hu Xiaowei felt that his feelings for her were indeed extraordinary.
"Okay, I'm just joking with you. Your fiancé loves you so much, how can I compete with you? Besides, if I go back, I'm afraid I'll get involved as the gangster who kidnapped you." He laughed at himself.
"You won't." Hu Xiaowei looked at him resolutely: "You saved me and the child. Everyone will only be grateful to you."
Gu Qing pretended to smile casually, revealing his neat white teeth: "Beautiful lady, please find some energy to climb over the snowy peak and return to City S safely. Only in this way can I become a hero."
"It's a deal." Hu Xiaowei also smiled at him, expressing gratitude, commitment, and encouragement.
After crossing the mesa, we entered the wilderness under the snowy peaks.
The common dwarf plants on the platform have disappeared. The rugged road is interspersed with large and uneven rocks. They can only get down between the cracks in the rocks and move forward with difficulty.
That night, Mengka could hardly find a piece of flat ground to pitch his tent. The ground was full of uneven stones. But he fell asleep because he was too tired. When they woke up the next day, all three of them were left with pain and bruises all over their backs.
green.
The three of them climbed all the way up and finally reached the snow line, where it was freezing cold.
There is no grass growing here, and there are no birds. The only life is the three intruders like us. It is relatively warm here during the day, but it is very cold at night. If you are not careful, it will turn into ice. It will fall after three o'clock in the afternoon.
The dense fog made it difficult for people to move forward. If we couldn't climb over the snow peaks before then, we would freeze to death in the dense fog.
After walking around a pile of boulders, a huge white animal skeleton appeared in front of us.
"What is this?" Hu Xiaowei's surprise was filled with fear. How could there be such huge animal bones in this place with no signs of life?