Gu Tong said cautiously: "Be careful, the climate in this mountain is changeable. In this month, it will snow when it says it will snow. We can't be careless.∈♀"
"It is completely unnecessary to worry about this now. If we are unlucky, others will be even more unlucky. If we are worried about this now, it is better to find a few more pieces of jade." Wei Changqing said.
Han Peacock also laughed and said: "I'm worried about how they will transport out so many stones after they find them."
Han Peacock was a little surprised when he saw many people entering the upper stream of the creek and already harvesting something.
There are many ravines here, but the streams formed by these ravines are all very narrow, so the places where the water flows are very narrow and shallow.
Although Han Peacock scraped three feet of the river downstream of 700 to 800 meters, he did not have time to do anything upstream. This was mainly because it was not easy for the excavator to go up, and he could not collect much by himself, so Han Peacock simply ignored it.
side.
Therefore, the streams in those small ravines are now filled with pebbles of all sizes.
This place is not like the outside. For example, in the Jade River on the Hotan side, there are many large excavators digging stones here. It is said that the stones here have been turned over three or four times.
Even in a place like that, there are still many people looking for stones on the river bed, let alone this place.
Entering this newly developed place, you can easily find cobblestones everywhere and some mountains and rivers that are not of good quality.
However, these are all small materials, because slightly larger stones will definitely roll down to the bottom of the mountain instead of staying on the hillside.
Those stones were very beautiful, so as soon as they walked into the river bed, they were attracted by all kinds of stones and soon picked up a bunch.
Then I kept throwing away the ones I picked up first and kept the ones I picked up later, but every time I threw a stone, it was as heartbreaking as throwing away a piece of treasure.
In fact, many people pick up the most common stones. Only those that are moist, translucent, have yellow skin, and can make marks on the glass are considered sub-materials. However, if you want to find out from these few sub-materials,
It is definitely not easy to produce a piece of mutton-fat jade.
In the next few days, there were more and more people here. And those people gained more and more, until all kinds of pebbles were piled up everywhere outside. By this time, their entire expedition team had gathered here.
Seven days passed, and Qian Mingyuan and Gu Tong's worries arose. When the scheduled time came, no one asked to go out.
Instead, more and more people are going deeper into the mountains, and now, more than a dozen people have climbed to higher altitudes, and they have not returned for three days.
Although Han Kongque and others wanted to leave at the scheduled time, they could only propose and could not leave alone.
Finally, after the tenth day, Lao Hu decided to leave. However, they waited for another three days until the people who had climbed to the top of the mountain returned. Then they decided to go down the mountain.
Everyone was carrying large and small bags on their backs, and the packhorses around them were carrying more weight than when they came. They walked down the mountain step by step with difficulty.
"Their harvest is good." Wei Changqing said as he stood next to Han Peacock.
Han Peacock smiled and said, "We are all the same."
Wei Changqing glanced at Gu Tong, who was frowning, and said, "Mr. Gu, don't worry, we just left the mountain a week late, it's not a big deal."
Han Kongque also consoled him: "Isn't there no change now?"
Qian Mingyuan stopped and said, "I'm afraid it's not optimistic."
Gu Tong also sighed and said, "Things will definitely change in the past few days."
"It's very possible that Lao Hu knows the situation here best. If the weather hadn't changed, he wouldn't have come out now." Qian Mingyuan said.
"What?" Wei Changqing looked at Qian Mingyuan: "Qian always said that Lao Hu didn't leave because he gained too much, but because he knew he wanted to become a genius?"
Qian Mingyuan nodded and said: "No matter how much we harvest, the worst we can do is hide it and transport it out next year. If they didn't know that things were going to change, I think they would never come out."
"Okay, don't say any more. Anyway, the situation is already like this. Let's speed up and get out of the mountain as soon as possible." Gu Tong said.
After walking for a day, everyone was a little tired. Except for Han Kongque and Huang Shan, who occasionally talked, Qian Mingyuan and Gu Tong, who couldn't hold on any longer, would ride on their horses to rest for a while. This was mainly because their pack horses were not heavy-bearing. , most of their harvest was collected by Han Peacock.
After walking for three days, they walked out of the mountain. But when they got off the mountain, Han Kongque and others were dumbfounded. This was not the place where they entered the mountain at all.
Qian Mingyuan was not surprised: "This side is relatively flat, so it is easier for the packhorse to leave the mountain from this side."
Thinking of Yangchang Canyon, Han Peacock understood that it was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. If the packhorse was carrying too heavy a load, it would be impossible to go down there.
"If we weren't not familiar with this road, there would be no need for us to follow the large army." Gu Tong said.
"I said you don't want to leave the mountain early!" Wei Changqing suddenly realized.
"Look, Lao Hu has been prepared for a long time." Qian Mingyuan pointed at the puffs of smoke not far away.
"Is that a motorcade?" Han Kongque asked.
It was indeed a convoy of heavy-duty trucks. All of them, plus the packhorses, had to be transported at once, so the vehicles were very large and carried a greater load.
"Everyone, hurry up. A snowstorm is coming. We have to leave the mountainous area before it snows, otherwise we will be in big trouble." At this time, Hu Ke's voice came.
"We have all gone down the mountain. Will we be in trouble if we encounter a snowstorm?" Wei Changqing followed Han Peacock into a car.
Qian Mingyuan said: "There is no village in front of the village or any shops in the back. If we are blocked here by heavy snow, what will we eat?"
"Don't talk about food, it will freeze to death." Gu Tong said.
Wei Changqing said with a smile: "I'm already in the car anyway, why don't I drive out of the mountainous area soon? Now I can finally rest for a while, I want to take a nap."
Several people stopped talking and closed their eyes to rest. After an unknown period of time, Han Kongque was woken up by Huangshan.
"Boss, we may be in trouble." Huang Shan said just when Han Kongque was in a daze and didn't know how long he had slept.
"What's wrong?" Han Peacock asked in a low voice, fearing to wake up the other people.
"Not long after you fell asleep, the weather changed, and now it's a snowstorm." Huangshan said with a bitter face.
Lao Hu and his son are really crow-mouthed. Qian Mingyuan and Gu Tong said so many times that it didn't snow, but Hu Ke shouted loudly and it really started snowing.
Wei Changqing also woke up at this time. Looking at the heavy snow outside the car, his face became very ugly. Just now he had promised that everything would be fine, but he didn't expect that something would happen soon.
At this time, Han Peacock looked forward through the windshield. Even with the headlights on, the visibility was no more than 5 meters, and the wind was still strong, making the snowflakes rustle on the car body.
One of Wei Changqing's bodyguards is driving now. He has been staring at the road in front of him attentively. The driver, who was supposed to be resting, did not dare to sleep at this time. He was sitting on the side, observing the road conditions for the bodyguard. , by the way, remind him of the things he should pay attention to along the way.
"Brother driver, is there a road hotel nearby?" Wei Changqing asked.
The driver shook his head. The next road hotel was probably more than 100 kilometers away. Normally, it would only take a few hours. However, the weather conditions are so bad now. It's really not sure when we can get there.
"It's okay. We'll switch to driving in a while. Anyway, we have a navigation system and we're following the large army, so we won't go the wrong way." Han Peacock comforted him with a smile.
"This is good, so that the driver can take a rest. Driving in this weather is very tiring," Qian Mingyuan said.
Just as they finished speaking, the car suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Han Peacock asked.
"Boss, the convoy in front has stopped." Another bodyguard of Wei Changqing said.
"Boss, I'm really sorry. We didn't collect the travel information properly," the bodyguard driving the car said very apologetically.
Arranging the boss's trip should have been their bodyguard's responsibility, but I didn't expect such a big mistake to be made.
"It's okay, how can I blame you?" Wei Changqing waved his hand indifferently.
"You don't work in the meteorological department, so how can you understand it so clearly?" Gu Tong said.
Huang Shan smiled bitterly and said: "We who are bodyguards should understand these things."
"The blizzard here came very suddenly. I guess the National Meteorological Department's prediction will not be so accurate. Okay, don't be sorry, the convoy in front has started." Han Peacock said with a smile.
"With such bad weather, we will definitely not be able to finish the more than 100 kilometers in a while. We have to be prepared to stay in the wind and snow all night." Gu Tong said.
Qian Mingyuan's face became very ugly. If they couldn't find a safe campsite today, they would be in big trouble. This trouble was not simply a matter of staying in the wind and snow for a night, but whether they could get out of this situation. Snowstorm problem.
In this kind of environment, the car cannot be turned off at all, otherwise, the water tank will freeze, let alone people.
Regardless of people and cars, if the heavy snow keeps falling, the road in the mountains will soon be inaccessible. At that time, they will have to turn off the engine, so while there is not much snow now, they can only try their best to drive on. .
The car was not very fast, but it was always moving forward. When it was Han Peacock driving, he realized how difficult it was to drive in this weather.
It's obviously only around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, but it's completely dark outside, and all that can be seen is the snowflakes flying in the sky.
Not only is the visibility reduced, but the wind is also very strong. Driving is not only a physical job, it also consumes a lot of mental energy. You have to increase your concentration and not make any mistakes. Otherwise, you may drive the car into a ditch.
The strong wind blows the snowflakes and hits the car windows, as if it is blowing up the car, so the car is shaking and it is difficult to control. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!