In fact, I have never seen a mandrill, and I don’t know what they should look like.
It’s just that my search engine told me that this is the thing that looks weird, has a bad temper, and attacks people. It’s like a genetically mutated human being. No one stipulates what mandrills must look like. They may be one-legged.
A monster with only one eye, it may be a tall, majestic giant ape like King Kong, or a man with eyes all over his face, well... I mean as long as you have imagination, you can be born in the mountains.
The weird things that come out are definitely things you dare not even think about.
Sorry, I still feel a little uncomfortable thinking about the man with eyes.
In short, the mandrill is something that only appears in rumors. It is not that mysterious. It is said that there are mandrills in every mountain. They are just bred according to the spirituality of the mountain. It is like Sun Wukong coming out of a stone. Do you think that is
Fairy tales, but some fairies can invite Sun Wukong to appear. The old lady who has difficulty walking in her seventies or eighties suddenly knows how to play with a stick. This is not nonsense. As for what the mandrill came from, I think this requires animals.
Scientists have gone to explore it. Maybe it is an unknown species left on the earth. In the remote mountains where there are few people, it absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, just like the process of the three immortals in me achieving Taoism. They have cultivated Taoism to a certain level.
The situation, that is - mandrill.
When we were about to explore the depths of the forest in the forest farm, Brother Cui very considerately found some leather jackets for the three of us. He said that these were windproof and warm, and wearing down jackets would not be useful here. Of course, there are also necessary
Lei Feng hat, I even said thank you and put my leather jacket on the outside of my down jacket. This cold is really no joke. I heard Brother Cui said that the deepest snow in the forest can reach the waist, so if there are not enough thermal insulation facilities
, the consequences are unimaginable, and of course it is more important to wear glasses, otherwise it is easy to get snow blindness in the snow.
Brother Cui searched for a long time and only found a pair of leather leggings. He handed it to me: "Mr. Ma, this is the only pair left. You can put it on. Your legs must be kept warm."
I know he is taking special care of me. Although I am quite resistant to being in the news, don't mention it. From the time when my affairs were posted on the Internet to the mudslide incident in southeastern Guizhou, I was recognized by everyone step by step, and my tone was respectful.
, thanks to the TV media, otherwise, who would know who I am, just like what Zhuo Jing often said, Ma Jiaolong, who do you think you are?
After saying thank you, I took the leggings, looked back at Wen Xiaoni, and handed them to her directly: "Xiaoni, please put them on."
Wen Xiaoni shook her head, and just as she was about to speak, I thrust the leggings into Wen Xiaoni's hand: "You are just a little girl, and catching a cold will do a lot of damage to your body, so don't be so polite."
"Aren't you the same..." Wen Xiaoni looked at my stunned words, but before she could finish speaking, Brother Cui nodded beside her: "Yes, yes, yes, little girl, then you can do it, men can withstand the cold."
Some, I’m really sorry, this is the only pair I have left.”
I gave Wen Xiaoni a look and told her that she didn’t need to say too much. At this time, there was no need to explain to Brother Cui whether I was a boy or a girl. While I was waiting for Wen Xiaoni to put on the leggings, I went to Zhuo Jing.
I sent him a text message, telling him that I arrived safely and don’t worry. He didn’t reply to me. He looked at the time and saw that it would be Christmas soon. He should be very busy. After exhaling, I looked at Brother Cui: “Brother Cui, is there a signal in the woods?
.”
Brother Cui shook his head: "There is no signal and no electricity. The wires cannot be pulled up. The conditions are difficult."
I nodded, and then sent another message to Zhuo Jing. There is no signal here. I will call you when I finish my work. Don't worry.
"Then let's go."
I turned off the phone, glanced at the people who were ready, and spoke directly.
Brother Cui nodded, took out some chocolates from the cabinet, and gave a few to each of us: "Eat this first, we won't eat if we don't have time, but we can't do it without calories. After we finish, we will go up the mountain!"
I was really hungry, so I took it without being polite and made it. I drank some water and felt a lot more comfortable all over. Although I really wanted to sleep on the hot bed, I still managed to gather my energy and watch.
Brother Cui: "Let's go!"
Because I was wearing a fur coat or eating chocolate, I felt much less cold when I went out. Brother Cui drove the carriage in their yard and took us to the entrance of the forest. The road there was too
It was so narrow that it couldn’t be passed by car. According to what he said, we could only take a carriage to the nearest forest area, and then walk inside. I sat on the carriage and swayed, and the wind blew from the tip of my nose over and over again like a sharp blade.
Passing by, I took off my leather gloves and touched the tip of my nose. Because I was panting for hot breath, my nostrils were filled with frosty air. If I looked in the mirror now, my nostrils would definitely be white.
Halfway through, he saw the TV station's car. Cui Ge was waving his whip anxiously and slapping the horse, chanting in his mouth, "Drive! Drive, oh oh!!"
But the TV station's car followed closely until the carriage reached the path leading to the forest farm. The car couldn't get in. I saw a reporter coming down and chasing after him: "Wait a minute! Hello! Please wait a minute! Excuse me!"
Is the person in the car the invited gentleman, Ma Jiaolong? Is there really something weird on the mountain? Please wait a moment! Mr. Ma, we will interview you for a few words! Ma..."
Of course, Brother Cui kept waving his whip. I quickly put on my glasses and sighed secretly. Can you tell me this?
Have I reached this point?!
"Jiaolong, does everyone recognize you wherever you go now..."
Zong Bao also felt a little weird, because I still don't get much attention outside. It's not surprising that reporters and media in the city know me, but when I go to other places, I really don't get that much attention.
"Brother Cui, do you know me from watching the news?"
Brother Cui drove the carriage and looked back at me: "I first knew about you from my sister. She went to college away from home. When I came back, I found a photo of you on her phone. I thought you were her partner.
I asked her why she didn't study hard to deal with someone. I only found out about you now. Plus you were on the news and I just took the photo. Didn't you predict the mudslide and saved many lives? By the way, I'm here right now.
A few days before this article came out, I heard about you on a program. It was the one in the south where a male pervert who ran a hotel killed people and then stewed them! Oh, show me.
I'm so angry! I even called my sister and told her that she must never go out alone in the future! Who knows whether I will meet a good person or a bad person!"
I was stunned: "Is it exploration..."
"Yes, that's it! Everyone here likes to watch it. My sister also said that you were discovered while exploring the first time! You discovered that thing, right?"
I glanced at Zong Bao in disbelief, and then looked at Brother Cui: "Brother Cui, that matter is a case handled by the police."
"It was done by the police, we all know that, but when the reporter interviewed the couple, the couple said to the camera that the person they wanted to thank the most was Ma Jiaolong, saying that you felt the injustice of their girl, and they thanked them
The police also thanked you. The reporter was a man and asked who it was, please take out a magazine. The couple pointed to the cover and said it was you. I recognized it, it was you!"
That male reporter should be Fang Dapeng. Let me tell you, my attention level did not go down, but it went up. It turned out that it was explored again. In fact, it can be cut off, but Fang Dapeng has been using his own methods in this regard to spare no effort.
Help me, from a certain point of view, I should thank him. If he has no other thoughts about me, I really think he is a good friend, bold, enthusiastic, honest but not stupid, just...
Hey, forget it, I will fall into Zhuo Jing's trap in my life. I would rather lose a friend than end up hurting others and myself because of some ambiguity.
"Mr. Ma, do you have a partner?"
I responded: "Well, I have a partner. Brother Cui, you can just call me Jiaolong. There is no need to be so polite."
Brother Cui nodded: "I'm just saying, hey, it's not normal if you don't have it, drive!"
…
It was almost noon after arriving at the first forest area. The trees were so dense that you couldn't even see the sun when you looked up. What is a real ice and snow land? You can only clearly feel it when you are in it. Changbai Mountain is a typical volcanic landform with dense valleys, but due to the
The snow is thick, and you can't tell whether your foot is real or empty. It's what Brother Cui calls a snow pit, because the snow is as thick as your knees, so if you step into an empty one, it's very likely that
The whole person fell into the snow and was buried. It was a low temperature of 30 to 40 degrees below zero. If a person is tossing in a snow pit alone, let alone encountering a bear or something that is harmful to the body, it is the temperature.
It's enough to be fatal.
Brother Cui kept asking us to follow his footsteps. The branches of the trees were all covered with white snow. Except for some pine trees, which were covered by snow, there was still a hint of green. The rest were all white in the eyes, and the trees were covered with snow.
It was thick, the visibility was no more than one or two hundred meters, and there was no way to see far. I followed Brother Cui, while Zong Bao was pulling in the middle to take care of Wen Xiaoni. Wen Xiaoni must be anxious, so
Although she walked strenuously, she followed very hard, and no one asked for a break along the way. If we judge the speed of our movement as a team, it was relatively fast.
It almost took five or six hours to walk. If Brother Cui hadn't led the way, I think a normal person would have gotten lost here long ago, because the footprints would be quickly covered up by the falling snow on the trees, and there are also many messy animal hoof prints.
If I didn't invite Xian'er, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between east, west and north. The more I walked, the more oxygen I would get. My feet no longer felt like my own. I just lifted my legs mechanically, following Brother Cui's footprints.
I stopped and walked forward until Brother Cui said it. I had already taken off my glasses because it was completely dark.
There are two plastic greenhouses in front of you. You can see the flickering candlelight coming from inside. They are surrounded by a piece of cleared land. There are some dry firewood piled on the side. They are all surrounded by trees. It should be beautiful during the day, but at night
At first glance, it's so eerie that you feel like you could get lost if you go to the toilet far away.
"dad!!!"
Wen Xiaoni yelled and rushed towards the plastic greenhouse. She may have been exhausted along the way and fell to the ground before taking two steps. Brother Cui hurried over to help her. After helping her up, Wen Xiaoni realized that she would not leave.
She called out three people in her voice. The woman I know is Wen Xiaoni's mother. The remaining two men are in their fifties. One should be the squad leader Chen and the other is Lao Xu. "Nizi
Ah!" Wen Xiaoni's mother yelled and came over to help her. When she saw me, she kept saying: "Jiaolong, you are finally here!"
"Don't talk about this yet. Her feet may be frostbitten. Get a basin of cold water over here!!"
Brother Cui shouted with great experience, and the squad leader Chen and Lao Xu didn't hesitate to help Wen Xiaoni into a plastic greenhouse. After entering, I found that there were simple wooden boards on both sides of the greenhouse for sleeping people, and there were placed in the middle of the greenhouse.
I bought a gasoline iron pipe and used it to burn firewood for heating and cooking. If you say the conditions were difficult, that would be an understatement.
The cold water came quickly, and Wen Xiaoni tapped her foot anxiously: "Don't worry about it for now! Where is my dad! I want to see my dad!"
"Don't move!" Brother Cui, who had always been honest and polite, became anxious and glanced at her: "If you don't take care of the frostbite, you won't be able to keep your feet!!"
Saying that, he took the cold water handed over by Squad Leader Chen and directly took off the heels and socks that Xiaoni was wearing and pressed them into the cold water. Her heels and socks had long been soaked by the snow, and the socks were actually covered with small ice crystals.
As the temperature inside increased, I soon felt that my shoes and socks were soaked. The water should be very cold, but Wen Xiaoni's expression did not show any discomfort. She opened her mouth in disbelief and asked: "Is this
Cold water? This is warm water!"
"It's because the temperature on your feet is too low."
I opened my mouth and said, when I was a child, I had frostbite in my family. I seemed to remember to use cold water to relieve it. If I use hot water, it will cause the epidermis to heat up suddenly, and the muscles cannot withstand the huge temperature difference.
It will probably be completely destroyed.
Brother Cui soaked Xiaoni's feet in cold water while rubbing her hands vigorously to warm her up. Wen Xiaoni's mother wanted to help, but Brother Cui refused, saying that the water was too cold and it was better for a man to do it. Zong Bao came over directly.
"Let me help you." I said, taking Xiaoni's other foot and rubbing it. I glanced at Xiaoni and thought that if Uncle Wen hadn't been interfering with this matter, Xiaoni would be full of heart.
touching.
"Squad leader Chen, she is Jiaolong. You should quickly take her to see Lao Wen!"
Brother Cui was rubbing Xiaoni's feet while introducing me to Lao Chen. Wen Xiaoni's mother also looked at me at this time: "Yes, Jiaolong, hurry up and see your Uncle Wen!"
Lao Chen looked at me hesitantly: "Are you a witch doctor?"
I nodded. Anyone who doesn’t watch TV will naturally not recognize me. This kind of questioning attitude is familiar to me.
"I'm not a witch doctor, but I'm a gentleman."
"Yes, Jiaolong is the most famous one over there!
"Wen Xiaoni's mother pulled me to go outside. Brother Cui nodded beside him: "Don't worry, Squad Leader Chen, we all know him! Even though he is young, he is really capable!"
Squad leader Chen didn't respond and took Lao Xu behind me, and walked to the front of another greenhouse. The candlelight inside reminded me that there was someone there, but it was so quiet that there was no movement at all. I glanced at Wen Xiaoni's mother: "
Auntie, why are you so quiet?"
Her mother sniffed, with a distressed and worried look on her face: "Jiaolong, you'll know just by looking at it."
As she said that, she opened the door of the shed, and I could see clearly what was going on inside. Uncle Wen and another man in his forties or fifties were tied together, backed up, and their hands and feet were tightly fixed to the bed board.
, with cloth still in her mouth, staring at me with blood-red eyes, I raised my feet to walk in, but Wen Xiaoni’s mother held me back with tears in her eyes: “Don’t get close to Jiaolong, they get excited as soon as you get close.
Gonna bite."
I patted the back of her mother's hand: "Aunt Wen, don't worry, I'm here to help."
After saying that, I gave Aunt Wen a reassuring look and walked forward. Uncle Wen and the other man immediately became excited and let out low growls. I looked at their eyes carefully and saw that they were red.
It's not the normal red, but purple-red, and you can't see the kernels of the eyes at all. You can't tell the difference between black and white in the eyes, and the whole thing is purple-red.
I wanted to see their hands, but they were tied behind their backs and couldn't see clearly. I opened the quilt covering their legs. Fortunately, they didn't have any shoes on their feet. I took off Uncle Wen's socks as hard as I could.
He kept trying to struggle, but his ankles were tied to the nailed bed board and he couldn't move, so he could only grunt and desperately express his dissatisfaction.
I took a look at my toenails. The nail caps were also red, as if they were painted with a layer of nail polish. It seemed that the mandrills here were very spiritual.
"Jiao Long, can we still save you..."
Aunt Wen stood at the door and looked at me pitifully, with tears streaming down her face. Monitor Chen on the side immediately said: "Old Wen has offended the mountain spirit. That thing is very evil. I have encountered it before. We
A co-worker was bitten, and then he bit others. He died half a month later, but the one bitten by him was saved by a witch doctor, and his body disappeared after that. The witch doctor said that
Those who hold grudges will drag the corpse of the culprit back to eat the flesh."
"No, nothing can happen to our old man!!"
As soon as Aunt Wen heard what Squad Leader Chen said, she collapsed and took a few steps forward. Uncle Wen, who was tied to the bed board, immediately became excited and started to struggle with the other person who had been bitten by him.
The bed boards immediately started to creak.
"Aunt Wen, don't move!"
I looked back at her and then at Squad Leader Chen: "Uncle, I don't know what the witch doctors told you before, but although the mandrills hold grudges, they will do the same if you don't offend him and he won't offend you.
And they are not evil, but spiritual beings. Because they have too much spiritual energy, those who bite them will have hallucinations and a series of discomforts, and will be shaken. I think it is just because the mortal body cannot digest these.
The rejection phenomenon occurs due to aura.” (To be continued)