According to the agreed time, Qin Hai and Miao Qing appeared at the door of the hotel on time.
Because they have to climb into the mountains and may even have to camp in the mountains, Qin Hai and Miao Qing are both wearing standard mountaineering clothes, and Qin Hai is also carrying a huge backpack, which contains a tent and some necessary equipment. Prepare tools. Miao Qing's bag is smaller. In addition to a change of clothes, it only contains some food and water.
After waiting for less than three minutes, Shen Meng drove her off-road vehicle into Qin Hai's field of vision. To Qin Hai's surprise, Du Meiqi also followed her, and looking at her outfit, she was ready to fight with him. They went into the mountains together.
After getting on the bus, Qin Hai said apologetically: "Sister Shen, did I delay your business by asking you to accompany us into the mountains today?"
"It's okay. I was planning to go into the mountains today. It's the same thing if you don't come!"
"Aren't you in a hurry to deal with yesterday's matter?" Qin Hai asked yesterday about Liu Hai's embezzlement of instrument purchase funds.
Shen Meng smiled and said: "I have arranged for people to investigate. It will take time to get conclusive evidence, so it does not conflict with our entering the mountain today." After saying that, he glanced at the backpack behind Qin Hai and couldn't help but laugh. He stood up and said, "It looks like you are ready, let's go now."
Qin Hai put his and Miao Qing's backpacks in the trunk, and then sat in the passenger seat. Miao Qing naturally sat in the back seat with Du Meiqi.
The driver was Shen Meng. She drove skillfully out of the city and headed northwest. After more than an hour's drive, undulating hills gradually appeared on both sides of the road. The further they went, the higher the undulating hills became. big.
Along the way, Shen Meng kept introducing the situation nearby to Qin Hai. In fact, she didn't know that Qin Hai was already familiar with the situation here. When he was still in the Tiger Company, he went into the mountains for training countless times. It can be said that he is very familiar with every plant and tree here.
Another half hour later, the mountain road became more and more steep. Often there was an unreachable cliff on one side, and a sheer cliff one to two hundred meters high on the other side. If something went wrong, the car and people would fall down, leaving no trace of their bodies. live.
Qin Hai originally wanted to persuade Shen Meng to take a rest, but Shen Meng insisted on letting her drive. However, Shen Meng was indeed used to this road and was very stable along the way without any problems.
On a gentle slope, Shen Meng stopped the car and took a sip of water. He pointed at a mountain in the distance and said, "That mountain is called Niutou Mountain, which is where we are going today. The Miao village I am talking about is in Niutou Mountain." Halfway up the mountain, when we get off the bus we have to walk about two hours on the mountain road to get there."
Qin Hai looked at the top of the mountain. Although it wasn't too far away, he knew that according to the saying of Wangshan, it would take at least a long time to reach the destination.
After resting for ten minutes, they continued towards Niutoushan. After walking for about an hour, Shen Meng parked the car on the side of the road and said, "This is it. You can't drive on the road ahead, so you can only walk into the mountain. "
Several people got out of the car one after another, took out their prepared luggage from the trunk, and then headed into the forest under the leadership of Shen Meng.
There are many moso bamboos in the mountains, which are still green in winter, and the floor of the bamboo forest is covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, which is very soft when stepped on.
The group of them kept climbing up a mountain path. Qin Hai finally took out a hatchet from his bag and opened the way ahead. They talked and laughed along the way. Although it was hard work, they were happy and at ease.
Especially Shen Meng, Qin Hai found that Shen Meng seemed to have changed since she entered the mountains and forests. There were more smiles on her face, her laughter was crisper, and even her steps seemed much lighter, as if she was Returning to her hometown after a long absence, she felt a sense of excitement and joy from the bottom of her heart.
As for Miao Qing and Du Meiqi, they were not as relaxed as he and Shen Meng. They had just walked on the mountain road for more than half an hour, and they were soon exhausted and sweating, and they walked slower and slower.
In the end, Qin Hai simply carried all their bags on his back to help reduce their burden, which allowed them to speed up a little bit.
After finally climbing over two hills, as soon as Shen Meng said the word "rest", Du Meiqi sat down on the ground, shouting repeatedly from exhaustion.
The hills here are much more steep and majestic than those over Mount Bafen. Qin Hai was very surprised that Du Meiqi and Miao Qing could climb two such hills in one go.
Because even Shen Meng had sweated a lot on her forehead, and now she was so tired that she sat on the ground and kept beating her legs. You know, Shen Meng had developed her internal strength a long time ago, despite her soft and weak appearance. , in fact, the body is much better than the average person.
After simply eating something and replenishing their strength, the group of people set off again. If we don't hurry up, the mountain road will become even more difficult to walk after dark, and we will miss today's Torch Festival.
Thinking of the Torch Festival, Qin Hai turned back to Shen Meng and asked, "Sister Shen, what's going on at the Torch Festival in the village here?"
Because they were going down the mountain, everyone seemed very relaxed. Shen Meng explained with a smile: "In order to attract tourists, many village activities have become full of commercial flavor. Even some traditional Miao festivals such as the Torch Festival are not included. Fortunately. The Miao village we are going to today is called Qingwang Village. It is said that it still maintains the most primitive traditional customs. If this is true, then we will be blessed tonight. The Miao family likes to sing and they are good at singing. Many young men and women of the Miao family like to sing love songs to each other during the Torch Festival to express their love in this way."
Du Meiqi smiled and said: "Then isn't today their Valentine's Day?"
"You can say that!" Shen Meng said with a smile.
Not long after they relaxed, another mountain stood in front of them. Shen Meng raised his head and looked around, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "We should be there soon after climbing this mountain. Everyone, please work harder." ."
This mountain is higher than the two mountains they just climbed, and the mountain road hidden in the bushes is very narrow. There are a lot of gravels falling from the cliffs on the road, reminding them to always pay attention to the top of their heads. There may be rocks falling. On the other side of the mountain road, it may look flat, but in fact there are often bottomless slits hidden in it. Once a person steps on it, it is easy to fall into the slit. By that time, even the body could not be found.
Seeing that the road was difficult, Qin Hai did not dare to be careless. He cut bamboo poles for the girls to use as crutches to remind them to pay attention to the situation under their feet at all times. At the same time, he was also alert to the situation above his head.
But even so, there were still dangers. Du Meiqi's bamboo pole accidentally fell into the slit, and if Miao Qing hadn't been quick to grab her with quick hands, she might even have fallen down.