Mr. Yamamoto now had a stick in his hand as a trekking pole, and his walking became much more stable.
The mountain road going up is a bit slippery in some places.
Others thought the stick was useful and wanted to get one too.
We are all young people, and it’s embarrassing to let Xiaoqi do it.
Jin Jae-yeon searched along the way, but all she saw on the roadside were rotten wood or very thin branches, so she had to turn to Xiaoqi for help.
They happened to come across a slightly flat place, so Xiaoqi asked everyone to rest for a while while she went to find a stick.
There are wild bushes on the side of the road, and a little further in there is a small woods.
When Xiaoqi was in Gumula Village, she followed her mother to chop firewood, but she didn't do the work herself. She just watched her mother chop.
Not all trees in the mountains are cut down. Generally, the small, crooked trees in the dense bushes are cut down first, leaving loose, long, straight trees. Only such trees can grow big. Some trees that look like they are about to wither and die of disease can also be cut down first. The inhabited forests will not be so dense that you cannot walk on them, because they are all managed and thinned out.
There are also some trees that are particularly hard and you can't cut them down even if you spend a long time chopping them. In order to get twice the result with half the effort, these trees are generally not cut down if possible.
Xiaoqi brought a knife in his bag, originally intending to use it to cut meat and sharpen bamboo skewers, and it came in handy at this time.
It is not possible to use this kind of knife to cut down a tree, but Xiaoqi can break the tree first, and then use the knife to sharpen and flatten it.
She is strong and has good physical fitness. She has the strength and physical fitness of a strong and healthy human being, so it is easy for her to break the small tree. Jin Jae-yeon and Grace followed in and saw Xiao Qi quickly get a few hiking poles, and they were amazed.
Little Jia Jia was tired from walking and didn't follow.
Grace stood at an opening in the bushes, filming a video with a small camera.
Kim Jae-yeon followed in and got the stick together.
Several people came out and each of them was very happy to get a "trekking pole".
Grace also said she would take it home as a souvenir.
Kim Jae-yeon was holding fresh wood and smelling it, saying that her trekking pole smelled particularly good and fragrant.
So everyone took the wooden sticks in their hands and sniffed hard, and they actually had a smell, and each one was different.
"There are many kinds of trees in the forest, but there is one kind with rough bark and serrated leaves. It is the lacquer tree. You should avoid this kind of tree. Many people are allergic to it and will easily become itchy when they touch it. In severe cases, your face may swell up like a pig's head. It doesn't matter if it really swells up like a pig's head. The swelling will go away on its own in about a week, but you will have to suffer a little." Xiao Qi gave a special reminder because he was worried that everyone would be curious and come across the lacquer tree.
Mr. Yamamoto, who had been quiet the whole time, finally chimed in. His English was a bit awkward, very Japanese. He said, "There are many of these trees in Japan. We love lacquerware, and I just learned that they can cause allergies. Even beautiful things have their ups and downs. If you come across one later, please point it out to me."
Xiao Qi nodded.
The group of people took a rest and then continued to climb.
Although it is far away, there is always an end.
Soon, the group finally reached the top of the mountain in Shanya Village.
When you are almost there, there are two roads, one leads to the village, and the other leads uphill.
Old man Galen asked everyone to continue going up.
Continue going up, there is a flat land and a lake on the top of the mountain. Looking down, you can see a small village at the mountain stream.
There seemed to be about two or three hundred households, most of which were wooden houses, with one or two brick houses.
Galen pointed to the empty lot in the center of the village where a house was being built, halfway through. He said, "That's where the school will be."
Everyone watched together and felt very strange, with an inexplicable sense of pride.
It is always better to do good things than to do bad things.
Grace took pictures of the scenery along the way and posted them in the group, including a video of Xiaoqi making a hiking pole.
Teacher Betty, who had been saying that she would come, shouted regretfully in the group. She was asked to go out and play by her friends. She actually prefers big cities. As a result, the whole journey was a disaster. There were too many people, shoulder to shoulder, and the crowds were huge. When she saw the beautiful pictures of mountains and rivers posted by Grace, there was basically no one there. She regretted it very much.
After everyone stopped, the first thing they did was not to set up the barbecue area, but to be surprised to find that there were many burrs on everyone's pants, one by one.
Jin Jae-yeon said: "We are sowing seeds for them, right? We are animals that travel near these plants and can carry their seeds to new places."
Everyone was surprised.
Xiaoqi also experienced autumn and spring outings when he was in school.
While everyone was curiously observing each other's trouser legs, she and old man Galen went to the lake to find a relatively flat place where it was easy to get water.
Picnics must be held near water. First, it is convenient to get water, and second, it is not easy to cause a fire.
There is also less thatch by the lake, so if a fire breaks out, it won't burn continuously.
Everyone took off the thorns on their bodies and came together to help.
It comes with quite a lot of stuff, including a soft bed towel with one side being plastic and the other being soft, which you can either sit on or lie down on.
And a pot.
Garen built a stone stove. Unexpectedly, Mr. Yamamoto was also good at this.
"I've done these things before when I was sent on business trips to subsidiaries in remote areas by the company." Yamamoto explained to Xiaoqi.
When he talks to Xiaoqi, he still uses Japanese. When talking to other people, he uses English. Obviously, his English is a bit poor, and sometimes Xiaoqi has to translate a sentence or two for him.
When Kim Jae-yeon talks to Xiaoqi, she sometimes speaks Korean. If Xiaoqi doesn’t understand, she translates it into English.
This means that Xiaoqi is learning three languages at the same time: English, Japanese and Korean.
Thanks to the memory buff and language sense buff, Xiaoqi now feels that learning is not that difficult. However, she also discovered that learning English well is still very important. It is almost like a bridge. It is not only her, but also other foreign teachers. They come from different places. If they don’t know English, it will be difficult for them to communicate with each other. Usually English is their second language that they must learn, so it’s okay.
The pot can be set up to cook instant noodles... Some foreign teachers brought a lot of instant noodles, but they were still worried that if other food was not cooked well, instant noodles would be fine.
There were a lot of stones by the river, so Xiaoqi followed old man Galen's example and built a barbecue grill.
Jia Jia also helped with the work, stringing the meat together with bamboo sticks.
A group of people are busy with their own things.
Garen actually brought a fishing rod.
At this time, everyone was actually a little hungry and couldn't help but eat some snacks. When the fire started and the smoke curled up, they felt it was worth it.
Xiaoqi put up the barbecue grill and soon the aroma of meat could be smelled.
The meat grilled over charcoal fire is sizzling, dripping with oil, and brushed with seasoning, it is very fragrant.
As everyone gathered here, grilling and eating, Grace suddenly screamed.
It turned out that she had left her coat not far away, and at this time a calf came from nowhere and was biting her coat. She quickly ran to save her clothes.
Although I got the clothes, they were stained with saliva...
When everyone looked up, they found that a group of calves had arrived at some point, and further away there was a group of sheep scattered on the mountain.
Herds of cattle, sheep, grasslands, distant mountains and lakes form a beautiful picture.
Xiaoqi's thoughts were also very peaceful and happy at the moment. She still liked the mountains very much in her heart. After all, she was a real mountain girl.
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