Lu Ming pointed to the steps leading up the mountain.
"Let's go up the mountain!"
"You..." Before she could finish speaking, Lu Ming had already rushed up the steps.
He turned around and shouted, "Come on! When we get to the top of the mountain, I'll tell you what you want to know." Then he left her behind and started climbing.
Zhou Chunhua kept her eyes tightly closed, feeling an intense itch in her teeth.
As Lu Ming walked further and further away, she was angry, but she still gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and followed him.
Although the path up the mountain is made of cement steps, it is really not easy to climb.
This narrow path, wide enough for two people to walk side by side, winds its way up into the clouds.
It looks like a road leading to a fairyland.
The trees on both sides are dense.
The calls of birds rose and fell.
Occasionally, monkeys will appear, leaping from one tree to another.
Zhou Chunhua, who had been climbing for an hour, began to breathe rapidly.
Although I enrolled in a class, I'm getting old and have to admit I'm not good at it.
Her ankles and knees seemed to have slipped out of her control, and she couldn't straighten them.
She braced herself on her knees, looking down and breathing heavily.
The beads of sweat on my forehead slid into my mouth, tasting salty.
If she had known it would be this difficult to climb, she should have refused to come up no matter what.
Now, I've climbed halfway up, but my knees won't cooperate.
She looked up and saw Lu Ming not far away.
"Hey! That's enough!" She looked down and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Just now at the sanatorium, she actually felt sorry for him.
Now... he's really annoying!
She looked up and saw Lu Ming, who should have been above her, standing right in front of her.
He squatted on the ground, his hands outstretched.
"Come on! I'll carry you up."
Zhou Chunhua slapped the person away in annoyance, then gritted her teeth and continued climbing.
But the higher I went, the weaker my legs became, and the more they trembled.
"Why are you being so stubborn? Come on, I'll carry you!" Lu Ming's voice came from behind.
"Thank you! No... no need." She started to gasp for breath.
"Come on! We're friends now, no need to be so polite."
"You're not worried that I can't carry it, are you?"
"Don't worry! I can't carry other people, but I can carry you."
"Huahua, be good! Look at your legs, they're shaking so badly they're almost double."
"If you go up like that, how will you come down later?"
"..."
Lu Ming kept nagging behind his back.
Zhou Chunhua gritted her teeth, held her breath, and continued upwards.
Finally, after enduring an hour, she saw the mountaintop.
At the top of the mountain is a huge platform.
There was a road sign by the roadside that read "Viewpoint".
It is said that on a clear day, you can see a panoramic view of downtown Jiang City from here.
Zhou Chunhua held her breath and, the moment she stepped onto the viewing platform, she plopped down on the ground.
The wind was howling all around.
In early winter, even though the sun is out, it doesn't diminish the cold.
Zhou Chunhua pulled her coat tighter and hunched her shoulders.
He said irritably, "Can I say it now?"
Lu Ming sat down next to her, crossed his legs, and said, "What's the rush? We're already here, let's watch the sunset together."
"You... Lu Ming! Don't go too far!"
"Don't worry. I'll definitely tell you before I go down." Lu Ming smiled as he finished speaking, then looked straight into the distance.
At this moment, the sun is like a ball of fire, burning the clouds on the horizon.
I have to say, it was quite shocking.
She was almost embarrassed to say that this was the first time she had ever climbed Lishan Mountain in all the years she had lived in Jiangshi.
Unfortunately, the people around her made her very unhappy.
If it were Nana or Gu Yao, she would definitely be very excited.
"Look, it's so beautiful!"
"Look, look, it's falling, it's falling."
Wow! Sunset! It's a sunset!
"..."
Zhou Chunhua unconsciously picked at her ear.
How can someone in their fifties still act like a child?
It's so noisy!
"It's getting dark. If we don't go down the mountain now, we won't be able to see the road soon." She tried to get up despite the pain in her knees, but Lu Ming pulled her back down.
"Since we're already here, let's watch the sunrise before heading down the mountain."
“You…” Zhou Chunhua’s eyes widened.
"Don't you want to know how to get to Sha Tin Tsui?" Lu Ming crossed his arms, looking like he had succeeded in his scheme.
"Lu Ming! You're a man, for goodness' sake! You can't be naive enough to believe in keeping your word, can you? What's the point of going back on your word like this?"
"Who said I went back on my word? I only said I would tell you when I came up. I didn't break my promise, and I definitely told you before I went down."
"you……"
"Don't be angry! I'll tell you now, okay?"
It has to be said that Lu Ming's words immediately extinguished the anger in her heart.
Looking at Lu Ming expectantly, the feeling of weakness in her body disappeared at that moment.
Lu Ming glanced at her, then turned to look at the sun that was about to disappear.
"Shatianzui is a small mountain village in Qing'an. The reason it can't be found online is because Shatianzui was its name before liberation, and the three characters Shatianzui are just the local dialect pronunciation. After liberation, the village was renamed."
But the people there have made a living by carrying goods for generations. Do you know what a peddler is? Lu Ming asked.
“I know. In the past, the mountain roads were difficult to travel, and people who had no land to cultivate relied on a carrying pole to carry heavy loads over mountains and valleys for others.”
“That’s right,” Lu Ming continued. “After liberation, roads were built. People there had no goods to carry, so they had no choice but to leave their homes and go out to find work.”
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