Chapter 486: Mountain Road
After waking up, Song Shiwei and her friends followed several older brothers and nephews of the Wang family on their journey early the next morning.
When they came, they brought a lot of luggage with them, and the eldest brother of the Wang family specially brought a donkey to carry the things with them.
There is one advantage to the cattle and donkeys raised by the mountain people.
It means that they can follow us over mountains and across ridges.
But the car is not okay.
The night before, several sisters-in-law of the Wang family fed the donkey well early in the morning, so it was full of energy when it set out on the journey today.
Without having to carry luggage, not only Song Shiwei, but even Zhao Huili and Song Zhiyong felt relieved.
It is summer now and it felt a little hot outside, but once we entered the mountains, it felt a lot cooler.
There are lush trees, and the shade from the trees completely blocks out the sun, so it doesn't feel too hot when climbing the mountain.
Along the way, several brothers were singing folk songs loudly. When they sang together, their voices were so loud that they scared away many birds in the woods.
Xinxin found it interesting and hummed along while climbing the mountain.
But after singing for a while, I felt a little thirsty.
She couldn't help but whisper, "Mom, these uncles have really good voices. They are still singing! Should we ask them to stop and take a break?"
Song Shiwei looked ahead and shook his head.
"They sang so loudly on purpose!"
Xinxin was stunned when she heard this.
"On purpose? Why?"
Song Shiwei had heard about this from Old Li before.
"There are many wild animals in this mountain. If people go in and deliberately make some noise, they will hear it from a distance and run away. But if you encounter them from close, the wild animals will be frightened and will bite you!"
When Xinxin heard this, she immediately understood.
"So that's what it means! No wonder these uncles seem to have started singing as soon as they entered the mountain!"
If you think about it this way, this journey must not be easy. They are willing to follow us into the mountains, and they are really risking their lives.
How can it be easy to make a living in this world? Everyone has to work hard.
Thinking of this, Xinxin felt a little admiration.
These uncles from the Wang family got a lot of money from her mother!
The road in the mountains was not easy to walk on. The third brother of the Wang family was in front, clearing the weeds with a sickle, trying to make the road as passable as possible.
But Zhao Huili and Song Zhiyong were already quite old, and had not climbed a mountain road for many years, so they were obviously exhausted after walking for a short while.
Although the Wang family's elder brothers were not tired yet, seeing their appearance, they were asked to rest where they were.
However, he couldn't help but worry.
"Master and Madam, we may not be able to rest for too long. We must reach Kadazi Mountain before the sun sets. Otherwise, if it's too late in this deep mountain, it will be dangerous!"
According to their pace, after climbing over two hills, it would probably take them half a day to reach their destination.
It takes more than two hours to go up the mountain and one hour to go down the mountain, so you can get there in six or seven hours!
They set out at around six in the morning, and after six or seven hours, it was only one or two in the afternoon.
But now it was almost twelve o'clock and they had just climbed over the first hill.
In other words, it took them nearly six hours to climb that one mountain. If they had continued at that speed, it would probably be dark by the time they reached Kadazi Mountain.
People tend to walk slower and slower, and they will run out of energy later on, so the eldest brother of the Wang family has this worry.
Zhao Huili was naturally anxious.
After resting for a while and feeling a little better, he quickly stood up with the help of Song Zhiyong.
"Let's go! Let's go! We can't delay any longer!"
She couldn't delay everyone's trip because of herself. If anything dangerous happened, she would regret it even if she lost her life!
Although Song Shiwei was anxious, he was also afraid that Zhao Huili and Song Zhiyong would get into trouble.
We can only try our best to hold them together, especially when we encounter slopes and bumps.
The two of them couldn't get up, so Song Shiwei, Xinxin and several older brothers from the Wang family pulled them up.
Everyone's steps subconsciously quickened.
Fortunately, after rushing for a long time, we finally arrived at Kadazi Mountain before dark!
The brothers of the Wang family had originally thought that after sending them off they could speed up their pace and rush back in the afternoon, but now it seems that they can’t leave!
Song Shiwei and Zhao Huili felt guilty.
"Wang brothers, since we can't go back tonight, how about this? I'd like you to take us to the school where my sister teaches. We don't know the way, so could you please help us find out where the Tarim Primary School is? I know you've worked hard, so I won't give you an extra 10 yuan as hard work fee, and I'll cover all the accommodation and food expenses for tonight! Is that okay with you?"
The Wang family brothers were a little worried at first, but now that they heard that they could make some extra money, why wouldn't they agree?
Besides, we have already walked the most difficult mountain road, so isn’t it just about accompanying them to find that school?
After the eldest brothers of the Wang family discussed it together, the eldest brother of the Wang family took on the task.
He smiled happily and said, "Okay, no problem! Money or not is no big deal!"
Song Shiwei knew that he was just being polite, so he quickly took out 125 yuan from his pocket and handed it to him.
"Brother Wang, this is what we agreed on before. It's the hard work fee for sending us to Kadazi Mountain! Please keep it! I'll give you the rest of the money when we get to school!"
Those people were very happy when they saw that Song Shiwei was true to his word and gave them the money immediately.
The eldest son of the Wang family took the money, counted it, and confirmed that it was one hundred and twenty-five. His face immediately lit up with joy. Not only him, but also the other people in the Wang family were extremely happy.
It seemed as if all the fatigue from a day's rush on the mountain road had dissipated.
"Well, sister, master and aunt, let's find a place to stay first. It's too late today. Let's set out early tomorrow morning!"
Zhao Huili and Song Zhiyong were indeed exhausted, their legs were shaking, and they nodded quickly and agreed: "Okay, okay, everyone has worked hard, let's find a place to rest first!"
Xinxin, on the other hand, looked at the enthusiastic attitudes of the older brothers of the Wang family and admired her mother even more.
She really did learn it, and her mother is really good at handling things!
If I had really waited until I found my aunt before giving the money, I would definitely not have given it now to make the brothers happy. Even though there was so much money, they couldn't see her, so who wouldn't feel frustrated? Also, I was hungry and tired, so I only ate some dry biscuits on the way. No one would feel good.
But once her mother gives them this money, they can immediately see the results of their labor. Wouldn't that be happy?
Well, there was no guesthouse here, so he found a familiar fellow villager's house to stay at, and also made an agreement with Song Shiwei that he just needed to give some money.
Song Shiwei naturally couldn't let the man down, so she gave him ten yuan for a room, and asked for four rooms in total, which was forty yuan. She also asked the man to use her kitchen and dishes, and to cook dinner and tomorrow's breakfast, and gave him another ten yuan!
Just by staying for one night, they can earn fifty dollars. How can this family not be happy?