Chapter 486: Mountain Road
After a good sleep, early the next morning, Song Shiwei and her friends set off with several older brothers and nephews of the Wang family.
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.
There is one benefit to the mountain people raising cattle and donkeys as livestock.
It means that they can follow us over mountains and across rivers.
But the car doesn't work.
The night before, several sisters-in-law of the Wang family fed the donkey well early, so the donkey’s legs and feet were full 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 feels a bit hot outside, but once you get into the mountains, it feels a lot cooler.
The trees are lush and the shade 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 forest.
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.
"Intentionally? 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 run into 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 since they entered the mountain!"
If you think about it this way, this journey is not easy. They are really risking their lives to be willing to follow us into the mountains.
How can it be easy to make a living in this world? Everyone has to work hard.
Thinking of this, Xinxin felt a bit of admiration.
These uncles from the Wang family won’t lose out by taking the money her mother gave them!
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 they hadn't climbed a mountain road for many years, so they were obviously exhausted after walking for a while.
Although the Wang family's elder brothers were not tired yet, seeing their appearance, they still let them rest where they were.
However, he couldn't help but worry.
"Uncle 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, it would probably take them half a day to reach their destination after climbing over two hills.
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 almost six hours to climb that mountain alone. If they had continued at this 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 that's why the eldest brother of the Wang family has this worry.
Zhao Huili was naturally anxious as well.
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 get going! We can't delay any longer!"
She couldn't delay everyone's journey 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 hurt.
I can only try my best to hold them together, especially when they encounter slopes and bumps.
Since the two of them couldn't get up, Song Shiwei, Xinxin and several older brothers from the Wang family pulled them up.
Everyone subconsciously walked a little faster.
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 ask you to take us to the school where my sister teaches. We are not familiar with the road, so please help us find out where the Tarim Primary School is. I also know that you have worked hard, so I will give you an extra 10 yuan for your hard work, and I will cover all the accommodation and meals for tonight! Do you think it's okay?"
The Wang family brothers were a little worried at first, but now that they heard that they could earn more money, why wouldn't they agree?
Besides, we have already walked the most difficult mountain road, so isn’t it just a matter of accompanying them to find that school?
After the Wang family's eldest brothers discussed it, the eldest brother of the Wang family agreed to the matter.
He smiled happily and said, "Okay, no problem! Money or no money is a small matter!"
Song Shiwei knew that he was just being polite, so he quickly took out one hundred and twenty-five yuan from his pocket and handed it to him.
"Brother Wang, this is what we agreed on before. This is the hard work fee for sending us to Kadazi Mountain! Please keep it! I will give you the rest of the money when we get to school!"
When those people saw that Song Shiwei was true to his word and gave them the money immediately, they were very happy.
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 the other people in the Wang family were also very happy.
It seemed as if all the fatigue from a whole day's journey on the mountain road had disappeared.
"Well, sister, uncle and aunt, let's find a place to stay first. It's too late today. Let's set off early tomorrow morning!"
Zhao Huili and Song Zhiyong were indeed exhausted, their legs were shaking, and they nodded quickly: "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 Wang family's older brothers and admired her mother even more.
She really learned it, her mother is really good at handling things!
If we really wait until we find our aunt before giving the money, we will definitely not give it now to make the brothers happy. Even though there is so much money, we can't see it. Who wouldn't feel frustrated? Also, we were hungry and tired, and we only ate some dry biscuits on the way. No one would feel good.
But once her mother gave them the money, they could immediately see the results of their labor. Wouldn't they be happy?
Well, there was no guesthouse here, so he found a familiar fellow villager's house to stay at, and he also made an agreement with Song Shiwei that he would be fine if he paid some money.
Song Shiwei naturally couldn't treat the man unfairly, so she gave him ten yuan for a room, and asked for four rooms in total, which was forty yuan. She also allowed him 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 yuan. How can this family not be happy?
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