Li Yan is right now, crying tears of joy. She hadn't even finished saying that sentence before tears were already welling up in her eyes.
When I first came down, it was still very dark, and it took me a while to adjust before I could see the situation clearly.
She was right; it was indeed a trap, probably dug by villagers to catch a small pheasant or something. It wasn't very big.
The snow at the bottom of the cave was much less than outside, and it was all floating on one side. As for Li Yan, well, there were still marks on the snow. She had really fallen into the snow, so she must have moved over there herself.
On the other side of the snow, two men were leaning to one side, an old man and a young man. They had also fallen after the snowfall, but they were still unconscious. The two were huddled together tightly. It seemed that the young man was protecting the old man, but they were both freezing.
There was an overturned basket next to it, with several kinds of medicinal herbs scattered inside.
However, it is still breathing.
His clothes were disheveled, and it was impossible to tell who he was. Let's just hand him over to the village chief.
After thinking for a moment, he simply and directly shouted upwards.
“Lin Zhiqing, there are still two people in this trap. Go and call the villagers to come and rescue them.”
As you step on them, the weeds under the snow crunch. Oh, and there are a few bamboo skewers stuck in them, not very high, just over your shoes, with some fresh bloodstains on them.
"Is this your blood? Where are you injured?"
The inspection took only a few seconds, but Li Yan's nose turned red, and steam rose from her mouth and nose as she spoke.
"It's okay, it's okay. I slid down from the top and struggled halfway down. The skewer went into my calf and cut a gash."
"Sigh, this injury is nothing, it's just that these cotton pants are stained with blood and the cotton is leaking out."
The pain was so intense, it was as if the injury wasn't on their own body; even Jian Dan was speechless.
"Can you get up?"
Li Yan supported the person beside her.
"able,"
She was strong, but she still cried out in pain when her foot hit the ground, and the tears she had just held back immediately welled up again.
"Oh my god, why does it hurt so much? I...I...Is my leg broken?"
Basic medical skills are generally limited to emergency treatment, but these are all covered by thick cotton-padded trousers, so they can't be used to treat patients, and they won't work in this trap either.
"Don't put any force on that foot yet. I'll tie it around your waist. Let's go up first, and then go down the mountain to find a doctor."
Li Yan, who had a cleft lip, hopped a couple of steps, her face contorted in a frown.
"Why am I so unlucky? How long will it be before I can't get out of bed?"
Simple rope tying instructions
"Extreme joy begets sorrow!"
Lin Zhaodi agreed and turned to run down the mountain. Chen Jianguo and Tan Yajun understood why she was being asked to go.
They'll be recruiting people soon. Chen Jianguo, the only male educated youth, will definitely be the main candidate. As for Tan Yajun, given the time she's been in the village and the limited number of work opportunities she's had, she probably doesn't even know many people. Lin Zhaodi is the most suitable person for that role.
Jian's shout was very loud, and the unconscious young man slowly woke up. It took him a while to understand his situation. Just as he was about to be happy that he had been saved, he saw two girls tied up one after the other like candied hawthorns. But the important thing is, they were leaving.
Are you leaving?
Did they not wake themselves up because they thought the two of them were no longer alive?
Just as Jian Dan was about to swing the rope, a faint sound came from behind.
"Wait, wait a minute, you two,"
My lips were so frozen they wouldn't obey me, but I could still make out the gist of it.
He glanced back briefly, showing no surprise whatsoever.
"Oh, you're awake?"
This time, the younger man was taken aback.
You know we're not dead?
"Nonsense, as long as someone is breathing, they're not dead."
"You, wait a moment, go find someone. The people who will rescue you will be here soon."
The young man was taken aback again. He thought they were just standing by and watching him die, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding, and he immediately felt a little embarrassed.
With great effort, he stretched out his stiff hand and made a waving gesture.
"Mace, Mace,"
He paused for a moment, feeling helpless about his new voice.
"If it weren't for you guys, my son and I would probably have been beaten to death and frozen to death in this cramped space."
He smiled simply and looked at the wounded beside him.
"You have to thank her for this. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have known there was a trap here, and we wouldn't have fallen into it."
Without waiting for him to say anything more, he simply tugged the rope a few times and put his other arm around Li Yan.
With Jian Dan's human-shaped crutches, Li Yan hopped smoothly on one leg, but when she got to the top, she plopped down on the ground, her eyes reddening again.
Tanya helped untie the rope.
"Alright, alright, are you hurt? Lin Zhiqing went to call for help. Let's go down the mountain and go to the commune hospital to get checked out."
Lin Zhaodi was quite lucky. Just as she reached the spot where she had met the villagers that morning, she bumped into several men who were also heading down the mountain. She recognized them all, and without bothering with polite greetings, she shouted, panting heavily.
"Uncle, two people have fallen into a trap down the mountain."
The man opposite her immediately darkened his expression, and Lin Zhaodi quickly added,
"They're all still alive!"
Four or five people, without any hesitation, immediately put down what they were holding.
"Second brother, you run fast. Go back and call Brother Weimin. Take a few men with you, and we'll follow them first."
"Okay!"
The man called "Second Brother" turned and ran. Lin Zhaodi, who was panting and holding her knees, quickly straightened up, turned, and ran as well.
"It's not too far from here."
The short-legged girl scurried about, but the long-legged guy caught up in just a few steps. With the target right in front of her, Lin Zhaodi completely gave up.
"This way, just go straight, there's a big tree there."
The group ignored her; with her long legs, she rejoined Jian Dan and the others in almost two minutes.
Many villagers went up the mountain to collect firewood today, and they are all on their way back now. Upon hearing about this, several people stuffed their belongings into their companions' hands and went straight up the mountain.
This mountain is their livelihood, but the danger it poses is almost equal to it.
Over the years, the villagers have become accustomed to this way of life. If someone goes up the mountain, there will inevitably be casualties. Otherwise, what would they eat? Relying on the meager harvest from the fields, this village would have starved to death long ago.
People who live near mountains live off the mountains, and people who live near water live off the water.
This is a natural law.
To be honest, this wasn't very surprising to them.
When Liu Weimin and Liu Aiguo and a few others hurriedly arrived at the foot of the mountain, the people above could already see their figures.
Liu Weimin squinted as the person approached, puzzled.
"Didn't you say there were two people? Why are you carrying three people on your back?"
Once the villagers reached the top, they didn't need to look for tools; they praised the simple rope and loved it dearly.
Almost everything in their village is now made by themselves, except for the fact that they can no longer spin cloth.
Right now, my parents are still sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) twisting ropes. This is the norm in the village, and it's not just my family; about 80% of the households are doing this.
They were all strong and healthy, and using simple ropes, they quickly pulled the two poor souls up from below.
The villagers' first reaction upon seeing people was...
"Oh? Why did he go up the mountain?"
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