Chapter 136 Mirror Lake
It was about twenty miles from the back mountain to Jingbo Lake, and half of the way was uphill, so she didn't want to walk by herself.
Xia Zhizhi walked straight to the group of children, gathered together, whispered to each other for a while, and then sat on the snow sled brought by the children.
She put the hot water bottle in the gap of the sled and stuck it there, and then covered her legs with a towel, and then waved her hand: "Children - let's go - charge!"
"Go!"
Three kids pulled a snow sled and rode away in the dust.
Cheng Rong opened her mouth in surprise, staring blankly at Xia Zhizhi's receding back, and then asked Han Youran in disbelief: "Zhizhi, Zhizhi, she just ran away like that?"
Han Youran was not surprised by Xia Zhizhi's various behaviors. He patted Cheng Rong's hand and comforted her: "Don't worry about Zhizhi, she will take good care of herself."
Cheng Rong glanced at Han Youran oddly. Why did she say that? It seemed like the children were more worrying...
The three children pulled Xia Zhizhi along as they ran three or four miles. Fearing that she would slip down the path again if they let go, they considerately pulled her to a tree branch and tied her there, then looked at her expectantly.
Xia Zhizhi opened the lid of the kettle, poured a full lid of brown sugar water and handed it to them.
The three children drank the tea one sip at a time, returned the lid of the kettle to Xia Zhizhi, and didn't want to let go of the rope, as if they wanted to see her off.
The kids next to them were not happy and pushed them: "You guys have all had your drink, it's our turn!"
The three children were outnumbered and could only give up the driver's seat reluctantly.
Xia Zhizhi was the first to reach the top of the mountain on a snow sled, consuming an average of one cup of brown sugar water for every two kilometers.
She took out a handful of candy from her bag, gave two to each child, and told them that she had requisitioned the sled for the day.
After the children got the candy, they pulled up some tree branches, tied a crude plow to them, piled the candy in groups of three, and slid down from the top of the hill.
At the foot of the mountain is Jingbo Lake, which is now completely frozen and covered in white.
At this time, you can deeply feel the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland.
Xia Zhizhi took out her camera and took a lot of Ruyi's photos.
She took a few more photos of the members going up the mountain. You know what, Cheng Rong's colorful cotton jacket was particularly eye-catching.
When everyone reached the top of the mountain, Xia Zhizhi gave Cui Zijin the camera and the water bottle and asked him to carry them. Then she called out to the three of them, "Come on, come on, let's ride the sled and slide down from here!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Cheng Rong was the most active and rushed up first. Xia Zhizhi asked her to squat in front, and Han Youran sat behind and hugged Xia Zhizhi.
Jiang Xiurong was a little hesitant to let go, but the three of them kept calling her, so she mustered up her courage and squeezed in at the end, and everyone huddled together.
When Xia Zhizhi saw that everyone was seated, she rubbed the ground with her feet and found that the force points were not too bad and they were not slipping. She immediately turned around and called Cui Zijin and Tang Mingli: "Didn't you see that Sister Youran and Xiurong were already seated? Why didn't they come and push us? You don't have any sense at all!"
Tang Mingli and Cui Zijin...
If Han Youran/Jiang Xiurong hadn't been sitting on top, I would have really wanted to push her off from here and kill her.
The two men walked forward helplessly, pushed the rear support of the sled and pushed them down the slope, then with a little force, the snow sled slid down.
Cheng Rong: “Ah————”
Han Youran: “Ahh——”
Jiang Xiurong: “Ahhhh——”
Xia Zhizhi: "Wuhu - take off -"
This downhill slope is about six or seven kilometers long. The slope is long and gentle, and the bottom is very flat. When it is not snowing, a tractor can pass through here.
The ski slope was in good condition and the newly fallen snow was very fluffy. The snow sled went faster and faster, and it was smoother than Dove.
Cheng Rong was sitting at the front row. She gulped down a bellyful of cold air, coughed twice, and then opened her mouth and started gulping again.
Xia Zhizhi stretched out her hands, clamped them on her shoulders, covered her mouth, and used Cheng Rong as a steering wheel. Occasionally, when she deviated from the direction, she would push against the side with her feet to correct the position.
After sliding on the mountain trail for about 10 minutes for six or seven kilometers, the sled reached the lake. Because of inertia, it was still moving forward. Xia Zhizhi was too lazy to go back, so she covered Cheng Rong's mouth, leaned back, stretched out her two feet, and used her heels to press against the ground to brake suddenly.
She made a snow pear feel like it was drifting on a curve.
The car stopped, and except for her, the other three girls' hearts were pounding.
Cheng Rong was blown by the cold wind in front, her face was a little purple, and she looked dazed.
Xia Zhizhi wondered if the girl was frightened silly.
As a result, the family member quickly recovered and looked at her with sparkling eyes: "Zhizhi, it's really fun, I want to play more!"
"Let's play when we get back." Xia Zhizhi looked back at the slope. She wanted to play there, too, but there was no cable car to take, and it would take a long time to climb up. Seeing this, her desire to play faded.
Han Youran covered his pounding heart, glanced at the track left by the sudden braking, then looked at Xia Zhizhi who seemed to be indifferent, and said with mixed feelings: "Zhizhi, your body really limits your strength."
If this kid had a good body, he would be the driving god of Akina Mountain.
Xia Zhizhi patted her chest, sighed, and said faintly: "There is no way, God is jealous of beauty."
After the three of them slowed down, Cheng Rong dragged the snow sled and went to play with the children.
Cheng Rong had some candy in her pocket, but she felt that everyone was her friend, and she was embarrassed to use candy in exchange for others to pull her along.
It's just like kids on the lake, you pull the cart, I pull the cart, and we take turns.
There is a wooden pillar on the lake with a signpost hung on it. It is a piece of wood with a fish shape carved on it. A string of empty cans are hung below it, and when the wind blows, the cans make a jingling sound.
Jiang Xiurong pulled Xia Zhizhi to the bottom of the pillar, looked at it curiously for a while, and said to Xia Zhizhi: "Zhizhi, take a picture of me here later!"
Xia Zhizhi nodded, and waited for Xiao Cuizi to carry the camera down. She wanted to take pictures of these places as souvenirs!
The members also slid down one after another.
Everyone used the materials they brought to build a thatched shed next to the weather vane.
Several veterans led several members to disperse in different places.
The location of the fish depends on the experience of the "fish boss". Once the location is determined, it is time to start drilling holes and casting nets.
With limited tools at the moment, chiseling holes in the ice is not an easy task. A net is dozens of meters in size, and the ice is dozens of centimeters or nearly one meter thick. It takes a lot of time and effort to chisel dozens of holes in the ice, which is a very laborious and time-consuming task.
If you make a wrong judgment, two days' hard work will be wasted.
The old bosses scattered everywhere.
Other members fed the animals they brought with them some rations. There were only three adult animals in the village, which was not enough. The team leader borrowed a few mules from other brigades. These animals needed to eat a lot of grass and rations every day.