Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 389 I Have Never Seen This Thing

The two jeeps bumped on the dirt road, kicking up waves of dust, and the sparrows in the fields on both sides were also startled from time to time.

Starting from Panjiayuan to Ganggang Yingzi, the journey is more than 500 kilometers, and Xiao Ran's jeep had to drive for more than eight hours to get there.Thinking that he basically had to drive this car by himself, Xiao Ran felt that his buttocks and lumbar spine began to ache.

The fat man was very excited, and he counted: "The departure time is seven o'clock. If you are full, you can come at nine o'clock. When you arrive at Ganggangyingzi, it should be six o'clock, just in time for dinner in the camp. Today is ten o'clock." Five, it’s Sunday again, Yanzi’s family may have another pheasant in the pot, let’s stew some hazel mushrooms, hey..."

Fatty's voice came from the walkie-talkie, Xiao Ran said with a smile: "Fatty, the haha ​​is almost overflowing from my side..."

There was a rustling sound from the opposite side. If I guessed correctly, it was the fat man who was destroying the snacks he brought to the villagers again.Feeling the silence around him, Xiao Ran looked back at Second Uncle, only to see that he was holding the woven bag in his arms all the time, sleeping deeply with his eyes closed.

He originally wanted to chat with his second uncle on the way.For some reason, during this period of time, he always felt that there was an indescribable gap between him and his second uncle.He originally wanted to take advantage of this journey to get along with the two of them alone, find something to chat with, and repair the somewhat too serious relationship between uncle and nephew, but he didn't expect the second uncle to sleep so deeply.

There was a trace of regret in his heart, it seemed that the second uncle was old after all.

"I...I...I don't want...I want to stay..."

Xiao Ran was driving the car when the second uncle began to speak intermittently.Xiao Ran was curious, and slowly leaned over to listen. Unexpectedly, the second uncle suddenly yelled "Hoah", woke up from the dream, and made Xiao Ran's steering wheel bend in fright. live.

"Second Uncle, you scared me to death! What kind of nightmare is this?"

Xiao Ran broke out in cold sweat, and stared at Second Uncle with wide eyes.The second uncle stretched out his hand, pinched his chin, turned his face forward, and said, "I dreamed of marrying a wife, and when I entered the bridal chamber, they kicked me out. Drive your car properly!"

After a while, both father and son burst out laughing, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot.Hu Bayi's anxious voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Xiao Ran! Are you all right? I think your car looks like you've drunk too much?"

"It's okay, Brother Hu, I'm sleepy. I dreamed that my second uncle married me an aunt who looked like a big ground otter. It scared me to death!"

After finishing speaking, he suffered a blowout from his second uncle.There was also laughter from Hu Bayi's side, and he said, "Persist for a while, let's stop for dinner at twelve o'clock, rest for half an hour before continuing on our way..."

Although the atmosphere has eased, Second Uncle is still preoccupied.Several times, Xiao Ran turned to glance at him, and saw that he was either biting his nails or biting the dry skin on his mouth, as if he was very anxious.

He chatted with his second uncle about Ganggang Yingzi, and his second uncle told him some things he had seen and heard when he was young.Seemingly a feeling of closeness to homeland, both of them kept silent about the final destination of the trip.

Because they all brought some things that were not easy to get to the public, when Hu Bayi and Fatty planned the route, they bypassed the main road in many places and passed through some villages.Another advantage of doing this is that when you are resting halfway, you can spend a little money and food stamps in exchange for a hot meal in the village.

There was nothing to say along the way, and when we reached the edge of the last woodland leading to Ganggang Yingzi, it was already past five o'clock, and the sky was already slightly dark.The few people who were planning to get out of the car to look after the donkey cart suddenly found a dirt road without trees, or a rough path in front of them.

Seeing Hu Bayi and the others get out of the car, Xiao Ran and his second uncle followed.Hu Bayi shined his flashlight on the end of the road, saw Xiao Ran approaching suspiciously, and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, don't worry, this is an agreement between the camp and the higher-ups. When it is cleared, the tree will be cut down as soon as it is needed. Once the funds are in place, whether it is lime or cement, it will come directly one by one.”

The fat man answered, "This dirt road is only as wide as a car, and it needs to be widened. You said we won't run into those hybrids again when we go in this time?"

The heterozygous skin that the fat man mentioned was the scorpion that he met last year.At this time, the second uncle said without thinking: "No, their hometown is far away from here, and the time they came here was already in trouble with the local fairy family..."

A few people remembered that in the underground Huixian Temple, the lingering scorpion was eaten alive by many big rats, presumably they would not come again easily.

Several people returned to the car and slowly moved forward along the bumpy dirt road.Seeing that it was past seven o'clock, the outline of Ganggang Yingzi was revealed in the dark night.There were lights in the center of Yingzi, but as the car approached, the lights suddenly went out.

"Yes, it must be the little devil's alternator. I didn't hand it in. When I heard our car coming, I quickly turned off the lights."

The fat man clarified the reason in one sentence, and Hu Bayi and Xiao Ran were also happy. The three of them rolled down the car window, and drove to the camp while shouting: "The lock is coming! The mud will kill you soon! Come out!" Pay tribute!"

As soon as they shouted, dogs from every household in the camp ran out.Immediately afterwards, the Yanzi family, who were familiar with the voices of Hu Bayi and Fatty, also followed, and as soon as the flashlight shone on the jeep, they immediately patted their thighs happily and said, "Oh my god! Xiao Hu and Xiaopang are back! Hurry up and come out to greet them!"

With the humming of the generator, the light bulbs of the old branch secretary's house flickered on.After parking the cars on both sides, they hugged each other shoulder-to-shoulder and back-to-back with the people in the camp.

Apparently, Hu Bayi and Fatty had already said in advance that Xiao Ran was the big boss of the road construction and electrification.The people in the camp had seen Xiao Ran, and their enthusiasm for him was still the same, but it also mixed with more respect. Their enthusiasm for him was not as unfettered as it was for Hu Bayi and Fatty.

A few people went to the old party secretary's house first. The old party secretary was still confused, talking in a pretentious manner, but he kept staring at the second uncle, saying that he had worked with him in the revolution when he was young.The second uncle could only shake his head in embarrassment. He seemed to be deeply loved by the old and foolish.

For the next two days, Xiao Ran, Hu Bayi, Fatty and the others were in contact with Yingzi to build roads, and during the day they cut down trees to make way with the young people in Yingzi.The second uncle stayed in the camp, chatting with the old party secretary about the common "struggle history".

Two days later, the second uncle was so worried that he could hardly suppress it.He pointed to the woven bag in the car, and said to Xiao Ran: "I've been feeding with blood every day for the past two days. It's a good thing it's cold, otherwise it will stink. We have to get on the road quickly..."

Xiao Ran had no choice but to leave the big bag of money to Hu Bayi, and with the second uncle feeling unwell as an excuse, he and the second uncle embarked on a journey to the foot of Changbai Mountain.

Without Hu Bayi and Fatty, only the second uncle, who is almost sleeping by his side, made the journey even longer.On the way, Second Uncle had nightmares repeatedly, and it seemed that his spirit was getting worse and worse, which made Xiao Ran a little worried.

With a road of nearly [-] kilometers, it is estimated that it will take two days to barely get close to the destination.In the afternoon of the next day, the second uncle seemed to have almost rested, so he took the initiative to take over the driving for Xiao Ran. Finally, Xiao Ran could take a breath, and dozed off leaning against the car door.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Ran woke up with a sudden brake.He rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked the second uncle: "Where is this?"

The second uncle lowered his voice and pointed out the window, "It should be here, but I haven't seen this thing..."

Xiao Ran looked out of the window, and in the pitch-black night, little lights of fire were swinging towards them.Right in front of the fire, an unknown creature with black hair and horns was jumping towards them.

(End of this chapter)