World Tibet Bureau

Chapter 1287 Multiplication Table

I asked: "Really or not?"

President Liu took out the Qubi notebook in his arms, read it carefully again, compared it with the map he had drawn before, looked up at the stones, recalled it, closed the book, and replied categorically: "It's absolutely true! This pile of rocks is where the Qubi tea merchants passed by back then!"

"From here, it is more than 20 kilometers to reach the top of Landuo Snow Mountain. The pile of rocks is the last iconic landform recorded in the notes. It seems that there was an avalanche last night and I got lost today. Not only did I not waste time , but it saves us time to re-explore.”

"However, although we can resist the cold after taking purple stone pills, it will take six or seven days to go up to Landuo Snow Mountain to find and open the ancient tomb and then return, even if everything goes well. We don't have any food on us. Even if the distance is relatively small, We will eventually have to return to the base camp."

I am noncommittal.

Seeing that Hao An had already picked up the purple stone pills on the round stones.

I asked: "Boss Hao, what exactly is Purple Stone Pill?"

Hao An replied: "The feces of red foxes! Red foxes are very spiritual animals in the snow-capped mountains. The reason why they can survive in the snow-capped mountains is that after defecating, they put their feces on such stones with geothermal heat, and add them to the heat." Go up to them and pick some strange and rare herbs from the snow-capped mountains, mix them, knead them into the shape of an elixir, and bake them for several months to form the purple stone elixir."

"Whenever the red fox goes out to look for food, it will swallow one pill. It will keep the body warm and resist the cold of the snow-capped mountains. After eating it, we don't need cold-proof equipment at all. Walking in the snow-capped mountains is like a warm spring. .”

As soon as Xia Xi heard that it was feces, she started to gag, frowned and said, "Boss Hao, you should have said it earlier..."

Hao An rolled his eyes at him: "Spit! Just spit it out if you're not afraid of freezing to death!"

Xia Xi had no choice but to endure the discomfort and cover her mouth.

I asked again: "How long can a Ziyun Dan resist the cold?"

Hao An replied: "The bodies of red foxes are relatively small. They can resist for about five or six days after eating one."

"If we are like us, we should be able to resist normally for a day and a night."

"I want to take these red fox pills back. In addition to keeping out the cold, they can also treat cold syndrome in the human body. They can be sold for a lot of money."

I nodded and turned to ask President Liu: "Did Qubi's notes say that they arrived at the top of Landuo Snow Mountain and rested in a weird cave before entering the ancient tombs of the Western Regions? There were not only flowers and plants there, but also... Trees, and many small animals?”

President Liu shook his fan: "That's right! It's a magical place. I would like to take a quick look at it. Why can there be such an incredible cave in the vast snow-capped mountains..."

There was a "pop" sound.

He closed the fan, widened his eyes and asked, "Brother Su, what do you mean by this?!"

I said: "This place is only twenty kilometers away from the top of Landuo Snow Mountain. Counting from the top of the sky, we can reach the top in one day. According to what you just said, Lao Liu, it will take at least six or seven to find, open and return to the ancient tombs of the Western Regions. God, I’ll calculate it based on the full seven days. In other words, it will take us a total of eight days to complete the task.”

"There are currently six of us. One Purple Stone Pill can last for one day, which means the daily consumption of Purple Stone Pills is six. How many pills do you have in total for eight days? Cen Yin, I have never been to school. What is six?"

Lu Senyin said with a smile: "According to the nine-nine multiplication table, eighty-six equals forty-eight. We need at least forty-eight purple stone pills."

I said, "Boss Hao, how many did you pick up just now?"

President Liu had already guessed what I meant, and kept winking at Hao An, telling him not to say anything.

When Hao An saw it, he frowned and asked: "About... a dozen or so? Anyway, it should be enough for us to find the base camp again."

I said: "Boss Hao, what is your education level?"

Hao An replied: "I dropped out of school in the second year of high school." I said: "You have completed nine years of compulsory education, how come you are not as good as me who never went to school?!"

"I ordered just now. Excluding what we are eating now, there are still a total of seventy-three pills left, and two of them are only half."

President Liu and Hao An's eyes widened when they heard this. Apparently they didn't know how many there were inside.

Xia Xi said with a smile, "I don't believe it! I'll act like a fool today and count these shit balls."

Afterwards.

He went to grab Hao An's package.

Hao An grabbed the package tightly and looked at President Liu

finally.

Xia Xi still snatched the package, poured out the purple stone pills inside, counted them, and said with a smile: "No more, no less, exactly seventy-three!"

I said: "We have enough purple stone pills to keep out the cold. The weird caves on the top of Landuo Snow Mountain have animals for food. It is also said that there are salt springs on top. Please give me a reason to return to the base camp?"

Chairman Liu's face turned red from holding back: "We don't have fire... we can't eat raw animals even if they are there, right? It's easy to get infectious diseases, and there is no cure at the top of the mountain!"

There's really no fire.

We have all lost our lighters, so although we still have cigarettes in our pockets these days, we have been unable to smoke.

Xiaozhu said: "I have it!"

She took out a windproof lighter from her body and lit it twice.

I didn't even know she had it.

Not to mention President Liu.

The muscles on President Liu’s face twitched: “Where did you get this thing?!”

Xiaozhu was a little embarrassed: "My brother often lit his cigarettes without burning them, so I kept them..."

The words have not yet fallen.

But President Liu jumped over and wanted to snatch the lighter from Xiaozhu's hand.

President Liu, hurry up.

But Xiaozhu is faster.

She jumped back a few steps, holding her hands in a Tai Chi defensive posture: "Brother Liu, you may not be able to beat me!"

President Liu: "..."

Xia Xi patted his shoulder: "Xiao Liu, accept your fate!"

President Liu was so aggrieved that he slapped his mouth wildly with a fan.

(End of this chapter)