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1
Qin Chizian driving, Qiu Yuanyuan sitting in the back seat, Old monk as silent as if in meditation.
Bull's Horn Mountain is said to be a mountain, but it is actually a branch of the Taihang Mountains.
There is a spring on the mountain, and a pool halfway up. There is no road leading up the mountain, only the "sheep intestines" paths created by the villagers gathering herbs, cutting vines, and digging wild vegetables.
In the higher areas, there are no "sheep intestines" paths at all; the highest point features sheer cliffs, and mist rises from the ravine below. A good state of mind can be described as surrounded by clouds and mist, while a poor state of mind can be referred to as filled with ominous energy.
The car stops at the foot of the mountain, and two people get out to hike into the mountains.
Qin Chizian Secretly thinking: I'll scatter you and see if you still act like a spoiled princess to me.
Qin Chizian Walking ahead.
Qiu Yuanyuan Murmuring from behind: "You people, colluding with officials and merchants, dare to sell those woven things for hundreds of dollars!"
He said again, "I see wild vegetables everywhere on this mountain. Why do you dare to sell whatever you dig up at the price of meat? You're so young, why don't you work hard on your own instead of trying to get to know some second-generation rich and make money all the time!"
Qin Chizian endured his anger and cursed Zhao Youqi hundreds of times: "You fool, what kind of weirdo have you arranged for me!"
Qin Chizian encountered a villager in his fifties and handed him a cigarette. "Sir, how many vines can you cut in a day?"
The old man took the cigarette, somewhat surprised. "About one hundred seventy to one hundred eighty pounds."
Qin Chizian replied, "One hundred seventy to one hundred eighty? I can't handle that with my build!"
The old man said, "I went up three times and down three times, and in total, I carried 178 catties (89 kilograms)!"
Qin Chizian asked, "How much money can you sell the 178 catties of rattan weaving for?"
The old man replied, "It used to be just a few tens of yuan, but now it can sell for over a hundred yuan. Rattan weaving sells well, and the price has increased when they buy it from us."
A group of women are foraging for wild vegetables in the mountains. Qin Chizian strikes up a conversation with a middle-aged woman: "Sister, is it good for digging?" The middle-aged woman responds, "Oh, young man, did you bring your girlfriend to the mountains for fun?"
"This vegetable used to be easy to dig, but now more people are digging it. If you want to make more money, you have to climb higher, and it's getting harder and harder to do."
Qin Chizian asked, "What are you having for lunch?"
"I brought dry rations and pickled vegetables!"
......
Qin Chizian suddenly turned and asked Qiu Yuanyuan: "What do you usually eat?"
Qiu Yuanyuan replied irritably, "Steamed buns, porridge, and stuff like that. What's the matter?"
Qin Chizian said, "I thought you were above the mundane world. The villagers work so hard to make a living; why shouldn't they be able to bring good things to your city to make money? Don't criticize Brother Chai and Chen Ge in front of me. They are helping our Baliushu develop its economy!"
"Besides, I don't care who you are, whether you're a young lady from a prominent family. If you haven't seen the suffering of the world, if you haven't experienced the life of ordinary people, then spare us your criticisms!"
Qiu Yuanyuan was taken aback: "In any case, there's no business without deceit, and no official without greed!"
Qin Chizian retorted, "What about your uncle, that old man named Zhao Chuanxi?"
Qiu Yuanyuan stammered, "My... my uncle is an exception."
Qin Chizian asked again, "What about your cousin, Zhao Youqi?"
Qiu Yuanyuan firmly stated, "They just left your place, aren't you already in cahoots?"
Qin Chizian is almost going to explode.
This woman is really unreasonable.
2
It's past noon.
As we go further up, we encounter fewer and fewer people, and the paths become narrower. Qiu Yuanyuan suddenly pulls Qin Chizian and asks, "Why haven't we encountered any wild boars yet?" Qin Chizian asks her, "It's just the two of us, how do you plan to deal with wild boars?"
Qiu Yuanyuan suddenly pulled out a dagger from her combat boots: "Just with this!"
Qin Chizian shook his head helplessly: "Miss Qiu, you better pray we don't run into wild boars! Otherwise, we'll be their meal."
Taking a rest and drinking water on the spot, Qiu Yuanyuan still insisted on continuing to climb upwards.
Qin Chizian: "Reminder: 'If we go further up, there will be no road, and we may not be able to come down the mountain before dark! Are you sure you want to continue?"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "I want to challenge myself!"
Qin Chizian Internal Monologue: Why do you have to drag others into challenging yourself?
Qin Chizian Firmly refuses: "No, if we can't get down the mountain before dark, we'll have to camp on the mountain. Our family will worry to death!"
Qiu Yuanyuan Interjects: "You, a small rural cadre, are so delicate? What's wrong with camping? We used to camp in the army too."
Qin Chizian: "You are a group activity, we are just two people. Also, do you have a tent?"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "Cowards will always be cowards! Don't give yourself so many excuses."
Qin Chizian: "Miss, am I making excuses for myself? If you dare not to go back at night, brother Zhao will definitely make a scene here!"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "Why do you always try to shift the blame onto others? You brought me up the mountain, if something happens, I will take responsibility myself! You should be reassured by now."
Qin Chizian: "You really are a busybody who doesn't know when to mind their own business! Let's just go up! Who's still afraid of you."
The two continued to climb up. Qin Chizian's clothes were soaked with sweat, and looking at Qiu Yuanyuan, her newly changed training clothes were covered in sweat stains, her face was red, and she was panting heavily.
Find a place without dense forest and look down. The distant road becomes a white line, and the occasional passing cars are only as big as a beetle. A pool of clear water on the hillside looks like an irregular basin embedded there. Looking up, a spring flows down from somewhere, the tall trees become fewer, and low shrubs and vines grow densely. Not to mention sheep trails, even the traces of people walking can't be seen.
Continue to climb up for a while, the sun is leaning west.
Even if you want to turn back at this time, you won't be able to go down before it gets dark!
Took out the phone and saw that there was no signal at all.
I'm done for. Qin Chizian started to regret getting angry with this mentally abnormal woman.
It looks like the jungle adventure is turning into a wilderness survival.
Qin Chizian: "Give it to me?"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "No need, I can still walk!"
Qin Chizian: "Let me borrow the knife for a moment!"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "What do you need a knife for?"
Qin Chizian: "We can't go back today, I need to prepare dinner!"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "What? Are we really going to spend the night here? Just you and me?"
Qin Chizian looked at it disdainfully: "I'm accompanying you to challenge yourself."
Qiu Yuanyuan: "..."
Qiu Yuanyuan's blade pointed towards Qin Chizian.
Qin Chizian: "What do you want to do?"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "You wanted a knife, didn't you?"
Qin Chizian: "Is this how your parents taught you? Is this how you usually behave?"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "......"
Qin Chizian used a dagger to shave two pointed sticks, and handed one of them to Qiumei: "It's getting darker, holding this will help you walk steadily and also startle the snakes in the grass."
A rabbit's figure flashed by from inside, Qin Chizian threw the stick in his hand, but didn't hit anything.
Qiu Yuanyuan asked in surprise, "Are there still snakes here?"
Qin Chizian puzzled, "Aren't you a soldier in the People's Liberation Army? Are you still afraid of snakes?"
Qiu Yuanyuan whispered, "I am a literature and art soldier..."
Qin Chizian asked her, "Miss, I was still counting on you to protect me! Have you ever seen a wild boar?"
Qiu Yuanyuan lowered her head and replied, "I've seen them on TV and in movies."
Qin Chizian exploded, "Then tell me, what exactly did you come here to do?"
Qiu Yuanyuan It seems that I just realized that I went too far today: "My boyfriend who pursued me for seven years has gone abroad. Before leaving, he said: 'I never had any feelings for you. I was only dating you to use your parents' influence to help me smoothly complete my studies and pave the way for me to go abroad.' I feel so choked up... I've never liked anyone before..."
Qin Chizian teased: "How old are you? You've been in a relationship for seven years? Did you start dating in your past life? Whether you were dumped or had a breakup, what does it have to do with us? Why are you trying to amuse me?"
"Being the kind of girl you are, if I were your boyfriend, I would definitely add one more sentence: Miss, you live your fairy-tale life, and I'll live my earthly life!"
Qiu Yuanyuan was very surprised: "That's exactly what he said as the last words when we broke up!"
Qin Chizian: "You deserve it!"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "You... you...!"
Qin Chizian handed the used dagger handle to the other person: "Take it, I'm still waiting for you to use this to kill a wild boar."
Chapter Fifty-Nine: Harsh words
Qin Chizian sighed inwardly: What sin did I commit to encounter such a weird and clueless person.
It's getting darker and darker, I need to find a place to stay quickly. In these desolate mountains and wild ridges, who knows what I might encounter!
Another wild rabbit leaped in front of Qin Chizian. His stick flew out again, and whether it was divine favor or a coincidence, the stick hit the back of the rabbit's head, killing it instantly.
Qiu Yuanyuan exclaimed, "That rabbit was so cute, and you..."
Qin Chizian couldn't help but shout at her: "Shut up!"
Qiu Yuanyuan retorted: "No one in my family has ever shouted at me!"
Qin Chizian responded with a look: "So you think you're the biggest in the world!"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "You..."
Qin Chizian: "What about me! I dare to say, you don't even have a real friend by your side. Your leader may pamper you, your comrades may indulge you, but not because you are always right, it's because they disdain having intellectual collisions with someone like you, who is both ignorant and brainless. They are afraid that you lack IQ, EQ, and the ability to integrate with others, and then can't distinguish who is who!"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "I..."
Qin Chizian is still going strong: "Who do you think you are! Arrogant and self-righteous. Do you know that because of you, I was forced to take a vacation, and because of you, my girlfriend was forced to go on a trip... Why do you have the right to impose the consequences of your ignorance and recklessness on us ordinary people! Do you know that if something goes wrong here because of you, we all have to take responsibility for it! Why? Just because you are the daughter of some big shot? Have you ever seen the life of the people in the mountains? Answer me?"
Qiu Yuanyuan stammered, "No!"
Qin Chizian shouted at her, "Then what right do you have to accuse us of colluding with officials and being unscrupulous in business? We exchanged rattan weaving for money and wild vegetables for money. Only then does the government have funds to do certain things, and the villagers can improve their lives!"
What is a dishonest merchant? Those who produce counterfeit goods, pass off inferior goods as superior, and manipulate prices are the dishonest merchants. Why do you view our legitimate business in such a derogatory manner?
It's like Zhao Youqi and his gang, if you were my sister, I would have slapped you a long time ago!"
Qin Chizian was in the midst of scolding when a phone rang on Qiu Yuanyuan's body.
Qin Chizian: "I have no signal on my phone, why do you still have signal?"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "Mine is a satellite phone."
Qin Chizian: "Then answer it and tell them we are on the mountain and safe for now."
Qiu Yuanyuan answered the call, not knowing what the other party said. She handed the phone to Qin Chizian: "They want to talk to you!"
Qin Chizian took the call, it was Zhao Youqi: "Where are you guys?"
Qin Chizian angrily replied: "On Bull's Horn Mountain."
Zhao Youqi raised his voice: "It's already this late, why haven't you gone down yet? If something happens to her, can you bear the responsibility?"
Qin Chizian retorted: "Stop nagging at me, if something went wrong with her, I'll give my life for you!"
Zhao Youqi: "..."
On the other end of the phone, another man took over, his voice deep and powerful. "Tell me, who are you? Where exactly are you?"
Qin Chizian glanced around and replied, "I am at Bull's Horn Mountain. I am the Deputy Director of the Party and Government Office in Baliushu Township. My surname is Qin."
The other party's tone turned stern. "I order you to come down immediately and return!"
Qin Chizian: "I can't carry out your orders!"
The other person questioned: "Do you know who I am?"
Qin Chizian replied: "Who you are is not important. What's important is that I am responsible for Qiu Yuanyuan's safety!"
The other party suddenly went silent. Qin Chizian thought the call had been disconnected and was about to return the phone to Qiu Yuanyuan when the other side spoke again: "Contact me immediately if there is an emergency!"
Qin Chizian asked in response: "Is it useful to contact you? If there is a real emergency, even if you fly over from Jiangcheng airport by helicopter, it will be too late. If there is nothing urgent, please do not call this number again to avoid draining the battery and affecting necessary communication."
The other party really hung up.
Qin Chizian just remembered that he didn't know who the other man was, so he asked Qiu Yuanyuan: "Who is the other guy?"
Qiu Yuanyuan replied: "He's my dad!"
Qin Chizian asked again: "Who is your dad, and what does he do? He talks big and bluffs a lot."
Qiu Yuanyuan: "My dad works in the ga department..."
Qin Chizian was stunned: "There's a deputy minister surnamed Qiu!"
Unconsciously asked: "Is your dad called Qiu Xinhang?"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "Yeah, do you know him?"
Qin Chizian: "I know him, but he doesn't know me!"
Qiu Yuanyuan: "I'll introduce you guys later."
Qin Chizian: "Forget it, the threshold of your house is too high, I'm afraid I can't step over it!"
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