Uncle Ciwang's face looked particularly solemn under the firelight. After listening to me telling what happened on the top of the mountain, he sat down quietly and sighed: "So, my people are all wrapped up by the strange birds on the mountain."
Go. Damn it, I have been running for so many years and I have touched every stone in the Immortal Peak area. Why did I encounter such an unlucky thing today?"
Tenzin wanted to speak several times, but in the end he held it back. Only later did he find out that the string of men he had tied together had indeed been hoisted up by silk threads on the mountain. Fortunately, the leader was smart enough to pull the strings around his waist in time.
The rope was cut, and he escaped death.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Deyang Ram threw away the firewood in his hand and took the lead in speaking: "We have all come here. The ropeway is right in front of us, so why not go? Since the monsters on the mountain are afraid of fire, everyone just holds the torch.
Stand up. I'm not afraid of any woman. Are you all cowards just sitting there stupidly?"
"Bah!" A horse breeder couldn't help but jumped up, "I'm not afraid of it, I want to go up the mountain to avenge my brothers!"
After saying that, he took out the crossbow from his waist and made a gesture to leave. Immediately, several people followed him and stood up, shouting that they would set fire to the forest, force those things out, and provide support for the dead caravan members.
Seeing that the situation was about to become chaotic, a loud roar was heard: "Is it up to me or you to make the decision?"
Uncle Ciwang stamped his foot and everyone was shocked.
At this moment, his face was livid, his eyes were as big as copper bells, he took out the shotgun from his waist, looked around at everyone, and said: "We are a caravan, not bandits. When we first joined the gang, we signed a life and death certificate. This revenge must be avenged, but not
Report now!"
"Luosang, you are going to avenge your brothers. I am the first to nod, but this can't be done now! Everyone listen to me and immediately collect things, check the goods, pick up the mules and horses, and let's go down the mountain via the ropeway. Wait
When I come back, I will level this hilltop for you to see." Uncle Ciwang spoke without allowing others to refute.
Ren Yonghai was speechless and gave me a thumbs up, "Ciwang is a hero."
Uncle Ciwang waved to him: "We take the business ourselves. How can we blame others just because something happened? We don't have such people in the caravan. You should also be careful yourself. We are going to get off the ropeway now."
I have been listening to everyone talking about the Xianren Peak Cableway along the way. Now that I am about to see its true appearance in Lushan, I can’t help but feel a little excited.
Luosang, who had previously led the mutiny, listened to Uncle Ciwang's words and walked to the edge of the clearing. He held up a torch and pulled down the branches from the mountain wall. I have long wondered why there is a place covered with grass on the mountain road that is barren of grass.
Unexpectedly, the corner of the branches and leaves turned out to be a bunker made by the caravan.
Uncle Tsewang explained that the purpose of this bunker was not to hide the location of the ropeway. He pointed to the single wire embedded in the cliff and said: "Look at this lock. If it is not properly maintained, it will break out after just a few trips."
Dangerous. Our people will go up the mountain regularly to check and replace the cableway accessories. These branches are used to prevent wind and rain. Don’t look at the simplicity of this thing. You fly straight down and cross the Popo Creek at the bottom of the mountain to reach Heiyun Village.
It saves more than ten times the time when climbing mountains."
I looked at the foot of the mountain from a distance, and sure enough there was a river at the southern foot, sparkling in the night.
Qiangba excitedly introduced us to this mother river where he touched shrimps with his bare buttocks when he was a child. According to him, it is the largest stream nearby, and people in the village cannot live without eating, drinking, and eating without this Mother River.
On the stream, what is as bright as a star river at the moment is the unique shrimp fishing method in their village - putting up river lanterns. Using the principle of river shrimp facing the light, the shrimp fishermen insert whittled wooden lanterns everywhere on the stream.
Pile, with the wooden pile as the center, surround it with a nylon net, and finally hang the light bulb on a small motor and tie it to the center of the wooden pile. It usually takes three or four hours to close the net and catch a net full of shrimps.
“We used to use kerosene lamps, but recently we switched to electricity.
Motor, one motor can be connected to more than a dozen light bulbs. It’s very convenient!" Qianba said, pulling the wire and preparing to be the first to get off the ropeway.
Uncle Ciwang immediately grabbed him and said, "You are too small to be a pioneer! Deyang Ram, give me the basket and I will get off first."
Uncle Ciwang walked with a heavy load to make sure that the steel wire could bear everyone's weight. After all, Jianba was a young man, only weighing about a hundred pounds. Just because he passed the ropeway, it did not mean that others could pass smoothly, let alone
There are also horses and goods in the team.
I didn't expect that Ciwang looked crude, but his thoughts were very delicate. He even noticed these details that are easy to be sloppy. As the saying goes, "Care makes a thousand-year-old ship". Even if someone goes to the mountain for maintenance on weekdays, there is no guarantee that it will not have accidents at critical moments.
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Tsewang took an iron double-ended hook, wrapped the end in his hand with cotton cloth, and then smeared grease on the end connected to the ropeway.
I asked Deyang Ram, since he knew that one-way ropeways were dangerous, why he didn't install one instead of a double ropeway to make it stronger.
She thought for a while and replied: "Look at the section of steel wire hanging around Guotou's waist. When it slides over and connects to the other side, won't it become a two-way street?"
I asked puzzledly: "If this is the case, wouldn't it be better to make a two-way ropeway from the beginning? Why do we need to take extra steps and take risks every time?"
Deyang Ram bit his lip and did not answer me.
I guessed that she had something to hide, so I stopped asking and thought: "This caravan is a kind of transportation industry. They make money by taking roads that ordinary people can't walk. If the ropeway here is built in two directions,
It will reduce the risks on the road, and there must be others willing to take the risk."
If everyone in the world could fly across the Immortal Peak in one night, it would be equivalent to cutting off the caravan's way of making money. The one-way ropeway is not only dangerous, but also has no return. Ordinary business travelers would never dare to try it easily. Every time the caravan crosses the ropeway,
You have to first send someone to connect another steel wire at the end of the mountain. When that person brings the steel wire to the other side, he only needs to connect the lock to form a simple two-way ropeway. When the last person leaves,
Remove the second steel wire. By going back and forth like this, you cut off other people's paths and make your own fortune. It can be said that it is not a well-intentioned move.
I know that these runners are hard-earned money, but I am a little worried. The one-way ropeway relies on downward gravity and gravity. Once they want to turn back from the other side, it will be almost impossible. If something unexpected happens
situation, what should I do?
Just as he was thinking about it, Ciwang was ready to go. He gestured his thumb towards Luosang and the others. Then he shouted loudly, pulled the hook, kicked his feet on the edge of the cliff, and flew out like an escaped tiger.
Looking at Ciwang's strong figure, everyone couldn't help but cheer. Deyang Ram put his hand on his forehead, looked around, and turned around and said: "One more person will go over and help Guotou pull the rope. The rest
People, tie up the horses and goods tightly, and when the two-lane road is ready, we will take the goods away."
I asked her how to transport horses and goods over such a steep cliff. Livestock on land are naturally afraid of heights. Horses are not docile animals. If they move around and make mistakes on the way, they cannot be saved.
No chance?
Luosang rolled his eyes at me and said roughly: "Our horses are not as delicate as those of you Han people. Let alone the ropeway, they are not afraid of being plunged into the sea of ​​fire. You will watch it later. If my black cloud dares to climb up,
Just yell and give all my wages for this trip to you, kid."
Although his tone sounded like he was deliberately looking for trouble, I knew that he was actually in a hurry to rush this shipment, so he called the caravan out of thin air to hurt his brother. Due to the majesty of Guotou, Luosang did not dare to challenge him face to face, so he had to find someone to come.
Have a few quarrels to vent.
So although I was angry, I didn't want to challenge him on the spot. At this time, Qiangba couldn't stand it and stepped forward to stop him, but Luo Sang attacked him instead.
He was given a humiliating lesson.
"You have spoken for someone you have only known for a short time. These Han people are treacherous and deceitful, especially that old man who always causes trouble for everyone. Whose side are you on? Are you taking advantage of others?"
Qiangba's eyes were so angry that he couldn't stand such unreasonable people, so I lowered my face and stood in front of him.
"You, what do you want to do?"
I raised my hand and slapped him across the face. Luosang was already on guard, but he was not as fast as me. He received a loud slap on the ear out of thin air. Just as he was about to have an attack, I yelled again: "How old are you? With a child?"
What a quarrel. How can you have the nerve to start an internal quarrel now? You are worthy of your dead brother and the Ma Guotou opposite!"
This trick is called preemptive attack. The trick is to overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum before he attacks. By scaring the opponent out of his anger, you will naturally occupy the moral high ground and give Lausanne a powerful blow.
Others were packing their luggage and preparing to get off the ropeway. When they heard the commotion on our side, they all looked this way.
Luosang's face turned red and she didn't know how to defend herself for a moment. Deyang Ram hurriedly stepped forward to save the situation. She stretched out her hands and punched my shoulders hard: "Okay, okay, what time is it, two grown men?"
, and you’re not ashamed. Luosang, you go over there later and help Guotou pick up the goods on the other side. Brother Lin, have you ever descended this kind of ropeway before? Can I find someone to teach you?"
I was embarrassed to embarrass a girl, so I took over what she said. When I turned around, I saw Xu Yaxian's face was ashen. I knew that this girl had never had the experience of crossing a ropeway. At this moment, she was looking at her feet.
It is a normal reaction to feel fear due to the dark cliff.
"I'm fine, I'm just worried about my friends..."
Deyang Ram understood and said to Xu Yaxian: "Girl, this is actually the same as learning to swim. People who have never been in the water are afraid of burying their heads in the water. If you choke once, you will not be afraid. The same is true for the ropeway. You can try it once.
You know, this is not much more difficult than eating."
Xu Yaxian said "Oh" and asked again: "What if I fall?"
I joked, "There's nothing we can do about it. Why don't you leave a note and tell me what you want to say, and I'll convey it to you later."
Xu Yaxian was so angry that she immediately raised her leg and kicked my butt. I laughed loudly and said it was all a joke, just to help her relax.
At this time, Luosang and Ciwang had arrived on the other side one after another, and they hoisted the green pennant on the opposite side. Deyang Ram also hoisted the same flag on the other side. She turned back and said to the remaining two horse breeders:
"The ropeway has been strengthened. Tie your horses tight and prepare to go over."
I saw one of the fat black men nodded and drove a large and tied cargo horse to the edge of the cliff. The tall horse seemed to have been accustomed to following the caravan over the mountains and ridges, taking the ropeway and walking through the dangerous shoals. At this moment, facing the steep cliff valley, there was no trace of it.
The boy was frightened and stood there quietly, letting the horse breeders do what they wanted.
After a while, the belt buckle wrapped around the horse was hung up on the suspension point under the ropeway. I asked Deyang Lamu if she wanted to find someone to go with the horse. She blamed me for not seeing the world and laughed.
: "Whatever you are afraid of, you are just an old horse. You are used to it. Besides, the ropeway cannot bear it if it is too heavy, and it is more likely to be in danger."
As he said this, the two horse breeders made gestures to each other, shouted a slogan in unison, and pushed the horses out.
Although he was experienced, he couldn't get rid of the instinct of living things. The white horse was pushed out of the cliff by them. His whole body sank, and his four hooves immediately started galloping in the air, making continuous neighing sounds. It looked like he was very frightened.
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Chapter completed!