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Chapter 5 Beyond Common Sense
After tossing and turning until the middle of the night, she barely fell asleep. When Ning You woke up the next morning, the sunlight from outside had been shining into the house through the window, and the phone beside her ear was ringing over and over again.
Resisting the sleepiness and pressing the answer button, Li Chao's calm voice rang from the other end of the phone: "Good morning."
"Yeah." Ning You replied with a thick nasal voice, the sleepiness when he just woke up made him not want to speak for the time being.
"I consulted the guide," Li Chao said, and paused, "Today's weather does not allow flying."
really.
Ning You was not surprised by this.
Hanas Lake is a high mountain dammed lake with high peaks on both sides. The only way to enter the scenic spot is the one blocked by rocks.
Li Chao got the news of the landslide in time, and arranged a helicopter overnight, intending to pick up Ning You directly from the scenic spot the next day.
But this plan is not perfect, because the geological landforms of Hanas Scenic Area are not suitable for helicopter flight.
Many people who come to visit here pray that they are lucky enough to see the fairyland-like morning mist of Hanas Lake. This is one of the wonders of the scenic spot, but it hinders the flight of the helicopter.
But having said that, morning fog does not appear every day, but there is only one reason why it does not appear - it is blown away by the strong wind.
There is also a famous long embankment of dead trees in Hanas Scenic Spot. It stands to reason that these dead trees should have flowed downstream, but they have been floating upstream strangely over the years. This is because the strong valley wind will push the dead trees upstream. .
If there is heavy fog, you cannot fly; if there is strong wind, you cannot fly. In this hot and cold season, finding a day with no wind is even more difficult.
"Then just wait." Ning You said.
When asked Li Mu last night, it would only take a few days at most to clean up the rocks, so wouldn't feel anxious about it. It's just that Ning You's work requires him to be able to hold meetings and make decisions at any time, so staying in this mountain all the time will definitely bring a lot of inconvenience.
"Are you okay inside?" Li Chao asked.
"It's alright." Ning You got up from the carpet and looked out through the window next to the entrance, and found that Li Mu was squatting outside milking the ox.
The abundant milk hit the iron bucket, making a rhythmic "dangdang" sound.
Such a primitive environment is naturally not good for Ning You, but he also doesn't want to complain to Li Chao because the two are not yet familiar enough to open their hearts.
Looking back, Ning You rubbed her sore neck and said, "A kind-hearted person took me in, and I'm safe now."
It can only guarantee the most basic security needs, and other living conditions cannot be expected.
"That's good." Li Chao said, "Contact at any time if there is any situation."
After hanging up the phone, Ning You immediately sat on the carpet and rubbed her legs.
Woke up this morning with a hell of a pain in my legs after a few hours of wandering in the woods yesterday, saddled in the back.
In normal times, Ning You's masseuse would use professional techniques to help him speed up the metabolism of lactic acid, but now he can only do it himself.
As soon as the fingertips pressed on her thigh, Ning You couldn't help but "his", her whole face wrinkled together, and her expression was really not good-looking.
He just grinned and pressed for a long time, and when the wooden door opened from outside, he straightened his back, raised his chin slightly, and returned to his elegant and calm demeanor.
"Awake?" Li Mu glanced at Ning You and went to the sink next to the entrance to wash his hands.
"My friend contacted me," Ning You said, "saying that today's weather can't fly."
Li Mu was also not surprised, he went to pick up two cups of coffee, tore a naan on the kitchen counter in half, and then said to Ning You, "Come over for breakfast."
Ning You did not immediately go to the restaurant, but went to the sink to wash up.
I thought that when I woke up this morning, the condition of my skin would be very bad, but the expected peeling did not appear.
ββIs this really a twenty-dollar skin care product?
After simply rinsing his mouth and washing his face with a handkerchief, Ning You carefully rubbed Dabao on his face and neck.
Since Dabao is so easy to use, you don't have to worry about your skin condition these days.
Breakfast is the traditional staple food of Xinjiang - naan. It smells good, but really...need to have good teeth.
Ning You chewed the naan in her mouth with difficulty, thinking that this is probably the baguette that is harder than the naan, right?
"Is there no milk?" Ning You took a sip of coffee and asked Li Mu strangely. It is clear that the cattle outside the house can produce milk, but for some reason there is no milk to drink for breakfast.
"I just finished drinking it yesterday." Li Mu said and took a sip of coffee, "I can't drink the one I just squeezed, so I have to send it down the mountain to deal with it."
"Under the mountain?" Ning You immediately thought of the outside of the scenic spot.
"There is a Tuva tribe at the foot of the mountain, not far from the Hanas Lake." Li Mu said, "It's just right, I'll take you down later."
"Wait." Ning You didn't keep up with Li Mu's rhythm at all, and asked in a daze, "Where are you taking me?"
"The Tuva tribe is just a small village." Li Mu put down the coffee cup in his hand, and the bottom of the glass hit the solid wood table top, making a dull sound, "It's inconvenient for you to live with me, the people at the foot of the mountain will welcome you, at least you have The bed can sleep."
"In addition," Li Mu said again, "the road is already open over there, and it will be more convenient to pick you up when the collapsed rocks are cleaned up."
"But the tribe..."
It's too primitive, isn't it? Is it really okay?
"Tuwa people are very friendly." Li Mu could see Ning You's worry, "And the village is not as backward as you think. It is a scenic spot, and many tourists come to visit it."
In a 5A-level scenic spot like Hanas Lake, the facilities of the scenic spot must be perfect, otherwise it is impossible to be rated at this level.
Ning You fell into deep thought. If he continued to stay with Li Mu, he would face problems such as sleeping on the floor, bathing in the open air, and facing wild animals; but if he chose to go to the village, if nothing else, at least he could return to normal modern society.
After making up her mind, Ning You asked, "Is Tuva Village far from here?"
Li Mu said: "It's not very far, ride for 20 minutes."
Although he resisted riding a horse, Ning You still said, "Then please take me to the village."
After breakfast, Ning You checked the backpack to see if there were any leftovers. However, there are not many things in his bag. An ID bag, a sunscreen, a thermos cup, and a Polaroid. In short, they are not life-saving things.
On the other side, Li Mu also packed the freshly milked milk into two sealed buckets and hung them on both sides of the horse's back.
everything's ready.
But before setting off, Ning You's bladder suddenly reacted, and it came in a hurry. Carrying a backpack, he walked over to Li Mu and asked, "I want to go to the bathroom, where should I go?"
"It's not fixed yet." Li Mu replied while undoing the reins on the stake.
"What about the neighborhood?" Ning You asked again.
The trestle road in the woods where he lost his way yesterday seems to be in disrepair and very remote, but there are still toilets nearby, which shows that the scenic spot has done a good job in terms of infrastructure.
"There's nothing around here." Li Mu led the dark horse and walked outside the fence.
"no?"
Ning You finally realized the seriousness of the matter. When he took a shower last night, he found that there was no bathroom here, but he simply thought that the bathroom must be nearby, otherwise Li Mu would not be able to live here.
"But I want to go to the toilet now." Ning You frowned.
And don't know if it's because haven't gone to the toilet since yesterday afternoon, but this feeling came like a flood.
"Go on." Li Mu raised his chin calmly and pointed to the birch forest outside, "Isn't such a large forest not enough for you?"
Play, play?
Ning You was stunned for a long while, before realizing what Li Mu meant, it turned out to be a solution on the spot.
Bathing in the wild, no problem.Sleeping on the floor, okay, no problem.But this time Ning You really couldn't hold back, because "urinating anywhere" was completely beyond his common sense.
He looked at Li Mu with trembling pupils, and asked in disbelief, "Excuse me?"
The author says:
β»The description of the long dike with dead wood is referenced from Baidu