Wake up suddenly, back to the time when my wife and daughter had an accident

Chapter 809

The journey into the mountains was long. At first, everyone was chatting and laughing on the tractor, and time seemed to pass quickly.

However, in the afternoon, the bumpy mountain road made everyone's laughter stop abruptly.

Meng Haisheng felt that his internal organs were about to be shaken apart.

In the evening, they finally arrived at a village with difficulty, and Meng Haisheng couldn't wait to jump off the tractor.

"This mountain road is too difficult to walk. If it continues to be bumpy, I will break my bones before I reach the mountain."

Although Meng Haisheng had prepared himself mentally before setting off and knew that the road conditions here were extremely poor, he was still so uncomfortable that he wanted to vomit.

In comparison, Ren Heming had long been accustomed to this kind of mountain road and did not feel any discomfort.

Among the young people who followed Meng Haisheng, several experienced the tractor driving on the mountain road for the first time, and vomited immediately on the roadside after getting off the tractor.

Seeing that they were vomiting and pale, Lin Jinhui quickly handed over a few pills to help them relieve the pain.

"Everyone rest here first, I'll go to the village to get some water."

Ren Heming was quite familiar with the villages along the way. Not long after, he came back with a bucket of water, followed by several villagers with pots and pans in their hands.

Before everyone had time to catch their breath, Ren Heming had already lit a bonfire and started boiling water to prepare dinner.

The evening in May was still a little chilly, and as soon as the bonfire was lit, everyone couldn't help but gather around it to keep warm.

Everyone set up tents and camped next to the village. Ren Heming took a few cans of food to talk to the village chief for a while, and finally came back mysteriously.

He called Meng Haisheng aside and said in a low voice, "Boss, I just asked the villagers, and they also have rumors about the tomb of the herbal medicine merchant."

Meng Haisheng's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Tell me what kind of rumors it is."

There are many versions of the rumors about the tomb of the herbal medicine merchant. The story here is that the tomb was half built at that time, but it encountered a blizzard. The craftsmen were afraid of dying in the snowy mountains, so they hurriedly completed the rest with ice.

Decades ago, some herbalists claimed to have seen that under the huge ice layer, the outline of the tomb was vaguely visible.

"Did they say where the tomb is exactly?" Meng Haisheng asked.

"They only said it was in the Nanyis Snow Mountain, and the villagers didn't know the exact location. Some said it was on the southern slope, and some said it was on the north."

Meng Haisheng thought, I don't know what the funeral customs were when the herbal medicine merchant died.

Usually, the tomb is set on the north, but it may also be that the custom at that time was to bury it on the south.

"Nanyis Snow Mountain is not small. It seems that we have to rely on luck. If we are lucky, we may find something soon. If we are unlucky, we may make a wasted trip."

There are no small snow mountains in the Snow Country. Nanyis Snow Mountain ranks third among many snow mountains, not only because of its steepness, but also because of its large area.

The continuous mountains are rolling. If you want to climb to the top of Nanyis Snow Mountain, don't even think about it for two or three months.

Fortunately, there are documents that record that the tomb of the medicinal material merchant is in Nanyis Snow Mountain. If it weren't for this general direction, Meng Haisheng would probably not dare to come.

After all, most of the area of ​​the Snow Country is snow mountains. Even if he has a troop in hand, he dare not search aimlessly among the snow mountains.

Meng Haisheng and his party spent a night in the village and continued to take a tractor into the mountains the next day.

A few days ago, they could still take a tractor and camp in the village at night.

A week later, they entered the range of Nanyis Snow Mountain and the tractor could not move forward.

Meng Haisheng was not short of money. He hired more than a dozen guides and used the stags they raised to pull carts deep into the mountains.

Although the mountain trails were narrow, they were wide enough for the stag team to run.

The ice and snow at the foot of the snow-capped mountains had melted, the forest was covered with new green clothes, and layers of small wild flowers grew on the lawns by the roadside.

From a distance, it looked like a fresh and refined oil painting.

Meng Haisheng happily tightened his thick down jacket and occasionally exchanged a few words with the guide in the snow country language.

"It's really the Nanyis Snow Mountain. As soon as I entered the snow mountain, I felt the cold wind piercing my face like a knife."

"The temperature is relatively high this year, and the ice and snow at the foot of the mountain have melted in May. In previous years, the ice and snow at the foot of the mountain would have to wait until July to completely melt."

"The boss chose to enter the mountain this year, and his luck is really good. At least we can ride a deer cart all the way to the middle of the mountain."

"If the ice and snow had not melted before, we could only ride a sled up the mountain. However, the snow on the mountain is half a meter deep, and sometimes even the male deer dare not move forward, so we can only climb on foot by ourselves."

Meng Haisheng calculated in his heart that if the guide said, then the time for herbalists to enter the snow mountain to collect herbs every year would probably be only two or three months..

No wonder the price of the Black Frost Snow Lotus is so high. To pick a Black Frost Snow Lotus in just two or three months is almost as likely as winning a million-dollar lottery.

"We are really lucky this year. The snow on the snow mountain began to melt in May."

"Although it is a good thing that the snow melts in advance, everyone should be extra careful when climbing. Some places seem to have thick snow on the surface, but in fact they have been washed into holes by underground rivers."

"Once you step on it, you may die in the bottomless underground river."

Meng Haisheng nodded gently. He knew that the guide was not scaring them. Although he did not have much experience in climbing snow mountains, he had seen similar scenes in documentaries.

Meng Haisheng was glad that he had enough money to hire the most experienced and expensive guides. These guides could ensure their safety.

Although the snow melted, the temperature was still cold. Meng Haisheng and his group only dared to travel during the day. Once the sun was slightly west, they would look for a sheltered place to camp.

As soon as the sun sets, the north wind on the snowy mountain whistles, and people can still feel the biting cold.

You can only move for a few hours a day, so you can imagine how fast you can move forward.

However, Meng Haisheng did not dare to speed up rashly, because saving his life is the most important thing.

Each camping spot on the snowy mountain is fixed, and missing any one is extremely dangerous. Because only at the camping spot can you find enough wood to light a bonfire. If you miss it, you can only spend a long night in the snow.

After such a rhythmic four-day march, Meng Haisheng and his party gradually relaxed from the tense state. They did not meet other people or wild animals along the way.

"Boss, we will camp on the hillside in front, and we will not rush today. Tomorrow we will climb on foot with our luggage, so everyone should have a good rest in advance."

Ren Heming pointed to the small hill not far away and said.

"Okay, everyone should rest early and get enough energy."

Meng Haisheng agreed.