on the top of the mountain,

The darkness squeezed a large group of people.

Everyone was carrying large and small bags of luggage, and everyone was worried and had a look of confusion in their eyes.

A snake cannot survive without a head, and a group of dragons without a leader will lead to chaos.

Often at this time, someone will step forward and take the initiative to play the role of backbone.

otherwise,

Standing on the edge of the mountain are these honest farmers and students who have just entered society.

It was also the first time that I traveled far away to the mountain people in the deep mountains and old forests, and to many compatriots from ethnic minorities.

They had no direction to move forward.

Zhang Haijun is the kind of person who likes to be a leader.

"Comrades!"

Zhang Haijun stretched out his hand and pointed, "Look, there is a big ditch at the foot of the mountain over there!

I’m going to lead everyone along the edge of the canal. If you are willing to follow me, let’s go down the mountain!”

among the crowd,

Namu said, "Although the edge of the canal is flat, there are thick bushes beside it, which either scratched the eyes or tore the face.

Otherwise, the thorns will catch the trouser legs, making it difficult to walk!"

Zhang Haijun doesn't like people making noise.

He glared at Namu and said, "Comrade, your understanding is too superficial, isn't it?

There are lush trees and thorns along the edge of the canal. Don’t we know how to walk at the bottom of the canal?”

the bottom of the ditch,

They are all repaired with lime and large stones.

It is equivalent to a very flat stone road.

Indeed, theoretically speaking, it is indeed very feasible.

But there are pros and cons.

Luo Xuan said: "It's difficult to walk! Let's not talk about the bottom of the ditch, where there are so many dead branches and leaves.

How many centipedes, scorpions, and poisonous snakes are hidden inside? Let’s not talk about that for now.”

Luo Xuan explained: “If you mainly walk along the water channel, its direction is not completely parallel to the railway.

After twisting and turning, you will eventually reach an irrigation station or a large reservoir.

We only have to get there and then turn to follow the road. If we do this, the detour will be very long."

Zhang Haijun snorted coldly, "Then I want to ask you, this smart classmate of yours.

In addition to following the canal and finding the road, do you have a better way?"

Luo Xuan glanced at him and did not argue with Zhang Haijun.

Instead, he pointed to the narrow path beside the railway, "Generally, there is a simple road along the railway line.

At least, there is a mountain trail for railway inspectors to inspect the railway along the railway line."

this road,

The workers had to walk along this trail at least once every two days.

The road that is often traveled by people is better to walk anyway. And more importantly, it is parallel to the railway."

Luo Xuan analyzed, "In this way, if we want to walk to the nearest train station, walking along the maintenance road is the most time-saving and trouble-free solution."

Zhang Haijun snorted coldly, "You are really smart! Forget it, some people are born to be stupid and ignorant.

Instead of walking on the flat broad road, you have to walk on the narrow paths! Are you afraid of losing your footing and falling down, resulting in a bruised nose and a swollen face?

Forget it, forget it! I never care about this kind of person."

Zhang Haijun raised his voice,

He loudly asked those present, “Comrades present, make your own decisions!

Should you follow me and walk along the flat bottom of the canal? Or go up the hill and take the narrow path?"

Zhang Haijun finally had the opportunity to be the leader of so many people.

But the first suggestion he just put forward was opposed by two hateful guys, a man and a woman.

This made Zhang Haijun feel like he had eaten a fly...

Luo Xuan was too lazy to argue with him.

He reached out his hand from Zhang Xiaoli's back and prepared to hand over all the luggage she was carrying to him.

Then it is best to walk along the railway maintenance road and out of the deep mountains and old forests.

After all, Zhang Xiaoli is a weak girl, and she carries those rolls and enamel basins on her back.

It's really not easy to walk.

"don't want!"

Zhang Xiaoli is actually stubborn.

I saw her pulling hard on the strap on her shoulders,

Struggling, "Your luggage is much bigger than mine! In your bedroll, there are so many medicines and a lot of miscellaneous things."

Luo Xuan, you are already carrying a heavy burden, how can you add more weight to it? I will carry my own luggage myself, I am not as delicate as you think."

Zhang Xiaoli struggled with great strength.

It was not as weak and weak as Luo Xuan imagined.

So Luo Xuan couldn't help but feel a little surprised, "I usually hear you speak in a polite manner.

Just kidding you, your face turns red, as if you were wearing blush. I didn’t expect that you are quite strong!"

"That is!"

Zhang Xiaoli puffed up her chest proudly, "When I was a child, I would help the production team carry corn down the mountain.

I’m afraid you don’t know how hard it is to carry corn! It hurts my shoulders... But I didn’t dare not to carry it, so I just cried while carrying corn back to the production team..."

Anyone who has done farm work in a production team knows how hard it is.

Especially harvesting rice and breaking corn are two of the most arduous agricultural tasks.

When harvesting rice, you have to specifically choose the day when the weather is the hottest, the sun is the strongest, and the sun is the most scorching.

The sun is shining on your head, and the water is steaming under your feet.

No matter how much water you drink, you won't be able to sweat at all.

Just because the water in the members' bodies has evaporated too much too quickly...

"Let's go, while our physical strength can still hold on, we can walk more quickly.

Wait until you find a place with water and see if you can rest for a while."

Zhang Xiaoli and Namu nodded and immediately followed Luo Xuan, cracking thorns and moving forward with difficulty.

Speaking of which, it was actually quite a failure: there were nearly 100 people on the top of the mountain, people who were willing to follow Luo Xuan's maintenance of the mountain road.

There are only two women, Zhang Xiaoli and Namu!

actually,

No wonder those people would choose to follow Zhang Haijun. The main reason is that this canal is as flat as a highway.

Along the railway lines, maintenance trails were built.

Don’t say that the Sandozaki area is difficult.

Even crossing the landslide area from the top of the mountain and walking to the maintenance trail would probably take a long time.

Most of those who followed Zhang Haijun were farmers who had never seen much of the world and students who were new to society.

There are also mountain people who have lived in deep mountains and old forests for generations.

They simply don't have any logical thinking ability.

You can only see things on the surface and take advantage of them.

But they didn't think about it: when building a railway, they would try to cut corners and make straight lines.

The irrigation canals were built.

Obviously, it does not have the construction capabilities to build a railway. The water channel was built in a winding and winding way from the foot of the mountain according to the topography.

On the surface, the canal looks flat and easy to walk on.
To be continued...