Under the leadership of the poverty alleviation team, everyone began to move towards the Tumin Village.

Everyone is carrying a big backpack.

Lin Ming didn't know what others were packing. Anyway, he was packing several power banks, band-aids, a few boxes of compressed biscuits, chocolate pies, a few wads of red banknotes, and other daily necessities.

There was no signal or even electricity in the mountains, so he had to prepare in advance.

The big backpack was stuffed to the brim.

The mountain road is very difficult to walk, or in other words, it is not a "road" at all, it is just a way for people in the mountains to walk.

In some places you have to climb rocks, and in other places you have to walk through mud.

Only two hours had passed and everyone was already out of breath and exhausted.

Many people's clothes had been scratched by branches and thorny vegetation.

Including Zhao Yijin’s down jacket.

Although the weather was cold, beads of sweat oozed from everyone's brows.

At this time, a huge ravine appeared in front of us.

To cross the valley, it must be at least several hundred meters wide and long.

There are dense jungles on both sides of the ravine.

Fortunately it is winter and the leaves have fallen, so I can see the scenery ahead clearly.

If it's summer and it's your first time here, the dense vegetation will block your view, and there's a high chance that you'll fall off because you can't see clearly.

If you fall to such a deep place, you will definitely die.

"This ravine is called 'Death Valley' by local villagers."

The staff of the poverty alleviation group shouted loudly: "Does it sound fantasy? In fact, more than 10 people fall from here and die every year. Just last month, two more ten-year-old children fell into the

He entered Death Valley and his whereabouts are still unknown.”

The brief introduction made everyone feel extremely heavy.

Tumin Village belongs to Hanshan Town. There is only one primary school in the whole town and no middle school.

Because for people here, by the time they reach junior high school age, they can already help with household chores.

They don't have the money, nor the time and energy to continue going to school.

The teachers in the school are basically from other provinces and cities who come to teach.

If students from Tumin Village and surrounding villages want to go to school, they must travel over mountains and ridges and travel for at least three or four hours to reach the school.

The round trip adds up to seven or eight hours, and they must leave early and come back late.

It is precisely because of this that children often accidentally fall into Death Valley late at night.

It was also because of the existence of Death Valley that Lin Ming and others had to travel for 6 hours.

Otherwise, the time can be reduced by at least half.

"snake!"

Suddenly someone shouted.

I saw a snake that was as thick as two fingers and more than one meter long, coiled under a tree.

Zhao Yijin's body was stiff, and he still didn't lower his raised right foot.

She is only one step away from this snake!

Lin Ming subconsciously rushed forward and pulled Zhao Yijin back.

Zhao Yijin looked pale, but still tried his best to stay calm and did not show any panic.

"If you don't touch it, it won't bite you. Just walk around." Lin Ming said.

Zhao Yijin nodded slightly.

It can be seen that she is actually very nervous.

…

The journey to Tumin Village is arduous.

We have encountered things like snakes many times.

4pm.

Everyone finally arrived at the Tumin Village.

When they heard the staff say it, everyone felt happy.

But.

When they saw the so-called "house" which was all built of loess and the roof was just covered with a lot of grass and yellow mud.

The joyful mood suddenly became heavy.

Is this a Tumin village?

Is this where those villagers live?

this……

How to live?

"It's too bitter."

Zhao Yijin said this.

Everyone came down the rugged mountain road and walked into the Tumin Village.

I saw villagers in shabby clothes, busy with their own affairs.

There are several large haystacks placed in front of every house, which are the 'fuel' they use for heating in winter.

In comparison, the clothes worn by Lin Ming and others were truly gorgeous.

So after entering, it immediately attracted a lot of attention.

They are also Chinese nationals.

The road at the entrance of the village was like a different time and space, separating Lin Ming and the others from the villagers of the Tumin Village into two different worlds.

At this time, an old man in his seventies and several middle-aged people came from a distance.

The old man’s name is ‘Fu Qingyuan’, and he is currently the leader of Tumin Village.

Zhou Mingli should have contacted Yizhou Province before he came to Yizhou Province, so Fu Qingyuan knew the intention of Zhou Mingli and others.

"Who is Zhou Shi?"

Fu Qingyuan looked excited and spoke very non-standard Mandarin.

"Uncle Fu, I am." Zhou Mingli stretched out his hands towards Fu Qingyuan.

"Okay, okay..." Fu Qingyuan grabbed Zhou Mingli's hand.

Maybe it's because I stay in the mountains all year round and is isolated from the world.

His understanding of rights is not that thorough.

But it can be seen that these simple and kind-hearted suffering people are very welcome to everyone's arrival.

"Let's go, come on, come with me."

Fu Qingyuan waved to everyone.

Zhou Mingli pondered for a moment and said, "You can find a place to rest first. The conditions of Tumin Village are average, and the village committee compound cannot accommodate so many of us."

Of course everyone can understand.

I saw it when I was on the mountain.

Where does the village committee compound come from? It is clearly just a slightly larger mud house.

Zhou Mingli and others followed Fu Qingyuan and left.

Lin Ming and the others wandered around aimlessly.

The Tumin Village is actually not small. It is said that there are more than 400 households and a total population of more than 2,000.

Here, there is no family planning at all.

The entire village is located in the middle of a valley, surrounded by mountains on all sides.

Once it rains heavily, it is easy to cause mudslides or water accumulation.

Maybe God really doesn’t favor this place.

Yizhou Province has one of the highest rainfalls among many provinces in China.

The ground is full of potholes, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and occasionally small animals such as hares can be seen.

"Can I call you uncle?"
To be continued...