After eating the steamed buns, my stomach finally felt better, but then it was my throat's turn to feel uncomfortable.
The steamed buns are too dry and too loose, and it tastes very throat-sick, so I can only use the little saliva to slowly moisten it, and then swallow it.
After eating the steamed buns, my throat was itchy and sore because of thirst, and I couldn't help coughing
It wasn't that Chen Mu didn't want to drink water, but that the water was freezing. This made Chen Mu make up his mind that he must buy a high-end thermos next time, and no matter what, he must ensure that there is water to drink.
After resting for a while, the sky finally dawned. Chen Mu refueled his car and continued on its way.
He was already infinitely close to K2. In the mountains and mountains, there was no way for him to go under K2 alone by driving a car.
Therefore, we can only look at it from a distance, and feel that the direction pointed by the real thin line is indeed on Khogry Peak.
After wandering on the mountain road for a long time, regardless of whether it was going north or south, after constantly adjusting the direction to verify, it was confirmed that the direction pointed by the thin line was Khogry Peak. Chen Mu was satisfied and started to return along the original road. .
When I came here, I was not familiar with the road conditions, and I had to feel the direction of the thin line from time to time, so I stopped and walked very slowly.
On the way back, it was much faster.
Although there is some thin ice on the ground, it must be said that thanks to the strategies on the Internet, he replaced the car with MT all-terrain tires, so the thin ice on the road did not cause him too much trouble.
In just over an hour, he walked one-third of the way. It is estimated that if he keeps walking like this, he should be able to rush back to Mazar Daban in the evening.
After walking for another hour, the distance from K2 was getting farther and farther.
Chen Mu was holding the steering wheel with one hand, and took a sip from the mineral water bottle with the other hand. Unexpectedly, at a bend in the mountain road, he had just turned a corner when he saw a Wrangler parked across the road, blocking it. over him.
"I go!"
Chen Mu cursed loudly, stepped on the brakes quickly, and quickly turned the steering wheel to the outside of the road, trying not to hit it head-on.
There was thin ice on the ground, and the brakes couldn't be trampled to death. He could only rush to the riverside outside the road, and finally stopped.
"I don't want to..."
Sitting in the driver's seat, Chen Mu still had some lingering fears. He couldn't help but output vigorously for a while before finally calming down his mood.
I almost hit it...
Chen Mu glanced at the Wrangler angrily, only to find that its tires were stuck in a mud puddle and could not get out.
In this situation, it is probably because the ground has sunk, so it is blocked on the road.
The people in the car seemed to be very surprised by Chen Mu's sudden appearance, they hurriedly opened the door and walked down, as if they wanted to check the situation on his side.
In the car, two people got off, a man and a woman.
Both of them are foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes.
The man was an old man, bald, with a white beard, not sure how old he was, but definitely over sixty.
The woman was a young girl, probably in her twenties, with a snow-white complexion, very tall, and a veritable figure of a big ocean horse.
They walked towards Chen Mu, and started chatting in a chattering manner. They actually spoke Chinese, but there were a few words "Sau Rui" in the middle, obviously they should mainly speak English.
Chen Mu couldn't quite understand the Chinese spoken by the other party, it was really bad, even worse than the fat white man, so he took the initiative to ask in English: "Did your car sink into the ground?"
Hearing that Chen Mu could speak English, the Caucasian girl breathed a sigh of relief, nodded quickly and said, "I'm really sorry just now, our car got stuck in the mud and we can't get out, we're going to try again when the sun goes down." .”
This is the right answer...
Chen Mu understood.
Usually in this kind of place where there is permafrost everywhere, once you accidentally fall into the mud, don’t worry. In addition to having a small hand shovel to shovel the mud, you also need to have a little common sense of self-help, that is, try to wait until the sun goes down and the temperature begins to drop. , and then try it out.
Because when the temperature is high, the permafrost is rotten, and the tires cannot bear the force and cannot come out. After the temperature cools down, the permafrost freezes again, and things will become much easier.
After the two foreigners' cars sank, they probably couldn't get out, so in order to avoid the cold, they could only get into the car and wait, preparing to wait until nightfall to try to return by themselves, which is why the thrilling scene just happened.
They didn't mean to either...
Although Chen Mu was still a little upset, he couldn't blame him, so he could only say, "Do you need help?"
The situation at hand...
They happened to be on the road, unless Chen Mu didn't want to leave.
Otherwise, I can't help but want to.
"Can I? Thank you!"
The Caucasian girl showed a pretty smile and expressed her sincere thanks to Chen Mu.
After Chen Mu looked at the situation, he quickly found a point on the rock wall that could bear the force, hung up the pulley, and then pulled the Wrangler with a steel cable through the winch.
It was the first time for Chen Mu to use a winch, and he had only learned from some teaching videos on the Internet before. The first operation was a bit groping and not easy.
But in the eyes of the white girl, his actions were surprisingly admirable, and he thanked Chen Mu repeatedly: "Fortunately, I met you, Mu, otherwise I don't know if I can let myself out at night. I am afraid that Grandpa and I will spend the night here, waiting for rescue."
Chen Mu and the white girl exchanged names, and the other party was called Leonie, who was from Polan.
The old white man was Leonie's grandfather, named Buckhouse.
The two of them came here for a self-driving tour, but they didn't expect to run into Chen Mu because of the car getting stuck.
After Chen Mu tied the Wrangler with a steel cable, he began to pull it with a winch.
When Chen Mu installed the electric winch, he completely followed the recommendation of the car mechanic. This winch has a pulling force of 1,500 pounds, which is roughly equivalent to 6,800 kilograms.
This kind of pulling force is completely enough for ordinary off-road vehicles, but for this Wrangler, I don't know whether it is because it is too deep or the body is too heavy. Anyway, it took nearly fifteen minutes to pull it out.
At the beginning, the car repair master told him that Toyota is the first choice for receptionists in Tibet.
The main reason is that Toyota is cheap, and it is really durable. In addition, there is no shortage of spare parts for cars in the market. It is relatively easy to repair and maintain, so it is very popular.
On the contrary, the Wrangler has a heavy body. When walking on frozen ground and snow, it will be more troublesome if one accidentally gets stuck.
Moreover, it consumes fuel, and the supply must keep up with it, otherwise it will be a lump of iron.
Of course, the Wrangler also has an advantage, that is, its engine has strong torque, and it can easily pass some complicated terrains, which is completely unmatched by Toyota.
Anyway, after experiencing the situation in front of him, Chen Mu has already deeply felt the disadvantage of the Wrangler, so he naturally downgraded in his heart.
After pulling the Wrangler out, Chen Mu packed his things and prepared to leave in line with the principle of not leaving a phone call when doing good deeds.
The two parties should have parted ways, but unexpectedly, after the old white man chatted with his granddaughter, Leoni came back and told Chen Mu that her grandfather felt a little tired and didn't want to continue walking on the border road, so they also followed Chen Mu. Together with Mu, they walked in the direction of Mazar.
When we returned to Mazha, it was already past seven in the evening. If it was later, Chen Mu would not dare to leave, and he might have to sleep in the wilderness again.
Fortunately, he finally rushed back and lived in the Taoist class as he wished.
After Chen Mu closed the door, he immediately took out his small gas stove, made a pot of canned soup, and then slowly ate it with steamed buns.
Since yesterday, he has been eating steamed buns for several days, and he really can't bear it. If there is no more meaty taste, he is afraid that he will be depressed.
While eating, there was a sudden knock on the door.
He hurriedly got up to open the door, but saw Leonie and her grandfather standing in front of the door holding a plate of sandwiches and a plate of meat.
Leoni said: "Grandpa said he would like to thank you for saving us today and would like to enjoy the sandwiches and bacon we brought with you. Would you accept the invitation?"
Looking at the plate of bacon, Chen Mu was really salivating, and he couldn't refuse the other party's invitation at all.
He felt that he should learn to be smarter next time and make sure to bring some bacon or jerky with him, which is much more practical than canned food.
Whether it is grilled or eaten directly, you can eat it, at least you can eat some meat in your stomach.
Welcoming Leoni and the white-haired old man into his room, the three began to eat.
There are some foreign pickles and salads in the sandwiches. Although the taste is not very good, it can fill the stomach.
As for the dried bacon, it is really good, with a bit of salty taste, and it is very comfortable to eat, especially for Chen Mu who has been eating steamed buns for a day, it is really delicious in the world.
"Mu, are you here for a tour?"
While eating, the white girl asked Chen Mu.
"Yes, travel!"
After Chen Mu ate two sandwiches, he focused his attention on the extremely thin slices of bacon.
The meat is crystal clear, with a little fat, which is really refreshing and delicious.
The Caucasian girl asked curiously: "Generally speaking, shouldn't you travel by car on G219? Why do you travel on the border road?"
Chen Mu replied casually: "I just want to see K2 up close."
The white girl blinked: "Want to see K2 up close? Why?"
Chen Mu thought for a while and said, "Kogri Peak is the second highest peak in the world. It is said to be Dead Man's Peak in the movies. It is very famous. Well, I even want to go to the bottom of the mountain to see it if I have the chance."
After making a random sentence, Chen Mu didn't want to talk about this topic, and instead asked the white girl, "What about you? Why are you walking on the border road?"
The white girl said: "My grandpa's father used to be a mountaineer. He died on K2, so every few years, my grandpa would come here to go around K2."
"Oh, I see!"
Chen Mu turned to look at the white-haired old man subconsciously. When he was a little surprised, he found that when he was talking to the white girl, the white old man had been looking at him, and that look... seemed to be a bit scrutinizing.
However, when the old white man saw Chen Mu turning his eyes to look at him, he immediately turned his gaze away, pretending to be nonchalant, and even smiled at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat, he didn't know why, he felt a little hairy.
Since he got the black technology map, Chen Mu felt that his intuition for many things had become more accurate, so he believed in his intuition.
I heard from a white girl before that her grandfather was from Poland and didn't understand English, so he didn't speak much and was very quiet.
But just now, it didn't look like he couldn't understand anything.
Chen Mu pretended not to care and ate another piece of bacon, and asked the white girl: "If you climb K2, you should climb up from Baguo, right? The two base camps of K2 are in Over there, why don't you go to Pakistan to pay homage to your ancestors?"
The white girl said: "My grandpa's father climbed Mount K2 from Xiaguo, and died in an avalanche accident, that's why we came here."
Chen Mu calculated the time, the time when the white old man's father climbed K2 was probably during World War II... when there were wars everywhere, there were still people climbing the mountain. If this is not a mountaineering enthusiast, then what is it special reason.
Chen Mu thought about the way the old white man looked at him just now, and he couldn't help but keep an eye out for some things that he had to be cautious about.