In the reception room of the hotel, Chen Mu saw three people who were about to go up the mountain together.
The man who engages in real estate is called Lin Yuanchun. He is less than 40 years old. Although he is short, he has a good physique. It is said that he has been participating in outdoor sports. Although this is the first time he has climbed "8000+", he has also climbed some in China. Shan is an experienced amateur player.
The person who played the game was called Zhang Jiahui, and he had the same pronunciation as the movie king of Xiangjiang.
His company has made several games, which are very popular and are said to be on the market soon.
Zhang Jiahui also climbed "8000+" for the first time. Like Chen Mu, he did not have any mountaineering experience, so he came to K2 for the first time.
His body is average, a bit puffy, although he is under thirty, but he doesn't look as good as Lin Yuanchun.
The remaining person is a Chinese woman in her thirties who only has an English name Manni. I don’t know the origin. Anyway, she doesn’t speak Xia Guo dialect very well, so she can at best say “Nice to meet you” .
Lin Yuanchun didn't know if he was in the real estate business, and he had a lot of dealings with people, so he was obviously very good at interpersonal communication. He felt very cosmopolitan in speaking and doing things. He exchanged contact information with Chen Mu as soon as he came, without saying a few words "Brother Chen, Brother Chen" started to yell.
On the contrary, Zhang Jiahui was a bit of an otaku, he didn't talk much, he didn't seem to let go, he shook hands and stood aside and stopped talking.
The guide of Lin Yuanchun and the others was called Dorje Wangdui, who was obviously a Tibetan.
He is paler than Phuntsok Tashi, and looks closer to the Xia people.
Phuntsok Tashi and Dorje Wangdui walked aside and talked, in Tibetan, they didn't know what they were talking about. After a while, they came back and said to the four climbers: "Today's hotel in the hotel There are a lot of people, we can't eat in the restaurant of the hotel, so we simply take you out for a walk and have something to eat along the way."
no problem…
When I entered the hotel just now, I saw the situation in the lobby, it was full of people, and I don't know if the hotel's guest capacity is so high that it can accommodate so many people.
Under the leadership of two Tibetan guides and Zahel, four climbers followed them out.
Under normal circumstances, these people should also be equipped with a translator, but Zacher's English is not bad, and he can communicate with two Tibetan guides, so there is no need for a translator, which is a saving of money.
Walking on the street, it feels like a remote town in China. There is only one road, and there are two rows of small shops on the side of the road. The facades are small and simple, and the surrounding environment is particularly desolate.
After walking for a while, that Manny asked Zaher curiously in English: "Why don't the shops here seem to be open?"
Zaher lowered his voice a little and explained: "There is a strike nearby recently, protesting that the prices are too high."
Zaher glanced at Manny, and said: "Most of us here are good people, and they are also good to you outsiders, but because this is a rural place, there are still some old and stubborn people. Kadu, you'd better try to wear something that covers your hands and feet."
Because the weather was very hot, Manny was wearing shorts and short sleeves, showing her long legs. It might be normal to put it in other places, but it would be eye-catching in this kind of place where the skin cannot be easily exposed.
Manny glanced at herself, nodded and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Zaher."
"You're welcome!"
Zaher smiled, and added: "After we start going into the mountains, it doesn't matter what you wear."
His voice is very low, and he speaks English with a fast speed and a heavy accent. It is estimated that the only ones who can understand him on the spot are Manny and Chen Mu.
Chen Mu naturally pretended not to hear anything, and only looked around.
Maybe it’s really the same as what Zaher said. Because of the strike today, many shops are closed. There are some roadside stalls selling melons and fruits, just like some domestic small vendors selling roasted sweet potatoes or watermelons on the roadside. Cut and buy directly.
What Chen Mu didn't expect was that there are coconuts in such a dry place, cut into petals, which is very attractive.
Chen Mu felt his mouth was a little dry, so he walked over to ask the price.
He said he was asking, but he was actually making gestures. Zaher came over and said, "10 rupees a petal."
Is it so real
Upon hearing the price, Chen Mu was startled.
A piece of 10 rupees is only 60 cents. This coconut can only be divided into four or five pieces at most, which is only three pieces together.
Without saying anything, Chen Mu directly paid for it and asked everyone to eat together.
By the way, I also ordered a cantaloupe, which is still 10 rupees per piece.
Then Chen Mu saw a fresh mango juicer next to him, and asked, it was still 10 rupees.
Oh my god, he suddenly had an illusion that he can order casually here as long as he has 10 rupees in his hand, and 100 yuan can make himself the fattest kid on the whole street.
Everyone was not polite, and after thanking the boss, they all started eating.
Only that Lin Yuanchun stood aside smiling and didn't do anything.
"Come on, Brother Lin, let's eat together. The coconut is so-so. The cantaloupe and mango juice are both good. It feels very sweet."
Chen Mu greeted Lin Yuanchun, Lin Yuanchun waved his hand and said, "I heard that don't eat indiscriminately when you come here, it's easy to get acclimatized, so let's forget it."
"Oh, that's how it is… "
Knowing that he would be uncomfortable, he didn't remind him, this person is not real.
The thoughts in my heart quickly changed, and Chen Mu didn't take it seriously. Anyway, we are not acquaintances, so why should they remind you
So he simply didn't say hello, and started to eat on his own, even opening two cantaloupe, only then was he satisfied.
To be honest, the cantaloupe here is really sweet, and it is very comfortable to eat on a hot day. It feels as if all the heat on the body has been sucked up at once, and it is cool and refreshing.
"I didn't expect that the mangoes in this place are so delicious. Before I came here, I thought there should be no fruits to eat here."
Zhang Jiahui let go of eating, and he was not polite at all. After eating, he let out such a beautiful exclamation, and then smiled and said to Chen Mu: "Thank you for the treat!"
"Small idea!"
Chen Mu thought for a while and said, "I have also played your company's game called Ruins of Doom, but because it has been particularly unfriendly to non-RMB players since the early stage, I stopped playing it."
Zhang Jiahui was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "Then you can charge some money, it seems that you don't look like someone who has no money to be a RMB player, our doomsday ruins are good in many evaluations, charge some money You still don't want to?"
"Tsk, my money didn't come from a strong wind. Why should I recharge it as soon as it comes? This is a principle, okay? You should have designed it to be more balanced in the early stage. Let me play for a longer time, and then To charge money."
"You're too picky!"
"cut!"
In just a few words, the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile at each other.
This is considered to be the bastard looking at mung beans, right.
While chatting about the game, they walked forward.
After chatting for a while, Chen Mu finally had a little understanding of Zhang Jiahui.
This person graduated from Mizuki University and worked in computers. After he came out, he worked for a relatively large game company in China for several years, and then started his own business and founded the company called "Wangjing Games".
To put it bluntly, he himself is a programmer who likes to play games, an authentic otaku.
No wonder the body is a little weak...
Chen Mu looked at Zhang Jiahui sweating as he walked, and asked, "Mr. Zhang, do you usually exercise a lot? Can you climb K2?"
Zhang Jiahui and Chen Mu are a little familiar. Everyone jokingly called each other "Boss", so they didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "Chen Boss, I think I should be fine. Didn't they all say it? Go to the base camp to get used to it, I will do an assessment if it’s okay, if it’s not good, I’ll withdraw at most, it’s okay, anyway, I have a very positive attitude.”
After entering a small restaurant that was still open, Zaher quickly ordered a few special dishes in the store, without asking if everyone would like it.
After the things were brought out, Chen Mu understood that there was no need to ask, because everyone's things were the same.
A large bowl of fried rice, a plate of French fries and fried chicken, a large bowl of curry potato lamb, and no one has at least two slices of chapati pancakes.
"Everyone, eat well. Although these things are not as good as outside, they will only get worse after entering the mountains. The conditions are difficult. Now we should enjoy more food."
Dorje Wangdui greeted the four climbers, and their two Tibetan guides all laughed. Even Zaher, who couldn't understand Xia Guoyu, did the same, with a malicious look on his face.
Chen Mu didn't care about this, he ate some fruit just now, which just happened to whet his appetite, and his stomach felt empty, lonely and cold, so he immediately started eating.
Zhang Jiahui is a bit picky eater. He said that the curry potatoes and mutton here are not to his taste, so he pushed it to Chen Mu, and he only concentrates on eating French fries and fried chicken.
Manny was more refined, she tore up pancakes and dipped them in curry sauce and ate them slowly.
Lin Yuanchun was the only one among the crowd who didn't eat. He glanced at the food in front of him and said with a smile: "One of you should eat my portion too. I don't eat this kind of food."
This kind of thing
Chen Mu blinked, but said nothing.
The two Tibetan tour guides were not polite, and immediately reached out to share Lin Yuanchun's things, and even Zaher shared a bowl of curry, potato and mutton.
Zaher glanced at Manny, and found that Manny dipped pancakes into curry sauce, and the curry was eaten very quickly, so he pushed Lin Yuanchun's bowl of curry potato mutton to Manny: "You can eat another bowl."
Manny shook her head: "If I don't eat, I almost can't eat anymore."
Zaher said: "The rice can be packed and taken home. Let's eat this first. It will take several days to eat meat after entering the mountain. By then, you will have no choice but to eat."
Manny still shook her head: "Thank you, I really can't eat anymore."
Zaher nodded, and then started to eat by himself.
After dinner, back to the hotel, the three guides asked the four climbers to take out their luggage to see how many things they had and what they needed to bring, and they didn't need to bring any extra.
According to Phuntso Tashi, starting from Skardu, they have to enter a village called Asker by car, and then start hiking into the mountain. It will take eight days in total to reach the top of Khogri Peak. Mountaineering base camp.
For such a long hike, for amateurs like Chen Mu and others, the weight of the backpack should not exceed one-third of the body weight, otherwise it will easily damage the muscles and spine.
Of course, after they go to Askol, they will hire porters to help carry a lot of things into the mountain, but most of them are the necessities of life, and some important mountaineering equipment, such as ropes, oxygen tanks, etc. Hiring one more person means a piece of money...
Therefore, what they carry must be as streamlined as possible.
Chen Mu came here alone, and he didn't have many things, so there was no problem at all.
The others were different. They brought a lot of things, and they were all seriously overweight.
In particular, Lin Yuanchun brought a lot of personal equipment, such as horoscope, helmet, glasses, etc. He said that he was familiar with it, so he had to bring it.
There was no other way, Phuntsok Tashi could only say that the porters would help pick these things up when the time came, and Lin Yuanchun was a little reluctant, saying that they were personal equipment, fearing that the porters would lose or damage them.
The two tour guides looked at each other, and only explained the situation to Lin Yuanchun, ensuring that there would be no problems, and then it passed.
After sorting out all the things, when they went back to their rooms, Lin Yuanchun complained to Chen Mu: "Why do you feel so unreliable, I don't let me hold my own equipment, alas, it makes me a little confused ah."
Chen Mu chuckled, pretended he hadn't heard it, didn't say anything, went straight into the room and went to sleep.
He felt that the climbing team this time might not be stable.