Chapter 307: A Difficult Journey
That morning, the four of us packed our luggage and drove to Shanghai, then flew from Shanghai to Guilin, and then transferred from Guilin to Jinping. If it went well, the journey of thousands of miles could end in one day, and any twists and turns or accidents at this time would be a torture to Robben.
Sitting in the front row with Robben, Le Yao and I sat in the back row, not saying much to each other. It was not until the plane was about to take off that Le Yao asked me with some concern: "Zhaoyang, the inn is so busy these days, so there is no problem for you to go to Guizhou with us, right?"
I was also worried, and after a while, I said, "There are boys and several foremen from Zhou Zhaokun Inn. They have good work abilities. With Afeng's help, there should be no problem."
Le Yao nodded and said softly: "I wonder what will happen after Robben meets Wei Manwen?...I really hope he can bring Wei Manwen out of that mountain and live back to urban life."
"I think he wants to stay there more and doesn't want to go back."
Le Yao looked at Robben, then looked at me and said, "It's probably the case that happens to you, is this choice, right?"
"If there is such a day..."
"What will you do?"
"Let's talk about it until that day."
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The plane arrived in Guilin after two and a half hours of flight. After the four of us got off the plane, we rented a car from the local area to rush to Jinping County. The trip of more than 300 kilometers is expected to be completed within 5 hours, but it is already evening. It must be late at night when we arrive at Chonghuo Village where Wei Manwen is located, and it is impossible to determine whether the car can enter the village in the mountains. Therefore, such a difficult itinerary is also the reason why I gave up the inn and had to accompany Robben.
I drove the first 200 kilometers. When I was halfway through, the sky suddenly became dark clouds, followed by heavy rain, so that the wipers could not even be scraped. Moreover, I was not familiar with the road conditions here at all, but the car was traveling on the dangerous road beside the mountains.
Le Yao was finally scared and looked at the sky covered by darkness and said to me: "Zhaoyang, find a safe place to park, and wait until the rain is getting lighter before leaving."
I put the car at the slowest speed, changed the lights constantly, reminding the opposite car that was coming from the bend, and finally found a relatively good view and spacious and flat road surface and stopped the car. Then the group fell into silence in the car on this evening made of cold rain.
I threw Robben a cigarette, lit it myself, opened the window slightly and smoked it. The sound of rain outside the window hitting the car window glass even louder. The rain even hit our clothes through the gap, but the cigarette still had to be smoked because it was very stuffy!
I gently spit out the smoke from my mouth and said to the lost Robben: "The rain is too heavy, let's go into the mountain tomorrow, and stay in the county for one night today."
"You live, I'll go first."
"Don't make a fuss, it's so heavy that there may be mudslides."
"Who can still care about this?"
"Three years are almost over, so don't rush this day."
Robben said nothing and took a deep breath of cigarette...
Le Yao echoed again: "Robben, this is not a joke. We are not familiar with this place at all. It rains so heavily. If there is some danger, it will be a lifelong regret!"
Robben was still silent, not knowing what was thinking in his head.
Finally, he spoke: "If you have to go tonight, I will accompany you. Isn't it ridiculous or crazy? I can accompany you."
, After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "I know you are worried about me, but I really don't want to wait."
I patted Roben on the shoulder and signaled him not to speak. Then I asked Le Yao: "Can you get Wei Manwen's phone number? Why don't you call me first?"
"I want to have a number, why don't I say it earlier? Since she chose to stay in that place that is almost isolated from the world, she would not have any thoughts about the outside world, so preparing a mobile phone or something is just annoying to her."
I thought about it, so I said to the silent Robben again: "Don't take the risk tonight, for my own safety and for our friends, can it be okay?"
Robben looked at the sky covered by rolling dark clouds again, finally nodded, and then sucked off the remaining cigarette in his hand.
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At eight o'clock in the evening, the rain was still falling. As we were driving at a storm, we finally entered the county town of Jinping. At this time, I was relieved and drove the car to the door of a hotel and stopped.
The hotel in front of you should be of the highest standard in this county, but it is not luxurious. It is difficult to see buildings over ten floors in the entire county, so you can imagine what a difficult condition it is in a small mountain village outside this county.
Le Yao went to the service desk and opened two rooms, one, Robben and the other. After each took their luggage to the room, they walked on the street with an umbrella. In addition to finding a place to eat, they also wanted to find someone who knew the way and led us into the village tomorrow.
It was only eight o'clock, but there were few pedestrians on the cold streets. We walked along the way, inquired and asked several taxi drivers. The answers he gave were that the car could not enter the mountain village. Finally, we discussed with a familiar taxi driver, we paid him 1,000 yuan, and wherever the car drove, and then he led us into the mountain.
After solving this problem, I finally felt a little relaxed. Then I found a restaurant on the side of the road. The four of them ordered some food and ate around the table, but they didn't talk much from beginning to end, and the atmosphere was dull until the ringtone of my cell phone rang.
I took out my cell phone from my pocket and looked at the number. It was called by Micai, who was far away in the United States. This was the first time we contacted her 26 hours after she left.
I held the phone and left the private room where I was having a meal before I answered the phone.
I asked her, "Have you arrived in New York?"
"It's been 26 hours, of course it's here... Is it raining there? The rain sounds so loud!"
"Yes, it's been since the afternoon."
What I gave Mi Cai was an answer that could easily cause the chat to be broken, so she, who was not good at speaking, fell into silence.
So after a little silence, I finally said to her: "There is news about Robben's first love."
"Ah!......Let me tell me how she has lived through these years."
I subconsciously lit a cigarette and said, "After leaving Robben, she suffered from depression. After recovering, she went to a remote mountainous area in Guizhou to teach. She has been alone in these years, so she has been doing very badly!"
Mi Cai was silent for a long time after expecting it, and then asked, "What did Robben say?"
"It must have ended together... although he has not made any statement yet!"
"This is an expected result, but it still makes people sad!"
"Well, who can explain the matter of love clearly, and there is no need to judge who is right or wrong, so respect the decision of the parties involved."
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I saw a comment yesterday. Some readers said that Guizhou does not have the plateau red in Tibet. But I remember that there were classmates from Guizhou before. They were really that popular and understood. Do you come out to speak out if you come out? Writing a book by yourself will inevitably lead to any aspects that cannot be understood. I hope everyone will raise any bugs.
Chapter completed!