Chapter 294 Indigenous villages and Chinese people in the villages
The car is a short-axle version of Suzuki Jimney. It looks like it is at least twenty years old. The exhaust pipe is rusty, as if it is about to fall off the body at any time. The seats are exposed. The owner of the car added a layer of straw mat on it to prevent the spring from scratching the passenger's buttocks.
The four of them drove into the jungle in this ragged little jeep. The person driving was the guide's son, and since the guide entered the rainforest area, his eyes suddenly became sharp.
He held an old Remington rifle and kept standing, his head stretched out from the ceiling and observed the surrounding jungle.
At first, the dirt road was paved with sand and gravel, but soon the road became muddy, and the jeep was very slow. On average, Di Wuchang and Wei Chen had to get off to push the cart every thirty minutes.
When encountering even worse situations, the electric winch installed in front and back of the jeep can play a role. Drag the steel rope out of the winch, tie it to a tree, and then use the torque of the motor to pull the jeep out of the mud.
On the first afternoon, they spent five hours to advance only 73 kilometers. They lived in the woods that night. The guide asked Wei Chen and Di Wuchang to stay in the car and slept outside with their son.
They lit a bonfire to prevent wild animals from approaching, and sprinkled some unpleasant liquid around the jeep. It is said that it was the product of some animal urine mixed with herbs, which could prevent poisonous snakes from approaching.
When it was almost dawn, Di Wuchang was awakened by the gunshots. He hurriedly ran out of the jeep, but was caught by the guide's son.
Wei Chen also got up and asked the guide why he fired the gun. The guide shook his head and said he didn't know, but he felt that there was danger that he was slowly approaching, perhaps an ape or a cunning jaguar.
Finally, the guide of his son went to the direction of the shooting and brought back the body of a raccoon.
The corpse was covered with huge Amazon red ants, which were gnawing on the raccoon's internal organs and brain marrow. The guide's gun accurately hit the raccoon's neck.
The next afternoon, the road disappeared.
The river water destroyed the muddy path, and Di Wuchang and his friends had to get out of the car. The guide of his son took off his clothes and swam to the other side with a cable. He tied the rope to a big tree, and asked Di Wuchang and Wei Chen to grab the rope and swim over.
Di Wuchang was extremely frightened. He clearly remembered that this was the territory of piranhas. Small things with sharp teeth and flat bodies were hidden somewhere in the water.
"Don't be afraid, the water flows very fast. Even if there are piranhas, they will be washed away by the water and there is no time to bite our ***." Wei Chen joked, but the result was contrary to his wishes, and Di Wuchang shook even more violently.
With the determination to die, Di Wuchang closed his eyes, grabbed the rope with his hands, and walked into the river with difficulty with his trembling legs.
Suddenly ~
His feet were on a rock at the bottom of the river. The rocks were loose and twisted to Di Wuchang's naked feet. His body lost balance and he was immersed in the river, leaving only his hands firmly holding on to the rope.
"careful!"
Wei Chen and the guide rushed towards him at the same time. At this time, Di Wuchang finally stood up after struggling and pouring some cold water.
The strong fear made him forget everything, grabbed the rope, climbed desperately, and finally arrived smoothly on the other side of the river. However, in this process, the waterproof bag behind him disappeared.
"Satellite phones, signal flares, first aid kits, that's all."
Wei Chen comforted Di Wuchang, but Di Wuchang's face turned pale and lost the only satellite phone to contact the outside world in the jungle. This is by no means good news.
But no matter what, the road had to continue. The four of them set off again and walked forward in the uninhabited jungle for another two days.
At night, Di Wuchang and Wei Chen slept in the hammock, enduring the bites of mosquitoes, plugging their ears, and not listening to the howling of beasts in the distance, but the guide and his son were guarding nearby.
Just when Di Wuchang was extremely nervous and felt that he could no longer support himself and was extremely eager to return to the human world, a miracle finally happened.
They met a group of local natives, who carried hunting rifles and prey, children picked up many wild fruits and bird eggs in the jungle, and adults hunted several large birds, with colorful feathers and very plump.
The natives did not wear grass skirts or were naked, but wore some worn clothes that were eliminated by the city people. Moreover, they were not barbaric and did not eat human flesh. Instead, they greeted him politely.
A teenager in his teenager asked Di Wuchang and Wei Chen in fluent Chinese, "Are you Chinese or Korean? Or from other countries in East Asia?"
Di Wuchang was shocked, and Wei Chen said in Chinese, "We are Chinese, why do you speak Chinese?"
"Because my teacher is Chinese," the boy said.
Then, he talked to the elders among the hunters in the local language. It seemed that not everyone here knew Chinese, and older people still only spoke some local language.
The elder's expression gradually became solemn, and his eyes looked at Wei Chen and Di Wuchang full of surprise, and he talked to the young man with a whisper.
The young man translated: "Since you are the teachers' fellow countrymen, then you are welcome!"
The village is built by the river, with a small scale, with only more than 200 people.
There are also piers in the village, but because of the shallow water of this tributary, slightly larger ships cannot pass through. The natives would drive a canoe made of hollowed out of a whole piece of wood. Small canoe can only be carried by one person, while slightly larger can be carried by three or four people.
Although the village is far away from civilization, technology has still entered the local area. They use solar panels to make electricity, light up street lights, and cook tableware and kitchenware. They are also bought from towns. In addition, they also have a satellite receiver and a Hisense brand TV shared by the whole village.
In addition to hunting, the village's main source of income is logging.
Find rare wood in the jungle, cut it up, tie one to a canoe and the other to the wood, and go downstream and sell it to the wood buyers in the town.
The buyer then re-selled it to the Chinese timber merchants living in Manaus. In the end, the wood was taken on a freighter, crossed most of the earth, and transported it to China, and turned into expensive furniture.
The Wen brothers who Di Wuchang was looking for along the way lived in this village.
They had four wooden houses on the edge of the village, one of which was the children's classroom and the other three where they lived and ate.
Although he lost one piece of luggage, fortunately the most important piece was still left. Di Wuchang opened it and took out two bottles of Maotai. The Wen brothers asked the villagers to make some barbecue.
Four Chinese people, in this strange country and in the wild rain forest, raised their glasses to drink together, should be considered a strange story in the world.
"I thought I would meet two Chinese people who eat raw meat and drink blood, wearing animal skins. I didn't expect that you have a very high status here and have become the teachers of the village. This village is much better than we thought, even street lights." Wei Chen took a sip of Maotai and said. After these twists and turns, he finally completely relaxed.
Wen Chengling smiled, "It's already the 21st century, and the real barbaric tribes may only exist in movies. This place is considered the eve of civilization. After all, the Brazilian authorities are not as good as China, with limited management capabilities, the river channel is too shallow, and there is no road, so the development is slow. These are not problems for our country, but for the Brazilian authorities, they are tasks that cannot be completed."
Wen Chengfeng nodded, "Well, if there is a highway or a river that can be dug deeper, this place may become a tourist attraction. After all, this is the deepest village in the Amazon. Going inside, it will be a barren land."
The four people had a pleasant exchange. It turned out that the Wen brothers also knew Xingchen Technology. Every time someone in the village went to a town, they would bring some old newspapers. In addition, there were satellite TVs in the village, which could help the Wen brothers understand the outside world.
The person has finally found it, but how should I speak?
Di Wuchang thought quietly.
At this time, Wen Chengling suddenly spoke up and said, "You are here to find me, probably for ultraviolet lithography, right?"
Di Wuchang was slightly stunned, looked at each other with Wei Chen, then nodded and said, "To be honest, I came to Brazil this time to invite the two of you back. At present, the global technological competition has reached a white-hot stage."
Di Wuchang was about to say that he had already thought of the words, but Wen Chengling interrupted him.
"No need to explain, taking such a big risk and coming to such a remote place, we can feel the sincerity of Xingchen Technology." Wen Chengling said.
He raised his head and looked at the starry sky from afar. Suddenly, his whole body twitched in pain, and then lowered his head deeply. Di Wuchang saw that at this moment, his eyes were covered with bloodshot.
"It was also a night like this, a rare good weather. We chatted with the captain on the upper deck, talking about macaws in the rainforest, and father and mother on the lower deck."
"Forget it, I won't talk about this anymore." Wen Chengling raised his head and smiled bitterly, "You are here just right, we are only one step away from success. Tomorrow, let's see the results of our research over the years, and let's talk about it after you have seen it."
Chapter completed!