Chapter 50 Desperate
Xu Cang, who was on the minibus, naturally didn't know that he was spotted by the captain of the Airbus, and was still planning to snatch him away. In fact, even if Xu Cang knew, he didn't have the energy to think about it, because at this moment, Xu Cang was already in a semi-comatose state.
Perhaps he felt that he was a pilot after all, and he should be able to tolerate motion sickness. But after getting off the flat asphalt road, Xu Cang finally realized that he had overestimated himself.
Yunshang Province was not rich to begin with, and the province was almost entirely mountainous, so the cost of building roads skyrocketed, resulting in a sharp decline in road conditions once outside the urban area.
Except for the first two hours, the rest of the ride was nothing short of torture. Xu Cang couldn't sleep in the constantly bumpy car, and his nose was filled with all kinds of strange smells, which made his stomach churn. Several times, Xu Cang felt that the filth had reached his throat, and he had to rely on his great willpower to suppress it.
Moreover, the seats of this kind of minibus are too old. It is not noticeable when driving on flat ground, but once on the rough road, all the bones in Xu Cang's body will jump up and down with the car. Xu Cang strongly suspects that if it continues to be bumpy like this, his bones will fall apart.
After reaching the mountain road, it began to drizzle outside, so that the car windows could only be closed. The humid air mixed with various strange smells fermented in the closed car, and Xu Cang felt that half of his life had gone to heaven. As the car gradually went deeper into the mountains, the rain became heavier and heavier, crackling on the car body, as chaotic as Xu Cang's difficult to adjust mood.
However, this was not the most desperate thing for Xu Cang. At about 6 pm, the minibus suddenly stopped. At first, Xu Cang did not take it seriously until half an hour later, when the driver returned to the bus and brought back some unacceptable news.
There was a landslide on the road ahead and it is now blocked. It will take until tomorrow at the earliest for the road to be reopened to traffic. The driver is considering whether to return to Jianchuan.
After waiting in the car for another two hours, the rain finally stopped, but the driver also received accurate news that it would be impossible to complete the road cleaning today.
At this time, Xu Cang got out of the car to get some fresh air because he was too uncomfortable in the car. It must be said that the slightly cool air after the rain mixed with the fragrance of green grass was indeed refreshing.
However, when Xu Cang learned that the driver had decided to go back, he wanted to call the company to explain the situation. However, when he turned on his phone, he found that there was no signal at all.
Most people in the car expressed their understanding of this natural disaster. But Xu Cang was in a difficult situation. If he could contact the company, he would have followed the car back without any psychological burden. Now that he couldn't contact the company, maybe the crew in Lushui was still waiting for him!
Xu Cang, who was so anxious that he got angry, found the driver and asked if there was another way to Lushui. The driver said that there was no road to Lushui County, but there was a small road to Linshui County next to Lushui.
The driver had thought about going to Linshui County first through this path , and then going to Lushui County from Linshui County. However, the path to Linshui County is a complete dirt road, which is not suitable for minibuses. In addition, it has just rained, and the road is muddy, making it even more difficult to drive.
The driver could tell that Xu Cang was eager to go to Lushui County, but he still persuaded Xu Cang to go back with him. Many of the paths here are mountainous, and it is very dangerous to walk alone. Moreover, if you rely on your legs, it will take several hours and you may not have enough physical strength to keep up.
Now Xu Cang was in a dilemma. In fact, he also thought about going back directly. It was just a part-time job, so he didn't need to work so hard. But this time cooperating with the company was a good opportunity, at least it would allow him to enjoy some convenience in the future. He was a little unwilling to go back like this.
At this point, it all depends on Xu Cang's determination.
However, sometimes it is not the subjective initiative of a person that can affect objective issues. At least what the bus driver said was quite reasonable, until Xu Cang heard the shouting in the distance.
Looking along the road, he saw an old man with white hair and beard driving a simple donkey cart towards him. When he passed by Xu Cang, Xu Cang had an idea and followed him.
I don't know whether to say Xu Cang's luck is good or bad. The old man driving the donkey cart was going to Linshui County, and he took the mountain path that the driver had mentioned before. After explaining the situation to the old man, the old man generously agreed to let Xu Cang ride along. So Xu Cang jumped directly on the donkey cart and headed for Linshui County leisurely.
If there was no donkey cart, Xu Cang might have followed the minibus back in the end. But when Xu Cang was in a delicate state of mind, this donkey cart gave him a reason to continue.
People are like this. When they are unable to make a decision on their own, they need a push from the outside world.
At this time, in a small hotel in Lushui County, teacher Mo Shangyun was lying on the bed, watching TV boredly. Suddenly, his cell phone rang, and it was the company's operations control who answered it.
"Instructor, we have arranged for someone to take the bus over there, and the make-up class tomorrow morning will continue as usual." The operations control department said straight to the point.
"Come here by car?" Mo Shangyun said weakly, "Just now I saw the news that there was a landslide on the road from Jianchuan to Lushui. Can this car get through?"
"Landslide? We didn't receive any notification. If we couldn't get through, the pilot should have called us." The operations control team didn't think about the problem of mobile phone signals in the mountainous areas, and arbitrarily assumed that since Xu Cang didn't contact the company, there was no problem.
Mo Shangyun didn't argue with the transportation control about this matter: "Okay, it's up to you whether I should make up the class or not."
The operation control continued: "Then teacher...we will enter the venue at six o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Okay!" Mo Shangyun didn't waste any words and agreed quite readily: "Is there anything else? I'll take a rest first."
"Instructor, we can't do a breathalyzer test at Lushui. You should go back to Jianchuan Base and do a make-up test."
"Yeah." Mo Shangyun responded and hung up the phone. He yawned, turned off the TV, turned off the lights and went to bed.
Just as most people were gradually falling asleep, Xu Cang, who had finally arrived in Linshui County after a long journey of several hours, was already exhausted, but his journey was not over yet.
Linshui County is called a county, but it is actually a larger village. At the entrance to Linshui County, the old man pointed to another path and said, "To go to Lushui County, you just walk along this road. It will take about three hours. But kid... It's getting dark now, and it will probably rain later. Do you really want to go?"
