Trembling At A High Altitude

Chapter 981

When you were young, how old were you now? Fang Jianguo felt that Li Teng was only in his mid-twenties. Although he looked very calm, the sudden words What happened when you were young still made people feel Very inconsistent.

Of course when I was young, I meant around twenty years old. Now I'm old. Li Teng also discovered the loopholes in his words, so he covered up a few words.

After living for hundreds of years, you will subconsciously feel that you are far away from your youth.

Just like the matter of being hungry, it actually happened a long time ago.

Oh, you're old? Then I'm not half dead? Fang Jianguo didn't deliberately think there was anything wrong with what Li Teng said. Hearing Li Teng's words, he also joked.

Under the leadership of Li Teng, Fang Jianguo was able to fill his stomach no matter what.

However, it was difficult for Mei Qiugui and He Siying to overcome the discomfort caused by the insects. For dinner, they only ate some vegetable leaves that had been checked repeatedly, and the steamed buns mixed with ants and the insect paste were not touched at all.

You don't want to eat? Li Teng asked Mei Qiugui and He Siying.

I won't eat anymore. The two of them shook their heads.

You don't want to eat either? Li Teng asked Fang Jianguo again, who was wiping his mouth.

I won't eat anymore. Fang Jianguo reluctantly ate half of the steamed bun and some vegetable leaves. He felt that this was his limit.

Li Teng didn't say anything more, and in a short time he finished all the food on the table.

Others looked dumbfounded.

No offense, I just want to ask. There are ants in the steamed buns and earthworms in the vegetable leaves. There are probably bugs in the bowl of paste. Will you really not feel sick or vomit after eating it? He Siying asked Li Teng A sound.

Although she didn't eat those things, when she saw Li Teng eating, she still felt like her stomach was full of bugs.

If you haven't experienced real hunger, you can't understand how I really feel about eating these things. Li Teng answered He Siying.

Those things you mentioned... I never want to experience. He Siying felt that she would rather starve to death than eat those bugs. Fortunately, her husband Mei Qiugui didn't eat it, otherwise she felt like she wouldn't be able to talk to him.

After burping full of the sour smell of insects, Li Teng walked over and took off the bone-chopping knife from the wall. After a few gestures, he pinned it to his waist.

Isn't it bad to take away the chef's knife? What if he comes back to look for the knife? Fang Jianguo asked Li Teng worriedly.

Then I'll give it back to him. Li Teng grinned.

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The feeling of hunger is very real.

After returning to the guest room in the evening, He Siying and her husband Mei Qiugui were both hungry and panicking.

But there is no choice but to endure it.

I really have nothing to eat, so drink some water to fill your stomach.

There is no such thing as a water heater in the room.

We want to go find some water, but this building is too gloomy. Can you guys go together? After He Siying and Mei Qiugui murmured for a few words, He Siying proposed it to Li Teng and Fang Jianguo.

Because of the fight between Mei Qiugui and Fang Jianguo, it was not easy to take the initiative to talk to Fang Jianguo. Among Li Teng and Fang Jianguo, Li Teng didn't talk much, so the communication with Li Teng and Fang Jianguo was only limited to He can leave it to his wife He Siying.

Well, it's better for us to act together. Fang Jianguo smiled friendly at He Siying.

The four of them left the room together and came to the corridor outside.

The dim lights made the corridor look even more eerie at night.

There was still some wind outside, and there were some strange noises from time to time.

Inside the ajar iron door of the ward, I was always worried that a severely mentally ill patient or the resentful spirit of a severely mentally ill patient would suddenly rush out.

After walking along the corridor for a while, next to the bathroom, a room that looked like a water room appeared.

In fact, Dean Zhao took everyone here to see it before, but at that time he just took a casual look outside the door and returned. Now because he needs to drink water, he came here again.

Entering the water room, there is indeed an electric water boiler inside.

However, there is no electricity and there is no water inside. It seems to be broken and abandoned and not used.

What's going on with Dean Zhao? He won't even give us water to drink? Isn't that too much? He Siying complained.

Do you want some water?

Dean Zhao's voice suddenly sounded at the door.

He Siying was startled and screamed instinctively.

Li Teng also frowned... When did Dean Zhao come here? Why didn't there be any sound of footsteps? With Li Teng's vigilance, he would definitely notice someone approaching.

Unless...this Dean Zhao is not a human being at all!

Sorry, this electric water heater has broken down a long time ago. It's in the wilderness. I asked the manufacturer to come over to repair it, but they never came. So we boil water in the office area. I'll have someone bring it to you. Here's a pot of water. Dean Zhao said, taking out the walkie-talkie and giving instructions to the other side, to the effect that someone would bring water to the guest room.

Well, I still have some urgent matters to deal with. If you have any other needs, I will solve them for you. Dean Zhao asked everyone.

Is there no hot water for bathing? In addition, the bedding is too dirty. Is there anything cleaner? Also, your dinner is too terrible. There are bugs in the dishes and ants in the steamed buns. We didn't eat much at all. , I’m still hungry, don’t you have some normal food?”

He Siying mentioned it to Dean Zhao in rapid succession, completely ignoring her husband's attempts to stop her from talking.

Well, the electricity here is not enough. It can barely maintain basic lighting. There is no extra electricity to boil water. We usually make do with cold water for washing. If you want to take a hot bath, you can go to the back mountain to pick it up. Some firewood, then go to the well in the backyard to get water, and take it to the kitchen stove to burn.

There is really nothing we can do about food. In the barren mountains and ridges, we have to buy food for several months at a time. All the rice and flour we buy are infested with worms. We grow the vegetables ourselves. The chef is too lazy and doesn't want to go to the well at all. I fetch water from the garden and wash the vegetables well, then pick them from the field and throw them directly into the pot.

If you really can't eat the food he cooked, you can make it yourself. The rice and noodles are in the storage room next to the kitchen, and the vegetables are grown in the back mountain. You can go to the back mountain through the backyard over there.

As for the bedding, there is really no new one to replace. It's just a little dirty. There's no electricity and no washing machine, so we didn't clean it much. If you think it's dirty, you can go to the well in the backyard to get water, wash it and dry it.

Dean Zhao was not angry at all, and patiently responded to every question raised by He Siying.

Chapter 982

To put it simply, it means that the conditions here are indeed quite difficult. If you want to improve the conditions, just rely on your own efforts.

Dean Zhao answered like this, and He Siying had nothing more to say. Seeing that no one had any more questions, Dean Zhao turned and left.

When did he come here? Why does he look like a ghost? Suddenly he appeared at the door. Fang Jianguo saw Dean Zhao walking away and walked out of the guest room, and whispered a few words to the others with lingering fear.

Didn't I tell you that this mission is supernatural? Li Teng answered Fang Jianguo.

You mean...he...is a ghost? Fang Jianguo's face turned pale.

Hey! In a place like this, please don't discuss this kind of topic, okay? He Siying also seemed a little nervous when she heard the conversation between Li Teng and Fang Jianguo.

Li Teng smiled and said nothing.

If Dean Zhao is really a ghost, what difference does it make if we talk about it or not?

Let's get down to business. Let's go to the backyard to fetch water. How about boiling some of it for drinking and some of it for washing? He Siying suggested to everyone.

It's only three days. If you don't wash, you won't die. But if you encounter danger in the backyard, you will die. Mei Qiugui felt more and more that there was something wrong with her wife's brain. She kept trying all kinds of tricks to commit suicide regardless of the severity.

You won't die if you don't wash, but you will die if you don't drink water, okay? He Siying refuted Mei Qiugui.

Mei Qiugui fell silent.

I have another suggestion. When we go to fetch water, we should take a look at the vegetables in the vegetable field. If it is convenient, we can dig some vegetables and wash them by the well, bring them over, and then take them to the kitchen to cook them. My stomach is still growling with hunger. He Siying continued to make suggestions.

Let's go check out the backyard and come back anytime if there's any danger.

He Siying's words moved Fang Jianguo. He was also hungry now. If he could find some clean food and cook it himself, he would feel very satisfied.

When people are extremely hungry, when they think about food, they will overcome their inner fears and do things that they usually dare not do. People who have not experienced extreme hunger cannot understand it.

People like Fang Jianguo didn't eat after entering the prison, and then came out directly to do tasks. Coupled with walking on the mountain road, they were indeed extremely hungry.

Although there was food just now, I didn’t eat much.

Okay, let's go to the backyard and have a look.

Realizing that everyone was looking at him, Li Teng made a decision.

There are definitely hidden dangers in your backyard.

But where is there not danger in this mental hospital?

Let's just say that the guest building they are living in now used to house seriously ill mental patients, and all of them died for unknown reasons. You can imagine how heavy the Yin Qi is gathered.

To say that the most dangerous place is this building.

Li Teng was not hungry, but others were, so the others were much more eager to go to the backyard and back mountains to find food and water than Li Teng. When Li Teng agreed to act with them, of course the others would not have any objections.

So the four of them left the water room together, continued along the corridor, and came to the end of the corridor.

Dean Zhao said that the backyard is in this direction, and past the backyard is the back mountain.

Pull open the iron bolt of the iron door at the end of the corridor, push the iron door open, and you will find the backyard that Dean Zhao mentioned.

There is a stone path in the backyard. There are overgrown weeds on both sides of the stone path. These weeds have almost grown to the height of a person. They sway when the wind blows, giving people the feeling that something terrible will come out of it at any time.

I think we need to find a flashlight or something like that for lighting, otherwise we won't be able to see clearly if we go a little further away from the building. He Siying was somewhat discouraged when she saw the situation in the backyard.

Then let's go back and look for it first to see if we can find the flashlight. If we really can't find it, we'll just spend the night tonight and go to the backyard to fetch water at dawn tomorrow. Mei Qiugui also backed down.

Fang Jianguo had no objection, so the four of them returned to the customer's building and tried to see if they could find a workshop or something like that. They found flashlights and other tools inside.

Li Teng opened the doors of the so-called guest rooms one by one, only to find that one of the guest rooms was a utility room with many cardboard boxes stacked inside.

They were covered in dust and it looked like no one had touched them in some days.

Li Teng moved the box to the corridor outside, while others unpacked it and inspected it.

I didn’t find the flashlight, but I did find a few candles and even a pack of matches!

Nowadays, with lighters, it is rare to see matches.

But now this pack of matches is very useful to them. They can light the candles and replace the function of the flashlight.

It's just that the wind outside is a bit strong and the candles are easily blown out.

But this doesn't bother Li Teng.

Li Teng found some old wall calendars in the glove box. He used them to make a lantern, then put the candle in it, hooked the lantern with the wire he found, and tied the other end to a wooden stick, and it was completed. Simple lighting storm lantern.

After making two lanterns, everyone walked to the end of the corridor again and pushed open the iron door. Li Teng and Fang Jianguo were holding lanterns in front and exploring the way. Mei Qiugui and his wife followed behind him and walked forward along the stone road. Go.

Dean Zhao said that he usually lives at home and sometimes stays in guest rooms. Where do you think his home is? In addition to the office building in front, there is the hospital building. This is the backyard. Beyond the backyard is the back mountain. I don't see any staff dormitories. Something like that? Fang Jianguo chatted with Li Teng as he walked.

Maybe... living in the back mountain? Li Teng guessed.

Every night after work, you pass by two hospital buildings, then pass this gloomy backyard, go to the back mountain and walk a mountainous road home? I think Director Zhao must be very brave. Fang Jianguo smiled and borrowed Joking can embolden yourself, otherwise you will feel inexplicably nervous while walking on the stone path in the backyard.

He will definitely not live in the back mountain. I think he may live in an office building. He Siying interjected from behind.

Yeah, I think so too. Fang Jianguo agreed.

While everyone was talking, they came to a pavilion.

Further ahead of the pavilion, the stone road divided into two. Li Teng held a lantern and explored for a while to find out where the two roads lead.

The road going straight ahead leads to an iron gate, and behind the iron gate is the back mountain.

The horizontal road was seven or eight meters long, and at the end was a well. Next to the well were several barrels and poles, which was obviously where the kitchen fetched water.

Do you think there will be dead people in the well? In horror movies, there are always dead people or ghosts at the bottom of the well. Fang Jianguo changed the topic.

Can you please stop talking about this? He Siying was already very uneasy walking on this stone road, and she became even more frightened when she heard the topic of 'ghosts'.

It's okay. Even if there is a ghost, our lantern light is too dim. It can't illuminate the bottom of the well and we can't see the ghost. Li Teng smiled and livened up the atmosphere.