Heart with glazed tiles

Chapter 24 Distress
Only after Chu Liuli answered the phone did she realize that the "Nanxuan" commented on her Weibo was Pan Rongxuan.He was doing a free clinic with his colleagues at the nearby C County Hospital, so he commented, "Coincidentally, I'm also in Northwest."

Knowing the purpose of Chu Liuli's trip, Pan Rongxuan was very worried. He repeatedly told Chu Liuli to be careful on the road. Sandstorms often occurred on the road leading to the factory in the urban area of ​​County B.

Chu Liuli agreed, but didn't mind.She remembered that there was also a sandstorm in the suburbs of the capital one year. It was just that the wind and sand were bigger and the air quality was worse, so it was not too dangerous.

Chu Liuli was worried that Zhang Yifeng wouldn't be able to make the call, so she chatted with Pan Rongxuan for a while before hanging up with an excuse.But she waited for a long time until her eyes were too sleepy to open, but she still didn't get a call back from Zhang Yifeng.

She just fell asleep holding her phone, and when she woke up, it was already dawn.

As soon as Chu Liuli woke up, she glanced at her phone, and there were no missed calls or messages the whole night.She thought, is Zhang Yifeng really so busy?There wasn't even time to call her or send her a message.

After Chu Liuli washed and dressed briefly, she went to a nearby room to find Wu Yongzhao.The master and apprentice ate a bowl of wontons in the restaurant downstairs, and then they were ready to go to the factory.

The owner of the hotel learned that they were going to a factory in the suburbs and told them that there was a car rental company nearby.Both Wu Yongzhao and Chu Liuli felt that it was convenient to drive by themselves when they were away from home, so they rented an off-road vehicle.

Along the way, the weather was sunny and sunny. The Gobi Desert, which has gone through hundreds of years of scorching sun, wind and sand, made Chu Liuli feel open-minded.The Gobi has a variety of styles that are not found in other places, and it also has roughness and delicacy that are not found in other places.

Chu Liuli admired the scenery along the way, feeling that time passed quickly.They arrived at the factory around 9:[-] am.Wu Yongzhao carefully inspected the ore produced by the factory, and found that it was exactly what they were looking for and could be made into pigments. He said that he would report to the leader first before signing the contract.

Because things are going well, both master and apprentice are in a good mood.Chu Liuli deliberately teased Wu Yongzhao and said, "Master, I heard that the Roujiamo in County B is very special. When I go back to the county later, Master invite me to eat, okay?"

In the courtyard, Wu Yongzhao is Chu Liuli's boss and master, but in private, he is an old friend who has been with Chu Zhiwei for more than 20 years. It can be said that he watched Chu Liuli grow up and regarded her as his own child. Same.He pretended to stare at Chu Liuli, and said with a smile: "You girl, you really eat wherever you go! I didn't believe what your father said before, but I said that a slender girl like Liuli doesn't look like a gluttonous child. Now it looks like it really is!"

"Master, aren't you too stingy? Even if you ask your apprentice to eat a rougamo, why do you still think I'm greedy?" Chu Liuli grumbled.

"Okay, treat my apprentice to eat Roujiamo! I will invite my apprentice to eat whatever he wants, right?" While speaking, Wu Yongzhao started the car.

Chu Liuli smiled with satisfaction. After a busy morning, her stomach was already grumbling from hunger, and now she was only looking forward to returning to the county as soon as possible to eat Roujiamo.

When they first set off, it was sunny and sunny, but halfway there, the sky suddenly changed, and the dust all over the sky was roaring like a demon.In an instant, the sky was dark and the earth was dark, flying sand and rocks, the wind roared, and the yellow sand danced wildly.Chu Liuli heard Pan Rongxuan say that the weather in the Gobi is changeable, and now it has come true.

Chu Liuli felt that the off-road vehicle was trembling with the wind.She had never encountered such a situation before, and she couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

"Master, should we stop by the side of the road and wait for the wind and sand to pass before leaving?" Chu Liuli turned to ask Wu Yongzhao.

"Stop for a moment, the wind and sand are too strong at the moment, and you can't see the road clearly." While speaking, Wu Yongzhao turned on the lights and moved closer to the side of the road.

Seeing that Master was very calm, Chu Liuli gradually calmed down.When talking to Pan Rongxuan last night, she remembered that he said that a friend was very familiar with Gobi.Just in case, she sent a message to Pan Rongxuan, explaining her approximate location.She thought that if the wind and sand kept going and her and Master's mobile phones were dead, at least someone would know where they were.Maybe Pan Rongxuan could come to help them.

After the message was sent, Pan Rongxuan didn't respond for a long time, and she didn't answer his phone.Chu Liuli thought that he might be busy, so she didn't continue to call.Wu Yongzhao has turned off the car and parked it on the side of the road, ready to wait for the wind and sand to calm down before continuing to drive.

However, the wind and sand did not tend to become smaller, but became larger and larger.In the silent carriage, Chu Liuli's cell phone rang, and the caller showed Pan Rongxuan's number.Chu Liuli answered the phone like a savior.

"Liuli, I was in a meeting just now, and I just saw the message you sent. My friend and I will find you right away, wait for us, don't rush to drive, it's not safe to drive in dusty weather!"

Pan Rongxuan tried his best to restrain his nervousness.Although he was very anxious, he didn't want to let himself affect her.

"We're fine now, we parked the car on the side of the road. You don't need to come over, I'll ask you for help when something happens!" Chu Liuli couldn't bear to trouble Pan Rongxuan.

She thought that although County C was not far from here, it would take at least an hour's journey away.

"Liuli, you don't have to be polite to me. You are not familiar with the road over the Gobi, and it's easy to get lost in windy and sandy days. I'll go find my friend right now, and we'll be there soon!" After speaking, without waiting for Chu Liuli to object, Pan Rongxuan hung up phone.

After talking to Pan Rongxuan, Chu Liuli relaxed a lot.While waiting, she found that the dust seemed to be getting smaller.

It was only after Chu Liuli hung up the phone that she noticed the master sitting in the driver's seat. At this moment, Wu Yongzhao's face was pale, and he was clutching his chest with a very painful expression.

"Master, your heart is not feeling well?" Chu Liuli knew that Wu Yongzhao's heart was not good, so she thought of this first.

Wu Yongzhao nodded and pointed to the bag on the back seat. Chu Liuli understood, leaned over to take the bag, found a bottle of Jiuxin Pills from inside, poured out 10 pills and stuffed them into Wu Yongzhao's mouth hastily.Wu Yongzhao held it under his tongue for a while, and gradually eased.

Seeing the master's frown relax, Chu Liuli was relieved.Chu Liuli thought that the master looked calm on the surface, but he must be very nervous when he suddenly encountered this situation.

The master and apprentice waited on the side of the road for a while, and the wind and sand tended to continue to shrink. Wu Yongzhao suggested that they drive slowly and try to leave the Gobi as soon as possible.

Seeing that Master had recovered, Chu Liuli asked him to sit in the co-pilot's seat, and she drove.After the master and apprentice exchanged positions, Chu Liuli started the car, turned on the width lights, fog lights, and tail lights, and reduced the speed of the car to drive on the road.

Chu Liuli was fortunate that the direction of the wind and the direction of the car were opposite, not sideways.Although the wind will act as a hindrance and reduce the speed of the vehicle, at least it will not increase the turning radius or increase the centrifugal force, causing the vehicle to skid or roll over.

Through the car window, Chu Liuli could also feel the wind howling like a trapped animal, but her gaze was firm and fearless.

There were not many cars on the road, and they were driving very slowly with their lights on.Although Chu Liuli had a quick temper, she was very steady when driving. Such a slow speed did not make her feel irritable or uncomfortable.After driving for a certain distance, she felt that the dust seemed to be smaller, and she could almost see the outline of the vehicle not far away in her field of vision.

The phone rang again, it was an unfamiliar number.

(End of this chapter)