Explore Changbai Mountain

Chapter 64
"Because my grandfather was young at that time, it was the first time he did platooning work, and he didn't have much experience, so he worked with Changbailong. Although the wages were a little less, at least some people used it, and at the same time, they could grow A little bit of experience. In mid-July of this year, the Yalu River was flooded. Although it was not as good as the once-in-a-century flood, the wooden raft would definitely not be released.”

"As a result, at this time, the owner of the goods sent a message that he urgently needed this batch of wood. If he could release it immediately, he would pay three times the price when it arrived. At that time, the owner of the goods would not follow suit. After the order is made, the owner of the goods will leave, and when it is time to deliver, the owner of the goods will wait at the place where the goods are picked up."

"There are many reasons why cargo owners don't work as supervisors. One is to give the boss a sense of trust and not supervise others' work. The other is that most of the cargo owners are rich and can't bear the hardships of the forest farm. The other is for the sake of safety. If there is a consignor who dares to bring money to discharge with him, then he will never reach the place and become a water ghost."

"So if the owner of the goods has something to do, they will send a message to the head of the forest farm. When they heard that the owner of the goods increased the price, the three times the price really made the workers under Changbailong tempted, but the old man But he firmly disagrees. Based on his many years of experience, it is very dangerous to release discharge in this season in normal times. What's more, there is a flood now. flower."

"But the workers under Changbailong got together and insisted that he promise to work for one year and earn three years' money. Everyone wanted to do this and then they all quit and stayed away from this job. A business of exchanging money."

"As the saying goes, good friends don't block the way of making money. When Changbai Long saw that everyone was determined to do so, he couldn't refuse. If he didn't agree, if this matter spread, no one would follow him in the future. I’m alive. Besides, the Japanese have become more and more noisy these past few years, and it’s not easy to earn money for the release. Seeing that Changbai Long can’t hold back everyone, he also plans to put in the cover after he puts it all together.”

"Since the matter was decided, everyone started to act immediately. The logs had already been felled, and they were all piled up on the lumberyard not far from the river. Changbailong led everyone to set up the rafts. The tying method of the raft is very particular, the thicker wood should be placed at the front of the raft, and the thinner wood should be placed at the back, so that the raft has a deeper draft and is more stable when placed.”

"Each piece of wood has to push forward the thin part of the tree crown, and push back the thicker part of the root. This method of rafting has been explored by carpenters over the years. When the rocks at the bottom of the river are relatively shallow, they will not be supported. Even if they are supported, the stones are only held up in front of the raft, and the workers can easily turn the raft around to avoid the stones. "

"In a few days, a wooden raft more than 100 meters long was tied up. The main quantity of wood this time is really a lot. Changbailong chose an auspicious time, and together with a dozen workers, paddled the wooden raft. The row went to Dongdan in the lower reaches of the Yalu River. The workers who didn’t follow the raft waited for Changbailong to come back before paying them. At that time, my grandfather was also on the raft.”

"The Yalu River, which is usually green, has now turned yellow due to floods. The current on the river is very fast, and there are always some debris such as furniture and trees washed down from the upper reaches of the river. Everyone is also careful. After driving on the river, try to find some places with gentle water flow, because the water level is relatively high, so you don’t have to worry about the wooden raft touching the underwater stones. After two days like this, I didn’t encounter anything. Accident."

"But a strange thing happened on the second night. Generally speaking, the rafts are not released at night when the rafts are set, because the Yalu River is not very wide, and there are many shallow places. No, if you get too close to the shore or enter the shallows, it is easy to run aground. At night, the raft is usually anchored."

"However, because the job is more urgent this time, Changbailong hired two very experienced people to drive the platoon, and walked forward in the dark under the moonlight at night. In the middle of the night, Changbailong was woken up , asked him to look at the end of the row, and said there was a strange thing. He turned his head over and saw something shining white on the water in the distance, following the raft all the time, but it was too far away to see Qing is what."

"Seeing that the thing was far away from the raft, and it disappeared during the daytime the next day, everyone didn't care. But the next night, the thing appeared again, and it was closer to the raft. This time, the people in the row saw clearly that it turned out to be a female corpse in white clothes. Her long black hair was scattered and floating on the water surface. Moving up and down."

"All of a sudden, the people in the row were not in the mood to sleep, and they all gathered at the end of the row, looking at the female corpse. This time, because the female corpse was relatively close, everyone realized that the female corpse was not shining, but everyone I can see it clearly in the dark night, and I don’t know why.”

"It's the first time for everyone to encounter this kind of thing. Others ask Changbailong what it is and what to do. Changbailong is also very surprised. In the past, when there was a flood, the people who placed the wooden raft hit the coffin. , but most of them came out of the tombs upstream. At the beginning, Changbai Long thought it was the people who drowned in the flood and were washed down by the flood, but after thinking about it carefully, something was wrong."

"If it's just a corpse, why does the female corpse disappear during the day, but reappears by itself at night, and, in such a dark night, why can it be seen clearly? Look An ominous feeling spread among the people in the row, and Changbai Long comforted everyone, saying that it might be a body washed down by the flood, and told them not to worry."

"During the daytime of the second day, the female corpse disappeared again. This time, the people on the wooden raft searched the vicinity carefully, and there was indeed no trace of the female corpse. But on the third night, the female corpse disappeared again. The rear of the raft followed, and it was even closer! Only a few meters away from the end of the row."

"As long as the people in the row stand on the wooden raft, they can even see the eyelashes of this woman clearly. I saw that this woman is very handsome, but the skin on the whole face and body is pale, and she is wearing white clothes. The skirt is still open, and the eyes are staring at the direction of the wooden raft without moving, as if they can see through the people on the raft in the dark."

(End of this chapter)