Chapter 39: Camel Riding

Xia Zhi looked along the road from the train station towards their direction.

Suddenly, they saw a fork in the road.

"Captain Zhou, where does this fork lead to?"

Zhou Zhengan looked in the direction of her finger.

"This leads to the border."

"Are they going there?"

Zhou Zhengan's eyes went dark.

"That place is quite remote, and there is a boundary marker there. Except for the couple guarding the boundary marker in front of the boundary marker, no one went in that direction. That place is too desolate.

We didn't even think about going there. There is not even a road there. It is impossible for them not to go along the road."

Yes, normal people's minds are to follow the road all the way and they will definitely reach the end.

"They set out at midnight last night, and maybe they will reach the fork in the road at dawn. They need to find a water source. From the fork in the road, they should be able to see a red yeast rice forest from a distance.

Maybe they think they can find water there."

Qiao Wan pointed to the red yeast rice forest drawn in the direction of the fork in the road.

Zhou Zhengan slapped his thigh.

"It's hard to say if you say so."

Looking back at the three captains.

All three were exhausted, their faces covered with dust, as if they were dug out of a mud pit.

"Okay, you eat your food, and then rest for two hours. Wang Daguang, you take your people to rest tonight, and the other two teams will look for various forks in the original direction. I will take the people on this road."

Zhou Zhengan felt sorry for his men.

He decided to lead the team himself.

Xia Zhi hesitated.

She was usually unwilling to take care of such trivial matters, but this time it involved Zhou Zhengan.

She had already helped so many people, so she might as well help them to the end and gain a good impression in front of Zhou Zhengan.

It was also a favor for Zhou Zhengan to bandage her wound yesterday.

After all, she had more life experience here than Zhou Zhengan.

She had rich hunting experience and was very accomplished in tracking.

You have to know that the master who taught her was an old hunter. She was much better than Zhou Zhengan in finding clues in this area.

Xia Zhi followed Zhou Zhengan until they reached the camel team.

There was no road on the fork road where they were going, so they had to use camels.

The jeep was useless even if it got stuck in the sand.

Zhou Zhengan saw Xia Zhi following him and couldn't help asking.

"Xiao Xia, go back quickly, why are you still following me?"

"Captain Zhou, I'll go with you. I'm also an educated youth, so I know a little bit about their thoughts.

And my ancestors have rich hunting experience, so I know a little bit about some tracking methods."

Zhou Zhengan didn't agree to take female comrades with him. He thought it was troublesome to take female comrades out.

But since Xia Zhi said so, and Xia Zhi was not the kind of person who boasted at first glance.

He still had a good impression of Xia Zhi.

Although he hesitated for a while, he nodded.

"Okay, get on the camel."

The camel quickly squatted on the ground while shouting, and when Zhou Zhengan was about to get on the camel, he suddenly came to his senses.

Xia Zhi had never ridden a camel before.

Turning around, he saw Xia Zhi walking to the camel very skillfully, holding the camel's reins with one hand and giving familiar commands.

The camel was very obedient and squatted on the ground.

Xia Zhi didn't dislike it at all and climbed onto the camel directly.

He gently pinched the camel's abdomen with his two feet and patted the hump soothingly.

You can tell from her appearance that she is experienced.

Zhou Zhengan was surprised, but a little relieved.

He didn't know where Xia Zhi came from, but it was rare for a city girl to be so familiar with camels.

This made his hesitation quickly firm up.

It was obvious that Xia Zhi was not a burden.

This instantly corrected his slightly prejudiced thoughts about urban female educated youth.

Xia Zhi was essentially different from these female educated youth.

She was not squeamish at all, and she was down-to-earth and down-to-earth. When she came here, she regarded herself as a part of the place and lived seriously.

She was never picky, and she was not squeamish.

Such a girl gave him a clearer understanding of female educated youth.

Other team members who set out to look for her were a little disapproving at first when they saw that there was one more female comrade in the team.

They felt that the captain was simply causing trouble for them. Now they not only had to find those female comrades, but also had to take care of one more person along the way.

It was inevitable that everyone was a little emotional.

But as they set out on the road, they gradually realized that Xia Zhi did not need their care at all.

It was obvious that this female educated youth was very skilled in her camel, and she was more skilled in how to control the camel than they were.

More importantly, she did not complain at all because of the bumps of the camel, but followed Captain Zhou at a very fast speed.

No falling behind, no complaints, and no need for their care.

The young comrades who were a little emotional just now could not help but restrain their expressions.

Some people even followed Xia Zhi voluntarily to avoid danger on the road.

Xiazhi left in a hurry and didn't have time to bring a scarf or a water bottle. The thick coat on his body was probably the only wise choice.

Xiazhi also regretted other aspects.

Generally, good deeds may not be rewarded, which is really a law.

After dark, the wind and sand here are very strong.

Xiazhi and his team did not encounter strong winds and sands in the five days since they came.

But tonight, the wind and sand are getting stronger and stronger.

After walking for only three hours, everyone felt that it was difficult to move.

The scarf around Xiazhi's neck could only cover his mouth and nose at most, and could not cover his face like a scarf.

At this moment, he could hardly open his eyes.

Although the camel could still move, people could no longer see the road ahead.

Many young soldiers were blown by the wind and could not walk against the wind, and the camel's pace was getting slower and slower.

Some people even began to fall behind.

Zhou Zhengan saw that it was not good. He was the leader and walked at the front of the team. This feeling was the most obvious.

If this goes on, not to mention finding people, they themselves will get into trouble.

Zhou Zhengan pulled the reins of the camel and turned around to shout to the comrades next to him.

"Everyone get off the camels. Hurry up and gather the camels together to avoid the wind for a while."

When he turned around and looked at Xia Zhi, he saw that Xia Zhi had quickly pulled the camels and made them squat down.

It was obvious that Xia Zhi had heard what he said.

All the comrades got off the camels and gathered them together.

Everyone hid in the circle formed by the camels.

Even if they were sitting in this circle, everyone could feel the overwhelming wind and sand.

Xia Zhi leaned on the back of the camel and hid himself.

It really rains when the roof leaks.