Northbound Ultimate

The life at the sled station was peaceful and miserable. Wu Xie hadn't lived such a life for a long time. He slept with Boyouping for more than ten hours a day, and only when Shunzi was knocking on that very old standard aluminum lunch box, his eyes fell asleep. Dimly follow out to eat.Every meal is a steamed bun made of meat, vegetable leaves and corn dregs. Shunzi makes it herself. Although the taste is hard, the taste is still delicious.About every other day, Shunzi would throw out two meatless lamb leg bones as snacks for the dogs to grind their teeth.There are hundreds of dogs in the sled station, and only the boss Wu Sanxing and the new golden retriever Wu Xie are eligible to enjoy this thing.

Needless to say, the news that Pokerfing won the largest Tibetan mastiff Pan Zi and the mixed chow chow Da Kui in one hit and two, and killed the most cunning old crow in the port has spread all over Chu Dao Baihe, Wu Xie, Wu Sansheng and It's not a secret that Poker Bottle's relationship is there.For all dogs, it is too unnecessary to conflict with "the eldest nephew" and "No. 1 best friend" over a sheep bone.

So, Shunzi found out that when he threw down the sheep bones, Wu Sanxing still stepped out to take one, but the remaining dogs would not rush up to snatch it as they did in the past, but all drooled and watched.If any dog ​​showed bad intentions on meat and bones, it would get a cold glance from Poyoupin who was lying beside him as if dozing off all the time, and a moderate groan from the loyal Tibetan mastiff Pan Zi.

Wu Xie found a sense of home in this place, and resumed his good living habits of chewing and eating slowly. He ate every meal three beats slower than other dogs. Will "accidentally" pick up a sheep bone.So for the whole afternoon, all he had to do was to bask in the warm sun, gnaw on the bones, sleep, and then gnaw on the bones. Poor oil bottle would finally bite the whole bone open, and share the delicious bone marrow inside with Wu Xie. Every time Xie ate his belly round and leaned against Pokerfinger's limp body, he would sincerely feel that the previous wandering and various dangers were like things in his previous life, and the current world is too beautiful to be true!

The so-called "crow's mouth" does not refer to Poker Ping's mouth, which can kill a crow at once, but Wu Xie's special physique, which is ineffective and destructive.Not long after settling down at the sled station, to be precise, it was the night when Wu Xie picked up the sheep bones for the eighth time, the first snow of the year fell in Chudaobaihe Township, and the next morning, before full light, the Two strangers knocked on Shunzi's courtyard.

Wu Xie was awakened from the dream by the sharp cry of the purse, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Pokerfing's deep black eyes sparkling.Wu Xie followed his gaze. The backs and voices of the two people beside the firepit who were negotiating with Shunzi on the price were very familiar.

Pokerfing touched the tip of Wu Xie's nose, and answered his doubts in a low voice: "Monk Hua, Ye Cheng, come to hire a sled."

================================ TBC===================== ============== Wu Xie immediately saw Chen Pi Asi's wrinkled and hostile face, the strange fragrance from his bones and the statue in his room hiding a The living wooden Maitreya Buddha made him nervous, so he subconsciously began to lick his nose, turning left and right.Poker bottle got too close, and was licked twice by Wu Xie unceremoniously, which made him very puzzled, but he didn't ask. He just licked back politely, then turned his head and listened carefully to them and Shunzi. talk.

They seemed to be arguing, Ye Cheng's voice became louder and his expression became more and more fierce.Shunzi just shook her head, pointed at a map made of reindeer skin, and said repeatedly: "Boss, no, it's too dangerous. Really not, boss."

Monk Hua took out a small suede pocket-style fine steel box from his handbag, and held out his hand to Ye Cheng. Ye Cheng sighed unwillingly, took out a small key and handed it over.Monk Hua used a key to unlock the small lock on the top of the box, and dumped the contents of the box onto Shunzi's buckskin map.The puppy leather bag that Shunzi raised immediately let out a beeping sound in surprise, Wu Xie stood up with her back arched, and saw that the tabletop was naked, and dozens of diamonds of different sizes were rolling on the deerskin. , dazzling.

Shunzi's throat twitched twice, Monk Hua made a "please" gesture, Ye Cheng took out a revolver, casually ejected the bullets into a row, and pressed them in one by one. magazine.

Things have come to this, between diamonds and bullets, a fool will choose the former, Shunzi finally nodded, Monk Hua said: "So, when are we going?"

Shunzi sighed: "Wait for another heavy snowfall, and the road will be frozen hard, then we can set up the sled."

Ye Cheng expressed his satisfaction, and put his revolver back into the pocket behind his buttocks. Hua Heshang said goodbye politely, and Shunzi sent them to the door, promising that he would prepare the best dogs and lead the team as a guide himself. .

Poker-face looked thoughtfully at the gloomy clouds in the sky, and said, "Sure enough, there is no time."

Wu Xie tried his best to stretch his numb body from sleep, shook his long hair, and happily ran out to play in the snow.Half a month later, Chudao Baihe's cold climate made the fluff on his body denser at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.He is almost three years old, which is equivalent to 25 years old for human beings. He is the age with the strongest hair and the most developed hair. Although his weight is still standard and his ribs can still be clearly touched, his appearance has grown two circles, especially When he was frightened or angry, the hair on his back puffed up. He looked worse than Pan Zi, but surpassed Dakui.

The third uncle is very satisfied with this, and thinks that this amount of hair is enough for Wu Xie to survive the extreme cold: "You know, when I first came here, I was not half as old as him!"

Wu Xie was immersed in the surprise of seeing snow for the first time. He ran around on the snow, leaving flower-shaped footprints. He buried his nose in the clean snowdrift. The cool snow melted instantly, and the small water The beads rolled into his nose, making him jump back several steps in fright, and sneezed several times.

This kind of childish behavior like a little milk dog has attracted the attention of many idle dogs.In Baihe Town, Chudao, most of the dogs are huskies, or native dogs with husky blood. They were born and raised here, and they spend seven or eight months of the year on the snow. He made a fuss about the snow, so it was very interesting to watch Wu Xie running around and playing with the snow.Wu Xie doesn't care about being watched, he is now concentrating on trying this kind of thing that looks like cotton candy, white sugar, and cream popsicles, but it's a pity that every time he takes a big bite, this thing will disappear in an instant, except for the cold Yes, there is no smell at all.

Ever since Monk Hua and Ye Cheng came here, Pokerfing has been preoccupied, either sleeping, or concentrating on exchanging feelings with the sky or the ceiling. When he came over, he reluctantly returned to the real world, licking Wu Xie's nose to show his existence.

Soon, the surprise brought by the snow disappeared, and Wu Xie didn't even bother to roll in the snow.Because it snows every day, people don't shovel snow or spray salt water on the snow to promote dehydration like in inland cities, but use shovels or even drive trucks to compact the snow.Another week later, every road in Chudao Baihe Town was frozen hard, Shunzi put on a furry fur hat and went out to find Monk Hua and his group.Early the next morning, the sled station was full of guys hired by Chen Pi Asi to carry supplies.

Eleven of the largest sledges were used, such a sleigh team is now so rare that many idlers from the town came out to watch while they were loading.Wu Xie and Poker Fing mingled with a large group of huskies to watch the fun. Surprisingly, the large wooden Maitreya Buddha was not brought in, and beside Chen Pi Asi, there was a mysterious figure wrapped in polar bear skin. people.The man didn't know whether he was sick or injured, as if he didn't even have the strength to move his fingers, so he could only be carried by the guys.When Wu Xie saw his shining black eyes, the hair on his back immediately stood in a row. He bit his brother's ear and said, "It's him, yes, it's him in the Buddha statue!"

Pokerfing wrinkled his nose, trying to distinguish the strange fragrance in the bones that Wu Xie had mentioned, but he never smelled it because of the cold wind.

Shunzi is used to handing over most of the dog affairs to Wu Sansheng. To a certain extent, the ** people understand nature and weather better, and know how to manage these big creatures with teeth and claws.Wu Sansheng has a dozen smart and capable leading dogs, each of whom is in charge of a dozen strong sled dogs, and each team pulls a sled. Cooperating with each other, they are more reliable than any machine in the natural world of ice and snow.

Of course Wu Xie and Poker Finger are in Wu Sansheng's own team. This team is all the best dogs. The first four are young and strong huskies, each of which is as big as a wolf and has sharp eyes. A vigilant light shone inside.Behind them are Pan Zi, Dakui and Poyou Fen. When pulling a sled, the dogs in this position need to know how to control the direction, especially when turning. If the skills are not mastered well enough, the whole sled may overturn on the slippery and steep road. on the ice.

Behind them is Wu Sansheng, the dog in the formation. This position does not require too much effort, and can clearly grasp the status of each dog, who is lazy, who is injured, who needs to rest, and who has spare energy Wait, you can't escape his eyes.He will make timely adjustments to the position of the sled team according to the situation.All Sunja had to do was connect the dogs with a leash and noose after they were in their positions.

Oh, I forgot to mention Wu Xie, his position is behind Wu Sansheng, although he is also attached to a belt, but it is really hard to tell how much effort he put in, because unless he goes uphill, his belt will always be loose, as long as he follows Just run.This position can barely be regarded as an "internship substitute" seat. Generally, Wu Sansheng will arrange dogs that are too old, too young or injured to rest here.

For a long trip, it’s nothing to bring a backup dog, and Shunzi knows very well that dogs like golden retrievers are not bred for sledding. If Wu Xie is asked to do the same job as other dogs all at once, he may be able to survive. Not long.So Shunzi accepted Wu Sansheng's arrangement without any doubt, and even patted Wu Xie's head lovingly.

Chen Pi Asi's face was always gloomy, he was just looking at the sky, or whispering to the tightly wrapped man beside him, although he was on the sled, he didn't bother to observe the dogs pulling the cart.Wu Xie was still worried at first, worried that his appearance was too special, and he would probably be in trouble if he was recognized by this old guy, who knew that they didn't pay attention to anything.On a sunny morning after the snow, the largest sled team in the history of Chudao Baihe Town set off in a mighty way.

At that time, they didn't know that shortly after they left, a feigned woman knocked on the door of every house with sleds in the town, and two days later, a small team with only three sleds disappeared. He left Chudao Baihe Town without a sound, and followed the traces left by Chen Pi Asi and his team all the way to the north.