Yan Jiecheng rested at home for two days and got up early on the third day.
Today we made an appointment to climb the Great Wall with Lao Xie and the others.
If you don't visit the Great Wall, you are not a true man. When they come to the capital for a business trip, they must not miss the Great Wall.
The Great Walls in the Forty-Nine Cities are famous for Badaling in Yanqing, Juyongguan in Changping, Mutianyu in Huairou, and Simatai in Miyun.
As the head of the Great Wall, Badaling is the essence of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. With its dangerous terrain and majestic architecture, Badaling has been a strategic military location to protect the mausoleum since ancient times.
Yan Jiecheng and the others naturally chose Badaling.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, we have arrived at the meeting point at the foot of the mountain.
From a distance, the Badaling area is full of lofty mountains, deep ravines, and dangerous ravines.
Lao Xie and the others were all wearing relatively new clothes today, and they were washed very clean.
But now the trouser legs were already covered with dust.
After all, Qianmen Street today is still a dirt road.
Let alone other places.
"It's so good that one man can guard the gate and ten thousand men can't get past it. It's such a wonderful and majestic horse."
Lao Xie looked at the winding Great Wall and couldn't help but sigh excitedly.
In Yan Jiecheng's opinion, the Badaling Great Wall is still very desolate, and there are very few tourists today.
It simply cannot be compared with future generations.
Looking at this dilapidated scene, he suddenly thought of a joke for later generations.
Do you want to tile the Great Wall?
In addition to Yan Jiecheng and the others, there were also some scattered people.
There are all kinds of people here.
Some, like Yan Jiecheng, were wearing shorts and T-shirts.
There were also some who were wearing trousers and shirts just like Lao Xie and the others.
There are also some elderly people wearing long robes.
Yan Jiecheng saw that everyone was carrying water bottles, so he stopped reminding them.
Yan Jiecheng smiled and said: "Don't look at it, what are you waiting for? Just crawl on."
Brother Liu smiled and said: "You don't have to be a hero if you don't go to the Great Wall. It's fine for us, but I'm afraid that Lao Xie will have diarrhea later."
Yan Jiecheng smiled and said: "Lao Xie has a sister-in-law, so it's normal for her to have diarrhea. Brother Liu, don't be too late when the time comes."
"That can't be done."
A few people chatted and laughed before climbing up.
Halfway up the climb, I met a foreign man and woman, the blond and blue-eyed one looked European and American.
The man is in his fifties, and the woman is in her twenties. They are dressed very coolly, and the granary is half exposed. At first glance, they are not something that ordinary people can grasp.
Hiking poles, backpacks, and sneakers look very professional and rich.
Foreigners are still relatively rare these days, but this is the capital after all, so it’s not unusual.
Over the past 100 years, foreign affairs have always been a top priority, and everyone is curious when meeting foreigners.
But he only paused slightly and took a few more glances.
I didn't dare to come up and say hello when I passed by.
Yan Jiecheng originally thought it was a father and daughter, until he heard the foreign man and woman chatting.
Man: "Do you know how long the Great Wall is?"
The woman smiled, looked at him and said, "I know, just like I know how long you are."
Yan Jiecheng was silent in his heart.
If you don't blow it, you will die. Why don't you go up to the sky like this? What's the use of growing up? I'm already fifty or sixty years old. I don't know if it can still be used.
Yan Jiecheng didn't care much, he just touched the wall stacks and sighed in his heart: Sometimes tall and solid stones and city bricks that have withstood hundreds of years of wind and rain can't compare to the shamelessness of some people.
After climbing for two hours, it turned out that Lao Xie couldn't do it. First, he couldn't hold on any longer, so a few people sat on the steps to drink water and rest.
Lao Xie took a few sips of water, looked at the city wall, looked at the viewing openings and shooting openings on the butts, and sighed: "Only when you see this city wall with your own eyes will you understand how determined we are to resist foreign enemies."
Brother Liu smiled and said: "Lao Xie also worries about the country and the people when he comes out to play, and he has the style of Mr. Xiwen.
Let me tell you, the countless stones here weigh two to three thousand kilograms each. They are carried up this steep mountain step by step with countless shoulders and countless hands.
It is much more difficult than building railways, but it is these craftsmen who should be admired the most.
In the past, these people were from lowly status and could not even leave their names.
It's better now, the salary is high, you're respected, and you're motivated to work. "
Brother Zhang is also from Jinmen and is a colleague of Lao Xie in the same unit. He explained: "Liu Gong, you are right.
But you don’t know that our Xie Gong is different from those who come from schools like ours.
He was a company commander of the Fourth Field Engineer Company, and I heard he even fought in the army during his childhood, so when he saw the Great Wall, he naturally thought of a warrior and an iron horse, which was different from what we thought.
Is it a thank you for your work? "
"Hey, I really told you to say that. I just saw the Great Wall, and I remembered the days when I used to build trenches."
Yan Jiecheng wasn't surprised either. It had only been a few years since he had fought Xiaori, and he had fought with Xiaori everywhere.
After the break, several people continued.
Finally at noon, we climbed to the top.
Several people were as tired as Erha, but luckily there was a tea stall on top, run by an old man.
A bowl of herbal tea costs five cents, which is not cheap. Fortunately, their salaries are not low, but Yan Jiecheng's is the lowest, but he can accept it.
After drinking a bowl of herbal tea, I immediately feel refreshed.
Only then did Yan Jiecheng become thoughtful and looked at the old man's tea stall.
It was very simple, with a simple table, four folding stools, two large buckets for tea and a pair of poles, that's all.
I found out through talking.
The old man gets up early every morning and carries everything to the mountain with a pole. After they were sold out in the afternoon, we went down the mountain.
Yan Jiecheng saw that the old man looked in his 60s. Then he asked: "Isn't this tiring?"
The old man smiled and said: "Why is this tiring? Isn't it just climbing a mountain? I've been climbing every day for almost thirty years.
Besides, the tea on this mountain sells well. I earn three yuan a day, isn't it better than you working? "
Yan Jiecheng: Haha, you are connoting me.
"Hahaha, Xiao Yan is really shocked."
Lao Xie smiled when he saw this scene.
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore. You still have more than fifty yuan a month, which is much better than most people."
Yan Jiecheng rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You people are watching the excitement and it's not a big deal. Each of you has a salary of more than 100 yuan, and you are laughing at me, a small worker who only earns 50 yuan."
Brother Liu hurriedly said from the side: "Who dares to laugh at our leader Yan? If I don't beat him, it will be Team Leader Yan."
Yan Jiecheng: Destroy it. I’m tired and don’t want to love anymore.
Lao Xie patted Yan Jiecheng's shoulder and said with a smile: "Just be content with what you have, after all, you are still young. When I was seventeen, I was still carrying an old muff."
Listen, are these words of comfort? Clearly showing off.
Besides, what happened to the old sleeve? Even he, Li Yunlong, had to pick up the old sleeve.
Several people drank two bowls of herbal tea and ate some of the food they had brought. Climbing high and looking into the distance, they each expressed their heroic spirit.
Then I was ready to go back.
As the old saying goes, it's easier to go up a mountain than it is to go down.
After a lot of hard work, the group finally ended their day's journey and ended up walking with their legs crossed.
Before leaving, I made an appointment to go to the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth tomorrow. Anyway, Yan Jiecheng has never been to this life before, so he agreed.
(End of chapter)
