Chapter 171 Beggars’ team building! Taishan porters!

To climb the Eighteen Steps, you must make a concerted effort and rush up in one go.

If you take a break halfway, the climbing will become more difficult.

The Eighteen Bends of Mount Tai are not only steep, but also quite long. Looking from below, they are almost 90 degrees vertical, so it is not that easy to climb.

Many people were so frightened when they saw it that their legs went limp, let alone crawling.

Moreover, on such a steep slope, trekking poles are of little use.

Most people held onto the railings on both sides and moved up step by step.

The young people took the initiative to give up the railings so that the elderly and children could hold on to the railings and move forward.

Although there are railings on both sides, there is still a certain degree of danger.

But there are also many people who choose to continue climbing. Since they are already here, it would be a shame not to reach the summit once!

"Huh, I'm so tired."

Halfway up the climb, Anna stopped, leaning against the railing and breathing heavily.

"Come on, we'll be there soon!"

Finally, with Chen Lu's encouragement, the two climbed the Eighteen Bends of Mount Tai!
Anna sat down exhausted, feeling as if her legs weren't her own.

She is still okay, some people's performance is more exaggerated.

Although Mount Tai is not high, the journey is extremely long and some places are very dangerous.

Especially the Eighteen Bends of Mount Tai that leads directly to the South Gate of Heaven. Many people feel that this road is longer than their own life!

In order to climb up, they tried every possible means and used all kinds of postures.

There is the dog crawl style that uses both hands and feet, the Pingsha Luoyan style that supports with both hands and moves with the buttocks, and the rolling and crawling style. No matter what posture you use, if you can climb up, you are a hero!

"Hurry, help me up!"

Chen Lu was quick to act and supported the young man who was about to fall.

"Brother, are you okay? Do you want me to help you get some rest?"

"Thank you, it's okay, I can do it!"

He barely supported his body and walked forward.

If you only look at the upper body, you can't see anything abnormal.

But if you look down, you will find that his legs are shaking like sieves!
[My goodness, your legs are shaking, are you getting an electric shock? ]

[This is because I just finished doing strenuous exercise and I am exhausted! ]

【Look, there are more than one like him. 】

[Now I am convinced. Taishan is really good at dealing with people who are stubborn! ]

[I will never forget the moment when I climbed to the top of Mount Tai. What I saw was not the boundless beauty, but the Beggars' Gang team building! ]

Beggars' gang team building?

The audience didn't understand at first, but when they saw these tourists, they understood instantly.

Their faces turned pale and they were breathing heavily.

He collapsed on the ground in all kinds of weird and enchanting postures, his clothes were completely soaked with sweat, he looked so miserable.

Isn’t this just Beggars’ Gang team building?
I've been to all corners of the country and even argued under Mount Tai!

But sorry, Taishan will treat everyone who is stubborn equally.

Anna also felt a little regretful. If she had known earlier, she would have taken the cable car up.

The Eighteen Bends of Mount Tai are really difficult to climb!
But once I finally climbed up, I felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Honey, let's keep going!"

"Hmm? Are you sure you don't want to rest a little longer?"

"unnecessary!"

Anna put her hands on her hips, "I'm well rested and can't wait to conquer Tarzan!"

[Hiss, Her Highness is full of confidence! ]

[Don't mention it, Her Highness has good stamina, at least she didn't collapse on the ground.] [She is from a fighting nation, she has good stamina in her bones!]

"Okay, let's keep climbing."

"Wait a minute! Tell me first, there is no place as steep as the Eighteen Bends, right?"

Chen Lu smiled and said, "Don't worry, after passing the Eighteen Bends of Mount Tai, the road ahead will be smooth!"

Anna breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, everything was okay.

For a climb like the Eighteen Bends of Mount Tai, you only need to climb it once.

If there are nineteen or twenty more plates ahead, it would be the end of her life!

After climbing for a while, the two arrived at the South Gate of Heaven.

Take a short rest here, eat something and buy some water, then continue towards Yuhuangding.

[This bottle of water costs ten dollars? The price is comparable to that at the airport! ]

[Are you kidding me? It's only one or two dollars in the store, right? ]

[Things in scenic spots are expensive, isn't this common sense? ]

[It seems to be the same all over the world. Our scenic spots in Europe are also very expensive! ]

Anna couldn't help but complain: "Ten dollars for a bottle of water? That's not cheap."

It is indeed quite expensive.

It is a common phenomenon that prices in scenic spots are inflated, but the high prices of things in Mount Tai are not just due to the scenic spot.

Chen Lu was about to explain when Anna suddenly pointed to the side: "Honey, what is he doing?"

I saw that man with bare chest, tanned skin and sweat all over.

He had a towel draped over his shoulders and was carrying a stick as thick as his arm, with two large bags of water on both ends. He walked unsteadily, and every step was extremely difficult.

Chen Lu sighed: "He is a porter on Mount Tai. His daily job is to carry water and drinks from the foot of the mountain to the top."

"You, you mean, he has to carry such heavy things up the mountain every day?"

Not only Anna, but also the audience in the live broadcast room were surprised.

[What? These two boxes of water weigh at least 20 kilograms! ]

[Is he a strongman? Climbing a mountain carrying something weighing more than 20 kilograms? ]

[Wat? It's difficult for ordinary people to climb the mountain, but he actually carried such a heavy load up the mountain? ]

[I see, he must be training to prepare for the competition! ]

[He is not a strongman nor is he training, he is just trying to support himself and his family! ]

Chen Lu nodded: "Climbing the mountain is extremely difficult for us, but it is their daily routine. They make at least two trips a day, carrying hundreds of kilograms of goods each time to climb Mount Tai, which is thousands of meters above sea level."

"Why do this?"

“For a living.”

Yeah, there's no other reason.

It can be summed up in just four simple words: for life!
If you can live a free and easy life, who would choose such a hard lifestyle?
Why are prices getting more expensive as you go up?
Because all these things were carried up by porters step by step!
To this day, porters still continue to work in the most primitive way.

Carrying things on your shoulders, back and all your strength in exchange for the capital for survival.

Because there are many places where cable cars cannot reach.

The long carrying pole was worn smooth and the calluses on the hands were getting thicker and thicker.

They often get up before dawn, carrying hundreds of kilograms of goods on a shoulder pole and walking along the mountain road, just to make more money by carrying more goods.

Their least favorite seasons are winter and summer, and their most hated weather is rainy and snowy.

In winter, the temperature is more than 20 degrees below zero, and sweat can turn into ice when the wind blows.

It’s too hot in the summer and heat stroke is common.

When it rains or snows, the mountain road becomes steep and slippery.

Even if you have walked this mountain road thousands of times, you must be extremely careful with every step you take.

(End of this chapter)