Chapter 6 Chapter 6 The Adventure Begins

Turning a corner, the road became much smoother and wider.Obviously, there are often cars passing by here.A car rushed towards the travelers at high speed.It was so fast that no one had time to see what it looked like.A few moments later, another car overtook them.Unbeknownst to them, the car's construction was a bit odd: long, flat headlights shining brightly, and the body painted bright green.The driver poked his head out of the car, looked curiously at the unknown car, then accelerated his speed, and quickly disappeared in front of him. The road twists and turns between the valleys, passing through the woods for a while, and reaching the wilderness for a while.They came to the river without knowing it.The water in front is sparkling and shining, and a bridge is built on the water, spanning the two banks.In the middle of the river there is a steamer, riding the wind and waves, sailing fast.There was a big chimney on the ship, and thick smoke was coming out of it.

"Look at the steamship!" cried Little Thumbtack, clapping his hands for joy. She has never seen a real ship, because she has never been anywhere except Baihua City.In the Cucumber River, there was no steamship, but Thumbtack guessed it was a steamship at once, because she had seen it in pictures and books. "Let's stop and have a look." Quan Zhi suggested. Unaware that they drove the car to the middle of the bridge and stopped, all three of them got out of the car, leaned against the railing of the bridge, and looked east and west.There are many small people on the deck of the ship.Some sat on stools along the side of the boat, admiring the beautiful scenery on both sides; some were chatting, even arguing about something; some were walking around on the boat; Quietly doze off.Sit on this kind of soft chair and put your legs up, it is very comfortable.

When the ship drove under the bridge, Don't Know, Little Thumbtack and Little Painted Face could clearly see all the passengers on the deck. Suddenly, clouds of black smoke spewed from the ship's chimney.Cover up the bridge.Quan didn't know that he coughed a few times because of the smoke, and ran to the other side of the bridge with difficulty, and the little thumbtack and little painted face followed him.By the time the smoke cleared, the ship had already sailed away. After a while, our travelers sat in the car and drove forward again.Little Wuzhi was always thinking about the ship, and always felt strange: "What a beautiful ship! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that such a big guy could sail on the water."

The little thumbtack was similarly amazed.At first, Xiao Hualian also wanted to show surprise, but when she remembered her credo—to express no surprise at anything, she said: "Steam, there's nothing strange about it, it's just a big ship." "You might as well say: It's just a big wooden basin." Quan Buzhi rebuked him. "Why a tub? If it's a tub, I'll say a tub. But I'm talking about a boat." "Listen to me, Xiao Hualian, you'd better not make me angry! When the driver is driving, don't make him angry, otherwise, you will cause trouble."

"Are you saying I have to lie if you're driving?" "What are you lying about? It's like I'm teaching you to lie!" Quan Zhi was furious. "Listen to me, little thumbtack, tell him, I won't be responsible if something goes wrong!" "Stop it, little blushing!" said little thumbtack. "You're always bickering about little things!" "It's a trivial matter, calling the ship a wooden basin!" I didn't know that I was still a little angry. "I'm talking about a boat, not a tub." Xiao Hualian replied.

"Come on, Xiaohualian, I beg you to stop talking! You'd better eat popsicles!" Little Thumbtack persuaded him. Xiaohualian was gagged by Popsicle, and was quiet for a while. The car is still running between the fields and grasslands as before, constantly opening up new fields in front of the travelers.After a while, a railway appeared in front of it, and telephone poles were erected along the railway. In the distance, a locomotive was panting, dragging a large string of carriages. "Look, train! train!" cried little push-pin happily. She saw a train for the first time, but like a ship, she had seen it in a picture and recognized it.

"Look, it's really a train!" I didn't know and was surprised. Xiaohualian still made up his mind this time and never expressed surprise. He said, "The train is nothing special! It's very comfortable to put the little house on the wheels and get in by yourself, but the locomotive has to be dragged. " "Listen, little thumbtack, what are you talking about? The little painted face is irritating my nerves again!" Quan Zhi yelled. Xiao Hualian snorted contemptuously: "You are so delicate, it stimulates your nerves!" "Look, I have to teach you a lesson!" Quan Wu was very angry.

"Don't make noise, don't make noise! ​​'Teach you', what is that?" Little Pushpin complained. "Then why does he want to call me squeamish?" "Little Hualian, you shouldn't call him squeamish." Little Pushpin said. "It's not good." "What's wrong with that?" Hualian retorted. "Teach you a lesson, and you'll know what's wrong!" Quan Zhi muttered. "I'm not responsible for what happened!" The avenue their car took crossed the railway, and they didn't know that they were only arguing with Xiaohualian, but they didn't expect that if they drove across the railway tracks like this, they would probably drive all the way under the locomotive.He decides to speed up and rush across the track before the train arrives.But the closer he got to the track, the more obvious he was going to cross the intersection at the same time as the locomotive.As soon as he saw the locomotive getting closer, and his group was about to fall under its wheels, he trembled all over, grabbed the steering wheel and said, "Look! I told you there would be trouble!"

Little Pushpin saw the locomotive running straight towards them, and shrank into a ball in fright, covering his eyes with his hands.Xiao Hualian jumped up, not knowing what to do, he punched Quan Zhi on the top of his head with his fist, and shouted: "Stop the car, idiot! What are you doing!" Unconsciously realizing that it was late to brake anyway and that there was no way to jump over the locomotive, I fiddled with the steering wheel.At the moment when he was about to collide, he turned the steering wheel hard to the right, and the car jumped onto the railway track, right in front of the train.The car jumped and jumped on the sleepers, and the locomotive ran after it like a big monster.Xiao Hualian suddenly felt a rush of heat from the locomotive.The light blue box of popsicles on the seat next to him kept bouncing, too.Xiao Hualian was afraid that Popsicle would jump out of the car, so she held down the box with one hand, and grabbed the back of the seat with the other.

"I don't know anything, my dear, add some oil!" Xiao Hualian said, his voice trembling with fright. "Honestly, I'll never quarrel with you again!" Quan Zhi stepped on all the pedals, but he couldn't increase his speed, and he couldn't turn a corner, because the railway was built on the roadbed like a city wall, and it was impossible to stop and drive. The little thumbtack felt that there was no crash, so he opened his eyes.Looking back, they saw the train following them.The people on the locomotive also discovered the car at this time.The little pushpin saw a small human driver sticking his head out of the cab of the locomotive and seeing a car running ahead, he opened his mouth wide in surprise.He panicked, and quickly pulled the signal lever to sound the alarm, and then opened the steam valve, and the steam was sprayed in all directions from under the wheels of the locomotive.Xiao Hualian was afraid that the steam would burn her, so she quickly got under the seat.The driver let off steam, pulled the brakes, and the locomotive gradually slowed.The car is still as fast as before, always running ahead.The distance between it and the locomotive has widened, but Quanwu didn't notice this.Seeing that the railway embankment in front of him was no longer as steep as before, he turned to the side. Qi Mou rushed down, covered a grass mound, and stopped suddenly.The little thumbtack and Quan Zhi almost scratched his forehead.Where's Xiaohualian?Due to inertia, it fell out from under the seat together with the light blue box.He was thrown over the car with his feet in the air, landed on the ground with a bang, and lay there motionless.At this time the train also stopped.Passengers jumped out of the car and asked each other what happened, but no one could understand.Some even ran to Quan Shi and his traveling companions.Seeing Xiao Hualian lying still, everyone surrounded him.Someone said that if you splashed cold water on his face, he would wake up.As soon as she heard that cold water was about to be poured, Xiao Hualian immediately jumped up, looked around foolishly, and stammered and asked:

"Where are the ice... ice... popsicles?" "Ice...ice... popsicle here." The little thumbtack also stuttered after this fright. "Then...then...then I can rest assured!" Hualian promised. Pulling himself together, he picked up the box from the ground and put it back in the car.At this time, a driver's assistant jumped out of the locomotive. "Is everything not broken?" He shouted from a long distance. "No one was hurt?" "No." Quan Zhi replied. "All safe." "That's all right. Seeing you jumping and bouncing in front, the driver is almost terrified. He hasn't come to his senses yet!" said the assistant. "Where are you going?" Quan Mo asked curiously. "The train is bound for Sun City," the assistant replied. "We are going to Sun City too!" Quan Zhi was extremely happy. "Then you should drive along the highway!" the assistant said sternly. "Who drives a car on a railroad?" "We were originally on the road, and then the little face said... That is to say, we were looking at the ship at first... Do you know, such a big ship..." Knowing nothing about the ship, he also said I realized why I had an argument with Xiao Hualian, but at this moment, the whistle sounded. "I'm sorry," the assistant interrupted. "It's time for us to go. The train cannot be delayed. I'll be glad to hear your story next time." As he spoke, he ran to the locomotive, which had turned on the steam.Passengers rushed to their compartments.Knowing nothing, he cried out: "Listen, what next time? We may never meet again!" However, no one heard his words.The train moved, and some little people had to jump on the carriage while the train was moving. "Really!" Said completely without grievance. "Wait a little longer. I haven't gotten to the best part yet."