Han Shixiong took over the soy product factory in the village. On this day, he and the driver Xiao Liu went to a porcelain factory to pull a cart of large drum jars.
After the goods were loaded, it was nearly noon.
After eating, Han Shixiong said to Xiao Liu, who was washing his hands, half seriously and half jokingly: "Xiao Liu, you should check the brakes." The next section of the road is downhill, we must ensure that it is foolproof. ”
"Put a hundred hearts, Brother Han." The brakes of our car are absolutely no problem. Xiao Liu likes to call him a brother who is older than him.
Xiao Liu's verbal assurance made Han Shixiong feel relieved.
They had lunch and drove on the road without stopping in a hurry. When the car reaches the top of the mountain, the sun shines on the window and the temperature inside the car rises. The daylight effect after the meal made Xiao Liu feel sleepy, and he begged Han Shixiong to say: "The following are all downhill roads, there are not many vehicles on the road, Brother Han, you can drive for me for a while." I didn't get a good night's sleep last night, and you left me confused for a while. ”
Taking over the steering wheel, Han Shixiong was still full of confidence. What he did not expect was that when the truck slipped on the winding mountain road for a while, suddenly Han Shixiong felt that the brakes had lost their effect.
Han Shixiong hurriedly woke up Xiao Liu and told Xiao Liu that the brakes had failed.
Xiao Liu woke up from the dream. He told Han Shixiong: "Quick, four gears down three gears, three gears down two gears, two gears down one gear, and then, hang upside down gears!" ”
Han Shixiong did it according to Xiao Liu's method. As a result, it is easy to reverse the third gear in the fourth gear, and it is difficult to reverse the third gear and the second gear, and for some reason, it is always impossible to hang up the second gear.
"No, the second gear can't be hung!" Han Shixiong shouted loudly.
"Hurry up and bang the throttle!"
"Boom the throttle! Isn't the car running faster? ”
"Don't hit the throttle, let alone hang up the second gear!"
Cars full of cargo slip faster and faster by inertia. Han Tuxiong couldn't hang on to the second gear, and some of them were in a hurry. By this time, the car has lost control, and an instantaneous mistake can lead to disaster.
At this critical moment, Han Shixiong decided to give up the driving position to Xiao Liu, and the steering wheel was controlled by Xiao Liu.
As he gave way, he opened the car's left door. Then, one hand grabbed the handle above the carport, and one foot stepped on the pedal of the car, and the whole body was suspended outside the door of the car.
Fortunately, there were no vehicles passing by at this time.
In an instant, the car slipped off the winding road.
This winding road has a gentle slope of several kilometers down the mountain, and it has to pass through the street center of a village.
At this moment, the school had just finished, and the primary school students all walked out of the school gate and ran on the street.
People in the mountains also have a habit of gathering cattle to graze when they are idle. When it was time for lunch, the cattle herders also drove the cattle back to the village entrance and squeezed into the street.
The streets are crowded with cattle, as if they are rushing to a market.
The out-of-control car watched as it was about to burst into the street.
Xiao Liu honked the horn while controlling the direction of the out-of-control car.
Han Shixiong stood outside the car door, waving to the crowd on the street, while shouting: "The brakes have failed!" Get out of the way! ”
As the saying goes: the bird on the locomotive - resistant to fear.
But the people in the mountains are even more fearful than the birds on the locomotive at this moment!
They did not realize that a bloody catastrophe was just around the corner, and they went their own way, gathering in the street without hiding or dodging.
The goal is getting closer.
Five hundred meters...
Two hundred meters...
Fifty meters...
Thirty meters...
Groups of elementary school students not only did not hide when they saw the car, but some also stood in the middle of the highway and waved to the car to demonstrate.
It's too late to dodge!
If you want to crash, hit the cattle!
A tragic car accident, watching it inevitably happen! Suddenly, Xiao Liu hung up a gear.
The speed of the car was controlled and slowed down significantly. But the car is still moving forward due to inertia.
Twenty meters...
Ten meters...
At this moment, Xiao Liu quickly changed into a reverse gear. The body trembled a little, "kissed" on the cow's ass, and the car finally stopped.
A tragedy turned into a false alarm!
People, cattle, cars, goods, safe and sound!
Xiao Liu and Han Shixiong stepped out of the car, and both of them were paralyzed on the ground.
After a while, Xiao Liu inspected the car and found that the brake oil of the car had reached its limit, and the original cartridge of the fuel transmission pipe had been loosened. Han Tuxiong brought stones to cover the rudders of the car. Xiao Liu took the repair tool, and then took the remaining half barrel of brake oil from the spare box and added it to the car.
Xiao Liu repaired the car, and Han Shixiong went to a fellow villager's house, asked for a basin of water, and added it to the car's water tank. They sat on the ground for a while, and when the nervous mood calmed down, Xiao Liu tried to start the car. The car started, listening to the sound, the engine intact. I tried the brakes again, and the brakes were no problem. What a blessing in the midst of real misfortune.
■ Text/Adapted from "Chasing Dreams Without Regrets" (written by Yu Qing, published by Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House)
■The pictures are illustrated except for the book cover
■ Editor / Wang Huili
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