A family of three were carrying luggage bags. As soon as they left the hotel, they saw BYD looking up at a Great Wall pickup truck parked next to it. A new man with a dusty face was standing next to the door of the cab. He was about in his early forties and had a high nose.
It seems that the man from the New Tribe is the person Grandpa Qin Sihai was talking about.
Luoyang walked over and said hello: "Adasi, are you Tielixi?"
"It's me, are you Mr. Luo?" Tilisi asked.
"It's me." Luoyang shook hands with him.
"Get in the car, your luggage bags can be put in the car, and people can sit in the passenger compartment and the back seat," Tilisi said.
Luoyang did not introduce Baili Jianjia and Bai Jing, and there was no need for it. He called the two women over, put the luggage bags in the carriage, and then got in the car.
The two women sat in the back seat, and Luoyang sat in the passenger compartment.
Tilisi started the car and got on the road.
The pickup truck left the county and headed north.
"Adasi, do you know where we are going?" Luoyang asked tentatively.
The whole family was in the car, and they had never met each other before. As the head of the family, Luoyang needed to know some things.
"Of course I know. The village we are going to is in the north, called Yingsha Village. I live in that village. An old gentleman hired me and asked me to come to the county to pick you up. Oh, by the way, he lives in my village.
Home.”
"So that's how far it is?" Luoyang asked.
Tielixi said with a smile: "It's not far, only about 200 kilometers."
Luoyang: "..."
Only people from Ruoxian County have the confidence to say this, because the area of this county can accommodate three Zhejiang areas.
Luoyang was chatting with Tielixi in front, while the two women looked at the scenery outside the window, one on the left and the other on the right.
The pickup truck drove into a desert road. Both sides of the road were covered with golden sand. The dry wind blew up the sand and blocked the sky. Piles of small sand piles were also piled up on the road. When the wheels pressed against them, they formed a pile of sand.
Suddenly bumpy.
After driving forward for a while, there were poplar trees on both sides of the road. Huge and strange-shaped poplar trees stood in the desert. Most of them were dead. Occasionally, I saw a living one with rare leaves releasing their leaves.
The tenacious force of life.
"The scenery here..." Bai Jing paused briefly before describing it, "is both desolate and magnificent."
Baili Jian tasted it, and a smile appeared on her pretty face: "He is indeed the most educated person in our family. Well said."
fair and clear:"……"
Luoyang suddenly remembered something and asked, "Adasi, how far is it from the Loulan historic site?"
Tielixi said: "It's also in this direction. If we start from our village, we have to drive almost 100 kilometers. That's a scenic spot. Do you want to go there?"
Luoyang said: "It's possible."
He said so, but he himself was not sure.
Bai Jing interrupted and said: "Master, the ancient Loulan country existed from the first century AD to the end of the fourth century, which is only three to four hundred years of history. As far as I know about Loulan's ancient ruins, there are only a few mounds left there.
"
The implication is that it is unlikely that Master Qin Sihai is looking for anything in that place, because there is nothing there.
"Yeah." Luoyang nodded but didn't say anything. He couldn't figure out the details of this Tielisi, so it was better not to say some things.
The Great Wall pickup truck drove through the desert and crossed the Gobi Desert until it arrived at a village more than three hours later.
It was a very traditional village of the Xin people. They were all earth-yellow clay houses with flat roofs. There were grape trellises in front of every house. There were also some clay houses used for drying grapes, and they were filled with grapes.
A few old men chatted leisurely under a poplar tree. When a pickup truck passed by them, several old men waved and said hello.
Tielixi stepped on the brakes, stuck his head out and said something, but unfortunately he spoke in the national language, which the family of three could not understand.
Tielixi drove the car forward for a while, and finally drove the car into a very wide courtyard.
"This is my home. Get out of the car. I'll get you water to wash your face and prepare some food." Tielisi's face was filled with a warm smile.
Luoyang smiled back: "Thank you, Adasi."
Tielixi walked to a well in the yard.
Baili Jianjia leaned close to Luoyang's ear and asked quietly: "Brother, what does Adasi mean?"
Luoyang smiled and said: "It means being a friend."
Baili Jianjia's face showed an expression of awe: "As expected of my eldest brother, he is knowledgeable and talented."
Luoyang: "..."
He knew this word in the national language here, and Dabai's praise was so exaggerated that it felt like a slap in the face.
At this moment, a door opened and a tall, thin, gray-haired old man came out.
That's grandpa Qin Sihai.
Luoyang walked up and hugged Qin Sihai.
"Grandpa." Baili Jianjia called out.
Bai Jing also said hello: "Hello, Master."
"Okay, okay, hello." Qin Sihai smiled with a smile on his face, but looked at Luoyang with a strange look.
You kid, you are having a bit of fun.
A simple and honest smile appeared on Luoyang's face.
Tielixi brought a basin of water over, asked the family of three to wash their hands and faces, and then went to prepare food.
Luoyang said: "Grandpa, is that Tielixi reliable?"
Qin Sihai said: "No problem, I have come here several times and stayed at his home every time."
"Does he know what you are doing here?" Luoyang asked.
Qin Sihai said: "He doesn't know, but don't worry about anything. The people here are simple and kind, so there will be no problem. You guys have a good rest tonight, and we will set off early tomorrow morning."
"Where are we going?" Luoyang asked again.
Qin Sihai walked into the yard and pointed towards the back of the village.
Luoyang looked in the direction he pointed. It was a large rolling mountain. There was not a single green plant in sight. It was all mountains of sand and rocks.
"Grandpa, what are we looking for there?" Luoyang's heart was full of curiosity.
Qin Sihai shook his head: "Come with me, let's go out and chat." Then he glanced at Bai Jing and Baili Jianjia, and said, "You two just stay here, we will meet with Tielixi later."
I’ll arrange a room for you. His house doesn’t have that many beds, so he’ll probably have to make a bed on the floor, so you guys can make the bed yourself.”
"Okay." Baili Jianjia and Bai Jing replied.
Qin Sihai led Luoyang to the door and said after leaving the door: "Are they both your women?"
Luoyang was a little embarrassed, but still admitted: "Well, it's all."
"Boy, when you go to bed tonight, just sleep peacefully, don't do that, and respect other people's customs in their place." Qin Sihai warned.
"I know." Luoyang said.
The two men walked side by side towards the end of the village.