After hearing Gyatso's words, except for the little lama Pasang, the other people's faces were not very good-looking. They encountered a storm on the first day on the road, and they didn't know how difficult the rest of the journey would be.
Basang suddenly said from the side: "A vision from the sky is a sign before the living Buddha reincarnates. This trip will definitely find the reincarnated soul boy..."
"We are not on a journey to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures. We have to go through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties..."
It seemed that Peng Fei's injury was not serious. After hearing Basang's words, he joked.
"This vision almost killed my brothers..."
Zhuang Rui also curled his lips and did not answer the little lama's words. Instead, he looked at Suonan and said, "Brother Suonan, there is stagnant water here. We need to find a place to camp..."
Regardless of the weather now in July and August, the temperature can drop to 3 or 4 degrees Celsius at night, making it impossible to sleep in the car. Moreover, in summer, herdsmen live scattered lives, so it is difficult to meet herdsmen grazing.
"Gyatso, what do you think?"
Although Suonan is named the team leader this time, when it comes to his familiarity with Tibetan areas, he still has to follow Gyatso’s advice.
"It's impossible to travel out of the grassland at night. Let's find a place to camp on high ground without water..."
After this storm, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon. If we delayed any longer, it would be dark soon.
The tires of the two off-road vehicles were specially made. Even on the muddy grass, the speed only slowed down a little. Under the leadership of Gyatso, they drove for more than two hours on the endless prairie.
After it got completely dark, the car stopped on a small hill seven or eight meters above the ground.
Zhuang Rui and Basang couldn't help much when camping in Anzhai. Peng Fei was injured and was watching from the sidelines. However, the weak Suonan surprised a few people. His skillful movements of supporting the tent were like a
Like an old traveler who often travels abroad, he is very familiar with it.
A total of three tents were set up, two were backed by off-road vehicles, and the other was a three-person tent. Basang, Suonan, and Gyatso lived together in a triangle shape, with a bonfire in the middle.
The temperature had begun to get cooler at night, only about ten degrees Celsius. Sitting by the campfire, grilling the mutton taken from the car, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but think of that night on the grassland last year.
At that time, the Bai brothers and sisters were far away in Hong Kong, and Zhou Rui was also very busy in Pengcheng. As for Lei Lei and Qin Xuanbing, they gave themselves and Liu Chuan an advantage.
Zhuang Rui once asked Qin Xuanbing when she developed a crush on him. Qin Xuanbing replied that it was on that night on the grassland. The fate of people is really wonderful. One night, two people seemed not to be a good match at the time.
people came together.
"Come on, Xiaozhuang, have a drink of wine to warm yourself up, it will be a little cold at night..."
A whole lamb was roasted until it was golden all over, exuding an alluring aroma. Gyatso took a small Tibetan knife and skillfully cut off pieces of meat, wrapped them in oil paper and placed them in front of everyone.
Suo Nan took out a bottle of highland barley wine and handed it to Zhuang Rui.
"Brother Suonan, why don't you drink? There may be prairie wolves attacking you at night..."
Thinking about the situation when he was besieged by wolves last year, Zhuang Rui still shuddered. If Zhou Rui hadn't been well prepared and had enough ammunition, his group might have been trapped by wolves.
"Haha, it's okay. There is plenty of food on the grassland in summer and there will be no wolves. If there are one or two lone wolves, there is no need to be afraid with you, the Tibetan Mastiff..."
Gyatso laughed when he heard this. On the prairie, the most terrifying thing is not the wolf, but the bad weather. But summer is relatively fine. In winter, there is sometimes heavy snow and road closures, and you will be trapped in one place for ten days.
Half a month is normal.
"Okay, let's just drink some. Wait, I'll get a bottle of wine..."
After Zhuang Rui heard what Gyatso said, he stood up, walked to the car and took out two bottles of Maotai, which he took from the wine cabinet in the villa.
"Good wine, come on, change to Maotai, Maotai is refreshing..."
Suonan's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw the wine Zhuang Rui was holding. Although he was also a government employee, he belonged to a Qingshui Yamen unit and rarely had the opportunity to drink Moutai.
Peng Fei was injured, and the little lama did not drink. Two bottles of Maotai were quickly finished by Zhuang Rui and the others. A whole sheep was also eaten clean by several people. After adding some dry wood to the fire, everyone returned
Go to your tent to rest.
There was also a sleeping bag in the tent. After lying in it, it was zipped up and only the eyes and nose were left outside. It was very warm. After driving for a day and being hit by the storm, everyone was very tired and soon fell asleep.
Snoring sounds came from various tents.
The white lion is crawling outside Zhuang Rui's tent. Although his eyes are closed, his ears are not twitching, which shows that the white lion has been performing the task of guarding.
The night in the prairie was very quiet. Only the breeze blew through the grass, and there was no rustling sound. There was no wolf attack as Zhuang Rui imagined. He slept until the next morning, when Zhuang Rui was awakened by the roar of the white lion.
, I looked at my watch, it was just six o'clock in the morning.
"Okay, no need to prepare breakfast for you..."
Zhuang Rui walked out of the tent and found that the white lion was biting a plump hare. Maybe it was due to the severe cold weather. The rabbit weighed five or six kilograms, which was much larger than the hare in the mainland. It was covered in fine gray hair.
His throat had been bitten off by the white lion.
"Xiaozhuang, your Tibetan Mastiff is the best Tibetan Mastiff I have ever seen in my life..."
Gyatso, who was brushing his teeth, raised his thumbs up at Zhuang Rui with envy when he saw Zhuang Rui coming out. He had traveled almost all over the Tibetan area, but he had never seen a Tibetan Mastiff that was as majestic as a white lion.
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"Brother Gyatso, my white lion is the patron saint of the snow-capped mountains..."
Zhuang Rui laughed proudly when he heard this. The white lion seemed to have heard their conversation. After turning its head and roaring a few times, it began to concentrate on dealing with the hare.
"Come, have something to eat, we have to rush to Zuogong County today..."
After washing, Suonan brought some air-dried meat and tsampa. Zanba is actually fried and dried highland barley noodles with some sugar added to it. It can be brewed with boiling water and eaten, or mixed with highland barley wine or butter tea.
, knead into small balls and eat.
"Brother Suonan, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it today, right?"
Zhuang Rui had walked this road, and it seemed like he had walked for three or four days. Although the distance in a straight line was not that far, the mountain road was difficult, and if you took a long-distance bus, it would have taken five or six days.
Gyatso on the side looked at the sky and said confidently: "It's almost there. There should be no rain today. Run faster and you can get to Zuogong and live there..."
After several people had breakfast, they quickly collected their tents and sleeping bags, and put out yesterday's bonfire with water.
But Peng Fei was unwilling to sit in another car. Finally, Basang got on Gyatso's off-road vehicle, and Zhuang Rui's car was occupied by Bai Shi and Peng Fei.
The route led by Gyatso is extremely difficult to walk. Sometimes you even have to cross the canyon between two mountains. However, the scenery along the way is excellent. Occasionally, you can see yellow sheep in the middle of the mountain, and the ropes on the car in front of you can be seen.
The man even took out his camera and kept taking pictures.
Except for half an hour spent eating at noon, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the group finally arrived at Zuogong County.
Zuogong County is located in the southeast of the *** Autonomous Region and the southeast of Qamdo Prefecture, bordering Chaya to the north, Mangkang to the east, Deqin, Yunnan to the south, and Chayu and Basu to the west. It is the junction of Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan.
The main mountain ranges in Zuogong County include Dongda Mountain, Dora Mountain, Chawazhu Mountain, Chawaduojizhiga Mountain, and Meili Snow Mountain at the border with Yunnan. The highest peak, Quela Mountain, is 5,434 meters above sea level. The average altitude of the county is 3,750 meters.
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Meili Snow Mountain is a major pilgrimage and tourist attraction in the county. It is a natural scenic spot and is regarded as a "sacred mountain" by the local people. An endless stream of pilgrims come here every year.
According to the little lama Basang, the white lion is the patron saint of Meili Snow Mountain.
The altitude of Zuogong is a little lower than that of Mangkang. At least Zhuang Rui here doesn't feel like he did in Mangkang last time. Even if he smokes a cigarette and moves around for a while, he won't feel any obvious discomfort.
He must have already contacted his address. After arriving in Zuogong, Gyatso drove directly into a government guest house. Zhuang Rui discovered that when registering, he used the letter of introduction held by Suonan, but in the name of accompanying the Hong Kong Charity
Personnel from the organization came to visit and inspect.
Because Peng Fei was injured, Zhuang Rui drove the car alone for fourteen or five hours. After arriving at the guest house, Zhuang Rui didn't go to have dinner and went directly to the room to sleep.
With Zhuang Rui's physique, he didn't feel much physically. The main reason was that he was too tense mentally. After a night's rest, he was energetic again the next day. Suo Nan and Gyatso looked a little strange. This young man is not in good physical condition.
Like words.
"Brother Suonan, how should we look for him?"
After having something to eat at the guest house, the group of people went to Suonan's room together.
Zhuang Rui, Peng Fei and the young lama had no experience in searching for the reincarnated soul boy. Only Suonan had participated in the search for the 11th Panchen Lama more than ten years ago.
"It's like this, Xiaozhuang, your current identity is as a representative of a charity organization in Hong Kong that specializes in rescuing infants and children with congenital heart disease. You are going to conduct an inspection on the prevention and treatment of infant and child diseases in the remote mountainous areas of Zuogong and Mangkang...
This is a registration form. We have to register all the babies and toddlers born in the past few months, and then look for them one by one..."
Zhuang Rui was dumbfounded after hearing Suonan's words. He had arranged his identity without his consent, and even prepared a registration form. It seemed that he was a fake charity worker.
"Okay, whatever you say, I will do it..."
Zhuang Rui nodded helplessly, but he didn't expect that he would actually donate a lot of money and materials later.
