The day after he was discharged from the hospital, Qiao Liang continued to familiarize himself with the situation accompanied by He Qingqing.
After the car driven by Qiao Liang was towed back, it was sent to a repair shop for a comprehensive overhaul. It is now in good condition.
After experiencing the shock in the no-man's land a few days ago and the almost candid conversation in the hospital ward, this time Qiao Liang and He Qingqing went together. Both of them felt that their relationship seemed to be much more harmonious and harmonious. He Qingqing was previously restrained and uneasy.
Gradually disappearing, Qiao Liang's impression of her is also deepening, and trust is gradually established between the two.
On this day, Qiao Liang drove to a pastoral village and drove along a large pasture. There were groups of cattle and sheep grazing in the pasture, and eagles were soaring in the sky.
"It's a beautiful scenery. You can see the cows and sheep when the grass is blown by the wind..." Qiao Liang praised while driving.
"It's indeed beautiful." He Qingqing nodded, "Actually, the area of grassland here used to be larger. However, due to climate change and human factors, the desert gradually invaded, and the grassland became severely desertified, and the area gradually shrank. The current area is less than half of the previous area.
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"Director He, how long ago did you say?" Qiao Liang asked.
He Qingqing thought for a moment: "About 20 to 30 years ago."
Qiao Liang nodded, looked outside and said, "Why are there barbed wire fences around the pasture?"
"Because the pastures are allocated to each household, the barbed wire fence is the boundary. At the same time, the barbed wire fence is also pulled to prevent cattle and sheep from running across the boundary." He Qingqing said.
"The pastures are allocated to each household, so the herdsmen graze on their own pastures all year round?" Qiao Liang said.
He Qingqing shook her head: "This is summer pasture. As the weather gets colder, herdsmen will move to winter pasture."
"Oh, and winter pasture?"
"Yes, every year's transition is a long-distance migration. The herdsmen have to follow their cattle and sheep to the winter pastures until the weather gets warmer before returning to the summer pastures. During the winter pastures, the herdsmen's life is very difficult. They live in
They were dug out of the ground and had cow dung smeared on the walls to keep warm. They ate the hard pancakes they brought with them and drank snow water boiled with dried cow dung." He Qingqing said with emotion, "Now that I'm here,
From the perspective of tourists, herding is a romantic thing, but for herdsmen, it is just for survival."
Qiao Liang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "What is the income of the herdsmen now?"
He Qingqing said: "It's very common. Due to the influence of various factors, the income and contribution of most herdsmen are far out of proportion. This has also caused the herdsmen's enthusiasm to develop animal husbandry to decline. Young people would rather go far away to work in the city to work hard.
They don’t want to come back, and most of the people left behind are middle-aged and elderly herdsmen who are nostalgic for their homeland.”
Qiao Liang thought for a moment: "What are the various factors you mentioned?"
"Such as sales, such as costs, such as the limited resources of pasture..." He Qingqing pointed forward as he spoke, "County Chief Qiao, look -"
Qiao Liang looked forward and saw that there was no pasture in front of him, but a large field of crops, filled with corn waiting to be harvested.
"Strange, how can so much corn be planted in a good pasture? Isn't this a waste of pasture resources?" Qiao Liang murmured.
He Qingqing smiled bitterly: "There is no development prospect for animal husbandry, so many herdsmen have begun to plant crops on pastures. The soil and climate here are only suitable for growing corn. Although the harvest of corn is not high, at least you can keep food. In recent years,
The more people grew crops, the more the pasture area shrank sharply."
"This is a vicious cycle. If this continues, without pastures, it will be more difficult for the livestock industry to develop." Qiao Liang frowned.
"Who says it's not?" He Qingqing smiled bitterly again.
Qiao Liang looked at the endless cornfield in front of him, his heart heavy and he fell into deep thought...
After driving forward for dozens of kilometers, we entered the desert area, where huge undulating sand dunes looked spectacular.
The car drove west along the simple gravel road along the Liangshui River. When it passed through the county town, the Liangshui River was still very plentiful, but when it got here, there was only a trickle, and the valley seemed dry and empty.
"Director He, why is there so little river water here?" Qiao Liang asked.
"Firstly, it's because of the water used for agricultural irrigation in the upstream, secondly, the climate here is extremely hot and evaporation is severe, and thirdly, it's due to groundwater seepage," He Qingqing said.
Qiao Liang nodded: "Where does this river eventually flow into?"
"The inner river finally entered the desert and then disappeared." He Qingqing said.
"Oh..." Qiao Liang nodded again.
Then He Qingqing said: "Actually, at the end of the Liangshui River entering the desert, there is a desert lake called Liangshui Lake. There is an oasis beside the lake. According to county records, this lake has existed for thousands of years. It used to be very large. In the Han Dynasty, it was
This is a border fortress. There are garrisons stationed on the lakeside to guard the border. There are still fortress ruins left by the garrison back then..."
"Ah, there's this, go check it out." Qiao Liang became interested upon hearing this.
He Qingqing pointed to the outside of the car: "County Magistrate Qiao, look at the yellow mound outside. That was the beacon fire of that year. The long belt-like bulge next to the mound was the fortress wall of that year. Following this wall, we
You can drive all the way to the lake and see the ruins of the fortress..."
Qiao Liang turned the steering wheel and drove the car to a stop in front of the beacon. He got out of the car and walked over. He saw a stone tablet standing in front of the beacon, which was engraved with: No. 3 beacon site of Liangshui River in the Western Han Dynasty.
The signature is the Liangbei County People's Government, and the date is July 1983.
Qiao Liang silently stared at the beacon that had gone through thousands of years of history and invasion. The sight of the war and war and the smoke of the desert appeared in front of his eyes. He couldn't help but stand in awe and took out his mobile phone to take a few photos.
Qiao Liang then frowned: "Why is such an important cultural relic exposed to the wind and sun like this? Why not protect it properly?"
He Qingqing smiled: "If it were in a densely populated area in the east, such ruins would of course be protected as treasures, but because Liangbei was the western border of the Han Dynasty, there were many such ruins in Liangbei.
It would take a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to protect it, which is unrealistic. Secondly, this kind of site, generally speaking, as long as there is no man-made damage, will maintain its original appearance. For example, the Great Wall, except for those that are used as tourist attractions, other parts are also free of charge.
It's natural."
Qiao Liang thought about the Wild Great Wall where travel friends often went to explore, and felt that He Qingqing's words made sense. There was no rain here all year round, and as long as no one deliberately destroyed it, it would be good to maintain its original appearance.
Qiao Liang and He Qingqing then got in the car and drove along the road between Liangshui River Valley and the Wall, until they drove into the desert. After driving for a long time, they passed several huge sand dunes and suddenly a mirror appeared in front of them.
A blue lake with a large area of dazzling golden color on its edge.
"Liangshui Lake! Populus euphratica forest!" Qiao Liang blurted out excitedly.
"Yes, this is Liangshui Lake, the end point of Liangshui River. The lake is surrounded by Populus euphratica forests. Not far from the lake, there are the ruins of the garrison fortress used for land reclamation and border garrison in the Han Dynasty." He Qingqing said.
Qiao Liang stepped on the accelerator, accelerated and drove over. He stopped by the lake, jumped out of the car, and stared with wide eyes at the strange mirage-like scenery that suddenly appeared in the long yellow sand in front of him.
In the depths of the dead desert, there is such a lake and an oasis, with such beautiful scenery of Populus euphratica. Qiao Liang felt as if he was in a dream, and couldn't help but marvel, my God, the mirror of the sky, the eyes of the desert, so magical and spectacular.
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Qiao Liang took out his mobile phone to take pictures while admiring this magical scenery that he had never seen before. This should be a paradise that tourists yearn for. He will have to send it to Tongtong later.
After taking pictures for a long time, Qiao Liang stopped and looked at the mirror-like lake. The lake surface was so calm and the water was so clear. She gave birth to this oasis and made this desert dead sea burst with infinite vitality. She thought of the soldiers who guarded the border back then.
It is probably because of this lake that people can survive and colonize.
Then Qiao Liang walked along the lakeside. The large golden forests of Populus euphratica were so beautiful that it made people's hearts tremble. Qiao Liang was shocked and started taking pictures with her mobile phone again. He Qingqing's voice came to her ears: "Popular euphratica"
The spirit of Populus euphratica, which survives a thousand years of life, survives a thousand years of death, and survives a thousand years of fall, is a true reflection of our ancestors’ expansion of territory and the endless prosperity of our nation..."
He Qingqing's words resonated with Qiao Liang. He looked at the dead and fallen poplar trees around him, but still maintained various proud postures, and couldn't help but nod.
"Where are the ruins of the fortress?" Qiao Liang asked He Qingqing.
"You can see it through this Populus euphratica forest." He Qingqing pointed forward.
"Let's go and have a look at the fortress."
Qiao Liang and He Qingqing walked through the Populus euphratica forest for nearly half an hour. When they reached the edge, they saw an earthy yellow castle appearing in front of them on the edge of a huge sand dune.
The castle looks quite large. Although after thousands of years, some parts have been buried by yellow sand and only ruins remain, it still looks majestic.
This is the fortress that defended the border back then. This is the relic left behind by our ancestors who cultivated land and guarded the border.
Qiao Liang slowly approached the fortress with solemn reverence. In front of the fortress stood a stone tablet with the inscription: Liangshuihe Fortress Site of the Western Han Dynasty.
Qiao Liang took a photo and then walked into the fortress. Under his feet was soft yellow sand. What he saw in front of him was the layout of the interior of the fortress. Among the ruins, traces of roads could be vaguely seen. He could even identify the barracks where soldiers were trained.
Field and general station...
Qiao Liang's mood was excited again, and the memory of his ancestors' determination to fight back with horse-hide corpses and the fierce battle scenes of fighting for the country and the nation reappeared in his mind. A strong and strong voice echoed in his ears: "Anyone who offends me is a strong man.
, even if he is far away, he will be killed..."
The desert is solitary and the smoke is straight, and the sun is setting over the long river.
At this moment, Qiao Liang was surrounded by a kind of strong and fervent feelings, with infinite respect for history and ancestors in his heart, and his spirit was in a trance, intertwining between history and reality.
Qiao Liang stayed here for a long time and took many photos. It was not until He Qingqing reminded him that it was getting late and it was time to go back that he reluctantly left.
The night he returned to his residence, Qiao Liang sent all the pictures he had taken to Tongtong and gave some explanations.
Qiao Liang believes that these may be useful for Tongtong who are traveling, because Qiao Liang knows that for people living in the eastern region, what he saw today will undoubtedly have a strong attraction.
In the next few days, Qiao Liang, accompanied by He Qingqing, continued to familiarize himself with the situation below.
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That afternoon, Qiao Liang and He Qingqing returned to the county town. Qiao Liang was sorting out the past few days in the office when he suddenly received news: An Zhe had come to Xizhou.
Qiao Liang was a little surprised when he heard the news. Why didn't Anzhe send him a message before he came to Xizhou? Why did he come to Xizhou?
Another piece of news that followed surprised Qiao Liang.
