Tianqiu followed the little girl to the old wooden tower's house. Since the residents were scattered, he didn't know whether it was at the beginning or end of the village.
To Tianqiu's surprise, there were two very good-looking off-road vehicles parked at the door. He thought for a moment and guessed that there might be tourists staying there temporarily. There was no need for locals to buy such vehicles.
The little girl ran in front, opened the door and rushed in, shouting something that Tianqiu couldn't understand, probably in the local Tibetan language. She was an outsider after all, so Tianqiu followed her in directly, and was still at the door.
wait.
After a while, the little girl came out with an old man in his sixties or seventies, pointed at Tianqiu, and said in Mandarin: "That's the uncle."
Old Man Muta smiled and greeted Tianqiu, using not very standard but understandable Mandarin, "Come in, young man, there is nothing inconvenient. I have other guests here, so you are welcome."
This was not a hotel, so Tianchou thanked them before following Old Muta in. The little girl said goodbye to them and left to go home.
Old Man Muta led Tianqiu into the courtyard, then took him into a large room, turned on an orange light bulb, and said to Tianqiu with a smile, "The conditions here are very simple, you can take a temporary rest.
" He was afraid that Tianqiu wouldn't understand, so he pointed inside.
Tianqiu had quickly scanned the room and saw two rows of very long beds on the left and right, like two long big beds. It is very comfortable for four or five people to sleep in one bunk. If they are squeezed a little,
It's no problem to sleep a few more times. Although it can't be compared with a hotel, in this kind of environment, it is already very good that a private person can spare a room like this.
Tianqiu, who was carrying a big bag, had been exhausted for a long time. Now that he saw the bed, his whole body relaxed. He quickly thanked the old man Muta and saw that there were already packages and quilts placed in some places, probably those parked outside.
The person had already settled in, so he put down his bag in an empty space next to him, and then sat down on the bed.
"I see you're walking, right? You're really tired. You should take a rest first, and I'll get you a quilt." Old Muta said and left.
Tianqiu fell on the bed and let out a long sigh of relief. He felt very comfortable. His tiredness made him quickly relax his body and fall asleep.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but Tianqiu felt someone pushing his body. He opened his eyes in a daze, and saw that the lights in the room were on, and he was already covered with a thick quilt. This was not soft down.
The quilt is an authentic sturdy old quilt.
Tianqiu saw a middle-aged man's face appearing on the bedside. There was no one else in the room, and he was obviously shaking himself. Who is this? The son of Old Muta?
"Hello." Tianqiu tried his best to smile and then sat up.
The middle-aged man saw Tianqiu waking up and said happily: "Hello, young man, we are also boarding here. Did you just come here? I heard that you walk alone? Not bad! Let's get to know each other. My name is
Luo Zhen.”
"Hello, my name is Tianqiu." Tianqiu stood up and shook hands with him.
Luo Zhen is a very enthusiastic person. Before Tianqiu asked, he began to introduce, "There are five of us in two cars. We are all from different places. We came together to visit Tibet. Today we are here
When I got here, it was too late to leave, so I stayed here for the night. Uncle Muta is a very nice person."
"Yes," Tian Qiu said in response, "Haha, I just came out to play and hike alone out of boredom."
"Let's go out and have a drink together!" Luo Zhen said with a warm invitation.
"drink wine?"
"Yes, there are close friends in the world, and we are neighbors as far away as the world. We all have the same hobbies. We can meet thousands of miles away in Tibet. Isn't this fate? Let's go, let's go, let's have a few drinks together! Eat quickly too
It's dinner." Luo Zhen enthusiastically pulled Tianqiu outside.
Tianqiu saw how enthusiastic he was, so he didn't shirk anymore and followed him out. When he came to the hall, he saw a group of people warming up and drinking. Judging from their clothes, four of them were obviously outsiders, and there were a few locals.
.
When they saw Tianqiu coming out, they also greeted him warmly and sat down. Tianqiu was not polite at all. He greeted everyone with a smile and said his name.
We sat down and started drinking and chatting. Soon old Muta came in with a big pot of meat. Several local people helped and cooked a lot of dishes. It turned out that these locals were also quite hospitable. Guangmu
Old Man Ta couldn't entertain so many people, so they brought a lot of dishes to entertain everyone.
Tianqiu soon became familiar with the four people traveling with Luo Zhen. To Tianqiu's surprise, one of them turned out to be an old man in his seventies or eighties! The old man named Lan was in good spirits.
There are also many words. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that he would go to Tibet for such a self-guided trip at his age.
It was already very late. As everyone was laughing and chatting, Old Muta had already prepared all the food and wine for the guests. Everyone was sitting together in the living room, but the few women who helped with the dishes did not stay and went home.
went.
Tianqiu was alone, but Luo Zhen and his party had prepared food. He took Tianqiu and three other people and moved some wine, drinks, and some food from the car to the hall.
Eat it with everyone.
Old Muta didn't treat them politely with the food they brought. Anyway, he was not doing it to make money, so he could only do his best to provide food to everyone. Moreover, more than ten people in the house were all men, so there was nothing to be polite about.
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After the table was opened, a local stood up with a drink and said to Tianqiu, Luo Zhen and the others: "Dear guests, today is the Chinese New Year, and you who happened to come to our place are our most distinguished guests! We are also here
We don’t have anything good to entertain you, but only sincerity to entertain our guests from afar! Come, let’s drink from a big bowl and eat a big piece of meat!”
Although his Mandarin was not very good, everyone still understood him. In such a foreign land, in such a lively atmosphere, listening to the words of the village chief (Tianqiu thought he might be the village chief), everyone listened carefully.
I drank the wine happily without any formalities such as toasting.
Tianqiu pushed Tirezhen a little puzzled and asked in a low voice: "Is today the Chinese New Year?"
"Yes! Don't you know? Today happens to be New Year's Eve. Speaking of which, I have to thank the folks in Kezi Village for their warm hospitality!" Luo Zhen said loudly with a smile.
Hearing that today was the Chinese New Year, Tianqiu felt a little strange. He had not thought about too much in the past few days, let alone the lunar calendar date. He only remembered that the Chinese New Year was coming soon, but he did not expect that it would be today.
Everyone started eating and drinking while talking and laughing, and no one noticed Tianqiu's small abnormality.
Tianqiu still forced a smile, and his hands mechanically raised chopsticks to pick up something to eat. But his heart had drifted thousands of miles away. He thought of his loved ones and friends thousands of miles away, and I didn't know how they were celebrating the New Year now.
Hairuo and the others, do you think of yourself at this time?
How are they now?
Cheng Huan probably went to his hometown, right?
And Murong, has he also returned to the orphanage?
Xue Yi and his wife, who didn't know the truth about leaving without saying goodbye, must have some opinions about themselves. It's Chinese New Year and the company is on holiday again. Even if they don't come to visit, they should at least make a phone call? Others don't say that.
Much, the old dean will definitely look forward to him. We haven’t celebrated the New Year together for more than ten years. This year is a good opportunity. It’s a pity...
Alas, I don’t know if that guy Zhang Yulin will call his customers one by one to wish him a happy new year...
After a while, the old man Lan who was sitting on the other side of Tianqiu looked at him with a smile, "What's wrong? Young man, you are not as old as me, why don't you even remember the Chinese New Year? There are no years in the mountains, it's not your fault
Have you been hiking for a long time?”
Tianqiu came back to his senses, smiled awkwardly, and said reluctantly: "No, I have only been out for a few days, and it was because I was too miserable and tired that I even forgot about the New Year."
"Too hard and tiring? This is a very pleasant thing!" Old Man Lan laughed. After hearing this, Luo Zhen and others also laughed and expressed that they enjoyed the hard work on the road.
Tianqiu thought to himself, you have a car, so it will be much more comfortable. With the wheels on your back, you can't help but have a hard time on your legs, so you can naturally talk big words. However, at this time, he was too embarrassed to say it, so he just covered it up with a smile and started drinking.
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The others didn't mean to make fun of Tianqiu, and started talking again in the lively atmosphere of eating and drinking.
Tianqiu didn't want to bow his head and drink too much, nor did he want to think too much about this depressing New Year. He made Huan laugh and took the initiative to chat with others.
Luo Zhen, who was sitting next to him, was a well-rounded and enthusiastic person. He was chatting with several people at the same time. Tian Qiu couldn't get in the way, so he naturally shifted his target to Old Lan on the other side. "Old Lan, you are so old.
Now, do you still like this kind of travel?" I thought that most people at this age should enjoy their remaining years at home!
Lan Lao said with a smile: "Haha, you are trying to say that I am a person who is about to be buried. It is dangerous to come to the plateau, right?"
Tianqiu smiled awkwardly. Although he didn't say it out loud, he had some such thoughts.
"People will die, and they will die eventually. Isn't it the same as dying outside than dying at home? I am getting older, and the days left are getting fewer and fewer. I should seize the time to play something that interests me."
Old Man Lan smiled and then asked: "If you are really interested, you won't feel tired. You will feel hard and tired. It seems you don't like it very much? Why did you come out?"
