Chapter 8: Love in the saline-alkali land

Populus euphratica has a tenacious vitality.

In the middle of summer, when the river is flooded, a large number of seeds with crown hairs drift to the floodplains on both sides of the river, in the shallows of waterlogged lakes, and at the bottom of moist and warm dry ditches.

In the right climate, poplar seeds germinate quickly and germinate to form ribbons and patches of forest communities.

Love is like a poplar seed sown in the wind, with tenacious vitality. When you meet the right person in the right place, you will thrive at the rate of cell fission geometry.

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With green wagons and rust-colored rails, Min Haoran stepped on the train to the west again and returned to work.

In the golden autumn of October, the autumn breeze is cool, and the sun hangs warmly in the clear blue sky. The cotton in the field has been picked several times, but there are still three or five late-maturing flowers that do not want to leave, and they are dotted with autumn yellow.

Gale winds beat the sycamore branches, and the golden leaves flutter through the streets. Min Haoran and Xu Jiao invited a few friends to go on an outing in the Taklamakan Desert.

Located in the center of the Tarim Basin, the Taklamakan Desert is the largest desert in China and the second largest mobile desert in the world, with the largest quicksand area in the world.

The desert dunes stretch like dragons crawling on the ground. The tower-shaped sand dunes are in the shape of various honeycombs, feathers, fish scales, and ravines, which are affected by the wind and are unpredictable.

During the day, the desert is scorching with red sun, the golden sand is dazzling, and at night it is like a cold winter, and the great temperature difference makes mirages often visible in the desert.

Due to the extremely high temperature in summer, some animals there still have the habit of hibernating.

Beneath the firmament, the boundless desert stretches out into the distance, far away from the sky.

Legend has it that a long time ago, people longed to bring snow water from the Tianshan and Kunlun Mountains to irrigate the arid Tarim Basin, so they prayed to the gods for help.

A philanthropic immortal has two treasures: a golden axe and a golden key.

The gods were moved by the people, and handed over the golden axe to the Kazakhs to use to split the Altai Golden Mountain, attracting clear mountains and rivers, and handed over the golden key to the Uyghurs to open the treasure house of the Tarim Basin.

Unfortunately, the Golden Key was lost by Magisa, the daughter of the gods. In a fit of rage, the gods imprisoned their daughter in the Tarim Basin, and since then the center of the Tarim Basin has become the Taklamakan Desert.

Min Haoran and his entourage climbed over the sand dunes, always wanting to conquer the highest one. But there was sand outside the sand, and every time they crossed the highest one, the higher one in front of them beckoned to them.

Since the sand was soft, it was very difficult to walk, and after a few sand dunes we were tired of climbing, so we sat on a sand beam and rested for a while.

There are only a few of them in the desert, and the vast sea of sand meets the sky, one golden and one blue, like the turbulent Yellow River running into the calm sea.

They also didn't care about the image of a gentleman and a lady, took off their shoes and played a sand fight with their bare feet, lifting the sand and pouring each other. Some hurriedly rolled down from the top of the dune, some dug out a deep pit and buried themselves deeply, some raised the sand into the air to meet their faces and felt the touch of the sand, some scurried up and down like a rabbit harrier turned over, and some shouted loudly and listened to the echo......

One by one, they are young and young, in their prime, full of spirit, and they look like a young man.

"Xiao Min, please help me pick up the sand board. Huang Xiaoli saw Min Haoran coming up from under the sand peak, and asked him to pick up the sand board by the way.

"When I sit down, you give me a push. Huang Xiaoli took the sand board in Min Haoran's hand and sat on it, ready to slide down, looking forward to Min Haoran pushing her from behind.

"Haoran, the wind is blowing, and my eyes seem to have entered the sand. Xu Jiao stroked her long loose hair, and a few grains of sand flew into her eyes, and then rubbed them.

"Xiao Huang, wait a minute, Xu Jiao called me, I'll go over and take a look, come over immediately." Min Haoran heard Xu Jiao calling him, leaving Huang Xiaoli and hurriedly running over.

Min Haoran lifted Xu Jiao's eyelids and blew hard. Seeing this, Huang Xiaoli turned her head away, and slid down from the sand peak in shame and resentment.

"Well, everyone is here, and I'm not ashamed. Xu Jiao gently pushed Min Haoran away coquettishly.

"Oh, I'm going, there's going to be a sandstorm, everyone look over there. One exclaimed.

Everyone turned their heads to look in the direction the man was pointing. I saw a darkness in the blue sky in the distance, like a huge dominatrix constantly changing, extending forward, getting bigger, and wider.

"Let's hurry back, the sandstorm is fast, it's dangerous here. Everyone hurried back.

"Oh mom!" Xu Jiao exclaimed, and one of them rolled down the sand.

During the run, Huang Xiaoli deliberately hooked Xu Jiao's foot and neck from behind with her toes, pretending to have no intention of pushing Xu Jiao, and tripped Xu Jiao's donkey and rolled off the sand peak.

Seeing Xu Jiao rolling down in embarrassment, Min Haoran also hurriedly rolled down the bottom of the sand and carefully helped Xu Jiao up.

The sand and wind came first, and after a while, the wind swept the sand and dust and hit the face, like a mosquito and ant bite. Min Haoran looked behind him, only to see the wind coming and the sand swirling, and the black, yellow, black and yellow sandstorm was like a deep sea wave rolling and destroying the earth and rushing after it.

"It's too late, so we'll stay in the red willow forest on the edge of the desert to avoid the sandstorm peak. Min Haoran greeted everyone. Everyone rushed into the red willow forest.

In an instant, the sky was dark, and the sand took advantage of the wind, the wind rode the sand, and the sand flew away from the rocks. Sandstorm Peak was like a flying carpet thrown by the devil, instantly blocking the sunlight and covering the sky, and the sky and earth were cloudy. The pungent sand dust rushes into the nose, and there is an earthy smell that makes people feel like they are about to suffocate. I couldn't see my fingers in front of me, but I could only hear the roar of the wind and the tearing of red willow branches.

It is estimated that after half an hour, the wind is a little lighter. The sandstorm peak had passed, the sun struggled to move in and out, and the gray sky swirled with a point of light that flickered and dimmed.

Everyone drilled out of the red willow forest one after another, and one by one they shook off the sand on their bodies, and vigorously saved black, yellow, black and yellow mud and snot from their nostrils. Xu Jiao is okay and looks cleaner, because Min Haoran took off her shirt and covered her.

"I almost died in the desert, and my family couldn't even find the corpse of the ......"

"Do you want to find Margetha, if you find her, you will find the treasure in the desert......"

"We almost became the love funeral objects of Min Haoran and Xu Jiao......"

Everyone bent over when they saw each other's grizzled faces, you pushed me, laughed and walked to the car.

Since then, Min Haoran and Xu Jiao's love relationship has slowly turned from dark to bright. As soon as they have time, they go out on outings like glue and enjoy their youth.

On this day, Min Haoran and Xu Jiao came to the ancient city of Kashgar to play.

Kashgar, the western gate of the motherland, the most "exotic" city, the full name of Kashgar, which means "the place where jade is concentrated", is the only national historical and cultural city in Xinjiang.

Kashgar is surrounded by mountains on three sides, open on one side, and connects eight countries with five mouths, all the way to Europe and Asia, which embodies the characteristics and essence of Uygur folk customs, culture and art, architectural styles and traditional economy. "If you haven't been to Kashgar, how can you count yourself in Xinjiang."

The ancient city of Kashgar is one of the largest existing earthen buildings in the world, and it is a living ancient city.

The ancient city is built in a peculiar style, there are not many floors of single-family houses, and it is also the only historical and cultural city in China that has been preserved at present, with typical characteristics of the ancient Western Regions, with a history of more than 2,000 years, it is the gathering place of the four major civilizations, and is known as the "soul of Kashgar".

There are a variety of faces of the old city, the new city and the special zone, and its long history precipitation, rich cultural heritage, unique ethnic customs, and charming night scenery make people linger, and tens of thousands of domestic and foreign tourists come here every year to appreciate the rich humanistic feelings.

Many craftsmen still follow the centuries-old craftsmanship and stick to the hereditary livelihood without distractions, such as blacksmith shops, raw clay pottery, metallurgical silver, and inlaid musical instruments······ The most beautiful music is the simple jingle of the working people.

The craftsmen are calm and unhurried, indulging in the state of mind of fine carving, and there is no time for tourists to bustle and bustle.

The winding paths crisscrossing the streets are varied like a maze, and if there is no guide, you will not be able to get in and out. However, if you master one point, you can walk freely: if the road surface is obliquely paved bricks, it means that the road is passable, if it is horizontal bricks, it means that the road is not passable, and if it is hexagonal bricks, it can be passed through the road. Just from the paving design of the road, you can get a glimpse of the wisdom of the predecessors.

The party and ** invested billions of billions, according to the renovation of the old as the old to transform the ancient city, the current ancient city of Kashgar and the new city are compatible and intertwined, the murmuring, the neon light illusion, the courtyard is elegant, the simplicity shows the style, one step, one scene, one food, one flower, one grass and one world, it is a paradise for lovers to play.

In Kashgar alone, there are ancient cities, East Bazaar, International Bazaar, Ati Kah Mosque, Xiangfei Tomb, East Lake, South Lake, North Lake, Big Yalang, Little Yalang, Wetland Park and graceful folk customs garden, etc., wandering, enough to indulge for three or two days.

Min Haoran and Xu Jiao picked up a casually and chic cottage and enjoyed the tranquility and comfort under the noise.

Just sat down for a while, and the BP machine on Min Haoran's waist "hulala" sounded. Min Haoran glanced at the BP machine and looked at Xu Jiao thoughtfully.

"What's the matter, the mysterious and sneaky, and there is something going on at home?"

Xu Jiao saw Min Haoran's strange expression, and thought that something had happened to Min Haoran's hometown again.

"No, it's nothing, let's go to the ancient city for a while. Min Haoran said in disguise. Min Haoran received a message from the unit, saying that there was an urgent matter, please return to the unit as soon as possible.

Today was the weekend, and I didn't say hello to the unit leader when I came out, I wanted to have a good time with Xu Jiao for two days. It's not easy to come to Kashgar, so you can't just leave as soon as you come. Thinking that the unit will not have anything to do in a hurry, just pretend to be deaf and dumb, and don't provoke your sweetheart.

"Look at you, your face has betrayed your heart, don't pretend, what the hell is going on, how can I be in the mood to go shopping like you. Xu Jiao asked happily.

"It's nothing, it's just that the unit sent me a message asking me to come back quickly. Min Haoran replied humbly. This is the first time he has brought Xu Jiao to Kashgar to play, and ten are reluctant to be disturbed.

He hated the person who invented the BP machine, the pager bolted people tightly like a chain around the neck of a dog, and called wherever he went.

"Then you should call back quickly, in case there is something urgent. However, Xu Jiao got up in a hurry and pulled Min Haoran to find a public phone.

Finding the public phone, Min Haoran dialed his colleagues in the unit. A colleague told him that as a young cadre, Min Haoran was recommended by the organization department to go to the grassroots level for training, and was appointed deputy secretary of the party committee of Pozilab Township, and he would announce his arrival tomorrow.

Min Haoran and Xu Jiao didn't have time to taste the romantic West Chamber, so they hurried back regretfully after lunch.