Gu Li's team planned to go from east to west, starting from the Hulunbuir grassland, all the way to the black city ruins of the Alxa League on the west side.

There is a person in the team who is from Ordos, Inner Mongolia, he is responsible for negotiating with the locals throughout the whole process, and everyone else has their own duties, Gu Lance is also busy with his duties, and there is no extra time to talk about love with He Shenge, but He Shenge is also very happy, every time she arrives in a new place, she can taste different food, for her, food is enough to comfort all the regrets of this journey.

After leaving Hohhot, they prepared to go to the Tengger Desert in the westernmost Alxa Banner, and then to the ruins of Heicheng, the fourth largest desert in China in the Alxa Left Banner.

However, when they were planning their trip to the desert, He Shenge, who was eating Genghis Khan's teppanyaki rice next to him, muttered: "Speaking of the desert, I planted a sand willow in the Ant Forest in the Kubuqi Desert, and I really want to see it." ”

Because of this sentence, Gu Lance changed the original travel route, and the others accepted a lot of food bribes from He Shenge on this trip, so they had no opinion, and instead changed the desert trip to Kubuqi. Almost all of the team members are tourism professionals, and three of them are men and one woman who have experience trekking in the desert, so in order to save money, they did not spend money on a tour guide and made their own three-day desert itinerary.

On August 10th, a group of them stayed in the Kubuqi Desert for two days, they were like ants walking step by step in the desert with yellow sand like a sea and walking carefully, the temperature difference in August was not large, but the daytime sun was really hot, although it was very hot, in order to avoid sunburn, everyone was still wearing trousers and long shirts, wearing sand hats, sand scarves, and sunglasses, and they could only judge which one was a woman by their body shape, otherwise they could not distinguish whether it was a man or a woman.

He Shenge carried a heavy backpack on his back, facing the hot wind with sand that came from a long time, and his eyes fell on the rolling golden sand dunes.

The blurred line where the golden sand sea and the blue sky were refracted in the sunglasses suddenly appeared, and a black behemoth suddenly appeared, rushing towards He Shenge's side. Gradually, the appearance of the behemoth became clear, it turned out to be several off-road vehicles.

The off-road vehicle quickly caught up with the backpackers who were walking hesitantly, and in the next second, they passed by He Shenge's side.

At the moment when his gaze collided with the eyes of a man in the car, He Shenge's black pupils shrank suddenly, his heartbeat accelerated suddenly, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

"What do you want? Keep up. A loud male voice came through the wind and sand.

He Shenge raised his eyes.

At the end of the line, a tall man in a dark blue windbreaker and black quick-drying pants was standing against the wind and waving at her, grabbing her shoulder straps and taking a difficult step against the hot wind.

When the sun was about to set, their group finally arrived at the last foothold - the dragon's head turn.

After arriving, everyone camped in Anzhai, and He Shenge and Gu Lance lived in a tent.

Gu Lance was in charge of setting up the tent, He Shenge looked around, hesitated for a while, and said, "Uncle, I'll go to the small shop in front to buy you something to eat." ”

"Shen Ge, it's cold at night here, bring a few bottles of Erguotou. Visual designer Dooku shouted.

Du Ku is a burly man with a height of 1.86 meters, a weight of 170, and a small belly, who is friendly and humorous, and talkative.

"Howler. He Shenge responded cheerfully.

The dragon's head is next to the oasis, there is a seasonal river 300 meters away, and the other three sides are full of yellow sand. There are still more than 10 kilometers away from the tourist attraction of Xiangshawan, and there are generally travelers who stay here for a night, set off again the next day, and then you can arrive at the exit of Xiangshawan and end the trip. The group of Gu Lance also planned to do the same. Since there are still people here, there is a small store, but it is only one, and there are also locals who have built a simple hotel here with iron shed and brick walls.

He Shenge walked into the low shop and found that there was still a supply of fruits and vegetables.

She leaned over to pick and choose, planning to buy a few pears and go back to moisten everyone's throats.

When He Shenge was picking Sydney, a few more men entered the shop, He Shenge glanced sideways a few times, and saw that they were wearing camouflage pants, black high boots, black pullovers, black windproof sand masks, beanie fishermen's hats, and their eyes were tightly covered by big sunglasses.

"Yan, did you say there is a car repairer here?" one of the men took off his mask, revealing his chin with stubble.

At this time, the man standing next to He Shenge picked up an apple in one hand, looked for a while, then wiped the apple on his clothes, pulled off the towel, and bit it down: "Yes, there is." ”

Hearing the sound, He Shenge froze, glanced at the man, understood it in his heart, and then lowered his head and continued to choose fruits.

When the men on the side were worrying about repairing the car, the ancient lance opened the curtain and came in, apparently overhearing their argument outside, and asked them, "Brother, what kind of car are you driving?"

He Shenge looked at Gu Lance, and when he saw that he was talking to those men, it was inconvenient for him to interject, so he casually put the selected Sydney pear in the electronic weighing pan.

The most indifferent-eyed of the men, the man turned around and looked at Gu Qi: "You can repair the car?"

Gu Lance glanced at He Shenge, and turned to face him: "It depends on what kind of car it is, but in this kind of place, you should be driving an SUV?"

"It is equipped with a 5.3-liter electronically controlled engine, 305 horsepower, and a four-speed automatic Hummer H3. ”

Gu Lance raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The Hummer can, but it consumes a little fuel." ”

"Brother, can you fix it?" one of the men was a little impatient.

"Tell me what's wrong?"

The indifferent man glared coldly at his impatient companion and continued: "Extinguish the fire." ”

Gu Lance looked at the indifferent man in front of him: "Extinguish the fire?"

"The engine works normally, but there is no high voltage. ”

The indifferent man took out a pack of Honghe from his pocket and handed a cigarette to Gu Qi: "I'm sorry for you to go over and take a look." ”

"Okay. Gu Lance handed the wallet to He Shenge and smiled: "Little cutie, I'll come back later, don't run around." ”

He Shenge took the wallet, nodded, and continued to silently take three bottles of Erguotou to settle the bill.

The men glanced at He Shenge's back and didn't care.

There was the sound of the curtain being lifted behind her, and He Shenge knew that Gu Qi had left with the three men, and she was immediately relieved, only to find that her heart was beating so hard that her nervous palms were sweating.

It turned out that the off-road vehicle that was speeding past her on the road, and in that casual glance, the person sitting in the car was indeed Shen Xiuyan.

A man she wanted to forget but couldn't forget.

She looked at the second pot head in her hand in a daze, pulled off the scarf, and tried to keep the upward posture at the corner of her mouth, but finally bent down.

After settling the account, He Shenge led two bags of food, stood at the door of the small shop, looking up at the undulating sand sea above, the sun gradually sank, and the sand everywhere was dyed from golden to fiery red, as if it was on fire.

Not long after, Gu Lance, who had finished repairing the car, ran in front of her, rubbed He Shenge's head with his gloved hand, and said with a smile: "Have you waited for a long time?"

He Shenge looked up at him and found that his face was stained with some black gasoline, and pointed to his cheek with a finger: "It's a little dirty." ”

"Is it here?" Gu Lance wiped his face directly with his gloves, but his gloves had just touched the engine oil, and the more they rubbed it, the darker it became.

Seeing this, He Shenge held back a smile, stretched out his hand, wiped it for him with his sleeve, and asked casually, "It's repaired?"

For such an intimate behavior, Gu Lance was slightly stunned at first, and immediately returned to his normal expression.

"Well, thank you. Gu Lance took two bags of food from her: "Shall we have a bonfire party tonight?"

"Huh?"

"They had fireworks in their car, and a coal oven, and some chilled bacon and beef. Gu Lance smiled and leaned sideways.

At this time, He Shenge found that there were still three men standing behind him who had just asked for help from him, each of them holding fireworks, and smiled politely at He Shenge: "Hello." ”

He Shenge nodded, then turned around and took the lead.

The three men looked at Gu Lance, and Gu Lance shrugged: "She is shy in front of strangers. ”

The three men understood.

The night covered the desert as lightly as a black veil, and the wind stopped, the sand and dust settled, and the people began to make noise, and the orange-red bonfires burned in piles.

A group of people picked up some dead branches, used a box of charcoal to build a bonfire, and the three men unloaded the goods on the car one after another.

After everyone was seated around the campfire, the three men began to formally introduce themselves.

He Shenge stared at the jumping fireworks, listening to their introductions, and she didn't raise her head until she heard the familiar voice.

The indifferent man sat on the sand, his left hand on his left leg, his right hand holding a cigarette, his eyes faintly revealed a cold arrogance through the flickering bonfire, he took a puff of cigarette, and the smoke was his usual cold look: "Shen Xiuyan." ”

He Shenge lowered his head, watched the delicate sand slip through his fingers, and thought to himself, his self-introduction was as brief as ever.

"The ancient lance, the new day of the new day plus the wood of the wood. Gu Lance was the first to introduce himself as the team captain.

Suddenly, there was no movement in the audience, and there was a brief eerie silence.

Gu Lance saw He Shenge was playing with mud and sand with his head down, and thought to himself how this woman looked like a child, but he held He Shenge's hand playing with sand with one hand, and his tone was slightly doting: "Stop playing." It's your turn. ”

He Shenge's blood coagulated in an instant, his face was a little pale, he hesitated for a while, but he still took off his sunglasses, ripped off his face towel, raised his head, and his face under the firelight bloomed with a far-fetched smile: "He Shenge." ”

The firelight crackled.

A hint of surprise flashed across Shen Xiuyan's eyes, and some ash fell from the burning cigarette between his fingers.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and He Shenge took the lead in looking away and looked at her boyfriend Gu Lance who was sitting next to him.

Gu Lance captured Shen Xiuyan's eyes looking at He Shenge, which was a kind of gaze that only men understand, so he couldn't tell why, but his head was hot, so he naturally stretched out his hand to hold He Shenge's shoulder, and said with a smile: "This is my girlfriend." ”

Through the firelight, Shen Xiuyan looked at the familiar side face, a faint smile on his face, and after a while, he extinguished the cigarette butt, picked up a bottle of Erguotou, and took a sip.

The whole world gradually became black like ink, and the crispy skin of the roasted whole sheep between the bonfires was faintly visible, and a strong smell of meat wafted around.

After everyone finished the introduction, the roasted whole sheep that was charred and browned like gold tin foil was ready.

Gu Lance with the tip of the knife along the back of the sheep a line open, the golden flesh bloomed at once, the heat loomed, the smell of mutton combined with the aroma of barbecue sprinted the taste nerves of everyone present, the lean and tough lean meat with a trace of pink color, he started to cut the meat with a knife in his hand, the Inner Mongolian people on the side saw it, and praised the arm strength and knife skills of the ancient lance.

He Shenge was holding a paper plate next to him, listening to the high praise of his boyfriend by others, and looked at Gu Lance, his arm was thick and powerful, and the smell of meat wafted out everywhere with a knife, and the green tendons on his hand also protruded, but his side face looked as steady as a clock, and she suddenly felt that Gu Lance had some of the heroic spirit of a northern man.

Gu Lance focused on putting the cut mutton on the plate, and He Shenge distributed the plate to the others, this scene was very harmonious in the eyes of others.

Finally, Gu Lance cut a piece of mutton at the sheep sirloin, put it on a paper plate, sprinkled cumin and chili powder, handed it to He Shenge, and whispered in her ear: "This part of the meat is the most tender and smooth, you can taste it." ”

He Shenge looked at the plate of mutton, her nose was full of the disgusting smell of mutton, she hesitated for a while, but still reached out to take it: "Thank you." ”

Shen Xiuyan, who was chewing mutton in his mouth, glanced at her and said casually: "Brush some sesame oil on the barbecue." ”

"Good. He Shenge put down the plate of mutton with a sigh of relief, and hurriedly picked up the brush.

Gu Lance was about to reach out to take over the brush in He Shen's singer and let her eat the mutton while it was hot, just when his mobile phone rang.

He Shenge glanced at him, continued to sprinkle cumin powder on the barbecue, and said disappreciatively: "You go and pick it up first." ”

"Eat it while it's hot. Gu Qi pointed to the plate of mutton on the mat, and then gave the colleague next to him a look.

The colleague took the brush from He Shen's singer very sensibly and said, "You are Gu Da's girlfriend, let's play together for the first time, let me come, you still hurry up and eat the mutton." ”

He Shenge felt embarrassed, so he took out his mobile phone: "The first time I ate roasted whole sheep, I had to take a photo to commemorate it." ”

She saw that Gu Lance was still reluctant to leave, so she urged him: "You answer the phone quickly, I'll eat after taking pictures." ”

Gu Lance got up and went to the dark part of the desert to answer the phone.

However, since He Shenge took the photo, he has been lowering his head to play with his mobile phone, and Shen Xiuyan on the side only cares about eating and drinking, his eyes are always staring at the grill, and he does not dare to deviate.

It took about half a box of roasted beef before Gu Lance came back, and the expression on his face was obscure and unpredictable.

He Shenge has been with him for two years, and he understands some of his temperament, so he put down the brush in time and handed him a glass of wine.

He took the wine, and smiled on his resolute face.

Immediately afterwards, they ate barbecue together, roasted whole sheep, drank two pots, and drank three rounds of wine, and everyone was red-faced.

After a while, a drunken group of people shouted and set off fireworks.

With a loud noise, the fireworks smeared a brush of color in such a colorless desert.

He Shenge watched the ancient lance run around and ignite the fireworks.

At this moment, the explosion of fireworks in the air was accompanied by a deep voice behind them.

"Long time no see. ”

She raised her head and watched the dazzling fireworks disappear in an instant, then turned her head and smiled at Shen Xiuyan: "Long time no see." ”