173. Desert Oasis

There is a canyon between the grassland and the desert, with a beautiful grassland with water and fertile grass on one side and a desert scenery with long yellow sand on the other. So the wonders of nature are always unimaginable.

Ride the cable car in pairs from the entrance into the sandy top of Xiangsha Bay. Xiaoyu naturally sat with her father, Douding and Mao Dan'er together, Shandan and a little niece sat in a group, and everyone arrived at the top of the slope of Xiangshawan.

The locals made something like the cloth socks of their ancestors, which could be worn and tied to the legs, without taking off the shoes and the sand would not be poured into the shoes, and each pair would be rented for 10 yuan and returned when they went out. Shandan felt that there was no need to be armed like this, and that coming to the desert was just to play in the sand?

Everyone took off their shoes and socks, walked barefoot in the warm sand of the sun, and a comfortable feeling of itching and crispiness immediately came from the soles of their feet. Shandan smiled and said, "Look, you still have to walk in the sand like this to be comfortable, it's fun, right?"

Everyone was carrying a pair of shoes in their hands, Gu Haiping strung the shoes of Shandan and Xiaoyu with his own, carried them on his shoulders, and also carried the travel bag on Shandan on his body, he said happily: "I am in charge of logistics today, and Xiaoyu and my mother are in charge of playing." ”

Everyone looked at this doctor who didn't have any shelves at all, and was carrying a bunch of shoes and bags, and felt very kind. Gu Haiping also took the initiative to ask everyone to string up the shoes for him to carry, everyone could play easily, at first everyone was embarrassed, but then they couldn't stand Gu Haiping's very frank attitude, so Gu Haiping's back became a gathering place for shoes, and more than a dozen pairs of shoes of different sizes and styles climbed on Gu Haiping's shoulders. And everyone's backpacks were also on Gu Haiping's shoulders.

Shandan felt a little uncomfortable, he was originally here to play, how could it be fun like this? Then he looked at Gu Haiping with disgust, he smiled innocently and said: "It doesn't matter, you guys have fun, I'm here to play with you, as long as you play well, my task will be completed." ”

He didn't know that playing happily without him would be meaningless to Shandan, and she could understand his easy-going and warm-heartedness, but a doctor and an upright doctor carried a bunch of broken shoes, and Shandan was not very comfortable in his heart, and he was not very active.

Xiaoyu was fascinated by the beauty and fun of the desert, and climbed on the beach and danced happily. A few small children were rolling and jumping on the beach together, very happy.

One of the tours is to ride a camel into the depths of the desert to see sand sculptures and a desert oasis. So, more than a dozen people together could form a camel team, put on masks, sunglasses, and sunscreen sleeves, and set off on camels.

One by one, the camels of the caravan were tied to the hump of the camel in front of them with ropes worn through their noses, and all the camels were joined together and led by a camel leader.

The leader was an old camel with a golden coat, and at a specific command from the packer, it lay down first and then the camels fell down in turn, and everyone climbed on the back of the camel, and then the packer shouted again, and the camels got up in turn. Before getting up, the camel stretches its head forward, nods it down heavily, then lifts its front legs with force, lifts its feet, and supports its hind legs as it leans forward and back. The person sitting on it will be rocked by a large amplitude as the camel is turned upside down. Xiaoyu shouted from above: "Dad, Dad, hurry up, I'm going to fall." ”

Gu Haiping waved his hand on the camel at the back and replied with a smile: "It can't fall, you hold on to the hair on the camel's hump, and it will stand up steadily." ”

Shandan just wanted to comfort Xiaoyu behind Xiaoyu, and the camel he was sitting on also began to get up, and the range of leaning forward and backward was really not small, so he was engrossed in grabbing the hump, and when the camel stood firmly, he saw Xiaoyu looking back and looking lively. It may be that seeing her mother's wolf bèi, Xiaoyu laughed out loud.

Shandan remembered riding a horse when he was traveling in Dali, and the horse Shandan rode was not honest and scared Shandan half to death. Don't look at growing up on the grassland, Shandan has never touched a horse, let alone ridden it. This time, although everyone said that the camel was gentle and honest, and did not lose his temper lightly, the feeling of being held high and not touching the ground still made Shandan a little afraid. was laughed at by Xiaoyu, Douding and a few children also laughed, Shandan was embarrassed, so he had to force a smile and tremble and hold on to the hump.

The Bactrian camel's hump was like a saddle, and it was more comfortable to sit on than on a bench, and when the leader shouted, the caravan strode forward, steadily and unhurriedly, into the depths of the desert.

Although the wind in the desert is not strong, the yellow sand still squints, and it is obviously wise to wear sunglasses.

Following the footprints of the caravan in front, the packer led the camel and walked slowly. Seeing waves of sand dunes and sand ripples scattered with water ripples, shining in the sunlight, is a beautiful landscape painting.

Xiao Yu shouted loudly on the camel: "Xiangshawan, I'm coming!"

Several children shouted together: "Great desert, we are coming!"

Everyone's feelings are a little excited, especially the children, seeing such a vast, beautiful, and beautiful scenery, the poverty and boredom of living in the big city are gone. The human soul also seems to be liberated, Shandan feels the comfort and spaciousness of being in it, and seems to run in the boundless wilderness with a bare heart, and all the personnel are no longer boiling in his mind, leaving only that touch of freedom and wildness.

Looking at the endless desert, as if a few small black dots appeared in the distant sky, Shandan pointed and said, "Look! Something is moving over there." ”

"Hey, hey, that's another caravan, they left early, they should have returned. The bronze-colored face of the packer showed a sincere smile.

"Oh, how long will it take for us to get back?" asked the packer.

"For more than two hours, we have to see the desert oasis, see the desert people, and finally see the sand sculptures. It takes at least two hours, so you come early today and have time to go sandboarding when you come back. The packer led the camel slowly and gently introduced.

"Mother, your camel licks my feet!" shouted Xiaoyu in front of Shandan.

"Hahaha, it's your little feet that are so fragrant that the camel can't help but kiss it. You lift it up and come to the front, and it won't lick if it can't reach it. Shandan laughed.

"But, it can still lick it!" Xiaoyu was a little anxious.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't hurt to lick it, other people's camels want to wash your feet, aren't you happy?" Shandan changed his angle to tease Xiaoyu.

"I still want the camel to lick my feet, but it just doesn't. Douding's words made Xiaoyu feel that it was an honor to be liked by the camel, and no longer dodged and protested.

The black spot in the distance gradually became larger, and when I got closer, I found that it was a large team, full of 30 people riding on camels, and it took a long time to walk past the camel team of Shandan, and the two leaders also stood down to drink water and smoke and chatter for a while.

The children on the camels became impatient and urged the packers to go quickly.

At the urging of the children, the camel leader smiled innocently and led the camel team to move forward, and in about an hour, he saw a little green appear in the yellow sand full of eyes. Everyone's excitement was stirred up again: "Mom, look! Desert Oasis!" Xiao Yu was the first to cry.

"Wow! Oh yes, the desert oasis has arrived. Little cousin Bell shouted too.

"When you arrive, you can take pictures here, but don't get off the camel, we'll leave in a moment. "The camel leader instructed everyone.

Just after walking for an hour in the endless desert, the monotonous yellow and silence have already made everyone a little bored, and they are full of interest when they see the green of life. It is no wonder that people often describe a desperate person when he sees hope, "like a person in the desert who sees the joy of an oasis".

By the time the caravan reached the oasis, there were already three teams resting there.

The so-called desert oasis is nothing but a piece of green space with a radius of dozens of square meters, and there is a puddle of spring water in the middle, and the spring water is the size of a standard swimming pool.

Desert plants grow around the springs: various artemisia grasses such as sand bamboo, sand rice, artemisia oleifera, plants such as sand willow, red willow, sand willow, and of course desert cacti and date palms, all gathered at the edge of the spring. The camel leader introduced: "These grasses, trees, shrubs, thorns, you don't see that they are not particularly tall, but their root system in the sand is quite developed, and the root system of some plants can be several times larger than the part where it grows outside, so that no matter whether the water source is sufficient or not, they can compete for the water and nutrients they need." ”

"Survival of the fittest! That's it, the more you have to survive in a difficult environment, the more you have to work hard to strengthen yourself. Otherwise, they can only be eliminated, which is the same as the survival of people in society. Shandan sighed.

"In fact, there is no endless road to the sky, and the same is true for animals and plants, you see that there is no sign of life in this vast desert, but God will put an oasis in this dead and silent place to provide a survival condition for the life living here. Think about it: With such a large desert, how can this pool of spring water not be sucked dry by this arid desert?

"Yes, the bottom of this desert is all dry sand, and no matter how much water you have, it can't absorb such a large desert, but it can't absorb this idea. Look again: as long as there is the slightest possibility, life is everywhere. With so many plants growing tenaciously, I'm sure: there must be a lot of animals and insects here, believe it or not?" Shandan asked Gu Haiping when he turned around.