Chapter 49: A Trip to the Desert
"Xiao'er, when are you coming back?" Hua Ziqing wiped her tears while looking at Lin Xiao stupidly, the reunion after a long absence made this mother unable to withstand the wind and rain, and it was even more difficult to part with her son who left home during the summer vacation.
"Alas, Mom, don't cry, it's not like I'm not coming back, I'll be back as soon as the summer vacation is over. Besides, my software engineers still have to take care of my mother a little more, and there are many places where I can't get started. Lin Xiao took his mother's hand, combed her hair that had been blown up, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Hey! I know that your small company has just been established and is not stable, so don't worry, I will take care of it for you. In addition, is it really impossible for Xiaobai? She called me a while ago and said that everything is fine in the United States, and I should not worry about it. Alas! You said you two-"
"Hey, Mom, why are you mentioning this again?"
"Okay, good, don't mention it, don't mention it. It's a pity, my mother likes Xiaobai, and I always think she should be our family. However, Mom also respects you, and it's okay. Your dad asked me to tell you, be careful when you go out, don't be reckless, don't cause trouble, don't fight......"
"Hahahaha! Got it, got it. Don't worry, I'm not the same boy I used to be, and there are Xuan Lao and Gillian, don't worry. ”
Sitting in the car, my mother's nagging words echoed in my ears, and my heart was warm.
"Master, how far is Xichun from here?"
"If you train it, it will take you half a day to get to the provincial capital, and then you have to go inside."
"Oh, is that Black Tiger Brother really in Xichun City?" Gillian stared at two big round eyes and played with pigtails in her hands.
"The last time I heard Da Mao say that he was in Xichun in Hong Kong, I don't know why I always feel that this thing is strange, I must go to Xichun to take a look before I can relax."
"Okay! Anyway, wherever you and the elder brother go, I will go. Gillian shook her two calves and kept kicking, looking like she was traveling.
Xichun City is a county-level city in Northeast Province, which is not prosperous, and its per capita annual income is about 20,000 yuan. The common people in many places still live a hard life in the early days of liberation, dressed in tatters, and because of the geographical location, they are in the most congested place in the northeast, so they have to cross the Tamin Chagan Desert on the border of Tongliao to get off the bus to arrive.
Lin Xiao and the three of them got off the train and inquired, it turned out that they had to walk for a day and a night to cross the Tamin Chagan Desert, and the distance was not far, more than 60 kilometers, but the desert was not as good as the land, not only was the road difficult, but the temperature difference between morning and evening was extremely large, and they were faced with the conditions of water shortage at all times, so in a relatively safe environment, one night a day was considered fast.
"Xichun, Xichun, travelers to Xichun, please come with me." A little brother with a street sign in his hand was enthusiastically soliciting business on the side, looked at the dress of Lin Xiao and the others, and he followed over and asked, "Sir, are you going to Xichun City?" I'm a professional guide, and I specialize in the Taminchagan Desert, and that's my camel. ”
Lin Xiao and the three of them followed his finger and saw a tall adult camel standing majestically on the side grazing.
"Master, we are new to Chadao, I heard that this desert is dangerous and abnormal, and it really needs a professional guide to follow it to be foolproof. Before I came, the ancestor said, let me watch you, don't let you act alone, everything must be safe. Gillian shook her head and took Hua Ziqing to force Lin Xiao to comply, and at the same time looked at the camel, with an extremely novel look in her eyes.
"Hehehehehe! Yes, it's up to you. ”
"That little brother, how much does it cost to get from here to Xichun?"
When the little brother heard this, he looked at Lin Xiao and said, "3,000 yuan, one." ”
"Huh?" Hao Sijiao stretched out her voice, squinted at the little brother and scolded: "It's less than 60 kilometers, and you have to live in a tent at night, does it need to be so expensive to get a road?" ”
"This girl is not right to say that, the danger of the desert is not something that you sons and ladies in big cities can understand, except for the large temperature difference between morning and evening, do you know where there is a clean water source? Do you know which road is free of robbers? In addition, I know how to heal the poison of the desert scorpion, in case any of you are bitten, I have to be responsible for healing, these things are all prepared by me, 3000 yuan is really not much. ”
Lin Xiao glanced at this little brother. I saw that he was wearing a white turban on his head, a gray-black coarse cloth clothes, and flat yellow rubber shoes with soft cloth on the soles of his feet. Especially the small eyes of the thief eyebrows and rat eyes are rolling around, and they look very shrewd.
"Hehe, 3000 is 3000, when will we leave?" Lin Xiao took out a handful of banknotes from his waist bag and put it in an envelope and stuffed it to the little brother, the little brother hurriedly took it, his little eyes narrowed happily, and he pointed to a group of people in the distance and said: "Immediately, leave immediately, there are still a few people over there who are on the road with us, and they are going to Xichun to do business." ”
"Let's go!" Lin Xiao and Xuan Lao were carrying an outdoor bag full of mineral water and compressed food. There are two tents set up outside. Although the trip is not far and the time is not long, it is always necessary to be well prepared.
From a distance, I saw the group of people who were about to accompany him, led by a stout man, his face covered with a turban, wearing a camouflage hat on his head, and only a pair of small eyes flashing with coldness. Several men around him looked at him with his horse's head, shouting "Brother Qiang, Brother Qiang".
"Master, I see that these six people have calluses on their palms, they don't look like city people, and their eyes are dull, they should be people who work at night all year round. The leader of Brother Qiang has sharp eyes, he should be a ruthless man who has licked blood from the knife edge, and the few brothers next to him are not good, do you think we should change the guide? Xuan Zimo observed the six people opposite, and transmitted his divine sense to Lin Xiao at the same time.
"Let's see."
"Whether you can go or not, it's 12 o'clock, and if you don't go for a while, it will be dark and it will be delayed for another day." A thin-faced man in the business shouted impatiently.
"Let's go, a few big brothers can call me Ah Lai, and they will take care of each other along the way, hoping to arrive safely." As he spoke, he drove two camels and held one in one hand, and one of them handed it to Gillian and said, "Little girl, you can ride this one, although this horse is old, it is very stable." After saying that, he grinned and showed the teeth inside.
Gillian glanced at Ah Lai, led the slow old camel, and the group headed towards Taminchagan.
After walking for a long time, feeling the scorching sun of the desert, not to mention the six people sweating, even Lin Xiao and the three of them were sweating like rain, which was extremely unbearable.
"Ah Lai, it's been 2 hours of walking, why don't you let everyone sit down and rest before leaving." Xuan Lao looked at Gillian sitting on top of the camel with a bloodless face, a chapped mouth, and a completely dehydrated appearance, and he couldn't bear to say a little.
"This?" Ah came to see Gillian's face, turned his head to look at Brother Qiang, and saw that Brother Qiang had no objection, and beckoned: "Everyone drink saliva, rest for 10 minutes before leaving, anyway, this road just keeps going forward." ”
The thin-faced man lay on the sand, twisted his feet and scolded: "This desert is really not a place for people to stay, Lao Tzu's feet are blistered." ”
Lin Xiao looked at the thin-faced man wearing military hook leather shoes, smiled, and handed Gillian a bottle of water to unscrew. Gillian was very thirsty, so she took a big gulp of it, sweat slowly flowed down her cheeks, and the neck that squirmed up and down was slender and beautiful, which made the six people opposite swallow their saliva silently.
"Master, those people have the idea of beating Gillian."
"Hehe, everyone knows that they love beauty, and I have no objection to appreciating beautiful women, but if you dare to fight Gillian's idea, Lin Shao and I will be the first to spare them. Hum! After speaking, a coldness emanated, causing several men around to wonder for a while, where did the cool breeze come from.
Brother Qiang on the opposite side glanced at Gillian with small eyes, then at Lin Xiao, lowered his head and continued to eat dry food.
Suddenly, a small red dot in the distance slowly approached this side, and after a while, a pretty big girl wearing a veil and leading an old woman over sixty years old to the team, beckoned and said, "Is it Ah Lai?" ”
"Yes, yes, hehe, isn't this Amei? Why did you come here? ”
The old grandmother pulled Ame behind her and said slowly: "There is a relative in the provincial capital who is married, and my granddaughter and I are going to eat and be happy, no, I came back late, and I thought I was going to die in this desert tonight, I didn't expect to meet you, Ah Lai, lead the team again, and bring us back to Xichunbei." ”
"Hehe, it's not that I don't take you, the key is that this camel has two ends, one for the girl, and the other for the gang, this, this, I want to take you, but ......"
The thin-faced man glanced at Amei who was veiled, the lilac veil was thin, Amei's big watery eyes were shining, making people look itchy, plump, the turbulent place was turbulent, the slender place was slender, it was really a stunner.
"Then Ah Lai, take them with you. An old lady with a little girl, where can she go in this wilderness? If you run into a desert wolf at night, don't take it away. Such a clever girl has been ruined in vain. The thin-faced man said as he reached out to grab Amei's thin waist.
The old lady looked shocked, hurriedly stretched out her arm and rubbed the thin-faced man, and said with a smile: "Hehe, then thank you for this little brother." Ame, hurry up and get on the camel. ”
"Hey, grandma, come up too, the two of us are light, and it's no problem to ride on it."
Lin Xiao and the three of them rested for a while, ate something, packed up and followed the road.
"Master, this Amei?"
"What's wrong with this Ame?"
"It's nothing, I just think it's a little strange to suddenly meet an ancestor and a grandson in this desert desert."
"Hey, what's so strange about this, didn't I hear Ah, they're all locals, and they all know each other."
"Well, maybe I've encountered too many dangers recently, I hope I'm sensitive." Xuanzimo stroked his beard and walked slowly forward on crutches.
Night was about to fall, and a group of 12 people walked in this remote desert, and no one knew what kind of danger they were about to face.
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