Chapter Seventy-Six: The Pearl of the Prairie Reaches the Lake

Manager Chen was ready to go back, after buying the train ticket, he accompanied him to walk around the northern market, saw a vendor's stall with Russian chocolate and vodka, asked the price, it was more expensive than buying in a Russian store, but it was not outrageous, I asked the vendor: "Everyone brings razors, binoculars, coats or something, why do you bring these things back?" The vendor replied: "There are too many Chinese who go on a three-day trip now, and they have snatched up all these razor binoculars coats and stuffed back to China, and there are almost no decent things to find in Lao Maozi's stores, you see that these things are sold everywhere in the northern market, and these things are still produced during the Soviet Union, and if Lao Maozi wants to buy these things in the future, he will have to buy them in Manchuria." I sold the goods over there and came back to the Russian customs and did not allow too many rubles to pass through the customs, and I couldn't catch any decent goods, so I grabbed some chocolate vodka and came back to sell, I sold it inexpensively, many outsiders bought it, brother, you can also order it, Lao Maozi's chocolate is absolutely pure. I couldn't help but say that, so I bought some chocolate and a bottle of vodka and asked Manager Chen to help me take it home. Originally, when I came from Ulan-Ude, I bought some chocolates at the train station, but I didn't buy much, and I ended up leaving them all for Sveta. When I sent Manager Chen to the train station, I really wanted to go home with him, but time did not allow it, and there were only two days left before the international train arrived in Manchuria.

There was nothing specific in the past two days, and Brother Chao watched TV in the hotel for half a day, and changed a few stations, all of which were tasteless soap operas. Brother Chao was also bored, so he asked me to go downstairs and ask if there were any interesting places around Manzhouli? So I went downstairs to the CITS Business Center and met the beautiful girl at the reception desk. Because I consulted with her a few times last time I stayed here, it was a little familiar. When she saw me, she smiled at me and said, "Hello! You're here for business again? I nodded and replied, "Yes, just picked up some Russian goods." The girl asked, "How long are you going to stay in Manchuria this time?" I replied, "I will stay for two more days, and the day after tomorrow the international parade will go to Novosibirsk." The girl said enviously: "I really envy you, you often travel on business and can go to many places." I smiled and said, "Actually, it's hard to go on a business trip, I want to ask you, is there any fun place around Manchuria?" Watching TV in the hotel was so boring. The girl thought about it and asked me, "Have you ever been to the Hulunbuir Prairie?" I replied: "The last time I took a Russian customer to Hailar to buy onions, I passed by the grassland, and when I went to Redstone last week, I also passed by the grassland, and the grass was yellow at this time, and there was nothing to look at." The girl asked, "Have you ever been to a yurt?" I nodded and said, "I've been there a few times, eating meat and drinking in big bowls, and every time I almost drank and fell down." The girl laughed, "Then I really don't know where you went?" Manchuria is such a big place, surrounded by grasslands, and outsiders who come here either go to the grasslands or yurts. When I heard this, I pouted and said, "It seems that I have to watch boring TV in my room to pass the time." The girl patted her head and said, "Look at me, I almost forgot about Dalai Lake, one of the four major freshwater lakes in China and the largest lake in Inner Mongolia." The scenery is really beautiful, the fish in the lake is delicious, and I used to go with tour groups many times when I used to work in a travel agency. "When I first went to Novosibirsk to take the international train, I met a Manchurian who brought canned white fish and grassland mushrooms from Dalai Lake with me. Listening to you say this, you have to see the beautiful scenery, taste the food, and it would be better if you had a beautiful woman as a tour guide. When the girl heard this, she said mischievously, "You can invite a beautiful woman to be a tour guide." I smiled and said, "I really invite the beautiful woman to be a tour guide, but the beautiful woman has to go to work." The girl said, "The beautiful woman is just resting tomorrow." As soon as I heard this, I immediately said excitedly, "Great, can you invite you to be our guide tomorrow?" The girl mischievously said again, "Then you have to invite me officially." I smiled and said, "What is a formal invitation?" Does it count if I invite you to dinner in the evening? The girl grinned and nodded, "Okay, but you'll have to treat me to a big meal." I nodded and said, "This is not a problem at all, is it okay to invite you to dinner at your hotel?" The girl shook her head and said, "It's not good here, it's all acquaintances, I'll take you to eat the local delicious mutton hot pot." I said, "Okay, you can do whatever you want, you know where there is good food in Manchuria, I live in room 318, then you can call me after work." My name is Dapeng, I don't know what your name is? The girl replied, "My name is Xiaomei, and I'll call you after work." I'll give you a picture album about Dalai Lake, you can go back and take a look" After speaking, Xiaomei took out a beautifully printed tourist brochure and handed it to me.

When I went upstairs, I looked at the brochure while walking, and saw that the scenery of Dalai Lake on the photos was very beautiful, and there were some pictures of Dalai Lake food, which made my mouth water. When I returned to the room, Brother Chao asked me, "Where did you go to inquire after such a long time?" I smiled and replied, "I didn't inquire, I went to chat with the beautiful woman downstairs." When Brother Chao heard this, he said a little angrily: "I said you kid, can you do something serious?" I'm asking you where there's fun, not asking you to pick up girls. I grimaced and said, "The leader is angry, I inquired, the more interesting place is Dalai Lake, there are beautiful scenery and food, and I also found a beautiful woman to be our tour guide." After speaking, I handed the brochure to Brother Chao, who flipped through the brochure and said, "Good place, I have heard of Dalai Lake when I came to Manchuria before, so let's go play tomorrow for a day and taste the food of Dalai Lake." Tell me where you found a beautiful woman to be a tour guide? So I told about the beautiful girl Xiaomei and eating hot pot at night. Brother Chao laughed and said: "There is really your kid, you know beautiful women everywhere, you go to eat hot pot with beautiful women at night, I won't be a light bulb." I asked with a hippie smile: "Leader, if you don't go, can you be reimbursed for the meal?" Brother Chao said with a smile: "The standard is two hundred yuan, which is more than self-payment." I clasped my palms together and bowed at Brother Chao: "Thank you leader!" ”

I opened the brochure that Xiaomei gave me, and the brochure introduced Dalai Lake like this: Hulunbuir grassland is like the sun that never sets, shining on the rich north for centuries, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep, and the sky is vast and the mare's milk wine is boundless, giving birth to many good Mongolian sons!

Dalai Lake is 800 miles in circumference, with thousands of blue waves, like a crystal huge pearl, inlaid in the Hulunbuir grassland. Dalai Lake is also called Lunchi and Hulun Lake, which means "sea lake". The lake is 539 meters above sea level, covers an area of 2,315 square kilometers, and has a maximum water depth of 8 meters. In the old days, the north of Dalai Lake was connected with the Hailar River, and the lake leaked into the Heilongjiang River. It has now been cut off and has become an inland lake.

Dalai Lake is the only Daze within thousands of miles in the north of our country, the water area is wide, the swamp wetland is continuous, the grassland is vast, the bait is abundant, the bird habitat environment is good, it is an important passage for the migration of birds in the eastern inland of China, many of which belong to rare birds. It can be said that the Dalai Lake area is one of the rare treasure houses of bird resources in Inner Mongolia and is a huge bird museum.

Dalai Lake is also known throughout the country for being "big, lively, fat and clean". "Big" is the lake with an area of 2,339 square kilometers, making it the largest lake in northern China; "Alive" means not a stagnant lake; "Fertilizer" means that the grass on the shore of the lake and the riverbank is luxuriant, and the manure of livestock mostly flows into the lake, which is the natural bait for fish; "Clean" means that the rivers in the lake area are basically free of pollution, and it is a rare pool of clear water. The smoke and waves of Dalai Lake are vast, the sky and water are connected, the white sails are dotted, the waves are sparkling, come here to travel, not only can you enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also can taste the delicious food made of hundreds of kinds of fish and shrimp. After reading this beautiful text introduction, I can't help but be fascinated by Dalai Lake

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Xiaomei called me to tell me that she was now off work, so she would go home to change her clothes first, and asked me to wait for her in the hotel lobby at six o'clock. I arrived at the hotel lobby at six o'clock in ten minutes. A few minutes later, the tall Mei appeared at the door of the hotel wearing a fashionable and slim Russian woolen coat, and Mei beckoned to me at the door. After I walked out, Xiaomei asked me, "Why are you alone, your leader?" I replied with a smile: "My leader doesn't want to be a light bulb for us." Xiaomei was a little embarrassed when she heard this. I asked, "Beauty, where are you going to take me to eat hot pot?" Xiaomei replied: "Don't ask, I'll take you there, and I'll hold you satisfied." After speaking, Xiaomei took a taxi and took me to the hot pot restaurant with a small face, but very clean and comfortable. The owner of the hot pot restaurant greeted us warmly and told us about the steppe sheep we had just killed today. So we ordered a hot pot with clear water, the mutton of the grassland was delicious, and I ate it with relish in the face of beautiful women. Xiaomei asked me, "Dapeng, do you often come to Manchuria for business trips?" I replied, "I don't think I will come here often for business trips in the future." After hearing this, Xiaomei showed a look of disappointment on her face. I thought to myself, it seems that this beautiful girl has some crush on me.

Xiaomei told me: "It's not the peak tourist season, and there are no tourist buses to go to Dalai Lake, but you can charter a bus or take a bus to go." I said, "Just take the bus, let's charter a bus, free time and free movement." You can help find a trolley," Xiaomei nodded and agreed. So we made an appointment to meet at the hotel at seven o'clock the next morning.

The next morning, when we left the hotel, we saw a black Volga sedan parked in front of the hotel, and Xiaomei waved to us in the car. After we got into the car, the car drove out of Manchuria. The road condition is not very good, the car drove for three hours on the Hulunbuir grassland to reach the lake, along the way from time to time will see some yurts and herds of cattle and sheep, in the late autumn season, the grass on the grassland has withered yellow, I think if it is summer, here will be a magnificent scenery of cattle and sheep blown by the wind.

Under the blue sky, there is a vast pool of lake water in front of you, and the blue waves are rippling and the water and sky are connected. In the withered grass on the shore, there were some wild flowers that had not withered and withered, Xiaomei excitedly picked a few and put them on the tips of her ears, this pretty girl and Hu Tian were all in one color.

Compared to Lake Baikal, Lake Dalai is even more beautiful. The blue sky and white clouds, the clear lake water, and the endless prairie make people feel relaxed and happy. Intoxicated by this beautiful nature, I forgot to shout loudly by the lake, Xiaomei and Chaoge were also infected by me, and they also shouted together.

We found a restaurant by the lake that was still open, and ordered a few dishes of Dalai Lake delicacies recommended by Xiaomei, such as saltwater small lake shrimp, fried white fish, grassland mushrooms, garlic roasted catfish, and pike fish stuffed dumplings. Although the cooking skills are not complimentary, the taste of the fish is indeed delicious. Xiaomei said, it's a pity that there are few of us, if there are more people, we can taste the whole fish feast. After dinner, we asked the owner of the restaurant to help us find a boat on the lake, and after negotiating the price, we had a great time swimming around the lake. In the end, I went home.

After a busy few days, it was the first time that Brother Chao and I were so completely relaxed in the embrace of nature.