Chapter 36: Wada Rose

The weather is nice today, the sky is blue and cloudless.

Cai Hongming walked for a while, and suddenly threw away the idea that the most distinctive snacks here were kebabs, pilaf, and rice sausages.

He felt that everything here was very distinctive, and it was full of charming ethnic customs. Although there are also ethnic minorities on the Gulang side, the atmosphere is definitely not as strong as here.

As he walked, he found that there were people selling roast eggs and roast duck eggs. Those Uighur vendors wrapped eggs and duck eggs in mud, and then put them in a homemade oven to roast, and after a while, the eggs were cooked, and a faint smell of eggs wafted out of the baked soil, and the greedy people swallowed their mouths.

Although it felt good, Cai Hongming and the others had no desire to come forward and try. Even if you eat eggs at home, you can eat eggs here, it's too unstylish.

There was a home-roasted pumpkin next to it, and the pumpkin was roasted and curled up, spewing out a series of aromas. Cai Hongming and the others have never eaten this thing, and neither has Shi Wan'er. So, they bought a little bit to taste, and the taste was still pumpkin, but the way it was made was different. Cai Hongming felt a loss after eating it, the taste of this broken pumpkin was not worth that money at all.

Further on, there is a stall selling kebabs, I haven't eaten it for a long time, and I smell that smell a little greedy.

Cai Hongming walked over, intending to buy a few skewers to try the taste, but was pulled away by Shi Wan'er.

When they left the stall selling mutton skewers, they realized that it was his second uncle's buddy who told them to leave. He said that the lamb skewers at the stall were not tasty and expensive, and that they were unfamiliar outsiders. Archibyg called the man who came to lead the way and called for lifting the horse. He is also Tajik, and he often wanders around the bazaar, so he is familiar with this place.

After walking for a while, Juma recommended them a kebab stall, saying that it was delicious and cheap.

Cai Hongming bought a few bunches to try, and the taste was really good, so let everyone try it. For a while, the corners of their mouths were oily when they ate, and when they left, they were holding a string of leisurely bites. Not far from the past, there was a thin-crust grilled bun on the side of the road. The boss was skilful. Wrap a bun in seconds, and then bake it on the homemade oven, and it won't take long to cook, wafting out a stream of meaty aroma.

Cai Hongming hasn't eaten this thing either. I bought some and tasted them with everyone.

Not. It tastes so good. The skin is thin and the filling is fleshy and fresh, and when you bite into it, the thick soup inside will flow out. Take a sip and the taste will be so fresh that it will swallow your tongue into your stomach.

In the past, there were a few stalls selling roasted naan, and snacks such as noodles, lungs, lamb's belly, etc. were also sold on the side of the roasted naan. Seeing what he hadn't eaten, Cai Hongming bought some and tried them one by one. After a while, several of them had their stomachs full and held on. Shi Wan'er touched her slightly bulging lower abdomen, frowned, and complained angrily that Cai Hongming let her eat too much, what if she gained weight this time?

Cai Hongming rolled his eyes when he heard this, and when he ate the thin-crust baked bun just now, he didn't know who called it delicious, and he grabbed it.

However, women have always been known for being unreasonable and willful, and he did not dare to speak back, lest he summon a stormy blow. Sometimes men are really miserable, but at this time, just think about the happy time you enjoy at night, and you will forget all these troubles.

Walking past the food sellers, they came to the street where the goods were sold.

Among the shops on the street, the most placed are Hetian silk and carpets with a strong ethnic atmosphere, Cai Hongming liked it very much, so he discussed with Shi Wan'er to buy some and take it back to pave the floor when he went back. In this regard, Shi Wan'er said that she had no opinion, and she stepped forward with great interest to ask the shopkeeper about the pattern of the carpet. If Cai Hongming hadn't pulled her away in time, she would have to bargain with others. From this point, it can be proved that shopping with women is really a terrible thing.

In addition to selling silk carpets, the shops here also sell handicrafts with ethnic characteristics.

Walking over, coming to the end, Cai Hongming found that on the edge of the stall selling small flower hats in front, there were two Uyghurs sitting there holding a two-meter-tall strange wooden wine pot with flowers, and they didn't know what they were doing.

Cai Hongming didn't understand it, so he stepped forward and asked. He knows a little Uyghur and is not a problem communicating with Uyghurs. After asking, I found out that they were selling rose wine. He had also drunk rose wine, and he didn't know how the two were selling, so he planned to buy it and drink it.

As soon as the Uyghur who was sitting on the ground heard that he wanted to buy wine, he immediately stood up, enthusiastically took out a small bowl from the side, and carefully poured a bowl of wine from the wine jug for him.

Rose wine is mellow in the mouth, with a rich rose fragrance, fragrant and fragrant, and it is simply wonderful. Cai Hongming asked Shi Wan'er and Ji Dong to drink it, and he had already made up his mind that there must be rose wine produced in Hotan among the things he brought back.

In fact, Hotan not only produces jade, but also roses.

In Hotan, roses have been cultivated for more than 2,000 years.

The rose has always been regarded as an emblem of love. It is said that in Greek mythology, when Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, was born, the gods created this rose, which represents love and beauty. It has long been believed that roses come from the West. In fact, the rose is not the flower of the West, its homeland is China. Roses are found in most parts of our country, and there are many varieties, but in terms of the quality of "roses", the wide-thorned roses of Hotan are the most.

Wide-thorn rose, commonly known as "pink rose".

On the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, there are many pink roses in the wild. Pink roses bloom only once a year, and because they grow in the desert and are watered by the melting snow of the Kunlun Mountains, they have different qualities from other roses. Its fragrance is pure, intense and natural. In Hotan, when the roses bloom in May, the locals go to pick those wild roses and come back, or make them into flower tea, or make rose paste, or make wine to drink.

This tea made from natural roses is mild in nature and is said to soothe mood, replenish blood qi, eliminate fatigue and improve physical fitness. It has a conditioning effect on the liver and stomach, and has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin. Regular drinking can remove dark spots on the skin, making the skin white and natural.

The rose wine made from it has a natural flavor that is very different from wine made from roses sold in the market.

After drinking rose wine, Cai Hongming and the others continued to walk forward.

After walking around, they found that the items sold inside were really dazzling, whether it was a cuisine with local characteristics, or a variety of famous drinks, dried and fresh fruits, medicinal supplements, gold and stone carvings, ceramic lacquerware and famous department stores from all over the world. Of course, there are also a lot of tourist goods, such as Hetian jade, Hetian silk, Hetian carpet, rose wine, Hetian small flower hat, ethnic medicine, ethnic knives and so on.

Cai Hongming and the others didn't buy anything because they had to stay here for a few days, but just wrote down what they wanted to buy in their hearts, and then came back to make a big purchase when they wanted to go back.

After a day off, they will go up the mountain to dig jade tomorrow, and they can't do without things in their hands, so Cai Hongming asked Juma to take them to the largest field store in the city. Because many people dream of getting rich overnight, they all go to the mountains to pick jade, which requires the use of some field supplies, so a large number of field goods stores were born in Hotan.

This time digging jade, Cai Hongming wants to dig while playing, it is luck to be able to dig it, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't dig it.

So I bought a lot of equipment like a picnic for a trip, tents, sleeping bags, folding pots, folding chairs, and other things, and bought food for people and animals in the market for a few days, as if I really planned to stay in the mountains for a few days.

When they moved their things back, Archibyg was dumbfounded, what was going on, he was really going to settle down in the mountains? (To be continued......)