After settling down the security work of the base, Huzi pondered that he wanted to improve his life. Before I came, although my father said that the living conditions here were poor, so I had to be mentally prepared, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. At the beginning, my father smiled and put a Soviet* and a box of bullets on the car, thinking that he was afraid of being bored and panicked and let us play with it. When I arrived at the base, I learned that thanks to this shotgun, the team members were able to eat a stewed hare or a dry fried sand chicken every now and then.

Although the base has reclaimed hundreds of acres of wasteland in the lower reaches of Bosten Lake in order to solve the problem of vegetable supply. But far water can't quench the thirst, if you want to eat the vegetables grown in the base, you have to start spring next year.

The vegetables grown in the small vegetable gardens left behind the front and back of the residents' houses are simply a drop in the bucket, and can only supply the small canteens of those scientific researchers, and the others can only take a look.

It's really not easy to talk about people who are engaged in scientific research, and the daily walking route is fixed. Laboratory - canteen - dormitory, three points and one line. If you go out for a walk alone, there are soldiers who will follow you. Since the housing at the base is particularly tight, and the vast majority of the people live in nests, the communication vehicle has become the best place to stay when the families of cadres come to visit their relatives.

After lunch, Huzi was idle, so he wanted to go to Heshuo County, the closest to the base, to buy some mutton and vegetables to improve the lives of the team members.

The car swayed unhurriedly on the winding dirt road, and the barrenness and monotony of the roadside reminded people of things that had nothing to do with the scenery in front of them. Of course, Huzi thinks most about his relatives at home and Wang Yan, who is difficult to meet but longs for.

I think of the happy and beautiful time with Wang Yan, the subtle and charming smile of Wang Yan, and the white snow that is diametrically opposed to the dry and barren in front of me, and the pine and cypress that exude a faint fragrance.

A cow's cry dragged Huzi's thoughts back from the white and lingering world. When you fix your eyes, the world in front of you already has traces of human beings. From a distance, the village has a vague ridge. Occasionally, there was curling green smoke, followed by a faint smell of roasted naan, which invisibly swept over his face, and Huzi finally saw the people outside the base.

In addition to the novelty and excitement, Huzi found that a wisp of white mist was slowly drifting out of the front of the car, wrapping his face with the tide. Huzi's heart moved, and he secretly said: It's broken, I didn't check the car water tank when I came out, and the dry hot water on the Gobi evaporates quickly, I'm afraid that there is a shortage of water. I was stunned, but I was glad to find that there was a well not far ahead, and the man in red was fetching water.

Huzi was relaxed for a while, and stepped on the accelerator lightly and galloped towards the red dot.

In an almost primitive village, a roaring iron guy suddenly appeared, which really caused quite a stir. Almost all of the sparse people poked out one or two heads nervously and curiously and looked here. The woman in red raised her head in amazement, looked at it for a while, saw the car driving straight towards her, and just wanted to leave in a huff, but suddenly jumped up, clapped her hands excitedly and shouted loudly: "Brother Huzi!" It's Brother Huzi! ”

Huzi stopped excitedly and unexpectedly, and rushed towards the girl who was coming like a fiery butterfly. At this time, the wilderness has been blurred like a light ink painting, only the bright red, jumping in the eyes of the tiger like a flame.

Huzi caught the fluttering swallow unwillingly, spun around happily in place a few times, scratched his slightly upturned little nose lovingly, and said in surprise: "Why are you here?" ”

No need to ask, this beautiful little swallow must be the lovely Anarhan. I saw her excitedly and slightly aggrieved and said, "My house is in front, I want to kill you." As he spoke, he leaned his head on Huzi's shoulder without any scruples.

Surprised and curious people gradually poured out of the courtyard gate, pointing and whispering, and hesitantly rushing towards the well. Just when Huzi was a little frightened and didn't know how to deal with it, he saw a tall and sturdy figure break through the crowd, happily open his arms and shouted: "Oops! Friends from afar, was that wind blowing you here? It's really a great blessing. Before the voice fell, Maimaiti's sturdy and powerful body was already tightly hugged with Huzi.

The courtyard of Maimaiti's house is newly completed at a glance. The rammed courtyard walls and the civil structure of the house exude a faint smell of earth. The newly planted jujube trees turn over their silvery leaves, swaying with the wind in a shy posture. Two Uyghur women, about 30 years old, greeted Huzi timidly and politely, and hurriedly went to the backyard.

Seeing that Hu Zihu glanced at him suspiciously, Maimaiti smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "The two of them are the servants of Master Mai's family, and now that they are liberated, Master Mai has also become poor." They had nowhere to go, so they lived with us. As he spoke, his eyes fluttered and glanced at Anarhan, but Anarhan held Huzi's arm with both hands, completely immersed in the happy joy of reunion after a long absence.

As soon as he sat down, Maimaiti leaned out of the door and shouted in Uyghur: "Ayir, boil the mutton, kill a chicken and stew it, and quickly boil the pot of milk tea." ”

Huzi could understand some Uyghur language, and hurriedly stopped him and said, "I don't have to be busy, I still have to go to the county to buy some things." ”

Maimaiti looked at him and asked hesitantly, "Do you want to buy something very important?" ”

Seeing Maimaiti looking at himself in confusion and embarrassment, Huzi smiled indifferently and said, "There are a few of us together who want to buy some mutton and vegetables." ”

As if he suddenly understood something, Maimaiti nodded contemplatively and said, "Where are you from?" Will you not leave for a while? - Oh, I shouldn't have asked that. As he spoke, Maimaiti made an old-fashioned look and shrugged his shoulders slightly.

Huzi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's from that place, don't leave for the time being." Hearing this, Anarhan immediately jumped up and down excitedly. Maimaiti gave her a slight look and signaled her to be quiet. Huzi stroked her broken braids lovingly, smiled faintly at Maimaiti and said: "There are many people in that place, and the conditions are poor, so I want to improve the life of everyone." ”

Maimaiti let out a long sigh and said with a relieved look: "You don't need to buy mutton, just pull a sheep from me." It's not convenient for me to go to see you in that mysterious place, even if you take me to say hello to everyone. You can go to the county seat to buy other things, and the meat will be cooked when you come back. ”

Huzi still wanted to excuse himself, but he saw Maimaiti waving his hand resolutely and said, "That's it, Anarhan can be your guide." As he spoke, he winked strangely at Anarhan.

Anarhan will be like a sensible puppy, and he will not leave the tiger's side with joy.

Heshuo is an old small county town, a street, like a centipede lacking feet, all the way to the end. Huzi had something in his heart, so he hurriedly bought some vegetable seasonings and hurried back. It was the first time for Anarhan to ride in a car, and he stood up in excitement, letting the oncoming breeze blow his pigtails like a willow. The beautiful eyes were slightly closed, and the little face was flushed, like a blooming peony flower, proudly facing ahead.

Maimaiti was relocated from the base, and he is naturally familiar with the terrain and landforms around the base. After chatting for a while, Huzi couldn't help but talk about the mountains and lakes intentionally or unintentionally. Maimaiti is an extremely shrewd person and knows Huzi's intentions. He tacitly and carefully introduced the topography and landform characteristics around the base, and explained Bosten Lake in particular detail.

As he spoke, Maimaiti smiled dreamily, as if he had a soft spot for Bosten Lake. After a pause, Mamat continued: "We grew up eating fish from Bosten Lake, but in the last two years, something strange has happened, and few people go to the lake to fish again. As he spoke, Maimaiti sighed helplessly with grief.

Hu Zihu glanced at him suspiciously, and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?" You can't even catch a fish. ”

Maimaiti sighed bitterly, and said angrily: "I don't know what is going on, the people who went fishing three times in a row did not come back." I can't see anyone alive or dead, and among them is my brother. After that, no one dared to go fishing in the lake. ”

Huzi pondered for a moment and asked casually, "Have you reported the case to the county?"

Maimaiti said disdainfully: "The newspaper is useless, they just wandered around the lake for a long time, and there was no news." ”

Huzi smiled and said, "Tomorrow is a rest day, and we plan to go to the lake to play." ”

Anarhan clapped his hands excitedly and said, "I'm going too!" I'll be your guide. ”

Huzi glanced at her lovingly, and then hesitantly faced Maimaiti. Maimaiti smiled and said, "She grew up in the lake, and there is nothing she doesn't know." ”

Huzi smiled happily and said, "Okay, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning." ”