Chapter 90: Gray and Bright
About the history of this place in Maqu.
The drunkard and I briefly said that now Maqu refers to a county, which is also named after the Yellow River, and most of the people there are southern Tibetans.
It is famous because it is located at the first bend of the Yellow River, and it was once the boundary between the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River.
It's just that now that history has changed, many situations are different from the past.
"Where are minorities? Are most of you ethnic minorities? "I asked the drunkard.
The drunkard smiled at me: "There is no nationality in the road, and in many cases you can't tell if it is an ethnic minority, I am a southern Tibetan, and you don't know what to say to you." "
This really surprised me.
I didn't expect him to be a minority.
If it weren't for him speaking out of his own mouth. I really didn't care.
I was chatting with the drunkard about Maqu.
From time to time, the driver in the car would interject and chat with us, but unfortunately I didn't understand what he said very well, and I could only hear part of it clearly.
Instead, the drunkard asked him a few words, and it seemed that he was also worried about the years ahead, and some things had changed.
Compared with the densely populated big cities, Maqu is a place with fewer people, the roads are not very wide, and the economy is relatively backward.
The various architectural styles and cultures are very different.
We arrived at our destination, after getting off the bus. The drunkard took me to the edge of the Yellow River.
The familiar Wenshui River, a tributary of the Yellow River, can only be regarded as a small river. Even the Wei River, although it is the first tributary, is still a tributary. It's not a main basin, it's a small river.
The Yellow River, where Maqu is located, is the main basin of the Yellow River, and this is the real Yellow River!
The Yellow River originates from Qinghai, all the way to the east, the water in the first half of the river is still clear, after passing through the Loess Plateau such as Shaanxi and Gansu, because of serious soil erosion, it has become the turbid Yellow River water.
The water of the Yellow River here in Maqu is not turbid, but because of the topography, the water flow is very large, and the waves are rolling, and it looks like an angry dragon roaring.
Strong and continuous.
Standing on the edge of the Yellow River, the water vapor was very heavy, and the splashed water droplets quickly soaked through the clothes.
Listening to the huge sound of water in my ears, my whole body seemed to be imprisoned in place, completely shocked by this aura, and my legs were still faintly trembling.
"This is the Yellow River!" I sighed in my heart.
The drunkard leaned up to my ear and said to me, "Look, this is the first bend of the Yellow River, and we will enter the territory of the Lingmen from that bend in a while." "
This place is high and belongs to the plateau, but when you stand here and look around, you can see that it is all flat, and there are no buildings in sight. The Spirit Gate shouldn't be here.
We watched for a while, then left the Yellow River, and the voices in our ears became quieter, and we began to hear each other clearly.
"Where is the Spirit Gate? There's nothing here. "
The drunkard replied: "Lingmen is a treasure land, it is naturally not seen at ordinary times, and it needs to be entered in a special way, it is still early, and after the sun sets, we will go again." "
I found a big rock to sit on, and I sat with the drunkard to rest.
I didn't speak, and the drunkard didn't take the initiative to say anything, drinking alone, looking at his appearance, his mood was not very good, and he should be more worried in his heart.
"Master Qi, let's go to the Spirit Gate, will we do it directly?"
The drunkard was stunned for a moment, and then asked me, "Are you a little scared?" "
I shook my head: "It's not enough to be afraid, it's just that I'm afraid that I won't be prepared." "
He was silent for a moment and said to me: "For those old guys, since they want to come to you, it must be for your daughter-in-law to drink and pull the coffin, and they won't do it directly." It's just that those disciples under the sect are afraid that they will deal with us, after all, little ghosts can be difficult. "
"Oooh." I nodded. After the representation.
Then, the drunkard took out a yellowed piece of paper from his hand and stuffed it into my hand.
"This is the treasure that I have been mixing on the side of the Yellow River for a few years, and all the treasures I have held back are recorded in it, if I can't get out, everything will be given to you."
My face changed, and I felt like the drunkard was explaining what was going on.
"You..."
The drunkard smiled and blocked what I was about to say.
"Don't think too much, I don't mean anything else, I'm just afraid of what if. In addition, this thing is not for you in vain, I promised your daughter-in-law to protect you for three years, but it has only been a few months, I am about to break my promise, this thing is considered compensation for you, maybe you will not look down on it in the future. "
I opened the yellowed paper and took a general look, and there were quite a few treasures on it.
Feathers in the water, golden river sand, thousand-year-old turtle shells, etc., all kinds. There are many types, all of which were made by Qi drunkards from the Yellow River.
At this time, he said again.
"There's one more thing, I think it's better to tell you."
"What's the matter?" I asked curiously.
"Before, we had dinner in Shuifu. That's what I did on purpose, so that you can increase your Dao practice a little more, but when you were practicing, an accident happened. Your strength is too strong, and I don't know what's going on, so I absorbed all the aura in those dishes of the Quanshui Banquet, and even the eighteen girls have become your strength. "
I reflected on these words and stood up suddenly, and my heart stirred up.