After Fu An explained the underwater environment to us, we decided to go into the water at noon tomorrow to salvage, so we went back to rest first, and slept until dawn that night, and we were not in a hurry the next day, and we washed up and ate breakfast slowly, after all, the temperature in this place was low in the morning, and it was not suitable for going into the water, and our plan was to wait until about two o'clock at noon.

Since the delay on the road was more than we expected, in order to save food rations, after washing, I went to the snow ditch to plug the fish.

The reason why they are blocking fish instead of fishing is because there are so many fish in Tibet that they can be seen swimming in the clear water with the naked eye.

The reason for this is that the land is vast and abundant, but the Tibetans themselves do not eat fish, or even protect fish, and there are many reasons for this, but there are roughly three kinds.

First, in addition to sky burial, Tibetans also have the custom of water burial. Water burial is the dismemberment of the dead and throwing them into the lake. Tibetans believe that fish is the burial place of their ancestors and the guardian deity of the soul, so they dare not take offense.

Second, it is also related to the religious beliefs of the Tibetan people. The Tibetan people mainly believe in Tibetan Buddhism, which is the product of the combination of Buddhism and the local Tibetan primitive religion Bon, which emphasizes small lives and big lives, the cycle of cause and effect, karma and retribution. Not only do they not eat fish, but all small creatures are generally not eaten in Tibetan areas, and Tibetans feel that eating small creatures to survive will kill too many lives.

On the contrary, a cow only needs to sacrifice one life, and the whole family can eat it for a long time. And even if there are a few small fish, the family can't even eat a meal. Traditionally, Tibetans will write down as long as there is killing, and if there are too many, they will feel that they cannot afford the karma of sin, so they will try to restrain themselves from killing.

The reason why the word tradition is used is because some young Tibetans, especially those in tourist areas, have been sinicized, and some things are not so particular, but fish and shrimp are still not eaten.

It is said that there are also Han Chinese fishing in Tibetan areas, and after being discovered by Tibetans, Tibetans spent money to buy them and release them.

All the lakes on the plateau are called sacred lakes, and Tibetans do not allow themselves or others to go down to the lake to bathe or harm the lives in the lake. In Tibetan areas, it is especially important to keep in mind that in recent years, more and more Tibetans have become hostile to the Han Chinese, mainly because there are too many tourists and they do not respect their cultural beliefs, so the contradictions are even greater.

I don't know if the third statement is true, but I heard it when I was talking nonsense with antelope and others for two days. It is said that the plateau environment is special, and the fish here grow very slowly, some only grow a little more in ten years, and the food chain will be destroyed as soon as they eat.

The three of us naturally respect the culture and beliefs of the Tibetan people, but now that the food has to be tightened, and if we continue to respect it, maybe when we really enter the snow-capped mountains, we will starve to death if we run out of food. Fortunately, there are no Tibetans in this place, and they can't see our behavior, so it's not too offensive.

There are a lot of fish here, and they are really not too big, they are the length of my palm, and they are four fingers wide, and they have to be fed by it, and one person has to eat two, and the three of us have to kill six fish. The moment I thought of this thought, I vaguely understood the reason why Tibetans do not eat their lives, which is a very simple and mellow ancient outlook on life, respect for life and gratitude for nature, which is vividly expressed in Tibetan areas.

Blocking fish is very simple, put a handful of haystacks in the water, and you can block one or two in less than five minutes, and you will soon catch enough portions. Then I washed and peeled the fish at the water's edge, dressed them on the branches of a bush, and raised a bonfire to grill the fish.

Salt is readily available, and it is found on the edge of the lake in Guozhatso, and those stones have become salty due to the erosion of salt in the lake water all the year round. What food, as long as salt is added, the taste will not be too bad, the three of us eat fish and grilled fish slowly, although there is no extra seasoning, but the taste is particularly fragrant.

After eating about two o'clock in the afternoon, we took our equipment to the shore of Guo Zhao Lake and began to prepare for the water. The matter of launching the water and salvaging was handed over to Zhou Xuanye, because his water nature is the best among us. He was warming up, undressing as he warmed up, and I sorted out the scuba and tight wetsuit and handed it over.

At this time, the lake water was not as bitter as cold, Zhou Xuanye did more than ten minutes of warm-up, then changed his clothes, took an underwater searchlight, hung his scuba, and slowly walked towards the lake. The water on the edge of the lake is shallow, clear, and you can see the rocks at the bottom of the lake.

The farther down the middle, the deeper the water became, gradually overflowing Zhou Xuanye's thighs and chest. In the end, Zhou Xuanye took a deep breath, pulled the rope, and dived into the water at once.

Due to Fu An's previous positioning, Zhou Xuanye's salvage was relatively smooth, and it didn't take long to pull the rope, Tan Jian and I immediately exerted force, and a black equipment bag was pulled up, and Zhou Xuanye also surfaced for ventilation. He pushed the bag of equipment to the shore, motioned for us to take over, then took off the diving goggles, wiped the water on his face, and said, "There are several more down there, I'll rest for a while." He looked very tired, he gasped a little, shook his head, and shook the water beads like a dog.

Tan Jian and I were attracted by this equipment at this moment, and no one paid attention to Zhou Xuanye, he shrugged his shoulders, looked like an abandoned woman after being used, put on diving goggles, and went into the water again.

The two of us immediately opened the equipment bag, of course everything in it was wet, the first thing that came out was a box, it was the kind of portable medicine box for outdoor use, opened it and looked, there was still a small part of the medicine inside, due to the strict sealing, the box did not enter the water, but the color of the tablets inside had already changed, seven years, it had long expired.

In addition, there are some small things such as telescope compass quick hanging knives and telescopic rod survival bags, large ones are not available, and equipment bags are flattened and not filled. We tried to find some textual or personal information, but nothing came of it.

Not long after, Zhou Xuanye pulled the rope again, Tan Jian and I pulled again, and there were two equipment bags pulled up this time, which were some big guys, cameras and other things, all of which had been scrapped, the only thing worth noting was that this equipment bag was rotten, that is to say, the things in the snow ditch were likely to be rushed out of these two equipment bags.

Due to the angle, it was inconvenient to pull too much at one time, Zhou Xuanye went into the water twice, and we pulled up all the equipment bags, a total of eight, tattered, and didn't put much in it. But the last kit finally gave us something to discover.

In that equipment bag, there is also a medicine box, but in the medicine box, what is placed is not medicine, but a complete piece of silverware, because of the good sealing, the silver light is shiny so far, and the lines on it are clearly visible.

It is slightly curved, as if it were some kind of ornament, the front side is a complete hibiscus wood shape, which is very similar to what we see in the tunnels of the Yumen Secret Palace, and the reverse side is a lotus pattern, which is quite characteristic of Tibetan Buddhism.

This thing, apparently flowing from the depths of the snow-capped mountains, made me realize a question: "Could it be that the people of Little Fusang believe in Tibetan Buddhism?" After asking, I felt that my sentence seemed a bit nonsense, people in Tibetan areas do not believe in Tibetan Buddhism, can they not believe in God?

Zhou Xuanye said: "It looks like it, but in the legend I heard, Xiaofusang and the Central Plains have always had dealings, not as closed as in ancient times, and it should not be pure Tibetan Buddhism." They can live in the depths of the snow-capped mountains, and naturally there are things that are difficult for ordinary people to understand, and we can't use common sense to speculate. ”

This salvage can be regarded as an encouragement, letting us know that the mysterious people in the snowy mountains are not so far away. But why the equipment sank in the lake, and who threw it into the lake, is still a mystery.

Everything is scrapped, we keep it useless, just put it like this, it seems that there is something inappropriate, throw it into the lake, I feel so sorry for the Tibetan compatriots, I simply dug a pit and buried it. I was the one who did the coolies in the middle of nowhere, but Tan Jian was pointing at me on the side, sometimes directing me to dig this way, and sometimes directing me to dig deeper, which made me feel the urge to slap the folding shovel on his head.

After doing this, it was already dusk, and we couldn't make it today, so we rested for a while and caught some fish to grill.

Who knew that it was roasting and roasting, and suddenly a person came over in the distance.

This person came a little abruptly, which shocked me for a moment, and the fish in my hand was not noticed, and it was scorched.

Tan Jian frowned and said, "Grilling a fish like this, what else can you do?" ”

I didn't bother to respond to Tan's words, and said, "Look, there's a guy there." "In the open and uninhabited Tibetan areas, there are very few people who travel alone, because it is a very dangerous thing.

Who is that man?

What are you doing here?