Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Lucky Bird
The place where Dolma was met was not far from Cuona Lake.
Dolma sat in the co-pilot, the white lion was still in the back seat, and as for Dolma's two dogs, they could only squat in the back.
I guess these two dogs would love to sing a song - they would love to blow the wind with you......
After driving west for five or six minutes, a straight railway line appeared in front of it, and a train full of goods happened to be traveling from north to south, leaving a faint wisp of black smoke over the long railway line.
As Dunzhu Zhuoma said, on the side of the railway, there is a large courtyard about 40 meters long and 20 meters wide, there are several bungalows in the yard, and a pickup truck engineering truck is parked outside the yard.
The sound of the Great Wall cannon attracted a Tibetan compatriot in his forties.
This Tibetan compatriot is not tall, but he looks very strong, wearing a railway overalls, and his face is full of vicissitudes.
"Uncle Lausanne, I've brought a friend here to take a look at you. After getting out of the car, Dunzhu Zhuoma ran to Lobsang Damba and greeted the uncle warmly, and Dolma's two iron-clad gold naturally got out of the car and circled around the Lausanne uncle.
Obviously, the relationship between this Uncle Lausanne and Dolma's family should be very close, otherwise Dolma's two dogs would not be so affectionate to this middle-aged man.
After Lao Liu and the white lion got out of the car, after Lobsang Danba saw the white lion, his eyes immediately became fiery.
Whether it is a real Tibetan mastiff or not, these Tibetans can tell at a glance.
The real Tibetan mastiff may not have such a pure bloodline, but there is something on its body that a pet Tibetan mastiff will never have - wildness!
That's right, the Tibetan mastiff that lives in the mountains and guards the cattle and sheep every day is wild and aggressive, and those pet Tibetan mastiffs don't have these.
The gap between the two can be seen at a glance by any Tibetan herdsman living in the mountains and grasslands.
"Dolma, how does this friend of yours have such a great white mastiff?" Lobsang Danba's eyes were almost straight, and his eyes were full of fire.
After Zhuoma told the middle-aged man the reason that Lao Liu told her before, the middle-aged man with a pale face was full of envy.
Lao Liu walked over with the white lion, clasped his hands together and said, "Tashi Delek." ”
Lobsang Damba also clasped his hands together, "Tashi Delek." ”
When the two iron-clad gold of the Zhuoma family saw Lao Liu coming over, they immediately abandoned Lobsang Danba without hesitation, ran to Lao Liu's side, and circled around Lao Liu. This kind of licking behavior made Lobsang Danba's eyes almost pop out.
After greeting for a while, Zhuoma took out his mobile phone and took a few photos of Lao Liu, the white lion and Uncle Lausanne, which made Uncle Lausanne so happy that he couldn't find his eyebrows.
For devout Tibetans, a real snow mastiff is Rinpoche's mount, and it is extremely noble. It was also a great honor to be photographed with Rinpoche's mount.
"Uncle Lausanne, what about Brother Sanji?" After some pleasantries, Dolma asked Lobsang Danba.
"A few of them drove out to patrol the line, and they won't be back until late in the evening. ”
This is a nursing class on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and about 20 people are usually on duty in three shifts.
The railway workers here are responsible for the daily maintenance and care of dozens of kilometers of railway lines, which is very hard. Every day the wind comes and goes in the snow, which is really called a wind and snow without hindrance.
It is these obscure railway workers who ensure the safety of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
"Uncle Lausanne, have any auspicious birds flown over from the lake recently?"
"Yes, there were five or six auspicious birds that flew over the day before yesterday, and your big brother Sanji took a lot of pictures. ”
Hearing the news, Zhuoma excitedly said to Lao Liu: "Let's go to the lake to have a look, maybe we can see the lucky bird." ”
The two men and three dogs walked along a gravel road through a culvert under the railway line, and walked about 400 meters before they came to the shore of Cuona Lake.
When he saw this large blue lake, Lao Liu only felt that the world seemed to have lost its color at this moment.
So beautiful!
Beauty cannot be described in words.
Anyway, Lao Liu stood there and searched his stomach and thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with any adjectives to describe the blue in front of him!
The sky here is that pure blue, and the lake is a translucent blue. The mountain on the other side of the lake is not covered with snow, but it looks majestic.
The lake is roughly oval in shape, less than 10 kilometers wide at its widest point and about 20 kilometers long from north to south.
The whole lake is like a piece of the purest old pit glass blue jade, lying quietly on the vast plateau, exuding dazzling brilliance.
"I feel like I'm drunk! This is really beautiful! This is the most beautiful lake I've ever seen in my life!" Lao Liu sincerely sighed three times in a row.
Dolma smiled: "I don't feel anything anymore, maybe I've seen too much." ”
The three dogs played together, and their low barks spread far and wide.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, no one would have thought that these three dogs had almost gone shopping more than half an hour ago.
"Brother Liu, look over there, it's a lucky bird. Zhuoma pointed to the distance and said in surprise, "If you can see the auspicious bird, this year will be auspicious!"
Lao Liu looked in the direction pointed by Zhuoma and found that there were indeed a few big birds with white bodies, black tails and black necks flying leisurely.
"I said Sister Zhuoma, the auspicious birds you are talking about can't be these black-necked cranes, right?"
"Yes, we locals call this big bird an auspicious bird, and it is the sacred bird of our plateau. Lucky birds can only be seen here in spring and summer, and in autumn and winter, they migrate south to southern Tibet. ”
Lao Liu took out his mobile phone and searched for the black-necked crane, and found that this beautiful black and white bird turned out to be a national first-class protected animal. Moreover, this big bird is indeed a sacred bird in the minds of the Tibetan compatriots on the plateau, and the auspicious bird is the nickname of the local Tibetan compatriots for this big bird.
"If you go across the lake, you'll find more animals. On the grassland west of Cuona Lake, you can see wild yaks, Tibetan wild asses, yellow sheep, Tibetan antelopes, rock sheep, and many other animals, and if you are lucky, you can even see snow leopards! In the winter of the previous year, Brother Sanji had seen snow leopards on the mountains on the other side of the lake, but unfortunately Brother Sanji was unable to take pictures. Dolma said very arrogantly.
"Tsk, there's a snow leopard? That's a lot rarer than a black-necked crane. ”
"Hehe, what's so strange about this? There are a lot of animals here, it's just not easy to see. After all, this is not a no-man's land, and if you have the opportunity to go to the other side of the twin lakes, these animals can often be seen. If you go to Hoh Xil, it's even more. ”
Lao Liu shrank his head, "Well, I still want to live a few more years." I don't want to go to a dead no-man's land, go to that place, maybe I'll let the wolves gnaw at some point......"
Dunzhu Zhuoma laughed happily, and the crisp laughter spread far away on the surface of the lake, startling the two auspicious birds that had just landed on the water and flew high again......