When I got home, I was in an exceptionally good mood. I sat in front of the computer and drank a few cans of beer. That night, I had a good dream. The next morning, while I was still asleep, my phone rang. I picked it up in a daze.
"Min 'er, are you up?"
I replied absentmindedly,"Um…not yet. What's the matter?"”
"Min 'er, pack up. I'll pick you up in half an hour.”
"Oh, yes," I answered absentmindedly.”The other end hung up.
I was a little puzzled. I forced myself to open my eyes. Oh my god, it was Grandpa. I rolled up, not feeling sleepy at all. I looked at my phone. It was only past six. Great, what should I prepare? I packed up a camouflage uniform, but I felt that something was wrong. I was going to scout the place. Why did I have to do so much? I had to calm down. Yes, check the spot. Torch light, Ingisar, Fleecetwing Clothes, yes. I looked again. There were only a few minutes left. I hurriedly put on my shoes and heard my phone ring again. When I picked it up, Grandpa said,"Is it done?" Let's go downstairs."
I shouted over the phone,"Coming, coming, I'm coming downstairs!"”
I sat in Grandpa's car and realized that I hadn't brushed my teeth and washed my face. Grandpa and I sat in the back seat, and Sis Hua was driving. Oh my god, she's not going with us, is she? I was happy and prayed that she would come with us.
I calmed down and asked,"Grandpa, where are we going?"”
Grandpa looked at a magazine." You'll know when you get there. You should rest for a while." By the way, you didn't bring any weapons, right?”
I was stunned for a moment." I brought an Ingisha.”
Grandpa looked back at me." Why did you bring that thing? Put it in my car! Seriously, scouting isn't like digging graves. Do you understand?”
I put Ingisar in the car with a red face. The car drove to the bus terminal. Sister Hua bought three tickets to Urumchi. I was excited at that time. It seemed that she wanted to go with me. Unfortunately, on the bus, Grandpa and I sat together while Sis Hua sat in the front row. I tried my best to look at her side profile. Countless fantasies appeared in my mind and I fell asleep. When we reached the gas station, we all went down to breathe in the fresh air. I went to Sister Hua's side, but when I saw her cold face, I gave up. Grandpa was walking around expressionlessly. I thought, forget it, I'll endure it.
I have a habit of sleeping as soon as I get on the bus. In the end, I slept all the way to Urumchi. When we got out of the car, it was just past ten o'clock. Grandpa treated us to beef noodles. Sis Hua made a phone call while she was eating. A moment later, a young man came with three train tickets. As soon as he saw her, he said,"Master Ghost, I've found the three tickets you wanted! Do you want anything else?"
Grandpa said,"You've worked hard. We've prepared the rest!"”
That person left meekly. "Who is this?" I asked Sister Hua.”
Sis Hua looked at me and said,""Friend."
I was a little bored and continued eating beef noodles. I calculated that it took fifteen minutes to eat. It was like a war. After dinner, we hailed a cab and rushed to the train station. When I saw the train, I felt a headache coming on. I moved closer to Sis Hua and took the suitcase from her." Sis, where are you going? Why didn't you take a plane?"
Sis Hua gave me another suitcase." Your grandfather likes to take the train. Don't you know that?”As she spoke, she entered the waiting room.
After a while, the radio announced that the passengers to Hami had boarded the bus. Only then did I know that this trip was to Hami. I struggled to carry two suitcases and got on the train.
We were in the sleeping car. Grandpa drank some tea after getting in the car and told us to rest. Then he went to sleep. Sis Hua was sitting in her seat, peeling an apple with Yengisar. I sat across from her and smiled at her. She was so beautiful. Her silky smooth long hair and curved eyelashes made her big eyes look even more charming. The sunlight passed through the window and sprinkled on her arm. I was mesmerized. She noticed that I was looking at her and coughed lightly. I came back to my senses and looked away in embarrassment. She skillfully cut the apple with engisar and handed me a piece, which made my heart beat faster. I hurriedly took it and took a bite." Hehe," I laughed." So sweet!"”
Sis Hua turned to look at Grandpa, who was snoring loudly. She turned to me and said,"What are you looking at?"
She suddenly spoke to me. I was shocked and stammered,"I…I'm not looking at anything. I'm looking…looking at the sign behind you.”
After saying that, I wanted to slap myself. Why didn't you tell the truth? A moment of silence reminded me of a particularly depressing sentence. There was no greater sorrow than a dead heart. I kept making up my mind. After a long time, I felt my little face turn red. Just as I was about to speak, Sis Hua stood up and threw an apple peel. I had no choice but to hold back my words. When Sis Hua came back, I said to her,"Sis, do you want to sleep for a while? I'm here. It's fine."”
Sis Hua said coldly," No need. You can go. I'm not tired."”
"Then I won't go either." I'll accompany you. I'm not tired!"
After that, there was silence again. Sis Hua was reading a newspaper while I looked at the people around me from time to time. Finally, I made up my mind and asked,"Sister Hua, why don't you find a boyfriend?"”
Sis Hua closed the newspaper." What do you think?”
"I said, I don't know either. I think it's because you're too beautiful and your standards are too high that you don't like ordinary people!”
Sis Hua didn't say anything. I had to quickly find a topic. I couldn't stay silent. "Sister Hua, why don't you find one for our family? Look at our family. We have uncles who are calm, uncles who can run and play, uncles who are cultured and can do things. If you think education is important and you're handsome, don't you still have me?”
Seeing Sis Hua smile, I continued,""If you don't think it's possible, you have to give me a standard. Me? I don't have high requirements, and it's very simple. The girl in my heart should have long black hair. It's that simple.”
Sis Hua laughed." You're still so young. Do you know what love is?”
I said," Yes, of course I know. There are pairs of them everywhere in our school. There were also people who wanted to die every day. When they watched their performances, they knew what love was.”
Sis Hua tidied her hair and held her chin." Then why didn't you find one?”
"Me?" I'm busy studying, and my heart belongs to someone else!”
"You were busy studying and only got 60 marks?" Sis Hua said.”
I said,"Long live 60 points. One more point is a waste." Also, my heart belongs to someone else."
As she spoke, she turned to look at her grandfather. He was sleeping soundly. I lowered my voice and covered my mouth."Right in front of us."
Sis Hua was embarrassed and her face turned cold. I calmed down." Sis, look at you. When I say this, your face is cold. I…I didn't say anything wrong. I just like you.”
Perhaps it was a little loud, but Grandpa turned over. I was shocked and made a face at Sister Hua. She didn't seem angry." Alright, don't let your imagination run wild. Go up and lie down for a while. He might be busy tonight! I'm going to lie down for a while. You should rest early too. Don't mess around!"
I could feel the meaning of a married couple in his last sentence. It was as if he had eaten honey." Don't worry, I won't mess around. Let's see who sleeps faster."”After saying that, he turned around and got into his berth.
Perhaps it was because there was too much noise when they went up, Grandpa woke up and said in a daze,"Did you eat well in university? If you make such a big commotion, I'll kick you down!”
I stuck out my tongue at Sister Hua below and laughed. As I lay down, I began to immerse myself in my memories.
They arrived at Hami at around six in the afternoon. It was very hot here, and the greenery in the city was better than expected. As soon as we got off the train, we saw a sign with Sis Hua's name on it. Sis Hua walked up while Grandpa and I followed behind. The person who picked us up was a girl, about the same age as Sister Hua. Her skin was very dark, and she was a Uighur girl. Sister Hua talked to her in Uighur for a while and nodded at Grandpa and me. We got into a Jetta, and the driver was also a Uighur young man. As soon as the girl got into the car, she gave each of us a bottle of water." Ghost, it's been a long journey. My father knew you were coming, so he arranged for us to pick you up. My father has already arranged for your hotel. If you want to stay, my father is very enthusiastic.”
Grandpa smiled." We have something to do today. We just need a car, so we called your father. We won't be eating, I'll have to take the car for a few days.”
The lady waved her hand." No, no! Hami, come on, we have to entertain you. If we don't eat, we'll lose face!”
Grandpa laughed." How about this? Go back and tell your father that we're in a hurry today. We'll come over in a few days. There are about five of us. We'll trouble your father when the time comes. Hahaha!"
The girl pointed to the front and said,"My father is waiting for you in front. Come in for a while."”
Grandpa said," How about this? We won't go in. Leave the car with me. You can get off here."”
The two of them got out of the car. Sister Hua drove the car, and Grandpa and I sat in the back as usual. His grandfather said," His father's name is Halati. He used to be a friend in Hami. Sometimes, he can help sell goods. However, he's doing a serious business. He's passionate about collecting cultural relics. I've given him a few toys and he's always been good to us.”
My attention isn't here. I asked grandpa,"Why are we coming to Hami?" Are there treasures here?"
Grandpa looked at me." Do you know what this place used to be? It was a place that the Silk Road had to pass through. If they found the source, would they not find something good?”
I said,"But how can there be cultural relics in Hami City?”
"I didn't say Hami City." Let me put it this way. The Silk Road is long. Hami was a town in the past, but it was much bigger than a city. The ancient people didn't have the buildings now, so when many goods arrived here, the warehouses needed were probably not small. Therefore, it was impossible that there was nothing around!”
I looked at the map and thought about it. "Where do you plan to go?" I asked him.”
Grandpa said to me, but also to Sister Hua,"When I was young, I came here and saw one. It was just that I was running away at that time and didn't look too closely. My impression is that it's a group of graves. Mm, head northwest!"
Sis Hua put on her sunglasses and took a few detours around the city before she got on the national highway. On our left, a train was speeding. We were speeding too, racing against the train.
The sun was slowly losing its luster, and the hot feeling in the air was fading bit by bit. At this moment, I suddenly thought of something and asked Grandpa,"Where are you staying tonight?"
"See?" Grandpa said. It's easy to find a place to stay here!"
I stopped talking and looked at the surrounding scenery. On the way out of Hami, the scenery was exceptionally good. The stubborn weeds were growing in the Gobi Desert. Grandpa would take out his binoculars from time to time to look at them. I was especially puzzled. Grandpa, the road is bright in the daytime. The sun is almost gone. How can I look with a telescope?
"Grandpa, I think we should stay at Uncle Halati's house during the day. It's almost night. Even if we see the grave, we might not be able to recognize it."”
"Who said I was looking for a grave?"”
I was shocked." Ah, then what are you looking for?”
"Find a place to spend the night," Grandpa said.”
I almost vomited blood when I heard that. After all this time, we were busy preparing for tonight. "Then why don't we stay at Uncle Harati's?" Wouldn't he be able to take a look at the desert tomorrow morning? If another magnetic grave appeared, wouldn't he be rich?”
Grandpa was furious." Get rich, get rich. Why do you only know how to get rich? Why are you the same as your good-for-nothing uncle?”
Sis Hua maintained her speed and the road conditions were good. From time to time, trucks carrying goods passed by. The temperature outside began to drop, and the wind blowing into the car window was a little cold. Grandpa still looked at me with binoculars from time to time. I didn't care where I was anymore. Forget it. It doesn't matter if I sleep early or late. I might as well take the opportunity to take a nap. I took out my phone and looked at it. Mother, it's been almost two hours since I came out. Only then did I feel a little hungry. With the help of the sun that had not completely fallen, I could only see the Gobi Desert. I closed the window and started sleeping.
I was covered in sweat from this sleep. When I woke up, it was already dark outside. I couldn't even see my fingers outside the window. The car was very bumpy and my mouth was a little dry. I opened the car window a crack and the cold wind woke me up. I rubbed my eyes and looked at my watch. Oh my god, I've been running for four hours. "Grandpa, where are we?"”
Grandpa looked at me." Yes, we're at the junction of the grassland and the Gobi Desert. Xiao Hua, drive that way!" I looked at Sis Hua. She was a little tired and her face was a little pale. This made my heart ache.
Grandpa pointed at an adobe house not far away. From the outside, the only modern thing was that there was an upside-down pot on the roof for receiving television signals. The car stopped at the entrance and we got out. The door was made of wood. I went up and knocked on the door. Through the wood, I could see the dim yellow light inside.
After a while, the door opened, and a Kazak herdsman came out. However, he did not seem very friendly, and he held a wooden stick in his hand. Sister Hua stepped forward and pulled me away. She spoke in Uighur for a while. The man put down the stick and let us in. "Sister Hua, what did you say to him?" I asked.”
Sis Hua looked at me but didn't answer. After a while, the herdsman brought us steaming milk tea. The milk tea was very salty, but it was very tasty. After a while, he brought back the naan that he had made at home. It was very hard, but on this cold night, I thought it was really delicious. With the milk tea, the entire house was filled with warmth. I looked at this Kazak herdsman. His face was filled with the vicissitudes of time. His wrinkles were like they were carved by a knife. Although he was not yet fifty years old, he looked even older than seventy years old. As Sis Hua chatted with him, Grandpa smiled and said to Sis Hua,""Tell him we're here to buy sheep. Ask him if he's grazing.”
Sis Hua translated the old herdsman's words." He said that the sheep are not for sale now. He said that we are from another place.”
Grandpa narrowed his eyes and looked at the old herdsman." Ask him if there are any wild sheep on the grassland.”
I was curious why Grandpa would ask this. Everyone knew that wild sheep had long gone extinct. Why would he ask? As expected, after Sis Hua translated it, the old herdsman laughed out loud. He meant that it had long gone extinct. Grandpa seemed to be very stubborn." Translate it for him. Tell him that I study biology. Theoretically, I do! Also, when was the last time I heard about wild sheep?”
I was wondering why Grandpa had a problem with the wild sheep. The old herdsman narrowed his eyes as if he was recalling something. After a while, he said,"Yes, I saw it a few years ago. I was walking towards Willow Springs Farm." It was said that there would be more every year, but no one had seen it with their own eyes.”
Grandpa lit a cigarette and handed it to the old herdsman. He also asked Sis Hua to take out two cans from the car and give them to him. The old herdsman was very excited. He said that after his wife left, his children had also taken them away. He was herding sheep here alone. He also planned to sell all the sheep before winter and go to his brother's house in the city. He also said that it was too hard here and that he was worried about being alone. I didn't know when I fell asleep on the table, and I didn't know when I was woken up by someone in a daze and called to the inner room. The moment I entered, I smelled a strong smell of mutton, but it was very warm. I didn't even take off my shoes and fell asleep. In the wee hours of the morning, I turned over and felt like I had a nightmare the entire night. I casually placed my hand to the side and suddenly touched something soft. It was very warm and felt good. My consciousness began to return to my body. I smelled the faint smell of jasmine in the mutton smell. I woke up immediately. When I looked carefully, Sis Hua was lying beside me. We were lying on a wooden bed! However, instead of calling it a bed, it was more like a wooden door. Sister Hua? I was shocked and quickly pulled my hand back. When did she…I didn't dare to move. If I raised my head slightly, I would make the bed board sound. I was afraid of disturbing her. I lay on the bed with my neck stiff and looked at her. Perhaps she was too tired from driving yesterday, but she was still sleeping soundly. Her curved eyelashes, seductive lips, and gentle breathing made me feel like my blood was about to explode. I slowly moved my head over, wanting to kiss her quietly. In the end…in the end, the damn bed made a sound, and I immediately stopped. Forget it, forget it. It was too risky. If he was discovered, it would be too embarrassing. I sighed and looked at Sis Hua, who was beside my pillow. She was still so quiet, like a sleeping cat. I looked up at the window. The sun was rising in the east. Although the window was wrapped in plastic, I could roughly see the situation outside. The sheep pen was right outside the window. No wonder the smell of sheep was so strong in the room. I felt as if my throat was on fire. I tried my best to jump off the bed and loosen my shoelaces to relax my feet that had been tight for the entire night. I looked at the layout of the room. There was no light in the room. There was a broken bed with a straw mat on it. It was covered with a layer of cloth whose original color could not be seen clearly. It was considered a mattress. There was a broken table with a thermos flask and a cup on it. There was also a broken mirror and some other bits and pieces in the room. Not far from the bed was an old-looking motorcycle. But at this moment, I discovered something different. The adobe wall was broken, revealing the adobe inside, but there were some broken tiles. The light was too dim, so I was a little curious. I reached over and dug out the tiles, shaking off a lot of soil. I ran out of the house and saw my grandfather sitting on a " bed " made of a few chairs and covered with straw mats. He was smoking with the old herdsman and eating a naan. He looked very relaxed.
When he saw me coming out, he nodded at me." Go and call your Sis Hua. Let's have dinner together!"”
I replied with an "oh" and stuffed the tile into my pocket. He turned around and was shocked. Sis Hua had actually gotten up as well. I looked at her and she looked at me coldly. Oh my god, did she know what I was planning to do just now? She wasn't asleep at all? No, no, her breathing is even. No, no, she must have woken up when I touched her chest. She…I can't think about this at all. The more I think about it, the more shameful I feel. "Sis Hua, it's…it's time for breakfast!" I whispered.”
Sis Hua tidied her hair." Okay, I got it!”With that, she pushed the door open and left.
The old herdsman looked at Sister Hua and gave me a thumbs up."Ba Lang Zi, Yang Gang Zi, Ya Ke Xi!”(Young man, girlfriend, very beautiful!）I understood. I smiled at him and followed him out. Sis Hua was brushing her teeth while I went to Grandpa's car. I opened the door and sat inside. I took out the tile from my pocket and looked at it carefully. The tile was not big, only half the size of a palm. However, it was clearly an antique. From the old color on the outside to the patterns carved on it, it had not been this good for hundreds of years. I felt that I was very close to the ancient tomb, but why would this old herdsman use this object to make adobe? Could he actually be an old ghost, playing the pig to eat the tiger?
No, no, he definitely didn't. However, this thing was indeed in the wall, so there was only one possibility. The soil he dug to make the adobe was the soil of the rammed earth layer. Well, after making up my mind, I returned to the house and sat at the table eating naang and drinking milk tea, thinking about how to speak. At this moment, Sis Hua came in. I had an idea." Sis Hua, help me translate. How many years have you lived here alone? It wasn't easy to build this house back then, right? It probably wasn't easy to sift out this soil, right? Then, we'll ask him where he got the soil from. We'll take a cart back to plant flowers.”
Sis Hua didn't know what she wanted to do, and Grandpa was also a little puzzled. I pretended to be very grateful and begged Sis Hua. She began to talk to the old herdsman. After a while, she picked up her backpack and said to me,"Twenty-seven years. I got the soil from Willow Springs Farm.”After saying that, she picked up her bag and went out.
This Willow Spring Farm is very important to me. This is a clue, I thought as I ate. I'm afraid I'll really show my face this time. I laughed.
We bid farewell to the old herdsman and Grandpa gave him 300 yuan. The old man was very happy and took half a leg of lamb to give to his grandfather. Grandpa couldn't resist. He cut a few pieces of good meat with Yengisar and insisted on not asking for more. The car drove far away. I looked back and the old man was still watching us from afar. What a good old man. I silently wished him a good home.
I turned my head and said to Grandpa,"Grandpa, let's go to Willow Springs Farm. I feel that there might be a grave there."”
Sis Hua suddenly turned to look at me, and I looked back at her. "Why do we have to go there?" asked Grandpa.”
I took out the piece of pottery from my pocket." This is the piece of pottery from the wall of the old herdsman's house.”
Grandpa took the pottery piece, rolled down the window, looked at it, and then threw it out of the window. I was shocked." Grandpa, how did you lose it?”
Grandpa smiled." That's not ancient, it's modern!”
" Impossible," I said." The pottery piece is very old. The shards are smooth cracks. They weren't deliberately broken. There are still patterns on them." The lines were not so heavy with modern craftsmanship. Also, the color of the inside of the pottery piece is different from the outside. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that it has been buried in the soil for too long, so…"
Grandpa was a little surprised." How do you know all this? There's a particular way to look at pottery. How do you know this?”
I said,"I had nothing to do in university, so I learned it myself!"”
Grandpa said,"Why don't you study hard and study the things in the soil?"”
I didn't feel any blame from my grandfather's words, so I was a little proud." This is my family's craftsmanship. I'm just studying it. Grandpa, you haven't said anything yet, right? Also, why did you throw it away?”
Grandpa patted my head." You don't have to learn this skill. You're right. It's ancient. It's more than two thousand years old. You're smart and attentive. You even know to ask. When I came out of the house in the morning, I saw a clay pot in his sheepfold. It was very old. I guessed that he dug it out too. I asked him and found out that it came from Willow Springs Farm. This was called luck. It had been many years since he had seen a treasure thrown into a sheepfold.”
I suddenly felt a sense of happiness. I stole a glance at Sis Hua. I couldn't see her face, but I saw that her eyes were very cold. But this feeling of mystery is really good. Hahahaha…I said,"Grandpa, there's no need to throw it away.”
Grandpa said," Silly boy, this is the plan. You can't take any small gains that appear outside the plan. Moreover, once this thing is seen by others, it will be detrimental to us. Hehe, life was like this too. He couldn't accept small benefits.”
I felt that it made sense. I asked again,"Grandpa, are we going to Willow Springs Farm?”
Grandpa laughed." Are you possessed? Haha, that's where we're going.”
I was overjoyed." Then why didn't you tell me?”
Grandpa took the thermos cup and took a sip of tea." That's not necessarily the case. There are many possibilities along the way. You have to know how to read!"
I thought about it and laughed. I started to look out the window, but I suddenly felt itchy on my back. I kept rubbing against the back of the car, but it still didn't work. I tried to scratch it again, but it got even more itchy.
Grandpa seemed to notice that something was wrong with me. He pressed my head down and pulled my clothes up with his other hand. He shouted,"Endure!"”
Before I could react, I felt a piercing pain, followed by another. Grandpa took out a jug of wine from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and sprayed it on my back. Suddenly, I felt a burning sensation on my back. "Grandpa, what's wrong?" I asked.”
"Are you still itchy anywhere?" Grandpa asked.”
I felt it for a moment." No, what happened? It hurts so much that I'm sweating!”
Grandpa said,"You were bitten by a bug. Didn't you spray the flower dew last night?"”
I was shocked." Ah, what?”
Grandpa said," People who stay with sheep for a long time without bathing will grow this. Sheep don't have it." You slept on the old herdsman's bed, so you must have been bitten.”
I was shocked." Grandpa, do we need to get a rabies vaccine for this thing?”
Grandpa said," Why are you so fragile? It's okay. I've already disinfected you."”
Ah, just wine? "Grandpa, will there be more?"”
Grandpa was a little impatient." You should ask yourself this. Are you still itchy anywhere?”
I suddenly felt itchy all over my body, but Sis Hua was there, so I was too embarrassed to take off my clothes for Grandpa to see. I held it in for a long time." No…no more!”
After a while, I went up and asked Sister Hua,"Sis Hua, weren't you bitten? Are you itchy anywhere?"
Sis Hua glanced at me and said coldly,""I spilled some floral dew, it's fine!”
I said,"Oh, that's good, that's good."”
Grandpa looked at it and laughed." This is all experience. You can learn from it in the future, haha."”
Suddenly, I felt the pain in my back getting worse. I turned my head and said to Grandpa,"Grandpa, my back hurts badly. Do you think this worm will be like an earthworm? Half broken, but the other half is still alive." Would there still be half of it alive on my back?”
Grandpa laughed out loud again." My silly grandson, that won't happen. I'll kill them all!”
Only then did I notice that there were still some traces of blood on Grandpa's fingernails. This made me hate the bastard who bit me even more.
After driving for two hours, the road was not easy to walk on. I thought that Willow Springs Farm would be a grassland with good air and close to the sky, but I was disappointed. In reality, this was part of the grassland and part of the desert. I said,"Grandpa, this place was a good place thousands of years ago. It was a good place to graze sheep and horses!”
Grandpa narrowed his eyes." Yes, it's not a problem to raise an army. Xiao Hua, slow down!"
The car slowed down, and Grandpa began to look around with binoculars. The sand on the road was mixed with gravel, and from time to time, it hit the undercarriage, making a " Ka la ka la " sound, raising a lot of sand behind the car. I was also a little excited. After all, this was playing with the brains of the ancients.
The car moved slowly through the sand. There was no one on the grassland, but there were some trees in the distance. This was a boundary ridge, separating the grassland and the sandy land. The car didn't seem to want to go to the grass to breathe fresh air. Instead, it drove parallel to the dividing line. From time to time, Grandpa directed the car to drive deeper. I feel like there's something going on here.
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