The valley where the Aqike River is located is called the Aqike River Valley, and compared with the meandering and long valleys of the Baiyu River and the Moyu River, the Aqike River Valley that has just entered the Kunlun Mountains is not only very short, but also very straight, and the river valley is also relatively wide, with a width of nearly 200 meters.Although both sides of the valley are mountains with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, the bottom of the valley is quite flat, so there are many villages in the valley.In fact, from the moment it approached the Aqik River, villages and fields along the river continued along the way.Although the Aqike River is not large and is a seasonal river, it is still quite abundant when there is water in the river, enough to form a riverside oasis in an area of several hundred meters along both sides of the river.So along the way, a series of small villages such as Yagmaiti, Ikler, Naymat, Yuqi Maza, and Kakrata are like a string of beads, distributed on both sides of the Aqik River.In fact, these villages are not complete natural villages, they should be small groups in a natural village, because there are only a dozen households in each group at most.Once in the Achik Valley, there are still many small villages, and the dirt roads in the valley are much smoother than those outside the mountains.The convoy of three cars was of great interest to the villagers living in the village, and some children were running along with the cars, whispering happily all the way through the valley, and on both sides of the river were reclaimed farmland in addition to the villages.In fact, the precipitation in the entire Kunlun Mountains is very small, especially in the middle section of the Kunlun Mountains where Hotan is located, and the precipitation is even less than that of the Great Desert.Because of the topography, the area here is below 5,000 meters above sea level, and the annual precipitation is only a pitiful 20 millimeters, so it is really very difficult for local farmers to reclaim a piece of arable land.Although it is already April, the temperature here is still relatively low, but on the steep slopes on both sides of the river valley, the original withered yellow grass has begun to turn slightly green, and it will not be until the next month that these wild grasses will return to green, showing their vigorous vitality to nature.It's almost the driest stretch of the entire Kunlun Mountains, so there's hardly any shrubs to be seen on the slopes, only weeds.However, there are many trees in the valley because of the presence of the river, and because the valley is sheltered from the wind, the leaves of these trees look motionless, like fake trees made of plastic.After entering the valley and following the dirt road for about two kilometers, the dirt road in front of me disappeared, and the valley became narrower and the farmland was gone.Wang Changyou said: "This group is the innermost group in the village, with a total of seven families, all of whom are Tibetans.We could park our car here and walk into the mountains. ”The arrival of the three cars made these seven families open their doors one after another, and the old and the young, the men and the women all went out.It seems that they have never seen such a high-end imported off-road vehicle as the Mitsubishi Pajero, and some of the 30 or so people gathered at the door of each house and did not dare to come forward, only an old man with gray hair and wearing traditional Tibetan clothes stepped forward.Yang Jing parked the car in an open space similar to the courtyard according to Wang Changyou's instructions, Wang Changyou got out of the car neatly, and then smiled and greeted the old man standing in front, Yang Jing took out two bags of things from the car before getting out of the car, and slowly followed behind, several tall bodyguards also got out of the car with some things in their hands and followed Yang Jing.Obviously, the old man recognized Wang Changyou, hugged Wang Changyou very warmly, and then began to laugh and talk, but Yang Jing couldn't understand what they were saying, Liu Changchuan on the side said: "This is Tibetan, I can understand a little bit." ”Seeing that Wang Changyou pointed at him and said something to the old man, Yang Jing knew that it was time for him to come forward.He walked up, and Wang Changyou said in Chinese: "Mr.
Smith, this old man is the leader of this group, his name is Tashi Tsering, he is over sixty years old this year, and his prestige in the village is very high.I've just explained to him what we're here for, and he's promised to let us leave our cars here and take care of them for us. ”When Yang Jing heard these words, he bowed slightly to the old man very politely, and then said in standard Mandarin: "Kind elder, on behalf of my team, I thank you for your support to us.Here are some small gifts that I hope you and your family and friends will enjoy. ”As he spoke, Yang Jing waved his hand at the bodyguards, and several bodyguards hurriedly took the things in their hands, and Yang Jing also put out the things in his hands.Tashi Tsering is obviously able to understand Mandarin, and he can speak Mandarin as well, but it's not standard."
Distinguished guests, you don't have to be so polite, we are very welcome to come to us.Let's go inside and talk. ”The old man Tashi Tsering did not accept these gifts, and he could not accept them alone, so he took Yang Jing and them to his house.Wang Changyou whispered, "Mr.
Smith, your gift has won the favor of Tashi Tsering, and he welcomes your arrival. ”Yang Jing said with a smile: "It's not strange to have many people, although I am a foreigner, I still understand this truth."
By the way, how do you get so familiar with the people here?
”"Mr.
Smith, in fact, the last time I came here was half a month ago, and I have to come here four or five times a year, and we know almost all the Tibetans in the mountains."
Although this is a bit arrogant, the hard work behind it is also revealed.After entering Tashi Tsering's house, Yang Jing found that the house did not look good from the outside, but the furnishings inside were still very orderly, and the most important thing was that the house was very clean.After a few bodyguards put the gifts in, they went out, and a few young men who were originally standing outside the door cautiously walked into the house, standing in the corner of the room and looking at Yang Jing, as if they were very interested in this blonde foreigner.Yang Jing opened the six bags, revealing the gifts inside.In fact, there are nothing valuable, all of which Yang Jing bought from the Hotan area when he was preparing to enter the mountain.Stationery such as tea, salt, sweets, chocolates, some notebooks and pencils.Yang Jing knows that Tibetans are not short of meat, but they attach great importance to tea and salt, and as for candy, chocolate and stationery, they are all prepared for children.Sure enough, as soon as these things came out, not only Tashi Tsering smiled with satisfaction, but the men who followed in also whispered in surprise.Thirty years from now, people will definitely not look down on these things, but now, these things are equivalent to the Chinese New Year.The gift is secondary, and the key is that Yang Jing's attitude has won the favor of these simple Tibetans.Therefore, although it was only nine o'clock in the morning, Tashi Tsering said that he would not let Yang Jing and them go, and he had to leave them here for lunch.Yang Jing has the heart not to eat this lunch, after all, it is not easy for these Tibetans, and it is still very early, if you delay for this lunch for half a day, to be honest, it is really not cost-effective.However, Wang Changyou and Liu Changchuan tactfully reminded Yang Jing, saying that it was best to agree to Tashi Tsering's invitation, in Tibetan customs, people have sent invitations, if you don't stay, it is disrespectful to others, anyway, it's very bad not to stay.In desperation, Yang Jing had to stay.What Yang Jing didn't expect was that the old man called so many people for this meal at noon, not only the seven families in this group, but even the group in the lower reaches of the river valley, the old man also filmed a man riding a horse to greet him, and as a result, a total of more than 20 men came at noon, and more than ten women came to help with the work.It's good now, there are several tables of wine at noon, the wine is barley wine, the tea is butter tea, and as for the food, it is a large piece of stewed yak meat, stewed beef ribs, and stewed mutton.In this era, the living conditions were far from being as good as in later generations, and a lunch on such a large scene, if it was not for more than a dozen families together, would not have been able to gather so many ingredients.Yang Jing actually felt very sorry for these simple Tibetans, so he quietly pulled Wang Changyou aside and took out a full $2,000 in cash."
Wang Gong, you can't let these simple Tibetans break the bank for this meal at noon, you must let the old man Tashi Tsering accept this money, I don't care what method you use.Otherwise, I won't invest in Hotan!
”Yang Jing's words were a bit ruthless, Wang Changyou naturally had no choice, he could only quietly pull the old man aside again, and after some persuasion, he didn't know what kind of persuasion, and finally the old man accepted the money.Since the old man accepted the money, then Yang Jing has no psychological burden to eat and drink again, plus these simple Tibetans are indeed very bold, and these authentic Tibetan foods are indeed very authentic, which makes Yang Jing also move his appetite.Come on, big bowl of wine and big pieces of meat, let's eat a big bite!
As a result, I couldn't control the drink.Enthusiastic Tibetans came over with big bowls to toast Yang Jing one by one, Yang Jing's energy also came up, those who came did not refuse, isn't it just drinking, anyway, this time I shuttled to this time and space and didn't really drink happily, I drank with those leaders before, to be honest, I really didn't drink here happily!
If that's the case, let's have a good drink this time!
As a result, he drank and drank, Rao is Yang Jing drank very well, and in the end, he was completely defeated