Mountains and seas close at hand

Ji Bao was stuffed with a sugar-coated cannonball by Song Banyan, and after waiting for a long time, there was no explosion.She glanced at Song Banyan vigilantly, and suddenly realized: "Have you found a guide?"

Song Banyan looked happy: "No, but there is a score."

Ji Bao snorted, and said contemptuously: "Yes, I've even set up the score. Xunhua asked you, do you also have this kind of virtue?"

Song Banyan twitched his eyes and squinted at her: "This is called discrimination against single dogs, do you know that?"

Ji Bao's heart skipped a beat, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried, but he didn't bother to refute.Song Banyan felt relaxed, and fell asleep while leaning on the seat.

Back at the hotel, without waiting for Bai Xunhua to ask.Song Banyan and Ji Bao cooperated to vividly describe all the things they encountered that day.Tacitly concealed the matter of being attacked, only saying that Song Banyan was accidentally scratched.

Bai Xunhua was skeptical, but didn't ask any further questions, and took out the medicine kit to treat Song Banyan's wound.

"...So don't worry about the guide, I'll go and have a look tomorrow. I think it's reliable, and their baked buns are delicious." Song Banyan looked at the treated wound and said relaxedly and naturally, " I figured that since Ju Mugu had come, it was inevitable to have a dinner at night. So I just repeated the old trick and gave the baked buns to the armed police on guard, leaving only a few for Ji Bao."

Bai Xunhua packed up the medicine box and washed his hands, and listened to Song Banyan's nonsense, the more he listened, the more he felt that he was covering up.Knowing that she was afraid of worrying himself, Bai Xunhua pursed his lips and smiled, feeling warm in his heart.

She stepped forward to pick up a baked bun and asked, "Can't I eat it?"

Song Banyan didn't know if he could hide Bai Xunhua's trick of "selling miserably" in order to retreat.She was very guilty, with a bright smile on her face: "Of course, you can give me a taste."

Bai Xunhua glanced at her: "I can still eat one."

She took a bite and immediately regretted it.The square baked buns are full of mutton and white pieces of mutton fat.Bai Xunhua has always had a light diet, and even followed the doctor's orders after illness, eating less salt, less oil, and avoiding cold and hot food.

Song Banyan thoughtfully took the baked bun from her hand, bit it down through the small opening, and was surprised while chewing: "This baked bun seems to be very delicious."

Ji Bao couldn't stand it anymore, he grabbed a baked bun and stuffed it into his mouth.Crispy skin, tender mutton, delicious soup, so delicious!

In the evening, Ju Mugu really sent someone to invite him.

After the three of them discussed, they would also go to Longtan and Tiger's Den, not to mention trying to get something out of that old boy.

Ju Mugu naturally had other thoughts, and wanted to find out about Song Banyan's connections.Both parties at the dinner table were polite and courteous, and did not mention a word of serious business after drinking for three rounds.

Eating two baked buns did not affect Ji Bao's combat effectiveness at all.Handing over the battlefield of Xu and Wei Snake to his comrades, Ji Bao fought alone against the table full of delicacies, becoming more and more courageous as he fought.

Song Banyan took a sip of the wine and said lightly, "Mr. Orange, I remember we said before that we will prepare the equipment."

Ju Mogu is still wearing a well-pressed three-piece suit, metal round-frame glasses, and a scrupulously posy-backed hair.

He bowed slightly: "Miss Song, you misunderstood. I just brought some outdoor adventure supplies, without any surveying and mapping tools."

Song Banyan knew that it was useless to talk about it now.She just wanted an entry point to probe into the bottom of this Japanese.See how much useful information he has and what he wants to do on this trip.

Ju Mu is old and cunning, and his words are perfect.He only said that it was to fulfill his grandfather's last wish and go to the place he didn't find.

Bai Xunhua knew that Song Banyan was afraid of the Japanese stealing treasures.After all, once the tomb of King Mu of Zhou is discovered, driven by profit, the contract may be a dead letter.

My own side has no restrictions on Ju Mugu, and there is no way to restrict it.If there is a dispute, whether it is resolved by force or called the police, it will be a lose-lose situation.

Of course Ju Mugu also understood, so he nodded in agreement with all the conditions proposed by Song Banyan.As for whether to implement it, it depends on the situation.

If you want to be a fur of a thousand pieces of gold, you seek its skin with the fox.

The current situation is a helpless compromise for both parties.

Facing Ju Mugu's impeccable attitude, Song Banyan raised his eyebrows.She glanced at Ji Bao, a little envious.But the goal has not been achieved, and she has no intention of slacking off.

"Mr. Orange, since we have the same goal. I want to know what special things happened to my grandfather during his expeditions in Xinjiang that made him worry about it?"

Ju Mugu glanced over everyone, and finally landed on Song Banyan: "Miss Song, you are an expert. You should know that the history of the Western Regions is the story around the Silk Road. Although the Western Regions have been inhabited for a long time, the real development is From the Han and Tang Dynasties..."

Song Banyan thought in his heart, why am I here to listen to your nagging.Without changing her face, she interrupted with a slight jaw: "However, Ju Ruichao was in Xinjiang and discovered the site of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Oh, it shouldn't be the site."

Ju Mugu was shocked, and even blamed Song Banyan for calling his grandfather by his first name.He pursed his lips tightly, and came over for a moment before saying: "Yes, it is a very strange and mysterious phenomenon. That village has retained some relics and customs of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but believers in other religions... Grandfather spent some money, Got those things."

Song Banyan smiled and said, "Including the jade Xuanji?"

Ju Mugu nodded, took out a box from his bag, opened it, put it on the table, and pushed it to Song Banyan.

"Miss Song, please enlighten me."

Bai Xunhua had been listening quietly by the side, and now he saw Ju Mugu take out Jade Xuanji.She glanced at Ju Mugu calmly, then quietly raised her hand to touch Song Banyan.

Song Banyan understood, looked at Ju Mugu with a half-smile and said, "This is a big secret, of course you can tell Mr. Ju, but..."

The two of you came and went for a long time, Ju Mugu was very calm.Hearing this, he just smiled slightly, and took advantage of the situation to beat him up: "Miss Song is really vigilant. But I am so sincere, if you don't show it, I really can't rest assured."

Song Banyan said lightly, "Ji Man, the name of King Mu of Zhou. This is the language of Queen Mother of the West."

Everyone at the table was taken aback, even Ji Bao who buried his head in his meal was shocked.She whispered secretly: No wonder Ban Yaner came to find this King Zhou Mu, so she already had a bottom line in Sanxingdui, she is really a monster.

Sophisticated and steady as Ju Mugu was also dumbfounded, he turned his mind for a while before returning to his senses, and said with a smile: "Miss Song is really knowledgeable. In fact, the place we are going to is not Mazhatag Mountain, but Sangzhu County."

"What!" Ji Bao threw down the lamb ribs, and looked at Ju Mugu with a look of horror, "Speak clearly!"

Ju Mugu was thick-skinned, and said sincerely: "Miss Ji, please be safe and don't be impatient. Please forgive me for being vigilant. After all, the matter is of great importance."

Bai Xunhua had done a lot of homework, so he immediately realized: "Sangzhu Rock Painting?"

Sangzhu was originally named Sangsi Liaozhuhoti, translated according to Uyghur, which means "a place where stubborn pagans live in settlements".As far as place names go, this is indeed an unusual place.

However, now Sangzhu is as ordinary as other towns, the only thing special is the boulders in the wilderness outside the county.Those towering boulders are carved with petroglyphs that no one can interpret, known as "Sangzhu Rock Paintings".

Song Banyan snorted coldly, and raised the corner of his mouth towards Ju Mugu.

Ju Mugu felt inexplicably cold, and changed the subject and said: "Miss Song came two days early, I don't know if she has found a guide. Xinjiang is so big that we may not be able to explore it."

Song Banyan picked up the wine glass happily: "Mr. Orange, don't worry about the guide. I have a friend from Xinjiang who has lived between deserts and mountains for 60 years."

Ju Mugu raised his wine glass: "Miss Song has worked hard, I trouble you to arrange everything."

A meal, confront each other, each has its own gains.

The three went back to their room to study the rock paintings of Sangzhu, and received a call from Maowazi at ten o'clock in the evening.Said that they were delayed on the road, so I don't know if they can reach Hotan tomorrow.

Song Banyan couldn't get what he wanted, so early the next morning, the three of them picked up the old man who baked the buns in a car, and drove away all the way.

To meet the old man's friend, a manaski.

"Manas" is an anthem of the Kyrgyz people, telling the legendary story of the great hero Manas family.

Manaski refers to the god-given singers.Singers have no masters and apprentices, and do not recognize the inheritance from father to son.Every Manaski is a person chosen by the gods.

Manaski met the gods in a dream and was recognized.After waking up and eating the food turned into Shi Ge, they will be seriously ill.From then on, there is no need to study, and you can sing "Manas" with your mouth open.

In the past, Manaski often also took on the duties of wizards and doctors, so they were highly respected in the group.

The old man of the baked bun shop liked Song Banyan very much, and chatted with her all the way.Talking like Ji Bao, he can only drive silently and be the audience.

"Xiao Song, my old friend is good at everything but has a bad temper. My head is like a Populus euphratica tree, but I can't turn it around."

Song Banyan smiled and said: "With you here, it will definitely make sense. The mountain summit will give way to the lion Manas, because he is going to kill the devil. If we do bad things, the goddess Umai will not let us go. "

The old man smiled happily: "I know, you are all good children. The goddess brought you here, and my heart is clear."

After driving for more than two hours, I finally saw that Manaski in an oasis.He is riding on a horse, wearing a jacket, a white felt hat, a belt, and a knife on his waist.

There is no trace of aging in the straight figure. Behind him is a blue lake, and in the distance are continuous snow-capped mountains and a vast sky.There are flocks of cattle and sheep on this oasis, and outside the oasis is an endless desert.

Manasqi pointed in the opposite direction, and the car followed the horse to a felt tent.

What surprised Song Banyan was that this "conservative" in the same clan had a porcelain bust of Chairman Mao in his home.Behind the porcelain statue full of history, there is an old woolen wall hanging.

The old man of the steamed stuffed bun shop explained his purpose, and Manaschi looked at Song Banyan almost critically.Seeing her looking at the wall hangings, she spoke fluent Chinese: "Galken said that you know our family very well, what do you think it is talking about?"

This is a traditional Kirgiz wall hanging, the pattern is very abstract, Ji Bao looks like the post-modern paintings she saw abroad, full of various symbols, dots, and lines.

"The inverted triangle represents women semiotically. It is the largest and on the top, representing the goddess. Mountain peaks, bird wings, the moon, and war halberds are all symbols of the goddess. Pine leaves are her favorite offerings, and the patterns below form The shape of the alcove is the exit from the sky to the world. The tornadoes and whirlpools indicate the arrival of the goddess." Song Banyan smiled and said, "It's beautiful."

The crowd listened intently, admiring the wall hangings in front of them.Only Bai Xunhua looked at Song Banyan's profile, a little dazed.

Manaski secretly said a few words to his old friend, and his attitude improved greatly.He entertained everyone with great hospitality and made special food with mutton and horse meat.Before Song Banyan and the others came, they prepared melons, fruits and vegetables, and the banquet was extremely rich.

Ji Bao's face remained unchanged, and he drank three cups of spore wine, giving himself a sense of presence.

After drinking and eating, all the guests of honor were happy, and the group left.

Sending the old man back to the baked bun shop, Bai Xunhua took out two gift boxes from the trunk and handed them over: "I'm sorry to trouble you today."

Song Banyan watched from the car window, and when she came back, he smiled and said, "Manager Bai is really considerate."

Bai Xunhua buckled up his seat belt: "It's no surprise that there are many people who are polite."

Song Banyan and Ji Bao drank and lay down at the hotel.Ji Bao slept for half a day and one night, and Song Banyan just lay down for a while, when Ju Mugula went to discuss the route.

In the evening, Maowazi and Chubu finally arrived in Hotan.After a little repair, before dawn the next day, a group of people set off to leave the city.

The author has something to say: "An Analysis of Kirgiz Wall Hangings" - Fang Xueyu

"Seeking Skin with a Fox": Zhou people want to seek fur from a fox for a fur of a thousand pieces of gold. (The original version is a fox)

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