early morning twilight

A black-and-gray Ford commercial vehicle squeezed into a crooked traffic flow, slowly driving to the other end of the checkpoint.

Except for the driver, everyone in the car had to get out of the car and go through the security check with the border guard card and ID card.

Passers-by ran quickly to their cars—the sun was strong in July, and it would be uncomfortable to be in the open air for a few minutes.

In the crowd, there was a figure pushing back against the current.

Si Ye dragged his newly bought orange suitcase, walked to the canteen opposite the checkpoint, looked at the Ford that had passed the checkpoint from a distance, and pressed down the peaked cap hard.

He flew from Chengdu to Kashgar two days ago, and followed the strategy to live in a youth hostel next to the Id Kah Mosque.

This season, there are many tourists on the Pamirs who carpool. He put his mobile phone number, nickname, and gender on the small blackboard, and was picked up by a master on the same day.

The master's surname is Yang, he is only 23 years old, and his hometown is in the districts and counties below Chongqing. As soon as he heard that he was from Chengdu, he enthusiastically told him about Trump.

But he is used to speaking Mandarin. When Xiao Yang asked Trump, he would reply in the voice of the broadcaster.

Xiao Yang didn't smell the smell of his hometown, and felt bored, so he turned to chat with a female tourist.

On the Pamirs, you need to apply for a border defense certificate.

The next day, Xiao Yang gathered a carload of guests and took them to the Tourist Distribution Center to line up to apply for a pass.

They didn't go until noon, and there was only one certificate processing point in Kashgar, and they lined up from the entrance of the hall to the entrance of the courtyard.

Si Ye hissed when he saw it.

The girl next to her also complained, "How long will this queue be?"

Xiao Yang is very experienced, "The team is not moving during the lunch break, and it moves quickly. It will definitely be done after 4 o'clock."

There was a howl in the car.

Xiao Yang unbuckled his seat belt, "It's okay, you guys cool off in the car, I'll go to the queue, and come back when you get there. Don't be afraid of being tired when you come out to play, I'll take you to the Uighur Diba at night."

After 4 o'clock, Siye got the thin border defense card.

Little Yang Qian urged him to put it away, and he copied it into his butt pocket.

On a summer night in Kashgar, it doesn’t get dark until after 10 o’clock. If you want to go to the disco, you have to wait until at least 12 o’clock.

Si Ye also wanted to see him, but he was too sleepy.

When Xiao Yang called people one by one in the youth hostel, in the afternoon there were people who wanted to go together, but only the two girls actually went.

Early the next morning, Ford was on the road.

The weather in Kashgar has been bad recently, and the floating dust has dyed the whole city yellow.

Xiao Yang was high until 3 o'clock at night, and now he is still full of energy as a tour guide: "Don't worry, get on Pamir, and I will give you blue sky and white clouds right away."

As he spoke, he played the song "Camel in the Desert".

Si Ye doesn't usually listen to these songs, he thinks they are noisy and vulgar.

But when people are traveling, their mood changes suddenly.

A whole car of people sang along, he hummed twice, and then sang along.

After singing, I couldn't help laughing.

One song after another made up for the regret of not going to the disco.

But the good mood came to an abrupt end when approaching the border checkpoint.

Si Ye couldn't find the border defense card.

When he came back to Xinjiang for the first time, he took it for granted that he could accommodate him a bit.

When Xiao Yang heard this, his face turned green, and Trump appeared again, "Brother, you can't do it. If you don't have a certificate, you won't be able to get in!"

The whole car was silent.

There is only one car, and one person can't get through. What about the others?

Si Ye didn't want to bring others into trouble, "Xiao Yang, put me here, I'll take a ride back."

Xiao Yang: "That's not acceptable. It's not safe."

Si Ye just wanted to say that he is a big man of 1.8 meters, and here is a border checkpoint, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

I saw Xiao Yang make a call, "Brother Jin, are you in Kashgar today... no, no, I'm fine, the guest's border defense card is lost... Can you pick it up for me if you are free? I will transfer the money to you... ...Okay, thank you Brother Jin, I will take the guests to our mother's shop to eat yak hot pot later!"

Si Ye got a general idea, "Did you call someone to pick me up?"

"Brother Jin, my eldest brother, I don't worry if you follow him!" Xiao Yang said very quackishly: "You just wait for him at the canteen, go back and apply for a new certificate. His home is in Ta County, and he will take you with him tomorrow." Come up, just listen to him."

Ford drove away early, and Si Ye went around the canteen, bought a bottle of mineral water, a piece of ham sausage, and a dry biscuit, and sat on the pony at the door to eat.

This Xiao Yang was not procrastinating in his work, and he was a bit socially clever, so he was clearly arranged for him in a few minutes, without giving him any reaction time.

Just because he lost his border defense card, he foolishly waited for a man he had never met to pick him up.

It would take at least two hours to drive from Kashgar. He was hoarse from howling just now, and when he thought of having to wait two hours in the wind and sun, he regretted not rejecting Xiao Yang.

One after another private cars came from the direction of Ta County, and many backpackers around them hitchhiked there, many of whom were young girls.

He cursed under his breath.

At 3 o'clock, a black Buick SUV turned a corner at the checkpoint and stopped next to the canteen.

Si Yehuohuo waited to become a "Watching husband stone", and if Brother Jin didn't come, he would be dried up in the sun.

The passenger window was lowered, and the person in the driver's seat turned sideways. He had short hair, was dressed in black, and was wearing black sunglasses. Si Ye couldn't see what he looked like at all.

"Brother Wild?" The man's voice was deep and magnetic. It was originally a mature voice, but there was a hint of frivolity, which was in harmony with the wildness of this land.

Si Ye immediately woke up from his dazed state, dragged his suitcase and asked, "Are you Brother Jin?"

The man hummed and opened the trunk.

Si Ye quickly put the suitcase in and opened the passenger door.

When he got closer, he could see clearly that the man's figure was quite good. The black T was half tight and half loose, and the outline of the muscles could be seen faintly. A tattoo spread from the V-neck and the right cuff, reaching the base of the neck and elbow.

But I can't understand what the text is about.

Noticing the gaze on the right, the man turned his head.

Si Ye knew that he must be looking at himself, but the sunglasses were an excellent cover, he didn't know what the man's eyes looked like.

This made him slightly uncomfortable.

"Seat belt." The man said suddenly.

Si Ye was stunned.

The man said again: "Brother Ye, seat belt."

"Ah!" Si Ye hurriedly buckled up his seat belt.

Brother Ye is Xiao Yang's name.

Xiao Yang is young and calls everyone Brother.This brother Jin seems to be older than him, and he took the trouble to pick him up, he can't afford to be this wild brother.

"You can call me Xiao Ye. Thank you, Brother Jin."

"En." The man was not polite, accepted the thank you, and took a photo of Si Ye's sun visor before going on the road.

Si Ye said thank you again.

No one spoke after that.

Si Ye is actually very curious about this Brother Jin.

According to Xiao Yang, Brother Jin is also in the tourist business, and he is loyal and reliable, and has connections in Kashita County.

Shouldn't such a person talk more than Xiao Yang?

But he is a cool guy.

From the appearance to the voice to the character shown in this part of the road, everything is cool.

Kashgar's 3 or 4 o'clock is noon in Chengdu.

Si Ye was too high in the morning, and now he was sitting in the stable car, no one was talking, and it was not very polite to play with his mobile phone, so he became sleepy after a while.

He really wanted to suggest that Brother Jin also play "Camel in the Desert".

But they don't know each other very well, so if they rub their cars, do they still want to rub their songs?

The man suddenly said, "Want to listen to music?"

Si Ye was surprised.Is he acting obvious?

The man raised his chin towards the touch screen in the middle, "Choose yourself."

Si Ye clicked on it and saw that he had never heard of any of them.Some Chinese characters are recognized, and some are directly minority languages.

The man freed his right hand and nodded casually.

Soothing, ethereal, ethnic-style music sounded in the car.

In the middle of the song, the sound of the lonely and lofty flute gradually enters.

Even though Si Ye didn't understand music, he could still hear that the sound of the flute was the finishing touch of the whole song.

"What kind of flute is this?" He couldn't help asking.

"Eagle flute." The man said, "Tajik traditional musical instrument."

Shino nodded.

Before coming here, he had seen on the Raiders that there are many Tajiks living in Taxian County, and the Tajiks worship the soaring eagle.

The closer to Kashgar, the more serious the dust.Siye's nose started to feel uncomfortable, and the sun visor was no longer needed.

He glanced at the man a few times, thinking to himself, why didn't he take off his sunglasses just because of the light?

"Are you still going to Ta County?" After entering the urban area of ​​Kashgar, the man slowed down.

Si Ye: "Of course!"

"The border defense certificate in Ta County is in charge for seven days. If you leave tomorrow, I will take you to do it today."

Si Ye didn't want to stay in the floating dust for a day, "Then trouble you."

"Yeah." The man didn't greet him this time, and the Buick drove to the tourist distribution center.

On the way, Siye suddenly remembered what Xiao Yang said, and asked, "Shall I take your car tomorrow?"

The man said, "I won't go to Ta County tomorrow."

Si Ye: "...Xiao Yang said you want to go."

The man laughed softly, "How does he know. I'll contact you tonight with a master. There will be a lot of cars in Shangta County tomorrow. You can definitely leave if you want to."

It was just this laugh that wasn't really a smile, it seemed to blow into Siye's ear.

Somehow, he would rather eat two more days of floating dust than leave.

"Then when will you go to Ta County?" He was quite reasonable, "The main thing is that I paid Xiao Yang the fare for six days, and he asked you to take me to Ta County."

The man didn't hesitate, "Follow me then. But I have something to do tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so I can't leave until the day after tomorrow. Are you in a hurry?"

Si Ye breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't rush."

"Okay." The man turned around and drove towards the old city of Kashgar, "Then come and apply for a permit the day before departure. Where do you live? I'll throw you there."

Si Ye talked about the youth hostel next to the mosque.

The man raised his eyebrows slightly, "Have you reserved the room?"

Si Yaozhi said that he could order it immediately, but when he checked it online, it was gone.

Not only was his youth hostel gone, but all the youth hostels and homestays in the old city were fully booked.

There are rooms in the hotel, but isn’t the purpose of coming to Kashgar to feel the local customs? It’s meaningless to stay in a hotel.

Si Ye thinks that he can ask brother Jin for help in this matter, and he can choose any homestay for him.

He has seen how Xiao Yang solicits customers—running around the youth hostels and bed and breakfasts in the old city, and they all call each other brothers.

Brother Jin's relationship with those bosses must not be inferior to that of Xiao Yang.

When he mentioned it, the man really didn't say no.

The car drove into the old city and parked in an open-air parking space.

Si Ye took out the orange suitcase from the trunk, the man turned off the engine, took off his sunglasses and threw them on the driver's console, and got out of the car as well.

Only then did Si Ye see the man's "whole picture".

It is very tall, 1.8 meters seven by visual inspection, with wide shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, with excellent proportions.

But even more amazing are those eyes.

The pupils are gray-blue, like transparent glass beads in the sun.The eyelashes are long and thick, the eye sockets are deep, and the bridge of the nose is straight.

There are ethnic minorities, but the overall outline is still Han.

"Let's go," the man said.

"Oh good!" Si Ye dragged the box and followed.

The ground of the old city is mostly small uneven bricks, and the wheels are clanging.

Si Ye followed the man through the streets and alleys, and stopped outside a courtyard.

Compared with other homestays, it is much quieter here, but tourists can be seen in the yard and hall.

Si Ye said, "Thank you Brother Jin, how much is the room fee, should I give it to you or to the boss?"

The man turned around and glanced at him, "No need."

"Ok?"

The man said lightly, "There are no more rooms available, you stay with me."

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