The heating that everyone has been longing for has not yet arrived.
What arrived was a caravan of camels.
It turned out that the camels rented by the film crew had arrived.
Pu Rong looked at the camels, then at the cold tent, and sadly realized that the heating hadn't been turned on yet, but they were already preparing to film.
"Teacher Pu, Teacher Xiao, could you please come over here for a moment?"
One of the staff members jogged over and said, "We might need to coordinate with you here."
"good."
Xiao He and Pu Rong stood up, greeted Qu Qiuyan, and then followed the staff to the camel caravan on the other side of the tent.
Standing in the very center of the group was a middle-aged man wearing a military green cotton-padded jacket and a hat. He had dark skin, an aged face, and somewhat cloudy eyes. When he smiled, a few large yellow teeth were visible in his mouth.
This seemed to be his first time meeting a big star on TV. He was rather reserved around Xiao He and Pu Rong, rubbing his hands together as if unsure where to put them. He smiled shyly, yet with a touch of the hearty generosity of a man from Northwest China: "Hello, hello!"
"This is Mr. Yang, the owner of these camels. The two teachers can talk to him and then each choose a camel for filming," the staff member explained.
"Hello, Master Yang."
Xiao He and Pu Rong greeted each other politely.
Then Master Yang took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with each of the two people.
"I know you, you're that child star, what was your name again... you used to act in 'MasterChef' with Brother Hua!"
"And you, you, Meng Zetian! Oh my god, what a scoundrel! I was so angry after reading that I ate two extra bowls of rice that night... I never imagined that this young man would be so handsome in real life!"
Master Yang was clearly not a big fan of celebrities. His deepest impression of the two of them was still from a long time ago. He spoke with a very obvious local accent, which Xiao He and Pu Rong could only understand half of. They could only barely make out the general meaning from the few words they spoke, so they were not embarrassed. Instead, they smiled and nodded in agreement.
A few minutes later they started talking about the camel caravan behind them.
There were about a dozen camels that arrived at the scene at once, and they were all equipped with saddles and ancient-style decorations in advance. It is unclear whether they were prepared by the film crew or whether these camels were originally intended to be used as filming equipment at the scenic spot.
They were tied together by reins, their formation loose and not very orderly, but there was a sense of order in the chaos. Some moved their hooves, leaving unique camel footprints in the sand, while others sat directly on the sand, chewing on something from time to time.
And you know what? The desert, camels, the faint sound of bells in the distance, and the sliver of morning light peeking through the sand dunes behind them—this scene perfectly captured the grandeur of the northwestern frontier, a sight that instantly soothed the soul.
Meeting Xiao He and Pu Rong's curious gazes, Master Yang explained somewhat embarrassedly, "They usually greet guests in the scenic area. They are very gentle and won't hurt anyone, so don't worry."
"Master Yang, what breed of camel is this?"
Pu Rong noticed his nervousness and asked him questions about camels with a smile to ease his anxiety.
"This is a Bactrian camel, the most common type of camel here. They are gentle, drought-resistant, and very stable when walking in the desert, so you can just sit on them and take pictures; they won't move at all..."
Master Yang immediately began to talk at length about the camel in front of him.
"Did it just eat something? Why is it constantly chewing?"
As Pu Rong listened to Master Yang's words, he reached out and stroked one of the camels sitting on the ground, chewing something intently, and asked it a question with some curiosity.
Xiao He's expression turned somewhat strange when he saw the camel being chewed in his mouth.
"It's regurgitating."
Master Yang explained.
"What the heck?"
Because Master Yang's Mandarin had a strong regional accent, Pu Rong didn't hear him clearly at first and subconsciously asked a follow-up question.
“Rumination,” Xiao He explained from the side. “Like cows and sheep, it is a ruminant animal, which means that it stores the food it eats in its rumen to soften and ferment. Then, when it rests, it refluxes the food from its stomach into its mouth and slowly chews and grinds it up... That’s rumination.”
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