Su Miaoyan gently patted her shoulder, "Sister-in-law, we will definitely meet again."
Ma Yingchun nodded emphatically, her eyes seemingly filled with tears. "Yes, sister, we'll definitely meet again someday!"
Not far away, Lu Ting watched the two say goodbye without disturbing them.
Su Miaoyan glanced at the time and, seeing that it was almost time, said to Ma Yingchun, "Sister-in-law, there are still people waiting for me. Remember, you must take good care of yourself. We don't know yet whether Lu Ting will be transferred. Maybe I'll even be able to see her born."
Ma Yingchun rubbed her stomach and nodded, saying, "Well, then I won't bother you any longer. You go ahead. These dishes look so fresh. I'll accept them. Thank you, little sister."
Su Miaoyan waved goodbye to Ma Yingchun.
Seeing her slowly walking towards him, Lu Ting said in a deep voice, "Wife, let's go."
"good."
The group walked towards the entrance of the military region.
Outside lay the vast Gobi Desert. It was morning, and the sunlight wasn't too harsh. Rows of military green vehicles with red flags were parked outside. Su Miaoyan got into the military vehicle belonging to the research institute. After everyone was on board, Lu Ting began to take inventory.
After confirming that nothing was missing, the car began to move slowly.
On both sides of the road was an endless expanse of Gobi Desert, but Su Miaoyan noticed that the Gobi Desert now had many more saxaul trees and poplars than when she first came with the army. Every now and then, she would see soldiers standing straight, and they would salute when they passed by.
Miao Qihuai sat in the car behind Su Miaoyan. She didn't know any of the people in the car, but she was a social butterfly and immediately started chatting with them.
Are you all from research institutes?
"Yes, what about you? Aren't you from a research institute?"
Miao Qihuai explained, "I'm not from the research institute, I'm..."
Miao Qihuai recounted the entire process of his withdrawal from the cultural troupe and his application to Political Commissar Wang.
Everyone suddenly realized.
He had an "I see" expression on his face.
The group started chatting again, and one of the girls shared the raisins she had brought. Everyone thanked her, and they ate the raisins while chatting and laughing, having a great time.
After an unknown amount of time, everyone felt the surrounding temperature gradually cool down.
To everyone's surprise, a mountain range appeared in the distance.
"It's Mount Lamakan! We should be almost at Takuwa!"
"Yes, I've missed this place so much. It's so much cooler here than in the military area."
"Yes, yes, I miss it here so much."
Whether in modern times or here, this was the first time Miao Qihuai had ever seen a snow-capped mountain. She stared with curiosity at the mountain range that gradually moved upwards and eventually became complete in the distance. The cool breeze that swept over her made her realize how beautiful nature is.
She patted a girl next to her and asked, "Is this the Lamagan Mountains?"
The girl smiled broadly, clearly pleased: "Yes, that's the Lamagan Mountains. We're almost at the town of Takuwa."
"Great, it's so cool here."
Miao Qihuai was surprised to discover that it wasn't just the temperature that was changing, but also the environment.
The military region was basically just the Gobi Desert, a desolate wasteland. Yet here, green grass was sprouting from the soil. Though sparse, it still greatly impressed Miao Qihuai.
Moreover, the yellow sand on both sides of the road had changed into a slowly flowing river. She remembered that this river was a seasonal river formed by seasonal snowmelt, named the Taka River. However, although it was the same Taka River, this river was completely different from the one she had seen in the military region before.
The Taka River here is not only wide, but also has a relatively rapid current. You can hear the sound of the icy water rushing by even while sitting in the car.
She felt as if her soul had been cleansed, and all her worries and anxieties vanished. She was all alone, enjoying this brief but precious tranquility.
After an unknown amount of time, while Miao Qihuai was still immersed in this tranquility, the girl beside him suddenly spoke up: "We've arrived at Takuwa Town!"
Miao Qihuai opened his eyes.
Meanwhile, Su Miaoyan was also speechless with astonishment at the Taka River upstream.
Upstream and downstream are completely different situations!
Song Zhenzhu, who was behind her, said, "We've finally arrived in Takuwa! It's so cool here. I've been wanting to come here for a year, and I'm finally here this year."
Have we arrived in Takuwa?
Su Miaoyan turned her head and saw a bustling market, exotic architecture, and grapevines in the courtyard for shade.
Upon seeing the unfamiliar military vehicles and the familiar red flag, many residents of the small town of Takuwa, who were working hard and busy with various tasks, looked up and focused their attention on the vehicles.
"Let's park the car here. The slope up there is too steep, so we'll just walk up."
"good."
This is how we've done it every year, and everyone will do it the same way this year.
Everyone took their belongings and got off the bus.
"You've finally arrived, sirs!"
A local dressed in local clothing, speaking fluent and authentic Xinjiang dialect, slowly walked towards the crowd.
As the person in charge of this operation, Lu Ting stepped forward and approached the person who had come.
Hello, Uzmara.
"Hello, Commander Lu."
The two had met before, so they both knew each other's names.
When Uzmara said this, he spoke Mandarin, though it was very broken, but if you listened carefully, you could still make out the words.
Uzmara said, "The yard is all ready, you can just come over."
Then, several locals with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked towards the group. They took the things from everyone's hands and gestured for everyone to follow them.
"Thank you." Lu Ting said as he took out a ten-yuan note from his pocket and handed it over.
Uzmara accepted it without any surprise on his face; clearly, this was the usual practice in the military district and the town of Takuwa.
"let's go."
Su Miaoyan and Miao Qihuai were visiting for the first time, but the others were not. Miao Qihuai saw Su Miaoyan from behind and quickly went over to her.
"Comrade Su!"
She called out.
Su Miaoyan turned around and saw Miao Qihuai.
She was somewhat surprised: "Comrade Miao, what are you doing here?"
Miao Qihuai chuckled: "It's a long story, but I can make it short. I quit the cultural troupe and came here to see if I could find a job. If I can, I won't have to go back to Beijing or the military region!"
Su Miaoyan understood. Hearing the noise, Xiao Xu also came over.
Upon seeing Miao Qihuai, his face lit up with joy.
"Miao Qihuai, you've come!"
"Um!"
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