Dean Xiong smiled understandingly: "Are you planning to go out and play?"
Su Nian couldn't explain the real reason for wanting to go to the ancient city for a while, so she nodded vaguely, "I heard that the poplars and red willows in the desert are very beautiful. I want to go and see them!"
"I see. Young people are full of energy." Dean Xiong nodded. "Go ahead, just be careful on the road!"
After getting the dean's permission, Chu Beichen took advantage of Su Nian's consultation to quickly contact two desert off-road vehicles and prepare outdoor tents, food and water.
On the day of departure, the group, despite the hardship, got up at four in the morning to set off. Chu Beichen drove one car, while Mark and Ivan took turns driving the other.
Originally, Su Nian didn't want Mark and Tang Xin to go on this trip, but these two people loved to play and make trouble. When they heard that they were going on an adventure, they insisted on joining in. Su Nian had no choice but to take them along.
At around six o'clock, the off-road vehicle arrived at the village where the mother of the child with echinococcosis lived. Perhaps because it was too early, the whole village was still asleep.
Su Nian found the couple according to the contact information they left behind. They were already ready to set off and were waiting for Su Nian. They got in the car as soon as they were called, without any delay at all.
"There must have been a road into the Gobi Desert many years ago," the woman said, pointing to the dead poplar trees by the roadside. "These trees should have been by the road then. Then, for some unknown reason, the road was abandoned and the trees died!"
Although the poplar tree is dead, its branches are still there, standing faithfully in the Gobi Desert, guiding the way for those who come later.
Chu Beichen followed the poplar tree all the way and did not stop at noon. He wanted to cover as much distance as possible. According to the couple, they used to go looking for the ancient city in the summer.
In the summer, there are grazing spots for herders, and you can find suitable camels as a means of transportation. Now it is winter, and the herders are spending the winter in camps, so it is difficult to find camels.
When the road conditions ahead become so bad that the jeep can no longer move, we'll have to rely on our own two legs to keep going! So the more we can run now, the better.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the car sped all the way and came to a vast desert, which was not a road suitable for jeeps.
Chu Beichen ordered everyone to get off the car. Everyone carried their equipment and supplies and continued walking towards the depths of the desert.
"I used to ride a camel, which took about two hours," said the wife, who was very responsible and would explain every time she came to a new road condition.
"We probably can't walk faster than the camels, so it will take us three hours," Chu Beichen looked back at the unevenly matched team members. Su Nian and Tang Xin were relatively weak in physical strength, with small steps and slow walking. The speed of the entire team depended on them.
"Oh my God, compared to a camel?" Su Nian was scared. What he saw in front of him was no longer cracked loess, but endless yellow sand. It was soft to step on, and every step was so difficult.
"I used to run after deer when I was little," Tang Xin said nonchalantly, "but the roads weren't this difficult back then!"
Everyone immediately showed awe to Tang Xin. You know, a deer runs even faster than a horse. Tang Xin's speed could probably set a record in the Olympics if she could keep up with a deer!
"Is that your elk?" Su Nian suddenly thought of Tang Xin's deer farm. "Can you keep up with them?"
"Of course I can," Tang Xin said, looking pale and soft, not like she could run fast. "I'm riding in a carriage, not much slower than them!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing. That was a horse following a deer!
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