Chapter 23: Entering the Desert
In the evening, I had dinner with Li Wenwen and Shi Mei again. This time, President Li refused to go with the three of them and just found an excuse to run away.
The next morning at around six o'clock, Bai Tang got up and started to prepare. He put all the things he had sorted out last night into the trunk of the 570. Today, Bai Tang planned to drive the 570 to go out and play. First, this car is big and can carry more. Second, I heard that in the desert, villages, and farmhouses, the 570's chassis will have much better passability. Many of the more dilapidated roads cannot be driven by the Cayenne.
She was still wearing the same outfit as yesterday, except that she had changed her cropped pants into pink Nike sports pants. It was not yet eight o'clock when she drove to pick up Shi Mei and Li Wenwen.
Bai Tang handed them the steamed buns and millet porridge he had bought from the breakfast shop at the entrance of the community when he left the house, asked about the meeting place, and drove towards the Cultural Square.
When they were almost there, Bai Tang saw from afar seven or eight cars parked in the open space on the east side of the Cultural Square, and a dozen young people gathered together chatting and laughing.
Zheng Long and his friends saw a brand new black 570 coming towards them from a distance, and when everyone was still wondering who it was, the car stopped and Li Wenwen and Shi Mei both got out.
On the other side, Bai Tang also turned off the car, got out and stood next to Li Wenwen.
As soon as this group of people saw Shi Mei and Li Wenwen, they knew that the person driving the car was the new friend that Li Wenwen mentioned, and that she would bring someone to play with them.
It was only when Bai Tang got out of the car that everyone realized that she was such a beautiful girl. They had thought that a man driving such a big 570 would be a boy, but the result was too different.
At this time, Li Wenwen came forward and took Bai Tang to introduce everyone one by one. Everyone also returned the greetings one by one. When Zheng Long was introduced, Bai Tang's eyes lit up. This Zheng Long was the suitor that Li Wenwen mentioned. He looked Zheng Long up and down, then greeted him with a smile, which made Zheng Long a little confused.
When I turned around, I saw Zhang Shaoyang was also here.
"Bai Tang, long time no see." Zhang Shaoyang greeted Bai Tang with a smile.
Bai Tang nodded in response and asked him, "You are here too. I just saw a figure from afar that looked like you. I didn't expect it to be you."
Zheng Long asked curiously, "Do you two know each other? Shaoyang is not nice enough. You knew such a pretty girl but you didn't bring her out to play earlier." Zheng Long hit Zhang Shaoyang lightly and said jokingly.
Zhang Shaoyang smiled bitterly, "We are classmates. Bai Tang is a good student and she is a girl. How can I waste her time?"
Bai Tang stood beside Li Wenwen, watching the boys playing and fighting with a smile on his face. It was really lively to see a group of people of the same age gathered together. The youthful scene made many passers-by look sideways.
After some fooling around, Zheng Long counted the number of people again. After making sure that everyone was present, he waved his hand and asked everyone to get on the bus and set off.
Zhang Shaoyang trotted to Bai Tang's car window and handed him a walkie-talkie, saying that the channel had been adjusted and everyone should keep in touch at any time. After seeing Bai Tang accept it, he turned and ran to a Toyota Prado in the distance. It seemed that the car was modified, but Bai Tang didn't know much.
The convoy began to line up one by one under the signal of the lead car. Bai Tang's car was in the middle of the line, and it was obvious that everyone was taking care of the three girls in their car.
After leaving the city and getting on the expressway, the convoy started to head west towards the Yellow River Bridge. After crossing the Yellow River Bridge and reaching the other side, we turned off the road at the ancient ferry and entered the desert.
Along the way, Shi Mei and Li Wenwen introduced the entire team to Bai Tang. They were all children whose families had a little money and shared some common interests, so they gradually formed a small group.
The oldest members of the team are Zheng Long and his group of men, who are about 23 or 24 years old. Zhang Shaoyang is the youngest among them, and now Bai Tang has joined.
There are a few women in the group, some of them are girlfriends of the boys in the team, and one of them just likes to play off-road vehicles. Seeing that the atmosphere in their group is good, she gradually integrated into the group.
The cars in the fleet don't look expensive. Of course, it's not that they can't afford good cars. The families of those who play with cars have some money. For example, Zhang Shaoyang's family even has a small factory.
However, those who like cars, especially those who like sand dune off-roading, will get some cars that are particularly suitable for off-roading, and then modify and upgrade them. Such cars will be more suitable for rushing around in the desert and the wild.
For example, the car in the lead is a Wrangler that costs more than 400,000 yuan, but it has been modified in an exaggerated way, and it seems that a lot of money has been spent.
The other vehicles were basically some old-style jeeps, Pajero, etc. There was even an old 212, but it looked very powerful. Zhang Shaoyang's Prado was considered to be a quiet one among them.
In such a wild off-road team, there is now a brand new Lexus 570 in the middle, which is out of tune with the whole team.
Soon, Bai Tang followed the convoy off the road and drove to the edge of the desert.
Seeing that everyone had parked their cars, Bai Tang and the other two also parked their cars and got out. Zheng Long came over and huddled together with Li Wenwen, whispering something to each other. Zhang Shaoyang came over and asked Bai Tang if he wanted to drive into the desert as well. If not, he could get in his car and go into the desert together.
Bai Tang naturally had to drive into the desert. What was that saying? Now that we are here...
Seeing that Bai Tang wanted to drive his own car, Zhang Shaoyang nodded, and then called a dark and strong young man loudly. After a while, the man came over with tools to deflate Bai Tang's tires.
Seeing Bai Tang's curious look, Zhang Shaoyang explained to her: "When playing in the sand, the tire pressure can't be too high, otherwise it's easy to get stuck. Especially since your tires are original and have not been modified."
After listening to Zhang Shaoyang's explanation, Bai Tang nodded in sudden enlightenment, thinking that he had learned a little bit of little-known knowledge. He was still complacent after thinking about it.
The nimble black young man quickly adjusted the tire pressure of Bai Tang's four tires to the appropriate level. When he looked up, he saw Bai Tang's serious eyes and silly expression, and he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Bai Tang was immediately embarrassed and blushed. Just as he was feeling embarrassed, Shi Mei came over and slapped the dark-skinned young man on the back of his head.
"Ding Wei, you are so idle. Hurry up and get out of the way. If you laugh again, our Tangtang will run away with laughter."
When the young man named Ding Wei saw Bai Tang's red face, he quickly apologized and ran away with his tools. Bai Tang looked over and found that the wild old 212 was his car.
No wonder it got so tanned, that car was leaking so much, how could it not be tanned.
After all the vehicles were ready and inspected, Zheng Long began to inform everyone of some safety matters. Then he came to Bai Tang's car.
It turned out that Li Wenwen and Zheng Long had agreed that Zheng Long would let someone else drive his car first, and he would drive Bai Tang's car first and teach Bai Tang some tips on driving in the desert.
As they drove from the flat sand into the depths of the desert, Zheng Long imparted some experience to Bai Tang, who was in the co-pilot seat. Bai Tang listened and nodded seriously, learning very seriously. This made Zheng Long feel very accomplished. No matter which teacher it was, having such a serious student would be very accomplished.
When they got to the deep end, Zheng Long handed the car to Bai Tang and told her to drive slowly if she wanted to play on the flat sand. She was not allowed to go up the sand slope or down the sand pit, nor could she ride on the blade.
Firstly, it is dangerous and easy to overturn. Secondly, Bai Tang’s car has not been modified. It is an original car, which may cause problems or damage to the body.
After hearing this, Bai Tang was very excited and let Zheng Long go and play by himself. She was itching to show off her skills. The bank duo was still foolish and bold, not afraid of anything, sitting in Bai Tang's car as still as a mountain. Such trust moved Bai Tang very much.
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