The car slowly drove forward along the dirt road.

It's daytime now, so you can see clearly.

Sitting in the car, you can see the neat wheat fields and cotton fields on the side of the road, and you rarely see others.

These are all reclaimed by the regiment field on the wasteland over the years.

The wheat has already eared, and it is estimated that it will be harvested in this period of time, but it seems that the harvest will not be very good.

Although there is a river here, it is too far away. Unlike later generations, there are water pumps, and the water is completely carried by manpower. How efficient is this?

Some canals have been dug, but the wet season will not be until mid-August, when all the grain will be harvested.

The car drove forward for a while, and the destination was the Gobi. Occasionally, some scattered oases could be seen, and there would be some local residents near these oases.

Zhou Xiaochuan was chatting with Xiaowu.

Xiaowu's surname is Dong, and his name is Dong Qingwu. He has been transferred here for seven years, and he has experienced seven boring years here. I am 26 years old and still not married.

And most of the people who come here are not married.

Speaking of his daughter-in-law, Xiao Wu said helplessly: "There are more than 400 people in our compound, and there are only about 30 women. No one comes to find a partner."

Zhou Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, the organization will arrange it."

This reminded him of a more funny but sad plot in later generations.

The chief arranged a blind date for the female soldiers, twenty men and twenty women, the ones who looked right were selected first, and the rest who didn't look right were directly assigned.

However, the situation will be much better in 1966. By then, a large number of educated youths will come to the Northwest, which can be regarded as solving the marriage dreams of many young men.

But at that time, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each showed their magical powers. The competition is also quite fierce.

After passing through several small oases, Zhou Xiaochuan saw sheep herding nearby, and asked strangely: "Brother Wu, there are some sheep raising near your place, why don't you buy some from there?"

Xiao Wu sighed helplessly: "If you want to buy it, someone has to sell it to you. These are their staple food. These sheep are their treasures, and they will kill them for food when there is really no food. .”

"And..., forget it. You have to be careful on the road."

Zhou Xiaochuan probably understood the meaning of the other party when he heard his words, but be careful, he didn't understand what he meant.

But soon he understood what it meant.

When they came near a larger oasis, a group of people appeared in front of them.

There were about a dozen people.

Seven or eight women were nestling in the middle of the road, and three or four men behind them stood coldly not far away with hatchets and earthen shotguns in their hands.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu sighed helplessly, "Hey, here we go again."

The car stopped slowly in the middle of the road, Xiao Wu jumped out of the car, and the car behind also stopped, but the other party didn't get out of the car.

"I beg you, please give me some food, there is really nothing left to eat."

"Yes, please."

…

A few women were in the middle of the road. Xiao Wu came up to him, muttering something that Zhou Xiaochuan couldn't understand, discussing with the other party.

The current popularization of Chinese is not yet in place, so most of them are still accustomed to speaking their own local dialects.

After a while, the other party nodded in surprise.

Dong Qingwu turned around, came to the back of the car, put down two bags from the back, and threw about 200 catties of grain on the side of the road. Then slowly start the car.

At this time, the people on the side of the road gave way one after another.

The car passed through the crowd with expressions of gratitude.

Dong Qingwu looked at Zhou Xiaochuan with a strange face, and explained helplessly, "They are really short of food, but they don't want to exchange it with sheep and the like. .”

"No one cares?"

"How do you manage it? If you catch it, you have to let it go honestly, and you have to give it food before you let it go."

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded upon hearing this. Without further investigation, he looked at the nearby terrain and asked, "Then why don't you make a detour?"

Dong Qingwu smiled: "Do you know what is the most dangerous on the Northwest Road?"

Just wanted to say is it a wolf? Then thinking about what Xiao Wu said just now, he thought for a while: "Swamp?"

"Yes, there is a large area of ​​wetland here. Now because of the drought, you can't tell which ones are wetlands and which ones are normal. So these paths are not changed randomly, and you will change, and others will follow."

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded upon hearing this.

Then came two such situations.

However, one guess is that the two trucks carrying goods were not found in advance. When people found that they were chasing, the cars had already left.

As the vehicle moved forward, the road became more and more difficult to drive, and gradually there were more and more stones on the road.

Fortunately, all the big rocks have been removed, leaving only some small rocks. After driving for nearly four hours, it stopped at a compound at the foot of the mountain.

When they came to the compound of the mining area, there were only a few scattered people walking on the road, but they looked happy when they looked at the car.

"Brother Wu, do you have a letter from me?"

It is estimated that there is an acquaintance who asked Dong Qingwu.

"I don't know. They're all in the car. I'll find them myself later."

"Hey, okay."

After a while, after hearing the news, two people came over, both wearing army green military uniforms. About fifty years old or so.

Probably because of the dry and windy air here, the skin is rough, and there are some cracks on the face and lips.

One of them smiled at Dong Qingwu: "Xiao Wu, if you don't come again, my cooking team will run out of food."

Dong Qingwu smiled at him when he heard the words, and then saluted another person who didn't speak, "Battalion Commander Lin, I'm here to deliver the supplies."

The other party looked at him and complained; "It's finally here, I thought you all forgot about us. We have become stepmothers."

Dong Qingwu and Xiao Liu both smiled and did not answer the words.

"Okay, didn't eat, go to the cafeteria to see if there is anything to eat."

Then he looked at Zhou Xiaochuan who didn't speak, thinking that the other party was coming to visit relatives, so he said: "If you visit relatives, go to the duty room to register."

Dong Qingwu heard the words and explained Zhou Xiaochuan's origin.

Seeing this, Lao Lin nodded, "That's fine, but I suggest you don't look at it, it's all stones, what's so good about it, if you like it, I'll give you a few pieces for fun."

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaochuan hurriedly said, "Captain Lin, I'm just here to take a look."

He curled his lips when he heard Zhou Xiaochuan's words. In his opinion, Zhou Xiaochuan was from a wealthy family in a big southern city.

Didn't you see that the skin is white and not so thin? Can children from poor families be like this?

After working here for so long, do you really think he doesn't understand anything?

There is little demand for Hetian jade among the people, but many gifts for rich people and some foreign guests use these things.

Now is the period of public-private partnerships, and there are still many rich people.

Otherwise, why do you have to spend so much effort to mine these useless things.

Do you really think you are full and have nothing to do?

But none of this has anything to do with him.

"Okay, let Xiao Wu take you around after dinner, you can go up and have a look." After speaking, he pointed to a gravel road leading to the mountain outside the compound.

Anyway, jade is a heavy thing, how much can you take away? And good quality is controlled by someone.

Xiao Wu's words interrupted Lao Lin's thoughts.

"There is a notice from the regiment that you have to hand in 500 catties of fish for this big battle."

When Lao Lin heard this, he muttered, "I really think I'm a god."

Then he said impatiently: "Okay, I see. Let's go eat quickly."

Dong Qingwu looked at the things in the car and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's go to eat first, and we have to go back soon~lightnovelpub.net~ After speaking, greet Zhou Xiaochuan and Xiao Liu.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaochuan hurriedly said: "Brother Wu, I won't go eat, I brought cornbread, I'll go and see it and come back."

Seeing this, Dong Qingwu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

But before leaving, Zhou Xiaochuan took out a part of the engine, and smiled at Dong Qingwu: "Brother Wu, take a look at the car later, I feel something is wrong when driving on the road. Don't lie down on the road for a while." Nest."

The other party was suspicious when he heard his words, "Is there? Why didn't I feel it?"

But thinking of the scene where the other party repaired the car last night, he was a little worried, and then he nodded: "Okay, I'll take a look after dinner."

After speaking, the two rushed to the cooking class.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaochuan left the compound with his backpack on his back, and walked up the mountain along the gravel road.

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