Chapter 0070 – Prairie Fright (II)

Nagqu prairie is the main area for northern Tibetan herders to graze. At this time is at the end of winter and spring time, the grass on the grassland grows very fast, coupled with this trail for a long time no one walks, the more into the depths of the grassland, the more difficult to distinguish the road, through the last trace of light in the sky, Zhou Rui looked at the boundless grassland around him, and drove the car to a dirt slope of about five or six meters high and stopped.

“What’s wrong? Brother Zhou, it’s not that you can’t find the road, right? Aigoo, damn, it’s cold!”

Liu Chuan parked the Humvee four or five meters away from the Desert Prince, jumped down from the car, but just out of the door, it was freezing and shivering, nimbly shrunk back, after half a day before draping a thick military overcoat down the car, holding two coats in his hands, but for Zhou Rui and Zhuang Rui to take.

“How the temperature difference between morning and evening is so big ah! At noon when wearing a thin sweater on the line, this is afraid to be below zero, right? Brother Zhou, the GPS global positioning system in my car isn’t showing up. How about you?”

Turning up the brown fur collar of the military coat, tightly wrapping the two ears inside, Liu Chuan shrinks his neck while talking, while handing the coat in his hand from the car window, in the beginning of 2003, the so-called global GPS positioning, that is, it is good to use inside those big cities, and above this grassland, it is also the same as the cell phone in general, there is no way to receive the signal.

“Well, also can not be used, now darkness can not see the road, let’s spend the night here! Your car do not turn off the fire, today there is no wind, not afraid to cause a fire, let’s light a campfire here, first barbecue something to eat, the coat you take back to them to wear it! I prepared two pieces in the car.”

Zhou Rui did not take Liu Chuan handed over the coat, he was prepared before he came, but only prepared three, but did not anticipate this trip will have so many people, see Liu Chuan also prepared, this is a sigh of relief, we must know, in the plateau area if not careful because of the cold. If you know, in the plateau area if you are not careful because of cold, lead to cold and fever and other diseases, it will be fatal.

Hearing that there is a barbecue to eat, a few people on the Hummer are excited, suddenly the ability to resist the cold increased dramatically, everyone is draped in a coat out of the car, although they are also often outdoor barbecue on weekdays, just in this dark as ink, surrounded by silence like the time stops rotating in the vast prairie, lit a bunch of bonfires, I think it will be a different taste.

“Liu Chuan, you and Zhuang Rui first help clean up the grass around us, the grass in the prairie is drier in winter, in case it causes a fire, a few of us are going to be cooked here.”

Zhou Rui took out an engineer spade that was only half a meter long and short from the trunk of the Desert Prince vehicle, and dug up a hole about four or five meters away from the Hummer, his movements were very quick, and as soon as the spade went down, a big puff of soil with grass was lifted up.

Liu Chuan promised, ran back to the car, and when he came out again, he was already holding the two sharp mountain-opening knives in his hand. After handing one to Zhuang Rui, the two of them started to clean up the withered grass on this dirt slope, while Bo Meng’an took a few ladies and gathered the hay they cleaned up, after about half an hour or so, the preparations were considered complete.

Grass within a dozen square meters around the car, were cleaned up, Zhou Rui in the middle of the two cars in the open space, dug a shallow pit only about thirty centimeters deep, and from the SUV hold down a bunch of things.

Zhuang Rui and other people surrounded up to see, good guy, about a meter long iron bar fork, and a dozen with small arm thickness of dry branches, Liu Chuan swayed to the back of the SUV, he just wanted to see Zhou Rui in the end in the car, have put something, prepared actually more than he is full.

Liu Chuan Hummer on the spare diesel carried a bucket down, was about to pour those dead grass branches, but was Zhou Rui stopped.

“Don’t move this diesel, the Hummer can’t be turned off overnight, this oil is to save lives.”

Although the two cars are filled with oil in Baju County, but from Baju County rushed here, the car’s oil basically also consumed half of it, and here from Naqu District City, there should be nearly four or five hours away, if not save a little, I’m afraid that the two cars in the middle of the road are going to be on the ground.

With diesel fuel fire is also a bit of a waste, Zhou Rui is very skillful with dry branches built a triangular shelf, the following put full of dead grass. After ignition, first a thick smoke rose, not long before the fire burned up, until the branches were lit, after the bonfire has been molded.

Put up two branches at the head of the forked tree on both sides of the bonfire, Zhou Rui with an iron bar from the county to buy lambs strung up, set up to the bonfire above, not long, the original has been frozen hard lamb became a little flaccid, and so on the side of the Zhou Rui, immediately will be in the hands of the cooking oil brushed up, some of the oil drops to the bonfire, after the sound of “Zi Zi! After some oil dripped into the bonfire, there was a sound of “ZiZi”, and the flames rose upwards to a height of more than one meter, and the whole lamb was rolled into it.

Accompanied by the “sizzling” sound of oil smoke, a rich smell of roasted meat from the middle of the bonfire came out, this smell is absolutely different from the restaurant to eat roasted meat flavor, all the people are shrugged their noses, greedily smelling the smell of this meat, and Zhou Rui at this time is the busiest person, a hand in the rapid rotation of the lamb on the shelf, in order to prevent the fire from burning. One hand was rapidly rotating the lamb on the rack to prevent it from being scorched by the fire. The other hand was constantly brushing oil on the lamb and applying cumin and other spices.

Added ingredients of the lamb, in Zhou Rui non-stop rolling, gradually turned a golden brown, the fragrance is more and more intense, meat can not be no wine, Zhuang Rui turned around, ready to go to the car to get the wine, but see behind the Qin Xuan Bing are a face of anticipation, tongue slightly out, subconsciously licked his lips. White jade-like face in the reflection of the campfire, adding a touch of charming redness, but let Zhuang Rui look dumbfounded.

“Wood, what are you staring at others Miss Qin for?”

Zhuang Rui’s ear came from Liu Chuan’s voice that was a big spoiler, and Qin Xuan Bing also saw Zhuang Rui’s eager eyes, but did not get angry, only her face returned to normal, which made Zhuang Rui’s heart cry out for pity.

“I’ll go get the wine.”

Zhuang Rui back to Liu Chuan a sentence, a little embarrassed from Qin Xuan Bing next to the past, will Liu Chuan bought that box Luzhou old cellar are holding down the car, also did not look for cups, directly one person a bottle of hand to Zhou Rui, Liu Chuan and Bo Mengan.

“Fifty-two degrees, the degree is a little low, a few years ago I drank seventy-three degrees of Luzhou Old Cellar, but now it is no longer produced.”

After Zhou Rui received the bottle, he unscrewed the cap and directly sipped the bottle against his mouth, smacked his mouth and uttered.

“Cough …… cough, this degree is still low ah! Cough, cough ……”

Bo Mengan with a red face carrying a bottle of wine, just uttered a sentence, but was choked back, he just took this Luzhou Laojiao as XO and drank a big mouthful, really underestimated this pure grain wine.

“We’re going to drink it too, pour me a little bit.”

Bo Mengan’s appearance however didn’t scare a few ladies, Bo Mengyao and Leilei and Qin Xuanbing each took a disposable cup and were pestering Zhuang Rui for wine!

“Drink a little bit of it all! It’s okay, a little wine in this weather can revitalize the blood vessels and open up the muscles and bones, just don’t get drunk.”

At this time Zhou Rui put down the bottle of wine in his hand, his right hand grasped the end of the iron bar, lifted the whole sheep that had been roasted flat, walked to Liu Chuan’s large piece of canvas on the ground, left hand wrist flipped, a handful of extremely inconspicuous. Only more than twenty centimeters long, the surface of the dark without any luster of the knife, appeared in the fingertips of Zhou Rui’s left hand.

Just see Zhou Rui left hand quickly in the roasted charred sheep body scratching, as if the butcher general, a thin slice of lamb neatly fell into the canvas on a few plates, see the crowd loudly shouted.

The flavor of cumin powder nicely eliminated the stink on the lamb meat, the slices of lamb meat were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, chewing in the mouth was suddenly full of flavor, drinking wine, looking at the stars in the clear night sky, and being in this beautiful, wide prairie, all the people’s hearts have become open.

“Wood, let’s have a song!”

The bottle of Luzhou Old Cellar in Liu Chuan’s hand was about to bottom out, chewing on the tender roasted lamb in his mouth, he shouted indistinctly to Zhuang Rui.

“Sing a song?” Zhuang Rui hesitated for a moment.

“Well, Zhuang Rui sing a song from the prairie! I heard Lei Lei say that you sing well.”

Qin Xuan Bing unexpectedly opened his mouth and said, this way traveling, her performance seems to be more and more like a normal person, often take the initiative to chat with Zhuang Rui Liu Chuan, and occasionally make jokes, and the sense of disconnection that rejects people, has also become very thin.

“Or Brother Zhou to a song of the troops!”

Zhuang Rui is not trying to shirk, just a momentary thought of what to sing.

“Me? I can’t, if I sing with this voice, I’m sure to attract the wolves.”

Zhou Rui, who was grilling the second sheep, made a rare joke.

“Yeah! Old Brother Zhuang just sing a song! Preferably a folk song from the grasslands.”

Ever since Zhuang Rui gave up his seat in the Hummer to Bo Menghan, Bo Menghan has always been an old brother to Zhuang Rui, but his drinking is really not good, a few mouthfuls of wine, he is a bit drunken and confused, if it is not for the fact that Bo Mengyao is holding him on the side, I am afraid that he can’t even sit down steadily.

“Then I’ll sing a Mongolian song!”

Wine strengthens one’s courage, besides Zhuang Rui’s voice is very thick, singing has always been good, so he didn’t push back any more, stood up and sang loudly.

“The beautiful grassland is my home

The wind blows green grass flowers everywhere

Butterflies fly and birds sing

Horses are like colorful clouds

Cows and sheep are like pearls

“Ah! The shepherd girl sings

Happy songs fill the sky

The herdsmen paint a happy scene

Springtime is as beautiful as a picture

Ah! The shepherd girl sings

“Singing happily all over the world

“Shepherdesses sing at the top of their voices”

Zhuang Rui borrowed the strength of wine, the famous grassland folk song interpretation of the best, thick and high baritone echoed in the vast grasslands, listening to the crowd were mesmerized, stopped the action in their hands, looking at the glowing Zhuang Rui.

“Ow …… ow …… woo”

Just as Zhuang Rui’s song was about to fall, several wolves howled from afar, rendering a touch of mysterious color to the vast prairie.

Only Zhou Rui frowned, glanced around and said to Liu Chuan by his side, “Something’s not right, send Bo Meng’an to the Humvee and take the gun down.”

“Hey, Woody, you’re good! Really invited the wolves, cop out and fuck them.”

At this time, Bo Meng An is already rotten, and the surrounding wolves howl one after another, gradually increased, the sound is also more and more clear, seems to be ringing in the ears, Qin Xuan Bing several people also heard, their faces have revealed the color of shock, only Liu Chuan this guy is a little excited, shouting Zhuang Rui to take the guy.

“A few of you quickly get on the Hummer, surrounded by wolves, you will be trapped here.”

Seeing Liu Chuan holding up Bo Mengan, still walking slowly towards the Humvee, Zhou Rui grabbed a step up, shoulder down, intercepted Bo Mengan and carried him up, pulled open the door and threw him in.

“Giggle …… giggle …… giggle …… giggle!”

“Brother Zhou, this buggy can’t fire.”

Zhuang Rui’s reaction is not slow, in the Zhou Rui jumped up, he grabbed the hand of the mountain knife, even the hand of the bottle did not care to throw, but also drilled into the Desert Prince, just how to turn the key, the car just issued a “giggle” sound, just can not hit the fire, Zhuang Rui know, may be out of the engine for a while, to the oil to the freeze. The car just makes a “giggling” sound, it just won’t start, and Zhuang Rui knows that the oil will freeze if the engine is off for a while.

“Don’t care about that car, hurry up, come to this car! Ms. Qin, what are you doing in that car?”

Zhou Rui already on the Hummer, a look at the people, but less Qin Xuan Bing, and then a search, but found Qin Xuan Bing actually in Zhuang Rui where the SUV, but not anxious to shout up.

Qin Xuan Bing also do not know why they will be on this car, just now Zhou Rui let them get on the car, she instinctively followed behind Zhuang Rui, on the car, only to find themselves on the wrong, Qin Xuan Bing pushed open the door, was about to get off when, but was Zhuang Rui pulled back, followed by a tightly closed the door.

“What are you doing? Let go of me!”

Qin Xuan Bing coldly felt herself drilling into Zhuang Rui’s embrace, immediately a man’s sweaty odor mixed with the smell of wine rushed into the tip of his nose, although it is not unpleasant, but Qin Xuan Bing is still a little ashamed, she did not expect Zhuang Rui to be so bold at this moment.

“Don’t talk, look outside.”

Zhuang Rui’s voice rang in Qin Xuan Bing’s ears, a hot breath blew across her ears, causing her ears to itch and an indescribable feeling to rise in her heart.

Following Zhuang Rui’s voice, Qin Xuan Bing looked outwards, a dozen meters away in the bushes, there was a rustling sound, which was clearly abnormal in a windless night.

A dozen points of green light from the grass shot out, on the other side of the campfire Hummer suddenly lit up the front face of the six headlights, a number of strong light will be irradiated in front of the grass like daytime, when Zhuang Rui and Qin Xuan Bing can see, is a wolf, a dozen of broad bones, but the thin bones of the prairie wolves are lying down in the grass, make a gesture of wanting to pounce.

Qin Xuan Bing can not help but scared out of a sweat, more than ten meters of distance for the wolf, is a longitudinal distance, just now if you venture out of the car, I’m afraid that has encountered these prairie wolves attack.

“Zhuang Rui, there are also …… behind.”

The sudden strong light caused these wolves to mess up for a moment, and then they slowly retreated backwards, but Qin Xuan Bing immediately realized that in the grass behind the SUV, many greenish ghostly lights also flashed out.

“No, we must return to the Hummer as soon as possible, if we stay a little longer, we’ll definitely get sick.”

The off-road vehicle did not start up, there was no heating, the temperature dropped very quickly, it was only a few minutes, Zhuang Rui already felt that his legs were a little stiff.

The Hummer also moved at this moment, first driving forward for a few meters, then violently flinging itself, aiming its rear end at the door of the SUV.

“Hurry up and get up here!”

Zhou Rui lifted the back door of the Hummer and shouted to Zhuang Rui and Qin Xuan Bing.

When Zhuang Rui was about to open the door and get out of the car, a few black shadows scurried out from the bushes, as fast as lightning.