When the sun came out and dispersed the thick fog, Gu Laosan was digging a hole by the river.
Looking at the wolf's body that was laid flat by someone at the edge of the pit, Wang Ping finally remembered where he had seen the description of "flowing water in front and mountains at the back". This was clearly a legendary Feng Shui treasure land.
When the badger thought that he and someone had slept for a night in this "treasure land", he felt a chill.
Wang Ping didn't care whether he ate wolf meat or not. But a certain badger was upset and had been swearing since a while ago, even when he was eating beef jerky.
The tent had been packed up by Gu Laosan, and new firewood had been added to the fire. At the same time, someone had used an engineer's shovel to scoop up a shovel of charcoal and put it under the car to heat the engine.
Thanks to the female wolf, when Gu Laosan was preparing to dig the hole, he remembered that he had brought a folding engineer shovel.
Not far from Wang Ping, the little wolf cub was still curled up in the blanket without any reaction. Not a bit of life.
According to Wang Ping's idea, since it has been decided to bury the mother wolf, it would be better to throw the little wolf cub into the pit as well, so as to avoid separation of mother and child.
Unfortunately, Gu Laosan was very stubborn at this time. Even the netizens in the live broadcast room felt that the little wolf might not survive, but he still didn't believe it and insisted that it could recover.
In order to make his decision more convincing, he gave an example. He said that in his hometown village, there was a very cold winter. As a result, a dog in a village gave birth at night, and the owner didn't know. When it was dawn, the puppy was stiff. The owner moved the puppy into the house and covered it with a quilt, and finally it was saved.
The authenticity of the story cannot be verified, but Wang Ping estimated that given the talkative nature of the villagers in Shengjiawu, by the time the story reached Gu Laosan's ears, he would have no idea how many times it had been adapted.
Because of the mixture of various stones, Gu Laosan's digging progress was very slow. Thinking that he couldn't set off for a while, Wang Ping simply returned to the car and took out the tablet computer he had placed under the dashboard.
After roughly calculating the distance, Wang Ping estimated that it would take about two days to get close to the approximate activity range of the Golden Eagle King marked on the mission brief.
"I don't know where Luke and the others are. After all, they are professional athletes, so they must be faster than Gu Laosan..." a badger thought secretly.
On the other side of the valley, 50 kilometers away, there is a county town with a very unique name, which means "bright" in Tibetan, but the transliterated name is "Nima".
At this time, a modified Hummer was parked at the entrance of the Nima County guesthouse. The driver honked twice, and after a while, a woman wearing a blue jacket and sunglasses, carrying a canvas bag and a large box similar to a violin case, walked out of the guesthouse.
The woman looked a little bloated, and her steps were a little chaotic while carrying the bag, as if she was struggling. When the rear door was opened, someone in the car reached out and took the woman's bag.
After getting into the car and throwing the box behind her on top of the back seat, the woman took off her sunglasses, revealing her face from behind.
Double eyelids, slightly pale complexion, some freckles on the face, and slightly thick lips. Although not ugly, it is definitely not good-looking. Of course, the people sitting in the car did not dare to show any disgust on their faces.
"Ms. Yuan, Erzi reported that two groups of people have entered Yematan. Should we hurry up as well?" A man with a Uyghur face turned around and said on the co-pilot seat.
Although he looks like a Uyghur, the man speaks English.
"What? Are you anxious?" The woman glanced at him expressionlessly, and her cold voice made the faces of several people in the car startled.
"I dare not! I'm just afraid that someone will get there first. If I fail, you will have a hard time explaining to the boss, right?" The man who spoke lowered his head, and his facial expression could not be seen.
"How to explain is my business! It's not your turn to make the decision here! Drive!"
The driver in the driver's seat was stunned for a moment, then turned his head slightly to glance at the man in the passenger seat. The man nodded imperceptibly, and the Hummer roared, driving out of the county town with a cloud of dust.
It was not until near noon that all the ice on the ground melted and the horse herders successfully started a fire.
Gu Laosan held the ball wrapped in a blanket and said goodbye to a small grave by the river. Wang Ping disliked the ground being covered in mud and was unwilling to get out of the car. He stayed in the passenger seat and watched the various comments on the tablet.
Gu Laosan's sometimes funny and sometimes pretentious actions really confused some netizens, especially outdoor enthusiasts. However, at this time, he gained the support of a large number of people who love cute pets and are equally pretentious.
This was probably the time when someone's presence was the strongest since he brought Wang Ping to the live broadcast. From time to time, keyboard figures appeared in the barrage, scolding someone for putting on a show.
Based on Wang Ping's understanding of someone, Gu Lao San was probably not showing off. But if you say that he was just a literary youth and was feeling sad about the Spring and Autumn Period, Badger would not believe it either. The biggest possibility is that someone's second-year syndrome has recurred.
Sure enough, by the river, someone who was holding the still dead wolf cub was muttering to himself.
"Now, remember, your mother is buried in here."
"The conditions are limited. This is all I can do for you."
"Tsk tsk, do you think that five hundred years later, your mother will become a spirit and come back to repay me, just like Bai Suzhen did?"
"Oh, I forgot, your mother is dead, so she definitely can't become a spirit..."
I don’t know if the wolf has a spirit in heaven. If it does, maybe it can be brought back to life by someone.
The original plan was that before entering the no-man's land, Gu Lang would choose a slightly larger town to resupply. In addition to drinking water and dry food, he would also provide snacks for the badger and refill the car with gas.
The initial supply point from Lhasa was Rongma Township in the north. However, the route was deviated. When we got closer, we found that the road from here to Rongma was all mountainous. There were also several snow-capped mountains in the middle. On the contrary, Nima County in the south was not only closer in distance, but also had a suitable road. Just walk along the river beach for less than 20 kilometers, and you will reach County Road 50, which leads directly to the entrance of Nima County.
Moreover, in terms of scale and conditions, the facilities in Nima County are much better than those in Rongma.
Gu Laosan hesitated for less than 5 minutes before hastily deciding on a strange route of going south first and then north.
According to him, since the initial decision was to cross the no-man's land from the north to the west, we had to follow the plan. If the route deviated, we could adjust it back after replenishing the supplies. Anyway, it was just a matter of stepping on the accelerator a few more times. This is called being willful with a car.
The herder walked southward along the river for 5 kilometers before he found a shallow ford to cross the river. On the other side of the river was a silted land. One kilometer to the west was another hill. Because of the season, the grass was growing and the birds were flying.
Gu Laosan was steering the car and was about to turn south when a badger lying by the car window suddenly moved its ears and turned its head to look at the grove at the foot of the opposite mountain. At the same time, the badger's belly began to rumble like a drum.