Chapter 4 Meeting Mire
I turned on my cell phone and checked it on my phone. It costs twenty yuan to get to the city center, but these taxi drivers usually shouted for forty yuan. One of the customers didn't know where they were asking, and the taxi master offered a price of one hundred yuan.
I actually didn't have much money, so I followed the guide and walked left after leaving the airport for 100 meters, then crossed the road, where two second-way cars were parked. I asked the next bus driver standing under the bus smoking, and he said the bus was in the city.
At this time, I had no idea about Kashgar city, so after getting on the bus and putting coins in, I planned to ask the ticket seller. The ticket seller was a young and beautiful Uyghur girl with long eyelashes and black eyes. The people here were very kind, which was my first impression. Both the driver and the ticket seller answered my questions politely, and smiled when talking. The second bus costs one yuan and has a coin box. In order to facilitate the sale of tickets for people who don’t have change, there are also ticket sellers. It is said that some bus ticket sellers in the city do not sell tickets, but are more like safety officers.
I tried my best to relax myself, smiled and asked the ticket seller: "Hello, where should I get off in the most prosperous place in Kashgar?"
"Hello, Id Kah gets off the bus. Get off the bus is the most lively place, with ancient cities on both sides. You can also go down to Xinhua Bookstore, which is the big cross and is very lively around." The beautiful ticket seller girl answered in standard Mandarin.
"Where is the best place to eat and stay?" I asked, and after I asked, I regretted it. If this may be a difficult question for me, "I mean a more convenient place?" The explanatory question does not seem to be very good.
"The whole city of Kashgar is convenient, and it is very convenient to eat, stay and go out. If you are traveling, I think it is the most convenient to live near the Great Cross. You can get there by walking in most places." The little girl obviously didn't know how to answer, but she still answered very well.
"So do you know how to go to Magati County Chicreek?" I planned to go there immediately if I could.
"Sorry, I don't know, you can go to the bus station and ask, there is a bus station in Sanyunsi."
"Thank you, thank you, you are so nice. You are beautiful and good to passengers."
The ticket girl smiled unnaturally. Her face was a little red, but her unnaturally smile was very sweet. It seemed that praise was effective everywhere. Kashgar Airport was not far from the city, Kusikuri, Baherek, Malasidin, and I was confused when I heard the station. The distance between the station here was really not far. After passing some strange and difficult-to-read station names, I got off at Xinhua Bookstore.
According to the navigation, I walked to the Sanyunsi Bus Station. After asking, half an hour later, it was the last bus today. The ticket price was 35 yuan. I arrived at the Maigaiti Bus Station for three hours, and I didn't stop along the way. There was also a kind of car called line bus. The ticket price was 70 yuan, seven seats, and I left after six people, but the departure time was uncertain. I arrived at the Maigaiti County Bus Station for two hours. I hesitated briefly and chose the so-called line bus.
The route bus is a private long-distance passenger transport under passenger transport management. They are all small cars running on fixed routes. Passengers need to buy tickets at the passenger station to get on the bus. The one I am about to take is a GL8, and there are already several people on the bus. The driver in work clothes arranged my seat and then went to pick up customers. It is legal for them to pull customers. It is actually to persuade the customers who were originally taking the bus to take the bus to take the bus.
After I sat down, I began to take a closer look at the surrounding environment. The surroundings were covered with dust. The air index showed severe sand and dust pollution. The PM10 index was as high as 1,000. The sun also looked gray when hiding behind the sand and dust. The surrounding trees and the ground seemed to be covered with a layer of gray, no! It was really covered with dust. I saw that the cars next to them were all thick layer of gray except for the windshield wiper range, as if they had not driven for a few years.
It was almost seven o'clock in the afternoon, no! It was evening in Shanghai. I checked the sunset time with my mobile phone and found that it was only after ten o'clock in the evening.
"These cars haven't been driven in years?" I said to myself.
"I'm driving every day. In the past two days of sandstorms, the car has fallen so much dust in just one or two days. At this time, the car has to be wiped every day, and it's like that if I don't wipe it." A passenger next to me explained to me when he heard me.
"Oh, isn't this happening all year round?"
"How is that possible! We can't live here anymore, it's more spring, more serious months, and almost every day. In this autumn, there will be one or two days. Don't worry, the weather forecast means there will be no sand and dust on the day."
I glanced at the passenger next to me. He was a national girl, very beautiful and had a light makeup. Because I was particularly eager to understand where Yaoyao worked and lived for more than half a year, I took the initiative to chat with the girl. I heard that I was from Shanghai and had just arrived in Kashgar by plane, and the girl enthusiastically introduced herself.
"My name is Gu Limire. You can call me Mire directly. Welcome to Kashgar!"
"My name is Li Chengqian, you can call me..." I didn't think about how to call myself abbreviated by this. It's a bit inappropriate for a stranger to call me Chengqian directly.
"Call me a camel!" I said.
When the girl heard me calling me a camel, the girl giggled. I don’t know how to flirt with girls, but I think it would be much better if I could help me at this time. Unlike in Shanghai, there are too many things here that need to be asked to find out. Just ask a mobile phone in Shanghai. I should enhance my mutual trust with Mire.
So I continued, "My hometown is in Shaanxi. Do you know Shaanxi? But I am working in Shanghai now."
"I know, are you here to travel?"
"Come to see a friend, but it's my first time in Southern Xinjiang. I've been to Northern Xinjiang before. Are you familiar with Maigati? Can you still go to Chi Creek today?"
Before Mire could speak, I continued to raise my question. I didn't want to let strangers in the car hear too much about me after driving, especially when I was in a strange place. I had heard too many rumors about the insecurity here.
"Sorry, I'm not familiar with Maigati. I'm from Kashgar. I'm here to see friends. There's a Daolang Festival in August, and there will be a venue for Mukam and Maichelav. Now on weekends, I'll go and help my friend rehearse a dance. When I'm going to rehearse next year, I won't have to go there." Mire said.
"But my friend is from the local area, so I can ask her." Mire continued to say fearing that I was disappointed.
"Thank you, can you leave a phone number to add WeChat?" I made a shameless request.
Chapter completed!