The girl in Kashgar is really cute, and she can be added directly to WeChat after chatting for a few words. I saw that she was young, and her beauty and temperament were different from those of people walking around outside. So I asked casually: "How old are you?"

"Didn't you say that a woman's age is a secret? You can't ask, you can't tell. I graduated from high school last year and am now a freshman at Kashgar University." Although Mire didn't say her age, I knew she was only eighteen or nineteen years old.

, for me, an old man who is already twenty-eight years old, she is already very small.

"Can you dance?"

"Here, as long as you can walk, you can dance, as long as you can talk, you can sing! I am a professional. I have learned dancing from my teacher since I was a child." Mire replied.

It didn't take long for the car to be full. Except for Mire, the other people were all big men. It seemed that I was the only outsider. After the car left the city, it drove on the wilderness. At first, you could see private houses on the roadside, and then there were

There are orchards full of pomegranate trees, and some trees still have red pomegranates hanging on them. There are a lot of pomegranates planted. Mire said that people here like to grow pomegranates. If you go to the pomegranate town of Kashgar, you will see more of them.

Pomegranate tree.

Looking at the red pomegranate orchards passing by, I secretly decided that if Yaoyao could take a day or two off, I would take Yaoyao to see such large tracts of pomegranates, and then buy a lot of them for Yaoyao to eat.

There are too many pomegranates to eat.

After passing the Pomegranate Village, there is the barren Gobi Desert. Occasionally, you can see the desert on the roadside. The dust is still very heavy along the way. Occasionally, you can see one or two rivers. When passing by the Yarkand River, Mire asked me to take a look.

It is said that the Yarkand River is the mother river of southern Xinjiang. Apart from that, we didn’t talk much. I kept looking at the yellow sand or Gobi on both sides of the road. Occasionally I could see one or two people walking on the roadside. Not long after crossing the Yarkand River, we entered

When we arrived in Maigaiti County, we stopped in the county town. When we reached the edge of the desert, the sand and dust seemed to be much lighter. We could see the red sunset hanging in the sky. The greening in Maigaiti was pretty good, with some tall trees on both sides of the road.

Mire's friend came to pick her up at the station. She was also a big-eyed girl with long eyelashes. According to the introduction, her name was Ainur.

"Why didn't you answer the question I just asked you on WeChat?" Mire asked her friend.

"That village is in the desert, surrounded by desert. There is only one road to get in. There must be no cars now. I don't feel safe hiring a car to go there. After nine o'clock tomorrow, there will be cars available at this station. Go there.

There are few cars." Mire's friend Ainur said. She introduced herself as an Uzbek, but in my opinion, I couldn't tell which ethnic group she belonged to.

Maigaiti County is very small, and the busiest places are just one or two roads in a tic-tac-shape shape, with a short pedestrian street. I declined Mire’s invitation to have dinner with me and walked alone in the county town with my backpack on my back. I imagined

Well, Yaoyao will also walk on this road when she gets to the county town. I guess she will go to a supermarket, farmer's market or department store. I don't know if there is a department store here, but it feels like there must be one. I am thinking about her.

What I see is not what I see.

Almost all the units are concentrated in the center of the county. It has just darkened and a short pedestrian street is already very lively. Although I only had a quick glance at Kashgar City, I can still feel the style of Maigaiti County and Kashgar City.

Quite different. The streets in the county town are narrower, the buildings are shorter, and there are fewer people and cars. It seems that the buildings and people's expressions here are also slightly different from Kashgar City.

I can't tell what the difference is. It seems to be more leisurely than Kashgar. Maybe it's a little late. Almost no one is walking quickly. Except for the night market, which is already booming, I don't see anyone busy.

I saw a quiet and large courtyard with lush flowers and plants in the bustling city. There were several signs hanging on it. One of the signs said 'Maigaiti County Hotel'. I walked through a cement road surrounded by tall trees and came to a small courtyard.

In front of a three-story brick building, I saw a reception desk inside.

"Hello, are there any rooms?" I asked.

"Hello, there are standard rooms available. Do you want to stay?"

"Yes, how much does it cost per night?"

"Oh, sir, do you have a letter of introduction? Sorry, because there are more official receptions recently, we are only open to official employees for the time being!" The ethnic girl at the front desk did not answer the question of how much a night would cost, but smiled.

rejected me.

"Oh, that's it. I was asked to come here by the Shanghai Xinjiang Aid Frontline Headquarters for investment inspection. They said they would let me live here." I lied. Maigaiti County is a tourist destination.

The county may not be short of hotels, but I know that generally county hotels are safe and cheap. I want to try to see if I can stay in one. I just saw a sign on the bulletin board at the door that read, "Shanghai Aid Xinjiang Frontline Command"

A notice from Mark McGuire.

"Okay, sir, the negotiated price is 90 yuan, including breakfast. How many nights can I stay?" The pretty girl at the front desk didn't embarrass me anymore. I was actually afraid that she would verify it further, so she reported it to me without any suspicion.

Price, to be honest, I am very satisfied with this price. I just passed by a hotel called Daolang International Hotel and I checked it on my mobile phone and it cost more than 200 per night. Although the conditions are definitely better, I can save as much as I can now, so maybe it will be better.

I can come and see Yaoyao one more time.

I took out my ID card and credit card and booked a room. The room could only be said to be pretty good. It was quite old from the outside to the inside, but it was clean and had no peculiar smell. The most important thing was that it was quiet and there didn't seem to be many people staying there.

Still no one from Yaoyao or Tong Huawen contacted me. After I put down my backpack, I walked to the pedestrian street to find a busy stall to eat. I didn’t know what to eat, so I ordered some mutton skewers and homemade ramen.

The ramen tastes very good and is not more expensive than the 10 yuan a serving. It is more than 10 yuan cheaper than the Xinjiang noodles in Shanghai. The mutton skewers are actually the same price as those in Shanghai, but the meat looks bigger than those in Shanghai. I am more curious.

There was no difference in price, so I asked the boss how much a pound of lamb here was.

"More than sixty yuan per kilogram! Well, our Maigaiti sheep are the most delicious in the entire southern Xinjiang. If it is the authentic Daolang sheep, it is more expensive than this. We don't even have enough to eat ourselves, so...

, this meat is expensive.”

"Friend, where are you from?"

"Adaxi from Shanghai!" I used the polite term "Adaxi" I learned from Mire, which means friend.
Chapter completed!