Chapter fifty-seven: open and secret struggle
Two days later, Su Rui told the professor and his group that the Americans had already arrived in Ruoqiang County first and asked them to come there before meeting.
After hearing this, the professor complained and said that if he had changed his itinerary, he would notify him early, which made them waste two days here.
Zi Yang saw that they were shopping, taking photos and buying local specialties these two days. He had a lot of fun playing, and thought that he would not be anxious to wait, but it was true that he didn't have enough time to play.
At that moment, everyone was riding in a car with big bags - it was obvious that the weight of the professor's luggage was much heavier than when he got off the train. Zi Yang and Lao Wang thought it would be too much to stand by and watch so much, and the professor's sharp eyes had to pierce the two of them.
In the spirit of humanitarianism, Zi Yang Lao Wang and Xiao Hei helped carry a few bags of things. Brother Xiaosha nodded to them gratefully, but the others had no expression. It seemed that you should have done this job long ago, but then I remembered that I was really not very good at it.
Because it had just rained yesterday, the road conditions were not good, the car drove very slowly, the driver had a bad temper, and kept greeting someone's ancestors, and the car drove wildly like a wild horse.
After half an hour on the road, the powder cake couldn't hold on anymore, so he took out a white handkerchief and wanted to vomit. Professor Wang saw this and ordered the driver to drive more steadily. The driver said that he would be in the foreign order and refused to follow the old man. While cursing, he continued to drive the car to himself.
Professor Wang shook his head with heartache beside him, and kept cursing in his heart: rotten wood cannot be carved, and walls of dung cannot be ruined! A poor mountain and remote area are unruly people!
Seeing a stream of green juice seeping out of the snow-white handkerchief of the powder cake, Lao Wang couldn't see it anymore and went up to call the driver and said, "Drive slowly. If you step on the accelerator, you may not run fast."
The driver cursed and said, "I just drive it like this. If you don't want to sit down, just go down and leave."
Lao Wang was anxious and stared at his eyes and shouted: "Your mother is shameless, believe it or not, I kick you down?" He said that, rolled up his arms and sleeves, and gestured at the fist as big as a garlic bowl.
Seeing that a mess came, the driver glanced at the scary look. He didn't dare to continue to be arrogant. His hands slowed down. The car finally drove more smoothly, and he still muttered: "If you have the ability, you can drive it yourself, who can you scare? If you have the ability, you can drive it yourself, scare me?"
Looking at Su Rui's admiring eyes, Lao Wang was also moved by his warm-hearted behavior in ancient Taoism. He touched his head and laughed: "Look, I have such a bad temper..."
After arriving in Ruoqiang County, everyone came to a guesthouse according to the address given by Su Rui, and saw a tall foreigner in front of them waving to them from afar.
When I walked up to him, I saw three people across the street, one with a blond hair and blue eyes, looked like the leader. I was in my forties, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and was more than two meters tall. I stood in the crowd like a giraffe.
Another burly man was about 1.8 meters tall, with a flat and wide face, tall cheekbones, thick lips, and long thin eyes. His hair was shaved, revealing a layer of green head.
Another old man with an inconspicuous appearance, a frown, medium figure, wearing Mongolian clothes, long hair and a hat.
Su Rui translated it for everyone. This tall and thin man is called Dr. Alexander, who is a representative of the United States. The burly man is called James, an American, a Mongolian descendant, and is proficient in Chinese. He is Alexander's assistant. The old man is called Timur, who is a famous witch doctor.
Lao Wang said: "You foreigners who do scientific research also believe in superstitious things? You have to come and carry religious people to cheer with you when you work?"
Su Rui smiled and said, "This Timur is a local guide, and the witch doctor is also one of his professions, also known as a shaman. Shamanism is a religion believed by the Mongols. If Timur is a guide, their activities in the local area will be much more convenient."
Everyone exchanged greetings. When Zi Yang shook hands with Timur, he suddenly felt something strange in his eyes. He couldn't tell what was strange in his heart.
As the Chinese leader and the nominal leader of the team, Professor Wang Wenhou has been waiting for several foreign colleagues to come to see him. As a result, after hearing Su Rui's introduction, several foreigners nodded and thought it was a sign of their meaning. They turned around and went to count their equipment.
Professor Wang was so angry that his nose was filled with smoke. He thought that I was also a character when I was in school. Even the principal nodded when he saw me. Who are you? How dare you be so rude to me!
In a blink of an eye, the luggage equipment of foreigners is all sophisticated and advanced. There are a lot of precision instruments such as metal detectors, SLR cameras, laptops, satellite positioners, ground penetration radars, etc. In contrast, the shovels, hand shovels, brushes, and compass brought by his group are like tools from ancient times. I really can't take it, and I feel a little frustrated.
However, Lao Wang and Zi Yang got familiar with Alexander. Lao Wang practiced foreign languages with Alexander over there: howareyou?whereareyoufrom?mynameislaowang!
When checking in, Professor Wang was angry and sweating again. The foreigner did not say hello to him when he booked a room. He directly booked Professor Wang's room with other students. There was no single room or room. It was just an ordinary two-person standard room, which did not highlight the treatment and majesty of the top leader at all.
Thinking of a famous university professor who was trying to squeeze into the room with students, he was so angry that he slammed the plate in the room and vented his anger.
Zi Yang was secretly ridiculed when he looked at it next to him, thinking that the gap between Chinese and Western cultures was really clear in this small hotel. Dr. Alexander had a meal and accommodation with everyone, and there was no special at all. Professor Wang felt that he was a character all day long, and he was always treated with courtesy.
After dinner, everyone gathered for a meeting. Su Rui asked Professor Wang how he was in good health and if there was any problem with his departure from Loulan tomorrow. Professor Wang snorted in his nose and said that he was still angry. This little bit of fatigue in the boat was not a problem.
At present, Alexander took out information and satellite map introduction, and Su Rui was translating it.
This ancient city of Loulan is located in the northeast of Qiangruo County, about 300 kilometers away from the county town, located on the northerly bank west of Lop Nur, 7 kilometers south of the Peacock River. Its geographical coordinates are 89°55'22" east longitude and 40°29'55" north latitude.
Alexander had already discussed with Timur that the marching line was falling. He got up early tomorrow morning. Everyone set out from the Milan 36th Regiment Farm, 74 kilometers away from Ruoqiang County, and headed 222 kilometers northeast. On the way, he used a satellite positioner and a compass to correct the direction to avoid getting lost.
Then Alexander explained that since the "Yadan landform" passed along the way, the car could only travel a few kilometers per hour. At a place more than 20 kilometers away from Loulan, the car could not drive in and had to ride a camel or walk forward before reaching.
They had already prepared camels to the local area for the Mongolian guides. Twelve people took four off-road vehicles and took equipment to set off tomorrow. Then they dispatched all the equipment and equipment that they needed to take care of.
Professor Wang was holding his arms and bulging his cheeks next to him and sulking. What if I promised that I would do it? Why did you talk to yourself? All the carefully planned travel and leisure routes at home were gone. I was so angry.
He thought about refuting but couldn't find a legitimate reason. Alexander arranged everything in an orderly manner. Obviously he didn't take him seriously, and he didn't even mean to ask for advice!
Chapter completed!