Chapter 51 The Past of the Wu Family

When we were about to reach the other end of Lop Nur, it was getting dark and the road became difficult to walk. Many Yadan (i.e. steep slopes in Uyghur) appeared in front of us. Our car sometimes climbed over the sand slope, and if we didn't pay attention to the rocks protruding on the slope, the chassis of the car would rattle.

Fortunately, our cars are all imported Hummers, otherwise two of them may be damaged.

When night fell, we found a camp behind a shaggy Yadan group, put eleven Hummers in a circle, and then set up tents.

I thought that those elderly scientists would feel tired after sitting in the car for a day, but they were all very energetic. Under the leadership of the tall scientist, they walked to the huge Yadans as soon as they got off the car, taking photos and touching them, and some even broke off a piece of soil and licked it with their tongues.

The more than a dozen people brought by Boss Wu were relatively honest. I saw them take out some small stools from the car, then put together a few low tables and sat around them.

Several other people took out some bundles of vegetables and fresh meat from the car and began to cook.

I looked at Nobita. Nobita looked at the little beard again, then touched his stomach and asked, "*, what shall we eat tonight... I don't want to eat biscuits."

* Just as he was about to say something, Boss Wu came over from behind us, smiled and said, "You three are the guests I invited. If you don't mind, come and eat hot pot with us." As soon as Daxiong heard that there was hot pot, he smiled,

said, "That's good! I also brought chopsticks and bowls!"

I was embarrassed to have dinner with Boss Wu, but Daxiong pulled me, and I was not easy to refuse, so I had to sit with Boss Wu.

Boss Wu's men are busy, and his assistant Xiao Wang is not here. The four of us sat next to a low table, and the atmosphere seemed a little awkward.

So I asked, "Boss Wu, where is your assistant?"

Boss Wu pointed to Yadanqun and said, "He went to take pictures."

Nobita said strangely, "It's dark now. What kind of photo should I take?" Boss Wu smiled and said, "He went to shoot the moon."

Nobita looked at me with a strange expression.

I didn't expect that the guy who was silent all the way still had this hobby. Isn't he the legendary autism?

There was nothing to say for a moment, and everyone was silent again. I looked at the scientists in the distance, who were still watching Yadan there. I couldn't help asking, "Boss Wu, what are the scientists you invited this time? Why haven't you seen anything?"

Boss Wu said, "These people are Chinese scientists in Singapore and the research group of the National Society of Singapore. The leading old man is Yuan. I heard that he is a famous scholar in Singapore. After all, these people rarely come to the mainland, and they may have never seen such a big desert.

I said that no wonder there were no obstacles when we came in. The current policy is very supportive of Sino-foreign communication, but in this way, these people are bound to attract more attention from the superiors. Is this for us to steal tombs?

I don't know what Boss Wu has made, and I can't ask for a moment.

At this time, Daxiong laughed and said, "It turned out to be Singaporean compatriots. Don't say, the Singaporeans I know are so energetic."

We sat for a while, and Xiao Wang, Boss Wu's assistant, came back from Yadan Group. Sure enough, there was a SLR camera hanging on his chest.

Xiao Wang went straight to the car we were in, then took out a laptop bag, pulled out the camera record card, and came to our small table to sit down.

He took out his laptop, then plugged in the camera record card and looked at the photos he had just taken.

We are also curious and come up to have a look.

At this time, Xiao Wang opened his mouth and said in a very flat voice: "Boss, I have photographed all the nearby terrain. Take a look."

Boss Wu nodded, took out a cigarette and lit it, squinted at the photos.

We see those photos of standing high and taking pictures of the desert from different angles, all in all directions. Because tonight's weather is very sunny and the moonlight is very bright, the view of the open desert is very good, and the light gray sand dunes under the moonlight are endless.

Boss Wu looked at those photos carefully one by one and seemed to be looking for something.

I was a little confused, but Daxiong sounded and looked surprised and said, "Boss Wu, you can see feng shui!"

Boss Wu bounced his ashes, shook his head and said, "I know a little about feng shui, but since it is feng shui, it should be in a place with wind and water. There is only wind and no water in this desert, and naturally there is no feng shui."

Daxiong touched the back of his head and asked, "Then what are you looking at?"

Boss Wu did not look up and said indifferently, "Look at the terrain."

Hearing this, Nobita and I didn't understand and repeated, "Look at the terrain?"

Boss Wu nodded and said, "Yes, this is the key to determining the underground ruins."

I was a little confused when I heard it. In fact, the purpose of my coming to Lop Nur this time is also not clear. Boss Wu never mentioned where we are going, but just said that it has something to do with Wei's country. Now it seems that the place we are going to go should be a relic of an ancient country in the Western Regions.

So I asked, "Boss Wu, the ancient ruins of the Western Regions we are going to should be related to King Wei, right?"

Boss Wu nodded and said, "Yes, our predecessor of the Wu family once came to this place and entered an ancient imperial city. Judging from the murals, this imperial city was originally formed by a meteorite hitting the ground, and was later changed to serve the underground palace. The god looks very much like a candle god in the king's underground palace. But that time, it was very dangerous to go to the ground. One of my uncles disappeared in the ancient tomb. At that time, the weather was bad, and the other predecessors of my family were evacuated. This time, I came mostly to find the remains of my relatives and to investigate some * things at that time.

Boss Wu said this, as if recalling many past events, but Daxiong muttered, "I don't think the Mingqi has been finished. Let's make it up this time..."

I elbowed Daxiong and motioned him not to talk nonsense.

Boss Wu was not angry. He looked at Daxiong and said indifferently, "In fact, our Wu family is also very interested in Weiguo. Many of the things I have experienced are also related to Weiguo, so this time it's also my own business, just to help you by the way."

Hearing what he said, I laughed and said, "Boss Wu, thank you very much, but this desert is windy all year round, and every sand dune is moving, so the ancient ruins can't have any reference, even if your predecessors left any marks, but that place The landscape must have been completely unrecognizable for a long time.

Boss Wu nodded and smiled, "Of course I know this, but the desert here is different from other places. Do you know what's different?"

Daxiong snorted and said, "Boss Wu, we should admit that we are wrong. What's the difference in this desert? Where is the desert not sand?

Boss Wu was not angry, but said confidently, "Of course, there is a difference. This used to be the second largest lake in China. Even if it dried up in the 1970s, there is still a small amount of water in the ground, and there may be underground salt."

Hearing what he said, I seemed to understand something, but I couldn't grasp the key.

Boss Wu looked at me as if he understood something and turned his eyes on me and said, "Although the water in the underground salt has evaporated very slowly, the water content of the sand above the salt will definitely be higher than that in other areas. In this case, a strong wind blows over. Guess what will happen?"

I patted my thigh and said, "I know! Because of the high water content, the sand is heavier and less likely to be blown away by the wind, so there will be more sand accumulated in one place than in other places, and the sand dunes will be higher!"

Boss Wu looked at me in surprise, then nodded and said, "Yes, according to Boss Wu's grandfather, the entrance to the ancient ruins is surrounded by a particularly tall sand dune."

"Wait, what's going on? Why don't I understand it? Tell me again!" Daxiong looked at the two of us with bulging eyes.

Boss Wu took a look at Daxiong and smiled at me. I also nodded to him, reached a tacit understanding, and decided to ignore Daxiong.

With Nobita's noise, we continued to observe those photos, but after looking at them for a long time, there was nothing special.

I was a little impetuous. I stood up and wanted to go to Yadanqun to smoke a cigarette to relieve my boredom.

Daxiong also followed me and wanted to ask me the question just now.