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Chapter 420 The Ordinary Road
The distance from Hohhot to Ordos is only about 250 kilometers. This distance is not a problem for Heilong, and it can be completed in two days.

An hour after leaving Hohhot, Qin Yuan stopped in a small town and started purchasing the supplies he needed today.

"Hello everyone, the time now is 9 o'clock in the morning, and I have been away from Hohhot for a while.

Because the distance from here to my next destination is about 250 kilometers, it will take two days.

I've stayed in a lot of hotels during this period. I plan to camp out tonight and won't stay in a hotel.

Then there is a desert section from here to the next city, so I plan to camp in the desert tonight to feel the desert style.

You heard it right, Inner Mongolia not only has grasslands, it also has deserts, and there are quite a few of them. Two of the four major deserts in our Dragon Kingdom are in Inner Mongolia.

The desert I am going to pass today is the seventh largest desert in our country, called the Kubuqi Desert.

I heard that there are a lot of fun things in the Kubuqi Desert. Let’s go and experience them later! "

Qin Yuan said excitedly while taking pictures with a sports camera.

It is precisely because of this that the civilization of our Chinese nation originated from the Yellow River.

The total length of the Yellow River is about 5464 kilometers, and its drainage area is about 79.5 square kilometers. The middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River are mainly mountainous, and the middle and lower reaches are mainly plains and hills.

Looking at the turbulent Yellow River, Qin Yuan immediately took out his action camera and started shooting.

"Hello everyone, after riding the black dragon for about 6 hours, we have now arrived at the edge of the Yellow River.

After buying the things, he continued riding the black dragon in the direction of Ordos. There were two roads from Hohhot to Ordos.

Ninety percent of the sediment in the Yellow River comes from the Loess Plateau, because the soil in the Loess Plateau is loose and easily eroded and scattered, and will be lost every time it is washed away by heavy rains.

He bought some fruits and vegetables, 10 pounds of beef and mutton, and two five-liter buckets of mineral water. After all, he was going to pass through a desert area, so it was better to be well prepared.

The Yellow River originates from the Yuegu Zonglie Basin at the northern foot of the Bayan Har Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It flows from west to east through nine provinces (autonomous regions) of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong. flows into the Bohai Sea.

But the distance of this route was relatively long, so Qin Yuan had no choice but to go in another direction.

They led Erha along the way without too much hurry. At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, they advanced a total of 70 kilometers and finally came to the edge of the Yellow River.

Just go directly towards the Kubuqi Desert. This route will pass through Toktuo County and then ZGEQ.

Among them, 1.2 billion tons flowed into the sea, and the remaining 400 million tons remained in the lower reaches of the Yellow River for many years, forming alluvial plains, which are conducive to planting.

Otherwise, how can we say that the Yellow River is the 'Mother River' of our Chinese nation!

I have to say that the water of the Yellow River is indeed very yellow. It is said that the Yellow River carries 1.6 billion tons of sediment every year.

And where we are now is the plains in the middle and lower reaches.

The Kubuqi Desert is between Tuoketuo County and ZGEQ. In addition to the desert, this route also crosses the Yellow River, so the scenery on the road should be quite good.

When all parts of the world were still in a state of ignorance, our industrious and brave ancestors multiplied and multiplied on this vast land and created a dazzling ancient civilization.

One is towards Baotou, passing TMTZQ and TMTYQ, then going south to DLTQ, and finally arriving in Ordos via Dongsheng District.

The Yellow River is a large river located in northern my country. It is one of the longest rivers in the world and the second longest river in our country.

The "yellow" of the Yellow River is actually silt. It is recorded in ancient books that "the Yellow River fights water, and mud occupies the seventh place." This shows the large amount of silt contained in it.

Looking at the surging Yellow River, I seem to see our splendid ancient civilization shining. This scene is really spectacular.

The water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and rushes to the sea never to return. This is the turbulent Yellow River! "

Standing on the bridge across the river, Qin Yuan couldn't help but sigh, and even recited the first two sentences of the poem "I will enter the wine without you seeing me" written by Li Bai.

Qin Yuan didn't mean to recite the poem, but his mood was here. If he didn't recite it, he would feel uncomfortable.

As for what kind of sensation the two lines of poetry he read would cause when they are broadcast, that is not something he needs to consider.

At worst, I'll just copy out the poem "I'm about to drink wine, but you won't see me".

Anyway, "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion", "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge", and "Shui Diao Ge Tou" were all copied.

He didn't mind copying one more poem, "The wine will come, but you won't see me." After all, he copied such a famous poem through the ages.

Not only will it help improve his reputation, but it will also educate ordinary people. This can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Why wouldn't he do it?

After seeing the endless Yellow River, Qin Yuan saw that it was still early, so he continued to move forward.

Before he knew it, he noticed that the surrounding scenery began to change dramatically.

Before crossing the Yellow River, what he saw before his eyes were patches of green grassland. But after he crossed the Yellow River, what he saw was endless desert.

"It seems that I have entered the Kubuqi Desert. I have to say that the scenery here is completely different from the grassland in front!

The long yellow sand blowing in the wind is like being cut by a knife, and your face will hurt. But with this yellow sand and the setting sun, the scenery is simply amazing! "

Qin Yuan said with emotion while riding a black dragon on the desert road.

"The desert is filled with solitary smoke and the sun sets over the long river. This should be what I'm talking about!" Looking at such beautiful scenery, Qin Yuan said to himself.

It was already past 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was setting, and a layer of clouds floated in the sky, turning into a beautiful gradient color against the backdrop of the setting sun.

This kind of scenery paired with the boundless desert was like a world-famous painting, which left Qin Yuan stunned.

At this moment, a melody automatically sounded in his mind, which made him immediately stop thinking about moving on.

"It's so beautiful. This feeling of loneliness, desolation, and incredible beauty is something I have never felt before.

Originally I wanted to walk a little further, but now that I think about it, I might as well forget it and just stay here and camp! "

As he spoke, Qin Yuan got off the horse and led the black dragon into the long yellow sand.

You must find a quiet and safe place to camp. There are many large vehicles traveling along the road, so this is definitely not possible.

After leading the black dragon for about a hundred meters to the desert, Qin Yuan found a fairly flat place, but the key point was that there were some thorn bushes growing there. Where there are thorn bushes, it means that the sand will be harder, which will make it easier for him to set up a tent.

“This is it, this place is about 100 meters away from the road, and the sand is not as loose as deep in the desert.

You can tell from the growing thorn bushes, but even so, I can't build my pyramid tent.

There is no way to tack down the ground here, so I plan to use a simple tent that can be directly propped up and used. "

Qin Yuan spoke to the camera while taking out a simple tent from Black Dragon's backpack.

As a professional outdoor blogger, you still need to have professional knowledge about when and where to use what equipment.

Simple tents are easy to put up and can be used directly after being opened. The disadvantage is that the space is not large enough and can only be used for sleeping.

A pyramid tent can not only be used for sleeping, it can also be heated by burning a fire, and a table can be placed inside.

If there are many people, it is perfectly possible to play mahjong, but now due to terrain restrictions, Qin Yuan can only use simple tents.

After setting up the tent, Qin Yuan did not do anything else. Instead, he took out the tablet and quickly operated it using virtual instruments.

In less than ten minutes, he made the accompaniment of a new song, and the name of this new song is "The Ordinary Road".

The reason why I suddenly thought of writing this song was because I just saw the beautiful scenery of the desert, and then paired it with the straight desert road.

This immediately touched his heartstrings, and he couldn't help but hear the melody of this song in his mind.

In his own opinion, such a scene is simply a tailor-made MV for the song "The Ordinary Road"!
So he just took a photo of the beautiful scenery he saw very seriously, intending to use it as the MV for the song "The Ordinary Road".

After finishing the accompaniment, the sky was slowly getting dark.

The originally beautiful desert scenery had disappeared, replaced by pitch black.

Because he was walking on a desert road, there were no villages around except well houses.

So at night, only passing vehicles will occasionally bring a little light source, otherwise it will be pitch black.

But because the weather was very good today, when Qin Yuan raised his head and looked at the sky, he saw a sky full of stars.

"What a beautiful starry sky. I have never seen such a beautiful starry sky since winter began. I don't know if you can see it."

As Qin Yuan spoke, he picked up an action camera and took pictures of the stars in the sky, but found that it was difficult for an action camera to capture that kind of picture.

"Forget it, it's difficult for an action camera to restore the picture seen by the naked eye. I'll try to take a time-lapse later to see if it will be better."

Qin Yuan said as he sat in the tent, took out the tripod, and set up the action camera.

"It's getting late. It's already 7pm before you know it. It's time to make dinner."

"Because we live in a simple tent today, we can't cook dinner in the tent, we can only cook it on the sand."

"Fortunately, the wind is not strong now, otherwise I would probably have to eat rice mixed with sand today, but even though there is no wind, I don't plan to cook a normal meal."

"Today we are going to cook some desert specialties. Let's have a desert barbecue. Yes, you heard it right, it's a desert barbecue!"

Qin Yuan said as he took out the ten kilograms of beef and mutton he bought this morning. Although the weather has warmed up a bit, it is still quite cold compared to the south.

For example, the highest temperature in the south this month has reached 30 degrees, but here in Inner Mongolia it is still around 10 degrees.

Therefore, the meat quality of the beef and mutton bought in the morning has not been greatly affected.

“The so-called desert barbecue utilizes the good thermal conductivity of sand to achieve the purpose of barbecue.

The first thing we have to do is to cut the meat, then add light soy sauce, cumin, pepper, salt, and other various seasoning powders to marinate it.

During the pickling process, we began to dig a pit in the nearby sand. This pit is our focus today.

I don’t know where you grew up in your childhood, but my own childhood was spent in the countryside.

I remember when we were young, we were out herding cattle, and sometimes we would steal sweet potatoes and corn from neighbors and roast them for dinner.

Our roasting method is very simple, that is, dig a hole in the soil and bury the corn and sweet potatoes in the hole.

Then light a fire on the pit, so that the firewood will burn the sand very hot.

By roasting at such a high temperature, the sweet potatoes and corn buried in the sand can be roasted.

Moreover, the sweet potatoes and corn baked using this method will not be burnt and taste very delicious. The only disadvantage is that the surface will be stained with sand and soil, making it inconvenient to eat.

But how did we understand this when we were children? At that time, we firmly believed in one sentence, that is, you will not get sick if you eat unclean food.

But it doesn’t work now. The key thing is that the thing I want to bake now is beef and mutton, so it must not be thrown directly into the sand.

We have to wrap a layer of tin foil on the surface of the beef and mutton. The purpose of this is not only for hygiene.

At the same time, it is also to better lock in the moisture in the meat, so that it will taste more delicious when the time comes. "

Qin Yuan explained while digging the hole. It didn't take long for the hole to be dug.

Then he wrapped the marinated beef and mutton tightly in tin foil, and then buried it in the dug sand pit.

After doing all this, he found some dead thorns and wood that had fallen from passing trucks nearby, and then lit it on top of the sand pit.

In just a short while, a bonfire lit up in the endless desert. It felt like a small boat in the vast sea.

There was an indescribable feeling of loneliness. Looking at this scene, Qin Yuan first took a photo of the scene with a sports camera.

Then he took out the guitar from Black Dragon's backpack, and then sat cross-legged by the campfire.

"While I'm freeing time for barbecue now, let me sing a new song for you! This song is written for you, but it is also written for myself. The name of this song is "The Ordinary Road". I hope you will Can like it!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yuan picked up the guitar, then played the accompaniment he had just made a while ago, and started playing and singing.

(End of this chapter)