Chapter 5 chapter Five

The river is probably going to run dry, and no one can do anything about it.It is like a dying old man, dying, more like an exhausted giant python, making the final dying struggle. Bad news kept coming. First, there was another conflict between the villagers of Beihu Village downstream and Nanhu Village.Then he said that Wang Ciren brought the villagers from Beihu back to Longshan County and said that he would not go to the desert anymore. The two counties had a quarrel over the immigration issue.Later, it was said that Gushui City had made a decision to release water from Guchuan upstream, so as to give hope to the sandy lake downstream, so that those crops waiting for water with their mouths open could quench their thirst.However, worse news came from Guchuan upstream. The water storage capacity of several reservoirs in Guchuan has reached the lowest level in history, and it is no longer possible to open the gates.

After Zhang Yan, the deputy director, came back, he asked Lin Haiyang to give Deng Chaolu the information collected this time, saying that he would sort it out as soon as possible and report it to the higher authorities.Lin Haiyang said that the Shiyang River is about to dry up, and if that day really comes, the institute will lose its meaning of existence. "We are engaged in academics, what research is there without the river?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Deng Chaolu, meaning that Deng Chaolu wanted to leave the research institute with him, leave Qilian, and go to a more meaningful place?Deng Chaolu opened the files and said angrily, "Why do you ask me for everything, you don't know how to sort it out?" Lin Haiyang was frightened by her angry appearance.Lin Haiyang silently picked up the scattered materials and looked at her blankly.Deng Chaolu was stabbed by that gaze again, and became more and more annoyed: "What are you looking at, I haven't seen a woman before!"

Deng Chaolu was in a bad mood.When she first heard that Qin Yu and Wu Ruohan were in love, there were several thunderclaps in her heart, so she didn't fall down, because there were still a few walls in her heart supporting her.That day in the hospital, the mother-in-law Chu Ya and Miao Yulan acted for her together, which was equivalent to putting their hands together and pushing down the strongest and warmest wall in her heart.She felt helpless and could barely hold on any longer.Soon, the conversation between her tutor Qin Jizhou and her son Qin Yu reached her ears again. It was Miao Yulan who told her.Miao Yulan said she wanted to talk to her about something, so she went, but Miao Yulan said: "I really don't know that your thoughts are on Xiao Yu, how could it be possible, my God, you are not..." The words came This stopped suddenly, and then said mockingly: "Look at my mouth, which pot will not be opened, but which pot will be picked up. But Xiaolu, don't worry, your auntie is also worried about your marriage, but Xiaolu you Be obedient and don't act recklessly." Deng Chaolu gurgled in her heart a few times, and asked bitterly, "What is recklessness?" Miao Yulan didn't answer, but said, "Xiaolu, Xiaoyu and Ruohan are going to have sex soon. We are engaged, you and Uncle Wu have already made preparations, and we will marry them after they have been busy for a while, you must not make trouble, if you make trouble, everything will be messed up."

The tears in Deng Chaolu's eyes could no longer be held back, Qin Yu had already stabbed her in the heart, and now Miao Yulan sprinkled salt on the scar with tenderness.But she knew she couldn't cry, and she couldn't let Miao Yulan laugh at her.Her mother told her that she could cry in front of anyone in this life, but she couldn't cry in front of a woman like Miao Yulan, she couldn't be weak at all.She resisted, and asked in a cold tone: "Did I make trouble? Who said I have him in my heart? Don't worry, Aunt Miao, even if I can't get married, I won't rob your family Ruohan for a man."

"Why are you talking, Xiaolu, why do you sound so awkward?" Miao Yulan's face turned awkward a few times, and she asked again, "Really?" Seeing Deng Chaolu nodding solemnly, Miao Yulan seemed relieved, but quickly said: "There is no best, Xiaolu, you were also raised by your aunt, don't worry, even if the surname Lin is not satisfied with you, your aunt will Find a way to help you find a better one, this matter is on me and your teacher's wife." Deng Chaolu was about to yell at her, Lin is not satisfied with her?Why does this sound so harsh.Later she understood Miao Yulan's intentions, and the intentions were clearly written on her face, even a fool could see it.After understanding, Deng Chaolu became indifferent, she thanked Miao Yulan, and then told Miao Yulan that no one should worry about her affairs.Miao Yulan said how could it be? Auntie can't be so heartless, she took out a lot of photos from her bag and asked her to choose.Deng Chaolu randomly picked up a few of them, glanced at them, and said that I should leave them to your family, Ruohan, I don't need them.Her words made Miao Yulan's face turn green, and she went to complain to Chu Ya the next day, saying that she was becoming more and more uneducated, and how she looked like Deng Jiaying, Chu Ya quickly spread these words to the institute .

During this eventful summer, Deng Chaolu suddenly felt that many things were rushing towards her, squeezing her and tearing her apart.She used to be simple, transparent, like a little fool, but now these people make her complicated.What's even more frightening is that these people seem to be aiming not only at her love, but also at her mentor, her mother.Sure enough, Deng Chaolu got complicated, a huge question jumped out unstoppably, and pressed her hard.She couldn't turn over, and she couldn't move, and she felt that something was all over her body.Those things have colors, teeth, and poison.

Who am I and where am I from?Deng Chaolu suddenly asked such a question.She frightened herself and turned pale.Afterwards, her body was covered with ants, and her heart was even covered with hard and mean worms.She couldn't sit still for a moment. The institute, a small building that was once full of temptation and warmth, has now become a steam oven and an electric oven.She even saw that every old brick on the wall was laughing at her. She lost all energy, and could never return to work or scientific research. She even felt that it was a very funny and stupid thing to imprison her life in an ivory tower for academics. head?Especially when Zhang Yan, the deputy director, relished helping the subordinates to cheat, and smugly showed off how many sponsorships had arrived in the account, it made her see the end of academics and her own end.

Let them cheat, she angrily threw away the scientific research materials at hand, locked another project assigned to her by her tutor in a drawer, and then sat in the small building in a daze. Qilian Mountain is vast and vast.This mountain does not seem to be dangerous, there are no strange peaks and dangerous valleys, and no sharpness of chiseling and axe, but when you are in front of it, you will feel its majesty and sternness.Deng Chaolu suddenly decided to leave the provincial capital, she was going to see Lu Bo, she had to see Uncle Lu. Deng Chaolu didn't say anything to anyone, not even greeting her mentor Qin Jizhou.From that day on, the instructor saw something more in his eyes. Seeing her no longer so calm and natural, his eyes were frightened and nervous. He wanted to put her face on her face, but he was afraid and avoided it abruptly, but he obviously couldn't dodge it. Confused.Also, the tone of speech has changed. In the past, the tutor always had an orderly tone and did not allow her to bargain with other disciples at all, but from that day on, the tutor's tone towards her was obviously different.

There was something extra in the instructor's tone, which was obviously warm, but... Deng Chaolu didn't dare to think about it. She didn't dare to think about many things. Now she wanted to hide.Dodge the pursuit of those rumors, dodge one after another of strange eyes, and those so-called caring hands stretched out to her hypocritically. Lu Bo works as the head of the Zamu River Hydrological Station at the uppermost reaches of the Shiyang River. To go to the Zamu River, he had to go to Maozang County first. The shuttle runs once a day.Deng Chaolu didn't want to go to the county seat, let alone stay overnight there. She was so anxious that she took a shortcut.I used to go to the Zamu River with my mentor, and they passed directly through the grassland. The mentor likes to walk, stop and go, and sometimes even likes to sleep on the grassland. He said he can understand the grassland, crying or singing From the sound, you can see the blood flowing from the grassland. The grassland used to flow milk, but now it is bleeding.Deng Chaolu was skeptical at first, but later believed.Because she found that she could also understand the sounds of the grassland, not only the grasslands, but also the sounds of mountains, rivers, and even the faint panting of vegetation. Natural creatures, of course there will be induction between creatures.

Now Deng Chaolu has that strong feeling.Really, when she stood at the foot of Qilian Mountain and faced this vast grassland, the depression and melancholy in her heart immediately reduced a lot, and her narrow heart was instantly relieved.She took a deep breath, and then breathed out again, her arms spread out involuntarily, like wings flying out.Oh, grassland, oh, snow mountain, oh, my cattle and sheep.Deng Chaolu imitated the young Naropa, uttered a few times, shook her shoulders, packed her travel bag tightly on her back, and rushed into the grassland eagerly. Deng Chaolu decided to leave on foot.If you can meet a beautiful rider and take her for a ride, she will arrive at Zamu River Hydrological Station before dark.It doesn't matter if she doesn't meet, she will definitely be able to reach the white house before the sun goes down.

Thinking of the white house, Deng Chaolu's heart faltered for a moment, her footsteps suddenly became suspicious, and she hesitated to move forward.At this moment, an eagle passed overhead, made a beautiful spin, leaped suddenly, and flew to a very high place. "Blast!" Deng Chaolu yelled.She recognized the eagle as the "God of War" of the young Naropa, who had been accidentally injured by the Han people on the grassland before. Later, Naropa gave it a Chinese name and sincerely begged those Han people who took falconry as a pleasure to let him go. Let it fly, if it breaks its wings, the grassland will lose its sky.The Han people were moved by this young man, and they all looked up when they saw "Gaofeng" goodbye, and they no longer dared to easily pick up their guns. "Hailstorm" didn't hear her voice, and quickly flew out of her sight.Deng Chaolu stepped down hard, as long as the "gale wind" is there, the young Luoba must be deep in the grassland.Thinking of the possibility of meeting Luoba today, Deng Chaolu felt strange ripples in his heart. There is a story between Deng Chaolu and the young Naropa.It was when she was a freshman, and her mother went to Israel during the summer vacation to investigate drip irrigation technology. Deng Zhaolu did not go back to her home in Gushui City, but went straight to Uncle Zamuhelu.In fact, Deng Chaolu was often taken by Uncle Lu when he was a child. At that time, Uncle Lu was not at the Zamu River Hydrological Station, but at the Longfengxia Reservoir.Whenever my mother had something to do, she would send her to Uncle Lu. Uncle Lu was both a father and a mother.For a child who has never seen his father, Lu Bo is almost the father in Deng Chaolu's mind, where she gets warmth and makes up for her father's love.It's just that as she got older and got busy with work, she went to Lu Bo's place less and less frequently. That summer was very sunny. The winter before that had snowfall a lot. In the spring, it rained a few times, and the Shiyang River swelled sharply.The Zamu River is the largest branch of the upper reaches of the Shiyang River, which can be regarded as the source. The Zamu River was very beautiful that year, and the water was blue and clear, and people's shadows could be seen.There are delicate and beautiful Gesang flowers blooming on both sides of the river, all over the mountains and plains, extremely gorgeous and eye-catching.That is the flower of happiness, the flower of life in the snow-covered plateau.Hidden among the valleys are jindalai, wild lilies, and dazzling malan flowers.As soon as the sun came out, the Zamu River was flooded with waves of light, and the flowers seemed to be competing for beauty, and they were so vigorous that they grew wildly.At that time, Uncle Lu had just been transferred to the hydrological station and served as the head of the station.When Deng Chaolu went, he won the love of everyone in the station.There is also a beautiful girl on the station who graduated from a water conservancy school.Deng Chaolu lived in a dormitory with her.During the day, the girl accompanied her up the mountain, picking wild flowers and weaving them into various flower baskets, which were either worn on the head or around the waist.When the people at the hydrological station saw them, they all praised them as more beautiful than flowers.Some people even call Deng Chaolu Ge Sanghua, saying that only this name can be worthy of her.Deng Chaolu smiled sweetly, and said that she was not a Tibetan daughter, and if she was, she would be called that.Lu Bo was also very happy. When Deng Chaolu dressed herself up in different ways, Lu Bo stood in the distance, staring at the scene, with many things wriggling in his eyes.Lu Bo had never been married in his life. Deng Chaolu heard from his mother that Uncle Lu once loved a woman deeply. It was the catastrophe that destroyed his love and his life.When the Longfengxia Reservoir was completed that year, mother Deng Jiaying and mentor Qin Jizhou both went to Guchuan County. Guchuan fought several battles and built several reservoirs.Uncle Lu stayed in Longfeng Gorge, and he refused to step out again. The mother said that Uncle Lu was waiting at that time, he was waiting for a miracle to appear. Several years have passed. Back then, the young man was full of vigor and spirit, and his hair turned gray after waiting, but the miracle still did not appear.Uncle Lu's depression is related to this love in his life. Of course, as long as Deng Chaolu is gone, Lu Bo will not be depressed.He would suddenly be refreshed, and in a bright mood, he would tell Deng Chaolu the story of building the reservoir back then, take Deng Chaolu to the mountains to identify various plants, and even sit on the raft and take Deng Chaolu to the deepest part of the river to observe data. Taught her a lot about hydrology.Lu Bo is a soil expert, but this soil expert is very authoritative, and sometimes his mentor Qin Jizhou has to listen to him.According to the instructor, Lubo belongs to this river more than he does. It was an afternoon and the sun was very warm.The girl from the hydrological station went to Gushui City to report information.Deng Chaolu was so bored by herself, and she couldn't bear to disturb Uncle Lu's rest at noon, so she let the horse go to the river alone.She walked across the wooden bridge to the other side of the river.The Gesang flowers and Malan flowers in full bloom on the mountain attracted her, and she asked her to search for flowers all the way, and before she knew it, she passed two mountain ridges and reached the other side of the mountain.There is also a river there, which the locals call Zishui River.The river was indeed purple, and Deng Chaolu was very surprised. She had seen many rivers, but she had never seen a purple river.Looking at it later, it turned out that the purple color on the water surface was the projection of the sun. She was even more surprised, how could the sun make the river water purple?She kept looking for the answer along the river as if exploring a mystery, and finally found that it was the yew trees on the mountainside that caused the monster.It was an extremely rare tree with a curved trunk protruding from the rocks and coiling upwards.The branches are very dense, and the huge leaves all turn purple in summer, covering the sun in mid-air, and the sun shines on the river through it, turning purple.Deng Chaolu later found out that this kind of tree is only found in Qilian, and it is extremely rare in the world. It is somewhat similar to the yew in Yunnan, but it is completely different. They are two different tree species. That day Deng Chaolu raised his neck and stared curiously at the dense yew forest on the rock halfway up the mountain for a long time, feeling as if he had discovered a huge secret.Later, she sat on a rock by the river, and her eyes drifted to the top of the mountain, and then to the river.The Zishui River is much smaller than the Zamu River, with a gentle flow and a quiet surface. She is like a quiet girl, lying half-lying in the arms of the mountains, enjoying the shelter given to her by the mountains and dense forests.The warm sunlight hit Deng Chaolu's face, causing Deng Chaolu to feel a certain impulse.She felt that her body was rising and falling, and her heart was also rising and falling. It was the impulse given to her by the mountain, the impulse given to her by the river, and the impulse given to her by the sun.Later, she took off her coat and only wore her underwear. She walked slowly to the river, squatted down, took up the water with both hands, and tried to put it on her face.The strange thing is that the water in Zishui River is far less cold than Zamu River, not like snow water, but a bit like a hot spring.Her young face was reflected on the water, so dignified and beautiful, it made her a little jealous.She took out the development card, and lowered her long hair. It was such a beautiful head of black hair. Deng Zhaolu stared blankly at her own shadow in the river for a long time, and laughed.Next, she will wash her hair, so she will use the water from the Zishui River.The sun seemed to be very considerate, and it was much hotter than before. Deng Chaolu scooped up water on her hair, and hummed the beautiful "Gesanghua" while washing: After singing, Deng Chaolu's hair was washed, but she still wasn't satisfied, feeling that she hadn't gotten close enough to the river.Suddenly, she had a bold idea, her face flushed, and her heart was pounding.But that thought was so weird, once it popped up, I couldn't hold it back anymore, like a naughty child teasing her, or like a beautiful young man tempting her, forcing her to do something out of the ordinary. thing.Deng Chaolu raised his head and looked around, making sure that there was no one there.The valley was extremely quiet, and the mountain birds that were still chirping just now seemed to smell something, and they all fell silent. There was no wind, and the water surface was as quiet as a large mirror.Deng Chaolu grinned, smiled smugly, and then undressed. That day Deng Chaolu stripped herself clean. At first she wanted to wear a vest and underwear, but later she thought it was unnecessary, so she boldly took them off.When her naked body was reflected in the water, she shyly closed her eyes, and quickly wrapped her arms around to cover her attractive breasts.Later, she became calm and opened her arms generously, fully presenting her youthful body without any obstruction.She saw with her own eyes that her own body also turned purple, shining with a strange light. She walked towards the river, like a child towards its mother, like a seedling towards the sun, one step after another.The purple river water covered her ankles, calves, and knees, slowly swallowing her, her legs disappeared, her full and strong buttocks disappeared, and the most mysterious place disappeared. She squatted down, Let the river swallow a little deeper, the river slides over her belly, over her waist, and then... Deng Chaolu seemed to have a dream that day. The mystery of the sky bath made her experience happiness and thrills. Later, she actually had a wonderful fantasy of sleeping in the water.When the sun slid over the top of the mountain in the west and a cool wind blew in the valley, she woke up from the illusion.She knew that she had to leave the Purple River, and she must not let the people at the hydrological station know about it, not let Uncle Lu know about it, let alone the Tibetans deep in the grassland.Tibetan compatriots have many taboos about the river, and women are absolutely not allowed to dive into the river naked.Thinking of this level, she quickly left the warm water nest and walked to the river bank.However, there were no clothes on the river bank.She obviously took off the rock, and pressed it with a clean stone, but she couldn't find it.Eagerly, she saw a huge leaf, the size of a plantain leaf, which fell from some tree, and when she looked again, she saw a trail of Gesang flowers.Yes, it is a flower path, long and mysterious, going from the rock to the east valley.Deng Chaolu didn't have time to think about it anymore, grabbed the leaves, covered a certain part of her body, stepped on the flower path, and walked into the valley. She saw the clothes, neatly stacked on a bare rock on the mountainside, beside the bare rock was a huge pine tree, and further ahead were dense bushes.Deng Chaolu grabbed the clothes anxiously, put them on in a hurry, and looked around while wearing them.The mountain forest is extremely quiet and mysterious, as if eyes are everywhere, and like a thick curtain, it completely hides her from the world.After a while, Deng Chaolu heard the sound of birdsong.The sound of birds came from a distance, breaking the strange dullness.Suddenly she saw a pair of black eyes behind her. Those eyes are really bright, like a spring of affection, bright, deep, but full of things. Those were the eyes of the young Naropa.No, at that time he should be the young Naropa. "You—" Deng Chaolu stared angrily at the alien in great panic, and subconsciously covered his chest with his hands.Loba avoided her eyes and ignored the questioning.His face looked extremely quiet, not panicked at all by what he had just done.The sunlight hit him, giving him a bronze color.Deng Chaolu took a step back, she was startled by the calmness of the young Luoba. "You peeked at me taking a shower?!" After a while, Deng Chaolu asked again, with a softer voice than before.A blush flew across Naropa's face, but he quickly recovered his composure.He said: "There are wolves in the mountains, and the clothes were taken away by wolves. I snatched it back from the wolves' mouths." "You are the wolf!" Deng Chaolu naturally didn't believe Naropa's words, thinking that Naropa was lying. Luoba stared blankly at Deng Chaolu, turned around and left, apparently unwilling to quarrel with Deng Chaolu, let alone let Deng Chaolu describe him as a person without "rules". After walking a few steps, he stopped and said to Deng Chaolu : "You can't take a bath in that river, no one can, the river god will be angry." "God of your river, frighten me, little..." Deng Chaolu almost cursed out the word hooligan, but a strange voice suddenly appeared in the mountains interrupted her, making her swallow those two extremely uncivilized words belly.The sound was very strange and eerie, and after a few consecutive calls, the valley suddenly became quiet, extremely quiet.Deng Chaolu listened attentively, and as he listened, his heart suddenly clenched together, the roots of his hair stood on end, and cold sweat broke out on his body. Wolf!That was indeed the voice of a wolf.Deng Chaolu rushed over, no matter what happened, she put on clothes on her body, and looked in Naropa's direction while putting on.Naropa, who hates her, left her and walked away alone. On the way back that day, Deng Chaolu couldn't even mention how nervous she was. In the dense forest, she stepped on fresh wolf droppings.But Naropa, who hated her, left her on the road. Naropa had seen her naked body.So far, Loba is the only man who has seen her body.