Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

This made Ling Fengxi laugh. In fact, the mountains in the Western Tianshan area where they are currently located are relatively flat. Although the altitude is high, it is not the kind of deep mountains and swamps that are completely unsuitable for human survival. Instead, there are several alpine grassland areas. Therefore, there has never been a record of avalanches here.

But Ye Minglang's words finally reminded Ling Fengxi. He said, "Don't set off the Red Earth. Fireworks are fine, but they must be silent or quiet."

Ye Minglang stood at attention and shouted, "Understood!"

He just wanted to set off fireworks with Gulinar.

Ye Minglang is a young man after all, and he is planning something romantic. Gulina also said goodbye to her parents early and spent the New Year in the camp. She didn't stick to Ye Minglang, knowing that he was busy and she had her own fun.

She first ran to the back of the camp and spotted a large area, then she worked hard to make a stove pit with cement.

I picked up some rotten wood and threw it into the stove, then lit it...

A real Kazakh bonfire...

He got a dozen large fish, smeared them with seasoning, stuck them on tree branches, and placed them next to the stove, roasting them naturally over the bonfire.

Then she started singing and dancing around the campfire. She didn't call anyone to come. She just did it all by herself and danced alone.

Ye Minglang had already spotted her. He stood on another high slope, watching this elf-like girl busying around. Finally, she lit a bonfire and danced happily. There was no music because no one was playing the dutar, but Ye Minglang felt as if there was fairy music ringing in his ears. Every musical point was stepped on by Gulinar's toes. Man and music became one, like a fairy grass growing naturally in the mountains and blown by the wind.

It was also like the sun in the sky had fallen to the ground and turned into the appearance of a human.

Ye Minglang was mesmerized by the sight until suddenly a large group of workers joined in the dance, followed by another group... group after group, and gradually the campfire was filled with people.

There was even music. It seemed like someone had brought a subwoofer over and even went to great lengths to pull electricity from the dormitory.

It sounds slow, but actually these workers are in the construction industry. These jobs are easy for them and only take a few minutes.

Then the unique music of the Kazakh people sounded from the subwoofer, and everyone began to dance and sing to the rhythm of the music... The aroma of the grilled fish was like the finishing touch, and the atmosphere of the New Year suddenly became stronger.

At this time, Ye Minglang received a call from his mother.

"Minglang, it's Chinese New Year. Mommy cooked a lot of your favorite dishes today... But when I think about you not being able to come back and spending the New Year in such a barren place, I feel sad..."

Mother Ye choked up as she spoke.

Ever since Ye Minglang had argued with his parents about Gulinar, he had actually called them less often, sometimes using the excuse of being busy to avoid the call. But when he heard his mother crying on the phone, he couldn't help but feel guilty. He said, "Mom, the camp is very lively and the New Year is very happy. Don't worry about me. You two should take care of yourselves."

Hearing how well behaved her son was, Ye's mother felt even sadder. "Minglang, can you please transfer back?"

Ye Minglang shook his head, "Mom, I must finish this project here."

At this time, he heard his father's voice coming over, "Wife, can you please stop crying? It will be hard for the child to hear it. It's New Year's Day, it's unlucky to cry too much."

Father Ye was really worried about bad luck. After his last trip to Xitian Mountain, he knew that this project was somewhat dangerous.

Although Ye Minglang did not tell them about the previous accidents, they vaguely knew something from others. Father Ye was not worried about anything else but Ye Minglang's safety.

"I'm talking to my son, can you please stop interrupting?" said Ye's mother.

The old couple started arguing on the phone, but Ye Minglang didn't hang up. He kept listening with a smile. He knew his parents too well. After they finished arguing, one of them would definitely apologize to the other and make peace. This was the way they had always gotten along.

Sure enough, after a while, Father Ye said, "Okay, okay, I was wrong. I won't disturb you and your son. But I'm hungry. I think the fish is delicious. I want to eat it first."

Ye's mother said, "As long as you don't disturb me, you can eat whatever you want."

Ye's father must have gone out to eat. Anyway, the phone was quite quiet. Ye Minglang suddenly realized what his mother wanted to say. Just as he was about to hang up, his mother spoke up, "Minglang, are you still seeing that Kazakh girl? Are you going to visit her during the Chinese New Year?"

Ye Minglang hesitated for a moment, then said, "She's at the camp. She wants to celebrate the New Year with us. Of course, when the time is right, I'll go with her to visit her family."

"Minglang, you can't marry her. So stop getting entangled with her and wasting her youth."

"Why can't we get married?"

"Because your father and I really can't agree to you marrying her."

"That's okay. I'll just keep dating her."

Ye's mother said in a miserable voice, "Are you deliberately trying to piss me off to death?"

Ye Minglang coaxed her, "Mom, it's New Year's Day. I just hope you can be healthy, safe, and happy. I don't want to make you angry. And every word I said is true. In this life, no matter what the situation is, I will never break up with her. I love her more than I love myself."

"You——" Ye's mother was speechless...

In the end, the call was hung up with Ye's mother feeling aggrieved. Ye Minglang's eyes never left Gulinar. She was fiddling with the fish again, turning them over before grilling them. The others were dancing, singing, and even brought in a few tables with a lot of food on them.

Melon seeds, sugar, red dates, walnuts... and some dried apricots, etc. Anyway, during the Chinese New Year, everything that an ordinary family has can be found on the table.

At this time, people are no longer afraid of the cold. Some people even move their beds out. If it's a bit cold, just cover yourself with a blanket. Even if it's just a blanket, you have to join in the fun.

Gulinar pulled two small pieces of dried meat from her bag and roasted them by the fire, intending to heat them up and feed them to Ye Minglang. However, she still hadn't seen Ye Minglang. Then, she happened to see a worker she knew and asked directly, "Where's Xiaoye? Haven't you seen Xiaoye? Why hasn't he come yet?"

She was so busy asking about Ye Minglang's whereabouts that she didn't know that her dried meat had been secretly taken away by two other workers. They hid aside, eating the dried meat and smiling at Gulinar's back.

Gulnar continued to ask, "That's strange. I haven't seen him much today. Could he have joined that team as well?"