die like the dodo

Pei Zian followed Shen Bo and several of his students to Hohhot by plane, and then transferred to the train.

The train takes seven hours, but fortunately Captain Shen is funny and talkative. He knows everything from Western art to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, so the journey will not be boring.

Shen Bo talked about the starting point, took a sip of tea, and suddenly thought of something, and asked Pei Zian: "Has Mr. Pei ever been to a construction site?"

Pei Zian shook his head: "No, I majored in ceramic design at B University."

After hearing this, Shen Bo pointed to a boy wearing glasses beside him and said, "Coincidentally, my student is also from B University, and I'm an alumnus with you! But he majors in archaeology."

The boy wearing glasses smiled shyly at him, then lowered his head and continued to read the book. Pei Zian glanced at it. It was a book about bronze wares.He froze for a moment, thinking of a certain person, does anyone who studies archeology have a bronze complex?

Shen Bo counted with his fingers: "In our province, B University should have the most students. There are not many in the archaeological team. I recruited one a few years ago. He is a pretty good guy, but unfortunately he lost his leg in an accident. The problem is, the doctor also said that he can no longer engage in field work, I recommended him to go to the provincial doctor, but he refused, and I don’t know what is going on now.”

Hearing this, Pei Zian thought of Lu Boyuan. Lu Boyuan liked archeology so much back then, and he broke up with him when he went abroad to study archaeology. Why did he open a documentary studio now? Did something happen to him?

Seeing Pei Zian frowning slightly, Shen Bo thought he was worried about his upcoming first trip to the archaeological site, and then said: "Mr. Pei, don't worry, we won't let you do coolies, but we will be afraid of you when we get there." I can’t tell who’s who, I’ve been squatting in the exploratory for a whole day, and when I come out, they all look like garbage collectors.”

"When I came back last time, I was busy catching the train and didn't have time to change my clothes. I was almost detained at the train security check as a dangerous person!" Shen Bo looked at Pei Zian's face, smacked his lips, and made a joke: "If I looked like Teacher Pei, I wouldn't be held accountable! Hey, I think back then I was just a piece of fresh meat, and I was dried into old bacon..."

When the train arrived at the station, the guide of the archaeological institute was already waiting to meet him at the station. The guide was a young Mongolian boy, who introduced himself as Muren, with dark skin, deep eyebrows and eyes, and a very energetic appearance.

Muren’s car is carrying a group of people, driving on the road, from the car window, you can see the autumn grassland, the dry grass in clusters looks like rust, growing in the sores of the earth, the road extends to the end, it seems to be bordered by the sky, a vast expanse .

"Ah, my silk scarf!" The female student sitting in the back row was originally wearing a red silk scarf, but the car window was half open, and the wind from the grassland snatched away the bright red, and they entangled and danced together. .

Pei Zian watched the red silk scarf drifting farther and farther away, the blue sky and the yellow ground, like a scene only in a movie, although he felt sorry for the female student.Sitting next to him, Muren said, "The wind in the grassland is quite strong."

Pei Zian remembered Shen Bo's joke about dried old bacon, and couldn't help laughing. When he realized that Muren seemed to be looking at him, he recovered his expression and nodded to show his approval.

After arriving at the destination, they first went to the guest house of the archaeological team to put their luggage. The meeting will start tomorrow morning. Shen Bo and his students have some display materials to sort out. Muren suggested that he can show Pei Zian around first.

Muren grew up in the local area. Because he is a college student and speaks Mandarin very well, the Archaeological Institute asked him to be a guide. Muren took Pei Zian to the herdsman's house as a guest, and the hostess brought out a bowl of cheese eggs for him to eat. , The taste is sour and sweet.

Pei Zian heard a few conversations between Muren and the hostess in Mongolian, and asked him if he wanted to ride a horse: "I can lead a pony and take you to the river. I'm good at riding."

Muren was a little smug when he spoke. Pei Zian saw that he looked like the little boy who liked to show off in middle school, and asked him, "Why is it a pony? Can't I ride a big horse?"

Muren blushed and explained: "I can't take a big horse...and you are still young, so riding a pony is just right."

Pei Zian laughed out loud: "I'm young? How old do you think I am?"

"21? Should be younger than me."

Pei Zian was thoroughly amused: "I'm already 28."

Muren was also stunned, and rubbed his nose embarrassingly: "Then why don't you go horseback riding? Riding a big horse."

Pei Zian doesn't like sports very much, so he shook his head: "No need, just walk around."

Muren pointed to the distance: "Then go to the river, the river is very beautiful."

Muren didn't lie to him, the riverside is indeed very beautiful. When they arrived at the riverside, the sun was about to set, and the surface of the water seemed to be sprinkled with a layer of gold powder, and the surrounding grass stems were purple. It is rare that there is such a romantic place on the grassland .

Muren said: "My name is River, and this is where my name comes from. This is a magical river, you talk to it, and it will answer you!"

Pei Zi quietly looked at the water, and silently asked a question in his heart.The wind then blew past his ear tips, gentle, soft, with some extremely gentle nostalgia, as if calling a person's name.

He thinks this is a good place, so I will keep them here, and it is also a good home.

Muren asked him, "Did you get an answer?"

Pei Zian nodded: "Let's go, your name is very good."

The three-day meeting in Duolun came to an end soon. Pei Zian followed Shen Bo to consult with several teachers and got a lot of information about Liao porcelain. More importantly, he finally let go of some things, which made his mind clearer. , so as not to be indecisive and hesitant, he decided to call a meeting with the ceramics team to discuss the restoration plan after he returned.

Muren added WeChat with him, saying that he would come to City B some other day and ask Pei Zian to be his guide.Pei Zian had a good impression of this simple Mongolian guy and expressed his warm welcome.

The train set off again, and Pei Zian watched the scenery outside the window gradually blur into the distance. The past between him and Lu Boyuan was also stored in the river and wind in the grassland, and they went away together...