Chapter 2650 Rob people village

As early as the Neolithic Age, human activities were already in the Peacock River Basin.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were 36 countries in Tianshan South Road. KEL City was located in the border of Quli. The ancient Quli Country was northwest of Qiemo, north of Jingjue (now MF County), southwest of Yuli (now Tashdian to the south of Bosten Lake), west of Shanguo (now Tiganlik in WL County), and southeast of Wulei (now Cedaya in LT County). Its scope is equivalent to the current KEL City and northwest of WL County, and part of the southeast of LT County.

Looking at the pictures and objects in the museum, Ye Yuze's mind flashed the scene of the lives of people here thousands of years ago, and he couldn't help but be fascinated.

Especially for the Rob village, my heart was full of yearning.

Originally, it was just to walk around. Although I was full of yearning for the ancient Loulan Ancient City, it was a long time ago.

He doesn't like ruins very much. He really has no interest in places where a few sections of earthen walls and some bricks can become attractions.

So, after looking at the map, I decided to go.

Luoburen Village is located in Dunkuotan Township, WL County, BYGLMG Zhi Prefecture, Uygur Autonomous Region, adjacent to the Taklamakan Desert in the south, 28 kilometers away from the county town, with a total area of ​​134 square kilometers.

Ye Yuze drove over along the way and found that it was obviously different from the other side of the Military Reclamation City.

Although there is snow here, it is obviously much smaller, and there are exposed black Gobi Desert everywhere.

Pieces of snow dotted among them, forming another kind of landscape.

Compared with the vast white area on the military reclamation city, the scenery is relatively rich.

Populus euphratica forests can be seen everywhere here. Populus euphratica, whose leaves fade away in winter, show a vigorous beauty. Every branch is full of power, as if fighting with nature.

Occasionally, you can see poplar trees that have already dried up, which are not as decadent and withered as other species. Although they have no bark, the trunks that have been cracked into strips are like bulging muscles, showing their indomitableness.

Ye Yuze couldn't help but stop the car and walked closer to watch. The rough tree trunk was like a file, trying to leave scars on his palm.

Looking at these withered poplar trees, Ye Yuze's decadent body and mind suddenly had a strength. He was wondering if he gave up like this, was he doing the right thing?

After wandering in the poplar forest for a while, I continued to drive forward. Soon the Luobu Village arrived.

What makes Ye Yuze feel a pity is that the place is now under development and the original residents have begun to evacuate. Therefore, there are few houses demolished in the village here.

The Rob people village is close to the Taklamakan Desert, and the Tarim River is next to the desert. The endless yellow sand and the azure blue river water complement each other, and it feels magical no matter how you look at it.

Originally, deserts and rivers are two completely irrelevant things, but they are perfectly integrated here.

An old man drove the sheep out of the poplar forest, and the flock of sheep kept stopping to chew on the dried Robu sack.

This plant was sold everywhere in later generations, called Robu Ma Tea. It is said to have many medicinal value, but it can only be used as a forage for sheep here, and locals do not eat it.

Ye Yuze stepped forward and greeted him, and the old man responded enthusiastically:

"Friends from afar, it's not the season for travel. Are you coming to the desert to watch the snow?"

Ye Yuze smiled and took out a bottle of big sorghum: "I am a friend who is visiting the distance. Adasi, aren't you welcome?"

The old man took the bottle of wine from his hand, glanced at it and smiled.

"Where are people in northern Xinjiang who don't welcome friends? Let's go and kill sheep in the house and have a good drink."

Ye Yuze got in the car and followed the old man home with a smile. Although he didn't ask how old he was, he knew that he would not be less than 80 years old when looking at the wrinkles on his face.

The old man only has his wife and a granddaughter in his family. His granddaughter is about seventeen or eighteen years old and looks very beautiful. In terms of appearance, Uyghur girls can rank among the top three in China.

The girl's name is Guli. When she saw the guests, she was very enthusiastic. She quickly poured milk tea and took out some dried fruits.

The Robs here are actually Uyghur, but they are not so pious about religion. Instead, they have a stronger sense of awe for heaven and earth and nature.

This may be related to their continued living in harsh environments.

The people here are farming, fishing, grazing, and their living environment is relatively closed. After the government built a road for them, communication with the outside became smoother.

In the past, many people had never left the village until they died.

However, their village is also large, and it may be just one village within a radius of hundreds of miles.

After all, no one wants to survive in the desert, although the Tarim River is here because there is too little land that can be cultivated.

The old man's name was Yousuf. When he said that he was 102 years old, he was startled Ye Yuze. After asking a few more questions, Yousuf immediately became unhappy and took out his ID card to show him.

Ye Yuze was stunned after watching it, and it was really 102.

Ye Yuze has seen the elderly who live long, but they can't take care of themselves, but Yusufu is still able to herd sheep.

You should know that the flock of sheep is not that honest. Herding sheep is not just following the flock. Not only do you have to drive the sheep, but you also have to chase those sheep that are disobedient and always want to get rid of the flock.

But the old man didn't even have a dog, so he let it go. Even if the flock was not big, there were more than twenty. How did he do it?

After Ye Yuze praised him a few words, Yousuf laughed proudly, saying that his wife was the third wife he had chosen and was only in his 60s this year.

Well, Ye Yuze believed this, and he didn't even have his age, so this is not worth telling lies.

After chatting for a while, I realized that the Robs did not have sheep and could not farm. The most primitive life was just fishing and hunting.

Because there is not much prey in the desert, the most they catch is the Hash bird. They actually catch this bird not only to eat meat, but will use the feathers as clothes.

In fact, all of this can be found in historical materials. The Luobu people recorded it in ancient books such as "Wei Shu Tuyuhun", "Qingjiang Zhi", "Western Regions List", and "Lanzhou Collection".

The Robu people are a branch of the XJ Uyghur people. They speak Robu dialect and live in rivers and lakes in the desert. They live a life of "not growing grains, not shepherding livestock, but only fishing on small boats, picking wild hemp, or catching Hash birds with skins and clothes, and not knowing the wind and scriptures." They are living fossils of residents in the ancient Lop Nur area.

Faced with such a nationality, Ye Yuze was willing to ask him to kill sheep? He shouted that he wanted to eat grilled fish.

Yusuf immediately agreed and asked him and his granddaughter to go to the river to catch fish together.

There are a lot of fish in the river, and just a few nets are taken down, and more than a dozen fish are caught.

Every time Yusuf had to put the small fish back into the river, and only picked a few large ones to fish, and then three of them got ashore.

The boat is made of poplar wood, which is not easy to rot.

Guli was busy dealing with slaughtering fish, while Yusuf collected some dried red willow skewers and placed them in his own grilling pit to light them.

Their pits were not dug on the ground, but were piled up with soil and had ventilation openings, similar to large barbecue stoves.

After the fire rose, Guli's fish was finished, and she used red willow slivers to put the fish on the edge of the oven.

Because the fish is not directly smoked on the fire, it will not be smoked black, but this method will definitely be slower, so you don’t have to hurry to eat anyway.

As the aroma of grilled fish slowly emanated, the sun began to set, and some people in the village slowly gathered over. After discovering Ye Yuze, everyone was very happy and took out some food to entertain him.

Ye Yuze naturally knew the habits of people in northern Xinjiang. No matter who comes to a village, the guests are everyone's guests, and they must take out the good things to share.

Ye Yuze naturally would not be stingy, so he took out a few bottles of wine. What surprised Ye Yuze was that most of the ones that came out were actually old people.

When asked about age, each one was over 80 years old, and there were two people who were about the same age as Yousufu. The few in their 80s were their juniors.

Ye Yuze has always regarded himself as an old man in recent years, but in the end he is ashamed in front of these people!

The Robs basically had no horses because they believed that horses would destroy vegetation. They had camels, but they would not tie them up, but let them feed freely.

Several families have everything from food, but there are no vegetables. It seems that vegetables are a luxury for them.

Guli and her grandmother are making a kind of naan, which is called Kumaixi, which means rolling the noodles into two pancakes and putting mutton into the middle.

The mutton filling is not chopped, but cut it into particles with a knife and add salt.

The most amazing thing is that their barbecue method is to shovel out the ash in the oven, spread it on the ground, and then put Kumasi in it. Then bury it.

It took about half an hour to peel off the ashes and take out Kumaisi.

When he first took it out, Ye Yuze couldn't bear to look at it. It was like a lump of earth.

However, after the person dusted off the ash on it, the roasted Kumaxi was burnt and the smell made Ye Yuze unable to help but suck his nose. It was so damn fragrant.

Although the fish on the oven also began to turn brown and exuded a fragrance, to be honest, Ye Yuze doesn't like to eat fish.

No matter how well the thing is made, he also feels it smells fishy and is born not the kind of person who likes to eat fish. He has no choice but to do this.

For example, in Boston, there are many seafoods and no fish they eat with thorns, so foreigners will not pick fish bones.

If you stew Chinese carp for them to eat, those guys can get stuck in their lives. There is no way, and the fish bones can't be picked out at all.

Among seafood, the only thing Ye Yuze is interested in is abalone and lobster, because it tastes similar to meat.

Ye Yuze couldn't wait to take the Kumasi handed over by Guli, and then bit it down. He couldn't help but praise it loudly.

It's so delicious and scented. It not only has the aroma of meat and wheat, but also the fragrance of wood ash.

These flavors are mixed together, so harmonious and perfect, making people unable to stop.

At this time, the grilled fish was cooked, so everyone started eating and drinking together. Originally, Ye Yuze didn't plan to drink, but after all, he just didn't want to treat it, and there was no need to seek death.

But I can't resist the enthusiasm of others. Anyone who takes it out is dozens of years older than him. How can I say I won't drink it?

Guli handed him another grilled fish, which he didn't want because he really didn't want to eat. However, looking at the little girl's expression of "You praise me" on her face, she could only take a bite, and then was stunned.

There are only a few barbecue ingredients in northern Xinjiang, such as cumin, cumin, chili noodles and salty salt.

However, this grilled fish has no other flavor except salt, but it has another flavor, similar to the fragrance of flowers, and this flavor just perfectly covers up the fishy smell of the fish.

Ye Yuze asked Gu Li in a daze. Gu Li smiled and brought a seasoning and told him that it was called Puhuang, which was made of pollen.

Ye Yuze couldn't help but sigh that this is really a place of water and soil to support the other people. He would never know this kind of seasoning if he didn't come here.

Then something even more surprising happened. When he took out the cigarette for everyone, the old men took a sip and pinched it off.

People think it’s hard to smoke, you should know that what Ye Yuze gave is Huazi!

He originally thought that the old men were used to smoking Mo He cigarettes, but when he took the cigarettes they rolled over, he found that they were robus leaves everywhere on the ground.
To be continued...