Global check-in: First stop, check in at Fanjing Mountain

12:00 noon,

After touring the Devil City for about two hours, the group found a restaurant on the street outside the scenic area and had a simple lunch.

After dinner,

The convoy set off again and headed towards Yumin County.

We drove all the way and arrived at Yumin County at 6:00 pm.

After a tiring long drive, everyone went back to their rooms to rest after dinner.

By convention,

Team leader Su Luoyao and deputy team leader Li Zhe studied and discussed the itinerary for the second day the night before.

This time,

The two had a disagreement.

Su Luoyao suggested going through Alashankou, visiting Lake Aibi, and then going to Bole city for camping, and visiting Sailimu Lake the next day.

Li Zhe suggested driving directly to Bole to camp and visit Sailimu Lake the next day.

and,

This time Li Zhe was very stubborn. No matter how Su Luoyao tried to persuade him, he still insisted on his own opinion.

He might have been provoked by something. Although he didn't behave too aggressively, his attitude was not very friendly.

Su Luoyao really wanted to see Lake Aibi, and the two were at a stalemate.

At last,

The two had to send their opinions to the group and ask all team members to discuss and vote.

Voting results,

Su Luoyao received 7 votes: Yunqi, Su Luoyao, Little Lion, Little Charm, Pingdi, Gemo, and True King.

Li Zhe received 2 votes: Li Zhe, Liu Qing.

Xifan, Yumeng and Laotie were more indifferent and cast their votes of abstention. They felt that it was okay to go or not.

finally,

According to the principle of majority rule, the schedule for the 4th day was determined:

Yumin County~Alashankou City (lunch)~Ebi Lake (visit)~Bole City (camping)

Although Li Zhe only received one vote of support, the person who voted was Liu Qing, and he felt very happy.

in fact,

What he didn't know was that Liu Qing also wanted to see Lake Aibi.

But if two people were in the same car, it would be very embarrassing if Li Zhe was not supported.

Li Zhe and Liu Qing met during a self-driving tour.

Li Zhe left a good impression on Liu Qing. He had rich outdoor experience, loved to help others, and appeared to be gentle and clean.

But Liu Qing didn't know that this older brother fell in love with her at first sight and was deeply in love with her.

……

Nine o'clock sharp.

The convoy is ready to set off, heading for Lake Aibi.

Boom boom boom~

Yunqi starts with one button, lightly step on the accelerator, and the RV roars in a low voice!

He was about to drive out of the hotel parking lot.

"Call the lead car!"

"Call the lead car!"

There was a slightly crackling call coming from the intercom.

"I'm the first car, please speak."

Su Luoyao picked up the intercom and pressed the button to answer.

"Car No. 5 is out of order, requesting support."

"What the hell is this? It broke down right after we set off. How did you maintain the car?" Yunqi muttered to himself as he turned off the engine.

Su Luoyao also looked confused and followed Yunqi out of the car.

As the two walked towards the parking space for car No. 5,

Cars 2, 3, 4, and 6 also heard through the intercom that car 5 had a problem, so they turned off their engines, got out of the cars, and gathered around.

Car No. 5,

The ones sitting there are the real king and Laotie.

at this time,

Two people were tinkering with the car in front of it. They were both experienced drivers and could spot most of the minor problems.

They were driving a Tank 300, which had good performance.

"Have you done a comprehensive maintenance?" When Yunqi and Su Luoyao arrived, deputy team leader Li Zhe asked with concern.

"I did it before I set off." Lao Tie frowned and answered seriously.

"You just can't start the engine?" Yunqi asked.

The True King straightened up, shook his head, and then nodded.

Everyone watching was confused!

The True King added: "It can start a fire, but the sound is wrong."

"Let me see." Li Zhe rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to begin his wonderful performance.

After tinkering for a few minutes

"Can't do it?"

He stood up, eyes full of confusion, and shook his head.

Su Luoyao interrupted, "Let's see if we can contact the nearby 4S shop."

"If you have to call a mechanic for a minor problem, it will be troublesome on a road in an uninhabited area."

Yunqi finished speaking, and then continued: "Let me do it! After all, it is my duty."

Everyone listened to Yunqi's muttering and felt that what he said made sense, but they did not hold out much hope for him.

Before departure,

When the meeting was to discuss the division of labor, Yunqi volunteered, saying that he knew how to repair locomotives.

then,

Everyone had a big question mark in their minds about Yunqi's words.

because,

Yunqi is fair and clean, and very gentle.

Even Su Luoyao didn't believe it.

but,

Except for the deputy team leader Li Zhe who used to be a mechanic, no one else in the team knows how to do it.

So Yunqi was asked to temporarily serve as a member of the emergency response team and be responsible for equipment management.

And now,

Even Li Zhe, who thought he was quite capable, failed.

Yunqi actually said that he should come instead.

This joke seems a bit too big~

Are you really kidding?

Everyone wait and see!

……

"Start the 'Outdoor Collection' vehicle equipment fault detection mode." Yunqi started the car and said to himself.

The system immediately input the solution into his brain.

Yunqi followed the instructions and returned to the front of the car, moving east and west.

I returned to the cab and restarted the car, and it made normal sounds.

"All right!"

Yunqi took a napkin in the car, wiped his hands after getting out and said.

The expert will know if it is there as soon as he reaches out his hand.

This wave of showing off was very successful!

Under the awestruck gazes of the crowd, Yunqi disappeared into the RV with his wife.

A small episode passed.

The convoy continued to set off towards its destination.

After leaving the city, the convoy traveled through the desolate mountains, accompanied by blue sky and white clouds all the way.

Three hours later,

The convoy passed through Alashankou.

In Alashankou,

Looking northwest from here, you can see Lake Alakol on the Kazakhstan side.

At present, there are very few vehicles on this section of National Highway 219, and people stop on the roadside to take pictures.

data shows that:

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, Alakol Lake and Aibi Lake belonged to the same basin and were supplied by the same water source. After the development of Junggar Fault, the lake chain was disconnected and the two lakes belonged to different fault areas.

The convoy stopped for a while and continued on its way.

It takes one hour to reach the city of Alashankou.

Have lunch here, refuel, and set off again.

At 2 pm, we arrived at the Aibi Lake Scenic Area.

Lake Eby,

It means "sunny lake" in Mongolian.

It is also called "Salt Lake".

Half lake water, half saline-alkali land.

Together with Sailimu Lake, it is compared to sister lakes.

After parking the car,

Yu Meng and Liu Qing went to buy tickets.

Everyone entered the scenic area.

It was early summer, and the reeds on the shore were lush green and swaying in the wind.

The shallows are densely populated with water birds, including wild ducks, gray finches, and wild geese.

If someone approaches, they will flutter off the ground.

It hovers and chirps in the air, and after a few minutes, it flies back to the shallows.

Su Luoyao, Ge Mo and other teammates took out their cameras and collected many beautiful pictures.

Compared to most teammates’ appreciation of the beautiful scenery in front of them.

Yunqi stood on the dry saline-alkali land, unable to help but have a lot of thoughts in his mind.

He has checked the information:

"About 70 years ago, the surface area of ​​Lake Aibi was more than square kilometers. Due to crustal movement, climate change and human destruction, there is now less than square kilometers of lake surface.

On the northwest side of the lake, a large area of ​​the lake basin is exposed. It is composed of loose Quaternary lake sediments, with a dry and hardened surface, rich in salt, and a whitish beige color.

The once beautiful and youthful Lake Aibi is withering away little by little.

This situation and situation,

Yunqi's mind reflexively recalled a passage he had read before:

"When I was mourning over a lake, I suddenly remembered those birds.

How can the wings of the waterfowl that live on the lake help them to fly over the disaster and reach the paradise of their dreams? "