Chapter 986: Can't Tell Which is a Sheep or a Cloud
Shortly after the car restarted, Su Xing heard the electronic sound of the system in his head.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the hidden mission: taking in an abandoned Chinese rural dog. This unintentional act of kindness warmed a wandering life and quietly changed its fate, making its dog life more reliant. Reward: Life value of five days, affinity increased by 1%. ]
Su Xing sighed in her heart, it was impossible for her parents to take care of the dog forever.
It is still unclear whether she will find a adoptive parent for the dog, or take it away or send it to her grandfather's house.
However, its future life as a dog should be better than the days when it is often driven away by tourists.
The Su family's three members drove down Arshan and headed towards Manzhouli.
Leaving Arshan does not mean you will immediately enter the grassland. You have to pass through a transition zone, which is a combination of volcanic lava landforms and hilly grassland.
As the driving distance increased, the car gradually drove into the Hulunbuir grassland.
When the breath of the grassland hit them, the three members of the Su family were shocked by its vastness!
It was a green ocean with no end in sight. Flocks of white sheep were moving slowly on the grass, like white clouds floating down to the earth.
The sky was very blue, and the white clouds were very low, as if they had fallen into the flock of sheep, making it difficult to tell which were the sheep and which were the clouds.
This road is a national highway with many speed measurement sections and a speed limit of 70 kilometers per hour. Many self-driving people will occasionally park their cars on the side of the road and get off to take pictures.
Su Shaohui was driving the car, Su Xing and Zhou Liyun opened the windows, holding up cameras and mobile phones to take pictures of the scenery outside the car.
Su Xing exclaimed: "Oh! This is the first time I see so many sheep in person..."
Zhou Liyun also said: "It's really spectacular!"
Su Shaohui said: "Shall we have lamb chops tonight?"
Zhou Liyun rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're just thinking of eating such a beautiful flock of sheep?"
Su Xing: “That’s it!”
Su Shaohui: “…”
He complained in his heart: But you two have eaten a lot of hand-pulled mutton these past two days!
Big yellow dog: “Woof! Woof woof!”
It stuck its head out of the car window and barked at the flock of sheep.
Su Shaohui said: "Da Huang must want to eat mutton too."
Big yellow dog: "Woof!"
As soon as the car passed the herd of sheep, a herd of cattle came.
The sturdy cows were eating grass leisurely, raising their heads from time to time as if appreciating the beautiful scenery.
In the distance, several horses were galloping happily on the grassland, their long tails and manes flying high in the wind, showing their freedom and unrestrainedness.
Hulunbuir grassland is not just endless flat grassland, but spans a variety of landforms such as grasslands, wetlands, deserts, and hills.
When passing a river beach, Su Shaohui stopped the car.
"Let's take a break."
Su Xing said, "Okay, let's eat something and I'll open it later."
Zhou Liyun said: "Put Da Huang down and let him go to the toilet."
Su Shaohui got out of the car and opened the door on Gouzi's side. "Go ahead."
Gouzi jumped out of the car and went to find a place to solve his physiological problem.
Zhou Liyun walked to the river and looked down. The water was not deep and the bottom was clear.
She looked up and saw the dog running back towards them after using the toilet.
She waved to the dog, "Come here, Da Huang, I'll give you a bath."
The big yellow dog looked clean on the surface, but actually it hadn't had a bath for some time and had a strong dog odor on its body. She had been enduring it for a long time.
When the big yellow dog heard Zhou Liyun calling it, it ran over obediently.
Su Shaohui said: "Can we give it a bath now?"
Zhou Liyun said: "Let it shake in the hot sun and dry for about 70% to 80%. We will open the car window and let it blow in the wind, and it will be completely dry soon."
Su Xing also said, "Let's wash it, otherwise it will stink. We will have to find a place to stay at night, but no one will take us in."
Su Shaohui said nothing more. He also walked to the stream and washed the dog with his wife.
The big yellow dog was very obedient. It would go into the water whenever Zhou Liyun asked it to, and would stand still obediently while she washed it.
Zhou Liyun said to her daughter, "Go to the trunk and find me some soap or shampoo. Some of its fur is tangled and water can't wash it out."
"Hey!"
Su Xing agreed, dug out a bottle of shampoo from the trunk of the car, and then walked to the stream, and the family of three washed the dog together.
The big yellow dog was washed clean and smelled delicious.
Zhou Liyun pulled her daughter back a little and said to it, "Shake it!"
The big yellow dog understood what Zhou Liyun said and began to shake its hair vigorously.
Su Shaohui quickly dodged, "Hey! You dog, you're shaking me all over!"
Su Xing chuckled.
Zhou Liyun also laughed at him, "Who told you not to get away earlier?"
The big yellow dog shook itself off several times, and most of the water on its body was gone.
Su Shaohui went to the trunk and found a spare towel, then wiped it with it, and the fur was only a little damp.
Su Xing offered his own comb and combed out the tangled hair on the dog.
She will have to share a comb with her mother for the next few days.
After the three people and the dog had rested, they got back into the car.
This time Su Xing was driving the car, while Su Shaohui went to the back seat to play with the dog.
Not long after passing through the wetland, a golden color suddenly caught their eyes, and the Hulunbuir Desert came quietly.
The original green grassland was gradually replaced by undulating sand dunes, and the fine yellow sand sparkled brightly in the sun.
Tenacious plants such as sea buckthorn and red willow grow on the sand. Their roots are deeply rooted in the sand. They grow tenaciously in the harsh environment, adding a touch of life to the sand.
There were several cars parked in an open space not far ahead, with all kinds of license plates.
Several tourists were taking photos in the sand.
Zhou Liyun also said: "Let's stop for a while and take some photos."
"Okay."
Su Xing agreed and pulled the car over to the side of the road.
The family and a dog got out of the car.
The big yellow dog's fur is basically dry.
It twisted its hips and swung its tail, following the Su family's three members happily.
Three people and a dog walked towards a sand dune.
They climbed up the sand dunes and looked into the distance, and saw that the sand, grassland and wetlands were intertwined to form a unique natural picture.
Su Shaohui exclaimed: "Nature is truly a work of magic."
Zhou Liyun said: "Yes, it's really beautiful!"
A young couple asked them to help take photos, and Su Xing took several photos for them.
Su Xing handed the phone back to the girl and asked her with a smile: "Take a look, is it okay to take a picture?"
The girl flipped through the photos and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, they're very well taken, thank you!"
Su Xing smiled again and said, "Can you help us take a group photo as well?"
The girl smiled and said, "Of course!"
The three members of the Su family stood up and asked the big yellow dog to sit in front of them.
The girl held up Su Xing's camera and took a group photo of their family of three and the big yellow dog.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, let's help each other."
The young couple said goodbye to the Su family and left first.
Su Xing held up the camera and took a few more photos of the scenery.
As they walked towards their car and prepared to continue on their journey, they saw another SUV parked not far from their car.
Su Xing took a glance at the car and felt it looked familiar.
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ps: I posted a video of a flock of sheep taken a few years ago on Douyin.