Matriarchs on their way to visit relatives in the next oasis lay mounded under blankets or quilted coats,young women curled up with their children in their armstheir scarves swept over their faces.

• 去下一个绿洲地区看亲戚的老妇人们躺在毛毯里或棉大衣中，好似一座座小山丘，而年轻的妇人则蜷着身子，怀里抱着孩子，并用她们的头巾盖住了自己的脸。