Nearby, on the banks of the Huangshui, he saw the old man standing alone under the hot sun. When he went over to thank him he saw him using his spade to direct a ditch full of gurgling water into a small grove of poplars.

• 不远的湟水河滩上，他看见高老汉独自在烈日下站着，他走过去给老汉道谢时，看见一弯哗哗的渠水正被老汉用铁锹引导着，淌进一片小青杨林。