Liu Yusheng sat by the pond, looking in the direction where Wang Youmu left two days ago, in the past two days, in addition to sleeping at night, he occasionally had to take care of it during the day, and Xiao He, who was lying there, sat here almost stupidly, maintaining this posture of staring into the distance.

He had a big quarrel with Wang Youmu that day, and in the afternoon he calmed down and took the initiative to talk to Wang Youmu for a long time, he hoped that he could convince him, but this Wang Youmu was simply Guan Hanqing's "Qian Dayin Zhikan's Dream of Scarlet Clothes", the live Pei Yan, the whole is not bad, and he said that he didn't eat oil and salt for a long time.

He Liu Yusheng was really a little angry, and felt that talking about the general trend and reasoning with these uneducated people was simply playing the piano to the cow, and it was no wonder that uneducated people were called "fools" in ancient times.

At that time, he really wanted to leave, but he didn't do it in the end, because he was afraid, if he wanted to get out of this forbidden land of life now, he still had to rely on a "foolish people" like Wang Youmu, who considered himself a Confucian official for the rest of his life, but this sea of death doesn't matter how high your cultural level is.

The last plan they came up with that night was that Liu Yusheng would go first, he would go to the rescue alone, and Wang Youmu would stay to take care of Xiao He and wait for him to come back with someone. Wang Youmu told him a lot of knowledge on how to get out of the Gobi Desert, how to identify directions, how to find water sources, how to avoid wind and sand, etc., until the middle of the night, and then they went to sleep in a groggy state.

After getting up the next morning, the more Liu Yusheng thought about it, the more scared he became, yesterday Wang Youmu told him that he had forgotten most of it now, if he was on the road like this, not to mention whether he could find rescue, he estimated that it would eventually become a big meal for wolves or vultures in this sea, so it was Wang Youmu who finally embarked on the journey.

It was almost dark, and Liu Yusheng realized that he had sat here for another day unconsciously, and it seemed that Wang Youmu could not appear today.

"Ahh Xiao He, who was lying under the big rock over there, didn't know what he was shouting.

He walked over, picked him up, let him lean on his shoulder, and then fed him a little water. Liu Yusheng looked at Xiao He's almost pale face, Xiao He hadn't eaten anything except drinking water in the past few days, and he hadn't come to his senses much, and he was always shouting something, every time Liu Yusheng wanted to hear it clearly, he stopped shouting.

Liu Yusheng lit a cigarette, he felt that Xiao He was about to die, he regretted it now, if he knew that this was the case, he should not have let Wang Youmu leave so early, if Wang Youmu saw Xiao He like this now, he would not be so stubborn, at most wait for another day or two to wait for Xiao He to really "go", they can leave together, instead of now he is alone in this Gobi Desert, with only one dying person by his side.

In the afternoon, there was a sandstorm blowing on the Gobi, this one was much bigger than the previous time they had encountered, the wind was blowing in the Gobi desert, sand, stones were flying all over the sky, and some of the big stones were actually blown like wheels, rolling on the ground, and the air was filled with choking yellow sand.

Liu Yusheng and Xiao He hid under the boulder and listened to the angry wind in their ears, until the sandstorm stopped in the second half of the night.

Liu Yusheng spent another night, this night Liu Yusheng didn't know how to get over, and had all kinds of dreams all night, and the characters in the dream were not ordinary, dreaming of his grandfather, dreaming of his father, dreaming of his wife and son...... There were many more, but after waiting for him, he couldn't remember many of them.

He walked over and looked at Xiao He, picked him up and fed him some water again.

"Xiao He, Xiao He, can you hear me?" Liu Yusheng whispered in Xiao He's ear.

Xiao He still didn't have a little perception, Liu Yusheng's hand was placed in front of Xiao He's nose and he felt it, he was still breathing, and his breath was not cold, which showed that Xiao He was better than he imagined.

Liu Yusheng habitually sat on the edge of the pond and glanced at the direction where Wang Youmu left, except for the stones on the Gobi Desert, it was a barren piece, and no freshness appeared in the field of vision.

Liu Yusheng felt that if he continued like this, he was going to collapse, and he thought of himself at this time, why did he come to this forbidden area of life? Isn't it just to win a great future, in order to have a chance to rise to the top? But what is he doing now, what if Wang Youmu can't come back? Will he Liu Yusheng want to die here with Xiao He for the rest of his life?

He Liu is not such a person for the rest of his life, and he doesn't want to be such a person, he came to the Great Northwest to eat and drink, and he is definitely not the same as the people who came to "build the Great Northwest" called for by those countries, he came because of his grandfather. Liu Yusheng's family can be said to be a scholarly family, his ancestors in his family were big officials a long time ago, and he was the kind of absolute Confucian, his grandfather was also famous before liberation, it was good, but suddenly "WHDGM" made everything change.

Liu Yusheng is also because of this, he has long relied on his keen political sense and insight into a trace of danger, so he "strikes first to be strong", and proposed to the organization to go to the northwest and dedicate everything to the construction of the motherland. Because of this, he cleverly avoided everything, and now his father and grandfather have accidents, but he has not been affected.

He never admits that he is a speculator, he thinks that he is good at protecting himself, and he should let himself learn to take advantage of opportunities, he should find such a glimmer of opportunity in such a family crisis, he has done well before, and now it is such a great opportunity, why should he let it go?

This exploration is a task at the level of national ministries and commissions, if he can bring back the information of this salt mine, then this Lop Nur salt exploration scientific expedition team is equivalent to a successful completion of the task, then he can once again reach the peak of his life.

Thinking of this, Liu Yusheng stood up and walked to Xiao He's side.

"Xiao He, Xiao He," he called Xiao He softly.

Seeing that Xiao He still hadn't woken up, Basin Sheng continued

"Xiao He, Wang Youmu has been gone for three days, I'm afraid he won't come back, I'll leave you some dry food, I'll go find Wang Youmu, you are waiting for us here." After speaking, he put the dry food bag next to Xiao He, and then put a pot of water and dry food together.

Liu Yusheng carried the remaining dry food and water on his back, and then strode in the direction of Wang Youmu towards the Gobi Desert......

It had been a day since Wang Youmu came out, and he was anxious at this time, because he knew that Xiao He might not last a few days. He doesn't have the same high "consciousness" as Liu Yusheng, I am a temporary worker, and he doesn't need such a high "consciousness". He felt that no matter what, as long as a person didn't die, he had to think of all ways to let Xiao He live.

That night, Liu Yusheng said that he would leave first to find rescue, Wang Youmu felt that the proposal was good, because he felt that the place where they were at that time was not far from being able to see people, although this was just a feeling, but he knew that this feeling was also based on his familiarity with the desert, so this feeling was not far from ten, as long as he did not lose his way, it would not be too long to be able to get out,. Liu Yusheng will definitely be able to go out as long as he follows the method he said, the problem is not big, and he takes care of Xiao He personally, he feels that Xiao He has a better chance of survival.

Who knew that Liu Yusheng changed his mind again the next day, and asked him to come to the rescue, and he stayed to take care of Xiao He. Every time he thinks of what Liu has done for the rest of his life in the past ten days, Wang Youmu suddenly feels that he really shouldn't come out.

Looking back at the direction where Liu Yusheng and Xiao He were, Wang Youmu thought silently in his heart: Liu Yusheng, you must not let me down, Xiao He must wait until I come back.

Then, under the scorching sun, Wang Youmu walked briskly in the established direction......