1976 Downcast and Lonely

Under the scorching sun, a man and a camel walked in the desert.

Needless to say, I know that it is Ye Fan.

This is the sixteenth day that Ye Fan has come out of the desert smoke pass, at the beginning, he could occasionally see human figures, or stray dogs, but now, except for the endless yellow sand, there is no other thing to see.

There were no people, no animals, no mountains, no trees and grass, no water, only sand under your feet.

To be honest, Ye Fan has never experienced this kind of journey until now, that is, he is separated from the whole world, as if he is the only one left in the whole world, and there is no life everywhere, not even the sound can be heard......

Silence, all terrible silence.

And the endless yellow sand, I don't know where the road is, as if there is no end, I can't help but make people feel confused and hopeless.

Even Ye Fan, who had strong willpower, was affected by this environment, unconsciously irritated and anxious, several times, he couldn't help but yell a few times, not for anything else, not to vent, just to break the deathly silence around him.

But even if you shout, you will still return to a terrible silence.

20 days, 30 days, 40 days.

Ye Fan has completely become a depressed appearance, his hair is full of greasy, sand, and a yellow piece of dust on his face, and he can grab a handful of mud dust if he scratches it slightly.

I don't know how many times my clothes have been soaked with sweat, and there are traces of sweat everywhere, as well as white salt that has been precipitated.

There is a heavy smell on the body, if a normal person touches it, he will definitely cover his nose and avoid it, and maybe he will scold a few words.

There is no way, there is no extra water to wash at all, even if you drink water, you have to save it again.

But even if you save more, the water you bring is still about to bottom out.

Moreover, there is another point, even if Ye Fan saves water, but the camel wants to drink water, it can't be let die of thirst.

In fact, there is basically no need for camels now, because the things brought are almost consumed, and the rest of Ye Fan can carry them, but if the camel is abandoned, then there is a chance that the camel will die in this desert......

Ye Fan really didn't want to do this kind of thing, besides, in the past 40 days, the camel was his only companion, although he was not a partner, but he inevitably had some feelings.

For more than 40 days, I saw terrible tornadoes, overwhelming yellow sand and waves, and mirages, but I didn't see people, I didn't see oases in the desert.

Where is the Holy Land of Western Xinjiang?

How long do you have to go?

Can you find it?

Ye Fan looked at the endless desert and didn't know whether to continue walking......

"Let's go for another five days, and if you can't find it, you have to give up. Ye Fan said to himself.

When he was tired of walking, he sat down on the ground and talked to the camel without saying a word.

At night, I looked at the night sky in a daze, thinking about Xiaomengning and thinking about the past......

Lonely!

True loneliness!

People who have never experienced it can never imagine the uncomfortable feeling of being swallowed up by loneliness and tormented.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ye Fan would rather suffer the pain of being tortured by the sword qi than live in this terrible loneliness.

Soon, five days passed, give up?

No, Ye Fan said to himself again: "Go for five more days." ”

There is no way back, the water has been drunk all yesterday, even if he goes back now, even if he can hold it, but the camel will definitely not be able to hold it.

It's not so much that Ye Fan is insisting, it's better to say: Ye Fan is looking for hope for the camel to live.

Another two days passed, and the camel was already so thirsty that it became grumpy, constantly trying to break free from the rope held by Ye Fan, and even stepped on Ye Fan with its front hooves several times, but Ye Fan still held on to the rope tightly and did not let it go.

At dusk, under the boiling sunset, an oasis appears in the distance.

Ye Fan saw it, but he sighed and smiled bitterly, because in these days, he had seen many such scenes ten times, and he jumped up happily every time, but in the end he found that it was not an oasis at all, but a mirage.

After many disappointments, Ye Fan no longer believed these scenes.

However, as he walked, he began to get excited, because the vision of the oasis in the distance had not disappeared, but was becoming clearer and clearer, and he could even see herds of cattle and sheep and a few yurts.

Is it true!?

Ye Fan couldn't help but speed up his pace, desperately leading the camel forward.

As the distance closes, Ye Fan can be sure: it is really an oasis.

There is salvation!

Excitement surged all over his body like a lack of embankment, and Ye Fan was so happy that he shouted at the camel:

"See? We're saved, we've survived. ”

Can the camel understand? Of course it doesn't, it's Ye Fan who wants to tell it that you are saved.

Yes, after all the hardships along the way, I finally got through it.

A man and a camel seem to have crossed a century and set foot on this place of life in the desert.

I saw the grass, I saw the horses and the sheep, I saw the lonely smoke rising straight into the sky, I saw two yurts, and two huge dogs.

The two dogs also saw Ye Fan, and immediately barked wildly, and immediately, eight men and women wearing ethnic minority costumes came out of the two yurts, some old and some young, all staring at the down-and-out Ye Fan, looking up and down.

Ye Fan walked over quickly, endured excitement and greeted:

"Hello, can you give me some water. ”

I've been thirsty for days, and I really want to soak in the water tank and drink enough.

The other party did not refuse, and the oldest old man immediately asked the young man around him to fetch water.

The young man got into the yurt, and after a while, he came out with a spoonful of water and delivered it to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan took it, only took a sip, and immediately fed the camels.

The camel bar chirped and drank a lean, still licking the water spoon with unfinished content.

Ye Fan looked at the other party embarrassedly, and when he was about to ask for another spoonful of water, the old man had already smiled knowingly, and said a few words in a minority language that Ye Fan couldn't understand.

The young man who had just taken the water got into the yurt again, and this time, he brought out a bucket of water directly from the bucket.

Ye Fan hurriedly thanked him, but still let the camel drink first, and after it was full, it was like a camel, with its head in the bucket, and drank enough.

Finally quenched my thirst!

Ye Fan washed his face with the rest of the water, which was usually the most ordinary thing, but now Ye Fan felt more comfortable than soaking in a hot spring.

It's just that after the other party saw the terrifying scar on Ye Fan's face, they immediately frowned.

One of the little girls was even frightened and hid behind his parents.

Ye Fan saw it in his eyes and immediately said, "Don't worry, I definitely don't have the slightest malice." ”

"Let the little brother smile, they have lived here for many years and have never seen the world, and please don't take it to heart. ”

The old man said in fluent Chinese.

"Sir, to tell you the truth, I've been walking in this desert for almost fifty days, the water is gone, the food is gone, can I disturb you here, borrow something to eat and drink. ”

"No problem, as long as the little brother doesn't dislike it, you can stay a few more days. ”

"Thank you, sir. ”

Ye Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and he was grateful in his heart.

But what he didn't expect was that he had approached a door.

"It's three o'clock in the morning, the torment is over, the fifth watch, and there are still two shifts." 》