Chapter 32: Windfall

After I gave Zhang Hui the knife of the pulp, I actually regretted it.

Now, trusting one person easily is likely to harm everyone.

Everyone slept, the camp was dead silent, and the desert was dead silent.

I went to the car and pulled out the metal detector.

I'm an idiot in physics, I just know that there is probably some kind of magnetic field in this hellish place, and the magnetic field can't be seen or touched, and I hope to rely on the metal detector outside the number to find the magnetized metal nearby to determine the existence of the magnetic field.

At night, the boundless Lop Nur is so similar to the surface of the moon.

Humans landed on the moon, just wore a completely isolated spacesuit, walked a few steps on the surface of the moon, collected some material, and then flew around and hurried back to Earth.

What would an astronaut see if he was stranded on the moon and he kept walking forward?

I was a little scared, so I retracted my gaze, turned on the switch of the detector, tested it on the sand, and wandered around for a long time, but found nothing.

I put it away, put it in the car, and went back to the tent.

I turned on the flashlight on my phone and saw that the juice had gotten into her sleeping bag, and she was facing the wall of the tent, not knowing if she was asleep or not.

I lay down and turned off the flashlight.

It was pitch black.

I think about death again. If I die here, the media will report a lot, and maybe they will think that I am a hero, and in order to gather material for writing, I drove through Lop Nur, and ended up leaving my life in the desert...... I don't want to be a hero, I just want to live.

I don't know how long it took, but Pulp suddenly spoke, and her voice was very low: "I'm afraid." ”

She hadn't even fallen asleep.

I said, "Don't be afraid." ”

She said: "And I'm cold ......"

I said, "If you're not afraid, it's not cold." ”

Pulp said, "Stupid, hold me!" ”

As she spoke, she turned around in her sleeping bag.

I don't know what will happen next if I'm in a hotel, but we were all single sleeping bags and could only get into one person, so I sat next to her and held her whole sleeping bag in my arms.

I whispered, "Don't be cranky, it's okay." ”

She replied softly, "Oh. ”

I looked down at her in the unclear moonlight, her eyes were slightly closed, I approached her, I wanted to kiss her, just touched her lips and retreated, she was too much like a child lying in swaddling clothes.

I said, "Am I stupid again?" ”

"That's it......," she said.

I shook her gently and hummed a lullaby—

My family marries my side,

Far from the king of the exotic Xiwusun.

The dome is a room, and the felt is a wall,

Meat is used as food, and cheese is used as pulp.

I often think about the inner wounds of my heart,

I am willing to return to my hometown for Huang Huxi......

It's strange that I inadvertently sang the sad song of Princess Wusun. Princess Wusun's original name was Liu Xijun, a relative of the Han family, the first princess to marry far away in the Western Regions, first married to King Wusun, and then married to the grandson of King Wusun.

Pulp fell asleep quietly.

I gently lowered her down and went back to my sleeping bag to lie down.

I hadn't been asleep, so in the middle of the night, I saw those little feet.

I gasped, quickly got up, opened the curtain and ran out, the camp was empty, every tent was dark.

I ran to the tent and shouted, "Yiwu! ”

No one answered.

I shouted again, "Clothes dance!" ”

Zhang woke up, and he turned on the emergency light: "Boss Zhou, what's wrong?" ”

I said, "What about the kid?" ”

Yi Wu also woke up: "He is sleeping." ”

I said, "Oh, it's all right. ”

I left the tent and the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became.

It couldn't be Nao'er, he couldn't have gotten into the tent so quickly and lay down.

Could it be that another child has appeared? If there can be one Naoer, there may be another Naoer.

No, Four Eyes is in the tent of the Dance, and he is now used to Nao'er, so he no longer barks. If there had been another child, Four Eyes would certainly not have been so quiet.

There is only one possibility, I am too stressed and dizzy.

I walked around each tent, but I didn't find the little feet, so I went back to the tent and lay down.

In the morning, when I woke up, everyone got up.

Pulp sat next to me, looking at me.

I said, "You're scaring me." ”

She said, "You scared me yesterday too. ”

I said, "Well, I went out in the middle of the night." ”

"I don't know," she said. ”

I said, "Oh? So why am I scaring you? ”

She whispered, "You touched my lips." ”

I was speechless for a moment.

She smiled and said, "Guy with no heart, get up and eat." ”

Walking out of the tent, it was another sunny day. Last night's moon had been foreshadowed.

The day is April 26th.

Wei Zao and Bubu were bringing bread, mustard and spiced tofu to everyone. Bai Xinxin gave each person two bottles of mineral water, which was water for the whole day.

Pawan sat outside the tent and smoked, seemingly aged a few years overnight.

Xu Erge and Meng Xiaoshuai are collecting tents.

Zhang Hui and Yiwu were tending to the child in the tent.

I went to the door of their tent and looked inside.

Naoer crawled around on the sleeping bag, very clumsy, and the little tail wagged slightly.

I stepped in, sat down next to him, and continued to talk to him: "Nao'er. ”

He ignored me.

I called him again: "Nao'er, Nao'er!" ”

He still ignored me.

I suddenly said, "Where's Mom?" ”

He turned his head to look, immediately turned his face back, and continued to crawl.

I was suddenly sure that he belonged to humanity.

"Mom" is the first word that every child masters, and as long as the development is normal, it will consciously call mom at about 10 months. This Nao'er, he instinctively turned his head, indicating that he understood "mother".

Zhang Hui and Yiwu were both watching him.

I said, "Nao'er, where is your home?" ”

He crawled behind Yiwu and hid.

I continued: "Nao'er, you tell us, where is your home? ”

He seemed to be annoying to me, so he simply stopped showing his head.

And I said, "I know, you're going to ......."

Suddenly a voice interrupted me, two short syllables.

I, Zhang Hui and Yiwu were all taken aback. Yiwu stood up and stared down at him.

The voice was too rough to look like a child at all. However, there were only four of us in the tent, and it wasn't his voice, so who was it?

He sat against the tent, his two big round eyes squeezed on either side of the bridge of his nose, and he looked at us quietly, his mouth closed as if he regretted it.

His voice overlapped mine, I didn't hear it too clearly, I stared at him, I didn't continue to ask, I was urgently recalling, what he said just now......

Learn......

Think......

That's right, he said "thinking and learning"!

I looked at Zhang Hui: "Did you hear clearly?" ”

Zhang Hui said: "What ...... learn?"

I looked at the dance again: "What about you?" ”

Yi Wu said: "I also despise (hear) what is ...... learning"

I said, "Think." ”

Zhang Hui said: "Thinking? What do you mean? ”

I shook my head.

The kid kept blinking, listening to our speculation, but not making any comments.

I said, "Think about it, is there a city with a similar pronunciation to this one." ”

Zhang thought about it and said, "No." ”

Yi Wu said: "It may also be a county, or it may be a township ......"

Zhang Hui said: "It would be nice if there was an Internet, you can check it." ”

I said, "Isn't his voice too weird?" ”

Yi Wu said: "This child may also have a problem with his vocal cords. ”

I thought for a moment and said, "Eat." ”

After breakfast, everyone got on the bus and continued to set off, heading in the direction they came.

If we really get out of the Ecstasy, it will be frustrating enough - we advance and retreat, and the distance we walk is basically equivalent to crossing Lop Nur, but we have not completed the crossing, and we can only be regarded as giving up halfway.

I'm in a terrible mood.

The fate of the extraneous is unknown.

From this morning, Siyan faced his beloved dog food and didn't eat a single bite. There is no doubt that it misses its master.

Yesterday, there was an inexplicable villain, and no one knew whether he was good or bad.

The mood of the whole team is sluggish, and many people's relationships are rigid and can go wrong at any time.

The future is slim, and the chances of successfully getting out of this desert are slim......

This time, Pulp and I were at the forefront, and Wei Zao followed behind my car with Pavan. I believe in my own carefulness, and I am responsible for finding the ruts when they come. I confessed to Wei Zao, and in case Pawan suddenly recognized the terrain and landform, tell me immediately.

My horizons with Pulp finally broadened.

Blue sky.

Flat horizon.

I looked at the navigator from time to time while observing the ruts. I hope they will return to normal immediately, showing coordinates and maps.

As I walked, the ruts became more and more blurry, and finally I couldn't see them. The wind in the desert is too strong, and no matter how deep the ravines are, they will fill in, not to mention the ruts!

I drove slowly forward, looking for the missing ruts.

After walking a few kilometers, they finally emerge on the topography of the high point. I clung to them and crawled forward.

"If we can get out, do you know what I'm going to do first?" ”

I said, "I don't know." ”

She said, "Kiss you." ”

I said, "Then you can cash in now." ”

Pulp said, "Don't stink." The reason? ”

I said: "Today, we have entered the sixth day of Lop Nur, if we can't get out after six days, even if others don't pay attention, my assistant will call the police, and we will see the helicopter soon." ”

"Then I'll kiss you in heaven." ”

Maybe I'm too sensitive, and I don't think this sentence is very auspicious.

The sun moved directly above and it was getting hotter and hotter in the car, so I turned the air conditioner into third gear.

The ruts disappear again and again, and appear again and again. Finally, at about two o'clock in the afternoon, it was completely gone.

I could only drive forward by feeling.

Pulp suddenly said excitedly: "My hunch seems to be back!" ”

I said, "How so?" ”

She said, "Just now, I closed my eyes and seemed to see a pile of stones, you see, what is that!" ”

I quickly followed her finger and saw that something was bulging out of the flat desert, and I don't know who had erected it.

My heart was suddenly half cold, and I was quickly overrun by fear - when we came, we didn't see these stones, so I don't know where we have broken in!

I drove towards the stones.

"Don't!" ”

I said, "Why?" ”

She said, "It can't be a grave......

I said, "It's definitely a sign, maybe Pavan knows it." ”

We came to the pile of rocks and stopped. There were several broken clay pots thrown around it, I don't know what year, there was a satchel half-buried in the sand, empty, no longer colored, it seemed that someone had passed by. Not far away is a large low-lying area, covered with fine sand.

The cars behind stopped one after another.

I walked up to Wei Zao's car and said to him, "You ask Pavan, do you know this pile of stones?" ”

Wei Zao pointed to the pile of stones, and then, with his palm up, he sent it forward, and he was asking for Pawan's opinion.

Pawan looked at the pile of rocks and shook his head vigorously.

Wei Zao looked at me and shook his head.

We're lost again.

I have to tell you about it. I called them down and said, "The ruts are gone, we are not in a hurry, let's rest in place." ”

Everyone's expressions darkened suddenly.

Bai Xinxin said: "What next? Not going again? ”

I said, "Let's go." ”

Bai Xinxin sneered: "Even the ruts are gone, do you think you can walk out?" ”

I said, "We're going to at least try to get rid of that magnetic field." If the instrument is back to work, we are saved. ”

Bai Xinxin said: "Writer Zhou, you decide, I'll sleep well first!" ”

Lunch is instant noodles again. Bubu gave everyone a Korla fragrant pear to replenish their hydration. It is estimated that there is not much left.

Bai Xinxin, Yi Wu and the child stayed in the RV.

The juice was left in my car.

Pawan stayed in Wei Zao's car.

Wei Zao, Bubu, Xu Erge, Meng Xiaoshuai, and Zhang Hui, they curled up in the car and couldn't sleep, so they brought sleeping bags and lay down in the shade under the car.

Thankfully, it's not the hottest season, and it's windy.

I didn't sleep, I took the metal detector out of the car and continued to probe in the sand. I don't know if there's any point in doing that, maybe I'm just trying to find something to do.

I kept walking slowly, and before I knew it, I had walked a few hundred meters, and when I looked back, the makeshift camp was already far away.

I turned around and walked briskly back to camp.

The sand is so soft that it's like walking in a nightmare, and it's very laborious.

Suddenly, the metal detector "tick-tick" sounded, and I immediately stopped.

What is it?

I crouched down and continued to test with the detector, and as its voice grew stronger, I was sure that the thing that caused it to chirp was a meter away from me!

I drew a circle on the ground and ran back to camp.

Everyone was asleep, and only four eyes were lying under the RV, looking at me coldly.

I took a sapper shovel out of the car and quickly ran to the same place, digging carefully in the circle.

Digging and digging, I heard a "click", quickly stopped, squatted down, and touched with both hands.

Sure enough, it's a metal thing.

I pulled it out and was dumbfounded.

Guess what I picked out?

Surely I can't guess.

A rusty old-fashioned *****.