An endless desert with herders spread across different areas. Often, apart from family members, it is very difficult to walk on the edge of this desolate desert and meet a single person again. Migrating and drifting on the outskirts of the desert, the herdsmen are followed most often by herds of livestock. In fact, in the life of nomads, livestock is not only the capital and property of livelihood, most of the time, they are also inseparable relatives.

Thinking of the old camel, which is now uncertain, the shepherd's heart is full of gratitude. That heavy worry and worry, many times, will make the shepherd can't help but leave tears of longing.

The camel has nurtured the shepherd family for two generations. She used to be the "wet nurse" of the shepherd's brothers and sisters; She is also the "wet nurse" of the shepherd's children. Two generations of the family have grown up happily and healthily in this desert under the nourishment of the milk of the "wet nurse".

According to my father, the shepherd siblings grew up drinking camel's milk after they were weaned at the age of three to five. At that time, there were about 20 camels in the family. After several selections, the grandfather decided to use the "wet nurse" as the milk source for the shepherd brothers and sisters. At that time, the family was not wealthy, but the shepherd brothers and sisters were not malnourished due to lack of supplies when they were young, because of the sweet milk of the "wet nurse", everyone was in good health.

After the birth of the shepherd's children, the father benefited from the experience of the shepherd's siblings and insisted that the shepherd feed the children with the milk of the "wet nurse". As a result, the "wet nurse" became not only the wet nurse of the shepherd's brothers and sisters, but also the wet nurse of the shepherd's children.

As the shepherd grows older, so does the family's camel herd.

When there are more than 20 camels in the family, the "wet nurse" is the star of the camel herd.

When there are forty or fifty camels in the family, the "wet nurse" still shines brightly in the camel herd.

"Wet Nurse" is notable not only because of her gratitude for her contribution to the shepherd family, but also because of her muscular body, her high head, her charitable gaze, her bright appearance, and her supple personality......

Year after year, the desert continues its own desolation. Grandpa has passed away, and Dad is almost the age of Grandpa, and the shepherd has become the pillar of the family. Although birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature, I always remember everything about my grandfather; Every time I was behind my father, I saw the old man's crooked figure and old back...... There is always a great deal of sadness in the hearts of the shepherds.

The number of camels in the family is gradually increasing, the old camels are dying and new ones are born. In the eyes of the shepherds, these are commonplace scenes. But when he had to search the herd to see the "wet nurse", the shepherd knew that she was also slowly aging.

Growing up with domestic animals, the shepherd knows the habits of these animals.

In the past, I heard my grandfather tell me that in the wild camel herd, the aging camels would keep a certain distance from the large army in the camel herd, and they would eat grass, drink water, and rest alone......

At that time, the shepherd asked the grandfather, "Did the old camel not like her family anymore?"

Grandpa said that the old camel was afraid of causing trouble to his own herd, and that the other camels in the herd would take care of him and make her deeply melancholy.

Over the years, the figure of the "nurse" has slowly thinned, her coat color has gradually lost its luster, and the plump hump has become a shriveled leather bag on her back.

Once, when feeding, the shepherd was deliberately biased and wanted to take care of the "wet nurse" and give her more forage. The "wet nurse" did not seem to appreciate it, and this time, the shepherd read a faint melancholy in the eyes of the "wet nurse".

The shepherd told his father about this, and he sighed and said, "It's time to let the nurse go back to nature, she is old, and our care will only deepen her depression."

On that day, the shepherd drove the herd of camels to graze, and the "wet nurse" walked alone, keeping a certain distance from the large group, as she had been for a while. This time, the shepherd did not drive the "nurse" and the herd of camels, as he had done many times before. When the camels moved forward and the shepherd estimated that he could not see the figure of the "wet nurse", he stopped and turned around, still hoping that the "wet nurse" was still slowly walking in his field of vision. However, when I looked back, I couldn't see the trace of the "wet nurse" except for desolation. The shepherd couldn't help it, and tears welled up in his heart.

The shepherd asked Daddy, "Why is this happening?"

Dad said: This is respect for the spirit! We can't give her too much melancholy and make her sentimental at the end of her life.

Perhaps, Dad is right, although it has been domesticated for hundreds of years, the essence of camel life still belongs to nature and to the vast desert.

Whenever the sun was approaching and the shepherd drove the camels home, he always had to look back again and again.

In the shadow of the desolate desert sunset, the shepherd often sees a sturdy camel with a smooth coat, a full hump, a focused gaze, and a high head......