After sleeping for another two hours, the gold mining captain Ma vigorously pushed the door in, and as soon as Xiao opened his eyes, he saw a tall middle-aged man, he was dark-skinned, sturdy, with a beautiful little beard on his chin, and he looked about the same age as that old Du.

As soon as he entered the door, Ma Dali's eyes focused on Xiao Da's lips, and after staying for a while, he smiled innocently, and said half-jokingly: "Did you sleep well last night?" ”

The man's dirt-stained face was like a torch, Xiao Da Lip only glanced at him, and he felt his whole body tremble unconsciously, such eyes are only worthy of people who have lived in the desert for many years, just like Batur.

Hearing the sound of the horse's vigorous force, Batur suddenly bounced up from the reed, and asked with hazy eyes: "Old horse, how are everyone?" ”

Lao Ma said: "Don't worry, everyone is back." It's just that last night the sandstorm was too big, and the camels were a little frightened, and they lost two on the way back. ”

"Ah, that's good, as long as the person is okay." Batur spat slowly.

Xiao Da Yan also quickly got up and said a few words to Ma Dali, because the injury on his stomach was not healed, Ma Dali pressed him to the reed, with great strength, so that his stomach couldn't help but throb.

He gritted his teeth, held the old horse's hand and unconsciously increased his strength, and said with a smile: "Captain Ma, okay! ”

"Okay what?" Ma Dali looked at him in wonder, and saw that Xiao's big lips and face turned purple with a smile, and suddenly realized his reckless move, and laughed embarrassedly.

Then the two struck up a conversation. Ma is very talkative, and there is no lack of humor in his speech. From his mouth, Xiao Dali learned that Ma Dali was a native of Baihe, Shaanxi, who entered Lop Nur in 1998 to pan for gold, and has been in the desert for ten years this year.

The gold diggers lived in harsh conditions in the desert, entering and leaving Lop Nur twice a year, usually in March and only going out in December. Because they have been working in the desert for many years, they are almost isolated from the outside world, and they can't see any living people at all. The only people they could see were probably the people who came in every few months to bring them supplies.

During these nearly nine months, all the supplies of the gold diggers, including water, vegetables, firewood, rice, oil and salt, were transported from Ruoqiang County, hundreds of kilometers away. In the desert in order to save water, they hardly bathe, and Xiao Dayan sat opposite the old horse, and he could smell a pungent odor on his body.

Seeing that the living conditions of the gold diggers were so difficult, Xiao Dali wondered why Lao Ma's group of people were willing to go to such a harsh environment to dig a pit. Ma Dali said that he just came in to make more money, and after a long time of poverty, he wanted to do some big business and turn over. At first, the big guys thought that gold was too beautiful, thinking that it would be easy to get it, but no one thought that it would be a few years of hardship when they came in, and they lived an ascetic-like life every day, but they didn't make a lot of money. On the contrary, the longer he stays here, the more he doesn't want to go out, and Lao Ma's mood is the most obvious one, he said that Lop Nur has become his second home, and watching the sun rise and set here every day is the most comfortable thing. In fact, he doesn't stay for a few days when he goes home during the Spring Festival every year, and he begins to miss the scenery of the desert and the endless wasteland here. The city's high-rise buildings made him uncomfortable, and he wanted to fly back to guard his nest and mines, even if he was alone.

He said that he can't get out now, he can't live with the civilization of the modern city, what he longs for is the mystery and antiquity in the Lop Nur desert, everyone else wants to guard his wife and children every day, and he just wants to look at this ancient domain every day.

Xiao couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly after hearing this, the power of Lop Nur turned out to be not only in its natural deterrent, but also in its own charm to change people's mood.

As soon as the conversation box opened, the two talked more and more, and when Ma Dali asked about Xiao Dayi's occupation and the purpose of this trip, he suddenly remembered something, and opened his mouth and said: "By the way, on the first day you came, we also received a group of people, an archaeological team, there are more than ten people, and it is said that they are also from Shandong." ”

"Archaeological team!" As soon as he heard these three words, Xiao's big lips almost jumped up from the reeds, and he suddenly put his head close to Ma Dali, and he didn't dislike the smell on his body, and hurriedly asked, "You said the archaeological team from Shandong?" Really?! What kind of person is the leader of their team? How old is it and what is its name? ”

Seeing that Xiao's big lips were suddenly so excited, Ma Dali didn't react at once, "Mmmmmmmmmm

Xiao Da Yan saw that he was frightened by the captain, and only then did he realize his gaffe, he hurriedly took a breath to calm himself down, and then sat up straight, waiting for the old horse's next words.

Lao Ma saw that Xiao's big-liped eyes were staring directly at him, and he was not slacking off, so he hurriedly said: "The leader of the archaeological team is a thin old man with gray hair, surnamed Xue, and his subordinates all call him Xue Lao, and when you look at his eyes, he is not an ordinary person. ”

Xiao stretched his lips and stretched his back and gasped, and Batur, who had been sitting next to him without speaking, twisted his neck and glanced at him at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Isn't that Xue Jiao." ”

Xiao nodded with big lips and said, "Who else can it be if it's not the old immortal." ”

"What, you know each other?" Ma Dali asked.

"What does it mean to know? Old Ma, that old man is my direct boss, and I am an archaeological technician under him. Xiao pursed his lips and said.

Ma Dali laughed when he heard this, and said, "No wonder you are so excited, I thought you had to hunt him down!" Feelings: A few of you are left behind! ”

"No, it's not left behind." Xiao smiled awkwardly and said, "The five of us were originally following behind them, so we can be regarded as logistics supply team members, following them to do chores, and tidying up the poop on Lop Nur for them when we have nothing to do." ”

Ma Dali smiled and said: "Then your supply guard team can be too far, the big team has been walking for three days, although further forward is a large area of Yadan landform, the car is not easy to travel, but you are afraid that you will not be able to catch up if you delay here!" ”

Xiao Da's lips immediately darkened after hearing this, he lowered his head and was silent for a long time, Batur looked at him, sighed helplessly, turned his head to Ma Dali and said, "Isn't there a situation on our side, there are still two people who haven't been found." ”

Ma Dali glanced at Xiao's big lips and said, "Yes, there is no way to do it." I saw that the young man ran outside with a maritime satellite phone before dawn to find a signal, saying that he was going to call the search and rescue team, but I don't know if he has been contacted now. ”

After Ma Dali said this, Xiao Dali and Batur realized that they hadn't seen Qi Dongrui's figure early in the morning, and the two walked outside to take a look, and saw Qi Dongrui holding a maritime satellite phone, walking around the nest, searching for the faint radio waves on the Lop Nur wasteland.