The car is driving on the highway, although it is stable, but the noise is very loud out of the town of Urumqi, the green disappears, at a glance, it is a scorching Gobi, it is autumn at this time, but the sun is very hot here, scorching the endless wasteland, most of the passengers on the car have not seen such a scene, at first the interest rushes, hand over ears, not long, they are tired of seeing, have dozed off.

Nearly an hour later, the car stopped, and Tian Hena arrived.

Originally just a bazaar, it has now grown to the size of a town, mostly adobe houses, and the tiled buildings here are eye-catching, and there are only a few of them, which can be seen at a glance, so it has become a landmark here.

The fat man and I got out of the car, one carrying a large bag of equipment, standing under the sun, left and right, the Xinjiang compatriots were enthusiastically shouting, and the stalls were full of fruits, cakes, handicrafts, and clothing.

The fat man touched the sweat, took out his mobile phone and didn't know who to call, explained our address, and after a while, a thin middle-aged man came to us, greeted me very enthusiastically, and then said to the fat man: "They left at one o'clock at noon, and invited the most powerful old guide here, Afanda, I have been helping you keep an eye on it, the food and water have been prepared, when will you leave?" ”

The fat man sighed and said, "This tracking job is not easy to do, damn it, I haven't even drunk my saliva yet." By the way, innocent comrade, let me introduce to you, this is one of the fat man's partners back then, but now he has washed his hands in a golden basin, and he was called 'Golden Operator' back then, but now he married a Xinjiang girl, settled here, and forgot his brother when he had a wife. ”

Jin Operator punched the fat man, and scolded with a smile: "Fuck you, by the way, you are Wu Xie, the fat man mentioned it to me, my surname is Jin, Tuoda, you just call me Lao Jin." ”

This was the first time that the fat man had introduced his former friend to me, and I quickly said politely: "Where can I be, this time there is Brother Laojin, just call me by my name." Jin Operator boldly showed a mouthful of white teeth and said, "Okay, then I'm welcome." By the way, fatty, what kind of plane are you kidding, you haven't come to see me for three or five years, and suddenly made a phone call to let me keep an eye on it, I saw that team, the desert equipment is good, it doesn't look like an amateur, you don't want to make anything. ”

The fat man and Jin Operator probably haven't seen each other for a long time, they looked very excited, and waved their hands: "You don't know the fat man's character yet, what he does is definitely a law-abiding thing, okay, don't talk nonsense, what route they take, Wu Xie and I have to catch up quickly." ”

Jin Operator frowned and said, "I went to Afanda's house to inquire, and those people seem to be walking up the Tarim River, where there are many broken rivers, you two are not familiar with the desert terrain, if you don't find a guide, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up." ”

The fat man shouted, "Find a guide, it's you!" ”

Jin Operator smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, it's not that you don't know, if my family knows that I'm with you, I have to make trouble." The fat man looked at Jin Operator with great disdain, and then put his arm around my shoulder, and said: "See, women are trouble, think back then, my brother, who was also a man of the year in Panjiayuan, since marrying this Xinjiang girl, frustrated like something, naïve comrade, you must learn from this living example, marry a wife, you have to be like a cloud girl, then what Dr. Zhang, you must not care." ”

It's all about whatever.

I kicked him directly and said, "What nonsense, how can you see that I have a heart for that female doctor." ”

The fat man said: "Tsk, who made your eyes straighten at the beginning, I'm not afraid that you will be planted in it, so I will give you a preventive shot in advance." ”

I'm too lazy to pay attention to the fat man, as soon as he talks about this matter, he will be energetic, now the team surnamed Zhang will be gone for three hours, if we don't hurry, I'm afraid we have to fall a lot, immediately, I asked Jin Operator, said: "Brother Jin, please help us find a guide, we are about to leave, we can't delay." ”

The fat man shouted again: "No, naïve, you call me a dead fat man, call him brother, I have suffered a loss in this life, no, you change it for me, he also has a nickname, we call him 'Golden Retriever Roar' in private." "When I looked at it, sure enough, Jin Operator's hair was yellow, and it didn't look like a dyed color, and it was estimated that such a damaged nickname was only given by a fat man.

Jin Operator patted me on the shoulder and said, "I recognize this little brother Wu Xie, I can tell you, fat man, don't rely on the old and sell the old, in the future, this brother and I will be covered by the gold operator." Then he said to me: "It's the peak season for desert tourism, and the good guides are almost gone, so I'll take you for a ride, and if you catch up with those people, I'll come back." ”

The fat man snorted and said, "Your eldest sister ......"

Jin Operator said: "Don't worry about it, let's go into the desert than to go to other places, since I take you, you have to be fully prepared, you two go to my house to rest first, and we will set off in an hour." ”

Jin Operator took us to his house, it was one of those buildings, the layout inside was not bad, in order to prevent the wind and sand, the doors and windows were closed, I felt a little depressed, as for his wife, she may not be at home now, there is no one else at home.

Jin Operator brought me and the fat man some food, let us rest, and then call us.

Although I am not a believer in the inherent evil of human nature, the things I have experienced over the years have given me a deeper understanding of people's hearts. Seems a little too enthusiastic?

But after all, this is the fat man's friend, I thought about it, but I still didn't ask, when the golden operator went out, the fat man fell on the chair on all fours, and said: "I said naïve, what are you thinking about with that expression?" ”

I subconsciously touched my face, did I write my heart so clearly? The fat man pursed his lips and said: "Don't touch it, others can't see it, I can't see it after the two of us have known each other for so long, when you think about things, your eyes will stare at the floor, squinting and rolling, the fat man can't see it, then I'll be a brother with you for nothing." ”

Because of the previous misunderstanding, I still feel sorry for the fat man, although I really want to tell the fat man what I think, but after thinking about it, I still gave up, so the two chatted and fart, ate and drank, and squinted for half an hour, Jin Operator informed us that the equipment was ready.

He bought three camels, held the rope and smiled: "Desert boat, don't you need me to introduce you?" "When we set off, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, the next journey, we in a hurry, directly on the camel, because we have never ridden, can only use to walk, on the top of the sway, at first I feel good, and then sit for a long time, back pain, the muscles of the legs are also very tired.

Sitting on a camel, in order to maintain the balance of the body, the muscles of the legs have to be clamped, the waist must be straight, sitting for a long time is very tormenting, when I and the fat man are familiar with the method of riding a camel, Jin Operator invited the camel to run.

Don't look at the camel when it walks very leisurely, in fact it runs very fast in the desert, I rode on it, the whole bump seemed to fall apart, the wind in my ears suddenly became violent, the wind was mixed with fine sand, we all wore windproof goggles, hunched backs and hurried, and we had no intention of paying attention to the surrounding scenery along the way.

An ancient poem says: The desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets on the long river. After we had been in the air for two hours, it was just as the sun was setting, and the camels were gradually slowing down, snorting and panting tiredly, and at this moment, on the distant horizon, the orange sun had gone down half of its face, and the sky was covered with sunset, as if it could catch it if it ran a little closer.

Jin Operator raised his whip and exhaled, and the sound was in the desert, spreading far, far away, lined with the sunset, with a desolate texture.

The fat man also howled, and the ghost screamed, and finally he shouted at the colorful clouds in the sky: "Cloud girl, you are in the sky, how are you doing......" This atmosphere of the desert sunset is really suitable for lyricism, I was infected by the roar of the two of them, and I also howled: "Third uncle...... How are you doing in heaven......"

The fat man turned around and scolded me: "I don't take you to plagiarize like this." ”

After I finished roaring, my heart was very happy, and I was about to go back, Jin Operator shook his head and smiled: "The camels are also tired of running, we can only walk on foot, if I am not wrong, the team will sleep in the poplar forest in front, the desert at night hides many dangers, Apanda will definitely let the team set up camp tents in the poplar forest."

I asked, "How far is it from that poplar forest?" ”

Jin Operator estimated it and said: "At our speed, we have to walk for four hours in a row, in the desert, it will be dark at about seven o'clock, they will definitely rush to the poplar forest to sleep before seven o'clock, let's turn on the lights, we should be able to rush over before eight o'clock." Then we got off our camels and started on foot, which was only the edge of the desert, and the sand was not deep, and our feet were sunk into the sand, and sometimes we could feel the hard soil under the desert, although it was more difficult, but the three of us. It's an old fighter, and I'm used to climbing mountains and wading through waters, so I don't feel unbearable.

After two hours of walking, the desert was completely dark, gray at first, and then pitch black, and the kind of black that could not be seen as far as the fingers could be reached.

There was no one in the desert, no one lit the light, so at seven o'clock, it was already dark and we couldn't see our fingers, and then we started with our flashlights.

I watched the animal world on TV, saying that there are many snakes and scorpions in the desert, so I asked Jin Operator: "Is there a scorpion, snake or something in the sand?" ”