We rode in an off-road vehicle driven by Shi Tao, galloping in the endless desert, the vehicle up and down with the ups and downs of the sand. Due to the relatively high drag in the sand, the engine roars like an angry roar from time to time.

Although the performance of this car is good, in the face of nature, various human machines will show a sense of powerlessness at some point.

On the edge of the desert, there are a number of white houses clustered together, which are built by the locals in the vicinity, you can count it as a small resort, you can use it as a farmhouse, in short, it is specially prepared for tourists who come here, you can eat the characteristic roasted whole sheep and you can ride a camel into the desert.

Shi Tao took us and stopped at a place where white houses gathered, "Let's rest here, and if we go further inside, we can't drive, we can only ride camels, and we need to find a good guide." ”

When we got out of the car, Shi Tao went over to negotiate with someone, and then beckoned us over. The chubby boss wore a small hat with Xinjiang characteristics, and greeted us very warmly, "Hey, friends, welcome!" ”

Shi Tao told us, "He is the boss here, and I have known him since I was in Xinjiang. It's just that his name is too long for me to remember, and we always call him Sadiq. ”

The boss smiled and pushed Shi Tao, "We're old friends, he always likes to make fun of me!" Just call me Sadiq! ”

Sadiq beckoned us into the house, invited us to sit down, and poured a large glass of yogurt for each of us. I've heard of this kind of yogurt before, it's made from goat's milk, and I've always thought that yogurt made from goat's milk must be fat and sour.

I didn't want to drink it, but I couldn't resist the persuasion of the enthusiastic Sadiq, so I reluctantly took a sip, but I didn't expect it to taste really good! It's delicious!

When Sadiq saw me, he smiled, "It's okay, it's like this for the first time I drank our yogurt!" ”

After Shi Tao drank two sips of yogurt, he asked, "Lao Sa, how is the matter with me asking you?" ”

Hearing Shi Tao's words, Sadiq showed a look of embarrassment, "It's not that I don't help, the camel is good, I have it here, but the problem is the guide, it's winter, and the place you are going to is deep in the desert, where it is very dangerous, so the general guide is reluctant to go." ”

Kong Xue said: "We can double the money!" ”

"Hey!" Sadiq waved his hand, "It's not a matter of more money and less money, if you don't get your life, you will be thrown there!" It's cold at night in the desert right now! Spit will turn into ice lumps and fall to the ground! ”

"Is it true?" I think Sadiq is exaggerating a bit.

Sadiq immediately became very serious, "It's true, it's true, don't dare to joke about this kind of thing!" ”

Shi Tao smiled and said, "Lao Sa, you have a wide range of people here, you still have a lot of help!" ”

Sadiq pondered for a moment, "Well, there is one, but what do you say about him...... Alas, you will know when you see him. ”

Shi Tao stood up when he heard this, "Then Boss Rausa will take us there!" ”

"Well," Sadik sighed, "well, I don't know why you are all in such a hurry to go into the desert this season. ”

Listening to Sadiq's tone, it seems that there are other people besides us who are going into the desert. I asked, "How can there be anyone else like us?" ”

Sadiq nodded, "Yes, two days ago, there was also a group of people who were going into the desert, but they were not with me, they rented camels from Old Aini three kilometers away, but they seem to have their own guides." I rented a dozen camels at once, which made old Ani happy enough, what a lot of money! ”

The three of us exchanged glances with each other. It is easy to think that the person who is in such a hurry to enter the desert, and there are so many people, must be Tang Zhendong and his party.

It's just that I don't know where the second uncle entered the desert from, he won't be stupid enough to go into the desert alone. In fact, if I think about it, I know that it will not, the second uncle is an old man, who takes one step and sees three steps, and he must have a very thorough plan. I don't think I need to worry about him first, I'd better take care of myself first.

We took Sadiq in the car and went to find the guide he called it.

We went straight to a nearby town and stopped in front of a small restaurant inside.

I asked curiously, "What?" Is the guide the owner of this hotel? ”

Sadiq shook his head in a mocking manner, "But I know he must be in the store." ”

We walked into the store, it wasn't a meal, there were almost no customers in the store, except for a man sitting at a table with gray hair, lying on the table. On the table in front of him, there were two empty wine bottles, and a plate of mixed vegetables did not eat much.

As we approached him, we immediately smelled a strong smell of alcohol. Kong Xue hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand and frowned.

Could it be that this guide that Sadiq mentioned to us is the person in front of us?

Sadiq stepped forward and patted the man on the shoulder, "Hey! Dawut! Wake up! ”

Sadiq shook for a long time, and the man named Dawut slowly raised his head, looked at us drunkly, and after a long while, he turned to look at Sadiq, "Hey! Sadiq! Why are you here! With that, Dawut began to grab the wine glass on the table indiscriminately, "Come on, let's have a drink!" ”

"Hey!" Sadiq pushed his glass away, "I said Dawut, can you be a little sober every day!" ”

"Awake, huh! I'm sober! Dawut said, turning his head to look at us, "Come, you can drink with me!" Dawut's sudden move startled Kong Xue and hurriedly took a step back.

Dawut saw Kong Xue at a glance, "Ayimu! You're Ayim! You're really back! Dawut got up and pounced as he spoke, I stepped forward to protect Kong Xue behind me, stretched out my hand and pushed him, and tripped under my foot, and Dawut fell to the side at once.

I thought he would give up, but I didn't expect this person to immediately turn over and jump up, facing Dawut who pounced again, I reached out and grabbed the clothes on his chest, trying to drag him aside, but I didn't expect Dawut to rely on the strength of the wine, and his strength became very strong, I pulled twice and didn't pull, but was pushed aside by him.

Seeing that he reached out to Kong Xue and grabbed it, Shi Tao quickly stepped forward, grabbed Dawuti's wrist, stepped forward sideways, and his waist was forced, and he fell on his back, throwing Dawuti to the ground heavily.

This Dawuti couldn't stand up for a while, lying on the ground and humming, still muttering in his mouth, "Ayimu, Ayimu......"

I can't help but pick my fingers at Shi Tao's skills. I pulled out my phone and said, "Do you want to call the police?" ”

Sadiq hurriedly stopped us, "No, no, it's all a misunderstanding!" Look at my face, don't call the police! ”

Shi Tao looked at Dawuti who was lying on the ground, "Lao Sa, your friend is not very particular!" ”

Sadiq sighed, "You don't want to be like him, this is a poor man!" His wife's name is Ayimu, but unfortunately he died of illness a few years ago, and he himself was kicked out of the village, hey, very miserable! ”

I was a little surprised to hear this, so I asked, "Why was he still kicked out of the village when his wife died?" What is the rationale for this? How did his wife die? ”

"Well," Sadik sighed, "he and his wife used to live well, but unfortunately twenty years ago, something happened to his wife in the desert, here," he said, Saddiq pointed to his head, "something went wrong, and his health got worse and worse, and eventually," Sadik spread his hands, "a few years ago, he died of illness." Poor man, believe that Allah will let her enter Paradise! ”

"Twenty years ago?!" When I hear those words now, I am extremely sensitive. I suddenly remembered the photo from twenty years ago.

I glanced at Kong Xue and Shi Tao, and the two of them were also blessed with a heart, and immediately understood what I meant. Shi Tao reached out and pulled Dawut, who was lying on the ground, up and placed him on the chair.

I pulled Sadiq to sit down, "Boss Sa, you tell us about the events of the year, how did this good person become like this?" ”

Sadiq sat down in his chair and sighed, "This Dawut originally lived in a village not far away, and my brother-in-law's friends were from that village. It is said that at that time, this Sawuti and his wife Ayim originally worked in the oil field, but after they got married, they both resigned, and at that time more and more people came to travel here. These two people started the business of receiving tourists as tour guides. Dawut was a guide, and his wife helped him with the cooking. Their lives were going to get better and better, but in the winter of twenty years ago, a group of people went into the depths of the desert, saying that they wanted to investigate something. At that time, no one wanted to go into the depths of the desert, and for the first time in so many years, they had encountered such a situation. And at that time, Dawut was sick, and they didn't want to take over the business, but the price offered by the gang was very high, and because they were in a hurry to go into the desert, they were willing to pay a higher price. So after thinking about it again, Sawuti's wife Ayim decided to take them into the desert as a guide, and she has followed Dawut in and out of the desert countless times over the years, so she will not be worse than Dawut as a guide. After all, they really wanted that money at the time. ”

Speaking of this, Sadiq looked at Dawut, who had fallen on the table again, and continued: "I didn't expect that in the end, only his wife Ayim came back alone, and her spirit became a little trance, and every time someone asked about that experience, Ayim always seemed very frightened, and said some inexplicable things. Since then, Ayimu's health has become worse and worse, and a few years ago, he finally couldn't bear it, and he left. Dawut was extremely remorseful about this incident, and felt that he should not let Ayimu go into the desert by himself, he always felt that Ayim's death was related to him, and it was he who personally sent Ayimu into the ghost gate! No, Dawut has gradually become what it is now! ”

On the surface, we are also full of emotion and sigh about Dawut's experience. But at this time, my heart has already turned up turbulent waves, if my guess is right, those people that Ayimu brought into the desert twenty years ago must be the second uncle and their wave of people!

What did they find in the desert twenty years ago?