Speaking of Dawut, at least so far, I haven't seen anything wrong with him, and along the way, he has had a lot of opportunities to work against us, and he didn't do that, but helped us through it again and again.

I thought that Dawut should be trustworthy for a while, but a person suddenly appeared in my mind, that is, Cai Rang Dorjee, at this time, I actually thought of him, maybe because he was also our guide in the incident in Qilian Mountain, but later, he ......

I don't think it's better to think about it so much, one of my main purposes for entering the desert this time is to find my second uncle, and at this time, I have joined my second uncle, and my main purpose has been achieved. I have only one hope for the rest of me, and that is that a few of us will be able to get out of the desert safely.

I suddenly felt someone tap me on the shoulder, and when I looked back, it was Dawut, "They're all going to sleep, you should rest early!" Tomorrow," Dawut paused, "I don't know what will happen tomorrow!" ”

I smiled wryly, yes, in a place like this, who knows what tomorrow will bring. I stood up and walked to the tent, only to see Dawut walk to the fire and sit down again.

I asked curiously, "Uncle Dawut, aren't you resting?" ”

Dawut waved his hand, "I'm not sleepy, and I don't sleep much when I'm older." And beware of the monsters that come out of the sea. ”

I nodded, "I'll get up for you later." Before he could return, I turned and went into the tent.

Several people in the tent had already slept, so I quietly found a spot, covered myself with a blanket and lay down.

In fact, people grow up really quickly in adversity, think about the first experience in Qilian Mountain, at that time, every time I rested, I either couldn't sleep or had nightmares. Looking at it now, with so many things happening today, I can still forget them all at once and not think about them all at once. I don't know if it's a broken monster or a heartless fall, but I fell asleep quickly.

When I woke up, it was already dark, and I sat up suddenly, and my heart said that I was sorry, and I said that I would keep vigil for Dawut at night! I didn't expect to sleep until now.

I quickly and quietly got up, but as soon as I turned my head, I saw Dawut walking on the side of the tent. Someone seems to have replaced him, and I know who it is when I think about it.

I slowly got out of the tent, and sure enough, next to the fire, Shi Tao was smoking while looking into the distance.

I walked over, "Brother Tao, let's go and rest again, I'll just keep it." ”

Shi Tao spat out his cigarette and waved his hand, "It's okay, I can't sleep either." ”

I sat down next to him and flicked the charcoal fire with a stick, and the red flames jumped.

Shi Tao still looked at the sky in the distance, and said, "Zhuo Ran, do you have ideals?" ”

I was a little surprised, I don't know what Shi Tao remembered, at this time to talk to me about ideals, but I still smiled and said: "Ideals, of course there are, I want to be a scientist when I am young, and I want to be a rich man when I am older." What about you, Brother Tao? ”

Shi Tao smiled bitterly, "Do you believe it, since I was a child, I never thought about what my ideal was. ”

Of course, I don't believe it in my heart, I always feel that ideals are like hair, and they will naturally grow out of your heart. And the real ideal in your heart has always been fixed, sometimes people will bend or straighten their ideals according to reality, but this is only temporary, it will eventually return to the original state. It's just that with the passage of time, as you continue to change your ideals, the original ideals will become "dry and frizzy", and eventually slowly fade. But no matter what kind of ideals, they will appear in your heart unconsciously.

But this was just my inner thoughts, I didn't say it, just looked at Shi Tao quietly.

Shi Tao took a deep puff of cigarette, "My mother is an educated youth who went to the countryside in Xinjiang, and my mother had a good family background, but with the catastrophe of ten years, my grandparents and grandmothers were put on the hat of anti-bad right, and my mother, who wanted to join the army, could not pass the political trial, so she could only choose the road to the countryside." When I first came to Xinjiang, my mother was desperate, but she slowly accepted her fate. Then she met my father, and then she had me. ”

In fact, for that special period back then, I also heard my fathers say that there were many people like Shi Tao's mother, "In the special period at that time, there was no way to have such an experience." ”

Shi Tao smiled, "Actually, my mother is also lucky, my father takes good care of her, and the relationship between them is also very good." If we could have lived like that, maybe my experience would have been completely different. ”

I asked, "What happened next?" ”

Shi Tao nodded, "After many years, the policy has changed, and my mother has the opportunity to return to the city. Although her mother never mentioned it, her father still saw her heart's desire. If you don't have the opportunity to do this kind of thing, you will die, but once you have the possibility, it is really a very painful thing to suppress your inner feelings. Her father couldn't bear to see her mother's homesickness, so he persuaded her to go back to the city first, and then slowly find a way to reunite the family. Eventually, my father helped my mother go back to the city and put us on the train, and our family was separated from each other. ”

I don't know if it's the reflection of the fire, or if it's true, I saw the flickering light in Shi Tao's eyes. Such an iron man is emotional, it is easier to be moved, and it is not a taste in my heart. "Your family hasn't been reunited?"

Shi Tao took a deep breath, "From that time I left, we said goodbye to my father forever. After returning to the city, my mother found that her home was long gone, and my grandmother and grandfather had not survived the turmoil, and both died. It took a long time for us to settle down, and when we contacted my father again, we couldn't get in touch with him again. I never received a reply to the letter I sent, but the final reply was a return from no one who was found. My mother fell ill after such a drastic blow, and unfortunately died within two years, leaving only the young me. ”

I can't help but sigh, I didn't expect Shi Tao's experience to be so hard, maybe it is this experience that has developed his perseverance, carefulness, and brave character.

Shi Tao continued: "Later, when I was less than 20 years old, I went to Xinjiang to look for my father, and I searched for almost ten years, and I thought of all the ways I could, but I didn't hear from him, and I think he may be long gone." In order to survive, I became a second-hand dealer and also did some smuggling business. It wasn't until later when I poured stones in Gansu that I met Kong Guosheng Kong Ye, and since then, I have followed him and stabilized. Over the years, I have done the antique business, and I have fought a few times with Confucius. It's another decade. As he spoke, Shi Tao let out a long sigh.

Compared with Shi Tao, I realized that I was really lucky, although the recent experience was more incredible, but at least I was still happy. And for Shi Tao, now that Uncle Kong has passed away, where should he go. I asked Shi Tao, "Brother Tao, what are your plans in the future?" ”

Shi Tao took another deep puff of cigarette and flicked the rest into the fire, "After this matter is dealt with, I plan to leave, I have lived for decades, I have lived for others, and I want to live my own life for the rest of the time." ”

To be honest, I was inexplicably happy for him to hear him say that. There is even some envy, Shi Tao can leave in style, what about me? After this is over, will I really be able to get out of it? I remember thinking about this when I was in the island tomb, but looking at me now, I can't help but sigh for myself!

I smiled at Shi Tao and said, "That's a good thing!" At that point, don't forget to tell me the address, and I'll get back to you for a drink!" ”

"Of course! Deal! Shi Tao also smiled, was silent for a while and said, "I'm sorry, I let you listen to my hypocrisy for a long time." ”

I waved my hand, "Brother Tao has seen the outside, you are willing to tell me this, you don't treat me as an outsider, you really treat me as a brother, I can't wait for it." ”

Shi Tao nodded, and gradually his expression became serious, "Actually, I also have a selfish motive when I come here this time. ”

"Oh?" When I heard him say that, my heart moved.

Shi Tao thought for a while and said, "In my early years in Xinjiang, I heard some elderly people talk about the legend of the Fountain of Life. Unexpectedly, this incident turned out to be related to the statue of the Confucian family's horse stepping snake, and the most important thing is that this legend is likely to be true. I hope to be able to find it, I want to meet my father! ”

I listened to Shi Tao's words and paused for a moment, his thoughts seemed to be similar to Kong Xue's thoughts, but I suddenly realized a problem, if these dead people can be resurrected through the spring water, then can the resurrected people be counted as living people in the real sense! Logically, I hope that they can achieve their wishes, but intellectually, I have to have such worries, what will be the consequences of violating the laws of heaven?

Seeing that I hadn't spoken for a long time, Shi Tao looked at me, "Zhuo Ran, since you just said that we are brothers, then I want to say a few more words, I hope you don't mind." ”

"Ah," I came back to my senses, "Brother Tao, you say, it's okay. ”

Shi Tao nodded, "I always have a strange feeling, this feeling has been there since the time of Qilian Mountain, I always feel that someone is pulling you into the water." ”

Shi Tao's words were like a hammer smashed into my chest, making my heart tremble, "Brother Tao, why do you say that?" ”

Shi Tao frowned and shook his head, "Actually, I can't say clearly, but I just feel that everything seems to involve you, whether you are active or passive." As he spoke, he stood up and patted me on the shoulder, "So be careful." Listen to me, after going back this time, leave for a while, travel to a distant place or simply go abroad, in short, avoid these things! ”

I nodded, but thought to myself, I can really avoid it!