Shi Tao and I returned to the house, and Sadiq was enthusiastically telling Kong Xue about what he had seen and heard about the years here. When he saw us come in, he hurriedly beckoned us to sit down quickly.

Sadiq continued: "I've been here since I was less than twenty years old, and I'm almost fifty years old this year, so I've been here for almost thirty years!" I've seen a lot of things! When Sadiq turned his head, he saw the camera bag beside Kong Xue, pointed and said, "Camera, I like it!" I used to like to take pictures, at that time my family was poor, I could only do odd jobs for others, I earned money to buy an old camera, at that time it was still a film machine, it was too troublesome to get on the film, and my camera was still a little faulty, there was a problem with rewinding, when I took the film, sometimes I accidentally exposed it! ”

I have to say that this Sadiq is really talkative and talks endlessly. We couldn't interject, we could only watch him speak. Speaking of excitement, Sadiq pointed to the camera next to Kong Xue and said, "What brand are you?" ”

Kong Xue smiled and generously reached out and took out the camera. Miss Kong's camera is naturally expensive. Sadiq's eyes lit up, he took the camera, and couldn't stop complimenting, "What a machine!" Not bad! Better than mine! As he spoke, he made a very professional gesture.

I grabbed a piece of roast lamb leg and threw it into my mouth, "I can't see it, Boss Sa is quite professional in photography!" ”

Sadiq laughed, "Professional, I can't talk about it!" But I really like it! As he spoke, he took a sip of half a cup of Elite Qu, "Hehe, I'll show you my work!" ”

Sadiq got up and brought a photo album, "These are all photos I took, show you!" ”

We took the album and looked at it one by one, not to mention, this Sadiq's photography skills are really good. In these photos, there are people and landscapes, and with the surrounding desert scenery, it has a unique charm.

Some of the photos in the album are very new, and they look like they were taken recently, and some of them are very old and obviously some years old. While flipping, Kong Xue suddenly pointed to one of the photos and said, "Look at this photo!" ”

The photo that Kong Xue said is already a little yellowed, and it is obviously very old. The photograph is a backlit sunset, and the dunes of the houses are like silhouettes, and the golden sunlight is shining down, gilding these silhouettes with a layer of gold.

Kong Xue is not referring to these scenes, but to a person sitting on one side of the photograph, who is contemplating the direction of the setting sun.

Kong Xue looked at me and said, "Look at this person, why do I feel very familiar!" ”

Due to the backlighting, some people can't see the person's face clearly, and can only vaguely see a silhouette-like side face. But just looking at the contour of the face, I do feel that this side face is a little familiar, and when I look at it again, I immediately feel a chill on my back, this person seems to be the second uncle!

Shi Tao and Kong Xue also noticed the change in my expression, and their eyes also fell on the photo. Kong Xue frowned and asked softly, "Could the person in this photo really be ......?"

I nodded and whispered, "That's right, this person should be my second uncle!" ”

When they heard my words, their faces looked very surprised.

I pointed out the photo to Sadiq, "Boss Sa, look at this photo, do you still have an impression of this person?" ”

Sadiq looked up at the photo, "This picture was taken more than 20 years ago. This is a very mysterious person, but he is a very nice person and helped my mother to heal her. It's a pity, I don't know what happened to him? I hope he is well! ”

I opened my mouth and asked, "Is this person's surname Zhuo?" ”

Sadiq's eyes widened all at once, "What? Do you know him? ”

I nodded, and Sadiq was surprised, "You know him!" So do you tell me he's still alive? ”

I was a little surprised that he would ask, and nodded immediately, "Of course!" ”

Sadiq seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and sat down, "Thank Allah!" I didn't expect him to be alive! It's a miracle! ”

I asked curiously, "Why do you say that?" ”

Sadiq looked at me playfully, "Do you dare to go into the desert alone!" ”

I immediately asked, "You mean he ended up in the desert?" ”

"Yes, yes," Sadiq nodded, "and when I got up one morning, I found that the man's place was empty and his luggage was gone, so I went out to look for it, and I heard that I saw the man walking in the direction of the desert with his bag on his back!" ”

Speaking of this, Sadiq sighed, "No wonder he asked me a lot about the desert the night before, and I asked him why?" He said he was going into the desert, I thought he was joking, so I didn't take it seriously, I didn't expect him to really go into the desert! ”

I picked up the photo and looked at it carefully, "Boss Sa can you tell us more about the situation when this person just came here?" ”

Sadiq looked at me a little strangely, "You seem to care about this person, why is that?" Who is he? ”

"Because my surname is Zhuo too!" I said slowly. "The person in the picture is my relative, he is now missing, and as far as I know, he is back in the desert again."

Sadiq's mouth opened wide all of a sudden, "He's in the desert again?" Sadiq muttered to himself, "Oh my God, he's crazy!" ”

"So, Boss Sa," I continued, "I hope you can tell me in detail about what you saw at the beginning, and it will be very important for me to find him!" ”

"I see," Sadiq nodded, "That's how it was back then......"

Sadiq was only in his twenties at the time, and his family lived on the edge of the desert. One day, a stranger came to his house and wanted to spend a few days and was willing to pay for it.

Many ethnic minority friends are very hospitable, so the Sadiq family readily agreed at that time, and told the Han youth that there was no need to pay him.

And this Han young man is the second uncle more than 20 years ago.

Sadiq recalled that at that time, the second uncle did not like to talk, and usually got up and went out after breakfast, and did not come back until it was close to evening, and in the evening, he would sit there and watch the sunset in the distance.

Sadiq's photographs were taken at that time.

Hearing Sadiq's narration, I suddenly felt that the second uncle at that time seemed to be very similar to Wenmo now.

Another reason why Sadiq was so impressed with his second uncle was because one night his mother suddenly fell ill and had a splitting headache and unbearable pain. At that time, the medical conditions were very lacking, and there was only one doctor within a radius of more than ten kilometers, but it was very unfortunate that the doctor happened to be in a hurry that day, so he went out and could not be contacted at all.

This made the Sadiq family anxious, and just when Sadiq was helpless, the second uncle heard the movement and walked in, and after inquiring about the situation, he called the pulse again. In Sadiq's words at the time, the second uncle first touched his mother's wrist, that is, he used a long, thin object and pierced it into his body, although they were also skeptical at the time, but they could only take a risk, and in the end, the second uncle did cure his mother's headache. Listening to him, I knew that the method used by the second uncle was acupuncture.

The Sadiq family was very grateful to the second uncle, but the second uncle just laughed it off.

The next day, the second uncle sat in a daze under the sunset again, Sadiq also sat down, took out the photos taken and showed them to the second uncle, and the second uncle took it and looked at it, "En! Good shot! ”

Sadiq asked the second uncle with some curiosity, why did he come here?

The second uncle told Sadiq that he was going into the desert.

Sadiq couldn't believe that it was impossible to go into the desert alone, and he even thought that his second uncle was joking. However, Sadiq still asked the second uncle, what is the purpose of entering the desert?

The second uncle looked into the distance and said, "Find someone!" ”

When Sadiq heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said, "I am familiar with it for more than ten miles, and I can help you find whoever you want!" ”

The second uncle said: "He is a Han! ”

As soon as Sadiq heard this, he became more confident, there were not many Han people around, and it was more convenient to find them, so he asked, "What is the name of this Han man?" ”

The second uncle replied word by word: "His name is Zhuo Ran!" ”

When Sadiq said this, I almost fell out of my chair in shock!

Shi Tao and Zhuo Ran were also full of disbelief!

Only Sadiq didn't know why, "You guys, what's wrong with you?" ”

I suppressed the endless confusion in my heart and said in a trembling voice: "I am Zhuoran! ”

"What!" Now it's Sadiq's turn to be unbelievable! "How is that possible? Twenty years ago, you were a child, how could you possibly go to the depths of the desert! ”

That's true! I put my hands on my head, this is really incomprehensible, what did the second uncle mean by that? Why did he say that?

I suddenly remembered what Wen Mo once said to me, the name Zhuo Ran is not something anyone can call if they want to!

What does the name Zhuo Ran represent!

Kong Xue asked me softly, "Zhuo Ran, what the hell is going on?" ”

I scratched at my hair vigorously, "Don't ask me, I don't know!" "For a split second I felt like my brain was about to explode, and I got up and walked outside.

As soon as I walked to the door, Sadiq suddenly stood up and patted his head, "By the way, your surname is Zhuo too, right?" ”

Kong Xue glanced at him helplessly, "His name is Zhuo Ran, what do you say?" ”

Sadiq's following words stunned us, and Sadiq took two steps towards me, "Your second uncle, I left you a sentence twenty years ago!" ”

I turned around and grabbed Sadiq, "Where?" Where is it? ”

Sadiq broke away from me, "Don't get excited! It's right behind that photo. ”

I rushed to the front of the album, pulled the photo out of the album, turned it over and looked, a line of black characters was still clear, this is indeed the second uncle's handwriting There is no doubt, but the clear font does not have a clear meaning. On the back of the photo is written the following sentence: Only by reaching the end of all things can we return to the beginning of the source.