Mofen Village doesn't look very big, with only twenty or thirty households at a glance, and it's also very desolate and dilapidated.
Kestrel told us that because one side of the village is close to a huge sand dune, it can withstand the powerful sandstorms on the Gobi.
And because the huge sand dune resembles a graveyard, it got the strange name Mofen Village.
Kestrel also said that the people from the geological expedition team were stationed behind the huge sand dune, and the idiot we were looking for was also there.
I asked Kestrel Fool, if he had a child, did he bring it with him?
I asked this because when I was in the hospital, I once heard that idiot ask his wife to call her child’s mother, so I concluded that he must have a child.
Kestrel nodded and said yes, she is a thirteen or fourteen year old daughter named Ximei. Now she is at home alone and can take care of herself, so it doesn't matter if I don't come back.
The people in the geological science expedition team are also very nice. People often come to give her some daily necessities and so on. Others in our village are envious of Brother Fool.
I asked Kestrel if she could take me to meet your Ximei first. She said yes, but there would be too many people. Only she and I were allowed to go.
Just like that, we rode camels into the village. Kestrel's father was from the village, so she had some special treatment. She was suspected of being a landlord, and her family actually had several houses.
Kestrel arranged for Fatty Wu and others to stay.
I originally thought that Kestrel would take me to Hanzi's house to see his daughter, but I never thought that she would point me in the direction and let me go by myself, while she went to go to Gouzi's house to take care of other things.
Helplessly, I could only smile bitterly for a while, and walked alone in the direction of Hanzi's house.
According to Kestrel's description, I found an earthen house at the end of the village. It was also the most dilapidated house in the village. It looked even more dilapidated than the low house in Luoyang before. point.
Boom, boom, boom!
"Is anyone home?"
After knocking on the door, I stood there for a long time, and the door finally opened.
A little girl about thirteen or fourteen years old appeared in front of me.
The clothes on her body were very shabby, and her knees were even patched. Her hair looked like it hadn't been washed for a long time and was a little stuck together.
The little face was very thin and malnourished, which made me feel a little sad.
"You...who are you looking for?"
"You are Ximei, right? I'm here to see your dad. I'm his distant relative. You should call me brother."
"elder brother?"
Ximei looked me up and down in disbelief, but I could tell that she was very happy to have a brother like me.
Ximei invited me into the house and poured me a glass of water for me to drink.
The quilt containing the water was very torn and dirty, but no matter how dirty it was, it was not as dirty as the water in the cup.
I didn't mean to dislike it. I knew how precious water and food were in this Gobi desert, so I picked up the cup and drank the turbid and gritty water.
"Come on, Ximei, look what my brother has brought for you!"
I took out all the things I had prepared from my bag, including bottled water, bread, sausages and canned meat.
Seeing this, I found that Ximei's eyes were already shining, and her throat couldn't help but swallow, but she just didn't reach out to take the things in front of her.
"It's okay. My brother brought these to you. Eat them."
Ximei slowly shook her head, and then turned her gaze to an inconspicuous corner.
Following her gaze, I actually saw a lot of things facing the corner, which were a bit more luxurious than what I brought.
But what puzzled me was that most of those things showed signs of spoilage, but they had never been eaten, and the packaging had not even been opened.
"Ximei, there are so many things, why don't you eat them?"
"My father said those people were not good people and they were the ones who killed my mother. He said their food was poisonous and made me unable to eat even if I starved to death."
After hearing Ximei's words, my heart skipped a beat, thinking that I had indeed guessed it. This group of people was really not just a geological expedition team.
It is very likely that this group of people brought the stupid couple back forcibly, otherwise they would not have delayed the hospital's operation and lost their lives.
I raised my hand and stroked Ximei's hair and said with a smile: "Ximei, don't be afraid. My brother is here to help your father deal with the bad guys. The things he brought are not poisonous. You can eat them."
Ximei seemed to have put down her hostility towards me. She smiled and nodded at me and began to eat the food I gave her.
Ximei ate voraciously and choked more than once. I hurriedly opened a bottle of water for her and let her drink the water and eat slowly.
"Brother, this water is so clear and sweet."
I don’t know why, but when I heard such a sentence, I felt mixed emotions.
"Ximei, will dad come back tonight?"
Ximei shook her head and said: "Those people won't let dad come back. They say he is disobedient, so they will never let him see me."
As she said this, Ximei started to cry. She cried and told me that she missed her father and her mother.
It was getting dark slowly, and I was only an eighteen-year-old child. I was only three or four years older than Ximei, so I couldn't stay.
When I was leaving, I told her that I would come again tomorrow, and she smiled and sent me out the door.
When I returned to the village chief's house, I saw a lot of people sitting around a big table as soon as I entered the house.
The old man, Fatty Wu, Gouzi and Liu Tingting were all there, and Kestrel was pouring home-brewed wine for everyone.
Among them was a man in his fifties or sixties who looked somewhat similar to a kestrel. He should be her father who was the village chief.
"You're finally back. I'm going to find you. Come on, come on, sit down and eat!"
"Those who come from afar are guests, come to have a drink and eat with open arms."
The village chief was generous and toasted directly.
Each of us had to pick up our wine glasses and start drinking.
"Oh my God, I didn't expect to be able to eat such rich dishes in this big Gobi. I'm so happy." Fatty Wu shouted excitedly.
I looked around and saw that the table was fully stocked with chicken, duck, and fish, and there were even several vegetarian dishes.
I frowned when I saw this, and then asked: "Well, is there a lake in the Gobi Desert? Why are there fish? Are there also vegetables that we grow ourselves?"
The village chief drank a glass of wine after hearing this, and then said with a proud face: "How is it possible? There is no lake within a hundred miles of our village. Even the water we drink is scooped up from the ground of the tomb. Yes, how can there be fish? These vegetables are even more valuable. Let me tell you, little brother, these were given to me by the geological expedition team. How about it, I am worthy of being the village chief."
Hearing what he said, I hurriedly took the wine jar from Kestrel's hand and filled the village chief with another glass. Then I said to him in the name of a toast: "The village is really very respectable. How can we... It’s all thanks to your blessing, village chief. By the way, village chief, what do you think those geological expedition teams are here to do?”
"How do I know this? These people are just digging around there. They don't know what they are looking for. I am too lazy to care. Anyway, there are so many delicious and delicious things, and they just dig up one." A year and a half is enough."
After hearing what the village chief said, my hand holding the wine glass trembled. I raised my head and found that except Fatty Wu who was still eating and drinking, the other three people were all looking at me with the same eyes. It was obvious what they were thinking at the moment. Same as me.
That is, this group of people is not a geological expedition team at all, but a group of organized tomb robbing gangs under the guise of a name.
Since it was a tomb robbing gang, it meant that there would be a huge tomb under the huge yellow sand dune from time to time. Otherwise, the other party would not be able to go to war in such a big way.
Although these people arrived two days before us, we could tell from the village chief's words that they had not yet found the so-called entrance to the tomb, so we didn't need to be too anxious.
But there is one thing, that idiot may be in danger of losing his life at any time.
Not only Hanzi, but also his daughter Ximei, and even all the villagers in Mofen Village.
Once that group of people found the tomb, the entire village would be killed and silenced.
Regarding tomb robbers, I know their character very well. Liu Baye and even Dabao Erbao have such a temperament, a temperament that leaves no trace.
That’s me, because I am young, I still have a trace of pity and reverence for life.
