Sign a contract with the devil

set off to the desert

After Gabriel came back from outside one afternoon, he didn't push the door in as usual, he just honked the horn in the car.Michael heard the sound of the trumpet, quickly put down what he was doing, and walked out.

"Why don't you come in?" Michael asked him.

"I found a place, probably where God keeps your memories. Are you going?"

Michael jumped up excitedly, and quickly replied: "Go! Go!"

"Then hurry up and get in the car." Gabriel said.

"Soon, wait for me to change clothes, get some food and a change of clothes." I don't know how long this trip will take, Michael ran back to the house, shouted, and hurriedly packed a travel bag stuffed things.He opened the closet, took two or three pieces of clothes without looking at them, opened the refrigerator and stuffed some random things into it.

"Hurry up, it's not too late to buy things when they are available."

As he urged like this, Michael had no choice but to pick up his bag and go out the door.

"Okay, let's go."

After driving for two or three hours, they reached the edge of the desert.Gabriel drove forward carefully, surrounded by sand, the khaki sand stretching to the horizon.The sun in the distance hangs like an orange fireball in the sky, the sky is clear sky blue, and the clouds are also very white.About three meters away, there was a small sand dune. Gabriel wanted to go around it. He drove the car under the sand dune and turned the steering wheel. Halfway through the circle, the car skidded and the front half of the wheel sank.

Gabriel pumped up the horsepower and accelerated hard, the wheels just sinking deeper and deeper.

They had no choice but to stop the car, and Michael opened the door and called them all to get down.Michael observed the sinking of the wheels and asked Gabriel to find a blanket.

Originally, there was always a blanket in the car, because Beryl often fell asleep in the car, so Gabriel bought him a blanket.But today Belial had a whim and washed the blanket.The blanket was naturally hung on the balcony at home. If I wanted to save the car, I had to find another way.

Michael opened the travel bag, took a thicker coat, spread it in front of the wheel, and dug out the sunk half of the wheel with his hands.Then Michael said to Gabriel: "I'm directing below, you listen to me and drive forward, if I say stop, you stop."

Gabriel got back into the car, turned on the ignition, stepped on the accelerator, and the wheels spun twice on the spot.Gabriel deflated and was about to stop when the car moved.The car drove forward and walked two meters forward, Michael called to stop, and Gabriel stopped the car.

"Let's turn around and drive over that sand dune." Michael said, "The sand here is a little softer than other sands, and the car is easy to sink into."

Gabriel listened to his words and turned the car around.They returned to the dune again, Gabriel drove the car to the maximum speed, finally climbed the dune, and then slowed down after coming down.

They kept driving until the evening, when the sun was about to set, the clouds seemed to have been dyed in a dye vat, and rose-colored clouds floated above the golden sand, like a little girl's blushing face.The sky gradually darkened, and they were still some distance away from their destination.On Yanlu Road, I met several families who had set up tents and invited them to stay.Gabriel stopped the car, ran over to talk to one of the families for a while, and then came to ask Michael and Beryl to get off the car together.

"It's not good, I can't live in someone's house for nothing." Michael said worriedly.

"I gave the money, just negotiated, 200 yuan for one night." Gabriel said.

Michael got out of the car with confidence, and they took some food out, but it was useless.Residents in the desert rarely have guests to visit, so the host was very happy to meet Michael and the others.The owner of the tent entertained them with wine and meat, Michael was very embarrassed.Gabriel accepted the hospitality graciously. He has been to many places in the past few years, and he is no stranger to such a situation, nor will he be uncomfortable.

Belial soon began to doze off, and the owner immediately warmly invited him to sleep in the tent.

The night in the desert came faster than expected, and it didn't take long for the sun to sink before it became cold.The three of them lived in a tent with a fire burning inside for warmth.After Michael fell asleep, he asked, "Where are we going? Gabriel."

"An expedition team found a tomb in the desert. We are going there. Beryl sensed something unusual there. Let's take a look and maybe we can find your memory," Gabriel said.

There was a cold wind blowing outside, and the fire inside was slowly burning.Michael was wrapped in the quilt, and sleepiness hit him, he closed his eyes, as if someone was calling him by his ears, and the voice didn't stop until midnight.The vague voice seemed to be a distant call, and it was as familiar as if it had been heard somewhere.It wasn't until before he fell asleep that Michael realized that this was his own voice!He dreamed that he was praying in the light of ten thousand feet, surrounded by angels with white wings. They stood in front of the fountain, facing the direction of the rising sun and meditated: "May the Lord grant us peace... the mercy of the Lord... All the angels said in unison: "God is merciful! Spare me from suffering, it is the Lord's gift; I pray in the name of the Lord, Amen!"

When I woke up in the morning, the big fire outside had not been extinguished, and the owner was using an old kettle to boil water with this embers.The bottom of the kettle is black, presumably because it has been smoked by fire all year round.These people are travelers walking in the desert, they live by grazing, and rarely have the opportunity to go to the city, but occasionally they will go to the city to exchange things.

Seeing him getting up, the hostess greeted him: "Good morning, how did you sleep last night?"

"Very good, thank you for your hospitality." Michael said politely.

He walked up to her and took the stick she used to carry the kettle.The woman freed her hands, patted the ashes on her clothes, and said happily: "I'll help you prepare morning tea, where are your friends?"

"They're still sleeping." Michael replied, he got up early today, and Gabriel and Belial were still asleep.

The hostess went to prepare morning tea, and Michael sat in front of the fire with a kettle in his hand.After a while, the hostess came out with a plate on which there was a piece of cake and a cup of milk-like morning tea.

Michael thanked the hostess, and the water was ready at this time. The hostess took the kettle from his hand, put the handkerchief in her bosom on the handle of the kettle, and poured the kettle into the cup on the plate. Added some hot water.Michael picked up the cake on the plate and took a bite. The hostess looked at him with concern, and he couldn't help but smile and nodded.

"It's delicious." Michael praised, and took another big bite.

The hostess breathed a sigh of relief and said relaxedly: "We all eat this in the morning, I'm afraid you won't be used to it. Eat more if it tastes good."

Michael nodded, the hostess handed over the morning tea, and he took a sip of the cake.

"Where are you going?" the hostess asked Michael.

"I heard that a tomb has been excavated here, we are going to have a look there." Michael said.

"Then you are archaeological experts from outside?" The hostess' eyes lit up, she looked at Michael, looked around him, and said, "You look very young, where are you from?"

"I'm an Israeli," Michael replied.

"Not Spanish?" asked the hostess.

"No."

"That's all right, Spaniards are annoying."

"why?"

"They colonized everything else and made other people's places their own."

This is a Spanish colony, Michael did not expect the locals to hate the Spaniards so much.He said: "Didn't they bring a lot of things that you don't have? Like planes, cars, these things. It's not bad to get along with your local people." Michael came here once for a tour, and A Spanish friend.

"They took more." The hostess said angrily. "They stationed troops here, bringing in tanks and artillery."

"Do you want to be independent?" Michael asked.

"Yes, I thought about it a long time ago." The hostess said, "The guerrillas are applying to the United Nations."

"What will you do if the Spaniards retreat?" Michael asked again.

"What to do," the hostess sighed. "It's still the same as it is now, but with the Spaniards here, I always feel that this place doesn't belong to us. It's always called a colony."

"I thought you were all used to this," Michael said.

"It's not a habit, but I have to get used to it. My father used to herd sheep on this land. The Spaniards came, and they built cities here and built houses made of stones. We people used to make a living by grazing Yes, my ancestors have been like this for generations, how can I get used to it. For the sake of the Lord, we must also drive them out. If the Spaniards do not believe in our religion, they are not considered our brothers and sisters. I have always lived in tents, and our family has also lived in tents. The Spaniards wanted us all to move into immovable stone houses so they could enslave us. They hired us as laborers, built their cities for them, and sold us their things, so they had a good plan.” she said angrily.

"The United Nations will take care of your business?" Michael asked.

"We apply, and if they ignore it, we do it ourselves," said the hostess.

"Come by yourself? How can you come by yourself?"

"Fuck, the guerrillas have guns and guns. They will definitely be able to drive the Spaniards out."

Michael stopped talking and ate his morning tea quietly.After the hostess finished speaking, she returned to the tent contentedly.When she left, she took the kettle with her.

The wind blew the sand, and a lot of yellow sand fell on the cake. Michael picked up the cake and patted it.The sky began to heat up again, and the ground was hot to the touch.The master came out, put out the fire with sand from the ground, and buried the ashes in the sand.Having done this, they began to tidy up the tent.At this moment Gabriel and Belial came out of the tent and greeted him.