Xia Qing looked at the rows of stone houses in front of him, and it was hard to believe that this was an oasis that had existed in the desert for a long time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's a small town!

There is only one road in the middle of the oasis, and the houses are built along this road, and there are some hardy vegetation planted around the houses, and there are small vendors with various stalls on the side of the road, some selling flatbread, some selling baskets, and some selling clay pots..... Xia Qing was almost stunned.

She couldn't see so clearly in the distance just now, only a little gray and green, but she didn't expect to get closer, this place is so prosperous!

From time to time, women with veils pulling their children to buy groceries, and shirtless men walking along the road.

The shouting of the stalls, the sound of pedestrians haggling on the road, the laughter of children.

Xia Qing felt alive again.

These voices echo and float in the ears, this is the world in which people live!

Of course, if it weren't for the iron chain in Qu Ziyan and Mo Chen's hands, if passers-by could not look at them with such strange eyes, everything would be better.

"Girl, would you like some grapes?"

A lady with a pink headscarf on the side of the road smiled kindly at Xia Qing. In front of her was a basket of sparkling bunches of crystal-clear grapes, which was unthinkable in a desert town with no village or shop.

"Auntie, why are your grapes so fresh?"

Xia Qing couldn't help but pick up the grapes in front of her and look at them carefully, the grapes not only did not lose moisture in this hot weather, but also were very fresh.

"My child, he goes out to our vineyard every day to pick it up. ”

The eldest lady picked a few grapes and put them in Xia Qing's palm.

"The girl is afraid that she is very thirsty, so she eats a few grapes to quench her thirst. ”

Xia Qing looked at the lady in front of her who only had one side and kind eyes, and her heart was full of emotion.

"Thank you, auntie, Qing'er, let's find a place to live first. ”

Mo Chen suddenly stepped forward and took the grapes in Xia Qing's hand into his hands without a trace.

Xia Qing looked at Mo Chen in front of him in confusion, his sudden action made Xia Qing feel a little uneasy.

Qu Ziyan didn't object to Mochen's words this time, and silently took out a few silver coins and put them in front of the eldest mother.

He took Xia Qing's other hand and whispered in her ear, "It's a little weird here," he smiled at the eldest lady, "Follow me and don't let go." ”

Mo Chen obviously heard Qu Ziyan's words as well, because he was dragging Xia Qing's hand even harder.

"Auntie, farewell. ”

The sound of chains scraping across the ground faded away.

"Why were you in such a hurry to leave just now?"

When he was far away, Xia Qing dared to ask.

"Naturally, there is something, okay, little things, let's go find an inn first. ”

Qu Ziyan did not answer Xia Qing's question positively. And Mochen is directly silent. Neither of them obviously wanted Xia Qing to know.

She was also very interested and didn't ask any more.

The group walked slowly forward, and the number of people around them became smaller and smaller, until at last only the three of them and two camels remained.

The sound of camel bells and chains crossing the ground mixed together to be the only sound on the way.

Just when Xia Qing felt that she might starve to death on the road, a dilapidated stone house finally appeared.

Xia Qing was about to cry when she saw the stone house, and the reason why she was so excited was because there were two words "inn" written on a wooden sign on the stone house.

This stone house has only two floors, as if it was built haphazardly with a pile of rubble, and the dilapidated wooden door is open, but there is not even a welcoming junior.

If it was before, Xia Qing would not dare to enter such a strange house, but now, she is hungry like this, she has no choice.

She walked into the inn quickly, not daring to look at the expressions of the two people behind her.

It wasn't until she heard the sound of "jingle bell jingle bell". This is a lot more relieved.

The inn is also full of shabby, shabby tables and chairs, and a shopkeeper napping on the chair.

"Ahem. ”

Xia Qing coughed lightly, wanting to attract Xiao Er's attention.

"Ah, guests, it's better to stay in the hotel. ”

The shopkeeper with a pockmarked face saw the guests coming, and he was in a lot of energy, and he wiped the tables and chairs in front of him neatly.

Xia Qing picked a place to sit down, and the voice of Qu Ziyan came from behind him, "We have two camels, please help us feed them." ”

Xiao Er nodded and snapped his fingers.

An old man with a hunched body came out from behind the door, draped in a linen robe that covered him tightly with a thick cloth.

He walked slowly to the door, knocked over two chairs, and then disappeared from everyone's sight with two camels.

"Guests, is this going to be a point or a hotel?" Xiao Er rubbed his hands and stood crampedly at the table. "I'm going to get someone ready. ”

"Staying in the hotel, the best room to have one, to the pot of water, three naan. ”

Mo Chen, who had been silent, spoke.

"Haole, put on the naan immediately. Guests we should ...... the price of our water here."

"Nature knows, go on, pay for it"

Qu Ziyan hurriedly replied.

After hearing this, Xiao Er immediately walked towards the back door.

Xia Qing, who was bored, lay on the table, looked at the chains locked on the wrists of the two people in front of him, who were as white as jade, and laughed out loud without conscience.

"What are you laughing at? ”

Qu Ziyan reached out and flicked Xia Qing's forehead.

"Hiss ....."

Xia Qing rubbed his faintly painful head, and looked at Qu Ziyan with a vicious look.

"Let's take a look at this first. ”

Mo Chen suddenly stretched out his hand and showed the thing in his hand in front of Xia Qing's eyes.

On the big white palms, several blackened grapes were unusually dazzling.

"I forced it with internal force, and the poison came out. ”

He said lightly, as if to say that the weather is really good today.

Xia Qing looked at the grapes that were originally crystal clear and now festered and blackened in disbelief, and a layer of cold sweat broke out behind his back. That lady just now, you still want to let yourself eat, right?

Thinking that such a kind lady would do such a hurtful thing, Xia Qing began to be afraid. Why is this desert so terrible?

"It's really funny that just a little poison wants to fool us. ”

Qu Ziyan picked up a grape and pinched it in the palm of his hand, and when he opened his fist again, the grape had turned to ashes.

"It's hard to do it outside just now, if it is changed before, I'm afraid that woman will also become like this grape, Qu Dagong Master." ”

Mo Chenpi said sarcastically without smiling.

"Each other, Yu Zhenggongzi's poison is terrible. ”

Xia Qing silently looked at the two who started arguing again, and lay down helplessly. The two were hopeless.....

"Guests, you want naan and water. ”

Xiao Er's voice interrupted the two of them.

A huge plate was filled with three equally huge naan, Xia Qing had never seen naan, and he only felt novel when he saw it at the moment.

"This stuff is very dry and eaten with water. ”

Mo Chen took out the silver needle from his sleeve, checked everything on the table one by one, and saw that the silver needle had not changed color, so he carefully tore the naan into small pieces and put it into Xia Qing's bowl.

"Mochen, you feel so skilled when you tear naan. ”

Not only is he very skilled at tearing naan, but he is also very skilled when he orders food when he enters the store, as if he has lived in the Western Regions.

Mo Chen's hand tearing the naan paused. On the other side, Qu Ziyan, who was also tearing naan, was also stunned.