The lifestyle and living atmosphere in the oasis are more relaxed than Helian Xiaojiang's journey through almost half of the Kyushu continent, and the villages he passed through are more leisurely.

It's a bit of an artistic conception of idle clouds and wild cranes.

There is no forced hard work for survival, no rule of sunrise and sunset, and no hard work of sweat and soil. If there's one thing you have to do, it's planting trees. People planted trees to prevent desertification of the land. As the saying goes: planting trees in ten years and educating people in a hundred years is not something that can be achieved overnight. Little by little, year by year, generation by generation, they need to persevere in expanding the oasis on which they live, or at least not shrinking or shrinking.

Because of this, the villagers cannot reclaim the land to grow food. The main source of food for the oasis is freshwater fish and fruit trees in the lake, plus a limited number of poultry. So the food in the oasis is plentiful, but meat and rice are the most expensive. These two foods are only found during the New Year's holidays or on happy occasions such as marriage and childbirth. Today, it is a great joy to have guests from afar. Helian Xiaojiang and the blue wolf were each given a big chicken leg.

The bowl in the hand was heavy.

In the bowl, the meat with oil and water is more rare than the glittering treasure, and they are willing to offer the fresh meat that is more precious than the treasure to the guests who come from afar. The simpler the life, the fewer people are, and the simpler their thoughts are. With gratitude, the best way to thank these villagers is to eat the precious food while it is hot.

The desert is not cold at night, but people still have a fire at the place where they live to light it. Before going to sleep, people sit around the fire and talk and chat, and the older people tell the children stories outside. By the time he fell asleep, the dangerous open flame was bound to be extinguished, and there would be no sparks left.

The blue wolf and Helian Xiaojiang sat in front of the "tent" specially vacated by the villagers, and the position happened to be close to the old man who led the way. The blue wolf inquired casually: "The two of us are going to Xianguo, do you want to inquire about how to go?" How many more roads are there? ”

"Oh ask for directions, you wait."

As he spoke, he watched the old man stand up, walk to one of the many "tents" of the same style, bow his head and talk to one of the people sitting in front of the "tent".

The man sat at the back of the fire, and the orange flames made the man's face so blurred that he couldn't see it clearly. Only a vague sense that the man glanced in their direction, then stood up and walked with the old man.

"Come, come, let's introduce, this is our village chief, his name is Yutu, and he knows best about asking for directions." After the old man enthusiastically introduced the person, he went to tease his grandson.

The village chief, Yutuchang, was a tall and sturdy young man. Like everyone here, he covered his face with a long strip of cloth, and when he spoke face-to-face with the blue wolf, he politely took off his turban and hung loosely around his neck.

He was a handsome young man with a large size, dark purple hair, and deep facial features. With only a glimpse of his distinctive external features, he and the two brothers Ren Yi and Ren Zhong can be classified as the same clan. Xu is a relationship between generations living in the desert, and the people here, including Youtu in front of him, have skin that is a shade darker than the people of Xin who live in the equator.

No matter how you look at it, you shouldn't be more than thirty, this age seems too young as the head of a village?! There is a saying: you can't do things well without hair on your mouth. It's about age. Regardless of age, just now the villagers raised their hands to vote on whether to leave the two strange intruders, Blue Wolf and Helian Xiaojiang, as the village head, Youtu was also present at the time, but he did not stand up to preside over the decision-making, but just sat there and voted for him like ordinary villagers.

During the conversation with Yutu, Blue Wolf and Helian Xiaojiang realized that the village chief of Oasis Village was different from the village chief of ordinary village heads. Although the title is called "village chief", this village chief is not the other village head. It is not set up to regulate human behavior, but to serve the public.

Due to the resource constraints of the oasis, raw materials such as medicinal materials, cloth, timber and various daily necessities have to be purchased inland. So the young and strong men of the village formed a team to cross the desert and use the sunflower unique to the oasis to trade inland to meet the necessities of life. Therefore, the name of the village chief is just the name of the leader of this group of young adults.

The "village chief" is the person who is to serve all the people in the village.

Traveling inland, Yutu who has contact with outsiders is not as simple as other villagers. Although the attitude towards the blue wolf and Helian Xiaojiang is enthusiastic, but not blind. The "village chief" is also specially trained to protect this pure world.

"You're going to Xianguo?!"

Listening to the other party's inquiry about the place to go, Youtu was surprised and puzzled, and then he was busy dissuading: "What are you doing in Xianguo?" There is nothing in the snow and ice all year round. The important thing is that the Xian people are very unfriendly to outsiders. Anyway, it's not a good place anyway. Yutu earnestly discouraged.

"We have something." The blue wolf said, "This trip is a must-go." ”

"Oh, that's right." In this way, Yutu resolutely gave up the persuasion and began to explain to the man in front of him: "Actually, we often travel between the south and the east, and these two directions have abundant supplies. "To the south is the country of Xin, which is close to the equator, and to the east is the territory of the country E.

"We seldom go to the salty country in the north, which is more barren than the oases when it is frozen all year round. So far, I have only walked that path three times, and I have only inherited the path of connection with the outside world that my predecessors opened up for any purpose. Yutu squinted and recalled. At that time, he was almost a child, and he walked in the vast desert with ease with the previous generation of village chiefs. The first time he saw that kind of human race with snow-white to transparent skin, he still remembers it vividly. When he grew up and became the village chief, he went there once.

It's not clear to describe it with your mouth, and it's even more ridiculous to draw a map to show the way, and finally Yutu clapped his head: "I'll give you a ride." ”

"Thanks, that's the best." Before Youtu repented, Helian Xiaojiang hurriedly thanked him.

"It doesn't matter, the outside world doesn't seem to be peaceful, and we have nothing to do. Alas, speaking of which, I don't know when this turmoil will subside? "Even the oases have been plagued by war.

"It should be too late in a year or two." The blue wolf said firmly. This is an affirmation of the ability of the two brothers Ren Yi and Ren Zhong.

The fire in the middle gradually decreased, and no one added firewood, and finally even the last bit of spark was extinguished.