Ruan Bai's life is getting better and better.

After arriving at the river, the Huns became more and more relaxed, and the faces of the Zhou slaves no longer had any hope of returning.

They now walk along the river, and they don't rush the itinerary, but only walk a part of the day when it is warmest, and it is as leisurely as if they are walking on the green. Nguyen Bai also had more time to teach Ati how to knead and beat yarn.

The Chief's wife has to take care of everyone's food, so of course she can't take care of it, but when it's time to actually cook, Ati will also come over to help. Ruan Bai was also allowed to go over to get a hand, and then there were many opportunities to get some leftovers.

These were only kitchen scraps for the Huns, but they were rare good things for the slaves. When people are hungry, they have a bite to eat, and that is the dragon meat in the sky.

Of course, this qiē happened with the default of the chief. Ruan Bai would now follow Ati to learn some of their words, even if he was clumsy and watched the slow progress, he could actually understand more and more words, as long as they didn't speak too fast, he could already understand the general meaning.

At the present rate, in ten days they would be able to reach the narrower part of the great river, where there was a shallow river that would allow them to wade through. After walking for another five days, you will reach the destination of this time, and after making peace with the tribe, you will attend the assembly, and at the end of the assembly, you will marry Ati.

The time has come for the slaves to truly show their value, and the more spirited they are, the better they will be able to sell for a good price.

It's just that the chief's wife is becoming more and more reluctant to sell these slaves.

Although there is no shortage of water in the grasslands, there are not many times when you can encounter large rivers and lakes. They don't look at it now, but the place where they actually graze their cattle is only a small stream, and in the winter there is a thick layer of ice, so it is difficult to get water every day, let alone do the wool washing work that they do now.

After the wool is washed, the weight itself is reduced, and after being rolled into wool, it is more easy to carry. The chief's wife immediately decided to camp for a few days and wait until all the wool was turned into wool before leaving, after all, she didn't want anyone else to know about the wool in a short time, and not even the people of the tribe wanted to know.

The head of this kind of family will not interfere. Walking so far, although the slaves have slowed down their footsteps, this is already the hinterland of the grassland, and even the Zhou army cannot penetrate into this position. A few slaves couldn't escape even if they had the guts.

It's just that such a decision made the leader see the ability of the Zhou people.

His daughter has been learning for many days and has not been able to make a decent wool, but almost all of these Zhou people have been able to do a decent job in a day or two. The leader was a little unconvinced, and together with his equally curious son Ah Qi, he tried it himself, but none of the wool could reach the length of his palm.

Should these slaves be sold? The leader fell into deep thought. Their family was barely wealthy in the tribe, and after this trip to Da Zhou, they brought back a full load of goods, enough for them to organize a decent wedding, so that his daughter could marry the warriors of the big tribe in style.

My son is still a little younger, but he should be ready. The son's wedding should be more solemn to prove that the days of his family are better than in previous years. Participate in the war with the Great Zhou, get rich quickly, and die faster. But if you keep these people and buy wool from the rest of the tribe yourself, and then make it into clothes and sell them...... Thinking about the price of carpets, not only can you have a grand wedding for your son, but your family's life will also be greatly improved.

After the leader figured it out, there was another family meeting, after which the Huns looked at the slaves as if they were looking at a herd of cattle and sheep, and Ruan Bai looked at them like looking at a chicken that would lay golden eggs.

The golden rooster soon got a second piece of sheepskin. In the evening, Nguyen Bai consulted the chief's permission and tied two sheepskins to wooden sticks and tied them upright at the vent. In this way, twenty slaves were crowded together, and with the shelter of the flock, it was not so cool to sleep.

As for Ruan Bai himself, Chu Hao is simply a natural stove, haven't you seen people fall into the river in such a cold sky and flutter for a long time without anything at all?

Chu Hao watched Ruan Bai comfortably make a nest in the warmest place, like a puppy. There is no longer mud under the body, and it can even overwhelm sheep dung or something, but a dry grass roll. This time there was no forage for the cattle, and the pure crumbs were collected by the slaves in their spare time.

There is not much else on the grassland, but there is a lot of grass. There are especially a lot of useless weeds.

As long as it is not particularly capricious, it can be useful in Ruan Bai's hands. Taking advantage of the little time he has to see the stitches, he does all kinds of things by himself or by leading others, and Kusamaki is just one of them. However, the other slaves did not have straw rolls, so they only stuffed a little more straw mat into their bodies, and there were tattered cloth clothes on the outside, so that they could also keep out the wind and be warmer.

Of course, Chu Hao also followed the weeds, and gave the contractor Ruan Bai more than others every day, and occasionally there were some wild vegetables, grass roots, etc., which didn't taste very good, and they could be eaten anyway. In addition, Ruan Bai's small cloth pocket was touched by two, and he saw Chu Hao sneaking into it to fill something.

Ruan Bai, who was blocked from the Huns' sight, was very cooperative, looking at Chu Hao's honest face, the more he looked at it, the more he disobeyed. Why do you look so honest, obviously you have a bad stomach. Look at what they're all collecting? He doesn't recognize it, but the cattle and sheep do, and the cattle and sheep avoid what they don't eat, what else can it be?

What's more, this guy has collected more than what he has seen along the way, and even before he threw himself into the river, he must have had a special purpose.

Sleeping at night is crowded, and during the morning release time, Chu Hao took the time to talk to Ruan Bai: "I have to go to the market with them, what about you?" ”

A slave, go to the bazaar? Ruan Bai's heart sank, and he quickly made a decision: "Go home." Combined with the information he got in the past few days, he could probably guess Chu Hao's purpose. He wasn't obligated to accompany him to fight hard. Husband and wife were originally birds of the same forest, and they flew separately when disaster came...... Well? As if it shouldn't be used that way.

A flash of pain flashed in Chu Hao's eyes, which made Ruan Bai who captured it secretly frightened. Due to the surveillance of the Huns, he couldn't make any moves, so he could only say in a calm voice: "Okay, go home." ”

Why did these people become slaves? They were all taken captive by the raging Huns after killing the old and weak. The relatives who originally belonged to them have already died tragically under the butcher's knife; The goods that originally belonged to them had long since become the property of the Huns; The home that originally belonged to them has long been destroyed!

However, they still have to go home, even if their family is ruined, they still have to go back!

Ruan Bai blinked twice, unable to believe that this thing had just left. He wants to go back to Da Zhou, don't go to the market with him, and draw the road map to him first?

Chu Hao, who turned his head, was full of calculations. He believed that Ruan Bai already had a rough plan, and he didn't know what Ruan Bai could do to deal with these Huns, but if he was Ruan Bai, put himself in his shoes and think that if the purpose was only to go home, then he would do it when he crossed the river.

The river was wide, and he had tested it before, and even near the bank, the current below was fast. Although the river will be shallower in the place where the river is crossed, there are so many goods and men and horses, and the number of Huns is not large, obviously it cannot be taken care of, and the sight of the slaves will be less visible at that time. Regardless of the tail, as long as Ruan Bai can occupy a more advantageous position, it should not be difficult to grab a horse and run.

But if that's all there is to it, then why does Ruan Bai take care of these slaves? Out of brotherhood? He shook his head inwardly, when he couldn't even take care of himself, how could he take care of others? So, these slaves must be useful to Nguyen Bai.

Want to know your way back? It's hard to have a decent helper, so he won't let people go so easily. Ruan Bai wants to go home, so he will give him a home.

The original home is irretrievable, a good man has killed the enemy, made a career and married a wife, why can't he rebuild a home? With him, no one dares to tarnish his military exploits, if Ruan Bai is willing, he really has some ability, what if he is an official in the barracks?

Ruan Bai didn't know that he had gotten into trouble, and his eyes were now attracted by the girl who was grooming by the river.

That's Ati.

As the Hun with whom he had spent the longest time, he thought he knew a little bit about Ati. This girl was strong and resolute, and in some ways stronger than many men. He still remembered seeing Ati arguing with his younger brother and future leader over his "dowry".

She was so persistent and persistent at the beginning; But after his father's order, he returned to the identity of a obedient and obedient girl to be married. But such a girl would really be so willing, and she didn't even complain at all?

He hoped that there would be no variables, but that as many variables as possible should be taken into account. Ati is one, but what bothers him even more is another big variable, □□ annoyance - Chu Hao.

What he meant Chu Hao didn't understand, but the current situation was that Chu Hao refused to cooperate; Or rather, the price he paid for his cooperation was not enough.

Time was running out of the numbers, and the draft he had prepared had already been shot countless times. If you want to cooperate with Chu Hao again, it will obviously be overturned and restarted.

He didn't have time to go around the bend with Chu Hao, so when he found an opportunity, he asked, "What do you need?" "He has to be sure that the price Chu Hao needs is worth his risk. If the cost is really too great, then he would rather take a little more risk and grope his way back. Anyway, it would never be wrong for the Great Zhou to be in the south of the grassland.

Chu Hao gave him a word back: "You." ”

Ruan Bai: "! ”