The sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.

I recited this famous folk song of the Northern Dynasties in a low voice, and I couldn't help but be stunned when I looked at the vast prairie in front of me. Spring comes earlier than in Kannai, and the green grass has emerged from the rotten grass of turmeric, and at a glance, the yellow and green interlaced, deep and light colors stretch continuously, and the vigorous vitality seems to extend to the end of the day. The sky is blue, eagles are flying in the air, and in the distance, on the gentle ridges, hardy sea buckthorn forests are still lush and shrouded in misty mist. Herds of cattle and sheep run happily on the meadows, enjoying the gifts of spring, and the meandering stream spreads out like a jade belt on the meadow with white flowers, which is beautiful. I was amazed by the incomparable beauty of the scenery in front of me, the faint fragrance spread all over the mountains, I took a deep breath, a little smoky, this grassland is so colorful, even the air is colorful.

This is the prairie, the prairie that I have never had the opportunity to go to in my previous life, I looked at the scenery full of extreme beauty, and my heart was so soft that it swelled, as if I had returned to my long-lost spiritual homeland, the home of the soul. I remember watching Jiang Yuer's "Walking in a Hurry" before, and there was a sentence on the cover that fascinated me for a long time, he said: "As long as you really want to, then go on the road!" "In my previous life, I didn't have the strength to become a donkey, but I always knew clearly in my heart that the word "road" had a great attraction to me, and maybe under the appearance of a duck, I also had a heart that belonged to a donkey.

"The wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep......" The man next to me whispered the sentence I had just blurted out unconsciously, and I turned my head and smiled softly at him. An Yuan looked at me steadily, with a rare hint of a smile on his serious expression.

"Beautiful, isn't it? This steppe. I turned my head and looked ahead. Our caravans meandered through the grasslands, including tributes made by our embroidered village to the royal family of the Yaoyue Kingdom. Two months ago, I received a business, the man of Yaoyue Country who had been in and out of Lao Futou's house before, Chibei, entered the customs to purchase tribute to the royal family of Yaoyue Kingdom, and was attracted by the cartoon dolls and new embroidery products of our embroidery village, and immediately asked me to sign this big contract. In order to open up the overseas market for the embroidery village, I asked An Yuanxi to arrange for thirty girls to rush this batch of goods, all of which had the softest, smoothest and most delicate hand skin, and they were not allowed to do other work other than embroidery. An Yuanxi was very puzzled at first, but Sister Xiu understood it at a glance, and said with a smile: "No matter how good the silk is, it will lose some of its luster if it is polished by hand dozens of times, and Miss Ye does this to ensure the quality of this batch of tributes." ”

Now these high-quality embroideries are being shipped to the imperial capital of Yaoyue Kingdom. Nine days ago, we set off from Cangdu, and today we finally set foot on the land of Yaoyue Country. Originally, the embroidery village did not need to be responsible for the escort of the goods, which was the matter of Chibei who purchased the tribute, but Chibei said that because it was the first time to do business with us, I must be the owner of the embroidery village to the imperial capital with him, and wait for the tribute to be accepted before paying the other half of the payment. For the sake of the reputation of the embroidery village, I agreed to the conditions of Chibei, anyway, I was bored in Cangdu, so it was a trip. An Yuanxi is the manager, so he naturally has to follow, Yu Die'er was originally going to follow, but I stopped her, and said with a smile: "The boss and the manager of the embroidery village are gone, if even the shopkeeper is gone, do you want to do business?" ”

Yu Die'er bit her lip and pouted: "But Huahua has to go back and forth for a month, from Cangdu to Guanwai, and it is only five days from Guanwai to the imperial capital, in case there is something along the way, I will do martial arts and can protect you." ”

I laughed and said, "What can happen?" Chibei escorted so many people, and also invited the dart master of the dart bureau, this is the tribute of Yaoyue Kingdom, who dares to make an idea? Besides, Mr. An is with me, and he is not alone. ”

"That person was blown down as soon as the wind blew, how can I be strong when I really encounter something?" Yudie'er said: "Anyway, I don't worry, Huahua, you just let me go with you, or you let Manager An stay and watch the shop." ”

"What nonsense." I was angry and funny, "Manager An must go with me, next time he will go alone, this time it is to accumulate experience, how can I not go." ”

"Huahua......" Yu Die'er was aggrieved, I thought about it, and said with a smile: "Otherwise, you will go to pick us up outside the customs in ten days." "Calculate it, when he arrives outside the gate, we just come back from the imperial capital, and we just meet up. Yu Die'er was still unwilling, but it happened that the old bustard of Cangdu's "Fengyue Building" found him and twisted him to talk about business, the woman looked for Yu Die'er a few times, I don't know if she was fascinated by this flower thief, so difficult that even Jade Die'er couldn't get rid of him, and An Yuanxi and I were able to get out smoothly.

Although the road was bumpy, it was also safe. Now seeing the beautiful scenery of this grassland, I really feel that this hard work is worth it. As soon as I got out of the customs, I couldn't sit still in the carriage, and I got out of the carriage and sat side by side with An Yuanxi, who was driving, so that I could enjoy the beautiful scenery. An Yuanxi was quite uncomfortable at first, handed me the reins, and wanted to get out of the car and walk, I grabbed him and said with a smile: "It's your business that you want to walk with swollen feet, but I can't drive, aren't you embarrassing me?" ”

His face flushed slightly: "Miss Ye, this is not in line with etiquette, let others see it, and damage the girl's reputation." ”

I chuckled and said, "You don't call me a girl, who knows I'm a girl?" I'm dressed in men's clothes, and who knows I'm a woman except for Akabi? ”

"Miss Ye......" He was still awkward, and I corrected: "It's not Miss Ye, it's Boss Ye." Mr. An, 'The gentleman is frank, the villain is often a relative', the so-called secular etiquette, don't use it in front of the gentleman, you can't use it in front of the villain, why bother to restrain yourself? ”

He looked at me steadily, with a hint of surprise and relief in his eyes, and I smiled and threw the reins to him, looking at the scenery to myself. I didn't expect that the prairie that I had never had the opportunity to witness in my previous life appeared in front of me vividly, and with the most primitive and pollution-free natural simplicity in ancient times.

"It's beautiful." He let out a low sigh.

"Huh?" I looked back at him and saw that he had relaxed his face and stared at the prairie in the distance, and it was only then that I realized that he was responding to my previous question.

I laughed. There was a burst of horses' hooves in front, I looked up, and saw that it was Chibei in front of the team riding over, stopping by our carriage, and Xinma accompanying him: "Boss Ye, our king has sent someone to meet this batch of tributes, they have set up camp in Maipingba in front, and we will rush there to spend the night tonight." ”

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I specifically instructed him not to reveal my surname, so I called me Boss Ye all the way. I smiled and said, "Then it's time for Brother Chibei to make up for us." ”

When the sun was about to sink down the hillside, we finally arrived at the camp in Maipingba, where a dozen large white tents were set up, round and round, like yurts from my time and space. Outside the camp, there were soldiers from Yaoyue Kingdom, but the camp was lined with men and women in servant costumes, and a bonfire had been set up on the grass, roasting fragrant whole sheep, and the smell of milk tea wafted in the air. Chibei commanded the men to push the wagons full of tributes into several large tents, walked up to me with a smile and said, "Boss Ye, I will take you to meet the privy envoy who came to greet us this time. ”

I smiled and nodded, and with An Yuanxi, I stepped with him into the most luxurious-looking tent in the middle of the camp. I don't know what kind of official the privy envoy is, but since it was sent by their king, the official should be not small. Entering the tent, after seeing the first place, a man dressed in the official uniform of Yaoyue Country sat down, and Chibei stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute: "The lower official sees the Privy Envoy." ”

I was stunned, glanced at An Yuanxi, and saluted as if I was red, and sighed in my heart. In addition to kneeling with my parents and ancestors, this is the first time I have knelt in this time and space, what the hell is the rule? Although I was angry in my heart, I followed the customs of the locals and had to follow the rules of others.

"Get up." The Privy Envoy's voice was deep and deep, and it naturally exuded a domineering power.

We got up, hung our heads, and only heard Chi Bei say to the privy envoy: "My lord, these two are Boss Ye and Manager An of the Cangdu Splendid Village of Tiancao Kingdom, and the embroidery this time is provided by their embroidery village." ”

It was time for us to speak, I raised my eyes and looked at the privy envoy: "My lord, Ye Haihua, the grass people, is the boss of Jinxiu Village, and this is An Yuanxi, the head of our Xiuxiu Village." ”

I deliberately changed the pronunciation of the flower, and I felt that the privy envoy seemed to smile, and when I looked closely, I found that his handsome face seemed to be smiling, and the corners of his confident lips were slightly raised. I secretly praised in my heart that his skin was a typical nomadic healthy and dark, his facial features were resolute and deep, like a knife carving, a bit of mixed blood, his hair was naturally curly brown, but his eyes were light blue, like a peaceful lake on the prairie.

"Chibei, this Boss Ye, is this the girl who solved Prince Wulei's puzzle question?" The Privy Envoy asked with a smile.

Belch? I was stunned, he knew I was a woman? Turning to look at Chibei, he saw him looking at the privy envoy in awe, and said respectfully, "Exactly." ”

I felt a little sudden in my heart, this man should have known about me a long time ago, and I was still there to hide it. The surname Suo generously recognized, and I smiled: "Let the privy envoy smile, the little woman is out of the house, it is more convenient to change into men's clothes." ”

When the privy envoy heard this, he smiled, stood up and said, "Boss Ye is not only smart, but also refreshing!" We have prepared a welcome dinner for guests from afar, so let's go out and enjoy it together. ”

He called me Boss Ye, not Miss Ye, which shows that he is also an empathetic person, and I laughed. The man stood up, and suddenly people felt an invisible pressure, about his tall and straight figure, and a strong muscle, as well as the power that was idle in his speech and demeanor.

We followed him out of the tent, and saw that there were already a circle of small red lacquered tables on the grass around the campfire, and each table was filled with sumptuous food, including yellow ghee, coral-like cheese, cake-like milk skin, fried rice, brown sugar, and fried fruit. The privy envoy took the throne and beckoned An Yuanxi and I to sit on the side of him, and the others also sat down one by one, and immediately a girl dressed in a beautiful Yaoyue country costume took a small bowl with fine porcelain and colorful patterns, scooped in a small amount of fried rice with a small wooden spoon, and brewed hot and fragrant milk tea, and let us drink it freely.

It was the first time I tasted this milk tea, and I only felt that it was salty and delicious, very slippery, and said to the girl who served the tea: "It's so fragrant." The girl's face turned red, and she thought she was very satisfied with my answer. At this moment, the roasted mutton was served, and I saw that it was made up of the body, body, shoulder bones, and four legs put together, and placed in a rectangular wooden red lacquered tray according to certain specifications. Chi Bei sat on the right side of the privy envoy and smiled at me: "Boss Ye, this sheep's back is the delicacy of our Yaoyue Kingdom, you must eat it to your heart's content." ”

"Thank you, Brother Akabi. I'll definitely taste it. I laughed. Seeing that the maiden serving the meal distributed the beautiful meat to each guest's table, and there was a sharp knife on the table, I followed the example of the Yaoyue people, cut the whole piece of meat into small pieces, and ate it with my hands. Turning his head, he saw An Yuan staring blankly at the mutton on the table, and touched him with his elbow: "What are you stunned?" Hurry up? ”

"Just eat like that?" An Yuanxi looked at me grabbing the mutton with my hand indifferently, and his face was a little weird, "There are no chopsticks." ”

"Do as the locals do." I gave him a blank look, this man was really boring.

Suddenly, I heard the privy envoy laugh and say, "Boss Ye, you have come from afar, and in order to welcome you, the envoy will give you a drink." Saying that, I raised the wine cup, I secretly complained in my heart, I am famous for pouring a cup, but now on this occasion, I can't allow me to refuse, fortunately it is not a silver bowl to fill the wine, so I have to raise the glass hard, and said with a smile: "Lord Xie." ”

I drank all the wine from the cup, and felt that there was a fire burning from my throat until it reached my stomach, but before I could come to my senses, I heard Akabi also raise his cup and sing a song to me: "Fill the silver cup with wine, raise your hands above your head, you guests from afar, please drink a glass of mare's milk wine......

No, if it goes on like this, there will be a third cup soon. I took another drink and said with a smile: "Brother Chibei, the song you sing is very good, why don't you also sing a song for everyone?" ”

Without waiting for Chibei to answer, the applause had already sounded, and the privy envoy looked at me with interest, I thought about it, there are not many songs related to the grassland, just Cai Qin's "Out of the Stopper", and immediately sang it loudly:

Please sing me a stopper,

In that forgotten old language.

Please call softly with a beautiful trill,

The great rivers and mountains in my heart.

The fragrance that can only be found outside the Great Wall,

Whoever said the tune of Saige is too sad.

If you don't like to listen,

That's because there's no desire for you in the song.

And we always have to sing and sing,

Thinking of the golden light shining in the grassland,

Thinking of the wind and sand whistling across the desert,

Thinking about the bank of the Yellow River, next to Yin Mountain.

Heroes ride strong,

Ride a horse and return home!

After singing the song, everyone applauded and applauded continuously. I sat down, and the flowers in front of me were already spent, the wine on this grassland was much stronger than the wine of Tiancao Kingdom, and the strength of the wine came up so quickly. My head was a little dizzy, and I vaguely heard the privy envoy laugh and say, "Boss Ye's song really sings the hearts of our Yaoyue people, and I want to toast Boss Ye again......"

Respectful? No, I'm going to faint. I closed my eyes, my body slid softly, An Yuanxi hurriedly helped me up, I fell into his arms, and muttered: "No, I'm drunk, drunk ......" All of a sudden, the voice in my ears was gone.

——2006、10、22

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