Chapter 376: Recuperate
At this moment, Xu Dong not only couldn't get excited, but also had a feeling of being "deceived", that Silk Road lady, said that they accepted people to partner, just by the way, but looking at the way it looks now, how can there be a feeling of "three-day camel ride" and "five-day trekking through the desert".
To put it bluntly, it is Bayil's group that gathers some scattered tourists, charges a certain commission, and then sends the tourists to the place where the guests want to go, but according to the charge of 100,000 yuan per person, it is more than half more expensive than the fee charged by regular travel companies!
"That's good, isn't it? At the very least, we can do whatever we want! After the fat man understood that he had gone to Bayir, it was another big evil, so he smiled wryly and said.
"Do whatever you want?" Xu Dong said stupidly: "You think it's beautiful, what do we call it, it's called 'partner', since it's a partner, you can only obey their arrangement." ”
Mu Siqing frowned and said, "One hundred thousand yuan, that's just a trivial matter, but, Xu Dong, we can only partner with them now." ”
Over there, Fang Jiawei took Mu Siyi and started to pay a long time ago, if Mu Siyi didn't appear in this place, and didn't "partner" with Bayil, Xu Dong would have a deposit of 100,000 yuan here, it doesn't matter if he doesn't want this little money, even if he wants to get the deposit back, Xu Dong and Mu Siqing also have a way to ask them.
But now that Mu Siyi is also coming in, if she wants a refund or quit, it is no longer possible, the safety of the people on her side is important, and Mu Siyi's safety is equally important.
Under such a situation, although Xu Dong was reluctant to continue to work together, there was no other way to think of it - he could only continue to be "deceived" by stubbornly.
It's strange to say, after a few days of separation, Mu Siyi, who was originally a little haggard, is in much better spirits when she sees Xu Dong and others, and the whole person is also full of energy, with a face full of shy blush, and when she sees Xu Dong and others, she no longer has the same blunt and hateful attitude as she did at the beginning, and she also took the initiative to say hello to Xu Dong, Mu Siqing and others.
As for Wei Zhehai and Old Man Zhou, they always said hello to Xu Dong, Mu Siqing and the others, and then went to busy themselves.
In this way, there are nearly twenty people in the entire camel team, and of course, this time the partnership also brought nearly one million income to the Silk Road lady.
"I'll rely on ......" The fat man figured out the account, and muttered in a low voice: "One million, the money for a few mercenaries to escort us to Hotan is about the same......"
In the latter words, Xu Dong glared back, if it weren't for the fat guy, this little dang, everyone would still use it.
Seeing that it was almost noon, and the people in the camp were also cleaned up, Bayil clapped his palms and gathered everyone together, and then announced some rules for this trip, of course, it was nothing more than some since they were partnered with the camel caravan, then, everyone had to obey the command, of course, this was also for everyone's safety......
The nonsense lasted for about ten minutes, and there was only one purpose, showing that Bayir and the others had enough ability to "piggyback" these people to Hotan, but if anyone who was in the group did not obey the command and had any accidents, Bayil would not be responsible.
At this point, although Xu Dong and the others were not happy, they didn't bother to say anything, seeing that Xu Dong and they didn't say anything, Fang Jiawei and the others naturally had nothing to say, even the two bodyguards Lu Zhensheng and Fang Youquan didn't squeak, and Wei Zhehai and Old Man Zhou didn't speak.
Wait for Bayir's nonsense to finish, and then distribute the camel mounts.
Luckily, each camel had a woolen blanket on it, which could be used as a cushion or as a blanket to cover the body for the night camp.
This can be regarded as a little extra service provided by the Silk Road Jiaozi who collects everyone's partner fee.
As for what the man eats and drinks, and the feed and water that the camels need, they are all carried by the rest of the camels.
A group of nineteen people, driven by about thirty camels, left the town and gradually marched into the depths of the desert.
Sang Qiuyu, who originally thought that he would be able to ride a camel and gallop with a whip, was a little depressed, except for Bayir and the nine of them, the camels ridden by Xu Dong and all the camels were tied together with a rein, and they walked with the group of camels.
Bayir explained that Xu Dong and the other ten people had never ridden a camel, and it was impossible to know the nature of the camel, and if Xu Dong and the others were allowed to ride freely alone, I was afraid that the safety consequences would be unimaginable.
This is indeed a very important security factor, and it is not allowed to be questioned by Dong and others, otherwise, in addition to any consequences, it will be your own responsibility, and Bayil also emphasized that this is the discipline of the partner, whoever dares to disrespect will be kicked out of the camel team immediately, as for the cash that has been delivered, hehe, as long as you have the ability to go back.
Surprisingly, Xu Dong didn't open his mouth to object, Fang Jiawei's side, although there were two bodyguards, they were also silent, as for Wei Zhehai and the two of them, they didn't say a word, just sat on the back of a camel, drowsy.
Along the way, although they also passed through the strange Yadan terrain or the magnificent deep mountains and valleys, after all, because of Bayir's steely discipline, all of them lost their interest in appreciating carefully, like grasshoppers tied to a rope, just mechanical, lifeless towards Hotan.
After four days of walking in a row, at noon on the fifth day, the caravan entered a small oasis, which is called an oasis, mainly because there is a small lake, and there are some wild grasses and thorns that are unique to the desert that you don't know much about, and some crooked poplar trees.
In addition to eating and sleeping, all of them spent three or four days in the Mulberry Autumn Rain, seeing this lake and the green trees and brittle grass, the unexpected surprise is simply indescribable.
Bayil told the whole caravan to stop and rest for the day, replenish the water that had been consumed, and feed the camels for the rest of the journey without water and grass.
Sang Qiuyu jumped off the camel, almost howling, and was about to pounce into the lake to enjoy the comfort that the lake water can bring.
Xu Dong was not very relieved to call back Sang Qiuyu who was playing on the edge of the lake, this is a strange water, you can't go into the water casually, this is one of them, and the other is that just now everyone was almost dizzy by the sun, and suddenly immersed in the water, which is not only very easy to cause danger, but also very easy to fall into the root of the disease.
Even if you want to take a shower, you must at least rest for a while, and wait for your body temperature and function to recover before taking a bath, so that it will be safe and comfortable.
For Xu Dong's orders, Sang Qiuyu naturally didn't want to disobey him, and at that moment, he looked at the lake with his eyes blank, and helped a few people set up tents in his heart.
A few people from Bayir's gang unloaded the camels, then let the camels go and let them graze freely on the grass, leaving only two people to take care of the camels, and the rest of the seven people, including Bayil, set up tents and prepared meals.
As for the dish, it is some dried vegetables and vegetables that have been dehydrated, directly boil a pot of water, and then pour these vegetables into it, and then when the water boils, distribute a bowl of vegetable soup to everyone, and eat the steamed buns with vegetable soup.
To tell the truth, the fat man has also come out a few times, and he has long been a little tired of eating such a meal, and a bird has faded out of his mouth.
After setting up the tent for four people, the fat man didn't bother to eat this unpalatable meal again, so he dodged and slipped away to the edge of the lake by himself.
Sang Qiuyu is a person who has also experienced some hardships, but he is not picky about what he eats, and he takes the food that is distributed to him, and eats it very sweetly.
Not to mention Xu Dong and Mu Siqing, in such an environment, it is already very good to be able to eat these things, maybe one day, they can't even eat such things, so the two of them are also very happy.
However, Mu Siyi and Fang Jiawei are obviously tired of eating this thing, and they should not be able to eat enough of this thing, and they are too lazy to get their share, and they can take out the snacks they bring with them.
In the past few days, although Mu Siyi's expression has eased a lot, she rarely talks to Xu Dong and others, and most of the time, Mu Siyi is with Fang Jiawei, looking like she is a gentleman.
However, Fang Jiawei, this kid, doesn't know whether he is playing tricks or trying to capture him, he is always lukewarm and immediate, and he keeps a considerable distance from Mu Siyi.
But the more this is the case, the more reluctant Mu Siyi becomes, and at this time, she not only personally handed Fang Jiawei water, but also handed Mu Siyi's favorite potato chips to Fang Jiawei.
Fang Jiawei just looked at Xu Dong's side, and then politely rejected Mu Siyi, and took the bread handed over by Fang Youquan, took the milk, and nibbled on it.
Xu Dong always shook his head every time he saw this, then looked at Mu Siqing, and then sighed slightly.
And every now and then, Mu Siqing also sighed, with a dampness, a faint sadness, and a heavy self-blame in her eyes, and in the end, all the qiē turned into two tears, carrying Xu Dong on her back, and quietly fell.
Wei Zhehai and Old Man Zhou, who should have been more familiar with Xu Dong's side, are probably very guilty of Xu Dong, that day in the train dining car, Xu Dong directly rejected Wei Zhehai's request, so, after a few days along the way, Wei Zhehai became closer to Fang Jiawei's side, but only the two bodyguards of Mu and Fang were able to accept Wei Zhehai very casually, Lu Zhensheng and Fang Youquan, as for Mu Siyi and Fang Jiawei, Wei Zhehai was very affectionate with him on the surface. But he generally doesn't take the initiative to get closer, and Fang Jiawei is even more reluctant to deal with Wei Zhehai and Old Man Zhou too much.
More than a dozen people were divided into several groups, each in a small circle, eating their own food, some silent, some laughing loudly, some whispering...... And so on.