On the morning of the third day of the stop at the Peacock River Inn, the merchants who went south from the mud city of Shanshan brought a piece of good and bad news.

During these days in the northern desert, the demon wind is raging and the yellow sand is full of sky, and it is unpredictable to pass through at this time.

"Why did the weather come at this time, when it was only in spring?" After hearing this news, Grandpa was very puzzled.

This trade route has been walking for more than 20 years, and there has never been such a thing that disturbs the solar terms.

"The owners of Liangzhou have changed their surnames to the Zhang family! Can this solar term remain the same? Big brother, don't worry about it anymore! My grandfather was very disapproving.

"What Brother Wei Chi said is very true, I can rest for a few more days, and wouldn't it be better to wait for the soldiers to be strong and strong before going on the road, hehe." Uncle Suder Su echoed with a smile.

Grandpa readily accepted the opinions of the two and settled down.

Every day at the old club in Kumuqi, accompanied by a group of old guys such as grandfather and Uncle Su, I drank and played the dragon gate, which was a bit of a feeling of being happy.

The scenery and people in the old city of Loulan and the surrounding areas, they have long been tired of seeing them over the years, and it is better to be comfortable in the inn.

But it was my first time to go far away, the first time I came to this mysterious Loulan, and I still had a lot of curiosity in my heart.

So I want to see and taste all the wine, women, and food here, so that this trip is worthwhile.

"Qin Chong, go and ask the sisters of the Ku family if they are free, and accompany the two of us to Wangcheng to open our eyes!"

After lunch, Qin Chong and I sat by the river in a daze, and Sister Kuzhina was drying sheets and clothes in the yard outside the inn.

Admiring the graceful and busy figures of these two Loulan women from afar, I suddenly had a very absurd and shameless idea.

On such a boring and idle summer day, wouldn't it be nice to have two beauties to accompany you to the old city of Loulan!

"Young master, it's better for you to ask. Isn't this looking for scolding! Qin Chong said with a bitter face.

"Brave mouse, just your courage, the little sister of the Ku family will think about it in this life!"

Seeing that the order didn't work, I took out the little sister of the Ku family to stimulate him, please provoke him if it doesn't work.

Qin Chong really got hit, stood up with a snort, took off his shirt with anger on his face, and walked straight towards the courtyard where the Ku family sisters were drying their clothes with half of his body naked.

The kung fu of a cup of tea came back, and he had turned from anger to joy, and said with a smile on his face: "Young master, they agreed!" But I still have to report to the old owner of Kumuqi, and he will come back to us in a while! ”

I didn't expect things to go so smoothly, these two Lan women are really refreshing.

"Young Master Yi, my Ah Da agreed! When are we leaving? ”

As soon as Qin Chong's words fell, Kulia, the youngest sister of the Ku family, ran over from the courtyard with joy, like a canary flying out of the birdcage.

It seems that the inn is usually busy with business, and the Ku sisters rarely have the leisure to go out and wander.

This time, the old owner of Ku may still be looking at my face, so he gave his daughters a few days off.

At the age of youth and fun, they were of course happy to have the opportunity to travel with such a young man as me!

"Then what are you waiting for, let's go right away! Qin Chong, you go to prepare the horse, I'll go over and talk to grandpa! Culia, we'll meet at the crossing next to the inn! ”

After the order was given, the three of us divided up and prepared to go.

There is a pavilion by the river in front of the inn, and you can see grandfather, grandfather, and the old owner of Kumuqi from a distance, all sitting around playing and drinking, a leisurely and casual appearance.

These old Jianghu, I really convinced them.

"Grandpa, Grandpa! Qin Chong and I want to go to the old town of Loulan to have a look, I don't know if it's okay! ”

Standing underneath the gazebo, I bowed deeply to my grandfather.

"Jincheng, the sisters of the Ku family are going with you?" Grandpa knocked on the chess pieces and looked back and asked with a smile.

"Exactly!" I was a little upset.

"Lao Su, take some money and give it to him! Jincheng, when you get to the old city, you can't be stingy, although the things that their women love are bought and given to others, do you understand? ”

Grandpa gave a command to Uncle Su beside him, and then turned back to me and asked.

"Grandson understands!"

I secretly rejoiced, I heard that my grandmother Murong Qionglin was one of the beauties in Khotan Wangcheng and the eldest daughter of the Murong family in Chang'anfang.

Grandpa may have also adopted this method to marry her back to "Qingfengze".

As far as the Ku sisters are concerned, they are just playmates and guides on the way, and my grandfather may be mistaken, or he is very optimistic that the Ku family girl will be his granddaughter-in-law in the future.

"My woman is playful and active, don't be surprised by the virtuous nephew on the way, and you don't need to break the bank! Hehe! The old owner waved his hand and laughed.

He didn't have the slightest taboo about men and women not being close to each other, or he was deliberately contributing to us like his grandfather.

"Golden City! You don't need to bully other women on the way! If you do something wrong, come back and watch your head! ”

My grandfather is worthy of being a military general in Wangcheng, and he teaches his own children to be murderous.

"Grandson understands! Grandson understands! ”

After receiving the silver from Uncle Su, I quickly bowed and retreated, and let out a long sigh of relief.

After returning to my room, after freshening up and changing clothes, I went to the courtyard with my sword in hand.

Qin Chong had already prepared the saddle rope, and the freshly clothed and angry horse stood there waiting for me.

The two of us turned over and got on our horses, as if we were participating in the spring suburb hunting in the royal city of Khotan, and left the courtyard of the Peacock River Inn with a long whistle, and came to the intersection of the trade road agreed in advance.

The sisters of the Ku family also galloped over, and the two women had changed into purple colored skirts, and countless braids fluttered like butterflies in the wind, which made people feel a heart-warming and bewitching attitude.

"Kuzhina, let's go!"

Qin Chong and I were very gentlemanly and made our debut, and let the sisters of the Ku family lead the way in front.

"Young Master Yi, it's definitely too late to go to the old city of Loulan now, we can't get there before sunset! Why don't you take you to another interesting place, and go to the old town tomorrow morning, how about you two take a look? ”

Kurina smiled and asked for Qin Chong's opinion from me.

"In addition to the Peacock River, Puchanghai, and the old city commercial street, do you have other fun places in Loulan?"

Qin Chong expressed doubts, he passed through Loulan with the caravan no less than ten times, and it can be regarded as half a local pass.

"Yes! Just in front of the Kunlun Mountains and the desert, there is the largest winery in Shanshan country! The wine you drink in my house is made there! ”

Kulia, the little sister of Kulia, pointed to the rolling hills in the northeast with a horsewhip and smiled innocently.

"Alright! Just go to the wine estate! Tonight, Qin Chong and I are going to try the amount of wine of our two sisters, and the wine and beauty are very happy! Ha ha! ”

Kuzhina's proposal was exactly what I wanted, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I thought about it.

The eldest sister of the Ku family seemed to see my trick, and looked at me with a wicked smile.

"Then come with us!"

With that, Kuzhina waved her whip and drove forward to lead the way.

The four of them galloped in the desert for nearly half an hour, and the mountains in front of them became higher and higher, and finally completely blocked our view.

We finally arrived at the origin of Loulan wine as mentioned by the Kujia sisters--- Wusehai Wine Workshop.

I didn't expect that in the desert sand sea, there would be such a paradise-like place.

Endless vineyards wind their way down the gentle slopes of the Kunlun Mountains in the distance to the edge of the Huanglong Sand Sea to the west.

Green and fruity.

Nearby, a podium-like building made of pure poplar wood is supposed to be the storehouse where this brewery brews and stores sake.

In the courtyard outside the warehouse, a caravan of Hu people from afar was carefully packing a jar of fine wine into a hunchback's leather bag.

According to the calculation of 20 altars of camels per peak, this caravan has as many as 1,000 jars of fine wine transported this time, which is enough to see the prosperity of the business of the five-color sea wine factory.

There is a very chic small inn on the high platform not far from the warehouse, which is temporarily set up by the winery for the convenience of distant guests who come to buy wine.

As the saying goes: the aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and the aroma of wine in the five-colored sea attracts not only people who buy wine, but also diners like us.

It's not yet evening hours, and the lobby is quiet.

The winery guys seemed to know the Ku sisters very well, and as soon as the four of us were seated, they called the hostess of the winery, a shrewd and plump Loulan woman.

"Kuzhna Kulia! You're coming! ”

People arrived before they heard a sound, and at a glance they knew that he was a cheerful shopkeeper.

"Auntie! Aunt! ”

The sisters of the Ku family got up affectionately and stepped forward, it turned out that they were relatives, no wonder they brought us here.

I was a little suspicious of soliciting business for my own relatives, which made me a little unhappy.

"Auntie, we're not here to get wine today, we're here to be a diner!" Kuzhina took the fat woman's arm and smiled happily.

"Who are these two little brothers?"

Lady Five-Colored Sea ignored Kurina and went straight to the table to look at me and Qin Chong and smiled curiously.

"I've seen Madame!"

"I've seen Madame!"

Qin Chong and I hurriedly left the table and bowed, which was also the respect that the seniors and elders should have.

"Auntie, this is Yi Jincheng, the young master of the Qingfengze Inn in Khotan, and this is his guest Qin Chong! Both of them are our guests, and you have to entertain them today! Ku Xiaomei introduced her aunt coquettishly.

"Mrs. Khotan! I've admired the name for a long time! It's really a blessing to see her eldest son today! Hehe! ”

After listening to Ku Xiaomei's introduction, Mrs. Five-Colored Sea smiled with a smile shining in her eyes.

I was amazed that she knew my mother's nickname.

"Disturb Madame! Please give us this table five jars of wine, half a fat sheep and two catties of cooked beef! ”

I don't want to talk to this elder any longer, so I just give a gift and order wine and food.

"Young heroes!" Mrs. Wusehai laughed loudly, and then looked at the two nieces beside her, and seemed to understand the mystery.

"Kirgill, go and bring over the twenty-year-old jars of wine in the storeroom, and the wine vessels!" She turned to the guy next to her and commanded.

Soon the wine and the wine vessels arrived, and to my surprise, they were not ordinary clay bowls, but four crystal clear luminous glasses.

My family also has a set of such wine vessels, which is said to have been given to her by her great-grandfather, Murong Qiu, the father of my grandmother and the original owner of Chang'an Fang.

Hand-polished with the finest jade, it is priceless.

I was a little flattered that Mrs. Five-Colored Sea entertained us with such a drinking vessel.

"Madam, please give us ordinary wine vessels, these luminous glasses are too precious for us to bear!"

"How can you use those rough utensils when you come from afar! Hehe, this glow-in-the-dark cup is not as good as the jade wine cup of your parent Anfang, which was given to me by a Byzantine merchant who passed by in the past, saying that what kind of glassware is worth not much silver in their Constantinople! ”

Lady Five-Colored Sea smiled lovingly, and poured the first glass of wine for each of us herself, and it seemed that she really regarded her granddaughter's guests as her own guests.

"Meat will come up in a while, good day and wine, young people! I'm not an eyesore here! Hehe! ”

After touching a cup with Qin Chong and me, Mrs. Wusehai left in a funny way.