Xiang Tian smiled: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know, we all sleep day and night. ”

"What is the reason for this? Why do you have to be sleepy during the day and active at night, isn't there wind and sand at night? ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, just because this foreign enemy is very cunning, most of them sneak attack at night. We've been fooled by them before, so we all operate at night, and we only need a few people to keep an eye on the sentry during the day to prevent any movement. ”

"Besides, the sun is very sunny in this blue sky and white day, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't feel how hot the sun is now. It's just that from morning to noon, there is almost no grass here, and even if it is a foreign enemy, it is still people. People are thirsty, and they don't have plenty of water, so they don't raid during the day. ”

"It's a good time to go to bed during the day, recharge your batteries, and get up at night to get active. Occasionally, the natives of the Northern Desert who fled to the south can be caught. ”

Mo Waitian only felt very sad after listening to these words, he never thought that the people of Li in the Northern Desert would live so hard, and when he was in Lin'an City before, he didn't feel the hardships and hardships here at all.

When he was in a sad state, there was a sudden movement in the tent. It seemed that someone was about to come out, and even an old man with half gray hair walked out.

The old man yawned, stretched, and walked over bare-chested.

Looking at Mo and the others, he asked again, "What?" Which exiled branch is this? How long do you plan to stay this time? Lao Tzu will tell you first, if you come, you will be safe. The imperial court did not give an order. You will not be allowed to go back, but anyone who can't stand it will be endured by Lao Tzu, and whoever dares to escape will be beheaded. Lao Tzu is merciless. ”

Seeing that he was gray-haired, but this voice was very vicissitudes, and very strong and powerful, like a rough man in his early sixties.

Mo couldn't help but say: "The old general is really a good voice. ”

Xiang Tian originally wanted to tell him that this was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but the words had not yet come out.

The general said, "What old general, old general?" Fuck your mother's shit, Lao Tzu is only forty, what kind of eyesight do you have! ”

Mo couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and said: "But general, your hair has ......."

The general couldn't help but touch his head, and his hair was pitiful, but half of it was still white.

He spat on the ground again, and said coldly, "When will you be free?" Lao Tzu must shave his hair with a saber, how good and not hot is bald. His grandmother's. ”

Immediately, he looked at Mo Wait, who had fine skin and tender meat, glared at the pair of cow eyes and shouted: "With such fine skin and tender meat as you, you can't stay for two or three days, so you think of a way to escape from here." Lao Tzu can warn you first, if you want to escape at that time, I will break your legs and leave you here. ”

Immediately, he looked at Mo Waitian with a look of disgust, and scolded: "What kind of crime did you commit at a young age to be exiled here, don't you have any points in your heart?" God has made you suffer, and you have to run away, are you not afraid of God's damnation? ”

"His grandmother's, if it weren't for you little rabbit cubs always trying to escape, would Lao Tzu's hair turn white so quickly? is still an old general, an old general, Lao Tzu is only in his early forties this year, where is he old! ”

Hearing this, Mo Xian was really shocked, and his heart couldn't help but feel cold, and he was even more sad.

The soldiers of this northern desert are indeed miserable.

He only felt a little burning and pain in his throat, and his eyes turned red all of a sudden.

After a pause, he asked again: "The general is so miserable here, why don't you write to the court and ask for more funds to allocate grain?" ”

"You kid is a pleasure to look at. I'm afraid you're a stunned young man, you just came here and didn't understand the situation, when the wind and sand in the northern desert were everywhere. Even a house has been swept away for you, what's the use of bringing those things? I can't finish eating it for two days, and I can't eat all the wind and sand? ”

The general rolled his eyes again, looked at him with cold disdain, and asked, "Who are you?" Could it be that you are the leader of this exiled army? ”

At this time, Xiang Tiancai said: "General Long, this is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I heard that he came to the Northern Desert to inspect. ”

Hearing this, General Long couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately hurriedly knelt down to greet him: "My subordinates don't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming, and I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will forgive me." ”

Mo waited for him to hurriedly help him up, and said with a comforting face: "It should be this prince who makes this great gift like you, and the general should hurry up." This desolate place in the northern desert is so barren, and the general still leads by example, and has been here for ten years, which is really respectable. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should not say that, it is the responsibility of our courtiers to guard the territory. Besides, we all asked to come here at our own request. The manly man does what he says, and we say that we will not go back until we die, how can we easily change our promise? It's hard here, but we're used to it. It's not a good idea to have fun once in a while. ”

"Oh, patronizing and talking, His Royal Highness the Prince, come in and taste a cup of goat's milk, the goat's milk in this northern desert is very delicious, and the beef is also very strong!"

Mo was dragged in by him and tasted a cup of goat's milk, the first time he drank this thing, he only felt a little fishy, he couldn't drink it, but he had to swallow it.

The painful expression on his face told General Long that he really couldn't drink it, so General Long had to say to Xiang Tian: "Xiang Tian, go and bring my box of treasured tea leaves to make tea for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

Xiang Tian couldn't help but be stunned, and asked again: "General, that's your only half-can......"

"What nonsense, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't drink half a can! Hurry up and get it! ”

Xiang Tian was very helpless, so he had to go and get it, and when he got it in front of him, he didn't wait to see clearly where the half jar was, and it was obviously a small jar as long as a finger.

There is less than half a jar in it, and you can count the tea leaves in the palm of your hand.

Mo Yi's face was a little blushing for a while, he was not too embarrassed to drink this tea.

The tea is very rough at first glance, and even if it is brewed, it must be difficult to drink.

Moreover, it must be an aged tea, so it is naturally a little moldy and dry. It's as if it's going to shatter at any moment if you touch it.

However, General Long was still very careful when he held it, as if it were a treasure.

I saw him gently break off a small piece, and then before he could use much force, the tea shattered into a rough porcelain bowl.

General Long said again: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I am not used to drinking tea, so there is no hot water. Please wait a while, and let's boil some hot water for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to brew tea, this tea is an excellent Pu'er! ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is used to drinking those good teas in Lin'an City, and there is nothing to entertain in the end, and there is only this Pu'er, I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not dislike it."

Mo Wait's nose was already sore, and there was a layer of tears rolling in his eyes, but he didn't dare to cry.

The dignified man is dozens of years old, and he naturally can't cry in front of these rugged men, so he can only nod with difficulty.

In the blink of an eye, he saw Xiang Tian coming with a kettle, but he didn't see anything to make a fire here.

I saw that Xiang Tian put the kettle on the ground, dug a hole on the spot with a small shovel, put the kettle in it, and finally buried the kettle in the sand.

Don't wait, I couldn't help asking, "General Long, what is this doing?" ”

General Long smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never seen it, we boil water like this, and the temperature of this sand is extremely high." If you step on it without shoes, your feet will be red in an instant. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must remember to wear shoes even if he comes out at night. ”

"This sand doesn't feel too hot on the surface, but some of the sand is quicksand, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may have injured his feet when he stepped down. When the time comes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be in poor health, and we will not be able to explain it to the emperor. ”

"You're saying that you use this sand to boil water, but what about how you cook cooked food? Is it possible to bury it in this sand? ”

General Long smiled, his nasolabial folds were extremely deep, and his skin was chapped, which looked very distressing.

He has a mouthful of yellow teeth, which makes people feel like a pit for decades, dirty and smelly.

General Long said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, we are all rough people, and we are not so particular. What cooked food is not cooked food, these beef and mutton are generally buried directly in the sand. Wrap it in some paper and eat it directly when it's cooked, and occasionally eat it raw. ”

"Actually, if you get used to it, you don't have anything left. The main thing is to drink a little goat's milk, which is good for the body. On a normal day, if you put an egg or two in the sand and it will be cooked in less than a quarter of an hour, it will taste really beautiful. ”

"It's a pity that none of the chickens and ducks here can survive, and we rarely get eggs. If I knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come a few days earlier, I would have kept those two eggs for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come and taste them today. ”

Mo didn't know what to say when he heard this, he only felt that his throat was burning, as if he would fall out of the window at any time.

The men talked for a while, and Xiang Tiancai picked up the kettle from the sand.

The handle of the kettle seemed to be steaming, and it seemed to be a little hot when he held it in his hand.

When he poured the pot of hot water into the rough bowl, it was boiling water, and it was still steaming.

After a while, Xiang Tian's palm was also red, and he couldn't help but reach over and help him take the teapot.

But as soon as he touched his hand, a blister burned, and he couldn't help but exclaim, and then withdrew his hand.

General Long hurriedly looked at him and asked, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, are you okay?" Oops, Xiangtian, why are you so careless? This kettle has scalded His Royal Highness the Prince, don't you know how to pour out this water quickly? ”

Xiang Tian also felt very aggrieved and didn't dare to speak.

Mo Wait's fingers were already blistering with blood, he looked at Xiang Tian and asked, "What are you doing with this kettle in your hand?" Isn't it hot to the touch? ”

Xiang Tian smiled, looking a little honest: "I'm not hot, I'm used to it, I don't know how thick the calluses on my hands are." ”

Mo Xianyan lowered his head, his nose only felt sour, and the tears in his eyes fell without his consent.

Immediately, he hurriedly turned away and cried secretly, and after a moment he tried to contain his emotions and turn his red eyes again.

Xiang Tian and General Long were a little silent, not knowing what to say.

General Long hurriedly pushed the bowl of Pu'er tea over and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, drink it while he is hot." It's a hot day, and if you don't drink it, the water will evaporate after a while. ”

I even have to pinch the time to drink a bowl of tea, how can I not cry in my eyes?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't have imagined that there were still people who lived so hard, but they had such perseverance and perseverance, and they still didn't regret dying!