Chapter 116: Westbound
At night, Liu Yong and Ma Miaozhen slept on the kang head and the other on the kang. Sharing a room with a delicate girl is undoubtedly a torment for a big boy like Liu Yong. In order to relax himself and fall asleep, he had to think about business.
Because of Ma Miaozhen's pestering, Liu Yong didn't ask about the dish in the end. He wasn't in a hurry, and he just asked the villagers when it was dawn.
Thinking about it, Liu Yong didn't know when he fell asleep. But when he woke up the next day, what was embarrassing for Liu Yong was that he hugged Ma Miaozhen again, still holding him face to face.
Liu Yong hurriedly got up to dodge, but this time Ma Miaozhen was indifferent, she seemed to like this very much, but she smiled shyly and got up calmly.
He also asked, "Brother Yong slept well?" β
"Oh, good, good." Liu Yong was still a little ashamed. "Well, I'll go ahead and see the brothers." In a panic, he got off the kang and went out.
Outside, the boys were preparing breakfast. Liu Yong decided to exchange his salt for some food in the village, so he found the old village guard. The intent is stated.
Lao Mura Bao was naturally willing, and in order for each family to get some salt, he asked each family to take out some grain.
Next, Liu Yong asked Lao Cun Bao about the beets.
"Oh, this one is called beets. However, unlike ordinary beets, the stems and leaves of this vegetable are very sweet, and the roots are not that big, so you can see that they are no different from ordinary grass. But it's very sweet. Lao Cun replied.
"Oh, yes, did you grow this vegetable or did you grow it wild?" Liu Yong asked again.
"Of course we planted it. This is something that has been passed down from our ancestors. Lao Mura Bao said.
Liu Yong understands that this kind of beet is a specialty here. Then he asked, "Then may I ask the old man, is it okay to grow this kind of vegetable elsewhere?" β
"This? I really don't know, but according to the old man, there should be no problem. Lao Murabao said with a smile.
Liu Yong nodded and said, "Okay, thank you old man." β
"No need to be polite." The old village is also very polite.
"Old man, we'll leave after breakfast, and we'll see you when I get back." Liu Yong said.
"That old decay is waiting for the official's master." The old village said.
Liu Yong wanted to ask the old village guard about the unkind village rules again, but after thinking about it, it seems that the people in this village only know how to abide by the village rules, but they don't know the secrets behind the village rules. It will take a few days to solve this mystery. I'll talk about it when I get back. This village must not be simple. If I hadn't decided to go to Western Xia by this road, I might never have found this village.
After saying goodbye to the old village guard, he returned to the station, and went into the house to have breakfast with Ma Miaozhen. Then he organized the people to set out. Liu Yong only used a bag of salt in exchange for hundreds of catties of rice. He also promised the old village that he would send someone to send salt to their village in the future, how could people not be able to do it without salt.
The old village Bao and the villagers were very grateful to Liu Yong and sent it to the village.
Liu Yong's convoy continued its journey westward. The road is getting harder and harder, and it feels like it's always climbing. In fact, little by little, they are walking towards the plateau.
Finally they saw the snow-capped mountains, and then they turned to the north.
The air on the plateau was thin, and many people were not used to it, and their physical strength was exhausted, and the convoy could only walk back and forth to rest for a while, and the speed of movement was unusually slow.
And the sun on this plateau seems to be very hot, and the skin of the sun hurts, but the temperature is still very low. It's a strange weather.
The convoy sailed on this uninhabited wasteland. What tigers, leopards, bears, beasts, they didn't even see a single bug. I saw only flocks of vultures circling in the sky, seemingly staring at the convoy, waiting to peck at the dead.
This kind of desolation is simply depressing, but fortunately, Liu Yong's convoy is crowded, and the joke brings a little vitality to this lonely and bleak wasteland.
However, it was as if they were heading towards a snowy mountain. Liu Yong asked Liu Qiang and said, "Brother Liu, can we walk over the mountain in front of us?" β
"As long as there is a way, we can walk through it." Liu Qiang's words are nonsense in Liu Yong's eyes.
Well, we have to go north anyway, and I hope there will be a road before the car reaches the mountain.
Ma Miaozhen also felt unwell, so Liu Yong had to let her lie on the ox cart that pulled the cloth, and rode her horse himself, and his old horse was rotated for the martial artists to ride.
Liu Yong rode Ma Miaozhen's white horse and walked on the side of Ma Miaozhen's ox cart, which can be regarded as her companion. Talk to her while walking.
"I say, let you go home and you won't come back, see how uncomfortable you are." Liu Yong carried some reproach and love.
Ma Miaozhen smiled and said, "I'm fine, but I feel a little nauseous and have some difficulty breathing." Liu Yong said: "These are altitude sickness, fortunately, your symptoms are not serious, otherwise I would really send you back." Ma Miaozhen hurriedly said: "Don't, don't send me back." β
Liu Yong sighed a few times and said, "Hey! You girl, you're so tough. β
Ma Miaozhen smiled.
They still eat three meals a day, and on this plateau, it takes more time to cook than usual. It was supposed to take more than 20 minutes, but it would take more than an hour here. There was no river water in the plains, so they had to find some clean white snow to boil and drink. If there is no firewood to burn, they will pick up cow dung. It was the only evidence they could see of the presence of livestock in the wasteland. If there is livestock, there are people. However, it seems that these people are nomadic people and do not have a fixed residence.
Fortunately, there was no shortage of dead grass in this wasteland, and a dozen cows and horses also had forage. Every day, you have to unload them and find a place with thick dead grass for them to eat, and rest by the way.
When evening came, they set up camp. Liu Yong and Ma Miaozhen slept in a tent. Because Ma Miaozhen was afraid. Every time the two of them got into the tent, Lin Hualang pouted. Everyone also knows that Lin Hualang's sister is Liu Yong's fiancΓ©e. In fact, they didn't know about the five thousand guan agreed between Liu Yong and Daddy Lin. You'll be shocked when you know it. Five thousand guan, five thousand taels of silver. This wife is a bit too expensive.
Seeing Lin Hualang pouting, someone comforted: "Brother Hualang, don't be jealous, it's normal for a handsome and capable man like Liu Guanren to have a girl like him." Later, when Liu Guanren is developed, you can take a look. There will be more women around him. β
Lin Hualang had no choice but to nod helplessly and accept this statement. Don't say it's Liu Yong, if he Lin Hualang is developed, how can he be worthy of his life if he doesn't marry three wives and four concubines?
Thinking of this, he smiled instead.