The ground trembled slightly, and the sound of horses' hooves came to a halt in front of the inn. The owner of the store and the doctor in the store were preparing the ingredients for cooking, and they were startled, and said in their hearts, what's the matter, so many customers come early in the morning?

At this time, more than a dozen people have walked into the store one after another, and there are many people outside who are taking care of the horses, all in gray tight-fitting cloth clothes, wearing gray cloth hats, short-dressed, and tidying up one by one. The leader was in his thirties, and the rest were all teenagers. The man in the lead told the boss that he was not going to come in, and that he would leave immediately after handing over the goods, and that he would just prepare some hay and water for the horses, so the shopkeeper ordered a few men to help prepare the water and weed.

Seeing Abu come out, the children looked excited, lined up in three rows, bent down to salute, and respectfully shouted "Sir" to Abu. Abu smiled and greeted everyone one by one. Finally, he went to the caravan captain Old Man Bai with the older man, and after explaining, Old Man Bai naturally agreed. With two days missing, you can still go around Gumozhou City by the way, and pull some goods back, why not?

After everyone had eaten, they began to readjust the ore, and this time there were nearly fifty people and nearly a hundred horses. Obviously, it has been calculated according to the amount of goods, and there is still some margin, after all, horses pull goods, in addition to fast foot, the load is not as good as camels. After packing up, they began to march out of the city.

Here Abu introduced more than 30 men to Li Yan and them, this man's name is Wang Cheng, he has been in business before, and he has seen the world, so he took him and made a small business in the state city, as a base for contact.

Then a few people were also introduced to Wang Cheng, he saw Li Yan and Liu Yuanlu and Abu talking and laughing, plus Yun Niang was very beautiful, he didn't dare to slack off, and gave gifts one by one.

When Li Yan asked why all the children were brought out, Wang Cheng smiled and said that this was what Mr. meant. Some young and strong laborers still need to serve the farmland, and they can't get away; In addition, it is always good to let these children come out and see the world. Li Yan asked again, looking at these children's actions and actions, some of them looked like veterans in the army.

Abu took over with a smile, saying that there are indeed a few veterans who have retrained these children, and after a long time, they naturally have the temperament of some veterans, but although these children may have physical skills, but because they are often active outside, their culture has fallen behind a lot, and you will be a little busy after you go back.

Li Yan responded with a smile, originally after losing his wife and children, he was heartbroken, but since he met Abu and accepted Wu Ye as his righteous son, he also had sustenance in his heart. Seeing so many teachable, malleable, and likable young people, I felt a burst of pride in my heart, as if I saw the appearance of these children who could write poems and fight martial arts in the future.

These horses are not very tall, the head is relatively large, the neck is thick and short, the limbs are short and strong, and they are resistant to rough food, which is just suitable for pulling goods.

Wu Ye was happy now, and finally fulfilled his dream of riding a horse. Originally, he wanted to ride alone, but Abu would agree, and finally rode with Yun Niang. Looking at so many brothers who are not a few years older than him, all of them doing things neatly, his little heart is full of yearning, when will he be able to ride a horse and gallop in all directions like them?

Although some of the children led their horses on the ground, they were still able to move much faster than camels. After a while, the riding children will dismount and swap, so the overall speed of progress is maintained.

After a few breaks in the middle, everyone had a clear division of labor, and it was orderly, looking at the way the children were doing things, Li Yan and they were full of praise.

At a break near the end of the evening, Wu Ye gathered everyone together, said to take a good rest, wait for it to get dark before leaving, do not leave water, grass, food, and at the same time deployed some goods, and sent several groups of patrol scouts, in groups of three, cruising around the large army like a net, to prevent anyone from watching, and the atmosphere began to be tense.

The night is deep, the sky is like a dome, the vast four fields, all look exactly the same, although there is moonlight in the sky, but if you don't know the direction, it is very likely to get lost in the vast night.

As the horse's hooves moved forward with a foot deep and a foot shallow, what Yun Niang could feel was that they had walked into the desert. I don't know how long I walked forward, but I could already see the dark mountains in front of me. At this time, Wu Ye was already asleep, and Li Yan held him and tied him with a shirt. Further on, there is a rugged mountain road, flanked by sharp cliffs and a sheep's intestine trail in the middle, which can only be led by horses.

Abu commanded in front, Wang Cheng took the scout to break behind, she was beside Abu, in the dark night, by the moonlight in the sky, she could vaguely see the serious expression on his face, and the command he gave was also low.

It was clear that Abu was also nervous right now, and if someone stalked, they could be devastated. Her heart couldn't help beating fast, and she remembered the first time she met him at the hotel.

Yun Niang couldn't remember how long she had walked forward, how many forks she had crossed, and how many uphill and downhill she had passed. The only thing she could feel was the deep blue sky above her, cut into a ribbon by the towering cliffs on either side, wide or narrow, curved or straight, like a meandering stream.

Until the sky turned white, it was almost dawn. The road in front of us suddenly widened, and the ground was much smoother, and you could see stone pillars and stone forests of different shapes from time to time on the road, and I don't know how many years of weathering took to form; At the foot of the mountain on both sides, there are streams flowing with dingdong, and strange-shaped milky stones hang upside down, like swords and knives, exuding an invisible momentum.

At a fork in the road, Abu and Yun Niang stopped with their horses, leaned to the side, and watched the horses and individuals walk by, and he kept whispering words of encouragement to them. It wasn't until Wang Cheng came back with the scout and said that everything was normal that his heart suddenly relaxed, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

After a short walk, the army stopped, and when it was their turn, Yun Niang found them coming to a cave with a rushing stream on one side and a rocky beach made of sand and gravel on the other; If the current is a little stronger, they may have to wade through the water. Walk cautiously forward, through the dark stone cave, there is a bright light in front of it, it is a stone door.

Passing through the stone gate, the eyes suddenly opened up. The impact on the retina from black to bright, from monotonous gray and yellow to colorful pictures is enormous.

First of all, there is an endless green in the face, which is an endless grassland, dotted with patches of dark green and gold, that is, patches of woods and ripe crops, and occasionally dotted with small flowers of various colors. The two rivers in the middle are like silver trains, swimming in the green sea, there are herds of cattle, sheep and horses, leisurely grazing, drinking, wandering, and some small herds of deer mixed in between. On the right is the mountain with clouds, the bottom is the green of the vegetation, the top is the black and gray of the rocks, and the top of the mountain is white with snow. On the left side is the reddish-brown color of the bare mountain, without any vegetation on it.

Abu and the others also entered the stone gate, and the earth-shattering shout rang out: "Welcome back, sir!" Then there was a round of applause and cheers.

In front of them was a crowd of black people, all eagerly expectant, smiling faces. Abu turned around, with a happy smile, and said to Yun Niang and Li Yan: "Warm welcome, welcome to Xanadu!" ”