Yang Chong himself studied metallurgy, and after graduation, he couldn't enter the steel mill, so he went to work in a winery, and after a year of mixing, in order to make money and interest, he changed to a line of cultural relics, tossing around; Yang Chong went to Milan City to have a long insight, and by the way, to see if he could find something of value in the surrounding area, he didn't expect to reach the Sui Dynasty in one step, and he was still in the Great Cause years, and he didn't even know how many days he could live in peace.

After dinner, Yang Chong returned to the woods and searched again, but he was still disappointed, and ran to Jiezi City and Wangzhu Temple to relax. Jiezi City is an earthen fortress, about 50 meters wide from north to south, about 70 meters long from east to west, only two city gates in the west enter and exit, two roads side by side in the city, one is an official road, the other is a passage for civilians and livestock. The houses are concentrated in the north, built along the city walls, with flat roofs, no doorways, and some of the houses are half-buried in the ground; To the east is a lonely government office and a dry well, and to the south is a beacon tower.

There are still some pieces of wood tablets, patent leather, armor, and fabrics in the city, Yang Chong saw a few and took a look, and it is estimated that if he returns to modern times, he can at least buy a three-bedroom house in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, but unfortunately, it is not the right time to get it. Wangzhu Temple is much bigger than the desert temple, but unfortunately it has not been inhabited for a long time, it seems to be dilapidated, the Buddha statue is full of Buddha heads, especially a tall Buddha shrine in the middle, only half of the cirrus cloud column head float is left, it is impossible to see whether it is the Bodhisattva or the king of heaven at all.

Back in the desert temple, I didn't expect that there were two meals a day in the temple, and there was no dinner, Yang Chong was not used to it in bed, meditated hard, and fell asleep until midnight. Early in the morning, Yang Chong went around the standing wood forest a few times, and also got into the forest in the fog, but the fog dissipated, and the people were still in the Sui Dynasty; Yang Chong was helpless, took out a bank card and threw it in the sky, muttering in his mouth: "If you are leaving, you will stay; If you are leaving, you will stay. ”

When the bank card falls, it is the front, and it has its own arrangement in the dark. Yang Chong came back dejectedly, hid in front of the temple gate and said seriously: "Master Yang, the clothes have been delivered to your room, and I also helped you get half a basin of water in the river." You've probably lost something, right? Please rest assured that if the little monk picks up something in the forest in the future, he will definitely stay in the temple and wait for Lord Yang to come back and take it away. ”

Yang Chong smiled helplessly, knowing that this was an unclear matter, so he had to go. After yesterday, Yang Chong knew that it was impossible to stay in the temple, the desert temple was hard, and if he was alone, the food supply would probably become a problem, and if he couldn't find his way back, he would have starved to death; Tossing a coin in the forest in front is just a kind of spiritual sustenance for Yang Chong. Yang Chong was sure of his mind, and immediately lifted his spirits and said, "Wait for me, I'll go change my clothes." ”

Gu Dizang prepared two sets of clothes, a cloth bag and a cloth with a packing bag, Yang Chong put a new set of Shanshanguo clothes outside, and the other set of baggage. Yang Chong thought about it, took out the banknotes from his wallet, divided them into two parts, stuffed them under the insoles of the two leather shoes, and then washed his face before going out leisurely; Gu Dizang saw it, shook his head and said: "People just want to be young, and Master Yang is really chic in everything." Come, go to the abbot's room to see what you look like, and say goodbye to the abbot by the way. ”

There was a bronze mirror in the abbot's room, and Yang Chong unexpectedly found that he was really much younger, just like when he had just graduated from college, dancing happily; The two monks didn't know why, but seeing that Yang Chong's mood was high, he was also in a happy mood, and after breakfast, the Zen master of Huangbei was sent five miles away before going back. The mud city is more than fifty miles away from the Jiezi City, and the two of them arrived in the afternoon, Yang Chong found that his physical fitness really can't be compared with the ancients, and when he saw the city, Yang Chong was already having a difficult pace, and he was hiding like a nobody.

When I walked to the edge of the city, I saw a team slowly entering the city, more than a dozen carriages, more than 60 camels, hundreds of soldiers, banners and banners, and a big Sui character. The first time he really saw the ancient army, Yang Chong was a little excited, he couldn't help but take a few steps forward, squeezed to the front, and finally a big car stopped in front of Yang Chong, the driver of the car was a burly man, looked at Yang Chong and asked: "You are Han, where are you Han?" ”

Hiding behind him, Yang Chong didn't dare to change his words, and replied: "I am from Lingnan." ”

Dahan smiled heartily: "Lingnan, I can't believe it, how did you get here?" ”

Yang Chong also smiled and said kindly: "I can't believe it myself." I'm not alone, though, but now I'm separated from the caravan. ”

Dahan asked, "What are your plans for the future?" ”

"Find a way to go back to the Central Plains, go to the Western Regions, and see it once. You see, the monks of the Great Desert Temple are kind and are preparing to send me to the merchants of the Central Plains. Yang Chong said, pointing to the lonely hide; The big man scoffed and said, "They all need protection. What's your name and would you be interested in walking with us? We're going back in three months in the Western Regions. ”

Yang Chong thanked: "My name is Yang Chong, of course I am willing to go with the army, but I don't have any money." ”

Dahan waved his hand and said: "It's all from the Great Sui, don't talk about money, I, Shi Daqian, will find a job for you to pay off your debts, hurry up and talk to the monk and get in the car." ”

Yang Chong turned around and said goodbye to Gu Dizang, got into Shi Daqian's carriage, and in the swaying, followed the convoy into the city and came to the post house. Yang Chong only has one worry, whether Shi Daqian's words as a coachman can work, fortunately, he is already in the mud city, if he really can't do it, it's a big deal to go to the city tomorrow to find a way for the merchants in the Central Plains. However, Shi Daqian seemed to have a good way, and when he was eating, he brought one to Yang Chong, and there were a few pieces of mutton in it; After eating, Shi Daqian took Yang Chong to the market to buy.

The city is on the edge of the desert, and all those who want to cross the desert will generally stop in the city for seven to ten days to quench the thirst of people and animals, and prepare a month's worth of food and forage before leaving, so it is very lively. There were three markets in the city, the grain market in the east of the city, the livestock market in the west of the city, and the goods market in the south of the city.

The boss Fan Di was in his thirties, with a vicissitudes of life, and he packed the rice for the lonely land, and said to Shi Daqian: "Master Jun, I have a small business, if you want more, it's better to change one." ”

Shi Daqian's face changed suddenly, and he asked slowly, "Is it?" ”

Fan Di's face turned pale with fright, and he said repeatedly: "Just kidding, just kidding." ”

Yang Chong was about to speak, when he heard someone behind him speak, it was Greek, and when he looked back, it was a blonde white man. Yang Chong took a small language class in middle school, and he learned Greek, so he could understand that the white man was asking Fan Di, how much can the price of rice cost? Yang Chong looked at the price sign, which was written in several words, always a bucket of money, Yang Chong asked casually: "What price are you willing to pay?" ”