Chapter 220: The Sheep Boy
"Give! Sunspot. The girl broke off most of the sweet potato and fed it to the big black dog, while she smiled and watched them play with the lamb as she took small bites.
For a while, the laughter of the girls, the cry of the lamb "bleating", and the sound of the girl and the sunspot eating a small and a big, played a warm music in this cold Mongolian steppe.
In the distance, the snow was originally calm and waveless, but at some point, there seemed to be a white cloud floating by, and the snow was white, and everyone didn't notice it for a while.
Xue Ping and the three of them were worthy of staying outside the plug, and they were the first to notice something wrong, and hurriedly pointed out to Zhiwen, it was a large white flock, which was coming towards Zhiwen and them unhurriedly, and several big yellow or black dogs, suddenly in front of them, and suddenly in the back, they could already faintly hear their barking.
And Xue Ping and the three of them inadvertently stood at the forefront, but there were some loyal protectors.
"Oops! My brother is here. The girl had apparently seen the flock as well, and was busy eating the sweet potato in her hand.
A man and a rider flashed out of the flock, accompanied by the sound of "da-da" horses' hooves, crossed the flock, and went straight to Zhiwen and them.
"Not good!" Xue Ping screamed, pulled out his scimitar, and quickly blocked in front of Zhiwen and the three girls, Tao Yong and Hai Dongqing followed behind him.
"Boom!" No sooner had the three of them taken their positions than an arrow fell from the sky and stuck it at their feet, and the arrow feathers trembled.
Xue Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this arrow, obviously the same as the three arrows they robbed Zhiwen that day, was intended to warn, not to start a war.
The strange girl was in a hurry, rushed out of the crowd, waved vigorously into the distance, and shouted, "Brother! Don't hurt! ”
As soon as the words fell, with the sound of the horse's hooves becoming more and more rapid and loud, a black shadow suddenly flew out of the horse's back, and landed accurately on the lamb that was playing with them, and then the black shadow tightened, and the lamb rose into the air, and just bleated twice, and it had fallen into the arms of the man on horseback.
This time, even Xue Ping praised, "What a handsome lasso kung fu!" ”
"Phew!" The man stopped the horse in front of the strange girl, jumped off the horse, and returned the lamb to the girl's arms, "How did you find a lamb here?" ”
The girl's face flushed, and her fingers played with her braids restlessly, "I..., I smelled the fragrance and before I knew it, I was here." ”
Someone sniffed, "Is this what it smells like?" ”
The girl nodded.
"It's very fragrant." He took out a square handkerchief from his arms and handed it over, "Wipe your mouth, a girl doesn't wipe her mouth after eating, what is it like!" ”
Immediately ignoring the girl who stuck out her tongue and made a grimace, took two steps forward, pulled out the feather arrow inserted in the ground, inserted it back into the quiver, clasped her fists with both hands, and bowed slightly, "I was too far away just now, I thought that the sister was a horse thief..."
Speaking of this, he glanced at Xue Ping and the others, and then said, "... In a hurry, I shot an arrow, but fortunately I didn't hurt anyone, and I hope you will forgive me. ”
Xue Ping was greatly embarrassed, knowing that the outfits of several of his people would indeed make people misunderstood, that is, this strange girl was still young and inexperienced, otherwise outside this plug, any person would regard them as horse thieves, his old face turned red, and he automatically stepped back and gave up the main position to Zhiwen.
Zhiwen heard the meaning from the words of the person, and knew that most of the problems of Xue Ping and the three of them were in their clothes, but now he didn't have any clothes for them to change, and it was impossible for them to take off and wash on a cold day, so they could only do so.
Looking up and down, the person who came was a young man, with a long body, wearing a Mongolian leather robe, perhaps he was in a hurry just now, and he was so hot that he took off his hat, revealing not a bald head, nor those strange Mongolian hairstyles, but the standard Han family hair bun.
Combined with this person's slightly Qin-accented Chinese and standard Han family etiquette, I already believed what the girl just said - they are Han - but since they are Han people, how can they go to Shepherd sheep outside Cyprus.
Thinking in his heart, Zhiwen did not have the slightest slackness in his hand, and returned the salute, "It's okay, Your Excellency cares about Sister Ling, which is admirable." ”
"By the way, thank you for your hospitality." The young man in the dress thanked him and looked at Zhiwen.
The group of people in front of him was very strange, the three of them knew at a glance that they were horse thieves, otherwise he would not have shot that arrow in a hurry, and the other man could see that he was from the pass, but there was also an aura on his body that made him uneasy.
But the young man who answered him had a gentle temperament, and the three girls next to him made him feel very comfortable, which made him wary for most of the time.
It's just that three horse thieves and a strong man seem to obey this young man's orders, but it's a little strange, looking at what he wears, it's not the kind of rich family.
"Where, Your Excellency is gracious." Zhiwen replied.
The young man looked at the carriage and asked, "Are you here to do business?" ”
"Exactly, a small foot trader, pull some grain, and try his luck when he goes out of the customs." Zhiwen said with a smile.
"Is there only food?" There was a slight disappointment on the boy's face.
"Oh! There is also some green salt. "There are still dozens of catties of salt left in the warehouse of the Zhiwen system, and some of them can be traded.
"Anything else?" The boy's eyes sparkled.
Zhiwen was about to shake his head, he remembered that there was indeed nothing, but when he saw the young man's eyes full of hope, his heart moved.
In addition to food, salt and tea are the most lacking outside the plug.
If there is no salt to eat, people will have no strength.
Tea is also very important to the herdsmen outside the Saiwai region, whose daily diet lacks vegetables, and if they do not drink tea for a long time, they will not only have difficulty in defecation, but also be prone to sepsis.
Tea! Zhiwen hurriedly looked for it in the system warehouse, and Zhou Chengyun gave them Nati Pu'er tea, and he kept two cakes for himself, but he was reluctant to take this out and trade it.
There is loose tea! The amount is quite a lot, nearly a hundred catties.
This is..., Zhiwen patted his head and remembered, when he first came to the county seat from the village, in order to hide people's eyes, he went to the grain store to buy some grain to fill the number, and also bought some tea leaves in the grain store and put them in the warehouse, but later things happened one after another, and Zhiwen quickly forgot about this stubble.
Although it has been a long time, nothing that is put into the system warehouse will be broken, and there will be no problem with trading.
It's just that this tea, Zhiwen is a little disdainful, and he had no choice but to buy it in the county, and I don't know if people want it outside the county.
Thinking of this, Zhiwen pretended to take out a handful of tea leaves from his arms, "There is still some tea, but the texture is too inferior, and I don't know if you can see it." ”
As he spoke, he handed the tea to the boy.
The young man carefully picked up a small piece of tea from Zhiwen's hand, put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and savored it, his throat moved for a while, swallowed it, and then opened his eyes and said, "This tea is good, the distinguished guest is too modest!" ”