Chapter 403: Yi Yuan
Yiyuan, the most remote vassal state in the west of the Great Zhou Dynasty, did not have one.
Its borders are like a long giant serpent, entrenched on the border line of the Eastern Continent.
The head of the snake in the north is close to Tianzhu, the snake tail in the south spreads into the sea, and the snake body in the north is next to the mountain Jin, Yan Ge, Zhao Heng in the territory of the Great Zhou... and other vassal states, and the snake belly to the west borders the Sahada Desert, adjacent to Ostukchi, the first power in the Middle Continent.
And because Yiyuan borders on Ostuzchi and Tianzhu, two big countries with different races and civilizations from the Great Zhou, there have been disputes and exchanges for thousands of years.
Its unique geographical environment has created a unique humanistic background of Yiyuan people who are brave and orderly, open and conservative, and live to death.
Although the national strength is not considered to be high-class among the states of the Great Zhou, no one dares to provoke it easily.
On the contrary, because it serves as a barrier separating the inland of the Great Zhou Dynasty from Ostu, and the only channel that can communicate the land trade between the two countries, it is quite a bit of a source of left and right, and the commerce is quite developed.
And Zhang Jiao's Yuqing body changed to 3 different smuggling boats at sea in a row, which took about 1 week, and finally came to the country's Niuti Port and successfully escaped from Nanyang.
Because of the scarcity of the population, Yiyuan is not exclusive to the Xiangyuan refugees who fled thousands of miles away, but the people here are tough, and it is impossible to get too much humanitarian relief.
For example, Guangliang's family of 3 is a monk because his parents are monks, and they are useful talents, and they can also have some preferential treatment.
Zhang Jiao, an orphan, was immediately registered, received three days of food, and was sent to a city called Kashgar in the order of drawing lots to become a self-supporting casual worker.
Fortunately, because he was a black-haired, black-eyed, yellow-skinned, serious Xia Zong, according to the laws of Yiyuan Kingdom, he was not qualified to sell himself as a slave within half a year, so he did not become the target of slave traders.
For example, other refugees with slightly different hair, pupils, and skin, many of them were deceived into signing contracts and becoming domestic slaves, and they were not allowed to be exalted from now on.
But thinking about it from another angle, with the master, there is also something to rely on, and no one cares about lonely ghosts like Zhang Jiao starving to death.
He was forced to carry the grain brought by Niuti Port to wander around the city of Kashgar for two days, and after learning about the customs here, he went to the labor market to apply for a part-time job picking grapes in the vineyard and started his own plan.
After working for hours in the scorching sun, Zhang Jiao climbed on the ladder, picked all the grapes on the vines around his body, put them in the bamboo basket behind his back, and looked into the distance for a while.
I thought silently: "Is that the Middle Continent over there?"
It is said that half of the country is a desert oasis, and it is not known what happened.
It's incredible that billions of people can live in such a hot, barren desert. ”
A young man next to him inadvertently caught a glimpse of his misty gaze, turned around and lowered his voice: "Zhang Bao, don't be lazy, be careful of being deducted from your salary." ”
"Chalang, I've picked 20 lou in one go," Zhang Jiao came back to his senses, stretched his waist and looked at his new friend, "Can't you rest for a while?" ”
"It's okay, it's just that the gains outweigh the losses," Chalang pouted while picking grapes with his hands and feet: "It seems that you were really a young master before, and you haven't done any hard work." ”
"I guess so. Zhang Jiao climbed down from the chair and moved to the side of Chalang, working side by side while saying, "I vaguely remember that my parents seem to love me."
But they should all be dead by now, and I had a fever and a confused brain for days on the way to escape.
If it weren't for someone on the same boat who remembered that my name was Zhang Bao, I'm afraid no one would even know my surname now. ”
The amnesia stalk is used seamlessly again, and it stands to reason that the tragic experience made up by Zhang Jiao should be sad for the hearer, and the listener should cry.
Unexpectedly, when the words landed, Chalang actually showed an expression of envy, jealousy and hatred, and said softly: "Do you have the memory of your parents' love in your mind, what a good cub."
There is a name too.
Zhang Bao, Zhang Bao, Zhang Ke is Xia Zong's surname, and Zhang He, a big man who sells flour in the city, is surnamed Zhang, and he is very majestic.
The word treasure is also very good, and the meaning of treasure and treasure is very auspicious, which is really good. ”
Zhang Jiao glanced at Cha Lang when he heard this, and thought silently: "Zhang Bao's broken name is one of the most vulgar names I have ever heard in my life."
You envy such a master whose parents died and went into exile all his life, how miserable his life is. ”
And just as he was thinking about it, he heard Chalang say again: "I was thrown into the horse manure heap when I was born, and it was my beggar grandfather who saved me."
He was a man of letters, but he fell into despair...", and began to ramble about the misfortunes of the first half of his life.
Hearing this, Zhang Jiao was dizzy, and finally escaped after the day's work was finished and the meal was served.
Most of the areas in Yiyuan are very hot during the day and extremely cold at night, and the evening is the most pleasant time of the day.
Therefore, unless it is a particularly particular family, the general public of Yiyuan at dinner will spread mats outside, and sit on the ground while drinking to eliminate the fatigue of the day, while chatting and eating.
The setting for a picnic in the vineyard is naturally better.
The host has already prepared the wine and food under the grape trellis, a table for eight people, a glass of milk wine per person, a pot of boiled meat, a pot of cold vegetables and fruits, and enough roasted naan.
Zhang Jiao sat on the mat, ate his full meal as he learned from the day laborers around him, and finally drank all the milk wine, got up and walked out of the vineyard.
Seeing this, the tea man who was nibbling on the fifth roasted naan at the same table hurriedly beckoned and asked, "Zhang Bao, it's about to get dark, where are you going?"
"I saw that there was a river outside, and I was going to go around and see if I could pick up jade. Zhang Jiao replied loudly.
"Where did you hear the rumor from a foreigner, is jade so easy to pick up," Cha Lang said urgently: "Be careful of freezing to death outside."
By the way, I heard that there are wolves around here, so I'll take you in again. ”
"Don't worry, my life is very big, I can't die in Nanyang, let alone here. Zhang Jiao said with a smile, and then ignored the tea lang and left the vineyard in great strides.
In one breath, he ran to the nearby ditch, walked into a poplar forest on the bank, threw down the anchor point, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Tens of thousands of miles away, Zhang Jiao, who was in a public toilet in District 5 of Xiangbei City, Nanyang, took his Yuqing body into his body and threw himself into the fantasy realm Huaguo Mountain to start meditating and practicing At the same time, Taiqing's body walked out of the public toilet.
Lu Wenhao, who was waiting outside the door with a guilty face, immediately leaned over, and said with a dry smile and without words: "It's comfortable, white crow."
Tsk tsk, young people have a good stomach and good health, which is enviable. ”