Gao Lang led people to look for five days and five nights in the desert.

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is extremely large, and strong winds often howl, rolling up the desert sand.

Most of the soldiers who accompanied them could not support it, and five or six groups of people had been replaced, and there were still soldiers who were dehydrated and passed out in a coma during the march.

Chang'an and Hushan were worried about Gao Lang's health, and they had come to persuade him many times in succession, but Gao Lang didn't find Jin Xiaolou and said that he wouldn't go back.

The galloping horse had been found early in the morning, but it was empty.

Gao Lang stood on his horse, looked at the endless barren sand, raised his neck and drank a sip of water, and was about to continue his search, when he saw a group of people coming towards him not far away.

Gao Lang saw Jin Xiaolou in the middle at a glance, hurriedly abandoned the horse, galloped away, and hugged Jin Xiaolou tightly into his arms.

Jin Xiaolou felt that his body stinked unpleasantly, for fear of smoking Gao Lang, so he hurriedly pushed him away, arched out of his arms, raised his eyes, and saw Gao Lang's worried look on his face, he couldn't help but smile, and said softly: "Don't worry, I'm not good!" ”

Gao Lang nodded like an aggrieved child, and carefully looked at Jin Xiaolou from top to bottom, and saw that she was not damaged except that she was dirty everywhere, so he put his mind at ease, raised his eyebrows, and smiled.

After a long time, I remembered something again, and asked, "What about Si'er?" ”

Jin Xiaolou turned sideways, and behind him, a woman with a long head surrounded by animal skins slowly stepped forward holding Si'er in swaddling clothes.

Si'er eats goat's milk every day, but she looks stronger than Nian'er.

Chang'an, who was following Gao Lang, had already recognized that the group of people behind him was the group that had kidnapped Jin Xiaolou, and at this time he quietly stepped forward, attached to Gao Lang's ear, and said a few words lightly.

Gao Lang immediately stepped forward in two steps to take Si'er from the woman's hand, grabbed Jin Xiaolou with the other hand, and jumped back.

"Grab it!" Gao Lang gave an order, only to hear the sound of the sword coming out of the sheath.

Jin Xiaolou hurriedly stopped in front: "Wait a minute! ”

Jin Xiaolou looked at Gao Lang and said slowly: "They are desperate, we need manpower, they let me and Si'er go, and I have promised to give them a place to live." ”

……

Outside the tent, men and women sat around the campfire, chatting and drinking.

The mountain eagle ripped off a roast leg of lamb from the shelf, the leg of lamb was half fat and thin, and the tender meat was wrapped in fragrant fat oil, which made people want to swallow their fingers together.

It's been a long time since this group of people have eaten so much, and after pouring a big sip of wine, Shanying turned his head and said to Gao Lang on the side: "Seventh Master, you gave our women and children a stable home, and our men will die for you!" ”

In this cold, cannibalistic desert, there is a fire, a pot of hot wine, and a piece of fragrant meat, which can make all the wandering people pour everything in exchange.

Gao Lang also poured a sip of wine, picked up a knife and cut a piece of mutton.

He agreed to Jin Xiaolou's proposal and included Shanying's group in the barracks, with the men staying behind to be trained in Hushan with the villagers, and the women helping in the back.

The children were placed in one place, and the only gentleman in the nearby village who had studied was invited to teach them.

In this tribute that the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty forgot and disdained, their group of people lived enthusiastically.

It's just that their eyes look far away, beyond the loess on the side of the tribute, over the ridges, and at the stars and the ocean.

Gao Lang knew that he would not be here for the rest of his life, but his power was far from enough at the moment.

"Hushan said you are a good marcher." Gao Lang put the mutton in his mouth and chewed it, Shanying has been practicing with Hushan for two days, and he is a good talent, "Those who have the ability will not be buried in the yellow sand." ”

Shanying smiled heartily: "It won't be wrong to follow the Seventh Master." ”

"But......" Shan Ying smiled, "Seventh Master doesn't want to ask us what the origin of this group of people is?" ”

Gao Lang took a sip of wine and shook his head: "Heroes don't ask where they come from. ”

Mountain Eagle nodded, he had always hated being asked about his origins.

Shanying has a very good background, so good that it can be described as prominent, but his family is in the middle of the road, and his father was convicted of the felony of rebellion, and he robbed the family and wiped out the nine clans.

Shanying was only five years old at the time, and he crawled out of the dog's cave and wandered all the way to Gongbian.

Later, he broke into the desert with a group of wanted criminals, and gradually became the leader of this group.

Gao Lang saw that the mountain eagle's expression was sometimes dark and sometimes bright, and he spoke again: "I have other things to ask you." ”

"What?" Mountain Eagle retracted his thoughts and asked out loud.

"Who sent you the letter?" Gao Lang heard Xiao Lou say that it was someone who sent a letter to Shanying and they came up with the idea to come to the barracks to kidnap Jin Xiaolou and her child, and Gao Lang had to find out this spy.

Shanying frowned: "I can't say this. ”

Seeing Gao Lang's eyes narrowed, Shan Ying continued: "Seventh Master, don't worry, I will keep an eye on that person for you, and I won't ask him to make tricks again!" ”

In the tent, Jin Xiaolou and Nanyang were looking at the two children who were sleeping side by side in the small cradle.

Gao Lang lifted the curtain, walked in with a drunken body, waved at Nanyang, and drove her out.

Then he leaned half on his body and leaned over to Jin Xiaolou's side.

"I sometimes think that we should take our children to a place that is rarely populated, but has a great view, and build two or three thatched huts, just like in Jingkou Village. Raise some chickens and ducks, a dog and two cats, and we will farm and eat by ourselves. When the children are older, they will go to the nearby village to find a kind and lovely little girl for them, we are old, hand in hand every day, with the dog out to blow the wind, such days are really pleasant. ”

Jin Xiaolou muttered: "As long as you want, I will accompany you." ”

"If you want to show your ambitions, I will accompany you and plan with you; If you want to live in seclusion, I will accompany you and farm for you! ”

Jin Xiaolou is a good hand at farming!

Gao Lang smiled and kissed Jin Xiaolou's lips, the two of them warmed up for a moment, and Jin Xiaolou said again: "When Si'er is six months old, I will send him away." ”

Jin Xiaolou got up from Gao Lang's arms and looked at the cradle with his eyes: "I'm afraid that when they are a little older, they will remember you and me." ”

For children who are sent away by their parents, it is best not to remember what their parents looked like.

Since they have made an exchange, no matter how reluctant they are, they must do what they say, and they must choose a child to send to Jinjun Mountain.

"Send it away...... Which one? Gao Lang leaned towards Jin Xiaolou again.

Jin Xiaolou shook his head: "I don't know either." ”

This choice is too cruel.

But they had to make a choice.

……

Six months passed in a hurry, and the summer in Gongbian was extremely hot.

Lin'er is three years old, running around the world with Chang'an, and still chasing to learn to ride a horse.

Chang'an specially found a half-human-tall jujube red foal and brought it as Lin'er's birthday gift, and took Lin'er to learn to ride a horse hand in hand.

In the afternoon of this day, the two of them had just ridden around the camp and ran around, Lin'er was not big, but he was the most intelligent, and he knew how to ride a horse and shoot arrows.

When he got off the horse, Chang'an was already sweating profusely, and the little Lin'er still didn't want to rest, broke free from Chang'an's hand, and rushed to the camp to find Uncle Shanying to practice wrestling.

Nanyang passed by with a cage of crystal bags that had just been steamed, and shouted to Lin'er, who was wrestling at Shanying's knees, as soon as he heard Nanyang's aunt's voice, he immediately raised his face and said to Shanying: "Today I will let you go, Uncle Shanying, tomorrow we will have a showdown!" ”

"Hahaha, little glutton!" Shanying laughed, "Smelling the fragrance of buns, you can run faster than a horse, and running away is a towel, but today you lose!" ”

Lin'er's little face wrinkled, and she stood in place, looked at the cage drawer in Nanyang's hand, looked at Shanying again, and turned around after a while: "Aunt Nanyang, you go first, and Uncle Lin'er will come to eat your buns after Uncle Shanying wins!" ”

Shan Ying was just joking, but now his eyes lit up, and he praised: "It's not a loss, it's the son of the seventh master!" It's so small, it's so temperamental! ”

"Today we will compete in a battle, if you win Uncle Shanying, Uncle will take you to eat something better!" Keep it more delicious than your Aunt Nanyang's buns! ”

Seeing that Lin'er was fighting with the mountain eagle again, Nanyang shook his head, stopped calling him, and walked straight to Jin Xiaolou's tent.

As soon as he opened the curtain and entered, Jin Xiaolou said loudly: "Can you put it in?" ”

Nanyang nodded.

There are a total of five buns in this cage, two of which are wrapped in glutinous rice skin, one of which is filled with sesame candy and the other is stuffed with jujube paste.

Jin Xiaolou specially ordered Nanyang to put these two fillings, she has already decided, Si'er and Nian'er, which one eats the jujube paste filling and will go to Jinjun Mountain.

She can't make a choice, so let them choose for themselves......

Nanyang took out the buns, and the two glutinous rice leather bags were placed in front of Si'er and Nian'er.

In the past few months, Si'er has become more and more lively and active, a curious child, Nian'er is calm and quiet, always flashing a pair of eyes.

Seeing the buns handed over, Nian'er still looked at it, Si'er had already taken the lead in stretching out her hand, grabbed one of them at once, and sent it straight to her mouth.

When you bite into it, your red mouth is full of soft and sweet jujube paste.

As soon as Jin Xiaolou bit his lip, tears immediately flowed down.