Chapter 3: Returning to Silla (I)
On the vast Gobi Desert, there is a blue sky, and the sky is full of stars, which seems to guide people in the direction. An old man and a young man lit a bonfire on the Gobi, and the old man told the young man in Jilin why he came to China as a Silla man.
"I accepted the task of the palace master to chase the little princess who was born, and I kept chasing, chasing, and chasing for fifteen years." The old man recounted.
"Then why don't you go back?" The teenager asked.
"At first, it was because the task was not completed, and I felt that I had no face to see the palace master, but later, the farther and farther I chased, the farther I chased, and I lost the heart to return to China." The old man replied helplessly.
"And what are you going to do after that?"
"I don't know, I heard that there is a merchant group recruiting guards, I think I might be able to become a guard, and survive first."
"Ah--- uncle, you're really lucky to have met me, I know the head of the merchant group of Dashi, and I can recommend you to be a guard."
"Really? You're just a kid, will they listen to you? The old man looked incredulous.
"Don't worry, let's go!" The young man took her camel and beckoned the old man to come with him, "Let's go, it's not good, and we'll be at the trading house soon." ”
On the way, the boy helps the old man avoid the quicksand and catch the rattlesnake.
"How do you know your way in the desert?"
"Ah, that, I rely on the stars, I feel that the Big Dipper is in my heart, and they guide me on the right path." The boy replied excitedly, "Look, that's the trading ground." ”
The boy took him to the Belle Inn and arranged for him to stay there. There, the old man saw that the young man was talking to people in the big food language. The reckless proprietress helped him to bring him to the room, and he had no choice but to be at ease.
Yuxian, who had recently discovered a small oasis and was ready to grow some vegetables, had been busy and did not return to the inn, and for the first time he did not accompany Deman out. Of course, he didn't know that Deman had brought back a Silla man to the inn. He loved to live with Deman, and in the eighteen years of life in ancient times, he had adapted to being an ancient man--- although it was not true, and his sisters also helped to hide it. He already doesn't care what queen is not a queen, and if Deman wants to, he wants to live with her forever. He had been waiting for her to grow up. Recently, he wanted to see if anyone living nearby was willing to stay with his sister, Xiuhui and Xiuzhen had become old girls for him, and now he didn't have to think about revenge, he wanted his sisters to spend the coming days here peacefully, he lay in the newly built shed by the small oasis and thought.
At the same time, Princess Chemyeong, who is far away in Silla, suffers the pain of leaving her relatives again--- and after the ---death of her younger brother, she is about to send her husband Nagarjuna to the battlefield in order to compete for power with Mimuro. She personally sewed the buttons of Nagarjuna's robe, wishing him a triumphant return, and in order to give him peace of mind, she concealed the news that she was pregnant.
"Believe me, I will definitely return triumphantly and share the worries of my father!" At night, Nagarjuna hugged Tianming and comforted Tianming.
"No matter what, you must return safely." Thinking of the dispute between his parents after his brother's death and the persecution of the beautiful room, Tianming had a bad premonition.
Far away in the chicken forest, Tianming sent her husband away, and Deman, who was in the desert trading grounds, did not know how big a crisis she had brought back. Qisu, who was brought back by her, always felt that the proprietress who entertained him was weird. So he was always vigilant.
Deman had a lively conversation with the Persian merchant Katan, as Uncle Catan had recently brought him new books and other gadgets. Deman loves these things, and she's always learning something new from them. Yuxian, who grew up with her, can always see that she has qualities and talents that many people do not have, and even Yuxian, a thousand years later, cannot be compared. Maybe that's genius.
In the evening, several Persians, Dashi and other merchants gathered together, and they said that there was no channel to sell tea. The tea market is controlled by the government, and they don't know exactly what happened. It just so happened that Deman heard some rumors in the castle, so he shared this information with these merchant uncles she liked:
"I heard that the new prince was a greedy man, and he did not allow others to sell tea privately. Lord Chen, who was in charge of the tea trade, has been executed. ”
"Ah, then what should we do, we have come all the way here, we have spent more than half a year here, if we still can't bring the tea back this time, we will die." The bearded Persian merchant's eyes were full of anxiety.
"yes, what are we going to do!"
"We've all spent so long, and if it weren't for the tea, we might as well die here." Everyone started talking, "What should this be?" ”
"Actually, it's not impossible." Deman's eyes twinkled.
"Deman, do you have a solution?" Catan whispered in Deman's ear.
Deman whispered in Catan's ear. "Really?" Catan exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" The bearded man notices the interaction between Catan and Deman.
"Deman says she's ......," Catan admitted.
"Uncle Catan!" Deman interrupted Catan's speech.
"Deman, you can't just kiss Catan, we're good with you, you can save us if you have a way." The bearded man rubbed his hands together with an eager face. The others rubbed their hands together and said, "Help us!" ”
"Well, but ......" Deman hesitated.
"Ah, Deman, I have a gift for you, you see it's a ball of fire." The bearded man said eagerly, pulling out the beads of fire from his pocket.
"Cut, what do I want you to do with that."
"Ah, I still have a calendar compiled by the Wei people."
"Hmm, Da Ming Li!" Deman hurriedly took it with both hands, held it tightly in his hands, and turned the pages of the book.
"I have wine that can burn the fire," "I have something too...... everyone frantically pulled out their things, for fear that Deman would ignore them if they were slow.
Deman took the book in his hand, and shook his head in disdain. The Persian breathed fire from his mouth, and the sound of the seal was good all the time
"Alright, let Deman talk about it," said Catan, who saw that everyone was seated, and busied himself around.
"Let's start with it, I'm not doing it for your stuff." Deman said hesitantly.
"Give it back to me!" The bearded man stretched out his hand to take away the almanac and the orb of fire.
"Hey, how can you get the things you sent back?" Deman hurriedly took the baby into his arms. "Okay, you come to me tomorrow at the market, and I'll show you something."
"Great, Deman's help will definitely solve the problem, she used to think of a solution for us."
"yes, Derman is very smart."
The night was getting deeper, and after freshening up, Deman was still studying her fires in the firelight and the night, and when he looked down at the almanac in his arms, he smiled deeply, and she was slow to respond to the call of the blazing fire.
"Deman, be careful, come and rest."
"Okay, mother!" Deman danced and clutched the contents of his arms, hurried to extinguish the candles, and walked to the bedroom.
"I'm going to sleep with my mother tonight, I haven't slept with my mother for a long time."
"Okay, my Deman has grown into a big girl, and my mother is old." Blazing Fire looked at Deman affectionately with deep meaning.
"My mother is not old, and my mother will always be with Deman like the stars in the sky."
"Yes, my mother will always accompany Deman, and if my mother goes one day, she will become a star to accompany Deman."
"When a person dies, does he become a star? Mother, you are good, don't say that, spit out, bah, mother has to always accompany Deman. ”
"Okay, mother, go to sleep, don't keep looking at the stars." There was a sense of relief on her face, which was no longer young, and she felt that she had lived up to His Majesty's trust, and Deman had grown up safely. She looked forward to being calm all the time and making her Deman I worry-free.