At this time, it has entered the early winter season, and the grass has turned a faint yellow, like a thick grass carpet spread in the boundless wilderness.

Like a huge pale yellow boundless disk, vast and immense, the spirit is breathtaking.

This continuous pale yellow plain, stretching out under the sky, has no hills, and is as calm as the sea on a calm day.

This kind of shock to the soul can only be experienced when they came to the East China Sea at the beginning of the day, Xu Fei and Zhou Yunxin rode their horses by the reins, and galloped wantonly, as if they were floating in the sea at will.

I don't know how long I ran like this, but I saw that there were herdsmen's tents scattered on the grassland, and the grassland was vast and sparsely populated, with large tribes and herdsmen who grazed their own herds alone.

At this time, the sun was already rising, and the sky on the grassland seemed to be very low, and the blue sky seemed to be overhead.

The sun was very violent, and the two of them complained bitterly, and the early winter clothes on their bodies also felt quite hot.

Don't you know that the temperature difference between day and night in this grassland is huge, and the grassland tribes are all dressed in praise of clothes, which seems to show their generous, rough and frank character.

It is mostly a robe, which is convenient for riding, and at noon you only need to push the leather robe to the waist. And Xu Fei and Zhou Yun were wearing cotton clothes from the Central Plains, which was inconvenient to put on and take off, and it was very hot at this time, and the cheering energy that had just entered the grassland had disappeared.

The two of them urged the horses to travel for most of the day, Zhou Yun, as the guide, was silent, just cared about riding forward, Xu Fei had never been to the grassland, where did he have any ideas, so he had to follow.

After walking for a long time, seeing that the sun was slanting westward, Zhou Yun was still riding with his head bored, and the temper of the child was like two people.

Xu Fei couldn't hold back any longer, and urged the horse to move quickly a few times to stop Zhou Yundao: "Brother Yun, it's almost dark at this time, why don't you quickly find a herdsman and see if you can spend the night?"

That Zhou Yun just nodded when he heard this, and then walked forward again, this time it was good, and he saw a wisp of green smoke in the distance after walking until the sun set.

That Zhou Yunwang saw it, just like a drowning man saw a life-saving straw, and said to Xu Fei excitedly: "Big brother, look, let's hurry up and go there to spend the night. ”

The more Xu Fei looked at it, the more strange he felt, but he had no clue in this grassland, so he could only listen to Zhou Yun's arrangement.

The two of them hurried on horseback, and in a short time they came to the place where the smoke was, and saw two tents in front of them, both of which were made of cow hair felt and sewn, and several ropes made of cow hair were firmly tied to the wooden wedges that had been smashed into the ground.

After a day of travel, the two were already tired and hungry, so they got off the horse and tied it to the wooden frame on one side, and Zhou Yun instructed: "The eldest brother should put the horsewhip outside, and don't bring the horsewhip into the tent, the herdsmen have a taboo about this." ”

After saying this, Xu Fei's heart was put down again.

Along the way, Zhou Yun didn't say a word, it didn't look like he knew the folk customs of the grassland path.

I didn't expect to suddenly say such jargon at such a time, and it was indeed a person who had been to the grassland to know, so he hurriedly put the whip back on the horse.

The two came to the tent door, and before they could think of a way to stay overnight, they saw the tent door open and an elderly herdsman walked out.

The man was dressed in typical steppe clothing, with leather robes, belts, boots, and ornamental utensils in bright blue and white colors. The hair is gray, and the face is furrowed with vicissitudes.

When the two of them saw someone coming out, they hurriedly bowed their hands, but before they could speak, the elderly herdsman said first: "You are from the Central Plains, right? At this time, it is already dark, and the climate of this grassland is extremely cold at night, so you are about to reach the tent." ”

Although the voice is a little weird, it can be understood as much as possible, don't you know that Xu Fei and Zhou Yun really have great luck this time.

This week, Yun used to come with the Gang Tang, and the path was only seen a few times, and the specific way to walk was led by the local tribe, and he had already walked seven meat and eight vegetables, and he didn't know why.

is to say nothing during the day, for fear that Xu Fei will see that he will blame, it is really a child's temperament.

Especially this Zhou Yun didn't understand the language of the grassland tribe at all, and it was impossible to talk about asking for directions, if it weren't for the herdsmen living on the edge of the grassland, not far from the Central Plains. Therefore, many herdsmen often do some fur business, and there are not a few people who are proficient in the language of the Central Plains. I'm afraid I'm going to be embarrassed tonight.

The two entered the tent and found an elderly female herdsman and a young man and a woman in the tent. When they saw the two of them coming in, they all got up and greeted each other with the etiquette of the prairie.

Xu Fei and Zhou Yun didn't know how to return the salute, so they could only imitate the other party to bend down deeply and stroke their chests to return the salute.

With a smile on his face, the old herdsman said a few words to his family, and then said to the two of them in the Chinese dialect: "Here are all my family children and daughters, don't be restrained, let's have a good meal together." ”

The two of them were greatly moved, so they had never known each other and had no friendship, but they could treat each other warmly, which was really different from the folk customs of the Central Plains.

The old man's son walked out of the tent quickly, and after a while, brought in a lamb that had been skinned and cut.

This is the etiquette of grassland hospitality, and guests must be entertained with whole sheep when they come to the door.

"Whole sheep" is also called "sheep's back" is the best food, and the method of making and eating are more exquisite.

"Whole sheep" is to cut the seventh rib on the back of the whole mutton to the tail into a section, and then cut the limbs, head and neck, each of the blades is a piece, with the tail into the pot, and the whole part of the sheep is placed in a large wooden plate to entertain guests. The meat is tender and crispy, and the whole sheep is the best product for banquets and sacrifices.

After a while, the mutton is cooked, paired with the clear and transparent mellow mare's milk wine, as well as the milk fruit, which are all good products that will be served when entertaining distinguished guests on the grassland, and it takes many days to make, and it is not easy to come by.

It is said that this mare's milk wine, every time the grass is lush and the horses get off the horse, they begin to milk and ferment to make "its grid". When the autumn grass and trees dry up, the foals are grouped together and the milking stops.

Therefore, from Futian to Mid-Autumn Festival, this period of time is known as the feast season of "Qigelin Chaga" instant mare's milk wine.

Whenever this season comes, the shepherds milk their foals in front of their homes. After brewing its character, both men, women and children must drink it, and herdsmen who do not have their own brewing style can go to other people's homes to drink, and they will be welcomed

This milk fruit is the essence of the precious dairy products of the grassland tribe.

Mix white flour with fresh toffee, make cakes or other shapes, and fry them in oil. It has a unique pure fragrance, rich in nutrition, the most precious, when eating, add milk tea, milk fruit, fried rice, often is a good product to entertain VIPs.

The two of them ate delicious hand-grabbed mutton, milk and fruit. Drinking this clear and mellow mare's milk wine. In this warm tent, I talked and drank with the old herdsmen, and the depression and fatigue of the day were swept away.

The conversation revealed that the old herdsman's name was Ulihan, and that he was a member of the nearby Turghut tribe, and that the herdsmen of the tribe lived in pursuit of water and grass, and that it was already early winter, and that the Ulihan family would join the tribe in some time.

Everyone ate, drank, danced, and talked until late at night, and then Ullihan sent the two to stay in a small tent next to them, and his family was crammed into this big tent.

The little tent was not for the purpose of living, but for the ewes and lambs that gave birth to their young. Originally, the herders were worried that they would not survive the cold in winter, so they used tents to take care of them. Inside, it's spacious and warm.

The two of them were now thankful that they had to sleep as long as they could, and drank a lot of mare's milk wine, and fell into a deep sleep as soon as they lay down.

The next morning, because they couldn't be too idle for the night, the two of them hurriedly got up softly and went out of the tent, but saw that the Ullihan family had already gotten up and been busy for a long time.

After saying goodbye, Wu Lihan brought a lot of milk and fruit. The two were very grateful, and thanked them again and again.

Bidding farewell to the Wulihan family, Zhou Yun led the way, and Xu Fei followed. This Zhou Yun saw that this vast grassland looked like an ordinary place, but he was worried but didn't dare to say it, so he drove his horse by himself.

The two walked from early morning to noon, Zhou Yun was anxious, in the past, when he came to the grassland, people from the tribe immediately came to lead the way, although he followed several times, but after all, he did not walk by himself.

This season is also not right, and the grassland landform and vegetation are so varied that it is impossible to identify. Yesterday in Wulihan, I was afraid that Xu Fei would know that he was lost, so he didn't dare to ask about Wulihan's road.

In fact, Zhou Yun has been in the Gang Hall since he was a few years old, and he has been suffering from poison, and he is just observing the world by himself, and his personality is more like a child's innocence.

After walking for a long time, Xu Fei looked at the back more and more wrong, and was about to move forward to ask what was going on, when he saw smoke rising in the distance, but it was not a wisp of cooking smoke like in Wulihan yesterday evening. Instead, smoke rose from several places, presumably where the populous tribes were.

Xu Fei said to Zhou Yun: "Brother Yun, there is smoke in front, there must be someone, why don't we go and ask how many roads are left?"

Zhou Yun saw the smoke is also a general idea, thinking of a crowded place, avoiding Xu Fei to secretly ask the road is serious.

At this time, the two of them were no longer depressed when they had reassurance, and they talked and laughed, and walked up a dirt slope again, and saw that the smoke and dust in front of them were getting thicker and thicker, as if it was not cooking smoke, but as if something was burning.

Xu Fei had a lot more experience than Zhou Yunjianghu, and immediately became alert, and said to Zhou Yun: "Brother Yun, look at that smoke is definitely not cooking smoke, the smoke and dust are rising black, is it the water?"

I also think it's ridiculous when I say this, this water is just a fire with black smoke, how can there be such a reason for black smoke rising in several places.

At that moment, I was secretly vigilant in my heart, and my ears and eyes were full of spirit, and the horses were also urging faster.

Closer and closer to the black smoke, the sound of horses' hooves was already heard in my ears, and dozens of feet forward, I heard the soft sound of gold and iron colliding, and someone howled miserably.

Zhou Yun was also alert, and the two of them urged the horses to rush up this high dirt slope at full speed, and they saw hundreds of horses galloping back and forth below, and the people on the horses were fighting together with long sabers.

On one side, there were a large number of people in black leather robes, who had already burned their tents in four or five places, and were besieging and killing twenty or thirty resisting steppe tribes in the circle. Among these twenty or thirty people, many women and children were protected.

Both of them are chivalrous, how can they sit idly by. Shouted at the moment.

"Murderers don't want to be rampant, Xu Fei is also here!"