It was quiet for two days in a row, and even the horse thieves' sentry never appeared, and it seemed that the battle against Redbeard completely shocked the rest of the horse thieves.

Walk northwest along the Guli River, the source of the Guli River is Guqi Mountain. The mountains and seas are extremely high, and there is snow and ice on the top of the mountain that does not melt all year round.

The melting snow halfway up the mountainside flows down the mountain, forming mountain streams. Eventually, the mountain streams converged to form the source of the Guli River.

The Guli River is cool and moistens the pastures on both sides. So on both sides of the Guli River, it is the most fertile pasture. Some of the great tribes of the savannah occupy the most fertile pastures.

In the past two days, the caravan also sporadically encountered two or three nomadic steppe tribes, and exchanged them for some fur goods.

From the herdsmen's mouth, they learned that after another day's journey, they arrived at the most fertile pasture on the banks of the Guli River.

The grassland people call this pasture Zuohan Merlin, which translates into the Central Plains as Moon Bay.

The Guli River makes a big bend as it flows through this grassland, and the river channel forms a Yuanwan Lake like a full moon. The soil in this bay is extremely fertile, and the aquatic plants are lush and fresh.

And there is a small hot spring in the middle of this bay, this hot spring water forms a small lake, the most strange thing is that no matter how much water flows out of this hot spring into this small lake, this lake is always so big, I never see this lake water will become more and less, and there is no small river channel for the four circles of this lake to flow outward.

The water of the lake is warm, and the lakeside is as warm as spring in winter.

The abundant water and grass here is the best pasture for grazing, and the people on the grassland say that this is a treasure given to the grassland people by the gods of the holy mountain.

Because this pasture is so rich, any tribe wants to occupy it for a long time. But the pasture is so big that it can accommodate three or four larger tribes.

Because of the long-term occupation of this pasture, it is inevitable that there will be friction between the tribes, and finally it will turn into a fight, and there will be several big melee between these tribes.

Each tribe has killed and injured many of its children, and many tribes have also formed deep hatreds. It was not until finally the Golden Horde sent someone to mediate that the tribes stopped fighting.

In order to prevent the tribes from fighting again, the Golden Horde court stipulated that a grassland martial arts competition should be held in April every year. Each tribe sends ten warriors to compete in three competitions, and the top three tribes in the overall competition can be stationed in Zuohan Merlin for a year.

To be fair, even some small, sparsely numbered tribes can sign up for the race. And as long as a single event can be ranked in the top 10, the tribe can also be allowed to camp and graze on the periphery of Zuohan Merlin.

According to some herders I met along the way, two days later it was the day of the grassland martial arts competition.

This martial arts competition is a grand event on the grassland, and gradually some grassland people will take this opportunity to sell some goods. At that time, a free bazaar will be formed in Zuohan Merlin, and herdsmen from all walks of life will come to the bazaar to trade.

It's just that this bazaar is not traded in currency, but barter, each in exchange for what he needs, and sometimes there are merchants from the desert or the Western Regions who also trade.

After Luo Sanye heard about it, he specially found Chen Shao'an and told him to pay attention to the medicinal materials he wanted in the bazaar.

Chen Shao'an thanked him, and the caravan decided to speed up a bit. By the way, I stayed in Zuohan Merlin for one more day, and also took the opportunity to find some rare goods.

After walking forward for more than half a day, I came across more and more small tribes of the steppe, and these small tribes were all in a hurry to go to Zuohan Merlin.

Along the way, I saw a small team of more than a dozen or twenty people from time to time, and most of the team were majestic and strong young men.

These are all samurai sent by some small and medium-sized tribes to compete, and they are all small tribes that hope to enter the top ten. And the tribal warriors who are ready to grab the top three are said to have arrived at Zuohan Merlin long ago.

The Luo caravan also rushed there, and most of the grassland warriors they met on the way were showing off their might and looking at the caravan with unkind eyes. The caravan guards are not good at it! They have just won a big victory, and their hearts are full of pride. Seeing that the steppe warrior was provocative with his gaze, he naturally glared back with even more arrogant eyes!

There were almost conflicts several times, but fortunately, Luo Sanye was well-connected, sophisticated and sleek, and the Golden Sword King tried his best to restrain his subordinates, so there was no conflict.

Shi Jiu has recovered extremely quickly in the past two days, and Jiuzhilan ointment is worthy of the miracle medicine in the world. In just two days, Shi Jiu's knife edge was almost half better, and it was estimated that he would be completely healed in two days.

Helian Thrush chatted with Shi Jiu every day, and the two became more and more familiar.

She doesn't like to be quiet in the car, and her sister doesn't like to talk, and it's inconvenient to always lift the curtains, so she has long been unwilling to stay in the car. Helian Thrush begged his sister to take Shi Jiu's uncovered carriage, saying that she wanted to watch the beautiful scenery on the grassland.

Helian Red Sleeves saw her thoughts, but she was also helpless. simply let her change into a man's clothes, pretend to be a young man, and run to the carriage without a shed in Shijiu.

At this time, Helian Thrush didn't care that Chen Shao'an would come to eavesdrop, but as soon as he saw Chen Shao'an coming, he rewarded him with a big health ball.

Chen Shao'an's skin was as thick as a city wall, so he was naturally immune to the white eyes of Miss Helian Er, and only regarded it as a disinfection. However, I was also afraid that I would be the old lamp and candle all day long, delaying the emotional process of the two, so I would make a few fewer trips in fun.

But that gossip heart really made him tormented! I went too much? I'm afraid that I will miss Shi Jiu's lifelong event!

How many anecdotes do you have to miss? Whenever I saw Miss Helian Er talking to Shi Jiu, I was so anxious that I scratched my ears and cheeks, and fidgeted on the horse.

I never thought that Shi Jiu, this little guy, was too understanding, every time Helian Thrush chatted with him for a while, he would call him over under the pretext.

Chen Shao'an gradually felt that there seemed to be something wrong with it? He could see that Shi Jiu had always been not so enthusiastic about Helian Thrush, as if he had some concerns?

And when they were in the car, it was almost always Helian Thrush chattering, and Shi Jiu only listened softly from the sidelines, only occasionally interjecting a sentence or two.

Especially when Helian thrush showed a little affection, Shi Jiu would always find some topics to diverge and avoid.

Chen Shao'an was really puzzled, and he couldn't understand what Shi Jiu thought? This seventeen or eighteen-year-old age is the time when love is beginning to bloom and men and women are in love.

Miss Helian Er looks like a fairy, is smart and clever, and has a noble background, where can she find such a good girl? This Shi Jiu not only did not pursue, but deliberately avoided it!

Hey! Just by virtue of your Shi Jiu's appearance, go and grab a handful of them in the crowd! You say that you are quite good-looking except for those eyes, but you can be regarded as different! Where is Miss Helian Er not worthy of you? In my opinion, these are all toads eating swan meat! Still not satisfied?

Chen Shaoan was fighting on the side.

In fact, Miss Yi Helian's Lan Xinhui also felt that Shi Jiu was lukewarm.

At first, she thought that Shi Jiu was shy and couldn't help but open his face, but gradually she felt that he seemed to be dodging. She was a little sour, but after all, it was the first time she had a good impression of someone, and she liked it, but what was he hiding? Am I ugly?

Miss Helian Er felt a little awkward in her heart, people were afraid that you would be lonely and boring, so they got off the car every day to talk to you, but you loved to ignore it.

Although she was sitting in Shi Jiu's carriage today, her expression was pitiful. I haven't spoken much since the afternoon.

Shi Jiu could also see that she was not very happy, but he didn't know why she was unhappy? I wanted to talk to her and make her happy! But when I thought about my own things, I sighed secretly in my heart, so I could only give up.

Chen Shao'an saw that the two of them were silent, thinking about their own thoughts, and there was something wrong with this scene. Afraid of the cold, he remembered some interesting things he had heard before, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Do you know? This grassland people have a special festival, the Election of Relatives Day! Just in this month, I don't know if it has passed?"

Seeing that they were both looking at him, he began to speak.

Choosing a family festival is a festival in this month of April. This festival is the festival of unmarried girls on the grassland, as long as it is an adult unmarried girl, on this day, they will dress up beautifully, and the standard of adulthood for girls on the grassland is fifteen years old.

Wait until the bonfire in the evening to choose your favorite young unmarried man. The steppe maiden would weave a calfskin whip with some of her own hair in it, which meant to tie the man's heart.

At the party, the maiden would give the whip to the young man of her choice, and if the young man refused to take the whip, the two would form a pair. And the chief of the tribe would congratulate them with a ewe and a horse, and if the man refused to accept it, he would give the girl a pair of sheep as a sign of courtesy.

"Brother Chen, but what if this young man is very good and there are too many girls who give him whips?"

Sneaking a glance at Shi Jiu, Helian Thrush asked.

"Oh, I heard that it seems that only the first three girls who show affection will be compensated, and the future may not be compensated for sheep, right? I also heard that...... Huh"

"Oh, that's it, Brother Chen, can you go on?"

Seeing that success attracted attention, Chen Shao continued to tell what he had heard.

If a young man on this day wants to express his love for the girl he likes, he must prepare a cow. When the young man would give the reins to the maiden, and if the girl would take it, it would be done. If not, the girl's family or companion will take the cow away, and the cow will belong to the girl's family. And the girl's family only needs to give the young man a little ram and that's it.

So every time this festival, many love-minded couples will express their love on this day.

Chen Shao'an's speech was full of color, and Helian thrush listened to it very interestingly, and the depression in his heart was a little lighter.

Just as Chen Shao'an was talking about this, a team of grassland warriors who rushed to participate in the competition happened to pass by. There was a burst of laughter like silver in the team, and someone said in the Central Plains: "You southerners still know a lot? Let me tell you! The second day of the martial arts competition is the Election of Relatives Day!"