Chapter 5: Who Are You?
To the west of the Central Plains, there is an endless desert, where the weather is hot and dry, the water source is scarce, and from time to time it will be attacked by sandstorms, and it is inaccessible.
Passing through the wasteland, you can reach the world of the Western countries, where there are countless small countries composed of foreigners, their civilization is different from the Central Plains, and the language is also very strange, but the enthusiasm for exploring the new world is almost the same as that of the Great Chinese.
Ever since Dahua encouraged cross-border commerce, many adventurous merchants began to try to transport goods to Western countries.
The land of the western countries is relatively barren and the products are not abundant, so they have shown great recognition for Dahua's goods, and any ordinary goods, as long as they can be successfully transported here, they will definitely be able to make a lot of money, and even exchange for countless gold.
Although the journey is long, a trip takes at least a year or more, and the road is accompanied by various dangers, such as sudden sandstorms, sand thieves from time to time, and even inexperienced businessmen may get lost, knowing that once you get lost in a place like the desert, you can almost only wait for death.
But even so, the huge gains still summoned countless merchants who wanted to get rich overnight, and this road, which was accompanied by death and opportunity, began to be gradually called the golden road, but because many people were inexperienced, countless caravans died in the desert for a while, and it also extinguished the enthusiasm of many people at once, and discouraged many merchants who were waiting and watching.
In recent years, the number of caravans capable of crossing the desert has also begun to stabilize year by year, although there are still new caravans joining, but the proportion is very small, after all, it is to earn gold, whether there is a life flower is also a problem.
For a time, being able to cross the desert to reach the western countries became a symbol of the strength of the caravans, and these caravans, after several successful trades, became one of the largest merchant groups.
And in the border land, there is an old merchant group called the west wind, which is one of them.
A big sandstorm has just ended, on the uncovered desert, encountering such weather for several days in a row, even a mature caravan can survive from this catastrophic situation, the chance of survival is extremely low, and this trip of the Zephyr merchant group is really unlucky to the extreme.
First of all, the most trustworthy guide in the merchant group suddenly fell ill and fell unconscious, and then the caravan deviated from the established route under the guidance of several immature guides, and even lost some of the goods because of it, but I didn't expect to get out of the desert at this time, but at this time I encountered the most terrifying weather in the desert, if it wasn't for the last moment to find an oasis as a shelter, I am afraid that the entire caravan will be folded in this place.
The leader of this caravan is Qiu Qingnian, the second leader of the West Wind Business Group, and the team he brought out this time is a new team that combines new and old members, I thought that I would personally take them to see the world and run in, so as to be able to become the backbone of the business group.
There is also a middle-aged man next to Qiu Qingnian, he is Qiu Qingnian's negative hand Yu Fengli, originally the sandstorm ended, Qiu Qingnian walked out of the oasis to observe the situation, but he didn't expect Yu Fengli to follow out.
"Second master, don't you think that person has no problem?"
Qiu Qingnian knew that Yu Fengli had always been cautious, but when he heard him speak like this, he was still slightly displeased.
"Old fish, I know you're thinking about our caravan, but didn't I say it, they just saved us, how can you still suspect people?"
"The second master, it's not the old fish I have a mouthful, after all, in this world, the heart of defense is indispensable, not to mention doing what we do, this is real money, but let's exchange our lives for it, if you are not careful, can you do it? What's more, this sandstorm has just ended, the sand thieves have been idle for several days, this is the most frequent period of activity, this person looks at the stars, you can find the direction of the oasis, in my opinion it is too fake, maybe he is the hook deliberately released by the sand thieves, just to lead us here, if this is the case, seeing that the sandstorm is over, presumably the sand thieves will be coming. ”
Don't say much, Yu Fengli's words will also make sense, do what they do, if they are not cautious in their words and deeds, I am afraid that they will have already been yin and there will be no bones left, although Qiu Qingnian really didn't want to think so, but after listening to it, he still frowned.
"That's it, Lao Yu, don't talk first, let's observe and observe, so far, if I really catch the way, I can only count me away, Lao Tzu admits that he didn't die in the sandstorm, but if he fed the sand thief, even if I die, I have to pull him on his back!"
Seeing that Qiu Qingnian had already said this, Yu Fengli could only nod, just like the second master said, he really wanted to fall into the trap of the sand thieves, judging from the current situation of their caravan, they were not the opponents of these desert wolves at all, and it was the best result to be able to save their lives, you must know that these bandits are all masters who eat people and do not spit out bones.
After observing the situation outside, Qiu Qingnian walked back to the oasis with Yu Fengli, at this time, the people of the entire caravan were eating, and when they saw the second master come in, everyone hurriedly said hello.
Qiu Qingnian waved his hand and motioned for everyone to continue eating, and when he looked back, he didn't find that person.
"Where is that brother surnamed Lin?"
Qiu Qingnian asked a young man in charge of guarding the caravan, the young guard chewed dry cakes, pointed to the depths of the oasis, but his mouth was vague.
"Brother Lin...... Went to drink water......"
There is a water source in the oasis that you can take it, and you think it is the place.
"Second master, I'll take a look at the old fish, but don't be afraid that we will see through his tricks and run away secretly!"
"Let's go!"
Qiu Qingnian thought about it for a while, and seemed to have a feeling that he was moved by Yu Fengli's words, so he took a few steps closer and took Yu Fengli to find the man, no matter what, he especially wanted to know the truth now, even if he wanted to die, he couldn't be a fool.
After a while, the two came to the depths of the oasis, this oasis is not big, it is not small, it is enough to be used as a temporary shelter, but this golden road under his feet, Qiu Qingnian has also walked many times, but he never knew that there was such a place in the desert.
At this moment, a figure walked towards him, and when he saw this person, both of them were stunned for an instant.
This man is tall, but he is not burly, but the clothes on his body are very characteristic of Western countries, but his face is obviously Chinese, and he is also considered dignified, but he has a beard on his lips and chin, but he does not take care of it much, and only gives people a slightly sloppy feeling, but on such a road, few people can always pay attention to their appearance.
This person claimed to be surnamed Lin, and when the caravan returned, he met him halfway, and it is said that he had come all the way from a place named Osman, and planned to go back to the Central Plains, to see that he was in the dust, and the Chinese language was pure, and it did not seem to be a fake, so Qiu Qingnian let him follow behind the caravan.
Later, the sandstorm attacked, and everyone also found the oasis under the guidance of this person, and finally escaped this catastrophe.
"You...... Why are you still here?"
Hearing Yu Fengli's somewhat surprised words, the man laughed instantly, although he looked a little down, but I have to say that the way the man laughed was very good-looking.
"Brother Yu, are you joking, I'm not here, where else can I go?"
In a word, Yu Fengli choked instantly, not knowing how to answer, at this time, Qiu Qingnian had been observing the man beside him, only to see that his face was sincere, and he couldn't see any flaws.
"Brother, tell me the truth with my brother, who are you?"