Chapter 43: Yellow Sand
At this time, Wen Ye and Xiaochun just arrived, and saw Bixiao and Wen Jian saluting each other from a distance, although she didn't understand what they meant, she always felt like the two of them were worshipping in the church. One is a gentle and elegant son, and the other is a heroic woman, it's really hard to believe that they will meet together, but the two slender and tall figures are really pleasing to the eye.
"Miss, how do I think the second son did it on purpose, isn't it to the leader......"
Xiaochun blinked his eyes and looked at Wen Ye incredulously. Wen Ye smiled and nodded yes, Wen Jian had never hidden Bixiao's thoughts, and now even Xiaochun could see his tricks, presumably Bixiao knew it very well in his heart. Seeing that Bi Xiao no longer refuses Wen Jian's overtures, this shows that Bi Xiao has a good impression of him, and they all say that the strong girl is afraid of pestering Lang, it seems that Wen Jian has to make persistent efforts.
"If you have a sweetheart, you might as well tell you, but don't try so hard to learn from them."
Xiaochun nodded and smiled, as if he agreed with Wen Ye's words, lowered his eyes, rubbed his hands behind his back, and replied excitedly.
"That's nature, the children of the rivers and lakes never paint mud and water! You decided to marry Mo Xiaohou after seeing only two sides, I want to be like a young lady, find a good-looking man to start decisively. ”
Wen Ye bit her lower lip, it turned out that in their eyes, she was a good-looking little lady, she didn't know how to explain for a while, she was the third princess Xiangjia only Wanzhao, Bixiao and Qingtian knew about it, and now she could only laugh at it.
"Miss!"
Wanzhao ran from afar and was about to pounce, Wen Ye smiled and took a step back, it was Bixiao who was reborn in Nirvana, and there was no need to be so excited when he saw himself.
"Xiaochun, you take Wanzhao to the West Courtyard to see her room, and make up for what is missing."
Then Qingtian, who followed up, frowned, he knew that the two of them came over today, and Wen Ye would not let Wanzhao go back.
"Miss, are you going to rob me of someone?"
Wen Yewan smiled, and then looked at the evening light. Wanzhao was so anxious at this time, she hurriedly waved her hand to ask Qingtian not to say any more, the matter between the two of them had just been decided, and she hadn't explained to Wen Ye yet, Qingtian's words were too reckless.
"Don't worry, your room in the South Courtyard is very close to her, and it is a matter of the courtyard gate."
Wen Ye was relieved by the impatient clear sky, just now she had listened to the report of the backdoor guard, and she had already guessed the current relationship between the two. However, their room had been arranged a long time ago, and she was afraid that the evening note would oppose it, but now she must have readily agreed. Wen Jian and Bi Xiao have been following behind, this scene has made Bi Xiao happy enough, her younger brother is finally hardened, and now in order to protect the evening photos, even the young lady dares to question it, I really don't know if I can praise him or damage him.
"Although the people of the rivers and lakes are not informal, but this etiquette still has to be spoken, if you are in a hurry, go and guard the head of the family now, and when he opens his eyes, he will kneel there and ask for the evening photo, and I will deal with other things."
Bixiao's words caused everyone to burst into laughter, and only Wanzhao covered her face and ran away in shame. Qingkong knows that he is rude, and he dares to be angry in his heart, but he doesn't dare to speak, it seems that Bixiao's body must have been raised, and this speech has returned to its former ability to speak well.
After lunch, everyone began to discuss the disappearance of the caravan, and in the past few days, Wen Ye and Ming Escort disguised themselves as merchants from the capital, but they found out a lot of information in Pingkang County.
To the north of Pingkang County is the village of Shuofang, on the border with Youzhou, where a dry river can bypass the precipitous Yinshan Mountains and reach Jingpingguo.
But in recent years, the Subuda Desert in Youzhou has been eroding Shuofang Village, where the northeast wind is particularly strong in spring, and strong hurricanes and dust storms often occur, up to 1,000 zhang, and the yellow sand covers the entire Subuda Desert, and it is impossible to pass through it without local people leading the way on weekdays.
"Clear sky, what news is there in Liangzhou Zhizhou?"
Wen Ye looked at the clear sky that had been silent, and the clear sky nodded slightly and said all the news he had heard in the past few days.
"The governor of Liangzhou City has been in office for two years, and he was a Beijing official before coming to Liangzhou, and he can leave his post and return to Beijing in another year.
Qingkong paused and looked at the door, and was relieved to see Xiaochun guarding alone, he didn't want Wanzhao to hear about this kind of romantic thing.
"The day before yesterday, I took the Holy Warrant and went to the Zhizhou Mansion, according to the Lord Zhizhou, Shuofang Village, which borders Youzhou, was originally an oasis in the Subuda Desert, which has only been eroded by wind and sand in recent years, and if the caravan goes in the wrong direction, it will go into the depths of the desert and lose its trace. It's not an uncommon thing to be in a small town here, but this incident has happened frequently in the past year, and several older villagers in the village have gone and never returned, which attracted their attention from Pingkang Zhixian, so they hurriedly reported it to Lord Zhizhou. ”
Wanzhao entered the hall with tea, and saw that Qingtian reported Wen Ye's explanation in such detail, so he knew that he had misunderstood him these days. Clear Sky has been acting decadent these days, mostly for ill-intentioned people to look at his family, and it seems that he has long known what he really cares about.
"Turning over the Yin Mountain, why don't you strictly prohibit this road from passing?"
Wanzhao also wanted to get involved, but Liangzhou has changed too much in the past two years, and she doesn't know much about the border affairs. I only remember that in the past, Shuofang Village was a pure land on the edge of the desert, especially the clear water of the lake, which the locals called Saren Tuya Lake, which means "beautiful moon".
"Caravans have their own journeys, and if they can't deliver their goods on time, it will inevitably delay the trade between the two places, so some caravans still have to take risks to get back and forth here."
Clear Sky patiently explained to Wanzhao, and everyone said something inconsequential for a while.
Wen Ye half leaned on the couch and shook the fan, frowning slightly and thinking for a long time, their current clues were too few, and they couldn't find anything if they only wandered around Shuofang Village. Now that Bixiao's wounds have healed, and the clear sky and evening light have returned to their places, it's time to go deep into the desert to find out.
"Bixiao! Tomorrow you find an honest guide, these days we will enter the desert to explore, and we will follow the route of the caravan. ”
Bi Xiao nodded slightly, what she was waiting for was Wen Ye's words, if she hadn't been injured, she would have been ordered to enter the desert a long time ago, and she wouldn't have been held in the house for so many days, and then got up to receive the order.
"Okay, I'll do it."
As soon as Bixiao's words fell, Wen Jian waved his wrist and put away the folding fan, and put a small cloth bag in his arms on the table. Wen Ye glanced at it, and saw that eighty percent of the weight was all kinds of injury medicine prepared for them, it seemed that he had been busy these days.
"I'll go too, I'm not worried about your injury."
"How can you help when you go?"
Bi Xiao gave him a cold look, her injuries had already healed, this guy was really difficult, and he didn't want to find a better reason to make excuses.
"Look at people, I have been to the depths of the Subuda Desert in Youzhou, what is the yellow sand on the border."
Bi Xiao looked at Wen Ye in disbelief, Wen Ye smiled and nodded, Wen Jian did travel all over the country when he was young, and even crossed the border of Wu Yue Country and went to Jingping Country a few times.
"Don't believe it? Then I'll talk about it. ”
Bixiao didn't refuse, Wen Jian was overjoyed, he spent four or five years traveling around when he was young, and he didn't take the same thing for three days and three nights in the desert, so he naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to perform in front of Bixiao today.
"Subuda is the meaning of pearl, and the Subuda Desert was originally a grassland, it is located in the northwest of Youzhou, and to the south is the Dalan Kara Mountains, which is what you call the Yin Mountain, which is the dividing line between the grassland and the desert."
Wen Jian took a sip of tea, glanced at Bixiao meaningfully, and continued.
According to the "Book of Songs", two thousand years ago, the ancient city of Shuofang appeared on the grassland of Subuda, and it is said that the people of today's Shuofang village are the descendants of the ancient city of Shuofang. At that time, there were abundant water and grass, herds of cattle and sheep, and the nomadic Khitan tribe in northern Saibei also thrived there. ”
Wen Jian turned his wrist and opened the folding fan, and the evening light listened carefully and couldn't help but ask.
"Then why did the grassland become a desert?"
Wanzhao has always been very interested in novelties, and what Wen Jian said today is much more exciting than the content in the book, and he is still talking about Liangzhou, which has grown up since childhood, which is really rare.
"The Subuda grassland has always been a dry, cold and windy climate, and at the same time has endured the continuous wars of the past dynasties, coupled with uncontrolled and unconstrained reclamation, a large area of fertile land has become a desert, the ancient city has gradually been abandoned and abandoned, and a city full of flowers has finally been annihilated in the long yellow sand."
"It's a shame......"
Wanzhao was fascinated by it unconsciously, and couldn't help but sigh again and again, Wen Jian took the folding fan and bowed it to Bixiao.
"Can the woman let me go with you?"
"Okay, let you go."
Bi Xiao had no reason to refuse, so she could only reluctantly agree to Wen Jian's request, it seemed that she really underestimated him. Doctor, cook, practitioner, and now he has become a ranger again, this person's experience is really rich.
Two days later, the group set off in full gear, first rode to Shuofang Village in Pingkang County, and then changed into camels and followed the local villagers on the second day, and went straight to the Saibei Desert.
"Miss, you rest first. I'm going to find Sister Bixiao to talk about tomorrow's route, Xiaochun is guarding at the door, and you have something to call her. ”
In the evening, I wrapped myself in a cloak and went out, the temperature difference between morning and evening in the desert was very large, and I really couldn't carry it without a shirt.
"Okay."
Wen Ye replied slowly, yawned twice in a row, went to his coat and turned over and lay on the bed in a daze. Today's overnight drive on horseback really tired her enough, this Liangzhou is no better than other places, the wind and sand are so big that they can blow people. This Shuofang Village is full of yellow sand, and the sand is about to catch up with Youzhou City. It seems that this desert really has to be well managed, and I don't know what good governance strategies Lord Yan can think of in Youzhou, and it is really not time for me, and I can't wait for the year.
After a while, Wen Ye fell asleep and opened her eyes again It was already dawn, she rubbed her eyes and sat up in a daze, and suddenly saw a person sitting in front of the tea table in the room, with his back to her figure a little familiar, and then fixed her eyes to look at the flowing silver hair......
"Mo Lang!"
Mo Yan got up and walked over, since the two were married, there was nothing to avoid, the border was too dangerous, and it was only at ease to guard herself by her side.
"You woke up and slept well?"
Mo Yan sat directly on the edge of the bed, reached out to help her comb her messy hair, and hurriedly swallowed his saliva to restrain the more intimate movements.
"Why are you here? Isn't it in the capital? ”
Wen Ye didn't care about his makeup and hair at this time, and thought about countless possibilities in his heart, but he still couldn't figure out why he came to Liangzhou?
"I'm not coming, I'm afraid you couldn't sleep last night."
The corners of Mo Yan's mouth bent, and he couldn't help but click the tip of her nose, he originally planned to follow quietly, but he didn't expect that he couldn't help but make a move, which can't blame him for not being able to sink but blame her for being too careless, thinking that there is a family in this Liangzhou, no one dares to do it.
"Something's wrong?"
Wen Ye looked at him puzzled, the two of them hadn't seen each other for a month and they missed him very much, but they appeared in her room out of nowhere early in the morning, and then said something strange, no matter how strong her heart was, she couldn't laugh.
"Get dressed and come with me."