The first month of the fifth year of Tianqing was particularly cold, and the incense of Datong Yiduan Qi had just been burned, so the Yicheng opened up his servants and moved the camels with ice ridges on their mouths and noses to the front of the door, so that the high priest of the Eastern Qarakhanid and his party could set off.

Holding on a cane, Dashi came to Nasr, who was packing his bags in the courtyard, and said, "You and my brother will say goodbye today, and I don't know when we will see each other again." ”

Nasr put down his work, helped the stone to sit under the porch, and said with a smile: "The Qur'an says: Whatever you do for yourself, you will find its reward in Allah." Brother Oishi helped me, and Allah will let us meet again. ”

Hearing this, Da Shi's face was ashamed, because he was not sure whether Emperor Tianzuo would help Nasr, to be precise, it was just a casual nonsense he said in a hurry.

Dashi sighed, took out three letters from his bosom, and handed them to Nasr in turn.

"This letter is written by me to the envoy of the Dalin Tooth Academy, Yelu Buddha, he is my sworn brother, proficient in the Chinese language, you can go to his house first after you arrive at Linhuang Mansion, see my handwriting, he will do his best to help you!

This is a letter I wrote to Xiao Fengxian, the prime minister of the Northern Privy Council, and the other is my family letter, and you will hand it over to Yelu Buddha. ”

Nasr nodded, took the letter close to him, and then took out a gold coin and handed it to Dashi.

"This dinar (the name of the currency) was specially minted by our country for the sacrifice, only I can use it, and give it to the Oshi brothers as a memory!"

Bidding farewell to Nasr, Dashi came to Ta Buyan's room with a cane, and after a month of conditioning, she already had some consciousness, but ......

"The tower doesn't smoke, and the imitation of a scalper screams!"

"Moo......"

Not only is her voice vivid, but her two jade hands are also learning to make the shape of bull's horns on the top of her head.

Oishi smiled, tears in his eyes.

"Let's go too! Grab your bags and wrap them! ”

"Good ......"

In this way, a lame man, a fool, and two camels, in the sound of firecrackers and gunsmoke in the New Year, left Xijing Datong Mansion.

All the way to the west, there is the endless sea of sand, which is a barren land that the snow does not want to set foot in the cold winter.

Ta Buyan was dressed in a red robe, and he was extremely enchanting under the fiery red of the setting sun, which made the big stone behind him drunk.

"With the company of a loved one, it is not a blessing to walk like this for a lifetime."

"Hey! I'm thirsty! ”

"Oh...... Good...... I'll give you water! ”

For the first time, Ta Buyan opened his mouth because of hunger and thirst, which made Dashi extremely happy. He hurriedly turned over and got off the camel, took off the shaved flat pot hanging on the hump and handed it to Ta Buyan, and in a moment, the woman drank all the nectar in the pot.

Dashi counted the flat pot, so that it could last for a few days, enough for him and Ta Buyan to walk to Kedun City.

In the blink of an eye, the desert became extremely cold, but fortunately, there was no wind and sand, and under the protection of the campfire and the big food blanket, it was still warm.

Ta Buyan held a dead branch and stirred the charcoal in the fire with great interest, splashing countless sparks, like fireworks in the first lunar month.

Dashi sat beside her, happily accompanying Ta Buyan and smiling, he said: "I Yelu Dashi lost his father since he was a child, and his mother passed away before he could tie his hair. ”

Ta Buyan didn't seem to understand Dashi's words, and turned his head to look at him with smart and doubtful eyes, not knowing how to speak.

Seeing her like this, Dashi couldn't help but smile: "What about you?" Happy at the moment? ”

Ta Buyan nodded.

When Dashi saw it, his heart was like honey, he raised his head, looked at the stars flashing in the sky, and seemed to understand what life should be.

A gust of wind blew, making Ta Buyan shiver.

"Cold!"

Hearing this, Dashi was a little at a loss, and in a panic he held Ta Buyan's cold jade hand in his palm, he knew that this move was rude, but he couldn't stretch out his five fingers anymore, only the stiff cheeks were flushed in front of Ta Buyan and the bonfire.

After a sleepless night, the sun rose in the east, and the yellow sand forced the cold out of the body in an instant, like a scorching heat rolling in a pan of oil.

Dashi and Ta Buyan had to climb on their camels and carry on with the sun on their backs, and around noon, a city appeared in their sight.

"So this is Kedun City!"

Dashi once thought that the city in the yellow sand was just barely habitable, but the city in front of him was completely beyond his expectations.

I saw that its city wall is more than three zhang, and all are brick and stone masonry tired, the wide city gate is vermilion and dazzling, even if it is ten miles away, you can also get a glimpse of the clues, look beyond the arrow tower, there is a tower in the smoke and the shadow is enough, the magnificence is not inferior to the land of Wujing.

After walking for about half an hour, Dashi and Tabuyan finally entered the city, and were very surprised to see the streets and shops. But the most strange thing is that in this desert city, there are many towering ancient trees.

The two got off the camel and came to a tea stall under the ancient tree to sit down, and soon a small two piles greeted them with a smile.

"Two, what do you use?" Xiao Er said in a non-standard Chinese dialect.

Dashi bowed with his chest and said: "The two of us went out to the precious land, and I don't know the terroir, so I just ask the little brother to arrange it at will." ”

"Okay!"

When it was young, two plates of steaming, fragrant food were presented in front of Dashi and Ta Buyan.

This rice is oily all over, accompanied by mutton and vegetables and fruits, which makes the two salivate, but Xiao Er never brought the chopsticks to the table.

Da Shi shouted with a gloomy face: "Little Er, why don't you bring the chopsticks?" Don't you want me to eat with my hands? ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the strange eyes of the people around him, and Dashi was indeed a little overwhelmed when he saw this scene.

In embarrassment, a man in crimson leather armor and cotton riding boots sat down next to Dashi with a smile.

"The name of this thing is Polau, it comes from the Uighurs, and it must be eaten by hand to avoid losing its flavor!"

Dashi is deeply educated by Sinology etiquette, and there is a cloud in "The Book of Rites: Qu Li": you can't eat enough together, and you can't eat together. No rice, no rice, no run, no food, no bones, no fish, no dog bones. Don't get it, don't eat it. Rice is not to be eaten.

This custom of pilafing rice with his hands made him really unbearable.

Just as Dashi hesitated, he saw that Ta Buyan, who was sitting next to him, had already stuffed a large amount of "Polao" into his mouth with his bare hands, and the meat and rice were sizzling in her mouth, and saliva and mutton fat were dripping down from the corners of her mouth.

"Eat slowly!" Dashi smiled, wiped the dirt on Ta Buyan's face with a towel, and then turned to the man on the other side and said, "Thank you Brother Ren for your advice, you haven't asked for your name yet?" ”

The man replied: "Don't dare to say respect!" On the Lower Northwest Road, recruit the deputy general of the Si Feiyu Battalion - Xiao Ra Abu. ”