The days after leaving the Jade Dragon Pass were extremely boring and boring.

When he first entered the Gobi Desert in the Western Regions, Shao Xi rode on a camel and felt extremely magnificent looking at the vast Gobi Desert.

I can't help but think of Wang Wei's poem "The desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets on the long river".

Compared with the Central Plains, especially the small bridges and flowing water in the Jiangnan Water Towns in the Central Plains, and the wind and drizzle, the Western Regions Desert looks more like a majestic man with rough skin, rough temperament, and violent temper.

There is no delicate little mood, but he has a broad mind and unpretentious openness, which makes Shao Xi feel that his whole heart can fly out, soaring freely in this vast desert sky, unrestrained, and unconcerned.

But this feeling disappeared after a few days of continuous travel, and all that was left was the cycle of boring scorching sun and sand.

During the day, you can feel dry and hot, and at night it is only bitterly cold.

The most painful thing is that in the past ten days, the scenery in front of me has always been the same and has not changed, and after watching it for a long time, it will not only lose the poetic feelings before, but also make people feel a little anxious.

Perhaps the most beautiful picture scroll can only be appreciated for a moment, but there is not so much poetry in the real picture.

I don't know how long it will take to go on such a boring journey?

In the end, Shao Xi and the others were too lazy to look up to enjoy the surrounding scenery, and they all sat on the camels with their heads drooped and groggy, and moved forward mechanically.

The wind and food on the road have worn out everyone's passion, and everyone at this time only hopes to arrive in a certain town earlier, be able to see the crowd, and eat a steaming meal with soup and water.

At this time, looking back and thinking about the Jade Dragon Town under the Jade Dragon Pass before, it will make people feel that it is as beautiful as heaven.

And on this way, in addition to the scorching sun and the long yellow sand, only the companions and those camels around me remained.

Although there were occasional oases with some aquatic plants along the way, they only stopped for a short time and rested, and did not bring any surprises to Shao Xi and his party.

Shao Xi felt that if he continued like this, he would go crazy sooner or later.

After a few sandstorms, now the clothes are full of sand, no matter how much you shake it, you can't shake it clean, plus the scorching sun during the day, I feel like my whole person is about to be roasted dry.

The caravan's water was distributed according to the length of the journey, and even a sips or two a day seemed like an extremely luxurious thing.

At this time, Shao Xi realized that many things were not as simple as he thought, and it was not easy to survive in the desert of the Western Regions.

Those who beg for a living in the desert have to face this for many years, and they may be accustomed to it, but only they know how painful this habit is.

No one wants to travel long distances in such an environment unless they are forced by life, and it takes great courage for businessmen to bear these things for the sake of profit.

What's more, here you have to face not only the harsh natural environment, but also those unknown dangers.

After walking for so many days, no one in the caravan had the energy to talk and laugh anymore, and everyone hung their heads and hurried forward, hoping to reach their destination a day earlier.

In addition to the "jingling" sound of camel bells in the whole caravan, it was the "rustling" sound of camel horses walking forward on the yellow sand.

The occasional chirping of falcons in the sky was so abrupt and eerie that it seemed as if it would soon be their food.

If you lose your way in this endless desert, the whole team may never get out, and the final result that awaits everyone in this vast desert is death.

Just like the white bones I saw along the way, I don't know if they died of thirst after getting lost, or if they died in some accident?

In short, everything reminds Shao Xi of how small and fragile human life is here.

The saddest thing in the group was Wuqiu'er, who was originally huge in size and had an amazing amount of food, and in the more than ten days of traveling in the desert, the whole person was sunburned like a black iron ball.

This guy who is both hungry and thirsty is also trying his best to endure the pain caused by the scorching sun above his head, he has lost a lot of weight these days, and he is also humming and chirping every day that he can't eat.

Eventually, he was no longer hungry, because there was not enough water to drink, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

What surprised and admired Shao Xi was Sun Poyun and Aliya, the two of them seemed to have long been accustomed to such an environment, although they would be a little listless along the way, they didn't complain.

It seems that they are already surprised by everything here, and I have to say that the people who have lived in this environment for a long time can bear it better than Shao Xi and they don't know how many times stronger?

Today's Shao Xi doesn't care about any face and image, and the whole person is drooping his head, looking dejected.

As the camel swayed as it moved, his head involuntarily swayed from side to side, and the whole person was in a state of confusion.

They walked like this for another whole day, until at dusk they suddenly heard shouts from the front of the caravan.

"Look! There's a big oasis ahead, and it seems like there's still people living there, and we've finally got a place to stay tonight! ”

This cry lifted the spirits of all the caravanserais, who had not slept a day by the wind and cold of the desert night, huddled on the side of their camels every night.

Now that there is finally a place where you can eat a hot meal and sleep peacefully, even the camels in the caravan can replenish their food and water.

This is the most surprising news in nearly half a month.

The speed of the entire caravan was noticeably quicker, and it hurried towards the oasis in the distance.

In this endless desert, this oasis is like a pearl in the sea of sand, not only rich in water and grass, but even some small animals inhabit here, this is simply a paradise in the vast desert.

When the caravan arrived, all the men led their camels and horses into the lush bushes, for where the bushes grew thickly, there must be pools.

When they got there, they didn't care about cleanliness at all, and together with the camels and horses, they stuck their heads in the pond and desperately poured the cool pond water into their mouths.

At this time, everything else is no longer important, and everyone is free from the pain of heat and dryness, and enjoys the pleasure and moisture brought by the clear water.

Some people have even taken off their clothes and jumped into the pond, playing in the water and playing wildly, like a group of children who have discovered treasures, happily enjoying the gifts of nature.

Shao Xi walked to the edge of the pond with the shriveled water bladder, looked at the group of big men frolicking in the water, and couldn't help but shake his head.

You've all jumped inside to take a shower, how else am I going to pour water? How do you drink this water? It's not that particular in the desert, but you can't do it in front of me!

In desperation, Shao Xi walked into the distance, came to a place that looked calm and clear, and filled his water bladder with him.

At this time, Lao Wu and the others were squatting down behind Shao Xi to pour water, and Sun Lichang came over.

Now he is also full of sand and dust on his head, looking very embarrassed, completely lost his previous appearance as a shopkeeper, but when he speaks, he is still polite and polite.

"Young Master Shao, the villain just sent someone to investigate, the family not far ahead turned out to be an inn, I didn't expect that someone would open a wild shop here in this desolate and remote place, it was really unexpected."

At this time, Shao Xi was a little restless after experiencing the journey of more than ten days, although he had a place to settle down at this time, but the days ahead were not easy.

So he asked in a somewhat irritated tone: "Shopkeeper Sun, isn't the caravan of your Taihe Commercial Bank going back and forth between the Western Regions and the Central Plains all year round?" How do you feel that you are not very familiar with each other along the way, and you also rely on luck to go wherever you go? ”

Sun Lichang heard Shao Xi say this, and hurriedly replied: "Childe, don't blame, the weather and landform in this desert are ever-changing, and the caravan is only traveling in the general direction, as long as the direction is good, it will reach its destination sooner or later."

"But there is no clear path along the way, and I don't know the place I walked last time, and I don't know you when I return a few days later, so I can't be completely sure where there is anything along the way.

"The road we took this time would never be exactly the same as the last time, but there was no deviation in the direction, so every time the caravan encountered something on the way, even an experienced guide could not say that he was 100% sure.

"The villain didn't make this matter clear to Shao Gongzi in advance, and I hope Gongzi won't be surprised."

Shao Xi felt that what Sun Lichang said was not unreasonable, there was not even a clear marker in this desert, and the sand dunes would run away after a sandstorm.

No one knew what the road they came from and what the way back should be, and they could only follow a general direction.

It is no wonder that people often say that the caravans between the Western Regions and the Central Plains are taking great risks and making money from their lives.

Now it seems that this harsh natural environment is the first hurdle that everyone has to face, not to mention that there are inevitably some poisonous scorpions, poisonous snakes, horse bandits, and robbers along the way, and this road to business is naturally more dangerous and difficult.

Thinking of this, Shao Xi also felt that he shouldn't blame Sun Lichang, everyone faced the same difficulties, why should he vent his emotions on others?

So Shao Xi got up and bowed his hand to Sun Lichang.

"I don't mean to blame Shopkeeper Sun, since there is a place to settle down now, then there is Shopkeeper Lao Sun to make some arrangements, we will settle down in this inn tonight to rest well, in order to relieve the fatigue of these days on the road."

Sun Lichang bowed his hand.

"The villain will arrange it."