Soon, it was Joshua's turn in the team, and by this time he had confirmed that everyone would give them a plate, a meal, even a few years old, unless the child could not take it himself, he would share it with his parents, but he would give more.

And his daughter, who is six years old, is not tall, but the other party gave her a separate plate, and then dug a big spoonful of those stewed vegetables on top of her plate, as well as a steamed bun.

This one looked like bread, but it wasn't as black as brown bread, it looked quite white, and it looked like it was also made of wheat. Because Joshua smelled the scent of wheat.

"Remember, this is chopsticks, you must learn to use chopsticks when you arrive in Datang in the future, otherwise you may not be able to eat without chopsticks in the future." The soldier who fed them gave an explanation in Persian.

The soldiers who gave them steamed buns told them that after eating, everyone put their plates in their own rooms, and when the copper bell rang again, they would come out with the plates to be washed, just as they had just received their meals.

Joshua remembered that on the way back with the food, the tip of his nose was constantly pounded by the aroma of these unsightly meals.

It smells really good.

When they returned to their rooms and closed the door, the three of them couldn't wait to eat, they didn't use chopsticks, and the other party didn't provide spoons.

Joshua could only use his hands, but when the not very good-looking vegetable was put in his mouth, his eyes widened suddenly, and he didn't care that his mouth was stuffed, and subconsciously let out a "whine" sound.

This...... It's also so delicious. There is not only salt in it, but there seem to be other spices as well.

This...... Not to mention food for slaves, even when they were not caught, their own families could not afford to eat such things.

The bread was also delicious, it was made of wheat, but it didn't seem to mix much wheat bran, it wasn't rough at all!

Joshua's daughter was already like a little wolf dog who had been hungry for days, and she almost buried her face in that plate to eat.

She had never eaten anything so delicious, let alone had enough to eat.

But what they don't know is that what they eat is just potatoes mixed with some dried vegetables, potato flour, etc.

The things of the three people were all eaten into their stomachs. The things given by the other party are not particularly much, and Joshua is actually not particularly full, but this is already an unprecedented fullness.

"Father, are they sent by the gods to save us?" Joshua's daughter asked, looking up and blinking wide-eyed.

"yes." It took a long time for Joshua to utter two words.

The plates were put together, and the plates had actually been licked clean, but Joshua remembered what the soldier had said, and told them to learn to use chopsticks, otherwise they would not even have to eat later.

He hurriedly picked up the three pairs of chopsticks that were not used by them at all and said, "Quick, let's practice using chopsticks, if we can't learn it, we may not be able to eat." ”

The soldier who had just brought them steamed buns had a pair of chopsticks in his hand to get them, so Joshua also saw it.

He clumsily picked up the chopsticks with his hands, and then began to teach his wife and daughter that it was okay to have nothing and the straw laid under the bed.

It wasn't until the brass bell rang again outside that Joshua picked up the three dinner plates and three pairs of chopsticks and walked out, he didn't let his wife and daughter come out. As before, everyone lined up again in the direction of the kitchen.

Only this time, everyone's expressions were different, the emotions on their faces were much calmer, and there was much less panic and anxiety.

When they got to the place where they had just received their meals, there were several large pools in which they needed to wash the wooden plates with seawater before they could put them aside.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would rinse these plates with fresh water, and for the time being, fresh water would not let them take over.

Although strictly speaking, there is no shortage of fresh water on Datang's ship, because there are various fresh water collection devices.

In the evening, some lamp oil was soon distributed in the cabin, and they helped them light the oil lamp and left.

The oil lamp can be lit for about two hours, and when the oil lamp is extinguished in two hours, the cabin will naturally be dark.

Although it was very stuffy in this small cabin, and they could feel the ship moving on the vast sea, they didn't know where Datang was, and they didn't know how long they needed to stay on the ship.

But just today's one-day experience made them feel a lot more at ease, whether they were slaves or not, at least Datang didn't seem to want to torture them, otherwise, these meals would not have been given to them like this today.

Their journey was not far, pulling them from Arabia, Datang went straight to the area where Pakistan was located in later generations, that is, the Tianzhu River Valley, because this place is now where Datang is located.

Although a large number of Tianzhu people were actually recruited according to the policy of the Tang Dynasty when Ashina Shilu was here, many Tianzhu people who fled here survived, but the population here is still not large.

At least it can't fill the basin on both sides of the Tianzhu River.

Coming here from Arabia, it is only a few days of day and night, and for Datang's current fleet, this speed is not fast, but it is not slow.

When Joshua and the others stepped onto deck again, the land in the distance was completely unfamiliar.

The arrangement for these first people was simple: they would stay near the port for a while, where they would learn Chinese and learn some basic rules, and they would be given jobs every day.

The work was not tiring, and the main construction was to expand the port and wharf, and in addition to that, the houses where they lived had already been built.

These houses were all built of wood, and can only be described as simple barracks, neatly arranged side by side. One family lives in a house, or five people.

However, their work will arrange for them to pay for a month, and after the beginning of spring next year, they will go to the Erie Valley area.

The area of the Ili River Valley is very large, but it is not only the Ili River of later China, in fact, the entire Ili River Valley contains the entire Ili River Basin, from the source of the Ili River in later China to the Balkhash Lake in later generations.

Because of the abundant precipitation here, it can be used for excellent arable land along the entire river.

This is also the first area where Datang began to expand, and this first batch of slaves will also be arranged in this place.

However, the area they mainly arranged was naturally a no-man's land for resettlement.