Guangdefu was located in the northwestern region of the Jin Kingdom. The Gobi sand dunes in the province have a changeable climate, alternating between hot and cold rapidly, and it is generally very difficult to adapt.

Guangdefu is also the least populated of the eighteen prefectures of Kyushu in the Jin Kingdom. The total population of the entire province is less than that of a city in Beijing.

In the heart of Quang Duc Province, there is a small town - Vinh Ninh. The population of the town is also small, just over 10,000.

Houses in the Gobi region are not built high, up to three floors. And the doors and windows are made smaller. Even in broad daylight, the house was a little dark.

In a bungalow in the middle of the town, Zeng Baoer got up early, took off her thick pajamas, and changed into a thin floral skirt. The furniture in the room was a bit shabby, and even the only mirror was cracked, making it difficult to look at it and dress itself.

She's been here for a while. Everything else was fine, but the weather was too hard for her to get used to. It's hot to death during the day. As soon as the sun set, the cold wind blew from all directions. If you stand outside the house for a while, the whole soul seems to be blown out of the body by the cold wind, and you don't know which hell to go to.

After wrapping her face tightly in front of the broken mirror with a black scarf, Zeng Baoer pushed open the small door.

"Wake up! Breakfast is ready. Outside the door, a woman sweeping the floor said.

"Mom, I'll sweep it. As he spoke, he stepped forward and snatched the broom. The broom here is also different from what she used to use. It's short-handled, and it's small. It is very difficult to bend over and sweep all the time.

"It's okay, you go eat. His father came out of the stall before dawn, and after eating, he went to the stall to help. ”

"Hey!"

When I entered the kitchen, there was a bowl of porridge, a plate of pickles, and two white flour steamed buns in the pot.

After three or two bites, he washed the bowl and pot, said hello to the woman again, and went out into the street.

Zeng Bao'er just came in the first few days. The town of Yongning, as its name suggests, is very quiet and peaceful, with few pedestrians on the narrow streets. Now, however, it is completely different. The streets were full of people, cars and horses. The sound of shouting and rolling wheels was endless.

I watched the wagons and ox carts loaded with goods slowly pass by me. Zeng Baoer inevitably sighed.

The change has finally affected every small place in the Jin Kingdom. All kinds of goods that were in great demand began to converge from all over the country, and then some of the big merchants were sold to the other four places in Shenzhou.

She will never forget that man, it was he who changed the fate of many people, and at the same time, her own fate was changed by him.

The town is not big, the streets are not long, and although there are many people coming and going, she still quickly came to the stall.

An old man with a full beard bows his head and weaves straw ropes. In front of him, there were more than a dozen thick and strong straw ropes.

"Dad!" Zeng Bao'er shouted, squeezed through the pile of straw ropes, sat on the straw beside him, picked it up and began to weave.

The old man didn't raise his head and said, "Business is good this morning." Last night I made more than forty bundles, and that's all left. ”

"Did you see Zhiguang?" ...... last night," Zeng Bao'er said.

"Haven't you come home again, stinky boy, I'll look for him!" threw away the half-braided rope and jumped up from the small stool.

Zeng Baoer grabbed the corner of the old man's clothes and said, "Forget it." He'll come back when he's hungry. ”

"Bastard thing, if you really have the backbone, you can get something to eat outside. The old man sat back and took the straw and braided it very hard.

"Dad, don't say that. Zhiguang is full of knowledge, just figure it out, it's okay, it's okay. ”

The old man lowered his head and tried to control his emotions: "Ahem...... Treasure...... Bao'er, the Lu family is sorry for you......"

"It's okay, it's okay......"

After the Blue Banquet of the Nanhe Chamber of Commerce that day, the Nanhe Chamber of Commerce was seized by the government. She and Lu Zhiguang left the capital with the help of the opposite uncle. Both of them are mortals, and they can't sit in the teleportation circle.

It took three months to return to Lu Zhiguang's home. Those days were the hardest and happiest times in Zeng Baoer's life. There was no moon that night, and the sky was refreshing. She and Lu Zhiguang became close under an old tree.

There are no blessed guests, and there is no good table. Some are just the rustle of old trees blown by the wind, and a few steamed buns that are as dry as stones.

The vows he made on his wedding night are still ringing in his ears: I will definitely let you live a good life. Never let you suffer and be tired.

She believed.

However. The easiest thing in the world is to swear. When your upper and lower lips touch, you are the master of heaven and earth, and everything is not a problem in your mouth.

Today, the oath is still hidden in my heart and carefully cared for. And what about the one who swears?

Zeng Baoer thought about things, but her hands and feet were very neat. The method of weaving straw ropes is much more powerful than that of old men. She finished weaving one, but the old man's one was not finished yet.

Although he lowered his head, the old man always paid attention to his daughter-in-law. Not only the Peugeot is long, but the work is also clean and neat. Good hands inside and out. Such a daughter-in-law is using a sedan chair to carry eight, and she may not be able to ask to enter the door.

Very ordinary straw rope, basically use it once, no one will use it a second time. The prosperity of buying and selling made Lu Laohan, who was nimble-minded, see business opportunities. The Lu family doesn't have much money, and they don't have serious labor, so they can't do big deals. Lu Laohan thought that every truck must have a rope.

Business is good. Especially when the sky is about to light up, the caravans are loaded and ready to set off, and the straw rope that is so simple that no one notices it has become a sought-after commodity. Lu Laohan got up very early and went out cautiously, so as not to wake up his daughter-in-law. The young man gets up late, the weather is cold, and the old man is reluctant to let her suffer.

After daybreak, as the caravans hit the road, the straw rope business became worse and worse. Look at the day, it's almost noon. Zeng Baoer got up to say goodbye to the old man, she was going home to prepare lunch.

Although the business is not good, as long as it is placed there, there will always be people who will come to buy it, and the old man is also idle at home, and selling a little more is a little.

The Lu family's house was built with sand and gravel mixed with straw on the Gobi, and the disadvantage was that they were afraid of water, and they had to spend effort to cultivate good things every day. This year, a large piece of the exterior wall has fallen, and the old man plans to repair it in a few days.

Zeng Bao'er looked at the missing piece of the exterior wall, shook her head and walked into the house.

The old woman had already started the fire, and Zeng Bao'er hurried over to help.

There is a shortage of vegetables in the Gobi, which is the most difficult place for Zeng Baoer to adapt. Finally, it was a little green, and the old woman pickled it all and made it into pickles. From the first day she came, she hadn't tasted a single bite of fresh vegetables.

Zeng Bao'er has a plan in mind, when she has enough money, she can become a vegetable seller and transport all kinds of fresh and delicious vegetables.

However, the cost is high, and how to keep it fresh during transportation is a big expense.

As soon as the meal was ready, Lu Zhiguang, who hadn't seen him all night, stepped into the house. He didn't talk to his daughter-in-law or mother, but took the dishes and chopsticks and ate them by himself.

"Alas......" Lu's mother didn't know what to say, so she sat aside and watched her son eat.

Zeng Baoer took the food box and planned to deliver food to her father-in-law. Seeing Xianggong behaving like this, he was distressed and resentful: "Don't go out." Can't you run your home well?"

"Bao'er, I'll deliver it. You eat with Zhiguang. Lu's mother snatched the food box and left time for the couple to talk alone.

After eating three bowls of rice in a row and drinking a large bowl of cold water, Lu Zhiguang said: "If you don't give up, there will be a moment of success." I don't have a chance to be immortal. But Master Murong's Inner and Outer Divine Laws are absolutely okay. Bao'er, you can practice with me!"

Zeng Bao'er said: "Don't you want this family? What should I do with the second elder? Can I wake up? Arrange the life in front of me before I talk about anything else?"

"No, I can't. Other students can. Why can't I? I'm not reconciled. I haven't lost to anyone in my studies, and I can't lose in my cultivation. ”

Say goodbye, grab the door and go out. Zeng Baoer hurriedly chased out.

At noon, there were not many people on the street. Lu Zhiguang ran very fast. Zeng Bao'er was panting and chasing. The sun was very poisonous, and after a while, Zeng Bao'er's face, who had forgotten to bring a scarf, dried and cracked. In his twenties, his originally youthful and beautiful face suddenly aged a lot.

But she didn't give up. Always in hot pursuit. Zeng Baoer is a person who does things neatly and neatly. She doesn't allow her husband to be too ambitious. It's not that she doesn't let Lu Zhiguang practice, it's just the most important weekday life at the moment. If there is no second elder, she can accompany Lu Zhiguang to mess around, even if she starves to death, she is willing.

"Stop chasing. Outside the sun is poisonous. Lu Zhiguang turned around and shouted.

"If you still care about me, listen to me. If you don't care about me...... What if you die in the sun?"

Lu Zhiguang covered his ears, quickened his pace, and soon, the two of them left the town. Outside is the vast Gobi Desert, and the wind is blowing sand in your face. Zeng Bao'er only felt that there seemed to be a pinprick on her face. Tiny droplets of blood flowed out, and they were quickly dried by the scorching sun. In a few moments, her face was disfigured, encased in a large red scab.

It was the fourth year of Renhua, May 26.