When Chu Qing heard this, she was puzzled: "Mutton, I'm afraid this camel team has been walking in the desert for some days, and it's so hot during the day, isn't the mutton already smelly." ”

Xiao Jiu turned his head and pointed to a camel behind him, and said: "That white bag is mutton, the people in this desert are really smart, mutton is dried after exposure to the sun, don't say a few days, I don't think it will be bad in a few months, and you can bring more." As he spoke, he put down the iron pot, turned back and took some soft dry wood for the fire, and put it down not far from the water's edge.

When Xiao Jiu was done with this, the fifteen camels also drank all the water, returned to their places, squinted their eyes and began to sleep.

Chu Qing looked at it and said, "I don't know when the camel team will set off again." ”

Xiao Jiu stopped what he was doing, stood up and said, "I'm afraid they have to rest for a few hours, but they have come a long way." After speaking, he looked around again and said, "Qing'er, I'll go around and look for some dry firewood." Seeing Chu Qing nodding, he turned around and walked behind the sand mountain, and disappeared into the night after a while.

Chu Qing sat back in the circle formed by the camel caravan, looked up at the starry sky, looked down at the clear water, and waited for Xiao Jiu to come back. But the little fat bear bag seemed to be in a hurry, looking at the iron pot for a while, and then untying the bag of air-dried mutton and burrowing into it to see.

Chu Qing suddenly thought of a question, so he asked, "Bag bag, go to the next water point, I don't know how far it is?"

Hearing this, the little fat bear bag withdrew from the bag, took out the map seriously, looked at it for a long time, walked over again, spread it out in front of Chu Qing, pointed to a small black dot, turned around and pointed to the clear water behind him, and pointed to another small black dot.

Chu Qing understood that the first place it ordered was here, and the second place was the next drinking point, but he really couldn't tell the distance from the crumpled paper, so he shook his head in disappointment and said, "Forget it, a map that only you can understand, it's in vain to ask." As he spoke, he looked back at the camels that had fallen silent, and his eyes suddenly fell on a few deflated sheepskin bags.

Chu Qing stood up and walked towards the camel as he said, "Bags, Xiao Jiu may not be back until a while, we might as well fill these sheepskin bags with water in case we need them." So saying, he went to the camel and untied the sheepskin bag.

He walked back to the clear water with the little fat bear bag, unplugged the sheepskin bag, and pressed it into the water to fill it with water. If this is in the Central Plains, where can anyone drink the water that the livestock have drunk? But in this desert, Chu Qing deeply understands the preciousness of clear water and the importance of camels. After filling bag after bag, each bag full of water, when I lift it, I feel heavy, and there is a joy of a huge harvest.

Although the little fat bear bag couldn't help much, he also pretended to run back and forth behind Chu Qing.

After being tired for a while, filling all the sheepskin bags with clear water, Chu Qing and the little fat bear bags sat back on the ground, really bored and looked up at the starry sky.

When a person calms down, he often thinks of his thoughts, Chu Qing looked at the starry sky, and unconsciously remembered the night in the Falling Cloud Pavilion, the night that made him unwilling to remember, the night that made him completely change his impression of Feng Shuzhu. Even if he didn't want to think about it, every word that came out of Lin Xianniang's room that night, every word sounded in his ears word by word. In fact, I have thought about many such nights, but in the end, I still can't figure it out, why Feng Shuzhu is like this, maybe he has always thought of him too well, he was originally like this! Thinking about it, a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she shook her head self-deprecatingly, and a trace of pain rose in her heart.

The little chubby bear bag sitting on the side seemed to see the clues, it had always been good at observing faces, and pretended to be pitiful with interest, and snuggled up to Chu Qing's lap, although it didn't understand and couldn't figure out why Chu Qing was sad, but it immediately pretended to have tears in its eyes.

Chu Qing sighed deeply, withdrew his gaze from the starry sky, and saw the little fat bear bag like this, just when it was in such a desolate desert, Xu is many past events came to his heart, and he felt nostalgic for a while. Thinking about it like this, it really seemed that the two of them were connected by the same fate, so he forced a smile, pretended to be strong, and gently picked up the little fat bear bag and comforted him in his arms.

At night in the desert, the darker the night, the heavier the cold.

Chu Qing looked left and right, but he didn't see Xiao Jiu's shadow, thinking that it was extremely difficult to find dry firewood. Yes, following the camel team all the way, I haven't seen a single weed, how can I find dry firewood and grass, but she also understands that if she doesn't bring back dry firewood, Xiao Jiu will definitely not come back.

There was a slight sound of "cooing", Chu Qing looked down and saw that it was the little chubby bear bag rubbing his stomach embarrassedly, it seemed that his stomach was screaming because he hadn't eaten.

Chu Qing smiled and said, "What's so embarrassing about this, to be honest, I'm also hungry, but those mutton or something, there is no boiling water to cook, I'm afraid that there is nothing to be done about chopping with a knife and axe." ”

Hearing this, the little fat bear bag grinned, broke free of Chu Qing's arm for some reason, rolled to the ground, got up again, took out two green dates from the small pocket on his belly, grinned, and handed one to Chu Qing.

Chu Qing took the green jujube, looked at it, and said, "Although this jujube is small, it really shows the depth of the bag's affection for me, and every fruit in this desert is rare." ”

Hearing this, the little fat bag thought for a while, and handed over another green jujube in his hand.

Chu Qing looked at it and smiled: "We are happy when we eat together, what is it for me." After speaking, he and the little chubby bear bag looked at each other with a smile, put the green dates into their mouths at the same time, and ate them together with a smile.

After another hour, Chu Qing looked into the distance, still did not see Xiao Jiu's figure, and saw that although those camels were still lying on the sand, they had opened their eyes, making a slight sound from time to time, and then the camel team gradually became agitated, Chu Qing deeply understood what was going to happen, but fortunately, the leading camel was still like a sleeping parent, allowing the child who had woken up early to be restless, still with his eyes slightly closed,

At dusk, a meteor crossed the sky, leaving a beautiful mark in the blue-black night sky, the leading camel seemed to sense, opened its eyes slightly, and then stood up with a shake, it shook the sand under its body again, raised its head, let out a low sound, slowly walked forward, and stopped not far ahead, it did not look back, but looked at the twilight deep ahead, where it should be the direction it was going to go. Following the second camel and following it, he stood up and walked behind it, and then there was a third, and then a fourth...... When the last camel stood up and lined up in turn, the leading camel let out another low cry and walked slowly forward.

Seeing that Chu Qing was still indifferent, the little fat bear bag became anxious, pulled the corner of Chu Qing's skirt, and signaled her not to be left by the camel team.

Chu Qing glanced around, put the supplies on the ground back on the camel's back, and said in a low voice, "Why hasn't Xiao Jiu come back yet." Something must have happened. Thinking of this, he said, "Xiao Jiu will definitely come back here when he comes back." We'll leave a mark on him. After saying that, he casually untied a sheepskin water bag from a camel and placed it on the ground, and the direction of the mouth of the bag was facing the direction of the camel caravan, and he carved a clear word on the ground.

After everything was done, Chu Qing raised his eyes and saw that the camel team had gone some distance, and the silhouette of the last camel could be vaguely seen by the moonlight, and said, "We must keep up with the camel team." After saying that, he picked up the little fat bear bag, flew up, and chased after the camel caravan.

When Chu Qing stepped onto the hump of the last camel in the caravan with his bags in his arms, he didn't forget to look back twice, but he still didn't see any figures.

Under the leadership of the leading camel, the camel team walked according to the previous rhythm, saying that fast is not fast, but saying slow is definitely not slow, always moving forward rhythmically at a speed.

The vast sea of sand, with no end in sight, except for the sensation of the hump, is the camel bell that comes from a dream, sending away the stars and moon in the bell and ushering in the dawn;

If it weren't for the little chubby bear bag and some strange things coming out from time to time, Chu Qing felt that he would definitely be suffocated. In this desert, as the caravan passed, silence became the norm, because no one could be seen, not even enemies, bad guys, and bad guys. I even suspected that I was a little crazy, and in order to unravel a dream, I whimsically embarked on such a difficult journey, and it was a journey that I didn't know where the end was.

The sun is getting higher and higher, and the temperature in the desert is rising rapidly. Chu Qing and the little fat bear bag untied the sheepskin bag early and replenished some water first. When the temperature rose to a certain level, Chu Qing didn't want to speak anymore, and he didn't even want to open his eyes, as if the surroundings were ignited by the sun, and the sand was shining with dazzling light, stabbing his eyes painfully.

The little chubby bear bag also wrapped itself in a white cloth, just because its coat color is easy to absorb heat, even if there is more water, but the belly is only so big after all, it is filled with a belly of water, and even when it shakes with the hump, it seems to vaguely hear the sound of water in the stomach. I really want to dig a hole in the ground and hide myself under the sand.

Chu Qing had the same idea as it at this time. But the caravan did not affect it in the slightest, and they continued to move forward unhurriedly.

When it was the hottest, Chu Qing even felt the heat coming out of his mouth and nose, was he about to melt? Looking at the distant horizon distorted by the heat. She unplugged the sheepskin pouch, poured out some water, and dipped the white cloth around her face, which was noticeably better. Although she knew how precious water was, she also knew that if she didn't cool down, she would immediately die of heat, and it was useless to keep more water.

The little chubby bear bag also followed Chu Qing's example, and wet the white cloth wrapped around his body.

The instantaneous coolness cleared Chu Qing's mind a lot, and she gradually understood that the more she walked forward, the more poisonous the afternoon sun became, and the higher the surrounding temperature. She even suddenly felt that she was moving towards death?