What use do I want in this troubled world

Chapter 154

At night, at midnight.

At the gate of the northern city, the soldiers guarding the city disappeared without a trace as if they had made an appointment.

On a moonlit night, a team filed out from a corner of the half-covered city gate.

Passed through the customs smoothly, traveled fifty miles at night, joined Geng Yi's caravan, adjusted the team slightly and continued to advance towards the destination.

During this trip, Geng Yi did not leave the customs with Xu Wenfeng.

Miss Xu temporarily changed her mind not to go to Tongzhao City, disrupting the original plan, should he follow the girl's pace, he can't decide this matter, he has to report to the second master.

The specific follow-up schedule is unknown, so he stayed in Chigu City to wait for the second master's letter.

The area outside the pass is sparsely populated, so he expressed doubts about how much the caravan he led would play a role in it. In short, it depends on how the second master arranges it.

three days later.

The clatter of horseshoes sounded on the Gobi Desert, and the hoofbeats approached, setting off a cloud of dust.

"Report, I found a gathering place five miles away." Ermao drove his horse to the outside of Xu Wenfeng's carriage, reined in and reported loudly.

Qian Duoduo, who was a little ghost, was not around, and Er Mao, who was the first to learn how to ride a horse, was entrusted by Xu Wenfeng with the responsibility of pioneering the road.

"You fix it where you are, and I'll go and have a look." Xu Wenfeng got out of the carriage, put on the pendant, and rode his horse towards the gathering place of nomads.

In the depths of the Gobi outside the pass is the territory of the barbarians, and there are some tribes of nomads scattered during this period.

In order to resist the plunder of the barbarians, most of them choose to group in twos and threes, and drive their cattle and sheep to migrate from Dongwozi to places with lush water and grass at the turn of spring and summer, and then return to the warmer winter pastures before the heavy snowfall in winter.

They live by water and grass, and where there are nomads, there should be no shortage of water.

The water source in the desert grassland is the key.

Thinking that she had achieved a small goal, Xu Wenfeng couldn't help showing a little smile on her face, but when she stood outside the gathering place, she couldn't smile anymore.

The sight of the sparse withered grass and dry water, the poverty of the gathering place is beyond imagination, the gathering place formed by several small tribes does not even have the simplest rammed earth wall.

The nomads who came in and out of the gathering place all looked dry, sad and unkempt, and they were even more desolate than the travelers who had suffered from the wind and sand for a few days.

What is this called?

Originally, she thought that it would be no problem to drag a large army aimlessly in the desert, and planned to "conquer people with virtue" to subdue a few small tribes,

Settle down the large troops for the time being, wait for a while to transition, and then she will lead a small team to explore the best base for building the city.

Let's forget it now, I don't know who is rubbing against whom if I put people here.

Disappointed, continue to set off.

Braving the sweltering heat and walking around in the smoky Gobi for more than ten days, after Xu Wenfeng denied one location after another, and when everyone was about to dry out in the sun and could spew out sand when they exhaled, they finally saw the long-awaited green.

All men, women and children in the team cheered together. Although there was Xu Wenfeng's space to support them, they were not short of water to drink, but walking in the desert, there was not even an inch of shade on their heads, and the sky was scorched by the scorching sun. Roasting, the temperature difference between day and night is large, it is really an old crime.

This is an oasis basin.

Quite different from the harsh environment you pass through, this is a veritable oasis.

After ordering the team to stop, Xu Wenfeng rode his horse to look around, and climbed to a high place to overlook.

After a day of shopping, I determined that this is a rare treasure.

On the back of the vast basin Pingchuan is an extended mountain, with two branches in the north and south, forming a trumpet-shaped structure that opens to the west.

A river valley with abundant water flowed down, and the river showed no signs of drying up, and the snow-capped mountains could be seen faintly in the far distance.

Without further investigation, it is almost certain that the origin of the river valley comes from the foot of the snow mountain. Only the snow mountain glaciers that have accumulated and solidified for thousands of years can maintain the water volume of the river during the extremely dry years.

Xu Wenfeng's guess is correct, the origin of the river valley is at the foot of the snow mountain range, and the ocean is thousands of miles away from the mountain range.

This is a dry and rainless area, but due to the arched and trumpet-shaped structure of the north and south mountains, it collects the warm and humid air from the ocean that travels thousands of miles from the west, and the towering mountains lock the warm air here firmly. The uplift of the area formed the phenomenon of windward forced rainfall, which made the local water vapor quite abundant.

The special geographical environment has bred a wet wonderland.

"how is it going?"

When Xu Wenfeng came back in the sunset, everyone surrounded him impatiently, asking each other questions.

"After checking the terrain for a day, are you satisfied?"

"Are we still going?"

There are clear and deep rivers, green grasslands, and vast plains where horses can gallop.

Falling into this place from the desert full of wind and sand, I wonder if I have entered the fairyland by mistake.

They shouldn't be too satisfied, but what's the use of their satisfaction, Erya, who has the decision-making power, didn't make a final decision, only said to investigate before making a decision.

Everyone was afraid that what she said would be inappropriate, whether it was due to the fatigue of the long-distance travel or the consideration of the environment, they all wanted to stay here and not leave.

The grass here is so tender that water can be squeezed out, and the soil is moist and fertile. If a field is cultivated, there will be a bumper harvest. This place is like a paradise independent of the world.

"I'm not leaving, it's here." As soon as Xu Wenfeng's words fell to the ground, the joy of mountains and tsunami rang in his ears.

In the next second, the people surrounding her dispersed in all directions.

Xu Wenfeng was left alone standing there alone.

Before she made a decision, everyone didn't dare to unload their luggage and inspect the site carefully, because they were afraid they would be too fond of leaving. After Xu Wenfeng made a final decision, the unloading of the truck, the fetching of water, and the construction of the stove were busy.

The men went straight to the river and jumped into the river like dumpling.

I haven't showered for almost two months, and I sweat profusely on the road every day. My clothes are wet and dry, and people are rotten. Many people even have lice.

Xu Wenfeng, who took the opportunity to sneak into the space to take a bath, listened to the laughter and laughter from all directions, and felt refreshed for them.

The men splashed heartily in the river, and all the girls and daughters-in-law were itchy to watch.

The itchy girls gathered together and pulled out the straw mats to find a place to surround them. After a while, there were a few more simple bathhouses at the edge of the camp.

Now all the people, old and young, took a hot bath beautifully.

I have enough food and clothing by myself, and I don’t have a rough man to help me take care of my life.This is one of the strengths they have learned from Xu Wenfeng. Women can complete many things independently without having to rely on men for everything.

Clean and fresh, everyone started to set up felt tents, just for a short transition, don't pay attention to how strong and beautiful, as long as they can live in people.

(End of this chapter)