C38 (1/2)
Two days later, the horse-selling team set out on time. Zhang Fei borrowed over five thousand horses, and in the Zhuozhou City, he bought all of the long spears, bows and arrows, horse tripping rope, horse tripping stake, iron clips and other equipment. As for Zhang Shiping, he also bought the necessary cloths, while he bought the necessary daily necessities.
The caravan headed towards the desert in a grandiose manner, causing the passersby to turn back time and time again. Everyone muttered in their hearts, ”Is the imperial government going to war with the Hu again?” All of a sudden, the people along the way were all talking about it. Some of them were even more cowardly and ready to run away.
Just as everyone was happily heading towards the desert, Zhang Shiping had a face full of gloom. He suddenly became depressed and depressed. Even Su Shuang noticed that something was wrong. He asked him repeatedly, but no matter what, Su Shuang just smiled and said repeatedly that nothing was wrong.
But the more he said that it was fine, the more Yang Lin felt worried. Although Yang Lin knew that Zhang Shiping was a good person, but no one could guarantee that a good person would also do something wrong. If that was the case, then it would be troublesome. At that time, if Hu Ren said that the cloth was not good, wouldn't he have come here for nothing?
When the group was about to leave, Zhang Shiping invited for Yang Lin a bodyguard Tang Qing, and handed him over to Yang Lin, who then left. The bodyguard Tang Qing seemed to be around thirty years old. He was tall, thin, and his skinny face was covered with vicissitudes of life. Yang Lin just couldn't understand, other than the fact that this bodyguard was smart, he couldn't see any other martial arts behind him. Since Zhang Shiping had kindly gifted it to him, Yang Lin did not reject.
In two days, all of the five thousand horses that Zhang Fei had borrowed were present. The current troop could be said to be fully armed. Each of them had a horse, and they were equipped with a long spear, a big sword, and a bow. He had also bought a full set of equipment, and had even prepared quite a few ropes and stakes to trifle against the mounted bandit. Yang Lin was puzzled. Was he going to do business or fight?
After leaving the Chi County, it would be the Upper Valley County of the Youzhou. This was also the northernmost county, with a circumference of more than one thousand li. It only had five ten thousand people s, and the real human population was sparse. A large amount of land was idle, even if another five million people moved in, they would still not be able to reclaim all of the land in the Upper Valley County.
Walking out of Upper Valley County, they arrived at the desert in the northern part of Youzhou. At this moment, it was still under the Urushion's jurisdiction. The Urushion was originally a branch of the Eastern Hu Tribe, and was also one of the Eastern Hu Tribe along with the Qing Pu Tribe. The various tribes were separated into several tribes, each acting in their own way and never forming a unified Tribal Alliance. They are mainly nomadic mainly, horses, cattle, sheep, more trade with the Chinese.
Entering the desert, one's vision suddenly widened. Only then did one feel that the world was vast. Ten thousand li of the great desert, ten thousand li of the snowy plains. Snowflakes floated in the sky, dancing in the wind. The entire world was covered in a vast expanse of whiteness. There were no trees, only an endless expanse of white. It stretched all the way to the horizon, and the distant heavens and earth were all glued together. It was impossible to tell where the sky was and where the earth was. It was just like the end of the world.
”Yohoho …”
The young men from Yang Family Villa, Li Family Villa, Wang Family Villa, Xu Family Villa and Wulong Mountain were all extremely happy. They had grown up, and when they went out, they would be like a mountain, with a field of vision that had never been this wide before. They were so excited that they galloped their horses madly across the snowy plains, shouting and playing with each other, and throwing snowballs everywhere.
”Oh my god, this is the desert, there is such an open space in this world!”
”This is such a good place. Are we going to live here in the future? Wouldn't it be fine if we were to plant as many fields as we want, and then we can become the manor lord ourselves, hehe. ”
Just as the young lad was happily shouting, Hua Tuo and his ten over young disciples caught up with him. They weren't as happy as the other young men about the snow scenery in the desert, but they couldn't help but complain when they saw the white and boundless world around them.
”Brother Yang Lin, you told us to come to the desert to look for medicinal ingredients, but this area is covered in white flowers, we can't even tell which direction is which, where do you want us to look? He even said that he wanted us to come see the desert, and that it was covered with snow. Did he want us to come see the snow? ”
Yang Lin's old face was also a little flushed. He did not ask you to come here to find medicinal ingredients to begin with, and only said that back then. In this world of ice and snow, where are you going to find medicinal ingredients? If you can't find medicinal ingredients, you might need us to find them.
”Heh heh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know it was still snowing in Desert. But Mr. Hua, you guys don't have to worry, maybe after a few days the snow will stop. At that time, I will accompany Mister to look for medicinal ingredients. ”
Hua Tuo chuckled and did not say another word. He felt as if he had seen a mirror in his heart, and was too lazy to explain himself, so he simply followed Yang Lin to see the snow on the ground. But Hua Tuo's little disciple, Xiao Qing, was not satisfied.
”Liar, Brother Yang Lin lied. Why would there be medicinal herbs in this vast prairie? You just want to trick us into being your doctors. ”
”Hehe, little fellow, your mouth is quite good.”
Although Yang Lin had not studied medicine before, he knew that many animals and plants could be used for medicinal purposes. The grassland was no exception, he couldn't remember what kind of medicinal ingredients were used in the grassland, but he had heard of some famous ones.
”Do you know about the Cordyceps sinensis? It's just that in summer it's grass, and in winter it's insects. Someone once wrote a poem: 'The Cordyceps sinensis is famous for its ability to transform and form a qi channel. A thing can move plants at the same time, the physical world is poor '. That's the best medicinal plant, it grows on the prairie. ”
”Master, is what Brother Yang Lin said true?”
Although he was trying to be brave on the surface, his heart was beating like a drum. It was unknown whether or not someone else had discovered the Caterpillar Summer Grass at this time. That Xiao Qing still didn't quite believe him, but he had even memorized the poem, so he had no choice but to ask his master for confirmation.
”There is indeed such a medicinal herb. It is quite precious.” If we can find some, then we might not have unjustly come to the Great Prairie. ”
In Hua Tuo's eyes, there were practically no animals or plants that could not be used for medicinal purposes. Of course, he knew that there were a lot of medicinal herbs in the prairie. If he could find a few, he might be able to enrich his Alchemy Book. However, there was snow all over the place, where could he find it? He could only blame himself for not coming at the right time.
Not to mention finding medicinal ingredients, even the tribes that were searching for the Urushion had to put in a lot of effort to do so. The Urushion was wandering around, but he did not have a fixed address. In the vast snowy plains, where was the smoke? In the entire snow plains, let alone selling horses, Yang Lin couldn't even see a hoof print. He couldn't help but become a little anxious.
”My two brothers, we've been gone for several days. Why haven't we seen anyone?”
With regards to this situation, Su Shuang had seen too many things, he was not anxious at all. Looking at the vast snowy plains, Su Shuang smiled, and said to Yang Lin at a leisurely pace.
”Urushion can't stay in the same place forever, but they will always be moving around in a certain area. If we slowly search, we will find them.”
Zhang Shiping listened quietly to Yang Lin and Su Shuang talking with an unnatural smile on his face. After a long while, as if he had made a great decision, he suddenly said to Yang Lin.
”Brother Yang Lin, let's head north from Public Ridge.”
Yang Lin was his old partner, so he should be aware of the dangers of the Public Ridge. So how could he suggest taking the Public Ridge? He turned his head and stared at Zhang Shiping for a long time, his face filled with suspicions.
”Brother Shiping, why did you think of leaving Public Ridge?”
The words had already left his mouth, but Zhang Shiping's face remained abnormally calm. For the sake of his and his family's safety, he couldn't care less about anything else.
”Everyone says that the Public Ridge is a dangerous place, and ordinary people do not dare to go, but walking from the Public Ridge to here is closer, and since we have so many people, what is there to be afraid of?”
Yang Lin also didn't know what kind of place the Public Ridge was. Listening to Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's argument, Yang Lin had thought that the Public Ridge was a more dangerous passage.
”Let's leave from Public Ridge. It's better to be a bit closer.”
Seeing that Yang Lin had agreed, Su Shuang did not say anything else. He looked at Yang Lin and nodded.
”Alright, let's go to Public Ridge.”