Chapter 634 Lake Wind (Thanks to the leader, reader 1436508778528444416)

On the grassland, the four pushed the cart forward. The early autumn wind blew and the air was a little cool.

"I say, didn't you raise any animals to pull carts before? It's really tiring to use people." Fran leaned on the cart and complained while panting.

"I raised one, but it died of illness. Later, the food was not enough and there was no special demand, so I didn't continue to raise it. I was thinking of buying a few cubs next spring." Guy also stopped at this time. He was in a much better condition than Fran. He probably knew how to use effort and save energy, so he was not too tired.

"Be patient. When we get to the Lake Wind settlement, we can buy them a cart animal."

On the other side, Tilan and Orles did not pull the cart, but just carried a lighter backpack. Tilan was feeding Orles water at this time. It seems that Orles has learned something during this period. Once she is thirsty, she will ask Tilan for water. She will not eat water and food given by other places.

Although it is a good thing to be vigilant, Tilan occasionally worries about what to do when they are separated in the future.

"Have you finished drinking?" Tilan saw her put down the cup.

"Okay, Tilan." She held the cup and returned it to Tilan, and the girl put it back into the pocket on the side of her shoulder bag. Then Tilan helped her wipe her face. The

shoulder bag on her back contained food for four people, a small amount of herbs, silk cloth, some tools, and the special sword.

In order to facilitate movement, the girl also changed into newly sewn trousers for this long journey, and then a simple gray-brown hooded robe on the outside.

When traveling outside, a hood is almost necessary, otherwise all kinds of wind and dust will get into the hair and it will be very uncomfortable. If it rains, it will feel much better to have a hat, even if it is not waterproof.

At this time, bring a breathable scarf to wrap your face to prevent the wind and sand from being inhaled into the nose and mouth, so that you can't see her and Ores' appearance from the outside.

Before leaving, Sura also said that it was actually good to dress like this. After all, the two people's appearances were too special, and covering them up could save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

After sitting for a while, the four set off again. They walked for a day and a half, and in the afternoon of the next day, they saw a group of people grazing on the grassland.

They rode on short-legged horses with mottled fur, and herded a group of sheep with gray, black and brown stripes. Occasionally, you can see a few dogs with brown fur running and driving the sheep.

"Those are the people from Lake Wind Settlement. I'll go say hello." Guy stopped with a few people. The shepherds who were riding horses and driving the sheep in the distance also saw the four people, but they did not rush over, but were on guard from a distance.

"Oh hey--" Guy imitated the rough horn sound, shouted on the grassland, and raised one hand high and waved.

This action attracted the barking of several shepherd dogs. Several of them rushed out of the sheep and sat on the grass, using their barking to warn and remind.

After that, the shepherds shouted to stop the barking of the shepherd dogs, and then sent one of them to ride over slowly on a horse.

After a conversation in the open space, Guy waved to Tilan and the others, and then the three of them slowly followed the cart over.

"It's just right to meet an acquaintance." Guy and the shepherd riding a pony came over. The other party wore a sheepskin felt hat and a similar sheepskin coat slung across his body. On one side of the horse was a scabbard and a knife, and on the other side was a well-maintained musket.

After coming to the three people, the shepherd turned over and

dismounted. He had a smell of being with livestock for a long time, and his rough black hands were all calloused. "Okay, you guys." He spoke in a somewhat unfamiliar standard language, and then handed over the sheepskin bag hanging on the horse, which should be filled with milk wine.

In response, Tilan waved her hand, indicating that it was not necessary and thanking her, but Fran took it out of curiosity and drank a sip.

"Huh, it tastes so strong." He returned the bag to the other party.

Fermented alcohol and fishy goat milk are rare good things in this land, but for the two girls from the civilized world, it is still a bit too exciting.

After that, the four followed the shepherds and the nearly 100 sheep all the way in the sunset until night fell, and then they gradually arrived at the settlement with bonfires and wooden fences.

There are about 50 people living here, including more than 20 adult men, and the others are women and children. They live in tents made of wool. Even women carry knives with them, and some carry guns.

"Long time no see, Guy." The leader of the Lake Wind settlement is a middle-aged man with a mustache. He also wears a sheepskin coat and a felt hat. He is a little fat, but still sturdy.

"Hello, knife and stick boss." Guy bowed with his hands clasped together. He traveled with the caravan when he was a child and was very familiar with this kind of etiquette.

"You are really particular." The other party smiled. Although he said so, he still enjoyed it and asked others to pass the lamb chops that were almost baked.

"Have a good meal here tonight and have a good sleep."

"Thank you." What happened during this period did make him a little tense and tired.

"Hahaha~" Daozhang stroked his beard and laughed heartily, then asked several people to sit down.

At this time, Tilan and the other three also sat by the campfire. Guy used a knife to cut the lamb chops and placed them on the clean stone slabs in front of the three people.

"You can string them with branches and roast them by the fire." Guy suggested, and asked the shepherd next to him for some salt and put it next to the three people.

"The only drink here is milk wine. If you are not used to it, you can drink the water in the package yourself."

"Got it." Tilan nodded, then strung the lamb chops in front of himself and Orles, and then looked at them with a little curiosity and sniffed them with the tip of his nose.

The smell was indeed a bit muttony, but it was still tolerable. After all, it was a luxury to eat meat here.

"Excellent food." Fran couldn't wait to string the barbecue, and seemed to be looking forward to it.

On the other side, Guy sat with Daozhang, talking about some recent things, and occasionally shook his head, it seemed that he was thinking of some sad things again.

Tilan held the branch and watched the mutton sizzling beside the flame. Although it was a bit smelly, after sprinkling some salt on it, the smell made her want to eat.

Sure enough, the smell of barbecue was a preference engraved in her genes. Orlesi, who was standing next to her, also grabbed the branch and kept spinning like Tilan, staring at the mutton chops that were oozing with oil and browning.

Seeing that the roast was almost done, Tilan put the lamb chops on the stone slab and cut them with a knife. Then she couldn't help but pick up a small piece and tasted it. The hot meat slices were mixed with the moisture of sheep fat and some rough salt grains, and the taste was particularly good.

The two of them ate the barbecue slowly, and the flames were crackling. Several women in the settlement also cooked unknown beans in pottery pots and ate them with the children. Some of the children looked at the few people eating meat with envy, but were pulled back by their mothers, who whispered a meal and then bowed to apologize to the two people from a distance.

After dinner, Tilan also felt a little sleepy. After all, they had been traveling on the grassland for two days and had not rested well.

At night, the people of the Lake Wind Settlement lent them two small tents for the night. That night, Tilan and Ores slept on a soft wool mat, which was also the most comfortable night since they came to this world.

After waking up the next day, Tilan decided to buy a soft and comfortable wool mat. Sure enough, sleeping on a straw bed was too uncomfortable.

In the morning, several people gathered in the open space of the settlement and had breakfast with the people of Lake Wind Settlement, which was the porridge made from beans that Tilan saw last night.

"The name varies from place to place. This kind of beans is beige inside and has a layer of light purple skin on the outside. It is very hard after drying and can be preserved for a long time." Fran ate it with a spoon with soup.

"When I first came here, I ate it in a small stronghold in the south. I didn't expect

it to be available here." He said and commented. "It's easy to fill up, but it's not very nutritious."

"It seems that you know a lot." Daozhang, the leader of the settlement, came over, holding a bowl of hot bean soup in his hand.

"How did you sleep last night?"

"I slept well. Thank you for the hospitality, Boss Daozhang." Guy answered politely, and then introduced the remaining three people to the other party.

"This is Faran, a traveler who is staying in our settlement temporarily, from the Southern Slami Association. These two are Heshia and Ores, they also come from far away and are going to the big city."

"Oh, are they all guests?" Daozhang was a little surprised.

"Yes, but they are all trustworthy and have experienced a lot with us." Guy explained.

"That means they are our friends, hehe." Then Daozhang asked about the image of where they were going next.

"You want to find ruins and ancient things, these are very rare." Daozhang shook his head after listening to Faran's story.

"Now a lot of technology and knowledge have been lost. Some treasures are one less each time they are used. As long as they are powerful, they are keen to collect them. It is not so easy to obtain them."

"You'd better go to Stone Forest Castle and ask the scholars there. They have a library where you can borrow books. Of course, the price is very expensive. They can make a lot of money with this."

"As for the big city Miss Heshia mentioned, I have only been to Stone Forest Castle. It is said that there is a big force in the farther north. They have mature iron forging technology. Many weapons and tools in our land have been passed down from there."

"Thank you for your information." Although the news was vague, it at least gave her a rough direction.

After that, the few people talked about the trade of this long journey. Daozhang said that they were not short of clothes and furs. If they insisted on exchanging with them, the price would be very low.

"This is a bit difficult. If we want to buy a dwarf horse to pull a carriage, we have to pay for the goods, but the price of clothes and packages is very low when trading here." Guy rubbed his eyebrows.

"Then we still have to exchange. Don't be reluctant." Fran complained.

"I don't want to push the cart anymore. You know, I'm a guest, not a slave working for your settlement."

"Slaves..." Guy remembered something when he said this.

"I really need to buy a few slaves to supplement the manpower this time."

"Hey, slaves?" The girl knew the word, but she still felt a little unfamiliar and repulsive coming from a civilized world. After all, she had been educated on equality since she was a child.

"Of course, the settlement is short of manpower now. Although slaves are not very useful, it is better to have them than not. If they perform well, they can be recruited into the settlement as a member later. It's not impossible." Guy replied .

"Okay." She couldn't persuade him, after all, the social environment was completely different.

"Haha, Miss Heshia must be from a very beautiful and rich place. Seeing your surprised look, you probably don't like slaves." Fran teased.

"I do care a little."

"In fact, being a slave is a good ending for some people, Miss Heshia." He looked at the people grazing on the grassland.

"Many people starved to death because they were not well fed. After some settlements were breached, most of them were killed on the spot. Only those who looked good and had some special skills were tied up and taken back as slaves."

"Being a slave was very miserable, but at least they were still alive, so there was still hope." He sighed.

"Is this the only way..." Tilan said nothing more, just looked at the blue sky above his head.

"Hey~ Come here." Guy shouted in the distance.

The three of them walked over quickly and found that it was Guy who was discussing with several men and women in the settlement beside the cart.

"They said that the clothes made by Heshia were very good, and they were willing to exchange enough things." Guy's voice was very happy.

Four or five women and three or four men gathered around to look at the fur coats that were turned out. These coats were all made by Heshia. They were particularly straight and neat. They were not only flexible to wear, but also warm and comfortable. Compared with the crude fur coats worn by the settlement herdsmen, they were simply not of the same level.

"I want two pieces and a horse." A tall, red-faced man gestured, and then asked his wife to bring a gray-haired pony.

Several other people around him also wanted it, and they crowded around Guy and said something.

"Slow down, slow down, speak one by one." Guy raised his hand to let them be quiet first, and then asked Heshia to come over.

"Before, I just thought the clothes you made were very good in the settlement, but I didn't expect the quality to be so good. Compared with the clothes they wear in the settlement, everyone who tried them on couldn't bear to take them off." When Guy spoke, many people from the settlement had already gathered at the scene.

"For them, this kind of cold-proof clothes is a strategic material for winter, a necessity, just like a gun in their hand."

"But we still have to go to Shilin Mountain Fort, we can't sell all the clothes here. At most, we can only sell 4 pieces. Now everyone is willing to exchange with us. Heshia, you can choose. Which pony do you think is good?" Guy asked Heshia to choose the horse, after all, these clothes were made by her.

"Four pieces of clothes for two horses, right?" Tilan said.

"That's right. If you feel a little bit cheated, I will talk to Daozhang and ask him to compensate you." Guy replied.

"Nothing. It was rare for them to treat us so kindly yesterday. Let's consider this price difference as a gift." She shook her head.

"As for the horses." She looked at the horses brought by the herdsmen and walked over with a little curiosity.

These horses are relatively short and not tall, but the advantage is that they eat less, have good endurance, and can better tolerate the low temperature in winter.

The girl stretched out her fingers and touched the head of one of the horses. She blinked her eyes and tried to establish a weak mental connection with the other party and sense the other party's emotions. Then she led them for a distance to help check them.

Although she didn't know how to raise horses, because of her talent as a singer, it was easy for her to find the uncomfortable places of the horses. When selecting, she also helped several herdsmen point out that some of the horses had some problems with their hooves and legs, and one of them had constant pain in the abdomen, which was probably also a disease.

In this way, after careful selection, Tilan chose two relatively healthy and obedient ponies. One of them had gray hair with white, and the other had light brown fur.

"Let me give you a name. The gray one is called Gray Stove, and the light brown one is called Palm." Tilan named the two ponies according to their colors and slowly taught them. These are their names from now on.

"Come, eat slowly." Tilan came to the two horses with a few beans in her hand. The two little guys quickly licked Tilan's palm and rolled the beans into their mouths to chew and eat.

"Hehe, it's a little itchy. Don't lick it. It's gone." After feeding them a few times, Tilan touched the two ponies who had become obedient.

At this time, Orles also followed the girl with curiosity, touching the two ponies carefully and cautiously. With the help of Tilan, the two quickly became familiar with each other.

"It's time to set off." Guy waved beside the cart, and then the two led the horses over and borrowed the rigging for driving horses from the knife and stick boss, and put them on the horses.

Before leaving, the people of Lake Wind Village gave them a small bag of beans, saying that it was dry food for the road, which could be eaten by both people and horses.

"Thank you." Guy expressed his feelings, thought about it, and gave the other party a whistle he made in his arms. Although it was not worth much, it was also a practical little item on this grassland.

"Goodbye~" The four waved and said goodbye in the carriage. Guy and Farlan took turns driving in the front, while Tilan and Orles sat in the back, cushioned by the fur coats they took out for trade this time.

They were shaking all the way, but with the fur cushioning, it was not uncomfortable, and they could even take turns sleeping.

This made the journey easier for the four of them, and Tilan was able to take some time to look at the sky and the earth in the distance, enjoying this short and leisurely time.

(End of this chapter)