Grandma Zhu stared at the post station marked on the ground, then turned to her sons, gesturing for them to come over.
Zhu Chenfeng and Zhu Haotian, along with Zhu Dabao, came to Old Lady Zhu's side. Even Pei Sining came over and surrounded her, staring intently at the markings on the map with serious expressions.
"The carriage can travel quickly on the official road, but it may not be able to travel normally in the desert."
Pei Sining agreed with Zhu Chenfeng's idea that not only could wheels not travel in the desert, but even horses might not be able to withstand the high temperatures.
“That’s right, the wheels of the carriage are not suitable for entering the desert; once inside, it will surely sink.”
[Definitely not suitable! Who would use a horse in the desert? Camels would be used instead.]
I wonder if I'll ever encounter a merchant who regularly travels to the border regions for business.
These merchants not only had camels, but also horse-drawn carts that could easily travel across the desert.
Xi Xi's biggest worry is that Zhu Yan Yan also knows the plot, and she must also know the importance of the camel caravan.
In other words, she might intercept the team halfway through, which would put everyone in even greater danger.
Xi Xi's sudden voice reached the ears of the Zhu family, Chen Xiang, and Pei Sining, who were still engaged in a heated discussion.
As if frozen in time, they all fell silent, staring at the route on the map with grim expressions.
Finally, it was Old Lady Zhu who spoke first, taking a deep breath and looking at everyone, "Now is not the time to be discouraged. Let's solve things one by one. Let's solve the problem of the horse-drawn cart first, and then we can solve the problem of the camels."
"But the wheels of this carriage have always been made by carpenters, and there are no towns around. How can we find wheels that can get into the desert?"
Pei Sining admired Old Lady Zhu's optimism whenever she encountered difficulties, but now they were in the middle of nowhere.
The conversation among the group made Xixi also fall into thought. She seemed to remember seeing a very, very large wheel when she was collecting supplies, and she wondered what the wheel was for at the time.
With wheels this big, it should be able to enter the palace!
[Hehe, I've got an idea! Xixi can take the wheels out of her spatial storage and place them on the forest cliff.]
[Just keep crying and pointing to the cliff, waiting for your family to find you.]
[XiXi is such a genius baby.]
After deciding on the plan, Xixi wiggled her little body and babbled to Liu Shi.
[Mommy, Xixi needs to sleep.]
Liu stood behind the crowd, holding Xixi in her arms. After feeling Xixi's movements, she swayed her body and whispered.
"Xixi, stop fooling around. Everyone is discussing a very serious issue."
Xixi didn't fuss; Xixi wanted to sleep.
She pouted, looking so wronged she was about to cry.
After hearing her granddaughter's voice, Old Lady Zhu took her granddaughter from Liu's hands.
"Since there's no way to solve this for the time being, everyone should take a break."
After she finished speaking, she hugged her granddaughter in her arms, gently rocked her body, and looked at her granddaughter tenderly while humming a nursery rhyme.
With her grandmother's coaxing, Xixi gradually drifted off to sleep.
Once back in the space, Xixi quickly went to the shelf and finally found eight huge wheels.
The wheel was enormous, two or three times her size. She approached the wheel, extended her bracelet, and put the wheel inside.
Before leaving the space, they glanced at the image on the wall and were surprised to find that Zhu Yanyan in the image was only two or three hundred kilometers away from them.
Oh no, the madwoman Zhu Yanyan is here!
As if she had seen a ghost, Xixi jumped up and flew out of the space.
At this moment, the Zhu family members were gathered around the fire making breakfast, while the guards all sighed and looked at the map in Chen Xiang's hand.
Xixi woke up from her dream at the smell of rice porridge, swallowed hard, and waved her little hands.
【It smells so good! Xixi is hungry.】
However, before eating, we still need to put all the large wheels out in the woods.
[Time is tight, the task is heavy, family! We must get the wheels installed before Zhu Yanyan arrives.]
Hearing the sound, Grandma Zhu looked at her granddaughter in her arms, suppressed a smile, and pressed her face against her granddaughter's, "Hehe, drink it, the fire is too low."
"Second brother, you and third brother go to the woods and chop some firewood!"
"Alright!"
Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng did not hear Zhu Xixi's voice, but obediently got up upon hearing their mother's instructions.
Chen Xiang was stunned for a few seconds before getting up as well, though he didn't understand what the little girl meant.
In short, just follow the Zhu family to the woods.
"I'll go too! It's cold, so I'll get some exercise."
Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng did not suspect Chen Xiang's intentions and handed him the sickle.
The two quickly walked towards the steep forest, and Chen Xiang followed them.
The three climbed up the steep rock face and successfully reached the top of the forest, where they began to chop down trees.
Chen Xiang looked around curiously and muttered to himself, "I don't see anything!"
He muttered to himself as he parted the branches, searching curiously.
A huge wooden wheel was found between the two trees, with the wheel scattered in various places.
Furthermore, all the wheels were brand new, with no signs of use around them.
"Zhu Chenfeng, Zhu Haotian, come and take a look."
The two men who were chopping wood turned around at the sound and curiously came up behind Chen Xiang. They were all stunned when they saw the wooden wheel stuck in the tree.
"How could there be wooden wheels in this deep mountain forest?" Zhu Haotian looked around in confusion, feeling that something was amiss.
Zhu Chenfeng, however, felt that this was a surprise prepared by Xixi for everyone, and with a sullen face, he nudged Zhu Haotian.
"Enough with the nonsense, let's get to work! Now that we have wheels, we're not afraid to go into the desert."
"Yes, yes, let's get to work." Chen Xiang, reminded by Zhu Chenfeng, carefully approached the wooden wheel.
The wooden wheel was enormous; it took the three of them all their strength to pull it out from between the trees.
In addition, the cliff face is very steep, so they would need more people to transport the items down the hillside.
Seeing that the wooden wheel could not be carried down the mountain smoothly, Chen Xiang waved anxiously to the escorts.
"Zhu Wen, Lao Liu, come quick."
Upon hearing Chen Xiang's voice, the group all turned around and ran towards them in confusion.
When Chen Xiang saw the group approaching, he pointed at the wooden wheel and said loudly, "There's a wooden wheel. Find a rope and move it down."
"We're saved!" Zhu Wen's face lit up with excitement when he saw the wooden wheel, and he directed everyone to go back to the carriage to get the rope.
With the help of the officers, they finally managed to move all the wooden wheels that were stuck between the trees down the mountain.
Chen Xiang led Zhu Chenfeng and Zhu Haotian down the hillside and anxiously approached the carriage.
"How is it? Can it be installed?"
Zhu Wen squatted on both sides of the carriage, comparing the sizes of the new wheels with the old ones, and nodded excitedly.
"Boss, this is amazing! These wheels are exactly the same."
"Really? Hurry up and install it so as not to delay our trip. We'll leave as soon as we've installed it."
After this miraculous experience, Chen Xiang completely believed Zhu Xixi's words; this girl was simply a deity reborn.
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