Further on, the yellow sand gradually recedes, and in places where oases appear, a few scattered villages emerge.
Qiu Yan approached one of the households, intending to borrow some water from them.
However, she discovered that the villagers here, like them, lacked water.
Qiu Yan had no choice but to give up the idea.
About an hour later, they finally found a water source.
It is a well.
The well is deep, but the water inside is very clear.
It's estimated that the villagers they first encountered were fetching water from this spot.
Because of the drought along the way, they never found any trace of water.
At this moment, the horse was finally able to drink to its heart's content.
To avoid disputes with people from the mainland, they set up tents away from the well.
The tent had just been set up when Qin Susu let out a startled cry:
"Sheep, Xiaoyan, there's a flock of sheep ahead."
Her voice startled everyone.
Ahead, a shepherd is herding his flock, preparing to finish work and go home.
Perhaps because he saw the outsider, the shepherd hesitated to move.
He waved his arms at Qiu Yan and the others in a strange language.
Not only Qiu Yan, but even Vera couldn't understand it.
However, Qiu Yan guessed that the person was probably afraid they would dirty the water.
Water resources are so precious in arid regions.
Qin Susu licked her dry, cracked lips; she wanted to eat mutton.
Following the shepherd's figure, Qiu Yan walked towards the flock of sheep, gestured to the shepherd, and then took out the silver from her pocket.
After a moment's reaction, the Aries master took the silver, selected a fat sheep from the money, and gave it to Qiu Yan.
Overjoyed, Qin Susu hugged Qiu Yan's cheek and kissed her.
Qiu Yan...
She wiped her face in disgust, only to see Qin Susu giggling.
The shepherd laughed along with him.
Seeing that the shepherd still refused to leave, Qiu Yan gestured again.
The gist is that they were just thirsty and wanted some water; they absolutely wouldn't dirty the well.
The shepherd then left in excitement.
As he walked, he tossed the silver coins in his hand.
Qiu Yan felt she had made a bad purchase.
She simply wanted to repay the kindness of these Indians.
Their dinner was lamb.
These Indians hadn't eaten fresh mutton in a long time, and seeing the fat sheep made them even hungrier.
After Qiu Yan gestured again, the men worked together to begin slaughtering the fat sheep.
Qiu Yan felt that she was really missing out if she didn't learn sign language while she was still alive.
While they were cooking, Vera sat alone in the tent, meditating and chanting scriptures.
Regarding the method of preparing fatty mutton, Qiu Yan and these Indians had the same idea.
That's a whole one, roasted over a fire.
How to bake it
After the sheep was slaughtered and cleaned, Ap, Singh, and Tamu took out the sauces they had brought with them and began to rub them evenly all over the sheep, little by little.
Because there were so many people and they were worried there wouldn't be enough to eat, they stuffed rice inside the sheep's stomach.
Of course, the rice was prepared in advance when the fattened sheep was slaughtered.
During the production process, Qiu Yan spotted their ingredient packets at a glance.
I picked it up and smelled it.
The aroma of spiciness is irresistible.
Does it contain chili peppers?
Qiu Yan felt a surge of excitement.
Upon examining each of the condiments they brought, Qiu Yan indeed found whole chili peppers among them.
In addition to chili peppers, there are also seasonings such as black pepper, cumin, and sugar.
In Baiyang, there was absolutely no trace of pepper or cumin.
There was no trace of white sugar either.
They usually use sweeteners such as maltose, honey, and sugarcane juice to replace sweetness.
This discovery showed Qiu Yan that wealth was everywhere.
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