To be honest, they've been here for quite a while, and only went out for a day or two when they first arrived.
Later, for a long time, they continued searching for nitrates.
Because of the national border, they dared not step into the territory of Lu Shi to search, for fear of causing a dispute.
After a long search, by the time they found the nitrate mine, they had even less chance to go out.
Qiu Yan looked at the sky.
The sunlight was slanting in, and there was still more than an hour until noon.
She veiled her face with a white veil, then mounted the horse.
Unexpectedly, Xue Ning and his companion behind them also mounted their horses.
Those two horses, one belonged to Commandant Yuan and the other to Ling Ba.
As for Xue Ning and Feng Chao... they arrived on horseback.
However, the vast desert made it difficult for horses to traverse.
Although Commandant Yuan had prepared waterwheels in advance, 30% of the horses were still lost when crossing the desert.
Later, the remaining horses were all taken away by those who had left earlier.
Lu Chong and Jiang Sheng looked at Xue Ning and the other person from afar, their eyes filled with envy.
But the next moment,
Qiu Yan watched their movements,
"You stay here and help with packaging the gunpowder."
Did she say she was going to take these two people with her when she left?
"But Captain Yuan said that we were to protect you."
Xue Ning really wanted to go out with them.
Feng Chao also said, "Miss Qiu, so many soldiers need to eat. If you go out alone, you won't be able to carry it all."
"I just want to buy a few lamb legs. If you want to leave, there will be plenty of time later."
Why are you getting involved?
Qiu Yan was thinking of going and coming back quickly.
Xue Ning and Feng Chao were unwilling to give up and just wanted to go out for a walk.
The long hours of labor had driven these soldiers crazy with boredom.
After their pleading, just as Qiu Yan was thinking that having someone accompany her wouldn't be a problem...
Ling Ba and Captain Yuan walked over.
The expressions on Xue Ning and Feng Chao's faces were absolutely awful.
The two hurriedly dismounted and slunk away to the shade of a tree, where they joined the other soldiers in distributing gunpowder, much to the amusement of Lü Chong and Jiang Sheng.
"Xiao Yan, why didn't you call me when you went out?" As soon as Ling Ba arrived, he mounted his horse, ready to go out with Qiu Yan.
Lieutenant Yuan: "Are you buying lamb legs? Yuan Mou is coming along too."
His daily life was usually too dull, and he hadn't had anything as interesting as today in a long time.
Before he leaves, let him take a break for a while.
He's leaving tomorrow and needs to buy some things.
Qiu Yan was somewhat helpless.
Okay, if two grown men want to keep up, then let's keep up together.
They had just stepped out of the mining area when they ran into Lu Shijun, who was on patrol.
Qiu Yan knew that since they couldn't speak the same language, there was no communication.
She lifted the veil from her face and rode forward on horseback.
The two men, like Qiu Yan, followed behind her, openly and discreetly moving away from the area.
It's obvious that they've gained a tail.
Lu Shijun followed closely behind Qiu Yan and Ling Ba, wandering around leisurely.
Qiu Yan and the other two let them follow them without paying any attention.
On the street, Qiu Yan and her two companions stopped in front of a mutton stall.
Fortunately, the butcher at this stall could understand Chinese.
Qiu Yan bought ten lamb legs in one go.
Besides the seven of them, she also prepared one for Qin Susu and one for Mayi.
Otherwise, Qin Susu, that foodie, would start complaining again.
The lamb leg weighed over six jin (approximately 3 catties), a very generous portion. Qiu Yan calculated the price: ten coins per jin, and one lamb leg would cost sixty or seventy coins.
Ten of them cost her less than seven hundred coins, which Qiu Yan thought was very cheap, but it still made Captain Yuan feel the pinch.
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