The team, which seemed to be quite large, set out from the Qingque main tribe and followed the flat road that had already been built by the Qingque tribe all the way to the Yanshan residential area.
The team stayed in the Yanshan residential area for a while.
Wu got off the ox cart and wandered around the Yanshan residential area for half a day.
Before leaving, he picked up a small piece of salt-producing stone from the Yanshan residential area and put it into a bag.
After doing all this, the team started to move forward, once again heading south along the wide road.
The sky in late autumn looks particularly high and blue.
The old ox pulled the cart slowly forward on the road, and the wheels of the cart made a squeaking sound.
This time, Wu rode in an ox cart, which was modified by the people of the Qingque tribe based on the original cart.
The ox cart is not as fast as a horse-drawn carriage, but it is more stable and more leisurely to ride in.
For an old man like Wu, riding in an ox cart when traveling long distances is much more comfortable than riding in a horse carriage.
So even if Wu wanted to reach the tribe in the south as quickly as possible, Han Cheng still chose an ox cart for him and did not let him ride in a horse carriage.
The witch left the main tribe and headed south. He looked in good spirits and was in high spirits.
Sitting in the carriage, looking here and there, he seemed very happy.
Sometimes when people get tired of riding the ox cart, they will get off the cart and walk along the cart for a while.
Sometimes he would pick a small fruit or some yellow flowers from the roadside to amuse his little daughter.
Or they would put the picked flowers in their daughter's hair and dress her up beautifully, making the little girl giggle with joy.
Every time this happened, Wu would open his toothless mouth and laugh foolishly, feeling extremely happy.
The team continued to move forward, and after more than ten days, they arrived at the Qinling sub-tribe located at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains.
The people living in the Qinling Mountains did not expect that people would come from the main tribe at this time, and the scale of their arrival would be so large.
Moreover, it was a witch who rarely left the tribe for many years and came here with the Son of God.
Such things make people living in the Qinling residential area feel particularly surprised and extremely happy.
No matter when, they will be very happy to see the Son of God and others.
This is a kind of intimacy that comes from the bones.
Of course, the most delighted one was Junior Brother Sha, the old man in the tribe.
He once again carried his bow and quiver, and wandered around the Qinling branch tribe with Wu and the Son of God.
Watch the scenery and things in the tribe together.
At the same time, he would introduce the situation here to the Son of God and the witch from time to time.
For example, when was this house built, and when was that piece of land cleared?
This piece of land is the most fertile, and the amount of millet grown on it is almost twice as much as that grown elsewhere...
Listening to Junior Brother Sha's story, the witch kept looking around like a curious child, and seemed very happy.
What he likes most and loves to see the tribe grow bigger, stronger and richer is what he would like to see most.
Of course, when Junior Brother Sha was accompanying Han Cheng and Wu in doing these things, his eyes were not idle. He would pay attention to the movements around him or in the sky from time to time.
Sometimes, he would suddenly whisper to Wu and others to stop, then he would quickly draw out an arrow, put it on the bow, aim it at somewhere around him, take aim slightly and then release the bow, then you could hear some screams or some fluttering sounds.
When someone runs over and comes back, he will be holding a prey in his hands.
The prey included birds that lived here, some large pheasants, hares, and even musk deer...
There are many species, and all of these prey are killed with one blow.
At this time, Wu was as happy as a child.
Sometimes, after Junior Brother Sha shot an arrow and there was movement over there, the witch would ask him to wait for a moment, stand there and not move, while he would go over to look for prey and pick it up.
When Wu comes back from picking up prey, he will lift it up high and show it to Han Cheng and others. He looks like he is showing off, with an especially bright smile on his face.
Seeing this scene, Han Cheng and others also became happy, and the atmosphere was relaxed and joyful...
"Son of God, why did the witch come here at this time? Why did she go to the tribe in the south at this time?
It's hard to walk in the mountains, the roads are very rugged, and as an old man, will his body be unable to bear such a journey?"
At night, Junior Brother Sha, an elder in the tribe and also the head of the Qinling branch tribe, came to where Han Cheng lived and quietly asked Han Cheng.
He felt that this matter was somewhat unusual.
In response to Junior Brother Sha's question, Han Cheng couldn't help but sigh.
Just this sigh made Junior Brother Sha look nervous, and some bad premonitions in his heart became clearer.
"Son of God, what happened? Wu...he..."
"Wu is feeling a little uncomfortable. He doesn't eat much. He always has stomachaches. He looks a lot thinner now..."
"The witch said that he was old and had always wanted to visit the tribe in the south to see how our tribe had developed over the years.
He said that his health was not very good now. If he didn't do this thing now, he was afraid that he would never be able to do it in the future.
You will never see the tribe to our south until you die.
It's such a pity for him.
He didn't want us to do this with his ashes later.
Wudu said so, so I had no choice but to bring him along..."
Han Cheng said this to Junior Brother Sha, and then added: "It seems that this decision is right. Wu's overall spirit is better than in the tribe.
This happiness and anticipation of going south are real, not pretended, and are something that the witch could not experience when she was in the main tribe.
It is better to take him to do such things when he is old than to let him lie in bed and think about these things every day and regret that he could not do them. "
When Junior Brother Sha heard Han Cheng say this, he nodded and said, "Son of God, you are right. Since this is what Wu wants to do and it is also good for Wu and can make Wu feel happy in the process, let him do it.
It really made Wu never see the southern tribes until his death, which really made people feel uncomfortable..."
At this point, Junior Brother Sha paused and said, "Son of God, I also want to follow you south. Over the years, I have been stationed here in the Qinling branch tribe, and I haven't had a good reunion with Wu for several years.
Now Wu is old and not as strong as before. I want to go on the road with you and accompany him well. Otherwise, I am afraid I will never have the chance again.
Today's witches can speak, laugh, and communicate with us.
When the time comes, the witch really passes away and is buried in the ground, and all we face is a mound of earth.
Although a witch is buried inside, it is no longer the witch himself. No matter what you say to the earth bag at that time, the earth bag will remain the same and will not respond to you...
Over the years, I have been stationed here, and I have only heard people in the tribe say how the southern tribes have developed to what extent, but I have never been there to see it.
I also want to go over and take a look at how our tribe has developed and what achievements my fellow tribe members have made in the south..."
Junior Brother Sha looked at Han Cheng with sincerity and expectation.
Hearing Junior Brother Sha say this, Han Cheng also nodded, expressing his approval of what Junior Brother Sha said.
"But you are the person in charge of the Qinling Residential Area. If you leave, it will have an impact here. Before you leave, you must find a suitable person to replace you to perform your duties here on weekdays. Don't let any chaos happen in the Qinling Residential Area because of your departure."
"Don't worry, Son of God, I will definitely arrange these things properly."
When Junior Brother Sha heard that the Son of God agreed to let him go south with the team, he suddenly became happy.
He nodded heavily to Han Cheng, then sat here for a while, and soon went out to make arrangements for these things...
Wu did not stay here for too long this time. After just over a day, he set off again, heading towards the tall and majestic Qinling Mountains.
When I left, I scooped up a handful of soil from here.
The wide road disappeared when it reached the edge of the Qinling Mountains, so the ox cart that the witch was riding in could only stop here and could not move forward.
Wu was mentally prepared for all this. He got off the ox cart decisively, holding his little daughter's hand, and prepared to continue along this road to cross the mountains that separated the north and the south.
Han Cheng, who has traveled between the southern and northern tribes many times, is very clear about how steep and difficult the roads within the Qinling Mountains are.
At the same time, he was also familiar with Wu's physical condition, so he was prepared for this.
The people in the tribe carried a sedan chair made of two sturdy poles and a seat-like object.
To put it simply, this thing is a large chair like an armchair tied to two separate poles.
The person in front and the person behind put the poles on their shoulders respectively and carried them forward.
This is considered a relatively primitive sedan chair.
It was specially prepared by Han Cheng for Wu to help him get through this difficult road.
After all, Wu's body cannot be compared with that of a young man, not to mention that he is sick at this time.
If he was really asked to rely on himself to cross the dangerous Qinling Mountains, it would be too unkind to Wu.
After walking about a mile forward, Han Cheng arranged for the witch to get on a sedan chair and have someone carry him.
Wu also knew his own physical condition, so he did not resist Han Cheng's arrangement and sat on the sedan chair obediently.
Let two strong men in the tribe carry him forward.
Wu's little daughter wanted to play closely with her father, Wu, and also wanted to run onto the sedan chair.
Wu, who usually loved her little daughter very much, did not agree to her request this time, but asked her to follow her mother.
In Wu's opinion, being carried around by others was already too much. If his little daughter was also carried around by others, that would be really unacceptable!
I didn't see Little Pea and Little Yellow Bean, the two children of the Son of God. They were walking with the crowd. At most, they were riding donkeys on some roads where they could be ridden.
On the way forward, the witch spent most of the time on a sedan chair, being carried forward by others.
But in some dangerous places, it is not safe even if you sit in a sedan chair.
At this time, the witch would get off the sedan chair and then walk forward on his own with the help and care of his junior brother Han Chengsha or other people traveling with him.
Wu is old after all. Even though Han Cheng and others have done their best to take care of him along the way, Wu still looks very tired during such a journey. He looks thinner than before, but he is in good spirits.
He seems to be in high spirits every day and has great interest in traveling south.
After a difficult journey, Han Cheng and his group finally slowly crossed this road which was extremely unfriendly to the elderly.
"Wu, it's right here. You can see at this moment that there are still many oranges hanging on the cliffs.
When we used to return to the main tribe from here, we would ask the monkeys above to bring us oranges, and then we would carry the oranges back to the main tribe."
Han Cheng and others came to the place where they used to cheat monkeys.
Han Cheng, the son of God of the Qingque tribe, enthusiastically introduced himself to the witch.
The terrain here is relatively open and the road is relatively flat. Once you get here, you will be able to walk out in two days at most.
So Han Cheng and others seemed more relaxed.
After hearing Han Cheng's introduction, Wu immediately became interested.
He also wanted to see what Han Cheng said, about letting the monkey pick fruits.
So Han Cheng asked the team to stop and rest here.
They took out furs and other things and spread them under the cliffs, and then began to provoke the chirping monkeys on the cliffs.
The witch found it interesting, so he came here as well, took a stone and threw it at the monkey above.
Although I didn't throw it far, I still had a lot of fun.
When the monkeys on the cliff saw these people coming to provoke them again, they became furious. They chirped and started picking oranges from the trees, fighting back against the group of ignorant big monkeys below.
Looking at the big oranges falling down like rain, the old man Wu laughed so hard that his eyes disappeared...