Chapter 237 242. Trading Horses
The next morning, before dawn, Jian Chengan and Huo Huai were woken up.
The two stayed in the village all day. Men, women, young and old in the village all wore masks. It seemed that the influenza virus here had not been eliminated.
The two of them immediately understood why they were politely invited over.
"Change?"
Jian Chengan asked.
"Let's see what they can come up with first."
Huo Huai thought for a while and said.
When the two were taken to the horse farm and saw the huge army, they were extremely shocked.
What shocked the two even more was the bright figure among the thousands of soldiers.
The woman who brought them back last night was seen riding a black horse, weaving through the crowd of horses. The whistle kept blowing, and the originally wild and unruly horses stood there obediently under the command of the whistle.
"Now I understand why they call her the Queen. She is so amazing that everyone bows down to her."
Jian Chengan said with full conviction.
Huo Huai looked at the dazzling woman in red clothes and black horse in the field with admiration and nodded in agreement.
Luo Yuzhu tamed the wild horses and rode over on a black horse. When he reached the two of them, he jumped off in a very handsome manner.
"Change?"
She asked confidently.
Huo Huai shook his head.
Luo Yuzhu's expression suddenly changed. Just as she was about to speak, she heard him say, "We still have a mission to complete. If we exchange horses now, we will have to take the horses back to the base, and the round trip will be very time-consuming."
Huo Huai paused for a moment, then continued, "Why don't we wait until we complete the mission at the Northwest Base and then come over to exchange."
When Luo Yuzhu heard this, she immediately rejected it and said, "No, the people in the village can't wait. This flu is deadly."
"How about this? You give us the healing talisman first, and I'll go with you to the Northwest Base. When we come back, I'll bring the horses back with me."
"What do you think of this solution?"
Luo Yuzhu thought that if this method didn't work, she could just tie up the two men and force them to hand over the talisman.
Huo Huai saw the cruelty that flashed in her eyes, and thought that since they were both still in the village, it would be inappropriate to offend each other. Besides, the disease-curing talisman was originally developed by Qiao Zixi to save people, so the sooner he gave it to her, the sooner she could save people.
So he nodded.
Huo Huai and Jian Cheng'an, who had successfully completed the transaction, were warmly received.
In order to thank the two for bringing talismans to everyone, a bonfire party was held in the village.
The red flames brought warmth and illuminated the night sky.
Huo Huai and Jian Cheng'an were pulled into a circle by the people in the village and started dancing the rabbit dance.
The atmosphere was lively and cheerful, and it reached its climax when the roasted horse meat was brought to the two of them.
Luo Yuzhu sat on the high platform and toasted the two of them with a glass of wine from afar.
Eating meat with big mouthfuls, drinking wine with big gulps, singing and dancing happily, Huo Huai had not experienced all of this for a long time.
The three siblings left their homeland and although they lived well, they still missed their hometown. They remembered those years and things, the wind on the prairie, the sunset on the prairie, the horses, the yurts, their parents.
Huo Huai's nose suddenly felt sore.
"Huaizi, drink less. Drinking will cause trouble. You must not get drunk."
Jian Cheng'an turned around and was shocked to see Huo Huai pouring bowl after bowl of wine into his mouth.
Huo Huai was a little drunk after a few drinks from such a big wine bowl and a strong liquor like Shaodaozi. He didn't stop until Jian Chengan snatched the wine bowl from his hand.
After shaking his dizzy head, he grabbed the horse meat and started chewing it again.
He no longer knew how he got back.
In the middle of the night, Jian Cheng'an turned over and felt around, but didn't feel anything. He was so scared that he woke up suddenly.
In the dim light, he found that Huo Huai was gone from the bed and the door was wide open.
(End of this chapter)
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