Within the carriage.
The older woman put down the carriage curtain and sighed: "No wonder everyone says that Liangzhou is the most barren place in the Tang Dynasty."
“I didn’t believe it at first, but now I see it with my own eyes, and it seems that it is even poorer than what people said.”
"Otherwise, why do you think those ministers were so happy when they heard that my father wanted to transfer me to Liangzhou?"
The man driving the car shook his head helplessly and said: "These guys are just thinking that I haven't been able to accomplish anything in this place all these years."
"And they might as well take advantage of my absence to try to persuade my father to change his mind about making me the heir apparent."
"Then you're still coming?"
Another younger woman said directly: "You know this clearly, and you still want to comply with their wishes?"
"if not?"
"Am I going against them?"
"Then he turned everything upside down and made the court a mess?"
The man shook his head and said: "Let them fight for it. Let's just live our lives honestly. After all, we only need to live with a clear conscience."
Hearing this, both women were stunned.
This family of three was none other than Li Chengqian who was traveling with his two wives.
If it were somewhere else, then this journey would be like traveling through mountains and rivers.
It's different on Longyou Road.
Because Longyou Road is really not a suitable place to visit.
The further west you go, the more desolate the scenery becomes. Everything you look at is yellow.
The ground is yellow, the mountains are yellow, even the wind blowing is yellow, a vast expanse of yellow.
From the perspective of others, there may really be nothing to see here.
But in Li Chengqian's eyes, this is the most beautiful place and the most exciting place for him.
The cold in winter and the strong wind in summer are the unique beauty here.
Li Chengqian has always wanted to change this era.
Now that Li Chengqian came to Liangzhou, how could he not want to do something in Liangzhou?
To be honest, everything he did had to be supervised.
Perhaps it was better in the Northern Desert. After all, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and there were no ministers nagging in his ears or causing trouble for him.
And Li Shimin gave him enough rights to flex his muscles.
This made the Northern Desert what it is today, becoming the largest grain production base and light industry base in the entire north and even the entire Tang Dynasty.
And desolate places like the Northern Desert can be successfully transformed by him.
Is there another Liangzhou missing?
The reason why he brought his two wives to this place in advance was because he wanted to inspect it in advance.
And research on what kind of changes are suitable for Liangzhou.
Li Chengqian also adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile. He did not lead any soldiers and kept everything simple, just like going out for an outing.
This season is a good time to enjoy the desert scenery perfectly.
After all, after spring, such a desert will start to be windy.
There is a saying that can describe the wind and sand here, that is, if the wind is not blowing, it will be windy for half a year.
The wind blows continuously from spring until the end of autumn, and there is only a short period of time in summer when there is no wind.
It's late winter now, not spring yet, so what you see most on the flat desert are patches of snow.
A small stove has been lit in the car, making it warm and cozy.
At this time, Li Chengqian turned around, lifted up the curtains, and said, "The sun has set to the west. I'm afraid I'll have to sleep outdoors again tonight."
After hearing this, the two of them said nothing.
After all, following Li Chengqian during this period, the two of them suffered a lot.
It would be nice if we could come across a town, where we could rest for a night.
But if they can't reach the town, they will have no choice but to follow Li Chengqian and sleep in the open air.
It was also a hardship for these two little girls who had grown up spoiled and pampered. As soon as they married Li Chengqian, they followed him to the northwest to endure hardships.
After looking at the two girls, Li Chengqian pursed his lips, said nothing, put down the curtain and continued to drive the carriage.
The carriage moved very slowly, barely faster than walking.
After all, they were not in a hurry to go anywhere, they were just going out for fun, or on their honeymoon. Of course, they had to take their time to appreciate the happiness.
Originally, the journey from Chang'an City to the border of Liangzhou was only more than ten days by land.
But Li Chengqian insisted on walking with the two girls for more than half a month, and they didn't just pass Liangzhou until spring was about to begin.
But this night, the three of them only settled in a dilapidated and homeless house.
Li Chengqian lit a fire in the courtyard, then ran directly to the desert, shot a wild wolf and brought it back.
Where have Lu Wanjie and Su Qingling ever eaten wolf meat?
When they saw the wolf meat handed over by Li Chengqian, the faces of the two women were full of rejection and disgust.
"If you don't eat, I'm not hungry."
Li Chengqian felt his warm face against his cold buttocks, but he didn't mind it at all, and started to bite into it himself.
This guy had followed Yuan Yuan around the rivers and lakes earlier.
It would be good to have meat to eat when traveling around the world, not to mention that the seasonings are so complete nowadays?
Li Chengqian pinched the wolf meat and devoured it for a long time, then looked up at the two of them and said, "You'd better eat some. We don't know when we will get to the next town."
"I will not eat."
"I'm not hungry."
The two women said in unison.
Li Chengqian took a deep breath: "If you don't eat, I will be angry."
Seeing Li Chengqian's really angry expression, Lu Wanjie's shoulders slumped.
She had no choice but to take the meat that Li Chengqian handed over and took a bite with her eyes almost closed.
If no seasoning is sprinkled, the wolf meat will have some earthy smell and the texture of the meat will be rough.
However, due to the complete ingredients, the wolf meat has a unique flavor when cooked by Li Chengqian.
After Lu Wanjie took a bite, she wrapped the whole piece of wolf meat in a handkerchief and started eating it in small bites.
Seeing her move, Su Qingling was slightly stunned.
Li Chengqian cut off another piece of wolf leg meat with a knife, handed it to her and said, "You can try it too."
Su Qingling was not polite. She took the wolf meat and carefully took a bite. She thought it tasted good and started eating it too.
Li Chengqian, on the other hand, didn't care about them and just ate happily on his own.
Seeing this scene, the two women were a little distracted.
Because Li Chengqian's appearance is really ugly. How can he look like a prince of a country?
It's no different from a beggar on the street who has been hungry for several days, hugging the wolf's legs and gnawing them until he screams happily.
However, Li Chengqian didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Look at what I'm doing, you guys just eat it..."
Su Qingling and Lu Wanjie looked at each other.
The four characters "particularly disgusting" were clearly written on that look.
Su Qingling did not forget to lower her voice and said to Lu Wanjie: "What if the child lets him go?"
Hearing this, Lu Wanjie's face turned red, and then she said: "It's good to just follow him, at least he's talented..."
"What's the use of just having talent?"
"Look at him, he looks like he's not eating or sitting still."
Su Qingling curled her lips and said, "If my son is as virtuous as him, I will be furious to death."
These words did not lower the volume at all.
Li Chengqian heard it clearly.
He looked up directly at Su Qingling and said, "What's going on, how about we have a daughter?"
