There is a deep ditch under the slope where they are now. If it were in the south where there is a lot of rain, there would be water in this deep ditch, but there is no water here. There are quite deep weeds underneath.
There is also a relatively steep slope on the opposite side. After going up the slope, there is a large wasteland. It doesn't even look dense with weeds, which means that the soil on the ground is not fertile at all, and even grass cannot grow well.
That kind of land is either heavily saline or mostly sandy.
Fortunately, they had fetched enough water from the pool before, filling all the wooden basins, barrels, and pots. When they walked this way, they didn't go too fast, so they didn't spill much water. It wasn't a problem to cook a few meals. of.
Generally, when there is no water source around, they will not wash themselves. After all, there are nearly twenty people now, and just washing hands takes a lot of water.
Of course, you still need to wash your hands. There is a lot of dust on your hands when harvesting and rubbing wheat. A basin of water is basically enough for everyone to use in turn.
It is used first by the women who cook. They have to wash their hands before cooking, and finally by the men who come back from harvesting wheat.
Qingyan felt a little uncomfortable without taking a shower. The awns on the ears of wheat were pricking her body, which was especially uncomfortable when she was sweating in the hot weather.
Qingyan wanted to find a place to take a bath, but there was no chance. Everyone had to go to the toilet together, so there was no chance to go alone.
Others are fine and should be more used to it.
After all, it is in the wilderness. Even if there are no wild animals here, there will be snakes, insects, rats, and ants.
Not to mention, after dinner in the evening, Li Hao and Wang Qian actually caught a snake when they went to the convenience store. It was a non-venomous vegetable snake.
When they brought it back, no one in the room was afraid. Even the Da Ya siblings looked excited. In their eyes, snakes were just like meat and there was nothing to be afraid of. Their parents also brought it back to them. Added vegetables.
Li Hao and the others also brought back another news. They found a cave at the foot of the slope, which seemed to be dug by someone.
"We just found this snake because a gray rabbit ran past us. We were originally chasing the rabbit, but it was too dark and the color of the rabbit was very similar to the color on the ground. After a while, it Gone.
Then they happened to see a reflection on the ground, which turned out to be a small piece of gold. Then they discovered the hole and the snake at the entrance. They did not light a torch, so they had to come back first.
The moonlight is very good today, so even if it is dark, the light is still available.
Everyone was very excited when they heard that there was gold. It was gold, and they could be used to buy food when they came to the towns!
So Yang Dashan took three men and Li Hao to the cave with torches to take a look.
The rest of the people were waiting there, looking excited.
"If there is a lot of gold in it, our life will be easier in the future."
"Yes, yes, we can buy a lot of food. When we get to a safe city, we can settle down..."
"We will still live together and take care of each other..."
"..."
Qingyan listened to their heated discussion and counted the days by looking at the moon. It should be almost the ninth and tenth day of the lunar calendar. The day she came here happened to be June 15th, and now almost twenty days have passed.
It will be July 15th in a few days, and she should go back. She doesn't know if she can reach Handeng in these few days.
If it is safe there and the people in Yangjiaping are settled, she can also see what this ancient city looks like.
Along the way, except for being in the mountains, this kind of remote small village is really not much different from the impoverished areas of later generations, except that the conditions are more backward.
Thinking of this, Qingyan sighed and said to Chou Chou in her arms: "Look back and ask the little bird passing by, how far is the nearest city here? I don't know if we can see it." ."
Chou Chou, who was lying down and enjoying Qing Yan's hair movement, was feeling comfortable. He turned over, pushed the little leopard to the side, and turned his face to Qing Yan.
"I have already asked. When you were harvesting wheat at noon, I asked a passing swallow. There is a road ahead across this wasteland.
About a day's walk along the main road there was a city with many people inside. The Yanzi didn't know what city it was specifically, since it was illiterate after all.
But according to what Yang Dashan said before, it should be Hancheng. In this era, the cities that can build city walls and gates are generally large cities. Some small towns basically have denser houses and do not build city walls. "
Qingyan helped the little leopard, which almost fell, and put it inside to prevent Chou Chou from crowding it again.
"That's good. At least there is hope."
Thinking of something, Qingyan asked again: "Did Yanzi tell me whether he had met any people like us when he flew here?"
Chou Chou replied: "It's true. The Yanzi said that he met several waves of people like us on the road, but they were all on the main road. They should all be people fleeing south to avoid the Khitans. When the time comes, If we blend in with the fleeing crowd, we should be inconspicuous."
Qingyan nodded, yes, she was afraid that there would be no fleeing people like them on the road, which would be more conspicuous. We are all on the same road as everyone else, not to mention taking care of each other, as long as we are not far away, at least we can Deterring some people who want to do bad things can be regarded as indirectly taking care of each other.
