Chapter 30: Going Back in the Desert
The achievements that are praised are often like quicksand. Today, the waves of sand are jumping in the roar of the strong wind, but tomorrow they will be silent and stationed under the low wall of Bazaar Town forever.
There was no Jianghu incident that was controlled by courage or benevolence, which gave advice to Jingqian's fragile heart.
At Yumen Pass, only the high and solid city wall always stands at the end of the desert.
Over the past few months, it seemed like a baptism, and the moving sound of the flute from the Western Regions was getting farther and farther away.
After the sword light aroused the bloody nature, under the Jade Gate, the brothers each had different moods.
On the high loess wall, the cold muzzle of the gun is still the same as before. They are the same as they were from the beginning, without any ambiguity.
"Bing Wazi, tell the school inspector that we have met the commander before!"
"Don't take a step forward, just wait here for orders!"
I thought that this is how the world is, no matter how holy you are, you will always lower your head in the supreme sophistication.
I thought that this is how worldliness is. No matter where you are a leader, you must always act in accordance with higher rituals in the world of recognition.
But just like this, after the Nether Escort Bureau was destroyed, everything returned to the same place without knowing it.
By then, the fertile soil of the northwest will have been transformed, and after staying in the yellow sand for a long time, it will become increasingly difficult to understand.
The warlord's army has always maintained a steely order, giving the brothers the illusion that this place has never changed.
While waiting under the wall in front of the pass, Huaiyi would recall the past deeds when the sounds of drills in the barracks were occasionally heard.
Ma Jun naturally took out a customs clearance document prepared by the previous commander. A young counselor newly assigned to the barracks came out of the customs clearance immediately after receiving the report.
Then, with a mechanical movement, he took the customs clearance document from Ma Jun's hand, glanced at it briefly, and made a sign of release.
There was no communication during this period, but the whole process was very familiar. When Ma Jun wanted to chat with him for a few more words, he left with the two guards.
The pungent smell of gunpowder kept drifting past the Yumen Pass, and more of it was the emotion of everyone. They began to understand that this blocked river finally built a bridge for others.
On this bridge, no one can leave others alone.
The thousands-mile-long sea of sand has become more peaceful than when we came here. When some camel teams passed here loaded with thick goods, the long-lost local accent seemed to tell them that they were home.
Along the way, they slowed down a bit because more and more camel merchants passed by and always wanted to say hello to show their long-standing desire to return home.
It was dusk again, and the long day was finally over. Looking at the camel caravan with lights in the distance, it seemed like a resting place.
"We'll have to drive a little further, have a good rest tonight, and set off tomorrow!"
Along the Xiguan Road, even though the camel caravan passed by, we still couldn't see what kind of cargo they were carrying.
Out of curiosity, Huaiyi sneaked out secretly on the pretext of urinating after resting in this simple and humble house.
He saw that except for the three camels at the door, all the remaining people greeted each other and went to an even shabbier house next door.
There were six people in total, but they suddenly came back before they reached the shed. They carefully inspected the goods on the camel's back before going in with peace of mind.
What kind of stuff is this? Huai Yichu made a crooked idea at the door.
"Huaiyi!"
A thick command from inside immediately interrupted Huaiyi's random thoughts. Before leaving, he took another careful look at his surroundings.
"Coming, coming!"
"Stop running around blindly, you have no memory!"
If you look at this inn in the past, it is obviously the simplest inn I have ever stayed in.
The sawtooth flag flag in front of the wooden pole at the door seems to be old and has lost a few corners. The sun has been scorching for many years, and the rusty words on the flag have become particularly blurry.
There was only a camel, but no one knew whether it was a herdsman or a stable.
There is a flat area in front of the empty inn, and the edges are just rough walls made of lumps of earth.
There is an old graphite machine placed in the center of the threshing floor. It is unknown how long it has not been used, and it is almost half submerged in the sand.
The two rows of short houses connected side by side look very much like the earthen houses seen at Yumenguan, but the decoration inside is as good as heaven and earth.
There were bunches of dried peas hanging at the door. Before the innkeeper arrived, several people would take turns to sneak in and pick up a few peas.
After waiting for half an hour, the sky was getting dark and the owner of the inn had not yet been seen.
Several people couldn't wait any longer, and Huaiyi even started shouting.
"It's strange that people are moving to live next door. How can you do business with this procrastination!"
The other people were mostly listening to the leader's wishes, but Jingqian was still sitting at the table blankly, as if thinking about something.
"Wait a little longer, there are a lot of people next door, and now I'm late and there's no place to stay!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of bickering coming from outside the house. He looked out curiously and saw that the couple were also walking towards the house.
The woman looks to be in her thirties, but the man is an old man. From the funny noise, you can tell that their relationship is really unusual.
After entering the house in such a noisy manner, the two of them were still arguing with each other.
Suddenly, the woman lost her voice and took a step back. When the man looked forward, he was also stunned.
Ma Jun knew that such reckless behavior made the two of them a little surprised, and then he bowed respectfully and said: "You two are frightened, we are here to stay in the hotel!"
The man was obviously still in the atmosphere of the quarrel just now, and the panic in his eyes was slightly relieved.
The woman was different. She was still quarreling with the old man just now, but now she seemed to be a different person. Her sophisticated words were all about the price.
"Just two, two, three, you can stay here!"
"Two, two, three? Is this too little? Can you add a little more?"
Touching left and right, except for food and drink, Ma Jun scratched his head in embarrassment and started bargaining with the woman.
Fortunately, that woman is not someone who is hard to talk to. Maybe it was because she had seen too many such customers that she became as tactful as she is today.
Having not eaten a morsel of dry food all day, Ma Jun exchanged a few coins he pinched for some food.
The sound of cooking made several people's stomachs growl, and when they waited for the food to arrive, everyone's face showed dissatisfaction.
In the chipped bowl, except for some dried beans floating in the clear soup, there was nothing to satisfy the hunger.
Xu Yuan was used to eating white rice and thin rice. When he saw what was in this bowl, he immediately started retching.
Fortunately, he had been diagnosed since he was a child. When faced with such a situation, Ma Jun first thanked the hostess of the inn, and then swallowed it all.
His stomach growled with hunger, so he said that no matter how hard it was, he had to endure it. As Ma Jun got up, the brothers who followed him also drank the simple meal.
"Chief, I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. Let's go out and relieve ourselves first!"
Chapter completed!