It took more than half a month to collect the jade, and there was not much time left. Li Wen did not dare to delay the rest of the journey.

Riding on horseback, we started to return along the Yulong River and Hotan River, heading towards Urumqi.

When passing through a desert area, I suddenly thought of the famous local products and started looking for the desert-specific Chinese herb Cistanche deserticola.

Hotan meat floss is known as desert ginseng and is a famous tonic Chinese medicine. Especially the wild Cistanche deserticola has excellent effects.

The word Cistanche deserticola became famous in later generations and was deeply loved by men and women.

However, there are very few wild Cistanche deserticola, and even if they do exist, they are very expensive. Most of them on the market are cultivated.

Li Wen transplanted a lot of Cistanche deserticola from the desert, and by the way, he divided five acres of land in the Small World Ten Times Land, spread it with sand, and planted Haloxylon ammodendron trees for sustainable development.

After collecting thousands of cubic meters of sand and transplanting three Haloxylon ammodendron trees, Li Wen stopped moving. There was no way, the desert ecology was too fragile, and Li Wen couldn't bear to destroy it.

The Haloxylon ammodendron tree can be propagated by cutting branches. It only needs one Haloxylon ammodendron tree in its small world, and hundreds or even thousands of them will be cultivated in the coming year, and there will be no need to worry about the mother plant parasitic Cistanche deserticola.

It is already the end of July, and the weather in New Zealand can only be described as scorching.

The horses were tired after running for a long distance, and Li Wen was afraid to drive the tricycle. It was too hot in the desert, and Li Wen was afraid of a tire blowout.

Fortunately, there are many means of transportation in the small world. Li Wen released a tall camel and tied it to the carriage.

On the desert road, camels are naturally the best communication tool. Li Wen lay in the carriage, one person and one camel moving forward leisurely.

The desert road was really deserted. Apart from the occasional transport vehicle passing by, Li Wen didn't meet a single person.

Two days later, Li Wen arrived in the Alar area and finally arrived in Aksu.

"Oh my god! This journey will cost you your life. I really don't know how those great hikers in later generations persisted." Li Wen's face showed excitement when he saw the town.

Humans are social animals. Being alone for a long time can really make you feel depressed.

For more than half a month, although Li Wen had a good rest every day, his food was average.

I have already finished the food I brought from the restaurant, and every day I either gnaw on pancakes or eat instant noodles, which makes me hungry.

It's not that he doesn't want to cook for himself, but that he is too tired to look for jade every day. Every night, Li Wen is physically and mentally exhausted and doesn't want to move at all.

After tidying up his personal hygiene in the space and changing into clean clothes, Li Wen led the carriage towards the town.

As soon as he walked to the door of a state-owned restaurant, Li Wen was attracted by the smell of mutton wafting from inside.

"It smells so good!" Li Wen tied up the carriage at the door, endured his rumbling stomach, and walked in.

"Comrade, I'll take the next plate of slivers, another bowl of meat, and five spicy lamb trotters." Li Wen came to the counter and directly reported the meals he needed.

"One dollar and twenty cents, a pound of meat." The cashier picked up the abacus and made some calculations.

"Comrade, here are the money stamps for you." Li Wen smiled and took out the national food stamps and meat stamps and handed them over.

The cashier's eyes instantly lit up when he saw the national grain and meat stamps, he quickly collected them and spoke more enthusiastically.

Li Wen took the menu written by the cashier to the food pick-up area and handed it in.

In about ten minutes, the number at the meal pick-up area began, and Li Wen hurried over to bring his own meal.

These days, you have to do everything yourself, but don't expect the staff at other state-owned restaurants to serve it to you. That's the way of the capitalists.

The hot noodles were served with mutton and green pepper. Li Wen sucked up more than half of it in less than two minutes.

After eating half a plate of pulled strips, Li Wen slowed down and savored this rare delicacy.

After eating the noodles and taking a sip of the mutton broth, the delicious soup flavor immediately filled my mouth.

After taking a sip of the soup and chewing on the mushy spicy lamb trotters, Li Wen felt that cooking was the happiest thing in his life.

After dinner, Li Wen packed ten spicy sheep's trotters and sent a telegram to his company at the post office in the town, asking the company to send a car to Urumqi to collect cattle and sheep.

This kind of thing can only be done by your own company. If you ask other units to help, it is not certain how much you will have left after you go back.

I wandered around the Aksu area for two days, purchased some jujubes and raisins, and then went straight to Urumqi.

After three days of driving all the way, Li Wen finally arrived in Urumqi. Urumqi is the capital of New Province and the city with the largest number of residents in New Province.

The reason why Li Wen chose to go home in Urumqi is that there is a direct train to Chang'an and the Tianshan Mountain next to Urumqi.

After arriving in Urumqi, Li Wen did not go into the city to rest, but drove the carriage directly to the foot of Tianshan Mountain.

Tianshan is Li Wen's last destination. If he collects Tianshan snow lotus here, his mission will be completely completed.

Tianshan Snow Lotus has been a magical medicine in myths and legends since ancient times. Li Wen finally came to Xinjiang, so naturally he couldn't return empty-handed.

Putting the carriage into the small world, Li Wen began to measure the mountains with his feet.

The peak that Li Wen climbed is more than 5,000 meters above sea level. The snow on the top of the mountain is non-slip all year round. No one has ever climbed to the top in this era.

August happens to be the best season for mountain climbing. Li Wen used his abnormal physical strength and speed to shuttle left and right on the mountain slopes.

The Tianshan Mountains are really beautiful in this season, with clear rivers, green trees, and colorful flowers.

Various animals are playing on the mountain peaks, and herders drive their sheep to graze leisurely in the valley, which is like a scene in a cartoon.

Li Wen did not rush on the road blindly, but stopped and walked, climbing the mountain as a tourist, and from time to time he took out his mobile phone to record the beautiful moments.

Two hours later, Li Wen arrived at the 4,000-meter mark. The snow in this place had melted, showing the prosperity of summer.

This place is sparsely visited, like a pure land, with clusters of precious medicinal materials, and the medicinal energy is overwhelming, as if waving to Li Wen.

Of course, Li Wen would not let these good things go. He collected a lot of precious Chinese herbal medicines such as Fritillaria, Bupleurum, and Codonopsis pilosula.

Along the way, Li Wen couldn't help but sigh at how good the environment was in this era. There were various small animals playing in the mountains and forests from time to time, and Li Wen even encountered a brown bear and a snow leopard.

As Li Wen climbed higher, the animals and plants gradually became rarer. Only some rare animals and plants could survive at 5,000 meters.

As the altitude increased, Li Wen could no longer stand the cold, so he took out a down jacket, cotton trousers, and cotton shoes from Little World and wore them.

In August, the wind on the mountain peak was very light and quiet, and Li Wen did not dare to shout loudly, as this would easily cause an avalanche.

As the altitude continues to rise, some blooming flowers begin to appear in some rock crevices, including snowdrops.

On the mountain peaks at 20 to 30 degrees below zero, it is hard to imagine that colorful flowers are blooming, and I have to marvel at the magic of nature.

Li Wen did not choose to pick it directly, but climbed to the top of the peak first, but he did not plant a flag on it.

"Let's let those who come after us climb! After all, it's the first time for Daxia people to climb to the top." Li Wen knew that if he planted his flag, it would hurt those who came after him.

On the way down the mountain peak, Li Wen collected some of various exotic grasses and flowers, but left most of them untouched. After all, survival was not easy.

August is also the season when snow lotuses are in full bloom. Li Wen planted more than a dozen of them on the top of the mountain in Little World.

The appearance of Snow Lotus is not as white and flawless as shown on TV. Instead, it looks very similar to Chinese cabbage.

However, this thing is very effective. It has the effects of beautifying and strengthening the skin, tonifying the kidneys and strengthening yang. It is so powerful that it can be said to be suitable for both men and women. [Note: It is illegal to collect snow lotus privately.]

After picking the Tianshan snow lotus, Li Wen's trip to the new province was completely complete.
Chapter completed!