The five villages including Lishui Village, Jimu Village, and Ahu Village are quite different from the traditional nomads in the Western Regions. Because they are close to the Central Plains, the villages are all fixed in one place, and the houses are all wooden houses.
The old people and children stayed behind in the village, while the men and women grazed their cattle and sheep on their camels and felt bags.
The head of Hakun Village has four or five children and a pair of elderly parents. They must have never had a full meal after the locust plague. The family is dark and thin.
I don't know how many times I've been hungry. The children and the old man couldn't wait to grab the potatoes in the bag and wanted to eat them raw. Shen Yuxi hurriedly stopped him, and then told Bai Yixue to light a fire. She quickly washed the potatoes and cut them into thin slices, and soon became confused. There was a big pot of potato porridge, and each person scooped a bowl.
After filling their bellies, the children secretly looked at Shen Yuyu with timid and awe-inspiring eyes, and did not dare to approach.
It wasn't until Shen Yuyu gave each of them a piece of cake that they dared to come over and talk.
The older girl spoke in Chinese dialect and asked in an unskilled manner with wide, clear eyes.
"Is sister sent by Changshengtian to save us?" Changshengtian is the supreme god of the grassland people. The children actually regard Shen Yuyu as being sent by their god. Hearing these words makes people moved.
She said softly to the children: "Of course not. The reason why my sister came to deliver food to you is because your father saved the lives of our villagers seven years ago. This is called good deeds and evil deeds."
After hearing this, a smile appeared on the child's purple-black face, and he nodded heavily, "Yeah, good deeds and evil deeds will be rewarded. My father often says this too."
Shen Yuyu saw their bloated stomachs and saw that they had eaten grass roots and couldn't digest them, so he asked them how long it had been since they went to the toilet.
Three of the five children said it had been four days, and two said it had been five days.
Shen Yuyu hugged the smaller girl, rubbed her belly clockwise, and told them softly.
"Rub your belly like this more often to help gastrointestinal motility and defecation."
The older girl hurriedly translated for everyone. After listening to it, the other children all opened their bellies and started rubbing their swollen bellies.
At this time, Mrs. Ha Kun, the mother of the children, came over and said a few words to the older girl. The older girl said to Shen Yuyu: "My mother asked her sister if there was any medicine that could cure it. Many children took it." The grass roots cannot be discharged, and the stomach becomes painfully bloated."
Shen Yuyu picked up a potato and told them seriously, "Make potatoes into porridge to moisten the intestines. After eating it for a few days, it will be excreted. It is more effective than medicine."
The girl was busy gesturing to Mrs. Ha Kun. After hearing this, Mrs. Ha Kun put her hands together and thanked Shen Yuyu with gratitude. Then she said something to the girl, and the girl translated.
"My mother asked me to spread this news to other villages, so that everyone can cook potato porridge and drink it, so they don't have to suffer." After saying this, the girl ran out of the house with a group of children and spread the good news everywhere.
The head of Hakun Village was so busy distributing grain to the neighboring village that he didn't even come back for dinner.
So Shen Yuyu and others took a rest early under the arrangement of Mrs. Ha Kun.
Early the next morning, as soon as Shen Yue and others got up, Village Chief Hakun came over with a smile on his face.
"Food has been distributed to each village. Let everyone fill their stomachs first and we will deal with it later if there are any difficulties."
Then he invited everyone to have breakfast.
He also treated Shen Yuyu and others as distinguished guests, and a small plate of beef jerky was placed on the table.
After breakfast, Shen Yuyu pointed to a snow-capped mountain in the west and asked the village chief Hakun, "Uncle Hakun, do you have any felt bags at home? Lend us two felt bags. This is our first time seeing a snow-capped mountain and we want to climb it to enjoy it." Check out the scenery.'
Village Chief Hakun said with a smile, "There is no food, but every household has felt bags. However, it is cold on the mountain, so you have to bring a sheepskin coat. In addition, you must pay attention to safety and not climb too high."
"Okay, uncle, don't worry, we will pay attention to safety." Shen Yue nodded.
In the afternoon, the village chief Hakun sent a few tall men to follow Shen Yuyu and five other men to the snow-capped mountains carrying felt bags.
Bai Yixue and the three secret guards really wanted to climb the snow-capped mountains to enjoy the scenery as a child, but they did not expect that Shen Yu-cun actually went to the mountainside of the snow-capped mountains to try to plant highland barley, as the altitude was only high enough there.
After the men on the grassland had filled their stomachs, they were very strong. At two or three o'clock that afternoon, they arrived at the place designated by Shen Yuyu, a lawn in the lee of the mountain halfway, and then hurriedly packed the felt bag. After setting it up, he told Shen Yuyu and the others to pay attention to safety before leaving.
"Sister Yu Yu, the scenery here is really nice. The endless view makes people open-minded." Bai Yixue was wrapped in a sheepskin coat and looked down the mountain with emotion. From her overflowing smile, it was easy to see that she was in a very good mood.
"Let's go and climb the snow-capped mountains." Shen Yuyu, also wearing thick clothes, greeted with a white breath.
"I'm afraid it's not safe at this late hour. Let's do it tomorrow." Bai Yixue hesitated.
"It's okay. It's as far as you can climb." Shen Yuyu said, picking up a small hoe. Seeing Bai Yixue's strange face, she smiled and explained, "There are many rare medicinal materials on the snow-capped mountains. If you come across them, pick them down."
The two of them walked up the mountain as they talked. After climbing a few hundred meters up the mountain, they were out of breath. Bai Yixue was intoxicated by the beautiful snow-capped mountain scenery, while Shen Yuyu found a flat place behind a big rock and cleared out a few square meters of land. Come, plant the highland barley seeds, and pour a round of water with growth hormone added.
Only then did Bai Yixue come out from behind the stone. Bai Yixue was lying on the lawn, looking at the sky in the distance with unprecedented peace of mind.
It was already evening, and the setting sun was like a fire. Shen Yuyu came over, and lay down side by side with Bai Yixue to enjoy the gorgeous sunset. They did not go down the mountain until the sun was almost gone.
The next morning, while admiring the sunrise on the mountain, Bai Yixue was still intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped mountains, while Shen Yuyu was concerned about the highland barley he planted. It was okay, but the highland barley had already grown in just one night, and it was full of green.
On the third day, the ears started to bear.
When I came back on the fourth day, it was already ripe and the grains were plump, no problem at all.
"Axue Axue, come and take a look, I found a strange crop here." Shen Yuyu pulled Bai Yixue over. Bai Yixue went over to take a look, then picked up a few grains and put them in his mouth, chewed them, and said in surprise, "It's really edible. It tastes just like wheat."
"That's right." Shen Yuyu also looked surprised and happy, "It seems that this kind of crop is very suitable for growing in alpine regions like the Western Regions."
"Yes, pick them quickly." Bai Yixue hurriedly took out the baggage she carried with her and poured out the kettle and other things inside. "Collect them. If you can collect more of these seeds, maybe you can give them to His Highness the Night King." , let His Highness the Night King use it to negotiate with the King of the Western Region to gain support and benefits."
"Yes, yes, that's what I thought too." Shen Yuyu chuckled, and together with Bai Yixue, they collected all the highland barley seeds, made a big bundle, and carried it down the mountain.
