Dihao's civilian life

The place where I will stay tonight is the wilderness again.

By the lakeside in the afternoon, a group of teams, in groups of twos and threes, camped on a high ground.At the end of spring and near summer, the nights are warm and there is little rain. People sleep directly without spending time building shelters.

The camps of Si Hao and Yu Su, and Ion Shuizhou's camp are some distance away, but the distance is not far, and they can see each other when they look at each other.

I walked in the hills for several days without encountering any villages.There is little vegetation here, no forest, and it is difficult to catch wild animals. Fortunately, there are fish to prey on.During the day, Si Hao heard Zi Shuizhou say that this section of the road is the most difficult, but it will be easier later on.

At dusk, Yu Su gathered and went back to the camp, and saw that Si Hao had caught fish and was setting fire.The place Yu Su collected was in the bushes behind the camp, and he didn't dare to go far, Si Hao repeatedly reminded him.

There is half a basket of wild vegetables in the bamboo basket, and a handful of small red fruits are placed on the wild vegetables.There is a lack of food here, and no poultry eggs, fungi, or a large wild fruit have been collected.

Save the kindling, and use grass wadding to start the fire when camping, and the flame will slowly burn from small to large.They are fortunate to follow a team into the line, rather than two people alone.Once, their fire was extinguished by rain, and it was cloudy and they couldn't drill wood to make fire.They attract fire with the caravan, so that there is light and safety at night.

Si Hao surrounded the rocks by the campfire, his hands were busy, and Yu Su handed two small wild fruits to his lips.Si Hao opened his mouth to eat, the wild fruit was juicy, not sour at all, but very sweet.Almost all of the small wild fruits were fed to Si Hao, but Yu Su only ate a few.

Sweetness is hard to come by on the road, and grains are scarce on the road.A day ago, Si Hao and Yu Su finished eating the grains they carried.If you want to have food again, you can only wait until you meet the settlements and use painted pottery to barter with the locals.

When leaving Yucheng, Si Hao and Yu Su carried a large amount of money, which was enough for them to find a place and live a prosperous life.They didn't reveal their wealth on the journey, they all exchanged common three-color pottery beads from Yudi for rice.

After surrounding the stones, Si Hao put the pottery cauldron on the fire and prepared dinner.The dinner these days is all wild vegetables, fish, and so on.Yu Su chops wild vegetables on a wooden pedestal with a stone knife, while Si Hao handles the fish, and the two always cook together.

The ingredients were ready, and the water in the pottery pot was not boiling yet, so Yu Su told Si Hao that he was going to take a bath.Si Hao nodded and added firewood to the earthen stove, where he would watch the fire.Yu Su took out a set of clothes from the bamboo basket, and he left with the clothes in his pockets.Yu Su went towards the lake, Dahei followed behind him, and there was always Dahei behind him.Si Hao intentionally trained Da Hei to follow Yu Su inseparably.

The last ray of sunset was about to disappear on the lake, Yu Su walked to the lakeside, turned his back to Si Hao, and took off his clothes.He has a slender body, and his hair, which was cut short in early spring, has grown back and hangs over his smooth back.He looks thin, without strong limbs, but flexible like a reed by the lake.

Si Hao stared at Yu Su, watching him step into the lake, and the setting sun also disappeared on the lake at this time.The sky is misty, the night has not really come, and the shadow of Dahei can be recognized on the lakeside.The water in the earthenware cauldron boiled, and fish pieces and seasonings were put in. Si Hao pulled out a piece of firewood from the bottom of the cauldron.He wasn't in the mood to wait by the fireworks, he called out Dahei.

Da Hei ran back obediently and sat beside the luggage, while Si Hao walked towards Yu Su holding the spear.

Both Si Hao and Yu Su carried the most valuable item with them, but there was a basket of five-color beads presented by Yu Shubei in their luggage.I have been with the caravan for many days, and I am safe and sound, but the heart of defense is indispensable.

Yu Su took a bath in the lake, and his clothes were placed by the lake, including the dirty clothes that he took off, and the clean clothes that would be changed later.Si Hao was standing next to his clothes, looking at Yu Su in the water, and he was looking at him.Yu Su scrubbed and washed her long hair, and seemed to raise her head and smiled at Si Hao, but the sky was so dark that she couldn't see clearly.

Normally, Yu Su took a bath at dusk, but it was getting dark today, so Si Hao was worried.There are beasts in the wasteland, if they dare to get close to Yu Su, Si Hao will turn them into tonight's barbecue.

Yu Su washed her hair and took a bath, and rubbed and washed the dirty clothes in the water by the way.The wind is strong in the wasteland, so the clothes are stretched out, hung on the branches of trees overnight, and dried early the next morning.

After washing her body and clothes, Yu Su walked towards the lakeside. At this time, it was completely dark, and a full moon was hanging in the sky.The wind took away the water stains on his skin, making Yu Su feel chilly. He climbed onto the grass and exposed his body in front of Si Hao.Si Hao waited on the shore with a clean coat. He opened the coat, wrapped Yu Su up, and helped him put on the tie.Yu Su fell into Si Hao's warm arms, he didn't have to do anything, the man helped him dress and tie his belt.

Yu Su stretched his arms around Si Hao, who held Si Hao's waist, and whispered, "I'm thinner." These days of traveling together, both of them lost weight, they didn't eat as well as they did in Yucheng, and they were on the road every day.

In the dark, others couldn't see their figures, so they didn't know that they were hugging by the lake.

Back to the camp hand in hand, Dahei was still obediently guarding the side of the luggage.In the woodland behind the camp, a white horse stood motionless, as if asleep.

The fish soup in the ceramic cauldron was already cooked, so Si Hao filled two bowls with a wooden spoon and handed one to Yu Su.The two stayed together by the fireworks, had dinner together, and talked softly about what they had seen and heard along the way.

Late at night, Si Hao slept with Yu Su in his arms. They were covered with the same quilt, with a straw mat under their bodies and a starry sky above their heads.During this journey, Yu Su did not encounter any danger, and Si Hao took good care of him.

In the middle of the night, Si Hao would often get up to watch the night and watch the fire. He was too tired this night, and he fell into a deep sleep.The flame was weak, and Yu Su noticed it, and quietly slipped out of Si Hao's arms. He twirled his feet and walked to the fire, adding dead leaves and branches to the fire, and the flame gradually became stronger.Beasts are afraid of fire, so make sure that the fire is not extinguished so that they will be safe at night.

Yu Su left the fire and wanted to go back to lie down, but he turned and fell into a wall of flesh.He was embraced by Si Hao and hugged into the bed.The two rubbed each other's ears in the bed, kissing and whispering.Not long after, Yu Su lay on Si Hao's body and fell into a deep sleep.

Just before dawn, Si Hao and Yu Su woke up, and in the camp next door, the campers also got up and took activities by the lake.Try not to stay in the wasteland as much as possible. After breakfast, everyone hurried on the road again.

There are six people in the caravan, plus eight people from Si Hao and Yu Su.The team leader Zi Shuizhou told Yu Su that they were all from the Zi family and belonged to the same family.These members of the Zi clan are hard-working and experienced in traveling through the land.On the way, they taught Si Hao and Yu Su the knowledge of wild life in Miandi, and also told them about the customs of Miandi.

Walking out of the wasteland, Yu Su was delighted to see the green farmland ahead, thinking that he would finally have rice to eat.Seeing the smile on his face, Zican walked up to him and said, "What they plant is lai (wheat)."

"Zican, is that the settlement of Lairong you mentioned?" Yu Su heard Zican tell during the journey that some Lairong moved to the hinterland of the Kingdom of Mian to settle down, instead of grazing animals, they lived by farming.

"It's them!" Zican was very happy that Yu Su was interested in what she said, and remembered it firmly.

Zican is Zishuizhou's daughter, about the same age as Yu Su.Although she is a woman, she is taller than a man, with a knife on her waist, she is quite heroic.The children of her clan are not gregarious, but they seem to like Yu Su very much.

Standing behind with a spear in hand, Si Hao saw Zican lead Yu Su forward to a wheat field.As for wheat, Si Hao has heard of it, but never seen it with his own eyes. It is a thing from the West, and he does not want to grow it in the field.

These green dwarf grasses look nothing like millet or rice.Ling Sihao was particularly interested in the fact that it had begun to bear ears and bear fruit, and it was still a long time before autumn.

The team stopped at the side of the road to rest. Si Hao pointed to the wheat and asked Zi Shuizhou, "When will this crop be harvested?"Si Hao took it, and heard Zi Shuizhou laughing: "Here's the name, sow in autumn and harvest in summer. After a while, you can harvest when it turns yellow."

Holding the ears of wheat, Si Hao felt a joy in his heart.Most of the grains are harvested in autumn, but I don't want to have grains harvested in summer.

"I was also curious to take it back to my hometown. The tassels I don't want to grow are not as good as dogtail grass." Zi Shuizhou guessed Si Hao's thoughts, but he just kindly reminded that only Lai Rong is good at planting them.

Everyone took a rest and went on the road again. They were quite close to the settlement of Lairong, and they could have a comfortable place to live if they endured a little longer.They were hungry, their legs were sore, they led their horses and carried their bags, and headed towards the place where the fireworks were lit.

Yusu had met Rong people several times on the way, but this time before he reached the entrance of the settlement, he met a group of children who came to Rong.Five or six children, male and female, were quite curious about outsiders.

Zi Shuizhou asked Si Hao and Yu Su to stay outside, saying that they didn't come here in the past, so he went to ask for instructions first.The Zi clan disappeared behind the earthen wall, while Yu Su and Si Hao stayed outside the earthen wall.The children came to watch their white horse and were very interested in Dabai, but Dahei was not polite, they approached the bag and barked directly.The children chattered and chattered, seeing that Dahei was very fierce and Si Hao was mighty with a spear and a bow, they all dispersed in boredom.

Zican came out from behind the low wall, followed by a man from Rong, and Zican waved to Si Hao and Yu Su.It seems that the leader of the army allowed them to enter the settlement for the night, Si Hao led the horse, Yu Su led Dahei, and the two passed through the earthen gate.

The settlement in Lairong has about twenty or thirty households with more than a hundred people.The settlement is surrounded by rammed earth walls, forming a circular shape, which is quite distinctive.Seeing that the settlement has earthen walls and is surrounded by mountains and forests, Si Hao thought that there should be many wild animals in the place.

Both Sihao and Yusu didn't understand Rong language, and Zican warmly helped them and helped them make deals.The painted pottery beads are exchanged for grains, and the grains exchanged are wheat grains.Yu Su asked Zican how to cook it, and Zican said that it could be ground into flour for making pasta, or it could be steamed directly without grinding.

At night, the place where the soldiers settled for the caravan was a warehouse for storing grain.The warehouse is not big, just enough for six people.Si Hao and Yu Su didn't mind, they rested in an open space behind the warehouse.

The place where the two lived was at the edge of the settlement, in the corner of the earthen wall, and the surroundings were silent.

Yu Su was steaming barley and rice in front of the fire. He looked at the fire and occasionally lifted the lid of the clay pot, not knowing when it would be cooked.The Sihao people are behind the earthen wall, and there is a stream where they can take a bath.Si Hao easily jumped over the earthen wall that was one person high, unimpeded.

Yu Su turned on a small fire to let the wheat and rice steam slowly, and he left holding on to the torch.He looked outside the earthen wall and saw Si Hao under the moonlight. He had bathed and was dressing by the stream.The full moon was white and clean, and the moonlight shone on his strong body. He seemed to be aware of it, and looked up.A smile appeared on the corner of Yu Su's mouth, and he waved the torch in his hand lightly.

Si Hao put on his clothes, held on to the spear, waded across the stream, and came to the base of the earthen wall.Yu Su illuminated him, and saw him nimbly climbing the earthen wall and crossing it easily.His skill is vigorous, like a leopard, which is amazing.

Yu Su was worried about him at first, but when he saw him standing in front of him safely, he happily took his hand and pulled him to the fire.Si Hao sat warming himself by the fire, his clothes were half wet.Yu Su wiped Si Hao's head with a towel, which he was very skilled at.On the way, the two took care of each other, which was just a trivial matter.

The barley rice takes a long time to cook, exuding the long-lost rice aroma.

After a full meal, Yu Su leaned against Si Hao and said, "Ah Hao, we can learn from the Rong people in the future." Si Hao hugged Yu Su's shoulders and replied, "Yes."

"Let's go to the other side and bring the seeds there." Yu Su felt that the most important thing in the world was to have enough food, and he was deeply touched by the fact that he had eaten rice during the journey.

"Okay..." Si Hao put Yu Su in his arms, and he hugged him from behind.Si Hao also had the idea to bring the wheat seeds to the front.He felt sorry for letting Yu Su follow him on this difficult road.

Si Hao could easily lift the person in his arms, and he lost a lot of weight.

In the middle of the night, Si Hao patrolled around as usual before returning to Yu Su's side, ready to fall asleep.He sat on the mat and took off his coat. Yu Su, who was lying on the mat, got up and hugged him from behind.Yu Sutie whispered in Si Hao's ear, his hand touched Si Hao's belt, and leaned against her tightly.

Si Hao immediately turned around, kissed Yu Su, hugged him, and pressed him on the table...

The moonlight shone on the two of them like water, and Si Hao pulled up the quilt to cover Yu Su's bare shoulders.The person in his arms had fallen into a deep sleep, but Si Hao was still awake. He looked at the full moon and recalled what Yu Su said about planting wheat.

He thought that the same moonlight must also shine on Yaotun by the Purple Lake.Their gourds must have climbed up to the wooden shed. The beans and millet they planted at the beginning may have been devoured by weeds.His pain was hidden in the bottom of his heart, and the pain he felt was as slight as a needle prick.No matter how difficult it will be in the future, once he survives these difficult years, he must double compensate him.They're in their teens and they have a long life ahead of them.

Si Hao sucked on Yu Su's neck, and he, who was sleeping peacefully, smiled in his sleep.

After a sufficient rest, Si Hao and Yu Su followed the caravan on the road and continued to move forward.Their road became wider and wider, and the surrounding area became more and more lively, and settlements could be seen from time to time.One day, they were walking along a busy river when Zican suddenly called Yusu to look ahead.

Looking at it, I saw two high towers in the morning light. Behind the high towers was a huge city.The bustling boats on Wenshui sailed to the capital of the country.On the spacious avenue leading to Mianyi, several horse-drawn carriages galloped, and crowds of people walked on both sides of the avenue, bustling with each other.

This is Minyi!Yu Su knew immediately that it had the style of a country's capital.

When they arrived in Yanyi, they thought it was so far away, but they suddenly appeared in front of them.Yu Su went to touch Si Hao's hand, he felt excited, Si Hao held his hand tightly, and the two interlocked their fingers.Zican glanced at their holding hands, recalling that it was late last night, it was convenient for her to go out, and in the darkness of night, she seemed to have seen something she shouldn't have seen.Her rough heart is not fluctuating at this moment.

The author has something to say: Director: I will briefly write about the journey, and I will arrive in Rongdi soon.In the setting, Yan Fang and Lai Rong live together.

Zican (helpless): It’s so dark, I actually didn’t see anything.