ebookland Chapter 441 Nugget Gold
Chapter 441 Nugget Gold
The wind in the early spring morning is bitingly cold.
Xu Wenyan was also woken up by the cold early in the morning. Since he was on a tree, he could only sleep leaning against it.
It really puts a strain on his body.
They heated up some soup with the firewood left over from yesterday, and after drinking it, they continued on their way.
"Why is there nothing but Gobi Desert here? When will we be able to get out of here?" Luo Sanyuan stretched and wailed.
The number of trees you can see along the way can be counted on your fingers.
If you are in Dianzhou, at least there are many flowers blooming in this season.
Everything here seems to be yellow.
It only feels fresh during the first few days after arriving.
"Don't worry, we are not in a hurry for the sake of rushing, just walk slowly."
Xu Wenyan was actually a little tired of walking. Modern society is still good. It is much more convenient to travel by car.
After walking for about two more hours, I was about to find a place to rest and have lunch.
"Hey, is that a caravan over there at Xiaoman?" The three of them looked in the direction that Luo Sanyuan pointed.
Not far away there were seven or eight camels, a horse-drawn carriage, and about twenty or thirty people.
"Xu Wenyan, that must be a camel."
The camels were loaded with large and small bags of supplies, and because they were wrapped in cotton cloth, Xu Wenyan couldn't tell what they were transporting.
"Well, but it doesn't look like a caravan to me." Xu Wenyan squatted on the hill and observed the group of people below.
Xiaoman squatted next to Xu Wenyan: "They are mostly young and middle-aged people. The two women in the middle don't look like ordinary people. Moreover, they are from the Middle Kingdom just like us."
"Hey! My friend up there, can you come over and sit with me?"
Xu Wenyan originally wanted to avoid them, but he didn't expect to be noticed so quickly.
"Do you want to go?" Chen Sanlin looked at Xu Wenyan and asked.
Xu Wenyan stood up and said, "Let's see, they have to go to the county too. We might as well freeze to death outside if we keep wandering around."
The four of them went down the mountain, and Xu Wenyan saw clearly the person who had just called them. It was a man who was almost as tall as Xu Wenyan.
But they were much stronger, and most of them wore black brocade clothes. The swords on their waists were probably made by the same craftsman.
"Hello, my name is Fu Jian, and I'm the leader of this team." The man smiled honestly, looked like a good old man, and was quite enthusiastic.
Fu Jian stretched out his hand and Xu Wenyan shook hands with him: "Hello, Brother Jian, my name is... Chen Pingan." Since Xu Wenyan had a new identity, it was better not to tell outsiders his real name.
"Haha, why are you in this remote place without a camel?" Fu Jian and the four of them sat down by the fire.
The two women who were already beside the fire looked up at Xu Wenyan.
When I saw Xiaoman, I couldn't help but stay for a few more seconds.
"We ran into some trouble. Our camel was lost. We were a little lost." Xu Wenyan smiled and explained to Fu Jian.
"oh oh."
"It's too troublesome to get lost in the wilderness. Just follow us. We just need to go to Lan County first." Fu Jian lit the fire a little bigger and said with a smile.
"The nearest county town from here is Lan County. You don't have camels, so it will take you four or five days to walk there."
Xu Wenyan was also surprised. They had been running for so long and walking for several hours, yet they were still that far away.
"Thank you, Brother Jian, for letting me know."
"It's okay, it's safe to follow us."
"Brother." The girl in dark red clothes next to him said calmly, "We just met, and you asked me to follow us. That's too abrupt."
Fu Jian patted his forehead and said, "Yeah, you are the one who thinks things through." Then he turned to look at Xu Wenyan and said, "Brother Chen Ping'an, if you want to follow us, we welcome you too.
If you want to go alone, just follow the tracks of our wheels."
Xu Wenyan asked Xiaoman for his opinion, and Xiaoman thought it would be better for him to go alone.
What Xiaoman experienced along the way did make him less willing to trust others.
After politely rejecting Fu Jian's offer, he still looked cheerful.
"That's okay, just follow us. Come on, we're getting ready to eat, come join us."
Fu Jian was so enthusiastic that Xu Wenyan couldn't refuse and could only take the bowl that was handed to him.
Fu Jian took a big bite and then asked, "Are you businessmen? Why did you walk so far?"
Xu Wenyan took a small bite and the food tasted pretty good. There were two slices of smoked meat in everyone’s bowl. “You could say that. We plan to develop in the northwest.”
"Hehe." The woman who had just spoken laughed after hearing this.
"Isn't it good to stay in the Central Plains? You have to come to the northwest to suffer. There is no development here."
Xu Wenyan was not angry about what the woman said, and after picking up the bowl and chopsticks, he said, "Miss, you don't know this.
Our Central Plains is a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.
Not only is the land in the northwest free, but the government will provide subsidies for reclaiming it.
Besides, the business path in Zhongyuan has been almost completely taken by our predecessors. We don’t have much money, so we will lose a lot if we invest in Zhongyuan.”
Fu Wan'er put her index finger on her chin and thought.
What this fair-skinned man said seemed to make sense but also seemed to make no sense.
For a moment she didn't know how to refute.
"Brother Chen has a good brain. Why didn't I think of developing in the northwest?" Fu Jian clapped his hands, as if he had suddenly been enlightened.
"Then what are you doing here, Brother Jian?"
It is obvious from their answer just now that they are not here to do business. If they are not doing business but are transporting so many things, there must be something strange.
“We are here to make a fortune, too.”
"Brother, there are some things you can't say." Fu Wan'er hurriedly stopped him.
"Oh." Fu Jian nodded: "Hehe, my sister is very strict. Although this matter is not a secret, the fewer people who know about it, the better. Anyway, Fu can't tell Brother Chen."
Xu Wenyan waved his hand: "It's okay, I was just asking presumptuously."
"Well, when this is over, I'll see Brother Chen again, and I'll definitely treat you to a drink."
"Easy to say, easy to say."
After chatting with the Fu brothers and sisters for a while, they set off.
Because he and Xu Wenyan got along so well, Fu Jian gave Xu Wenyan two camels. Xu Wenyan did not let them suffer a loss and spent thirty taels.
These two camels were also bought.
The main thing is that Xu Wenyan doesn’t know the market price, it should be similar to that of a horse.
Luo Sanyuan touched the camel's fur and said, "Oh my god, the camel is so big, but its fur is too rough."
"Haven't you heard the saying? A lean camel is bigger than a horse. This camel is just as useful as a horse."
Both camels are single-humped camels, which are also convenient for carrying people.
The camel was well fed by them and was fat and strong.
"Ah, whatever. I don't have to walk anymore anyway. My legs are almost broken from walking."
Xiaoman connected the two backpacks together to facilitate camel transportation: "Wen Yan, I am quite concerned about what they said."
"Are you talking about getting rich?"
Xiaoman nodded and said: "When I was in Quanzhou, I heard some things about the northwest. It was said that there was a kind of nugget gold in the desert river in the northwest.
This gold is of excellent quality and is considered a rare treasure. I don’t know if it is real or fake.”
Speaking of nugget gold, Xu Wenyan is very familiar with it. He has dreamed of picking up gold more than once.
"It's true. As for whether it's the end of the desert, I don't know."
"Wow, nugget gold. The gold I've seen are all made into gold ingots, and I haven't seen any in the wild."
Obviously, no one would refuse such a golden thing.
"Forget it, let's talk about it later when we have a chance."
After packing their luggage and mounting their camels, they set off.