Chapter 410 Staying Overnight
In the evening, Fox and a group of people hid in a recessed hillside, while Ma Bao and Xia Zihan rode directly into the Kelanglin tribe, pretending to be passers-by and staying overnight.
Xia Zihan didn't know what to say, so he pretended to be mute and left all conversations to Ma Bao alone.
Ma Bao knocked open the shortest and poorest tent next to the tribe and said with a smile on his face, "We are going to Urga to watch the warrior competition. We passed by here and wanted to stay overnight. How about two silver bars for the accommodation fee?"
There are only barter transactions on the grassland, and there is no transaction using broken silver, copper plates, silver ingots, and silver notes to buy things. However, the herdsmen also like silver and gold, especially silver. Basically every woman here will wear several kinds of silver jewelry. jewelry.
Silver bullion has become the most commonly used currency for such transactions.
A silver bar is one tael of silver, and Ma Bao pays two taels of silver for a night's stay. The price is already very expensive, and the herdsmen are naturally willing to do so.
"If you don't mind the simplicity, just come in." The herdsman's eyes flashed and he opened the tent door wide.
The herdsman's name is Ham, a man in his thirties, with an ordinary appearance and dark skin. Apart from him, there are also a pair of old people and a young girl of eleven or twelve years old in the tent. After being introduced, I realized that they were His parents and sister.
Ham's family is poor, and he hasn't married yet, so he is waiting for his sister to grow up so that he can exchange his wife with someone else's.
On the grasslands, poor herdsmen are just like the poor people of Dasheng. Families who are too poor to afford a wife will use their own daughters to exchange for daughters-in-law with families who also cannot afford a wife.
The two families don't have to pay anything. They only need to exchange the two daughters and they will become the daughter-in-law. This is the most common ****** for the poor herdsmen on the grassland. Ham is not attractive, but he is very warm. After Ma Bao and Xia Zihan walked in, they smiled and said, "Just in time, my parents have just prepared dinner. If you two don't mind, let's eat together."
"It smells so good." Ma Bao twitched his nose and walked towards the place where the fragrance came from, "Roast mutton slices?"
Ham's sister Haya was roasting mutton slices. When she saw a stranger coming in, she stared at the two of them curiously.
Ham told her, "Mei, go get two more sets of bowls and chopsticks. The distinguished guest wants to eat with us."
"Let's add another pot of mutton. There are so many people, and these are not enough to eat." Haya glanced at the small half pot of meat on the table, and said generously, "Mom has also marinated the meat for tomorrow morning, and we will eat it tonight. Tomorrow morning, grandma, can you marinate some more?”
"Well, distinguished guest, sit here."
The old woman stood up quickly to give up her position.
Seeing that Xia Zihan and Ma Bao were wearing good clothes, and their belts were embroidered with gold thread, they knew that these two people must have status and were warriors. The attitude of the Ham family towards them was With a bit of respect.
Xia Zihan couldn't understand her words, but by looking at her actions, he guessed that she wanted to give up her seat, but why did she have the nerve to sit in the owner's seat? She habitually wanted to sit on the right side of the owner, and Ma Baoqing He pulled her gently, causing her to wake up suddenly.
By the way, this is on the grassland, and the rules on the grassland are different from those in Dasheng.
Maybe when entertaining guests on the grassland, the guests should sit in the host's seat.
Thinking of this, Xia Zihan unceremoniously sat in the original owner's seat with the courtesy of the old woman. Ma Bao also sat in Ham's father's seat. Ham's parents sat in the Opposite of them.
Xia Zihan didn't know the rules of the grassland, and felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
Haya brought a basin of mutton over, then went to get two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, and a can of fresh milk, which she and her grandmother drank together.
Ham brought over an earthen jar, which contained horse wine, and wanted to invite Ma Bao and Xia Zihan to drink together. Ma Bao hurriedly said, "My brother has an injured throat and cannot drink."
Since he was pretending to be mute, Ma Bao took advantage of his injured throat to reject Ham's enthusiasm on Xia Zihan's behalf.
You know, on the grassland, if a man doesn't know how to drink, he will be looked down upon as if he is not a man.
Of course, being unable to drink due to injury and not being able to drink are two different things. The Ham family did not doubt it and believed Ma Bao's words.
Haya blinked and said with a smile, "Then drink fresh milk." After saying that, she poured a glass of fresh milk for Xia Zihan.
Xia Zihan subconsciously took it, thinking it was milk. After raising his head and taking a sip, he almost spit it out without losing his composure.
Damn, what the hell is this? It’s so disgusting?
"The goat milk is just boiled, there is no sugar at home." Seeing Xia Zihan's little brows furrowed, Haya whispered.
Xia Zihan is miserable.
Did she understand what they said?
Not wanting anyone to know that she didn't understand, Xia Zihan twitched the corners of her lips, smiled at Haya, and put down the goat milk.
It's better to drink a glass of water than drink this shit.
However, seeing that Haya drank it very fragrantly and sweetly, she curled her lips and picked up the goat's milk again, looking as if she was also very happy to drink it. But, God knows, she really wanted to vomit. Dead, a weird smell.
You know, the milk she drinks at home has to be mixed with honey to make it drinkable, and this goat's milk is no better than cow's milk.
However, the roasted lamb was quite delicious.
Ham's mother has a secret sauce recipe brought from her parents' family. The mutton is marinated first, and then a layer of sauce is smeared on the mutton slices. The taste is extremely delicious, at least much better than goat milk.
Xia Zihan ate a large plate of roast mutton and drank only half of a glass of goat milk, which was forced into her mouth. However, the Ham family members doubted that when she was about to finish the meal, she still drank the remaining half. A cup of goat's milk, drank it all. A strong smell of mutton rushed straight from her mouth to her throat, making her almost spit out the mutton she had just eaten.
After eating, Haya pulled her and said happily, "Today is the day when the leader's son is full moon. There will be a bonfire for entertainment in the evening. Let's go dancing together later."
say what?
Xia Zihan stared at Haya in embarrassment, staring at her hand holding her clothes.
Ma Bao walked up to her and whispered in a voice that she could hear alone, "She invites you to dance at the bonfire."
Dance?
Dance the Tatar dance?
Uh, she can't?
Xia Zihan felt anxious, so he pointed to his throat, then to his feet, and then made a motion to sleep.
Ma Bao came over and explained to Haya, "My brother said that he had been traveling all day and was a little tired, so he stopped going."
Ham came over and said, "It only takes six days to reach Urga from here. How about you stay here and rest for one more day tomorrow?"
Fortunately, he can also earn two more silver bars and save them to make jewelry for his wife later.
"Are you going to Urga?" Haya let go of Xia Zihan, her eyes bright, "Just in time, my brother and I are also going to see the Warriors and plan to leave in two days. Otherwise, you can stay here longer. Two days, will you come with us then?”
Xia Zihan and Ma Bao looked at each other. Xia Zihan meant that she didn't understand what the brother and sister were saying, so she should let Ma Bao make the decision.
As for Ma Bao, he originally wanted to ask her what she meant, but then thought that she didn't understand, so he looked away with a dark face.
If you don't understand, you're acting like an idiot here.
Hey, an idiot can't afford to be hurt.
Ma Bao thought for a while and said, "Okay, I will add two days' accommodation fee."
Ham's eyes lit up and he said, "Thank you, distinguished guest."
Although they wanted to stay for two days and didn't have to travel tomorrow, Xia Zihan and Ma Bao didn't know how to dance, and they didn't dare to go to the bonfire party, so they just said they were tired and wanted to rest, and sent the two Ham brothers and sisters away.
When Ma Bao and Xia Zihan saw the beds made by their grandmother for them, they were dumbfounded.
How can two people sleep in one bed?
Ma Bao's face suddenly turned as white as snow, and cold sweat broke out on his back. He seemed to have foreseen that Chu Jingqi would whip him with a whip.
Wow, how brave does he have to be to sleep in the same bed with his mistress?
"Go to the bonfire party and ask around to see if you can see Lankes." Xia Zihan ordered calmly, and then without taking off his clothes, he climbed into bed calmly, wrapped himself in a quilt Inside, he curled up in a corner of the bed and went to sleep.
Ham's family's tent is only seventy or eighty square meters. There are two small rooms separated by curtains on the east side. One room is for Haya and the other is for Abba and Mom. Ham lives in the outer room. The bed arranged by Xia Zihan and Ma Bao was also in the outer room, only one meter away from Ham's bed. It was made of temporary wooden boards, with a thin mattress on top, and a quilt.
The bed is big enough, two meters wide and more than two meters long, but... no matter how wide it is, it is still a bed.
Moreover, how could he let the princess lie outside, only one meter away from Ham's bed.
That's the foreign man. Let the princess and the foreign man sleep in the same space, uh...
If the little master found out, would he rip his head off?
Ma Bao had a sad face and felt like crying.
After standing for a long time, Ma Bao turned around with a sluggish expression, walked out of the tent, and followed the sound to the bonfire party alone.
The bonfire party didn't end until almost dawn. Ham and Haya came back happily. Ma Bao came back ahead of them. However, when he saw that the bed was empty, he panicked and turned around to go out. Find Xia Zihan.
Hamhaya opened the curtain and came in. Seeing that he was not asleep yet, he said, "Hey, why aren't you asleep yet? Did you go outside to play too?"
"Well, yes, I just came back. My brother also went there. We got separated while we were playing. He is a wanderer. I was worried that he would go to the wrong place. I was about to go out to look for him."
"I'll go with you."
"No, you haven't slept all night, it's almost dawn, you should go and rest." Ma Bao refused.
Just kidding, the princess must have gone to find Lankes, how could he let Ham go.
However, Ham put a hand on his shoulder enthusiastically, "Good Anda, how can I let you find someone alone? You are not familiar with this place. If I go, I can also show you the way."
The enthusiasm made him want to refuse, but he couldn't.
Haya went to sleep alone, while Ham and Ma Bao went to find Xia Zihan.
(End of chapter)