Compared with the capital city, the weather in the Jiu Yuan is still too cold and windy. Trees and walls can block some of the wind, but they can't keep the clouds rolling away in the sky. The people on the street are wearing leather coats and felt hats on their heads. The color of the skin on their faces is similar to that of the beach.
The children's impression of the scenery and culture of this place was so faint that it was already blurred. Their only memory was that they had once sat on a sleigh, but they could not find the same image as before. The strangeness lingered in their hearts, and they kept looking around, as if they were trying to find that little bit of overlap in the past.
In recent years, the Jiu Yuan has changed a lot. Even Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan feel strange. They are also looking around. Fortunately, they give a general evaluation in their hearts.
The streets in the city are crisscrossed. The road is wide, but it is not flat. You can also see the footprints left by the animals.
Almost all the houses in the city are built in a two-story style, only each house is higher than the other, including the restaurant Between the Clouds and the Water here.
The felt tents that used to exist in large numbers are now nowhere to be seen. Perhaps only outside the north of the city can you experience the unique grassland style.
Because of the arrival of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, there are very few pedestrians on the street, and they are all controlled to go to other roads.
Zhang Xiaobao is not unhappy about this. There are too many local people in the Jiu Yuan, and there are too many people coming from the grassland and other places to trade. It is easy for more people to provide cover for people with good intentions. Any danger must be eliminated.
Chatting with the local officials, a group of people entered the restaurant Between the Clouds and the Water. The building is four stories high. A small platform can be temporarily built on the top of the building. Looking down from it, the surrounding scene can be panoramic. It is better to add a telescope.
The nine children entered the building, grinning from ear to ear. Because of the snow melting season, it had rained and snowed a few days ago. Today, there was no rain, and the sun was not strong enough. However, the wind was strong, and it had melted the streets. When one stepped on them, they immediately felt that they were two kilograms heavier. Many of their pants were splashed with mud, and now, many of them were dry and hard.
With such conditions, not to mention children, even adults would feel uncomfortable walking on it. However, there was no other way. With such conditions, the road could not be made into cement. Otherwise, if they were to build it this year, it would only take a year of continuous changes in temperature and the trampling of animals to break the cement road into pieces.
Asphalt can be used, but the Ministry of Works can't take out a lot of it for the Jiu Yuan, so they have to keep the original road habits in place.
"I didn't block the wind. My face feels like it's been cut by a knife." Little Yuan changed into a pair of jeans and rubbed his face vigorously with his hands. Apparently, he was cold.
The waiter from the restaurant handed her a hot towel and some skincare products. She smiled and explained, "It's already not bad. The wind today is abnormal. Normally, it wouldn't blow my face like this. Without the walls and woods outside, it would be ten times worse. Fortunately, I'm used to it."
"Ah." Xiao Yuan responded and looked down through the window on the fourth floor. There were indeed more people in the distance, and there was also a large open space. Vaguely, he could see many animals and people squeezing in the middle, and he seemed to hear the clamorous sounds of hawking.
"Two floors are good. The people have a rich life." Little Yuan praised.
The waiter explained again: "Two floors are to prevent snow in winter. Earlier, live in tents, or one floor. The snow is big. It is either crushed or buried. It has to be dug out at dawn. It is too dangerous. Sleep soundly at night. In the morning, there are no outsiders to help. Then there are more people, the house is smaller, and it will suffocate to death.
The animals raised at home are also prone to freeze to death. Now there are two floors. In snowy days, put the animals on the first floor, people on the second floor, insert a few pipes to connect the first floor to the second floor, and the animals can also breathe.
At dawn, the people upstairs will go down from the outside to clean up the snow. When it is high and dry, people will live on the first floor. It will be much more comfortable to put a few basins in the house. "
"Very smart," Zhang Qiang said with satisfaction.
"The conditions are better. Ever since the city was built, the lives of the locals have been getting better. When the weather is bad in winter, the nomads nearby will hide in the city. There are other small cities to the north and east of the city. The lives of the nomads are like animals. When half of their animals freeze to death, they will have the heart to die.
In the past, when the Turks encountered disasters, they could only rob us. Otherwise, they would not be able to survive. The Tibetans are similar. Now, they have been scattered to different places. There are only a few dozen families left. "
The waiter continued to teach the little ancestors at home.
As he spoke, a strong wind swept past. Together with the rolling clouds in the sky and the cold air outside, the little fellows felt that their hearts had become hazy.
"I don't think it was bad back then. I guess I was just thinking about playing." Little Bei realized that the situation was different from what he had described in his heart and was very depressed.
Little Yuan nodded in agreement and said: "But we still have to get used to it as soon as possible. Otherwise, brother and sister will send us back to the capital."
The other children became serious and did not mention the previous hardships. They were afraid that they would be sent away if they complained too much.
Little Bei's eyes turned, and he began to praise the local culture and natural scenery.
"Ah ~! What a beautiful cloud, flying leisurely to the east; Ah ~! What a beautiful person, flying leisurely … "
"Who is that? Let me ask you. Have the seeds that were sent over been planted?" Little Yuan was scared and quickly asked the waiter.
The waiter hesitated for a moment. When he saw Little Bei stop his beautiful poem, he replied: "The seeds were sent over directly from the Bohai Commander-In-Chief's Office last spring. They were planted this year. A portion of the seeds were normal and good, so they were left for this year to be used as seeds. There was also a portion that was too short and had few seeds. They were sent to the restaurants to be sold as vegetables.
This year, we can plant a large area. The locals are all looking forward to receiving the seeds. The herders also want them. In the end, we did not give them to them. After planting the seeds, they left. When they came back, they were all eaten up by birds and insects. "
Little Bei forgot the poem just now and asked excitedly: "Is the crop that produces the most corn?"
The waiter shook his head and suddenly nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes. The crop that produces the most grain is corn, followed by potatoes, and the crop with the most seeds is sunflowers. This thing is interesting. It keeps rotating with the sun. Why is that so?"
The waiter also did not know. Little Hai pondered for a moment and said: "It is said that those who do not rotate with the sun all die, just like those who do not follow the party all die. Where is the safest place in the city? Take us there."
"Isn't it said that gentlemen are a group of people and not a party? Let's go out for a walk … "The waiter lowered his head and looked at the shoes that the little ancestors had just put on.
"Yes, that's why the party is full of villains. If you don't follow the villains, how can they not scheme against you? That's what my brother said in his story, but my sister has always disagreed. Our shoes are fine. We have been on roads that are more difficult than this, such as the flood in Hong Nong. "After Little Hai said this, he made the decision. The others did not object.
The waiter thought about the story he had never heard and hurriedly went down to arrange it. After a while, a group of guards surrounded the little ancestors and went out.
Stepping on the muddy road, Little Bei looked very excited. He carried a big bag behind him, which was full of things. As he walked, he said: "In the north, whether it is the desert or the grassland, the wind is too strong. When the conditions are enough, make more small wind turbines and send them over. The people of the Jiu Yuan are also a little bit usable, but the river is too strong. Our small hydraulic generators can't be installed.
Unfortunately, the local people have a hard time. I'm worried that the children will be blown by the wind and give them some skincare products. They must be very happy, right? "
Little Yuan was asked. Little Bei asked not a question. How could he answer with a simple negative and affirmative answer? Under Little Bei's expectant eyes, Little Yuan had to organize his words and replied: "It's right to send skincare products. It's wrong to build a small wind power plant when the conditions are good enough. It's better to see the big one when the conditions are good enough."
What the children say, the adults don't care, they are only responsible for protection. All the way to the fourth district of the Jiu Yuan, which is the gathering place for the families of the local soldiers. No one with any other identity can rent and buy a house here. It's the safest place.
"His house, his house, choose his house. I smell barbecue. I haven't eaten yet. I'll solve it on the spot." Little Bei saw a yard where the fur was drying on the gate of a fence. He shook the mud on his shoes and wanted to go in to eat barbecue, regardless of whether people would agree or not.
In theory, it's very impolite behavior. In case people just ignore you, it's hard to buy you with money, no matter who you are, but in fact, such a phenomenon is impossible to appear.
Sure enough, after a while, the gate of the courtyard was pulled open a small gap, and a head with horns stuck out, followed by a small face that looked like it was carved from jade. They were stunned for a moment, and before anyone could say anything, the gate of the gate opened with a crash, and the owner of the small face sat down on the ground paved with yellow sand, and shouted excitedly, "Xiao Bei, why are you here? Great, we just barbecued meat, please eat it. "
Little Bei was also stunned. I haven't introduced myself yet. How did you guess?
The little girl who was sitting on the ground had already stood up. She casually patted the sand off her butt and excitedly ran forward. She grabbed Xiao Bei's hand and jumped up and down. She didn't forget to shout behind her, "Xiao Bei and the others are here. Quick, quick, don't let them get away."
"I, I haven't introduced myself... I..."
"No introduction, Little Bei, it's you, the nine children protected by the Zero Team. Who else can it be besides you? Aiya, the legendary Zero Squad with the strongest combat power and the best fighting ability, with only 56 people, really does exist. Today, I finally get to see it. "
When the little girl was talking, she had already hugged Little Bei, for fear that he would run away.
"Where? Where? Where is the Zero Team? " Another group of children rushed out of the courtyard. There were both men and women, and all of them had happy expressions. Obviously, the Zero Team of the Zhang Family and Wang Family was very tempting to them.
Little Bei sighed and realized that everyone had a strong curiosity. The Zero Team with Zhang Hu as the leader was indeed the Zero Team, but the current Zero Team was not the best at fighting. They were all older, and the oldest was already more than 30 years old. The strength of the Zero Team lay in their experience and leadership.
Of course, in a one-on-one fight, no one from the other teams dared to say that they could win against the Zero Team. Those who had never seen blood would not be able to maintain their composure when facing those indifferent eyes of life and death.
As for how they recognized them, it was very simple. It was the mark on their chests. There were 56 people, from 1 to 56. Fortunately, the other party did not know that the Zero Team had another Zero, which was the combined number of the older brother and sister.
Thinking that he had a unique secret, Little Bei smiled and said to the little girl hugging him: "That's right, we are hungry and want to eat. Let's eat together, I brought you gifts."
"Really? That's great, let's go. The people we barbecued are very fragrant. Follow me, follow me. "The little girl pulled Little Bei's hand and ran inside.
When they entered the front yard, they could see a large row of meat skewers on the barbecue box. Next to it was a rack for barbecuing a large animal. There was a sheep in the rack, and it was being barbecued.
Little Bei swallowed his saliva and nodded with a smile. Just as he was about to take out the gifts, the little girl spoke first: "You came in time. We also have gifts for you."
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