At dawn, these young people rode away quietly from the village of Woer. At present, there are less than 70 residents living in the village. Now more than half of the families have gone to the sulfur mine, leaving some old people, women and children.
Surdak didn’t return to pustule mountain with Charlie and others and rushed to Hailanza city.
He let Rita and Natasha ride a horse together, and he also rode another horse, Gubo Laima. While the dew in the grass was still falling, the three of them left Wall Village and went along the mountain road to Hailanza City. The mountain wind was already very cold in September, and the temperature would keep warming up here when the sun kept rising. Rita and Natasha sat on horseback in cloaks and dared not move.
Well, the two of them ride this ancient Bolai horse, which is Surdak’s mount. At ordinary times, Rita and Natasha not only mow the grass to feed it, but also shave it. This war horse is also very sensible, and the two ladies look honest after riding it.
Old Sheila didn’t agree with Rita and Natasha to go to Hailanza, but this time Suldak also came out to beg old Sheila, which made old Sheila reluctantly agree.
Rita seldom went to Beigou Grassland, five kilometers away, and she was full of curiosity about the world outside the village. As soon as she left the village, she kept asking Surdak.
Surdak is patient in explaining it, just as he has lived in this land for decades, but Rita, a native, is an outsider.
The sun jumped out of the horizon and was as red as an fried egg. The land was deserted everywhere, and the ground was covered with gravel.
A gust of wind blew and raised a yellow sand.
The most common plants in this land are Hippophae rhamnoides L. growing close to the ground and thirsty. For most of the year, their branches and leaves are withered and yellow, and in rainy months, they will absorb enough rain to thrive.
The woman’s face was covered with a scarf and she rode slowly away from the mountain road.
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Rita pointed to the wooden crosses at the top of the mountain and asked Surdak what they were when she passed the mountain pass.
Surdak can vaguely answer that they are some crosses. When some evil people die, atonement will hang themselves on the cross and let vultures peck at his flesh and blood …
Rita looked at it from a distance and felt a little sick, thinking, are these wicked people worried that they will not enter heaven before they die?
Natasha turned her face to the other side and could not bear to see this scene.
Looking across the mountain pass, there are some mottled green marks on the hillside. Many depressions, ravines and the northern slope of the mountain grow sparse trees, and there are also some small shrubs and trees in the mountain. There are many light greens in the mountains. The vegetation here is much better than that outside the mountain pass.
"It would be nice if we could move here in Wall Village, where there are at least some grasslands to graze," Rita sighed.
Surdak pointed to a large area of land in front of him and said to Rita and Natasha, "From this mountain pass to the south, you can climb over two mountains. These lands are the territory of Earl Augustus of Malai in Hailanza. If you are willing to become Earl Augustus, you can live here theoretically."
Because he will also have a knight’s fief, Surdak bought a map of the territory division of Hailansa City, and he has already done his homework for the territory around Wall Village. However, as people say, the north of this mountain pass is the barren land of Pagros Mountain, and no nobles are willing to choose it here. They would rather live in Bena City and choose their territory in those small planes in the hands of the Duke.
There are more than a dozen natural villages in this barren land outside the mountain pass, and the tax collectors in Hailansa City are reluctant to come here to collect taxes because it is so poor that the villagers here still live a barter life.
Chapter 27 Moonlight in the city
Soon there were some large and small oak forests along the road. At this time, it was just the time when the golden and silver oak trees fell. From time to time, acorns fell from the top of the trees. These acorns belonged to the lords here. Some lords sent farmers to collect these golden and silver acorns, and then the villagers could enter the woodland to pick up those missing acorns.
Bena City is not too cold in winter. The nobles here have the habit of burning charcoal in the fireplace in winter. The nobles like to burn these acorns to make fruity coke. Because acorns contain a lot of oil, they will have a smell of tree oil when they are ignited.
Over another mountain, large oak forests are all over the mountains, and small mountains are covered with grass and low shrubs. Only when we get here can we officially enter the mountains on the outskirts of Hailansa City.
It is still a little hot after noon in September, and once you hide in the shade, you will feel a little cold.
The three decided to take a rest in the oak forest at the top of the mountain. Surdak took the opportunity to give the two horses some water and feed them some forage, and then let them freely chew the grass on the roadside in the forest. Rita took out the baked wheat cakes with meat that had been prepared long ago and gave them to Surdak and Natasha, holding a water bag and sipping water. She kept looking at the lush oak forest and watched the acorns fall. She couldn’t help but reach out and pick up a few.
"I heard from the businessmen in the caravan that there are often robbers in the mountains. Is that true?" Rita handed Surdak the scones with meat in her hand and made room for him to sit down.
Surdak rubbed his numb legs against the thick oak tree and said with a smile
"There won’t be so many robbers, but occasionally there will be!"
When I saw Rita staring at him with big eyes, I couldn’t help but reach out and pat Rita on the back and said to her, "Don’t worry, Woer Village is so poor. There are no robbers who want to rob Woer Village. They will rob some rich nobles."
Rita squinted like an orange cat and seemed to enjoy Surdak’s touch.
Then she couldn’t help but look at Natasha. When she saw Natasha’s eyes set on the mountain road, she just saw the mountain road galloping. Three magic caravans asked Surdak curiously.
"Look at Surdak … what’s that?"
Surdak looked down Rita and Natasha’s eyes and saw three carriages galloping past Linshan Road. Through the gaps in the trees, he could see the shadows of those vehicles, and a group of cavalry followed them and looked mighty and imposing.
"Let me see those carriages. I think it’s only a nobleman in Hailanza who can own a magic van and a family emblem. I just don’t know them," Surdak said.
Soon after, the carriage and cavalry disappeared, and the three of them went on their way after a rest. Finally, at dusk, the gate was closed and they went to Lanza City.
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Hailanza city
The first thing to do after entering the city is to find a hotel. Suldak has been to Hailanza twice and was impressed by this beautiful mountain city. This time he still chose the hotel opposite the park square.
A group of night watchmans lit up the street lights in every corner of the city. There were still an endless stream of pedestrians in the street. There was some food fragrance floating in the street. In Surdak, a businessman with a fruit basket on his head bought two apples and gave him a copper coin. After that, the businessman smiled at the fruit basket and followed the people.
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The next morning, Charlie and Waal took twenty young people from the village with a lot of wheat cakes, salted wolf meat with bean materials, and some onions and carrots to the Pubaoshan sulfur mine. This is the second batch of villagers who went to the sulfur mine in Woer Village. They took the sulfur mine for about half a month and returned to Woer Village before the harvest.
