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Chapter 4 White Sand Castle!

"Song Cutezi, I'm so lucky. I brought so many little babies back, and the White Sand Castle is full of people all at once!"

"Song Cutezi, open his eyes wide and pick them up. There might be a golden doll hidden inside!"

"Ha ha!"

...

After the allocation was over, the teams were ready to return to their base. The hundreds of households who had grabbed the young and strong men laughed happily and joked about the Song Baihu!

In fact, the situation in each castle is similar, and life is tight, just a hundred steps to laugh. Everyone knows this in their hearts!

"You old beheaded guys, relying on your legs and feet to run to the front. If you have the ability, you can beat you three! "

Song Baihu didn't care, and immediately scolded him, and waved his fist hard!

The people in Yulin area are fierce, and the way people communicate with each other is very special. Drinking, fighting, or even duels can enhance friendship. Many friendships that can be cut off and exchange life are caused by fighting.

It can even be said that a man who dares not fight is not a bloody man!

At the same time, Song Baihu looked at the children, and after a few gazes, it naturally fell on Xue Yu, looking up and down!

Xue Yu stood on the edge. After nearly a month of long journey, his little face was dark and dirty, and his clothes were torn. It was no different from other children, but his temperament was unique!

It was like a group of wolves in the wilderness, all of which looked the same, but an experienced old hunter could recognize that it was just a wolf at a glance!

Kingly style, look down on all directions!

"Young man, what's your name? Where is your hometown?"

"Xue Yu, I have met the Hundred Houses. I used to be a wanderer and my family is my home, but from now on, I will be from Yulin!"

"Haha, that's right. No matter what the seeds are there, as long as you come to the land of Yulin, sprout, take root, and grow, you will bloom the flowers of Yulin!"

Song Baihu was very satisfied with Xue Yu's answer and also pointed out the origin of Yulin people.

Yulin is located at the junction of the Loess Plateau and the Inner Mongolia Plateau, bordering the Yellow River in the east, Ningxia in the west, Shaanxi in the south, and Hetao in the north. Its strategic location is extremely important and has been a must-fight place for military strategists since ancient times!

Qin, Han, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Song... Throughout the years, all brave men were selected from all over the country, and came here to station and guard the border, and reproduce. After thousands of years of integration, the Yulin people were formed!

Therefore, Yulin people are not people from the same place, but descendants of brave men gathered from all over the country. They are a reflection of the Chinese martial spirit!

"Children get in the car, let's go home now. Although Baisha Castle is a little poor, as long as you are willing to endure hardships and be diligent, you will still not starve to death!

It’s just that the distance is a bit long, there are many people and few cars, so everyone can only take turns to take a break. So hurry up, we’re leaving, why don’t we get on the bus?"

Song Baihu greeted him warmly. After shouting several times, the children did not move, and they all stared at Xue Yu.

"Listen to the Baihu, let's go to Baisha Castle to live, and it will be our home in the future. Girls and boys under ten years old will take a bus, and others will walk with me. The movements are quicker, and no one is allowed to make noise!"

"Yes, boss!"

With Xue Yu's order, the girls and children quickly climbed onto the ox cart, sat down one by one, and pulled each other to avoid being bumped down!

The other children were arranged in four columns according to their size. Although they were not as neat as the military formation, they were also very well-known. Xue Yu stood in front, and Monk Wuyan was responsible for the formation!

All this made Song Baihu stunned. He neither expected the children to be so well-trained, nor did he expect Xue Yu to have such a high prestige. It would be no exaggeration to say that it was a ban on orders!

Such a young man has been owned by the White Sand Castle since then. Perhaps it is like those old beheaded saying that he has picked up a golden doll?

...

There are ten fortresses around Zhenqiang, eight of which are located on the inside of the Great Wall, and only two are located on the outside of the Great Wall, serving as the pioneers of the sentry. Baisha Castle is one of them, and it is the farthest away!

After the team set off, they first walked north along the Kuye River for more than 30 miles, crossed the Great Wall level, and a mountain range appeared in front of them!

The cliffs stretch for dozens of miles east-west, with extremely steep cliffs. Most of the rocks are dark red, with a deep canyon in the middle, which can be accessed by cars and horses, and go directly to the White Sand Castle!

But the team did not enter the canyon, but turned eastward, and it seemed that they were going to bypass this mountain range!

If you don’t go ahead, you have to take a long way. Why is this?

Xue Yu also discovered that when passing by the mountain range, Song Baihu and the military households held their weapons tightly, their eyes showing fear, and they didn't even dare to speak loudly, and kept accelerating and moving quickly, as if there was something terrible in the mountain.

They are all veterans who have experienced many battles. What exactly is it that makes them so afraid?

A beast, a mandrill...or a monster?

Song Baihu and others didn't say anything, and Xue Yu didn't ask much. He just took the opportunity to pass by and observed the mountain terrain and knew it!

"Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

While the team was moving, there were shouts coming from behind, and a few figures rushed over. I wonder who it was?

The frontier area may have danger at any time. Song Baihu hurriedly asked the team to stop, pulled out the scimitar from his waist, and stood in the middle of the road. Other military households guarded both sides, ready to fight!

Xue Yu also clenched the dagger tightly and told the children that if the situation was not good, they would immediately escape into the nearby woods!

Soon, the people behind us chased after us, and there were a total of seven adult men, and Hu Daechui was the leader!

"Sledgehammer, why are you here?"

"Boss Xue, my brothers have discussed it and decided to follow you in the future, and play for you. I hope you don't dislike me!"

Hu Dachui and his men were originally selected by other officials of a hundred households, but after discussing privately, they thought that it was more promising to follow Xue Yu, so they secretly ran away and followed them all the way!

"Okay, you go to the White Sand Castle with me, and share the joys and sorrows in the future!"

"Thank you, Boss Xue!"

They were all friends of hardships that have been through the journey, so Xue Yu naturally would not refuse. He nodded immediately and introduced them to Song Baihu, and pointed out that they were all craftsmen!

There were seven more strong men all at once, and they were all craftsmen. Song Baihu was naturally very happy, but while he was happy, he was deeply surprised!

What is the extraordinary thing about this young man named Xue Yu? How could the seven strong men bow to him?

Is such a person a blessing or a disaster when he arrives in the White Sand Castle?

...

Three days later, the team finally arrived at the destination!

The white sand castle is square, with a circumference of about two miles, with two gates in the south and north, and beacon towers, as well as mercedes and arrow towers at four corners. Because of its disrepair, it has been damaged in an incredible way.

There is also a soil wall that is more than 100 feet high, which is also seriously damaged. Some places have cracked and some places have collapsed directly, basically losing their defense!

Outside the south gate, there were more than 200 military households, both men, women, young and old, looking forward to it. Seeing that the team appeared, they immediately came up!

"The Lord Baihu is back, bringing the newcomer back!"

"That's great, now our White Sand Castle is prosperous!"

...

"Ah, why are they all kids?"

Seeing the arrival of the team, the soldiers of the White Sand Castle were very happy and welcomed them with drums and drums, but after seeing that most of the people coming were children, there were only a few strong men, and they immediately showed a look of loss!

First, according to the organization, there were 112 households in the White Sand Castle, with a population of about 6 or 700 people. Because life was too difficult, the military households fled to death. Now there are only more than 200 people left, mainly the elderly, weak, women and children.

I hoped to make some young and strong people improve the adverse situation. I didn’t expect that all the children would be able to eat and not do it. Isn’t this aggravated the hard life?

Secondly, the white sand castle is remote and has a sparse population. In addition, life is difficult, intermarriage has always been a problem. In order to save some dowry and bride gifts, military households often implement the method of changing their marriages!

It is my daughter who marrys your son, your daughter, and then marrys my son, one to another, and the dowry will be saved.

However, long-term internal intermarriage and blood relationships are getting closer, it is easy to give birth to stupid children. Everyone is looking forward to some newcomers to improve the bloodline of the White Sand Castle!

Now the newlyweds are here, but they are a group of children. They are still far from getting married. Those who are looking forward to the groom and bride day and night are naturally disappointed.

"Why are you all standing there? You haven't set up a banquet to welcome the newcomers?

From then on, everyone has been a military household in Baisha Castle. We must unite and help each other and be as close as a family!"

"yes!"

Although they were a little disappointed, the people in the northwest were generous and hospitable. Under the command of several old men, the military households rushed up, carried the children out of the car, and led them into the White Sand Castle!

The meal was already ready, with mutton soup made from large pots and a large cake made of mixed grains. It is about a foot in diameter and is one inch thick, and one weighs seven or eight kilograms. It is also known as "Guokui", which is a famous pasta in the northwest region. It has a very long history and can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but the Qin people really carried it forward!

It is said that Guokui was not originally called Guokui, because it looks like the cross-section of a tree stump, so it is called Duancai.

The pie cakes made by the Qin people are big, thick and hard. Even in hot weather, they will not deteriorate for ten days or half a month!

The carrying method is also very interesting. Two pillow cakes are in a group. Drill two holes on each pillow cake, tie them with a cowhide rope, and put one on the front and back chests, just like a common bag for folks!

If you are hungry during the march, you can break off a piece and chew it. It is hard and chewy, and you will be full if you drink a few sips of water. It saves time to bury the pot and make rice. There is no smoke from cooking, so it is not easy to expose the traces of the marching, which is conducive to long-distance marching and sneak attacks on the enemy!

During the war, the pot-kick is also hung on the body. With its hardness, it can defend against swords and bows to a certain extent, and the effect of the killing of the bow and arrow is no less than that of the armor!

Therefore, the Qin army who likes to go into battle with bare hands all call it "Guokui!"

One of the important reasons why the Qin army was able to sweep the six countries and unify the world was this kind of food and practical food!

Everyone has been hungry all the way. Although the food is rough, it is extremely sweet. But the mouth is a little lighter. I wonder if the chef forgot to add salt or if there is no salt to add it?

Compared with the two, it seems that the latter is more likely!

Besides, the children sat down to eat and drink, Song Baihu accompanied more than a dozen old men, and the other military households were warmly entertained, but none of them served on the table, just secretly swallowing their saliva!
Chapter completed!
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