The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

After walking for another seven days, they finally came out of the mountains. They thought they had bypassed Shunan County, but unexpectedly they had only bypassed Hongsong Town. They were still in Shunan County, but on the other side of the county seat.

Xiao Yun looked at the scene in front of him. If he hadn't been able to see the towering city walls in the distance, he would have thought that he had returned to the previous path.

No, it was even worse than the one I passed by before. There were bare fields on the side of the road, uninhabited villages, and even large expanses of yellow sand in the distance.

Xiao Yun carefully searched her original body's memory and found that it was not like this when she passed by here more than ten years ago. Could it be that this place has become a desert after more than ten years?

No! Xiao Yun observed the trees around him again and touched the bark. It seemed that they really went in the wrong direction.

Previously, they wanted to bypass Shunan County through the mountains and continue westward, but their current direction seemed to be north. They had no idea what the north was like. Their family fled from the west.

Xiao Yun looked at Gu Lanzhang, and it was obvious that he had noticed this as well, and he frowned.

Seeing that their parents looked unhappy, the children couldn't help but get nervous. Finally, Gu Huairen asked, "Dad, Mom, is there something wrong?"

Gu Lanzhang nodded and told them about the current situation. "We now have two options. One is to go around here and continue west, and the other is to continue north."

"Can't we go back to the county town and have a look?"

Gu Huaili asked.

Gu Lanzhang shook his head, pointed to the village not far ahead, and then looked towards the county town in the distance. "The village here is even more desolate than the one we passed by before. The county town should not be much better. If we run into a conscription again, we will be trapped."

"But the yellow sand to the north is endless. That must be the legendary desert. I heard from the peddler in the village that he doesn't dare to enter the desert. If he's not careful, he'll get lost in it. Wouldn't it be more dangerous for us to go in?"

Gu Huaiyi spoke rarely.

He had been very curious about the outside world since he was young. He liked to ask his mother about the places she passed by when she fled famine, as well as the peddlers who came from outside, so he knew more than his other brothers and sisters.

Gu Lanzhang shook his head. "The peddler is not talking about this place. It's a few hundred miles northwest of here. This piece of sand is not very big. I've heard from my father before that there is a piece of sand to the north of Shun'an County, and across the sand is Dafeng County. I heard that there are strong winds there for seven or eight months a year.

And although this area looks desolate, there are many herds of wild donkeys. Every year, many livestock traders go there to capture them and sell them in Shunan County or Dafeng County. In fact, there are not only wild donkeys, but I heard that there are also wild buffaloes. However, they are too difficult to catch, so fewer people go there for them.

Hearing this, Xiao Yun's eyes lit up. They could go in and take a look. If they could catch a donkey or a cow, they could then get a cart, and the journey would be much easier.

It is always easier to have an animal than to carry things by yourself, just like now, they are leading a sheep to help carry things and it is much easier.

That’s right, the black goat is still alive. I don’t know if it is trying to buy itself a chance to stay alive. It is working very hard to carry things. Plus, there is no shortage of food these days, so its life is saved.

After that, everyone unanimously agreed to continue heading north to Dafeng County. If there were no recruits there, they would buy some supplies there. After all, they still had a lot of silver.

However, today they plan to find a village to rest first, and they also need to prepare more water. They don’t know how long they will have to walk in the yellow sand, so they should prepare well.

Of course, it wouldn't happen in a village so close to the county town. If you make a fire or cook here and there is smoke, you will be easily discovered.

Despite this, they still went into the village to see if there was anything useful.

Unexpectedly, they actually found it, a wheelbarrow frame with a half-finished wheel. This was exactly what they needed. With the vehicle, they could put things on it and take turns pushing it, so they wouldn't have to go through the trouble of carrying things on their backs.

In fact, being tired is only one aspect. The main reason is that it is hot. The daytime temperature is at least 27 or 28 degrees. In this temperature, you will sweat after walking for a while with a big bag on your back. There is no place to take a shower. At most, you can wipe yourself when you find water. Your clothes are all smelly. It is so uncomfortable.

This man should be a carpenter. He only made the outline of the frame, without installing the boards on both sides. He only installed the center axis of the wheel, and half of the wooden spokes were installed, while the outer circle was not yet done.

The materials are there, but there are no tools, so it would be troublesome for them to do it.

Xiao Yun thought about it and rummaged through the space. She found a rusty saw and chisel from a pile of old objects. These two items were the ones she used when she first built the cabin in the space.

She asked Xiao Lin to look for a suitable place to put it in the yard. It couldn't be too conspicuous. This piece of ironware was rare and would not be left at home. It must be taken away.

All the plants in the yard were dead, so Xiao Lin had to look for them himself. It took him more than half an hour to find them. Gu Lanzhang was even ready to use a kitchen knife to repair the materials.

He was capable of some simple carpentry work, and the furniture and farm tools at home were all made or repaired by him.

It's not that he had learned it specially, but he was indeed quite smart. He learned it by himself after watching the carpenters in the village do it a few times. He also made his own innovations. Although many steps were not as beautiful after being simplified by him, they were more practical.

Xiao Yun pretended to trip while taking his two daughters to the kitchen, and then "accidentally" discovered a cellar, where he not only found good wood, but also two tools.

The good wood does belong to the owner of this house. He probably left it behind because he couldn't take it away. This cellar is very hidden and he may be able to use it again if he has the chance to come back.

It was quite surprising that Xiao Lin could find this. He had originally suggested that Xiao Yun put some food in it, but Xiao Yun disagreed, thinking that it was too fake. It was obvious at a glance that this was not a place to store food.

After that, they spent most of the day putting together the unicycle. During this time, when Gu Lanzhang was scratching his head, Xiao Yun gave him a suggestion, and the resulting one was more similar to the ones used in later generations.

In this way, several people simply rested here at night. They ate the dried meat and some dry food that they had prepared before. The so-called dry food was the roasted yam, chestnuts and walnuts. They just had to peel the skin and eat it, which was convenient.