Ling Qingyu approached the ship's side, saw the coastline slowly appearing in the distance, and shouted: "Zanzibar!"
The port of Zanzibar is simple, and the market inside is even more simple. Basically, it is an open-air market. Today is a trading day. The nearby tribes come to trade, and some tribes on the African continent also trade in small boats. Therefore, in the market Merchants from all over the world gathered to exchange the commodities needed by this. Barter trade is popular here. The Fengshen carries porcelain cotton cloth, a small amount of silk, and needles and threads. Those are the most popular goods. Like the previous African ports, Ling Qingyu also let everyone bring goods ashore for trading, and he and Yan Three Swallows and Seven Yang Zhao are strolling in the market.
There are all kinds of goods here, ivory, spices and raw gold are piled all over the floor, there are various handicrafts such as animal furs and tree carvings, and there are also some who sell rough gemstones. Huang Jing and Zhou Tan mainly buy ivory and raw gold. Zhu Wei Li brings people to exchange various spices.
At the very end of the street, there is a stall that many locals bypass.
Ling Qingyu was curious, so he squeezed in front of the stall. The stall was covered with animal skins, and the one in the middle was a lion... The lion's head was still lifelike, with a big mouth open, which made people feel like they were looking at it. Startled.
"What is this?" Yan Qi asked.
"Lion, the king of the grassland." Ling Qingyu replied, wanting to reach out to touch it, but heard someone roaring from behind the lion, so scared that he withdrew his hand quickly.
There were a few black people sitting behind the booth, they were very muscular, and they were glaring at Ling Qingyu angrily.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll just take a look, take a look," Ling Qingyu held the hands of the men around him, smiled, and dragged them away.
Seeing Yan Qi's expression was still a little angry, Ling Qingyu smiled and said: "It's really not polite for me to touch like this. Those who can hunt lions must be warriors among warriors. It's very normal for them to fancy their prey. "
"It's just a beast, let's go hunt a dozen or eight of them." Yan San said flatly.
hunting! Ling Qingyu rubbed his chin. This place is not far from the East African prairie. I wonder what the prairie looked like thousands of years ago.
"Although your gem is big, it has no luster at all. How can it be sold so expensive? You see, the quality of these raw gold is not good, no, no, at least give me twice as much!" Mu's loud voice, Ling Qingyu leaned forward.
The stall where Ram was located was the largest in the entire market. The stalls were filled with precious stones, raw gold and spices, and there were actually a few pieces of dragon birthday incense inside.
Sitting in the middle of the back of the booth was an old black man, with several big black men standing beside him. The old man smiled and stroked his beard and said in half-baked Arabic: "Go and see, is there anything better than mine here?"
"Then can you get these instead here?" Lahm took a handful of needles from Zhu Weili's hand and placed them on the ground one by one.
The old man blinked his eyes, this is a good thing, this kind of needles are not produced in Africa at all, and the people here use bone needles with sharpened bones.
Ram gathered together a pile of precious stones and all the spices on the stall, including the few pieces of dragon birth incense, and then swiped to pull the pile of raw gold next to him. Then he put a handful of needles, another pile of porcelain, and a few bolts of cloth, and said in a big voice: "It's not easy for you, so I'll give you some more, so I'll change it."
Profiteer! Absolute profiteer! Ling Qingyu thought to himself, those few pieces of Longdan incense are very big, probably not more than a dozen catties. According to the price of Da Zhou's price of one tael of Longdan incense, one hundred taels to two hundred taels, these few pieces are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. , let alone anything else.
The old man looked at the needles and estimated that there were dozens of them. He calculated in his mind that after returning home, one needle can be exchanged for one ivory and hundreds of catties of spices. Jin of spices, the pile he collected was only more than a thousand catties of spices, a hundred catties of gold, the pile of stones was originally brought over by people from the nearby tribe, and he would laugh if he was given two needles and a piece of cloth up. It's just that those few pieces with a fishy smell are said to be very valuable, but the merchants who usually come to collect them this year didn't come, and the market will be over in two days, and if they can't be sold, they will be left.
"Two hundred needles, plus a piece of cloth." After thinking for a while, the old man said.
"You have to bargain too hard. Our needle is worth a lot of money. Look, we exchanged such a large ivory with a needle next to it. Otherwise, you can add a few more ivory next to it." Mu pulled some ivory over again, and then counted out two hundred needles from Zhu Weili's hand and gave them to the old man.
After finishing the business, everyone on the Fengshen squatting beside looked at Ram with admiration, this man! More deceitful than the head of the family!
"What are you still looking at? Send the things back first." Ram said proudly. When he turned around and saw Ling Qingyu squatting behind him, he also looked at him with admiration, touched his nose unconsciously and said: "Every family here There are not many things, so we can only count carefully and count carefully.”
The scenery of Zanzibar is very beautiful, with delicate white sand, rippling blue waves, and bright sunshine, and dolphins can be seen from time to time on the beach.
It's just coming all the way, there are too many such scenery, Ling Qingyu is not very excited, just thinking about Yan San's proposal, go hunting! At this time, there should be no animal extinction, and even if you don't go hunting, you still want to see the magnificence of the prairie. When I entered the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the palpitations and emotions still reverberate in my chest. It’s just that it’s a bit far away to go to Mount Kilimanjaro and it’s not safe, but it’s still possible to go to the grassland.
After staying in Zanzibar for three days, in addition to buying spices, Ling Qingyu asked Lahm to find a guide who could take them to the grassland, and prepare supplies for hiking. Although I didn't know why she was making all this trouble, everyone felt very relieved to see that the head of the family started to cheer up again.
Ram searched for three days, and finally found a few locals who were willing to lead the way. Those black people were tall, tall and strong. Ling Qingyu looked at them, why did they look so familiar? Look carefully, isn't this the buddies who sell lions
The lion brothers were very proud and refused to sit on the Fengshen, raised the sails of the canoe, and slowly rowed across the strait with the Fengshen.
The Fengshen was not close to the coastline, but stopped far away in the deep sea, and the people who went ashore landed in small boats.
Ling Qingyu talked about the travel plan. There are few people here, most of them are grassland lakes, and there are many ferocious animals. Zhu Weili, Shifang, Zhoutan and Huangjing chose to play around, and the other crew members also decided to go ashore and guard the boat in turn, so In the end, the only ones who followed Ling Qingyu deep into the hinterland were Ram's group of eight, Yang Zhao's group of ten, Yan San and Yan Qi, and the older Sum Ye Shiyi and Ye Po. Not enough, so they stayed on board.
A group of twenty-four people carried tents, water, food, and weapons, and followed the lion brothers to the African continent.
After walking for less than half a day, the winding beach scenery was no longer seen. The endless grassland in front of me was vast and flat, with low acacia trees everywhere, and various animals shuttled among them.
After walking for half a day, there are rolling mountains in the distance, streams and ponds dotted in the grass, and a small river meandering by, and there are more animals around.
"Sister, what is that!" Ye Shiyi shouted, pointing at a large group of monsters with big mouths playing in the river. Then everyone turned to look at Ling Qingyu.
"That's a hippo, shh, be careful, they're very aggressive."
"What are they doing? Lots of yellow stuff."
"Stay away from them eleven, they are defecating!" Seeing Ye Shiyi about to move forward, Ling Qingyu shouted. Well, all the hippos in the river are happily shaking their yellow papas around, you are not afraid of stink, Brother Eleven.
"Wow! It's so big, is that an elephant? Sister, it's much bigger than what we saw in Medan! Sister, what is that? Such a long neck." Ye Shiyi raised his head and looked at the giraffe in front of him. .
"It's a giraffe."
"what about this?"
"Blue monkey."
"That is?"
"Gazelle."
"this?"
"Wow! Rhino!"
"Sister, why are you so excited?"
"Because rhino horns are very valuable, hey, what are you doing, Little Eleven?"
"I'm going to grab one for my sister."
"When we come back, we must be aware of environmental protection. This kind of rare animal cannot be grabbed randomly. It is against the law to do so."
"But it's not rare, sister, look, there are a lot of them over there."
"Don't stop, little eleven, look, it's time for us to have dinner, and we won't bother with rhinos today." After finally holding Ye Shiyi back, Ling Qingyu turned around, and a group of men over there had already met the wildebeest. Herds and herds of antelope are on.
So the dinner was very rich. They brought a lot of seasonings from the boat. When the sun was setting, they lit a bonfire in the bushes not far from the river. They cleaned up the prey neatly and put it on the fire. .
An acacia tree stands proudly in the distance, and the golden sunlight pulls it out of a lonely shadow. A vulture is perched on the top of the tree, and a group of gazelles are grazing quietly under the tree, sometimes looking up vigilantly at the Here at the bonfire. There is a lush forest growing beside the small river, and a herd of elephants can be vaguely seen passing through it. Beyond that is a thorn bush, and several giraffes are leisurely stretching their long necks to eat the young leaves on the top of the tree. A group of wildebeests were running wildly, obviously being chased by ferocious beasts.
Under the warm sunset, everything is so natural and harmonious.
Ling Qingyu leaned on the cushion that Yan San had prepared for her, observed all this, and was in it, wondering where she was, whether it was Mount Kilimanjaro that year, or another time and space thousands of years ago.
"Master, do you want to put more salt?" Ram's cheerful voice broke Ling Qingyu's contemplation.
Turning around suddenly, I saw the man taking off his shirt and wrapping his waist around the burning bonfire, busy with joy, and Ye Shisumu's night soul shuttled through it, and the fire reflected the cheerful and enthusiastic faces of the young people, So lively and alive.
"Ling Qingyu!" Yan San called out next to Ling Qingyu's ear.
"Ah!" Ling Qingyu came back to his senses, and smiled at Ram; "I want more salt."
"Okay."
"What's wrong with you?" Yan San felt that his heart almost stopped just now. He heard Ram yelling, and when he looked back, he felt that Ling Qingyu, who was sitting next to him, was a little illusory at that moment, as if he was about to disappear. .
"I'm fine." Ling Qingyu smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled. In fact, something happened. At that moment, she suddenly had a feeling that everything that was vivid was separated by a layer of veil. All this, all this trance was just a dream. After waking up from the dream, she was still in the cold water, alone. walking.
A gust of wind blew by, blowing up a cloud of dust, and there was a lot of shouting over there.
Yan San pulled Ling Qingyu into his arms, hugged her tightly, and whispered into her ear, "It's okay, I'm here, we're all here, we're all here." By your side, so no matter where you come from, Don't go, don't go!
The clinging heartbeat, thud-thump-thump, shattered the fuzzy veil, so everything around became vivid, the roar of animals in the distance, and the laughter and noise of men by the campfire.
The face of the man in front of him was terrified like never before, and his lips were all white. With a heartbeat, Ling Qingyu gently pressed his lips against those lips. The lips were thin and cold, but once they touched it, it was like a fire had been ignited. He sucked her lips tightly, with a kind of plunder that made her heart ache, twisting and turning, lingering.
"Wow! What is this!"
A roar from the campfire brought both of them back to their senses, Yan San silently let go of Ling Qingyu's lips, and stepped aside.
Ling Qingyu stood up, and saw Yang Zhao walking towards the river surrounded by people, and the people behind carried a... rhinoceros.
"As expected, General Yang is mighty!" Lahm touched the body of the huge rhinoceros. There was a spear stuck in the heart of the rhinoceros.
"Azhao!" Ling Qingyu went up to meet them, and said why he hadn't seen them all the time, so he was still looking for trouble with the rhinoceros.
"Wow la la la, wow la la la." The lion brothers who had been proudly some distance away from them also surrounded them and shouted at Yang Zhao with admiration.
"They said, you are also a warrior." Ram translated with a smile, and then said: "But it is still not as good as their warriors. They hunted lions."
"Lions are protected animals! Killing a lion is against the law." Seeing the eager look on the man's face, Ling Qingyu hurriedly shouted. Then I thought, what kind of law was committed a thousand years ago!
Just to praise the rhinoceros warriors, the lion brothers unceremoniously came to enjoy the barbecue with all kinds of spices, which was many times more delicious than their own.
"I want to eat tenderloin!" Ling Qingyu directed Yang Zhao to cut the meat from the golden-grilled antelope, and his mouth was full of oil.
Yan San leaned against the tree behind her, his figure seemed to be hidden in the shadow of the tree, watching her eat and laugh with joy, and teasing others.
"Meteor!" Ling Qingyu shouted, pointing at the sky. The clear sky, like a diamond studded, is flashing a flash of fire.
Ling Qingyu hurriedly clasped his hands together, and made a wish: May my mother be healthy and live happily in that world, wish me revenge soon, wish me to find my own meaning in this world, and wish me not to live so oppressively in this life , um, I hope this time I won't be tricked or let down again!
The night sky in Tanzania is dazzling, with a big moon, a sky full of stars, and nightingales singing in the distance.
Ling Qingyu pointed to the stars in the sky, and told the children the stories of those constellations, the distant galaxy, Sagittarius, Leo, men were scattered around sitting or lying down, surrounded her in the very center, listening to her clear voice Telling stories that have never been heard.
"Yan San." Yan Qi touched Yan San's side and stabbed him.
Yan San glanced at him.
"Let's go hunting lions." Yan Qi touched the scabbard and said.
Yan San glanced at Ling Qingyu who was already asleep with his pillow on Yang Zhao's leg, pouted his lips on the hill in the distance, and said, "Don't wait for the lion, go catch that one."
In the grass far away, the leopard that had just eaten was lazily crawling on the ground, combing its fur. The breath in the wind made it alert and stood up.
"Look, look, look."
A cry woke Ling Qingyu up, and he lay on Yang Zhao's lap and raised his head and asked, "What's the matter?"
Yang Zhao smiled and pointed to the front.
Ling Qingyu sat up.
Under the bright and bright starry sky, on the grassland glowing with blue light, a leopard was running wildly in front, followed by two figures one after the other, driving the leopard from east to west, and then from behind. From west to east.
The lion brothers screamed excitedly.
"They say these two are great warriors!" Ram translated beside him.
Depend on! Running after a leopard on the prairie, this is the behavior of a warrior!
The leopard was graceful and nimble, and the two figures behind it were even more graceful and nimble. After chasing for three more laps, the two separated, surrounded the leopard, and then.
Then it was Yan Qi who carried the leopard and Yan San back to the campfire amidst cheers.
not human! These two people are not human! The lion brothers raised their hands and shouted to the sky, Ram translated.
I also think... these two guys are not human, Ling Qingyu cursed.
The leopard was huge, and its fur was shining with a golden luster. There was only one wound on its body that pierced its head from the lower jaw, and the entire fur was not damaged at all.
Ling Qingyu looked at the wound, turned around and grabbed Yan San, seeing that his body was cut several times, he frowned unconsciously.
Yan San raised his hand with a smile, licked the wound with his tongue, and said with a smile, "It's a small thing."
After such an exciting chase, the sky has already become slightly brighter.
The sunrise on the grassland was very magnificent. Looking at the burning clouds in the sky, Yang Zhao held Ling Qingyu's hand. The grassland here was completely different from the border gate where he was. The border desert was desolate, but it was full of vitality. In the first eighteen years of life, there was only killing. The general died in a hundred battles, and immediately shrouded his body. Standing here now, Yang Zhao only felt a kind of emotion, after meeting this woman, little by little, now it has filled his chest.
After walking for another day and a half, Brother Lion led a group of people to the village of their tribe.