Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 634 Lake Wind (Thanks to the leader of reader 1436508778528444416)
On the grassland, four people pushed the cart forward. The early autumn wind blew and the air was a little cool.

"I say, didn't you raise any animals to pull carts before? It's really tiring to employ people." Fran complained while leaning against the cart, panting.

"I did raise one, but it died of illness. Later on, there wasn't enough food and no special needs, so I stopped raising it. I had been planning to buy a few cubs next spring." Guy also stopped now. He was in much better condition than Fran, probably because he knew how to use his strength to save energy and was not too tired.

"Be patient. When we get to Lakewind Village, we can buy them an animal to pull the cart."

On the other side, Tilan and Ores were not pulling a cart, but just carrying lighter backpacks. Tilan was feeding Ores water at the moment. It seemed that Ores had learned something during this period of time. Whenever she was thirsty, she would ask Tilan for water. She would not eat the water or food given by other places.

Although being vigilant is a good thing, Tilan sometimes worries about what to do if they are separated in the future.

"Have you finished drinking?" Tilan saw her put the cup down.

"Okay, Tilan." She held the cup and returned it to Tilan, who put it back into the side pocket of her shoulder bag. Then Tilan helped her wipe her face.

The shoulder bag on his back contained food for four people, a small amount of herbs, silk cloth, some tools, and the special sword.

In order to facilitate movement, the girl changed into newly sewn trousers for this long journey, and then wore a simple gray-brown hooded robe on the outside.

When traveling, a hood is almost necessary, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable if all kinds of wind, sand and dust get into your hair. If it rains, it would feel much better with a hat, even if it is not waterproof.

At this time, she put on a breathable scarf to wrap her face to prevent the wind and sand from being inhaled into her nose and mouth. She and Orlais' appearance could not be seen clearly from the outside.

Before leaving, Sura also said that it was actually not bad to dress like this. After all, their looks were so special that covering them up could save them a lot of unnecessary trouble.

After sitting for a while, the four of them set off again. They walked for a day and a half, and it was not until the afternoon of the next day that they saw a group of people grazing on the grassland.

They rode on dappled ponies and herded a group of sheep with grey, black and brown stripes. Occasionally, you could see a few brown dogs running among the flock to drive the sheep.

"Those are the people from Lake Wind Village. I'll go say hello." Guy and a few others stopped. The shepherds on horseback driving their sheep in the distance also saw the four people, but they did not rush over. Instead, they kept watch from a distance.

"Oh hey--" Guy imitated the rough sound of a horn, shouted on the grassland, and raised one hand high and waved it.

This action attracted the barking of several shepherd dogs. Several of them rushed out of the flock, sat on the grass, and used barking to warn and remind.

After that, the shepherds shouted to the dogs to stop barking, and sent one of them to ride over on a horse at a leisurely pace.

After the two sides talked for a while in the open space, Guy waved to Tilan and the others, and then the three of them slowly followed the cart over.

"It's a coincidence that I met an acquaintance." Guy and the shepherd riding a pony came over. The other party wore a sheepskin felt hat and a similar sheepskin coat slung across his body. On one side of the horse was a scabbard and a knife, and on the other side was a well-maintained rifle.

After coming to the three people, the shepherd dismounted from his horse. He had a strong smell of having been with livestock for a long time, and his rough, black hands were covered with calluses.

"Okay, you guys." He spoke the standard language with some unfamiliarity, and then handed over the sheepskin bag hanging on the horse, which should contain milk wine.

In response, Tilan waved her hand to indicate that it was not necessary and she did not want to thank him. However, Fran took it and took a sip out of curiosity.

"Wow, the smell is so strong." He returned the bag to the other person.

Fermented alcohol and fishy goat milk are rare delicacies in this land, but they are still a bit too stimulating for the two girls from the civilized world.

Afterwards, the four of them followed the shepherds and the flock of nearly a hundred sheep all the way in the sunset until night fell, when they gradually arrived at a settlement with a campfire and wooden fences.

There are about fifty people living here, more than twenty of them are adult men, and the rest are women and children. They live in tents made of wool. Even the women carry knives and some even carry guns.

"Long time no see, Guy." The leader of the Lake Wind Village was a middle-aged man with a mustache. He was also wearing a sheepskin coat and a felt hat. He was a little fat, but still strong.

"Hello, Boss Daozhang." Guy bowed with his hands clasped together. He traveled with the caravan when he was a child and was very familiar with this etiquette.

"You are really particular." The other person smiled. Although he said that, he was still very happy and asked someone to pass the almost-baked lamb chops to him.

"Have a good meal here and have a good sleep tonight."

"Thank you." What happened during this period of time did make him feel a little tense and tired.

"Hahahaha~" Daozhang stroked one side of his beard and laughed heartily, then asked a few people to sit down.

At this time, Tilan and the other three also sat by the campfire. Guy used a knife to cut the lamb chops and placed them on the clean stone slabs in front of the three people.

"You can string them together with branches and roast them by the fire." Guy suggested, and asked the shepherd next to him for some salt and placed it next to the three people.

"The only drink here is milk wine. If you are not used to it, you can drink the water in the package."

"Got it." Tilan nodded, then put on the lamb chops in front of herself and Orlais, then looked at them with a little curiosity and sniffed them with the tip of her nose.

The smell is indeed a bit pungent, but it's still bearable. After all, eating meat is a luxury here.

"What a delicious meal." Fran couldn't wait to put on the barbecue and seemed to be looking forward to it.

On the other side, Guy sat with Daozhang, talking about some recent events, occasionally shaking his head, as if he was thinking about something sad again.

Tilan held a stick and watched the mutton sizzling by the fire. Although it was a bit smelly, after sprinkling some salt on it, the smell made her appetite.

As expected, the smell of barbecue is a preference engraved in her genes. Orlais, who was standing by, also grabbed a branch and kept spinning like Tilan, staring at the greasy and browned lamb chops.

Seeing that it was almost done, Tilan placed the lamb chops on the stone slab and cut them with a knife. Then she couldn't help but pick up a small piece and tasted it. The hot slices of meat were mixed with the moisture of mutton fat and some coarse salt grains, and the taste was particularly good.

The two men ate the barbecue slowly as the flames crackled. Several women in the settlement also cooked some unknown beans in clay pots and ate them with their children. Some of the children looked at them eating meat with envy, but were pulled back by their mothers, who whispered some instructions to them and then bowed to the two men from a distance to apologize.

After dinner, Tilan felt a little sleepy. After all, she had been traveling on the grassland for two days and did not get enough rest.

At night, the people of Lake Wind Village lent them two small tents for the night. That night, Tilan and Ores slept on soft wool mats. It was also the most comfortable night since they came to this world.

After waking up the next day, Tilan decided to buy a soft and comfortable wool mat. After all, sleeping on a straw bed was too uncomfortable.

Early in the morning, several people gathered in the open space of the settlement and had breakfast with the people from Lake Wind Settlement, which was the same bean porridge that Tilan saw last night.

"The name varies from place to place. The inside of this bean is beige, and the outside has a light purple skin. It is very hard after drying and can be preserved for a long time." Fran ate it with the soup using a spoon.

"When I first came here, I ate it at a small place in the south. I didn't expect it to be available here as well," he said while commenting.

"It's easy to fill up, but it doesn't really provide much nutrition."

"It seems that you know a lot." Daozhang, the leader of the settlement, walked over with a bowl of hot bean soup in his hand.

"How did you sleep last night?"

"I slept well. Thank you for your hospitality, Master Sword and Staff." Guy replied politely, and then introduced the remaining three people to him. "This is Farlan, a traveler who is temporarily staying in our settlement, from the Southern Slami Association. These two are Heshia and Orles, they also come from far away and are preparing to go to the big city."

"Oh, are you all guests?" Daozhang was a little surprised.

"Yes, but they are all trustworthy and have been through a lot with us," Guy explained.

"Then they are our friends, haha." Daozhang then asked them where they were going next.

"You want to find relics and ancient things. These are very rare." Daozhang shook his head after listening to Fran's story.

"Nowadays, a lot of technology and knowledge have been lost. Some treasures are gone as soon as one is used. All the big forces are keen to collect them, but they are not so easy to obtain."

"You'd better go to Stone Forest Castle and ask the scholars there. They have a library where you can borrow books. Of course, the price is very expensive. They can make a lot of money with this."

"As for the big city Miss Heshia mentioned, I have only been to Stone Forest Castle. It is said that there is a large force in the far north. They have a mature iron forging technology. Many weapons and tools in our land were passed down from there."

"Thank you for your information." Although the message was vague, it at least gave her a rough idea of ​​the location.

Afterwards, several people talked about the trade of this long journey. Daozhang said that they had no shortage of clothes and furs, and if they insisted on exchanging with them, the price would be very low.

"This is a bit difficult. If we want to buy a dwarf horse to pull a carriage, we have to pay with the goods, but when trading here, the prices of clothes and packages are very low." Guy rubbed his brows.

"You still have to change it, don't be reluctant." Fran complained.

"I don't want to push the cart anymore. You know, I'm a guest, not a slave working for your settlement."

"Slave..." When he said this, Guy remembered something.

"This time, I really need to buy a few slaves to supplement my manpower."

"Hey, slave?" The girl knew the word, but coming from a civilized world, she still felt a little unfamiliar and repulsive. After all, she had received equal education since childhood.

"Of course, the settlement is short of manpower right now. Although some slaves are not very useful, it is better to have them than not. If they perform well, it is not impossible to slowly recruit them into the settlement and make them a member." Guy replied.

"Okay." She didn't know how to persuade him, after all, the social environment was completely different.

"Haha, Miss Heshia must come from a very beautiful and wealthy place. Judging from your surprised expression, you probably don't like slaves." Fran teased.

“I do care a little.”

"Actually, being a slave is a good ending for some people, Miss Heshia." He looked at the people grazing on the grassland.

"Many of them starved to death because they didn't have enough to eat. When some settlements were breached, most of them were killed on the spot. Only those who looked good and had some special skills were tied up and taken back as slaves."

"Life as a slave is hard, but at least they are alive, which means there is still hope," he sighed.

"Is this the only way..." Tilan didn't say anything else, just looked at the blue sky above her head.

"Hey~ come here." Guy shouted from a distance.

The three of them walked over quickly and found that it was Guy who was discussing things with several men and women from the settlement beside the cart.

"They said the clothes Heshia made were very good and they were willing to exchange enough for them." Guy's voice was happy.

Four or five women and three or four men were standing on one side, looking at the fur coats that had been turned out. These coats were all made by Heshia. They were extremely straight and neat. Not only were they flexible to wear, they were also warm and comfortable. Compared to the crude fur coats worn by the herdsmen in the settlement, they were simply not of the same level.

"I want two items and a horse." A tall, red-faced man gestured, then asked his wife to bring a gray pony.

Several other people around also wanted it, and they crowded around Guy, saying and gesticulating.

"Slow down, slow down, speak one by one." Guy raised his hand for them to be quiet first, and then asked Heshia to come over.

"Before, when I was in the settlement, I just thought the clothes you made were very good, but I didn't expect the quality to be so good. After comparing them with the clothes they wear in the settlement, everyone who has tried them on is reluctant to take them off." When Guy was speaking, many people from the settlement had already gathered at the scene.

"For them, this kind of cold-proof clothing is a strategic material and necessity for winter, just like a gun in their hands."

"But we still have to go to Stone Forest Castle, so we can't sell all the clothes here. We can only sell four pieces at most. Now everyone is willing to trade with us. Heshia, you can choose. Which pony do you think is good?" Guy asked Heshia to choose the horse, after all, all the clothes were made by her.

"Four pieces of clothing for two horses, right?" Tilan said.

"That's right. If you feel you've been wronged, I'll talk to Daozhang and ask him to compensate you." Guy replied.

"It's nothing. They treated us so well yesterday, so let's consider this little difference in price as a gift." She shook her head.

"As for the horses." She looked at the horses brought by the herdsmen and walked over with a little curiosity.

These horses are relatively short and not tall, but the advantage is that they eat less, have good endurance, and can better tolerate the low temperatures in winter.

The girl stretched out her finger and touched the head of one of the horses. She blinked her eyes and tried to establish a weak mental connection with the other horse and sense its emotions. Then she led them for a distance respectively to check on them.

Although she did not know how to raise horses, due to her talent as a singer, she could easily find out where the horses were feeling uncomfortable. When selecting, she even pointed out to several herdsmen that some of the horses had problems with their hooves and legs, and one of them had been suffering from abdominal pain, which was probably due to a disease.

In this way, after careful selection, Tilan chose two relatively healthy and obedient ponies, one with gray and white fur, and the other with light brown fur.

"Let me give you names. The gray one will be called Gray Stove, and the light brown one will be called Palm." Tilan named the two ponies according to their colors and slowly taught them. These would be their names from now on.

"Come, eat slowly." Tilan came to the two horses with a few beans in her hand. The two little guys quickly licked Tilan's palm, rolled the beans into their mouths and chewed them.

"Hehe, it's a little itchy. Don't lick it, it's gone." After feeding them a few times, Tilan touched the two ponies that had become obedient.

At this time, Orlais followed the girl curiously, touching the two ponies carefully and cautiously. With Tilan's help, the two sides quickly became familiar with each other.

"It's time to set off." Guy waved beside the cart, and then the two of them led the horses over and borrowed the horse rigging from the knife and stick boss and put it on the horses.

Before leaving, the people of Lake Wind Village gave them small bags of beans, saying they were dry food for the road, which could be eaten by both people and horses.

"Thank you." Guy expressed his feeling and after thinking for a while, he gave the other party a whistle he made himself. Although it was not very valuable, it was a practical little item on this grassland.

"Goodbye~" The four of them waved and said goodbye in the carriage. Guy and Fran took turns driving in the front, while Tilan and Ores sat in the back, cushioned by the fur coats they were taking out for trade.

We were swaying all the way, but with the fur as cushion, it wasn't uncomfortable, and we could even take turns sleeping.

In this way, the journey for the four of them became much easier, and Tilan was able to take some time to look at the sky and the earth in the distance and enjoy this short and leisurely time.

(End of this chapter)