190 The hateful horse thief

After leaving Yichun City, Bai Yi found that the place was indeed as desolate as the rumors, with yellow sand and Gobi everywhere, and the ground was full of stones. Such land had no vegetation and was difficult to cultivate crops.

Therefore, cattle and sheep are generally raised in the Western Regions. Meat is the staple food in the eyes of the Western Regions people. In comparison, vegetables and the like are particularly precious here.

After riding a camel and walking on the vast land of the Western Region for a day, far away from Yichun City, the scenery I saw was the same as before, with desolate scenes everywhere. It was really difficult for people to survive in such an environment.

It wasn't until the seventh day that Bai Yi and the others saw a small river, and therefore saw some villages and people. Where there is water, there is life. This is the biggest feature of the Western Regions; some vegetation grows on both sides of the river.

, forming pieces of oases, and people live in these pieces of oases.

People here live a simple life, no different from ancient times, but their clothes are slightly different from other places, which is also caused by regional differences.

"What an oasis. There is even a vineyard. Let's take a rest here first!"

After walking in the Gobi Desert for a long time, seeing such beautiful scenery undoubtedly makes me feel happy.

Bai Yi and his group stopped at a quite large oasis, preparing to take a short rest and replenish some water and food. After all, Bai Bing'er still needs to eat, and water is indispensable to everyone; they can also wash up on the way.

Dust on the body.

There is a small village in the oasis, with twenty or thirty families. The houses are very simple and the conditions are not very good.

As soon as Bai Yi and his party entered the village, kind-hearted villagers invited them to their homes and brought them water and food. The people here are very simple and hospitable. If anyone passes by, they will warmly entertain them.

Picture what.

The family that Bai Yi and the others entered lived in the village. There were four people in the family, an old mother, a couple, and a child who was only seven or eight years old. Although life was very difficult, this family lived a good life.

Very happy.

The child's nickname is Xiao Shitou. He is very lively, but he is a little shy when meeting strangers. He has never left the village and does not know what the outside world is like. He is even illiterate. Bai Bing'er looks at Xiao Shitou

It was so cute that I couldn't help but give him some gadgets, which made the little guy very excited.

While Bai Yi and the others were eating, there was sudden movement outside, as if someone was coming.

"Brother, what happened?"

Bai Bing'er, who was scrubbing herself in the back room, came out at this time, asking while still pulling on her clothes.

"I don't know either. Let's go out and have a look."

Bai Yi was also puzzled. This small village should be very peaceful, so how could there be any noise? Moreover, he vaguely heard the neighing of horses.

Immediately, the group of people pulled Xiao Shitou out of the house, and happened to meet Xiao Shitou's mother.

"You guys go back to the house quickly, the horse thief is here."

Xiao Shitou's mother is very simple, but she seems very nervous at this moment.

Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that as soon as they arrived at this small village, the horse thieves came. Even if he had never seen the horse thieves in the Western Regions, Bai Yi knew what these people did. They were not good people anyway.

"It's okay, let's go take a look. Sister-in-law, you should take the small stone into the house to avoid it!"

Bai Yi smiled slightly and said to Xiao Shitou and his son.

Since a horse thief was coming, how could he not go and take a look? Bai Yi and the others immediately walked quickly towards the entrance of the village, while Xiao Shitou's mother quickly carried Xiao Shitou back to the house and closed the door at the same time, for fear of the horse thief breaking in.

Come into the house.

At this time, a lot of people had gathered at the entrance of the village. Most of the men in the village rushed over, while the elderly, women and children stayed at home. Obviously, this was not the first time they had experienced such a scene.

Living in the Western Region, the biggest difficulty comes not from natural disasters, but from man-made disasters, namely these horse thieves. Every year these horse thieves visit the villages in the oasis. The time is not certain, they can come at any time, and sometimes they can't wait for more than a year at all.

The purpose of these horse thieves is to steal the villagers' property, euphemistically called "paying tribute", so that they can ensure the safety of the village, otherwise they will bear the consequences if anything happens.

These small villages had no choice but to follow the wishes of the horse thieves. There were villages that resisted, but the result was that they were slaughtered, leaving no chickens or dogs alive. These horse thieves were absolutely vicious and would not show any mercy.

If there were no raids by horse thieves, these villagers might have a better life. However, these horse thieves come every year and make these villagers miserable. However, they dare not express their anger and can only obediently pay tribute according to the horse thieves' requirements. A little less.

None of them work; the so-called tributes are cattle, sheep and grain. If there is a natural disaster and the harvest is not good, after paying the tributes, these villagers will have trouble even eating.

As a result, there are fewer and fewer villages in the desert, and fewer and fewer people live there. Many people have escaped and do not want to continue living such a life, but there are always some old people and children who cannot leave. Many people want to

My family had to stay and continue to endure all this.

"That's not okay, that's the camel of a passing guest..."

From a distance, Bai Yi heard some words.

It seemed that the horse thieves wanted to take their camels away, and the villagers were explaining that they would help them keep the camels.

"What kind of passing guests? Since they are passing through here, they also need to pay tribute. These camels are their tribute. If anyone talks too much, don't blame me for being rude to him!"

On the back of a black horse, a ferocious man carrying a machete shouted to the villagers.

Suddenly, all the villagers were silent, no one dared to say a word. These horse thieves were extremely vicious, and they would kill someone if they were not good enough. They did not want to get into trouble.

It happened that at this time, Bai Yi and the others came over, and the horse thieves on horseback immediately noticed them. They were not interested in Bai Yi and the other grown men, and all of them focused on Bai Bing'er and Qing Ya.

, showing a look of obsession.

Immediately, the leader of the horse thieves came over on horseback, still staring at Bai Bing'er. His lustful eyes were so disgusting that he almost drooled.

"What a beautiful girl. She doesn't look like she lives in the desert. Are you just guests passing by?"

The man with a scar on his face asked loudly.

Bai Bing'er's eyes already had a look of disgust, and she wanted to teach this person a lesson immediately, but she was stopped by Bai Yi.

Bai Yi smiled and said: "Yes, we are guests passing through here. I heard that you want to take away our camels, right?"

"Yes, your camels must belong to us as tribute. Only in this way can you be safe."

"Then what should we use to get on our way?"

"That's your own business, kids, bring these two beauties with you."

The scarred face's eyes never left Bai Bing'er, and at this time he actually asked people to take Bai Bing'er and Qing Ya away.

Suddenly, a kind of horse thieves surrounded them, all laughing and holding knives in their hands. None of them were good people, and everyone had excitement in their eyes. They brought back two beauties, maybe they would have a chance to try something new.

There were more than a dozen horse thieves in total, all in their twenties and thirties, all of them looked hideous, and most of their injuries were stained with blood.

Two of the horse thieves dismounted and were about to take away Bai Bing'er and Qing Ya. However, at this moment, Bai Yi took action and slapped the horse thief who was close to Bai Bing'er away with a palm. At the same time, Qing Ya

She also took action and kicked away the horse thief who was approaching her.

Bai Yi didn't need to say anything. Black Eagle, Snow Leopard and Linghu had already taken action, attacking the other horse thieves. In an instant, they had knocked a group of horse thieves off their horses. They were all struggling and shouting on the ground, but could not get up.

Only the leader, Scarface, ran away quickly when he saw something was wrong. He ran away on horseback. He knew without thinking that he was in trouble. He was no match at all. He didn't want any tribute from the village, and he didn't care about those brothers.

, now he only thinks about escaping for his life.

Regarding the escaped Scarface, Bai Yi and the others did not chase him, as if they planned to let him escape.

Seeing the horse thief defeated, this should have been a happy thing, but the villagers could not be happy. Instead, they looked solemn and anxious.

"You are in trouble. These horse thieves are numerous and will come back soon. You should leave quickly, otherwise you will not be able to leave."

An older man said to Bai Yi and the others very worriedly.

At this time, the villagers here did not consider their own safety, but were worried about Bai Yi and others, which shows how kind-hearted they are. They have seen a lot of intrigues in modern cities, and seeing this kind of simplicity made Bai Yi feel good in his heart.

many.

"Old man, since we have caused trouble, we will naturally have to bear the responsibility. What will you do if we leave? Don't worry, we will solve it and won't drag down the village."

Bai Yi said with a slight smile, looking very calm.

In this case, how could he leave? Since the group of horse thieves are extremely vicious and murderous without blinking an eye, then if they leave, the horse thieves will definitely vent their anger on this village, and they will go on a killing spree and hurt these innocent people; so in vain

Yi will stay no matter what, and leave after everything is resolved.

Moreover, he deliberately let go of Scarface just now, just to let him go back and report the news, so that he could get rid of these horse thieves in one fell swoop, do some good deeds, and let the people living in this area live a good life.

After hearing what Bai Yi said, the people in the village still tried to persuade them. They all had good intentions, saying that even if Bai Yi and the others left, it would be fine. At most, they would pay more tribute and the matter would be over.

However, no matter how these people tried to persuade him, Bai Yi insisted on staying and promised that he would never let the village suffer any damage.

Since the horse thief would be back soon, Bai Yi asked the villagers to go back home and not come out for the time being. After everything was resolved, they could come out with peace of mind.
Chapter completed!