In the golden autumn, the sky is high and the water is cool. Yang Hao and Xiaoyu have been walking on this vast grassland for a whole month. Since they were rescued by the flag-killing army in Yanzhou, Yang Hao has made a poisonous oath and will never step into the territory of the Tang Dynasty in this life. Although the hometown is close, there is no nostalgia. The abandonment of the superiors, the betrayal of the subordinates, and the unsuccessful allies, these are really nothing. What really hurts Yang Hao's heart is the abandonment of Guan Suo and Qing'er.

When Meng Ming, Yu Yanlu, Cheng Keling and others would rather leave Yang Hao and return to the field than cooperate with Wen Shimao, when teachers and students from Fengzhou Economic and Military Academy burned the school building and fled to Yinshan as a bandit, when Neisifang swore to defend the city to the death and fought to the last soldier, Guan Suo took Qing'er and left Fengzhou to Chang'an without saying goodbye. With Guan Suo's help, Xiao Mingyue only took half a month to find out Yang Hao's background. After years of camps were empty, Baoli Society plundered no less than three million taels of gold and silver from Fengzhou, and Mao Fulin had only earned only two hundred thousand taels of money and silver.

Fengzhou was destroyed, like a dream. This dream was once extremely hard, and waking up may be a relief. After waking up, Yang Hao was often tortured by a nightmare. In the dream, he learned flying skills. He could fly four or five feet above the ground by silently reciting the mantra. As long as his feet swing gently like walking, he could walk in the air.

You can cross the mountains shrouded in mist, cross the rivers of surging rivers, and wander over the flowers-like city. However, every time it takes not long, a black dog will bark at him on the ground, with a loud voice like a lion. The black dog barked and suddenly flew up and rushed towards him with barked teeth...

Yang Hao kept screaming and woke up from his dream, sweating all over, and then sat there for a while and was speechless. Whenever this time, Xiaoyu would twist a wet towel to wipe his sweat. She would never say anything more in this situation. She just stayed by Yang Hao in silence and never left him. Finally one day, Yang Hao said to her: "I am a prisoner of the imperial court now, and I can't stay in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. I want to go to Beihai to live in seclusion. Are you willing to go with me?"

Xiaoyu asked: "Are you willing to take me there?"

Yang Hao smiled: "What else do I have besides you? I really want you to go."

Xiaoyu also smiled and said, "Now I have nowhere to go except you, so let's follow you."

In this way, Yang Hao and Xiaoyu appeared on the grassland after disguising themselves. Along the way, they chose to walk in remote places without anyone else. Although they suffered a lot, they also caused less trouble. At the last moment of leaving the Tang Dynasty, Yang Hao went to a small town to spend all the gold and silver, and bought some necessities for seclusion:

A bow, fifty feather arrows; an axe for chopping wood, a hatchet for chopping wood; a few bone-cutting knives; two scimitars for self-defense; two daggers, one for themselves, and one for small fish; two shovel heads of different sizes; a bundle of hemp ropes; a few linen cloth; a pair of tents and blankets; two iron pots; a pot of fire scythes for rushing fire; a pot of lamp oil; thirty kilograms of salt and four mules and horses, two for riding, and two for carrying things. The small fish also bought some things she thought were necessary, needlework, hairpins, rouge powder, tooth washing powder and some things used by women.

The two seemed to be walking north aimlessly. Along the way, they also encountered some nomadic tribes, some were friendly and hospitable, and some were rough and even hostile. Several times the fierce knights wanted to turn the two into their slaves, but they were all resolved by Yang Hao with cleverness, and finally there was no danger.

After walking on the grassland for a whole month, they finally arrived at a deserted wasteland. After walking for more than ten days, they could no longer see any traces of people moving around. They were filled with dense forests that could reach the horizon. There were some savannas in the middle of the forest. The grass on the grassland was waist-deep, and there were flocks of wild sheep, elk, white rabbit and all kinds of wild birds that could not be named. The overlords here were tigers and black bears that were inhabited in the woods, but according to Yang Hao's observation, their number was very rare.

Seeing that the sky was getting bluer and the night was getting longer and longer, Xiaoyu asked Yang Hao in surprise, "Are we going to the horizon?" Yang Hao smiled and said, "I'm talking nonsense again, where is the edge of God? This is only three or four thousand miles away from Chang'an, and it should be not far from the North Sea where Su Wu shepherds."

Xiaoyu has heard the story of Su Wu's shepherd in a comedy, and has long known that Beihai is a very far away place. Now, when he heard that he is near Beihai, he is both excited and nervous.

In fact, Yang Hao didn't know the exact location he was. He mobilized his limited geographical knowledge and analyzed the vegetation along the way. The conclusion was that he was already on the northern edge of the Mongolian Plateau, and further forward it should be the ancient Siberia. Thinking of the deserted and deserted place for millions of kilometers, Yang Hao's heart trembled. There was holy and quiet there, no one disturbed him, and no troubles in the world, but is that a place where people can stay?

The cold is the most terrifying enemy of mankind, waiting for him in that ancient wasteland. As long as he step into his clutch, there will be no physiology. Yang Hao decided to stop here.

He wanted to find a suitable building crypt that facilitates water withdrawal, find fuel, and faces the sun. Of course, winter is always night around the polar regions, and the daytime here will be very short and the sun will be very little. Yang Hao gave Xiaoyu a vaccination in advance to prevent her from making a fuss at that time.

After searching for seven days, Yang Hao decided to settle down on a grassland backed by the forest. This grassland is located in the middle of two forests, with an area of ​​two kilometers from east to west and one kilometer from north to south. In the middle of the grassland is a small river more than ten meters wide. The river water is very clear, and plump fish can often be seen swimming in groups. Half a mile north of the river is a mound of soil two or three meters high, and the slopes are surrounded by thorns. The soil here is very dry and has a good texture, so it is very suitable to dig crypts here.

Backing against the forest can solve the problem of firewood, and the forest can also block some of the bitter cold winds. Facing the river, it is easy to get water, and when there is insufficient food, it can also break the ice and catch fish. The soil on the slopes is very suitable for digging crypts, and the surrounding thorn bushes can block the invasion of beasts. On the grassland, the prey in the forest is very rich, and they have never seen people, so it is very easy to hunt.

There are all food, drinks, and living, and the safety is also guaranteed. This is a good place to live in seclusion. However, Yang Hao is very clear that his biggest enemy is not these, but the severe cold and the cold of Siberia. Anyone with a little common sense knows what is going on.

Less than a month before the arrival of the severe winter, Yang Hao must prepare everything before this. First he must dig a crypt that can survive the winter. Xiaoyu was very puzzled by digging the crypt. According to her idea, it was better to build a small wooden house with wood that was available, which was both beautiful and practical. Yang Hao patiently explained to her: time was too tight, and he was not sure to cause a wooden house in one month. Moreover, the wind here is very strong, and the wooden house is easily blown down by the wind. This is one, and the winter here is long and cold, and the wooden house is not conducive to keeping warm. Finally, wild beasts in the forest may come to visit at any time, and the wooden house is not suitable for defending against enemies.

The little fish was soon convinced, and Yang Hao's excavation work began. Before that, Yang Hao hunted a fat sheep, peeled it and handed it over to the little fish, and the little fish was responsible for handing the lamb and cooking the mutton soup. Yang Hao started digging day and night. The work progressed very quickly. In three or four days, the soil bun Chaoyang dug a large pit that was two zhang long, two zhang wide, and eight zhang deep. The big pit was divided into four parts, and each part was separated by a soil wall.

The largest of the four parts is the bedroom and living room, next to the storage room. Opposite the storage room is the woodshed and toilet, and the outermost one is the door, which can climb out of the ground house along the soil steps. Yang Hao dug a fire pit in the middle of the bedroom to let it dry naturally. Unfortunately, the kang hole collapsed after it was air-dried. Yang Hao had to dig out the fireplace on the soil wall. Because the soil was a little loose, he tried to dig out three of them in a row before he succeeded.

In the outside, Yang Hao originally used soil to leave steps, which was used as a staircase to enter the ground hole from the ground. Later, he thought the space occupied by the soil steps was too large, so he changed it to a wooden ladder. The saved space was used to pile dry firewood and hang air-dried prey.

While digging the cave and waiting for the shade to dry, Yang Hao went to the forest to cut wood, using straight cedar as pillars and beams to support the roof. He soaked the peeled bark in the river for a while, then took out the bark and dried it and made it into a rope, tied the columns and beams firmly, and then placed a small piece of wood neatly to form the roof of the ground house, and then covered the roof with a thick layer of bark to prevent the dust from falling.

After laying the bark, pour a layer of mud on it. When the mud is not dried, lay a thick layer of white thatch on it. The thatch is used to keep warm. After laying the white thatch, pour a layer of mud on it. Cover a layer of fine pine branches on the mud. Fix the pine branches flattened and then pour it on the mud. Finally, cover the mud with thatch and sprinkle fine sand. The roof of the entire floor is more than one foot thick.

In order to protect against the wind and snow, a wooden triangle ceiling was built at the exit of the ground house.

The ground house project was finally completed before the first heavy snowfall. Yang Hao tried it and it was quite convenient to climb in and out. The only disadvantage was that the light in the house was too dark. After everything was ready, Yang Hao used a bright red cloth to insert a flag behind the ground house and used it as a sign so that he would not find his way home when he went out to hunt.

After the problem of living was solved, Yang Hao began to store food for the winter. The fat sheep and deer were constantly carried back from the forest. Yang Hao peeled off the skin and handed it over to the little fish. The little fish was responsible for cutting the meat into pieces and hanging it on the wooden rack in front of the house to make dried meat.

Unless they are hunting under their noses, the little fish must go with them. The edge of the forest is full of crises, so Yang Hao is naturally worried about leaving her alone. On the other hand, although the two of them can't say a few words all day long, neither can leave each other. Their relationship has transcended the bond of love and has become lifelong companions who depend on each other.
Chapter completed!