Chapter 1044: The Way to Prosperity

The fates of this young boy and girl were bound together from this moment on; because of the uniqueness of their identities, they also brought completely different changes to their respective tribes.

Changle told Ayuduo about the things that Huaxia possessed, things Ayuduo had never heard of before, telling her of Huaxia's beauty, Huaxia's prosperity, and Huaxia's strength, speaking until both of them fell asleep without knowing when.

Naturally, it was impossible for Lei and the others to keep watch foolishly all night long; after feeling that enough time had passed, they followed their usual arrangements, with those who needed to sleep sleeping and those who needed to keep watch keeping watch.

Early the next morning, Changle, who already had a fixed biological clock, woke up naturally. Looking at Ayuduo lying beside him, he still felt it was a bit unreal. He wanted to wake Ayuduo up, but he did not know how to bring it up.

Fortunately, his movements woke Ayuduo. The first moment Ayuduo opened her eyes, she was surprised, but she quickly reacted, realizing this was her man.

It got light very early in this season, and the tent let in a bit of light. After waking up, Ayuduo smiled at Changle, a smile that was a bit awkward. At this time, they could see each other's bodies clearly, which was indeed a bit different from the pitch-black night.

Ayuduo did not try to cover herself, letting Changle look at her boldly and unrestrainedly. She reached out to touch the Silk; only now did she truly see the beauty of the Silk, no longer needing to rely on imagination.

Changle said, "I will give you countless, endless Silk," breaking the awkward atmosphere at the right moment.

Unable to recall exactly how many things he had promised last night, Changle could only quickly start putting on his clothes. Ayuduo wanted to help Changle dress, but Huaxia's clothes were not quite the same as their wrap-around style, and she did not know how to put them on, so she had to let Changle dress himself.

And while she was putting on her own clothes, Changle also reached out to help her, feeling that some of the ties could be replaced with Buttons, while keeping some of the ribbons, which would look better and be more convenient to wear.

However, Changle did not say it directly; such things only count when they are done. After arriving in Huaxia, he would have people tailor clothes for Ayuduo—Huaxia-style ones. He would make them, and he would also make the kind Ayuduo was wearing now, because he felt such clothes were very good-looking and beautiful, and only with such clothes could Ayuduo match the star-and-moon-adorned decorations.

After coming out of the tent, the Huaxia Soldiers had already prepared everything needed for washing on the table for Changle: a basin of clear water, a toothbrush stick, and tooth powder, and they had thoughtfully prepared two portions.

Changle felt happy inside; these Soldiers of his were indeed sensible, knowing what to do without him needing to arrange too much.

Changle instructed Ayuduo on how to wash up. Of course, she knew how to wash her face and hands, but she did not expect to have to wash her face first thing in the morning. Could it be that sleeping in a tent for one night would make one very dirty?

But she still followed Changle's requirements. Sure enough, after washing her face, she instantly felt refreshed. As for the tooth brushing Changle mentioned, after a simple explanation, she understood, so she learned to brush just like Changle.

Changle only felt lucky, because Ayuduo was not old, and her teeth had only finished changing a few years ago, so even if she did not brush her teeth, they had not become too bad yet. As long as she could persist in washing and maintenance, she could always possess such a good set of teeth.

The people of Huaxia had already finished their breakfast, while the people of the Jiuli tribe had only just woken up. After all, they did not need to wash up, nor did they need to eat breakfast. Huaxia did not forget to prepare the simple breakfast porridge for Ayuduo and the other three from the Jiuli tribe.

As for the vast number of Soldiers of the Jiuli tribe, there was naturally no need to worry about them. After all, the food they brought was limited, and it would take about ten more days to return this time, so they had to look after themselves first.

Bingzhu had a free breakfast at Changle's expense this time and looked even more satisfied with this brother-in-law of his, so he asked, "Changle, are you planning to continue busy with your affairs here, or are you going back to the Xuanyuan Tribe?"

"If you still want to stay, then let Ayuduo go with you. We will meet at the Xuanyuan Tribe."

"Today we are also preparing to go back; the planned time has almost arrived. If we go back too late, Dahong will have to send people out to look for me. Let's just go back together."

Bingzhu nodded in agreement, and Qianxi immediately went to call the men, then greeted everyone to prepare for departure.

Changle was very familiar with this road, but after walking for a few days, it went wrong with the road in Qianxi's memory. Qianxi pointed to a very obvious landmark and said, "I remember we are supposed to turn off from this big rock here."

Changle did not deny it: "It is indeed possible to go down, but I plan to go over from here, because I am not taking the shortest road, but a rather special place. In this direction, one more day forward, one can see a very beautiful patch of trees. There is a small tree there that I am planning to dig up and take back to plant in the courtyard of my Xuanyuan Tribe."

Bingzhu and the others already understood the reason why Changle did this. Changle just liked all kinds of plants that could be seen everywhere. Even if they had no use at all, Changle might want to dig them up and take them back because they grew well, or the leaves were beautiful, or the flowers were beautiful, or even because the branches grew crookedly and were very special.

And they also learned that it was not just him in Huaxia who had such special and strange hobbies, but that there were very, very many people in Huaxia who had such preferences. In Huaxia, even a good-looking, special tree could be exchanged for food, as long as it was special enough.

This kind of hobby, which was truly hard to understand, shocked Bingzhu and the others. Qianxi even sighed: "We have too many of these things in the Jiuli tribe; people are even willing to chop them for firewood. I didn't expect them to be exchangeable for food in Huaxia. If we could bring them back from so far away, I'm afraid we would exchange for even more food."

It was originally just a half-joking remark from Qianxi, but he did not expect to get a positive reply from Changle: "Qianxi, I think this is actually possible. As long as you can find a small tree that is special enough and good-looking enough, and can ensure it arrives in Huaxia alive, I dare say it will definitely be able to exchange for an enormous amount of food and supplies in our Huaxia, because you know, only the most special and rarest things are the most precious."

"Things our Huaxia already has are not that precious; things the Xuanyuan Tribe has that Huaxia does not are a bit more precious; and things you Jiuli tribe have that even the Xuanyuan Tribe does not have will be even more precious in our Huaxia."