System: I open an inn in the desert

The wind started blowing in the desert, and the deeper we went, the stronger the wind became.

Everyone pulled up their scarves to cover their mouths and noses. The vision in front of their goggles was dim, and the boundary between the sky and the earth could not be distinguished.

Two camel teams walked in the wind and sand.

The group of camels on the left are strong and strong, and the five-colored rugs on their bodies still appear in the yellow sand. The two riders in front and behind are not far apart, so that they can maintain the formation and not get separated.

The camels on the right were in poor shape and looked a little malnourished, but they had enough experience and cooperated well with the people on their backs, and they weathered the sandstorm step by step.

After walking for who knows how long, the wind and sand finally stopped. Lin Yu gently took off his scarf and goggles.

The yellow sand fell like snow, forming an inconspicuous small pile of sand at the camel's feet. It was blown away by the breeze and disappeared.

"Our village has arrived."

Lin Yu heard the young man next to him saying this. When he heard the words, he raised his eyes and saw that the place where the other person looked was a low sand dune. There was no building like a residence at all?

When he turned around and was about to ask, he saw from the corner of his eye a small black head suddenly emerging from under a small sand dune.

"Brother is back! Brother is back with water!"

The clear children's voice sounded, and this voice seemed to activate some kind of mechanism. One after another, little heads emerged from under different sand dunes, like little gophers emerging from holes one by one.

One, two, three... Lin Yu counted, there were six children in total.

By visual inspection, the oldest one is no more than 10 years old, and the youngest one even looks like he has not yet been weaned, staggering behind his elder brothers and sisters, with big eyes and a bulging belly, but his arms and legs are extremely thin.

They all held simple water vessels in their hands and looked over eagerly.

The young man got off the camel, took down a pot-bellied kettle that was placed alone in his sash, distributed water to the children, watched them drink it, and then patted one of them on the head——

"Muwa, go tell Abdul for me that a guest is coming."

The child was the one who showed up first, and it was obvious that he must be the oldest among the group of children.

"it is good!"

Muwa agreed and ran towards a slightly larger sandbag not far away. When he reached it, he disappeared as soon as he dwarfed it.

Only then did Lin Yu see that the small sand dunes were their residences. They should be a small part above ground and most of them underground. It looked like the kind of semi-underground structure he had seen in the Northeast. simple house.

But how did they survive the dune migrations in such a low house?

You know, the desert terrain changes rapidly.

Especially during the windy season, when the wind and sand cover the sky, only a very small number of people will enter the desert during this special period, because food and drinking water are not or rarely provided by such a natural environment, and human survival is difficult. These things are indispensable.

Sand dunes are not fixed; they are constantly moving due to strong winds.

The low-rise houses in front of us, if we follow common sense, it would be difficult for them to withstand a wind season without protection from wind and sand fixation and bunkers such as city walls.

But it turned out that not only did they hold on, they stayed here for many years.

This can be seen simply from the guide's ability to find the exact location of the village without any prior contact.

Thoughts were running through his mind, but Lin Yu's face remained calm.

After a while, the child poked his head out again: "Abdu invites the guests to come in and sit down."

The people on the camel looked at each other and got off the camel.

Lin Yu turned around and followed the people walking by and said, "We don't know the size of the space inside yet. Let's go in. Fei Ming will come with me. The others will repair on the spot and collect data along the way."

This last task was asked by several professors in the bookstore before coming to the bookstore. In such an environment, everyone who has learned something wants to use it. Anyway, it is an easy thing, so Lin Yu agreed.

Everyone nodded in agreement and started packing their things. Lin Yu and Ke Feiming walked towards the small sand dune where the little boy was standing.

As I got closer, I realized that this place was not as small and cramped as it looked from a distance. At least the entrance was big enough for an adult man to get in and out. However, Lin Yu and Ke Feiming were both above the average height, so they had to bend their waists slightly and lower their heads. Go in, but it's not a big problem.

Walking down the khaki steps, the sunlight began to move upward from the calves, step by step to the waist, chest and finally to the head and face, until the last ray of sunlight disappeared from sight.

Lin Yu's eyesight went dark, and it took him several seconds to regain his vision.

At first glance, he saw the old man sitting cross-legged on a low couch opposite him. His silver hair was combed into neat braids, and there were various pearl ornaments with carved patterns on them. His clothes were made of simple fabrics. , the patterns are gorgeous.

But these are not important when you see the old man's eyes.

The old man's face is covered with wrinkles, and his age cannot be seen, but his eyes are as clear and clean as a child's, like washed emeralds.

Lin Yu opened his mouth and was about to say something.

The old man suddenly smiled slightly, and the wrinkles on his face softened: "My child, you are finally here."

Lin Yu was stunned: "Did you know that I was coming? Or...were you waiting for me?"