Chapter 635: Chapter 407: Globe
After Wei Ziang rubbed Xiaomi’s belly and looked at her again, Xiaomi was already sprawled out on the sofa, snoring in deep sleep.
Wei Ziang was momentarily speechless, then helplessly shook his head, "You really do trust me a lot."
Even though she claims to have lived for over twenty years in her past life without drinking Meng Po soup, how can she be so careless and bold?
Dragging the sofa to move Xiaomi back a little to avoid the sun, he also lay down on the sofa next to her, ready to take a short nap.
The two horses were also full and were lying down to rest in the shade of the tent.
Ling’er flew around in the sky for a while before returning, unaffected by the sun, standing on top of the tent, looking here and there, occasionally flying up for another round.
Perhaps exhausted from riding in the morning, Xiaomi slept until the sun was almost setting.
Upon opening her eyes, she immediately felt the golden sunlight on her face and quickly closed her eyes again.
"Why is it so late, little brother, you didn’t even wake me up."
"It doesn’t matter; there’s nothing urgent, so it’s fine to sleep a bit longer."
Next to her, Wei Ziang was brushing the horses. Seeing Xiaomi awake, he came over.
"But that’s not okay, we only have five days, and look, we’ve wasted a whole day."
Xiaomi pouted as she got up, waved her hand, and the two bean bag chairs disappeared. Just as she was about to pack everything else, she suddenly remembered something and turned to Wei Ziang.
"Right, little brother, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
Just a moment ago, she was talking about wasting time, and now she’s concerned if Wei Ziang had eaten.
Wei Ziang shook his head, "I ate too much at noon, I’m not hungry now, let’s hit the road first. I asked Ling’er just now, in that direction, about thirty li away, there’s a ranch."
As he spoke, he pointed in a direction.
"Alright, I’ll pack things up."
She wasn’t hungry either, as Wei Ziang mentioned, they ate too much at noon.
Quickly packing everything up, Wei Ziang also asked her for two buckets of water to give to the horses, and once they drank, the two of them set off again.
Since they got up from their nap so late, it wasn’t surprising that by the time they found the ranch Ling’er mentioned, night hadn’t fully fallen.
"I’ve always heard traders mention how the days are long on the grasslands, and it seems they were right."
Even though it was already the first watch of the night, if they were in the interior, it would be silent by now, yet at this moment, they could still enjoy the sunset.
"There are no mountains to block the sunlight around here, so it gets dark later."
Xiaomi didn’t find it odd, squinting at the distant herds of cattle and sheep.
Over a hundred yaks and flocks of sheep, they were on a hillside, and far below was the ranch Wei Ziang mentioned earlier.
Ling’er had flown enough and was now resting on a horse’s head.
It was just as curious about the grassland scenery and didn’t feel like going back to the space for now.
Wei Ziang was surprised, "Xiaomi knows?"
Xiaomi thought for a moment, then took out a small globe the size of a palm.
"Take a look, this is where I lived in my past life; this is a miniature of our whole world, see, this place is also a grassland."
As she spoke, she pointed things out, also showing him the ocean and her country.
Wei Ziang was amazed, turning the globe in his hands. It was the first time he’d seen something so novel.
"Why is the place Xiaomi lived in before a sphere?"
Won’t you fall off?
He asked himself inwardly.
"It’s normal; the place we live in now is a sphere too. The moon and the sun are as well. Look, when this sphere spins around once, the side facing the sun is daytime, and the side facing away is nighttime."
Xiaomi explained while turning the globe twice in the sunlight, giving Wei Ziang a simple explanation.
Wei Ziang listened intently, thought for a moment, "Xiaomi, there seems to be a lot of books in the space, could I take a look?"
Knowing that Xiaomi’s body couldn’t enter the space, he hadn’t entered it again since the first time, always staying outside with Xiaomi.
But he remembered that in the warehouse of the space, there were many books Xiaomi had stored from her past life.
He hadn’t paid much attention before, but now, hearing Xiaomi talk about the sun and the earth, it seemed mysterious. What was the world like where Xiaomi lived in her past life?
A sudden curiosity arose in him, an urge to understand what kind of world Xiaomi’s previous life had been.
Could he uncover some clues from those books Xiaomi had preserved?
From the last book Xiaomi showed him about minerals, he knew the writing of the two worlds wasn’t too different. What he didn’t recognize, Xiaomi had mostly taught him. Reading the books shouldn’t be too difficult.
Xiaomi didn’t know that so many thoughts went through Wei Ziang’s mind all at once. She casually put away the globe.
"No problem, how about I teach you pinyin tonight, then how to use a dictionary, and afterward, you can look up any words you don’t know in those books yourself."
Mainly because she hadn’t looked at the books from her past life for more than a decade, there were some complex characters she no longer recognized.
Also, some characters were very similar to the writing of this time, and she would occasionally mix them up.
But for the sake of her dignity, she was somewhat embarrassed to admit it.
"Alright, thank you, Xiaomi."
"What’s there to thank, let’s go get dinner first, and then see if we can buy some cattle and sheep."
With that, she rode down the hill, next to the ranch were many large tents and a clear large lake.
Waters from the surroundings gathered into the lake and flowed to even farther places.
As the two approached, they were spotted by several strong men walking over, looking very guarded.
The leading strong man, upon seeing the visitors were just two kids, softened his expression slightly but still asked them cautiously with a frown.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
He spoke the language of Xuyu Dynasty, but it was a bit stiff, the accent somewhat odd, not very fluent.
Wei Ziang and Xiaomi dismounted, with fifteen-year-old Wei Ziang being tall, at least 1.8 meters high by Xiaomi’s estimation.
To Xiaomi, he was very tall.
But compared to the burly men in front of them, Xiaomi suddenly thought of a word—little chick.
"Pfft," Xiaomi couldn’t help but laugh.
Wei Ziang turned to look at her, and Xiaomi waved her hand repeatedly, signaling him to ignore her.
Wei Ziang didn’t understand but also thought it better not to ask too much, as the men were already approaching.
He slightly cupped his hands, "Greetings, brothers. My sister and I have come from Lishi City and wish to buy some cattle and sheep to take home. Originally, we were traveling with a caravan but got separated on the way and ended up here."
As long as Wei Ziang wanted, he could act very innocent and sincere. Coupled with his handsome looks and righteous aura, it was hard for anyone to doubt his words.
Even the burly men in front of them were no exception.