A long while later, Zhang Yijin finally recovered.
He looked at Zhang Youliang, his eyes glinting with malevolence, and said, "Youliang, that wolf cub Lu Ye stole our wild camels and deliberately made them attack us. We must tell the clan chief when we get back. If I, Zhang Yijin, don't get revenge, I'm no man!"
Zhang Youliang's face was contorted with pain. He immediately understood Zhang Yijin's intentions, a sinister glint of revenge flashing in his eyes. "You're absolutely right, we can't let them off the hook like this!"
Both of them were in pain and their heads were swimming from the sun. They had no choice but to get up from the ground and hobble back to Huangsha Village.
Bai Sheng took out a waterskin, poured water into a wooden bowl, and placed it in front of the little camel.
The little camel was indeed excited. It eagerly lowered its head to lick the water.
After drinking, the little camel did not leave. Instead, it affectionately lay down beside Bai Sheng, clearly considering this place its home.
Bai Sheng reached out and stroked its head. Seeing how bony it was, she really wanted to put it into her spatial dimension immediately so it could drink water and eat grass. However, with everyone watching, she couldn't.
The little camel seemed to understand Bai Sheng's difficulty and didn't seem anxious.
Everyone was overjoyed that Bai Sheng had tamed a wild camel with such ease.
In the desert, having a camel was equivalent to having a carriage!
However, camels also had a considerable appetite. Du Min was a little worried that the two masters would find it difficult to raise. But then she thought she was overthinking it; this Cistanche deserticola was enough to buy plenty of water and fodder.
The little camel quickly won the hearts of Lu Yun and Lu Yu. Because it had punished those two bad guys, Lu Yu no longer saw it as walking meat.
Now it was his good friend.
Hmph, if anyone bullied the little camel in the future, it would be bullying him! He would definitely bully them back!
The two children found a small wooden stick and slowly helped the little camel scratch its itches. The little camel squinted comfortably.
"Sister-in-law, let's give the little camel a name!" Lu Yun said to Bai Sheng with his big eyes.
"Okay, Xiao Yun, what do you want to name it?" Bai Sheng asked with a smile.
Lu Yun looked at the little camel and said, "Its fur is yellow, why don't we call it Huang Yun?" Lu Yun was particularly proud to share the character "Yun" with the little camel.
"No, Huang Yun doesn't sound good. I want to call it Tuo Tuo. It has two humps on its back, like poop clumps, very cute," Lu Yu pouted.
"Let's call it Huang Yun!" Lu Yun refused to yield to his brother this time.
"Call it Tuo Tuo!" Lu Yu was not to be outdone.
Seeing her two younger brothers arguing heatedly, Lu Hua took on the role of the elder sister and tried to speak sternly, "Xiao Yun, Xiao Yu, stop arguing. The little camel came to find Sister-in-law, so Sister-in-law should name it."
Lu Yun and Lu Yu exchanged a look and turned to Bai Sheng, saying expectantly, "Sister-in-law, what name do you think the little camel should have?"
"Ah Hua, why did you pass the buck to Sister-in-law?" Bai Sheng didn't want to offend her two younger brothers-in-law.
Lu Ye smiled and said, "Bai Sheng, you name it. Whatever you say, that's what it will be called."
The three children nodded in unison, "Whatever Sister-in-law names it, that's what it will be called."
"Fine, since everyone wishes it, I won't be modest." Bai Sheng pondered for a moment and said, "Let's call it Wu Yun."
Wu Yun?
Lu Ye and the three children opened their mouths wide, stunned.
Du Min immediately laughed from the side, "Wu Yun is a good name. When dark clouds come, heavy rain is not far behind. Perhaps it will rain here!"
After Du Min finished speaking, she winked at Feng Pingyuan. Feng Pingyuan quickly nodded and smiled, "Indeed, it's good. This name is very—auspicious, yes, it's auspicious!"
"En, let's call it Wu Yun!" Lu Ye declared.
Wu Yun still had the character "Yun" in it. Lu Yun clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Great, let's call it Wu Yun!"
Thus, the little camel's name was decided.
Lu Yun and Lu Yu immediately squatted in front of Wu Yun and doted on it.
"Wu Yun, I'll help you scratch your itch!"
"Wu Yun, I'll catch lice for you!"
Bai Sheng happily picked up the Cistanche deserticola and said to Lu Ye, "Lu Ye, tomorrow we'll go to town and sell this Cistanche deserticola, then 'buy' some water and fodder!"
Lu Ye met her gaze, his eyes as bright as stars, and nodded in response, "Okay, let's bring Wu Yun along. We can 'buy' more water."
"Sister-in-law, can we go to town together tomorrow?" Lu Yun asked excitedly.
"Of course!" Bai Sheng smiled. Although Du Min and Feng Pingyuan had become their household helpers, before she fully understood and trusted someone, she couldn't leave the children at home.
Lu Yun happily shouted, "Aow, we're going to town tomorrow."
Lu Ye glanced in the direction of Huangsha Village and said sternly, "Zhang Yijin and the others definitely won't give up. We all need to be careful these past two days and not go out alone. Tomorrow, Brother Feng and Sister Du will help keep an eye on the house."
"You got it!" Feng Pingyuan was very happy. The master finally assigned him a task.
"Master, Mistress, don't worry, I, Du Min, am not someone to be trifled with!" She had eaten several cakes and drunk so much water today that her spirits had recovered significantly. She still had some strength to fight.
Lu Ye and Bai Sheng nodded gratefully.
After the afternoon heat subsided a little, Lu Ye and Feng Pingyuan decided to seize the time to build a temporary shelter. The midday sun was too strong, and prolonged exposure would cause heatstroke.
The construction of the temporary shelter was simple: three walls were built with sandstone blocks, leaving one side as the entrance, and the top covered with a canopy.
A total of three rooms needed to be built: one for Lu Ye and Bai Sheng, one for Lu Hua, Lu Yun, and Lu Yu, and one for Feng Pingyuan and Du Min.
To give each other some space, the three rooms were separated by two to three meters and did not share walls. The children's room was in the middle, with the other two rooms on either side.
With the rooms providing a barrier, it would be more convenient for Bai Sheng and Lu Ye to enter the spatial dimension at night.
It would be even more perfect if they could buy some door curtains tomorrow when they went to town.
Bai Sheng took Du Min and the children to pick chili peppers.
At first, Du Min and the three children were hesitant to touch them. Seeing Bai Sheng start picking, they finally dared to do so.
Since they had nothing to carry them in, they put the chili peppers in the large iron pot they had traded for yesterday.
They had to make three trips to carry all the chili peppers home.
Bai Sheng spread the chili peppers out to dry. Once dried, they could be stored for a long time.
Du Min and the three children didn't know what she wanted with these red, poisonous fruits, but they actively cooperated with whatever she did.
The three rooms were quickly built, with walls on three sides complete, except for the roofs.
For the roofs, Bai Sheng planned to cut bamboo from her spatial dimension, weave a canopy with bamboo strips, and then cover it with dry grass.
Lu Ye agreed, but he mentioned that the bamboo would need to be treated to look old; fresh bamboo would attract attention.