The book begins with the waste of all the members

Chapter 120 Mirage

Everything was going on perfectly as planned. I don't know if it was the rainy season this year, but the whole north was unusually rainy. At least wherever Wei Yu went, there was no need for "artificial rainfall".

Wei Yu really wanted to shout to the sky, "God is not there to help me."

Even so, she stayed in the former Xiongnu territory for a whole year before she began to visit the countries in the Western Regions.

Whenever they arrived in a region, they would follow the previous Xiongnu system, surveying the terrain, finding out where was suitable for planting, what was suitable to plant, where was suitable for digging wells, and how to manage rivers. Then they would have the princes of that region summon people from all over the country to the capital to learn various techniques.

When in the Western Regions, Wei Yu also led another team to look for various mineral veins.

Going out early and coming back late every day is comparable to the modern 007 working system.

If you want a raise, you must definitely ask Si Muqin for it.

But every time I finish complaining, I start working again.

Don't be too dedicated.

I stayed in the Western Regions for two full years.

The three-year period with Si Muzhen was over, and Wei Yu was unable to return to the capital as promised. Because she was afraid that Si Muzhen would nag her, she didn't even dare to reply to her letter.

Now, Wei Yu and a dozen or so people were standing at the entrance of the desert, looking into the distance.

"Ah~~ Desert, desert, that endless desert, all sand."

Her hand was held by a pair of tender little hands, "Mom, isn't the desert just sand?"

"Of course there are other things, poisonous snakes, scorpions, lizards, and other strange sandworms." Wei Yu opened his hands and gestured, "This big, it can eat a small A Yuan in one bite."

A Yuan was frightened and quickly climbed onto Wei Yu.

Wei Yu had no choice but to pick her up and said, "You are such a good little lady, why are you acting like a monkey?"

Wei Jianjie stepped forward and said, "How can I be a lady when I'm with you?"

"Come, A Yuan, let Second Uncle hold you."

A Yuan lay on Wei Jianjie's shoulder looking frightened.

"You are such a fool! Yuan is only three years old. Why are you scaring her?"

Wei Yu stuck out his tongue.

"coming."

Wei Yu and Wei Jianjie looked deep into the desert and saw a group of people appear.

They should be the guides sent by Loulan.

Wei Yu and his friends are going to the New Loulan City this time. The New Loulan City is located on an oasis deep in the desert, where there are rivers and an inland lake. Except for the occasional tornadoes on the periphery, it is a good place to live.

"Wei Yu, Lord Wei."

They didn't expect Loulan to come and pick them up in person.

Wei Jianjie put A Yuan down and said, "Hello, King Loulan."

Loulan was curious why there was a child with Western appearance in their team.

"Who is this?"

Wei Yu took A Yuan's hand and said, "My daughter, Wei Yuan, calls Lou Lan Uncle."

"Hello, Uncle Loulan."

Loulan: “…”

"What's with that expression on your face? Don't we look like mother and daughter? We look exactly the same."

Loulan lied with open eyes and stopped worrying about A Yuan's background.

"Let's go, while the desert is still stable."

The group got on camels and followed Loulan and others into the depths of the desert.

Wei Yu walked while looking at the sky in the distance.

"What is mother looking at?" A Yuan also followed Wei Yu and looked around.

"I want to see if there's a mirage."

"What is a mirage?"

"Some objects will suddenly appear in the sky, such as houses, trees, and even people."

A Yuan looked expectant, "Isn't that where the gods live in heaven? A Yuan wants to see it too."

"Of course it's not where gods live. Desert mirages are usually oases or lakes."

"Those scenes are all from far away, and they are reflected by sunlight for us to see."

A Yuan seemed to understand, but Wei Yu smiled. "In short, the mirage does exist in our real world, but not where we see it. It's somewhere farther away."

Lou Lan pointed to the distance and said, "Look."

"Wow~~" A Yuan exclaimed, "Mother, mother, mother~~It's a mirage."

Wei Yu was also shocked. It was the first time she saw it.

The mirage in the distance was really an oasis. Wei Yu could clearly see a lake surrounded by various vegetation, and he could vaguely see a few flying birds.

Wei Yu A Yuan said, "Do you want to hear a story about a mirage?"

Speaking of listening to stories, Ah Yuan's face immediately wrinkled, but she still said, "I want to listen."

"Once upon a time, there was a camel caravan. They lost their way in the scorching desert and ran out of water. Due to lack of water, they all began to feel dazed. Suddenly, they saw an oasis not far away, and there was a large lake in the oasis."

"So they rushed to the oasis like crazy, but they walked through one sand dune after another, but the oasis was still far away."

"In the end, they all fell one by one on the sand dunes heading towards the mirage."

A Yuan was surprised that Wei Yu's storytelling actually had a process, but she couldn't help crying when she heard the end. She looked at the mirage as if she saw a ghost, "Mom, let's go back. A Yuan doesn't want Mom to die."

Wei Yu quickly tried to comfort her, "I know it's fake, so of course I won't pursue it. I made up that story, and my mother is just talking nonsense. Don't take it seriously, Yuan."

Usually, A Yuan would coax herself, and sometimes she would coax Wei Yu, but suddenly she lost control, and Wei Yu was actually a little at a loss.

"Be good, don't cry. If you cry again, I'll cry with you."

A Yuan stopped crying immediately.

Wei Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Lou Lan's face hadn't been looking good since Wei Yu started telling the story. After Wei Yu "coaxed" A Yuan, he asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay. It's just that a few years ago, when we were looking for a water source and a suitable settlement, something similar to what you said happened." Loulan frowned slightly, with a compassionate expression on his face.

"I'm sorry for bringing up sad memories for you."

Lou Lan shook her head. "I will remember this. Without them, we would never have found this oasis."

"Wei Yu~~" Lou Lan stared at Wei Yu seriously.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Loulan begged, "Can you help me control the desert?"

"How to say?"

"Over the past year, sandstorms have become more frequent in Loulan City. The desert has begun to slowly devour Loulan City. The riverbed has also risen significantly, and the river water is becoming less and less every day. The water level of the lake has also dropped slightly."

"There won't be any impact in the short term, but who knows what the impact will be in ten or twenty years. I'm afraid Loulan City will once again follow the old path of Loulan Kingdom. We finally have our own home..." Loulan choked up when she said this.

"Can you help me?"

Wei Yu actually knows a little about desert control. In addition to being an infrastructure maniac, the flower-growing country is also well-known at home and abroad for desert control. The whole world is destroying vegetation, but we are the only ones who are increasing vegetation coverage.

These are the results of the hard work and efforts of several generations of desert control workers in our country.

Every time Wei Yu sees this kind of video, he is moved to tears by their persistence.

pay tribute.

Of course, Wei Yu also learned a lot about desert control.

Besides, we have people from the Dasang Agricultural Division here, so we can always work together to pool our wisdom.

"I'm willing to try."