Chapter 146 Yushanjiang’s appeal
After eating finger meat for lunch, Yushanjiang’s family got busy. Harimu rode back home, and then he also brought his family over - except for the old lady who was looking after the house, the whole family came.
The meeting place is on the grass in front of Dongwozi. Now at the end of March, the grass has grown up on the plains, and the grass here has only sprouted green buds.
Yu Shanjiang’s son and Nathan brought the wood that had been washed away by the flood from the river ditch, put it together, and made a bonfire at night.
Yu Shanjiang slaughtered another sheep, and his wife and Harimu's wife were handling the mutton.
Harimu dug a long trough at a selected place, cleaned the inside, and built higher walls with excavated soil.
"Is this a trough for making roast mutton?" Li Long watched many short videos in his later generations and came up with a guess.
"Yes." Harimu said while doing it, "There should be a lot of people coming tonight, so we need to grill more meat. In addition, Yushanjiang will definitely need these people to help you. "Building a house."
Li Long suddenly felt a little frightened. How can he let so many people work for him?
“Don’t feel embarrassed.” Harimu saw Li Long’s thoughts and said with a smile, “You brought us so much brick tea, salt, and sugar before. Do you think Did we eat it all? We can't eat that much.
We all belong to the same tribe, so in winter, I, Yushanjiang, gave those many things to others. They don’t speak Chinese, but they need those things more than us-"
Li Long understood, he looked around, thought for a while and said:
" Then I will go to the county now and buy some things. "
"No, no, no. "Halimu hurriedly grabbed Li Long who was about to leave and said, "No need to go, it's too far. There is no shortage of things now, so just stay well and eat big chunks of meat later, and drink a big bowl of horse breasts.
Today, you are a distinguished guest, so don’t think so much, just be good. ”
Li Long couldn't leave, so he simply worked with Harimu.
After digging the earthen trench, the two of them lit a fire and burned wood. Li Long knew that after the wood was burned into red charcoal fire, it could be moved to the trough to serve as a red fire for barbecue.
The next step is to go to the red willow bushes by the ditch to unpack the red willow branches and kebab them.
Li Long used to eat red willow barbecue in the night market. The red willow skewer had been used countless times and the real red willow flavor had long since disappeared.
In fact, as a local, I know that red willow barbecue only tastes good when the aroma of the meat is mixed with the special taste of red willow when it is grilled for the first time. The sticks are only used once, and only locals use them - and in later generations, tamarisk branches are no longer recommended because they can prevent wind, fix sand, and resist salt and alkali, so it is difficult for other than locals to eat authentic ones.
Therefore, when Li Long went out to eat barbecue in later generations, he always ate iron picks, and the gimmick was still OK.
What they broke were all red willow branches as thick as little fingers, and they broke off a big arm. After going back, they plucked off the leaves on the branches, sharpened one end with a knife, and trimmed off the thicker end. The length is about the same, and then it is given to the woman for later use.
The women simply marinated the cut pieces of meat in Piyazi water, and then strung them on red willow skewers. In a short time, there were a lot of them.
The fire here is already burning brightly, and guests on horseback are beginning to appear.
Li Long found that most of the people riding over came from one family. It seemed that Harimu was right. They should be from the same tribe. Even if they were not relatives, they should have other relationships.
Most of the people who came here really didn't speak Chinese. After greeting Yushanjiang and Harimu, they went into the winter den, or tied up their horses and found people to work and chat with.
Li Long was a little embarrassed at first. He kept saying "Adaxi, Jiax" over and over again, but he didn't understand the other words.
However, he could see that the joy and sincerity in the other person's eyes suddenly showed when he heard him say only this sentence. Even if he couldn't understand the rest of the words, he spoke Chinese, and the other person couldn't understand it. Speaking in Kazakh language does not affect the enthusiasm of the other party.
Li Long feels that this is really a
warm and hospitable nation. It’s great to be friends with the people here!
He and Harimu added red charcoal fire to the trough together, and then there was nothing else for him to do. After Yushanjiang slaughtered the sheep and processed the skin and internal organs, he took out the radio with a proud look on his face, turned on the switch, and amplified As soon as the announcer's Kazakh voice came out, most of the dozen or so people present opened their mouths and exclaimed!
Most of them have never seen a radio, and they can never imagine that such a small thing can actually produce a human voice, which is still their mother tongue!
Yu Shanjiang proudly pulled Li Long to him. After introducing him in Kazakhstan, Li Long was once again shaken by everyone ceremoniously, which should be a sign of respect and gratitude.
He was a little confused.
When the sun set in the west and the open space became a little cooler, the wood collected by the young men was piled into a big pile and started to light a fire.
The meat has begun to roast, the finger meat in the big pot has also been tumbling, the horse's breasts have been lifted out, and everyone has begun to drink.
The sound on the radio kept ringing. Although Li Long couldn't understand it, he could roughly tell it from the tone of the announcers. There were people broadcasting news, telling stories, playing music, and others. Film recording and editing.
A group of dolls would gather around the radio from time to time, curiously looking at this thing that could make sounds. Occasionally, an adult would come over to take a closer look, and then smile at Li Long.
On this day, Li Long received a lot of kindness. Although he couldn't understand it, he could understand it.
It wasn’t until it was getting dark that a song suddenly played on the radio that made everyone exclaim——
Li Long, who has watched countless short videos in later generations, heard that this seemed to be the dance music of the Kazakh traditional dance "Black Horse". At this moment, after many people who were sitting originally exclaimed, someone was the first to come out and stand in front of the bonfire. The first one jumped up, followed by the second, third, fourth...
Soon, men and women, big and small, were dancing happily around the bonfire. The red bonfire reflected their smiling faces, and their happiness was simple and pure.
Li Long was also pulled into the crowd. Although he couldn't dance, he could still move around by waving his hands and shaking his shoulders. This cheerful atmosphere was particularly contagious.
Nathan didn’t know when he came across from Li Long. Seeing that he couldn’t dance, he specifically shook his shoulders and danced to the rhythm. Li Long followed suit, and he actually seemed to be doing the same... …
After dancing for a while, a bowl of horse milk was handed to Li Long. He didn’t look at who handed it to him, so he took it and took a sip.
This sour drink with some alcoholic flavor refreshed Li Long, and he continued to dance. When he was tired from dancing, he would eat meat, drink horse milk, and listen to unintelligible words about things from all over the world. Long felt like he didn't think about anything, but he was actually quite happy.
The party lasted until very late. We had finished eating the meat, finished drinking the horse breasts, and the radio had stopped working at some point. Only the sound of electricity was left, and the bonfire was only a little dark red. of remaining ashes.
Enjoyed.
Li Long and Harimu returned to his winter nest.
The next day when Li Long got up and was drinking milk tea, Yushanjiang led a group of young and middle-aged people and immediately rushed over dragging pieces of wood.
"Do you really want to build a house for me?" Li Long still felt a bit like a dream.
"Li Long, we are friends. If you are friends enough with us, we should also do things that friends should do. As for you, don't worry about this matter. Just decide on a good place... …”
Li Long was really moved. "Okay, you work, and I'll decide the place." After careful consideration, Li Long, with the suggestions of Halimu and Yushanjiang, decided on the ditch less than one kilometer west of Halimu Dongwozi. A stream is located approximately between Yushan River and Halimu Dongwozi, close to Halimu. It is easier to transport wood this way.
There is a Fritillaria Valley nearby, not far from the hot spring in Yushan River that Li Long showed to.
There is also a large flat area near the selected place. They need to dig out a flat area at a slightly higher place nearby, and then build a house with wood one by one - similar to a winter nest, with the back wall being the mountain. This can save a lot of materials.
After confirming the location, these herders enthusiastically began to transport wood, while Li Long rode his bicycle down the mountain.
He came to the department store as quickly as possible and bought sesame cakes, sugar cubes, and a few bottles of liquor. Unfortunately, he didn't have much money.
Li Long suddenly thought of those pieces of jade. It seemed that he could not sell the jade now.
He put the things he bought back into the big yard, took two pieces of jade that were in very good condition, wrapped them, and went to the Ma County Bus Station on the edge of Wuyi Highway.
Starting this spring, the county bus station has buses to Wucheng.
Li Long bought a ticket at the bus station. Seeing that there was still time, he bought a few sesame cakes for lunch at the store next to the bus station.
Getting in the car, nearly three hours later, we arrived in Wucheng.
Coming out of the Bayi Enforcement Station compound, Li Long quickly got on the bus and went to the Erqing Bureau Jade Processing Factory.
Li Long quickly found the old man who collected jade last time - this time he knew that the old man was an old jade worker in the factory and had worked in the factory for more than 20 years. Later, due to special reasons, he was decentralized and resumed work at the beginning of last year.
The old man's surname is Liu, and his name is Liu Yuzhang. Mr. Liu actually remembered Li Long. In the office, he smiled and said:
"Young man, the jade you brought last time was pretty good. We have made it into ornaments. What treasures are you bringing this time?" ”
“This time the jade is not as good as the last time ," Li Long said while taking the jade, "I originally planned to keep it, but I was in need of money recently, so I took it."
These two pieces of better quality were obtained from Yushanjiang. , and the other piece was later given to Li Long by Harry Wood.
"Well, indeed, the quality of the jade is indeed not as good as last time." The old man took a look at his glasses, then took them off and said, "This piece is okay——"
He was pointing to the piece given by Yu Shanjiang: "It's worse than the good piece last time, and better than the bad piece. As for this piece..."
He pointed to another piece of jade. He said with obvious black dots in his quality:
“This To be honest, you can’t sell jade for a lot of money. Fortunately, this is not too important for you, and it is also a special feature.” The section chief calls over and we’ll give you a price together.”
Section Chief Chen is the tall man from last time, and he also remembers Li Long.
After the two people discussed it, they set the prices for Li Long's two pieces of jade at sixty-five yuan and fifteen yuan respectively.
“Young man, don’t think this fifteen yuan per kilogram is cheap. To be honest, this jade is not that good. If you think the price is not good, you can take it back.”
"I won't take it back." Li Long said hurriedly, "I know the price you gave is very fair. Thank you!"
Actually, he was a little nervous when he came. If the other party didn't accept these jade, , then you are really blind.
"Young man, you are very sensible." Mr. Liu said with a smile, "If there is good jade in the future, bring it over and we will take care of it. Of course, this jade is not good, and you know it."
Weighed the two pieces of jade. , issued the invoice and gave the money, and Li Long got three hundred and seventy-four yuan.
After saying goodbye to Mr. Liu and Section Chief Chen, he hurried back to the Bayi Guest House.
According to Li Long's idea, if there is another bus, then take the bus back. If not, then go shopping first, then stay, and go back tomorrow morning.
To his surprise, the last bus had not left yet, so he quickly got on the bus - at this time, he could get on the bus first and then buy the ticket.
By the time we returned to Ma County, it was completely dark.
Li Long returned to the big courtyard in the dark. Although the room was still a little cold at this time, Li Long breathed a sigh of relief.
It was a tense day, but I finally got it done.
Draging his tired body, Li Long lit up the fire and cooked some porridge for himself. While drinking, he thought about what he would buy tomorrow.
Although it was the people Yushan Jiang called to work for him, Li Long, as the victim, must have expressed his feelings.
He decided that it would be a good idea for each person who worked to buy a set of gifts, including brick tea, sugar cubes, a bottle of wine, two bottles of cans, a bag of salt, etc.
As for the period of working, Li Long planned to buy some snacks and the like.
He regretted not pulling the carriage over. But considering that carriages are also needed in the team, it’s better to ride a bicycle every time.
Early the next morning, after having a meal at the Big Meat Restaurant, Li Long started shopping.
In addition to those things, Li Long also bought a lot of thick and thin iron wire, iron nails, plastic sheets and other things, packed them on his bicycle, and headed towards the mountains.
The 28th big bar was very strong. In less than two hours, Li Long transported the things to Dongwozi in Alimu.
After Harimu saw what Li Long was packing, he told him seriously:
"Li Long, if you want everyone to work well, don't take out these things yet. , otherwise, if you can’t do your job, your family will still complain about you.”
Li Long was a little confused, why?
I obviously mean well.
(End of this chapter)