As soon as the sun turned red, Shoko and the others returned to the village. At noon, I ate a stomach full of grilled fish and barbecue, and I was clamoring to eat something thin. So, Shuzhen quickly made a pot of mutton noodle soup back to the people. Maimaiti gave a thumbs up while eating heavily.

Anal was rare, and said with a proud pouting smile: "When I was in Dihua, Shuzhen's mother often made it for us to eat, and Brother Huzi liked to eat mutton noodle soup the most, and I almost knew how to make it." As he spoke, he winked playfully.

Maimaiti dropped half of the naan in his hand, and pretended to be displeased and shouted: "Why didn't you say it earlier? And it made me hungry for so long. Really, the bigger it is, the less it hurts you. ”

Anarhan inhaled a vermicelli in an obsessive manner, smacked his lips and said with an innocent look, "Didn't you say you wanted to eat noodle soup?" Ask what you want to eat, you are either mutton or pilaf, pilaf or noodles, I really don't have a chance to show you a hand. As he spoke, he winked at his father playfully, and shrugged his shoulders gracefully to make a helpless look. Suddenly, everyone burst into laughter.

Seeing Xiangzi looking at him lovingly and obsessively, Analhan winked at him playfully, and said with a childish face: "Abba Xiangzi still wants to hug me?" I'm so happy that I'm going to hug me. When I was a child, he threw me into the sky and took me in his arms again, and now I can't throw it anymore when I'm older. As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows teasingly.

Xiangzi smiled happily and said, "You saved my life today, and it stands to reason that I want to thank you." Say, what do you want? ”

Anarhan deftly wrapped a broken braid around his fingers, and quickly let go. With an innocent face, he muttered: "I don't want anything, I just want to be with you, and my brother Huzi." As he spoke, a slight red cloud appeared on his delicate cheeks.

Xiangzi smiled slightly, and said to the smiling Maimaiti, "Are you willing to let Anarhan go with us?" ”

Maimaiti was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The little swallow's wings have grown and can fly to the place he likes. She has her own happiness and can't guard me for the rest of her life. ”

Saying that, Maimaiti continued with a little sourness: "The custom of the Uyghurs is like this, whether you are a girl from a poor family or a young lady from a rich family, you have to marry someone to serve your husband after the age of thirteen, and give birth to children and pass on the ancestry. Anarhan's mother died early, she was raised by me, and I couldn't bear to let her marry too soon. - Hey! As he spoke, Maimaiti looked slightly sad.

Xiangzi smiled and said: "It's a new society now, you can't follow the old rules, otherwise you will be too wronged by the child." After a pause, Xiangzi continued thoughtfully: "I have an idea, I don't know if you agree?" ”

Maimaiti smiled on his face, glanced at Xiangzi suspiciously, and forced a bold look and said, "You and I are brothers, even if you have something to say, you don't have to be polite." ”

Xiangzi smiled and said, "According to Huzi's account and Anarhan's performance today, it shows that her underwater skills are not ordinary. ”

Maimaiti smiled happily and hurriedly said: "That's not bragging, my Anarhan is as flexible as a wild duck in the water, and can eat an apple in the water." ”

Seeing Maimaiti's proud and complacent look, Xiangzi smiled slightly and said, "So, I can't just bury Anarhan's ability in this small village, I want her to play a bigger role." ”

When Maimaiti heard this, his expression suddenly became focused, and even the active Anarhan leaned on Shuzhen's arms, staring at Xiangzi in a daze.

Xiangzi smiled happily and continued: "I plan to recruit her to work in the police force, in view of her current age, she is not old enough to recruit her, but she can be a supernumerary first." When you reach the age of 16, you can become a full-fledged police officer. ”

When Anarhan heard this, he jumped up from the kang with joy, clapped his little hands and exclaimed happily like a little sparrow: "Oh, great! I can work with Brother Huzi. ”

Seeing her daughter getting carried away, Maimaiti shrugged excitedly, and said with a surprised expression: "I didn't expect that we Uygur women could also work in the government. He said with a pious look.

Xiangzi smiled and said: "It's not the blessing of Tuohu, it's the blessing of the new Communist government." ”

Maimaiti was slightly stunned for a moment, and immediately nodded as if he had woken up from a dream: "It's thanks to the new Communist Party government, if it were the past, we wouldn't dare to dream of it." Hu Da, my Anarkhan is about to become a member of the government, and my Maimaiti family will have an official family from now on. ”

Seeing Maimaiti's obsessed and forgetful look, he bowed and prayed. Shoko smiled and said, "Until the matter in the lake is done, Anarhan will still stay here. However, she has to take the time to get to know some men from Shuzhen and Juanzi, which will be good for her future work. ”

As he spoke, he winked at the excited Anarhan and said, "But you have to listen to the words of the two mothers and learn to read well." In the future, she will become the first Uyghur female policeman in New China. ”

Analhan made a beautiful dance move, and said with a serious face: "Don't worry, Xiang, I must be a good student, otherwise the two mothers can beat me." As he spoke, he affectionately hugged Shuzhen and Juanzi's shoulders.

Juanzi and Shuzhen liked to tug at Anarhan's braids, and said with a smile, "We are reluctant to beat you." Besides, with your tiger brother to protect you, how dare you. ”

Analhan rubbed his head on the shoulders of the two of them a little shyly, as if he had found the feeling of being a mother.

Everyone was talking and laughing, only to see Azgul look cowardly, probe slowly walked into the door, put a stack of hot naan and a bag of raisins on the table, and nodded to Xiangzi and said for a while. Anarhan translated: "She said that you are a good person, I almost hurt you, you still do not hold grudges, I am willing to be your servant in the future." ”

Xiangzi smiled and said, "I don't need a servant, you just need to live well here." Is there a place to live? ”

After Analhan translated, Azgul shook her head slightly embarrassed. Seeing this, Maimaiti smiled and said, "Your sister's family has too many people and few houses. Come to my house and live with the Sayirs, for by the blessing of the Lord our days will be more prosperous. As he spoke, Chong Xiangzi winked playfully.

When Azgul heard this, she nodded and bowed to Xiangzi and Maimaiti with joy. Maimaiti seemed to be so excited that he couldn't help himself, hurriedly grinded down the kang, winked at Anarhan mysteriously while wearing galoshes, and said: "Today is really a good day, you let the Sayr and the others pile firewood in the yard and I will go to Zhangluo people, we will have a good time tonight." With that, he slipped out of the door.

Don't say it, Uyghur women are able to bear hardships and stand hard work, and they don't work hard, and in the center of the spacious courtyard, three women have raised a pile of firewood that can be burned. One of them, of course, is Azgul.

The people of the village gradually gathered around the courtyard, and several drummers were already sitting down and adjusting the strings under the command of Maimaiti. After a few crisp and thick drum beats, a melodious and passionate music sounded.

Analhan first swirled into the arena like a butterfly, spun around gracefully with his braids, and began to invite people to dance with graceful movements. The young men and women, who were already eager to try, danced to the music.

At Anaerhan's repeated invitations, Shoko and Juanzi entered the arena with some twists and jumped up slightly awkwardly. Anarhan invited several times, but Shuzhen just didn't dare to play. In the end, Analhan simply grabbed Shuzhen's arm, leaned his head on her ear and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'll teach you." With that, he easily and persistently hugged Shuzhen into the dance hall.

Don't say it, Shuzhen is aura, under the careful guidance of Anarhan, within two laps, she already has a look. When he met Xiangzi Juanzi, he also grinned beautifully, and his face was filled with a relaxed and confident smile.

The drunken sun really couldn't support the red head, and barely cast a touch of colorful light before falling weakly behind the distant mountain, and the happy courtyard suddenly seemed dim. Maimaiti waved at Sayir, who was dancing, and Sayr hurried to the pyre with understanding, skillfully striking the match. Suddenly, a bright red flame rose into the sky.

The small courtyard full of singing and dancing, illuminated by the enthusiastic bonfire, a figure of obsessed passion, and if you look closely, the old lady next door is also wrapped in it, and the vicissitudes of life are also laughed with wavy wrinkles.

The sound of drums became even more exciting.