In the endless admiration and admiration of the little friends for Snow Lotus, the day's trip to the castle ended.

Back in the town, Cheng Zhong and Xue Liancheng took advantage of returning the horses and went to Meng Xu's blacksmith shop, Zhuo Mu's Tibetan medicine shop, and kebab stall.

On the side of the kebabs, the oven has been set up, the charcoal is smoking, and the three of them are hurriedly cutting and skewering meat.

Seven or eight children watched in front of the stove, some with snot and some sucking their fingers.

There are also children about the same size as Cheng Zhong and Xue Lian Cheng, who are there with their sleeves and pestle, staring blankly at the mutton on the case.

Thinking of the things that he and Xue Liancheng are currently bearing, it is really a world of difference from these peers, Cheng Zhong couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and secretly glanced at Xue Liancheng.

In the blacksmith shop, Meng Xu and his group were stepping up their work.

The small hammer "ding", the sledgehammer "clang", the bellows "snap", several sounds rise and fall, different, and mixed into a bizarre symphony.

The vigorous fire bakes a radius of several meters and is as warm as spring.

When Meng Xu saw the two children coming, he stopped what he was doing, pulled Cheng Zhong aside, and shouted in a noisy voice and asked:

"Becoming a brother, it's a rare opportunity!

If you want a handy weapon, I can use these two days to get you one. ”

"Isn't your business very hot here, how can you have any spare time?" Cheng Zhong also shouted.

"We're not really here for business!

If you have an idea, just ask!

My master is the most famous weapon caster on the Tibetan Plateau.

It's really embarrassing to use the advanced skills he learned from him, to play a kitchen knife, a horse pedal or something!"

Meng Xu pointed to the half-finished product in the shape of a kitchen knife on the stove and said indignantly.

In the past two days, he has made a lot of household tools, but there has always been a vague unhappiness in his heart.

Cheng Zhong thought for a moment and said loudly:

"Uncle Meng, I am too young and I don't have any martial arts, so it is difficult to protect myself at a critical moment.

To tell you the truth, ordinary sword weapons are of no use to me!"

"I have my master's secret method, and I still have some plateau meteorite iron and wild yak tendons on hand, which can make you a secret weapon.

Like a small machine crossbow or something, how?"

"Can this little crossbow be hidden on your body at any time?"

"Of course you can, under the folding, you can hide it in the sleeve of your coat, without revealing traces and not affecting your behavior. ”

"That's great, I thanked Uncle Meng first. When the small machine crossbow is made, I will give you as much money as you want. ”

"I don't need anything, I just need you to promise one thing. ”

"What's the matter, Uncle Meng, please tell me directly. ”

"Isn't it not done yet, and when the time comes, I will naturally tell you. Hahaha......"

Meng Xu laughed loudly, and at the same time seemed to blink his eyes a little slyly.

Since Uncle Meng said so, Cheng Zhong didn't think much about it, so he said goodbye to the masters with joy, pulled Xue Liancheng, and returned to the tent hotel.

The tent restaurant has a rare number of customers.

After Cheng Zhong and the two entered the tent, they saw more than a dozen people sitting behind the table on the ground.

These people are men and women, some wear police uniforms, some wear Tibetan robes and ordinary clothing.

Yang Hao was actually among them.

Seeing Cheng Zhong and the two coming back, Yang Hao quickly ran to them and said:

"My cousin graduated from Lanzhou University and has just been assigned to work in Xining, so he came to my house as a guest.

Mom and Dad were very happy, so they invited a few colleagues and friends to come to your hotel tonight for a good meal. ”

"Okay, welcome everyone!" Cheng Zhong hurriedly greeted him with a smile and said loudly.

"Mom and Dad, this is the big brother Cheng Zhong I told you about, this is Brother Xue Lian Cheng. Yang Hao introduced the two best friends he admired the most.

"I've seen uncles and aunts, I've seen uncles and aunts!" Cheng Zhong politely greeted the elders.

Xue Liancheng didn't speak, but just bowed with Cheng Zhong.

At this time, a tall young man with dark skin and somewhat cloudy eyes stood up with a smile and walked quickly to Cheng Zhong and the others.

He shook the hands of each of them, and then said politely:

"My name is Wei Shangdong, and I am Yang Hao's cousin.

Yang Hao was still telling us about the two of you just now, and I am really happy to know you. Let's have a few drinks tonight!"

"Okay, Brother Wei is a distinguished guest, tonight's party is because of you, we should give you a few more toasts. ”

Cheng Zhong also said with a smile.

At this time, Zhang Xiaoning and Zhang Gaixiang were busy in the back hall, and Cheng Zhong and Xue Liancheng also helped, serving tea and pouring water.

While the guests drank tea and smoked, they chatted with each other.

Some people talked about the changes in the country's political situation after Mao's death.

Some people say that the "Cultural Revolution" is no longer mentioned in various newspapers and magazines.

Some people talked about anecdotes about the arrest of Wang, Zhang, Jiang, Yao and others.

Others say that Deng has become a pivotal figure in Chinese politics......

The end of 1976 was a period of national interest in politics.

Everyone is full of expectations for the liberalization and revitalization of the policy, and it seems that the hard days are coming to an end, and people have already felt the breath of spring.

Some people also believe that Mao's set will never be outdated, poor is poor, but everyone is equal, and no one has any privileges.

Cheng Zhong was busy in and out, and his ears were not idle.

The hot topic that everyone is talking about is also what he is most concerned about, and he can hear almost every sentence and every word clearly.

Wei Shangdong just sat quietly to the side and did not express a word of opinion or opinion......

The meals were all ready and served to the table one after another.

There are finger lamb, large steaks, pork stewed with sauerkraut vermicelli, stewed chicken with wild mushrooms, and more

The small pot and the large plate are served together, and the hot aroma is blowing on the face, which is an attractive picture.

In a period of such scarcity, such a sumptuous dinner, in a remote highland farm, there is simply no second family to make it.

Cheng Zhong went to the back hall and came out with a plastic bucket.

There were ten catties of barley wine in the barrel.

He took matters into his own hands and filled the empty bowl in front of everyone with barley wine.

Then I poured myself half a bowl of wine.

He raised the bowl in the air and said in a loud voice:

"Elders, Brother Wei,

Please let me borrow Uncle Yang's wine and give you a bowl of toast first.

Later, Xue Liancheng and I still have some things, so I won't accompany you to dinner.

You make it your home, and you can eat, drink, and have fun.

Everyone, please, I'll do it first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Cheng Zhong raise his neck, and half a bowl of wine immediately fell into his stomach.

The guests raised their bowls, greeted each other, and then took a more or less sip.

Seeing that everyone had drunk, Cheng Zhong handed the wine barrel to Yang Hao and asked him to be responsible for pouring wine for everyone.

He explained to Zhang Xiaoning again, and pulled Xue Liancheng out of the tent.

"We ...... What are you going to do?" asked Xue Liancheng after leaving the door.

"I don't do anything, I just feel a little embarrassed.

It's all in a tent, let's eat separately from them, it's a bit of a small family.

Let's eat with them, it's like we're eating together.

Ho ho, let's go, I'll treat you to a kebab!"

Cheng Zhong said with a smile.

When the two of them arrived at the barbecue stall, the children in front of them were gone, and there were no customers, and the three masters were eating barbecue by themselves there.

Seeing Cheng Zhong and Xue Lian Cheng, they stood up and greeted each other warmly.

"A few uncles and big brothers, don't patronize and eat by yourself.

Call them all over, and then go buy a few flatbreads, pot helmets and stuff, and bake them, and everyone can eat them together.

Tonight, the big guys are eating, even if I have a treat, and by the way, I will also help you open the store!hehe......" Cheng Zhong said with a smile.

"Brother Cheng is thoughtful, thank you, let's go and invite those people over. One of the experts said.

In this way, a total of eleven people, including Lian Chengzhong, quickly gathered together.

They giggled and talked, skewering meat and roasting it while eating.

At this time, they don't have the image of martial arts masters at all, and they have all become ordinary ordinary people, joking with each other, talking and laughing, so lively.

A master struggled for a long time and took out a jar of medicinal wine that he had brewed with a tiger bone deer whip for many years.

He carefully told everyone that everyone should only drink one sip, otherwise he was afraid that his body would not be able to bear it.

How strong are these people's bodies, and how can any of them listen to him.

The wine jar quickly bottomed out in the owner's regretful expression.

Snow Lotus counted with iron skewers.

In less than an hour, everyone ate more than 900 skewers of mutton.

If you calculate it as a dime for a string of meat, it's almost 100 yuan.

"Just roasted only one 'sheep's back', the gross income can reach 100 yuan.

If you take 100 yuan to buy 'sheep's back', you can buy eight or nine in no time.

It can be seen that making money through commodity management is really fast!"

Cheng Zhong calculated silently in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, he generously took out 100 yuan and handed it to the master who was the stall owner.

The master excused himself slightly, and seeing that he was sincere in his treat, he accepted it.

In fact, most of these masters take money relatively lightly.

After all, they are not really ordinary people, and they rarely worry about firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Everyone was still "chattering", and Yang Hao and Wei Shangdong came over.

"I guess you two must have come for roast lamb. It was still far away, Yang Hao shouted.

"Why are you here, how is the meal, do you want to have a few more skewers of roast mutton?" Cheng Zhong said.

"We've eaten enough, and the adults are still drinking and talking, and my cousin said he wanted to find you, so I brought him over. Yang Hao said.

"Brother Wei, is there something wrong?" Cheng Zhong turned to Wei Shangdong and asked.

Wei Shangdong looked around at the people present, his eyes were a little suspicious.

Then he said to Cheng Zhong:

"Actually, it's nothing, it's nice to know you, I just want to talk to you. ”

Cheng Zhong observed Wei Shangdong's expression, smiled knowingly and said:

"Okay, I'd like to know a little bit about your college life, let's go back, talk as we go. ”

Then, he waved goodbye to the masters.

On the way, Wei Shangdong lowered his voice and asked Cheng Zhong:

"I heard my cousin say, my brother wants to find a fun place nearby, I have a place to go, I don't know if you want to go?"

"What place, so mysterious?"

"Actually, there is nothing mysterious, it's in Qinghai Lake. ”

"What's so fun about Qinghai Lake in the winter?"

"I have a few friends who have secretly enclosed a large area by the lake, opened an ice rink, and made some pocket money by renting skates.

If I take you there, you can play it for free. ”

"Sounds good, but I don't know how to skate?"

"Actually, it's not difficult to learn at all, I can teach you.

Besides, with such good physical conditions as you and Brother Xue, I guarantee that you two will be able to learn it as soon as you learn. ”

"How far is it from here to Qinghai Lake?"

"It's just over 70 miles away, and if you go on horseback, it will take you more than an hour. ”

"Alright, let's go play with you once.

Tomorrow morning, please trouble Brother Wei to come to the tent restaurant first, and we will finish breakfast together before leaving. ”

Cheng Zhong nodded in agreement with Wei Shangdong, and a ripple appeared in his heart.

"Haha, you're welcome! I'll have breakfast at my cousin's house, and I'll come to the tent restaurant after dinner. Wei Shangdong said with a smile......