Chapter 141: Grassland (Full)

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"In the galloping years, I met the partners of the pentium, with different stories, and moved forward through the wind and rain. We are the uninhibited wind, flowing freely. Galloping people, running towards freedom, unforgettable but always moving forward, can't stop the hurried footsteps, have not forgotten, and embarked on a new journey, starting a new memory. I was born in the land, but I was far from home and never came back. "The rushing river.

On the Qisi grassland, cattle and sheep are everywhere, a group of white horses of plateau descent are drinking water on the shore of the beautiful Pearl Lake, the most harmonious scenery is like this, and poets and painters are also intoxicated. The meandering Ordo River is the blood of the grassland, feeding countless lives. Along the river, six large and small lakes are presented as a string of unique pearl jewelry. Pearl Lake ranks first, and the source of the river Yuan Tianshan is closely connected, but separated by more than 100 meters, like the button on the placket of the river, the local herdsmen have a more appropriate saying, said that it is the largest gem set in the necklace.

Most herders build yurts near the river in Dangyang, to ensure access to domestic water and allow livestock to eat the delicious pasture grass by the river. Every spring, more than a dozen herdsmen move their pastures here. The snow and ice have not yet cleared, and the withered grass buried under the snow sprouts, attracting the long-coveted yellow sheep. However, during this critical period of pasture growth, herders will hold guns and put fake guns, or knock down copper pots to scare away the yellow sheep. In fact, the main purpose of carrying a gun is to prevent the uninvited guest on the prairie - the steppe wolf. Not to mention the relationship between grassland meat, as for the herdsmen's fear of wolves, we have to emphasize...... Winter is surprisingly cold, and when it snows, the goose feather snow is considered light snow, and the heavy snow has to be compared to goose eggs. The cold wind rolls the snow into a ball, and it is very long and long near the ground, and the local herdsmen call it white hair, and when the white hair comes, it is a strong wind, buzzing and wow, the wine jar, the pots and pans hit the ground, the children cry, the adults scold, the cows, horses and sheep in the circle make a chilling scream, and the shepherd dog also barks piecemeal, and the mess becomes a mess, and the night trembles with the earth. The snow usually falls for a long time, and some livestock inevitably freeze to death, but when the snow stops, the herders happily remove the snow, repair their houses, and call their neighbors to eat meat. If there is no strong wind, only snow, it is not called white hair, people believe that it is the gift of Tengger (day), although such snow is heavy, it will stop in a few days; When the sun shows, the snow melts and moistens the Zisi grassland, and this year's grass is growing well.

Back to the topic of wolves, in spring, the pasture grows vigorously, attracting many wild animals, such as the aforementioned yellow sheep, which is full of wildness and often likes to occupy a certain pasture in a group, as well as wild horses...... All this further lured the wolves, who had been hungry all winter. The wolf is a master of encircling, but also the leader in the grassland food chain, the wolf pack with considerable strategy, coupled with the team's seamless sense of cooperation, fight one battle after another, all kinds of delicacies have been caught. Thinking that the wolves would have a bloody battle sooner or later, the herdsmen took turns to go to the top of the mountain to let the wind out and observe the movements of the wolves at any time in order to prevent the wolves from attacking their own cattle because they did not succeed.

"Antudia, don't move while lying on your stomach!" Abba patted her gently. At this time, the wolves surrounded the offensive with half a fist. The yellow sheep is still ruminating on the tender grass, and the head sheep seems to sense the presence of the wolf's mouth, sending out a danger signal to alert the other sheep. All the yellow sheep raised their heads and withered in horror towards the high slopes of the hill. "Abba, there is no way for the yellow sheep to escape, look, there are still poor tiptoe lambs, can we save them!" Antudia looked back and said. Abba stared at the opposite hillside, paused for a moment, and said with a long sigh: "The law of the grassland, we can't save anyone, just take a good look at our little lamb and foal, go back and use your dexterous hands to sew up the felt, and by the way, repair the sheepfold." Antudia stared at Abba angrily, and really wanted to comment with Abba about it, but looking at the opposite hillside, the situation was not optimistic, so she had to give up. She held her breath at the shocking scene. The steppe wolf triumphed, and half of the yellow sheep fell to the bottom of the cliff behind the hillside, and fell to pieces; The little yellow sheep and the ewes who were about to lay survived, some hiding behind large rocks, and some timidly exposed on the hillside. When the wolf rushed to the flock of sheep at a speed that could not cover his ears and thunder, the head sheep temporarily organized a "death squad", relying on the condescending advantage, with a strong hind legs, vigorously planing stones, mud and sand, like soybeans rolling in a dustpan, "lalala", so that the hungry wolf who wanted to eat the first "crab" turned over a few times; And bow his head to show his long sharp horns, and assume a fighting posture. In order to let the lambs and ewes survive, the ram made the last desperate effort and began to break through; After breaking out of the encirclement, the wolves all turned their heads to hunt and kill the delicious food that was less than ten meters apart.

The wolves dispersed after the feast. "Go back and pull our ox cart, and then call the Gurley family to pick up the yellow sheep." Abba scraped the sweat drops on his eyebrows with his index finger and looked in the direction where the wolf had gone. And Antuggia looked at the little yellow sheep reluctantly, for fear of rolling down the hillside. "Didn't hear that!" Abba scolded.

It's dusk, and the fiery clouds on the horizon half-hide the setting sun, and the sky shoots a brilliant red light. In the northwest direction of Mingzhu Lake, a group of people were driving and riding horses.

"Why throw me, nerve—is this fun?" Antudia couldn't stand Gvar's repeated provocations and shouted with her mouth pursed.

"Oops, why are you angry, I see that you are sullen all the way, and I want to make you laugh." Gueva added, "Don't be angry with the fragrant roast lamb tonight, I'll lend you "Eighty Days of the Round-the-World Parade." Gerva is Gerley's older brother, and Gerly and Antugia are good friends who grew up together, and they are best friends who talk to each other. The Gurley family had a close relationship with the Antugia family, and the two families often exchanged lambs, foals, calves and other living animals during the holidays.

"Gvar, you always make her angry, and you want to find us to beat you together!" Gurley said with wide eyes.

Antugia looked at Gerly's serious appearance and couldn't help laughing: "We don't have the same knowledge as him, he still wants to buy me with a book, it's not ...... to take a few more copies"

"If you want to pay me back, that's what I got by shearing sheep." Gurley said reluctantly. Everyone laughed at the hearing.

Abba instructed them to pick up the yellow sheep that had been planted down the cliff, and repeatedly instructed them to pick up only a part of it; Leave more for those wandering wolves, there will be unsociable she-wolves tonight, and you must not let hungry wolves steal and bite livestock because of greed.

"Old Antu, did you say the wolves would come again tonight? I think not only hungry wolves, stray wolves, and lame wolves will come, but also the "flying wolves" outside the border who can climb over the wall and ridge will also smell the corpses, so stay more! Try to pull the live yellow sheep back, and add more people to the pasture to watch the night. Abba Gerchur of Gurley said.

"Then the family can pick up more than twenty, and there are fifty or sixty left, which is enough for a wolf to eat and turn the sky upside down. Change the brightness, send some to the leather and meat purchase and sales agency to sell at a good price, and buy a winter pasture. Lao Antu continued, "Let the live sheep goat, the yellow sheep is born undisciplined and wild, and within three days it will die of hunger strike, and it is ...... to kill the female yellow sheep" Old Antu fell into deep thought.

Antudia stepped forward and grabbed Abba's hand and said, "The lamb is still there, it's so pitiful, Abba we could have saved them, and now we have to put them to death, it's unbearable!" I don't want to desecrate living beings, and I don't want to look at my relatives and friends like this. "The harsh climate of Mongolia and the vastness and roughness of the steppe have created a woman with a bold personality, strong and brave, kind and hardworking, which is really prohibitive for weak scholars in the Central Plains. Antugia has loved to read and study since she was a child, and often helps Abba with the work of the ranch. However, her slender hands and white melon seed face can't help but make people misunderstand that she is a beautiful woman who has captivated the country and the city in the Central Plains, and there are rumors that Lao Antu picked her up from the Central Plains when he was young. The rumors also seem to be well-founded: Antudia has never seen her mother since she was born, and whenever she asks Abba about her mother's appearance, whether she is not alive or has left her behind, Abba always does not answer. In addition, the local herders know that Lao Antu moved from the Erpa grassland to the Qisi grassland fifteen years ago, when Antugia was only three years old; The father and daughter had only a sheepskin felt and a horse pole, and they suffered from cold and hunger, so it can be said that they could not eat, and they were later taken in by Geqiuer. Regardless of Antuguia's life experience for the time being, she was stubborn when she was a child, loved freedom, and didn't cause much trouble for old Antu. Because Lao Antu doted on her very much, she added a touch of bad to the character of Mongolian women.

"Really Xiao, your father, the old stubborn, the little stubborn is still in a hurry, and your father didn't say not to release him. It's eighteen, what a good age, we were already working on objects in that era. Gerjur looked at Antuggia, and then at Gvar. Gvar just smiled stupidly and didn't dare to say anything.

Antugia knew in her heart that there was something in Gurley's Abba's words, and said coldly, "I will never marry in my life, I just want to accompany Abba." ”

Everyone put the yellow sheep in the car, and loaded four cars on top of each other, and Lao Antu urged to get on the car quickly. The wheels were rolling and the car was overwhelmed and creaking. Everyone looked back at the staggering yellow sheep and the little yellow sheep who were still in horror as they drove them down the hill, wondering if death or ...... awaited them next Their lonely figures gradually turned into a dot, and finally they were drowned by the black grassland.