In the early winter of wind and snow, the temporary shed of Mizanbaek's house was finally built.

Looking at the three airtight sheds covered with plastic sheets, Rongsen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked relaxed, and whispered to Miao Miao and Di Li Xia Ti: "There is a meeting in the county in the evening, I have to rush back to participate, it seems that the three days of eating, living and working together cannot be completed as scheduled, one day less, and I will come back later." ”

When Miao Miao heard this, she answered: "Brother, the cost of cattle and sheep breeding has not been investigated, I have to stay for a few more days, you can take the Korean car back to the county." ”

Immediately, he turned to Han Wen, who was squatting by the stream to wash his hands, and said, "Han Wen, let's change the car, Calebiyat will use the car to pull a few trucks of feed, I will stay here for a few days, and by the way, I will use the pickup truck to help his family pull the feed over." ”

After hearing this, Rong Sen nodded, and said carefully: "Okay, you can stay for a few days, and record every account of herdsmen's breeding according to the points I said." Remember to take care of yourself and don't catch a cold. ”

The men of Hongqi Village, under the arrangement of the village chief Di Li Xiati, got into the car with small noodles and Korean language.

Miao Miao watched the two cars leave the remote winter pasture one after another.

Alone, he began to put the finishing touches on the construction of the shed, recovering hammers, axes, and other tools from the ground into the adobe house.

He threw a truncated piece of wood from the ground into the bed of a pickup truck, pulled down the hill of the adobe house, and unloaded it on a pile of coal at the base of the wall.

Miao Miao was busy and it was getting late, so he stood in front of the house and looked at the surrounding scenery.

The majestic snow-covered mountains, the crystal clear pine and cypress birch forests, the endless reckless wilderness, and the figures of herdsmen returning late to drive livestock form a unique winter scene at the foot of Wusun Mountain, which has a unique charm.

The steady mountains, white snowflakes, cattle and sheep in the distance, and the first snow after the winter of 2020 have dressed the foot of Wusun Mountain into a very enchanting one.

The empty wilderness of the northwest is free of the bustle and noise of the city.

There were only a few shouts of shepherds and the sound of horsewhips.

There is also the snow, the cold wind, and the rising smoke.

Miao Miao held a long stick to help Mizanbaik and his son drive the cattle and sheep, and a thick layer of snow fell on the backs of the cattle and sheep.

Cattle and sheep shook off the snow on their bodies as they ran, leaving crystal clear snow on their backs.

After the cattle and sheep entered the pen, Calebiyat blocked the pen with a wooden door.

Mizanbaek did not dismount, but rode around the three erected sheds on his maroon horse.

Not bothering to wipe off the snowflakes on his beard, he got off the horse and came to Miao Miao's side.

The two clear snots that flowed out of the cold were "squeaked" by him and retracted into the nostrils.

Mizanbaik gave Miao Miao a thumbs up and praised sincerely: "Jax (good), Miao Miao, this shed is good for linen." ”

Calebiyat closed the shed, pointed to the brand-new plastic tarpaulin on the shed and asked, "Miao Miao, who bought this?" It must have cost a lot of money, right? ”

Miao Miao replied crisply: "This is what the county magistrate Rong bought for your family, three tarpaulins for a total of 5,800 yuan, he said that this is a gift for your family." ”

"It's too expensive." Mizanbaek shook his head and sighed, happily hugging the wrinkles on his face.

Miao Miao said what was in his heart for Rong Sen, "County Magistrate Rong said that it is not easy to return to his hometown to start a business after graduating from Calebiyat University, so I support it." He hoped that Calebiyat would do a good job and strive to lead the herdsmen to drive the cattle and sheep to a well-off life. ”

Calebiyat nodded solemnly, and promised in a loud voice, "Don't say anything, just let County Magistrate Rong see my future performance." ”

In the evening, the hostess stewed a pot of haggis and a lot of air-dried mutton.

She is boiled according to the most traditional method of the Ningxi people.

The boiling method of the Northwest people is very simple, a few peppercorns and half a handful of salt, and a large pot and a sheep.

Miao Miao sucked the haggis soup along the edge of the bowl, which was fragrant and refreshing.

The hostess smiled and watched Miao Miao eat fragrant and delicious food, and her heart was happy.

Miao Miao drank two bowls of haggis soup in one go, and returned to the hut to the west with Calebiyat.

Two like-minded young people have become friends who talk about everything.

Calebiyat made his mattress and walked out of the hut with a pair of gloves on.

After a while, he walked in.

Miao Miao was stunned to see him holding six pieces of cake-like things in his hands, and asked in amazement: "Calebiyat, is there a mistake, what age is it, and I still use this thing for heating, I have grown so big, it is the first time I have seen a fire with cow dung, but I have heard my grandfather talk about cow dung for heating before." ”

Calebiyat placed the cow dung fuel next to the iron furnace, "You, how rare and strange you are. In the alpine pastures, there are no roads, and it is inconvenient to pull coal, so we all use this homemade briquettes to cook on the fire. Knowing no, it's convenient and trouble-free. ”

It turned out that Calebiyat had moved in with briquettes that his family had made from cow dung in the alpine steppes in the summer.

This kind of homemade briquettes made with cow dung and coal foam are smokeless and tasteless, and the flames are very strong when burning, and there is no smell of manure at all.

Calbiati put two briquettes of cow dung into the hearth, pressed a large piece of coal on them, and said busily, "Do you know, we herders use this cow dung fuel as an artifact for heating in winter, it is more environmentally friendly and convenient to burn than wood and coal, and it lasts longer to keep warm, and is resistant to burning. ”

Awakened several times during the night by the sound of a shaking steel plate, Miao Miao knew that it was a night of strong wind.

The naïve and non-"negative" weather forecast warning at the foot of Wusun Mountain arrived as scheduled.

Outside, not far away, the branches of poplar trees that had lost their leaves, were blown by the frantic wind like whistling whistles.

In the morning, Miao Miao woke up early, unkempt, and yawned and went out.

Outside, it was silvery white, and the wind swept small snowflakes in a foggy southeasterly direction, without the slightest intention of stopping.

Strong winds, heavy snowfall, and low temperatures mean that winter in Ningxi has completely come.

He stood under a poplar tree to the east to pee.

The dogs in the courtyard heard Miao Miao's movements, flicked their tails from the comfort nest they were looking for, and ran over one after another.

Calebiyat's large yellow shepherd dog approached, standing under the roots of the trees, sniffing the urine of the people under the roots.

The sheepdog was very unconvinced by the smell of Miao Miao here, and it raised its right hind leg and stabbed at the urine stains that Miao Miao had sprinkled, trying to cover up Miao Miao's urine with its urine.

Look at the shepherd dog at his feet, who can't wait to reach the sky with his right hind foot, and enclose his territory with urine.

Miao Miao laughed out loud and picked up a thin stick to frolic with the domineering sheepdog.

Calebiyat carried a bucket of concentrate and walked towards the shed to the north.

Miao Miao followed, and the shepherd dog also ran to the front to lead the way, running to the shed and waiting.

The sheep can hear the sound of people, and when they hear the footsteps of their masters, they bleat, and many of them flock to the door of the shed.

A few old sheep were more reserved, and they tilted their heads and stared at Miao Miao tightly.

In particular, the big light brown ram was tall and had long limbs, the horns on its head stretched out in a spiral shape to the left and right, and its small eyes looked at Miao Miao vigilantly.

Miao Miao found that among the more than 800 sheep, there were only a few rams, about five or six, and the rest were all pregnant ewes waiting to give birth or ewes preparing to conceive.