Chapter 10: A Simple Lunch Break on the Prairie

It was almost noon, Ma Hongxia came over on time to cook for her parents and stayed to eat together.

At the dinner table, Erdemutu asked: Hongxia, how much can your family's animal husbandry income reach this year?

Hongxia: Dad, it's okay. There are not many lambs this year, and your uncle wants to improve the breed and replace the bad quality sheep with good ones. If you want to say that the net income has not been counted yet, it is estimated that it is good enough to improve the variety, at most it is a capital preservation.

Erdemutu: Oh, the improved breed is good. As the saying goes, "Well-fed horses will be strong, and well-worked people will be rich", so you have to pay attention to yourself.

Hongxia: Yes, your uncle is quite capable.

Erdemutu: That's good.

"Dad, do you want to tell me about these things?" Hongxia suddenly realized that her father might have something to say, because she rarely talked to her about animal husbandry income.

Erdemutu smiled and said, "No, just ask."

In fact, Erdemutu was testing his eldest daughter's tone, and he thought that if Hongxia's family had a good income this year, he would borrow some money from her to help Aginai buy a motorcycle. As soon as Hongxia laid out the bottom, it was difficult for him to open his mouth.

After lunch, Hongxia cleaned up and went back. The old couple began to take a nap.

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The village was dry at noon. People are sleeping, dogs are wilting, and some nasty insects are barking endlessly. Gao Shuzhen couldn't sleep because of something in her heart, so she took advantage of her husband Tian Fa's sleep to secretly pick up a piece of cloth curtain and start embroidering. In the past two days, she didn't dare to embroider in front of her husband, because he always buried himself in embroidery badly and was ruining things.

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At this time, the sun is scorching on the empty grassland, and it is even more difficult to find a piece of shade. Unable to rely on the palm of her hand alone, Toya lifted her coat to shield Asgen from the sun. The son is already asleep, he gets up too early in the morning, and the Lele car is swaying like a cradle, can he not be sleepy?

In order to be in a hurry, the so-called lunch was dealt with in Lehrer's car. It's nothing more than some dry food, but Toya thought thoughtfully and deliberately brought a pot of milk tea, otherwise it would be really "choking". Asgen didn't eat much, lost the excitement he had just started, and fell asleep in a daze. Agina regretted letting her son come with her at this time, and she really suffered along the way.

At last he saw a tall tree by the river in front of him, and Agina whipped his horse, and soon came close to the tall tree.

Stopping the car, Agina turned around and said, "Let's rest."

Toya was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, and both arms were sore, but of course she agreed to the proposal.

Agina parked the cart under the shade of a tree, unloaded the red horse that had pulled it, and set up the cart again, and said to Toya, "Sleep in the chariot for a while, and I will let the horses loose in front of me, and drink them in the river."

Toya didn't even have the spirit to answer him, and fell asleep.

Aginai did not rest after settling the two horses. Picking up the sickle on the car, he went to the river and cut a few thick branches of the river willows, and leaned against the big tree to repair them. Look up at the sun from time to time, and gently move the Lele car at any time according to the direction of the shade of the tree, so as to ensure that his wife and son are not directly exposed to the sun. "West Sun" gasped with its long tongue wide open, and it also knew how to sunshine, adjusting its resting position as the shadows moved.

A few river willow branches were repaired by Aginai and were paddled back and forth in the car, and the place was chosen before being fixed with ropes.

It turned out that Agina had built a shelf out of these branches.

After all this, Agina went to the riverbank and brought back the grazing horses. He didn't wake up Toya and Asgen, and cautiously began to set up the car.

As soon as the wheels fell, Toya was still woken up. I found that there was an extra shelf in the car, and I didn't know what to do with it.

Agina sped up the ride. Then open a sheet of cloth on the car, put it on the shelf and fix it, and the car has a carport for shade.

Toya even praised Aginai for being so smart, and he thought of this trick so well. Agina smiled innocently and said: Blame me for not expecting it. When I get to the pastoral point, I'll clean up and make it stronger.

The Lele car staggered back on the road. Asgen was still asleep, and this time Toya felt a lot more relaxed with her arms free.

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When he woke up in the afternoon, he had nothing to do, and Erdemutu sat on the kang and played poker to kill time.

Naren Tuya went to the warehouse to see the beans that his wife picked in the morning, and she was so angry - the same as not picking. She understood that it was useless to shout with the old man again, so she took the dustpan into the house and threw it on the kang, and picked it up in anger.

Erdemutu glanced at his wife and found that she was expressionless and didn't care about herself, so she smiled secretly.

At this time, someone outside the house shouted, "Is Toya at home?", Erdemutu leaned on the window and looked out, Naren Tuya was still looking down and picking the sand in the beans, she didn't hear it.

Erdemutu shouted outside: Come in!

Naren Tuya was still indifferent, Erdemutu stretched out his hand and stabbed her, shouting: Someone is coming, go and take a look.

Before Naren Tuya got off the kang, Gao Shuzhen walked in with a small cloth bag.

Naren Tuya hurriedly got down to the ground to put on her shoes and greeted warmly: It's Shuzhen, so idle, sit down.

The person who came was Gao Shuzhen, who lived in the back street, a Han person who married from a foreign country, and her husband Tian Fa was one of the few Han people in Sarentai Gacha. Tian Fa followed his father to relatives to live in Sarentai, when he was only a teenager. Of course, Tian Fa's father took a fancy to the abundant pastures here, raising sheep, cattle and horses to ensure harvest in drought and flood, basically not relying on the sky to eat, than farming to protect the children, so he settled here. Over time, Tian Fa integrated into Sarentai and learned to speak Mongolian.

When Gao Shuzhen was first introduced to the object of Hetian's hair office, she knew that he was of Han nationality, very shrewd, and there was a pasture at home, and the conditions were good. When she got married and found out for the first time that Tian Fa could communicate with the people of Gachari in Mongolian, Gao Shuzhen was surprised. made a big fuss and said that Tian Fa had lied to her.

Tian Fa had no choice but to take out the household registration book again and let her look at the ethnic column above, and write the word "Han" in a dignified manner, so Gao Shuzhen didn't make trouble.

Tian Fa saw that he had coaxed his daughter-in-law, and he was full of energy, and asked like a cannon: What is wrong with me if I am a Mongolian? Who do you look down on? Let me say a few words in Mongolian, as for you to make such a fuss?

Gao Shuzhen was also embarrassed and said: I don't care what nationality you are, I'm just worried that you will lie to me.

"Does it make sense for me to lie to you?" Tian Fa is unforgiving.

Gao Shuzhen's apricot eyes widened, and she said two words fiercely - get out!

Tian Fa came up and coaxed his daughter-in-law with a smile on his face: Don't be angry, I was just joking with you. How dare I discipline you? You'll have to lend me some guts.

Gao Shuzhen: Well, as long as I'm here, you can't speak Mongolian, I don't understand. If you speak ill of me in Mongolian, I should listen to it as a good one.

Tian Fa raised his hand and promised: No problem.

Gao Shuzhen: Besides, if you sell me to someone in Mongolian, I will have to count the money for you stupidly.

Tian Fa: Absolutely impossible, who is willing to sell such a good daughter-in-law?

"Really?" Gao Shuzhen was a little proud.

Tian Fa: Of course, even if I am willing to sell, who will buy it? I'm smashing it in my hands!

Gao Shuzhen, who was still full of spring breeze just now, immediately became cloudy and shouted: Get out!