Chapter 115: Slaughtering the Cattle
"Then let's go back."
Li Qiyao, who was standing by, frowned and looked at the feathers left by the golden eagle on the ground. She couldn't help but whispered something.
"Have you finished this painting?"
Xiang Yuanyuan walked over and took a look at the canvas in front of Li Qiyao. She didn't seem to see anything special, but she could tell that Li Qiyao's painting was definitely not finished.
"No, but it's okay. I just paint because I have free time. I can paint anywhere. Besides, it's getting hot now. I didn't even use sunscreen."
While Li Qiyao was talking, she had already started to take the canvas.
The others had no objections, so they packed up and followed Qiangzi and the horses towards the stable.
"Qiangzi, what do you do every day to raise horses?"
The journey was not fast, but slow and leisurely. Xiang Yuanyuan watched the horses eating as they walked and was very curious about horse breeding.
"If you raise horses, you have to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning to prepare horse feed, clean horse manure and stone troughs, and sometimes you have to brush the horses. During this process, you have to pay attention to whether the horses have any problems or are sick. If they need to be seen by a doctor, you have to see him.
During the day, I have to milk the appropriate mares, take the horses out for proper exercise, and check the horseshoes of some horses that have a heavy workload. Anyway, there are always various trivial tasks to do, and even when it is busy, I need to hire someone to help milk the horses. "
Qiangzi knew all of this very well, and there were even many things he hadn't told him, like sometimes the pastures on the ranch needed machines to cut the vegetables for storage, or if there was not enough feed, they needed to purchase more. In short, there was no easy job on the ranch, and there was always endless work to do, otherwise his father wouldn't have always wanted Qiangzi to go out.
Xiang Yuanyuan gave up immediately after hearing this. She didn't expect it to be such a troublesome thing. She thought she could let the horse out to move freely during the day, and she could ride the horse and gallop, and then bring the horse back and lock it up again in the afternoon. Who knew there would be so many trivial things to do.
While they were chatting and laughing, the stable was already in sight. They led the lead horse into the stable. The stable had already been cleaned, and the trough was filled with the fine feed that the horses liked.
"My mom has already prepared all this this morning. We just need to wait for the horses to go in. When we go back to eat, my mom has already prepared lunch. Let's experience the food at the ranch today."
The ranch not only has horses, but also yaks, sheep, etc., but the number is relatively small. It's just like raising chickens and ducks in the countryside. These cattle and sheep can also bring them considerable income. Anyway, as long as they don't raise so many, they can just raise them.
There is also a house on the ranch, but it doesn't have as many electrical appliances. Qiangzi's parents often stay here overnight and need to know the situation on the ranch at any time.
They rode horses from the ranch to the house. This time, Li Qiyao no longer rode with Xiang Yuanyuan. She just started to enjoy the fun of riding. Anyway, they were not in a hurry, so they arrived slowly.
"Wow, this... this is a bit exaggerated."
Xiang Yuanyuan looked at the scene in front of the yard and shouted exaggeratedly.
"Hehe, it's normal. I made a roasted whole lamb, and my dad complained about it for a while. He said that we rarely have guests at home, and you are guests from far away, so we have to make it more grand. So I contacted someone to come and help slaughter the cow overnight."
Qiangzi was not surprised. Tibetans are hospitable and if distinguished guests come from afar, they will indeed slaughter yaks to entertain them.
"This……"
The two girls looked at Du Ruo. As for the southerners, they didn't know much about the local situation, but they also knew the economic value of a yak. They really didn't expect that Qiangzi's parents would slaughter a yak to entertain them.
"That's fine. Just follow the host's wishes. You haven't seen a yak being slaughtered yet, right? Why don't you go and take a look?"
Du Ruo consoled them, but she had already made up her mind to send two more bottles of tiger bone wine when she returned, or some other local specialties. It was just a matter of reciprocity, and they couldn't just refuse, the other party was so enthusiastic.
On that day, they truly experienced the enthusiasm of the local people and the delicious food on the ranch.
Not only did Qiangzi's parents come for dinner, they also called over Qiangzi's uncle and aunt to come drink with the guests.
Boiled beef, butter tea, pilaf, fine wine and delicious food were served from noon to night.
Then they lit a bonfire, put the barbecue on the grill, drank wine, sang songs, and began singing and dancing around the bonfire. The lively atmosphere continued until late at night. This was the most enjoyable time Du Ruo had ever eaten beef.
It was also the happiest time for drinking. Even Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao, who didn't drink, had flushed faces, as if they were infected by the enthusiasm.
Of course, we don’t know whether Xiang Yuanyuan secretly drank kumis, but even Li Qiyao seemed to have drunk some.
……
Three days later~
"Ah! You're finally back."
Xiang Yuanyuan stood in front of the familiar tavern, opened her arms and shouted loudly. After a day of travel, it was already evening. The daylight here was not as long as in the snowy areas. It was still as bright as day at eight or nine o'clock in the evening.
"Haha, I wonder who was lying on the ground at the Zhaosu airport, looking reluctant and saying he still wanted to ride a horse."
Li Qiyao joked on the side, saying that she was indeed a little tired after a day's journey. She didn't want to go crazy with Xiang Yuanyuan anymore, so she left him and went upstairs.
"Du Ruo, do you want to have a meal together?"
Xiang Yuanyuan shouted to Du Ruo who had already entered the yard.
"No, I'm going to leave some stuff I need to mail at the front desk and go back. My parents are waiting for me to eat at home. Do you want to go over and eat with me?"
Du Ruo simply put away her luggage, then took some tea and a few bottles of tiger bone wine bought from Xiang Yuanyuan. These were intended to be sent to Qiangzi. Du Ruo was afraid that she would be delayed by something, so she prepared them as soon as possible. Anyway, she just needed to take them to the front desk and tell Yang Ling the address, and she would take care of it.
"Forget it then. Goodbye~"
When Xiang Yuanyuan heard this, she immediately picked up her luggage and trotted upstairs after Li Qiyao.
"hehe…"
Tiger bone wine is precious after all, so Du Ruo and Yang Ling explained a few more things before driving back to their village with the specialty.
In the past, Du Ruo would not miss home so much when he returned to his hometown once a year. However, since he decided not to go out to work in his hometown anymore, Du Ruo would especially want to see them as soon as he returned every time he went out.
Of course, everything is fine with her parents at home, and Yaya and Maomao are also fine. Yaya has a complete vacation now, and she has also let herself go. She is the happiest person to see Du Ruo.
He kept asking Du Ruo whether he had gone fishing in the snow area. Maomao could tell what his purpose was.
(End of this chapter)
