Seeing that Chu Tian insisted, the older boy didn't say anything else, but turned to translate for himself, Ata. The man nodded repeatedly when he heard it.

After agreeing on how to exchange, Chu Tian borrowed their cart, found a deserted place, and took out 100 kilograms of flour and 100 kilograms of rice from the space.

Chu Tian quickly pushed the food back. He held a large box of jade in his arms, thought for a moment, and said to the happy boy, "Tell your Ata to pay more attention to it. If he still sees jade, pick out some good ones and save them for me. I'll exchange them with your sister when I return to Hotan in the future!"

After saying that, he looked at the man with a happy face, waved his hand and left. He walked to a deserted place, put the wooden box into the space and walked towards the next village. He did not plan to continue changing in one village, as that would attract too much attention.

Over the next two hours, Chu Tian visited three more villages, exchanging food for a large amount of white jade and several pieces of black jade, which looked like black ink. Finally, he found the village Captain Meng had mentioned as having Niya black chickens. He paid a small fee to a family he knew, and had them help him buy around fifty of them. He then slaughtered each one and placed them in his space.

It's not that he doesn't want to buy more, it's just that each family only has a few, and he's lucky to be able to get these fifty...

Finally, he spent a very low price to buy a lot of very good quality Hotan dates, walnuts and nearly 100 kilograms of dried hanged apricots. He only left 10 kilograms of each outside and put the rest into the space.

Chu Tian returned to where the truck was parked, carrying a pot of Niya black chicken that he had asked others to help him cook.

"Captain Meng, haven't they come back yet?"

"Ah, no, they probably won't be back until they finish their meal!"

Captain Meng had already lit a fire next to the truck. He found it very strange that Chu Tian not only had two bags hanging on his arms but also held a clay pot in his hand.

"By the way, where did you get this pot?"

Chu Tian placed the pot on the chair Captain Meng had placed next to the fire and said with a smile, "I thought the Captain must not have eaten yet, so I bought a chicken from the villagers and cooked it and brought it here so we could eat together..."

Captain Meng looked at Chu Tian in surprise. Food is so precious nowadays. Even relatives wouldn't easily invite people to dinner...

Chu Tian put the dishes in place, and seeing Captain Meng still looking at him in surprise, he smiled.

"Captain, it's still hot, let's eat it quickly. If you don't eat it, I won't be able to finish this pot of chicken."

After a pause, he continued, "If you feel embarrassed, Captain, can you tell me more about how to repair the car?"

Captain Meng smiled when he heard this, "Okay, then please take a closer look when I'm repairing the car in the future."

Chu Tian curled his lips and smiled, then handed him a pair of chopsticks, "Okay."

Here, Yao Xiujuan was holding the drowsy Pingping, and her eyes glanced at the door from time to time. Old Mrs. Chu saw it but didn't say anything. Instead, she put the food in her hand on the table and said.

"Xiujuan, come and have dinner. Rest early after dinner because you still have to go to the fields tomorrow!"

Yao Xiujuan cried out "Ah" and walked to the dining table with her son in her arms and sat down in a restless mood. Old Mrs. Chu took Pingping from her arms and put him to sleep on the kang in the inner room. Then she returned to the dining table and ate the meal bit by bit.

Spring plowing had already started for several days. Yao Xiujuan listened to Chu Tian and did not choose to plow the soil. Instead, she chose the relatively easy job of planting corn in the plowed soil. At this time, she had just returned from work, and Mrs. Chu had already prepared dinner. However, she was always worried about Chu Tian, ​​so she didn't have much appetite.

After the meal, Mrs. Chu brought a basin of water and told Xinxin to wash her hands, face and feet. Then she walked towards Yao Xiujuan, who was still sitting at the table in a daze, and spoke softly.

"Xiujuan, don't worry about Xiaotian. He's a steady kid, nothing will happen to him!"

Yao Xiujuan grinned when she heard this, "I know, but Brother Tian said he would be back in half a month, but today is already half a month..."

Mrs. Chu thought for a moment and said, "Lifang told me when she came back two days ago. She said Jianjun heard from others that the distance from here to Southern Xinjiang is not close. The round trip alone takes at least twenty days. It's estimated that Chu Tian and his team have only just finished their business in the past half month and haven't even returned yet!"

Yao Xiujuan was surprised. "Grandma, so you mean that Brother Tian is still in southern Xinjiang?"

Mrs. Chu thought for a moment and said, "That should be it!"

Yao Xiujuan was shocked. "Why is it so far? It only took you ten days to come here from your hometown..."

Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "How can it be the same? The train we take moves forward non-stop, while they need to rest while driving!"

Yao Xiujuan figured it out and nodded, smiling at Old Lady Chu and said, "Grandma, I understand."

Mrs. Chu smiled and nodded. "That's good. You still have to go to work tomorrow morning, so hurry up and get ready for bed. Pingping, Xinxin and Grandma will stay with you tonight."

"good."

Yao Xiujuan was not polite. Old Mrs. Chu was old, and the work assigned to her by the team leader was very easy. She also had to go to the fields late, unlike her who had to get up before dawn to gather in the fields.

A few days later, when Chu Tian and others were returning to Urumqi, in the old house of the Chu family, Liu Zhaodi pulled Chu Jun, who had just returned from the field, back to the bedroom.

"Mom, what do you want from me?"

Chu Jun was exhausted after working all day. He just wanted to finish his meal early and go to bed early.

Liu Zhaodi thought of what Captain Sun's wife, who worked on the same land with her today, had said, and she turned to Chu Jun and said, "Boss, is this how you want to live in the future?"

Chu Jun wondered, "How else can we survive?"

Liu Zhaodi frowned, "What I mean is, do you want to find another one?"

Chu Jun didn't understand, "What are you looking for?"

"Looking for a wife, what else can I look for?"

Chu Jun waved his hands hurriedly, "No, no, I won't look for her anymore. I just want to take care of Daya until she grows up."

Liu Zhaodi was displeased when she heard this. "What about Daya growing up? Getting married? Are you planning to live alone for the rest of your life?"

Chu Jun asked in confusion, "Don't we still have you, mother?"

Liu Zhaodi, "Isn't it true that your mother won't die?"

Chu Jun blinked, "Then wait until you die!"

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Liu Zhaodi almost suffocated. She pointed at the door angrily and yelled "Get out!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Jun immediately turned around and walked towards the door. When he opened the door and was about to leave, he thought for a moment and looked back at Liu Zhaodi, saying, "Mom, Daya said she's going to make pancakes tonight. Please come out early for dinner!"

Liu Zhaodi was so angry that she didn't want to pay any attention to the Chu army. She just waved her hand and said nothing.