Chapter 880: Traveling Through the Night
After some pleasantries, the group followed Morigen into the yurt. The warm fire inside dispelled the chill, and everyone sat together. Bater explained the purpose of their visit: "Morigen, these comrades are from other places and want to purchase some cattle and sheep from us."
The reason why they said cattle and sheep instead of beef and mutton was because Bater said that it might snow that day and they couldn't delay too much. If it snowed heavily, it would be difficult for heavy trucks carrying goods to leave the pastoral area.
Mo Rigen nodded, his eyes revealing simplicity and generosity: "Okay, we don't have much else on the grassland, but we have enough cattle and sheep."
He looked directly at Captain Ma and asked, "How much do you want?"
Captain Ma quickly reported the number. Mo Rigen pondered for a moment and said slowly, "This number is not a problem, but it is winter now, and fodder is in short supply. It is not easy to raise these livestock. Regarding the price..."
Captain Ma looked at Bater. After all, they were old friends and he could naturally trust him.
Bater smiled and said, "They are all old acquaintances. It's not easy for them to come all the way here. Please give me a real price."
Morigen naturally noticed the weather and knew why they didn't let them help with the slaughter, so he spoke and gestured at the same time, seriously and sincerely.
Bater watched his hand movements, helped translate, and looked at Captain Ma and the others from time to time.
After some discussion, we quickly reached a consensus.
The price was very fair. Morigen stood up and shook hands again with Bater, Captain Ma, and the comrade in charge of purchasing. "It's a pleasure to work with you. Don't worry, we grassland people are sincere and will definitely provide you with the best cattle and sheep."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone brought him milk tea, cheese, and freshly cooked hand-pulled meat. Later, someone else brought him Hada cakes and chives.
Morigen greeted everyone warmly: "Come, come, come, we are guests. It's so cold, you should eat something hot first. I'll have someone prepare the cattle and sheep."
My first thought was: This is really hospitable.
Captain Ma and Bater chatted for a few words, then asked everyone to sit down. "Just now, Bater said it might snow today, so we have to return as soon as the cattle and sheep are loaded onto the truck. We must appreciate Captain Morigen's kindness."
After saying that, he signaled everyone to start eating.
When everyone heard this, they no longer cared about being polite, after all, they had just eaten to fill their stomachs.
The original flavor of grassland cuisine, the hand-held meat with an attractive luster, the meat is firm yet tender, stewed to perfection, the original flavor hits the heart directly, without too much complicated seasoning, simple salt and spices embellishment, highlighting the natural freshness of the lamb, dipped in a little homemade chives, every bite is a true taste of the grassland style.
When they had almost finished eating, they heard Morigen's shouting outside, and everyone hurried out of the yurt.
The herdsmen had already driven all the cattle and sheep here. Feeding them was easy. They used a beam scale. Several people worked together to lift the sheep slightly off the ground and read the corresponding value of the weight. As for the cows, they didn't have to work so hard. The guides Bater and Morigen estimated their weight. Each of them wrote down a number, and then if the difference could not exceed five pounds, the larger one would be taken.
They are all veterans, so naturally they can’t be too bad.
Soon the cattle and sheep were loaded onto the truck, and after the payment was settled, Chuxue came over with a bag and settled the bill. Before the snow fell, the group said goodbye to Captain Morigen and the herdsmen and prepared to head back overnight.
(End of this chapter)
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