As it was almost noon, the pastoralist tour guide did not take Zhou Yu and others up the mountain immediately, but instead prepared to let them rest at home for a day.
For lunch, we had roast chicken made by the herdsman’s wife. The cooking skills were just average, but the big rooster was a free-range chicken raised in the backyard, so it tasted quite delicious.
After lunch, everyone rested for a while, and then the pastoral tour guide took Zhou Yu and his group to visit Kangding city.
On the one hand, we can experience the local customs and culture of Tibet up close, and on the other hand, we can prepare for the upcoming trip into the mountains to look for Cordyceps.
The group strolled along the streets of Kangding until the sun set, and then reluctantly drove home.
When I returned to the herdsman's yard again, the first people to greet me were two little girls in Tibetan costumes.
The two little girls are about the same age, about seven or eight years old.
Their wheat-colored skin and the Tibetans' characteristic highland red cheeks make them look very healthy.
Hearing them call the pastoral guide Ani, Zhou Yu guessed that they should be the pastoral guide's granddaughters.
The facts were exactly as he expected.
Before everyone entered the house, two burly men and two Tibetan women came out to greet them.
Through the introduction of the pastoral tour guide, Zhou Yu learned that the two men were his two sons.
The two Tibetan women were the wives of the two sons.
After an in-depth exchange, Zhou Yu also learned that his eldest son worked in the Tourism Bureau of Ganzi Prefecture, and his second son worked as a secretary for a leader in Kangding.
The reason why the pastoral tour guide became a part-time tour guide was mainly due to the influence of his eldest son.
After listening to the pastoral tour guide's introduction of Zhou Yu and his group, his two sons warmly welcomed them.
In particular, the eldest son of the pastoral tour guide suggested arranging for someone to accompany them on the tour.
Zhou Yu did not take the courtesy in this situation seriously.
Of course, even if the other party really wanted to accompany him, he would not be happy.
When traveling, what matters is freedom.
Not to mention arranging official personnel to accompany him, Zhou Yu would rather avoid looking for a travel agency and a tour guide.
When he was studying, he also went out to play with a group.
After a round of play, there is only one word that comes to mind: tired.
When you go out with a tour group, the time and route are fixed.
No matter how beautiful the scenery is, no matter how long you want to play, once the time is up, you have to leave with the group.
This kind of travel does not feel like traveling, but rather like marching.
Faced with Zhou Yu's refusal, the other party did not take it seriously, but continued to invite everyone to stay in Kangding for a few more days.
The eldest son of the pastoral tour guide is a leader in culture and tourism. He started by focusing on introducing the development of Kangding's culture and tourism in recent years, as well as the construction of various new attractions.
The second son of the pastoral tour guide emphasized Kangding’s achievements in public security and assured that there would be no problems in traveling here.
Unable to resist the persuasion of the two brothers, Zhou Yu and others finally decided to stay here for a few more days under their advice.
In addition to looking for Cordyceps sinensis, you should at least soak in hot springs, visit the sacred mountains, and participate in the horse racing club.
At dinner time, a large group of people came to the pastoral guide's house.
After the introduction, Zhou Yu realized that today was the pastoral tour guide’s birthday and these people were there to celebrate his birthday.
When he heard that it was his birthday, the little kid immediately became excited.
For the little girl, birthdays mean excitement and all kinds of delicious food.
As she expected, dinner was prepared directly in the yard, and the main course was two freshly slaughtered lambs.
As guests, Zhou Yu and others naturally could not eat and drink for free, so they not only ordered a big cake for the pastoral tour guide, but also gave him the souvenirs they had bought at the Potala Palace.
As a guest, under the warm greeting of the herdsman tour guide, Li Er pulled out the knife from his waist and cut the first piece of golden roasted mutton.
Of course, the piece of mutton went into the little boy's mouth as expected.
After the guests started eating, the atmosphere became completely lively.
Not only the adults, but even the children took their knives and sliced their favorite parts.
As the saying goes, no feast is complete without wine.
Wine is an indispensable item at birthday banquets.
When the son of the pastoralist tour guide brought the porcelain bowl of high-proof barley wine to Zhou Yu and the others, even the old man Li Er wanted to back off.
There is no way, the alcohol content of highland barley wine is not comparable to that of ordinary liquor.
The most important thing is that the way these Tibetans drink is really horrifying.
These people drank half a bowl of highland barley wine in one gulp without even taking a breath.
If I continue to fight with them, I probably won’t even have to get up tomorrow.
Li Er wanted to refuse, but the Tibetans were too enthusiastic. Besides, the atmosphere had already reached this point. If he simply refused, it would be somewhat disrespectful.
As a result, not only Zhou Yu and Li Er were unable to escape, but even the two brothers Li Chengqian and Li Tai were forced to drink half a bowl of wine by the enthusiastic Tibetans.
Although the two brothers occasionally drank alcohol, they only drank low-alcohol liquor from the Tang Dynasty.
Now, suddenly a bowl of barley wine was served, and in a short while, the two brothers both lay down on the table with red faces.
On the other hand, there were a group of little princesses, each holding a bottle of yogurt, eating it with their mouths drooling.
Especially the little girl, who was eating roasted whole lamb while talking incessantly about her past experiences.
Like playing with killer whales and sea turtles on a yacht, flying over the city in a helicopter, and traveling south in an RV during the winter...
Although the little girl's baby talk was not very clear, the two granddaughters of the pastoral tour guide still listened with great interest.
But when these words were heard by the two daughters-in-law of the pastoral tour guide, they became the bragging of children.
It is true that killer whales are smart and they do like to play with humans, but no matter how smart they are, they can never be as magical as the little girl described.
If killer whales and sea turtles are really that smart, wouldn't they be almost spirits?
Since we had to go up the mountain to look for Cordyceps the next day, the banquet did not last very late.
At about 10:30 in the evening, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and returned to their rooms.
Looking at the little girl who was already talking excitedly, Zhou Yu had no choice but to force her into the quilt.
We have to go hiking early tomorrow morning, so we must get enough rest.
Although the little girl will most likely need to be carried by herself, if she doesn't get enough rest, she might fall asleep.
Anyone who often holds a baby knows that a baby is in two completely different states when awake and when asleep.
Holding a sleeping child is at least twice as tiring.
Fortunately, although the little girl was excited, she still followed us around Kangding for a whole day.
The little girl had just been lying in bed for a short while, and before Zhou Yu could finish telling her a bedtime story, she fell into a deep sleep.
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