Noon is a happy time for children.
In the winter on the grassland, the temperature difference between day and night is extremely large.
Only by going out at noon can you feel the warmth of the sun.
Song Shuqian also adjusted the time she would accompany Chi Yun out to noon.
Mongolian horses must get enough exercise every day, otherwise they will become anxious.
Song Shuqian put on her bow and arrows, climbed onto her horse, turned around and said to the two children, "An An Le Le, mom will be back soon after running around. I'll take Mo Ying with me, and you two can take Lightning and Fortune Point."
Even though the two children wanted to follow, they knew their mother couldn't take care of them alone.
Nod obediently.
Watching the galloping horse, Lele felt envious, "Brother, when can we ride a horse?"
"Mom said that when we grow up, she will buy us a pony so that we can develop a relationship with the horse."
“When will we grow up?”
Lele really wants to grow up. There are many things that he can only do after he grows up.
"I don't know, maybe soon."
The two children didn't come to a conclusion and turned around to take Lightning and Fortune to play with other children.
An An was originally very reluctant to play with them because they were too childish. But Lele liked it, so she reluctantly accompanied him.
An An has made new friends recently and is willing to go out.
His new friend is called Jirigala, a young Mongolian boy.
His mother is Aunt Saren, my mother's friend, who often visits her home.
Jirigala is two years older than him, knows a lot more, and can speak Mongolian.
Jirigala can wrestle and has a special knowledge of horses.
He would spend a few months every year at his uncle's ranch, so he would brush the horses, feed them, and herd them.
The most amazing thing is that he can ride a horse.
An An thinks that people who can ride horses are super awesome.
As for Song Shuqian, Chi Yun was very happy to be able to go out and ran very fast.
On the white grassland, the gray rabbit is particularly conspicuous.
Song Shuxi practices every day, and now she can easily catch small prey like this.
Draw the bow and shoot the arrow.
"Chiyun, hurry up, let's go and pick it up."
Throw it into the game bag, and the man and the horse continue running.
Mo Ying was also hunting nearby.
Song Shuqian thinks that dogs living on the grassland should be a little wild.
It's actually quite dangerous here.
She had heard wolves howling in the middle of the night.
Therefore, when going out hunting, they would take turns bringing the three dogs and training them.
Song Shuxi would go back and prepare the prey they caught as their dinner.
When hunting, Moying is very patient. It will lie in wait beside its prey until it finds an opportunity to kill it with one strike.
At this moment, he was like a brave lone wolf, pouncing on a pheasant that was foraging and biting off its neck in one bite.
He turned around and ran to Song Shuqian to take credit.
Song Shuqian took it and put it into the prey bag.
She also did not forget to praise it, "Well done. I'll cook it for you when we get home. Raw meat contains bacteria, you can't eat it."
Mo Ying only cares about whether he has caught any prey. He doesn't care what to eat as he won't starve anyway.
Completely different from Song Shuqian's leisurely and comfortable life, Wei Jianguo's life can be described as a world of ice and snow.
In the knee-deep snow, they trekked across the country carrying heavy loads, chewing the snow when they were thirsty.
Tired.
Even if you are tired, you have to keep going. If you stop here, you will die.
Looking closely, you can see that everyone's hair, eyelashes, eyebrows, beard and even nose hair are covered with ice.
The exhaled water vapor melts the ice, and then it immediately freezes again in the low temperature of minus 30 degrees Celsius.
Everyone follows in the footsteps of the person before them and moves forward with difficulty.
No one spoke, and everyone was holding their breath.
They can only be first.
Song Shuqian rode her horse back to the family compound, and her sister-in-law talked to her.
"Xiao Song, how was your harvest today?"
“Sister-in-law, please don’t laugh at me. My archery skills are just for show. I just use it for peace of mind. I’m not as good as Mo Ying.
It caught a pheasant and gave the three of them a snack in the evening. My two children and I also had a sip of the chicken soup. "
In the hearts of Mongolian people, hunting dogs have a very high status. They are both companions and family members.
The Mongolian people understand the behavior of sharing the prey they hunt with their children, as Song Shuxi did.
As for not mentioning the rabbit she hunted, she could say that she didn't know how to skin it and had to wait for Wei Jianguo to come back and clean it up.
She also wants to save face.
Moreover, too much is as bad as too little.
The sister-in-law said, "You are amazing. I rarely see Han people who can ride horses as well as you."
Song Shuqian was not modest this time. "I started learning horse riding in primary school, when I was 3 years old. So when Wei Jianguo was transferred here, I followed him without hesitation.
Now I think I made the right choice. This grassland is beautiful all year round. "
Who doesn’t like to be praised for their hometown? The sister-in-law smiled brightly.
"My parents' home is in Bayan Obo, the grassland there is more beautiful, you are welcome to visit."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I will definitely go and see it if I have the chance. I heard that the grassland there is endless and you can see golden eagles. The environment is particularly good."
After separating from her sister-in-law, Song Shuqian led the horse home.
The place where she lives is full of family members of regimental level and above. There are relatively few people, and they are generally older, so there are very few people who can play with Song Shuxi.
It's just a meeting and greeting relationship.
When he got home, he asked Chi Yun to stay in the stable.
After drinking the spiritual liquid, Chi Yun became smarter and smarter. There was no need to tie a rope to the stable. He knew what to do by himself.
Song Shuxi went back to the house to warm herself by the fire, drank some hot water, and took out a roasted sweet potato from the stove. Just as she was about to eat it, the two children came back.
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When An An came back, he said a long string of "Ээж, Бих?нд??г??хоолойгой".
Song Shuqian...cooperated and said,
"An An, come here, mom will see if you have a fever. What did you say?"
An An smiled widely, a smile that looked both naughty and triumphant.
I said proudly, "Mom, I want to eat baked sweet potatoes."
"Okay, Mom will help you get it. First, tell Mom what you said just now."
Lele said, "Mom, I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes."
Song Shuqian nodded, "Okay, can you tell mom before you eat?"
An An and Le Le said in unison, "Mom, I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes."
Song Shuxi...why did she get into a fight with roasted sweet potatoes today?
I gave each of them one and looked at them waiting for their answer.
An An said, "Mom, what that sentence means is, Mom, I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes."
Song Shuqian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You two naughty kids. Where did you learn this from?"
"I studied with Jirigala, he was amazing. In exchange, we taught him English, but he didn't like it and didn't want to learn."
"So what did you exchange for in the end?"
"Use stories. He likes to listen to Journey to the West very much. We tell him stories every day. After Journey to the West, we also tell him Water Margin. He must like it. Mom, please tell us Water Margin recently. I am afraid I won't be able to tell it by then."
"Sure. Have you two learned Mongolian from him?" Song Shuqian asked.
Lele lowered his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Mom, I didn't learn it. I don't like it."
Song Shuxi rubbed his little head encouragingly, "Sure. Mongolian language is relatively niche, so you don't have to learn it if you don't like it. If you like it, go ask others for advice. Remember to bring snacks to share with Jirigala next time."
In the afternoon, the sunlight shines into the house through the window, making it warm.
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