Gila glanced at Alan as he entered, "My brother is really bewitched by the girls in the city."
Shen Jila is a sensible young woman who doesn't talk nonsense. The reason she told Alan this was because she knew that Alan hadn't gotten married for the past two years because she was waiting for Shen Shixun to come back and marry her.
Many women her age are already married, but Alan has loved Shen Shixun for many years.
When Alan had just come of age and was living independently in a tent, he took away the Tibetan Mastiff outside his tent, hoping to let Shen Shixun come in and give him his first night.
But Shen Shixun wasn't interested in camping on the grasslands. Alan tried to take the Tibetan mastiff away several times, but other grassland men took advantage of the situation...
The people of the grasslands live off cattle and sheep, and their days are very monotonous. The only source of amusement is in matters between men and women.
Once Alan set a precedent with his tent, more and more people started coming.
But Alan adhered to one principle: her body was her body, and she was determined to marry Shen Shixun.
Alan was stunned when he heard this, "Brother Xun..."
"Sehun".
"mom……"
Shen Shixun turned and went inside, ignoring Alan.
Two years ago, Shen's mother fell ill, and the family had no source of income. As the pillar of the family, Shen Shixun took the initiative to leave Saigon and work in a big city. Over the past two years, he has sent a lot of money home.
The family used the money for medical treatment and to buy some cattle and sheep. Not long ago, Shen fell and was told by his mother to keep it a secret, but his condition worsened, so Shen Jila still asked Shen Shixun to come back.
"Sister Alan, what's wrong?"
"Gila, you just said that Xun-ge is bewitched by a girl from the city?"
People on the grasslands advised her, "Alan, you should get married soon, find a man and have a child, don't wait for Shen Shixun anymore."
He went to the city. There are so many girls in the city. You're thinking about him, but how could he possibly be thinking about you?
But Alan refused to believe it. She had once been a flower of the grasslands and the moon of the tribe. How could Shen Shixun not like her?
Several men chased after her every day, begging her to marry them, but she ignored them completely.
"You don't know yet, Sister Alan? I just found out myself. My brother married a woman in the city, and he said she's very beautiful."
After saying that, Shen Jila deliberately avoided looking at Alan. It's better to end the pain quickly than to prolong it. It's better to let her realize the truth sooner rather than later. She can't let Alan cause trouble for her brother.
Alan was stunned, then belatedly realized, "Impossible."
"No, how could someone come back alone after getting married?"
Chen Jila lowered her head and packed her things without saying anything more. Alan went into the tent. "I'll ask him, I'll ask him."
In his excitement, he completely forgot that Shen Shixun was inside talking to his mother.
"Did anyone bully you when you went to the city?"
“Sehun, don’t hide it from your mother. Several people who came to the city said it’s not easy to live there. Those city people look down on us and despise us…”
"You need to keep some money on yourself so that people will respect you."
"I know, Mom. I understand. I will make plans. They have always been good to me."
"We can't stay at someone else's house. We're not fighting for a steamed bun, we're fighting for our pride. We can't let others look down on us."
"Take good care of yourself and don't worry about these things."
"If we suffer this time, we won't go back. The men of the grasslands will stay on the grasslands and won't fly away."
"Mom, I have a wife over there, I can't not go back."
Alan was standing by the tent when Shen Shixun turned around and saw her.
Outside, Shen Shixun lit a cigarette and gazed at the grassland scenery. As a child, he was used to it and didn't think it was beautiful or not. He didn't have that concept. After going to a big city and coming back here, he realized that the grassland was truly beautiful. The vast grassland stretched as far as the eye could see, with cattle and sheep lazily grazing outside all day and the tribal uncles and elders wearing felt hats. Everyone was as close as family.
"Brother Xun!"
"Um."
Seeing Shen Shixun light a cigarette, Alan laughed and said, "Brother Xun came back from the city and is smoking some foreign cigarettes from the city."
The people on the grasslands smoke tobacco grown on their own leaves, which they roll and put into their pipes. Shen Shixun also misses this kind of tobacco in the city, but he can't find it anywhere to buy it.
Ignoring Alan's sarcastic tone, Alan continued, "Gila said you got married in the city, is that true or not?"
"Things are different now. Getting married isn't just about living together; you need a marriage certificate to be considered married."
"I have."
"Brother Xun..."
Shen Shixun glanced at her and said, "Go find someone to marry."
He turned and went back into the tent. From a nearby tent, he heard someone shout, "A Han Chinese is coming, and she's a girl!"
"These Han Chinese, what's wrong with them? Why are they coming to our grasslands for sightseeing?"
Alan couldn't bear to hear the words "Han girl" anymore; her eyes turned red with anxiety.
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Jira was cooking, and Shen Shixun was chopping firewood. With a swing of his arm, the axe easily thinned the thick wooden stick, making it perfect for putting into the stove.
"Brother, I deliberately told Sister Alan about your situation just now."
"I know."
Chen Jila nodded. "You're not angry with me, are you?"
Why am I so easily angered?
He used to be known for his bad temper on the grasslands, and Shen Jila had been afraid of him since she was a child. She smiled and said, "It's good that you're not angry. You've just come back from the city..."
"What's wrong?"
"without."
His temper has improved a lot since he came back from the city.
"Jila, Jira!"
Someone was calling outside. Chen Jila poked her head out of the tent and asked, "Where's your brother?"
"You need my brother for something? You're married now, why are you still looking for him?"
"Hey, where were we?"
The woman blushed at her words. "It's Rooney. He found a Han Chinese girl who says she's looking for your brother."
"Han Chinese?"
Shen Shixun, who was sitting in the tent, suddenly stood up. "Brother Xun, you're here. I thought..."
The man, like the wind, lifted the tent flap and went outside.
The tribe lives on this grassland. In the past, they would move wherever there were cattle and sheep, several times a year. Now everyone buys cattle and sheep by hand, and the hardship of survival in the past is no longer a problem. Several years ago, they decided to settle down here.
Rooney lived not far from here, and Shim Sehun almost walked over quickly.
"Brother Xun, wait for me, Brother Xun!"
Xiang Nanzhi got lost after passing the Stone Forest and entered a valley. As dusk fell, she could faintly hear the howling of wolves all around. Terrified, she didn't know what to do and encountered several Gong ethnic men on horseback.
Then she was brought here.
Being in an unfamiliar place, she was surrounded by people of all ages in a tent, while Xiang Nanzhi sat on the edge of the bed.
Outside the tent was a very large and ferocious dog. It sat there like a statue, its size terrifying.
Suddenly the tent flap was thrown open, and a man burst in, shouting, "Where is everyone?"
"Brother Xun, you've finally arrived. This woman is looking for you."
The next second, the woman threw herself into his arms. Xiang Nanzhi, who had been holding back, couldn't help but burst into tears, "Shen Shixun, you bastard, waaaah... there was a wolf, it scared me to death."
"I've only ever seen wolves in my life, in the zoo."
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