Chu Tian thought for a moment and then began to explain, "Eid al-Adha is one of the main festivals of Islam, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice. Every year, during Eid al-Adha, several ethnic groups, including the Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek, Tajik, and Hui, will slaughter livestock to celebrate the arrival of Eid al-Adha. Well, it's actually as important as our Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival."
"Especially in Xinjiang, where many ethnic minorities celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Grand Bazaar is very lively on the first day of the festival every year!"
"By the way, the meaning of Grand Bazaar is actually what we call a market."
Mrs. Chu thought for a moment and asked, "So, this Grand Bazaar sells those ethnic minority items you mentioned?"
“And there are many ethnic minorities you mentioned?”
Chu Tian nodded. "Yes, I forgot about Eid al-Fitr and didn't take you to see the fun. It just so happens that the farm work isn't busy lately, so we can go there tomorrow and buy some things we don't usually see."
"Why, going?"
Yao Xiujuan was tempted, but still a little hesitant, "But, I have to clean the pigpen and cut grass for the pigs every day..."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chu immediately said, "Xiujuan, I'll do it. I'll take care of Pingping as well. You can take Xinxin and Xiaotian out for a walk."
Before Yao Xiujuan could say anything, Chu Tian immediately rejected Mrs. Chu's proposal, "No, if we want to go, all our family must go."
Old Mrs. Chu hesitated, "What about cleaning the pigpen..."
Seeing that both of them were looking at him, Chu Tian thought for a moment and said, "The aunt who raises pigs in front often asks for leave. When I see Captain Sun in the fields later, I can just tell him."
"Don't worry, it's not a big deal. Weiguo also plans to take his younger brother and sister-in-law with him."
After Chu Tian said so, Yao Xiujuan and Old Mrs. Chu didn't say anything else. After all, they both really wanted to see the world.
The next morning, Chu Tian's family of four, no, five, together with Sun Weiguo and his wife, Chu Min with Dazhu and Daya, Chu Jie, Chu Lifang, and Sun Jianjun who came with them shamelessly, set off.
Chu Tian rode a bicycle with Dazhu who wanted to ride a bicycle. The rest of the people were divided into two groups, riding in horse-drawn carriages driven by Sun Weiguo and Sun Jianjun respectively.
Chu Lifang, who was sitting alone in the carriage driven by Sun Jianjun, had a blush on her face that lasted for a long time.
Xinxin sat in Old Lady Chu's arms and looked at Yao Xiujuan puzzledly, "Mom, why don't you let Xinxin sit with Auntie?"
Li Meiling leaned on the back of Sun Weiguo, who was driving the carriage, and said to Xinxin with a smile, "Because we need to give your aunt and future uncle some space to be alone together."
Yes, after Chu Ren and Chu Yi's families came from their hometown, Sun Jianjun would go to help remove the adobe bricks every night after work at the company. And anyone who was not a fool could see what he meant by his eagerness towards Chu Yi and Chu Yi's wife, so Sun Jianjun simply made it clear that he had taken a fancy to Chu Lifang and wanted to marry her.
The next day after the appointment, it happened to rain and he didn't have to go to work. He took a day off, ran to the regiment early in the morning to buy a bunch of formal gifts, and then brought his parents, brother and sister-in-law to pay a formal visit.
Chu Yi and his wife already had a good impression of Sun Jianjun, and Chu Lifang was also willing, so they simply agreed verbally first, and then formally got engaged at home after Chu Yi's house was built and the autumn harvest.
Xinxin opened her mouth wide, "Ah, is Uncle Jianjun really my uncle?"
Old Mrs. Chu also laughed, "Yeah, what's wrong? Is Xinxin unhappy?"
Xinxin's eyes curved with laughter, "I'm glad that Uncle Jianjun is so good to Xinxin..."
Yao Xiujuan helplessly tapped Xinxin's nose, "Have you forgotten what your father said again? It doesn't matter whether your future uncle treats you well or not. The most important thing is that he treats your aunt well!"
Xinxin pouted and retorted unconvincedly, "But, Uncle Jianjun is not good to Xinxin, how can he be good to Auntie?"
The people in the car were stunned when they heard this, looked at each other, and then realized what Xinxin meant. She meant that if Sun Jianjun was not good to Xinxin, would he be good to Chu Lifang?
Actually, if you think about it carefully, Xinxin is right. If a man has no patience and good temper with his children, how can he be good to his wife behind his back?
Dazhu kicked the stones on the ground out of boredom and looked around. "Fourth Uncle, why haven't Grandma and the others arrived yet?"
Chu Tian, "Your aunt Meiling is pregnant, so the carriage can't go fast."
Dazhu said "Oh". He didn't need to see the Grand Bazaar, just by listening to the sound, he could hear the hustle and bustle coming from inside. "Fourth Uncle, there are so many people in the Grand Bazaar so early..."
Chu Tian chuckled and said, "There are only two days in a year when you can trade freely, so there must be a lot of people coming..."
Dazhu blinked, "Fourth Uncle, are we just going to wait here? Why don't we go in and grab a seat first? Otherwise, where will Uncle Weiguo's straw lid be placed later?"
Chu Tian thought what Dazhu said made sense, so the two of them walked towards the Grand Bazaar.
Chu Tian and Dazhu waited in the Grand Bazaar for a long time before Sun Weiguo and others arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
Sun Weiguo jumped off the carriage shaft and helped Li Meiling get off the carriage. He then hurried over to Chu Tian, who had already taken Pingping from Yao Xiujuan's arms. "Brother Tian, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."
Chu Tian smiled and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's just the beginning of the crowds anyway."
After a pause, he hurriedly urged, "Hurry up and put out everything you want to sell. I've already reserved a spot for you."
I have to say that the location Chu Tian chose was excellent. He chose a spot about two meters wide under the shade of a tree. There was a patch of grass behind it, which was just right for the carriage to be parked there to graze.
Seeing this, everyone helped to unload the straw mats on Sun Jianjun's car one by one and placed them on a sheet that Li Meiling had brought specially.
Seeing that there were a lot of things displayed around and some people had already started trading at some stalls, Sun Weiguo was just watching with envy. Who knew that the next moment a young man who was not sure whether he was Kazakh or Uyghur came and asked how to exchange the largest size straw lid.
Although he often helped Chu Tian and Li Gang trade, he had never traded with outsiders, especially ethnic minorities, and he became nervous in an instant.
He quickly pulled over Chu Tian, who was discussing how to go shopping with Chu Min and Chu Jie, and said, "Tian, Brother Tian, please save me. What should I say?"
Chu Tian stumbled as he was pulled, and after he steadied himself, he glanced helplessly at the panicked Sun Weiguo, "Just say what you have to say. Why are you so nervous? Relax and listen to how I ask you!"
He paused, took a deep breath, walked forward, and asked the young man in front of him with a smile.
"What are you going to give me in exchange?"
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