Because Chu Min was going on a long-distance trip this time, they had more things to talk about on the way than when they were bringing Zuo Zhuang along.
The place we are going to this time is the Ili region, which is also a gathering area of the Kazakh people, just like the Atel region. The Kazakhs are a nomadic people. They usually consume dairy products, which means that every household has a variety of dairy products in stock.
Chu Tian looked at the 200 kilograms of milk lumps that Chu Min had purchased and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "Second brother, have you bought out all the stock from those three stores?"
Chu Min curled his lips and smiled, "No, the three companies still have about 20 to 30 kilograms of inventory combined..."
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Chu Tian gave him a thumbs up to express his admiration. He and Chu Min arrived in Yili and first delivered the goods. He took Chu Min to a pastoral area where he used to buy milk lumps, and then they parted ways. He left Chu Min at the outskirts of the pastoral area, while he drove to several families deep in the pastoral area.
He collected less than 300 kilograms of milk lumps from five or six families. He thought he was very good, but he didn't expect Chu Min to be even better. He collected 200 kilograms of milk lumps from three families. Chu Tian thought that if Chu Min could not take so much at one time, he would probably collect more...
Chu Min looked at what Chu Tian had bought and was surprised. "Why did you only buy so little?"
"Ah, the milk lumps that several herders have stored recently have been exchanged with others, so these are all we have..."
Yes, Chu Tian only left less than 50 kilograms of the milk lumps he purchased in the open, and the rest were stored in the space!
Chu Min nodded and said without thinking, "It's okay, I'll give you some..."
Chu Tian waved his hands hurriedly, "No, no, I bought these for my family to eat, we have different uses..."
Chu Min glanced at Chu Tian with a half-smile upon hearing this, but did not continue the topic. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Where are we going next?"
Chu Tian turned the steering wheel and said, "Go to Xinyuan County..."
He paused and continued, "When we get close to Xinyuan County, we'll pass by a place where the Hasa people there make a lot of smoked horse meat and smoked horse sausage every year before winter. Although it's not the right season now, we might as well try our luck!"
"By the way, there are a lot of milk lumps, ghee, and morels over there. I'll take you there when the time comes."
A few decades later, the value of morels can reach thousands of yuan per kilogram, so every time Chu Tian comes to Yili, he buys a lot of dried morels from Hasa. Whether they are stewed in chicken soup or lamb, they are very delicious.
"OK."
As he spoke, Chu Min counted the money he brought with him. He planned to use all the money to buy smoked horse meat or milk lumps. The milk lumps here were too cheap, much cheaper than what he bought from the herdsmen around Urumqi. If he didn't take this opportunity to buy more, he would feel that he had made a bad trip.
Back home, Yao Xiujuan sat at the door, watching the sunset outside and sighed slowly.
Yao Xiuli happened to come out of the backyard carrying a basin of washed clothes. Seeing her elder sister's appearance, she couldn't help but ask with concern, "Sister, are you still feeling bad?"
Yao Xiujuan covered her chest and nodded dully, "A little bit."
Yao Xiuli frowned, "Why are you not uncomfortable at all when your brother-in-law is here, but you feel uncomfortable as soon as he leaves?"
Yao Xiujuan shook her head, "I don't know either..."
"Maybe it's because I miss him too much..."
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Yao Xiuli thought to herself, my elder sister can't live without her brother-in-law for a single day. She had severe morning sickness before, but it was fine as soon as her brother-in-law came back. Now the month of morning sickness should have passed, but she started to feel uncomfortable again the day after her brother-in-law left.
It feels like the eldest sister's brother-in-law is the life-extending elixir for the eldest sister.
"Mother, mother..."
"mother···"
Yao Xiujuan looked up and saw Xinxin holding Pingping and running towards her. She smiled and asked, "Where is your grandmother?"
Xinxin pointed to the door and said, "Grandma is talking to Grandma outside..."
Yao Xiujuan nodded, looked at the dust on Xinxin's little face and her flat black hands, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Look how dirty you two are, go wash them quickly."
"good···"
Xinxin took Pingping to wash their face, and they quickly washed it and came over for Yao Xiujuan to check.
"Mom, my brother and I are clean now. Can we go listen to the radio?"
Yao Xiujuan nodded, "Okay, but can you open it?"
"Yes, Dad taught me."
After saying that, Xinxin took Pingping's hand and walked into the main room.
Yao Xiujuan, who was sitting outside the house, couldn't help but smile when she heard the sound of the radio and the two children talking and laughing coming from inside the house.
They spent a total of ten days in the Outer Ili area. Today was their last day in Ili. Chu Tian took Chu Min to a state-owned restaurant, had their last meal of noodles and rice sausage, and were about to start their journey back.
Chu Min sat in the passenger seat and said with a smile, "I won't be able to eat lungs when I go back this time..."
Chu Tian smiled as he took a taxi and glanced at Chu Min. "Second brother, do you really like eating rice lung? We ate at the state-owned restaurant for ten days, and they served rice lung for four of them. And you haven't had enough of it?"
Chu Min smacked his lips and said, "I can't eat enough. If I couldn't take it away, I would have brought it back for your sister-in-law and the others to try."
Chu Tian raised his eyebrows. "The state-owned restaurants in Changji occasionally serve rice sausage and flour lung..."
Chu Min was surprised, "There are also in Changji?"
Chu Tian nodded, "Yes, by the way, they also serve Hui Muslim specialty noodle soup, and sometimes you can even find Gaza."
"Whenever you have the chance to drive in Changji, you can go and try it. The food is quite good."
Chu Min touched his chin and nodded, "Hmm..."
After a pause, he looked at Chu Tian who was driving and said with a smile, "We'll get to the main road soon. Can I drive for a while?"
"OK."
Chu Min is bold and careful. Chu Tian only taught him twice before he dared to drive in a place where no one was around. Now, whenever he is in a place where no one is around, Chu Min will drive by himself.
Chu Tian always feels relaxed and happy. He doesn't really like driving, especially nowadays, which are not very comfortable to drive...
On this side, Sun Weiguo's wife Li Meiling came to Chu Tian's house holding her one-year-old son Sun Xiaobao. Seeing the door wide open, she walked into the yard while shouting.
"Sister-in-law Xiujuan, are you home?"
Yao Xiujuan had just woken up and was packing clothes in the house. When she heard the noise outside, she quickly responded, "Meiling, I'm not busy. Come in."
Hearing Yao Xiujuan's voice, Li Meiling carried the child and walked towards the main room. As soon as she stepped into the main room, she saw Yao Xiujuan coming out from the inner room.
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