Chapter 72: The Sheep's Body "Adasi, Jax!" Yushanjiang rushed out of the winter nest upon hearing the noise. After seeing Halimu and Li Long, he was extremely happy and came over to shake hands and hug the two. "I'm so glad you can come! Let's go to the winter nest." "Brother Yushanjiang, these are the things you asked me to bring." Li Long pointed to the supplies on the horse's back and said, "I also brought you a bag of rice and a bag of noodles. Put them down first, and let me know if you need anything later." "Thank you so much!" Yushanjiang sighed, "If you hadn't brought these things, we might have had a hard time in the next few days. The snow is too thick!" Yushanjiang's daughter was feeding grass to the sheep in the sheepfold, while his son was watching the dog to prevent it from rushing over. He looked at Li Long with curiosity. When Li Long looked over, the child lowered his head shyly. The three big men unloaded the things from the horses and put them into the winter den, then sat on the wooden kang and drank milk tea. Yushanjiang's wife skillfully mixed the milk tea - there was a teapot with hot tea on the small stove, and all she had to do was scoop some milk into a bowl and pour the tea into it, and the simple version of milk tea was ready. Li Long took a sip and a warmth spread from his stomach to his whole body, dispelling the strong chill. "Eat pork with your hands at my place today." Yushanjiang said, "Li Long, I know you will definitely come back. I am good at judging people. You are a friend worth making!"
Yushanjiang's words were not at all reserved, and Li Long was very moved. He smiled and said: "You too, your sincerity touched me. By the way, I wonder if it's snowing in the mountains recently? It's sunny outside, but it's cloudy in the mountains." "Well, it's not a good thing." After hearing what Li Long said, Yushanjiang's voice became low, "The fodder we prepared in autumn may not be enough. The cattle and sheep can't keep up with the fat, and some may not survive until spring..." "Yes, the snow this winter is too heavy." Halimu also took a sip of milk tea and said, "The fodder we prepared before, plus the fodder that can be stored in the pasture during the winter, is enough for the whole winter. Now the snow is too thick, and the cattle and sheep in the pasture can't dig through the snow and eat the grass under the snow. The stored fodder is still not enough..." Li Long had no choice. Although the production team had a stable and a surplus of fodder, it was far from enough to meet the needs of Yushanjiang, Halimu and their cattle and sheep. Li Long vaguely remembered seeing a similar situation in a book in his previous life, but he forgot how to solve it. Besides, with his current connections, he can't solve the problem at all. The three of them were silent, but soon Yu Shanjiang smiled and said: "Nothing much. Li Long happened to be here. I slaughtered a sheep for you to take back later. You will have the New Year soon, so it's a good meal for you." Li Long was about to refuse, but Yu Shanjiang waved his hand as if he knew what he wanted to say. "It's from a friend, so don't waste your time! If I tell you to take it, just take it! By the way, there has been some activity nearby these two days, so I also sent you something!" As he said this, he stood up, and Li Long and Halimu hurriedly followed. The three people left the winter den, and Yushanjiang took them to the west side of the den, used a wooden fork to pick up the snow, revealing the things buried underneath. "Is this... a roe deer?" Halimu said in surprise. "We encountered one when we were hunting wild boars the other day. That guy was so smart that he ran away in the blink of an eye." "I just came over to steal my fodder, and then I killed it." Yushanjiang said proudly, "Li Long, you guys should eat this, right?" "Eat it. If you don't want to eat it, I'll take it away." Li Long knew that he didn't need to be polite with these two friends. "This is a good thing in our place." "Then take it away later. Come on, Halimu, come and help us slaughter the sheep so we can have hand-pulled meat for lunch!" The words were very heroic, but Li Long could hear a hint of sadness in them. Not to mention now, even in the future, herdsmen can't eat hand-grabbed meat every day. Milk tea and naan are the most common meals. Making this hand-pulled meat is, firstly, a way to welcome myself, and secondly, it is also a way to use up some of the sheep that are about to be eliminated and relieve stress.
How can we help them? Pieces of information flashed through Li Long's mind. He wanted to know how he could accomplish this task with his current methods. The traditional Kazakh hand-pulled meat is cooked without any other seasoning except a handful of salt. It is cooked in a large pot and sliced leek (lamb onion) is prepared. When the meat is cooked, the whole winter nest is filled with the aroma. It was obvious that Yushanjiang's two children had not eaten meat with their hands for a long time. Their eyes were full of anticipation. Two large plates of meat were placed on the kang table, but they did not eat anything. Instead, they waited for Yushanjiang to pick out a bone with a large piece of meat and hand it to Li Long. "This is Jiang Ba Zi, you eat it." Li Long didn't pay attention to these things the last time he ate hand-pulled meat at Halimu's house. Tao Daqiang was also there at the time, and they ate in a hurry. This time he was a little surprised. Seeing the child was there, he wanted to be humble. Halimu touched him and said: "This Jiang Ba Zi is for the most distinguished guests. You have to eat it first before others can eat it." The most distinguished guest? Li Long was very surprised and looked at Yushanjiang. Yushanjiang raised his chin and signaled him to take the meat quickly. Li Long had no choice but to take the meat with both hands. Yushanjiang smiled, picked up another piece and handed it to Halimu, then cut a piece of the sheep's ear and gave it to his son. Then everyone started to eat the meat. Although Li Long knew that Kazakhs were particular about eating meat, he did not expect that they would treat him as the most distinguished guest. He felt even more that he should think carefully about how to solve this problem for them. Mutton is indeed delicious. It is not as fat as the mutton in later generations due to the feed. It tastes very fragrant. After taking a few bites of the meat and then eating a piece of skin, it feels so good. After eating the hand-pulled meat, Li Long and Halimu drank a bowl of oily brick tea and left Yushanjiang’s winter home. Immediately, a sheep and a roe deer appeared. The sheep had been gutted and skinned, but the roe deer was intact, with only one gunshot wound. According to Li Long's idea, he could take the roe deer, but not the sheep. However, Yushanjiang didn't listen to him at all and tied the sheep to his horse. Li Long had no choice but to take it. At this point, Yushanjiang pointed to the winter nest and said with a smile: "I'm getting a great bargain! If you had brought these things here before, how could you have exchanged them for three or five sheep?" Li Long felt ashamed. When they returned to Halimu's winter home, the sun was setting and Li Long was about to leave. Halimu silently dug out a skinned and gutted sheep from the snow pile behind his winter home, put it on Li Long's carriage, and said: "Actually, I was planning to tell you when you left, because I was afraid you wouldn't want it. Brother Yushan Jiang let it go directly, so you wouldn't refuse this from me. You're going to celebrate the New Year soon, and this is a gift from a friend!" It was really hard for Li Long to refuse. My original plan was to send some warmth to my friends in the mountains before the New Year, but now, it is my friends in the mountains who have given me New Year gifts. I feel a little touched. Yesterday, the new book list was released, and the data of collection, follow-up reading and other data dropped like a cliff, which really made me feel disappointed. It is said that it will enter the third round of recommendation today, and I don’t know how the recommendation effect will be. It has been a month since the book was published. At present, the data is generally good. Thank you for your support. Thanks to book friend 20181031171518682 for the reward, thank you to book friend 20191013013429488 for the reward, thank you all for your monthly ticket recommendation! I hope today's data will be better. (End of this chapter)
