Rebirth on the top of the mountain, my herding career

"Are these for me? West Wind, I can't have them."

Gulidan likes these small gifts very much, but she is relatively thin-skinned. She and Qin Xifeng actually don't have such a good relationship, so she is embarrassed to accept them.

"Just take it. It's not a valuable thing. Do you think it's a betrothal gift? Don't talk nonsense. If you feel bad about it, you can help me make lunch later."

Qin Xifeng immediately stuffed these things into the girl's hands.

In fact, he didn't think too much about Gulidan. It was his habit to go out and buy a few small gifts for girls he liked.

"Pfft...Xifeng, what you have as a betrothal gift is not enough. My grandma said that no matter who marries me, the betrothal gift must be at least 6 cows and 30 sheep..."

In Palpaha, a bride-price is required to marry a daughter-in-law, and a dowry is required to marry a girl.

There is no betrothal gift in the local area, and the price of the dowry must be calculated based on the number of cattle and sheep. In short, the burden of betrothal gift and dowry is not light.

Qin Xifeng smiled and said nothing.

Gulidan immediately got up and went to make milk tea first, and then made a pot of milk noodles. The local diet is relatively monotonous, and most of the food is related to dairy products and meat, with few non-staple foods.

This is something Qin Xifeng often complains about.

"West Wind..."

After eating and cleaning up, Qin Xifeng and Gulidan were sitting in the yurt chatting. While they were talking, they heard someone shouting outside.

Qin Xifeng went out to take a look and found that it was Wang Deqi from the village.

"Secretary Wang, come in and sit down."

"No, I have to leave soon. There are still people waiting for me. The Western Breeding Base has sent you two Bazhou fine-bred yaks and two Kirk breeding sheep. My comrades in the village and I brought them over for you.

It's just over there at the corral, do you want to go take a look now?"

The high-breed yaks and breeding sheep that were delivered on the next day arrived. Wang Deqi and his party happened to go to the pastoral area today, so they helped bring them over.

"OK."

Qin Xifeng did not hesitate, called Shang Gulidan, and went to the corral with Wang Deqi.

"Xifeng, yaks and sheep are both good breeds."

They all grew up in pastoral areas, so Gulidan still has some good eyesight.

Qin Xifeng was also very satisfied and expressed his gratitude to Wang Deqi and the other two people again and again.

"Since there's no problem, just sign here."

Wang Deqi handed Qin Xifeng an order to sign for. This kind of thing should not be taken carelessly.

Qin Xifeng signed, and the others hurriedly left.

Before leaving, Qin Xifeng gave them a few boxes of cigarettes. The cigarettes were not very good. He bought them in the county town for 3 yuan and 5 yuan a box, which was more or less what he meant.

"Xifeng, I find that I can't see through you more and more. However, a man's greatest wealth is his ability. You are really powerful."

Gulidan knew the origin of the cattle and sheep, and couldn't help but look at this old classmate with admiration.

"Well, I have something even better, which you will see later."

Qin Xifeng laughed and then sent Gulidan back.

Two days later, Zaren's work problem was solved. The county arranged for him to work at the township post and telecommunications office. Not to mention the salary, at least his life was guaranteed.

Atik's family does not have a house in the countryside. The family's old house is in a village to the west of the river valley. Many villagers have at least two homes. They live in yurts during the grazing season, and some people return to the village to live in the winter when they are free.

But Atik's family rarely returns to the village.

The main reason is that Atik still thinks about patrolling the border during his free time in winter. It would be inconvenient to go back to live in the village because the distance is too far.

Three days later.

Atik recovered from his injury and returned home.

The first thing he did when he came back was to hold a family meeting. There was only one topic on the agenda, which was to separate the family. Since Zaren would live in the village for a long time in the future, it was natural for him to separate and live alone.

"Zaren, 20% of the current cattle, sheep and horses at home belong to you and Amina. You can take them away now, or you can wait until the autumn to sell them and get the money."

Atik said nothing at home. After the livestock were distributed, there was nothing else to say.

Zaren chose to take away the cattle, sheep and horses. Now that he has a job, Amina can take care of these livestock. As for the pregnant cattle, sheep and horses, they all stayed.

Atik didn't give it to his eldest son.

The fine-bred yaks and breeding sheep are nominally cooperative assets of Qin Xifeng and related units and do not participate in the distribution.

"Xifeng, when you get a wife in the future, half of the livestock in the family will be yours."

After Zaren left, Atik talked about the next distribution plan.

Grandma didn't express any opinion during the whole process. She thought her man's behavior was fair.

"Thank you, dad!"

Qin Xifeng also didn't say anything. His family is still very poor, and this livestock is not enough to cover the family's expenses for a year.

He is thinking about making the cake bigger, and he believes that everything will be fine.

After his parents came back, Qin Xifeng no longer needed to take care of the livestock. He often took a team of yaks early in the morning to act as a guide for the soldiers.

There are a total of 45 mountain passes in Palpaha, of which only 4 have soldiers stationed, and the rest require irregular patrols.

These mountain passes are located in complex terrain and changeable climate. Only local people can guide the way to ensure the safety of people and horses.

However, Atik strictly prohibited Qin Xifeng from going up the mountain alone to patrol the border.

"Xifeng, please wait for me to take care of you for a while. When I fully recover, I will take you with me. I won't worry about you being alone."

What Atik said may not be unreasonable. He felt that Qin Xifeng was not strong enough to be on his own, and he would wait for two more years of training.

Time slips away so quietly...

The peaceful plateau also changed unconsciously.

"The weather monitoring results from five minutes ago are now broadcast. In the next 24 hours, it will be sunny and sometimes cloudy. The maximum temperature is 2 degrees above zero, the minimum temperature is minus 15 degrees, and the wind force is level 3..."

There was nothing going on today. After Qin Xifeng listened to the broadcast of the weather monitoring results, he began to build a greenhouse in the open space behind the yurt.

First, the land was leveled, and then according to the plan, multiple fires were lit in and around the greenhouse. At this time of year, the ice and snow were beginning to melt, and the land was actually still in a frozen state.

The function of the fire is to increase the temperature of the surface layer of the land, and only after the land thaws can the next step of work be carried out.

"Xifeng, who do you think is coming?"

Qin Xifeng was busy working when Gulidan's voice floated over from far away.

"Do you still need to watch? I can hear Wang Jianjun's loud voice from three miles away."

Two horses stopped in front of them, and Gulidan and Wang Jianjun jumped off their horses.

"Xifeng, what are you doing?"

Wang Jianjun was very free during this period, so he suddenly thought of riding a horse to see Qin Xifeng today.

He and Gulidan met on the road, and Gulidan was about to come over.

"I plan to build a miniature vegetable greenhouse...Jianjun, you came just in time, come over and help me dig a ditch. Gulidan, don't be idle, go make a pot of milk tea, it will be delicious later."

Qin Xifeng was not polite at all when he ordered his two old classmates. This guy was so thick-skinned that he didn't even know what it meant to be embarrassed.

"Little things are up to me!"

Wang Jianjun hasn't had a girl's yurt to go to recently, so he has been holding back his anger for a long time. Now it's time to vent his anger. Working is the best way to unleash his anger.

This guy has a lot of energy and wants to show off in front of Gu Lidan and Qin Xifeng that he works really hard.