However, Hong Tao could not immediately explore whether this ancient road was passable. He had to deliver the last batch of mutton to the Yining base before winter came. It was already mid-September, and according to Crimea's annual habit, it would be at the latest in

Depart Sailimu Lake in early October and head to the winter pasture.

"Holy shit, this is the discovery of an ancient tomb!" After Hong Tao crossed the mountains and returned to Sailimu Lake, he habitually stood on the edge of the woods and checked around with a telescope, and soon discovered an obvious anomaly.

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On the west bank of the lake, there are many small earth mounds on the north bank, just like the termite mounds that rise one after another on the African grasslands. Hong Tao is sure that it is not the work of termites. No matter how hard they work, they cannot build so many mansions in more than a month.

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It was even more impossible for someone to come here to dig and play in the soil. The only suspect was Kerim. But when Hong Tao walked to the lake, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake. Those were not soil bags but haystacks. There was a haystack next to him.

A woman wearing a white skirt, a red vest and an embroidered red hat is working with a pitchfork.

"Hey, sister-in-law, what are you doing with all this grass?" No need to ask, this is the daughter-in-law I bought for Kerim, so calling her sister-in-law is definitely not taking advantage.

"..." But the woman seemed to feel that she was at a disadvantage. She turned around and saw Hong Tao on the horse. She threw down the pitchfork and ran away without hesitation.

"This guy... Iszawi is not telling lies!" Seeing the woman wearing a skirt and getting on the horse with ease, Hong Tao somewhat recognized the price of the three horses.

It doesn't really matter what Kerim looks like. He not only needs a wife who can have children, but also a partner who can help with work and chat. A woman like this is very suitable, she can ride a horse and work.

Life in Crimea will be much more comfortable from now on.

"Hey, Afanti, where did you go shopping again this time? Do you have any good wine?" Before Hong Tao could pack his things, Kerim came running over on horseback. He had long been accustomed to this neighbor's attitude.

His whereabouts are erratic, and he is also used to drinking high-quality liquor from his neighbors.

"Licheng... this is a wedding gift for you. Why did she run away when she saw me?" Hong Tao took out a few small boxes from his backpack and put them on the table. A set of gold jewelry inlaid with gemstones came from Licheng.

Found it in the store.

Although gold and silver jewelry in this era is not as valuable as a piece of biscuit, Kirgiz women like to wear shiny things very much. If you see a good one and take it back, it can be considered a good gift.

"Saren said you are in danger!" Kerim opened the box and looked at them one by one.

"...She has never seen me, how could she know that I am dangerous?" This answer made Hong Tao stop what he was doing, raised his head to look at Kerim, and quietly touched his thigh with his right hand.

"Saren is very smart... I have to thank you for this, my brother!" Kerim didn't feel anything unusual, and was still looking at the sun and pondering the ruby ​​​​on the necklace.

"Hasn't she left these days?" Sometimes Hong Tao feels that he is too sensitive, but he doesn't think this is a shortcoming. Compared with his life, spending a few more words and using his brain is nothing.

"Don't worry, I'm also very smart. I tried secretly several times. I pretended that I had to leave for a day to look for things and left her alone at home. In fact, I didn't go far. I just sat in the woods on the hillside for most of the day.

. She is not a bad person and likes living here very much. She has many scars on her body from being beaten by people. Those people are very bad and she does not like them!" After so many years together, Kerim has become more accustomed to Hong Tao being more cunning than Snow Leopard.

Personality, and someone who is a bit close to Mo is dark.

Usually when he was alone at home, he always kept the sheepdog near the highway on the east bank. Once a stranger appeared, the smart sheepdog would run back to report the news. Suddenly a strange woman came, even if it was his wife, there was no trace of him.

Relax your vigilance.

"Well, everyone is a bad guy except me..." Hong Tao felt relieved after saying this, and at the same time he didn't forget to take the opportunity to show off himself.

"Come to your place for a drink in the evening, Saren will make good finger meat!" Kerim must have heard such nonsense over the years, so he immediately filtered it out, mounted his horse and ran away again.

"If you have a wife and forget your friends, you are not a damn good person!" Hong Tao cursed loudly as he looked at Kerim's cheerful back.

In the past, as long as he came back by himself, this lonely shepherd would stay in front of the hut, eating dried fish, drinking wine, and talking about anything. But now, he was in a hurry to go back before his butt was still hot.

Kerimu is not bragging, Saren is really good at cooking, not only mutton, but also fish. The grilled fish she makes is heated and grilled with stones, which is more delicious than grilling it directly on an iron rack.

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However, this woman seemed to have a deep misunderstanding of herself. She was very nervous during the dinner and rarely spoke. She didn't even dare to raise her eyelids. After finishing the meal, she got on her horse and ran away with the tableware in hand, not wanting to stay for another minute.

Hong Tao didn't care about her deliberate alienation. Anyone who was bought back by him would not adapt immediately. Moreover, she had been in the Redeemer base for such a long time and had more experience than Kerim. She was not so easy to coax. She would definitely be there.

Doubt your own identity.

"What are you doing with so much fodder? Are there many sheep this year?" However, those haystacks by the lake need to be asked. It is said that a lot of mutton was sold to the Redeemer this year. The sheep in Crimea should not be so large that additional preparations are needed.

The extent to which pasture is brought to winter pastures.

"We have to spend the winter here. It's too far over there and we have to climb mountains. She can't adapt."

"..." Kerim's answer really left Hong Tao speechless. Good guy, what is the most important thing about the sheep that you agreed on? How come after marrying a daughter-in-law, friends and sheep have become less important!

"You can sell more sheep to the base and help me build a roof for the sheep pen. As long as it doesn't get buried in the snow, there will be enough fodder to last until spring!" Kerim didn't think there was anything inappropriate.

He even licked his face and assigned work to Hong Tao.

"...I want to go to Southern Xinjiang in winter. Do you know there is a road near the Xiat River that can lead to Southern Xinjiang?"

Hong Tao thought for a while, no, he couldn't stay here for a long time, otherwise he would be used as a laborer by the two of them. Now he is building a sheep pen, and he will have to build a horse pen in the future. When it snows heavily, will he have to shovel the snow?

It’s not that I’m too lazy to help with work, it’s that I can’t develop this habit. If I make helping a necessity, I’ll be dissatisfied if I don’t help once in the future.

This is not really a bad character of Kerim, nor is it a case of Saren blowing off pillow talk to sow discord. This is human nature, and everyone is the same. If you want to avoid it, you can only refuse it from the beginning, and if you can't refuse, just avoid it.

"... Even snow leopards won't walk in the Chateau Valley in winter! The cliff there has collapsed, and the only bridge across the river has been washed away by flash floods. The glacier is very deep and fast when it doesn't freeze in winter. If you fall, you will be killed.

Frozen to death!"

After hearing Hong Tao's plan, Kerim stopped drinking. He tried hard to search for Chinese words in his mind, trying to express the difficulty of that mountain road 100% and dispel his neighbor's idea of ​​licking it to death.

"So you just walked by!" What does it mean to not look back even after hitting the wall? Hong Tao is this kind of person.

The more you talk about difficulties, the more interested he becomes. He is too lazy to do things that anyone can do. Of course, all this is based on sufficient information and preparation. He likes taking risks but doesn't like to suck to death.

"The winter pasture is right there, at the foot of the mountain! Here we are...the winter pasture is here, here or here...the Schutter River is here!"

The Crimean felt that it was necessary to popularize the geographical knowledge at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains to the Han people. He dared to walk through the Schatt Valley without knowing anything, and it was still in winter. This was a boring life!

"Wait... draw on it!" Hong Tao really didn't ask carefully where the winter pasture in Crimea is. He only knew that it was at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. But it's not too late to make up for it. He can do it by just marking it on the map.

See clearly.

"I have only been here after the earthquake. The bridge on the south side is gone, the cliff has collapsed, and the river is too fast to pass!"

Crime did know how to use a map. Not only did he mark the three winter pastures he often visited, he also found the place where the Schatt River crossed the bridge, which was only about 30 kilometers away from the Schatt Ranch. But the earthquake not only destroyed the bridge
Chapter completed!