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  Chapter 1071 Hospitality Tradition

  Liu Qingshan and his party drove two off-road jeeps, got on National Highway 110, and headed west.

  In addition to Zhang Pengfei and Wei Bing who slept together, Li Tie and Li Tieniu were also with him, plus Gao Feng and Xiao Liuzi, Liu Qingshan had a total of seven people.

  Gao Feng mainly went to follow and contact the raw materials of medicinal materials, and Xiao Liuzi naturally also carried the same banner.

   But in Liu Qingshan's view, the little guy is still running wild, and wants to go for a walk with him.

   This also made the fourth child envious: I don't want to go to school either!

   But everyone is on a different path, so it's better not to envy each other.

   In front of the jeep, there are several large trucks.

   This is Li Likun's car team, which is responsible for pulling jade back from the northwest frontier.

  Every summer, I have to run two round trips.

  Jade is mined over there, mainly in summer, and the old man Alimu is responsible for leading people to buy jade there.

  In addition to Hetian Baiyu, Moyu and Jinsiyu produced by KLMY are also within the scope of the acquisition.

  In the past two years, Shanhaizhai has been hoarding a large amount of raw materials, including gold, white jade and jadeite rough.

  The main reason why Liu Qingshan has not withdrawn funds from Shanhaizhai is this.

  In addition, building branches also consumed a lot of funds.

  Under Liu Qingshan's insistence, no matter in which big city a branch is opened, the store is purchased directly in the most prosperous commercial street.

  Although the current land price is relatively cheap, it is relatively speaking. After all, jewelry stores are located in prosperous areas, and the land price must be the highest.

  Li Likun was sitting in Liu Qingshan's off-road vehicle, chatting along the way.

  He has also settled down in the capital now, and bought a building in Fangzhuang District. Last year, his wife just gave birth to a fat son for him, and he is living a good life.

   "Boss, when will you go to the frontier to see, old man Alimu and the others always miss you."

  Li Likun is very satisfied with his current life. He knows that all this is because he joined Longteng Company and became acquainted with the boss, which completely changed his life.

   Otherwise, he would never have dreamed that he would be able to settle down in the capital.

   "Let's take a look, if you have time, I'll just go over this trip and have a look." Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

   In the past two years, his money has become more abundant, so he also wanted to see if he could contract the jade mine.

  They came out relatively early, and by noon, they had already arrived in Zhangjiakou, where they happened to eat.

   One big bowl of naked oatmeal noodles, served with fresh mutton and mushrooms, made several people sweat profusely.

   Several drivers led by Li Likun are regular customers here, chatting with the owner while eating.

  It may seem like small talk, but it is actually a very good process of communicating and understanding information, especially for long-distance drivers, they should pay attention to collecting the situation on the road at any time.

   "This year there is a bit of drought, and the output of Bashang noodles has been reduced a lot, and there are fewer mushrooms than in previous years." The owner took a cigarette from Li Likun, chattering homely.

  Liu Qingshan and the others are going to the northwest frontier, so they will soon enter Inner Mongolia, then enter Gansu, and cross the Hexi Corridor.

   This distance is not close, if you really want to go to the frontier, it will be almost 20,000 miles.

   Li Likun asked the shopkeeper, "Brother, is the road safe?"

  The shopkeeper nodded: "The past two years have been much better, besides, who is not open-minded, dare to stop your military vehicle?"

  Li Likun hehe twice, there are real guys in their car.

  The weather and environment in the northwest are harsh, so the folk customs are relatively tough.

  Liu Qingshan listened quietly while eating. The northwest side is inland, unlike the coastal side, which has many development advantages.

  After eating and resting for half an hour, the convoy started on the road again. After running around three o'clock in the afternoon, the surrounding scenery changed, and they had already entered the grassland.

  The field of vision is also widened. This season, the meadow has shown some withered yellow.

   "The sky is dark, the wild is vast, and the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low."

  Little Six began to mutter, although she has never been to school, but from the perspective of traditional Chinese studies, she has long been far ahead of her peers.

  In the evening, the convoy stopped in front of several yurts, which was also a fixed stop for Li Likun and the others on their route.

  When the herdsmen saw Li Likun, they also greeted him warmly.

  During dinner, everyone also ate tender finger meat.

  The herdsmen are hospitable and pour kumiss for everyone.

  After a day of driving, the drivers will also drink a bowl, then sleep soundly, and wake up the next day, feeling refreshed again.

  They are all acquaintances. They know that the drivers will drive tomorrow, so the herdsmen don’t try to persuade them to drink.

   Otherwise, what if the guests who enter the yurt don’t drink it?

  Li Tie didn't drink alcohol, and Liu Qingshan had a taste of it. Only Li Tieniu drank with a few herdsmen.

  At the beginning, the herdsmen didn't pay much attention to it. As they drank, they felt that Li Tieniu's capacity for alcohol seemed to be okay, and they immediately became energetic and drank one bowl after another.

  Li Tieniu drank more and more sober, but the eyes of the herdsmen gradually became blurred, but they still insisted on it one by one. After all, these men were still very proud in their hearts, especially when it came to drinking.

   But it didn't take long before they all lay flat.

  Li Tieniu patted his stomach and muttered: "When will I experience the feeling of drinking too much?"

  Little Six laughed twice: "Brother Tie Niu, I guess no one can help him realize this wish."

  The next morning, Liu Qingshan got up early. At this moment, the sun was rising, and the grassland was quiet.

  In the fresh green grass, I ran for a while with Li Tie and Li Tieniu, then started to stand up, and then practiced boxing with Li Tieniu, Gao Feng and Xiao Liuzi also joined in.

  Although Gao Feng does not practice martial arts, he has always insisted on standing upright. After standing upright, he and Xiaoliuzi went for a walk on the meadow. The grassland also produces a lot of medicinal herbs.

  But when Little Six came back, he had a lot of big mushrooms in his lapel.

   After a while, Li Likun led the car soldiers and started doing morning exercises. They have persisted in this habit.

  Liu Qingshan thinks it is very good. Driving during the day and sitting for a whole day, it is very necessary to exercise properly.

  Only Boss Zhang and Wei Bing, two lazy people, are still sleeping soundly in the bag.

  The herdsmen are also diligent. The morning is their busiest time, milking, grazing, cleaning the sheepfold, there is endless work.

  When yesterday's men saw Li Tieniu, they put their hands on their chests and bowed in salute.

  They respect heroes the most, and the heroes on the wine table are also heroes.

  However, after seeing Li Tieniu being staggered by Liu Qingshan, the herdsmen looked at Liu Qingshan with respect.

  As for Li Tieniu's general frame, he was stronger than the wrestlers participating in the Naadam, but in the end he couldn't beat Liu Qingshan.

   After the morning exercise, Liu Qingshan was also sweating. When he returned to the yurt, he found that the owner had prepared water.

  Li Likun and the others gulped and drank it all in one gulp.

  Liu Qingshan also took a sip, good guy, it's so cool.

  Just as he was about to put down the thick bowl, Li Likun whispered to him: "This is the rule of the herdsmen, you must drink it."

  Liu Qingshan blinked, a little confused. I heard that the herdsmen are hospitable and must drink alcohol. I didn’t hear that they must drink cold water.

   Li Likun told him about it: resting in the yurt at night, men and women lie together.

  What if a foreign guest is dishonest, has a wrong mind, and sleeps with someone else's woman?

  Wake up in the morning, a bowl of cold water, if you really do that thing, put a bowl of cold water in, you will definitely get sick, and it’s hard to say whether that thing will work in the future.

  So in pastoral areas, this tradition of hospitality is left behind.

  Liu Qingshan finally understood, and drank a bowl of cold water with a smile.

   After breakfast, we bid farewell to the herdsmen, who had to bring a lot of dairy products and dried meat.

  A man, Li Tieniu, was carrying two sheepskin bags, which contained high-quality kumiss.

  These items were all given away for free, which made Liu Qingshan feel a little sorry, and asked Li Tie to remove two boxes of instant noodles and canned fruits from the car as a gift in return.

  In fact, these herdsmen are easy to make friends with, provided you can win their respect.

   After running for another day, I just arrived at HHHT at night, and I rested here.

  Gao Feng went to the local medicinal material company to contact the business.

  The main purpose is to sign some purchase contracts. He needs a relatively large amount. Some types of herbal medicines are not usually collected much, and there is not so much inventory.

  Stay here for a whole morning the next day, sign a contract, and pay a deposit.

  Wait until you go to the northwest, it becomes more and more desolate, often running for dozens of miles, there is no human habitation.

  A few days later, they finally entered the border of Gan Province, and more and more Gobi Desert appeared along the way.

   "Boss, tonight, we must be camping in the wild." Li Likun saw that the night was gradually falling, and those who couldn't go to the village or shop behind could only camp.

   They ran this long-distance route, and this situation would not have happened, but in the afternoon, there was a section of road construction, which was delayed for several hours.

   Fortunately, the truck is fully prepared, with sufficient cooking utensils and food.

  So I drove all the vehicles off the main road, just below a barren slope, and prepared dinner.

  Two kerosene stoves were lit, one to boil water and the other to cook noodles.

  Put the ham sausage into a big stuffy pot for cooking instant noodles, add mushrooms and dried meat, and serve pancakes. Everyone is full.

   "It would be even more beautiful if there was a lamb roasted. It seems that I have to think about it tomorrow and buy two sheep from the herdsmen."

  Li Likun felt a little sorry, the boss finally walked with them, so he had to eat something good.

  Their big trucks, when they come back to pull jade, of course, can’t be empty when they go. They are all for the old man Alimu and the others, but there is still room for two sheep.

   "Going out, just eat enough." Liu Qingshan didn't care.

  At night, everyone slept in the car with their clothes on, and finally began to experience the hardships of the journey.

  Sleeping until midnight, a piercing howl suddenly pierced through the peaceful night sky of the grassland, it sounded so mournful.

   "Howl!" Liu Qingshan woke up instantly.

   Swish Swish Swish, the car headlights are all on.

   At the same time, there was a faint voice: "Help..."

  (end of this chapter)