After hearing Uncle Dong's introduction, Xu Jinyan smiled and greeted everyone.
"My name is Xu Jinyan. Everyone can call me Little Xu. I'm new here, so there are many things I don't understand. I need everyone to take care of me for the next few days!”
It was said to be twenty days, but the time was not certain. It could be more or less.
Hearing Xu Jinyan's words, they all laughed.
Xu Haisheng, a simple and honest man in his thirties, scratched the back of his head and laughed." We've all heard about you from Uncle Dong. He said that you're an intellectual who knows a lot, that you're good at fighting, and that you have a good temper. Now that we look at it, it's true!”
Wang Xiaochuan poked Xu Jinyan's shoulder with the handle of his hunting rifle.
"I heard from Uncle Dong that you're pretty good at training horses? Let's find a time to have a competition?"
Xu Jinyan did not detect any malice in his words, so he smiled and said.
"I only know how to ride and my skills are average. However, if Brother Wang wants to compete, I will definitely accompany you!”
Wang Xiaochuan immediately burst into laughter and said straightforwardly," Alright! Then let's make an appointment and pick a time to compete!”
After a round of banter, the team of horse herders officially began their journey.
Uncle Dong was the most senior among the five, and he was also the herdsman with the most experience in herding. Therefore, it was only natural that he would lead the horse herding team.
The five of them led the herd of horses all the way north. After walking for a day, they finally arrived at a fertile field.
Along the way, Xu Jinyan saw what the true scenery of the grasslands was like.
Blue sky, white clouds, and boundless green grass. If there was another soaring eagle in the sky, it would be exactly the same as the scene in the movie.
There was no road ahead of the Wrangler Team. What replaced it was a sparkling lake.
It was the Lake Hala that Uncle Dong had mentioned.
The clear lake was like a huge sapphire embedded in the fertile field. The sunlight shone on it, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.
Heaven and earth seemed to have become one, beautiful like a dream.
Xu Jinyan took a deep breath. This place was too beautiful.
However, Uncle Dong and the others were not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery. They were worried about dinner and camping tonight.
The temperature difference between day and night on the grassland was huge. Although the sun was now making people sweat, the temperature would drop sharply at night and people would die from the cold.
Each of them had a sheepskin jacket on them, which was prepared for camping at night.
Uncle Dong took out a flint from his pocket and lit some firewood. Then, he took out some dry rations from his bag.
The dry rations were dry and hard to swallow, but they were essential food for them to graze.
Xu Haisheng also took out some dry food. His honest face was flushed red by the orange flames.
Wang Xiaochuan, who was standing at the side, took out the bread from his bag and muttered unhappily.
"Every time we graze, we have to eat this kind of dry bread. When will the treatment of our herdsmen improve?”
Uncle Dong smiled when he heard this." You're still young. When you're my age, you'll know that it's good enough to have food. There was once when I accidentally lost my rations and almost starved to death!”
Uncle Dong was old and had experienced many hardships. He could endure any hardships.
Xu Haisheng also smiled honestly." Xiaochuan, it's fine as long as there's food."”
As he spoke, he suddenly smiled and pointed at the shotgun in Wang Xiaochuan's hand.
"Why don't you go hunting and see if you can catch a rabbit or something to improve our food?”
Wang Xiaochuan knew that Xu Haisheng was teasing him, so he smiled and glared at him.
"Brother Xu, don't make fun of me. I might not even be able to catch a mouse in this place, let alone a rabbit. Besides, how can this shotgun be easily moved? Save as much bullets as you can. Who knows what will happen to us next?”
Hearing this, Xu Haisheng smiled and fell silent. He focused on eating his rations.
The scene immediately quieted down. The few of them chewed on the dry food in their mouths and did not speak.
Wang Xiaochuan's face scrunched up as he took a bite and swallowed it after chewing for a while. When he took a second bite, he suddenly couldn't continue.
He sighed. It's dry and unpalatable!"
Old Guo looked at him and could not help but tease him.
"Look, there's such a big lake beside us. Why don't you go catch some fish and eat?”
Wang Xiaochuan frowned without thinking." How is that possible?! Without tools, how could he use an anchor fish? The fish in this lake are smarter than me!"
Old Guo couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Wang Xiaochuan turned his head and suddenly said.
"Eh? Where's Xu Jinyan?"
As soon as he said that, everyone realized that Xu Jinyan had disappeared.
Uncle Dong slapped his thigh and said anxiously," Oh no! Don't lose him! It's going to be dark soon. It's not peaceful at night. Everyone, hurry up and search!”
Everyone became anxious and quickly put down their rations to look for Xu Jinyan.
At this moment, a voice was heard.
"You don't have to look for me. I'm here!”
It turned out that the Wrangler Team's resting place was near the lake. There was a big tree, and Xu Jinyan was sitting behind the big tree. He was completely blocked, and the other four people did not notice him in time.
Uncle Dong and the others quickly went up and heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that he was fine.
Wang Xiaochuan asked curiously.
"Little Xu, what are you doing? Why is he carrying a stick?"
Xu Jinyan was holding a wooden stick in his hand. There was a vine wrapped around it that he had found somewhere. He was sitting leisurely by the lake with a very enjoyable expression.
In his opinion, he came here to experience life.
There was an uncountable amount of food in the space, so there was no need to work hard for a living.
Xu Jinyan sat by the lake, enjoying the moist smell of the lake water and the feeling of the breeze blowing on his face. He closed his eyes slightly and smiled. His expression was exceptionally enjoyable.
"I'm just fishing."
When Wang Xiaochuan heard this, he could not help but shake his head and laugh.
"You want to fish with this stick and vine that you picked up from the ground? Little Xu, the fish in Lake Hala are more alert than the horses in the ranch!”
Xu Jinyan also smiled.
"I'm just fishing for fun. If I encounter a few not-so-smart fish, we can still improve our food.”
The others did not comment on Xu Jinyan's words.
It was fine as long as the person was fine. They didn't count on the fish anyway.
Xu Jinyan did not argue. He just looked at the lake quietly.
Seeing that Xu Jinyan was fine, Uncle Dong and the others ignored him and went back to eat their rations.
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