Old Mrs. Baoyin was filled with joy and walked forward quickly. When she got closer to her nephew and niece who was approaching, she opened her arms to embrace her nephew and niece.
Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, hurried to the front of her aunt. She only had time to call out "aunt" before she was embraced by her. Although she felt a little embarrassed, she didn't struggle.
"Good boy!" Old Mrs. Baoyin hugged her nephew, nephew and daughter-in-law, caressing the backs of their heads, kissing her junior's forehead lovingly, calling out "good boy".
Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, is already in his forties. His face turned red when his aunt called him a "good boy."
The two of them didn't dare to say anything else, so they could only accept it passively.
Leshan blinked his big eyes, looked at the people around his eldest aunt, and recognized a few of them. When he heard his sister saying hello to the elders, he cleverly wiped his mouth with honey, and followed his "cousin uncle" and "cousin uncle" all the way.
"Brother" was called over.
Leyun has a strong memory, remembering the ranking of each cousin, and saying hello to every uncle, cousin, and sister-in-law she met one by one.
Together with my brothers, sisters, brothers of the same clan, guests from the same village and foreign guests, I welcomed my cousin's family to Le Jian Le and Le Fu, and greeted my cousins, nephews and nieces with smiles on their faces.
Old Mrs. Baoyin hugged her niece-in-law and her nephew-in-law for a while, then let go of her arms, then hugged a pair of cute little nephews and grand-nephews in her arms, and kept kissing the faces of the two children.
"Auntie, I'm already a big kid. If you act like this, my brother and I will be shy." After being kissed several times in public, Leyun almost wanted to scream. So many people were watching, so embarrassed!
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"Don't be shy, my little babies are so cute, who doesn't want to kiss them a few times." Old Mrs. Baoyin, who was originally sad, was amused, and finally she was willing to let go of her lovely grandnephew.
Old Mrs. Baoyin met her children, and the Le family members and villagers all extended a warm welcome to the guests from afar.
Her father, Aunt Feng, didn't understand Mongolian, so Le Yun clasped her hands together and bowed repeatedly in return.
The girl in Hanfu spoke Mongolian fluently. People from the same village as Mrs. Baoyin and Lekang's brothers and sisters of the same generation all had expressions of fear of writing.
"Grandma Baoyin, do your children understand the language of our nation?"
"Ah, this girl speaks Mongolian so well!"
"My grandniece is extremely smart and has strong learning ability. Not only is she highly skilled in medicine, but she can also speak multiple languages. She learned Mongolian from the kid from Bianyuan when she was in college, and she can speak Mongolian."
The grandniece has grown a face for herself. Old Mrs. Baoyin sounded proud, and she was happier than picking up money.
The people in the same village and the Le family clan once again expressed their admiration.
The old mother was in a happy mood and almost forgot about her business. Lekang came close to the old mother and reminded her softly. Old Mrs. Baoyin stopped talking about her nieces and nephews and let her children and grandchildren present khatas and toast.
Because she has many children and grandchildren, if one person offers a hada to her natal family’s nephews and grandnephews, they will not be able to hang it around their necks, so Mrs. Baoyin asked her children and grandchildren to send four representatives from each generation to present a khata to her natal family.
Le Jian, his wife and two brothers presented a hada each to their cousins and nephews. Le Yunkai and his three brothers represented the Yun generation, Le Shugang and Le Shuhai with their two brothers represented the Shu generation.
The representatives of the fourth generation are headed by Le Zhaoxia, the eldest granddaughter of the Chao generation.
Le Zhaoxia is the eldest granddaughter among the great-great-grandchildren. She is twelve years old. She goes to school with her elders who work in Ximeng City. She is very talented in singing and dancing and was selected into the Ximeng City Youth Song and Dance Ensemble.
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After joining the song and dance troupe, in addition to studying, I also had to rehearse dances. During the Qingming Festival in April, the Le Zhaoxia troupe was busy rehearsing the dances for the May Day party, and was unable to go with the elders to the grandmother's maternal home to recognize relatives.
Along with Le Zhaoxia, there were Le Chaowu and Le Chaowu who also didn’t go to their grandmother’s house because they were studying in school. Le Chaowu was only half a year younger than Le Zhaoxia. Le Chaowu was a boy and was younger than the receptionist.
A little over one year old.
Le Zhaoxia, Le Chaowu, and Le Chaohu took eight-year-old Le Chaoyang and presented a white hada to their cousins, uncles, and aunts.
My own children presented a khata, and Mrs. Baoyin’s husband’s eldest brother-in-law and family representatives also presented a khata for each generation.
Do you think this is the end?
No!
Then came the representatives of the old lady’s husband’s Le clan, who also presented a hada from each generation.
Then, the leader of the old lady's village led three villagers and also presented a hada to the guests from afar.
The leader of the village, Luo Ji, has a Mongolian surname changed from Han to Han. His ancestors have a Mongolian surname of "Bo'er Zhijin". The leader is over seventy years old, with a round waist and thick arms. He can truly be said to be tall as an ox and as big as a horse.<
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Then, Bian Yuan's family also presented a hada to the guests from afar.
In this way, the etiquette of offering khata is over, and it turns to toasting.
The Lejian brothers, brothers from the same ethnic group, and people from the same village used Hada to hold the tea tray with wine bowls, sang a toast song, and took turns toasting.
Even if the wine is mare's kumiss, the alcohol content is not high, but it can't stand the crowd. One round after another, Le's father Zhou Qiufeng is not drunk, but he is about to need to pee!
Le Yun Leshan: One is a doctor who doesn't drink, and the other is a child who can't drink, so he just touches his lips. Everyone who toasted respects the little girl who is a doctor, and they don't persuade her to drink.
Seeing that the guests from far away drank more than 20 drinks in a row, Leshi and his fellow villagers were finally satisfied and extremely happy.
The toasting songs were no longer sung over there, so Le Yun discussed with her cousins: "I brought some gifts to celebrate my aunt's birthday. Do you think it's appropriate to move here now, or come back later?"
"It cost you money."
Brother Lejian quickly thanked his niece and discussed with her: "If you don't mind letting the brothers, sisters and elders in the same village appreciate the gift, you can do it now, and it will be just in time for your cousins and nephews to take it back."
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"Okay, cousins and nephews are here to help." Le Yun didn't mind at all that her cousins and uncles were "showing off" their gifts, and she called her cousins and nephews to help.
Le Shuhai and several brothers followed their little cousin to the helicopter and waited on both sides of the hanging ladder.
Le's father Zhou Qiufeng also hurried back to the helicopter to help.
Le Yun entered the cabin and passed the plastic crisper from inside to outside.
The boxes came out of the cabin one after another, and Le Shuhai and others took turns delivering them, arranging the boxes according to his uncle's instructions.
After six large boxes in a row, there were nine-color steamed cakes wrapped in plastic wrap one by one. After that, the boxes and steamed cakes were moved out in turn.
The steamed cakes that came out later were placed on the boxes that came out first. There were a total of twenty-nine plastic preservation boxes containing ingredients and nineteen beautiful steamed cakes.
Then, Le Shuhai and other brothers carried out a large rectangular wooden plate, which contained beautifully shaped flower buns - koi Xian Rui. Six koi carp carried a plate of fairy peaches surrounded by flowers and fruits.
The colorful buns are so colorful that they look fake and real.
When the plate of gifts came out, the onlookers took a breath, followed by a burst of praise.
Hua Momo moved out of the helicopter, and Le Yun handed out a few bags of bread, and then handed out the fruit box, pastry box, and dried fruit box.
After handing over the large items, I took a few discs, opened a few cardboard boxes, put some clothes and jewelry on the plates and handed them out.
After handing over the gift, she hung a small backpack on her shoulder and got off the helicopter
Le’s father Zhou Qiufeng also carried a backpack.
All the gifts were brought out, and Le Jian and his brothers were confused.
The villagers who visited old Mrs. Baoyin's house and some people from neighboring villages were all dumbfounded when they saw the birthday gift from the old lady's family.
After handing the gifts to her cousins and nephews, Le Yun acted as the shopkeeper and happily jumped to her aunt's side, holding her brother's hand and acting like a good baby.
Old Mrs. Baoyin held her niece's hand, her eyes red.
His brother has passed away. As the elder brother himself, Le Jian can only bite the bullet and take charge of the important events and let his nephews and grandchildren carry the gifts back.
Old Mrs. Baoyin held the hands of her grandniece and niece-in-law and went back to the big tent with everyone.
Le Shuhai and others carried boxes in groups of four or two, or one person held a box, a steamed cake, or a plate, and followed the crowd.
A mighty large team marched back to the tent area, and the guests followed the hosts into the big white tent.
The white tent at the old lady's house is very large. In order to support the roof, there is a circle of pillars in the middle, which is more than enough to accommodate eighty or ninety people.
The guests entered the tent and sat on the carpets on both sides.
Old Mrs. Baoyin sat in the middle, with her nephews, nephews, and daughter-in-law on one side, and her husband's surviving brothers and cousins on the other.
The old lady’s brothers-in-law or their wives are all in their seventies or eighties.
A row of small tables was set up around the big tent, and everyone sat behind the small tables, with the older people in the front and the younger people in the back.
People from the Lejia Shu generation or Yun generation carried the gifts into the big tent and lined up in two rows in the central area from the inside to the door.
After all the gifts were put into the account, Le Yun stood up, went to pick up the tray on which the jewelry was placed, walked to her eldest aunt, knelt down and presented her gifts to her.
Everyone could clearly see that the plate was filled with jewelry, including one pair each of gold bracelets, jade bracelets, and silver bracelets, one bracelet each of pearls, agate, and wooden beads, three pairs of earrings, and four necklaces.
Old Mrs. Baoyin shed tears of happiness, took out a jade bracelet and put it on her wrist, took out a pair of pearl earrings and bracelet, and put on the necklace.
The children of Lejia Shu family took over the plate.
Leyun brought another set of summer clothes on a plate and handed it over.
The children of the Shu generation of the Le family took a coat and unfolded it to show everyone that the coat was in the style of Han Chinese clothing, with colorful thread embroidery and a group-shaped longevity flower.
In addition to coats, there are also coats, pants, shoes, and trousers.
There are three sets of summer clothes.
Three sets of spring and autumn clothes, and the same three sets of winter clothes.
Winter clothes are fur-style, with two sets of robes and a crane cloak.
Classmate Le only brought jewelry and clothes to her aunt to see, and there was no need to present other gifts in person.
Mr. Le's family opened a few boxes and invited the guests to enjoy the medicinal whole lamb and smoked fish made by my cousin.
The aroma of braised whole lamb and smoked fish wafts out, making people feel hungry.
Medicinal foods were displayed, and the young people opened pastry boxes and nut boxes, served several plates to each table, and invited the guests to taste them.
The young people of Leshi served fruits, and then went to get milk tea and meat to entertain their cousins.
While the guests were eating, they chatted enthusiastically with the host and the guests who came from afar.
The young people from Lejia Yun's family greeted the guests and went to prepare lunch.
Le Yun sat for a while, drank two bowls of tea, picked up a big backpack from her father, and took her younger brother to offer cigarettes to the neighbors or villagers who were helping roast whole sheep, make pancakes, and make milk tea at her aunt's house.
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Mongolians pass snuff bottles to each other when meeting, while Han Chinese pass cigarettes.
The children of the Chao generation of the Le family and several children from the village also ran out of the tent happily and took Leshan to play with them.
Grandma Baoyin's grandnephew came to say hello, and the villagers who helped also accepted the cigarette warmly, and invited the guests to spend a few more days in the grassland and visit their home.
After saying hello to the helpers, Le Yun let her younger brother and the children play by themselves while she went to wander outside the tent and enjoy the scenery of the village.
The villagers in the settlement are warm and hospitable. Someone from each family takes the initiative to help out at Mrs. Baoyin's house, leaving the woman at home to do housework.
Children know how to ride horses at a very young age, and some half-year-old children ride horses to distant places to practice riding and shooting.
Some people are making milk tea or cheese, and the mellow fragrance fills the air, floating together with the thin mist-like white smoke above the tent.
The quiet and beautiful prairie and the smell of fireworks in the world all show the tranquility of the years.
Le Yun wandered around casually, then walked slowly to her eldest nephew Le Shuhai, caught him and asked: "My eldest nephew, I saw there seemed to be vehicles from other provinces over there. Are there any tourists in the village?"
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"Oh, my little aunt was talking about those two cars, right? In the past two months, tourists from other places came to the grassland to experience Naadam. They wanted to drive across the grassland by themselves, but they got lost, the car ran out of gas, and they were stranded in the grassland.
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It was a family in our village who went looking for cattle, found them, and helped them. They brought gifts the day before yesterday to thank the villagers."
When the little cousin said about the car, Le Shuhai knew which family the little aunt was talking about, so he naturally answered the question. There were only so many people in the village, and if any outsider came, the whole village would know about it within three or two days.
"You often have tourists passing by here now?" Le Yun looked into the distance. If she was not mistaken, there were also foreign tourists in the village upstream.
She remembered that her cousins, nieces and nephews said that the settlement was deep in the hinterland of the grassland, and no tourists had been seen passing by nearby for three to five years.
Therefore, who can say whether it is a coincidence that the lost person got lost nearby or if there is another purpose.
Of course, Le Yun would not express her suspicions, nor was she prepared to ask her nephew about the presence of tourists in a village upstream.
"Our place is far away from the travel route, and few people pass by it. On the other hand, there is a road in the village committee village, which is more than 20 miles away from our place, that leads to the scenic spot, and people driving there often pass by."
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Le Shuhai told the truth. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw someone galloping on horseback in the distance. He guessed that there were guests, so he shouted towards the tent and informed the brothers and sisters in charge of the reception to prepare.
There were guests coming, and there were other people around, so it was not appropriate to talk too much, so Le Yun wandered back to the tent.
This chapter has been completed!