Chapter 29
Chapter 29: Wisdom of the Grasslands
Qiaoba smiled proudly, patting the bulging large bags on his horse: “I also got quite a bit of medicine back, and many other good things!”
If he said they were good things, they must really be good things.
“Wow, father, you’re amazing!” Nuomin was overjoyed, circling the horse twice: “So big—did you get fox pelts again?”
“No fox pelts, but I got a wolf pelt, haha!” Qiaoba laughed heartily, looking at Xie Changqing: “Perfect timing—you only have one pelt, which isn’t enough. Later I’ll bring it to your place and have your mother make it into clothes for you to wear in rotation.”
Saying this, he couldn’t help but sigh: “Good thing I got it. In this weather, when you need to go out later, just fox fur probably won’t be enough.”
Xie Changqing originally wanted to politely decline—after all, he couldn’t keep taking things from people.
But Qiaoba raised his eyebrows and blocked his words with one sentence: “Don’t you dare say no—when this weather gets cold, it’s no joke!”
If they were caught outside without proper warmth, frostbite came easily.
Their pasture didn’t have the conditions to deal with that—if someone got frostbitten, they could only wait to die. There was no way to amputate.
Hearing this, Xie Changqing silently swallowed the words that had reached his lips: “Thank you, Uncle.”
“Hey! That’s more like it!” Qiaoba was cheerful, helping tie the firewood bundles with rope to the saddles: “Come on, I got some dried meat—let’s eat while we walk!”
They didn’t even need to drink water—snow going into their mouths could serve as water.
This was quite interesting, and Xie Changqing couldn’t help but laugh.
With three people on the return journey, the trip was much more relaxed.
Qiaoba had endless stories about this trip: “There were many more people from various pastures in town, all worried about heavy snow this year and stocking up early.”
The town wasn’t prosperous, but it was really lively.
Everyone was there to trade things—as long as both parties thought it was fair, anything could be sold.
Nuomin was quite excited, telling Qiaoba: “Father, Changqing made that medicinal powder for wounds, and I had Hairile take it to the Seventh and Tenth Pastures. We can definitely trade it for quite a bit of dried beef!”
This way, Xie Changqing’s family would have plenty of dried beef too, and they wouldn’t worry about getting through winter!
“Ah? What medicine?” Qiaoba didn’t know about this yet.
Xie Changqing made a sound and explained it to him.
Hearing it was herbal powder that could treat wounds, Qiaoba slapped his thigh: “Oh my, Nuomin, you really are! How could you take it to sell yourself!?”
Especially giving it to Hairile.
Hairile was strong, but his brain wasn’t very sharp—he couldn’t think flexibly!
“Oh, it’s fine—Haierte went along too!” Nuomin had originally planned to go herself, but she couldn’t run around because with Qiaoba away, she had to watch the pasture.
Although Haierte was a bit more clever, they were still just two kids…
Qiaoba was troubled, anxiety in his eyes: “What if they can’t make it back in this snow…”
This was really true. Nuomin shrank her neck and didn’t dare make a sound.
However, when they reached the pasture, Qiaoba still went to Xie Changqing’s family first.
Entering the yurt, he first took down the large bag on the left.
Placing it directly inside, he called Xie Changqing over: “Look at this!”
At this time, Tana and the others hadn’t returned yet, so it was perfect to show him.
“Hm?” Xie Changqing put down the medical kit and had just walked over when he was stunned: “This is!”
No wonder he was surprised—what Qiaoba held was actually a gleaming shotgun!
“This one is relatively simple.” Qiaoba picked up the shotgun and taught him how to operate it: “First you need to do this…”
Actually, according to his original plan, he hadn’t intended to give Xie Changqing a gun so soon.
After all, the previous Xie Yu had run off with a gun.
“But…” Qiaoba sighed and shook his head: “People can’t stop eating just because they might choke, and we’re the same way.”
Especially this year.
Qiaoba guided Xie Changqing through handling it and taught him how to protect himself: “This year is different from usual—the snow is so heavy, and our pasture has so few people…”
The key was that they had also occupied the most advantageous grassland.
You could imagine this would definitely attract “hungry wolves.”
“So we need to prepare first.” Qiaoba patted Xie Changqing’s shoulder meaningfully: “Especially you, Changqing—no matter what situation arises, you must prioritize ensuring your own safety.”
Anyone would know the importance of a veterinarian in the harsh winter.
Because of this, Xie Changqing was now the most dangerous person in their pasture.
Xie Changqing nodded and took a deep breath: “I’ll practice well.”
“Oh, you don’t actually need to practice.” Qiaoba smiled, saying calmly: “For now, just use it to intimidate people.”
To practice with this thing, you’d need to go outside and practice properly.
He was giving it to him privately precisely for emergencies, so he could catch someone off guard.
This was the wisdom of their grasslands.
“Alright, thank you Uncle Qiaoba.” Xie Changqing held the gun in his hands, fondling it lovingly.
Qiaoba also told him how to be careful about accidental discharge and how to store it properly.
He covered every detail, afraid he hadn’t arranged things thoroughly enough.
Not only that, he also took out some medicine bottles.
“These were originally our pasture’s medicine…” Qiaoba frowned and sighed: “I’m guessing Xie Yu sold them.”
So this time, he had gotten back what he could.
He looked at Xie Changqing, telling him to set his mind at ease: “They’ve probably already left the grasslands… don’t worry about him anymore. Living your own life well is what matters.”
Xie Changqing made a sound of agreement. Remembering that Tana had said last time she didn’t want to bother with Xie Yu anymore, he paused and simply changed the subject: “The Sixth Pasture still hasn’t come over.”
“Mm… ah?” Qiaoba was shocked, asking in surprise: “Really?”
He looked through the curtain toward outside—that snow already had some depth to it!
“At least we haven’t seen them pass by.”
Hearing about this, Qiaoba had no mind to show off his other spoils, waving his hand: “You look at these first—everything inside is for you anyway.”
He strode outside and mounted his horse: “I need to go see what’s going on!”
See what exactly was happening here!
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