"My relatives' home is a bit far away." Alimujiang explained in the car, "It may take a while to drive."
"It's okay, we have a lot of time anyway." Zhu Yu was really not in a hurry. This time he was on his own treasure hunt. There was no one else chasing him, so Zhu Yu was naturally not in a hurry.
Alimujiang felt relieved after hearing this. He pointed at the road, Ran Jie drove in front, and Qin Fei followed behind. Two hours later, they arrived at another town.
"Let's go, let me show you the pure Kazakh customs." When he arrived here, Alimujiang's expression suddenly became full of excitement, pointing to the shops and buildings on both sides and introducing them enthusiastically.
Zhu Yu listened with a smile. He could understand Alimujiang's mood at this time.
Ever since he hired Ali Mujiang as a translator, he has been in a weak position. Whether he encountered robbers or went to dig ruins, he always followed Zhu Yu and the others.
Whether it was a life or a fortune, Alimujiang was always in a passive position.
For a young man, this is really frustrating.
Of course, there is also the meaning of gratitude in it.
Having received benefits from others in vain, Alimujiang always wanted to repay him.
But it was obvious that these few people were not short of money, and they were all from the northwest. The things he could find were not rare to others. That's why he thought of his relatives.
"Our family's tribe has part of it in Western Xinjiang and Zhaosu, and part of it is here."
"In Zhaosu?" Zhu Yu was a little surprised, "We have been to Zhaosu before we came here. By the way, when we went there, we also saw a village hanging a blue flag. What was that?"
"That's because there are nobles or nobles in the tribe," Alimujiang didn't expect that Zhu Yu and the others had been to Zhaosu. He was a little surprised, and then explained, "That's why they are qualified to fly the flag. Of course, we don't pay attention to this now, but After all, there are old people who still care."
There are indeed people who care about it, after all, even Tongtianwen has said it.
"This is it." Alimujiang said, pointing to a courtyard with blue walls.
The yard is quite big. It is early summer now, and the mulberry trees and flowers planted on both sides of the door are growing beautifully.
The car stopped at the door, Alimujiang took people out of the car, and someone came out.
An old Kazakh lady wearing a headscarf, when she saw Alimujiang, she squinted her eyes and then grinned.
Alimujiang smiled and stepped forward, bent down and hugged the old lady, then pointed at Zhu Yu and the others and said a series of words. The old lady stretched out her hands and gestured, and Zhu Yu understood that it meant welcome.
Then two Kazakh girls, fifteen or sixteen years old, came out of the yard and looked at the guests curiously.
After seeing Alimujiang, the curiosity on the faces of the two girls immediately turned into happiness, and they pulled Alimujiang forward and started chatting.
Zhu Yu guessed that Alimujiang should come here often. It was obvious that the family was familiar with him.
Alimujiang said a few words to the two girls, then turned to Zhu Yu and the others with a smile:
"This is my aunt, and these two are my sisters. Their parents are not at home... they will be back at noon, come on, come in!"
Zhu Yu and others smiled and greeted the old lady, then smiled at the two girls and followed Alimujiang into the yard. The two girls were a little shy, smiled and ran into the yard with their heads down.
The yard is quite big and kept very clean. This place is a bit like a farmhouse in Western Xinjiang, with vegetables planted in front, a grape shed in front of the house, and a row of small houses against the wall on the side, which should be kitchens and the like.
The floor was paved with tiles, and the foundation of the house was high. However, Alimujiang did not let them into the house, but sat down in front of the wooden bed under the grape trellis.
At this time, the grapevines on the grape trellis are already covered with leaves. Occasionally, the sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, and the cool breeze blows, which is very comfortable.
There is an iron water tank next to the grape trellis. Below it is the wash basin, and towels are hung on the wire next to it.
Without Ali Mujiang's introduction, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie came over to wash their hands, while Qin Fei and Cao Dalong followed suit.
After they washed their hands, the old lady and a 30-year-old Hana woman wearing a headscarf came over with pots and bowls. Zhu Yu knew that they were going to let the others drink milk tea first.
Two girls followed from behind, each holding two flat plates in their hands. On the plates were placed four glass tall bowls. In the bowls were almonds, dried apricots, raisins and other dried fruits, as well as snacks such as various candies. .
The two of them put down the plates, placed things on the long wooden table next to the wooden bed, and entered the room shyly. Zhu Yu could still hear their laughter.
"This is my aunt," Alimujiang introduced the woman in her thirties and said a few words to the woman. The woman smiled shyly at Zhu Yu and the others and said nothing.
The woman first rinsed the bowl with water, then poured milk into the bowl, then scooped out a spoonful of milk skin, and finally added the brick tea made of boiling water through the tea strainer and handed it to Zhu Yu with both hands.
Zhu Yu hurriedly pressed his left hand to his chest and took it with his right hand, placing it on the table.
The other three followed suit.
The old lady handed the bowl to Alimujiang's aunt, looked at Zhu Yu's actions, and smiled.
When the two little girls came out again, they were holding naan on a flat plate and honey, butter, ghee and the like in small bowls.
Alimujiang picked up the milk tea bowl and took a sip. He smiled and said, "Let's make a cushion first. My aunt and the others will prepare something delicious later."
Zhu Yu said that it was delicious, but Cao Dalong was full of expectations.
After the milk tea was poured, Alimujiang's aunt and uncle went into the house to do some work. The two little girls came out of the house and sat at the position where the milk tea was being poured. They would add more to whose bowl was empty and asked in a low voice. Some things about Alimujiang.
Alimujiang talked a lot. The two girls were quite curious and asked questions one after another.
Zhu Yu and others were a little curious. Alimujiang saw their expressions and took the time to explain in a low voice:
"They asked me about the current situation in Western Xinjiang, and they were quite curious about it. In fact, I think many of our people there were quite curious about it in the past, but in the past two years, to be honest, it has become less attractive. "
As he spoke, he said a few more words to the two girls, who had frustrated expressions on their faces.
"I told them that it is not easy to get Chinese nationality."
Zhu Yu knows this. It's easy to get out, and you can basically get out with just a little money, but it's really difficult to get back. And it is not easy to naturalize in China.
Zhu Yu didn't say much about this kind of thing. He drank milk tea and felt quite comfortable.
He was born in the northwest and had drank it since he was a child, so he was quite used to it - of course, when there was a plate of milk dumplings on the table, he refused to express his gratitude. He really couldn't get used to it.
Before the meal was ready, Alimujiang's two cousins came back.
One of his two cousins is married, his name is Takar, and he is the father of the two girls. His family owns hundreds of acres of land, a dozen cows, and some sheep.
The other one, Tang Boli, is currently single, in his thirties, and works as a worker in a processing factory in the town.
Tahar and Tang Boli were very happy to see Alimujiang. They came up to hug him and talked with a smile for a while.
Alimujiang introduced Zhu Yu and others to his two uncles. They smiled and said a few words, which should be a welcome, but Zhu Yu and others could not understand them.
But this didn't stop them from sitting together chatting and bragging.
Through Alimujiang's translation, Zhu Yu knew that they were actually living a good life here. There are also exchanges between the two sides. They come here every year to see Alimujiang’s family, and Alimujiang’s family also come here to see this aunt.
Although they were amazed by the development in Western China, they had no intention of moving there. After all, this was their hometown for them.
Zhu Yuzhuang asked about the ancient city ruins deep in the grassland, seemingly accidentally.
Thakar didn't know, but Tang Boli said that he heard it mentioned by others when the workers in his factory chatted together. He also said that people had disappeared there, and it was said that there were older ruins deeper in the grassland.
Zhu Yu and Ran Jie looked at each other without saying anything.
It seems that the goal of their trip is not unknown to anyone.
But considering that the nearby ancient city ruins have not been excavated much, Zhu Yu is not really worried about the final goal.
A large plate of finger meat, Kazakh potato chips, and a large plate of chicken were served. Takar brought two bottles of white wine, placed a cup in front of everyone, and poured a glass for each person.
Ran Jie whispered that he didn't drink, and Alimujiang smiled and said, pour it, or leave it alone if you don't want to drink it.
He also whispered:
"Now this is considered to be quite an improvement. In the past, there were only two cups in total, and everyone took turns to drink."
Zhu Yu remembered that he had seen similar drinking methods in the canteen when he was young.
Takar said something, using Alimujiang’s translation:
"Welcome guests to our home! I hope you will eat well, drink and have fun here, and I also wish your family good health!"
Now that I’ve said that, let’s drink wine.
When I drink, I talk a lot.
Although they don't understand the language, they can talk like a chicken and a duck, but they can still talk a lot about wine.
At this moment, there was shouting outside.
Zhu Yu turned around and looked over, and found many people outside the courtyard gate. Some were looking at the car, while others were looking into the courtyard.
His mind suddenly woke up, and he felt that there might be a big problem this time!
Takar was a hospitable person and advised his guests to drink more. He drank a lot himself. His face was red now. When he saw the people at the entrance of the courtyard, he didn't pay attention to what they said. He stood up and called for people to come in and eat and drink together.
Kazakh people are very hospitable. If there are many guests at home, they will often ask their neighbors to come over to entertain them.
But people outside the hospital didn't appreciate it and were still shouting.
With this shouting, Takar's expression changed, and he looked at Zhu Yu and the others with strange expressions.
Alimujiang was half a master and had drunk a lot, but he was still sober at this time. He also heard the problem that people outside said, and his mind was shocked, so he hurriedly explained it to Takar.
Takar's expression softened somewhat, but the suspicion did not completely disappear.
Alimujiang hurriedly told Zhu Yu and others:
"Those people outside recognized the car and now they suspect us..."
Takar and Tang Boli had already stood up, and the women eating in the small kitchen also came out.
Zhu Yu and the others immediately stood up, which required an explanation from them.
"What did you tell your uncle?"
Zhu Yu asked Alimujiang quickly.
"I said we picked up the car..." Alimujiang whispered.
"Well, now you tell your uncle that the place where we picked up the car is the winter nest. Just say that it was burned down by fire and there is nothing there, so we picked up the car."
Zhu Yu almost wanted to scold Ali Mujiang. Don't say he picked it up. Just say that a second-hand black car bought cheaply is better than a picked one! It would take many lies to make up for this one lie.
Alimujiang hurriedly told Takal that Takal's expression was still not very good, but they had already reached the entrance of the courtyard. Takal explained to the people outside. Zhu Yu looked at the expressions of those people with doubts, but he was not convinced. Not particularly worried.
But I didn't expect that after a while, two policemen came.
The police in this small town, this is a big deal!
Alimujiang seemed to be worried about this issue too. When the police arrived, he panicked.
But thinking that Zhu Yu and the others had already sent those things away, Ali Mujiang felt certain in his heart. Anyway, there were no prohibited items in the car now, so he was not afraid of being searched.
The police made a routine inquiry and then looked at Zhu Yu and the others' IDs. They found that there were no problems and that Takar and Tang Boli were guarantors, so there was no difficulty for Zhu Yu and the others.
However, after listening to Ali Mujiang explain the origin of their car, he asked Zhu Yu and the others to take them to see the burned winter nest.
Alimujiang also understood that his explanation had caused trouble, and apologized to Zhu Yu and the others in private.
At this point, Zhu Yu didn't say anything.
However, this matter did not require Zhu Yu and the others to go, only Alimujiang and Qin Fei went.
What surprised Zhu Yu and the others was that many people in the town spontaneously followed in their cars. Although Takar did not go, Tang Boli did.
Zhu Yu and the others finished their meal hastily and rested in the yard.
Without Ali Mujiang, it was inconvenient for them to talk. However, two girls came over quietly and tried their best to chat with Zhu Yu and the others in halting Chinese, which surprised Zhu Yu.
"Are you self-taught Chinese?"
“We have a Chinese teacher in our school,” a girl said. “We learned her words.”
"Do you want to go to China?"
"We want to... go to Alimujiang's brother's house..." another girl said.
After stumbling and chatting, Zhu Yu heard the sound of a car and guessed that Alimujiang and the others were back.
Alimujiang and the police got out of the car, and a group of people were pulled down behind them, and then the town burst into cheers!
Tang Boli rushed into the yard and said something loudly, and then Alimujiang entered the yard and said with a smile:
"It's okay. These robbers are also a scourge to them. They have been trying to arrest these robbers, but they have never found their den..."
Zhu Yu saw Ran Jie pouting, but didn't say anything.
Alimujiang approached Zhu Yu and whispered:
"Fortunately, after we finished digging, we changed our clothes and other things..."
Zhu Yu smiled, he had thought of this before.
Otherwise, if we are really misunderstood as a group of robbers, we will be in big trouble!
