Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1458 My Altay 5

Unlike Xu Qin's glorious life, Li Wenxiu looked very embarrassed when she returned to Altay.

After graduating from high school, she failed to get into college, but she decided to devote herself to writing and even earned some money. With the positive feedback, she packed her bags and went to Urumqi.

When she arrived in Urumqi, she was not in a hurry to find a job to make a living. Instead, she wandered around the surrounding areas and published some works again. After earning enough living expenses, she considered settling down and found a job as a waitress in a nearby Uyghur restaurant. Although it was a bit hard, it was also a good experience.

She especially listened to the guests talking about all kinds of trivial things, so that the exclusion from her colleagues was nothing.

However, her indifference seemed to have encouraged those people's petty actions. After she listened to a lecture by a great writer from the capital and returned to the restaurant to prepare for the afternoon work, the notebook in which she recorded her inspirations was made public by her colleagues.

Li Wenxiu felt very uncomfortable about the violation of her privacy. She decided to leave in a fit of anger, regardless of how her male colleague Gao Xiaoliang from Huazhou tried to keep her. She even had a big fight with the foreman.

Having not seen her family for several years, Li Wenxiu's first thought after being wronged was of course to go home.

But she also understood her mother Zhang Fengxia's personality. The only years in recent years when they did not move around were during her sophomore and junior years of high school, which allowed her to have a stable learning environment. After she decided not to go to college after graduating from high school, her mother fully supported her and even actively encouraged her to travel around and experience more.

Zhang Fengxia herself has not read much, but she has her own life wisdom. "If you want to write something that can move people, it's best if it's something you've experienced yourself, or else it's something you've seen with your own eyes. Otherwise, what you write is just moaning without any reason, and people will feel annoyed when they read it."

Li Wenxiu agreed with this, so she packed up and went directly to Urumqi.

Li Wenxiu originally wanted to return home in glory, but her luck was not very good. The buses along the way kept breaking down, and she didn't know anything about ethnic minorities. She was able to find her mother's latest settlement after she had an idea to stop a postal truck on the side of the road and made inquiries from many sources.

Only then did she realize that what she thought was Rainbow Bulak should actually be Spring Bulak. After all, herders often move their pastures throughout the year, and place names are only expressed using particularly stable objects. Although the rainbow is romantic, the time and place of its appearance are unpredictable.

Springs are different. Water is vital to herders. More importantly, springs generally do not disappear or appear suddenly, so they are perfect landmarks for place names.

Li Wenxiu was originally very annoyed because the bus kept breaking down, especially when she got off the bus halfway and walked alone on the grassland for a long time. When she saw the postman, he reminded her of the dangers of being alone on the grassland, and she began to feel scared belatedly.

However, all the embarrassment and fear disappeared after understanding the difference between Rainbow Black and Spring Water Black.

She even dragged her heavy luggage, smiling and striding forward with her head held high, and finally found the settlement her mother had mentioned after encountering a flock of sheep.

Zhang Fengxia hadn't seen her daughter for a long time, so she missed her very much. Especially since her daughter was a writer who could make a living from her writings. She was so happy that she quickly went to a villager's house and ordered a whole lamb. "I have learned how to make roasted whole lamb. I guarantee you will have greasy face after eating it!"

Li Wenxiu was of course happy, but she was a little hesitant about her mother's generous decision to buy a sheep, "This is not a good idea..."

Zhang Fengxia waved her hand and said, "It's okay. People often come to my store to buy on credit. If I can use a sheep to pay off the debt, there must be someone willing to do so."

Li Wenxiu then began to look at the people coming and going in the store and began to worry about her family's business: "Can we still sustain this business?"

Zhang Fengxia flipped through the account book and considered from whom to buy the sheep. She answered casually, "Not everyone doesn't pay. Daily expenses are no problem at all. Your grandmother and I have been living this way for the past two years. It's pretty good."

"You are my daughter, and since you have just come back, of course I have to treat you to a good meal."

Knowing that life at home was manageable, Li Wenxiu no longer had anything to worry about. Moreover, she could see that her mother had not changed much compared to a few years ago, which showed that life was really not something she had to worry about.

After eating the roasted whole lamb, Li Wenxiu walked around with a notebook and a pen. At the same time, she also learned the news that Xu Qin had returned, so she went to the next village as soon as possible.

It doesn’t matter if she is not familiar with the surrounding terrain and roads, she just likes this kind of casualness.

Xu Qin was also running around outside. She wanted to make some changes in Altay and provide more ways to make a living. She must first investigate what Altay has and what it needs.

Grandpa Xu agreed with this very much and even had a heart-to-heart talk with Xu Qin, "People outside say that we are so far away from home that we are so clingy and stuck to the old ways, as if we can't keep up with the development of the country. Everyone would first criticize these locals for being rigid and uncivilized."

"But they forget that they can't accept new ideas and policies right away. They also need a process of learning, understanding and digesting them."

“Many people are high and mighty and have stood against the herders from the beginning. How can anyone accept what he said?”

Xu Qin really admired the old man, and said coquettishly with a smile: "No wonder grandpa no longer urged me to work and settle in the capital. It turns out that he has experienced a lot of things personally."

The people here have been herding for generations, and all their activities revolve around this major event, so Sulitan didn't understand why the station would not allow them to bring their own knives. He even had an argument with the security personnel for this, and finally had to ride his horse all the way to the horse farm where his son worked.

Grandpa Xu is very clear about everything within his jurisdiction, but he will not easily take the initiative to tell Xu Qin too much information. Since Xu Qin wants to stay and do something, he must first gain everyone's trust.

After Xu Qin got to know the situation of this Spring and Autumn settlement, he applied for a place and started building the house he wanted.

This was strongly opposed by the old man and the old lady.

Xu Qin was a little confused about the current situation, and asked the old man: "Grandpa, didn't you agree that I could stay? Why are you so strongly opposed to me building a house?"

Grandma Xu spoke on behalf of her husband, "You are a girl, you will get married sooner or later, why build another house? Our house is too small for you to live in? It's a waste of money!"