Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

Li Bowen and Qi Qige hugged each other, all that was missing was a passionate kiss.

However, they would not do such a thing in public. Moreover, in this day and age, hugging is already an extremely bold act. This is also due to the more open customs of the people on the grassland.

If this happened in the capital, people would definitely point fingers at me. Even though people in the capital may be playing extravagantly behind the scenes, they are still very careful in public.

Qiqige hugged Li Bowen tightly and whispered in his ear: "I have been thinking about you all the time since you left. I was afraid that you would never come back."

Li Bowen responded with a smile: "How could that be? I promised you that I would definitely come back!"

The two men separated only when the people behind arrived on horseback. Li Bowen looked at the people who were coming over.

At a glance, he spotted Secretary Muren in the middle, and quickly walked over and saluted him: "Secretary Muren, we are here again!"

"Hahaha, Chief Li, welcome to your arrival. I saw your convoy from afar and rushed over here. Did you encounter any difficulties?" Secretary Muren asked after returning the gift.

"It's nothing, just a flat tire. It has been replaced now and we will be able to continue our journey soon!" Li Bowen pointed to the truck with food bags piled next to it.

"Okay, hurry up, I've asked someone to catch some sheep to welcome you!" Then he waved to the person next to him, "Go and help load the truck!"

With their participation, the food was quickly loaded back onto the truck.

The Mongolian men were very curious about the trucks, so they picked out a few people who could ride horses to exchange with them. Li Bowen also rode a horse and walked side by side with Qi Qi Ge. The two urged their horses to gallop wildly on the grassland, and Qi Qi Ge's silvery laughter could be heard in the wind.

An hour later, they were at the outskirts of the settlement.

The settlement at this time was completely different from the last time Li Bowen and his friends came. Last time, there were yurts and makeshift tents everywhere, and the houses had just been built. Now it was different, as groups of houses had been built.

The roads between the houses are also wide and clean.

The convoy drove directly into the commune office compound, with a bright red flag fluttering in the wind in the middle of the compound.

"Secretary Muren, I haven't seen you for more than a month and you've seen so many changes here!" Li Bowen exclaimed as he looked at the newly built houses.

"Hahaha, of course. Many hands make light work. When thousands of people work at the same time, the progress will naturally be faster. We have to thank you for your support of the steel bars and cement. Otherwise, it would have taken a long time just to build the foundation!"

"We are all brother units, so we should help each other. This time I brought a lot of supplies, mainly daily necessities and food that the herdsmen urgently need. Here is the list of supplies. How to distribute them depends on your arrangement. We have other tasks!"

"That's no problem. I will definitely distribute it to every herdsman household. Don't just stand here. Come on, let's go inside!" Secretary Muren invited everyone to go inside.

Because there were too many people, they were taken directly to the commune's auditorium.

Mare's milk wine and various delicacies were served one after another. Muren raised his glass to toast everyone. Soon the atmosphere became lively. One reason was that the members were too enthusiastic and kept toasting. The other reason was that they had finally arrived at their destination and everyone relaxed.

Anyway, by the time the banquet was over, most people were drunk and were helped back to their assigned accommodation to rest.

While arranging Li Bowen, Qi Qige came over, held him up and said to Mu Ren: "Secretary, let him live in my house. I have room for him!"

Mu Ren looked at Qi Qi Ge meaningfully, then nodded: "Okay, then you take good care of him!"

Qi Qige struggled to help Li Bowen back to his home, put him on the kang in the west room, pulled a quilt to cover him, and then took a wet towel to wipe Li Bowen's hands and face. After doing all this, he sat on the head of the kang, staring at the sleeping Li Bowen, his eyes full of affection.

"Qi Qi Ge, come out and help!" After an unknown amount of time, a shout was heard from outside the house.

Qiqige suddenly woke up: "I know, Eji, I'll be there right away!"

After taking another look at Li Bowen, Qi Qige stood up and ran out of the house.

In the yard, Qi Qige's mother, Aunt Duolan, was walking back carrying two large buckets full of milk.

"Eji, there are so many people crowded here again today!"

"Yes, now is the time when cows produce a lot of milk. If we milk more, we can make more cheese and milk tofu!" Looking at Qiqige who was full of joy, Aunt Duolan asked, "I heard that a long convoy came today. Is it Li Bowen and his team who are back again?"

Qiqige nodded: "He is back. He drank too much and is resting in our house now."

Looking at her daughter, Aunt Dolan reminded her, "Qiqige, you need to figure it out for yourself and don't get too deep into it!"

"Oh, I understand, Eji. Come, let me help you carry it!" Qi Qige did not listen to his mother's words, but quickly changed the subject.

Since her daughter didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, Aunt Dolan didn't continue. The mother and daughter took the milk into the kitchen, lit a fire and started to make cheese.

The main source of income for herders on the grassland, apart from the cattle and sheep they sell every year, is dairy products. Fresh milk has a very short shelf life and there are no large-scale factories collecting fresh milk. If it is not processed, it will basically go bad in two days.

Therefore, the herders basically heat the milk and ferment it to make yogurt. Then they filter the fermented milk through gauze to remove excess water and make cheese. After air-drying, it is easier to store.

The mother and daughter worked until very late to finish all the work.

When he returned to the house, Qi Qige stood in the main room and hesitated for a long time, but finally followed his mother back to another room.

The next morning, Li Bowen slowly woke up.

The feeling was the same as last time, I still had a splitting headache, and I told myself not to drink so much in the future.

I looked around where I was and didn't know whose house I was in. I got off the bed, put on my shoes and walked out. In the main room, I saw Qi Qi Ge preparing breakfast.

"Qiqige, is this your home?"

"Yes, you drank too much yesterday, so I took you back to my house to rest. You will live in my house from now on!" Qi Qige put down the things in his hands, scooped a bucket of water from the bucket next to him, poured it into the basin for Li Bowen to wash.

Li Bowen rubbed his head and asked, "Have all my colleagues been arranged?"

"Well, don't worry, Secretary Muren has made arrangements for them. Your alcohol tolerance is indeed too poor. You can't drink much. You're not even as good as me!" Qi Qige recalled Li Bowen's state when he was drinking yesterday and couldn't help laughing.

"There's nothing I can do. I don't want to drink too much. Secretary Muren is too enthusiastic. I have to be careful next time!" Li Bowen smiled helplessly. His poor alcohol tolerance really became a shortcoming here.

"Okay, eat something quickly. What are you going to do later?" Qi Qige asked.