Harimu took Li Long to Jade Mountain River's place. He saw that Jade Mountain River was chopping wood too, and more than a dozen logs as thick as a washbasin and two or three meters long were already piled beside the Winter Camp.
Seeing Harimu and Li Long arrive, Jade Mountain River put down his axe and came over with a smile to greet them.
The honest-looking middle-aged man hugged them both and asked with a smile:
"Has our Adasi come to bring us things again?"
"Yes, good stuff." Harimu showed Jade Mountain River the shoes.
"They really are good. These shoes will be wonderful to wear in summer!" As expected, Jade Mountain River looked delighted too. "So many! I won't wear them all out in one summer!"
"Then wear them next year," Li Long said with a smile. "Tell me if they don't fit. You can exchange them." An exchange certainly wouldn't be possible; Li Long planned to replace them with new ones if they didn't fit. Since these hadn't been worn anyway, it would be easy to sell them off cheaply.
"They fit, they fit. They'll definitely fit," Jade Mountain River said with a smile, holding the shoes. "If they don't, a bit of felt padding will make them fit. Come on, come on, let's go into the Winter Camp and have some milk tea!"
After they had some milk tea, Harimu and Jade Mountain River spoke in Kazakh for a while, then Harimu said to Li Long:
"If you're free these next few days, come with me to the area around my Winter Camp first. I'll finish showing you the useful places that are left, and then Jade Mountain River will take you around this area."
"Sounds good," Li Long said with a smile. "I don't have