Holding his cup, Li Long thought back over the time since his rebirth. He felt it hadn't really been unhappy, had it?
Bolati seemed to be making himself the host and stood on no ceremony with Li Long at all. He picked up the bottle, filled his own cup, and topped up Li Long's before remembering to eat. He picked up a piece of sheep intestine with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and said as he chewed:
"Li Long, let me tell you, you Han people make life too hard for yourselves. You people don't know how to enjoy yourselves at all. Life is supposed to be happy! What's the point of making all that money? Isn't it so you can live a little more happily?
"Every day, you're thinking up ways to make money, working yourselves like horses. What's the use of earning so much? You just save it instead of spending it.
"Look at me. We don't have so many things on our minds. We earn a little and spend a little, eat when we feel like eating, and drink when we feel like drinking. Life is all about being happy!
"Tell me, isn't life so much better now than it used to be? When we want a drink, we can have one. When we want meat, we can eat it.
"We even get paid every month. My son's already married and has his own life. I don't need to look after him anymore.
"Yang Gangzi has food and drink at home, so there's no need to worry about him either.
"Now I'm here looking after the Woods. When I'm feeling energetic, I ride around a bit more. When I'm tired, I find a grassy spot in a ravine, tie up my horse, and have a