"Come on, see what I brought you!" Li Long said with a smile, taking the horse meat and horse sausage out of the van. "Look familiar?"
"Oh? Horse meat and horse sausage!" Jade Mountain River watched Li Long take the meat and sausage out of the bag and asked in puzzlement, "Where did you get these?"
"By the way, Li Long, did you change cars? What happened to your old one? Did you sell it? I thought that one looked better," Talihaal said.
"I think this one looks better. It's so bright! The old one didn't look as good as this!"
The herders all talked over one another, one asking a question and another making a comment, until Li Long hardly knew how to answer.
"I bought this horse meat and sausage over in Ili. Oh, and I took a trip to the Soviet Union's Kazakh Union Republic. There are quite a few Kazakh people there."
"You went to the Soviet Union?" Jade Mountain River asked in surprise. "When did you go? What's it like over there?"
"Did you get this vehicle from the Soviet Union?" Harimu asked. "Did you trade your old one for it?"
"I went a little while ago," Li Long said. "The vehicle did come from there, but I didn't trade for it. I bought it."
"Let's go inside first," Talihaal said. "It's getting a little chilly out here. This horse meat and sausage look lovely. They're cooked, right?"
"Yes, they're cooked. We can slice some up and try them right now."
Inside, the stove had already been set up, and the room was quite warm. The smell was rather strong, though, mainly because there were too many people, and they had taken off their shoes.
Fortunately, Harimu noticed it too and opened the door to