Jade Mountain River and Harimu brought not only Bek and Talihaal, but Sasiken, Nasen, Ye'erjiang, and the others as well.
Both vehicles were packed full of people.
Knowing they were Li Long's friends, Li Jianguo, who had automatically taken charge of everything, immediately welcomed them to the tables under the shelter. Tao Daqiang knew them best apart from Li Long, and came over to pour water without being asked.
The children could not sit still. Li Qiang had heard Li Long talk about these people, so he brought Mingming and Haohao over to talk to Nasen and Sasiken. Discovering that they spoke Han Chinese quite well and were also going to school, he immediately took them off to play.
Jade Mountain River told Pati Guli to go and find Li Juan and Han Fang. He had met Han Fang before and knew she was the one in Li Long's courtyard who called Li Long Uncle.
Han Fang brought Li Juan over to chat with Pati Guli, and the three girls went off to talk together-their ages were fairly close, so they had things to talk about.
Seeing that the children were all settled, Jade Mountain River and the others took a couple of sips of hot tea, then stood up with smiles to help.
"What do you need to help with? It's fine, sit down. We've got enough people here." Li Long smiled and pointed toward the yard. "Look, the cattle and sheep have already been slaughtered. We can start stewing the meat soon, and the mixed lamb offal will be stir-fried shortly too. No nang today. Try our steamed buns."
"It's fine, it's fine. We're not doing anything anyway-oh, right, let's give you your things first." Jade Mountain River and the others stood up and went to fetch their