Li Long helped Harimu and the others unload and arrange their things, filled with emotion. Harimu had brought back more than the tiger's pelt, bones, and meat; there were velvet antlers, snow lotuses, and other hides too. It had taken two horses just to haul all this.
The goods almost filled Li Long's Jeep.
"You'll need to come again tomorrow. Talihaal and the others will bring over what they've hunted these past two months. Talihaal also said he'd come drive the tractor back. He needs it to haul coal and supplies."
"No problem. Starting a tractor in winter is a bit troublesome, but once it's running, it makes things much easier." Li Long had actually explained the winter starting procedure to Talihaal and the others during haymaking, but he supposed he would have to explain it again.
"This tiger pelt and the bones will sell for enough to buy more than two tractors. I'll bring you the rest of the money tomorrow," Li Long said.
"No, no, no. This one tractor is enough." Harimu was still rather excited. He had always wanted to get something good for Li Long. Yet Li Long had brought the tractor back before he could even ask. There was no need to settle the rest so precisely. None at all.
Li Long said no more. Since Harimu did not want money, he would do something else for him. There was no hurry anyway. His friendship with this Small Tribe, with Harimu, Jade Mountain River, and the others, would last a lifetime.
Since Harimu and the others still had things to put away, Li Long did not linger. He drove his Jeep down the mountain and was already gone by the time Jade Mountain River rode over.
Li Long only had so much energy, so he