Chapter132 An Eighteen-Year-Old Little Aunt
After a long journey, Ling Tianyi and Xia Xiaoluo finally arrived at their destination.
“Wow! It’s so beautiful!” When Xia Xiaoluo saw the scene that the cattle and sheep appeared on the grassland, she was so excited that she almost cried.
Ling Tianyi took out a scarf and wrapped it around Xia Xiaoluo’s neck gently. “Darling, it’s windy here. Don’t catch a cold.”
“Darling, you should put on more clothes! It is really cold here.” Xia Xiaoluo saw that Ling Tianyi only wore an ordinary casual jacket, which was not warm enough, thinking that he would feel cold.
“Don’t worry, I’m very strong!” Ling Tianyi patted his chest and said, “Would you like to have a try in the yurt tonight to see how strong I am?”
“Ouch!” Xia Xiaoluo was speechless at once. How could he think about making love anytime and anywhere?
Ling Tianyi wanted to continue to tease Xia Xiaoluo, but the middle-aged couples in Mongolian clothes came over.
“Yi, are you here with your wife this time?” The man greeted them. This dark-skinned man was Mu Ren, who was Ling Tianyi’s best friend despite their age difference. He was a good horseman on the grassland.
And then Mu Ren’s wife, Jiri Gele gave Hada (a piece of silk used as a greeting gift b the Mongolians) to both Ling Tianyi and Xia Xiaoluo.
Xia Xiaoluo was a little confused. Wasn’t Hada a gift from Tibetans? Why did Mongolians also have Hada?
Ling Tianyi seemed to know the doubts of his little wife. He explained: “Darling, look at this Hada. It is blue representing the sky. Because the Mongolians admire the sky. The one we often watch on TV is white, belonging to Tibetans. It is influenced by Tibetan Buddhism. If possible, I’ll take you to Tibet in the future.”
“Yes! This is a gift for our guests!” Mu Ren said.
“Thank you, uncle and auntie!” Xia Xiaoluo thanked them happily. She liked this Hada very much.
Ling Tianyi was talking with Mu Ren, while Xia Xiaoluo observed Mu Ren carefully. She thought he didn’t look like a 60-year-old man as Ling Tianyi said. He looked like that he was only middle-aged.
Ling Tianyi introduced Xia Xiaoluo to Mu Ren and his wife, then they went to the yurt in a carriage.
“Does Xiaoluo come to the grassland for the first time?” The old lady asked. Her name was Jiri Gele. She was a typical Mongolian woman with small eyes and wide shoulders. Her voice was so loud that all the people knew that she was from the grassland when she spoke.
“Yes, auntie. It is so beautiful here!” Xia Xiaoluo said.
“Then you should go around our grassland. It’s beautiful! The grassland is wide where you can ride horses and eat a lot of delicious food that you can’t eat anywhere else.” Xia Xiaoluo was very interested in what Jiri Gele’s said because she came to the grassland for riding horses and eating delicious food.
Jiri Gele was very hospitable, and the people on the grassland were very hospitable and simple. Xia Xiaoluo liked this kind elder person very much and she talked with Jiri Gele happily. Of course, Jiri Gele also regarded Xia Xiaoluo as her new friend.
Ling Tianyi talked with Mu Ren on the carriage about the things in the past. Mu Ren once taught Ling Tianyi the riding skills. He was his teacher, and at the same time a good friend.
In about ten minutes, the carriage arrived at the yurt of Mu Ren. Mu Ren knew Ling Tianyi was coming, and he wanted to live in the yurt on the grassland so he arranged a spacious and comfortable yurt for them.
Mu Ren couples took Ling Tianyi and Xia Xiaoluo to the yurt to put their luggage. And then they took them back. They prepared a rich dinner to welcome the guests.
They went into Mu Ren’s yurt. It was unique and the decorations were very ethnic, with all the modern household electric appliances.
Xia Xiaoluo rubbed her nose. From the yurt they would live to the yurt of Mu Ren, she always smelt something she didn’t like.
“Where is Tana and Tala?” Ling Tianyi asked. Xia Xiaoluo thought that they were probably the twin brother and sister at her age!
“They put our cattle out to pasture! They know the guests are coming today, so they will go home earlier. You will see them. Last time you came, they were only ten years old, but now they are all eighteen years old.” When Mu Ren said, the twin brother and sister who looked very strong were walking into the yurt.
“Tana, Tala, come to see who comes?” Mu Ren said.
“Uncle Yi!” The twin brother and sister shouted together. Then Ling Tianyi talked with them and they were very friendly. They talked about something that Ling Tianyi came last time. At that time, Ling Tianyi was still studying in the university, but he began to take over the business of Huasheng Group. He came here on business and lived here for a few days.
Xia Xiaoluo was speechless. The twin brother and sister were at her age, being all eighteen years old. But they called Ling Tianyi uncle. She married Ling Tianyi. It was so sad that they called her Little Aunt!
“Uncle Yi, is she your wife?” The elder brother Tala asked.
“Is she our Little Aunt?” The younger sister Tana looked at Xia Xiaoluo.
“Yes, she is my wife and we just get married. Is she beautiful?” Ling Tianyi smiled.
“Yes! She is so beautiful! Little Aunt looks so young!” When Tana said, she walked to Xia Xiaoluo.
“Hi, nice to meet you!” Xia Xiaoluo greeted them embarrassedly. She got along well with their grandparents, but she was nervous when the twins called her aunt.
“Little Aunt, how old are you?” Tana asked.
Xia Xiaoluo didn’t want to tell her that they were at the same age! But the children on the grassland didn’t know they couldn’t ask the age of a woman. They were waiting for her answer.
“You are at the same age. She is eighteen years old too!” Ling Tianyi said, also feeling embarrassed.
“Why do you have such a young wife, Uncle Yi?” Tana asked.
“It is normal in the city.” Ling Tianyi explained casually.
In fact, when Ling Tianyi came to the grassland last time, he wanted them to call him elder brother. But Mu Ren said that they were not only master and apprentice, but also good friends. They couldn’t call him brother, so he agreed.
Ling Tianyi felt that it was nothing to be an uncle before, but now he began to feel awkward when he married Xia Xiaoluo who was so young.
Ling Tianyi didn’t want to talk about the age of Xia Xiaoluo, so he said to her: “Xiaoluo, take out the presents you prepared. Being the Little Aunt now, you have to give them presents.”
Xia Xiaoluo put the presents in a big bag. After putting the luggage in their yurt just now, she only brought this bag.
Xia Xiaoluo gave the pearl necklaces Ling Tianyi bought in the store to Jiri Gele and Tana, telling them something about the sea. Ling Tianyi grinned because Xia Xiaoluo has never seen the sea, but she talked about it vividly. He thought that if possible, he would take her to the sea. She must be very happy.
Then she took the special-made delicate wine pot to Mu Ren, the shell crafts and a set of digital cameras selected by Ling Tianyi to Tala.
Everyone in the house was happy and they thanked Xia Xiaoluo.
Later, the neighbors knew that there were guests in Mu Ren’s yurt. They also came to visit the guests. The cheap pearl necklaces Xia Xiaoluo bought were useful. Xia Xiaoluo gave everyone a present, so that they would return happily.
Xia Xiaoluo gave Tala and Tana the rest of the pearl necklaces, shell bracelets and snacks. “These are for you. You can give them to your friends. I think your friends will like them.”
“Little Aunt, we don’t know how to thank you for all the presents!” Tana said and Tala nodded, too.
“You are welcome, I’m your Little Aunt. But I will be very happy if you are willing to take me to ride a horse.” Xia Xiaoluo said. She was looking forward to riding a horse on the grassland.
“No problem! You can go whenever you want. We will protect you.” Tala said.
Xia Xiaoluo laughed immediately, then she glanced at Ling Tianyi secretly to ask for his agreement. Ling Tianyi was worried that Xia Xiaoluo’s current situation was not suitable to ride a horse. She didn’t have a good rest last night, Ling Tianyi was afraid that she could not stand.
“Today you are tired along the way by taking a care and carriage and we are going to have dinner. I think we should have a rest today. Let’s go riding on the grassland with Tala and Tana tomorrow.” Ling Tianyi said, refusing Xia Xiaoluo.
“Actually, I’m not hungry!” Xia Xiaoluo said unhappily. She really wanted to ride a horse now.
Ling Tianyi knew that she couldn’t resist the temptation of delicious food. He asked Mu Ren deliberately: “Xiaoluo is not hungry, but I’m a little hungry. What’s for dinner tonight?”
“Haha, since you come, it must be Roasted Whole Lamb.” Mu Ren said.
When Jiri Gele heard that, she added a lot of delicious food. Xia Xiaoluo was happy.
“Auntie, when shall we have dinner?” Xia Xiaoluo showed her eating nature. When she heard these delicious foods, she decided to agree with Ling Tianyi on riding a horse tomorrow!
“You can drink the buttered tea first.” Jiri Gele said. Then Tana offered the buttered tea to Xia Xiaoluo and Ling Tianyi.
Tala was good at cooking Roasted Whole Lamp, he said. “Grandpa and grandma, I am going to cook the Roast Whole Lamp now.”
“Well! Go ahead! Don’t let the guests be hungry.” Mu Ren said. Then he asked Ling Tianyi, “You haven’t eaten Roasted Whole Lamp for a long time, have you? Shall we go and have a look together?”
“Yes, yes!” Xia Xiaoluo said in a hurry, being curious.
Seeing that Xia Xiaoluo was so energetic, Ling Tianyi did not want to disappoint her, so he was very enthusiastic. They went to the open space behind the yurt.
Tala has already put the lamp up, being about to roast it now.
There were Roasted Whole Lamb, campfire and various delicious food here tonight…
