Chapter 1475 My Altay 22
Chapter 1475 My Altay 22
A romantic Kazakh wedding has very strong ethnic characteristics and the wedding ceremony is very grand.
The men were racing horses and stealing sheep on the grassland, while the women were gathering in the yurts chatting and laughing. The scene was very lively.
Climbing up the high hill, Token and Kuran saw their relatives at a glance. Kuran pointed at the group of men who were picking sheep and said, "The second one over there is my uncle, the groom's father."
Token pulled Xu Qin's arm and jumped up and down, pointing at the white figure in the front and saying, "The first one, the white one, is my uncle, Ba Tai!"
"Look, he has caught the sheep again!"
Xu Qin just smiled and said nothing, while Li Wenxiu was eager to try and asked, "Can't women participate in this kind of horse riding activity?"
Kuran laughed and said, "Women can perform, but they won't compete with men. Men are smelly and it's not good to touch them."
Token introduced everyone to her maternal relatives, while Kuran introduced everyone to her family's relatives. When the elders heard that Ba Tai had won the sheep-stealing competition, they all laughed and said they would introduce the good girls they knew to Ba Tai.
Token really liked such a lively scene. He led everyone to give gifts and run around. Xu Qin and Li Wenxiu disappeared in a blink of an eye. Kulan also went to help, so the two of them could only wander around the yurt.
Xu Qin and Li Wenxiu, the two people known as "the insiders", quickly attracted everyone's attention, especially Ba Tai. He had noticed Xu Qin's figure early on. If Chao Ge hadn't suddenly stopped him, he would have come over to talk to Xu Qin.
After Chaoge let Batai go, Batai had already lost track of Xu Qin. Token's family started ordering him to help with things again, so Batai had no choice but to give up the idea of looking for Xu Qin.
At this time, Token took Xu Qin and Li Wenxiu to the yurt where the bride was resting temporarily. Inside were piled the bride's dowry and the betrothal gifts given by the groom. The most dazzling thing was the dress with a snow-white skirt and a red coat.
Token picked up the white hat on the table that was decorated with gems, gold and silver tassels and feathers. "I had this hat when I got married, and it's my favorite hat."
Then, she pushed Li Wenxiu to sit in front of the mirror and said, "I don't know where the bride has gone. You can try this hat. It's really beautiful!"
The back of the hat was decorated with white lace like a veil. Token helped Li Wenxiu put it on with swift hands and feet. Xu Qin also picked up the hairpin in front of the mirror to help fix the hat and spread out the veil. Li Wenxiu liked it more and more as she looked at it.
Token watched Li Wenxiu carefully touching the tassels and gems on the hat in front of the mirror and said, "This was put together for the bride by the bride's father and uncle. It's real gems and very valuable."
Xu Qin said to Li Wenxiu: "Most of the things in this room are the bride's dowry, including those boxes."
The three of them chatted for a while, and then Token was called away. Xu Qin and Li Wenxiu stretched their necks to listen to the people outside talking to Token. However, Li Wenxiu did not understand Mongolian, so she felt as if someone was looking for Token, so she looked eagerly at Xu Qin and other translators.
Xu Qin said, "The aunt said someone asked Token to come over. I guess it was Chao Ge. It's been so long since Bugasenden discussed the marriage with Uncle Sulitan. Uncle Buick tried to probe him once in the meantime. Chao Ge should be anxious. It's normal for him to take advantage of the wedding to come and meet Token."
Li Wenxiu sighed and said, "The last time I was at Chaoge's house, I wanted to tell Uncle Sulitan that nothing in this world is unchanging. Only change is unchanging. All traditions and civilizations are explored bit by bit by human beings in the transformation of the world."
"This era is undergoing a new change. The only way to be serious is to adapt to the times and adjust to a new life."
Xu Qin stroked the tassel on his hat and said with a smile, "What you said is definitely right, absolutely correct, but not everyone can listen to it."
“The vast majority of human beings have adapted to a certain kind of life early on and tend to be conservative about change. Before everything they have always had will drive them into a dead end, they often have to hit a wall before they will sincerely look at this new world.”
"And what's worse is that they hit a wall and persist in their opinion."
"So, it is very difficult to change a person's mind, especially a person whose values have already been formed or even fixed. It is almost impossible for people to do it. Especially now that the government does not use force, it hopes to let everyone accept this new era in a gentle way."
Li Wenxiu understood. "So you often go up the mountain to find new ways to make money and let young people get in touch with this new era as soon as possible?"
Xu Qin nodded. "Yes, most old people are unwilling to make changes to their current lives. Even if they have seen the world, they still miss their current lives. So my target is young people whose mindsets are not yet fixed. As long as they have money and can find ways to make money that are more acceptable than herding, it will be easy for them to keep up with the new era."
Thinking of those elderly people, Li Wenxiu couldn't help but worry: "What about the elderly? Just because they are unwilling to easily change everything they are used to, do they deserve to be abandoned?"
Xu Qin was a little helpless. "Have you forgotten about the roads that have been built to the farthest reaches of the country? The country will improve people's livelihood step by step. I believe that in the near future, Four Seasons Ranch will have access to water, electricity, and the Internet. The elderly like the life of grazing and moving around, so let them live like that."
As she was talking, several young people suddenly broke into the yurt. Li Wenxiu quickly turned around and lowered her head, pulling up her veil to cover herself tightly. Xu Qin had nowhere to hide, so she simply smiled and waved and said hello: "Hello, I am Xu Jianguo's granddaughter Xu Qin."
Among the three, two are Kazakhs, wearing colorful round hats, and the other one is wearing a navy blue Zhongshan suit, looking more like a Han Chinese.
The two Kazakh youths quickly greeted Xu Qin: "Hello, hello, we know you. Everyone knows that you go to college in the capital, and you live here. There is a magazine or somewhere in the capital that pays you a salary!"
Xu Qin knew that she could not hide her situation from anyone. She did not expect that these people even knew that she was working as a temporary employee at the magazine and receiving a salary. She felt embarrassed for a moment.
Everyone was obviously more interested in the situation in the capital, and for a moment they had no time to pay attention to the "bride" who was lowering her head and seemed to be crying. Some even thought that the bride's crying was a sign of filial piety.
Just when Xu Qin felt that he couldn't handle it anymore, someone outside the door shouted that Batai and Kulan were singing. The two young Kazakhs hurried out, and the remaining young man who seemed to be Han stayed for a while, "My name is Wu Ran, I work at the cultural center in the town..."
Wu Ran blushed as he saw Li Wenxiu suddenly take off her hat. He was startled a little and couldn't say the rest of the words. He quickly left the room.
Li Wenxiu put the hat away and couldn't help but give Xu Qin a thumbs up: "Great~"
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