Tangli Fried Snow

Gomez's two sons are both in their twenties or thirties. They look very similar and are clearly brothers. They are tall and handsome, and their wives are also beautiful and gentle women. The eldest son's family has two sons, while the younger son's family has a son and a daughter.

Today is my granddaughter's birthday, and everyone gathered together happily for a big meal.

They were all kind and simple people, and they were very friendly to Shirley, their guest. Several children were very interested in Shirley, who could speak Mandarin. Some of the younger children pestered her to teach them Mandarin and play games with them. Shirley felt an unprecedented warmth from the big family.

Gerri is Gomez's eldest daughter-in-law. She is slim, always has a smile on her face, works very efficiently, and is very lively. She talked to Sherry for a long time.

Geri also shared a lot of parenting knowledge with her.

“Pear, you must eat your fill when you give birth, otherwise you will not have the strength at the end. Eat more mutton. Adults are not afraid of the cold, and babies are not afraid of the cold either. When I gave birth, I was so tired. It was springtime, and my husband and mother-in-law were too busy to take care of me and the baby. When I woke up, the baby was lying there sleeping with his chest exposed and his face was purple from the cold.”

"Ah!" Sherry exclaimed, "Are you alright? You're not frozen!"

"No, babies are very resistant to the cold. Tengri takes good care of newborns. Look how healthy Batu is now!"

Twelve-year-old Batu is already taller than Shirley and is now a big boy in his adolescence. Every time he sees Shirley, he hides shyly and doesn't dare to say a word to her, like a timid little lamb.

The six-year-old birthday girl is the youngest daughter of the second son. Her name is Namin, which means "jade" in Chinese. She is beautiful and lovely, just like a beautiful piece of jade. When she saw Shirley, she greeted her generously and treated Shirley warmly like a little adult. Shirley secretly gave her a piece of malt candy, and the two immediately became good friends.

Because Sherry spends all day with Jiao Jiao, she is very good at playing with other children and quickly became familiar with several of them.

Everyone drank and sang together until late at night. Shirley's tense emotions from the past few days were greatly relieved, and she seemed to have forgotten her troubles and dangers, laughing all night long.

The second son's house is very close to here, and they carried lanterns home. The eldest son's house is a bit far away, so he slept directly with his parents.

Sherry still slept in her small bed, falling into a deep sleep as soon as she lay down, feeling very peaceful.

In the middle of the night, Sherry was awakened by the commotion of the sheep.

The faint sounds of wolf howls and dog barks could also be heard.

Sherry was sleeping soundly, and she groggily turned over. But the two men in the house were immediately awakened from their sleep. The primitive nomadic people kept their equipment very simple. In winter, their sheepfold was just a circular windbreak made of oxcarts, movable wooden fences, and felt. At most, they would build a straw shed in winter, which could only block the wind and snow, but not the attacks from the wolves of the grassland.

At night, the sheepfold is guarded by the six dogs in the yard. Now, Maodan is one of their proud members.

Sherry was sleeping soundly tonight when she was woken up by a wolf that was attacking the sheep. She was sleeping in the kitchen, right next to the Hannah wall of the sheep pen. If it weren't for the wall, the wolf would have pounced on her.

Sherry was jolted awake, and her stomach hurt a little; it seemed the baby had kicked her.

The dogs in the yard and sheepfold started barking, waking up the men who were fast asleep after drinking. Zabu and his eldest son Nairi were sleeping soundly when they were awakened by the barking and then heard faint wolf howls. They hurriedly put on their clothes and rushed to the sheepfold. Xue Li, who always slept fully clothed, was woken up in the middle of the night and had a slight stomachache. She was both surprised and scared, so she quickly put on her clothes and peeked out.

In the flickering torchlight, she saw the tall and strong Nairi pulling on the large tail of a prairie wolf.

"Tirigo, Tirigo, come and bite its neck."

The wolf was tightly packed together by the flock of sheep and couldn't move an inch. It could only desperately resist with its paws and shoulders, turning its head to bite wildly and lunging forward, trying to break free from the sheep and Nairi's grip. Nairi desperately pulled it back to prevent it from escaping, while several dogs barked and howled to suppress the wolf's arrogance.

In the distance, you could hear the big black dog and Mao Dan fighting fiercely against the wolf pack. The barking of the dog, the shouts of the man, and the howling of the wolf were all mixed up in a chaotic mess.

Old man Zhabu stood to the side, whip in hand, shouting, "Yo! Yo!" He seemed to be herding the sheep toward his eldest son, trying to keep the wolves pinned down.

At Nairi's shouts, the largest yellow dog stepped on the sheep's backs and kicked their heads, tumbling and crawling to its owner's side.

This is the experienced and brave Tirigo!

Tilly, a seasoned fighter, didn't bite haphazardly, lest it injure the wolf's body and fur. Instead, it leaped forward, biting down hard on the wolf's throat. Ignoring the crowd of sheep and the wolf's resistance and kicks, it gripped the wolf's head tightly with its two front paws, opened its jaws wide, and severed the wolf's carotid artery in its throat. After a desperate tearing motion, dark wolf blood gushed out. The wolf struggled for over ten minutes before slowly breathing its last, collapsing to the ground and dying.

"Good dog, good dog!"

"Go help Big Black and Hairy Egg!"

The big yellow dog was as proud as a soldier who had received a medal when it received its owner's praise. Upon hearing Nari's command, it leaped to a nearby spot and fought with the wolf pack.

The dogs in the distance continued to bravely fight the wolves. The wolves were obviously covering the attack or retreat of the wolves that had rushed into the sheep flock. They were constantly probing the attack with several dogs. When they saw the big yellow dog Tiligo, covered in hot wolf blood, rush out of the sheepfold, followed closely by Nairi with his bow and arrow, the wolf king quickly led his men to retreat, fleeing without any hesitation.

Just as the two men were triumphantly returning with their dog, and were enthusiastically discussing how much the dead wolf's pelt could be sold for,

Gomez looked at Sherry, who was lying on the ground, and exclaimed, "Something's wrong! Something's wrong!"

Zabu quickly ran back with the dog and saw Shirley clutching her stomach, groaning in pain on the ground. He knew she was about to give birth. The old man didn't move her; he was too dirty. "Shirley, sit down for a while. Don't be afraid. I'll go wash up and change my clothes before I come back to hold you."

Even in an emergency, he's so careful about cleanliness, sir. You're so hygienic! Sherry commented while simultaneously giving him a thumbs up.

Zabu immediately told his eldest son to tidy up the sheepfold, "Go check if there are any holes and fix them, check if the dogs are injured, bandage them and apply some medicine, and then clean up the wolves. We'll skin them tomorrow!"

After instructing his son, he first washed his hands and face, changed into clean clothes, and then carried Xue Li to the bed. He gently comforted her for a few moments before turning around to start a fire and boil water, preparing clean cloths and blankets. He also boiled the scissors and other necessary items in hot water and stood aside to help his wife.