A good life starts with blind date

Chapter 317 Rushing out in the middle of the night

Sleeping in a yurt is uncomfortable, but it has a unique charm.

Eight people slept in a row on a huge communal bed. To Jiang Ning's left was Feng Yu, past her daughter was Feng Yu, and to the side was Feng Xue; to her right was Jiang Ze, past Liu Fang was Liu Fang, and to the side was Sun Mei, with Jiang Wei on the far right.

Jiang Ning likes to sleep naked, but how can you sleep naked in a dormitory?

Sleeping with your pants on is incredibly uncomfortable.

Everyone slept fully clothed.

The happiest person was Jiang Tiantian, who couldn't stay still even with the lights off.

The little one was wearing a sleeping bag and using her little pillow. She had never had so many people sleeping with her before, and it was quite a novelty. Every now and then she would get up and nudge Feng Xue, calling out "Mommy," and then she would nudge Feng Yu, calling out "Mommy" in the same way.

"Go to sleep."

Feng Yu was already sleepy, so she patted her daughter and coaxed her.

The little one was too excited to sleep.

They occasionally cause a commotion.

It's a bit cold in the yurt at night, but there's a stove.

It can be heated by burning coal, and the chimney extends outside.

They weren't afraid of being choked by coal smoke.

I added coal before going to bed, and the fire was burning brightly.

It was warm inside the tent.

After an unknown amount of time, the tent fell silent.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long, and snoring started to take over.

Jiang Ning was still awake and nudged Jiang Ze.

The snoring stopped for a moment.

Unfortunately, it rang again not long afterward.

Jiang Ning was in a real bind, so she did something really tough.

"what!"

Jiang Ze let out a scream, instantly waking everyone up.

Even Jiang Tiantian was startled awake in her sleep.

Jiang Wei asked irritably, "What are you howling like a banshee in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Ze cursed, "Jiang Ning, why are you pinching me?"

Jiang Ning retorted irritably, "Stop snoring."

"Uh!"

Jiang Ze fell silent, clearly aware that he had learned to snore in his sleep.

Sun Mei couldn't keep up the act any longer: "Brother, your snoring is like thunder, how can you sleep, sister-in-law?"

Liu Fang also woke up: "I'm used to it."

Sun Mei then asked, "Where is Feng Yu?"

Feng Yu casually replied, "I'm fine."

Jiang Wei had actually been woken up by the snoring a long time ago, but he had been holding back. Now he couldn't take it anymore: "Boss, go sleep in the RV. Don't sleep in the tent with us, or you won't get any sleep tonight."

Jiang Ze said unhappily, "You're really covered in plasters, you have a lot of problems. You could fall asleep lying next to a generator in Africa, but you complained about the noise when I snored. If you think it's noisy, go sleep in a campervan."

"You've angered everyone."

Jiang Ning chimed in support: "You'd better hurry up and sleep in the RV, otherwise your brother won't be able to sleep tonight."

Faced with collective protests, Jiang Ze had no choice but to submit to public opinion.

I got up feeling dejected and went to sleep in the RV.

Liu Fang didn't want to sleep in the RV with him and wanted to continue sleeping in the tent.

Jiang Ning sensed something was wrong. As soon as Jiang Ze left, Liu Fang was right next to him.

Not quite right.

So he got up, crawled to the side, and lay down next to Feng Xue.

The yurt was so big that even with eight people sleeping in it, it was still very spacious.

Feng Xue was still a meter away from the wall.

Jiang Ning lay down on her side and hugged Feng Xue from behind.

Feng Xue leaned closer to him and hugged his arm.

With Jiang Ze gone, the tent fell completely silent.

Jiang Ning woke up early at five in the morning.

It's too early; it's still dark in western Xinjiang.

Getting up and making noise will wake others.

Jiang Ning didn't get up; she thought about something for a while.

By six o'clock, I couldn't sleep anymore; the coal in the stove had long since burned out.

It was getting colder and colder inside the tent.

He got up and added some coal to the stove.

He stoked the fire until it was blazing, then opened the door and went outside.

It was just dawn, and the temperature difference between day and night in the mountainous area was large, with the perceived temperature being less than ten degrees Celsius.

The distant mountains were quiet, and the air was exceptionally fresh.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the world, there is a unique sense of tranquility.

Jiang Ning stretched her limbs and went to the RV to wake up Jiang Ze.

I called Jiang Ze to get up and go for a morning run with him.

Otherwise, it would be too boring to have nothing to do so early in the morning.

Jiang Zeren is overweight and naturally prone to sleepiness.

I went to bed late again last night, and I'm sleeping soundly right now.

She was full of resentment when he woke her up, so she didn't get up.

Jiang Ning pulled up a blade of grass and poked it into his nostril.

"Are you out of your mind?!"

Jiang Ze was so angry that he cursed and wanted to hit someone.

But they couldn't beat them.

After being tossed and turned for a while, my sleepiness was gone.

I had no choice but to get up and go for a morning run with him.

I came back after going around in circles. It was just past seven o'clock.

The mountain area remained quiet, with only the chirping of insects and no human voices heard.

In Xijiang, people don't start work until 9:30 AM, and those who live close to their workplaces reportedly don't get up until 9:00 AM.

Needless to say, no one in the mountains would get up that early.

After washing up in the RV, the shopkeeper finally got up.

I went and asked, "What's available for breakfast?"

The owner said, "Butter tea and flatbread."

"anything else?"

That's all. This is all for breakfast.

Jiang Ning scratched his head a little; this was really simple enough.

I went to take a look, and the pancakes are just plain white flour pancakes.

The butter tea looks like ginger soup. It's served in a large iron teapot and can be heated on a stove before drinking. You can smell a strong muttony smell even without getting close. Jiang Ning isn't picky about the smell, but Feng Yu and Feng Xue don't like it.

I doubt he can drink this stuff.

With nothing else to do, Jiang Ning pulled Jiang Ze along.

Go to the RV to make breakfast.

We brought plenty of supplies when we left, including vegetables.

After washing and vacuum-packing, it's ready to cook.

No need to wash them.

I made a lean meat porridge and prepared a few cold dishes.

Reheat the steamed buns, and breakfast is ready.

Jiang Ning and Jiang Wei rarely cook at home, but Jiang Ze often cooks.

The cooking skills are quite good; the lean meat congee is of just the right consistency and tastes excellent.

The two brothers set up a small outdoor table and unfolded the chairs. After eating and drinking their fill around the table, the others gradually got up as well.

Jiang Tiantian sleeps late and wakes up late in the morning.

One by one, everyone came out of the yurt, looked at the washbasins provided by the vendor, and went to the RV to wash up. Then they sat around the table and ate a nutritious breakfast, not forgetting to praise the man who got up early to cook.

Feng Yu also said, "This porridge is good, save some for Tian Tian."

Jiang Ning picked her teeth and said, "It was made by Brother Ze. I didn't expect him to have this skill."

Jiang Ze said smugly, "What are you talking about? I cook at home all the time, unlike you who never lifts a finger."

Jiang Ning said, "I cook often too. You can ask my wife if you don't believe me."

Feng Yu smiled and nodded: "Yes, you cook often too!"

Jiang Wei grabbed Jiang Ning's wrist and pulled her up, letting everyone see clearly: "I just don't believe it. Look at your hands, so delicate and smooth, even more refined than a woman's. Are these the hands you use for cooking?"

Jiang Ning said, "My hands are still like this even after a month of wielding a shovel."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Jiang Wei didn't believe it, and of course, the others didn't believe it either.

You can tell if someone does a lot of physical labor just by looking at their hands.

After eating and drinking to our hearts' content, it was already past eight o'clock.

Jiang Tiantian hasn't woken up yet, so no one's in a hurry.

The air is fresh in the morning, perfect for enjoying the scenery.

Around nine o'clock, the little guy finally woke up.

Feng Yu made him a bowl of lean meat porridge, which the little guy ate with relish.

We dawdled until 9:30 before finally packing up and setting off.

Feng Yu rubbed her lower back after getting into the car: "The bed board is too hard, it hurts my back."

Jiang Ning looked back and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? We could have brought a blanket from the car to use as a cushion."

Feng Yu grabbed her daughter and said, "That's so embarrassing."

Jiang Ning was speechless: "What's there to be embarrassed about? You're just being too proud and suffering for it."

We arrived in Jiangbulak at noon, and there were yurts again. It felt similar to Shuimohe, but the infrastructure was better and there were more tourists. Qitai is famous for its flour, and Jiang Ning knew about it.

I ate a chicken cooked over firewood in a yurt.

It felt a bit better than the meal I had at Shuimohe yesterday afternoon.

There were quite a few people camping, so I asked around.

Most of them came from nearby, and some just wanted to relax.

Some were leaving in the afternoon, while others planned to stay overnight.

After asking for opinions, no one wanted to go to sleep.

So they found a flat spot and set up the tent.

The tent is very large, with two rooms and a living room. It inflates itself when you turn on the air switch.

Camping is very convenient.

Then set up the awning and unfold the folding chair with a backrest.

Sitting under the awning and looking at the distant mountain scenery is incredibly pleasant.

Feng Yu didn't want to sit; she wanted to go into the woods.

Jiang Ning accompanied her, and Feng Xue followed as well.

There was a pine forest not far from the roadside, and the grass wasn't very lush.

Feng Yu was a little uneasy, and before taking a step, she would carefully look around and ask, "Are there any snakes?"

"I think should not be?"

"There are many snakes in the south. I recently saw a post about someone being bitten by a snake in a park."

Jiang Ning reassured her: "There are not as many snakes in the north as in the south, and even fewer venomous ones. I have never seen a snake in Bei'an. Relax and don't scare yourself. There are no snakes in this high-altitude mountainous area. In winter, the heavy snow covers the mountains and all snakes freeze to death."

"Don't snakes hibernate?"

"There are limits, though. In northern Xinjiang, temperatures can easily drop to minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius in winter. I've heard that in Altay, the coldest temperatures can reach minus 40 or 50 degrees Celsius. What kind of snake is so resistant to the cold that it can withstand such low temperatures in northern Xinjiang?"

Feng Yu was relieved and put her mind at ease.

Jiang Tiantian, on the other hand, seemed completely unaware of fear, squatting in the grass picking wildflowers.

"Mommy, flower."

"Uh-huh."

"Daddy, flower."

"Mmm, you're amazing, baby."

We explored the pine forest for a while and took some photos.

Sun Mei and Liu Fang also strolled over.

I happened to take a family photo of the four of them.

Back at the camp, we took out the food and drinks.

Jiang Ze asked, "Are we leaving today?"

Jiang Ning said, "Let's go, there's nothing fun here."

Jiang Ze said, "Then let's stay in Fukang tonight and go to Tianchi tomorrow morning."

Jiang Ning had no objection, and then her phone rang again.

I took it out and looked at it; it was a call from Medes.

Jiang Ning answered the phone: "Metsis, what's up?"

Metses said, "Boss, that richest man has fallen out with the president."

Jiang Ning perked up: "What happened?"

Metses said, "It's a long story. A tax reform plan was introduced earlier, which was very unfavorable to Max. Of course, that's just the surface reason. The deeper reason is policy and interests."

Jiang Ning asked, "Will this affect us?"

Metses said, "It has no impact on us. The White House is still very good to farmers. They just introduced a new policy that will provide $160 billion in subsidies to agriculture. However, the impact of the White House's tariff policy is still very significant. I have some data showing that the default rate among American farmers has been rising recently. It is foreseeable that the farm bankruptcy rate will also continue to climb."

"Buy any good land you find."

"There is a problem. This year, Dongda has reduced its import quota for American agricultural products, and grain merchants have lowered their purchase prices. Does the boss have any channels in Dongda so that we can export to Dongda ourselves and not sell to grain merchants at a low price?"

"If we don't have a distribution channel, we'll sell to grain merchants. It doesn't matter if we earn less."

"Okay, there's one more thing. California hasn't been very stable lately either."

"what's the situation?"

"Regarding immigration..."

Jiang Ze and Jiang Wei looked at each other, feeling like they were illiterate.

Jiang Ning and Metsis spoke in English, leaving the two of them completely bewildered.

I occasionally understood a few words, but I had no idea what was being said.

Feng Yu could understand a small part of it, and only knew that it was related to wheat.

I don't know what the others said.

Several people in the nearby camp also turned their heads to look.

Xijiang is neither Beijing nor Shanghai.

Hearing someone speak a foreign language in a place like this is like snow falling in June—a truly rare occurrence.

Seven or eight minutes later, Jiang Ning finished her call.

Jiang Wei first asked, "What's going on? Who called?"

Jiang Ning said, "In America, Musk and Trump have fallen out."

"what!"

Jiang Wei was immediately surprised: "Weren't those two inseparable? How could they have fallen out?"

"What's so special about that!"

Jiang Ning wasn't surprised at all; how many business partners have fallen out?

Feng Yu asked, "I heard you mention wheat. What happened to wheat?"

Jiang Ning said, "Dongda has reduced the share of agricultural product imports from America, grain prices are being suppressed, and wheat is not selling well."

Feng Yu asked, "Can't they be sold?"

Jiang Ning said, "We can sell it, but we'll earn less."

Feng Yu simply said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

She doesn't really care about these things.

(End of this chapter)