To the Wonder Episode 8 (Ending) Recap
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A series of conflicts caused Sultan to fall into self-doubt; he realized his assertiveness had brought trouble to his family. Finally, he agreed to let Tuo Ken take the two children to the county town for school. Tuo Ken told Ba Tai this news and also hoped that the conflict between Ba Tai and Sultan could be resolved, so as not to damage the father-son relationship.
On the day of Eid al-Adha, Ba Tai gave Treading Snow, which he had painstakingly cared for, to Li Wenxiu, trusting that Li Wenxiu and Treading Snow would get along well. Because Eid al-Adha is a major festival, local herdsmen gathered to watch the horse race, and there was also a lively market nearby. Even Zhang Fengxia brought a camel to sell things. Sultan, dressed solemnly, rode a horse carrying a hunting rifle to find Ba Tai.
With Uncle Ayibek's mediation, the father and son finally had a frank and open talk. Although Sultan found it difficult to accept the changing world, he was still willing to persuade himself to let Ba Tai pursue the life he wanted, and he handed in his last hunting rifle. Seeing his father's change, Ba Tai was deeply moved, and the father and son cleared up their past grievances.
On the other side, Chao Ge unexpectedly met Gao Xiaoliang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, at the market and angrily accused him of damaging the environment, which Gao Xiaoliang denied. Gao Xiaoliang stated that he was buying caterpillar fungus at a high price at the market, and had not personally dug up the turf, so there was no damage.
For this reason, Chao Ge could only condemn Gao Xiaoliang morally, as he had no evidence to prove that the other party had broken the law. Li Wenxiu saw Gao Xiaoliang ride away on a motorcycle and, ignoring Zhang Fengxia's dissuasion, insisted on riding Treading Snow to chase after him. At this moment, Ba Tai was about to participate in a race, so he handed the hunting rifle to Zhang Fengxia for her to pass to Uncle Ayibek.
However, Zhang Fengxia was worried about her daughter's safety, so she did not immediately go to Uncle Ayibek but held the hunting rifle and looked around. On a high slope not far away, Gao Xiaoliang was trading caterpillar fungus with someone and got into a dispute because the other party went back on their word.
Li Wenxiu rushed over, cursed at Gao Xiaoliang, and tried to snatch the pendant from his neck, but was tackled to the ground by Gao Xiaoliang. Zhang Fengxia saw this scene and did not hesitate to press the hunting rifle against Gao Xiaoliang's head. Li Wenxiu seized the opportunity to get up.
Gao Xiaoliang explained that he originally wanted to exchange the old woman's jade pendant for money so he could take Zhang Fengxia away from here in the future, but he didn't do so, which is why he came up with the idea of selling caterpillar fungus. Until this day, Zhang Fengxia saw Gao Xiaoliang's true nature and realized that she and he were completely from different worlds.
Zhang Fengxia, disappointed, injured Gao Xiaoliang and warned him not to think about caterpillar fungus again, or next time he would be shot. However, the more Gao Xiaoliang thought about it, the angrier he became. He furiously chased Zhang Fengxia and her daughter, who were on horseback, on his motorcycle and pulled Zhang Fengxia off the horse. Fortunately, the police arrived in time to catch Gao Xiaoliang.
Li Wenxiu didn't know how to handle a horse and was dragged along by Treading Snow, getting injured. Ba Tai, who arrived late to save Li Wenxiu, pierced Treading Snow's neck with an arrow. To alleviate Treading Snow's suffering further, he personally cut off its head with a knife, and then cried heartbrokenly. Everyone present was moved and saddened by the sight, and Li Wenxiu was already crying uncontrollably. That day, Li Wenxiu sat alone at the table, silently crying.
After crying for a long time, she gradually calmed down, put on her glasses, picked up her pen, and wrote line after line in her notebook, putting an imperfect end to her brief love story. She wrote: The world is bright, the land is vast, late autumn has arrived. After Eid al-Adha, Tuo Ken took the children back to the county town for school and was loving and sweet with Chao Ge.
Sultan sold some livestock and went alone to the deep mountain pasture. Zhang Fengxia followed Ayibek back to Caihong Bulake; memories flooded her heart and were buried deep again. Ba Tai, on the other hand, left without saying goodbye and returned alone to the Burqin horse farm. After saying goodbye to her mother, Li Wenxiu personally came to the horse farm to find Ba Tai and learned that Ba Tai had gone to Qingdao to study.
Zhang Fengxia comforted her heartbroken daughter and told her a phone number from the city. Through the number, she found the Liyuan Publishing House and learned that Liu Haibo had been looking for her for three full months, preparing to publish a collection of her articles. That evening, Li Wenxiu had dinner with everyone and shared her experiences on the grassland.
She said that she had learned about love, life, and getting hurt, but had also caused harm to others, feeling full of guilt. From then on, Li Wenxiu stayed at the publishing house to work, achieving her literary dream and receiving her first payment for her writing. She did not return to Caihong Bulake again, but traveled around, organizing her observations and publishing them.
Several years later, Li Wenxiu saved some money and had seen the vibrant world, finally remembering her mother far away on the grassland. Another three years passed in the blink of an eye. Li Wenxiu bought fireworks and returned to Caihong Bulake for the New Year, inviting Chao Ge, A Yao, Sultan, and others to gather.
Sultan asked Zhang Fengxia to tell Li Wenxiu not to send money every year, and that the truth of what happened back then was not her fault. As the fireworks brilliantly soared into the sky, everyone heard the sound of horse hooves. Following the sound, they looked and saw Ba Tai removing his hat, revealing his familiar face. Li Wenxiu's eyes were filled with tears.
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