The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Captain Jing chuckled and said, "Not bad, you're brave and resourceful, really good."

"Alright, go and rest for a while. I'll call you when lunch is ready. After lunch, we need to keep traveling; we'll have lunch in Shanxi Province."

Yang Dalin shook his head: "No need, Captain Jing, I'm not sleepy, I'm young and resilient."

"I'll get in the car soon, and I can catch up on some sleep while my driver drives."

"Okay, if you're not sleepy, then go help."

By the way, can your vehicle lead the way and act as the reconnaissance vehicle?

I heard your eyesight is better during the day, and you can see farther.

Yang Dalin knew that this meant Captain Jing had acknowledged his abilities.

For safety reasons, Yang Dalin patted his chest and said, "No problem. Captain Wang and Captain Jing can discuss and decide on the route."

"Don't let us lead you astray."

Captain Wang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about the route, your master knows it by heart."

He's been here many times.

I'll tell him, and he knows how to get there.

Yang Dalin felt reassured knowing that his master, Tian Xueyi, was a living map to guide him.

Yang Dalin returned to the large stove and watched as everyone left half of the mutton and put the rest into the pot to cook.

Considering that the convoy currently has twenty-four drivers and co-drivers, twelve security guards, and Captain Jing and his team of ten, they realized that...

So many people, and only half a sheep? That's far too little.

He said directly, "Brother Tian, ​​don't keep the other half of the sheep, just put it all in the pot and cook it."

We don't know what time we'll eat lunch.

Everyone should eat a good breakfast.

They're all big eaters; there probably won't be enough if there are fewer of them.

A goat weighing around 100 pounds, after being slaughtered and skinned, doesn't weigh much anymore.

There are also a lot of internal organs and bones; each person gets just over a pound of pure meat.

These pot-bellied men ate a pound of meat and two cornbreads each as if it were nothing.

One of the colleagues who was helping to chop the meat said, "Dalinzi, it's already very kind of you to treat everyone to half a sheep and cornbread."

There are so many people here, everyone is grateful for your kindness.

We can't just eat all the meat we see, no matter what.

We're not the kind of people who don't know their place.

"Keep half of it; take it home for your family to eat."

This is Mr. Liu, a driver I know well in my team, and we have a good relationship.

This is also to save some mutton for myself.

Yang Dalin said magnanimously, "Brother Liu, it's alright, just chop it up."

It's getting hot, and I'm afraid it will spoil.

We're all helping the disaster victims, and I'm hunting goats to help them.

Let's eat it together.

No need to save.

It's not like I paid for it. If I had paid for it, I really couldn't afford to hire more than forty people.

They used only one bullet from the security department.

It's okay, I ate it all.

Consider this a reward for the good deeds we all did together.

"Okay, Dalinzi is generous."

When we arrived at the restaurant at noon, your brothers took turns treating you to lunch.

"Okay, everyone take turns treating Dalinzi to dinner later."

Let's all have a good meal today.

Yang Dalin would often go to the riverbank to check on the water in the stream.

It's alright. It's not far from the Taihang Mountains, and the water comes from mountain springs.

It's quite clean.

However, the water flow is not very high.

As long as it's clean, that's fine.

Don't cook mutton in unclean water, or everyone will get sick from eating it.

Yang Dalin also had other seasonings in his backpack.

Yang Dalin took out some of the seasonings for everyone to use when cooking mutton.

It was simmered over high heat for a full hour.

The soup wasn't whitish, but it was still quite good.

The mutton was overcooked, so to divide it evenly, it was taken out and sliced.

The internal organs were also cut in the same way.

This way it's easier to divide the food, preventing some people from eating more and others from eating less.

One person has a bowl of hot mutton soup and two cornbreads.

Yang Dalin's bowl had the most meat; there was practically no soup left besides the meat.

No one envies him for this, since he contributed a sheep.

You can have the soup after you finish the meat.

The wild goat food tasted pretty good, with not much of a gamey smell.

Yang Dalin added a lot of seasonings, and it tasted pretty good.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Yang Dalin transferred some of the items from his car to other vehicles.

Then, in addition to the two men under Captain Jing, two more colleagues from the security department joined them in the back of the car.

Their vehicle set off first, serving as the lead vehicle for the outpost.

When driving, Yang Dalin voluntarily gave up the driver's seat.

Brother Tian was driving, and Yang Dalin was sitting in the passenger seat, dozing off.

His car has his own modified seat belts for both the driver and passenger.

It was still very different from the way it was used in later generations.

However, it is still good to keep your torso stable.

Sleeping like this means you won't bump your head from the jolting.

Other colleagues also learned from Yang Dalin how to install simple seat belts.

It can protect your body.

They're not stupid.

Yang Dalin only raised this issue; he didn't intend for mainland residents to apply for patents in Hong Kong.

Because they invented it abroad two years ago, it just hasn't spread to China yet.

If I were to apply for a patent myself, I wouldn't know how to explain the need for a patent application, and besides, there's no such thing as a patent in China right now; everyone just borrows technology from each other.

It's pointless to bring it up.

Let it spread slowly.

Once we have some usage data, the site will report it to the higher-ups, and everyone can promote it domestically.

Brother Tian drove south along the eastern foothills of the Taihang Mountains.

Nothing much happened during the day, but around noon the vehicles headed west, and we were about to enter Shanxi Province.

From here on, it's all mountain roads.

We need to be extra careful.

It was a little after 1 p.m.

They found a state-run restaurant in a county town.

They ate in shifts, and someone had to stay by the vehicles at all times.

Then everyone got some hot water at the restaurant, and Captain Jing also told everyone to buy more food.

It likely means they would camp out outdoors at night.

This is so everyone can prepare dinner in advance.

Yang Dalin's lunch was treated by a colleague.

After the meal, he helped his master buy some local flatbreads.

I also bought some local food to stave off hunger.

We continued our journey in the afternoon.

This time, Yang Dalin switched with Brother Tian, ​​who drove.

Because it is a mountain road.

Brother Tian told him to drive slowly.

Yang Dalin hadn't driven this kind of road much before.

Yang Dalin knew what was going on.

I drove very steadily all afternoon without any danger.

If there's a car ahead, he'll find a good spot to pass it in advance.

Or it might stop earlier than planned.

However, as it was getting dark, Tian Xueyi told him to find a place to camp beforehand and not to drive any further.

Walking at night in the mountains is too dangerous.

Find a campsite for the following vehicles in advance.

Before long, Yang Dalin found a nice place.

It's located on the left side of the mountain road.

There is a large, flat area.

Below the flat ground to the left is a valley, and in the middle of the valley is a river.

The river water was very clear.

To the right is a highway, and to the right of the highway is a cliff.

This place is quite safe as long as there are no landslides or mudslides on the cliffs.

Captain Jing and his team were driving right behind Yang Dalin.

They arrived quickly and surveyed the terrain.

We were quite satisfied and decided to camp here for the night.

Water is readily available.

There are natural barriers on both sides, so just guard the east and west sides at night.