Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Da Biao is so generous. You have to remember Da Biao's favor," said Xu's mother, nodding at her son.

"I've kept it all in mind." Due to physical reasons, Xu Damao's voice has become increasingly thinner, his face is a little pale, and his signature mustache is gone.

A little after ten o'clock in the morning, three guests came to Xu Damao's house, two women and one man. They were Lou Weihua and his wife with their daughter. Xu Damao took some time to talk to Zhang Dabao about it. Zhang Dabao made sweet and sour fish for them and also gave them some pickled fish as a gift.

"Fugui, did you specially hire a chef?" Lou Weihua asked Xu Fugui after tasting the sweet and sour fish.

"Boss, we didn't hire a cook. We asked our next-door neighbor Zhang Dabao to help cook the fish. He is the head of the Second Supply and Marketing Section of the factory and the cousin of Deputy Director Li Huaide," Xu Fugui said to Lou Weihua.

"Supply and Marketing Section 2, when was this department established?" Lou Weihua asked Xu Damao in surprise.

"It wasn't long, less than half a month. It was the then deputy minister of the ministry who requested its establishment to commend Zhang Dabao. Because of his great contributions, it would be inappropriate not to promote him, but he didn't want to take care of specific matters, so this department was specially set up. There are only two people, him and the deputy section chief. The deputy section chief was injured and has not yet returned to work," Xu Damao explained.

"Deputy Minister Shi? Can Zhang Dabao get him?" Lou Weihua became interested.

"He is qualified. His uncle is the deputy minister. I don't know which ministry it is. Zhang Dabao is the nephew of our street director Wang Xiuqin," said Xu Damao.

"Wang Xiuqin's nephew? I know Wang Xiuqin's boyfriend. He is the second-in-command of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. It seems that this Zhang Dabao is really capable? He was able to get Shi Kejun's attention. I know Shi Kejun. Without ability, no matter who he is, his connections will be of any use," said Lou Weihua.

"Zhang Dabao is very capable. He can kill 19 wild boars at one time and five wolves with a bow and arrow," Xu Damao said to Lou Weihua.

"Heroes emerge young. You should take some time to get to know Damao. You and Damao are neighbors. You should treat him well. It's good to have a capable friend," Lou Weihua instructed Xu Damao.

"I know, Mr. Lou. We are good friends now. Dabiao is a kind-hearted man. He went fishing yesterday and came back with two buckets of fish. He treated me to dinner. I originally asked him to cook and gave him two bottles of wine, but he didn't want anything and said he would come to my house to drink when he has time." Xu Damao is also proud to have a friend like Zhang Dabiao.

"Try it, the fish is well cooked, and the pickled fish is also okay," Lou Weihua asked everyone to eat.

Lou Xiao'e also eats a lot. She is nineteen years old this year, at the age of youth and beauty. She has a bit of baby fat on her face, which makes her look chubby and very cute.

"Now that you've finished eating, go out for a walk and let's talk about Xu," Lou Weihua said to Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e after dinner.

The two of them walked out of the house. "Xu Damao, is the Da Biao you mentioned also in this yard?"

"It's just next door. Shall we go and play with him?" Xu Damao was worried that he had nowhere to go with Lou Xiaoe. It would be great to go to Zhang Dabao's place. There was everything to eat and use at home. The key was that Zhang Dabao was better at talking than he was.

"Da Biao, are you in the house?" Xu Damao and the other man went to the next room.

"Brother Damao, just come in. Didn't you have guests at your house? Why are you leaving so soon?" Zhang Dabao originally wanted to lie down and rest for a while, but when Xu Damao came, he came out to greet him.

"Doesn't the guest want to get to know you?" Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e entered Zhang Dabao's house.

"Guests are here too? What's this?" Zhang Dabao looked at Xu Damao and saw him coming in with a beautiful woman.

"Hello, Chief Zhang, I am Lou Xiao'e." After saying this, Lou Xiao'e extended her hand.

"Mr. Lou's daughter, I heard about her from my cousin, come in quickly." Zhang Dabao shook hands gently and asked the two to sit down. He went to the inner room and took out candies, melon seeds and other things.

"Chief Zhang, did you hear from Xu Damao that you can hunt?" Lou Xiao'e seemed very interested in hunting.

"I know a little bit. Are you interested too?" Zhang Dabao asked the two.

"Of course I'm interested. Da Biao, can you spare some time for us to go play together?" Xu Damao said.

"I want to go too. How about this Sunday?" Lou Xiao'e also became interested.

"Is it convenient for you? Hunting requires living in the mountains, which is quite hard," Zhang Dabao advised the two.

"I'm not afraid of hard work. I've never lived in the mountains before," Lou Xiao'e said happily. She looked like a child who was very well protected by her parents.

"I'm even less afraid. Going to the countryside to show movies is no worse than this. I walk in the deep mountains and forests every day. I don't know how many times I have encountered wolves," said Xu Damao.

"If you are willing to go, come and call me on Saturday afternoon and ride my tricycle. We can drive directly to the foot of the mountain. Do you have bows and arrows?" Zhang Dabao asked the two.

Xu Damao said he didn't have any, and Lou Xiao'e said she had some at home, "I happen to have another pair, it would be better for Brother Damao. On Saturday afternoon, bring a thicker coat and a water bottle, I'll prepare the rest," Zhang Dabao said to the two of them with a smile, thinking that he would take them to a small hill and hunt some pheasants or something.

Chapter 156 Three People Go Up the Mountain

Since the three of them had common topics, they had a very happy chat. Time passed by minute by minute. Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e stood up to say goodbye, and Zhang Dabao sent them to the door.

Lou Weihua and his family of three also said goodbye to the Xu family and returned to their own home.

"Xiao'e, where did you and Xu Damao go to play?" her mother asked her when she got home.

"I went to Zhang Dabao's house to play. He is very easy to talk to and knows a lot. We made an appointment for the three of us to go hunting together on Saturday," Lou Xiao'e said happily.

"Can you hunt?" Lou Tan asked her daughter.

"I don't know how, but I want to learn. Zhang Dabao is very good at it. Where are the bows and arrows at home? Please prepare them for me. I will definitely bring some back when the time comes." Lou Xiao'e became more and more excited as she spoke.

Saturday came. Xu Damao took an afternoon off and returned to the yard early. His mother had already prepared things for him to go up the mountain. At around two o'clock, Lou Tan and Lou Xiao'e also came to Yard 95. Xu's mother and Lou Tan gave Xu Damao a few more instructions separately, meaning that he must ensure Lou Xiao'e's safety.

After the two mothers finished instructing Xu Damao, Zhang Dabiao and the other two left the yard, got on their motorcycles, and headed north. After riding for about three hours, they arrived at the mountainous area. Zhang Dabiao did not take the two to other places, but brought them to the place where he and Wenli camped. There were mountains, water, and a fenced campsite. Closing the fence door could also give the two novices a sense of security.

The valley was particularly lively in the evening, with birds singing and the occasional roar of wild beasts.

"Let's set up camp first. I've been here before and killed a big wild boar and some yellow sheep." Zhang Dabao took the tent off the motorcycle.

Inside the fence, three small tents were set up. Zhang Dabao lit a fire, poured water on them, and caught a few fish from a pond not far away. He prepared them and roasted them over the fire.

We ate, chatted, and enjoyed the night view of the mountains. At around eight o'clock, the mountains became quiet.

"Let's go to bed early. We have to get up early tomorrow." Zhang Dabao persuaded the two and then returned to the tent.

After half an hour, Zhang Dabao heard Xu Damao calling him, "Dabao, Xiao'e doesn't dare to sleep alone in the tent."

"Aren't you two an engaged couple? I won't tell anyone that you two are living in one tent," said Zhang Dabao.

"I don't dare either. Neither of us dares. How about the three of us sleep together?" Xu Damao's words made Zhang Dabao speechless. Although you are not married, you are an engaged couple. There is nothing wrong with living together, but what about the three of us sleeping together?

They didn't want to open the door, and Xu Damao and the other man didn't want to leave. "I'm afraid of you, come in." Zhang Dabao opened the door of the tent, and Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao came in, and lay down on either side of Zhang Dabao.

Zhang Dabiao now regretted it a little. He originally thought that only Lou Xiaoe was incompetent, but he didn't expect Xu Damao to be incompetent too. Don't you often go to deep mountains and old forests? Don't you often encounter wolves? Where is your courage?

He fell asleep in a daze. When it was almost dawn, Zhang Dabao's alarm clock rang, waking up Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e as well.

"Everyone get up. If we reach the top of the mountain now, we will be able to see the prey there. Animals will get up in the morning to look for food." Zhang Dabao took away one of Lou Xiaoe's legs that was on him.

After getting up, they put the tent and other things on the car, and the three of them went up the mountain carrying bows and arrows.

"Da Biao, how about we shoot some birds?" Xu Damao felt tired after walking for a while. He could not walk any more and did not want to go up the mountain anymore.

"Your bird is so small, are you not as good as a woman?" Lou Xiao'e retorted.

Xu Damao had no choice but to go up the mountain. The two were too slow. If they were going at their speed, they would reach the top of the mountain by noon. Zhang Dabiao held the two of them by the hand and it took them nearly an hour to climb to the top of the mountain.

The two men were so tired that they sat on the ground to rest. Zhang Dabao stood at the highest point, took out a telescope from his bag and looked into the distance.

"There really are wild boars, come and see." Zhang Dabao saw a small group of wild boars and called out to the two people who were resting on the ground.

"Where?" Lou Xiao'e instantly became alert and went up to Zhang Dabao.

"Really? They are so far away from us, how can we fight them?" Lou Xiao'e asked. "They get up in the morning to look for food. We can predict their route, ambush them in advance, and then shoot them. Do you see their route? They should come here," Zhang Dabiao said to Lou Xiao'e, pointing to a place in the distance.

"Let's go quickly." Lou Xiao'e became excited and said to Xu Damao, "Xu Damao, hurry up and stop talking like a sissy." After hearing this, Xu Damao could only stand up and move on.

After walking for more than half an hour, Zhang Dabao stopped and said, "Let's ambush here, preferably on a tree, because the wild boars can be very powerful when they charge."

"I won't climb the tree. I can't see anything clearly if I climb up the tree. How about I stay behind that rock? There is a tree next to it. If that doesn't work, I'll just climb up the tree," Lou Xiao'e said to Zhang Dabao.

"I'm going to climb a tree. I don't have the strength now," Xu Damao said, and asked Zhang Dabao to help him climb up a big tree. Xu Damao sat on the tree fork, put his legs down, leaned against the trunk, and began to drink water and rest.

"Xiao'e, you must not move. Wild boars are dangerous." Zhang Dabao was worried about Lou Xiao'e, but it was difficult to persuade her, so he gave her an instruction and then ambushed her beside the rock with one foot on the ground so that he could grab Lou Xiao'e and climb up the tree at any time if anything happened.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Xu Damao on the tree became nervous. He wanted to pull out the bow and arrow, but after failing several times, he simply gave up.

"Here it comes," Zhang Dabao said to Lou Xiaoe in a low voice.

Lou Xiao'e also became nervous and put the arrow in her hand on the nock. The moment the wild boar appeared in her sight, Lou Xiao'e shot the arrow out and hit the wild boar's body.

"I hit it," Lou Xiao'e stood up happily and said to Zhang Dabao.

Lou Xiao'e shot the wild boar in the stomach, but the wild boar did not fall down. Instead, it became more ferocious. The wild boar also saw Lou Xiao'e and Zhang Dabao and rushed over.

"Hurry up and climb the tree." Zhang Dabao grabbed Lou Xiaoe's hand and pulled it upwards, pushed her butt, put her on the tree fork, and then he climbed up the tree in one step.

After standing on the tree, he shot out the arrow in his hand and hit the wild boar that Lou Xiao'e had shot again. The wild boar fell down, but another wild boar hit the tree and shook violently, almost shaking Lou Xiao'e off. When she was about to fall, Zhang Dabao put his arm around her waist and brought her into his arms.

"Hold on tight," Zhang Dabao instructed Lou Xiao'e. After she stood firm, he shot the arrow in his hand again, and the wild boar that had hit the tree fell down.

Chapter 157 Communication with Lou Xiao'e

Zhang Dabao wiped the sweat from his forehead and saw that Lou Xiaoe wanted to get down from the tree, so he pulled her and said, "Wait a while before getting down. You may not be able to kill the wild boar with one arrow."

"Brother Damao, are you okay?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"I'm fine," Xu Damao's trembling voice rang out. In fact, when the wild boar rushed over, Xu Damao was already scared to death. He hugged the tree tightly with both hands and closed his eyes nervously. He only dared to open his eyes when Zhang Dabao called him.

"Come down later," Zhang Dabao instructed Xu Damao again.

After waiting on the tree for ten minutes, Zhang Dabao came down first, looked around the wild boar, and asked the other two to come down, but their legs were weak and they couldn't come down.

Zhang Dabao asked Lou Xiao'e to let go of the tree trunk and jump down to catch her. As a result, Lou Xiao'e jumped into Zhang Dabao's arms and knocked him to the ground. Lou Xiao'e's mouth just touched Zhang Dabao's face, and Lou Xiao'e even licked it with her tongue.

Zhang Dabao was so scared that he pinched her butt hard and said, "Brother Damao is here, stop making trouble." He quickly moved her away from him and put her on the grass on the side. He then walked to the tree where Xu Damao was and asked him to come down.

Xu Damao wet his pants and felt very embarrassed. He didn't dare to look up at the two of them. Lou Xiao'e also felt a little embarrassed about what had just happened, so she lowered her head as well.

Zhang Dabao let the two men rest, and he chopped down some trees to make a cart. He put the two wild boars on the cart, called out to the two men, and pulled the cart towards the camp.

When they arrived at the camp, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e sat down on the ground. The excitement they had just experienced had passed, and once they relaxed, they felt particularly tired.

Zhang Dabiao ignored them and came to the pond to deal with the wild boar. This time, he kept the internal organs. After cooking the pig's face, Jia Dongxu and his friends loved it. At noon, he grilled some meat for the two of them. After eating, Lou Xiaoe recovered, but Xu Damao still felt a little weak in the legs.

Lou Xiao'e wanted to catch some more birds, so Zhang Zaibiao put the meat on the tricycle, let Xu Damao rest on the car, and went to the halfway point of the mountain with Lou Xiao'e.

"There's a pheasant," Zhang Dabao pointed, and Lou Xiao'e shot the arrow in his hand again, but unfortunately she missed.

Zhang Dabao asked her to find it herself, and he took the opportunity to shoot five pheasants and a wild rabbit, while Lou Xiao'e came back empty-handed.

"Let's go. It will be too late if we don't go back now," Zhang Dabao persuaded the enthusiastic Lou Xiao'e.

"But I haven't shot any pheasants yet." Lou Xiao'e didn't want to leave.

"You have managed to catch this pheasant and this hare. Let's go quickly. Brother Damao is waiting for us." Zhang Dabao handed the hare and a pheasant to Lou Xiao'e.

"Can we come two people next time? Xu Damao is always a drag." Lou Xiao'e was not having a good time and was a little unhappy.

"The two of us go out? That's not appropriate. Aren't you and Brother Damao getting married soon?" Zhang Dabao rejected Lou Xiao'e's proposal.

"I don't want to marry him. He doesn't act like a man at all. He just wet his pants. Didn't you see it?" Lou Xiao'e said unhappily.