Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"How will they retaliate? Don't worry, we can just live our own lives behind closed doors!"

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The next day, Chen Zhiguo did not wait for He Yushui to read books together. He rode his bike out and his destination was Xinhua Bookstore! He bought a copybook for his younger sister and He Yushui. He could not stand He Yushui's bad handwriting!

I chose two copybooks of calligraphy, Yan Zhenqing's regular script copybooks "The Yan Family Ancestral Temple Stele" and "The Duobao Pagoda Response Stele". I bought two to practice first. It is useless to buy too many, as you cannot digest them all!

By the way, he bought a few brushes, ink cartridges, and rice paper. Among these things, the rice paper is a little more expensive, mainly because he bought a lot and now he doesn't know how to use it when he goes back, so he gave it to them. Dip the brush in water and practice first. After finishing this, Chen Zhiguo started to stroll around. He was not interested in literary books for the time being, but he did choose a set of "Selected Works of Teachers". Chen Zhiguo always believed that teachers were wise men and his books should be read carefully!

Now that he was here, he took a walk around the bookstore, mainly to see what professional books he could buy to read about his current major in mechanical engineering. Now that he had money in his pocket, he didn't need a ticket to buy books!

There were some professional books, but not many. Chen Zhiguo looked through them and found that they were all books from the 1930s and 1940s, and some were even older. There was nothing he could do. Professional books were few to begin with. He picked and chose a few, and just as he was about to go out to pay, he just turned around the bookshelf and heard a "ah" sound. Two people bumped into each other.

"I'm sorry," Chen Zhiguo apologized hastily. The person he bumped into was already sitting on the ground, with a few books scattered around. Chen Zhiguo put the things in his hand aside and reached out to pull her. It was then that he realized that this person looked familiar. "Lou Xiao'e?"

"Ah! Do you know me?" Lou Xiao'e, who stood up by herself, was also confused. She was sure that she had never seen this boy before, because she had never seen such a handsome man! But how did he know me?

Seeing Lou Xiao'e's confusion, Chen Zhiguo picked up the book that had fallen on the ground, sorted it out and handed it to Lou Xiao'e, "You don't know me, my father is a worker in the steel mill, I met you once!"

Lou Xiao'e then realized that she had almost blown her brains out just now, and she couldn't remember where she had seen this handsome boy!

"What's your name then?" "Never mind introducing myself formally. My name is Chen Zhiguo, Erdong Chen, which means Zhi with great ambitions." Chen Zhiguo stretched out his hand. Lou Xiao'e hesitated for a moment and also stretched out her hand. Fortunately, Chen Zhiguo's hand just touched Lou Xiao'e's hand lightly and then he retracted it!

"Do you like Western literature?" Chen Zhiguo pointed at the pile of books in Lou Xiaoe's hand, which included Wuthering Heights, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice,

"I prefer it because I can understand it, but I can't understand books written in classical Chinese!" Lou Xiao'e explained.

Chapter 35 Sit back and wait!

"What kind of books do you like to read?" Lou Xiao'e asked.

"I like this one, and these as well!" Chen Zhiguo showed the book in his hand to Lou Xiaoe.

"You like books about mechanics? And philosophy?"

"Yes, I majored in mechanics in college, so of course I like it!"

"You are a college student, so young? A freshman? Which university?"

"Yenching University of Technology, I'm already a junior this year!"

"You're already a junior, but you look so young!" Lou Xiao'e looked at the overly young face in front of her. Apart from his height, she didn't believe that he was a junior.

"Why would I lie to you? I skipped a grade in school!"

"Oh! Is it that amazing?"

The two chatted as they walked downstairs and lined up on the first floor to pay. "You also bought a copybook. This is in regular script. Have you practiced it? I have several calligraphy works by later generations imitating Yan Zhenqing. Do you want to practice?"

Chen Zhiguo admired Lou Xiaoe a little. You don't even know who wrote your calligraphy? How dare I accept it! What a silly girl, a little silly and cute! "I bought this for my sister. She just started school this year. I bought it for her to practice!"

That was really hard. Lou Xiao'e felt so bitter when she recalled the time when her mother forced her to practice calligraphy when she was a child!

"I have a copy of Li Qingzhao's poems in small regular script. I'll give it to you when I'm free!"

Chen Zhiguo was a little surprised. Lou Xiao'e was really enthusiastic and had no guard at all. What would he do if he met a bad guy?

"Okay! Thank you so much!" Chen Zhiguo didn't care whether his sister liked it or not. Since Lou Xiao'e was so enthusiastic about giving it to him, he had no choice but to accept it. At worst, he could just return the gift to her later!

"Then will you come home with me to get it now?" Chen Zhiguo now seriously suspected that Lou Xiao'e was playing dumb. Borrowing the calligraphy was just a cover, and her real purpose was to take him to meet her parents. Did Lou Xiao'e have such deep intentions? Why is she always the one who gets hurt in TV dramas?

"Oh, no, I have something else to do today, so it's not convenient for me to come to visit you!" Chen Zhiguo quickly declined. This is too scary. Sister, I'm still young!

"Then tell me where you live, and I'll take you there when I have time!" Chen Zhiguo's hair stood on end. Is he trying to steal my house?

"I live in No. 95, Nanluoguxiang." Although she thought about it, Chen Zhiguo still told her where he lived!

"I live at No. 98 Dongjiaominxiang. If you have time, you can come and visit me!" Lou Xiao'e was still very enthusiastic, but Chen Zhiguo didn't plan to go. What if he was dragged to meet his parents? Boys, protect yourself outside!

Stopping Lou Xiao'e's enthusiasm to pay together, the two of them paid their bills and left Xinhua Bookstore. "Do you want me to take you home?" Chen Zhiguo regretted it the moment he opened his mouth. Why did he speak so quickly? He was now walking into the tiger's mouth!

"No, thank you! I came here by bike!"

"Goodbye then" "Goodbye!"

The meeting with Lou Xiao'e did not cause any waves in Chen Zhiguo's heart. Now he is studying, supporting his family, and working early!

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As expected, Chen Xiaoli was not interested in practicing calligraphy, but Chen Zhiguo spoke, so she had to listen. Fortunately, Xiaoyong and Xiaojun also came to accompany her, which made her calligraphy practice not boring! The three of them practiced together, so they could compare with each other and make them roll up their sleeves!

Teach them how to hold a pen, how to use a pen, hold their hands and write a few words, then let them practice on their own!

"One hour in the morning, one hour in the afternoon, don't slack off!"

"I got it, brother!" Chen Xiaoli felt that her brother was a little fierce just now, and she was a little scared!

"This is for you, practice it by yourself when you have nothing to do!" Chen Zhiguo handed the remaining copybook to He Yushui, ignored her blushing face, and started reading the book. After a brief moment of shame, He Yushui calmed down and studied hard!

Following Chen Zhiguo, He Yushui immediately relearned this semester's math. Last night, she secretly took out her final exam paper and found that she had made ridiculous mistakes. She was a little shy and showed the paper to Chen Zhiguo. Would Brother Zhiguo laugh at me?

But in the study plan that Chen Zhiguo gave to He Yushui, he had to review the knowledge of the previous semester before the New Year, and preview the knowledge of the next semester a few days after the New Year. Anyway, Chen Zhiguo had all the books on the bookshelf, and they were quite new, so Chen Zhiguo looked through them!

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After accompanying He Yushui to read books for two days, Chen Zhiguo had to return to Chenjia Village. If he didn't go back, Lao Gu's work would not be completed!

The night before, I told Wang Meihua while we were having dinner that it was time to go back and see the elderly before the New Year. In the past, Chen Dayong was the one who went back, but Wang Meihua didn't dare to go back because she saw her grandmother's legs go weak, even though her grandmother had never been mean to her!

Put He Yushui's study plan on the table so she can look at it herself when she comes. Chen Zhiguo packs up and sets off!

We still didn’t go directly into the village, but went straight into the mountains from the fork in the road. It is noon now, and we can reach the place in the evening and rest for a night. If the harvest meets our expectations, we will go down the mountain tomorrow afternoon!

This time we still followed the route we took last time. This is the shortest route! The snow on the mountainside has almost melted, and only the shady places still have some snow! The top of the mountain is still covered with snow!

The midday sunshine felt very comfortable on his body. Chen Zhiguo took off his cotton coat and cotton hat, which made it much more comfortable for him to walk!

There were no large animals along the way. By dusk, Chen Zhiguo had caught a pheasant! It seems that this forest has also been plundered!

Before the sun set, Chen Zhiguo found a piece of open space, put the pheasant into the space, and automatically plucked its feathers and cut open its stomach!

The original plan was to make a beggar's chicken, but Chen Zhiguo found that he didn't have lotus leaves! Before, he just thought about eating it, but didn't think about what to use to wrap the pheasant!

Fortunately, there are always more solutions than problems. There are leaves similar to reed leaves in the space, which are not very wide but very long. So Chen Zhiguo picked a lot of them and wrapped them in two layers using the method of making rice dumplings. Isn’t that enough!

The soil on the mountain is very soft but not sticky. Chen Zhiguo simply dug a large piece of mud from the lake in the space. There is no need to add water and it can be used directly!

Digging a pit and lighting a fire! Chen Zhiguo put a lot of thought into eating this beggar's chicken!

They even surrounded the fire with stones so that the burning charcoal would not be blown away by the wind! In the wild, especially in the mountains, although no one cares about you, these preventive measures are still perfect!

As night fell, the entire forest began to quiet down, and the chirping of birds gradually disappeared!

Chen Zhiguo pushed the charcoal on the ground aside and dug out the mud ball buried underneath! It was the first time, so he didn't know how long it would take. This time, Chen Zhiguo spent a little more than an hour, so he estimated that it should be done!

When the mud ball was dug out, it was very hard. Chen Zhiguo knocked it with a wooden stick, but it seemed to be impossible to knock it open. He then picked up a stone nearby and knocked it open with two bangs. The mud ball cracked!

A burst of hot steam came out, carrying with it the aroma of meat and the fragrance of plants, which filled my nose!

Chen Zhiguo took out the big rice dumplings he had wrapped, removed the dry and hard dirt on them, and put on the first layer first. At this time, the fragrance was even stronger!

I couldn't wait to open the second layer, and the pheasant was exposed. Looking at the color, it was a little yellow and black. Chen Zhiguo had smeared soy sauce on it before. Whether it tasted good or not depended on this bite. I grabbed the chicken leg and wanted to pull it off. As a result, I pulled it out! The chicken bone was pulled out!

This beggar chicken has become a boneless chicken! But the taste is really good, very fragrant and tender. Although Chen Zhiguo didn't have much seasoning, just soy sauce and a little chili powder, it tasted really good, especially when you put it in your mouth, the chicken is mixed with the fragrance of plants, which makes people feel not greasy. The meat and bones are separated, but the chicken is not the kind of mushy and chewy, but still chewy!

Chen Zhiguo was so excited that he wanted to catch a pheasant! However, he could get a few more and put them in the space. This would definitely be much more delicious than the roast duck in his space!

After eating the chicken, Chen Zhiguo put out the fire with water, checked again, and after finding no sparks, he continued on his way with a flashlight!

The nearby forests have been plundered by the villagers so many times that if they want to harvest something, they can only go deep into the mountains!

The moon is in the sky, half full, and the sky is full of stars. It's so beautiful! In a few decades, you won't be able to see such a pure sky!

With the moonlight, it's not very dark, but the forest is eerily quiet. Fortunately, there is still the occasional cooing of birds!

Chen Zhiguo walked and looked around! The road began to become difficult to walk on. With fewer people entering the deep mountains and old forests, the road was naturally no longer called a road!

The dead grass and rotten branches made a squeaking sound when stepped on. Chen Zhiguo felt a little sorry for his cotton shoes. He would definitely get a pair of leather shoes when he returned this time. The kind with thick soles and steel plates. They were not afraid of being heavy, but they were sturdy!

After all, it was a deep mountain forest. Not long after walking in, there was movement. There was a sound of shuttle coming from the bushes. Chen Zhiguo stopped and threw the javelin in his hand out with a whoosh!

Ten meters away, the tail of the javelin swung briefly and then stood upright!

Chen Zhiguo used the spear he had taken out to push aside the bushes around him, and walked forward step by step. It turned out to be a badger, a fat one!

Chen Zhiguo didn’t know whether badger meat was delicious or not, but he knew that badger oil was effective in treating burns!

He weighed it in his hand and found it was quite fat, weighing about ten pounds. He decided to give this badger to his grandfather to deal with. Chen Zhiguo really didn't know how to deal with it!

After putting the badger into the space, Chen Zhiguo continued to move forward, looking for an open space, preferably near a water source, so that he could ambush in the morning!

It’s more comfortable to use a javelin. If I use a gun, I probably won’t be able to hit it!

After walking for more than twenty minutes, Chen Zhiguo finally found a perfect place to rest!

There is a small meadow, and not far in front is a small puddle of water. It is a small depression formed by the groundwater bubbling out. Looking at the footprints beside the puddle, this is where the animals get water!

Chen Zhiguo plans to rest here tonight. Whether he can gain weight tomorrow depends on whether this small puddle can tempt him!

Chapter 36 The Hunt Begins! Have a Good Year!

In the early morning in the mountain forest, the sunlight shone through the trees. Chen Zhiguo woke up in the space. Outside, the birds had already started chirping!

There were already birds drinking water in the small puddle, but this was not Chen Zhiguo's goal! After eating a steamed bun in the space, Chen Zhiguo didn't want to light a fire to cook in the space, as he was afraid that it would pollute the air inside!

There seemed to be a pattern. After the bird passed by, some small animals came running over, but these animals were not Chen Zhiguo's target.

As the sun rose, it was half past eight. Chen Zhiguo finally waited for his target. A group of silly roe deer came over. The group was not large, about seven or eight. Among them, there were two small roe deer. Chen Zhiguo was ready to take action. He would keep the small ones and not kill the females. So there were three left to hunt. Chen Zhiguo aimed at the two strongest ones. Who told you to be the leader? Why didn't you observe the surroundings? As soon as they left the space, two javelins whizzed away like lightning, both aimed at the head. Chen Zhiguo thought that it would be a fatal kill!

As the two leading roe deer fell to the ground, the rest fled in all directions. Chen Zhiguo ran quickly and used so much force with his javelin that the tip of the spear was stuck in the mud. He pulled out the tip of the spear without being at the scene. He first put it into the space, then scraped the bloodstained mud on the ground and put it back in. In this way, the bloody smell in the small puddle was almost gone!

Then he ran back to where he was, hid in the space, and picked up the stupid roe deer! These two adult roe deer weigh only about 50 kilograms each, and after removing the skin and internal organs, they weigh about 30 kilograms!

Decompose the space, peel the skin, remove the internal organs, it will be done quickly!

After the silly roe deer were scared away, they ran back soon after. This time Chen Zhiguo really understood why they were called silly robes. They were really silly!

We couldn't refuse what was delivered to our doorstep, so three javelins flew out, not to kill them, but all of them were aimed at their legs and hind legs. As for the remaining few, five or six of them were all shot at their legs!

Chen Zhiguo was just soft-hearted, but he didn't kill them at the beginning, and he won't do that now! Those hit by the javelin all fell to the ground, and those that were shot were still jumping, but Chen Zhiguo ran as fast as he could and collected them all into the space without much effort! In this way, there are four big roe deer and two small roe deer in the space, so just keep them!

In the space, these jumping roe deer were easy to control. Chen Zhiguo treated their wounds one by one. He simply covered the wound with a ball of green grass mud. With the experience of dealing with goats, he did the same with the silly roe deer!

After dealing with the silly roe deer, there was a temporary panic in the small puddle. The birds around were startled by the gunshots and flew around in panic!