Siheyuan, don't mess with me

After cleaning my own yard, I took some time to drink a bowl of cornmeal porridge, then picked up a shovel and went to the courtyard to help!

At this moment, the snow has slowly stopped falling, and the alleys are full of people sweeping snow. Adults and children all work together to clear the snow before it is trampled down. When the snow stops, the temperature will drop, and the snow on the road will freeze into ice. Children love it the most, and adults can walk slowly, but the elderly cannot. As they get older, their bones are not strong enough, and it will be troublesome if they slip!

Therefore, there was no need to shout, after finishing clearing the snow in the yard, everyone spontaneously came to the alley to sweep the snow. The uncles in charge of several large courtyards discussed together and found an open space to pile up the snow in the entire alley. Then the busy crowd dispersed and hurried home to eat, go to work, do housework, but those who worked had to work harder, as they had to continue sweeping the snow when they got to the office!

In weather like this, no company will say you are late, because they know what you are doing! No need to explain!

When I got home, Wang Meihua and Chen Xiaoli were both sitting on the kang!

"Brother, are you done?"

"We're done. With so many people, we can work faster!" Chen Zhiguo said as he stamped the snow on his feet.

"Mom, I'm going to go back to see grandpa and grandma later. It's snowing so heavily, I'm worried!"

"Okay, go earlier! Don't rush if it's too late at night, don't walk at night!"

"Got it! I'm going! Little sister, you stay home and take care of the house!"

"I know, brother!"

Chen Zhiguo simply packed up and set off. In the current weather, there are no buses until the snow on the road is cleared. Everyone has to rely on bus No. 11. Chen Zhiguo walked normally in the city, but when he left the city, there was a bustling crowd everywhere and no one was around. Chen Zhiguo picked up his pace!

"Rabbit" Chen Zhiguo saw a gray shadow moving. If it was white, he would not be able to see it. All he could see was white!

See? The rabbit shouldn’t run away. With Chen Zhiguo’s current physical strength, the rabbit can’t escape even if it runs to death!

I held the rabbit ears and shook them, and they only weighed three or four pounds, too thin!

If there is one, there will be two. The snow covers the earth and the rabbit is hungry too!

Chen Zhiguo saw a hole and the rabbit's ears started jumping. OK, don't run away!

Chen Zhiguo was experienced in catching rabbits. He dug up the snow, got some grass, and smoked them. The method was a bit crude, but it worked. Soon smoke began to rise not far away!

One nest, two big ones and four small ones, the whole nest was wiped out, Chen Zhiguo directly put them all into the space!

There is nothing in the space, so just add some life to it!

Anyway, I can control the space myself, and the rabbit can't escape! My grandparents' village is halfway up the mountain, and there is not much land that can be cultivated. On weekdays, they rely on hunting in the mountains and the specialties of the mountains to make a living!

Qin Huairu's Qinjia Village and Chen Zhiguo's original home are not far apart, one is not far from the foot of the mountain, and the other is on the mountain, with a river in between!

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one on the road, Chen Zhiguo walked at a leisurely pace. It took him just over an hour to reach the destination, a three-hour journey!

"Grandson, why are you here?" Grandma loves this eldest grandson, the only descendant of her family, especially!

"Grandma, the snow has stopped. My mom is worried and asked me to come over to take a look!" Chen Zhiguo shook the rabbit in his hand, "Grandma, ask Grandpa to kill the rabbit! We'll have rabbit meat for lunch!"

Grandma has no good feelings towards this daughter-in-law at all. Wang Meihua is too soft-hearted and not likable!

"Old man, old man!" Grandma shouted towards the woods not far away!

"What are you shouting for! You're in such a hurry!" Grandpa came out dragging a dead tree. Chen Zhiguo gave the rabbit to grandma and hurried over to help!

"You don't have to do it. This is not enough to tire me out!" Grandpa also loves Chen Zhiguo very much.

"Give it to me, Grandpa!" Chen Zhiguo grabbed the dead tree. Although the grandfather felt sorry for his grandson, he was still very happy to have a filial grandson!

"Old man, kill this rabbit! My eldest grandson wants to eat it at noon!" The old lady called out to the old man while holding the rabbit!

"Where did you get this rabbit? It's not light at all!" Grandpa took the rabbit and shook it.

"My eldest grandson caught it on the road!" said the grandmother happily.

Chen Zhiguo dragged the dead tree to the gate of the yard, cleared out the branches in the open space at the gate, broke them off casually, and quickly gathered a pile of thin firewood to use as kindling!

In two trips, we moved all the dead trees and branches into the yard, and piled the thin branches directly in the woodshed! We also took the wood saw and axe out of the woodshed!

"Grandson, come in and drink some water. Leave the rest for your grandfather!" Grandma shouted in the room.

"Grandma, I'm not tired! I'll be done soon!" Chen Zhiguo now feels very relaxed doing these tasks! Grandpa hung the rabbit on a wooden stake in the yard and was skinning it, listening to the conversation between the grandma and grandson with a smile!

In Chen Zhiguo's hands, the wood saw was sawing very fast. If he was not afraid that the saw blade would anneal due to overheating, the speed would be even faster!

Chen Zhiguo cut a small tree into four or five pieces, so the rest of the time was very fast. Three or four axes were enough to split a piece of tree stump. Firewood that was chopped too finely would not burn easily!

When Chen Zhiguo finished cleaning up the floor, he left it alone. His grandmother was already in the room urging him to do it! As soon as he entered the room, his grandmother brought hot water and said, "My eldest grandson, you must be tired! Go wash up and go to the kang to rest!"

"Grandma, I'm not tired!" As soon as Chen Zhiguo finished washing his face, his grandma brought him a bowl of water. Chen Zhiguo took a sip. It was sweet. Grandma added sugar to it. It was sweet!

At this time, the grandfather came in with the prepared rabbit, "Give it to the old woman and stew it for the eldest grandson!"

"Grandma, add more chili!" Chen Zhiguo said.

"Okay, my eldest grandson loves spicy food! Grandma will make it right away!" The older generation is thrifty. If Chen Zhiguo hadn't been there, the rabbit would have been hung up to dry after being processed!

Chen Zhiguo was not idle either. After drinking a bowl of sugar water, it was so sweet that it almost reached his throat!

He went to the firewood shed to get the tools, brought out the wooden ladder, and started clearing the snow from the roof. "Grandson, go slow, let the snow melt slowly!"

"It's okay, grandma! I won't go up on the roof!" The house of my grandparents was rebuilt. Chen Dayong got some cement and built the house with the lower half made of stone and the upper half made of red bricks. There were three main rooms and two side rooms!

Chen Zhiguo piled all the snow in the yard on the vegetable field. After the snow was cleared, he could walk safely. After the yard was cleared, Chen Zhiguo began to clean the way down the mountain.

My grandfather's house is located at the highest point in the village. At that time, there was no road that could drive a car to the door of the house. There were winding steps. The bluestone steps connected each household in a winding way. Chen Zhiguo remembered that when he renovated his grandfather's house, the red bricks, cement and sand were all carried up by the villagers!

As Chen Zhiguo was working, someone greeted him. The whole village had the surname Chen, and they all had the same ancestor! Over the years, the village had grown to be so big!

Chen Zhiguo cleared the steps all the way to a house below before stopping. He didn't care about the people below. "Zhiguo, when did you get here? Where's your father? I haven't seen him for a long time!"

The person who spoke was Chen Zhiguo's distant uncle. "Uncle, I came here this morning. My father was on a business trip, so my mother was worried and asked me to come here!"

Even though Chen Dayong has a lame leg, he is still a big shot in the village. He has carried a gun, fought in wars, can drive a car, and is a regular worker. According to the villagers, he has seen a lot of things! Therefore, when there is something going on, the villagers will ask him for advice!

"Your mother is just worrying about nothing. There is no one in the village to take care of your grandpa and grandma!" The second uncle was a little dissatisfied. Everyone in this village has the same surname and is from the same mother. They can come to help if there is any problem!

"It's ok, uncle. I'm not on vacation now. I just came back to see my grandparents. I miss them so much!" Chen Zhiguo explained quickly.

"Okay, stop working, you're just a student, go back quickly! Daniu, Erdan, come out!" The two boys from the second uncle's family ran out in tattered cotton jackets, "Brother Zhiguo! Brother Zhiguo!" The two kids were still very polite. Chen Zhiguo didn't have anything to give them, so he could only smile.

"Brother Zhiguo, let's go up the mountain this afternoon!" said Daniu.

"What are you going to do on the mountain?" Chen Zhiguo really didn't know what he could do on the mountain.

"Catch pheasants! It's all snowy now, there's no pheasants to eat!" said Daniu with great experience.

"Okay! Then call me in the afternoon." Chen Zhiguo agreed readily.

"Don't run around in the mountains, especially in the Wild Boar Valley. There's no food on the mountain now, and the wild boars are crazy!" The second uncle reminded that if such half-grown children go up the mountain to look for food, their families will not care. Whether they find it or not, they will be asked to carry firewood when they come back! These are basic exercises, and no adults need to tell them!

Chen Zhiguo is also looking forward to the afternoon activities. There is nothing in the space, so let’s see if he can add something!

Chapter 10 Returning to hometown for hunting! (2)

When Chen Zhiguo returned to his hometown, his grandmother came up to him with a towel in her hand. "Look how tired my grandson is. Your second uncle is such a lazy guy. He hasn't come to help yet!" She said while patting Chen Zhiguo's body.

"Grandma, my second uncle must not have finished his work at home. If he had, he would have come here a long time ago!" Chen Zhiguo did not do it himself, but let his grandmother pat him. He liked his grandmother to do this to him, and he knew that his grandmother liked to do this to him too!

The room was warm and filled with the aroma of stew! Grandpa was holding a pipe and a trap in his hand. "Grandpa, what are you doing? Are you setting a trap?"

"No, the snow is too heavy. I'm too old to move!" Grandpa was a little sad. He used to be a strong man in the mountains, but he's old now! "It's okay, Grandpa, pack up the clamps. I'll go up the mountain with Daniu, Erdan and the others this afternoon!"

"Okay, Grandpa will fix it for you, but don't run around on the mountain! It's snowing, and there's no food on the mountain. The wild boars are starving!"

Grandma was scared when she heard this, "Grandson, let's not go. Just sleep at home this afternoon!"

"It's okay, I won't run around! I'll just walk around the neighborhood!"

"Dad, Mom!" A shout came from outside the yard, "Why are you shouting? I'm not dead yet!" At home, grandma is the most powerful, but she listens to Chen Zhiguo the most. Ever since she knew that Chen Zhiguo had skipped several grades and is now a college student, she dotes on Chen Zhiguo even more and simply listens to him!

She believed that the Chen family's glory depended on Chen Zhiguo, so she became more and more displeased with other people, even Chen Dayong. She would scold him if she didn't like him, and it was common for him to be beaten. So, Chen Dayong didn't go back, and she sent her own son back instead. Anyway, the old lady liked her eldest grandson!

The person who came in was Chen Zhiguo's second uncle, a man in his thirties. There was nothing special about him from the other old farmers. The only regret was that his family had only two daughters, which made him even less favored by the old lady. It was not that the old lady was patriarchal. She never got angry with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter and was quite nice to them. According to the old lady, the second daughter-in-law had suffered with the second son because of that useless boy. She became more and more unfriendly to her second uncle!

"Second Uncle!" Chen Zhiguo stood up quickly.

"Zhiguo, when did you come?" My second uncle was an honest country man. He had only been out of the village a few times in his life. The only time he went far away was to pick up the bride and bring my second aunt home!

"I came here this morning. My dad was on a business trip. It was snowing so heavily, and my mom was worried. She didn't let me come over to take a look!"

"Your mother is just worrying about nothing. We live here, and everyone in the village is named Chen. I don't know what she is worried about!" The old lady was still dissatisfied. Yesterday, her eldest grandson braved the wind and snow to rush back to get food. The old lady was furious. Her eldest grandson braved the wind and snow to run back and forth. This is the only child in the Chen family! He is so old, but he didn't even know that there was no food at home. What a waste!

"Grandma, I'm not missing you and grandpa!" Chen Zhiguo quickly changed the subject, otherwise the old lady would be angry again!

"The eldest son's wife is just incapable of managing the family. She is too soft!" Grandpa added another stab. It seemed that Chen Zhiguo's running back and forth yesterday made the old man unhappy. Indeed, he is so old, but he can't even understand a family!

Chen Zhiguo did not dare to explain. If he knew the truth, grandma would definitely bring grandpa to the city to kill him. Not only would they teach my mother a lesson, but they would also destroy the Jia Zhang family!

Don't underestimate the old lady. She has experienced bandits and military panic. She is only amiable in front of Chen Zhiguo. Look, when she is not happy with her son, she picks up a weapon and beats him. The grandfather is watching by the side, fearing that the old lady will sprain her waist!

"I'm back now. I'll be the head of the family from now on!" Chen Zhiguo quickly replied. Grandma was delighted. "Yes, you'll be the head of the family from now on. When the eldest son comes back, I'll tell him that if he can't even take care of a woman, how can he be the head of the family!"

Grandma didn't know that her words also hurt Grandpa. Chen Zhiguo's second uncle looked at Grandpa, and Grandpa picked up the firewood next to him and threw it at the second uncle, "What are you looking at? You're asking for a beating!" Grandpa never said harsh words to Grandma in his life, and he always obeyed her! This is probably inherited from the old Chen family, that is, Wang Meihua has a soft temper, or she is also a replica of Grandma!

“Don’t stand here like a stick. Go home and call everyone over. Come over to eat meat at noon. This is the rabbit my eldest grandson caught!” The grandmother said tough but was soft-hearted. She loved all her children, but in her heart, her eldest grandson was the most important!

"Hey! I'll go right away!" My second uncle's homestead is down there. It seems not far away, but it's surrounded by mountain roads and steps. It takes five or six minutes to walk there! Grandma waved her hand with a look of disgust on her face!

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"Grandma, grandma" With clear shouts, two little girls ran in. The older one was Chen Xiaomei, twelve years old this year, and the younger one was Chen Xiaoyue, eight years old this year. Following them was Chen Zhiguo's second aunt, Zhao Chunhua. Chen Zhiguo's second uncle Chen Dahu walked at the back, holding a small jar in his hand!

Grandpa and second uncle sat down. Chen Zhiguo opened the small jar that his second uncle brought. A strong aroma of wine filled his nose. Grandpa sniffed and asked, "Is it brewed by Lao Liang?"

"Yes, I exchanged it for two wild rabbits!" As soon as the proud second uncle finished speaking, his grandmother slapped him on the head twice, "Mom, why did you hit me?"

"What a year it is. Isn't it good to have meat for the two children? They are just thinking about drinking. They can't live without drinking!" Grandma was a little angry!

"Mom, I didn't change it now. It's been several years. I have been hiding it!" The second uncle explained.

"Is it the one that was changed?" Grandpa asked doubtfully.

"Yes!" Uncle Er blurted out, and then Grandpa slapped him in the face. "You little bastard, I was wondering why the amount was wrong when we exchanged the wine that time. I thought Old Liang gave me less, but it turns out he hid it for you!"

Second Uncle didn't expect this to happen today, but he was used to playing mixed doubles, so he pretended not to see Second Aunt and just set the tables and served the dishes!

When Chen Zhiguo saw his second aunt put the rabbit meat in two bowls, one large and one small, he knew they had to set up two tables, so he quickly pulled his grandmother and said, "Grandma, come sit down and eat!"

"Grandma, come to the small table and eat!"

"Grandma, we are all family, don't be so particular!" Chen Zhiguo pushed his grandmother and pressed her on the big table, then went to pull his second aunt, "Xiaomei, Xiaoyue, come over to grandma and eat!"

Chen Xiaomei knew the rules and came over obediently, but she didn't sit down. Xiaoyue, who was following behind, didn't dare to come forward. Grandma took Xiaomei's hand and said, "Your eldest brother asked you to sit down, so you sit down. From now on, your eldest brother will be the head of this family!" Well, these words directly rejected the two sons! Chen Dahu pretended not to hear it, staring at the old man's chopsticks, waiting for the meal to start!

After Chen Zhiguo pulled his second aunt to sit down, he picked up the wine jar and poured wine for his grandfather and second uncle, "Grandma, would you like some?"