Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 1210 Suffering People
After lunch, Grandpa Li told Kwa the purpose of the town mayor sending the second steward to the village.

Kournikova smiled and said, "It's just like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy. Did Grandpa and the others say what their conditions were?"

"It seems like it costs three thousand taels of silver to build the entire brewing workshop, as well as the brewing method," Grandpa Li said with a worried expression.

“Then sell it to him, but tell him that our village needs a few student spots at the Wu Guo Martial Arts Academy. As the town mayor, he should have that right,” Kova said.

Grandpa Li looked worried. After thinking for a long time, he drank a glass of wine before saying, "You want to take Dashan and the other two with you?"

Kournikova waved her hand and said, "No, it's up to them. I said it's from the village. There are more than just the four of us who are our age. Let's see who goes."

Da Shan, eager to try, quickly said, "I want to go. I've already mastered the second level of the Heavenly Net Fist Technique, so I should be able to be selected."

Grandpa Li looked at the mountain, sighed, and said, "Mountain, if you want to go, I'll go with you. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."

Kournikova said, "Don't worry, Grandpa. We'll see how things go. We won't let Dashan go to Wei easily. I still think that place is a trap."

Da Shan asked in surprise, "If I'm not going to Wei, what am I going to do?"

“Learning martial arts is to enable you to reach a certain level, so that at least no one can bully you. A martial arts academy should be able to let you learn martial arts completely. Apart from my family’s tradition, I’m only half-baked in everything else,” Kourva replied.

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Li understood Kova's plan and immediately perked up, agreeing without hesitation.

After Kournikova saw that the matter had been resolved, she began to ask Grandpa Li about the Red Ox Mountain.

When Grandpa Li heard that Kova wanted to know about Red Bull Mountain, he said, "I'll go find Li Dashan. You make a few dishes, and we can drink together tonight while he talks. He knows more than we do."

Kournikova prepared several snacks to go with the drinks, especially fried soybeans, which Li Dashan had eaten with his plate last time.

In the afternoon, Da Shan went out and brought back Er Shazi and Xiao Ga Tou. They also wanted to hear about the Red Bull Mountain.

As night fell, lanterns were lit in the front yard of the Li family's house, making it brightly lit. A large table was set up in the middle, and Li Dashan and his grandfather arrived, followed by Wu Dayong, who had come uninvited and looked worried.

Everyone took their seats, and Xiao Ga Tou and Er Sha Zi were busy serving dishes and pouring drinks for everyone.

Before Grandpa Li could speak, the village chief looked at Kova and said, "Kid, what are we going to do? Our village's most profitable business is going to be taken away."

Kuva chuckled and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, I didn't want to get involved in this, but since you remember that I'm the one who built the brewery, I'll help you out."

The village chief quickly said, "Kuwa, is there any point in discussing this?"

“Yes, you sold the distillery to him. Although it seems like you lost money, they may have forgotten one thing: grain is only available here. If they want to brew wine, they will have to buy our grain. Then, if we raise the price of grain, we can recoup everything.” Kova said, eager to finish speaking, as she wanted to know more about Red Bull Mountain.

The village chief and his companions suddenly realized that they had been blinded by the distillery. They still had sorghum; what kind of wine could they make without sorghum?

The group burst into laughter, and the village chief immediately raised his glass, saying, "Brother Li, I must toast you. This guy really got a great deal."

Kournikova was taken aback. "Why does this sound like an insult?" she thought. "Oh well, he's my elder."

After a few rounds, Li Dashan also started talking and began to talk about Hongniu Mountain, and everyone listened attentively.

Legend has it that the area where Red Ox Mountain is located was originally a plain. Long ago, a red-haired ox suddenly fell from the sky and landed on this plain. The ox was already on its last legs when it fell, and slowly died there, forming Red Ox Mountain. Although the ox was dead, it was, after all, a creature of the heavens, and possessed its own consciousness, forbidding anyone from climbing onto its back. Over time, humans gradually appeared near this mountain range, forming many villages, mostly at the foot of the mountain. The people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, living a peaceful life.

But one year there was a severe drought, and the villages around Hongniu Mountain had no harvest. Everyone was worried about how to get through the winter. At this time, someone suggested that they go hunting in the mountains.

The village chiefs in the vicinity organized hunting teams to enter Red Bull Mountain. At first, things were fine on the outskirts, but once they entered Bull Head Mountain, they lost all contact. The villages had no choice but to go to Red Bull Town. The town also organized students from the martial arts academy with high martial arts skills to go in, but they also lost all contact. Only then did everyone realize the danger of Red Bull Mountain.

People in the vicinity remembered the legend, and it spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, until Red Ox Mountain became a forbidden area. Even the king of Wu and the royal family of Wei knew about it, and they sent people into Red Ox Mountain, but they all went and never returned. That's how Red Ox Mountain became a forbidden area.

Li Dashan took a sip of wine and said, "Actually, someone once escaped, and that was my grandfather."

Everyone was stunned and looked at Li Dashan. Li Dashan said slowly, "When I came back, I was also on the verge of death. I told us not to go there. Although it is very beautiful, there is invisible miasma everywhere. It is very poisonous. People die without realizing it. The smiles on their faces when they see the beautiful scenery do not disappear when they die."

Grandpa Li suddenly asked, "Then how did your grandpa come back?"

Li Ersha said sullenly, "My grandfather has a skill called breath-holding exercise, which is a family heirloom, but it's useless there. My grandfather has already taken a breath, so there's no use in using breath-holding exercise. Besides, breath-holding exercise can't last very long."

As Kournikova listened to the story, her heart was filled with turmoil. Why did it sound so much like a Mercedes? If only a Mercedes were here.

After they finished talking about Red Bull Mountain, they started talking about things in the village. Da Shan looked at Kova and asked in a low voice, "You don't mean to go, do you?"

Kova looked at the mountain in surprise, realizing that it had seen through my thoughts. She said, "I do want to go, but I also need to learn a martial art. If you can't learn this, then you don't need to think about it."

Kournikova wanted to learn the fetal breathing technique, a natural inheritance of the Three Immortals Sect. This was a technique that Kournikova originally thought was useless. After learning it, it only had one effect: you didn't need to breathe or speak; the skin of your entire body would take over the function of breathing.

Dashan was a little disappointed, but Kova guessed what he was thinking and said, "Don't worry, your dad is my dad. If I see him, I will definitely bring him back."

Dashan looked at Kova gratefully, picked up a glass of wine, tilted his head back and drank it down. Kova slapped her forehead and said, "Why are you drinking like that, you who can't even drink? Oh well, I'll have to take it inside again."

Yes, Dashan started snoring after he finished drinking.

Er Shazi and Xiao Gatou escorted Dashan back to the house. When they returned and sat down next to Kuwa, Er Shazi complained, "Now that the distillery is sold, I don't have anything to do anymore. Why don't you find me something else to do?"

Kournikova paused, thought for a moment, and asked, "What do you want to learn?"

"At first, I wanted to learn how to brew wine, but after this period, I felt that brewing wine wasn't that great. I was thinking of learning something else, like Xiao Ga Tou, so I could have a skill to do," Er Sha Zi said solemnly.

Kuva laughed and said, "You've only learned a little bit, and you think you know it all? What you're brewing now is only 30 or 40 degrees. Let me tell you, good wine is 50 or 60 degrees. If you want to brew good wine, you have to figure it out yourself and distill it a few more times. You'll be pleasantly surprised."

The idiot's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately understood what Kova was saying, but he still sighed and said, "I want to go to the martial arts academy with you."

Grandpa Li Dashan spoke up at this moment, "Forget about the Martial Arts Academy. When the steward leaves, you and I will go with him."

"Why?" the idiot asked without thinking.

“We’ve become the owners of the biggest winery in town, why do you think that is?” Li Da Sha rolled his eyes at Er Sha Zi and said.

Kournikova then realized that the people had come to pack up the entire distillery and take everyone with them.

(End of this chapter)