Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 662: Crossing the Forest
Zhaoji Grocery Store is right at the entrance of Zhujia Hutong. There are a lot of goods piled up on the street. There are many people coming to the store to buy things. The people coming and going to buy goods keep the two shop assistants and the owner very busy.

Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses, which were already lame, and walked in slowly. He looked around for a while. At this time, a clerk had just sent a buyer and saw Yan Bugui looking around. He walked over and asked, "Hello, what do you want to buy?"

Yan Bugui turned around, looked at the clerk and asked, "Hey, why don't I see any fishing rods? Didn't you say you sell fishing rods in your store?"

The clerk smiled and said, "We're a grocery store, and we have three kinds of fishing rods. Look over here." The clerk pointed to the top of the container on the wall, where there were three fishing rods. One appeared to be made of metal, and the other two were made of bamboo with exquisite carvings on the outside.

Yan Bugui's heart skipped a beat when he saw these three fishing rods. They were all high-end products. The waiter asked, "How are they? Would you like to take them down and have a look?"

Yan Bugui felt the 100,000 yuan in his pocket, feeling very conflicted. He looked at the waiter and asked, "Which one is the cheapest? How much is it?"

The clerk said, "The cheapest one is the purple bamboo pole. Don't worry, the quality is absolutely fine. It's carved by a famous artist. If you like it, just give 800,000 yuan."

When Yan Bugui heard this, he realized that this was not a fishing rod, but a golden rod. He couldn't afford it, so he quickly asked, "Is there no ordinary fishing rod?"

The waiter was stunned and said, "Sir, are you from here? Fishing rods are all priced like this. People who usually go fishing make their own rods. Who would buy fishing rods here? Most of the fishing rods here are of a certain value."

Yan Bugui understood that the fishing rods used by those who fished by the river were all made by themselves. It was enough to be able to fish, and they just needed to buy some fishing lines and fish hooks. No one sold the finished fishing rods as goods because they could not be sold at a high price. The fishing rods here were prepared for players.

Yan Bugui figured it out, said hello to his waiter, turned around and left, thinking as he walked how he could make one himself. As he was thinking, he suddenly remembered the courtyard of the young man next door to his house. The last time he went there, he seemed to have seen several fishing rods in his utility room.

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "I can borrow it for free. The fishing rod is just there anyway, so I can just borrow it and say I'll give him some of it as rent after I catch any fish. When I come back I can say I didn't catch any fish. Isn't this a no-cost business?" The more Yan Bugui thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him, and he immediately quickened his pace and ran home.

After passing Zhangjiakou, Wang Wenyuan completely lost his patience. One reason was that the little girl really couldn't stay still and kept making noises. Another reason was that checking every village made him very annoyed. After passing Zhangjiakou, Wang Wenyuan planned to go into the forest and take another path by himself.

The little girl was very excited at this time, and she was not curious about Tal who reappeared in front of her. Wang Wenyuan put away his car, took Tal and his sister, and Xiao Hei as the pioneer, and plunged into the mountains.

Xiao Hei led the way and began to shuttle through the forest following Wang Wenyuan's instructions. Wang Wenyuan was also excited and collected animals and plants in the forest from time to time to enrich his own little world. There were probably not many things in this world that could endanger his life, so this was a pleasant trip. The little girl was also very happy and kept wandering around in the forest, finding everything new.

But Wang Wenyuan also had limited knowledge. He knew some things, but didn't know some of them. So he dealt with the little girl vaguely, walking and stopping, and occasionally having a barbecue. The little girl seemed to have just opened up the right way to travel this time. She was very excited. Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai were so beautiful. With Wang Wenyuan, they had no natural enemies in this forest. In just half a month, Wang Wenyuan and his sister actually saw the ancient Great Wall. The two looked at each other, and Wen Li asked, "Brother, are we back to the Forty-Nine City?"

Wang Wenyuan smiled and touched the little girl's head and said, "What do you think? Didn't I take you to Badaling before? This is the Great Wall. Just follow it."

The two men searched for a long time before they found a collapsed end of the Great Wall. They climbed over it safely and saw a village not far away. From afar, they could see the faint smoke from cooking. It was dinner time, so Wang Wenyuan thought about it and decided not to go over. It would be a bit unkind to disturb them during dinner time.

Wang Wenyuan and the little girl set up a fire halfway up the mountain, preparing to roast two chickens. The two of them worked non-stop, and soon, dinner was ready for both of them. Each of them grabbed a chicken and ate it.

After finishing their meal, the two men went down the mountain and entered the village. At this time, the little girl had not noticed that Tal was gone. Only Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai followed them.

Before Wang Wenyuan and the little girl reached the entrance of the village, two young men blocked their way. One of them asked, "What are you doing? Who are you?"

Wang Wenyuan knew at a glance that this was the village militia. The alert level was very high now, and each village had spontaneously organized a militia. Wang Wenyuan replied, "Hello, comrade, we are from Sijiucheng. We got lost on a business trip this time. We just returned and don't know where this is. We would like to stay here for one night."

Wang Wenyuan handed over his letter of introduction and related documents. After one of them read them, he said, "Wait a moment. I need to ask our village chief about this matter."

After saying that, the young man ran towards the village. Not long after, a middle-aged man came over with a few people. He read Wang Wenyuan's letter of introduction and said, "Wow, you went to the Mongolian grasslands. Where did you come back from?"

"Hello, my name is Wang Wenyuan. I came here from the highway at Zhangjiakou and crossed this mountain road. I don't know where I am. I was wondering if I could stay here for one night. I will leave tomorrow." Wang Wenyuan replied. Actually, Wang Wenyuan really didn't want to cause trouble, but he had no choice. He turned a corner in the woods and didn't know the exact direction. He just wanted to ask some questions.

The village chief looked very generous and said, "I admire you. This forest is not for ordinary people to enter. There are big insects in it. You are really lucky. OK, I agree. Xiao Wang, go and make arrangements. If you need anything, just ask Accountant Lin directly."

After saying that, the village chief took his people away. The young man named Xiao Wang took Wang Wenyuan and the little girl to the village committee. They said that you will not be arranged to stay at the villagers' homes for the night. Now every household is on their own and who will care about you? Only the village committee has a few rooms, so they can just make do with it. Wang Wenyuan didn't say anything and took the little girl away. During this time, Wang Wenyuan inquired about their current location and the route back to Sijiu City. Wang Wenyuan gave Xiao Wang a pack of cigarettes to express his gratitude.

(End of this chapter)