Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 847 Jia Family Crisis
Grandpa and grandma didn't say anything, they just started preparing dinner, and said they would tell everyone their story in the evening. Grandpa and grandma were so busy that they cleaned the room for them, made hot water, and let them have a good rest.

Four people were lying on a kang. Except for the heartless Xiaowu who was snoring, the other three were not asleep. Especially Xiaowu's snoring made it even harder to sleep. Wang Zhan lay on the kang, turned his head and asked Xiaosi, "Your grandfather seems to be a very capable person. This house is built here, and it is hard to figure out."

Xiao Si lay on his back on the kang, his hands covering the back of his head. He thought for a while and said, "I heard from my dad that when my great grandfather first came, he was also in a small mountain village downstairs like them. Later, because of a wolf disaster, my great grandfather moved to the mountains. I heard that the wolf disaster was very severe and killed many people. Because of my great grandfather's decisiveness, it seems that no one in our family died."

The elder brother thought for a moment and asked, "Then it's because your great grandfather is very powerful, not because he is halfway up the mountain."

Wang Zhan said, "No, it's from both sides. When I came up, I saw that there was a cliff behind Xiao Si's house. It was almost impossible to get down from above. So, as long as you lean against the cliff and have the ability to block one side, you won't be afraid of the wolves. I guess this is what his grandfather thought, so he thought this place was an excellent place for defense."

Xiao Si said, "Yes, that's what my dad said. He said that my great grandfather was very smart at that time. Also, I heard that there is a cave in the backyard of my house. Of course, I also heard that my father's generation left and rarely came back."

Xiao Wu asked, "What is this mountain called? Does it have a name?"

Xiao Si said, "Lijiashan."

Xiao Wu was a little confused and said, "This name couldn't have been given by your ancestors, it's so random."

Xiao Si smiled and said, "You guessed it right. Wasn't this given by my ancestors? My great-grandfather. It didn't have a name before."

Wang Zhan laughed loudly and said, "Isn't the river to the north of the village called Lijia River?"

Xiao Si exclaimed, "Brother Zhan is smart enough to call himself Li Jiahe. And at least seven or eight people in our village have used this name as their own."

The other three couldn't stand it anymore and rolled around on the kang with joy.

After chatting for a while, several people were tired and fell into a deep sleep one after another. After all the instructions in the car along the way, several people were exhausted.

When Wang Zhan woke up again, he found that there were only Xiaowu, Da Laotie and him left in the room. The other two were still dreaming. Wang Zhan looked outside and saw that it was already afternoon, so he got up and got off the kang.

Outside the house, Grandma Li was killing a chicken with great skill. Xiao Si was collecting water and plucking the chicken. He Yushui and Wang Li were also watching the fire in the kitchen, where water was being made.

Grandpa Li was nowhere to be seen. Xiao Si saw Wang Zhan and said, "Are you awake? I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't call you. Oh, I have a vegetable garden at home. Do you want to go over and see if there is anything you want to eat? My grandpa is also over there."

Wang Zhan said, "Let's wait until those two guys wake up. By the way, do you want my help?"

Grandma Li waved her hand and said, "No, this is just a small job. Xiao Ming, you don't need to stay here anymore. Take your classmates to the mountains. It's the flowering season now and the scenery on the mountains is beautiful."

Xiao Si nodded, put down the work in his hands, washed his hands, and then went to call the two maids in the kitchen. Wang Zhan went back to the house to call the two lazy guys.

A few people waited for Xiao Wu and Da Lao Tie to wash their faces before going out. Xiao Si Hai, who went out, carried a backpack with a kitchen knife in it, and picked up a branch to clear the way. As he walked, he kept hitting the grass and bushes on both sides of the path with the branch. Wang Zhan knew that Xiao Si Hai was trying to alert the enemy, but Xiao Wu didn't know, but he followed suit and hit them for a while.

The elder brother complained: "Xiao Si doesn't even know he's tired, he's just playing there all the time."

Before Wang Zhan could say anything, He Yushui said, "What do you know? Xiao Si is leading the way in front. He is afraid that there might be snakes hiding in the bushes."

The old man suddenly realized what was going on, and gave He Yushui a thumbs up, saying, "Yushui, you really know a lot, I really didn't know. Okay, I'll go and help too."

At this time, Wang Zhan put his sister on his neck, which made Wang Li giggle. He Yushui complained, "Brother Zhan, you only know how to take care of your sister. You put her so high that even a snake can't bite her."

Wang Zhan said jokingly: "I want to lift you up, but I can't."

He Yushui made a face and said, "Nonsense, I don't believe you. Look, there is a sea of ​​flowers ahead."

Wang Zhan looked in the direction of He Yushui's finger, and there was indeed a small sea of ​​flowers in front of him. The area was not large, only a few hundred square meters. The flowers were of various kinds and colorful, and very beautiful.

Wang Li kept twisting her body and clamoring to come down to pick flowers. Wang Zhan saw that there was no way and let her go. As soon as Wang Li got off the ground, she pulled He Yushui over there. Wang Zhan shouted from behind, asking them to pay attention to whether there were any snakes.

When He Yushui heard this, she snatched the branch from Xiaowu's hand, pulled Wang Li towards the sea of ​​flowers, and learned to pat the flowers while looking around. Wang Zhan was still worried, so he followed them.

With Wang Zhan following them, He Yushui felt much more at ease. She stuffed the branch into Wang Zhan's hand and took Lili to pick flowers behind him. Xiao Si and the others also rushed over to help watch for any unusual movements in the sea of ​​flowers.

Soon, the two girls each picked a bouquet of flowers. When Wang Zhan was bored, he made two wreaths for the two girls, quietly walked behind them, and put them on their heads. The two girls were very surprised.

Xiaowu also made a fool of himself by making one for himself, but it was extremely ugly, especially the huge red flower on the left, which was very conspicuous and made everyone laugh. Xiaosi said, "Xiaowu, you have a flower on your head, all thanks to you, hahahaha!"

Everyone was so happy that Xiaowu threw the wreath away angrily and went straight to chase Xiaosi. The laughter of several people spread throughout the entire hillside.

Led by Xiao Si, several people walked to a forest. There were all kinds of trees in it, but most of them were white pine, Chinese pine, ancient cypress, and dragon beard salix. In fact, they didn't know which ones they were, but Xiao Si knew them. Grandpa Li and Grandma Li said that it rained several times in the past few days. After the rain, many villagers came up to pick mushrooms and mountain products, and most of them had a good harvest.

With the help of Xiao Si, the other people got to know a lot of edible mushrooms, especially meat mushrooms and pine mushrooms in the pine forest, and some chanterelles and chestnut mushrooms in the chestnut forest.

The group of people picked half a basket of mushrooms in a short while. After that, Xiao Si stopped them from picking any more, saying that it was enough to eat the mushrooms. If they picked too much, they could only make them into dried goods. It was better to leave them in the woods, meaning to leave some for other villagers in need. This was also the rule in the village. Every household was having a hard time now.

Just when everyone was about to discuss going back home, before they walked out of the forest, Wang Zhan suddenly stopped. Xiao Si was stunned. Wang Zhan pointed in a direction and asked, "Where is that? There is movement over there. You guys hurry out and give me the hatchet. I'll go take a look."

(End of this chapter)