Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 848 Romantic Past

Xiao Si and the others knew Wang Zhan's fighting ability, so they were not worried about Wang Zhan. Instead, the two girls around them needed their care. Xiao Si nodded and led the others to quickly walk out of the woods. After leaving the woods, they walked another four or five hundred meters before stopping to watch the movements on the other side of the woods.

It is impossible to say that he is not worried about Wang Zhan. Although Wang Zhan is extremely powerful, who knows what is over there? Especially Wang Li, who held He Yushui's hand tightly. He Yushui could feel that the little girl was worried about his brother.

They didn't have to wait long before they saw Wang Zhan carrying something on his right shoulder and holding a kitchen knife in his left hand, walking out of the woods slowly.

Xiao Si and the others rushed over and saw that it was a half-grown wild boar, which looked to be about 50 to 60 kilograms. Wang Zhan smiled and said, "I thought we had encountered a big one, but it turned out to be a small wild boar that had fallen behind and was eating delicious mushrooms. We brought it back."

Everybody cheered. You know, people in the village haven't eaten meat for more than half a year. The last time they ate meat was when Lijiaao slaughtered the New Year pig during the Chinese New Year. At that time, each person could only get a few pounds of meat.

Xiao Si breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't have to go through the village and could go home directly. If the villagers saw him, his family would be in trouble.

Xiao Si said, "Hurry up, don't let anyone see us, let's go back directly."

The group hurried to Grandpa Li's house. At this time, Grandpa Li and Grandma Li were preparing to cook dinner. Grandma Li kept complaining, saying, "There are only two chickens in this house, and there is nothing else. There are a lot of dishes, but nothing delicious. The hen has to be kept for laying eggs. Isn't it a bit shabby to entertain Mingming's classmates?"

Grandpa Li sighed and said, "Do you think I really went to the vegetable garden? I went up the mountain and ran around, but I didn't see any animals. I also wanted to treat these children well, but there was nothing I could do. Forget it, I'll go to the village tomorrow and see if anyone has bacon. I'll borrow some first."

Grandma Li didn't say anything, but she knew that there was probably nothing in the village. It had been a long time since the smell of meat was heard. If there was any, it would have been eaten long ago.

The two old people were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. Grandma Li specially made scrambled eggs with leeks. The main dish was stewed chicken with mushrooms, and the rest were a few vegetables. Grandma Li's cooking skills were pretty good. Even though there were only a few dishes, the whole yard was filled with fragrance.

The two were busy when Xiao Si's voice came from the gate, "Grandpa, grandma, we are back, come and see what we brought you."

The two old men were a little confused. They put down their work and walked out of the kitchen. They saw Xiao Si and Xiao Wu carrying a little wild boar into the front yard. They were both surprised. Don’t forget that Grandpa Li had been wandering in the mountains for the whole afternoon and didn’t catch anything. They didn’t expect that the children would give them a big surprise.

Grandpa Li asked: "How did you catch it? You are so lucky. It's only a small wild boar. If it was a big one, you would be in danger."

Xiao Si said, "Brother Zhan caught it. It was a little wild boar that had fallen behind. It was right over in the pine forest, eating mushrooms. Brother Zhan happened to find it. Our Brother Zhan has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, so it's easy for him."

The two old people believed what Xiao Si said, because they also saw that the little wild boar was killed with one blow, which was something that only people who hunt frequently could do. Grandma Li said, "Don't just stand there, carry it to the pond quickly. We have to drain the blood first, otherwise the meat will not taste good."

The children carried the wild boar to the side of the pond and handed the task of butchering it to Grandpa Li. Grandpa Li was very skilled and in less than an hour, the wild boar was butchered. Grandma Li smiled and said, "You are in for a treat. Grandma will make you some braised pork and your grandpa some braised pork intestines to go with his wine."

Grandpa Li did not stop working. In addition to the food for tonight, he also had to deal with the rest. Half of it was pickled, and the other half was divided into three portions. Xiao Si helped by the side, while Xiao Wu and Da Lao Tie went to the pool to wash the remaining pig offal and pig feet. Xiao Si asked: "Grandpa, are you going to give these three portions to the village chief? Who is the other portion for?"

Grandpa Li smiled and said, "Yes, send one copy to the village chief, after all, he is the clan leader, and send the other copy to your fifth grandmother. Your fifth grandmother is alone now, and her two children are in the north and haven't come back yet."

"Ah, my brother Mingzi and brother Yutian both joined the army, how come I didn't know? Woo woo" Xiao Si started crying when he heard it, leaving everyone at a loss.

After a while, Xiao Si calmed down, but he looked very sad. Wang Zhan didn't know how to persuade him, so he stayed by his side, talking to him in a random manner. But Wang Zhan knew that Xiao Si couldn't listen to him at all. Grandpa Li sighed and said, "I'll go deliver the meat. Do you want to go?"

Xiao Si immediately stood up and said, "I want to go. I want to go see Grandma Wu."

Grandma Li was cooking, and she heard Xiao Si crying loudly, but she didn't come out, because she knew that if she came out the only thing she could do was to accompany her grandson in crying. But after all, there were a group of guests, so Grandma Li held back and just busy herself in the kitchen.

Grandpa Li took Xiao Si away. After a long time, they came back. Xiao Si seemed to be in a better mood. Grandpa Li probably comforted him on the way. When Xiao Si came back, he called his grandmother and prepared dinner.

The dinner was very sumptuous. In addition to the dishes that Grandma Li had prepared before, two more meat dishes were added. Xiao Si opened a bottle of Erguotou and poured a glass for Grandpa and Grandma, saying, "Grandpa, please say a few words and then we'll start eating. I'm already greedy."

Grandpa Li laughed and said, "What are you waiting for? Welcome our guests from afar. Our humble home is so beautiful. What should we do? Eat well, drink well, have fun and rest well. Cheers."

The boys and the two girls all drank the soda they brought. They clinked glasses with their grandparents, which made the old couple laugh. Then everyone started eating. During the meal, Grandpa Li also told the love story of himself and Grandma Li as agreed.

For Wang Zhan, he has read too many books, and the stories are very clichéd, about a young lady who went out for fun, got lost, and was rescued by a young hunter who went out hunting alone for the first time.

But the key point is what happened afterwards, which was a bit tortuous. When Grandma Li's family saw that he was a hunter, that is, a person with little wealth and no foundation, they were very dissatisfied with marrying their daughter to Grandpa Li. But they didn't expect that Grandma Li was a stubborn person and insisted on marrying Grandpa Li. Grandpa Li was also young at the time, and he also backed down when faced with the threats from Grandma Li's family.

However, what was unexpected was that it was a year of war and severe drought in the Central Plains, and there was a wave of fleeing famine. The Li family discussed and organized everyone to flee north to escape the famine and avoid the war. Grandpa Li had just turned sixteen at the time, and when they were about to set off the next day, Grandpa Li secretly ran to the town and looked at Grandma Li's house from afar, wanting to secretly see Grandma Li for the last time, but after waiting for a whole day, it was already dark, and no one was seen. Grandpa Li left with disappointment.

What Grandpa Li didn't know was that Grandma Li had already seen him, and Grandma Li's family had also seen him, so they stopped Grandma Li from leaving.

There came a big reversal. Early the next morning, Grandma Li packed a few clothes and ran out secretly. She came to Lijia Village, found Grandpa Li, and said she wanted to elope with him. Grandpa Li was very surprised. It happened that they also needed to flee the famine. So, Grandma Li and Grandpa Li disappeared in their hometown of Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)