The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

Those having lunch were mostly elderly people, so Lu Yao cooked mainly light and simple dishes.

Chicken stir-fried with ginger and scallions.

Stir-fried bitter melon with eggs.

Stir-fried wood ear mushrooms with celery.

Garlic-flavored sweet potato leaves.

Stir-fried romaine lettuce.

Steamed crucian carp.

Polygonum multiflorum and pork bone soup.

Small shrimp. Peanuts.

……

"Yimin, drink more of this soup; it's very effective for insomnia."

When Lu Yao brought out the soup he had cooked, Lu Lunnian could smell what kind of soup it was.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

"Mmm, Ah Yao's soup is delicious."

Lü Yimin ladled himself a bowl of soup and took a small sip.

"What are you saying? I'm more than happy that you've come to drink with this old man."

Lu Lunnian said.

"Mom, you should drink more too."

Lu Lide ladled a bowl of soup and placed it in front of his mother.

Lu Yao came in with a wine glass and a bottle of Wuliangye liquor, and poured a glass for the three elders and himself.

"You actually have such good wine hidden away."

Lu Yimin has also drunk a lot of good wine. He could tell from the smell that it was the 8th generation Puwu 52-degree strong aroma type, which costs about 25,000 yuan a bottle.

"Lao Bo gave it to me at last year's class reunion. There's only half a bottle left, and I've been keeping it here, not wanting to take it out and drink it."

Lu Yao didn't tell the truth. At that time, everyone thought he was getting married. Li Yunbo specially asked a friend to bring it over, intending for the classmates to drink it together at the wedding.

The last time Li Yunbo, Zhang Lin, and the madman came, the four of them drank half a bottle.

"Then I'll have a couple more drinks today."

Lü Yimin said.

"Don't get drunk, or your sister-in-law will scold you again."

"Let Yao save this for you. Come over for a drink whenever you have time."

Lu Lide said.

"She went back to her parents' home with her son."

Lü Yimin said.

"But you can't drink too much."

Wang Xiurong said.

"Old Bo got a project in a neighboring city to build irrigation ditches in farmland. He needs a few drivers who can transport ivy, preferably acquaintances. I'll ask Shaolong to go."

When Lu Yao heard Lü Yimin mention his son, he thought of the matter that Li Yunbo had brought up.

"That brat can't handle this hardship."

Lü Yimin shook his head and sighed.

"He definitely wouldn't want to go alone, but he'll be willing to go if his classmates go too."

"Let's eat first, I'll talk to Lao Bo later."

Lu Yaodao.

"Let's eat, let's eat."

"Come on, old man, let's drink this one."

"Don't just drink, eat some food too."

……

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the four elders were having tea. Wang Xiurong was clearing away the dishes, and Lu Yao was making a video call to Li Yunbo.

Li Yunbo said he needed five more people to operate the ivy-covered plants and one more to operate the mixer.

Young people nowadays can't endure hardship and are unwilling to do this kind of dirty and tiring work.

Lu Yao said, "I'll call three people to drive ivy-covered trees for you, and you can find the other three yourself."

After finishing his call, Lu Yao made a video call to Lu Feng.

Before Lu Feng could speak, Lu Jijun agreed on behalf of his son.

Seeing that Lu Feng was somewhat reluctant, Lu Yao said that he could persuade Lu Jian and Lü Shaolong.

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng's attitude immediately changed, and he said that he would go as long as the two of them were willing to go.

Lu Yao then made a video call to Lu Jian.

Lu Jian is not afraid of anyone, except for Lu Yao.

Lu Yao had never been fierce to him, let alone hit him. You could say he treated him very well. He was just a little afraid of this cousin from the bottom of his heart.

It's not quite right to say we're afraid; it's more accurate to say we feel awe.

Actually, he wasn't the only one with this sense of awe; the younger generation in the village all felt the same way.

Most people are afraid of aggressive fighters.

They were afraid of Lu Yao like this, but they were even more afraid of Lu Yao when he didn't fight.

Lu Yao gets into fights, but he's fine afterward.

If you anger him and he doesn't fight you, then you'll truly see what a ruthless person is, and what it means to kill without shedding blood.

When Lu Jian heard that Lu Feng and Lü Shaolong were also going, he readily agreed.

Lu Jian and Lu Feng both agreed, and Lü Shaolong readily agreed without even hesitating.

"Done."

Lu Yao put down his phone and sat down next to Lü Yimin.

Lu Yimin admired his older brother's youngest son. He could easily solve problems that others couldn't even solve by banging their heads against the wall, and everyone was grateful to him.

"Grandpa and Grandma, Mom and Dad, Uncle Min."

Lu Jichao walked in.

When do you start work?

Lu Yao asked his elder brother.

"I'll go this afternoon, and tonight I'll go to my brother-in-law's."

Lu Jichao sat down next to his father, moved the teapot in front of him, and poured tea for his elder.

"When you go up, stop by the Shaolin Temple and give him a grass carp."

Lu Yaodao.

"OK."

After getting to know Luo Shaolin, Lu Jichao also got to know many other managers.

Lu Yao would occasionally ask him to bring them some rural delicacies that didn't require much technology or hard work, such as tea, fish, shrimp, and bamboo shoots.

He used to work in a tough and tiring job, but now he works in a much easier one.

When the factory has few orders, some people often don't have shifts, which means less pay.

He can have endless work if he wants, and his salary will be higher than others.

Lu Yao drank two cups of tea and then took a bamboo fishing rod to fish for grass carp. After cleaning them, he asked his elder brother to take them to Luo Shaolin.

That evening, Lu Yao, Dianzi, Lu Jian, and Lü Shaolong were drinking at Lu Jijun's house.

"Brother Yao, drinking like this is no fun, it's like gambling."

Lu Shaolong went to the small shop across the street and bought a new deck of cards.

"You three form a group, we three form a group."

Lu Yao knew what they were planning; if they were going to be ruthless, they should be even more ruthless.

"Don't blame us for bullying you."

Lu Jian's alcohol tolerance is far superior to his brother's, and he won't be easily intimidated.

"Enough with the nonsense, let's shuffle the cards."

The Madman's Way.

Lu Shaolong shuffled the cards and placed them in two halves on the coffee table.

Both sides randomly draw a card, and there's no fear of cheating by shuffling the cards. The side with the weaker card gets to drink beer.

One can of beer makes exactly three glasses.

"I'll draw first in the first round, and whoever loses the next round draws first."

As the madman spoke, he randomly drew a card.

When Lu Yao and Lu Jijun looked at it, they saw that it was a plum blossom ten, neither too big nor too small.

Lu Jian also drew a card, the King of Diamonds, and the three of them were secretly delighted.

"One more cup."

"Lu Shaolong said."

"I won't follow."

The madman wanted to follow, but Lu Yao stopped him and revealed his hand.

"pity."

"You're all brave but cowardly."

"drink wine."

Lu Jian and his two companions felt both regret and pride.

Lu Yao and the other two finished their drinks in one go.

Lu Feng opened a bottle, filled all three glasses, dented the empty can, and threw it into the beer crate.

This time, Lü Shaolong shuffled the cards again, while Lu Jijun and his son Lu Feng drew the cards.

Five pairs of peach blossoms, eight peach blossoms.

"I won't follow."

Lu Yao then revealed his card.

The three of them drank another cup.

Lu Yao didn't participate in any of the four rounds, and the three of them drank four cups in a row.

"Brother Yao, you guys did this on purpose, didn't you? You just want to drink."

Lu Shaolong and his two companions didn't drink a single cup, while the other three had already drunk four cups and were unhappy about it.

"If I were doing it on purpose, I would have followed them already."

Lu Yaodao.

"I won't have a couple of drinks with you again."

The three of them thought about it and agreed.

Lu Jian shuffled the deck.

Lu Yao draws a card.

Lu Jian draws a card.

"Should we add it or not?"

Lu Yao didn't look at the cards, but asked the three people.

Lu Jian and his two companions looked at their cards, exchanged glances, and then looked at Lu Yao and his two companions.

"Two more cups."

Lu Jiandao.

"and."

Lu Yao still didn't look at the cards.

"Three more cups."

Lu Feng said.

"Five cups in total."

Lu Yao still didn't look at the cards.

"Five more cups."

Lu Jian and the other two looked at the cards again, as if worried that the cards might change.

"Ten cups in total."

"I'll add ten more cups, making it twenty cups in total."

Lu Yao stopped the madman who wanted to see the cards.

"It's just seven cans per person, what's the big deal?"

Lu Jian said domineeringly.

How many cans are left?

Lu Yao asked.