Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

"Mom, come and help me, this thing is so heavy."

As soon as he entered the house, Jiang Fan put the wicker basket on the ground. There were two wild boars, weighing more than 100 kilograms, plus a rabbit, a pheasant, and the weight of the wicker basket itself, which was nearly 150 kilograms.

If his body hadn't been modified, he really wouldn't be able to bear it.

"What is that, brother? Did you kill a wild boar?"

Jiang Yu, with her hair tied in two buns, ran over and lifted the lid of woven leaves that covered the wicker basket.

"Brother, we really did kill two wild boars. You're awesome, brother!"

Jiang Yu was very happy, her eyes full of surprise. She had always told her classmates at school that her second brother was very good and could catch a lot of prey.

The classmates didn't believe her, so she showed them rabbit skins and pheasant feathers. Some of them believed her, but others said that she couldn't be considered a good hunter if she hadn't killed a wild boar.

This made her very angry, and she always wanted Jiang Fan to kill a wild boar and come back. However, she also knew that hunting wild boars was very dangerous, so she did not tell her family, but just prayed secretly, hoping that Jiang Fan could kill a wild boar and come back as soon as possible.

"Wild boar? Fanzi, you're not hurt, are you? How did you run into wild boars? Two at that? You're not hurt at all, are you?"

When Shen Yue heard the word "wild boar", her heart immediately sank. She was from the countryside as well, and knew how difficult it was to catch wild boars. There were hunters who had died at the hands of wild boars.

Shen Yue ignored the things in the wicker basket, picked up Jiang Fan who was sitting on the chair, and examined him carefully.

"Mom, I'm fine. It's just two little wild boars that fell into my pit. I'm not hurt. It's just such a long way back. I'm a little tired. I'll be fine after a rest and some water."

Looking at Shen Yue's nervous expression, Jiang Fan was deeply moved.

"Jiang Yu, stop playing and go get your brother some water. Didn't you hear that he's thirsty?"

"Oh, second brother, I'll go get you some water."

After confirming that Jiang Fan was indeed not injured and just his clothes were a little dirty, Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked Jiang Yu to pour water for Jiang Fan.

To be honest, Shen Yue didn't really support Jiang Fan going to the mountains. The family wasn't short of money or food, so it wasn't Jiang Fan's turn to go hunting and earn money.

But Jiang Fan insisted on going, so she stopped trying to stop him. She had seen other people hunting before, and it wasn't always possible to catch prey in the mountains; it was normal to come back empty-handed sometimes.

She just thought that Jiang Fan was young and got carried away for a moment. She thought that Jiang Fan had gone twice but failed to catch anything and returned empty-handed, so she naturally would not have such thoughts again.

Jiang Fan was unexpectedly lucky. He caught two rabbits and a pheasant on his first trip. He rarely came back empty-handed after that.

In addition, we were always on the outskirts of the mountain, and the only things we brought back were mountain products such as rabbits, pheasants, mushrooms, and fungus, so we just let him do what he wanted.

Today, these two wild boars had startled her. There were still wild boars and tigers in the mountains. This time, she'd encountered a small one that fell into a pit. What about next time? She wasn't always so lucky. Hunting in the mountains was still very dangerous.

"You too, there's no shortage of food at home. There's no need to run up the mountain every few days."

Seeing his mother's worried face, Jiang Fan promised that he wouldn't do it again. He finally managed to coax his mother into dealing with the wild boar. Jiang Yu's eyes widened again, begging Jiang Fan to tell her the story of catching a wild boar.

Jiang Fan naturally agreed to his sister's request. After a series of rhetorical devices, the two wild boars had become the trophies of Jiang Fan's three hundred-round battle with the wild boars.

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Not long after, it was time to get off work at the steel mill.

Seven or eight co-workers gathered around Jiang Daniu, and they all praised Jiang Daniu for his good parenting skills. They said that a rough guy who had not even attended elementary school could actually raise a top student.

Today at the factory, Jiang Daniu was in great spirits, receiving everyone's envious gazes and unpaid praise.

Jiang Daniu was happy, and everyone was happy too. Saying a few nice words for free would give you a chance to share some candy. Anyone who doesn't do this would be a fool.

Yi Zhonghai in the crowd felt uncomfortable looking at Jiang Daniu who was full of vigor and vitality. He envied Jiang Daniu and envied him for having three good children.

Sometimes Yi Zhonghai would think, if only I could have a child as outstanding as Jiang Fan, no, even as outstanding as Jiang Ping'an.

Jiang Ping'an pushed the cart and followed Jiang Daniu out of the steel mill. He was very happy today, and his fellow workers were all praising him for having such a good brother.

Some coworkers wanted to introduce him to a girl, but he refused, saying that he would wait until he passed the third-level worker exam.

At the gate of the courtyard, Father Jiang had another argument with Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui said, "Your son Fan went up the mountain and hunted wild boar again today. I have a bottle of good wine. Why don't you go and have some fun tonight?"

Jiang Daniu was immediately furious when he heard this: "You bastard, you just got into technical secondary school, but you don't study hard and run out all day. You're such a jerk! Wait till I see how I'll deal with you! Boss, hurry home and catch your brother!"

"Okay, Dad. See you later, Third Uncle."

Jiang Ping'an suppressed his smile and greeted Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui smacked his lips and said, "Alas, I've missed out on another meal."

This was Yan Bugui's character. If he didn't pick up any money when he went out, he would be considered a loss. As for what Jiang's father said, if he believed it, he would be a fool.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Jiang's father saw his wife shaving a wild boar. He quickly ran over and took the knife, "Wife, I'll do this. You just take a break. Boss, come and help me."

Jiang Ping'an parked his bicycle and immediately helped his father deal with the wild boar.

"Where's the second one? Call him out to work together."

"What kind of work are you doing! Jiang Daniu! The second son carried these two pigs weighing over a hundred pounds all by himself. I told him to go and rest. It's only been a short time since he came back, and you're making him work. You don't feel sorry for your son, but I do!"

"Wife, that's not what I meant. I mainly want to ask the second brother, what are you going to do with the pork? After all, it's quite hot out there, and the meat won't keep well."

Father Jiang then remembered that the bicycle had been ridden to the factory today. He had to carry more than 100 kilograms and walk for several hours. Just thinking about it made him tired. His second son was only 17 years old.

"What can we do? We can't finish it. Let's pickle some and eat it slowly. Tomorrow I'll take the kids back to my hometown and send some to Erniu and the others."

Shen Yue rolled her eyes at Jiang Daniu. After more than twenty years of marriage, how could she not know what her husband was thinking? He simply wanted to send some meat to his brother Erniu's family.

"Okay, wife, I knew I was blessed to have you." Jiang Daniu worked harder, and his arm no longer hurt after swinging the sledgehammer all day.

With the help of Jiang's father and Jiang Ping'an, the wild boar was quickly dealt with.

For dinner, the Jiang family had stewed potatoes with pork and rice. It was delicious. Father Jiang, Jiang Ping'an, and Jiang Fan each had three bowls, and Jiang Yu also had a full bowl.

After dinner, Jiang's father told Jiang Fan that he wanted to take out some wild boar meat and send it back to his second uncle's home in Niujia Village and asked Jiang Fan for his opinion.

Jiang Fan naturally had no objection, as he also happened to be going to the village to get some grain seeds and the like. Naturally, he agreed without hesitation.

Chapter 8 Return to Niujia Village

Friday morning.

Jiang Fan rode his bike with his mother Shen Yue and sister Jiang Yu and set off on the road back to Niujia Village.

Before leaving, under the watchful eyes of the third uncle, he personally closed the doors and windows and locked them.

Although Bang Geng is still young, Jia Zhangshi has to be on guard. Although Jiang Fan has not had any direct conflict with Jia Zhangshi in the past three years, he still speculates about him with the greatest malice.

There's no way around it. Jia Zhang is a good grandmother. Just assume that Jiang Fan isn't a good person.

Niujia Village is located in Changping County, northwest of Sijiu City.

There aren't many people in the village, about seventy or eighty households, with about six or seven hundred people. Jiang Fan wasn't very familiar with it, as he only came a few times a year and didn't have much of an impression.

As for his previous life, from birth to death, he had never been to the Forbidden City, let alone any impression of the area surrounding the capital.

Jiang Fan's uncle is Jiang Erniu, who is two years younger than Jiang Daniu, and his aunt is Li Xiaohua, who is one year younger than Uncle Erniu.

The eldest of the three sons is called Jiang Dalei, who is one month younger than Jiang Fan. He was born when his aunt was more than nine months pregnant with the baby due to a thunderclap, so he was named Jiang Dalei.

The second and third children were twins, three years younger than Jiang Fan and two years older than Jiang Yu. The second child was named Jiang Yang, and the third was named Jiang Yue. Their names were given by an old scholar who had fled famine to Niujia Village.

There are no elderly people in the family, and none of them lived past those years.

The two families get along very harmoniously, without any intrigue or trivial calculations.

Jiang Fan's family worked as laborers in the old city, and from time to time they would send some food and meat to his uncle's family. Don't assume that there was no shortage of food in the countryside. For many years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, many people still didn't have enough to eat.

Every time I go home, my uncle and his family will pick a lot of vegetables for Jiang Fan's family to take back.

Especially in the three years since Jiang Fan came here, the meat he got from hunting has also been added to the food he sent to his uncle's family.

Jiang Fan also taught his three cousins ​​how to set traps, but only reminded them to be careful when entering the mountains.

The three younger brothers admired their cousin Jiang Fan, who was a hunter. Jiang Fan's words were more effective than their father's.

Soon, Jiang Fan rode his bike to the vicinity of Niujia Village, where a group of half-grown children were playing together.

"Mom, look at that tree, is that Jiang Yang?"

Jiang Fan's eyesight became very good after being strengthened, and he spotted Jiang Yang squatting on the tree at a glance.

As for how to distinguish Jiang Yang and Jiang Yue, it’s simple. The one with a scar on his forehead is Jiang Yang, there’s no doubt about it.

"In a tree? There really is one squatting there. How do you know it's Jiang Yang and not Jiang Yue?"

"He has good eyesight. The scar on Jiang Yang's head was caused by his uncle when he was taking care of him."

As he was speaking, Jiang Fan rode his bike up to a group of children.

There were more than a dozen children, many of whom were only wearing pants and no shirts. Fortunately, it was summer and the weather was hot, so they just needed to wear pants to cover their modesty.

"Jiang Yang, get down from that tree quickly."

"Here I come, Brother Fan."

Jiang Yang jumped down from the tree directly. Fortunately, the tree was not very high, only about two meters, so he was fine after jumping down.

After wiping his hands on his body, Jiang Yang happily came to Jiang Fan.

"Brother Fan, Auntie, Sister Xiaoyu, why are you here?"

"Come to your house and see, you too, dare to jump from such a high tree and you are not afraid of falling."

Shen Yue brushed off the dust on Jiang Yang. He was such a good kid when he was young, why is he so naughty now?

"Hey, it's okay, auntie, I'm thick-skinned and not afraid of falling."

"Okay, you're not afraid of falling, but I'm worried about Xiaoyu getting sunburned. Hurry home, my uncle and aunt are home, right?"

"They are all here. Jiang Yue and Big Brother went up the mountain to collect firewood. They may be back at noon."

Jiang Fan pushed his bicycle and followed Jiang Yang into the village, followed by a group of children.

Jiang's mother Shen Yue greeted people she met on the road.

Uncle Jiang lives at the end of the village, in a small rural courtyard covering over 200 square meters. The village is good for this: plenty of land and a large residential plot.

I saw my second uncle before I got home. He was talking to someone in the village, probably talking about how the corn was growing this year.

"Hello, Uncle Guangtian, Uncle Youqing, Dad, my aunt, Brother Fan, Xiaoyu and the others are here."

Jiang Yang ran fast and came to Jiang Erniu to tell him that his aunt and the others were back.

"Sister-in-law is here? Okay, I'll be leaving now, we'll talk next time."

"Hurry back, don't delay."

After a few polite words, Jiang Erniu quickly left the scene.

"Big Niu, Second Niu and their family are living a good life."

"That's right. Da Niu hasn't forgotten Er Niu even in the city. Maybe one day Er Niu and his family will be able to move into the city too."

The topic of their conversation instantly turned to the family with Jiang Erniu as the protagonist.

"Sister-in-law, why didn't my eldest brother come with you? This road is not easy to walk on."

"It's okay, there's You Fanzi here, he's an adult too."

"Hello, second uncle." ×2.

"Hey, Fanzi, Xiaoyu. Okay, sister-in-law, let's go home quickly and don't stay outside. Jiang Yang, go call your eldest brother and the others back."

Uncle Jiang took over from Jiang Fan and pushed the cart forward.

As soon as Uncle Jiang arrived, the group of children didn't dare to follow him anymore.

Jiang Fan pulled out a handful of hard candies from his pocket, the kind that cost a penny each. He gave each person a piece and then coaxed them away.

In the courtyard, Qin Huairu, who was seven months pregnant, came to the front yard and looked at the locked door of the Jiang family, feeling a little confused.

"Third Aunt, is there no one in the Jiang family?"

"What do you think? The door is locked. My old man said that he went to the countryside this morning. I guess he went to visit relatives."

Qin Huairu's eyes welled up when she heard about visiting relatives. She hadn't been back to Qinjia Village in a long time. Jia Zhangshi didn't want her to go back to her parents' home, fearing that she would need to go back to her parents' home for financial support. She didn't even consider where she would get the money. Alas, she was seven months pregnant and still had to feed the whole family. What mother-in-law could do such a thing?

Uncle Jiang's house.

As soon as he got home, Jiang Fan took off the basket he was carrying and handed it to his second uncle.

Uncle Jiang didn't even look at it. He handed it to his wife and told her to use it to cook. He knew that when his eldest brother came, he would definitely give him food.

He didn't have much to offer in the countryside, so this was the only way to let his elder brother and the others have a good meal here.