Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 279: Comfort the swallow and accompany him through thousands of mountains

She knew that Zhu Xuefeng would not agree, but it would be nice to go out for a walk. Liang Yan was almost going crazy because she was locked up in the yard.

"By the way, senior brother, you promised to take me out to play, so take me to have a good time at the head office. I promise not to cause trouble."

I originally wanted to wait for the weather to warm up and take her on a trip to Qianshan Mountain, but the round trip would take two days. I was now less than a week away from departure, so time was tight.

"How about I take you to dig wild vegetables on weekends, and my younger brothers and sisters will also go. There will be many people and it will be lively. You can also bring the other junior brothers in the yard."

"I'm not interested. Now that girl surnamed Gan brings some food every now and then. Also, if you take them all out to play, you still ask me to take care of them, but I won't take them. Besides, what's the point of digging wild vegetables? It’s not fun either.”

Liang Yan shook her head and asked the first-generation heroine to dig wild vegetables. This senior brother really has ideas and it's not fun.

"Why don't we go fly a kite? It's March now, and the new moon is rising. It's a good time to fly a kite. This will be interesting. You can run around with the kite then."

Liang Yan's eyes lit up and she was eager to try, but she turned around and shook her head.

"There is only so much space in this city, and how can you run around with a kite? It's not me flying the kite, it's the kite flying me, okay?"

There was really no other way, Zhu Xuefeng gritted his teeth, "How about I take you hunting? You can run away as you like, and no one will care about you when you fly."

Liang Yan's eyes lit up when she heard it was hunting.

"This is not bad, maybe we can get some pheasants back, yes, it's settled, no regrets!"

...

In the end, he had no choice but to agree to take her out to play once, which finally convinced her to give up the idea of ​​becoming a thief. He told the factory that there was nothing going on with the project and that she had to go to school. He also told the school that the factory project was still needed. Zhu Xuefeng had no choice. Cheating at both ends.

"Senior Brother Zhu, where are you taking me?"

It was early in the morning, the sky was bright, Zhu Xuefeng was driving at high speed, Liang Yan sat in the passenger seat and asked curiously.

"Is there any place in the city where I can hunt? Of course I will take you into the mountains and let's hunt pheasants."

"Okay, then we can have a good time in the mountains. It would be great if there are big guys. We have to fight a few big guys."

As soon as she arrived at Mentougou, Liang Yan couldn't hold back looking at the rolling hills.

"How long will it take for us to arrive? It's so far out of the city, and there are a lot of mountains here. How about we go here?"

Zhu Xuefeng shook his head. There was already some green in this mountain. However, because it was too close to the city and coal mining was everywhere, the vegetation on the mountain was severely damaged. There were no trees anymore. There were frequent human activities in this place, so there could not be wild animals.

"There can't be any big guys here, and there probably aren't any pheasants. A few voles are just fine. We have to go to the mountains. The nearest one here is Qianshan. You must have heard me right. If there are any big guys around here, , maybe Qianshan is still possible.”

The wild boars in Qianshan Mountain have been wiped out, and the village has no worries. In addition, there are many projects in the village now. It is unlikely that they will take the initiative to go into the mountains to collect the wild boars. There is a high probability that some will be left.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Fangzheng, I'm not familiar with this either."

Liang Yan had never run around in the suburbs of Beijing, so she had no choice but to listen to Zhu Xuefeng's arrangements.

"But, senior brother, how can we fight wild beasts? You just brought an iron gun. Why don't you say you want to use the iron gun to stab it? Or should we rely on this cat, haha."

Liang Yan smiled and stroked Xiao Hei gently. Liang Yan was completely lost as soon as she saw Xiao Hei, who was all black and had smooth and shiny hair. Xiao Hei was lying quietly on Liang Yan's lap, enjoying the little one. Shimao looked lazy, looking like there was no way he could help.

"Of course it's impossible to rely on it. If we encounter a big guy, we'll have to think of a way when the time comes. If we can't beat him, it's okay for the two of us to run away. I also brought two pairs of hand crossbows in my backpack, which should be enough to catch a few pheasants. One I’ll teach you how to use a crossbow, it’s very simple.”

Liang Yan shook her head, "I don't have to. I have this myself. If I can't beat a big guy, I can still shoot a pheasant."

As he spoke, he took out a handful of small knives from his pocket. They were very delicate and had a small piece of red cloth wrapped around the back.

"Is this a flying knife? You can do this too."

Liang Yan was a little proud, playing with the knife and saying with a smile.

"This is a must-have thing for us. I have been practicing it for many years. I even used it to catch several pheasants in the mountains of Northeast China last year."

Only when Liang Yan started chatting did she realize that she was no different from other teenage girls. She was also fun, delicious, and liked new things. She was completely different from the fake seriousness she had when she was training Gao Bo.

Seventy kilometers is not that far for a jeep. The two of them arrived at Niu Village while chatting. After thinking about it, they decided to say hello. The car would not be able to enter the mountains by then and would have to be left in the village to watch.

The village seems to be quite busy. Some elderly villagers are bending down in the small plots of land around the village early in the morning. They must be planting vegetables in their own private plots. In this season, most vegetables can be grown. There are also some young and strong villagers who are planting vegetables. Carrying farm tools, they lined up and walked into the distance.

Hearing the movement of the jeep from a distance, the villagers in the field straightened up and looked carefully. There were very few cars coming here, and even fewer jeeps.

The jeep drove directly into the village along the path and slowly stopped in front of Uncle Niu's house. The door of the house was open, and there were people inside who were tossing around and talking. When they heard the noise outside, an aunt came out.

"Ms. Niu, do you still remember me?"

Zhu Xuefeng jumped out of the car. This was Uncle Niu's wife. She had found seeds and bamboo sticks for Zhu Xuefeng. Mrs. Niu looked at it for a while and then said happily.

"You're Xiao Zhu, yes, that's you. You've really changed. You've become stronger and taller. Don't tell me, if you were on the road, I wouldn't dare to recognize you. You've changed a lot this year. , come on, let’s sit in the room.”

Mrs. Niu excitedly held Zhu Xuefeng's hand, smiled, the wrinkles on her face turned into a blooming chrysanthemum, and she did not forget to shout into the room.

"Dad, Xiao Zhu, whom you always miss, is here."

Then he looked at Liang Yan, who had just gotten out of the car, and asked doubtfully.

"Who is this girl?"

"This is my sister Yanzi, Yanzi comes to say hello."

Liang Yan greeted him generously and stood next to Zhu Xuefeng, looking around. She was quite curious. Senior Brother Zhu also had acquaintances in the mountains.

"Uncle, I still remember you."

A child ran over wiping his nose, looked at Zhu Xuefeng, held his head high and said, this is Uncle Niu's eldest grandson Niu Xiaosuan.

Zhu Xuefeng took out a large handful of candies, handed them over, and patted Xiao Shuan's head.

"I also remember you. You have grown up again. Have you found food for the earthworms?"

...

Uncle Niu's family is repairing the stove. A few days ago, the notice came down that the canteen will not be open. Every household is repairing the stove. Vegetables are also starting to be planted in the fields. Some of them went to the fields to check the seeds. Just the day before yesterday. Spring corn is planted and the whole village is busy.

Because I had a plan, I didn’t want to stay too long in the village. If I stayed a little longer, the greetings and greetings would be endless when people from the fields came back, and the hunting would be in vain. Zhu Xuefeng came here twice, but with Everyone gets along well, and the people in the mountains are still very simple. The road up the mountain was not easy to walk last time. It was cut off several times. If we followed the old road, we didn’t know if we would gain anything. The wild boar family was all wiped out by ourselves.

"Uncle, are there any wild beasts coming down the mountain to make noises in the village now?"

Zhu Xuefeng took a sip of water and asked casually.

"It's really strange that you ask this. Since last spring, there haven't been any wild animals coming down to make noises. So the harvest in our village last year was good. Although it was a little dry, it was much better than other villages."

The village had a good year last year. Every household received a lot more eggs, and the three pigs they raised produced a lot more meat than in previous years. They met the target and were much richer. This year, they raised six pigs at once.

Now that there is feed support from the feed mill, there is no need to worry about raising pigs. The old party secretary in the village said that no matter what happens at the end of the year, one must be sent to Xiao Zhu from the steel rolling mill to help him complete the task of selling pigs.

I thought I was collecting pigs, and I didn’t explain. I was just concerned about the wild animals in the mountains.

"Uncle, in fact, we came here this time to follow the instructions of the old doctor and wanted to find some medicinal materials in the mountains to save people. The old doctor said that there have been people in this mountain before. I just want to ask, where in this mountain can this medicine be found? If there is a water source or a stream, I wonder if there is always some medicinal herbs in this place with water."

"There are some life-saving herbs in this mountain, why haven't I heard of them?"

Uncle Niu was a little confused, but after thinking about it, it was normal for the life-saving medicine to be short of herbs. He didn't understand this and couldn't help.

"How about I take you to the health team to ask what herbs are missing? Maybe the health team has them. We, the people in the mountains, sometimes encounter some herbs in the mountains, and we collect them and let them deal with them. We don't understand this. .”

"That's not necessary. We want to find something fresh. We can't use the brewed ones."

How could Zhu Xuefeng dare to confront him face to face? If this happened to him, the secret would be exposed in just two sentences. It would be really difficult to tell lies.

Liang Yan didn't know why Zhu Xuefeng made up such an excuse, and she didn't expose it. She just quietly stroked Xiao Hei.

"If you want to talk about a creek, there really is such a one. Going west about ten miles from here, there is an abandoned village. It was a horse-raising village before liberation. Behind the village, there is a creek coming down from the mountain. The water is not flowing. many."

"There is water and streams here. The conditions are better than those in Niu Village now. Why was it abandoned? This kind of land is so suitable."

Uncle Niu sighed and spoke eloquently.

It turns out that the area used to be a horse-raising village, and the nearby land was more fertile than this area, so naturally there was a village. It was the richest in this area, with a maximum of more than 40 households and 300 people.

There is a large area outside the village that is relatively fertile. It is said that there has been a horse farm here for hundreds of years. Later, when there were no horses to raise, it became land.

In 1937, a group of Japs came and took a fancy to this place. After occupying it, they built a barracks and stationed more than a hundred Japs, who seemed to be some kind of third infantry regiment. The fields also became a training ground.

Later, the Japanese escaped, the houses collapsed, and the place was ruined. Because too many villagers died, no one wanted to live in this place. After liberation, the training ground was changed back to fields, and the village was abandoned for a long time. As it grows older, it becomes completely useless.

"This mountain is dangerous. Even though I didn't go down the mountain last year, I'm sure I'm still in the mountain."

"Uncle Niu, don't worry, we won't run far away. Besides, my sister is a police officer, but she carries a gun..."

After bidding farewell to Uncle Niu, the two drove towards the abandoned barracks according to Uncle Niu's instructions. Zhu Xuefeng decided to go up the mountain from this abandoned place.

"Senior brother, you are full of lies. You are lying to others. If you have any more candy, you won't give it to me."

Zhu Xuefeng smiled, took out a large handful of candy and stuffed it into Liang Yan's hand.

"Here, isn't this just to stop him from worrying? How about I tell him the truth and say you brought a throwing knife?"

Liang Yan peeled off a candy and stuffed it in her mouth. Her face was filled with satisfaction. It was so sweet.

"Brother, why do you have to go up the mountain from this place? I saw the way up the mountain twice just now."

The two stopped the car, and Liang Yan was also curious.

"There is water here. Besides, there was a village before. There must be a suitable road up the mountain. If there is water, you can find wild animals or pheasants."

"Uncle Guo said the same thing. Last time I went to the Northeast to look for medicine, Uncle Guo also taught me how to catch pheasants in the mountains."

The two of them looked at the abandoned barracks (village), which was desolate, and neither of them was interested in exploring the secrets.

"Let's find a way up the mountain. I hope I'm lucky and can hit a big guy. Go back early. This is for you."

Zhu Xuefeng took out a small machete from his backpack and handed it to Liang Yan, then stuffed Xiao Hei into his backpack with only his head exposed.

"No need, there is a really big guy. If I can still fight with this knife, I will throw the flying knife from a distance, but you should just use it to chop it."

Liang Yan smiled and did not take the knife. Zhu Xuefeng took out another big one and waved it.

"I'm using this. The knife is for you to clear the way. No one has climbed up this mountain for many years. It will definitely be difficult to walk."

Only then did Liang Yan take the knife and insert it into her waist. Zhu Xuefeng had the knife in his left hand and the pistol in his right hand. Both of them had good agility skills. When they encountered a difficult place, they jumped directly. The knife seemed a bit redundant, so Zhu Xuefeng just She put away the knife and jumped and shuttled with Liang Yan holding the gun.

"Brother, do you want us to compete again and see if you can still catch me now?"

Liang Yan was also holding it back, and now she let it go completely. She really shuttled through the forest like a swallow. Her silver bell-like laughter came from the forest, and Zhu Xuefeng had no choice but to follow closely.

"Don't let me catch you. You'll scare away wild beasts if you yell, and you might even attract wolves."

"Well, that makes sense. I won't run away. Come over and find a big guy, even a wolf, to make me happy. I've killed wolves before."

This girl has killed a wolf before, so she's quite capable, but you really can't tell.

After a while, the two of them found the legendary creek. The water flow was very small and the creek was not very wide. It was filled with stones of various sizes. The two of them gave up on finding the way and stepped directly on the stones in the creek. Blocks jump forward.

There seemed to be a faint fluctuation in the space. Zhu Xuefeng was stunned. There couldn't be any ancient tombs in this place, right? He looked around and saw nothing. He jumped forward a few steps and the fluctuations disappeared again. Zhu Xuefeng looked at Liang Yan who was walking away and gathered his energy to catch up.

Liang Yan's knife flying skills were really good. She was lying quietly behind the hillside, motionless, staring closely at the pheasant more than ten meters away, but the pheasant did not notice it.

He scratched the ground with his claws a few times, then lowered his head, pecking at the newly emerged green and the bugs that were pulled out. From time to time, he raised his head and looked around. The moment he lowered his head, a flying knife passed by.

"Senior brother, how is it? I'm doing fine."

Zhu Xuefeng followed behind and had already carried three pheasants. He originally wanted Liang Yan to relax, so Zhu Xuefeng did not take the credit and was responsible for carrying the chickens honestly.

"Junior sister is mighty, I thought it would be better to get a big guy later, and junior sister will seal its throat with a knife."

(End of this chapter)