Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1264 Leave it to me

Before he could open his mouth to refuse again, another old lady quickly grabbed a handful of celery from the basket and stuffed it into the basket in Zhang Yu's hand without any explanation.

Zhang Yu waved his hands quickly and said repeatedly: "That's enough, Auntie, that's enough!"

But the two old ladies seemed not to hear, and one of them insisted: "Look at what you said, this is just a few things, how can it be enough? There are a lot of these things in the mountains, it's not rare, just pick more. Besides, you won't eat alone when you go back, there are so many people, how can this be enough? Why are you polite to me? I'll give you some more."

As she spoke, her hand unconsciously reached for the vegetable basket, wanting to add another handful.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu quickly reached out and held the old lady's hand: "Auntie, that's enough, it's really enough!"

Looking at the full basket, Zhang Yu felt warm in his heart, yet he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

All right!

He really took advantage of others this time.

He had heard before that the two old ladies came to the mountains to pick celery because they did not have enough vegetables at home.

People worked for a long time picking some celery, but he was allowed to take half of it.

The key is that there is no way to refuse.

Everyone was having a hard time at that time, and he felt really uneasy about taking advantage of others.

Or we can wait two days and then find a way to go back.

Zhang Yu shook his head, trying to get rid of all the thoughts in his mind.

He is really not very good at things like dealing with human relationships.

Or you can go back and tell his grandmother and see what she says.

After making up his mind, Zhang Yu felt a lot more relieved.

Seeing that the two old ladies were still picking, he didn't just stand there and watch, but bent down and picked with them.

The two old ladies thought he was picking them for himself to eat, so they didn't say anything at first.

After seeing him put the celery he had picked in his basket, he urged him, "Xiao Yu, we can just pick it ourselves. It's noon now, if you have nothing to do, go back and rest early."

Zhang Yu shook his head: "There is strength in numbers. One more person can help us collect faster and go back earlier."

No matter how the two old ladies persuaded him, Zhang Yu just kept his head down and kept picking celery.

Seeing that they couldn't persuade him, the two old ladies simply gave up, but their hands moved faster.

When they had almost finished picking all the celery by the creek, the three of them stopped what they were doing with satisfaction.

"It's about time, let's go back." One of the old ladies suggested.

Another old lady looked at the large-leaf celery that had been almost picked and said, "Okay, let's go!"

Zhang Yu brushed off the dirt on his body and straightened his back which was slightly bent due to work.

Looking at the three baskets of celery that were full to the brim, he exclaimed, "Today's harvest is not small!"

The two old ladies couldn't help but laugh at his expression. "What's this? It's only rare because of the drought this year. If you come here in a good year, you can find a lot of this stuff. If you get tired of picking, you can just use a sickle to cut it."

The three of them were walking and chatting. When they heard Zhang Yu say that he had never eaten celery before and didn't know how to eat it, the two old ladies instantly became excited.

One of the old ladies introduced enthusiastically: "This is easy. I'll tell you how to eat it. Go home, pick and wash the celery, blanch it in water, add a little salt and mix it. Eat it cold, it's refreshing. It tastes good if you stir-fry it directly. If you cut a few slices of salted bacon and stir-fry it together, the taste is simply amazing!"

The other old lady was not to be outdone and directly retorted, "If you ask me, this celery dumpling is the best! Xiaoyu, listen to me, go back and blanch the celery in water, then chop it up. As long as you season it well, even without adding meat, the taste will be very bright. I guarantee you'll want to eat more after you've eaten it."

Speaking of dumplings stuffed with celery, the two old ladies seemed to have smelled the aroma and swallowed unconsciously.

I couldn't help but sigh: "This year is not a good year. If it were in the past, I would have been able to eat one or two meals of dumplings stuffed with celery. This year, it's all in vain!"

Zhang Yu was silent for a moment. No matter which dynasty or generation, farmers are the hardest working people.

What kind of life you can live depends entirely on God's favor.

Seeing that the topic was a bit heavy, the old lady who said this was patted by another old lady.

"Alright, alright! This year is already pretty good. Although the weather is dry, at least we can irrigate the land. If it were in previous years..."

She didn't finish her words, but everyone present understood what he meant.

"Yes! This year is already pretty good. To be honest, this is all thanks to Xiaoyu. If it weren't for the water pump Xiaoyu built, it would take forever to irrigate so many fields by carrying water. Not to mention the exhaustion, whether the farm can be kept by then is another matter."

Talking about this matter, the two old ladies praised Zhang Yu a lot.

Zhang Yu's ears turned slightly red from praising him.

I couldn't help but change the subject: "It will definitely get better and better in the future!"

The two old ladies loved to hear this: "Yes, yes! With the old man's leadership, our lives will definitely get better and better!"

The three of them chatted and laughed along the way.

When he reached the foot of the mountain, Zhang Yu bumped into someone head-on, which made him pause for a moment.

Feeling the gazes from behind, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had been more careful and followed the two old ladies down the mountain.

At this time, the two old ladies also ran into someone they knew.

Looking at the big leaf celery in the baskets of the two old ladies, the other party was a little surprised: "Oh my! Where did you pick so much big leaf celery?"

The old lady pointed up the mountain and said, "It's at the small river halfway up the mountain."

The other party couldn't help but stretch out his hand and pinch the large leaf celery, feeling its crispness and tenderness, and sighed: "This is too tender. When I have time tomorrow, I will go pick some."

The old lady reached out and plucked a large handful: "Why bother? I picked more, I'll give you some."

The other party shook his head and stepped back: "No, no, no! Just keep it for yourself. I'll ask my Ni'er to go to the mountain to pick it tomorrow."

Seeing that she really didn't want it, the old lady didn't force it into her.

For the Gada people, they live off the land, but celery is not a rare item, and many people have eaten enough of it.

After saying a few more words, before parting, the old lady reminded him, "We have almost picked all the celery in the creek. If your daughter goes to pick celery tomorrow, ask her to go a little further in. Those brats in our family said there is still some in there."

"Okay, I'll tell my daughter Ni'er when I get home."

The old lady glanced at the sky and said, "No more chatting! No more chatting! The children will be off work soon. I have to go back and cook."

Zhang Yu could clearly feel that after the two old ladies' words, Boss Feng slowly withdrew his gaze from him, and the suspicion in his eyes became less and less.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt that his previous action was simply a stroke of genius.

The two old ladies' houses were quite close to Grandpa Xie's house, and the three of them only separated when they reached the last fork in the road.

The door was open and Zhang Yu walked straight in.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Grandma Xie enjoying the cool under the tree. Hearing the noise, she stopped fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan and subconsciously looked up.

When she saw it was Zhang Yu, Grandma Xie's eyes lit up. She stood up from her chair with agility that was not in line with her age and greeted him with a smile.

"Xiaoyu, where have you been? Why did you come back just now?"

When he was halfway through the question, he saw the celery in the basket and was a little surprised: "Where did you pick so much celery?"

Zhang Yu told them everything that had just happened, and emphasized that he wanted to ask again whether he wanted to give something to the two old ladies.

Grandma Xie thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter. They are all real relatives. Just keep it if she gives it to you."

As he said that, he wanted to take the basket from Zhang Yu's hand.

Zhang Yu turned sideways to avoid the hand that Grandma Xie extended: "Grandma, let me take it."

Grandma Xie knew that her eldest nephew was worried about her, so she didn't refute him. She smiled and said, "Xiao Yu, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll make it for you."

Looking at the celery in the basket and thinking about what the two old ladies said, Zhang Yu felt inexplicably greedy.

He said tentatively: "How about, Grandma, let's make dumplings today!"

Grandma Xie also took a look at the celery in the basket and nodded very readily: "Okay, then let's make dumplings for lunch."

Seeing the greed on his grandson's face, he smiled and added, "It's stuffed with celery. It just so happens that your uncle brought back a pound of meat when he went to the commune today. Chop the meat up and add it in."

"Okay!" Zhang Yu couldn't wait to try what the dumplings stuffed with celery tasted like.

Grandma Xie smiled and comforted her grandson: "Don't worry, don't worry! Your aunt and the others will be back soon. When they come back, we will wrap it together and it will be done in no time."

While the two daughters-in-law were not back yet, Grandma Xie asked Grandpa Xie to pick the celery while she went to knead the dough.

Zhang Yu couldn't help, so he found a bench and squatted there to pick large-leaf celery with Grandpa Xie.

After watching Grandma Xie enter the kitchen and making sure that she would not come out for a while, Zhang Yu slightly turned his body and moved closer to Grandpa Xie.

Grandpa Xie was an old and experienced man. Seeing his grandson's behavior, his eyes tightened and he lowered his voice and asked, "Did something happen?"

Zhang Yu nodded, looked towards the kitchen vigilantly, leaned close to Grandpa Xie's ear, and whispered what happened today.

"Didn't I take Dahei for a walk last night? When we passed the foot of the mountain, I happened to see Feng Laoer coming down the mountain with a few small goldfish in his pocket."

Grandpa Xie's eyes flashed, and he asked worriedly, "He didn't see you, did he?"

Zhang Yu shook his head: "I didn't see it."

As he spoke, he began to explain, "It was getting dark, and there was something blocking where I was standing. Feng Laoer was in a hurry when he came down, so he didn't even look to the side and just walked away."

Grandpa Xie breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good! Stay away from the Feng family, there's nothing interesting in their house."

Come on, as if he had thought of something, he paused, looked up at Zhang Yu, and asked decisively: "Did you go digging today?"

"Grandpa, how did you know?" Zhang Yu asked in surprise.

Grandpa Xie glared at his daring grandson and said, "Why would you even guess? I'll know once you tell me."

Seeing his eldest grandson's nonchalant look, Grandpa Xie sighed, "Our family doesn't lack these things, you don't have to take risks for them."

As he spoke, Grandpa Xie leaned close to his grandson's ear and said mysteriously, "I have deposited a lot of good things in a Swiss bank, and your mother's share is also in there. Now that your mother is gone, your mother's share is yours. When the environment is better, I will take those things out. They will be enough for you to use for several lifetimes..."

After giving his eldest grandson a lecture and asking him to promise that he would never be impulsive again, Grandpa Xie nodded with satisfaction.

After a moment, Grandpa Xie became curious again: "Did you dig anything?"

Zhang Yu thought of the two boxes of goldfish in the space, and a smile appeared on his face: "I found it."

"What did you find?"

"Two boxes of goldfish, boxes this big..."

Zhang Yu stretched out two fingers and waved them in front of Grandpa Xie, then gestured the size of the box.

"Wow! That's quite a lot." Upon hearing that there were two large boxes of small goldfish, Mr. Xie paused slightly in picking vegetables.

Although it’s not much compared to what he hid in the Swiss bank, it’s still not a small amount.

Grandpa Xie didn't show any sign of doing anything wrong regarding his grandson's behavior of taking advantage of other gangs.

Just out of concern for my eldest nephew, I asked one more question: "Is the tail taken care of?"

Zhang Yu: "I've taken care of it. I'll make sure no one finds out it was me."

"That's good." Grandpa Xie lowered his head and continued to pick large-leaf celery. He had no intention of asking his eldest grandson where he hid the two boxes of goldfish.

Zhang Yu shook his head: "Grandpa, this is not what I want to say."

Grandpa Xie looked nonchalant: "Go on."

"Grandpa, guess who I saw on the mountain today?"

"Who is it?" Grandpa Xie asked casually.

Zhang Yu was not the kind of person who would keep people in suspense, so when Grandpa Xie asked, he just answered the question directly.

"I saw Boss Feng on the mountain. I had just cleaned up the traces and hidden the two boxes when he came over.

He somehow found out where Feng Laoer hid his things and dug there for a long time.

After not finding it, he turned around and ran to the middle of the mountain, hiding in a bush..."

Zhang Yu told in detail how he discovered the cave and what was in the cave.

During the conversation, he accidentally blurted out that he had thrown a torch into the cave.

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yu suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Thinking of what he had just said, he almost slapped himself twice.

His mouth was full of bitterness and he hardly dared to look up at Mr. Xie's current expression.

Grandpa Xie was fine at first, but when he heard that the cave was full of explosives and that his eldest grandson was a jerk and was actually throwing torches into the cave, he completely lost control.

He threw down the celery in his hand and slapped Zhang Yu on the back.

"You're asking for your life, why are you so rude!"

Thinking of what his eldest grandson said, Grandpa Xie couldn't help but feel scared.

This is the only bloodline left by his daughter.

If we throw this a little deeper, onto the pile of explosives...