Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1265 Report
Grandpa Xie's brows were furrowed, and the fear in his heart was like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, piling up more and more, making him unconsciously feel a chill down his spine.

Seeing that Grandpa Xie looked unhappy, Zhang Yu felt very annoyed and wanted to slap himself in the face.

(You're so quick-witted!)
However, on the surface, he quickly admitted his mistake, his tone full of sincerity and self-blame: "Grandpa, I really know I was wrong. From now on, no matter what I do, I will think twice before doing it, and I will never let you worry about me again."

Grandpa Xie was silent for a moment, and there was both sternness and kindness in his eyes as he looked at Zhang Yu.

He looked at Zhang Yu quietly, as if assessing the weight of this promise.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, "Oh no! I really pissed him off."

"Grandpa!"

He hurried forward and tried his best to persuade his grandfather, finally making his tense face relax and reveal a barely perceptible smile.

Seeing this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I made up my mind that I must learn to control my mouth and not say anything out loud.

Grandpa Xie sighed softly, slowly stretched out his hand, patted his eldest nephew's arm, and said earnestly: "Xiaoyu, grandpa is old, and what he hopes most is that you can be safe. There is still a long way to go in the future. Before you do anything, you should think more about the people waiting for you to come back home, and pay more attention to safety."

"Grandpa, I understand." He still feels a little scared when he thinks about throwing torches into the cave.

Seeing that his eldest grandson really knew he was wrong, Grandpa Xie's expression improved a lot.

Thinking of what his eldest grandson had just said, he pursed his lips and then said, "Leave this matter to me, don't worry about it."

After that, he seemed to think of something, looked in the direction of the kitchen, and said with some concern: "Don't tell your grandma about this."

Zhang Yu nodded vigorously. He was not stupid.

If my grandma knew about this, it would do no good except making her worry.

Why does he have to say that?

If he doesn't explain it well and his grandma finds out about the stupid thing he did today, she will cry to death.

Zhang Yutian is not afraid of anything except crying in front of his elders.

Of course, the elders he referred to were limited to his relatives in this life and his aunt and uncle’s family in the previous life.

As for the parents in his previous life, the two stepfathers and stepmothers whom he had never met, and the stepbrothers and sisters, Zhang Yu said that these people had nothing to do with him.

"What are you two talking about? Why are you talking so passionately?"

When these words were spoken, Zhang Yu and Grandpa Xie were startled and looked up suddenly.

I saw Grandma Xie coming out from the kitchen at some point.

"Nothing, just chatting casually." Grandpa Xie didn't want to let his wife know about these bad things, so he made up an excuse.

Looking at the reactions of the father and son, Grandma Xie looked suspicious but didn't say much.

Just looking at the large celery leaves in the basket that didn't seem to be getting smaller, he couldn't help but said with disdain, "Why is it so hard for you two to pick a few vegetables? It's been half a day, I've already kneaded the dough, and you're only picking these few vegetables."

Luo couldn't help but waved his hand: "Go, go, go! You two get up, I'll choose!"

Faced with the slander from his wife, Grandpa Xie felt a little aggrieved.

Pointing to the celery leaves that had been picked in the basin, he said, "Haven't I already picked so much?"

Grandma Xie curled her lips with disdain: "That's just a little bit, hurry up and get up, don't delay my work."

As he said this, he couldn't help but mutter, "You're so old, and you can't even pick a vegetable properly. What's the point of having you?"

Seeing the old couple bickering, Zhang Yu was very tactful and did not interrupt.

He now pretended that he was blind and did not notice that Grandpa Xie was henpecked.

"Cough!" Looking at his eldest grandson's shining eyes, Grandpa Xie coughed lightly to remind his wife that his grandson was still there and to give him some face.

Grandma Xie glanced at her grandson and finally remembered to save some face for Grandpa Xie.

When his wife stopped nagging, Grandpa Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

I have to say, no wonder Grandma Xie looks down on the work done by Grandpa Xie and Zhang Yu.

The two of them had just spent a long time picking a nest for a basket of large-leaf celery, but when Grandma Xie took over, it didn't take long. In just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the whole basket of large-leaf celery was picked, washed, blanched, and left there to drain.

Zhang Yu felt ashamed of himself for being as efficient as his grandmother.

In order to prove that he was still useful, Zhang Yu volunteered to chop the meat.

Looking at her grandson who had life in his eyes, Grandma Xie was so satisfied.

Naturally, there are those who are satisfied and those who are dissatisfied.

Unfortunately, at this moment, Grandpa Xie was the one that Grandma Xie was dissatisfied with.

Grandma Xie couldn't help but compare the two people, and her disdain was self-evident.

Just like that, the old couple started arguing again after just a few words.

Zhang Yu never interferes in such matters.

Mainly because he has been at the Xie family for some time, he has also realized that the old couple bickered purely to pass the time and it did not affect their relationship at all.

Of course, the lessons learned from my eldest and second uncles are still there.

When the two men saw the old couple arguing, they jumped out to try to stop them. In the end, nothing happened to the old couple. Instead, they worked together to point their guns at their two sons.

Not only did the two people fail to stop the fight, but the old couple started to yell at each other, making them feel like a nobody.

With those two previous experiences as lessons, everyone in the family has learned their lesson. As long as the old couple doesn't really quarrel, Xie is unwilling to go out and mediate.

When Uncle Xie and the others came back, they saw this scene.

While my parents were arguing in the yard, my eldest nephew was chopping meat in the kitchen.

Looking at the old couple bickering there, everyone took a step back in unison.

Uncle Xie even bypassed the old couple and ran to the kitchen to help, just to avoid them quarreling too much and affecting him.

You know, this has happened before.

Talking about this, the two brothers of Xie family felt aggrieved. Their parents were quarreling, and they could neither try to persuade them nor not persuade them.

If you don't try to persuade them, you will become the old couple's punching bag accidentally.

If he doesn't try to persuade them, the old couple will be disgusted with him for not trying to mediate after their quarrel.

In short, the two brothers were in a difficult situation.

The key point is that the old couple only bullied the two brothers, but were very kind to their daughter-in-law, grandson, and grandson's wife.

As a result, if the two brothers said anything bad about the old couple, it would cause dissatisfaction in the whole family.

After a long time, the two brothers have learned their lessons. If I can't beat them, can't I just hide from them?
Whenever the old couple started bickering, housework became a rare task and the two brothers would rush to do it.

Just like what’s happening right before your eyes!
Seeing that his elder brother slipped away and left him outside to deal with the old couple's firepower alone, Xie Zhiying gritted his teeth and cursed his elder brother for not having brotherhood.

In response to this, Xie Zhiyuan said, "I would rather die than let my fellow Taoist die," and he could only pray in his heart that his second brother could escape the disaster.

Although, his prayer was not sincere. After all, if he didn't let the old couple vent their anger today, he might be in trouble someday.

Thinking of this, Xie Zhiyuan deliberately raised his voice: "Xiao Yu, you must be tired, go and take a rest, your uncle will do the chopping."

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Zhang Yu to say no, he snatched the kitchen knife from his hand and started chopping it up.

Seeing their eldest son working, the old couple's eyes flashed with disappointment.

In a flash, he turned his attention to his second son who was still under his nose.

Grandma Xie curled her lips at first: "What are you looking at? Don't you see there is any work?"

Grandpa Xie followed suit and said, "Why are you still standing there? What are you waiting for us old couple to do? You are so big but you don't have any vision..."

"..."

After being scolded by the old couple, Xie Zhiying felt relieved.

It seems that the old couple are not very angry this time.

Xie Zhiying squeezed into the kitchen with a smile and shouted loudly: "Brother, I will help too."

As soon as he entered the kitchen, he whispered, "Xiaoyu, did your grandma tell you what to cook today?"

"Making dumplings." Zhang Yu has seen this kind of scene many times recently, and answered very calmly.

"Dumplings! What's the filling?" Xie Zhiying was happy at first, then asked subconsciously.

"It's stuffed with celery. Oh, and by the way, grandma also said to put some meat in it."

"The big celery filling is good, the big celery filling is good!"

As Xie Zhiying spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and said, "What do you need me for?"

Zhang Yu shook his head: "Grandma has already mixed the dough, and I'll wait for my uncle to chop the meat fillings and we'll be able to wrap them soon."

Although there was no work to do, Xie Zhiying lingered in the study for a long time and did not dare to go out.

When the two aunts came back, the two of them dared to leave the kitchen, just like they were children with someone's support.

As soon as they heard that they were going to eat dumplings today, they got busy as soon as they came back.

Zhou Huizhen is a skilled cook and is responsible for seasoning the dumpling fillings.

Hu Anmei cleared the table on the kang and put the chopping board she usually used to knead steamed buns on it. The whole family sat on the kang and started making dumplings in a lively manner.

Making dumplings is quick and easy, and the whole family worked together and soon finished making several dumplings.

Seeing that there was not much stuffing left, Zhou Huizhen put down her work and said, "You guys wrap them first. I'll go boil some water and put the dumplings in when the water is ready."

When they finished wrapping the remaining stuffing, Zhou Huizhen's voice came from the kitchen: "The water is boiling, bring the dumplings over."

Juanmei picked up the curtain beside her and walked towards the kitchen.

The two daughters-in-law were busy in the kitchen. Grandma Xie couldn't sit still, so she got off the kang.

Without waiting for the others to ask, he took the initiative to say, "Please clean up the chopping board. I'll go cook some vegetables."

Grandpa Xie did not stop him. After making sure that his wife had entered the kitchen, his face suddenly became serious and he whispered to Zhang Yu what he had discovered today.

The two Xie brothers looked at each other and frowned.

Xie Zhiyuan even asked directly: "Boss Feng?"

Zhang Yu knew what his uncle wanted to ask, and nodded: "Yes, it's Boss Feng, I can see it clearly."

"Hiss, if it's really Boss Feng, this is going to be troublesome." Xie Zhiying's brows were almost twisted into a knot.

He turned to look at his eldest brother standing beside him: "Brother, that Boss Feng is a lunatic! Do you remember what I told you before?"

Xie Zhiying nodded, his face looking terribly gloomy.

How could he not remember? If he didn't remember, why would he remind his nephew to stay away from the Feng family?

"What are you two brothers keeping in suspense?" Grandpa Xie asked dissatisfiedly when he saw his two sons winking at each other.

Is there anything that cannot be known by his father and is hidden?

The two Xie brothers looked at each other again, and finally sighed in unison.

Seeing his father and nephew's serious curiosity, Xie Zhiyuan explained: "Dad, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's really..."

However, before he could finish his excuse, he was interrupted by Grandpa Xie: "Since you can tell me, then don't hide it. Tell me what's going on."

Xie Zhiyuan sighed helplessly: "The second brother saw this first, so let him tell you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Grandpa Xie's attention turned to Xie Zhiying.

Xie Zhiying glanced at his elder brother, his eyes full of: You cheated me, you are not loyal!

Grandpa Xie was getting impatient and urged, "Hurry up and tell me! If you keep wasting time, your mother will come over."

This sentence really worked. The two brothers didn't want their mother to hear such a bad thing.

"Then Dad, I told you not to be angry."

Grandpa Xie waved his hands: "You say what you want. You think your father is an ignorant person. I have been through so many years and have seen all kinds of storms. How can you still get angry over such a small matter?"

"Then Dad, I'll tell you."

"Tell me, tell me quickly!" Mr. Xie was annoyed by his two sons' nagging and glared at them unhappily.

Xie Zhiying: "Dad, do you still remember the widow Xu from our village yesterday?"

When it came to Widow Xu, Grandpa Xie was stunned, and it took him a long time to remember who the other person was.

"Why did you mention Widow Xu? Could it be that Widow Xu had some relationship with Boss Feng? But Widow Xu has been dead for many years."

Xie Zhiying: "Dad, listen to me, I think Widow Xu might have been murdered."

"She was murdered by someone. Didn't she hang herself?" Grandpa Xie frowned. He remembered it very clearly. The husband of Widow Xu was the second son in the family. He drowned in the river while trying to save his two children.

Her mother-in-law had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to Widow Xu's husband, and she has disliked this second son ever since.

At one point he almost tortured the man to death, but in the end he didn't do it because he was afraid of gossip from the villagers.

However, they only raised the child for two years before giving him to an old bachelor in the village who had no children.

The old bachelor had a bad fate. He took care of raising his children and married them off, but he didn't even get to enjoy a single day of happiness. He died after drinking two taels of wine.

Less than two years after the old bachelor passed away, Widow Xu's husband drowned in a river while trying to save their two children.

They didn't even like their own son, so naturally they didn't like the two children born to Widow Xu.

As soon as her husband was buried, her in-laws wanted to drive her away so that they could occupy the house and acres of land left by her husband.

Widow Xu naturally refused, but two fists could not beat four hands. Besides, the woman was her man's mother after all, so she naturally had the advantage.

It looked like she was about to lose the house, but it was the village elders who stepped forward to help her, and she was able to barely save the house and two acres of land.