Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1268 Intrigue
A strong impulse surged in Zhang Yu's heart. He turned around resolutely and strode towards the lush hill.

With each step he took, the world around him seemed to come alive. The lush trees on the hillock, the wild flowers swaying in the wind, and the sound of the grass blades all appeared clearly before his eyes.

He squatted down, his eyes focused and carefully scanning every inch of land, and the ginseng hidden in the grass gradually revealed its true appearance.

Although the number was not as spectacular as in the medicinal fields outside, each plant looked plump and full of vitality, which made him feel ecstatic.

Zhang Yu secretly thought in his heart: "This is really a windfall, I'm rich, I'm rich! With these ginsengs, I can live a carefree life for the rest of my life, and I don't have to worry about making a living anymore. Whenever I need money, I can dig a ginseng and sell it..."

However, this sudden joy did not last long, and Zhang Yu quickly regained his composure.

He realized that with the resources and strength he currently possessed, even without the blessing of these ginsengs, it would be enough to ensure a worry-free life in the future.

These ginsengs, which are extremely precious in the eyes of ordinary people, are more like icing on the cake for him, rather than indispensable necessities.

Realizing this, he suddenly felt less excited.

But looking at the ginseng in front of him, he was still happy. After all, money was not hot, so there was no reason to complain about having too much.

Just as he was counting the ginseng in front of him and wondering how much money one ginseng could be exchanged for.

A sudden commotion broke the silence.

He saw a swift gray shadow suddenly jump out from the bushes and rush straight towards him. He was so scared that his heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously took a step back.

When he regained his composure and looked carefully, he realized that it was a rabbit.

"It turned out to be a rabbit! It scared me."

Just when I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the next second I saw the rabbit holding something quite familiar in its mouth.

The familiar shape and color instantly touched his nerves.

"Fuck!" He couldn't help but scream out.

Isn’t that ginseng?

He reached into his pocket and took out the ginseng he had just dug, comparing it carefully.

It turned out to be true, and the ginseng in the rabbit's mouth was obviously two times larger than the one he had just dug out from the medicinal field below.

Judging from the tooth marks on it, it has obviously been eaten by a rabbit.

Damn rabbit!
Why eat his ginseng when there are so many things to eat!
In order to raise rabbits, he scattered a lot of vegetable seeds on the hill.

Instead of eating the delicious cabbage and carrots, he actually harmed his ginseng.

He looked at the rabbit not far away from him, with its mouth moving up and down, obviously still eating his ginseng.

Seeing this, even though he already had a lot of money and was not short of ginseng, Zhang Yu couldn't help but cover his heart. He felt so heartbroken!

Rabbits reproduce very quickly, and I don’t know how many times he has cleaned them up.

How much ginseng do these batches of rabbits have to eat?
How much money and things can those ginseng be exchanged for?
No one told him that rabbits would eat ginseng!

No, no, I can’t think about it anymore. The more I think about it, the more sad I feel.

These rabbits can no longer be kept. If they are kept like this, all the ginseng in the space will be eaten up by these rabbits.

Apart from the rabbits that were released, the rabbits piled up in the warehouse alone were enough for him to eat for a lifetime.

It won’t affect anything if you don’t raise it.

After all, he started raising rabbits simply because he felt that people's lives were difficult in this era and he wanted to do his part.

The situation has gradually improved in the past two years. Although we still can't get enough to eat, people are no longer starving to death.

Thinking of the ginseng that had been eaten, Zhang Yu cleaned up the rabbits in the space before even going through the night.

Using his consciousness to see the densely packed holes on the hill, Zhang Yu experienced for the first time what it felt like when there was an infestation of rabbits in Australia.

He swore that he would never raise rabbits in space again.

This thing's reproductive ability is simply too strong!

Fortunately, the space can be controlled by consciousness, otherwise the entire space would probably become a paradise for rabbits.

After carefully checking the space inside and out with his consciousness and making sure there was no rabbit left, Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as I relaxed, sleepiness instantly came over me.

He turned around, left the space, and fell asleep.

I don’t know if it was because I overexerted my consciousness when cleaning the rabbit last night, but when I woke up the next morning, it was already mid-morning.

I rubbed my eyes, yawned, and prepared to get up.

Grandma Xie, who was enjoying the cool under the shade of a tree in the yard, heard the noise in her eldest grandson's room and stood up hurriedly.

"Xiaoyu, are you hungry? Grandma will heat up some food for you. Remember to come out and eat later."

By the time Zhang Yu got dressed and went to wash up, the food was already on the table.

Grandma Xie carried a bowl of porridge and walked into the house, urging, "Hurry up and wash your face and eat."

Zhang Yu felt a little embarrassed. He was already such a grown-up, but not only did he sleep late, he also had to let his grandmother take care of him.

He hurriedly took two steps forward and took the bowl from Grandma Xie's hand.

"Grandma, I'll do it."

Grandma Xie did not refuse and looked at her eldest grandson happily.

"Hurry up and eat! You must be hungry."

In Grandma Xie's eyes, her eldest grandson sleeping in was not a big deal at all. Without Zhang Yu saying anything, Grandma Xie had already found many excuses for him.

Xiaoyu is still a child. Don’t children like to sleep in?
Besides, it’s understandable that Xiaoyu got up late today. Such a big thing happened yesterday, he must have been scared.

……

In short, in Grandma Xie's eyes, her eldest grandson is a thousand and ten thousand good.

Looking at the food on the table, Zhang Yu's stomach couldn't help but growl a few times.

After sleeping until this hour, he was really hungry.

Listening to the sounds made by her eldest grandson's stomach, Grandma Xie smiled and pushed the bowl next to him.

"Have a bowl of porridge first thing in the morning. It's good for your stomach."

Seeing her eldest grandson drinking the porridge in big gulps, Grandma Xie smiled. She reached out to take an egg from the bowl, peeled it carefully, and put it in her eldest grandson's bowl.

"Don't just drink the porridge, eat an egg to supplement your nutrition."

"Grandma, I can do it myself. I can do it myself." Zhang Yu couldn't help but blush as he was being taken care of like a child even though he was such a grown-up.

"Eat quickly, don't worry about me. I'm just sitting around doing nothing."

The grandparents and grandchildren ate while each other watched, and the atmosphere was very warm.

After finishing the last mouthful of porridge, Zhang Yu asked curiously, "Grandma, where is my grandpa?"

"He just can't sit still, so he goes to work again."

When Zhang Yu heard that Grandpa Xie had gone to work, he frowned slightly.

"Grandma, didn't you say that you wouldn't let my grandpa go to work? Why is he going again? It's so hot out here..."

Grandma Xie waved her hands and said, "You know your grandpa is a stubborn person. He won't listen to anyone and insists on going to work."

Speaking of the old man, Grandma Xie became extremely angry.

No matter how old you are, you just know how to show off. When I was young, I didn’t do much farm work, but now that I’m older, I’m really keen on doing farm work.

Day after day, I never feel tired.

Zhang Yu swallowed the last bite of egg and cleaned up the bowls on the table.

"Grandma, where is my grandpa working? I'll go call him back."

Grandma Xie thought for a moment, then pointed to the entrance of the village: "It should be the land at the entrance of the village. You go find him. I also found out that this old man doesn't listen to anyone. Only your words can have any effect."

Zhang Yu kept silent about Grandma Xie's complaints and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes with a smile on his face.

After putting the washed dishes in the cupboard, he shook off the water drops on his hands and shouted towards the main hall: "Grandma, the dishes are washed. I'll go to the village entrance to check."

The sun was high in the sky and the weather was hot. Zhang Yu was worried about Grandpa Xie who was still working in the fields, so he quickened his pace and jogged all the way to the village entrance.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we happened to see the team leader supervising the workers there.

Zhang Yu casually greeted: "Captain!"

Seeing Zhang Yu, the captain was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Are you here to see your grandpa?"

Zhang Yu nodded: "Well, my grandma is a little worried, so she asked me to come and look for grandpa. Captain, have you seen my grandpa?"

"It should be over there." The team leader pointed to a piece of land not far from the village entrance, and urged: "It's quite hot today, you should call your grandfather back quickly."

"Got it, Captain. I'll go call my grandpa first."

"Go, go, go!"

Watching Zhang Yu leave, the captain sighed with envy.

"Be obedient, child!"

"Grandpa! Grandpa, where are you?"

The corn had grown very tall this season. Zhang Yu looked at the map, but for a moment he couldn't see where Grandpa Xie was.

"I'm here." Hearing the voice of his eldest grandson, Grandpa Xie's response came from the cornfield that was one meter tall.

"Grandma, stop doing this. My grandma asked me to call you home."

"It's not even noon yet. I'll work for a while longer." Grandpa Xie's reluctant voice came from the cornfield.

"Grandpa, it's getting late. If you don't go back, I'll be really angry."

When Grandpa Xie heard his eldest grandson mention his wife, he paused his weeding, thought about it, and finally walked out of the cornfield.

As he walked, he couldn't help complaining, "It's not that hot out there. What's wrong with me doing this? If I go back now, I'll be two centimeters shorter than Old Man Zheng..."

After hearing this, Zhang Yu suddenly understood.

He said, grandpa is fine, why does he have to go to work these days and not come back before the appointed time.

People who don’t know would think that his family can’t afford to support him.

In addition, he also heard Old Man Zheng’s son and uncle complaining yesterday, and the father and son were sulking.

One is not allowed to go to work, and the other insists on going to work.

Wow, now I finally found the reason.

The corner of Zhang Yu's mouth twitched. He looked at Grandpa Xie who was reluctantly standing beside him and asked in a low voice what was going on.

The final result made him laugh and cry.

Just for two cigarettes, the two old men really risked their lives.

Looking at Grandpa Xie with his head drooped, Zhang Yu felt heartbroken.

He tugged at Grandpa Xie's sleeve, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "I still have two cigarette coupons."

As soon as these words were spoken, Grandpa Xie's eyes lit up instantly, and he reached out and patted Zhang Yu's shoulder hard.

"If we talk about filial piety, it's my eldest grandson."

After saying this, as if realizing that he had overreacted, he coughed lightly to ease his embarrassment.

Then he said righteously: "Xiao Yu, this cigarette is not a good thing. It is bad for your health. You are still young, you can't learn to smoke at such a young age. Grandpa will keep it for you first."

Zhang Yu's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly: "Okay, I'll give it to you when I get back, but let's make it clear that you can only smoke one cigarette a day."

Grandpa Xie was so happy to have cigarettes to smoke that he kept nodding his head regardless of what his eldest grandson said.

"Listen to you, listen to you!"

Grandpa Xie agreed very readily, but only he knew what he was thinking in his heart.

Two boxes of cigarettes, that’s two whole boxes of cigarettes!
After getting the cigarettes, he must hang around Old Man Zheng a few more times.

This is a gift from his eldest grandson to him.

As for the promise to smoke one a day?
Cough!

what did you say?
The wind was so strong that I couldn't hear clearly.

Just smoking one cigarette a day, who are you embarrassing?

Grandpa Xie had forgotten about the cigarettes before he even got them. He now considers it good if he can smoke one cigarette every two days.

If the old woman at home hadn't been so strict, why would he work so hard just for two cigarettes?

Looking at Grandpa Xie with a joyful look on his face, Zhang Yu seemed to be thinking about something, but did not say anything.

Forget it, let grandpa be happy for two days.

He will be going back in a few days, so it shouldn't be a big deal if he accidentally says a few wrong things before he leaves.

Anyway, he will be back by then, and whether grandpa can keep his cigarettes will depend on his personal ability.

A hint of cunning appeared on Zhang Yu's face as he walked slowly behind Master Xie.

The grandfather and grandson each have their own calculations, and it is unknown who will be the winner in the end.

The two came to the old branch secretary who was temporarily acting as a scorekeeper. Before Grandpa Xie could speak, Zhang Yu took the initiative to say, "Old branch secretary, my grandpa will not come to work this afternoon."

After hearing this, the old branch secretary was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile on his face: "Of course, of course, I will remove your grandfather from the list of people working this afternoon."

As he spoke, the old branch secretary hesitantly pointed at Grandpa Xie's name with a pen.

"Are you not going to work this afternoon, or are you not going to work from now on?"

Zhang Yu once again took the lead in thanking Grandpa and said, "I won't work anymore. Please ask the old Party Secretary to cross out my grandpa's name."

"Okay, okay!"

Looking at Grandpa Xie who pursed his lips but said nothing, the old branch secretary quickly crossed out his name from this year's plan.

Seeing Grandpa Xie still wanting to say something, the old branch secretary took the initiative to persuade him: "If you ask me, old man, you should have done this a long time ago. Your two sons are filial and capable, and your grandsons have all started their own families and careers, so you don't have to worry about them anymore. Tell me, at your age, you come to work every day, what's the point of this? Aren't you afraid that others will say that your sons are unfilial..."

These words blocked all the words that Grandpa Xie had yet to say.

He murmured, "There's no need to mark it off. With my physique, I can still work for a few more years. I can't do heavy work, but can't I do some light work?"

Zhang Yu pretended not to hear, and the old branch secretary ignored him and just closed the notebook.

The weather has been bad recently, alternating between hot and cold. Please everyone take care of your health.

I worked overtime last night and went to bed at 6 am. In the past, I would wake up at 10 am, but today, when I closed my eyes and opened them again, it was already around 3 or 4 pm. It was like I fainted in the middle and didn't feel anything at all.

I took my temperature and it was almost 39 degrees!