Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1278 Glutinous Rice Brick (Revised)
At this critical moment, his eyes caught a glimpse of a faint light not far away.

The light came from some reflective object.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that following the light, he seemed to see a rope ladder.

Relying on her survival instinct, she adjusted her body position and threw herself towards the rope ladder with all her strength.

Almost the moment his fingers touched the wood of the rope ladder, they tightly grasped it, like a drowning man grabbing the last straw.

He hung there, gasping for breath, sweat and tears mixing together, blurring his vision.

At this moment, apart from his heavy breathing, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of dirt falling.

Looking down, there was bottomless darkness below.

"Click, click"!
A strange sound was heard, giving Zhang Yu a bad feeling.

He turned his body and clung to the rope ladder, trying to free up one hand so that he could take out a flashlight from the space and check the situation above.

However, before he could react, there were several "clicks" in succession, followed by a loud "bang" as if a bowstring suddenly broke.

The rope ladder broke!

When he realized this, his body was already falling rapidly like a wild horse.
"boom!"

A dull and shocking crash suddenly sounded, breaking the silence all around.

Zhang Yu felt as if he was caught by something, and pain instantly swept through his body like a tide, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

All this may sound like a lot, but in reality it only takes a few seconds.

The accident happened so quickly that the children had no time to react.

Until the dull sound of Zhang Yu's landing came from below, followed by the aftermath of objects colliding.

The children suddenly woke up from their dreams, their eyes widened in horror, screaming one after another, full of helplessness and panic.

Zhang Yu clenched his teeth and tried to endure the severe pain all over his body. He tried to move his fingers, then slowly opened his eyes.

He struggled, and every time he exerted his muscles he felt waves of tearing pain.

But he did not give up. With his strong will, he slowly sat up.

He took out a flashlight from the space and shone it upwards.

"S!"

Zhang Yu took a breath. Even with the sack to cushion the impact, he still felt pain all over his body.

His current position is at least 10 meters above the ground. It is a blessing in disguise that he is still alive after falling from such a high place.

Looking around, he found that he had landed on some sacks, which to a certain extent reduced the impact of his landing and were also an important reason why he was able to remain conscious at this moment.

Above their heads, the screams and cries of children grew louder and louder.

"Don't be afraid, I'm fine." Zhang Yu shouted with all his strength, trying to make his voice sound steady and firm.

He tried to stand up, but his body seemed unusually heavy and stiff due to the violent impact.

He had to sit down again, adjust his breathing, and wait for his body to slowly regain some strength.

As the pain gradually eased, Zhang Yu was finally able to sit up.

He took out the crutches originally prepared for his grandparents from the space, held them tightly with both hands, and then pushed hard, finally standing up shakily.

Taking another look at the place where he fell, the octopus still felt a little scared.

He tried to move slowly and frowned. It seemed that he twisted his ankle when he landed.

The children's voices came from above: "Uncle Xiaoyu, don't be afraid. I will go back and call my dad to pull you up."

"Uncle Xiaoyu, don't be afraid, we are talking to you..."

"..."

Listening to the children's words of comfort in their tearful voices, Zhang Yu felt a warm feeling in his heart.

He shouted upwards again: "Don't worry, I'm fine!"

While waiting, he gradually calmed down from his initial panic and began to carefully look at his environment.

The first thing that caught my eye was the dilapidated and scattered rope ladder.

The rope was torn into pieces, and through the fibers at the broken end one could clearly see that it had been torn apart abruptly.

The wood that was originally tied with ropes and used as footstools was also scattered all over the ground.

You don't need to look to know that this rope ladder has been there for a long time and has long been rotten, and it can't support the weight of a man at all.

Fortunately, there was a sack where he fell, which reduced most of the impact and saved his life.

Suddenly, Zhang Yu slapped his forehead fiercely.

Damn it!

Why didn't he enter the space in that situation just now, but instead stupidly tried to grab the rope ladder?

And after grabbing the rope ladder, I clearly heard the sound of the rope breaking, so why didn't I enter the space?

Zhang Yu pursed his lips and laughed at his own stupidity.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about this anymore, I’d better take a look at what’s around me.

He turned the flashlight to its brightest and was surprised to find that the hole was quite large.

I wonder if the villagers know that there is such a hole under the big tree at the entrance of the village?

This cave was definitely not formed naturally, because he clearly saw that the surrounding walls were made of blue bricks.

But such a nice cave must have a lot of good things in it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu suddenly became interested.

For a moment, even the pain in my body was relieved a lot.

By the way, if you didn’t know clearly that you are not the protagonist.

Based on his own treasure hunting experiences alone, he almost mistakenly thought that he was the protagonist.

Zhang Yu shook his head to dispel the idea.

Not everyone can be the protagonist, let alone in this TV series.

Thinking of Sha Zhu's appearance, he shuddered suddenly.

Forget it, this kind of protagonist is out of his reach.

He doesn't have that kind of mind.

He could donate money and supplies to the orphanage, but he was not kind enough to raise other people's children as his own.

He's not that selfless, he really can't do that, and he doesn't fit the image of a protagonist in this kind of TV show.

Zhang Yu blinked, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

The next second, all minds were attracted by the excitement of treasure hunting.

He excitedly shone the flashlight left and right, and was finally disappointed to find that apart from the pile of sacks that had just caught him, the rest of the place did not have the things he had imagined.

Not only that, there wasn't even a box.

His body was no longer in pain, and he groped around unwillingly.

Finally, it stopped at a certain place. Looking at this place, Zhang Yu scratched his head, feeling that something was wrong.

He knocked on the wall to make sure it wasn't hollow and didn't have the holes he had imagined.

He didn't want to give up, so he just kept thinking about it.

Finally, after careful comparison, Zhang Yu seemed to have figured out something.

The bricks used to build the walls here are not blue bricks at all.

Although this thing looks more like a brick, Zhang Yu can guarantee that it is definitely not a brick.

But this thing looks familiar, but I can't remember where it is.

This thing really touches upon his blind spot of knowledge.

Just as Zhang Yu was thinking hard, Xie Zhiyuan's panicked voice suddenly came from above.

"Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, are you okay?"

Zhang Yu quickly put the flashlight back into the space, and then shouted upwards: "Uncle, I'm fine. There are a lot of sacks down there. I fell right on top of them when I fell down. I'm not hurt."

"That's good, that's good!" Xie Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his nephew was not injured.

However, looking at the depth of the hole, he was still worried.

If anything happened to his eldest nephew under his nose, he would live with guilt for the rest of his life.

Although he was full of fear, Xie Zhiyuan still tried his best to comfort Zhang Yu: "Xiaoyu, don't be afraid, your uncle will be down soon."

After saying that, he insisted on going down despite the objections of several people around him.

No matter how good his eldest nephew's words were, he still felt uneasy.

Only after seeing with his own eyes that his eldest nephew was fine could he put his heart at ease.

The people above used ropes to explore the depth of the cave, and based on Zhang Yu's description, they finally came up with a solution.

They found a large basket from somewhere, which looked extremely sturdy.

Then several thick ropes were tied to the basket.

After everything was done, Xie Zhiyuan was the first to rush up.

The team leader wanted to stop him, but the old branch secretary next to him pulled his arm and shook his head gently.

"Let him go! Otherwise he won't feel at ease."

After these words were spoken, the captain did not try to stop him.

With the help of everyone, Xie Zhiwu quickly went down to the bottom of the cave in a large basket.

The first time he saw Zhang Yu, Xie Zhiyuan rushed over and checked his nephew inside and out, then he breathed a sigh of relief and gave him a hug.

Normally, Zhang Yu would feel uncomfortable seeing two grown men hugging each other.

But at this moment, feeling his uncle's hand on his back trembling, Zhang Yu suddenly fell silent.

After a while, he patted his uncle's back soothingly and said, "Uncle, I'm fine."

After that, in order to ease the atmosphere, he added jokingly: "Uncle, look at my luck. I came out for a trip and found such a good place."

It would be fine if I didn't talk about this, but once I mentioned it, Xie Zhiyuan couldn't help it.

He patted his nephew's back angrily, gritted his teeth and said earnestly: "You still have the mind to joke here, you scared me to death, you said you are a child who makes me worry all the time, you almost lost your life when you went up the mountain, and now you come out to play and fall again..."

Thinking of these things, even if he was not superstitious, Xie Zhiyuan still had some doubts as to whether his eldest nephew had been possessed by evil spirits recently.

Otherwise, why would I encounter these bad things one after another?
Through the faint light of the flashlight, Zhang Yu vaguely saw his uncle's slightly red eyes.

"Uncle, I will be careful next time." He promised solemnly.

"alright, alright!"

His eldest nephew had been frightened, and Xie Zhiyuan couldn't bear to keep nagging him.

He patted Zhang Yu's shoulder gently to comfort him.

"Okay, let's go up!"

Just as he was about to go up, Zhang Yu suddenly thought of something.

He pointed to the wall that he had just discovered was wrong.

"Uncle, there seems to be something wrong with that wall."

Just now, Xie Zhiyuan's attention was completely focused on his eldest nephew, and he didn't even check the situation around him.

Only now will I have the energy to observe the situation around me.

He looked in the direction of Zhang Yu's finger and also found something wrong on the wall.

Because they were being urged to do so, the two of them didn't stay there for long.

Before leaving, Zhang Yu pried a brick reluctantly and planned to take it up to show others.

Following the uniform shouts from the crowd above: "One, two, three, pull!"

Zhang Yu and Xie Zhiyuan were pulled up one after another.

Just as he came up and had not yet stood firmly, the team leader and the old branch secretary rushed to Zhang Yu almost at the same time, their faces full of concern and anxiety.

"Xiao Yu, let me see where you're hurt? Does it hurt a lot?"

There was worry in their voices.

Without waiting for Zhang Yu to speak, the two looked around: "Where is Doctor Li? Have you called Doctor Li?"

Before he could finish his words, he turned around and saw Doctor Li rushing towards him, panting and looking hurried.

The two men waved their hands and said anxiously, "Doctor Li, come and have a look at Xiaoyu. This child fell from such a high place. Is he injured?"

Upon hearing this, Doctor Li's pace became more hurried. The medicine box in his hand swayed slightly with each step, making a "dong dong" sound, and it seemed particularly heavy.

"Don't rush me, I'm here now," said Doctor Li as he pushed through the crowd and walked inside.

Seeing this, everyone spontaneously made way for Dr. Li to reach Zhang Yu smoothly.

When Doctor Li arrived, he did not even bother to wipe the sweat off his face, and immediately began a careful examination.

Seeing everyone so nervous, Zhang Yu felt warm in his heart but also a little embarrassed. He quickly comforted them, "Doctor Li, I'm really fine. I just had a little impact when I landed. I'll be fine after I recover."

The old Party Secretary was worried, frowning, "Don't be so stubborn, kid. You can't just say you're okay after falling from such a high place. Let Doctor Li check carefully, then we can all rest assured."

Doctor Li had a serious expression on his face and conducted the examination meticulously.

Only after he finished taking his pulse did his expression gradually relax, and even a hint of a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Well, it's really just some skin injuries and minor contusions. Go back and apply medicine on time, and rest well for a few days and you will recover."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Yu with a little curiosity.

After falling from such a high place, I only got some bruises.

Zhang Yu seemed a little nervous under Doctor Li's serious expression just now, but when he saw the reassuring smile on the doctor's face, the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

He breathed a sigh of relief and began to recount his "adventure": "I was really lucky this time. When I fell, I was blocked by the rope ladder, which slowed down my descent. Then, by coincidence, I fell on a pile of sacks, so I didn't get seriously injured. I feel fine now, but my ankle is a little painful, probably twisted."

After hearing this, Doctor Li immediately stood up and said to Zhang Yu gently, "Come on, stretch out your legs so I can see them."

He pressed gently along the ankle with his fingers. After a careful exploration, Doctor Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay. It's not a big problem. It's just that the tendons of your ankle are sprained. I will help you straighten the tendons and rub the blood stasis carefully. You should rest well and walk less in the next few days. I will prescribe some medicated oil for you. Apply it regularly when you go back and you will recover soon."

(End of this chapter)