Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

Wow, the bus fare to the outskirts of Changping is 40 cents, which is twice as expensive as in the city, and the monthly pass in the city is not valid.

After Zhang Minghui got in the car and asked the price, he had no choice but to pay the money.

It took us nearly 2 hours to get there. The road is difficult to drive on and is full of potholes. The car is not going fast.

It was swaying so much that Zhang Minghui felt like vomiting.

It’s too uncomfortable to sit in this car, I might as well buy a bicycle and ride it!

Zhang Minghui regretted it a little after he got in the car.

After arriving at the Changping bus stop.

After getting off the car, Zhang Minghui felt dazed. Looking around, he saw only a few houses standing there. There were dense trees all around and few people.

Come on, I have to find someone to ask for directions!

In just a short while, all the people who got off the bus had disappeared. They left really quickly.

Zhang Minghui walked forward along the trampled dirt road with his head down.

After walking for only a few minutes, I saw a village emerging in the distance. There were a few old men sitting at the intersection, basking in the sun leisurely.

Zhang Minghui took out two cans of food from the space and pretended to visit relatives.

These days you need a letter of introduction to go anywhere; without it you can't take a single step forward.

If someone is suspected of being an enemy spy, the village militia will arrest him. These days, there is no telling what the facts are or what the truth is.

Zhang Minghui only came to his senses when he heard the people in the car chatting.

"Alas, I am still young and unreliable. I should ask Aunt Wang for a letter of introduction first. It would be so embarrassing if I were caught as an enemy spy in the countryside."

But we have been in the car for so long, and it will be a long way even if we go back.

So Zhang Minghui thought of an idea and pretended to visit a relative. Isn’t Qin Huairu’s family in the courtyard from Qinjiazhuang?

This is also the reason why Zhang Minghui took out the gift.

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When they got closer, several old men looked at the boys in front of them with scrutiny.

He is about 172cm tall, with delicate features and a childish face. He is neatly dressed, but his figure looks rather thin. He is holding a few cans in his hands, so he should not be an enemy spy.

One of the men, about 50 years old, opened his mouth.

"Young man, what can I do for you?"

Zhang Minghui was also worried by the scrutinizing looks from the old men. When he heard the old man's question, he quickly answered.

"Hello, uncle. I am from No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. I am here to visit my relatives in the countryside today."

"This is my first time coming here, and I'm a little confused. I don't know where to go."

After saying that, he scratched his head pretending to be embarrassed.

Seeing the young man in front of them like this, several old men burst into laughter.

"Hey, this is your first time going out!"

"I can tell you're a city kid. You must be a little confused coming to the countryside. Where do you want to go? We're in Wangjia Village."

"Uncle, I want to go to Qinjia Village. Qin Huairu from our courtyard is from Qinjia Village. I call her sister-in-law. This time, it was my sister-in-law who asked me to come here to do something."

Qin Huairu, when one of the old men heard this name, he had an impression of her.

"Oh, it's the girl from the Qin family who married into the city. I remember this."

"Hey, the girl from the Qin family was very popular back then. All the unmarried young men in the surrounding area were obsessed with her!"

"But I heard that she is enjoying a good life in the city after marrying. This girl is really lucky. If she had married in the village, she would definitely not be able to eat commercial grain."

After hearing the old man's introduction, the other uncles had a vague impression.

"Young man, the Qinjia Village you are looking for is in the north, a few miles away from here! Just follow this road."

Hearing the old men's directions, Zhang Minghui nodded repeatedly to express his gratitude and headed towards the territory of Qinjia Village.

From a distance, I could hear a few old men talking about the girl from the Qin family.

Why are we looking for Qinjiazhuang?

This is also what Zhang Minghui overheard in the courtyard.

One time when I was fetching water, I accidentally heard Qin Huairu say that there was a mountain near Qinjiazhuang, and it was very close to Qinjiazhuang.

There are two hunters in the village who often catch prey. The resources are very rich, but there are many large wild animals in the mountains, so they dare not go deep into the mountains.

After walking for a while, Zhang Minghui found the mountain that Qin Huairu had mentioned. It covered a very large area and there was no end in sight.

After looking around and seeing no one around, Zhang Minghui hurriedly ran to the foot of the mountain.

When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, we found that the surrounding area was full of weeds and lush greenery, a virgin land that had not been developed.

Only two trampled dirt paths extended up the mountain.

Zhang Minghui carefully took out a stick about two meters long from the space and started to hit it around.

Even though it is at the foot of the mountain and the danger is not great, it is still better to be safe than sorry and you must not be careless.

My good days have just begun. If something unexpected happens, I will have no place to cry.

The purpose of hitting with a stick is to scare away the snakes around. Zhang Minghui is most afraid of these things in his life. When he sees a snake, his whole body will go numb, so he prepared his weapons in advance.

There were knocks and bangs along the way, and there were indeed snakes. Seeing several snakes running away, Zhang Minghui was terrified. If he was not careful, he would be easily bitten.

After looking around for a while, I found several rabbit holes and saw a few rabbits running away in the distance.

Hi, he ran away because he was too far away, leaving Zhang Minghui with no room to use his skills.

Zhang Minghui walked at the foot of the mountain for a while and found that supplies were relatively scarce, with only a few rabbits. It seemed that he had to go into the mountains if he wanted to get prey.

It only took about a few minutes to walk up the mountain along the dirt road trampled out by the villagers.

I saw small animals in the forest, such as pheasants, hares, deer, hedgehogs, etc. When they heard the noise, they ran away without a trace.

Three meters of space is obviously not enough.

Standing next to a big tree, Zhang Minghui's eyes were a little dazed.

"I was confused about where I was and what I was doing."

"Oh, I'm here to explore the route. Come on, just treat it as an outing."

Damn, hunting isn't that easy.

If small animals were so easy to catch, people would have caught them all long ago. People don’t dare to go deep into the mountains, for fear that they might run away if they go too far into the woods. They can only wander around here.

But I have no hunting skills and don't know what to do.

Leaning helplessly against a big tree, Zhang Minghui was muttering to himself.

"That's too hasty. This is what is easier said than done!"

After touching the gun in the space, Zhang Minghui didn't dare to take it out and use it because it made too much noise.

After wandering around in the woods for a long time, I didn't catch any fish. The little animals were too alert and ran away from a long distance.

Zhang Minghui, who had gained nothing, could only return empty-handed. He had to go back early because there was a big show tonight! He must not delay.