Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Since the three of them had common topics, they had a very happy chat. Time passed by minute by minute. Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e stood up to say goodbye, and Zhang Dabao sent them to the door.

Lou Weihua and his family of three also said goodbye to the Xu family and returned to their own home.

"Xiao'e, where did you and Xu Damao go to play?" her mother asked her when she got home.

"I went to Zhang Dabao's house to play. He is very easy to talk to and knows a lot. We made an appointment for the three of us to go hunting together on Saturday," Lou Xiao'e said happily.

"Can you hunt?" Lou Tan asked her daughter.

"I don't know how, but I want to learn. Zhang Dabao is very good at it. Where are the bows and arrows at home? Please prepare them for me. I will definitely bring some back when the time comes." Lou Xiao'e became more and more excited as she spoke.

Saturday came. Xu Damao took an afternoon off and returned to the yard early. His mother had already prepared things for him to go up the mountain. At around two o'clock, Lou Tan and Lou Xiao'e also came to Yard 95. Xu's mother and Lou Tan gave Xu Damao a few more instructions separately, meaning that he must ensure Lou Xiao'e's safety.

After the two mothers finished instructing Xu Damao, Zhang Dabiao and the other two left the yard, got on their motorcycles, and headed north. After riding for about three hours, they arrived at the mountainous area. Zhang Dabiao did not take the two to other places, but brought them to the place where he and Wenli camped. There were mountains, water, and a fenced campsite. Closing the fence door could also give the two novices a sense of security.

The valley was particularly lively in the evening, with birds singing and the occasional roar of wild beasts.

"Let's set up camp first. I've been here before and killed a big wild boar and some yellow sheep." Zhang Dabao took the tent off the motorcycle.

Inside the fence, three small tents were set up. Zhang Dabao lit a fire, poured water on them, and caught a few fish from a pond not far away. He prepared them and roasted them over the fire.

We ate, chatted, and enjoyed the night view of the mountains. At around eight o'clock, the mountains became quiet.

"Let's go to bed early. We have to get up early tomorrow." Zhang Dabao persuaded the two and then returned to the tent.

After half an hour, Zhang Dabao heard Xu Damao calling him, "Dabao, Xiao'e doesn't dare to sleep alone in the tent."

"Aren't you two an engaged couple? I won't tell anyone that you two are living in one tent," said Zhang Dabao.

"I don't dare either. Neither of us dares. How about the three of us sleep together?" Xu Damao's words made Zhang Dabao speechless. Although you are not married, you are an engaged couple. There is nothing wrong with living together, but what about the three of us sleeping together?

They didn't want to open the door, and Xu Damao and the other man didn't want to leave. "I'm afraid of you, come in." Zhang Dabao opened the door of the tent, and Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao came in, and lay down on either side of Zhang Dabao.

Zhang Dabiao now regretted it a little. He originally thought that only Lou Xiaoe was incompetent, but he didn't expect Xu Damao to be incompetent too. Don't you often go to deep mountains and old forests? Don't you often encounter wolves? Where is your courage?

He fell asleep in a daze. When it was almost dawn, Zhang Dabao's alarm clock rang, waking up Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e as well.

"Everyone get up. If we reach the top of the mountain now, we will be able to see the prey there. Animals will get up in the morning to look for food." Zhang Dabao took away one of Lou Xiaoe's legs that was on him.

After getting up, they put the tent and other things on the car, and the three of them went up the mountain carrying bows and arrows.

"Da Biao, how about we shoot some birds?" Xu Damao felt tired after walking for a while. He could not walk any more and did not want to go up the mountain anymore.

"Your bird is so small, are you not as good as a woman?" Lou Xiao'e retorted.

Xu Damao had no choice but to go up the mountain. The two were too slow. If they were going at their speed, they would reach the top of the mountain by noon. Zhang Dabiao held the two of them by the hand and it took them nearly an hour to climb to the top of the mountain.

The two men were so tired that they sat on the ground to rest. Zhang Dabao stood at the highest point, took out a telescope from his bag and looked into the distance.

"There really are wild boars, come and see." Zhang Dabao saw a small group of wild boars and called out to the two people who were resting on the ground.

"Where?" Lou Xiao'e instantly became alert and went up to Zhang Dabao.

"That's true. They are so far away from us. How can we fight them?" Lou Xiao'e asked.

"They get up in the morning to look for food. We can predict their route, ambush them in advance, and then shoot them. Have you seen their route? They should come here," Zhang Dabao said to Lou Xiao'e, pointing to a place in the distance.

"Let's go quickly." Lou Xiao'e became excited and said to Xu Damao, "Xu Damao, hurry up and stop talking like a sissy." After hearing this, Xu Damao could only stand up and move on.

After walking for more than half an hour, Zhang Dabao stopped and said, "Let's ambush here, preferably on a tree, because the wild boars can be very powerful when they charge."

"I won't climb the tree. I can't see anything clearly if I climb up the tree. How about I stay behind that rock? There is a tree next to it. If that doesn't work, I'll just climb up the tree," Lou Xiao'e said to Zhang Dabao.

"I'm going to climb a tree. I don't have the strength now," Xu Damao said, and asked Zhang Dabao to help him climb up a big tree. Xu Damao sat on the tree fork, put his legs down, leaned against the trunk, and began to drink water and rest.

"Xiao'e, you must not move. Wild boars are dangerous." Zhang Dabao was worried about Lou Xiao'e, but it was difficult to persuade her, so he gave her an instruction and then ambushed her beside the rock with one foot on the ground so that he could grab Lou Xiao'e and climb up the tree at any time if anything happened.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Xu Damao on the tree became nervous. He wanted to pull out the bow and arrow, but after failing several times, he simply gave up.

"Here it comes," Zhang Dabao said to Lou Xiaoe in a low voice.

Lou Xiao'e also became nervous and put the arrow in her hand on the nock. The moment the wild boar appeared in her sight, Lou Xiao'e shot the arrow out and hit the wild boar's body.

"I hit it," Lou Xiao'e stood up happily and said to Zhang Dabao.

Lou Xiao'e shot the wild boar in the stomach, but the wild boar did not fall down. Instead, it became more ferocious. The wild boar also saw Lou Xiao'e and Zhang Dabao and rushed over.

"Hurry up and climb the tree." Zhang Dabao grabbed Lou Xiaoe's hand and pulled it upwards, pushed her butt, put her on the tree fork, and then he climbed up the tree in one step.

After standing on the tree, he shot out the arrow in his hand and hit the wild boar that Lou Xiao'e had shot again. The wild boar fell down, but another wild boar hit the tree and shook violently, almost shaking Lou Xiao'e off. When she was about to fall, Zhang Dabao put his arm around her waist and brought her into his arms.

"Hold on tight," Zhang Dabao instructed Lou Xiao'e. After she stood firm, he shot the arrow in his hand again, and the wild boar that had hit the tree fell down.