Siheyuan: The road to counterattack for the little transparent

Lin Donglai's idea at this time was very simple. He didn't seek to be rich and powerful, but just wanted to have enough food and clothing.

As soon as he walked into the yard, he saw Yan Bugui fiddling with his flowers and plants in front of the door as usual.

Seeing him approaching with a machete in his right hand and a rope in his left hand, Yan Bugui was startled and took a few steps back: "Dongla, what are you going to do?"

"Look carefully, I'm the Third Uncle! Don't mess around!"

"My dear, my dear, Yang Ruihua, please come out quickly..."

When the third aunt heard Yan Bugui's anxious call, she opened the door and rushed out in such a hurry that she didn't even have time to put on her shoes.

When she looked up and saw Lin Donglai's equipment, she was frightened and stood still, not daring to move.

When Lin Donglai saw how nervous the couple was, he immediately understood what they were thinking.

This Yan Bugui couple is so ridiculous. It's just a machete and a rope. Do they think I can do something bad to them?

Forget it, I won’t tease them.

"Uncle and aunt, don't be afraid. I'm going to the mountain to chop some firewood to cook."

Yan Bugui heaved a sigh of relief as soon as he finished speaking. The third aunt then spoke up: "Dongla, you're going to scare people like this. The third aunt thought you were upset about something."

After saying that, she turned around and went back to the house to put on her shoes, leaving Yan Bugui smiling awkwardly: "That's right, Donglai, if you need any help, just ask the third uncle,

If the Third Master can't handle it, there are still the First and Second Masters in our courtyard, so don't let it get out of hand. Well, I have something else to do, so I'll go back to the house first."

After saying this, he ran back into the house with a briskness that was not in line with his age and immediately locked the door.

Lin Donglai shook his head with a wry smile. With his original cowardly and socially anxious personality, even if he couldn't figure it out, he would be the one making things difficult for himself, so how could he make things difficult for others?

Just treat today's incident as a joke. It's nice to laugh about it later.

He felt that the most urgent thing was to get out quickly, as it would be unsafe if he was late because of the dark.

He walked out of the courtyard gate with the machete tightly in his hand. Not long after he walked out, he heard a burst of murmurs behind him.

"This kid is too stupid, who would hold the machete like this when chopping wood, others would carry it behind their back.

I was really scared, thinking that I had offended him and that my life would be lost today.

It seems that we should be more careful in the future. The Lin family is not doing well. I am afraid that one day they will be unhappy and take our family members with them to be buried with them."

Yan Bugui watched Lin Donglai leave the courtyard from the window, and couldn't help feeling scared and complaining.

The third aunt listened to her husband and nodded repeatedly: "Old man, you are right. We must be more careful in the future."

It's a pity that Lin Donglai didn't hear a word of these words, otherwise the fun would have been even greater.

He went out of the door and quickened his pace towards the outside of the city. He had to get home before dark because he was worried about his sister being alone at home.

People were hungry these days and naturally many people went into the mountains to look for food.

From wild boars, rabbits and pheasants to small wild vegetables and grasses edible on the roadside, you are lucky as long as you find something to fill your stomach.

Of course, Lin Donglai also wanted to go to the mountains to hunt some game and bring it home to eat so that his sister could have a better diet.

He hurried to the foot of the mountain, but what he saw and heard made him feel half disappointed.

Along the way, there were hardly any wild vegetables or even wild grass. Logically speaking, this season is the time when plants grow most vigorously.

This depressed scene is enough to illustrate how unbalanced the supply and demand of food is in this era.

At this time, he was extremely grateful that at least there was still steamed buns in the space, so at least he had a place to have his next meal.

The most urgent thing now is to chop some firewood and go home to cook. The food bought before will be enough for the brother and sister to eat for a week.

Thinking of this, Lin Donglai put all his strength into climbing up the mountain, but there was no other way because the trees at the foot of the mountain had almost all been cut down.

At that time, burning coal required coal tickets, and only city dwellers with coal tickets could burn coal.

In rural areas, people can only burn firewood, and they have to prepare the firewood before winter so that they can spend the winter safely.

Most of the firewood in the mountains is chopped by villagers, but it is not ruled out that there are poor city dwellers like the Lin family who cannot afford coal and can only burn firewood.

He climbed for a long time and finally saw a pine forest halfway up the mountain. The pine forest was quite lush and green.

Stepping on the thick pine needles feels as soft as stepping on cotton.

It’s a pity that the weather is too cold during this period and mushrooms cannot grow under the pine needles. I will come back to look for some more when the weather warms up and mushrooms grow.

Lin Donglai put the rope aside, picked up the machete and started chopping at a not very tall tree.

He had done a lot of work like this before he traveled through time. There was nothing he could do as a child growing up in the countryside. He had to become independent early.

He first climbed up the tree and cut off the branches and trunk, then trimmed them to length and tied them securely with ropes.

The thick trunks and roots must not be moved, but left to sprout and grow new branches, so that there will be a constant supply of firewood in the future.

After struggling for a while, Lin Donglai tied up two large bundles of firewood and used all the ropes he brought.

Wet firewood is much heavier than dry firewood. He was a little tired after chopping for so long. He tried and found that he could only carry one bundle of firewood.

If the remaining bundle of firewood was left in the mountains, he was worried that it would be taken away by others. Lin Donglai was thinking about where to put the firewood safely. The fruits of his labor could not be taken away by others.

Being halfway up the mountain, the weeds were naturally more numerous and taller than on the way here, but not enough to cover the bundle of firewood under his feet.

So he walked forward to see if there was a suitable place.

At this time, the pine needles under a big pine tree not far away were moving, and a faint "rustling" sound could be heard.

He quickly stopped walking. The noise was quite loud and he thought there might be some animal underneath.

This season is the time when snakes emerge from hibernation. I hope it’s not a snake, or to be more precise, I hope it’s not a poisonous snake.

Lin Donglai was a little nervous. He pulled out a wooden stick from the firewood beside him, walked forward and carefully poked it with the stick.

There was a sudden silence beneath the pine needles.

Based on the limited experience from my previous life, there was probably a snake underneath, and it crawled away as soon as I heard any movement.

He still didn't give up, and slowly pushed away the pine needles with a stick. This time he actually found a surprise!

I saw a sunken pit less than half a foot deep under the pine needles, with a few small gray-white creatures huddled together.

It kept blowing air, and its puffy look looked very cute.

Lin Donglai squatted down to observe and found that it was a nest of wild rabbits, and their eyes had just opened not long ago, but the mother rabbit was nowhere to be found.

Well, even though the hare is too small to eat, it’s hard to come by easily, so I’d better put it in the space first.

There just happened to be a large piece of grass in the space, so we just kept it there and it grew slowly.

Lin Donglai carefully picked up the little guys, and with a thought, the little wild rabbits were put into the space.

Only then did he remember the bundle of firewood that he couldn't carry, and he cursed himself for being so stupid. Why bother looking for a place everywhere? With a flash of thought, he put the firewood directly into the space.

Then he walked for a while and found that something seemed to be moving under the pine needles behind the big tree. He immediately went forward and picked it up with a stick.

call!

Great, it’s a big rabbit!

It's true that you can't find anything even if you wear iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

He was extremely happy. This wild rabbit was enough for the brother and sister to have a big meal. If they saved some, it would last them at least a week.

It was getting late, and Lin Donglai carried the firewood on his back and the rabbit in his hand, and walked excitedly back to the city.