Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

After returning to the house, Li Bowen went straight back to his room and lay down. This was the first time in recent years that he drank so much alcohol, and his head was still a little dizzy, but he felt that he should be able to drink a little more. This alcohol tolerance was considered good.

Just when he was dozing off, the old lady came in with a teacup and pulled Li Bowen up: "Drink some tea first, take a break, and go to sleep later!"

"Oh." Li Bowen sat up and took the tea: "Auntie, where is the thing my uncle brought back for me?"

"It's on your desk. You boys only know how to play with knives and guns all day long. Don't hurt anyone!"

"Yeah, don't worry, I'm just trying to scare you so that you won't run into bad guys again in the future!" Li Bowen didn't care. He stood up and walked to the desk, where twelve throwing knives were neatly placed.

I picked one up, which weighed about three taels and was shiny. My uncle had even oiled it.

"Auntie, please make me a dart bag, the kind that can be hung on the belt! Inserted diagonally like this!" Li Bowen said as he gestured at his waist.

The old lady looked at Li Bowen's gestures and nodded: "Okay, I got it. I'll go find a shoe repairman tomorrow to get some cowhide and make one for you!"

"Thank you, Auntie!" Li Bowen happily hugged the Auntie's arm and acted coquettishly.

"Alright, alright, you're already grown up and still act like a spoiled child. Go wash up and go to bed. Don't drink so much next time!" The old lady patted his forehead lovingly.

After washing up, he quickly took off all his clothes except for his shorts and vest, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

When it was almost dawn, Li Bowen was awakened by thirst. He got up in a daze, went to the main room, raised the teapot to his mouth, and drank it in gulps. After the cold tea went into his stomach, he woke up. At this time, he remembered his flying knife and kept glancing into the room.

He put down the teapot, went back into the house and didn't sleep anymore. He put on his trousers, picked up the throwing knife, opened the door and prepared to go out.

"What time did you get up, Bowen?" came the voice of the auntie from the inner room.

"It's past five o'clock, I can't sleep, I'm going to the bathroom!" Li Bowen answered and closed the door from the outside.

After solving his personal problems, he went straight into the kitchen.

When he came out, he had a wooden block in his hand. He carried it to the alley next to his house and started practicing.

After half an hour, people in the yard got up one after another.

The first to open the door was the Yan family across the street. Yan Bugui rubbed his eyes and walked out. He saw Li Bowen standing in the hallway and said, "Bowen, what are you doing so loudly so early in the morning?"

"Hey Uncle, it's okay. I'm just exercising. Sorry to bother you!"

"Of course I am. It makes my heart beat fast. Don't do it so early next time!"

"Okay, don't worry!" Li Bowen had forgotten about this. It was really not good to disturb the neighbors' rest. He would not get up so early in the future.

As they were chatting, the old lady's voice came from the kitchen: "Xiao Wen, you little bastard, did you take my chopping block away?"

Li Bowen shrank his neck and said, "I'll get it back to you right away!"

After saying that, he quickly stepped forward, picked up the wooden stool and ran back.

Yan Bugui laughed out loud when he saw Li Bowen.

Back in the kitchen, the old lady looked at the chopping board, which was already in such a terrible state, and said, "Oh, look at this chopping board, it's full of holes. How can you use it? You little brat, why do you have to use this when you can use anything else?"

"Hehehe, this size is just right!" Li Bowen scratched his head and laughed dryly.

"You! You're always causing trouble. Okay, I'll give this one to you. I'll just use a new one! Fortunately I solved two pieces at that time, otherwise I would have only had porridge today!" The old lady handed the chopping board to Li Bowen, and took out a new one from the gap between the cupboard and the wall.

Li Bowen took it happily, thinking that this was his own target.

The time soon came to Saturday.

Li Dahai specially asked for half a day off from the workshop director, and together with Li Bowen, he picked up the old lady and took a bus back to his hometown in Changping.

It is about eighty miles from the station to the Ming Tombs Reservoir. It would take four or five hours to go back by bicycle, which is too time-consuming. Unless it is a long holiday, we always take a bus back, first to Changping County, and then take a bus from the county back to the village.

Even so, it took almost two hours to get home.

"Grandpa, grandma, I'm back!" Li Bowen, who had accepted all the memories of the original owner, felt close to the two old people from the bottom of his heart.

Hearing her eldest grandson's voice, the old lady trotted out of the house.

Even though the old lady had bound feet, she was not slow at all: "Hey, my eldest grandson is back. Come and let grandma see if he has lost weight!"

Suddenly, the old lady's face changed: "Grandson, what's wrong with you?"

The old lady held Li Bowen's face and looked at him carefully.

"It's okay, just a bump!" Li Bowen didn't dare tell the old lady that he was hit by a club.

"You are such a good guy, Li Dahai. I asked you to look after our eldest grandson, and this is how you did it. You bastard, I will beat you to death!" The old lady rushed towards her uncle Li Dahai with her walking stick in her hand.

Li Bowen quickly stepped forward and hugged the old lady: "Grandma, grandma, I bumped into it by accident. I am already this old, and uncle can still keep looking after me!"

Only then did the old lady give up beating her son, turned around and touched Li Bowen's head, and asked distressedly: "Does it still hurt?"

"It's okay, grandma. I'm almost well!"

"You have to be more careful next time. It would be terrible if you got disfigured! I'll ask your uncle to go to the reservoir and catch you a fish to mend your appearance!" The old lady really loved her grandson. She ignored her eldest son and daughter-in-law and pulled Li Bowen into the house.

Li Dahai and his wife followed in with a wry smile.

"Grandma, where's my grandpa?"

"Your grandfather went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables. He set a trap two days ago. I wonder if he can catch any wild animals. If he does, you'll be in for a treat! Are you hungry? Grandma has some snacks. Eat some first!" The old lady said as she took out a small box from the bedside cabinet and handed it to Li Bowen.

Li Bowen opened it and took a look: "Grandma, isn't this what I bought for you last time? Why don't you and grandpa eat it? It will go bad if we don't eat it now!"

"Why would I eat this? Grandma saved it for you!"

Li Bowen was speechless!

"My dear grandma! I'm earning a salary now, 38 yuan a month, which is enough to buy you delicious food. Can you please not be stingy? I beg you!"

Seeing Li Bowen's expression, the old lady smiled happily: "Okay, okay, grandma won't save it. I'll eat it when you buy it back next time!"

"Oh, that's right, be obedient!" He coaxed the old lady like he was coaxing a child.

Only then could my uncle interrupt: "Mom, Huifen and I brought you 20 kilograms of fine grains, you and my dad should not be reluctant to eat them!"

"Food is in short supply now. You only have so much food rations. What else can you bring home? Your father and I have the third child to support us. We won't starve!"

"We can do anything in the city. If we don't have enough food, we can buy more. There are several people in the third brother's family. Besides, your stomachs can't stand eating coarse grains every day. Eat some fine grains every day to nourish your stomachs!"