Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

"Grandpa, uncle, now that the matter is over, let's hurry up."

Seeing that things had been settled properly, Ye Wenwu quickly pulled his great-grandfather Zhang Yourong and uncle Zhang Liguo aside and talked to them.

The two looked at each other, nodded heavily, and then went about their own business.

Second uncle Zhang Lijun had just finished his work when he saw Ye Wenwu call up his eldest brother and uncle, say a few words to them, and then his eldest brother and uncle left in a hurry. He also came over with some curiosity.

"Wenwu, what did you say to your uncle and grandfather? Tell your uncle too."

Ye Wenwu looked at his second uncle Zhang Lijun, who was grinning in front of him, with a look of speechless contempt, but he didn't dare to tell his plan to this uncle.

Although my second uncle Zhang Lijun is usually honest and simple, that's just his appearance. In fact, he is very active inside.

Ye Wenwu was very confident that if he just told the matter today, it would probably take less than half a day for the plan to reach the ears of his grandparents.

"No, no, no."

Ye Wenwu shook his head. He would never tell anyone even if they beat him to death.

Seeing that Ye Wenwu refused to speak, his second uncle Zhang Lijun glared at Ye Wenwu fiercely, and then hurriedly ran to the place where his eldest brother Zhang Liguo had just left.

Ye Wenwu also smiled helplessly and found an open place to sit down.

He planned to take a rest first, then go back and find a place to lie down and rest.

The main reason was that I didn’t sleep well last night. Just like when he first came yesterday, the musty smell in the house was too strong.

Maybe my uncle and his two families have become accustomed to this lifestyle, but Ye Wenwu really can't stand the smell.

In addition, at night, the room is filled with symphony music, playing various instruments and singing, and they are proficient in everything.

Ye Wenwu also stayed awake until his eyelids were so tight that he couldn't open them, and then he fell asleep.

Unfortunately, in the morning, since it was in the countryside, the roosters in the village started screaming early, and then my eldest and second uncles' families woke up and washed up according to the rules.

Ye Wenwu was awakened by the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs outside, and then he heard some chirping sounds outside.

So he decided to find a deserted place in the village and lie down for a while. Anyway, no one would dare to come out and set a fire in broad daylight for a while.

So Ye Wenwu hurried towards the village office, where he happened to see his great-grandfather. He asked him to open the door of the conference room, and he went in, made a simple bed with benches, and then lay down.

. . . . . .

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was nine or ten o'clock in the evening.

Inside my grandfather’s yard.

"Limin, your father was frightened by Ye Wenwu and the others and didn't dare to set the fire at night, but your mother is going to go with you. We must not let these two ungrateful bastards build the house. If we burn their wood, they will surely cry and beg to come back. Then I will let these two brothers give you hard-earned money to take care of you."

Uncle Three Zhang Liming had a mysterious look in his eyes. He certainly knew what big thing had happened today.

The whole Zhangjiazhuang knew about it and everyone was watching.

To be honest, he was a little tempted when he heard that his mother was going to try to set fire again tonight.

Ever since my eldest brother and second brother separated from my parents, housework has become a heavy burden on their family.

You have to know that my mother Liu Xiaocui has always cared for me since I was a child. I have never done such rough work in the fields. I really can't stand it these days.

Hearing that his mother actually had a way to burn their wood again, he didn't catch up the first time, so the second time he definitely listened to his mother's method.

"Mom, I'll listen to you, but I've found out that my eldest brother and second brother are taking turns to stand guard at the new address. How can we have time to burn all this wood?"

Zhang Liming agreed very much with what his mother Liu Xiaocui said, but he was not a fool. He had already inquired about it during the day. Besides, the wood had been burned once, so he didn't believe that his elder brother and cousin would not stand guard and take turns watching.

If there really had been no shifts in standing guard for the past two years, Zhang Liming would not have dared to try it easily. After all, he knew what his elder and second brothers were capable of, so there was no need for him to endure this matter.

"Don't worry, your mom already has a solution. I went to the company to buy some laxatives today, and your mom and I secretly gave them some extra ingredients at night. Although the amount is a little, it's enough for us."

Liu Xiaocui said with a smile on her face. She had already imagined that her two ungrateful sons would suddenly need to go to the toilet while on guard duty.

By that time, my youngest son and I would teach these two ungrateful people a lesson and make sure that the wood they had just worked so hard to obtain was burned cleanly.

When Zhang Liming heard that his mother Liu Xiaocui had arranged everything and even gave his eldest and second brothers laxatives, he gave his mother a thumbs up in his heart.

Grandma Liu Xiaocui and my third uncle Zhang Liming took advantage of grandpa Zhang Youheng's sleep and quietly slipped out of the yard to search.

Cousin Zhang Xingbang was originally arranged by Ye Wenwu to come here, and he had been squatting outside feeding mosquitoes.

It was not until he heard some noise in the yard of his grandparents that he quietly poked his head out.

I saw two figures walking out of the yard, one short and one thin.

Of course Zhang Xingbang knew who these two people were, his grandmother Liu Xiaocui and his third uncle Zhang Liming.

Seeing that the two of them were actually walking towards the address of his newly built house in the back mountain, Zhang Xingbang hurriedly ran back.

"Cousin, my grandmother and uncle have already left."

Seeing the enemy situation that his cousin Zhang Xingbang had discovered, Ye Wenwu couldn't help but feel worried, but suddenly he felt a pain in his stomach again.

The main reason was that Ye Wenwu didn't expect that his grandma and grandpa were indeed masters. They couldn't even wait for one night and actually put laxatives in their food.

Fortunately, the portion was relatively small and no one died, but we had to go to the toilet frequently.

Ye Wenwu has gone to the toilet seven or eight times since dinner.

Theoretically, he shouldn't have to go to the toilet so many times. The main reason was that he had some difficulty acclimatizing to the local climate these days, and the food he ate was also a bit fancy.

For example, fungus, mushrooms, wild vegetables and the like, he picked up some while wandering around the mountain.

"Brother, since they have already set out, they must be heading towards the house. Immediately notify Grandfather to bring the village committee over. We can catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. Then I'll see whether Liu Xiaocui will admit it or not."

Ye Wenwu endured the pain in his stomach and was still a little worried, so he instructed his cousin Zhang Xingbang.

After all, this matter cannot be delayed, and he just heard the report from his cousin.

His grandfather Zhang Youheng was not among them. According to his idea, tonight should be Christmas Eve.

But now that grandma Liu Xiaocui and third uncle Zhang Li have come out, Ye Wenwu has guessed that they must have secretly run out to take revenge on someone without telling his grandfather.

Then there is no need to follow the original plan. Can't the plan keep up with the changes? If such a good opportunity is not seized quickly to catch them, then they will really be bullied to death by their grandparents.

Village chief Zhang Yourong was also shocked when he heard Zhang Xingbang's words.

He did not doubt whether Zhang Xingbang had made a mistake. As the village chief, he was good at judging people.

His sister-in-law Liu Xiaocui is not a simple person, and she is not someone who can swallow her anger.

Seeing that only his sister-in-law and his third nephew Zhang Liming had sneaked out, he guessed, as did Ye Wenwu, that this must be his sister-in-law who made the decision on her own.

However, Ye Wenwu had already said that Zhang Yourong also hurriedly called some village committee members in the village. As for the villagers, there were more people and they would be a big target, which would easily disturb the other party and make them alert.

Soon, nearly 20 village committee members followed the village chief one after another.

Ye Wenwu had just finished using the toilet and hurriedly called out to his second uncle Zhang Lijun who had fallen asleep after his shift.

When my second uncle Zhang Lijun heard that someone was going to order a house, and it was his mother and his younger brother, his face turned red with anger.

Without waiting for Ye Wenwu to say anything, he rushed forward, not even giving Ye Wenwu time to speak.

Ye Wenwu was afraid that his second uncle Zhang Lijun would disrupt his plans, so he hurriedly followed behind.

Fortunately, the road was dark at night and his second uncle walked slowly, so Ye Wenwu caught up with him in a short while.

"Uncle, can you please wait for me to finish what I'm saying? If you get impatient like this and scare the other person, what will you do if he doesn't get angry?"

"Then all the wood we burned before will be burned in vain."

When my second uncle Zhang Lijun heard this, he was also shocked and soon followed Ye Wenwu obediently.

Ye Wenwu was relieved then. When he saw some movement in the village, he knew that his great-grandfather Zhang Yourong had come with the villagers.

Ye Wenwu also hurried over to join the other party.

"Grandpa, look."

Ye Wenwu pointed at some bright lights in the distance and felt that there were indeed some small flames burning.

"How dare you to commit a crime against the wind? Do you really think there is no one left in our village?"

The secretary was also in the crowd, but he didn't say anything. When he saw the fire in the distance in the direction Ye Wenwu pointed, he was also shocked. The bad mood that had caused him to be woken up in the middle of the night disappeared in an instant.