Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

It didn't take long before he caught two fish and put them into the net bag along with shrimps and crabs. He didn't fish any more and walked towards his grandfather's house carrying the net bag.

Cai Zhaodi, who was looking at Lin Ze eagerly, now felt a little regretful that she didn't dare to get along well with Lin Ze just now.

It was obvious that other people had something in their net bags, and when they went up to say hello, it didn't seem like that was the case. After all, not everyone was Yan Bugui.

Lin Ze returned to Lin Changgui's house and Liu Ying was preparing to cook yellow cabbage stewed with salted fish. The salted fish was the same one that Lin Ze caught last time.

"Grandma, have you washed the salted fish?"

Lin Ze looked out and saw the old lady washing fish. He lifted his net bag and said, "I just caught two. How about we have an extra dish for lunch today?"

"Oh my great grandson, how come you are so outstanding!"

Liu Ying started yelling again, "You can catch so much food with just a fishing rod. Let me see what you have. Wow, a crab this big. Oh, this shrimp is not small either! These two fish must weigh at least three kilograms. How did you bring them back?!"

"Grandma, you talk too much..."

The sound of old lady Liu's laughter attracted all the old men who were playing chess in the village to come over and watch.

Lin Changgui asked with a straight face, "Did you really catch this with a fishing rod? Did you not put it into the water?"

"Really? I fished it myself, I didn't go into the water." Lin Ze's mouth curled up slightly. "There were a few women at the end of the village who were washing clothes on the floating stone. They can testify."

"It's good that you didn't go into the water. You are my lifeblood, you can't go into the water and get into trouble." Lin Changgui said quietly.

Lin Ze nodded, turned his head and looked at the mountains and lake behind him that were blocked by the house, as if thinking about something.

Although the big lake in Linjia Village is rich in resources, the villagers dare not touch the taboos. This is closely related to the word of mouth of the older generation.

The other older men looked at the fish in Lin Ze's net bag with only envy but no jealousy.

An old man with dark hair said, "Grandpa, you have such a filial and capable grandson like my eldest nephew. It is a blessing that you have cultivated for several lifetimes."

Another old man with half of his hair black said, "My young master, you are just worrying too much. Last time so many people went to the lake, nothing happened, didn't it?"

"I think the water monster has left the big lake in our village a long time ago. What is there to be afraid of?"

"Yes, yes, let my brother Xiaoze go in the water again and see. He is so good at catching fish. If any water monster sees him, won't it run away quickly?"

Lin Changgui was furious. "Bullshit! If you want to go in the water, let your kids go first. Our Xiaoze is not allowed to go in the water."

"Tsk tsk, if you don't want to go down, then don't go down. You really are protecting your child."

"Go, go, go, go, go away, go away, or the old man will get angry and start scolding us again."

Lin Ze found it funny, and after everyone in front of Lin Changgui's house had left, he squatted down and prepared to clean up the fish he had caught.

"Xiao Ze, don't move. Go into the house and sit down. Let your grandma clean up." Lin Changgui said.

"Let me clean up with you."

Liu Ying was moved by these words. "Lin Ze, hey, Xiao Ze, just listen to your grandfather. Just go into the house and sit down. Grandma will clean it up right away."

Liu Ying prepared two big carps, added a little oil, fried half of them, and marinated the rest with thick coarse salt.

Lin Changgui couldn't put down the three packs of cigarettes and two bottles of Fenjiu that Lin Ze brought him.

"Lin Ze, don't buy these for me next time. When you have money, use it sparingly and save it for when you get married."

"Master, I am only a young boy, there is no rush for me to get married."

Lin Ze waved his hands repeatedly. For the moment, he had no intention of doing so. All he was thinking about was the mountains.

"Master, I'll take your hunting rifle with me and go up the mountain this afternoon. Is that okay with you?"

"You went up the mountain too deep, I'm really worried about you."

Lin Changgui took a deep puff of his cigarette, exhaled a long puff of smoke and said, "With a hunting rifle, you can only climb to the shallow part of Nanshan Mountain at best and return home quickly. Can you do it?"

"Of course I can do it. I will listen to you. I will go into the mountains to dig two traps and come back. I will never stay in the mountains for too long."

"That's fine. You're quite sensible."

Lin Changgui felt relieved, and the look in his eyes when he looked at his grandson became more and more satisfied.

The three of them were a little full after the meal, and there was still some leftover of the yellow cabbage stewed with salted fish.

Liu Ying brought the leftovers, said hello to Lin Changgui, and delivered them to Lin Musheng's family.

Last time when the fish was distributed, Lin Changgui's family got the largest share, while the other families only got half a fish at most. There was no salted fish left.

"Mom, Xiaoze is back. Your living standard is going to be improved to a higher level." Wang Dani said with a smile.

"That's right, I just came back and I caught two big fish, shrimps and crabs, and I didn't have time to finish them."

"Grandma, my brother Ze is so awesome." Lin Wen said, "When I grow up, I will learn from brother Ze and be filial to grandpa and grandma."

"Okay, okay, good boy!" Liu Ying wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded with a bright smile.

After all, Lin Ze is not her biological grandson, and the reason why Lin Zhengguo and his wife are unwilling to return to the village is somewhat related to her status as a stepmother.

It's rare that Lin Ze treats her like his own grandmother and is filial to her.

After dinner, Lin Ze carried a backpack containing his grandfather’s old hunting rifle and a shovel and went up the mountain.

When he reached a deserted place, he put the shovel and the gun into the space, and walked quickly with light equipment.

The mountain entered from Dongshankou is the lowest in the entire Dongshan Mountain, and there are traces left by villagers digging wild vegetables and picking mushrooms everywhere.

Once you climb to the top of East Mountain, you will reach the halfway point of South Mountain. Here, there is basically no road, and the ground is covered with weeds and thorns.

Lin Ze continued to climb the mountain carefully, but his sight and mental power did not want to miss even a piece of grass.

In this situation, he discovered a large number of mushrooms. When the distance was enough, Lin Ze used his telekinesis to collect them all into the space.

"I just don't believe it. There's not even a hammer in this deep mountain."

Lin Ze frowned slightly, and with his careful movements, he had already collected three pheasants and two nests of more than twenty eggs into the space.

He really hasn't seen any big animals yet. "What the old man said is true. The big animals may be on the other side of the endless mountains."

Lin Ze, who was almost at the top of the mountain, decided not to climb any further. He took out a shovel and started digging a hole under his feet.

The soil covered with rotten leaves was easy to dig. Every time Lin Ze dug up a shovel of soil, he would store a shovel of soil into the space.

In places with a lot of rotten leaves, they can also be used as fertilizer.

Soon, a big pit was dug, and Lin Ze placed some sharpened wood at the bottom of the pit.

The wood is collected locally from the mountains, brought into the space, and sharpened with the mind.

After arranging the bottom of the pit, he covered it with dead branches and some rotten leaves, and put a few sweet potatoes as bait.

“I hope this pit will yield some results.”