Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

"Send fifty kilograms? Why don't you just send all of them?"

When Lin Zhengguo heard what Li Xiuzhen said, his face suddenly turned ugly. "At most, I can send them 15 kilograms. There is almost no food at home, and you still have to take care of your mother's family."

Seeing this, Li Xiuzhen hurriedly explained: "I just want to help my mother's family get through this difficult time."

Lin Ze put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at Li Xiuzhen calmly and said, "Mom, our family is not easy either. You can't always use our things to support my uncle's family. We need to make a living too."

After hearing what her eldest son said, Li Xiuzhen said a little aggrievedly, "I understand. I won't do it again."

After Li Xiuzhen said this, the three children looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.

With my mother’s care for me, I would be happy even if I had to eat only wild vegetable porridge.

Lin Zhengguo sighed and his tone softened, "Xiuzhen, it's not that I don't want you to help your family, but we have to make a living too."

Li Xiuzhen lowered her head and said nothing, which was considered as her agreement with Lin Zhengguo's statement.

Lin Ze took the opportunity to say, "Dad, Mom, I have an idea."

"What do you think?" Lin Zhengguo looked at his eldest son curiously.

"I've been at home for more than ten days. It's time to go to my grandfather's house. There are traps on the mountain. What if there are gains in the traps?" Lin Ze said slowly, "If we kill prey, it will be good whether we exchange it for food or eat it at home."

"It's a good idea, but you going up the mountain alone..." Lin Zhengguo hesitated.

"I promise to only go to East Mountain. I won't go to the northern and southern mountainous areas." Lin Ze consoled him. "My grandfather taught me how to use a gun a while ago. I'm pretty good at it. I'll bring a hunting rifle with me when I go up the mountain. You don't have to worry about my safety."

Seeing that his parents were still a little worried, Lin Ze continued, "Don't worry, Dad and Mom, I'm old enough and can take care of myself. Besides, the traps are all set in Dongshan, and I'm familiar with the road, so there won't be any danger."

Lin Zhengguo and his wife looked at each other. After a moment's silence, Lin Zhengguo said, "Okay, then you should be careful. However, it's getting late. Why don't we go tomorrow?"

Lin Ze shook his head. "It's okay. Let's go now. It's a good time to rest at grandpa's house. We should go up the mountain early tomorrow. Maybe we can catch more prey." With that, Lin Ze stood up and walked towards the door.

Li Xiuzhen quickly picked up the backpack that Lin Ze had brought back, handed it to him, and said, "Son, be careful!"

"Got it!" Lin Ze responded, took the backpack, and walked out of the house at a brisk pace. At this time, the sun was already setting, stretching Lin Ze's figure very long.

His steps were firm and powerful, and Li Xiuzhen and Lin Zhengguo seemed to have seen hope for the future.

How could they know that there were more than a thousand kilograms of food in Lin Ze's space.

Lin Ze was in no hurry to go to his grandfather's house. He came to the lake in the park again, found an empty corner, mixed some wine with bran, threw it into the lake to make a nest, and fished slowly.

He had to wait for time to pass. After the pigeon market appeared at ten o'clock in the evening, Lin Ze would go there to sell some food and exchange it for other things he needed.

Time passed so slowly that it was outrageous. Lin Ze had no choice but to kill two fish, brush them inside and out with salt and cumin, and grill them as a reward for himself.

After eating the delicious grilled fish, just when Lin Ze was feeling particularly bored, the fishhook suddenly hooked onto something heavy.

Lin Ze moved his mind and put the heavy object into the space. Seeing that there was no one around, he moved his mind and entered the space as well.

After placing the heavy object on the second floor, a closer look revealed that it was actually a rusty copper treasure chest.

This treasure chest looks very old, as if it has gone through countless storms, but the mysterious aura it exudes makes people curious.

Lin Ze approached the treasure chest carefully. He concentrated and used his powerful willpower to try to open it. As his willpower surged, the lid of the treasure chest slowly lifted up, and a dazzling light shot out from it.

When the treasure chest was fully opened, the scene that unfolded before his eyes was jaw-dropping.

It is filled with dazzling gold ingots, which emit an attractive golden light, each one is heavy and full of texture.

And around these gold ingots are countless jewels, which shine with colorful light and are beautiful beyond words.

These jewels make the whole room sparkle and shine, as if you are in a dreamy treasure world.

Lin Ze stared at it all with eyes wide open, in disbelief.

He had never seen so much wealth gathered together, and an indescribable excitement surged in his heart.

"Damn, I'm rich!"

Lin Ze's lips trembled with excitement. He rubbed his hands repeatedly, picked up a gold ingot, put it in his mouth and took a bite. A tooth mark appeared immediately.

"It's real." Lin Ze pinched himself hard. It hurt, so it wasn't a dream.

Lin Ze pinched his brows and realized that he was being stupid again. He even had the space, so a few boxes of jewellery were no big deal.

Thinking of this, Lin Ze quickly left the space and fished in the lake with a fishing rod in hand, hoping that there were other treasure chests in the lake.

What a pity, the only treasure chest was like an accident. If it hadn’t been still intact in the space, Lin Ze would have thought he was having a dream of getting rich.

The time spent on treasure chests passed quickly. Lin Ze took out his watch from the second floor of the space and saw that it was half past nine.

There was only half an hour left before the pigeon market opened, so Lin Ze quickly put away the fishing hook, put on his backpack and walked towards Dongzhimen.

After leaving Dongzhimen and walking for about half an hour, Lin Ze came to a low valley covered with weeds.

If Lin Ze had not had a good relationship with the staff of the State-owned Hotel these days and received guidance from the staff, he would not have been able to find the Pigeon City at all.

Lin Ze took out a piece of cloth from the space, covered his face with it and walked towards Pigeon City.

There were two masked men guarding the entrance. One of them stopped Lin Ze and said, "You have to pay 50 cents to sell things, but not to buy things."

Lin Ze happily took out fifty cents from his pocket and handed it to the masked man.

These two big men are both gatekeepers and lookouts. With them around, the safety of Pigeon City is greatly guaranteed.

The moonlight is hazy tonight, and the Pigeon Market is crowded with people, buyers everywhere, and sellers squatting or standing every few steps.

Some of them carried backpacks, some wore Zhongshan suits with pens in their shirt pockets, and looked very gentle.

Lin Ze carried fifty kilograms of corn flour in his backpack and looked around for a suitable buyer.

Food is a universal commodity in this era, and almost anything can be exchanged for food.

Lin Ze walked from the entrance of Pigeon Market to the end, and saw antiques displayed at the end.

"Brother, how much is your snuff bottle?" Lin Ze picked up a round and smooth snuff bottle curiously. It was somewhat similar to the ones in the treasure chest he had just caught today.