Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

"Xiao Ze!" Li Xiuzhen, who was hiding behind Lin Zhengguo and holding a kitchen knife, widened her eyes and asked in surprise, "Why is it you?"

"Son, why did you come back so late at night?" Lin Zhengguo made way for Lin Ze.

"No one can see us at night, so it's safer." Lin Ze said nothing more and walked into his house.

"Why are you carrying so many things? What's in them?" Li Xiuzhen leaned over to look at the basket and asked curiously.

Lin Ze had an idea, and under the wild boar meat in the backpack, two pheasants, two rabbits, and a dozen crabs appeared.

"Look for yourselves, put away everything that needs to be put away. I have to go back to my grandfather's house before dawn." After Lin Ze said this, he walked to the bed in the outer room and looked at Lin Sisi who was sleeping soundly and softly.

Lin Ze bent down and kissed Lin Sisi's slightly rosy face.

"Oh my God, there are crabs!" Li Xiuzhen's surprised voice caused Lin Zhengguo to quickly cover her mouth and make a gesture to keep quiet.

The couple looked in the moonlight at the full basket of food spread all over the floor and were shocked.

"Lin Ze, did you hunt all these prey in the mountains behind your grandfather's house?"

Lin Ze nodded and said, "The crabs were caught in the lake."

"There's smoke coming out of the main tomb of our Lin family. This is because such a powerful kid like you has emerged."

"Mom and Dad, please pack up your things. I'm leaving first." Lin Ze had to return to his grandfather's house before dawn.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to live in a courtyard house, it’s just that he feels too comfortable living in his grandparents’ house.

"Ozawa."

Li Xiuzhen didn't care and went to clean up the various ingredients on the ground. She said apologetically, "I was wrong before. I shouldn't have only cared about my family and ignored your health."

"Mom promises that I won't do that again. Mom will keep a close eye on the three of you."

Li Xiuzhen had tears in her eyes and said seriously, "Xiao Ze, come home?"

Lin Ze took a step back, put on the backpack, smiled and shook his head, "Not for now, I will come back naturally when the time is right."

After Lin Ze finished speaking, he turned around and left in style.

There was no need to climb over the wall when leaving. You could just move the bolt and walk out of the courtyard directly.

Lin Zhengguo carefully followed Lin Ze to the front door, and only when he saw that Lin Ze had gone far away did he reinsert the bolt.

This time Lin Ze did not go to the Pigeon City. He put the backpack into the space and jogged back quickly.

This is also because Lin Ze has been eating well recently and has replenished his energy and blood. It is completely different from when he first came.

Lin Ze also wanted to exercise at his grandfather's house, and it would be best if he could restore the physique he had in his previous life.

After three hours of running, Lin Ze was sweating all over and panting like a cow.

At daybreak, Lin Ze finally ran to Lin Changgui's house, "Knock, knock, knock."

The first knock on the door brought a response from the old man, "Is the eldest grandson back?"

Lin Ze filled the basket in the space with cornmeal and put it on his back again, "Yes, sir, I'm back."

After Lin Ze entered the house, he went straight to the kitchen.

"Xiao Ze, what are you carrying?"

Lin Changgui asked curiously. Liu Ying, who was lightly asleep, woke up at this time and followed Lin Ze into the kitchen. "Hey, is this cornmeal?"

"Look, old man, this corn flour is really special."

Lin Changgui leaned over to take a look and also widened his eyes in surprise, "This, this is not cornmeal, this golden yellow one is pure cornmeal!"

Liu Ying listened, picked up some and put it into her mouth, chewing it carefully.

"It's sweet. It's pure cornmeal."

Lin Changgui turned his head and looked at Lin Ze, "You little bastard, are you going to Pigeon City again?"

Lin Ze scratched his head and said with a chuckle, "I didn't change my gun this time. No one paid attention to me. Grandpa and grandma, I'm sleepy. I'm going to bed first."

In the blink of an eye, only Lin Changgui and Liu Ying were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Old man, our eldest grandson is becoming more and more capable..."

"Old woman, you don't have to tell me. I can see that there are still piles of rice and flour in our room."

"Yeah, it's not the first time we've met. Why don't we go back to sleep?"

"Go to sleep, why not? There are still more than two hours before daybreak." Lin Changgui said as he walked a few steps towards the courtyard gate, locked the door again and then walked towards the master bedroom.

Lin Ze slept very soundly that night. At noon the next day, Lin Ze stretched and climbed up from the kang.

He put on his clothes, went to the yard and stretched his muscles.

At this time, Grandpa Lin Changgui also came out of the house. Seeing Lin Ze was in high spirits, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Grandpa, I want to go to the mountains today to see if I can find some other game." Lin Ze said.

"Well, that's fine. But you have to be careful and don't go too far." Lin Changgui instructed.

Lin Ze agreed and walked into the mountains with his hunting rifle on his back. He followed a path deep into the forest, looking for traces of prey along the border between East Mountain and South Mountain.

Suddenly, he heard a slight sound. Lin Ze stopped and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a fawn standing in the bushes not far away.

Lin Ze was delighted and quietly raised his shotgun and aimed at the deer. However, just as he was about to pull the trigger, he saw a pleading look in the deer's eyes.

Lin Ze's heart moved and he put down his hunting rifle. He decided to let the deer go, after all, he already had enough prey.

Lin Ze turned away and continued to explore the mountains. Soon, he found a tree full of fruits. He picked some and tasted them. They were sweet and delicious.

Lin Ze knew this kind of fruit. It had a nice name, called August melon.

Lin Ze brought the wax gourds back home and shared them with his grandparents.

The three of them tasted the delicious wax gourd while chatting happily and enjoying a warm family time.

Lin Ze stayed in the village for two months at a time, and occasionally he would bring the prey he had hunted back to his home in the city.

But they always go back and forth on the same day. Most of the time, Lin Ze stays at his grandfather's house, climbing mountains, running, lifting big rocks, and doing push-ups to exercise his body.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu followed Lin Ze and exercised with him.

At first, the two kids felt too tired and their arms and legs ached every day. The same was true for Lin Ze's untrained little body.

But Lin Ze refused to give up. The two little ones gritted their teeth and decided to keep up with their big brother's pace.

Lin Ze found a small hot spring on the other side of Nanshan Mountain, where he would occasionally go to soak.

The two younger ones didn’t dare to go up to Nanshan Mountain, and therefore missed a lot of high-intensity exercise.

Two months later, during the golden autumn harvest season, all the villagers went to the fields to harvest rice, and the militiamen such as Ge Er guarded the field more strictly.

"Brother Ze, I feel like I have endless energy all over my body."

Lin Wu picked up a big rock with some excitement, "Look, Brother Ze, I'm so awesome!"