Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

Lin Ze was a little speechless. He reached out to take the sweater and said, "Okay, can't I take it?"

Lin Ze added, "Sister Qin, I'll take the sweater. Don't leave yet. I'll go into the house and get you half a hen as your reward."

"Xiao Ze, I don't want your things..." Qin Huairu said.

"Oh?"

Lin Ze was surprised and asked, "If you don't want my things, then what do you want from me?"

Qin Huairu was suddenly speechless.

Lin Ze lost all his good impression of Qin Huairu. He turned and went into the house, took half a chicken for Qin Huairu, and said, "Sister Qin, please don't make anything for me in the future. I can't afford it."

Qin Huairu took the half hen, covered her mouth, and left without saying a word.

Lin Ze had never watched the TV series and didn't know Qin Huairu at all before, so it was normal for him to be cheated by her.

He took the sweater without even looking at it, turned around and went into the house and threw it directly into the space.

I feel a little uncomfortable, that's for sure.

After harvesting the crops that needed to be harvested, new crops were planted. Lin Ze slept soundly in the soft quilt.

The next morning, Lin Ze opened the door and saw that the courtyard was covered with snow.

Lin Zhengguo stretched himself and said to Lin Ze with a smile, "The New Year is coming soon. The factory has given us a holiday, so I can finally take a break."

"That's really great news." Lin Ze said.

"What's good about that? I wanted to go to the mountain behind your grandfather's house to watch you hunting, but now that it's snowing, I have to put my plan on hold." Lin Zhengguo said.

Lin Ze touched his nose, feeling a little guilty. After all, the gun he used for hunting was no longer his grandfather's, and if his father went with him, he would be exposed.

While thinking this in his heart, Lin Ze said, "This is not a big deal. There will be plenty of opportunities to watch me hunting in the future."

The heavy snow blocked the roads and every household was unable to go out. Lin Ze took Lin Hao and Lin Sisi to build a snowman in front of their house.

Soon, Lin Ze built a big-bellied snowman. Looking at the cute snowman in front of him, Lin Ze felt extremely satisfied.

Lin Sisi especially liked this snowman. She wore a thick new cotton-padded jacket and gloves, and threw herself on the snowman and refused to let go.

Gradually, heavy snow began to fall outside again, and suddenly, he heard a noise.

"Look, who made this snowman? It's so beautiful!"

"Yeah, that's amazing!"

Lin Ze looked in the direction of the voice and saw Yan Jiekuang and his siblings standing not far away, admiring his snowman.

Lin Ze smiled, walked over and greeted them.

"If you like, I'll teach you how to make it when the snow stops."

After hearing this, Yan Jiedi cheered excitedly.

Lin Ze thought that although the snow brought inconvenience, it also brought some joy to everyone.

Yan Jiedi happily pulled Lin Ze aside to ask him questions. The other children also surrounded him, their eyes full of curiosity and envy.

Lin Ze patiently answered their questions and invited them to play a snowball fight together.

The children immediately became excited, divided into two groups, and started a fierce battle.

They ran and threw snowballs as they pleased, and laughed as the snowballs flew.

Suddenly, a small snowball hit Lin Ze. He turned around and found that it was Yan Jiedi smiling mischievously.

Lin Ze was not willing to be outdone, and immediately rolled a bigger snowball in response, making the atmosphere on the field even more heated.

Laughter echoed in the courtyard. Although the weather was cold, everyone's hearts were warm.

After the snow stopped, Lin Ze fulfilled his promise and taught Yan Jiekuang and others how to make a snowman.

Everyone worked together to make snowmen of various shapes, and the front yard was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

This attracted Sha Zhu, Liu Guangfu and others in the middle courtyard and the back yard to watch.

Liu Guangfu invited Xu Damao to play snowball fight, but Xu Damao laughed at him mercilessly, "What kind of snowball fight? Only young boys like you like to play such childish games."

Liu Guangfu's face flushed when he heard Xu Damao's words. He retorted indignantly: "Who said this game is childish? They are having so much fun playing it!" Xu Damao smiled disdainfully, "That's because they have never seen anything really interesting." After saying that, he walked away triumphantly.

Lin Ze did not hear Xu Damao's remarks, and even if he did, he would not take them seriously. All he could see were the group of children happily running around in the front yard.

He remembered that when he was a child he was also like these children, keen on various simple and happy games.

Just as Lin Ze was lost in his memories, Yan Jiedi ran over, grabbed his hand, and said excitedly: "Brother Lin Ze, let's build a bigger snowman!"

"Okay." Lin Ze nodded with a smile and started to work with the children.

Soon, a tall and majestic snowman stood in the middle of the yard. The children jumped around the snowman happily, with satisfied smiles on their faces. Looking at them, Lin Ze also felt a long-lost innocence and happiness.

Because of this game, the children in the front yard became more cohesive.

At this point, the group of children in the front yard, including Yan Jiefang, all secretly regarded Lin Ze as the leader of the children.

Time flies quickly amid the children's laughter.

As night falls, each household begins to prepare dinner, and the courtyard is filled with the strong smell of fireworks.

Lin Ze said goodbye to Yan Jiedi and others and returned home.

Lin Zhengguo and Li Xiuzhen were busy in the kitchen. When they saw Lin Ze coming in, they smiled and asked, "Did you have fun playing with the children today?"

"Very happy." Lin Ze nodded, "But the snow is too heavy, I guess I won't be able to go out tomorrow."

"It's okay, it's a good time to rest at home." Lin Zhengguo said, "By the way, what are your plans for next year? Do you want to work in a factory or just drift around like this year?"

Lin Ze hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth: "I don't plan to go to work for the time being."

Lin Zhengguo looked at him in surprise: "How can you think like that, kid? Find a class where you can have endless money..."

Lin Ze explained helplessly: "Dad, you know that I am focused on the mountains behind Grandpa's house. How can I go to work with peace of mind if I haven't explored all the mountains?"

Lin Zhengguo was silent for a moment and sighed: "I know your personality. Going to the mountains can indeed bring you some prey and sell them for some money, but your mother and I still hope that you can stay away from danger, have a stable job, and settle down as soon as possible."

Li Xiuzhen quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded heavily.

Lin Ze nodded. He understood his parents' good intentions, but he also knew that he didn't want to go to work for the time being.

After dinner, Lin Ze lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. He was thinking about work and his future.

He knew that he couldn't keep avoiding it and had to find a way to solve this problem.