Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

"What's going on in the kitchen? Why is there so much noise?"

Lin Changgui got up from the recliner and walked into the kitchen, his face full of surprise.

"Xiao Ze, did you climb Nanshan Mountain?"

"Yes, sir, I have a gun."

Lin Changgui said disapprovingly, "There is no shortage of food at home. There are wolves, leopards, and blind bears deep in the Nanshan Mountains. Even an old hunter may not be able to escape unscathed if he encounters them."

"Master, I know. I just came across a basin and picked some mushrooms there. I didn't go into the mountains."

"That's good. Don't put yourself in danger next time, or I'll beat you up."

"Old man, this chicken that Xiaoze caught..."

In this day and age, people are starving. Their family cannot be different. Hanging cured chicken and duck in front of the door is just asking for trouble.

"Grandpa and grandma, let's stew it." Lin Ze said.

Lin Changgui looked at the two pheasants and the pile of mushrooms. "Xiao Ze is a capable and filial child. Stew one of the pheasants and give the other one back to his parents to taste."

"What about those old mushrooms, and the matsutake?"

"Fry half and leave the other half for Xiaoze to take away."

Since Lin Changgui had spoken, Liu Ying had to do as he was told.

"Lin Wen and Lin Wu, go call your parents."

Lin Changgui was very happy and took out a half bottle of wine from the altar cabinet. "Xiao Ze, do you want to drink with Grandpa today?"

Lin Ze shook his head repeatedly, "Master, I am underage and cannot drink."

"Haha, okay then."

Lin Changgui recalled with a smile, "When your grandfather was your age, I secretly drank my grandfather's wine."

Lin Ze sat next to the old man and smiled.

He didn't have the chance to drink in his previous life, and he has never drunk alcohol in this life, so he has no feelings for either cigarettes or alcohol.

Lin Musheng and Wang Erni were soon called over by the two little ones.

Lin Musheng became more and more impressed by his nephew's abilities.

"There are many people picking wild vegetables in Dongshan, and there are roads everywhere. But in Nanshan, there are overgrown vegetation and there is not even a road. Which road did you take to get to the mountain?" Lin Musheng asked.

Lin Ze smiled faintly and said, "There are no roads in this world. When more people walk on it, it becomes a road."

"Hey? This kid suddenly said something like this."

Everyone in the room knew that Lin Ze was telling the truth and they all started laughing.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu didn't understand what it meant, but they laughed along too.

Lin Ze helped to pluck the feathers and chop the chicken skillfully, while Lin Wen and Lin Wu took turns adding firewood to the pot.

The three brothers cooperated with each other and had a lot of fun.

The chicken and mushroom stew was almost done, and Liu Ying began to stick sorghum and cornmeal pancakes on the edge of the pot. This meal was especially luxurious as her eldest grandson was present.

Lin Changgui and Lin Musheng sat around the table and started sipping wine before the food came out of the pot.

"Thanks to Xiaoze, we haven't eaten so well in years!" Wang Erni took the pancakes and chicken out of the pan, and then fried the mushrooms again.

"What are you talking about? If you talk like that, then what did we eat yesterday?" Lin Changgui said.

“Hahaha,” Lin Musheng laughed, “We were able to succeed yesterday thanks to Lin Ze!”

"Yes, our Xiaoze is really a blessed and good child."

Lin Wen and Lin Wu held their big bowls and drooled at the fragrance.

The fried mushrooms were soon served, and the family sat around them, eating sorghum flour pancakes in their hands and enjoying the delicious dishes. They were so delicious that they wanted to bite off their tongues.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu's mouths were full of oil. Lin Wu said, "Brother, your mushrooms are so delicious, woo woo..."

As soon as he said this, he accidentally bit his tongue.

This unlucky child also bit his tongue when eating mulberries yesterday.

The sweet potatoes and potatoes in Lin Ze's space are not yet ripe, and the daytime harvest time is almost up. He plans to take them out and give them to his grandparents tomorrow.

"Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu, both of you can only eat one cake. After the cake, have some meat and drink some soup. But don't eat as much as you want." Wang Erni yelled.

Lin Musheng pushed his glasses and nodded slightly, obviously meaning the same thing.

Lin Changgui also called out to Lin Ze, "Xiao Ze, don't eat too much. If you fill your stomach, you'll feel uncomfortable."

People who have been hungry for a long time should not eat too much at once. If they eat oily food, they will have diarrhea and die.

After listening to the old man's words, Lin Ze slowed down his eating speed.

"I understand, sir."

As far as Lin Ze could remember, he hadn’t eaten so well or so full for two or three years.

"Musheng, drink less and keep an eye on those two boys of yours."

In those days, we didn’t have any bread to eat on a regular basis. We just cooked porridge with wild vegetables and drank water, not to mention meat and these delicious mushrooms.

Almost all the wild vegetables and tree barks on the East Mountain have been stripped clean. The people in Linjia Village are also eyeing the South Mountain, but without anyone to take the initiative, no one dares to go into the mountain first.

After the family had finished their dinner, Lin Ze lay on the kang in the west room and invaded the space with his mind.

[Sweet potatoes and potatoes are ripe, should we harvest them? 】

"Charge."

[Congratulations to the host for successfully collecting 100 catties of sweet potatoes and 100 catties of potatoes]

"Not bad, it works."

[Black soil x2 detected, do you want to sow? ]

"Yes, continue to plant sweet potatoes and potatoes."

[The seeds have been sown successfully, should they be ripened? 】

"Yes."

[Use organic fertilizer cow dung, chicken dung totaling 50 kg, ripen %, whether to continue ripening. 】

Lin Ze also wanted to continue ripening the fruits, but unfortunately he could not collect 20 kilograms of organic fertilizer in total during the day.

Lin Ze simply stopped thinking about it and fell asleep.

The next morning, the rooster crowed at dawn.

Lin Ze woke up naturally. Liu Ying called him to have breakfast, and then Lin Ze got up.

Lin Ze drank the porridge in a few big gulps, then he remembered to look into the pot. When he looked inside the pot, he saw only soaked wild vegetables.

"Granny, what are you eating?"

"It's all mushy. Xiaoze, go play when you're full. Don't worry about the house."

Lin Changgui called Lin Ze and went out with him.

The breakfast was nothing fancy, just sorghum and wild vegetable porridge. The one Liu Ying gave Lin Zesheng was the stickiest bowl.

Lin Ze scratched his head, feeling somewhat touched.

In his two lives, family affection is what he lacks the most. This is the first time he feels loved and treated as a treasure by his family.

"Master, I'm going to go find Lin Xiaohu and the others."

Lin Ze did not forget the agreement he made with Lin Xiaohu yesterday to go to the lake for a swimming competition, and he would definitely catch a lot of fish.

"Go ahead. Don't go into the mountains again today. If you want to play, play safe games."

"Okay, sir. Don't worry."

Lin Ze said this, but he was thinking in his heart how to get a smooth transition from sweet potatoes to potatoes.

Lin Xiaohu also finished his meal early, and didn't even bring the kids next door. He went straight to Lin Ze and said with a smile, "Uncle Ze, you are such a straightforward person. Will the game start soon?"

"No hurry, warm up first and wait for the sun to come out."