Siheyuan: Buyers get rich from hunting

Dongtang Village, like most rural areas, doesn't look anything special.

However, to Liu Ping'an, this place seemed slightly richer than Qinjia Village.

Many of the houses have been renovated, and the villagers on both sides of the road have bright smiles on their faces, without any signs of sadness or resentment.

This made Liu Ping'an feel very gratified. It would be a happy thing if more villages like Dongtang Village could appear all over the country.

"Come, this is my home." Uncle Pingtun led Liu Ping'an to an earth wall, gently pushed open the door, and then led Liu Ping'an into the yard.

At the same time, the other four villagers followed different uncles to stay at their homes.

Only Liu Ping'an received the warm hospitality of Uncle Pingtun and was invited to live in his home.

Although he felt a little embarrassed, Liu Ping'an decided to accept the kindness and came here with Uncle Pingtun.

When the door opened, Liu Pingan noticed two little girls in the yard, one younger and the other older, playing hopscotch, their laughter full of energy and innocence.

Hopscotch is a simple outdoor game that requires no special game materials.

Children simply draw a series of overlapping, connected grids on the ground and then use stones or sandbags as throwing objects to play the game.

This is the most profound childhood game for children.

And it has no distinction between men and women, so it should have a wide audience.

Both little girls were rather thin, but their skin looked healthy. They were not pale and thin due to malnutrition. Although their clothes had many patches, they were clean and tidy.

As soon as the two girls saw Uncle Pingtun coming back, the younger one immediately dropped the sandbag in her hand and couldn't wait to jump into Uncle Pingtun's arms; while the older girl trotted over with a happy smile on her face, her eyes full of joy and anticipation.

After the little daughter hugged Uncle Pingtun tightly, her big round eyes stared at Liu Pingan curiously, as if she was full of doubts about this strange visitor.

After a while, she asked, "Dad, who is this big brother? Why did he come to our house?"

Obviously, the little girl was very surprised at Liu Ping'an's arrival.

Not only that, the little girl was also very fond of Liu Ping'an's clean and tidy clothes, which didn't even have any patches on them.

The older girl next to him also looked at Liu Ping'an curiously, expecting her father to give an answer.

Uncle Pingtun laughed heartily, put his little daughter down from his arms, and pointed at Liu Ping'an and introduced him, "This is Liu Ping'an from the city. You can just call him Uncle Ping'an. He is a buyer for the factory! He will be staying in our house for the time being."

Hearing their father's words, the two little girls shouted in unison: "Hello, Uncle Ping'an!" Then they hid behind Uncle Pingtun, revealing two innocent smiling faces, their eyes sparkling like two black gems.

Liu Ping'an touched his nose speechlessly, wondering how he had suddenly been promoted to uncle.

I’m really old.

The difference in personality between the two little girls can be seen from their performance just now.

The little girl was cheerful and cheerful. When she saw Uncle Pingtun, she happily rushed over to him, with an innocent smile on her face and eyes full of joy and expectation.

The older girl seemed more introverted and shy, and even her voice was as weak as a mosquito when she spoke.

She stood quietly by the side, with her head slightly lowered, seeming a little reserved.

"By the way, Ping An, these two are my daughters. The older one is Chen Ying, she is 12 years old this year. The younger one is Chen Yun, she is 10 years old this year." Uncle Pingtun introduced them in a cheerful voice with a proud look on his face. He enthusiastically showed Liu Ping An his lovely daughters.

Liu Ping'an smiled and nodded to show his understanding.

Then, he took out a dozen candies from his pocket and gently handed them to the two children. These candies were beautifully packaged and exuded an enticing aroma.

The children's attention was attracted, and their eyes were shining with desire, but they showed good upbringing and did not reach out for the candy directly. Instead, they cast their gazes towards Uncle Pingtun, waiting for his instructions.

Uncle Pingtun originally wanted to decline the gift, but when he saw Liu Ping'an's sincere expression, he smiled and said to the children, "Take it, eat slowly, don't finish it in one day."

Hearing their father's permission, the two little girls happily took the candy, carefully peeled off the candy wrapper, and then happily put the candy into their mouths, enjoying the sweet taste.

Both the big and the small showed happy expressions at the same time.

Seeing this, Uncle Pingtun smiled gently, then took Liu Ping'an into the house.

After entering the main room, Uncle Pingtun went to pour water for Liu Ping'an. Chen Ying and Chen Yun sat on a small stool beside them, looking at Liu Ping'an curiously.

At this time Uncle Pingtun brought out some water and Liu Ping'an wanted to pay.

But Uncle Pingtun noticed his action and quickly grabbed Liu Ping'an's hand and said, "You can't take this. You have helped me a lot. I would be a human being if I took your money."

Uncle Pingtun clearly didn't want the children to worry about him, so he just said he was helping.

But in fact, it is no different from helping.

Seeing this, Liu Ping'an did not insist. Instead of giving money, he might as well go hunting to supplement the nutrition of his two children.

This is better than paying money.

So Liu Pingan smiled and said, "That's great. But if I hunt a lot during this period, you must not be polite to me."

"Oh, don't worry, I won't be polite to you."

Uncle Pingtun wanted to be polite, but when he saw Liu Ping'an's persistent expression, he could only smile helplessly.

But he knew that hunting was not easy, and he did not expect Liu Ping'an to hunt prey.

Besides, he felt that he should support Liu Ping'an during this period of time. After all, this was considered a life-saving favor.

"Ping'an, you take a rest first. I'll go out and see my wife." Uncle Pingtun went back to the bedroom, changed into clothes with many patches, and walked out with a swagger.

Seeing this, Liu Ping'an shook his head speechlessly.

People nowadays are so brave. They are not afraid that he is a bad person. There are only two children left at home.

But this also shows Uncle Pingtun's trust in him.

But trust is trust, Liu Ping'an said to the two little girls who were sitting there eating candy: "In the future, if there are strangers or ordinary people coming to our house, you two must not stay at home, you must stay with the adults."

The two little girls didn't understand, but because Liu Ping'an was a good uncle who gave them the candy, they all smiled with their eyes narrowed and nodded.