Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Chen Xu stretched out his hand to the tiger's back and gently stroked its fur. Xiao Hei turned his head and looked strangely at this human who was somewhat similar to the female biped who often beat it, and howled a few times in dissatisfaction.

Xiao Hei: What’s the logic behind whether you want to touch it or not?

But that's what Chen Xu heard.

"Ahh, ahhh, ahhh?"

Chen Xu retracted his hand at the speed of light. It wasn't because he was afraid, but he felt the hair was a bit hard and prickly...

Lin Chan couldn't stop laughing. She usually thought Chen Xu was quite brave, but she didn't expect to see his cowardly side.

Chen Xu rolled his eyes. Isn't this nonsense? Who wouldn't be scared when seeing this thing? Even if Lin Chan was there, if Xiao Hei really attacked and hurt someone, he doubted that Lin Chan might not be able to hold him down.

After all, if we compare strength, the tiger is obviously stronger than Lin Chan.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Chen Xu considers himself a gentleman, so of course he has to be careful.

"By the way, didn't you say they were in the deep mountains? This shouldn't be a deep mountain, right?"

"No, but this is Xiao Hei's original territory. It's just that there is not much food here now. Xiao Hei will run to the mountains to hunt, but he will come back occasionally."

"I see."

Seeing Lin Chan tickling Xiao Hei's chin and Xiao Hei squinting his eyes with a look of enjoyment, Chen Xu became a lot bolder.

I started to touch the tiger. After all, it is a rare experience to pet a tiger personally, and it is a wild tiger. Not many people in the world can have this treatment.

"When your strength reaches a bottleneck, you can come to Xiao Hei to practice with me. That's how I made a breakthrough."

Chen Xu:?

"Didn't you ever think about what to do if you couldn't beat Xiao Hei?"

"It doesn't matter if you can't win. There were a dozen fellow villagers with guns standing next to him."

Chen Xu: ...

Suddenly I feel that Xiao Hei is quite tragic, a complete tool tiger.

If you lose a fight, you get beaten; if you win, you get shot. How miserable it is.

After a long time, Xiao Hei started howling again.

"Oooooh, roar!"

Translation: You haven’t finished yet, have you? It’s been half an hour!

Chen Xu reluctantly stopped rubbing Xiao Hei's ears.

"Okay, let's continue."

Lin Chan pointed speechlessly at the pool not far away. Chen Xu turned his head in confusion and saw a natural pool under the cliff not far away with a small waterfall on it. According to Lin Chan, the downstream of this pool was one of the sources of the small river near the village.

The opening is not big, and it can be turned into a nice pond if you block it with a net. No one raises fish here because it is too far away, and even if they do, it is not certain who will eat the fish in the end.

Chen Xu's attention was completely on Xiao Hei and he ignored the pool not far away.

I took a careful look around it and it felt pretty good.

And there is Xiao Hei next to it. Even if it eats a lot itself, it is better than being eaten by the animals in the mountains at a free buffet.

"Okay, here it is. I feel fine."

For him, having a pond is enough. If someone insists on telling him the origin of the pond in the future, then he will just go up the mountain with him. He hopes that he won’t be scared to the point of peeing his pants by Xiao Hei.

The pond looks quite large, and it wouldn't be wrong to call it a small lake. It certainly looks like it's several acres in size.

The two of them strolled around the pond for a while. While Lin Chan and Xiao Hei were sparring, Chen Xu secretly released a lot of fish fry into the pond. There were not too many, maybe only a few thousand. As there were already fish in the pond, it didn't seem out of place.

It all depends on how many can survive. Anyway, Chen Xu doesn't expect this place to produce many fish for him.

"It's time to go back."

Lin Chan came over with a satisfied look on his face and greeted Chen Xu who was standing beside the pool.

Xiao Hei ran faster than usual today. When Lin Chan said it was time to leave, Xiao Hei left at the fastest speed he had ever run in his life.

It didn't know what was wrong with this familiar human. Usually, they would occasionally practice with each other for a while and then leave. It would have been fine if someone came to pet it today, but the problem was that the practice time was extended.

Even though it is a tiger, it does not have the habit of seeking abuse, although this is not without benefits for it.

For example, because it is often sparred with humans, it has become much more flexible than other of its kind in the mountains, and can run faster, which gives it an advantage in hunting and makes it more competitive in courtship.

But this was all in exchange for getting beaten, which was a bit unpleasant.

When Chen Xu turned around, he just saw Xiao Hei disappearing in the bushes in the distance. He was speechless. His title of "King of Wife Mountain" was not exaggerated. This was a real achievement.

Xiao Hei is the witness.

He reached out and smoothed the girl's sweaty bangs.

"Go back. You're sweating so much. Don't catch a cold."

"Ah."

Lin Chan looked well-behaved. Although she hadn't caught a cold since she mastered martial arts, she still felt very touched by her man's concern, so she didn't refute.

By the time the two returned to Linjia Village, it was almost dark.

The mother-in-law had just finished her meal when she saw the two men coming back from the mountains.

"You haven't eaten yet? I'll make some."

"it is good."

Chen Xu did not refuse, and his family had no reason to be polite.

Lin Chan hurriedly fetched water to take a bath. Chen Xu also wanted to go, but unfortunately his mother-in-law was still there. He had to be more restrained at his mother-in-law's house. It would be nice to chat with her.

During the days when Chen Xu was away, the courtyard was still quite lively.

First of all, Yi Zhonghai was discharged from the hospital, but a broken hand cannot be healed in a short time. According to the doctor, it is best not to go to work before it is completely healed to avoid serious sequelae.

Yi Zhonghai naturally didn't dare to gamble whether he would have any sequelae. If he lost the bet, his life would be over.

I already have no money, and if I become bankrupt now, I will be finished. I can’t even think about finding someone to take care of me in my old age, and I probably won’t live to see that time.

Also, He Daqing came. He originally planned to come during the Chinese New Year, but was dragged by the White Widow to spend the New Year with her. If He Daqing left, who would prepare the New Year's Eve dinner? He Daqing had no choice but to postpone his arrival in Sijiucheng.

He just came to see whether Sha Zhu had gone to work at the steel rolling mill as he had arranged, and also to see if Yu Shui was such a silly girl that he didn't want her to be cheated out of her money. He would always feel uneasy if he didn't come to check on her.

The two men looked at each other in bewilderment when they met again. They had never had a good relationship to begin with, and now that Yi Zhonghai had been cheated into pennilessness, they naturally disliked each other even more.

"Did someone break your hand?"

He Daqing's first move was a powerful one, which made Yi Zhonghai so angry that he was fuming.

So I, Yi Zhonghai, am so unpopular that I might have my hands broken?

Seeing Yi Zhonghai ignore him and go into the house, He Daqing was a little confused. What does this guy mean? Isn't it just asking? Who is this...

Without Yu Shui, He Daqing felt a little annoyed that he came at the wrong time and should have come on a weekend.

In fact, he came here with another idea, which was to help Sha Zhu look for a house. After all, the courtyard house only had Yu Shui's small house, which was obviously not enough for Sha Zhu and Yu Shui to live in. If it didn't work out, they would have to sell the house and rent a bigger one outside.

But soon He Daqing heard from the old women in the courtyard that Sha Zhu was now living in the backyard and had two rooms.

He Daqing remained silent. The deaf old lady's behavior was a little beyond his expectations.

He never had a good impression of the deaf old lady, and it was also because of this old lady that Sha Zhu ended up in labor reform. But now the deaf old lady took the initiative to help Sha Zhu arrange a house, and He Daqing didn't know what to say.

After all, Sha Zhu really has nothing to gain now. He has no money, no house, and has a reputation of being a labor reformer. He Daqing couldn't figure out the deaf old lady's intention. After thinking it over, he decided to ask directly.