Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

The area outside the mountain is actually quite good.

At least there are some forest trails. Chen Xu followed Lin Chan through the woods with great interest. Now he remembered something.

"How does Lin Qing's family survive in the mountains?"

"What else can we do? Both father and son are hunters, and they have also opened up some fields. They are considered to be relatively well-off in the village. However, his father died of illness two years ago, and now he is the only hunter left."

Lin Chan looked a little gloomy. She thought of her father. If her father had not passed away last year, her family would probably be better off now.

Chen Xu didn't know what Lin Chan, who was walking in front of him, was thinking. He could guess that Lin Chan's father must be dead. After all, he had come several times and hadn't seen him, and no one from Linjia Village had gone out. The biggest possibility was naturally that he was dead.

But this was someone else's sad story, and Chen Xu didn't even dare to mention it.

At this moment, he no longer had time to look at the graceful figure of Lin Chan in front of him. Although the road was still passable, the newly grown branches and other things hit his body and it was quite painful, especially some thorny branches, which kept getting caught on his clothes.

On the other hand, Lin Chan in front of him didn't care about all this at all. The branches next to her were bounced away as soon as they touched her. Chen Xu naturally didn't know that this was the famous state in martial arts where not even a feather can touch her and not even a fly or insect can land.

His knowledge of martial arts still remained in the various TV dramas and movies in his previous life, such as the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, the Nine Yin Manual, or those Internet celebrities who hit bricks with their inch punches and the Lightning Five Whips...

Therefore, if someone who knows the matter saw Lin Chan's shocking behavior, they would probably find it incredible. To be able to practice to such a level at such a young age, calling him a monster might be an underestimation.

Chen Xu just thought that Lin Chan was used to the mountains, and practice makes perfect...

He didn't notice that Lin Chan in front of him clenched his fists a little bit, as if he wanted to hit someone.

The guy behind her kept staring at her, making her feel uncomfortable. It was not until this moment that the feeling of being watched disappeared, otherwise she would have been unable to bear it.

Turning around and seeing Chen Xu who looked somewhat embarrassed behind him, Lin Chan turned his head again.

You deserve it, staring at my butt, humph.

Lin Qing's home was actually not far away, but the road was difficult to walk on. In less than half an hour, the two arrived at a hillside with sparse trees around it. One side was backed by a mountain, one side was surrounded by water, and the other two sides were naturally surrounded by woods. The location was quite good.

Among the several houses, only two are brick and tile houses, and the other houses are made of wood, bamboo poles and mud, which looks very much like a farmhouse.

Chen Xu sighed that it must have taken a lot of effort for Lin Qing's family to create a little world of their own here.

Lin Chan next to him introduced.

"Their family has been hunters for generations and settled here a long time ago. I heard from the older generation that in order to transport bricks and tiles in, the villagers used bamboo rafts to carry them in, and it took a long time."

Chen Xu nodded. It was too difficult to transport bricks and tiles through the mountain roads. It was okay to take the water route. There were some fields around the house, which must have been developed later.

Just cultivating fields in a place like this, not to mention the harvest, it would be a big hassle to clean up the plants that keep growing around.

The old woman who was sitting at the door sewing shoe soles also saw the two of them and said something into the house.

Before Chen Xu and the other man got close, a young man came out.

He was in his twenties, with a crew cut and a dark face, but his eyes were very bright. He was wearing leather clothes, which were very hunter-like. He looked pretty good.

When he saw the two of them, he shouted from a distance.

"Chan girl, you are a rare guest. It's rare for you to come to my place."

"If you call me Cicada Girl again, I will beat you to death."

Lin Chan replied unwillingly. Obviously, although this guy was her cousin according to seniority, she was still uncomfortable with being addressed as a junior.

"Hello, aunt."

Walking closer, Lin Chan greeted the old ladies, and his attitude was completely different from his attitude towards Lin Qing.

"Okay, Chan girl is becoming more and more attractive. Is this your girlfriend?"

The old woman looked very easy-going. After responding to Lin Chan's words, she looked at Chen Xu.

Lin Qing next to him didn't care about Lin Chan's threat at all. He looked up and down at Chen Xu who followed Lin Chan.

"Aunt, don't talk nonsense. He is just a person who came to the village to purchase supplies."

Lin Chan pulled the old woman's hand in dissatisfaction and hurriedly denied it.

Lin Qing is very outgoing.

Patted Chen Xu on the shoulder.

"Brother-in-law..."

Before he could finish his words, his little fist with the force of wind and thunder directly hit Lin Qing's head.

"Fuck, are you serious..."

Lin Qing reacted extremely quickly, turning around instantly and crossing his hands to block, but the moment his fist made contact with Lin Chan's, he was blown away.

Chen Xu only felt a flash before his eyes, and Lin Chan's figure had disappeared from his sight. He caught up with Lin Qing who was blown away in a few steps and started a one-sided beating.

The corners of Chen Xu's mouth twitched a few times. It can be seen that Lin Qing is also capable, but he does not have much resistance against Lin Chan, who has already fled in panic.

The old lady next to him didn't care at all about her son being beaten. She watched her son jumping up and down with a smile, and even had the mood to talk to Chen Xu.

He pointed to the small stool next to him.

"Come, little comrade, sit over here. How did you get to know Chan girl..."

At this time, a young woman holding a bowl came out of the house and handed the bowl of water to Chen Xu. She should be Lin Qing's wife. Like the old woman, she didn't even look at Lin Qing who was beaten by Lin Chan and ran away. It was obvious that she was used to it.

Chen Xu noticed a little girl sticking her head out of the door and looking outside.

Perhaps because of the presence of a stranger like him, the little girl didn't dare to come out.

This should be Lin Qing's daughter, who looks only a few years old, with a bun and slightly curly hair, looking very cute.

Chen Xu looked in the space for a long time but didn't see any suitable gift for the little girl. In the end, he had to give up. He had to pay attention to it in the future. At least put some candy or something in the space. This is a powerful weapon against children.

We already have White Rabbit milk candy, but it is very expensive and most people can’t afford it.

The price of one pound of White Rabbit can buy several pounds of other candies.

The old woman had a talent for gossip. Perhaps because there were not many outsiders here, during the time when the two siblings were fighting, she almost asked about Chen Xu's ancestors for eighteen generations.

When she learned that they were from Chenjia Village, the old woman became more enthusiastic.

"It's good to be close. I used to go to Chenjia Village often. My hometown is Zhoujia Village."

Chen Xu nodded. Zhoujia Village was on the other side of the commune, not far from Qinjia Village, Qin Huairu's hometown.

In just a few minutes, the two siblings stopped fighting and came back.

Lin Qing had a pair of panda eyes and looked a little disheveled. He looked at Lin Chan with resentment on his face.

"I say, if you hit someone, can you please not hit them in the face?"

"Humph."

Lin Chan snorted and ignored him completely, continuing to talk to the old woman. Looking at the three female comrades chatting and laughing, Chen Xu felt that it would be nice to settle down in this mountain forest.

For him, who is more introverted, this kind of isolated life makes him yearn for it.