Siheyuan: The road to counterattack for the little transparent

Lin Donglai remembered the route very well. From childhood to adulthood, as long as he had walked a route once, he would never get lost the second time he walked it.

He rode his bike with his sister on his back in front, and Sha Zhu followed behind. The two bicycles rang their bells from time to time as they pedaled towards the outside of the city.

Early in the morning, there were still a lot of people gathered at the city gate. As soon as Lin Donglai and his three companions arrived there, they were recognized by those old acquaintances.

"Da Qiang, the buyer from the steel mill is here again. Should we follow him and take a look?"

"You go if you want to go. That guy is very strong and evil. You won't get any advantage if you follow him. Look at the man with him. He has a face full of flesh and you can tell at a glance that he is not an easy person to deal with."

"I advise you not to follow me. Just stay here quietly."

Fatty Daqiang's two sentences successfully dissuaded those who wanted to follow Lin Donglai and his group, and no one followed them like before.

After riding for a while out of the city gate, Lin Donglai stopped his bike and turned his head to look back to confirm whether there was any tail following him today.

"Brother, why did you stop? Did you drop something?" Lin Dongyi asked curiously.

Sha Zhu also looked at him with a puzzled look. Lin Donglai smiled and said, "It's okay. Every time I went out of the city before, someone followed me. I wanted to see if it was the same this time. I just checked and there was no one."

"Let's continue on our journey. If we wait any longer, the fish won't be fresh enough. Dongyi, sit down."

After saying that, Lin Donglai continued to ride his bike forward. Seeing this, Sha Zhu also hurriedly pedaled to catch up.

Although Sha Zhu can ride a bicycle, he seldom rides it. The road from the courtyard to the city gate is all paved with cobblestones, so it doesn't matter if it's easy to walk on.

But the roads outside the city were different, all dirt roads. I don’t know if it was because of his poor driving skills or if there was something wrong with Xu Damao’s tires, but he skidded several times.

If he hadn't reacted quickly and used his feet to balance himself, he would have fallen down. He had no choice but to slow down and watch himself and the Lin Donglai siblings getting further and further away.

He could not bear it any longer and shouted, "Donglai, ride slower, wait for me, wait for me."

When Lin Donglai heard the shouting, he stopped with his feet on the ground, looked back and saw Sha Zhu with a nervous look on his face. He was riding the bike carefully, so he had to slow down.

"Brother Zhuzi, ride carefully and don't fall..." He originally wanted to say "don't drop the fish", but thought that this was a bit cruel, so he gave up.

Along the way, Lin Dongyi was very curious about the sights he saw for the first time. He asked what was planted in the fields or what birds were singing in the distance, and his little mouth never stopped talking.

Time passed quickly, and soon the sun rose. Lin Donglai and his friends also rode to the three-way intersection, stopped the bike and said:

"The next small road is not easy to lead, and Brother Zhuzi, your driving skills are average, so let's all get off and push the cart."

Lin Dongyi seemed very happy to hear this, and jumped down from the back of the car, laughing and cheering: "Finally I can get down, that's great!"

Sha Zhu seemed very satisfied with this arrangement. He found it difficult to ride a bike on a main road, not to mention a small road like this. He was also worried that he would get covered in mud and give people a bad impression.

But looking at the endless path, he asked worriedly, "Donglai, how long will it take to get to your uncle's house?"

After learning that it would take about ten minutes to walk, Sha Zhu murmured to himself, "It's not too far. It won't be too hard to go back to my father-in-law's house in the future, hehe."

When the three of them arrived at Zhangjia Village, many villagers had already eaten breakfast and were coming out of their homes one after another, carrying hoes.

The villagers have a custom that before going to work every day, they will stand for a while under the big apricot tree at the village chief's house at the entrance of the village to ask if there is anything they need to pay attention to that day.

The appearance of Lin Donglai and his two companions immediately attracted the attention of the villagers standing under the big apricot tree, and everyone looked at them at the same time.

Seeing the grass carps hanging on the front of Shazhu's car, a brave man stepped forward and asked, "Comrade, are you bringing these fish to our village to sell?"

"Donglai? Is it Donglai?" An older female voice sounded from the crowd, followed by an old woman pushing through the crowd and walking out.

Lin Donglai took a closer look and realized that it was his aunt. He quickly replied, "Aunt! It's me. Is my uncle home?"

"I'm at home. The handle of the hoe is broken. Your uncle is repairing it at home. Let's not talk about it here. Come home with your aunt."

The aunt seemed very happy about Lin Donglai's arrival and asked him to go home with her. Only then did she notice the little girl standing behind Lin Donglai.

"Is this Dong Yi? When your uncle came back from the city, he exclaimed that Dong Yi looked like her mother, as if they were printed from the same mold. Now it seems that she is indeed the case."

The aunt narrowed her eyes and looked at Lin Dongyi, praising her so much that the little girl felt embarrassed.

Lin Donglai and the other two followed their aunt to the front door. Before they even entered the yard, she hurriedly called out, "Old man, look who's here! Donglai and Dongyi are here!"

The uncle was very surprised by the arrival of Lin Donglai and his sister. After a moment of hesitation, he immediately dropped the tools in his hands, smiled and walked forward to invite them into the yard.

When he saw Sha Zhu following the brother and sister, he was stunned for a moment and thought: Why is this kid following them?

After Lin Donglai parked the car, he happened to see his uncle's puzzled expression and said, "Uncle, Brother Zhuzi heard that we came to see you, and he wanted to come and see you too, and he also wants to ask you for something."

"Brother Zhuzi, don't you agree?"

Sha Zhu grinned and said yes. As guests are welcome, the old man smiled and invited Sha Zhu into the yard.

Looking at the big fish on the front of his car, he said, "Zhu Zi, you came whenever you wanted. Why are you carrying so many fish?"

"Grandpa, I didn't bring you these fish. Donglai went to the lake and caught too many fish to eat, so he asked me to carry them here." As he spoke, he parked the car and untied all the fish.

"Uncle, I didn't bring you anything good, please don't despise it." As soon as Lin Donglai finished speaking, the old man became anxious: "This fish is a good thing!"

"Many people in our village want to buy such a big fish but cannot. How could my uncle dislike it? Donglai, you are such a thoughtful child."

During the small talk, the old man wanted to invite them into the house to sit and chat, but Lin Donglai declined, saying that it would be cooler under the trees in the yard at this time of year.

So my aunt-in-law grabbed a few handfuls of peanuts that she usually didn't want to eat and some sun-dried melon seeds that she had dried herself, and made them a pot of tea, and they sat down and started chatting.

After sitting for a while, Sha Zhu was eager to show off, so he volunteered to help clean the fish. He quickly worked with the knife and had cleaned all the fish neatly in a short while.

My aunt-in-law saw it and praised, "This young man has good skills. Donglai, how many children does he have?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he quickly explained loudly: "Auntie, I don't have a partner yet." Then he looked at his uncle with a smile and said: "I came to Uncle Donglai to find a solution."