Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

"But I can't bear to watch them build the house."

Grandma Liu Xiaocui has a resentful look on her face. Now she is pointed at and talked about by others every day when she walks in the village.

Although they didn't dare to shout loudly in front of me, it was still annoying to listen to them.

Especially these two ungrateful bastards. As a mother, I have raised them for so many years and brought them up with great difficulty. But in the end, I just felt sorry for my youngest son. Is it necessary to wait until the end to divide the family?

What's even more serious is that the youngest daughter had severely cheated their family in the past. She had already promised the lame man and even accepted the lame man's betrothal gift.

But she never expected that her usually obedient daughter would do such a thing and elope with a man in the village.

And the son of this ungrateful daughter actually came back and instigated their family, tearing them apart, so Liu Xiaocui hated Ye Wenwu very much.

But she also knew that Ye Wenwu was not from the village after all, so it would be difficult to deal with him.

However, the job that was originally for her youngest son was given to her ungrateful grandson, which Liu Xiaocui could never accept.

The previous fire was caused by Liu Xiaocui in collusion with her husband Zhang Youheng. Her purpose was to force her two ungrateful sons to come back and, by the way, to take back the work quota of her eldest son's family and give it to her younger son.

But he didn't expect that everything would be ruined by Ye Wenwu at once.

"But now the whole village is in a state of panic. We should not act rashly. We should wait until the situation has passed before thinking of a solution."

Grandpa Zhang Youheng might feel that there was something strange about this matter. After all, since Ye Wenwu came back, the entire team has become much quieter.

There is no investigation into the matter, as if nothing happened.

Moreover, he did not believe that his eldest son and second son would let it go. You have to know that the money for building the house was the pension of Ye Wenwu's parents. If it was normal money, his eldest son and second son might feel a little guilty, but they might let it go.

But after all, it was their sister's pension, and he also believed in the character of his eldest son and second son. But now things were too calm, so calm that it made people a little scared.

"Jinan can't burn down their houses, so the worst that can happen is that we can kill that little beast Ye Wenwu. After all, this is deep in the mountains and old forests. It's normal for a beast to take away the beast if it's just thrown on the mountain."

Seeing that her husband did not agree, Liu Xiaocui did not give up and came up with another vicious plan.

Indeed, Zhangjiazhuang is surrounded by mountains, and many people in the village go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables and hunt animals.

But now is a season of great disasters. Even the wild beasts in the mountains and wild vegetables are pitifully scarce.

What's more, everyone rushed into the mountain, and there were basically no good things except for the outer part of the deepest part of the mountain. After all, they had all been picked up by everyone.

It is normal if people in the village go into the mountains and don't come out.

After all, everyone knows what to expect when entering the mountains, and few people would risk going deep into the mountains.

If Ye Wenwu really disappeared in the mountains, the villagers might just look for him. If they couldn't find him, they would report it directly to the commune and define him as missing or dead.

Grandpa Zhang Youheng still frowned. He didn't think his wife Liu Xiaocui's method was the best.

He still remembered the first time Ye Wenwu went into the mountains, he brought back a wild boar.

It was difficult to get Ye Wenwu back from the deep mountains. Among his friends, there were probably not many who could hunt a pig.

"Don't think too much. Let's see what tricks they are going to play. As long as we don't close the door, they can't do anything to us."

Grandpa Zhang Youheng thought about it and decided to stay calm. He was not sure whether Ye Wenwu and his friends had set a trap for him, but Ye Wenwu and his friends would not stay in the village forever.

Grandma Liu Xiaocui's face was still full of anger. When she heard that her husband had corrected her thoughts, although there was some reluctance on her face, her heart became lively.

Liu Xiaocui has never been an easy person to deal with. The fact that she has been able to live with Zhang Youheng for so many years shows that her methods are extraordinary.

. . . . . .

Above the village square.

Fortunately, with the help of the village chief Zhang Yourong, my eldest uncle and my second uncle easily transported the wood needed for the two houses.

Just looking at this cart and the wood on it, both my eldest uncle and my second uncle were ecstatic.

Because these will become their homes in the future, they are so worried about messing up, breaking or damaging one of them when walking on the road that they feel heartbroken.

Great-grandfather Zhang Yourong looked at the wood in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

"Since the timber has been shipped back, your uncle has nothing to say. But don't send your whole family out this time. At least leave someone to watch over it."

Zhang Yourong was still worried about his two nephews. He knew that this matter was closely related to his younger brother Zhang Youheng.

But even though all the incidents pointed to his younger brother You Yongheng, unfortunately no one dared to stand up or saw his younger brother doing this.

"Don't worry, uncle. We two brothers will keep a close eye on these timbers and will never let the bad guys get away with it."

Uncle Zhang Liguo patted his chest and said loudly.

"Uncle, please rest assured. We two brothers will definitely catch this thief who set the fire this time."

Second uncle Zhang Lijun said viciously. But before he could finish, he was slapped on the head.

After all, it would be easy if this matter was resolved by an outsider, but although everyone can take action, the two families are the only ones who absolutely cannot take action.

"Brother, why did you hit me?"

Second uncle Zhang Lijun touched the back of his head where he had just been hit with some pain, and looked at his eldest brother Zhang Liguo with a face full of grievance.

Uncle Zhang Liguo smiled bitterly. He could only promise that this would never happen a second time, but if he was asked to catch the thief who set the fire, what would he do if he encountered his parents or body?

I can't be as outspoken as my younger brother. If my parents find out, they will definitely gossip about me behind my back.

"What kind of thief can you find? You have the time to transport the wood to the address we have chosen. I can only let my uncle worry about you here."

Only then did my second uncle Zhang Lijun reluctantly wave to the people behind him and walked towards the burnt address.

Uncle Zhang Liguo smiled bitterly at him. This uncle who was usually very kind to him said:

"Uncle, actually we all know who set the fire, but if we follow the civil and military methods, what should we two brothers do?"

"Ugh!!!"

Village chief Zhang Yourong sighed heavily. What happened back then was quite a blow to his younger brother.

In fact, he felt that it was right for his two nephews to separate.

But Zhang Youheng is the biological father of his two nephews after all. If he is caught by his own son, he will become a complete laughing stock.

After all, it doesn't make sense for a son to hit his father, no matter how bad the father did.

"Isn't this matter in the hands of Wenwu? Just throw it to Wenwu when the time comes."

Zhang Youlong thought about it and decided that it would be safer to leave this matter to Ye Wenwu.

Although Ye Wenwu is the grandson of his third brother, his house is in the city, so it doesn't matter if there are some gossips in the village.

More importantly, Ye Wenwu can indeed stand up for his two uncles.

In addition, Ye Wenwu had previously told him about all the ins and outs of this matter. When he saw his two nephews, one who was out of touch and the other who was full of pressure, he could not help sighing in his heart.

"..."

Uncle Zhang Liguo didn't know what to say. To be honest, he was really worried that Ye Wenwu could handle this matter, but the money was indeed paid by Ye Wenwu, so he didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm.

Now hearing that my uncle actually said to leave all matters to Ye Wenwu, I felt like I was screwed.

"What are you worried about? With your brain, are you sure Ye Wenwu can't do anything? I tell you, that kid is very smart. He basically has one thing to say and another to say. Don't blame me, your uncle, for not reminding you when the time comes."

Zhang Yourong could see that his eldest nephew was somewhat worried about Ye Wenwu working alone.

He was somewhat worried, but he knew even more how disgusting Ye Wenwu's plan was.

If I, with my great talent, were to think about this plan or strategy, I might not be able to figure it out even if I spent 100 years thinking about it.

"Let's go and see how Lijun arranges the wood."

Zhang Yourong patted his nephew on the shoulder. He knew that his nephew had suffered a lot over the years.

It’s not that Zhang Liguo doesn’t believe Ye Wenwu, he just has some hurdles in his heart that he can’t get over.

Since his uncle had already made up his mind, he couldn't say anything. After all, in his heart, there was no one he could trust.

When the time comes, I will hand over the plan given to me by Ye Wenwu to that person, and if that person tells my parents, then I will be doomed.

Although he somewhat disagreed in his heart, he also knew that Ye Wenwu was the best choice now.

The two of them walked to the newly built address, and Ye Wenwu was helping everyone carry the wood and put it in the corner.

Seeing that his uncle, great-grandfather and the village chief had all arrived, Ye Wenwu grinned, saying that he had greeted them, and continued with his work.

In just about half an hour, with the strength of numbers, all the wood needed was finally piled in a corner.

"Phew, I'm really exhausted. But I don't believe that you won't be tempted by so many materials."

Looking at the wood and timber piled up like a small mountain in front of him, Ye Wenwu muttered to himself.

"The bait has been prepared for you. Now we can only hope that those who are willing to take the bait will do the same as Jiang Taigong fishing."