Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

"I made you stronger, not for moving stones." Lin Ze looked at the scene with a helpless smile.

Lin Wu scratched his head and asked with a silly smile, "What do you want me to do with that?"

Lin Wen immediately raised his hand, "Brother Ze, I know, protect yourself and your family!"

Lin Ze nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, that's it."

Lin Wen and Lin Wu smiled at each other. In the past, because they were of higher seniority in the village, a group of older kids, led by Lin Xiaohu, always gave in to them intentionally or unintentionally.

But people of the same age don’t care whether they are uncles or masters, and they will continue to fight.

Ever since they started exercising and learning martial arts with Lin Ze, and eating well in their daily lives, the two of them can now sweep away their peers in the village and are invincible in wrestling.

After being beaten into submission, the younger generation called him uncle or grandfather, and no one dared to talk back.

Lin Ze knew all this, and he smiled and told the two younger ones not to bully the weak. Seeing that Lin Wen and Lin Wu nodded seriously, he let it go.

That day, Lin Ze was teaching Lin Wen and Lin Wu to read and write at home when he suddenly heard a noise outside the door.

When I went out to take a look, I saw that it was Lin Dazhuang and a few children who were provoking me at the door.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu looked at each other and stood up without fear.

Seeing this, Lin Dazhuang, who was two years older than Lin Wen and Lin Wu, laughed and said, "You two really overestimate your abilities. Do you think you can defeat me after learning Kung Fu for a few days?"

Without saying a word, Lin Wen rushed forward and started wrestling with Lin Dazhuang.

Lin Wu was cheering for his brother on the side.

After a while, Lin Dazhuang was knocked to the ground by Lin Wen.

When the other children saw this scene, they were frightened and ran away.

Lin Ze looked at the scene in front of him and felt secretly relieved.

He knew that Lin Wen and Lin Wu had truly understood the meaning of being powerful.

Lin Dazhuang got up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his body, and glared at Lin Wen fiercely.

"Just wait for me!" After saying that, he turned and left.

Lin Ze walked over to Lin Wen and checked if he was injured.

"Are you okay?" Lin Wen shook his head. "Don't worry, Brother Ze, I'm fine."

"Don't be so impulsive when you encounter this kind of thing in the future." Lin Ze advised, "We don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of it. However, fighting is not the best way to solve the problem."

Lin Wen nodded to show that he understood.

"But, Brother Ze, what if they come to cause trouble again next time?" Lin Wu asked.

"We must learn to solve problems with wisdom," Lin Ze said. "If they come again, we can try to reason with them first. If that doesn't work, we can take other measures. After all, our goal is to make them realize their mistakes, not to intensify the conflict."

Lin Wen and Lin Wu listened and seemed to be thinking about something.

"Got it, Ze. We'll keep it in mind."

Lin Ze looked at them and nodded with satisfaction.

The days passed peacefully for a while, and Lin Dazhuang did not bother Lin Wen and Lin Wu again. However, one afternoon, when Lin Wen and Lin Wu were fishing by the river, Lin Dazhuang suddenly appeared.

"Oh, you two seem quite leisurely!" Lin Dazhuang said sarcastically.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu glanced at him, ignored him and continued fishing.

"I lost to you last time because I was careless. Today I will challenge you again!" Lin Dazhuang said loudly.

Lin Wen put down his fishing rod and stood up. "You really don't want to admit defeat."

"Stop talking nonsense and come and compete!" Lin Dazhuang took his stance.

Lin Wu quickly ran over and grabbed Lin Wen, "Brother, don't bother with him, let's just ignore him."

Lin Wen shook his head. "It doesn't matter. Since he wants to compete, then let him do it. But this time, we won't use fists. We'll use another method."

Lin Dazhuang was stunned. "What method?"

Lin Wen pointed to the river and said, "Let's see who can catch more fish."

Lin Dazhuang looked at the river water, then looked at his empty bucket, and hesitated.

"What? You don't dare to compete?" Lin Wen said with a smile.

Lin Dazhuang was immediately furious and said, "Let's compete! Who's afraid of who?"

So, the three of them started a fishing competition...

How could Lin Dazhuang be no match for Lin Wen and Lin Wu when fishing? He went to the place where Lin Wen and Lin Wu were fishing and asked their brother Ze for some fine bran to make a bait.

Although the fishing rod was simple, he caught fish one after another. Although they were all crucian carp weighing more than one kilogram, they were still better than what a novice like Lin Dazhuang could do.

Lin Dazhuang became anxious in an instant. He took off his shirt, leaving only his shorts, and jumped into the lake with a splash.

"Lin Dazhuang, what are you doing?"

Lin Wen and Lin Wu were both a little puzzled. They were fishing just fine, so why did this man suddenly jump into the water?

According to seniority, eleven-year-old Lin Dazhuang and Lin Xiaohu should call Lin Wen and Lin Wu uncle.

Lin Dazhuang dived into the water and quickly jumped out of the water, holding a crucian carp weighing more than one kilogram in his hand.

Lin Dazhuang sneered, "Lin Wen and Lin Wu, I dare to go into the water, do you dare?"

Lin Wu was angry, "What are we afraid of?!"

As he was speaking, he was about to take off his shirt and go into the water, but was stopped by Lin Wen.

"Go find Brother Ze, hurry up, I'll be here to help him catch fish."

Because Lin Wen, Lin Wu and Lin Dazhuang had a bet, a lot of children gathered by the lake.

Seeing that Lin Wu had left obediently, Lin Wen raised his voice to Lin Dazhuang in the water and said, "We are competing to see who can catch more fish. What's the point of you catching fish?"

"Don't worry about whether I'm fishing or not. What matters is who catches more fish!" Lin Dazhuang put the fish into his bucket and dived into the water again.

Lin Wen was stunned. There was a big lake in the village and most of the children in the village could swim.

But that must be when an adult is present.

Adults all say that there is a monster in the lake and children can easily be dragged away by the monster if they go into the water.

Lin Dazhuang didn't believe it. He just thought the adults were exaggerating. After all, he had lived for eleven years and had never seen a water monster.

Lin Wen was smart and didn't believe it, but he knew that swimming was risky, especially for beginners like them, who could drown if they were not careful.

At this moment, the adults were all harvesting rice in the fields, so they had no chance to notice the children playing there.

Lin Wu ran very fast. He climbed all the way up the East Mountain, but he didn't even see the shadow of Lin Ze.

"Brother Ze!...Brother Ze!" Lin Wu called out to Lin Ze loudly, but unfortunately his voice was absorbed by the mountains and dense forests, and not even a trace of echo could be heard.

"Brother Ze! Lin Ze!!! Lin Ze!"

Lin Wu was anxious. He was not as smart as Lin Wen, but he knew that he had to successfully handle the task that Lin Wen asked him to do.

"Where on earth did Brother Ze go?"

Lin Wu searched back and forth at the junction of Nanshan and Dongshan, and soon he came up with a good idea.