Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

Another hour passed.

During this period, although Cao Liang and his team caught a lot of game, they were all small ones, and they did not encounter any large animals such as wild boars.

Cao Liang looked at the sky and saw that it was almost time, so he said to Gangzi, "Gangzi, it's time to go back."

"Ah? Are you going back now?"

After hearing what Cao Liang said, Gangzi felt a little reluctant.

There is no way, this magical way of hunting is really addictive.

The harvests continued to come, it was like picking up money, how could he bear to leave?

Before coming, he thought the trip would be dangerous.

He was already prepared. If he encountered danger, he would stay and buy time for Cao Liang to escape.

But who would have thought that the hunting Cao Liang mentioned would turn out to be like this?

It's no exaggeration to say that we are here for fun.

Seeing Gangzi's look, Cao Liang laughed and scolded: "You fool, are you still addicted? But you really should go back, otherwise my grandparents will be worried."

"...All right!"

Although Gangzi was reluctant, he still agreed.

He always obeys Cao Liang's orders.

So the two of them started walking back.

"Liangzi, look over there, is that a silly roe deer?"

After walking for a while, Gangzi suddenly pointed ahead and said.

Cao Liang naturally noticed it a long time ago.

He didn't expect to encounter any gains on the way back.

That silly roe deer was not small, probably weighing about thirty to fifty kilograms.

"Liangzi, do you want to catch him?"

Gangzi asked excitedly.

"No need to catch it. Just eat it tonight."

Cao Liang smiled, flipped his palm, and a fist-sized stone suddenly appeared in his hand. He then threw it hard at the stupid roe deer.

These stones were all picked up on the road. He put them in the space and took them out when needed. It was very convenient.

Bang!

"Wow!"

All I heard was a scream from the silly roe deer, and it jumped around twice before falling to the ground.

Gangzi ran over quickly and exclaimed, "Good fellow, Liangzi, your flying stone technique is really powerful. You smashed the head of this stupid roe deer into a bloody mess in one go. I guess the head is gone."

Cao Liang walked over, took out a sack and handed it to Gangzi, "Carry this thing back!"

He had originally planned to carry a wild boar back, but he happened to meet this silly roe deer, and he had a new goal.

"Good Le!"

Gangzi happily put the silly roe deer into a sack and carried it on his shoulders.

...

When he came out of the back mountain, Cao Liang looked at the time. It was almost seven o'clock in the evening.

Cao Liang was worried, so he told Gangzi, "Gangzi, when my grandparents ask about this, just say we were just on the outskirts and were lucky enough to run into this stupid roe deer. Don't say anything else. Remember that?"

"Don't worry, Liangzi. I'm not stupid."

When Gangzi heard this, he patted his chest and made the promise.

Only then did Cao Liang feel relieved.

Walked towards home with Gangzi.

As soon as he returned to the yard, he saw all his family members waiting for him there, and his grandmother was looking out the gate.

Cao Liang felt warm in his heart and hurried over, "Grandpa and grandma, uncle and aunt, I'm back."

Seeing Cao Liang come back, the family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The old lady stepped forward and looked at Cao Liang carefully, then scolded him, "You kid, didn't you say you were just going to stroll around the outer perimeter of the back mountain? Why are you still here so late?"

The second uncle came over and said, "Liangzi, if you don't come back, your grandparents are going to send people into the mountains to look for you."

Cao Liang knew his family was worried about him, so he quickly explained, "I was lucky. I encountered a silly roe deer. I chased it for a long time and finally caught it. That's why I came back a little late. I'm sorry to have worried you."

"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay."

"Liangzi, you said you caught the stupid roe deer? Where is it?"

Seeing that Cao Liang was fine and hearing that they had caught the silly roe deer, the second uncle suddenly became excited.

Cao Liang looked at Gangzi. Gangzi opened the sack and everyone saw a silly roe deer inside.

"Oh, there's meat tonight."

The two younger ones, Xiaojun and Xiaomin, immediately shouted excitedly.

Snapped!

The second uncle hit the two children on the back of their heads without any hesitation and scolded them, "Keep your voice down. If outsiders hear you, you will still have nothing to eat."

The two little ones quickly covered their mouths.

The second uncle looked at Cao Liang and said in amazement: "Liangzi, you are so lucky that you can actually meet a silly roe deer? I also went to see it when I had nothing to do these few days, but I didn't see anything."

The old lady curled her lips and said, "How can a bastard like you compare with my eldest grandson?"

Second uncle was cheerful and not angry.

"Uncle, you don't know that Liangzi's stone-throwing skills are amazing. He only used a stone to hit such a big stupid roe deer."

Gangzi also shared Cao Liang’s glorious deeds with everyone, and he spoke very excitedly. If you didn’t know, you would think it was his credit.

But Gangzi still knew his limits. He only talked about the silly roe deer and didn't mention anything else, so Cao Liang didn't interrupt him.

"That's right, my eldest grandson is naturally extraordinary."

The old lady's mouth widened even more.

Everyone praised Cao Liang.

The old man waved his hand and said, "Okay, stop standing outside and talking. Go inside quickly so that no one can see you."

Everyone fell silent, and the second uncle and second aunt took the silly roe deer into the kitchen.

Cao Liang and Gangzi went to their grandparents' room.

The old lady poured water for them both.

The old man asked, "Liangzi, what are you going to do with this stupid roe deer?"

The child has grown up and has his own ideas.

The old man didn't intend to make the decision for Cao Liang.

Of course, the premise is that Cao Liang’s approach is correct.

Cao Liang thought for a moment and said, "There isn't much meat on this silly roe deer. I plan to leave some for you and grandma, give some to my grandpa's family, and I'll take the rest back."

"Alright."

The old man thought about it and agreed.

The meat of this stupid roe deer weighs at most twenty kilograms when broken down.

After a few families divided it up, there wasn't much left.

The main reason is that I exchanged wild boars for a lot of food last time, otherwise he would definitely not agree.

In order to wait for Cao Liang and others, the family has not had dinner yet.

So Cao Liang asked his second aunt to cut some roe deer meat and cook it for dinner.

...

Early next day.

Cao Liang rode his bicycle with Gangzi to the neighboring village, Wanshuigou.

That's where Cao Liang's grandfather lives.

After riding for more than ten minutes, the two came to a wooden bridge.

Wanshuigou got its name because there is a ditch in front of the village. It is called a ditch, but it is actually a river, a very big river.

After crossing the bridge, Cao Liang walked towards his grandfather's house according to the route he remembered.

Like Wanshuigou and Gaoling Village, they are villages composed of several surnames.

When they arrived at the village, Cao Liang and his companion were stopped by militia.

One of them asked, "Who are you? What are you doing in our Bay Ditch?"

Just as Cao Liang was about to reply, he heard another militiaman shout in surprise: "Liangzi, are you Liangzi?"

Cao Liang looked at the dark-skinned militiaman carefully for a while, then called out uncertainly, "Second Uncle?"

“Yeah, it’s me.”

The militiaman nodded repeatedly and asked happily, "Liangzi, why are you here?"