Chapter 32 It's Better Than Outside
"It's snowing!"
"It will snow before autumn has passed, and the scenery next year is probably lingering!"
"The firewood at home hasn't been collected yet, so I have to go out and work hard."
The onlookers began to discuss, which ended the conflict between Zhu Da and the Li brothers. When the Li brothers apologized, everyone was not very interested. The world was so big that there was no big deal about crops. The harvest next year was the most important.
Zhou Qingyun, who was standing behind Zhu Da, had already put away the bow and arrow, walked to the door and stood side by side. Looking at the Li brothers in front of the door, the Li brothers looked embarrassed and aggrieved, looking around but refused to look over.
The villagers who were gloating and watching the fun began to disperse, while the Li brothers did not move. Zhou Qingyun didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of him, and only looked at Zhu Da there. He knew that his companions must have ideas and could deal with it properly.
In fact, Zhu Da was also a little surprised. The reason why he was confident was that Mr. Li could at least make sense. Moreover, he helped him a lot when he was withdrawing Ding. He had a favor and would not accompany his two sons to make unreasonable trouble. However, he could not have expected that the Li brothers would come to the door to apologize, which was too much face.
Surprised, Zhu Da had a smile on his face and said, "It's all fellow villagers, how polite they are."
After receiving this sentence, the Li brothers felt a little better. Li Ying replied with a stiff expression: "Okay, then we brothers will go back."
Before they knew it, they had already treated Zhu Da as an elder. Just as they were about to turn around, Zhu Da shouted them behind him: "Brother Li, second brother, don't rush to leave."
At the moment, it seems that my family has gained face, but this hatred is settled. If you go back like this and hide it in your heart, your random thoughts will aggravate your resentment when you are free, because it would be too boring to form resentment in this trivial conflict. Besides, in this small environment, it is always good to have one more friend.
"What else do you want to do?" Li He asked in a bad tone, revealing what he thought.
"Don't you want to catch fish and eat fish? But you don't know anything. I'll teach you, are you willing to learn?" Zhu Da said with a smile.
When he heard this, the Li brothers were stunned. Zhou Qingyun next to him was anxious and pulled Zhu Da and said hurriedly: "You are stupid, why are you teaching others this method?"
"We have a better way. What's wrong with making friends with this?" Zhu Da replied in a low voice, his tone very relaxed.
Li Ying and Li He looked at each other, and Li He said in a muffled voice: "If you don't lie to us, you are really willing to teach. Can you be as delicious as you cook?"
"Of course, since I want to teach you, I will definitely not lie to you. You will go back first, and come here with dry food and oil and salt at lunch, go to the riverside and have lunch together," said Zhu Da.
If you go to the riverside now, you will be too proactive and enthusiastic. Instead, the other party thinks you have something to do. Zhu Da is very sure of this.
Young people are very forgetful. Even though Li He is fifteen and Li Ying is eighteen, his desire for new things and food has overwhelmed the resentment he had just now. The two of them are still a little bit arrogant, but their excitement cannot be hidden from others.
"Let's talk about it at noon. My father is back, and he may still have some business work to do." Li Ying said with a pretentious attitude.
The purity of the yard was restored. The two of them returned to the yard to practice martial arts. Before Zhou Qingyun could speak, Zhu Da smiled and said, "This river is so big and there are so many fish. How many more people will catch us and not delay our fish eating. Besides, isn't it good to have more friends?"
Zhou Qingyun curled his lips and refused to respond. Even the Li brothers were still holding grudges at this age. Not to mention him, who was just thirteen years old, among these young people, Zhu Da, the youngest, is the most open-minded, and he naturally has more than twenty years of life experience.
The movements and postures of the "Six Swords of Arhat" were very monotonous, and the repetition process was extremely boring. No matter how hard Zhu Da tried to concentrate, he was distracted. He couldn't help but think of that time when Zhu Da was cynical for more than 20 years, but he didn't know how to make friends. He was lucky after joining the work. Some people were willing to give some advice. Only then did they understand many things and figured out many shortcomings in the past, but it was too late.
This "lunch time" does not exist for most villagers in Baibao Village, but the Li family is different, so the Li brothers were very accurate in the time they were not allowed to practice martial arts or go out.
"Your family is living a very good life, and no one in the village is willing to use Tiejia like this." Zhu Da teased a few words on the way.
The villagers' farm tools were handed down from generation to generation. They were carefully used and cared for. They were not afraid to use them indiscriminately except for farm work. After all, it cost money to find a blacksmith to repair them, not to mention creating a new one. In order to catch fish, the Li brothers directly took a very neat shovel and pickaxe.
Zhu Da's tone was very natural when he said this, which made the other party go and disband. They were also lonely in Baibao Village. Their peers either flatter or please, or fear and distant, and there was nothing to play with. Zhu Da's natural attitude made them feel close and comfortable. The two brothers didn't think that the other party wanted to please and cling to each other, and they were beaten...
"The water is a little cold, and the effect of using a fishing pit may not be good. There are reasons for digging a hole and burying grass and then putting crushed materials. Digging a hole requires deep enough water to hold the fish. Burying a water grass makes it inconvenient to move and does not want to move, and the bait can be more dispersed. The fish will look for it little by little, and it will be trapped in it without realizing it. The crushed materials are not allowed to be eaten clean at once, and the small fish that comes in first will become the bait for the big fish..."
Zhu Da said it very clearly. The Li brothers, including Zhou Qingyun, suddenly realized that there are many things that everyone can do these days, but not many can explain the truth clearly.
Learn this method, let alone the Li brothers are ready to try it, even Zhou Qingyun wants to dig a hole by himself, but Zhu Da stopped everyone from doing it: "It's not easy to go down the river now, and the cold is too heavy now. Doing this requires at least half an hour in the river. It's not worth it to get a serious illness at that time."
If it was yesterday the day before yesterday, Zhu Da really couldn't stop him, but now everyone subconsciously obeyed and believed him when he spoke. Li He looked regretful, but Li Ying said embarrassedly: "Isn't this good to eat your fish for free?"
"It's been a long time, just wait until you catch the fish next year before giving it to me." Zhu Da said generously.
The young man did not have overnight revenge. Now that the Li brothers have eased, they remembered Zhu Da’s goodness, and were sincerely grateful, and told Zhu Da and others all the stories about Li Zongqi.
Some things don’t feel much about others, but the two families who were washed in the adjacent Xiama Village, one is a hundred households in charge and the other is a salt vendor. The corresponding one is a Mr. Li’s family and Xiang family in Baibao Village. These four young people are all within the scope, so they are indeed afraid.
"If these thieves killed by Thousand Swords come, if they come..." Zhou Qingyun muttered a few words, but couldn't continue. He was confident in his shooting skills, but he also knew that with his bow, he could not kill a few, and more than a dozen thieves could not deal with it when they entered the village.
The Li brothers didn't know what to say. They knew that their family had a bow, two Pu Dao and two spears, but no one could shoot the bow and arrow accurately. Except for Li Zongqi and Li Ying, the others were just pretending to behave.
The atmosphere became heavier. After walking a few steps forward, everyone looked at Zhu Da, remembering the idea that Zhu Da came out before and after Ding was eliminated. Now it was a good idea. At least this is the only feasible way to deal with bandits.
"This matter in Xiama Village is a funeral, but it is not a bad thing to our village. Once this happens, everyone will have to do it even if they are unwilling to do it!" Zhu Da knew what they were thinking.
Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun also had to run and exercise, so they ran back to the village first. After the Li brothers came over, they followed him and took time to go home once. It was said that the children at home wanted oil, salt and food to go out, and the elders always had to stop and scold them. But looking at the things brought by the two brothers of the Li family, it seemed that the family not only did not stop, but also gave support.
What is most surprising is a piece of lard, which is served in a small bowl, with a maximum of one or two servings. The grain is a trivial matter. Most of the families in Baibao Village only raise chickens and ducks, and there are only two pigs. Only Mr. Li eats their own family, which means that they can take out lard...
After adding meat oil, the effect of stewing fish was doubled. The Li brothers' eating habits were comparable to Zhou Qingyun. They all had a clean plate and a full belly.
"Zhu Da, your craft is amazing. My father took me to the Qianhu Master to eat noodles several times, but it is not as good as you. Even the pickled vegetables are so good..." Li Ying sighed. As the heir to the general flag, he was still led to see a lot of the world.
This review surprised Zhou Qingyun and Li He. Zhou Qingyun widened his eyes and said, "I thought we had never seen one before and felt it was better than outside."
After the meal, the two sides had no grudges. They were just there to discuss how to get together for the next meal. Is there any other way to catch fish during the cold day? Fortunately, both families were considered the heads of Baibao Village, and they did not make a promise of "I was bullied and came to see me."
"...The sheep from the Zhang family has not come back yet..." Someone said before leaving, but no one cared.
After lunch, everyone in the village was called to the drying yard again. Mr. Li told everyone that they would send everyone to Huairen Qianhu House, but the point was not to mention this, but it was about the experience of Xiama Village. Everyone was very impatient when they heard it. After the first snow, collecting firewood was the most important thing. After hearing this, the whole audience was quiet.
Everyone looked at Zhu Da at this time differently. It was one thing to make sense, it was one thing to make sense, and it was another thing to make life at risk. The villagers of Baibao Village realized that Zhu Da's frigidness and "timidity" that night actually saved everyone.
The next step was to take turns to organize night patrols, and no one refuted the proposal of digging soil to repair sieges. It was related to their own safety, and everyone could tell the difference.
Chapter completed!